If Li Changhe could swap places with He Feng, the situation would be much better.
Li Changhe has an advantage when dealing with Mysterious Species brave enough to reveal their physical forms. Both [Boss Lead] and [Shell Leaf Sutra Box] are equipnt designed against such entities.
Unfortunately, he doesn’t even have a chance to help He Feng open the elevator door now.
In the beginning, when He Feng entered the elevator shaft, Mr. Bai took Uncle Zhao to hypnotize others.
In the stairwell that Li Changhe walked, even without using [Breath of Thunder], he could quickly reach the 12th floor.
However, when Li Changhe reached the last flight of stairs from the 11th floor to the 12th, his speed abruptly slowed down.
God, this is heavy!
After only a few steps, Li Changhe’s body halted, and even the blue flas on his mask began to dim.
"I’ve been affected!" Li Changhe made a strenuous effort to lift his foot to take another step, his body becoming heavier and heavier.
"Is this... possession? Brother Ting, soone’s stealing your business!" Li Changhe steadied his breath. When he felt the weight, he hopped over five steps in one stride, but his physical strength value dropped to 70/100. How could it consu that much in such a short period of ti? It felt to him as if he had climbed a whole mountain in one breath.
This is more exaggerated than [Skill] consumption!
Yun Ting didn’t bother with Li Changhe’s nonsense but instead appeared behind him.
She couldn’t detect any anomalies. This gravitational effect didn’t affect her.
"It doesn’t affect . Does this an it only affects humans?" Yun Ting returned to Li Changhe’s body and said: "Or does it only affect creatures with physical forms?"
"Can you sense where he is?"
Changing from [Great Wall Mountain Armor] to [Great Wall Combat Cloak], his body beca slightly lighter, but it was still very heavy.
It felt as if sothing was pressing on his body, but neither Yun Ting nor Li Changhe could touch or sense that thing.
"No, I can’t." Yun Ting answered: "If he’s a spirit body, unless he actively appears, I can only tell that he’s nearby. I can’t pinpoint his location. Do you want to release the white mist to try?"
"Wait, the white mist is too conspicuous. We don’t want to alert others before we find the enemy. Brother Ting, your energy should equal to 13 points if converted into [Player] equivalent. Although you don’t have the [Player]’s [Energy Traits], your perception is still reliable. How did the enemy evade your detection?" As Li Changhe responded, he began to ponder.
"Taking a step consus a lot of physical strength. Why hasn’t Uncle Zhao ntioned this before?" Li Changhe frowned and asked Mr. Bai using [Friends].
Presently, Mr. Bai should be altering the mories of the residents. Uncle Zhao was with him.
"Oh, he said he has never heard of such a thing." Mr. Bai responded swiftly: "If it’s only on the 11th floor, residents above would not notice if they don’t use the stairs. Even if the condition you described does exist, it probably wouldn’t be noticeable."
"The abilities of the Mysterious Species might be related to their experiences when they were living." Mr. Bai pondered for a mont: "Since you can’t rush up, let’s think calmly. I’ll co and help you when I’m done here."
Mysterious Species... Li Changhe hadn’t encountered many, only Yun Ting was familiar. It was unclear whether Yun Ting is a Mysterious Species or a Demon Beast Species now, let alone other Mysterious Species.
There are actually only three strategies to deal with Mysterious Species.
The first is to find their physical form. However, Mysterious Species that dare to reveal their physical forms consciously are not easy to handle. Their physical form is divided into physical and spirit forms, and they must be dealt with accordingly.
For example, He Feng dare not turn around now, fearing of being affected by so confusing ability.
The second is to uncover the Mysterious Species’ limitations and resolve their incidents through that angle. Like the two-segnted corpse, once the girl summoned the water flow to trap it, its unkillable restriction was gone. [Players] normally use this thod to handle Mysterious Species.
The third is negotiation... this is simple. Negotiate with the Mysterious Species to find out what they want? Fulfill a desire or obtain sothing? Self-dissipate after fulfilling their obsession.
Like Brother Ting... initially obsessed with avenging her father, now she has added two more things, ani and fried chicken. I guess I’ll have to get her a computer after a while...
"Tsk!" Soone clicked their tongue in dissatisfaction.
However, the third situation is rare. Most Mysterious Species don’t like to communicate with human beings. The living resist the dead, and the dead don’t want to talk nonsense with the living.
So now let’s think about this, we can’t find its true form. The limitation is likely that it can only use its ability on the stairs. Need to research more for details.
I also don’t know if it can communicate. If not, Li Changhe must consider other thods.
Li Changhe searched the [forum] and did not find any useful information. He also wasn’t sure who to ask in his [Friends]. The girl ntioned she has a [Task] to participate in recently, so I can’t bother her and distract her attention.
Mr. All-known? Would the Taoist Extraordinary have any ways to resolve this situation? It’s hard to believe. Let’s not consider it for now.
So, Li Changhe looked at the stairwell and asked softly, "What do you want?"
There was no response. Li Changhe’s voice echoed alone in the stairwell.
Can’t communicate? Or don’t want to?
Li Changhe slightly frowned, took a step back, and felt that the weight on him did not decrease.
"Don’t waste ti with . I have ways to get past you," Li Changhe said impatiently, with [Boss Lead] hovering in front of him. "Or do you want to destroy the entire floor of stairs and give you a physical transcendence?"
[Boss Lead] was surrounded by a blue vortex, which was actually the manifestation of Azure Flas being stirred up, making it appear mysterious and eerie.
The power it contained was even more terrifying. This was Li Changhe’s strongest [Equipnt]. Even the Sun King’s defenses were shattered by [Boss Lead]
Those with physical form might be able to resist for a while, like Tudah and his party.
As for the spirit bodies, it’s simply one-hit elimination.
As if feeling the power contained in [Boss Lead], the weight on Li Changhe lightened slightly.
"Looks like we can communicate." Li Changhe sighed in relief. It’s good if we can communicate.
If it were one of those Mysterious Species that are not willing to communicate but just want to kill the living, it would really be troubleso.
A [Player] relied on his [Skill], [Personality Charm B], and [Affinity B] and decided to interact with a Mysterious Species during a [Plot Task]. His teammates just watched him rise, and then get killed instantly.
And then his [Friends] turned gray.... umm... gray.
So, the pursuit failed...
The [Task Objective] was to investigate paranormal incidents. Though it says investigation, it actually ans extermination or driving them away.
Anyway, to prevent the situation from recurring. Li Changhe couldn’t just leave, or he would fail to complete the [Task].
As for damaging the corridor, Li Changhe was just bluffing. If he dared to do that, his identity as a [Player] would definitely be exposed.
Pondering in his mind, Li Changhe asked, "Tell what you want? Do you have any unfulfilled wishes?"
This ti, there was a response. The weight on Li Changhe lightened once again.
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