MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1527: The Hunt

Chapter 1527: Chapter 1527: The Hunt

This battle made them realize the importance of teamwork; even though their health points had increased considerably, they could still achieve a relatively good performance with divided aggro and cooperative tactics.

However, the three teams felt great regret because not only could they see this point, but Starfire must have seen it as well.

Their only chance to qualify was if Starfire suffered a complete defeat in the third match without scoring, then they would have to fight tooth and nail in the second and third rounds, striving for higher evaluations—that would be a normal competition.

In fact, that’s almost how it was. Aside from Starfire’s side, the other arenas were as they anticipated, indeed fierce battles of dragons and tigers.

Since everyone’s abilities were roughly the same, in similar strength levels, what mattered were luck and tactics.

If you were lucky or had just the right tactics to counter and restrain the monsters, then naturally, the evaluation would be high.

A simple principle; for example, summoner classes might not score highly in the first two rounds, but in the third round, with team cooperation and a bunch of pets summoned, the difficulty of the game would be greatly reduced.

In reality, the people on Starfire’s side had also thought of this, but all intended to save it for the last two rounds as their trump card.

However, the situation in the first round of the third match drove them to near despair. Let’s not mention how slim the chances were for Li Yao to suffer a crushing defeat; even without Li Yao’s involvement, it wouldn’t be a problem for a few of Starfire’s top players to clear this round. Under such circumstances, how could the other three teams not feel desperate?

The members of the three teams were either furious, stifled, or indignant, but most of all, they felt despair.

As top teams of leading guilds, they were all conceited, fighting for the honor of securing the first kill.

They were not afraid of competing with other teams; in fact, that was part of the fun of the game.

However, what had they encountered? A monster of a player.

All the talk of dragons and tigers battling, of fighting to the last drop of blood for honor, became utterly worthless.

At the start, they were wary of Starfire’s team, but that was all—they didn’t really consider Starfire to be truly invincible.

Some teams even thought that pushing out a strong competitor like Starfire was just a matter of convenience, and to say they were scared of Starfire was pure nonsense.

Playing a game is just about having fun for ordinary players, even more so for these top experts. In reality, what they looked forward to was climbing over Starfire and Li Yao to rise to the top and bask in glory.

However, when they truly faced Starfire and Li Yao, they finally understood the feelings of those who had suffered losses before them. They finally realized what was out of reach and what it felt like to be in despair.

What had they fought so desperately for? Wasn’t it for honor? Yet, in the end, the performance they struggled so hard to achieve paled in comparison to Li Yao’s—it was simply pathetic.

They painstakingly struggled for an hour, cautious and clumsy as a dog, only for the other side to resolve the battle in less than five minutes with ease, as if they were not even playing the same game.

But damn it, these were the same monsters, and with such a contrast under live streaming, it was even more painful than being killed.

Other teams not competing here naturally wouldn’t know the situation and wouldn’t feel anything. But they were teams that had contended with Starfire.

By then, other teams wouldn’t talk about how formidable Starfire was, but how useless these three teams were, how easily defeated they were.

Just as they had once said about those other teams that failed.

Starfire naturally wouldn’t concern herself with their feelings, and it was her turn in the third match.

"Big brother, let me have a try. It’s not like we’re going to lose with our team anyway," Tongtong said.

Li Yao shook his head and said, "I’ll go myself. Even though we’re competing with other teams, do you really see them as opponents?"

"Aren’t they opponents?" Mu Zi asked, puzzled.

"If we’re only talking about this single round of duel, then naturally they are opponents. But what are we fighting for? It’s the first kill, and this duel is just one part of the race for that first kill. Although we’re sure to win, this part can still affect the overall evaluation and have a significant impact on the final reward calculation."

Only then did everyone come to a realization. They were so engrossed in the duels that they only realized it after Li Yao’s words.

In the third match, Li Yao went to the Duel Field directly, and as he took the stage, the main screen switched the broadcast back to Starfire’s side of the Duel Field.

The audience was very much looking forward to seeing how Li Yao would handle the problem of the three consecutive challenges. However, considering that it took Li Yao less than five minutes to kill two monsters, this interval of time posed no challenge for him.

The audience didn’t think Li Yao would fail; they were eager to see how he would pass. Since there were no restrictions in the third match, they wanted to see what it would be like when Li Yao went all out.

It was only when they saw Li Yao take out his Star Bow that they realized—his proficiency lay with the bow. Sickle, big hammer, hand cannon—those were just makeshift weapons for him.

Especially after the second match, with Li Yao’s demonstration, the experts just needed to train a bit. Even if they couldn’t reach Li Yao’s level, they could still imitate much of it and would at least not be as embarrassed.

Moreover, with the opening of the Duel Field on this side, an external challenge mode appeared with Duel Field challenges available for anyone to try, and people were already eager to attempt Li Yao’s methods.

The battle began, and the ferocious Dragon Beast took the stage.

The Dragon Beast roared and then charged at Li Yao. Just when the audience thought Li Yao would use the same method as before, he flashed and retreated several dozen yards, then bent his bow and notched an arrow, ready to charge it up.

The Dragon Beast, as usual, accelerated until its legs couldn’t keep up, then fell to the ground, using its inertia and hard skull to strike at its target ahead.

And just as it charged within a few dozen yards of Li Yao—that is, at the spot where Li Yao first stood up—Li Yao suddenly released his fully charged Charged Arrow.

A ray enshrouded in starlight shot out, and the arrow struck directly into the eye of the Dragon Beast.

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The audience saw a stream of light penetrate the eye and then emerge from the tail, as the starlight pierced through the Dragon Beast.

Then a series of silvery glows burst forth, and the Dragon Beast let out an extremely piercing scream.

This strike was too fierce. The Piercing Arrow, usually average in performance, was incredibly useful against such a giant creature.

A Piercing Arrow damage every 2.5 yards, against a creature almost a hundred yards long, was simply too pleasurable.

Dozens of damage numbers soared, making the onlookers’ blood boil...