Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God - Side Stories Chapter 182 - A Different Way to Use Mana

When Shi Feng looked at the five Abyssal Hounds surrounding him, he quickly understood why so many players in Slumber City still didn't have the Civilian status.

The Abyssal Tower's first-floor trial alone was already pitting players against five Great Lords with combat standards at the Refinement Realm. Not to mention, the trial also subjected players to a powerful Mana suppression. Even a Refinement Realm expert fully geared in top-tier Epic Weapons and Equipment would only meet with death in such a situation.

The only way a Refinement Realm expert could conquer the first-floor trial was using brute force.

Players could not leave the Abyssal Tower even after dying in the trial. Instead, they would be resurrected within the trial space without losing any EXP.

In contrast, monsters killed in the trial could not resurrect. Their HP wouldn't even be reset when players died. Instead, they could only recover their HP by relying on their recovery. In other words, they could only recover 2% of their HP every five seconds.

Thus, if players were sufficiently tenacious and possessed sufficiently high Basic Attributes, it was theoretically possible for them to complete the first-floor trial.

"Since the monsters will grow stronger the further I progress, I'll use you guys to adapt to this environment first."

When Shi Feng saw the five Abyssal Hounds gradually closing in on him, he didn't take the initiative to attack. Instead, he entered a defensive state and focused on adapting to his current environment.

There were only several dozen players who had managed to clear the Abyssal Tower's third floor in Slumber City. Logically, one would assume that every one of these players was a top-ranking Temple Knight. However, that wasn't the case at all. Many of these players weren't even Temple Knights, let alone top-ranking Temple Knights.

The reason for this strange phenomenon was because most players in Slumber City had failed to adapt to the Abyssal Tower's combat environment. Conversely, the non-Temple Knight players had learned to adapt

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