MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter Chapter 38

Chapter 38: The Hunter’s Debut

EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

China Sports Station was the biggest television channel that had a wide coverage over several planets. This channel specialized in broadcasting various sporting events.

Many years ago, eSports was included as a national regular competition and part of the Olympics program.

When eSports became even hotter, the treatment toward professional players started to improve. After years of development, it became the most famous profession.

Becoming a professional player was not an easy task. Due to the low threshold, the competition was fierce. It was possible for a child who knew nothing to become a star player in a leap, but there were also players that had struggled for years but still could not compete in a regular game.

It was the same way for the commentary industry, that was why Li Yao’s parents were against him going down that path. It was difficult and full of uncertainties.

Today was the weekend. Right after dinner, the old couple was pulled by their daughter. She did not want them to go out to visit their friends.

“This child, tell us what’s up. Why do we have to keep watching the TV? I’m not interested in these games.” Although Father Li grumbled, he did not show an ounce of displeasure. Instead, he continued to watch the program on the TV with great interest.

Li Jia hugged Father Li’s arms and hummed, “Don’t think that I don’t know, mom told me all about it! You are playing the game and your character is now Level 5. I don’t think you were going out in a hurry, it’s more like you’re in a hurry to continue your game!”

“Ahem, I was going to settle political tasks given by the heads. Do you even understand what those political tasks are?” Father Li said awkwardly.

Mother Li came out of the kitchen with a plate of fruits, “What political task, who was the one pestering me all day to level up together? You even made me hide it from Li Jia.”

“Come, let’s just have some fruits.” Father Li tried to change the topic.

Li Jia tried to to stifle her laughter. “Now that Big Bro is earning money, you should stop being so angry with him, Dad.”

“Hmph, that was just a little bit of money, what can you do with it?” Father Li seemed displeased, but deep down, he was very happy. He did not care how much money Li Yao had given them, but he cared whether Li Yao could get a foothold in the outside world.

“Don’t listen to him, he’s as stubborn as a mule. I wonder who was it that can’t sleep and was smiling the whole night after hearing that his son is able to make hundreds and thousands. Besides that, after knowing that your brother was mud-slung by people from Getaway Studios, he got together with a bunch of friends and tried to help your brother to explain the situation. In the end, they were dragged to filth by people on the internet and was pissed for the entire day.” Mother Li pulled the rug from under Father Li’s feet again.

“You should talk less.” Father Li could no longer contain his embarrassment.

Li Jia was smiling so brightly that her eyes had narrowed into slits. Since her brother’s departure, she had never seen her parents this happy before, it made her reluctant to go back to her house. She felt better than ever, even the fruit tasted sweeter than usual. Li Jia looked at the TV screen but her heart had lingered to somewhere else.

“Say, what’s on the TV today that you had to drag us along to watch?” Mother Li had some guesses in mind.

“Oh, look! Here it comes.” Li Jia pointed at the TV. She felt relieved, but she still had some doubts.

Why did Fengyi send her a message? It turned out that her big bro was going to participate in the livestream stage contest and there was also a possibility that they would be on TV. She immediately knew since Fengyi understood her brother the most, but her brother would never tell their parents about it. Fengyi was using this opportunity to help him amend his relationship with his family. But here comes another question, had Fengyi not been separated from her brother for quite some time now?

She then heard the TV hostess, Tina, talking. “KB, after we have watched so many guilds trying to clear out stages, what do you think of their progress?”

“Although the players’ level and equipment are starting to get better, this Level 5 stage clearance is still difficult to most players. Now, most guilds are stuck at the second platform as the mobs are too dense and the difficulty is too high. It is almost impossible to get through.”

“That’s true, other districts have also made similar progress.” Tina’s expression froze when she saw the words appear on the screen in her hand. “I just received an unexpected message, I’m sure everyone is going to rejoice over this news.” She smiled.

“What news?” KB wondered out loud.

“KB, you’re a big shot in the commentary industry. I’m sure you know someone called Summer, I wonder if you know what Summer looks like?” Tina asked.

“Of course I know her, we’re good friends, but we have only talked online. I have never seen her real face, it is a shame for not just me but many people. So, do you mean that Summer is finally going to make an appearance?”

“That’s right, Summer has agreed to the game administrators to broadcast the game live. Besides, they have already started their livestream. Summer’s livestream only started a while ago, but there are already more than a hundred thousand spectators watching.”

At this time, the director cut the screen over to Summer’s viral livestream. Messages from the viewers had filled up the screen to the point where the video could not be seen at all.

