Chapter 28: Chapter 28 Infinite Firepower
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The Invincible Truth looked on as after just one round of exchange, the boss hadn’t even touched Li Yao, yet Li Yao’s attack had already reduced its health by over a thousand. In an instant, a fifth of the boss’s health was gone, which caused him to cry out in surprise once again.
“This… this is just too abnormal. Is he even a human?”
“Could it be…starfire?” Shadow Trace stared at Li Yao’s bow, uncertain. After all, there were too many similar or even identical equipment in the game, and it had so many players that one couldn’t determine if it was the same person even if they used the same equipment and skills.
“Absolutely, there’s no mistake about it. This person must be Starfire. Besides Starfire, who else possesses such attack methods or can solo a boss or has such high levels of attack?”>
Shadow Trace shook his head. “Not necessarily. There are a lot of players who are very good at this game, but just not well-known. Although the bow looks similar, it is not definitively Starfire. Plus, according to my sources, Starfire doesn’t have such a powerful arrow tower. Did you notice the dragon on his arm just now? It must be some skill. These people really know how to hide their abilities.”
“Maybe Starfire got stronger.” The Invincible Truth insisted on his own opinion.
“Perhaps, whether it’s Starfire or not, this material’s worth is undoubtedly significant.” Shadow Trace said seriously, “Capture it properly. I’m 100% sure that you will become an official reporter this time.”
“Yes, I will. This is truly an eye-opener. Even if he’s not Starfire, we have still discovered another great player. However, aren’t hunters supposed to be weak? How come the ones capable of soloing bosses are all hunters?”
Shadow Trace sighed, “Who told you hunters are weak? It’s because nobody can play them well right now. Look at Starfire and this master, how can you say hunters are weak? Stop overthinking.”
Naturally, Li Yao didn’t care about what the two reporters were thinking. His only concern right now was that he couldn’t claim the first kill under Starfire’s name.
He didn’t want to confuse the identities of Starfire and Prairie Fire. Starfire’s identity was that of a pure traditional Hunter, who gained various honors with his flashy skills.
As for Prairie Fire, he played the Mechanical Hunter with a crushing style. Holding out until dawn was his positioning for the Mechanical Hunter. This way, no one would think that two players with such different styles were actually the same person.
It’s not possible now. Having been filmed using Arrow Tower, he couldn’t use the name Starfire anymore.
Because his output was too abnormal right now, it was far stronger than that of a pure hunter. In a word, his current output was that of a squad, but the boss he was facing had the health of a boss.
In one round, he reduced the boss’s health by a fifth, which was simply too incredible.
When the Puppet rushed to Li Yao’s side, it had endured three waves of attacks from the Arrow Tower and two waves of Charged Arrow attacks.
Its health points abruptly dropped by over five hundred. By the time it reached Li Yao, its health points had dropped from five thousand to just over three thousand.
This process happened in less than five seconds.
Li Yao used a few Shadow Rolls to keep his distance from the boss, and the Puppet made a piercing noise.
“Little bug, you have provoked me. Bear Lord Moka’s wrath!”
Two jets of flame spewed out from beneath the Mechanical Puppet’s feet, its body lifted into the air, its head even hit the ceiling of the mine’s main hall, then it fell heavily.
Rumble…
Accompanied by the loud noise, Li Yao felt a strong vibration. Above his head, the damage numbers -5-6-8-6 popped up.
Meanwhile, irregular stone blocks continually fell from the ceiling of the hall.
Li Yao gave up his output and focused on avoiding the falling rocks. The Shockwave could make him lose health continuously, and if he were to be hit by a rock, even if he were not killed instantly, being immobilized and torn apart by the Puppet would be inevitable.
Li Yao drank a Basic Life Potion. The health gained and the health lost balanced out, stabilizing Li Yao’s health bar. This was the first time Li Yao had lost health since entering the game.
The Puppet stood up and began running towards Li Yao once more.
Blocking its path was an Arrow Tower. The Puppet swung its saw arm, and the Arrow Tower crumbled easily, like tofu, under its blade.
