MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1509: Fighting Beasts

Chapter 1509: Chapter 1509: Fighting Beasts

Li Yao felt that the progress made after a day and a half of grinding was adequate, but the development of events still exceeded his expectations.

When Starfire entered the middle layer, the System once again provided a settlement report.

However, this time, due to the sub-stages of the second level, it only gave an SSS rating without any rewards.

In other words, Starfire would need to complete the second level to receive rewards; if they failed, the rating would be meaningless.

Moreover, there were now two paths for Starfire to choose from. To pass the second sub-stage of the second level, because it was a composite mode, they could choose from two modes.

And these two modes were designed in reference to two other modes, the warfare mode and the adventure mode.

The first path was the Beast Fight.

In reality, this meant challenging various monsters within the dungeon, with the difference that one could use their profession’s skills without the restrictions of challenge mode, which, in many people’s view, undoubtedly reduced the difficulty.

The other was warfare; the alternative path was filled with elite Uldaman soldiers, taking down which could also lead to passing the stage.

After a discussion among the Starfire members, Sister Li summarized: "Both modes have their pros and cons. The advantage of choosing the Beast Fight is that we don’t have to sacrifice soldiers. As long as we pass this stage, there’s no harm to the team’s strength, which is perfect as we can maintain our current strength to better face the final battle. The downside is also clear, we need to stop our progress and wait for other teams. Only with enough teams gathered and competing, with the winners progressing and the losers being eliminated directly, does it look like six teams will fight for it."

"Alternatively, using our own powerful Legion to push through. The advantage is clear; we don’t have to wait and can proceed immediately, saving time. But the downside is, these elites are too strong, and trying to get through them will likely cause significant losses for us. Without knowing what lies ahead and having lost strength, especially if we’re going deep alone, it’s likely we could be ambushed or face challenges like the final boss that are likely not manageable by just one team."

"Let’s do a quick vote to see everyone’s wishes, then the elders can discuss further."

Actually, it’s quite clear that although choosing the warfare mode seems to allow for a standout performance, based on the nature of the dungeon, let alone the number of troops lost in fighting through the elites, going in alone to face the final challenge of a guild is very disadvantageous.

On the other hand, the adventure mode, challenging the Beast Fights is, on one hand, competition against players – Starfire is full of experts and thus is not to be underestimated.

Who would be convinced by whom among the players? In everyone’s eyes, competing against players seemed much easier.

Moreover, this time the Beast Fight allowed the use of one’s own profession skills, which, with full strength, further mitigated their concerns about this challenge.

"Most people chose the Beast Fight, and I also think it’s the best option. Plus, we have several experts in challenge modes here, big brother and Demoness Sister are a given, but the other brothers and sisters are also deeply captivated by it, achieving high scores. The guild’s daily and weekly dungeon challenges are almost always perfectly completed by them," Tongtong lifted her head, clearly indicating she was one of the experts.

"These elites are not to be trifled with, just looking at their equipment and defenses, they’re obviously on another level compared to the ones we encountered before, possibly even stronger than Uldaman’s elites. Now that our Fish Formation is on cooldown, even if we use the Dragon Formation to increase damage, our own losses will be considerable," Demoness said.

Li Yao, who had been silent, nodded, "Since everyone thinks the Beast Fight is good, let’s go with the Beast Fight. Regardless of what happens if we go with the warfare mode, with the Beast Fight, we can preserve our strength intact, and that’s most important. As for competition, no need to fuss over it, the main theme of this dungeon is competitiveness, even if we lose this round, it just means our strength wasn’t enough and we got eliminated early."

"Let’s rest then," Sister Li pointed to the plains in the distance, "This area is perfect for setting up camp, everyone set up camp, don’t log off. If you want to sleep, just do it in the tents. For those who do log off, keep communication open to connect at any time and be online within an hour. As for choosing the Beast Fight, when it starts is not something our guild decides anymore, we have to wait for other guild teams to arrive."

With the arrangements made, Starfire began to set up camp and wait.

Time passed, and guild teams gradually arrived, including a composite mode team and two warfare mode first-kill contesting teams, as well as adventure mode contesting teams.

The two warfare mode teams had no choice but to fight through, but they were not in a rush due to mutual wariness between the two guilds.

Six guilds took up a very vast area, and the defending Uldaman people in front of them were also fully prepared.

One day later, the System’s prompt finally came.

"Four teams chose the Beast Fight, meeting the condition, and now the Beast Fight begins. Warfare mode teams can start the attack any time, and also immediately embark on it. The evaluation for this warfare mode depends on the level of cooperation between the teams."

"It’s cooperation, not competition. No wonder, I was saying that warfare mode seemed much harder than the Beast Fight, so that’s how it is," Tongtong realized suddenly.

"Whether it’s cooperation or not, to get the best rating, the Beast Fight is still the best choice. Cooperating with other teams in warfare is like a joke; if you encounter a blockhead, it’s pretty much over," Angel was rather dismissive.

Others agreed, nodding. Everyone was originally competing for the first kill, and although this time it involved cooperation, how could there be real cooperation when the evaluation depended on it? It would be more difficult than just fighting through on one’s own.

However, since the choice was the Beast Fight, it was now necessary to compete with the other three guilds.

And the detailed rules for this Beast Fight were now presented.

"System: The general rule for the Beast Fight is an elimination system. In the end, only one team can pass through the Beast Fight Channel. All other teams will be eliminated."

"System: This competition is also based on accumulated evaluations, with cumulative team challenge ratings. The highest overall rating in the end wins."

"System: The Beast Fight is divided into three rounds, each with different rules. The first round, Heroic Challenge. The second round, Dual-Horn Competition. The third round, Anticipation."

"System: The first round begins, the Heroic Challenge. The first challenge is against a fierce Dragon Beast. Each team can select three challengers, and the highest rating from three challenges counts as the team rating."

"System: The highest rating is SSS. If a melee profession kills the fierce Dragon Beast without using continuous displacement blink skills, they will inevitably receive an S rating, and destroying all parts of the fierce Dragon Beast will also earn an S rating. The overall battle will have a final overall rating."

"System: Each team has fifteen minutes to select members to participate in the fight."