The first stage of the Lich is invincible.
Before mastering the correct method, no matter what you do, you cannot deal damage to it.
In reality, breaking the shields is actually very simple.
There are two methods: parrying and potions.
Too lazy to make potions, Galen Yu simply carried his shield and longsword to the top floor.
Parrying is a relatively basic game mechanic.
It is similar to dealing with a Ghast; wait for the Lich to chant and cast, firing a blue magical orb.
Time the strike with the longsword to hit it, adjusting the angle so it strikes the boss back.
Bang!
Out of five shields, one was directly shattered by its own magical orb, leaving four.
After releasing an attack, the Lich immediately teleports and four shadow clones appear.
The illusions cause visual confusion and remain invincible throughout, taking no damage at all.
At this time, one needs to lock their eyes on the Lich's true body.
The magical orbs come in two types: blue ones deal lower damage and can be deflected back with a sword.
Red ones deal higher damage and are more dangerous; they must be dodged or blocked with a shield.
As long as he stays focused, the orbs cannot hurt Galen Yu; moreover, with his alloy suit, even an occasional blast barely drains any health.
After a few rounds, the Lich's remaining four shields were all shattered, and the illusions vanished.
"It's been cracked again?"
"The special mechanic is just the magical orbs?"
"Indeed, the Lich Tower is only so high; the method must be hidden inside the tower!"
"It reminds me of an old friend from the Nether; aren't Ghasts fought this way too?"
"I almost forgot about Ghasts. Thinking about it now, the solution really is simple!"
The blond old man's face darkened again as he stared at the secretary beside him.
He originally wanted to use the footage to vent his frustration, but now it only made him angrier.
"Is it possible that my vast Freedom Nation, with so many talents, cannot compare to Galen Yu?"
Obviously, this was a matter of intelligence!
With the precedent of the Ghast, it was understandable that Mark hadn't seen it, but what about them?
The solution had been demonstrated before, yet when they encountered the same problem again, they still couldn't figure it out and needed three days to deduce it.
A casual action by Galen Yu required the elite talents of an entire department three full days to understand!
The Intelligence Director was summoned back.
Knowing what had just happened and seeing the blond old man's gloomy face, the Intelligence Director's legs couldn't stop trembling.
"This, we..."
"My money isn't used to support good-for-nothings. I want elites. Fire those useless people!"
"Yes, sir. I'll go back and make them all get lost right now!"
"That would be for the best. As for you."
Feeling the blond old man's gaze, the Intelligence Director trembled all over.
Having clawed his way up for so long and finally reaching this position, he didn't want to pack his bags and leave before enjoying it for even a few days.
In his desperation, he diverted the blond old man's attention to the screen.
"Look, sir, the difficulty of this monster isn't that low. Galen Yu is at a massive disadvantage!"
The Lich has three stages in total.
The third stage is the easiest to deal with, while the first two are not simple at all.
The first stage has clones and shields; once the shields are broken, it enters the second stage.
Although damage can be dealt to the Lich's main body, it will continuously summon zombies at this point.
Even without being enhanced by the crisis, when the number of ordinary zombies reaches a certain point, they still pose quite a challenge.
Therefore.
Galen Yu chose to seal himself in a corner.
Four stones surrounded him from all sides, and then he broke the bottom two layers, leaving a one-block space.
The audience was left confused by this scene.
"What is Galen Yu doing again?"
"He finally broke the shields and can deal damage to the Lich, but now he's hiding!"
"He couldn't be scared, right? Too afraid to go out after seeing the zombies!"
"Impossible. How could Great God Galen Yu be afraid of zombies? He must have a plan!"
"If you want to talk about being afraid, Mountwell is the ultimate coward. He still hasn't come out of the dirt yet, has he?"
"Baka! You cunning people of the Nine Provinces, Ronan Mountwell is performing a tactical evasion!"
Having returned from the Nether and encountering a zombie tide again, the audience knew very well whether it was a tactical evasion or not.
It was just another word for cowardice.
Being beaten so badly he didn't dare show his face until daylight was simply hilarious!
In contrast, Galen Yu also used blocks to defend, but by utilizing the space at his feet, he could deal damage to the surrounding zombies.
Using the same principle of block defense, the distant Lich had no way to lock on and attack, so it could only continuously summon zombies.
Until the scepter's light dimmed and its mana was exhausted.
Once the zombies on the field were cleared, it automatically entered the third stage.
In this stage, the Lich had used up its scepter and only had a gold sword to attack with.
It was essentially a giant Zombie Piglin, performing basic slashes that could be easily defeated with a shield.
It didn't matter if he was hit a few times.
The gold sword pierced his body, dealing damage to weak points in his legs, arms, and torso.
Even through the screen, the audience could feel the pain; any contestant with a weaker will would surely have their combat affected by now.
He continued to swing his sword; the wounds didn't affect Galen Yu in the slightest.
He didn't even frown!
"Even the most strong-willed ascetic monk couldn't do this, right?"
"Not even a frown. What a real man!"
"I seriously suspect if Galen Yu is a product of some secret unit from the Nine Provinces?"
"Or is he not human at all, but an intelligent machine?"
While being praised incessantly, some foreign viewers thought of science fiction movies.
The image of a cold-blooded mechanical killer sank deep into their hearts, making them fear Galen Yu even more.
In fact, the truth wasn't that complicated; it was simply because of the Body of Steve.
With the Body of Steve, even if his heart were ripped out and crushed, as long as his health bar wasn't empty.
Galen Yu could always maintain his optimal combat state and stay at his peak!
This is how the world of us Block People works! It perfectly fits Block-ology!
The final sword strike fell.
[DEFEATED THE MINI-CHUNK LORD, LICH!]
[FIRST BOSS KILL, REWARD ITEM: PEACOCK FEATHER FAN]
A first kill of the Lich was different from a first boss kill.
So this time the reward didn't include many things, only one tool.
This took Galen Yu by surprise.
"It's actually the Peacock Feather Fan!"
In mythology, after the hundred-eyed giant Argus died, his eyes were taken by Queen Hera and used to decorate the peacock's tail feathers.
Of course, that story had nothing to do with this gorgeously styled magical fan, except for the fact that this fan was indeed made from peacock tail feathers.
It cannot be crafted and can only be found in chests.
When used, it can emit a strong gust of wind in a specified direction.
Using it on creatures can blow them back 5 blocks, and using it on plants can destroy them.
When jumping and using the Peacock Feather Fan, it lifts the player up by about 15 blocks while resetting the fall height.
It is truly one of the great artifacts of the Twilight Forest!
In the game, Galen Yu used it in combination with the Mace and Elytra; it was a top-tier joy that would make anyone smile and hard to feel depressed!
Normally, if one unfortunately falls from a high place, it can also be used to reset the falling height.
A high-end MLG water bucket!
Before Galen Yu could finish admiring this magical fan, he was attracted by the drops from the Lich's corpse.
Several enchanted gold equipment pieces, bones, the Lich Trophy, and...
A scepter made of bone with a blood-red gem on top.
[SCEPTRE OF LIFE DRAINING]
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