Slay the Spire: Carrying the School Beauty, I Am Invincible

Chapter 19: Step-by-Step Tutorial, Crushing 6 Fire Undead

Starting half an hour ago, dozens of teams, including the top-ranked Dawn Guild in the entire server, attempted to storm the BOSS room, but the result was disastrous.

"We're wiped out! Our eight-person team didn't even see the boss! The two fire guards at the entrance burned us all to ashes!"

"The entire Dawn Guild of twenty elite players was wiped out! Guild leader Dawn lost three lives! This boss room is simply inhuman!"

"I give up! I can't even beat the guards at the entrance, let alone the boss inside! This first level is impossible to clear!"

"100 lives seems like a lot, but this is only the first level, and I've already lost 12! If I keep going, I'll be out of lives!"

"Let's give up! We're not fighting anymore! We can't win anyway, so we'll just stay in the camp and live one day at a time!"

"Can any experts tell me how to defeat this Six-Fire Wraith? I heard that one of its Flame Impacts can instantly kill a full-health warrior! It's practically unbeatable!"

The screen was flooded with expressions of despair, with almost all players believing that the boss guarding the first level was an insurmountable death threshold.

Even a top-tier team like Dawn Guild was wiped out, so casual players wouldn't even dare to touch them.

Su Qingyue looked at the wails in the world channel, then looked up at the scarlet stone gate radiating terrifying heat in front of her, and cold sweat broke out uncontrollably on her palms.

Even though she had followed Lin Ye and achieved countless world first kills, and even though her deck had been refined to its extreme, she couldn't help but feel uneasy at this moment.

With billions of players across the server, they were wiped out before they even saw the BOSS. There were only two of them. Could they really defeat this seemingly invincible BOSS in the eyes of the entire server?

She instinctively clenched the cards in her hand, her fingertips turning white, and turned to look at Lin Ye, her tone filled with barely concealed nervousness.

"Lin Ye... People on the world channel are saying that this BOSS is unbeatable; he can't even beat the guards at the entrance."

"Should we... really go in now? Should we prepare some more?"

Lin Ye, however, remained unusually calm, without even frowning. He walked straight to the campfire, sat down, added some firewood, and made the warm yellow flames burn even brighter.

He patted the stone beside him, gesturing for Su Qingyue to sit down, his tone as calm as if he were just going to fight an ordinary monster.

"What's the panic?"

"The two flame guards at the entrance are just two easy targets, not even elite monsters, nothing to be afraid of."

"As for the Six-Fire Wraith, it looks fierce, but its mechanics are actually very fixed. Once you figure out its cycle, it's easier to fight than the Acid Slime."

Su Qingyue was stunned for a moment, then quickly sat down next to him, sitting up straight like a primary school student listening attentively to a lesson, afraid of missing a single word.

She knew all too well that what Lin Ye was about to talk about was a BOSS-clearing strategy that billions of players across the server would risk their lives for.

Lin Ye casually picked up a twig and drew a simple cycle diagram on the ground, explaining the complete mechanism of the Six Fire Souls in the most straightforward language.

"Let me make this clear to you first. There are no hidden mechanics for this boss. They are all fixed loops. You can memorize them with your eyes closed."

"First, the base stats: 180 HP. The entire process is divided into two phases, and there were no unexpected issues."

"In the first stage, the health level drops from 100% to 50%, which is above 90% health, and this is its stable period."

"At this stage, its cycle is fixed: the first round is a normal attack, the second round will definitely be [Flame Impact], and it will be a two-round cycle that will never change."

He drew two circles on the ground with a twig, highlighting the words "Flame Impact".

"This [Flame Impact] was the first pitfall that caused all players on the server to die instantly."

"The effect is to give each of us 6 stacks of the burning debuff. Each stack of burning debuff causes us to lose 2 HP per turn, so 6 stacks means we lose 12 HP per turn, and it can stack infinitely."

"Many players don't know how to clear debuffs. If they get two or three stacks of burning, their health will drop rapidly, and if they get hit by a normal attack, they're gone."

Su Qingyue suddenly realized what was going on, nodded quickly, and memorized the mechanism.

No wonder all the players on the server died so miserably; it turns out it was this burning debuff that stacked up and was impossible to withstand.

Lin Ye paused for a moment, then continued explaining the mechanism of the second stage, his tone becoming more serious.

"The second phase is when the BOSS's health drops below 50%, that is, below 90, it will directly enter a burst state, which is also the most critical execution period."

"Upon entering this stage, it will abandon the previous two-round cycle and perform a normal attack every round, and it will also stack 3 points of strength on itself every round, with no upper limit."

"In other words, the longer it drags on, the higher its damage will be. It deals 10 points in the first round, 16 points in the second round, and can kill a full-health warrior with one punch in the fifth round. It simply cannot withstand it."

He looked up at Su Qingyue and clearly stated the core strategy, word by word, without the slightest ambiguity.

"Therefore, the core logic for defeating this BOSS can be summarized in just two sentences."

"In the first half, play steadily, stack poison, clear debuffs, and stack defense. Never be greedy for damage output, keep your health at a healthy level, and never let the burning effect stack up."

"In the second half, once the health drops below 50%, you must unleash a burst of damage within 3 rounds to kill the enemy. You absolutely cannot delay it. Every extra round you delay doubles the risk."

Su Qingyue listened intently, even softening her breathing, and memorized every word.

She finally understood why all the players on the server felt that this BOSS was unbeatable.

They didn't even understand the BOSS's mechanics and rotations. Either they were greedy for damage and got their burn stacks maxed out, or they dragged the fight out until the BOSS entered its burst phase, only to be one-shotted. There was absolutely no chance of winning.

Seeing her serious expression, Lin Ye broke down the priority of each round's card play into a step-by-step process, afraid that she might make the slightest mistake.

"I'm telling you again, the order in which you play your cards each round must not be messed up. The priority must be from high to low, and you can't make a single mistake."

"First priority: use [Neutralize] to remove the burning debuff from us. No matter what the situation, if we have more than 3 stacks of burning, we must remove it first. We absolutely cannot leave it."

"Second priority: play defensive cards to maximize our block this turn, ensuring the BOSS can't damage us and we absolutely cannot lose health."

"The third priority is to use poison cards to inflict poison on the BOSS and steadily whittle down its health. You absolutely cannot give up the first two priorities just to stack poison."

His tone was extremely firm, and every instruction was crystal clear, leaving Su Qingyue no room for improvisation.

Even complete beginners can follow these steps without making any major mistakes.

Su Qingyue nodded heavily, silently repeating the priority order in her mind three times to make sure she wouldn't make a mistake.

"I got it! Clear the burning first, then stack defense, and finally stack poison. Absolutely no random order!"

"Once the enemy is at half health, they must be killed within 3 rounds, absolutely no delays!"