The puppet paused, swung his arm again, and a Flying Wheel shot out, chopping another Arrow Tower in half, rendering it useless.
“Damn!”
Dealing with a boss with command ability was just like this. The smarter the boss, the more difficult they were to deal with.
Stone Rain lasted for ten seconds. Li Yao finally managed to avoid it entirely, but only two of his three Arrow Towers remained, and the Arrow Towers were still on cool-down. He would have to wait several tens of seconds before he
could construct another one.
Li Yao did not dare to lead the boss to the other side as he was afraid the boss would destroy the crossbows. If he did not have the Steel Arrows from the ballista to jam the Puppet’s mechanical arm, there was no way Li Yao could possibly beat it himself.
If the boss’s lightning ability paralyzed Li Yao, he would be killed by the boss’s following skills.
Li Yao kept rolling and twirling around the other side of the hall, attacking the boss at the same time. As time passed, every time the cool-down period for the Arrow Tower passed, Li Yao would construct one.
The two people who were filming were already stunned. Watching as Li Yao narrowly avoided the boss’s attacks again and again, words could not describe their feelings of shock.
Even the veteran player Shadow Trace, who had experienced a lot of games, held his breath at the moment, as if the faintest noise would disturb Li Yao.
“This is simply artistry. His Arrow Tower is so strong, his movements are so flashy. Some people described Starfire’s evasion as dancing on the tip of a blade, but I must say, this is truly dancing on the tip of a blade. This is not an old game, but a free role-playing one. Where on earth did they find this guy from? I guess if he were to join a professional esports team, he could start a true unbeaten legend.”
Shadow Trace dared not make any sound, but his mind was filled with countless thoughts.
When Li Yao laid the second Arrow Tower, he quickly noticed that the steel arrow stuck in the Puppet’s joint had broken off a piece with only a small section remaining which was turning into tiny fragments and falling down. “Two minutes and fifteen seconds, it can only be controlled for about two minutes and fifteen seconds.’
At the same time that Li Yao made a judgment, he didn’t hesitate. He used continuous Shadow Rolls to quickly approach the crossbow.
With a sharp sound, the Puppet’s joint was violently shaken, shaking loose the steel arrow lodged there as the hammer in its hand began to spark with electricity – a sign that the boss was about to use his skill.
“Bad, the lightning is locked on him. He won’t have time to use the crossbow.” Shadow Trace screamed. Even though he was old, his keen observations enabled him to see the life-and-death situation Li Yao was in.
The two of them were more worried than Li Yao, as if they were the ones fighting the boss, and they were already sweating.
At this moment, they saw a small metal dragon appear, winding itself around the mechanical puppet’s arm. The Warhammer, about to be flung, was halted in mid-air.
Creak, creak…
The abrasive sound of metal sounded in Li Yao’s ears.
Having returned to the side of the ballista, Li Yao hurriedly adjusted its angle.
At the moment when the metal dragon bound the puppet’s arm, the arm of the puppet was raised, about to activate a skill.
But Li Yao seized the moment with precision. He controlled the metal dragon as it wound around the arm and tugged it in the opposite direction of the puppet’s force.
In doing so, the puppet’s arm was left hanging in the air, unable to unleash the skill it was about to use.
But Li Yao knew very well, be it the material or the strength of the metal dragon, it was inferior to the puppet. He only had an instant opportunity.
Crack, crack, crack…
The body of the metal dragon began to show cracks under the immense force of the puppet, and even started to break apart.
It was at this moment that Li Yao, having adjusted the ballista, fired the second arrow.
The two journalists who had been observing the battle had their hearts in their throats, exactly when the metal dragon broke, the puppet’s arm fell, and its skill was activated.
Scratch…
An extremely unpleasant noise came, the gigantic steel arrow lodged itself again in the joint of the puppet’s arm.
Under the enormous force, the puppet’s body fell flat on its back.
“Stunning! My goodness, that was a divine operation,” Unrivalled Truth exclaimed excitedly.
