Ougon no Keikenchi - Vol. 3 Ch. 16

[versub]

So now the other players can see she's not an NPC and know her name right

 

[Laisy]

So now the other players can see she's not an NPC and know her name right

Nope, there are no name tags or HP bars. The only way to know if someone is a player is if they can use inventory (which Rare found out is false, because NPC also can use inventory, but have to be taught how to first)
Edit: or if you are particularly patient, wait for 1 hour. Players will be forced to respawn and their body disappears. Unless you are a race that doesn't leave body behind on death, like living armour, golems or homunculi, those directly drop their loot items like classic RPG

 

[74HC595]

Oh cool, existing mechanics leading to an emergent boss fight

 

[KnightCommander94]

Badass entry for phase 2 of a fight I've seen in a long time.

 

[Mussthemoose]

Always fresh when the MC being shown to be almost invincible to make stupid mistakes like this. She forgot that this is an MMO and she's against actual human players. It'd be one thing if this was "isekai medieval era" human with no game knowledge.

It's a really fresh take, and honestly it shows as well that as singularly powerful as she might be, that right now a lot of this advantage is the fact that she's just currently leagues ahead of everyone else in exp and equipment. I definitely think she'll end up cementing a powerful place for herself by the end of things, but since this is an actual MMO and not an isekai it's easy to see that if end game ever gets reached, a fully prepared party could 100% defeat her when they finally hit the caps themselves.

And beyond that, the sheer power of group knowledge is always going to trump individual power.

 

[yanderecoverl]

I like waiting for this every month

 

[gazzy]

that's probably what it looked like fighting lufasu in Yasei last boss

 

[MiraAST]

i really like it

 

[hippomann]

SHEESH. arrogance nearly cost her the fight.

Time for Round 2.

HYPED!

I mean it still is costing her, she's exposing herself and leaving her armour, when if she accepted the humiliation she could just retreat back into the sky to escape the field effect.

 

[hippomann]

The idea of an angle coming out of some demonic or demon lord persona armour as a second form is really cool.

 

[Peechaya]

Ahhh chapters are always so short, I need more 😭

 

[TestAddress]

Cue the song in latin

Si Vis Pacem, Parabellum.

 

[Claith]

Angel popping out of the back of armor like that makes me think of the Ruby Weapon cutscene from FF14.

Made me think of this scene.

 

[TestAddress]

So now the other players can see she's not an NPC and know her name right

Unlike most Isekais where they treat every world like a Final Fantasy Interface, this one has no screens. Make them use their eyes more.

 

[The14thNoah]

MC seems to be really stupid
Also they prepared a trap for the boss inside the city even with the surprise attack right after they met. they also cooperate very well for people that probably barely know each other.

They fought outside the city. Rare just dropped off her elite undead to capture the city while she goes to personally deal and enjoy a fight with the players outside the gate.
As others have said, she's just reckless and continuously pumped up right now. Even without the in-game balance mechanic of being literally drunk on power, she had plenty of proof of power gap. This series actually lays out the events and coincidences so well it doesn't feel like an asspull or idiot ball trope when the players actually make this a typical overwhelming but doable boss fight.
Let's recap:
#1- in the 1st event she slaughtered everyone without taking any damage.
#2- her dungeon that's supposed to attract powerful players greedy for her strength just toys with them so easily.
#3- she explored & unlocked a clearly late game area and mechanic(reincarnation).
#4- the greater philosopher stone even reincarnates twice and requires parts of a clearly world unique being(the world tree) and even a world announcement is made so clearly she's way ahead.
#5- she overwhelming destroyed over 3 cities that are defended by players who expected an attack and even crushed the country's army in La Colline without even using her elite units.

Now here comes the problems as there will always be counterpart blindspots:
#1- this event was too early for players to make significant specialization like scouts getting true sight. It also doesn't reflect the hidden strength and strategies of the local npcs who've lived there this whole time, like the royal debuff artifacts and emergency instant messenger insomnia tactic.
#2- it made her spend her time researching dungeon making, resource gathering and crafting skills instead of other players' skill progress. She was already confident in her martial arts and saw no need for melee skills, so being in a command & management position made it less appealing. This made her completely miss out on healing that requires bare-handed skills and others that require frontline teamplay. Her dungeon also ended up quickly pivoting to attracting beginners instead since as Rare intended, it had a consistent win-win profit for both sides. The other top players eventually went off to explore elsewhere.
#3- there are plenty of other players that explored other areas and found useful low-level items/mechanics like squid ink from the sea for blinding. They also explored combinations like the blind debuff simulating darkness and increasing the chance for fear debuff that works better at night.
#4- Rare subjugated the low-level undead around her as subordinates but others farmed them for crafting another low level but useful item she's unaware of. For example, the soul stones that can be used as replacement for inflicting debuffs on soulless targets...like undead that the 2nd event is announced to be abundant of. Rare herself is highly resistant to debuffs thanks to her horns so while this won't work on her, this works on her armor that completely relied on its own undead/homunculus/golem racial characteristic to resist.
#5- after intercepting a letter pigeon, she discovered the army was for subjugating her and felt even more hyped for the capital. While simultaneously not wanting structural damage this time and also wanting a personal opportunity to finally enjoy a fight in the event, she wasted her castling skill to rush in faster while leaving her insects behind. This leads to her coming mostly alone...straight into the debuff field miraculously prepared just in time by both luck and skill of the prime minister & the players.

Now, her excitement, mild chunii and martial pride all combined makes her act like a typical npc boss that won't back down. Look at it from the player's pov. After Wayne got lore dropped by the prime minister and apparently unlocked a hidden boss fight, Rare arrived just on time after they prepared, and alone too. She actually jumped in front of them on her own then just stood there at the beginning letting the artifact affect her, like she was waiting for a conversation prompt or perhaps it was a reward for spotting her invisibility. Despite mentioning a field debuff, she still didn't leave. She had a hit-herself mechanic that's difficult to trigger but dealt the most damage like old school games. The 2nd form transformation came with a bright flash to "pause" the fight so they won't interrupt it. It even reset her debuffs and she's now debuff immune, but still continues the fight on the ground the same anyway.
It's fun to imagine if a softer Rare went the Spirit King route and arrived armorless to talk instead of keeping quiet. With even the artifact not having any effect, further showing how "holy" she is, how many players would change sides to simp?

 

[Ikarugashi]

The way she ripped herself out of that armor looked divine

 

[Lolilith]

Soooo cool!

 

[TestAddress]

The way she ripped herself out of that armor looked divine

A mascot shedding.

 

[TestAddress]

Heroes realizing they are fighting a mascot and a prop.

... "we R screwed, LOL!"...

 

[UdenEmpati]

It's fun to imagine if a softer Rare went the Spirit King route and arrived armorless to talk instead of keeping quiet. With even the artifact not having any effect, further showing how "holy" she is, how many players would change sides to simp?

I've flipped sides in games for less.
Rare woulda been by Paladin's god or maybe my Warlock's patron, at that point.