Forget about the people on the internet, even all those who were sitting in front of the TV as well as contestants from various guilds rushed over to her broadcast to see for themselves what Summer really looked like. Although it was not her real face, they could still at least see how beautiful she was.

“Great, she’s also livestreaming her stage clearance, I wonder which guild she teamed up with?” KB was curious as to which guild or club was eligible to hire this expert since this would be Summer’s first appearance and would definitely become a sensation.

“I guess you might know who this other person is, look!” Just as Tina spoke, the screen switched to Fengyi’s first-person-view. “I’m currently connecting to her livestream now, I hope she can give me that honor.”

“My god, it’s actually Liao Yuan!” KB exclaimed.

“Yeah, I’m surprised too! Looks like we have something interesting to see today.”

KB shook his head, “Something isn’t right, this was supposed to be Getaway Studios’ stage map. Unbelievable! I just messaged Summer, and she replied saying that they are going to challenge the Level 10 stage on the other side. This is scary!”

“KB, you’re a pro. Can you explain to us why it is scary? Is it because you don’t believe in them?” Tina asked.

“It’s not that I don’t believe that they can do it, but what they are about to do is simply a death wish! How can Summer be so foolish in her first livestream? Let’s put it this way, all of you have seen yesterday’s stage clearance, and the all of the contestants were China’s well-known professional players. Yet, they still took precaution in dealing with Level 5 Elites. Based on the game mechanics, mobs that are two levels higher than the player will cause double the amount of damage. When a Level 5 player faces a Level 7 mob, it will be an instant kill if the mob attacks the player. Forget about players that are lower than Level 5, these mobs can be considered as Undead mobs, which are even harder to kill than Bosses.”

Tina smiled, “So, what you mean by that is, you think Liao Yuan will fail? Don’t forget, he is the great Liao Yuan master that soloed a Boss. I think he’s going to succeed.”

KB shook his head firmly. “That’s absolutely not possible, even if Liao Yuan and Starfire teamed up together it will still be impossible. Let me put it this way, if they can succeed in clearing up the stage, I’ll publicly declare that I recognize Liao Yuan as a big brother and I’ll be his follower.”

“People in front of the TV will be your witness, that’s your promise.” Tina smiled. “Looks like Summer really did accept my call.”

***

In front of the TV, Li Jia pointed at Li Yao. “Look, Big Bro is now on TV! He really made it on TV!”

Father Li frowned, “It was supposed to be a joyous matter, but why must he try to steal the limelight? Why even choose a Level 10 stage, what’s so good about it? He’s going to embarrass himself on TV.”

“Our child has his own ideas, have some faith in him. Our boy has soloed Bosses, yet you were unable to kill an Elite. If it weren’t for my healing, you would have died many times.” Mother Li laughed.

“Can’t you protect my dignity in front of our daughter?” Father Li was sullen.

“Of course I can, but I have been thinking a lot, I’m not sure if you have any left.”

Father Li’s face was instantly gloomy.

Li Jia smiled sweetly and stared intently at the TV.

***

In the game, Fengyi hung up on Tina’s call, “As you can see, KB and my viewers do not think we’re going to pass this stage. Hundreds of my fans said that if you can get on the first platform, they will give you ten gold ingots.”

Instead of going up the spiral corridor, Li Yao wandered around under the first hovering platform. It may be a platform, but in fact it was similar to a hovering pavilion. There were Level 10 Elites inside the pavilion, and the platform was topped by a classic elven-styled architectural dome.

“Tell them to prepare the ingots. I have done livestreams before, but I have yet received any ingots. And as for KB, tell him to hurry up and bow to me and worship me as a big brother,” said Li Yao.

Ingot was a universal gift used by China’s livestream platforms. One ingot was equivalent to 1,000 CPs.

In his past life, the miserable Li Yao had only received just a few ingots enough for him to count. It was simply pathetic.

Li Yao’s words had instantly ignited Summer’s livestream. Viewers began to place their ingots and was waiting for them to take down the first platform.

KB’s face was gloomy, he did not expect Li Yao to be so direct. It seemed that this bet did not play well at all, yet he was not worried. He knew the game to well, it was impossible for Level 5 players to clear out Level 10 stages.

The screen switched to another guild and the TV station’s line was blown up. Viewers were threatening them to return to Summer’s broadcast, or else they would watch the contest via the internet.

There were too many callers, and unanswered calls were stacking up. The TV station directors were stunned, they finally decided to mainly broadcast Liao Yuan and Summer’s stage progress.

