Not only that, but Holy damage also has almost no effect; the Holy Light cannot Burn an ordinary Stone Statue.
However, within the Chosen Space, high-level Buffs often require paying a certain Price, and the Red Demon's stone state having high damage reduction against bare-handed attacks and Sharp blade physical strikes means the Price is...
It is extremely vulnerable to targeted strikes from Blunt Weapon, picks, and Drill!
And Cheng Tian happens to possess a purple circle SD Fast Strike Whirlwind yellow circle blank slate great hammer he looted from a Teammate's corpse.
Yellow circle Great Hammer: White Common/Lv1, Two-handed Hammer. Strength 14 Equipment Requirement. Weapon Damage 12-22. Durability 36/36. Yellow circle
Neither Cheng Tian's own Panel nor the previous owner, who died within a few minutes of holding it, could actually meet the Equipment Requirement for the great hammer, but this didn't mean it was completely unusable.
Equipment Requirement usually corresponds to higher-tier Magic Equipment, meaning the attribute bonuses and special effects that come with green, blue, or higher rarity items; if the hard requirement metrics cannot be met, those effects cannot be triggered.
But this doesn't stop a Player from forcibly picking up and using these things regardless of the strain.
Although it's strenuous, as long as it can be swung and hit someone, the damage taken must still be endured.
Cheng Tian naturally didn't know the specific effects of the Red Demon's Race Talent, as what this Elite Red Demon displayed was an expansion and reinforcement from the Chosen Space, not something inherent to the Original Work.
But years of gaming experience allowed Cheng Tian to accumulate vast knowledge, enabling him to find corresponding solutions through analogy.
When he sensed the stone-like impact feedback from the Red Demon, information related to "Gargoyle" naturally popped into his mind.
After all, he played the Undead Race quite a bit in purple circle Warcraft yellow circle, and the Night Stalker hero Veeshar in purple circle Dota yellow circle; he was very familiar with Gargoyles.
So, naturally, he conceived the idea of swapping a piercing Weapon for a Blunt Weapon.
Retreating was impossible; since he engaged, he had to see it through to the end. Either he or the Red Demon had to die today!
It's just that he didn't have a pickaxe on him, otherwise, the pickaxe's priority would definitely be higher than the hammer's... As for trying to punch stone bare-handed, he stopped doing that back in the MC days.
The Equipment Requirement for Cheng Tian's great hammer is 14 Strength, which actually represents the condition for "effortlessly using the Equipment freely." Cheng Mouren, who only has 10 Strength, certainly couldn't swing it continuously without hindrance, but mustering all his strength to smash a few blows before his strength failed wasn't too difficult.
The great hammer was raised high and brought down heavily.
The target Cheng Tian chose was the back of the Red Demon's left knee joint.
This is a joint area, the smallest dimensional part, and the easiest part to smash.
Judging by the fact that this kid previously chopped at its Wings, the saying "injuring ten fingers is not as good as severing one finger" basically summarized his behavioral logic.
Bold, meticulous, clear in purpose, and enjoying dancing on the edge of a blade—said nicely, he has an adventurous spirit; said harshly, he has a bit of a self-destructive tendency.
In short, after this hammer blow, the Red Demon, unable to immediately exit its stone state due to Skill Cooldown, had its left knee shattered, completely separating the lower and upper leg.
This was not only due to Cheng Mouren choosing a good spot but also because the stone state takes full, double damage from Blunt Weapon, pickaxe strikes, and drill strikes.
Its HP, which had just recovered to 170 points, plummeted, dropping directly to 146 points.
Due to insufficient Strength, Cheng Tian's hammer barely triggered the minimum value of the Weapon Damage, but the double damage effect taken by Blunt Weapon compensated for this deficiency.
Of course, Cheng Tian was far from being exhausted.
After the left foot came the right foot, and after the right foot, he moved to the right hand. Cheng Tian began circling the Red Demon, attacking its limbs, completely implementing his limb-severing logic.
Moreover, Cheng Tian was very cunning; he was constantly wary of the Red Demon potentially exiting its stone state at any moment. With its limbs gone, it still had a mouth, and Cheng Tian hadn't forgotten this thing could spew Fireball. Therefore, his positioning always avoided getting close to the tip of its head, completely extinguishing the Red Demon's last hope of a counter-kill.
With its Wings severed and limbs smashed, the Elite Red Demon beneath Cheng Tian was reduced to the most miserable human-stick form among its own kind before death.
But the facts proved that Cheng Tian's vigilance was correct.
The Red Demon truly lived up to its reputation as an Elite Demon of the Demon World mercenary clan. Facing death, it neither begged for mercy nor spat threats; all it managed after exiting the stone state—while Cheng Tian was stepping on the back of its head and slamming it into the ground—was a final, unwilling burst of Fireball spitting black smoke.
With its demise sealed, the Red Demon, which had repeatedly made poor judgments, still tried to tear a piece of flesh from Cheng Tian.
But when a Bronze Treasure Chest popped out of the mutilated human-stick corpse, this purple circle Kill Elite Red Demon yellow circle Side Quest was finally concluded.
The cunning and cruel Cheng Mouren even achieved the rare Limited Achievement of finishing without taking any damage!
Yes, an achievement.
The moment the Red Demon completely breathed its last, a small Prompt box popped up in the lower right corner of Cheng Tian's vision, exactly like the STEAM platform, even copying the sound effects perfectly.
Ignoring whether it was a Mimic or not, Cheng Tian, whose metal boots were already sweaty from exhaustion, plopped down onto the Bronze Treasure Chest. After taking several deep breaths, he comfortably opened the record details page.
Yellow circle Limited Achievement: Red Demon First Encounter Kill blue circle completed yellow circle
Yellow circle Conditions Met: Encounter any Red Demon of Boss Template or higher within the first three Chosen Trial upon entering the Chosen Space, and Kill it solo while undamaged. Yellow circle
Yellow circle Achievement Reward: Title "Enemy of the Red Devil," Agility permanent +2, Fire Resistance permanent +5%. Yellow circle
Yellow circle You have successfully unlocked the "Achievement" module; details can be viewed at your leisure. Yellow circle
Yellow circle Enemy of the Red Devil: Blue/Exquisite, Title, Growable. You have successfully encountered and solo Kill a conceptual Elite Template Red Demon—one generated due to "destroying the Demon World Village clearing will of countless Players in game history"—while undamaged. This both avenged those Players and thoroughly angered the Red Demon Clan.
When you equip this Title—
You and any "Red Demon" unit will immediately enter a high Aggro hostile state; all Red Demon units that perceive you will have a high probability of initiating an attack.
Damage dealt by you to all "Red Demon" and "Gargoyle" units will receive a 1% Final Settlement Buff.
For every Red Demon you Kill, Final Settlement Buff +1%; for every non-Red Demon Gargoyle you Kill, Final Settlement Buff +0.5%.
When the Final Settlement Buff reaches 100%, the Title will undergo growth evolution. Yellow circle
Yellow circle When you are not in a Combat State, you can adjust the equipping and removal of the Title at any time. Yellow circle
Yellow circle You can only equip 1 Title at the same time. Yellow circle
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