Chapter 20: Infinite Misses, Unbeatable Blue Bible!

Chapter 20: Infinite Misses, Unbeatable Blue Bible!

Luck—now that’s something no one can ever fully explain.

Some people can turn twenty bucks into 3.7 million.

Others get one-shotted by seventeen cards.

Human constitutions vary, so naturally, luck does too.

So even though Wang Lei found it utterly unbelievable, all he could do was make a face of jealousy and blurt out, “I’m so jealous my skin’s turning purple! Old Mo, how come we’re playing the same game, yet your luck’s absolutely insane, while mine’s literally crap?”

“Haha, Old Wang, don’t compare yourself too much. Just be content being yourself. If you really insist on competing, then let’s see who can—”

“Huh?”

While chatting idly, they accepted a new mission.

Mission Name: Jungle Expedition.

Mission Requirements: Clear the ‘Treant Jungle’ within Sky Pillar Beast Temple.

Treant Jungle?

Chen Mo instantly recalled some unpleasant memories.

Back in the day, when he first tried Dungeon & Fighter, he’d run this dungeon with a male Heavy Gunner.

At first, their cooperation was great.

But everything changed when they entered a room filled entirely with vines.

The Gunner suddenly activated his M3 Flamethrower while Chen Mo was attacking monsters.

From that moment on, his world turned fiery red.

After that, he never grouped with another Gunner again.

“Old Wang, catch you later—I’m gonna smash Treant Jungle to pieces now!”

Saying that, Chen Mo prepared to enter the instance.

But just then, Wang Lei stopped him.

“Wait, Old Mo! Did you just say you’re gonna ‘smash Treant Jungle’?!”

“Yeah, what’s wrong with that?” Chen Mo asked.

“Hahaha!” Wang Lei burst out laughing. “Old Mo, I hate to break it to you, but Treant Jungle is one of the toughest instances in Sky Pillar Beast Temple. Even back when I was level 35, it beat me into a pulp. Now you’re trying to clear it at level 28? How exactly are you gonna ‘smash’ it?”

Wang Lei fully expected Chen Mo to feel miserable after hearing this.

But instead, a strange expression flickered across Chen Mo’s face.

“Old Wang, don’t rush to judge. Because what you’ll see next isn’t just me smashing Treant Jungle—it’s me soloing every difficulty without losing a single drop of HP!”

Wang Lei: “???!”

His laughter froze mid-air.

He’d never dreamed Chen Mo would say something so outrageous.

Zero HP loss soloing Treant Jungle?

Zero HP loss meant never getting hit even once!

Clearing Treant Jungle without a single hit?

Was that even physically possible?!

“Uh… Old Mo, it’s not that I don’t believe you, but Treant Jungle isn’t like other instances. The monsters keep summoning ground spikes. If several of them cast at once, you get dozens of spikes erupting all at once. How could you not lose HP?”

“Heh, others can’t do it, but that doesn’t mean I can’t. Just watch and see!”

Wang Lei: “(￣（エ）￣）”

Before Wang Lei could figure out what to say next, a voice suddenly called from behind.

“Cousin, Mo Brother, what’re you two chatting about?”

“Nothing much, Xiao Teng. I was just telling Old Wang I can solo Treant Jungle without losing HP, but he doesn’t believe me,” Chen Mo smiled.

“What?! No way!”

As expected, Wang Teng—who’d also been mercilessly wrecked by Treant Jungle before—immediately exploded.

“No way! Impossible! Absolutely impossible! There’s no way anyone in this world could solo Treant Jungle without losing HP! Unless…”

Wang Teng suddenly looked at Chen Mo with bright, hopeful eyes.

“Mo Brother, did you find some new cheat program? Is it stable?”

“A cheat program? So that’s why you’re talking about zero HP loss on Treant Jungle! What kind of hack is it? Does it cost money?” Wang Lei quickly chimed in.

Chen Mo: “…”

Knowing full well his explanation would sound too ridiculous, Chen Mo simply gave up on clarifying.

Instead, he silently used a Fatigue Potion, then selected entry into the Treant Jungle instance.

The first room.

Eight pale green, tree-like monsters appeared—Treants, unique to this dungeon.

“Old Mo, watch out! Those are the spike-summoning monsters I told you about! They’ll stab you from underfoot with tree thorns—it’s super hard to dodge!” Wang Lei warned.

“Mm.”

Chen Mo nodded, then charged directly at the Treants.

Triple Slash!

Three slashes cut through the cluster of Treants.

Draw Slash!

Unlike future versions where it’s learned at 35, in this current patch, Draw Slash is a level 30 skill.

Chen Mo could just barely learn it thanks to his Master Contract.

A brilliant white arc of sword qi lashed out, striking all the Treants.

The wounded Treants immediately surrounded him.

As they moved, they all raised their branches and stabbed the ground.

The next second, several deep yellow magical arrays appeared right beneath Chen Mo’s feet.

“Ahh!” Both Wang Lei and Wang Teng watching from the sidelines couldn’t help shaking their heads.

It’s over!

Chen Mo’s moves looked dazzling, but all flash without substance.

He’d pulled aggro on all the Treants at once.

With so many spikes incoming, even with eight arms, he’d never dodge them all!

Preparing to comfort him—

—but then, something completely unexpected happened.

When the in-game Chen Mo was struck by several ground spikes, multiple “Miss” indicators appeared in succession.

He didn’t lose a single HP.

Not even a single hit landed.

“What the hell?! Old Mo, didn’t you just get hit?! Why aren’t you taking damage?! Did you actually turn on a cheat?!” Wang Lei shouted in shock.

“What cheat?! I didn’t take damage because my evasion exceeds 100%!”

“100% evasion?! How’s that even possible?!”

“Heh, what’s so impossible about that!”

Chen Mo smiled faintly, then displayed his character stats.

Evasion Rate +106%!

Wang Brothers: “???!”

Their eyes nearly popped out staring at the number after Evasion Rate.

They couldn’t believe it.

In Dnf, someone actually stacked Evasion Rate to over 100%—

—and at level 28, without wearing any Legendary or Epic gear.

Had they gone mad?

Or had the entire world gone insane?

“Grass! Grass! Grass! Old Mo, how did you manage this?! I’ve never even seen someone above 20% Evasion before!”

“Hiss! Mo Brother, you’re not exploiting a bug, are you?! You can’t mess with bugs in Dnf! Cheating’s one thing, but you absolutely cannot touch actual bugs!”

Chen Mo wasn’t surprised by their shock.

Back when he first saw someone with 100% evasion, he’d felt the same disbelief.

Same sense the game was bugged.

Until later, when he discovered the power of Blue Bible.

That’s when he realized how absurdly simple it was.

“Hahaha, calm down guys! This isn’t a bug! It’s just the effect of Blue Bible!”

“Blue Bible?!” Wang Lei blinked in confusion, then shook his head. “But wait, Old Mo! Blue Bible only gives +20% evasion! You’ve got +100%!”

Wang Teng immediately followed up, “I remember Blue Bible gives +20% Evasion Rate too—did I misremember?”

“A single Blue Bible does indeed give +20% Evasion Rate. But if you stack five of them…”

“Ahhh?! You can stack them?!”

“Uncharted technological territory!”

(End of Chapter)

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