After Tina had explained to the audience that they would respect their opinions, the calls slowly died down.

As news began to spread, many professional players who thought that they could make it on camera were displeased and felt a slight annoyance. They felt that their future path was cut off since it was not easy to make an appearance on TV. They would risk anything just to make a few more seconds of appearance, some professional players even wiped out their team by mistake just to gain that extra second of appearance on TV.

The first platform was at least a hundred yards above the ground. With the spiral corridor, it would require several turns and there was a pair of patrols waiting on the corridor. They were Level 10 Elite Wretcheds.

Li Yao’s squad had reached a small hillside that was relatively higher than the main ground. “Big Bro, why are we not going to the corridor? What are we doing here?” AdorkableTong asked.

“Could it be that you have some special tricks up your sleeve?” Since it was Li Yao’s decision, she would not want to back up from his plans.

Li Yao nodded. “Forget about having a MT in our squad, even if we do, we still won’t be able to hold back a Level 10 Elite. If we want to clear out this stage, what we need are skills and not brute force. There are too many mobs on the corridor, it will be difficult to clear them out. We will go straight up to the first platform.”

ShadowDancer estimated the distance and said, “Big Boss, even though it’s higher up here, we are still a few dozen yards away. Can we fly up?”

“It is impossible for us to fly up there. Hence, we will use an old way this time. All of you just focus on attacking here, I will go up myself.” As Li Yao was talking, he chose the highest spot on the hill and began assembling his Ballista.

“What’s the use of the Ballista here? Our attacking damage is too low, even if the Ballista can break the Elite’s defense, we will be dead when the Elite comes down from the platform.” Tong thought that Li Yao was going to use the Ballista to draw out the mobs.

“I can’t really explain it well either, but just wait and see. Today, I shall present to you what it really is like to be a true Hunter.” Li Yao said.

“I’ve seen it.” Tong still did not understand.

“Hunters can use long-range weapons such as Long Bow, Short Bow, Heavy Crossbow, Two-handed Light Crossbow, One-handed Crossbow, Rifle and One-handed Pistol. For melee combat, we can use Big Sword, Big Axe, Halberd, Spear, One-handed sword, One-handed Axe except Hammer since it is too heavy. There is nothing else we can’t use. Also, Hunters can command all kinds of pets, control all kinds of traps, making us unpredictable. Hunters use different strategies in every battle, and we don’t rely on our damage output, that will be putting things in a wrong order. To sum it up in one point, Hunters are masters of weapons and tools. When faced with different scenarios and mobs, we will use different weapons, tools and strategies, making the impossible possible.”

In his previous life, there were very few players who played as Hunters. When it came to the King of Solos, they were none other than Hunters. Besides, they had a variety of methods and techniques that often blew people’s minds.

While speaking, Li Yao had already finished assembling the Ballista and begun adjusting the angle. He chose a slope so the Ballista’s arrow could aim exactly at the platform that was a few dozen yards above them.

The audience was silent and watched him work his plans out. They saw Li Yao taking out a special Steel Arrow. The arrow head was different than normal arrows, the tip of the steel arrow was linked to a rope. The rope was coiled together loosely.

Li Yao loaded the arrow and adjusted the angle, only to nod in satisfaction moments later.

With a clatter, the Steel Arrow was released. It flew with a rope tied on its end.

As everyone was watching, the Steel Arrow pierced into the dome above the first platform with a loud snap.

“Don’t grab the rope, wait for me to go up.”

LI Yao yanked the rope with some force, then began to climb up the rope like a monkey.

Whether it was the live broadcaster or audience in front of the TV, they were all stunned when they saw Li Yao’s monkey-like figure.

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KB rushed to clear out their doubts, “This is the effect of the basic skill book, Climb. My gosh, who would have thought that one could use it this way.”

In the scene, the Steel Arrow came off seconds after Li Yao got on the dome. Li Yao yanked the rope upward and carefully hung it on the tip of the dome.

Then, he tied the rope around his waist. He hesitated as the dome on the platform was round and he could not stand without borrowing some tension from the rope. With this, he was hanging on top of the dome.

Tina was puzzled. “It’s useless even though he is hanging on the top, he won’t be able to attack the mobs below him on the platform. It will be more dangerous if he were to hang himself lower to attack the mobs, the Elites have long-range attacks too.”

KB shrugged, “If I knew I would be a great god too, but I guess he has his own ways. Now that he’s hanging up there, he must be relying on his teammates. But truthfully speaking, I have no idea what is going on.”