Shadow Trace also revealed a smile, saying, “If this guy isn’t Starfire, another renowned player is about to gain fame.”
Li Yao didn’t stand dumbfounded. Without a doubt, in the instant the arrow shaft was shot out, a homemade bow appeared in his hand.
While charging up, he quickly moved to another direction, with an obvious intention: to preserve the ballista. The military ballista was indeed a good item, and even if it wasn’t used in this fight, it shouldn’t be damaged.
One minute later, the boss’s health was less than a thousand. Just as the two journalists were about to cheer for Li Yao, a group of players stormed into the hall.
The two journalists were surprised, and found it was none other than the people from Leisure Studio, who had apparently already returned to the city.
“Thanks for helping us take down this boss; we’ll repay your kindness another time,” Leisure Brother Three laughed heartily.
At the same time, three warriors simultaneously used Charge and Taunt. The boss’s aggro was instantly pulled away.
Next, the ranged players began to attack the boss. And some players blocked Li Yao, ready to fight at any moment.
Li Yao instantly used Shadow Roll to distance himself from everyone, and drew his bow, ready for action.
“Thanks for your help today mate. Without you, we, Leisure Studio, would’ve been ruined,” Leisure Brother Three sneered, “So, to show our gratitude, let us send you back to the city. No need to thank us, it’s the least we can do.”
“What are you up to? I recorded the whole process. You snatched the boss and now you want to kill him?” Unrivalled Truth jeered.
It was only now that Leisure Brother Three saw the silhouettes of two people hiding in the shadows. Noticing Shadow Trace’s face, his expression changed; having met Shadow Trace not long ago, he knew him as a famous gaming journalist.
He could dismiss the other person’s presence, but not the video in his hand. Given the current state of the game, he was forced to be cautious. Every game has its tacit rules.
For instance, if you snatch someone’s boss, you can’t kill them. Of course, this only applies if the snatched party doesn’t retaliate.
This rule is negotiated by ordinary players. Although it’s not an official regulation and isn’t strictly implemented, if Leisure Studio had done it and nobody discovered it, no harm done. But now there’s a video, and they were in trouble.
While they didn’t want to attract too much attention, they were a gaming studio. They had to serve customers to make money, which means every player could potentially be their customer.
If they killed players after snatched their bosses and it was posted online, hordes of idle players would surely rally against them, even boycotting them.
“Cough, we’re joking earlier. Just stay over there, brother, or go back to the city. It’s best not to snatch our bosses, otherwise we’ll make the first move and no one will blame us for killing you.”
After pondering for a moment, Leisure Brother Three made a gesture of invitation. He didn’t care about it, and walked towards the crevice. Leisure Brother Three didn’t have a shred of remorse. Snatching a monster or a boss from other players was nothing unusual in the game.
Besides, they saw with their own eyes the boss’s health replenishing several dozen times faster as the twenty-odd players from Leisure Studio began their onslaught. Despite that, the boss still appeared to be at a sliver of its health. The most threatening arm was also stuck, so they were confident they could defeat this boss.
“They definitely returned to the city, so why did they suddenly appear here?” Unrivalled Truth asked, baffled.
Li Yao thought for a moment and replied, “It’s simple. One of their magicians learned teleportation and brought them all back. They truly returned to the city. It’s probable that a player on guard duty noticed me attacking the boss, and called them back. Nothing strange about it.”
Unrivalled Truth stared at Li Yao in a daze, “Damn, they snatched your boss, and you’re not even a tiny bit angry?”
Li Yao replied, “I am very angry.”
“But I don’t see you looking worried or angry at all, ” Unrivalled Truth was at a loss for words.
After deliberation, Li Yao finally said, “I’m indeed angry, but I don’t need to worry at all.”
“Why is that?” Unrivalled Truth pursued relentlessly.
Li Yao just smiled without giving an answer.
Shadow Trace descended into deep thought. It appeared as if this expert had things well under control. Having witnessed Li Yao’s tactics firsthand, Shadow Trace naturally didn’t think Li Yao was blindly overconfident.. Instead, he looked at the Leisure Studio players with pity…