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Qin Hehuan became more and more excited as she spoke, her eyes full of admiration. She never expected that Nie Qingyun could come up with such a bold solution.
As expected, this guy possesses talent that is unmatched by ordinary people.
However, being equally thoughtful, she quickly noticed some difficulties, and couldn't help but stand up and walk to Nie Qingyun's side, saying:
"But how can we precisely control when [Ominous Sign] enters Phase 2?"
Chapter 375: Active and Passive
Hearing this, the other girls also understood the general strategy.
In response to Qin Hehuan's question, Bai Yelin suddenly raised her hand and said:
"Speaking of which... we don't need to precisely control the timing of entering P2, do we?"
Seeing that the two people standing in front of the whiteboard were looking at her, Shirayuki Rinne sat up straight and continued:
"According to the rules you mentioned before, in Phase 1, the [Companion Barrier] can only be entered but not exited, but in Phase 2, the barrier becomes 'limited to once per person'."
"In that case, we just need to engage in combat with [Ominous] early, bring it into Phase 2, and then wait for the enemy to fall into the trap."
"That's the principle," Nie Qingyun explained, shrugging as he looked at Bai Ye Linyin.
"However, every now and then, [Ominous Sign] will randomly select one person in the arena and leave a pool of highly corrosive liquid at their feet. If we stay in P2 for too long, we will gradually lose our footing."
At this point, Nie Qingyun explained all the skills of [Ominous Sign] to everyone in detail again, and even Cheng Yuqiu, who had the highest defense, frowned as he listened.
“Not only that,” Qin Hehuan continued, picking up the conversation again.
"Those mercenaries aren't all simple-minded guys who only know how to fight."
"Although these people are often referred to in the industry as 'the dying ghosts,' they are just as keen in other respects."
"To lure them into a trap, you must have sufficient motivation."
"For example, the rewards for [Ominous Signs]?" Saotome interrupted the conversation during a lull in the silence:
"What if they knew that defeating [Ominous] would yield a considerable reward?"
"It's probably not very likely..." Qin Hehuan said, shaking her head as she crossed her arms in thought.
“Nie Qingyun and Cheng Yuqiu are their main targets. Without sufficient certainty, those people will not cause any trouble outside of their mission.”
Nie Qingyun turned to look at Qin Hehuan. In fact, both of them knew that those people's real target was Cheng Yuqiu. Only if Cheng Yuqiu was also inside the barrier could they possibly lure them into the trap.
Thinking of this, Nie Qingyun suddenly spoke again:
"Then let them become confident."
After saying that, he turned to look at Qin Hehuan:
"【Ominous】We will eventually have to carry out the attack, and it is unavoidable to let those who participate in the strategy familiarize themselves with the skills in advance. Therefore, we can organize a simulated attack in the near future."
"Before that, Hehuan, you can convene a general meeting to publicly disclose the skill information for [Ominous Sign]."
"Of course, not everything is made public; it's a mix of truth and falsehood."
"For example, we can simply state that [Ominous] has only two combat phases and provide everyone with detailed information on the skills in Phase 1 and Phase 2, but we can leave out the details about the barrier, creating the illusion that we are 100% confident that we can defeat [Ominous] in a short period of time."
“In that case, Qian Zhenhao will definitely try to verify whether the strategy is true,” Qin Hehuan said, tapping her arm lightly and raising an eyebrow.
"Whether he personally participates in the simulated raid or continues to plant spies within the strategy team, it is easy to prove that our strategy method is 'real'."
"Having obtained such important intelligence, he will definitely try every means to pass it back."
As she spoke, Qin Hehuan turned to look at Bai Yelinyin:
“Rinne, in order to prevent the situation here from being leaked, we confiscated all electronic devices that the survivors might have access to, and the student council members checked them every day. If we suddenly stop doing this, it will definitely seem very suspicious.”
"You have all the devices with communication capabilities now, do you have any ideas on how to deal with this?"
"Hmm...we're going to provide that guy with some conveniences, right?" Shirayuki Rinne thought for a moment, then quickly agreed with a smile:
"It should be fine, after all, in everyone's eyes, I'm a slave girl being kept by Brother Qingyun..."
"Hey! Don't use such lewd words!" Nie Qingyun immediately interrupted, glancing at Cheng Yuqiu with sweat dripping down his back. Seeing that the young lady didn't show any scary expression, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hehe..." Perhaps because of the hot pot and beer, Shirayuki Rinne was less reserved, and smiled mischievously before continuing:
"As a woman who is supported, it is not surprising that I have one or two entertainment devices that happen to have communication functions, and it is normal to lose them occasionally when I go out."
