MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter Chapter 16

Chapter 16: Shocking Record

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“See, I knew sister Witch would come along.” AdorkableTong immediately shook off Li Yao’s hand and held onto HundredFaceWitch’s arm. “Sister Witch’s arm is still the best, it’s soft and comfortable, unlike yours which feels like a tree bark.”

Li Yao flicked her head with his fingers. “Your name is too deceiving.”

“You’re smart Tong, how did you come up with the name?” HundredFaceWitch laughed.

AdorkableTong who originally had her head held high went limp and sighed, “All because of you adults. I had to have a guardian to assist me when creating my character, my mom gave me this name. Sigh, I have to wait another eight years to change my name, ah, my cool character name.”

HundredFaceWitch had her hands over her mouth to contain her laughter. “So, do you guys still want the medal?”

“Of course, but not the Bronze medal. With Big Bro here, we can get at least a Silver medal,” replied AdorkableTong in an instant.

“You have so much faith in him.” HundredFaceWitch turned to Li Yao. “What’s your plan?”

“It isn’t hard to get a high-grade medal, but all of you have to listen to me.”

“Of course, we will listen to Big Bro,” Tong raised her hand in agreement.

“I’m okay with that too,” replied HundredFaceWitch.

Both of them had seen Li Yao’s strength and had no doubts about him.

Li Yao contemplated for a moment before saying, “One more thing, I would like to participate in this dungeon using another identity. I want to keep a low profile so I hope none of you will expose my true identity.”

World of Ancient Gods had a worldwide influence, it would take over the entire world in a few more years. In such a big platform, the competition was fierce. In his previous life, Li Yao had witnessed major guilds giving in their everything to break stage records. One time, the competition had reached the extent where the river outside of the dungeon was floating with corpses and dyed red with blood.

Now, Li Yao still had no roots, but he had to achieve this stage record. For his family, he needed to go undercover for this period of time. Until he had gained a foothold, it was not too late for him to become famous.

As for whether Tong and Witch would keep the secret, Li Yao was not worried about it. If his identity were to be exposed, he could get rid of his Liao Yuan identity and make another one with a different race.

As long as he stayed out of trouble in real life, the game was a place where he could roam freely.

“Are you a journalist?” HundredFaceWitch asked.

“Kind of, I hope all of you will keep this a secret,” replied Li Yao vaguely. As per the laws of the country, journalists could have a double identity in the game.

“Wow, turns out Big Bro’s other identity is Starfire. I knew it all along, there is no one stronger than Big Bro.” TongTong shouted in the team chat once Li Yao’s Liao Yuan name changed to Starfire.

“By the way, why weren’t you in the game last night?” asked HundredFaceWitch casually.

“I had a class reunion today.” Li Yao did not give it much thought. “I’ll call up someone for help, remember to not expose me.”

Then, Li Yao contacted BroadSky. While waiting for his arrival, HundredFaceWitch was still befuddled after hearing Li Yao’s answer.

“Starfire Bro, I thought you’ve forgotten about me.” BroadSky was happy to see Li Yao, he gave him a friendly bear hug.

“Why would I, let’s cut the crap. Sky Bro, we will get started now.” The players disappeared from the spot once Li Yao chose to enter the stage.

Then, the group found themselves falling from the sky at high speed. The girls screamed out in horror.

“Don’t worry, the parachute will automatically open once we reach a certain altitude,” shouted Li Yao.

Soon, the four of them had landed by the edge of the forest. Both the girls’ legs had gone weak. They held onto Li Yao’s arms as they were walking. Their faces were still pale, it looked as if they had yet recovered from the fall.

Just as Li Yao was about to comfort them, AdorkableTong brightened up. “That, that was amazing! Wasn’t it Witch Sis?”

HundredFaceWitch nodded. “We should try it again later.”

“Yes, yes!” said Tong with great enthusiasm.

Li Yao and BroadSky laughed at the exchange.

“Young ladies nowadays are indeed amazing, I can’t help but admit that I am getting old. Yesterday, I brought my wife to this stage and she was so afraid of skydiving that she peed herself. Until now, she still wouldn’t let me sleep in the room. Hahaha.”

Li Yao shook his head. “You must be joking. We should get going now, time would also affect our results.”

“Alright, got it.” BroadSky asked, “Brother, which medal are you planning to get?”

