Chapter Ten: Have You Forgotten Something?

At this moment, "Hero Trapped by a Cup of Wine" darted back and forth among the monsters. He did not deliberately avoid the attacks from the cultists of the Evil Church, yet the damage inflicted by their strikes barely affected him. This was due to the black flames that swirled around his body. These flames not only protected him but also inflicted continuous damage on the nearby cultists engaged in melee combat.

Though the damage seemed minor at first glance, it was a form of persistent damage that could stack infinitely. Whether the cultists struck "Hero Trapped by a Cup of Wine" or were struck by him, the black flames accumulated on their bodies, gradually increasing the damage they suffered.

Witnessing this scene, naturally, Yeyu and the others were not surprised. Skills that inflicted continuous burning damage around the wielder were not uncommon, and such effects could be customized within the talent skill tree. However, Yeyu furrowed his brow upon noticing something incredible.

While the black flames dealt ongoing damage to the surrounding cultists, the health of "Hero Trapped by a Cup of Wine," which should have been diminishing, was instead steadily regenerating.

"This alone undoubtedly allows ‘Hero Trapped by a Cup of Wine’ to endure the attacks from the cultists of the Evil Church. Although the amount of health recovered seems small, the sheer number of cultists around him continuously taking damage means his health is constantly restored. Essentially, he remains in a state where he doesn't lose health."

In Yeyu’s mind, he had already devised a basic setup for "Hero Trapped by a Cup of Wine’s" custom talent skill tree. This ‘Witch Armor’ skill incorporated the ability to recover health based on the damage inflicted by burning enemies around him.

“Unexpectedly, this Witch King possesses a skill that heals him,” Luo Feng mused after a moment of contemplation. “This surely grants him a significant advantage in battle.”

Aside from a few pieces of equipment with life-steal effects, such vampiric skills were mostly found within the witch class. However, none could restore health as evidently as "Hero Trapped by a Cup of Wine." The answer, of course, lay in his custom talent skill tree, which enhanced the life-steal effect.

Yeyu kept a close watch on "Hero Trapped by a Cup of Wine’s" current attributes and observed that despite the health regeneration, his mana was being consumed noticeably. The constant fighting had also caused a roughly three percent decline in his attack attributes.

Thus, the setup in his custom talent skill tree balanced the sacrifice of health and mana, achieving an almost cost-free health recovery. Through continuous attacks and defense, the swirling black flames around him stacked their damage persistently, inflicting sustained damage on the cultists. This damage, when accumulated, reached an impressively high value. Meanwhile, by siphoning the cultists’ life force, he replenished his own, offsetting the loss in defense and attack attributes. Even with these drawbacks, he came out ahead, especially since he stood firm, enduring the cultists’ attacks while fighting back.

In fact, Yeyu felt this skill would be unparalleled in PvP scenarios. Such an ability would render opponents ineffective both offensively and defensively, as the relentless burn damage from the black flames could not be suppressed. The only way to counter it seemed to be outright killing him, but his resilience made that exceedingly difficult. This effect essentially guaranteed his invincibility in combat.

Whether in normal play, PvP, or large-scale events, this skill created a perfect cyclical effect. Most importantly, the more enemies nearby, the stronger the damage output, making him increasingly formidable. In the game "Divine Wound," skills often clash or cause friendly fire, so relying on sheer numbers to defeat opponents is rare. Thus, unless "Hero Trapped by a Cup of Wine" was slaughtered in one fell swoop, his ability to stack burn damage on surrounding enemies and drain their health would continuously restore his own, producing astonishing results.

"I believe if this Witch King were to use his skills in PvP, he would be extraordinarily powerful," Yeyu remarked. “It’s no wonder other factions fear him. Clearly, the custom talent skill tree has transformed career paths entirely—even players of the same class can manifest vastly different effects.”

Yeyu’s assessment was candid and straightforward, but Luo Feng shook his head with a wry smile.

“Though he holds an advantage in PvP and large events, from what we’ve seen here fighting monsters, his pace is painfully slow.”

Yeyu nodded in agreement. “Players choose whether to focus on PvP or PvE based on their talent trees and inherent skills. Changing this later is quite costly. Even if skill points can be reset, the custom talent tree currently does not support that.”

“Exactly. Balancing both aspects is nearly impossible. The Witch King clearly leans towards PvP. Though he can manage PvE, the slow pace we see now reflects that.”

At that moment, Yeyu narrowed his eyes and quickly said, “Witch King, I think you’ve forgotten something.”

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