MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1521: Competing for Supremacy

Chapter 1521: Chapter 1521: Competing for Supremacy

Mu Zi entered the arena, and just like the others, faced the initial roaring and charging of two monsters.

Mu Zi knew that the two monsters were not targeting him at the beginning, so he sidestepped and then followed with a backward roll, dodging clear of the path in between.

As the two monsters collided, Mu Zi pointed his Magic Wand, and a Fire Bird descended from the sky, exploding right in between the point of impact.

The two monsters were scorched by the flames but only for a brief moment before the effect of the Flame Burn dissipated.

Following that, one monster continued its charge, while the other kept rolling.

And now their target had become Mu Zi. As a Mage clad in cloth armor—a class with low durability—he would have to use his lifesaving skill if hit once, and a second hit would almost certainly result in instant death.

Moreover, against multi-hit consecutive attacks, it’s virtually certain that even lifesaving skills wouldn’t suffice.

So does that mean Mu Zi’s dodging, rolling, or even diving forward is ineffective? No, of course, they’re useful.

However, as a Mage constantly dodging, there’s simply no time to chant spells for powerful attacks, only managing to cast some instant-cast spells in the brief moments he can, which naturally do much less damage.

The abilities of the two monsters are really bothersome; against one, a skilled player would not find it too difficult if they could use their class’s powerful abilities.

However, under the frenzied assault of these two monsters, no matter how powerful your skills and damage are, they’re useless if you can’t execute them.

Mu Zi found himself in such an awkward situation with one monster’s attack frequency already high, especially the Black Horned Dragon.

And that’s without considering the cooperative tactics with this huge hammer-wielding dragon.

The hammer-wielding dragon, aside from its tire attack and snapping bite, also had a very fierce Skydragon Tail Swing.

And throughout the battle, explosive objects would also drop from its body, making the fight incredibly treacherous.

Mu Zi could only manage to dodge clumsily while seizing opportunities to deal damage.

As Mu Zi lunged forward, the ground trembled, and the Black Horned Dragon suddenly burst out of the ground.

Mu Zi used the brief invincibility of his forward lunge to negate the impact of the Skyrocket Cannon, but at that moment, the hammer-wielding dragon transformed into a rolling wheel, crushing towards him.

By this time, Mu Zi had been fighting for nearly half an hour and had already used his lifesaving skills and Ice Barrier.

The forward lunge required setup and was already too late, the invincibility from sidestepping was too short, and with Blink on cooldown, his only choice was to roll.

However, the brief invincibility from rolling was still not enough to withstand the wheel’s multi-hit attack, and he was crushed to death.

"Just one monster is annoying enough, but two is simply unplayable."

"The skills of these two monsters themselves are disgusting. It’s manageable normally, but with bad luck facing two monsters in sync, who could withstand that?"

"Even the heavily-defensive fighters couldn’t hold out at the beginning; now even Mages are struggling. Looks like we can only rely on agile classes with low durability."

"I also think we need a class with high agility. Mages are powerful, but if they can’t chant and cast, their damage is too low, and their dodging isn’t enough. Limiting Blink is basically killing a Mage’s chance of scoring high."

"Yeah, with both monsters being so large, it’d be okay if there was team coordination, but a single Mage can’t make it with crowd control alone."

"Thinking it over, I reckon that using engineering tools in combination with a highly agile class is best, and somehow it feels like the Hunter would be the most suitable. Have I been brainwashed by Prairie Fire?"

"Huh, I deeply agree. Assuming the technique is solid, I feel Hunter is the most appropriate too."

"Get real, how many Hunters out there have Prairie Fire’s skills?"

"Hehe, I can hardly wait to see Prairie Fire in action."

"Just wait, we’ll probably have to endure a few more hours."

"Those two monsters are such a pain in the ass. Even if they can be killed, I reckon it’ll be a slow drain."

The audience who has been watching the screen is all prepared for an endurance battle.

In fact, their guess is spot on.

Because Mu Zi is up next, the remaining two guilds also exercised their right to substitute players.

They recognized that Mu Zi was strong, and their Mages were not much different, deducing that if Mu Zi couldn’t make it, their Mages would likely fare no better.

So they opted for an elite profession with greater agility, and the Korean team sent in a berserker wielding Twin Blades.

If his stamina holds up, he could maintain a berserk state for a long duration. In his berserk state, both attack and movement speeds are significantly increased.

This is just the right counter for those two monsters. Also, as an engineering student, he could use props to his advantage. It took him an hour to kill the Black Horned Dragon, and eventually, he was hammered to death by the dragon, but at least he managed to kill one monster and received an A++ rank for it.

The Korean team sent in an agile Elite rogue, and a Tool Thief at that. With his adeptness and various props, he took down both monsters in two hours, earning an S+ evaluation.

The audience also noticed that the ratings were continuously climbing. Starting from the second round, all teams were able to achieve an S ranking or higher.

And the ranks were getting increasingly higher, with Starfire’s Feng Yi playing in the second round. She specializes in a summoning build that greatly split the monsters’ frequency of targeting her.

In an hour and ten minutes, she took down both monsters and even damaged several parts, attaining an SS+ evaluation.

The other guilds suddenly found their direction too, one after another letting summoning professions take the stage, scattering the enmity of the two monsters. They found the difficulty had decreased again, and everyone’s rankings rose further.

The scary part about this rotating combat is exactly here, and with several rounds to boot, good tactics can be immediately learned by others.

By the third round, the African Team with the lowest evaluation brought out their trump card.

An engineering summoner went into play, assisted by various props and summoned creatures, he managed to kill both monsters in just over fifty minutes, garnering an SS++ ranking.

This was already a very high evaluation, and the final two guilds had prepared their trump cards.

But it wasn’t until they saw Li Yao stand up to enter the game that they suddenly realized a problem.

Not only is Li Yao incredibly agile, but if his summoned creatures entered the fray, what would happen?

Li Yao, as a superstar, is widely known amongst the ancient gods. What pets Li Yao owns, what characteristics these pets have, they knew all too well.

Li Yao’s powerful pets are numerous: Black Dragon Queen, Hydra, Spider Tank, Fire Eagle, and so on. Each one being incredibly overpowered.

It’s expected that any one of them could stand their own or even dominate the monsters in the Duel Field.

With this in mind, everyone’s expression turned sour.

They had assumed their own trump cards could surpass Starfire, but if Li Yao went into play, what could they use to compete, to surpass him?

As they were in a state of intense conflict, Li Yao was teleported to the center of the Duel Field.

However, to everyone’s surprise, Li Yao did not summon his own pets as everyone had anticipated. Instead, he started to check his tools, seemingly with no intention of summoning any pets at all...