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Chapter 634 - 199: The Initial Emergence of the Charm of the Suffering Game! An Unprecedented Pleasant Sensation Rocks the Live Stream!_1

Chapter 634: Chapter 199: The Initial Emergence of the Charm of the Suffering Game! An Unprecedented Pleasant Sensation Rocks the Live Stream!_1

A small camp just before the checkpoint.

After dying twice, Lao Ju reckoned that there were at least ten or more organized troops lurking here.

Switching tactics, this time Lao Ju didn’t charge in recklessly, but instead crept up from the flank.

As expected, he saw Gerrick soldiers scattered in pairs.

They mostly stood next to carts or barrels or were concealed behind bushes.

Added to that, the soldiers’ clothing was a mix of earth yellow and ink green, which could easily cause you to overlook them if you didn’t pay careful attention upon first arriving.

Furthermore, the brass shields they held in the shape of inverted triangles appeared well-polished and were clearly not crudely made.

After drawing the aggro of a soldier, Lao Ju turned and pulled back.

When he had led the soldier to a clearing, that’s when he turned and struck with his sword.

Immediately, he raised his shield, assuming an anti-defense position after the opponent attacked, and with one motion of the shield, he wiped out the enemy’s poise bar!

He followed with a leap strike and landed, swinging his sword in a backhand slash.

Direct kill!

"The equipment of the soldiers I just encountered is somewhat better, and they have more health, but the difficulty of defeating them one by one isn’t really that great," Lao Ju steadied himself and then went on to draw the aggro of another soldier in the camp.

He employed the same tactic, lured the enemy to a nearby clearing, and proceeded with another 1v1 kill.

Seeing Lao Ju seriously strategizing, the doubts in the bullet comments diminished, and viewers began to watch intently.

For any player.

As long as you take the initial tutorial seriously, facing these kind of humanoid minions in 1v1, if you discard any contempt and concentrate, you can generally come out on top steadily.

Before long, Lao Ju had steadily taken down three soldiers, and after gaining a certain amount of Runes, he set his sights on the fourth person.

This time, it was slightly more troublesome.

Because next to that soldier was a wolf.

The two were tightly linked; distracting one would immediately draw the other’s attention.

Moreover, the wolf, which appeared less threatening, actually had faster movement and a swift strike speed.

Several times, Lao Ju tried to attack the soldier.

He would barely raise his hand when the wolf pounced, interrupting Lao Ju’s attack and biting back, causing the Fading One to stumble.

The soldier then took the opportunity to add a slash.

Tui’s health dropped by half in an instant.

In other games, the difference between half-health and full health isn’t that significant, especially since some offer invulnerability protection upon taking damage.

But in "Elden" Magic Ring, once health drops below half, the player’s sense of crisis intensifies.

Because the next moment you might be caught off guard, your remaining half health bar might be emptied in an instant, resulting in immediate death!

Changing from his brash fighting style to a cautious one, Wang Laoju rolled back to create distance, raised his hand to drink health and fill his health bar, and switched his attack target at the same time.

If the wolf was so troublesome, then kill the wolf first!

"Elden" includes a lock-on mechanic.

Once the enemy is locked on, your attacks don’t need to be aimed; whether it’s melee or ranged, your angles adjust automatically toward the enemy.

He locked onto the wolf’s head and, without giving it a chance to attack, delivered a preemptive slash!

After causing it to stagger, he boldly followed up with a double strike.

The wolf, being more fragile than the soldiers, soon died a violent death.

Then it was back to the familiar 1v1 sequence.

By relying on careful tactics, Lao Ju cleared another two waves of enemies.

At this point, only a Sentry and another soldier captain remained on the battlefield.

Lao Ju charged boldly into the camp.

Seeing this, the Sentry hastily took out a horn and blew the alarm.

But aside from the soldier captain who looked back, there was no one else left to respond.

The captain held a spear with a prominent red tassel and a wide blade, and in his left hand, he held a golden big shield that looked immensely heavy, wide enough to completely protect his body.

Having suffered several setbacks, Wang Laoju did not dare to take it lightly and quickly dispatched the Sentry before finally facing off with the captain, who looked challenging.

Although it was a face-off, the scene was quite amusing.

The two opponents each held a shield before their chest, staring at each other, slowly pacing in circles, appearing as comical as a crosstalk comedy.

After waiting for a while and seeing that his opponent was reluctant to make a move, Wang Laoju grew impatient and slashed out.

"Clang!"

The sharp blade met the solid golden big shield and, as expected, was deflected.

However, his opponent skillfully took advantage of this opening, moved forward with a stomping step, and then fiercely jabbed his spear out alongside the shield!

"Splurt!"

One stab, and half the health was gone!

Wang Laoju’s eyes widened in shock as the painful memories from the Big Tree Guardian began to haunt him again.

He frantically rolled backward in panic.

But, rattled and fumbling, he rolled three times consecutively.

Just as he got up, the captain charged again, thrusting another spear!

Lao Ju hastily raised his shield in defense.

However, the triple roll had already cost half of his stamina, and the remaining stamina was insufficient to withstand the hit.

His defense was broken, his balance lost.

Suddenly, he was swept away by the captain’s double spear thrust!

Another death.

But upon reviving this time,

the doubts of the viewers, who had questioned the gameplay, began to subside.

A small portion of viewers started to realize that maybe the game wasn’t as bad as it seemed.

Compared to the sheer frustration at the hands of the Big Tree Guardian,

this camp seemed... unexpectedly entertaining to watch?

Yet, viewers couldn’t quite put their finger on what made the difference in their perception.