"Hmm... In that case, I'll leave a backdoor on it beforehand for eavesdropping. Who knows, I might be able to capture some crucial information."
Upon hearing this, Nie Qingyun and Qin Hehuan's eyes lit up simultaneously; this was indeed a method neither of them had considered before.
"Rinne-chan, you did a great job! Well done!" The praise came from Cheng Yuqiu.
Just moments ago, Shirayuki Rinne seemed completely at ease, but she tensed up again and immediately turned to look at him. Seeing that there was no sarcastic expression on his face, she relaxed a little.
After all, this was the first time they had spoken to each other in the past few days.
"Yu, Sister Yujue, you flatter me... It's really nothing..."
Seemingly due to some kind of bloodline suppression from the Empress, Shirayuki Rinne's voice was somewhat hesitant and submissive.
Cheng Yuqiu, however, seemed quite at ease, sitting directly in Nie Qingyun's seat and pulling the girl's arm into his embrace.
"That's really amazing. Rinne-chan can do things that most of us can't."
"So you were a huge help!"
Although the two had already come clean with each other, Shirayuki Rinne still felt that she and the young lady had a long way to go before they could escape the awkward atmosphere. But now, her official girlfriend's older sister was acting quite friendly, which left her momentarily at a loss for how to respond.
In fact, not only Shirayuki Rinne, but even Saotome opposite her seemed quite surprised. After all, this young lady had recently caused quite a stir because of the "womanizing guard" incident, so how could she suddenly become so magnanimous?
Qin Hehuan knew something about this matter, but she wasn't here to watch a palace comedy, so she took the initiative to change the subject to something more serious.
“Even if the mercenaries are confident, they will not easily engage in battle with [Ominous Sign] before the mission is completed, so my suggestion is that Cheng Yuqiu must stay outside that day.”
Then, looking at Nie Qingyun beside him, he continued:
"On the one hand, your separation will give people the illusion that there is an opportunity to take advantage of you; on the other hand, being passively escaped into the barrier is more deceptive than waiting directly inside."
Nie Qingyun pondered in silence for a moment, then nodded and said:
"feasible."
"So the question returns to what I was saying earlier," Qin Hehuan said, sizing up the handsome young man beside her who was half a head taller than her.
"Do you have a way to precisely control when [Ominous] enters P2?"
Upon hearing this, Nie Qingyun focused his attention on the [Data Space], checked each item he possessed one by one, and then slowly spoke:
"Have."
Chapter 376: You wicked woman, what are you trying to do!
To control when [Ominous Sign] enters Phase 2, you must first precisely control the damage.
However, neither ordinary people nor those who have awakened the [Data System] can see the specific damage values generated when attacking monsters, and these values will fluctuate to varying degrees depending on the force of the attack and the part of the body hit.
Therefore, theoretically speaking, it is virtually impossible to accurately calculate the damage dealt by each individual in a high-intensity battle, even for Nie Qingyun.
However, there is always a workaround.
Although Nie Qingyun couldn't perform the precise calculations mentioned above, he possessed the scroll "Graceful Liberation," which could inflict massive damage in a short period of time.
Therefore, they only need to attack with all their might and make a rough estimate of the total damage, and finally use the critical hit effect generated by [Graceful Liberation] to deliver the decisive blow.
Of course, this thing also has huge negative effects. It can cause up to 300 times the power of the current attribute value, and then return 50% of the damage to itself based on the actual damage.
Theoretically speaking, Nie Qingyun must be resurrected once as long as he uses this item.
Therefore, faced with Qin Hehuan's question, he was unable to give a detailed answer and could only vaguely reply:
"I have a multi-use item that can deal massive damage in a short time. As long as the damage from [Ominous] accumulates to a certain threshold, I am confident that I can control the timing of its entry into Phase 2 within a certain period of time."
Qin Hehuan nodded upon hearing this, and as always, did not press for details. She then scanned everyone present with her gaze and made her final conclusion:
"These are the most feasible combat strategies in my opinion. Do any of you have anything to add?"
Seeing that no one spoke, Qin Hehuan crossed her arms and continued:
"Alright, the main objective of this operation is to lure the mercenaries under the Brotherhood of Bridge Ernst into the [Ominous]'s [Companion Barrier], thereby achieving final victory at the lowest possible cost."
"Bai Ye Lin Yin, you will be in charge of the production and monitoring of the communication equipment from now on. I will notify you at the appropriate time to hand it over to Qian Zhen Hao."
"Before that, we should make the most of existing resources to upgrade as many surveillance devices as possible, so as to cover all the defenses around the main building. This task will determine whether we have enough buffer time when the PMCs launch a surprise attack."
