Free Web NovelThe reason Lu Ze chose Kill the Spire 2 as a template is that the team mode is a very important element.
Besides the ever-changing roguelike elements, the presence of friends is also an essential element that keeps players engaged.
"Hey, Senior Brother, you also like playing as an Ironclad Sect cultivator? After you finish climbing the tower, how about we spar a bit at Tempering Gold Peak?"
Mu Yawen looked at Zhong Yi, who had chosen the same role as her, and waved happily at him.
"There's no need for sparring... but today your senior brother is going to teach you a move, so watch carefully and learn well later."
Zhong Yi patted Mu Yawen on the shoulder mysteriously.
He glanced at the two remaining people.
Zhou Qiaoling chose the role of the crown prince, while Zhou Yue played the malfunctioning spirit puppet.
"Hey? Old Zhou, why did you choose this little guy?"
Zhong Yi looked at the little yellow spirit puppet with Zhou Yue's nickname on it and found it somewhat amusing.
Compared to the fourth strongest character in the first generation, the malfunctioning robot in the second generation is actually much stronger.
Especially in the early stages, it's much easier to win against characters like the Bone Girl or the Crown Prince.
However, as the difficulty of climbing the tower increased, the strength of the Glitch Puppet gradually became insufficient, and at this time, an unknown group of people who were criticizing the Glitch Puppet began to appear on the forums...
"What do you know... I think this little guy looks a lot like me."
Zhou Yue crossed his arms in front of his chest, feigning profundity.
Zhou Qiaoling: "Is your brain damaged?"
"Pooh!"
Zhou Yue glared at Zhou Qiaoling.
"It's clearly a case of rising to the challenge and accumulating strength for a powerful breakthrough! Just wait and see, this time we'll prove you wrong!"
"Alright, alright, enough talk, let's start climbing."
Zhong Yi chuckled to himself, planning to show Zhou Yue a new understanding and surprise him.
The gameplay in team mode is not much different from that in solo mode.
The main difference is that the monster's health has increased several times, and its attacks are area-of-effect damage.
Therefore, some cards that perform poorly in single-player mode are actually better in team mode, especially some cards that apply debuffs to monsters.
Zhong Yi rarely plays team mode, but he has a fairly good understanding of the general rules.
The order in which players play their cards is not based on the card numbers, but on the speed at which they play.
"Wait a minute, can I cast Vulnerability first... Old Zhou, you've already played all your cards!?"
"Uh, I've been playing too much solo tower climbing and forgot... You should have said something about vulnerability next time!"
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"Junior Brother Mu, I can apply Vulnerability, so don't activate Defense. Just throw out your highest damage cards, preferably those that increase Strength... What the heck is 【Fight Me】?!"
"Huh? Didn't my senior brother say that damage-dealing cards that increase strength are the best?"
"But 【fighting me】 also gives the monster more power!!!"
“It’s okay, he adds a little and I add two, I’m better than him.”
"It's a multi-stage monster...and we're not adding any, damn it!!"
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"Hehe, I've never seen this magic weapon before... What is sulfur?"
"No, please don't..."
"I've added two more points of strength, Senior Brother Zhong!"
"The monster has gained a little more power, Junior Brother Mu!!!"
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"Old Zhou, what are you doing...?"
"Wait, I'll start it right away."
"Junior Sister Qiaoling, what are you doing again...?"
"I'm waiting for the monster to be low on health, I have 【Greedy Hand】!"
"Junior Brother Mu, you...please don't call out '【Fight Me】' again!!!"
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Slay the Spire 2's team mode can be described as a "friendship-ending simulator" in some situations.
For example, at this very moment, Zhong Yi, who had just woken up from a nap in the campfire room, looked at his three teammates with low health and his lips twitched violently.
"Old Zhong, don't look at me like that. I'm in such a state, if I don't play cards, I won't be able to contribute anything..."
Zhou Yue's gaze darted away.
"Senior Brother Zhong, you know me. If I don't strike with the 【Greedy Hand】, I'll be unworthy of the Lingxiao Sect's reputation for extreme greed!"
Zhou Qiaoling also lowered her head.
Only Mu Yawen stared intently at Zhong Yi, revealing her white teeth as she smiled and said, "Senior Brother Zhong, what you taught me last time is that Ironclad Sect cultivators don't have health bars; they're called red block bars!"
"This is outrageous!!!"
Zhong Yi let out a wail.
"I can't lead this team..."
"I can't carry it!!!"
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...
Zhong Yi looked at the malfunctioning spirit puppet, which had been practically slacking off the whole time, and felt inexplicably amused.
If it weren't for his lucky hand, where he got the powerful gold card 【Crimson Cloak】 early on to withstand the pressure, the four of them would probably have been eliminated long ago.
At this moment, he withstood the pressure and defeated the second-level demon, then looked at Zhou Yue with a grin and teased, "Old Zhou, where's your damage output?!"
"You can't say that..."
Zhou Yue blushed and immediately turned around.
"The monster only has so much health. If you deal more damage, I'll deal less. What's the point of constantly focusing on damage output? Let him gain another 10,000 health so I can get going and see what happens."
"Alright, alright, I'll wait for you to get started."
Zhong Yi laughed loudly, but did not continue to rub salt in Zhou Yue's wounds.
After all, Zhong Yi had seen his card-drawing.
Just looking at it makes me feel a little tense...
"This is where it all comes in..."
Zhong Yi rubbed his hands together, closed his eyes, and suddenly grabbed at the golden spiritual energy bursting from the great demon's body.
"Hahaha!! 【Adding Firewood】!! It's 【Adding Firewood】!!! I won!!!!"
Upon seeing the golden card in the middle, Zhong Yi couldn't help but shout out in ecstasy.
"Senior Brother Zhong, what are you going to play now that the cards are all burned..."
Mu Yawen asked, puzzled.
"Don't worry, you'll find out on the third floor..."
Zhong Yi said mysteriously.
Soon, the four of them entered the last floor.
As soon as Zhong Yi opened the map, he was dumbfounded.
All the rooms at the bottom of the map converge on the single treasure room in the center, indicating that someone secretly selected the 【Treasure Map】 event.
"That shouldn't be the case. Didn't Lao Zhong say that our combat strength is stretched thin and we should choose the option below?"
Zhou Yue muttered something to himself, then quickly realized what was happening and looked at the figure that was almost hiding behind him.
"Zhou!! Qiao!! Ling!!!"
"You're a gluttonous beast reborn!!!"
