Once Aiwass recalled the identity of the Evil Bartender, he completely remembered the details of this dungeon:
The first elite enemy, the "Evil Bartender," was a Level 15 demon. His main mechanic was to unleash a powerful attack after charging up. This attack could be dodged but not parried, and it would knock players back. He also didn't fully adhere to aggro. This mechanic cycled roughly every fifteen seconds. If knocked back, players could easily collide with tables, chairs, walls, and other players, causing secondary damage and stunning them.
Furthermore, if a player was close enough to him within one meter they would immediately take damage regardless of aggro. Therefore, if the front-line was knocked back, the back-line would be easily exposed.
When his health first dropped below 30%, he would enter a demonic state. His attack speed, movement speed, and the frequency of his first ability would double.
Beyond that, there were no other mechanics. The knockback prevention skill could be used to tank the mechanic, or it could be dodged. Melee DPS classes could also approach him from behind just before the mechanic activated, take the hit, and then have the tank regain aggro. This would turn him into a pure stationary boss.
The second boss of this dungeon was a Demon Dog created by a high-level Demon Scholar, named "Demon Dog" Beike. Its characteristics included high-frequency attacks with burning, armor-piercing, and poison effects. Additionally, its aggro would reset every time its health dropped by 10%. With a little attention, it posed almost no difficulty.
Of course, in reality, it's impossible for bosses to appear one by one like calabash brothers saving their grandpa. If the Bartender and the Demon Dog appeared simultaneously, it would become much more difficult.
...But now, this Demon Dog was nowhere to be seen.
The moment Aiwass saw the bald woman's face, he immediately realized.
The one who created this "Demon Dog" must have been the bald man he killed that night!
Because this woman was precisely the "apprentice" Aiwass met that night!
Numerous fragments immediately reassembled in his mind, forming new event clues:
According to the original history, players would suddenly appear, scare the two away, and rescue Aiwass, who was already on the ritual altar, interrupting the descent of the Shadow Demon. After that, the man would leave and create the "Demon Dog" to guard this secret stronghold.
And the "Pelican" Sandro Bar should be related to the Noble Red society.
Or rather, it was already one of their organization's outposts in Avalon.
The reason it was called an outpost...
Was because even Aiwass, who didn't remember the plot very clearly, knew that the mysterious society of "Noble Red" was actually a cover used by the Stibium Kingdom's spies among the populace!
The high-ranking members of this society were all Stibium Kingdom secret agents they supported the suppressed Demon Scholars within the Avalon Kingdom by distributing Demon Scholar books and forbidden ritual materials.
Of course, the two people who came to find Aiwass probably weren't qualified to know such secrets.
He also immediately remembered why this incident could involve a certain minister of Avalon.
Now, because he had killed that man at the time, the Demon Dog was now missing from the bar.
Although it wasn't very significant, history had indeed been changed by him, albeit a very small part!
And the apprentice who escaped that day was the Wicked Sorceress Veronica. A Level 19 Demon Scholar, she was one step away from reaching the Third Level.
Players affectionately called her Da Zi or Bald Woman.
Because she was the lowest-level boss that could drop red robes, Da Zi was farmed quite often. Although the red robe wasn't good-looking and had no stats, it could unlock the "Noble Red" society's event line.
That event line could grant four books and a decent staff. The four books provided a good amount of skill experience, so players whose profession was Demon Scholar would eventually have to do it.
Compared to the first two bosses Aiwass had forgotten, Veronica's mechanics were much harder to deal with.
Just like now, she appeared directly conjuring a sphere.
Fifteen seconds after the fight began, she would directly target the player with the highest aggro and release a fast-flying, weakly tracking "Curse Infant." If this skill couldn't be dodged, it would result in instant death.
This high damage could not be sustained at this level, where there were no damage reduction or invincibility skills. Roughly Level 30+ tank classes, after removing their level restrictions, could hard-tank this move without dying. So it could only be dodged.
And players killed by her in combat would be immediately sacrificed by her to summon imps. The imps weren't difficult to defeat, just a matter of three rounds of focused fire. But if a corpse was sacrificed, it meant that combat resurrection for replenishment was impossible.
This was a four-person dungeon. If the opening mechanic wasn't dodged, a quarter of the combatants would be lost immediately and very likely a tank.
The subsequent phases weren't difficult; she would just periodically release an increasingly painful area-of-effect damage. The higher the stacks, the slower movement speed and attack speed would become, until one player died and the other players' stacks would reset. As long as no one died in the first round of mechanics, focused fire could generally out-damage her; otherwise, the healer would have to sacrifice themselves when they couldn't sustain the health line, clearing the stacks for their other teammates. If they failed again this time, they wouldn't be able to clear it.
Unlike the first two bosses. The first two didn't require consulting guides; players could just fight blindly and still win. If one fought Veronica without a guide, they would likely wipe on the first attempt.
One could only say this boss knew how to play.
She would secretly use a ritual to charge a powerful attack before appearing, aiming to reduce the number of combatants at the start. Unlike bosses in other games who hold their ultimate until they're almost dead her output pattern was very similar to players, both starting with a burst of damage.
As a healing class, Aiwass definitely needed to consult a guide.
If the tank or DPS failed to handle the mechanics at the very beginning, he would have to sacrifice himself. After playing for a long time, he became exceptionally skilled.
But after all, it was a boss from the initial dungeon, so players would naturally become lazier the more they played.
So players also developed a "skip" strategy for Veronica.
And frankly, it was very simple.
Aiwass's previous preparations were precisely for this moment
His left hand, hidden beneath his cloak, slightly opened, and shadow power silently gathered between his fingers. The "Enchantment Card: Shadow Blade" he had created last night appeared in the distorted void. He held it between his index and middle fingers.
To divert Veronica's attention, Aiwass spoke with extreme calm: "The flaws you left are simply too many or rather, countless.
"It even took me a little longer to discover the truth. I believe, if it were the famous Mr. Sherlock, he would have guessed it immediately."
As he spoke, the pistol in his right hand moved slightly closer to the "Moon" tarot card in his left hand.
The moment the gun touched the tarot card, which had been rewritten as "Enchantment Card: Shadow Blade."
With a thought, the enchantment card held in Aiwass's left hand suddenly transformed into a mass of shadow, seeping into the lady's pistol in his right hand.
Immediately, he openly raised the pistol and aimed at the Wicked Sorceress Veronica.
The red-robed woman also recognized Aiwass's identity at this moment.
She had originally wanted to ask Aiwass how he had survived that night she had unhesitatingly turned and fled the moment she saw the Shadow Demon lose control and kill her mentor that day. She didn't know that Aiwass had controlled the Shadow Demon, only assuming that her mentor's contract had failed.
But seeing Aiwass's ridiculous action, her doubt and wariness were replaced by disdain.
She couldn't help but scoff, not even bothering to dodge: "You don't think something like this can be effective against me, do you?
"Elf-made, Lady's Grip, five-round capacity am I right? Do you think it will be useful against me?
"I don't even bother to dodge. How about I just stand here and let you have a shot?"