"Yes! I will do my best!" This was the first time that Shiroya Rinne had been entrusted with such an important task, and her expression was quite serious.
After receiving the girl's response, Qin Hehuan looked at Nie Qingyun and continued:
"Nie Qingyun, you will be in charge of the training before the simulated attack, as well as the installation of the monitoring equipment. Once the PMCs launch an attack on this place, you must rush to the experimental building to trigger the battle with [Ominous Sign] as soon as possible, and be prepared to enter P2 at any time."
“No problem.” Nie Qingyun replied, giving all the seats near the whiteboard to Qin Hehuan, and then returned to his original seat.
Qin Hehuan nodded slightly, and finally turned her gaze to Saotome.
"Mei is mainly responsible for logistics and public opinion control within the Freemasons. When I announce the specific strategy for the [Ominous Sign] to everyone, I want everyone to take it for granted as a way to consolidate their power."
"In addition, you will also participate in simulated training to subdue the [Ominous Sign]."
"I will continue to maintain control over the Freemasons and prepare as many resources as possible for this operation."
"Okay." Saotome raised her hand and gently pushed up her glasses. Perhaps it was because she had been around Qin Hehuan for so long, but when she was in work mode, she really did resemble the president somewhat.
Before they knew it, everyone had been assigned important tasks, except for Cheng Yuqiu, who hadn't been given anything. Seeing that Qin Hehuan had already sat back down at the round table, the girl finally couldn't sit still any longer and quickly stood up and patted the table:
"Well, cousin, I haven't told you about my task yet."
Qin Hehuan was preparing her dipping sauce when she heard the sound. She glanced up, then continued with her task, saying casually:
"You're responsible for staying in the main building. When the PMC launches its attack, you'll pretend to run away with me."
"Huh? What's this?!" Cheng Yuqiu immediately puffed out her cheeks in protest, but the latter showed no intention of speaking again.
Nie Qingyun knew that Qin Hehuan didn't want anything to happen to Cheng Yuqiu, the biggest unstable factor, so she deliberately arranged it this way. She simply patted the girl's waist and smiled, saying:
"During the battle against [Ominous], someone must take the initiative to absorb its high-damage single-target skills. Miss's [Crusader Strike] can enrage units without free will, which is something only you can do."
"Therefore, we cannot slack off in the training ahead."
Bai Ye Lin Yin had always wanted to get along well with Cheng Yu Qiu, so she immediately joined the conversation, saying:
"In other words, without Sister Yujue, no one would be able to defeat [Ominous Sign]. You are the most important link in the entire subjugation process."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yuqiu's beautiful eyes immediately brightened, and she looked at Nie Qingyun seeking confirmation:
"Zundu is fake."
Before Nie Qingyun could respond, Bai Yelinyin poked her head out from the other side and mimicked the other's tone, saying:
"Zundu."
No matter how you listen to it, there's a hint of mischief in his voice.
Cheng Yuqiu, as always, was simple-minded and easily coaxed, her smile radiant:
"Rinne-chan, you have great taste! I really like you."
"I also really like Sister Yujue."
"Come on, let's drink, let's drink."
With the heavy topic over and the delicious food added to the mix, the two girls, under the influence of alcohol, quickly became close friends, laughing and joking together.
Seemingly because a solution had finally been finalized, everyone felt much more relaxed, and the conversation gradually shifted to all sorts of interesting things.
Under Cheng Yuqiu's persistent questioning, Bai Yelin began to vividly recount the thrilling rooftop escape, as well as Nie Qingyun's use of agricultural potassium chloride to detoxify at a crucial moment and his subsequent use of electrical conductivity to start a heartbeat.
Of course, all the parts about SeSe have been omitted.
Not to be outdone, Cheng Yuqiu gulped down a few beers and then began to gesticulate wildly as she recounted how she and Nie Qingyun had defeated Liu Zhenyu's "silence order" in a desperate situation.
Meanwhile, Saotome took the opportunity to keep serving food to Nie Qingyun, carefully and clumsily tempting him.
Qin Hehuan propped her cheek up with one hand and shook a beer can with the other, watching the lively scene with great interest. The lines on her face were much softer than usual, and she would occasionally chime in with a word or two.
Looking at Nie Qingyun, who remained calm and collected amidst the three girls, Qin Hehuan's eyes flashed with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance, perhaps because she was thinking of something strange. Then, a malicious smile curled up at the corner of her mouth.
"Hey, Nie Qingyun," Qin Hehuan suddenly put down her beer can, still propping her cheek up with her hand, and continued speaking after their eyes met:
"You called me Hehuan just now, didn't you?"
"Now that things have come to this, it's time for us to be more honest with each other."