“Of course, we’re getting gold.” Li Yao led the squad through the forest.

“This…” BroadSky forced a smile. “You have such high hopes Big Bro. If that’s the case, you shall direct us as you wish.”

“Okay, thank you for understanding, I will not hold back then.” Li Yao was looking for the location of the Strange Bird. “Once we get inside, all of you have to remember one thing. Even if you’re not attacking, stay behind the Strange Bird, leave the rest to me.”

“It’s that simple?”

“It’s that simple.”

The squad had reached a broad field. There was a three-yard tall Strange Bird taking a stroll on the field.

“I’ll go first, just remember to attack from the bird’s back. If the bird turns toward you, move away immediately and don’t stop attacking.”

“Understood.”

Li Yao took out his bow and began charging his arrow. His arrow glimmered in a faint, yellow light.

Snap…

Li Yao’s arrow landed on the Strange Bird’s leg, but the bird did not have any knee joints. The Eye of Creator could not locate the red, weak spot on the leg.

Every class had their very own unique fighting tactics. Classes that used quick weaponry such as short sword, dagger, bows and others would attack mobs on their legs to accumulate damage and knock it down. Once they have reached a higher level, they could obtain elemental weapons such as fire elemental weapons or weapons with paralyzing effects. Depending on the weapon’s fighting style, the effects would also change accordingly.

Classes that used heavy weaponry such as swords and maces focused on heavy blows and heavy damage, which made it easier for critical hits. Since the weapons were heavy, attacks were slower and the rhythm was also different from strong weapons.

For Li Yao, he had years of experience with his skills and blocking. Once he had attacked the weak point of Strange Bird, the creature would not have a chance to lay its claws on Li Yao. Besides, the Strange Bird’s health was four times lower since he was facing the creature alone.

Yet, Li Yao had to carry three other players. Although the Strange Bird did not have any weaknesses, Li Yao kept firing at its legs to accumulate damage.

The gigantic Strange Bird kept prancing, dashing, hissing and shooting fireballs and flames from its mouth. Li Yao pranced around in front of the creature. No matter how violent the bird’s attacks were, it never landed a scratch on Li Yao.

The other three players watched in horror. It was as if Li Yao knew the creature’s attacks, he was always inches away from the bird’s attacks. Although it looked dangerous, he was never hurt.

“He looks as if he is dancing on the tip of a blade, I’m blown away, Brother.” BroadSky kept chasing and slashing on Strange Bird’s butt.

“Tong, do not place your Earthbind Totem, it’s useless. In your position and at the Boss’s nine o’clock direction, place a Fire Serpent Totem thirty yards away.”

Tong said nothing and placed the totem as instructed, and she began casting Lighting Bolt nonstop.

HundredFaceWitch also followed behind the Boss, she casted the Aging Spell and threw a Bone Spear.

Bam…

As Li Yao’s tenth arrow hit the creature’s leg, Strange Bird was finally sprawled on the ground. The Boss’s health could not be seen in a stage challenge, but it could be roughly estimated by the creature’s movements.

“Sky Bro, quick, build up your Charge to three bars and attack on the creature’s head. Afterwards, continue with one-bar and get away. Try to break its ear.”

“Got it.”

BroadSky quickly ran toward Strange Bird and raised his sword up high. His sword began to blow in the same golden light, which then turned dark red.

Swish…

-156

A shocking damage number appeared on the Boss.

“Whoo, that felt awesome. This was my first time using three-bar Charge. Before this it was either because my bar was empty or I was already killed by Strange Bird.” BroadSky howled in excitement.

The three-bar charge for swords required a longer time to charge than Charged Arrows, which was three seconds. If they were not familiar with the Boss’s situation and used this skill, it would be suicide.

Li Yao’s three-bar Charged Arrows could cause more than a hundred in damage. His bow was Blue-grade whereas BroadSky’s sword was Green-grade, which was slightly lower in grade than Li Yao’s weapon.

“Move aside.” Li Yao was so entranced by BroadSky’s excitement that he had forgotten to attack.

“Sorry, I was too excited.” BroadSky ran away and Strange Bird began to stand up.

Now, the bird was even more ferocious, yet it could not attack the others as they had stayed hidden while looking for their chance to attack

BroadSky began to believe that this squad indeed stood a chance to get a Gold Medal.

