# 1787
Chapter Title: 1787
Chapter 1780: Mechanic Kill
"Missiles??"
When Lin Qiye saw the flames surging across the sky, his mouth twitched involuntarily.
At someone else's concert, they set off fireworks. At your concert, you set off missiles? Does the setting have to be this extreme?!
"Ai Mei Mei!"
"Ai Mei Mei!!"
"Ai Mei Mei!!!"
Tens of thousands of fans gathered inside the gymnasium, calling out in unison the name of today's star. As the sky filled with flames, a slender figure slowly rose from the center of the stage.
Rhythmic music played throughout the venue. The massive screen flashed the beautiful girl's face repeatedly. Amid waves of cheers, the figure held a microphone in one hand and swayed to the beat.
A light green plaid miniskirt danced in the wind, revealing two stretches of snow-white, tender thighs. She wore a crisp white blouse, and golden twin-tails hung down to her waist—she looked like a青春美少女 (youthful beauty) stepped straight out of a manga.
"Hello everyone, I'm iMi, Ai Mei Mei~~"
As the beautiful girl's crisp voice rang out, the tens of thousands of spectators below went crazy, waving their light sticks so vigorously that Lin Qiye and his companions were jostled about like weeds in the wind.
"What kind of nonsense is this?" Shen Qingzhu's brow furrowed tightly.
"Uncle Guan just likes setting up these weird backgrounds—just get used to it... However, don't be blinded by the surface. You must see through these chaotic, meaningless events to understand their true nature." Yuzuri Takishiro's gaze locked onto the beauty on stage as he spoke seriously.
Lin Qiye also gazed at the youthful beauty. The moment his eyes focused on her, a panel sprang up before him:
"
Target: Ai Mei Mei.
HP: 200/200
Skill 1: [Beauty Blink]: By cutely and flirtatiously blinking, all hostile targets within visual range who make eye contact will suffer sudden cardiac arrest, instantly losing 100% HP and entering death state;
Skill 2: [Heart-Finger Group Photo]: When a countdown appears on the big screen for a group photo, all targets must gather below the stage to complete a fixed pose heart-finger group photo with Ai Mei Mei. Any target not appearing in the photo when the countdown ends will be forcibly imprisoned in the Dungeon.
Skill 3: [Security Team Summon]: Summons a personal security team to pursue and attack targets regardless of terrain. Dead security members can respawn when the skill is activated again;
Skill 4: [Your Cheering is My Power!]: ??? (Unknown);
Skill 5: [Energetic Idol]: ??? (Unknown);
Skill 6: [True Love Cheer]: ??? (Unknown)
Skill 7: [?????];
"
"Why are there four unknown skills? Why can't we see them?"
"That means those four skills exceed the range our detection can reach. We'll only be able to gather intelligence when she actively uses them." Yuzuri Takishiro thought deeply before speaking. "Judging from the HP and the first three skills, this is a mechanic kill BOSS..."
"Mechanic kill?"
"BOSS battles can generally be divided into three types: stat-based kills, skill-based kills, and mechanic kills.
Stat-based kills are the simplest. For example, if you only have 100 attack and 100 HP, but the BOSS has 10,000 HP and 30,000 attack—it can slap you to death a hundred times over. To defeat this type of BOSS, you must find various ways to increase your stats, or compensate for the stat difference with superior skill.
Skill-based kills occur when both sides' stats aren't completely lopsided, but the BOSS uses complex combos or skills that force players to fight purely through execution. This isn't difficult for me either.
Mechanic kills can be either simple or extremely difficult... This type of BOSS can ignore all stats and skill. It kills through rules. To win against this type of BOSS, you must probe repeatedly to find the vulnerabilities in its mechanics, then execute the kill."
"But based on the current skills, killing her doesn't seem that hard." Shen Qingzhu's eyes narrowed slightly. "The [Blink] skill looks strong, but you just need to close your eyes before she activates it. The [Photo] just requires gathering at the appointed time—even if you don't make it, you won't die... As for the [Security], just take them all down.
Ai Mei Mei's HP is only 200, but mine is 124,000, with an attack of 76,000. As long as I touch her once, she's dead."
"Your HP is that high?" Yuzuri Takishiro said in shock. "I only have 2,100..."
"Almost ten times the difference?"
"That's actually normal. Our panels are all converted from our original physical data. Qingzhu-ge, you were originally a Chief God, so 120,000 HP isn't that exaggerated. I'm just a dying Human Apex with only 2,100 HP remaining... Oh wait, now it's only 2,099..." Yuzuri Takishiro's HP bar decreased by a barely noticeable amount—that was the continuous damage from his dying body. When HP reached zero, his life would end.
"Seven Nights-ge, how much HP do you have?"
Lin Qiye glanced at the top of his head, froze slightly, then fell silent...
"Seven Nights-ge?"
"Wait, let me count how many zeros there are." Lin Qiye counted several times, his expression odd. "It seems to be... 1,100,000?"
Yuzuri Takishiro's jaw dropped uncontrollably. Even Shen Qingzhu beside him looked stunned.
He knew Lin Qiye's physical body was tough, but he never expected the HP after conversion to be this massive... nearly nine times that of a Chief God?!
"But my attack isn't as high as yours—only 34,000." Lin Qiye said helplessly.
His original body was merely a Human Apex; its killing power was far inferior to a Chief God like Shen Qingzhu. If it were his Seraph分身 (avatar) descending, that would be different.
"Next, the concert is about to begin~"
Ai Mei Mei stood on stage, gently winking at the crowd below with her right eye. Lin Qiye and the other two hastily closed their eyes. Almost simultaneously, three notifications floated above their heads.
——Skill 1 judgment... Judgment failed.
Ai Mei Mei withdrew her gaze, her smile growing more brilliant. As the song began, she raised the microphone to her lips, and her full-of-energy singing resounded throughout the venue.
Light sticks swayed in the darkness throughout the venue. Only then did Lin Qiye and the other two open their eyes.
"Did she just activate her skill?" Shen Qingzhu said in surprise.
"That should be the BOSS's opening skill, used to identify if there are any hostile individuals among the crowd. The狂热粉丝 (die-hard fans) are harmless, but the moment we make eye contact with her, we're dead."
"So what do we do next?"
Yuzuri Takishiro contemplated for a moment. "The more unknown BOSS skills there are, the greater the threat to our future actions... This BOSS battle has just begun. The most important thing is to probe what her remaining skills are, then figure out how to evade them."
"Understood." Shen Qingzhu stared at the beauty on stage, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "Let me do the probing. You two protect yourselves. After all, as long as we three don't die simultaneously, this game isn't lost."