While evading the bird’s attack, Li Yao fired off Charge Arrows nonstop. When Strange Bird was knocked down again, BroadSky used three-bar Charge attack for the third time.

With a bam, Strange Bird’s giant fan-shaped ears were broken into pieces. The bird became a bald bird.

“It’s broken, Sky Bro, do not attack the bird on its head when the creature falls again or else the others will not be able to catch up with their damage output and we will miss our chance to get an S result.”

“Roger that.” BroadSky was now completely following Li Yao’s instructions.

While the squad was still attacking with exhilaration, Strange Bird finally fell over for the last time. It only took them nine minutes to defeat the Boss.

“That’s it?” BroadSky could not believe what he was seeing. “This is too easy. It feels as though it is weaker than Elite mobs.”

“What more do you want, let it revive once more so we can defeat it again?” Li Yao laughed.

“Brother, you might not know this but, it took us top pros twenty-five minutes to get a Bronze Medal. In average, each of us died twice, that was the real kind of tough. We were chased around by this bastard and we passed this stage after becoming mud men.”

“Besides, I never had the chance to use three-bar Charge on this bastard, unlike this time. It feels so damn awesome.” He exclaimed.

“Excuse me, move out of the way. Let me begin collecting the loot.” AdorkableTong appeared out of nowhere and began looting on the Boss’s carcass.

“What is this?” Tong shared the item’s stats in the team chat.

Defense Stone: 100% chance to upgrade equipment obtained from The Den of Evil from White to Green, 50% chance to upgrade equipment from Green to Blue.

“This is some good stuff. From the information given by the administrators, this item will have a 100% drop rate if we finish the stage with no damage taken, 50% drop rate if we get an S result,” said BroadSky.

Li Yao nodded. This item was used to shorten the gap of equipment grades between solo players and team players. This destroyed the plans of major guilds or clubs to monopolize the uncommon equipment obtainable from these stages.

This too could benefit team players, allowing them to clear out stages faster.

“Starfire, just keep this for yourself. I don’t need the loot,” said BroadSky.

He was not short of loot from Big Strange Bird. Now, he already had a full set of Strange Bird armor. The weapon that he was holding was a Green-grade weapon acquired from hitting the bird’s critical point.

Shing…

White lights began flashing, all four of them were teleported out of the stage. They were back on the big airship.

At the same time, there were some changes on the gold lettering engraved on the side of the airship.

“Quick, look. There are some gold letterings.”

“How is this possible. I couldn’t even pass challenge stage while some teams have already finished the gold challenge.”

Not just this airship, players from other districts and continents saw the same huge letterings on the airship. An uproar ensued.

Squad Rankings:

No.1 Captain: Starfire, Squad members: BroadSky, HundredFaceWitch, AdorkableTong

Stage evaluation S, No-damage clearance, Successful critical hits, Challenge difficulty: High, Acquired: Gold Medal

Time Used: Nine minutes and thirty-two seconds.

Region: China

The second-place team only got a Bronze Medal, they used twenty-two minutes and was from North America. The third-place team used twenty-three minutes and was from the West. There was a minimal difference between the time used.

“Impossible, they must have used a bug. I refuse to accept this.”

People from all around the world, and even people from China were discontented and reported to the administrators. Even so, they received a reply saying that everything was normal.

“Damn it, the first place was robbed by the Chinese. It is impossible to turn the tables around.” An American white guy was enraged.

“It’s okay to fail once, John. Let’s take it as preparation for the Level 5 stage leaderboard,” said a blonde priest.

After the blonde priest had spoken, others began to calm down.

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The blonde priest, Aidella, sensed that the team’s morale was somewhat low. “Don’t forget, challenge stage is more toward an individual’s capability whereas adventure stage is the Vatican’s main target. Besides, Podell is now ranked first in solo kill, and he hasn’t even stopped breaking records yet,” said the priest while he healed his teammates.

“You’re right, our guild is currently ranked first and we are undefeatable,” roared John.

Yet, after a few minutes, they were stunned as they stared at the private chat. Big Strange Bird had slaughtered their entire team within seconds.

Those that were revived could not believe it.

“Who the hell is this Starfire? He carried people and got the Gold Medal, not longer after that he got a Platinum Medal.” John roared again.