Chapter 27 (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“What is he trying to assemble? That looks kind of cool.” UltimateTruth had his eyes glued on the Firehawk Ballista.
“This, this looks like something of a High Elven style, it’s a military ballista. This is crazy! There are actual players that can assemble this, holy moly! It’s a good thing that we stayed longer.”
ShadowDay muttered, “Film properly, direct the camera angle, we will shoot from multiple angles. Once we get it done, I can guarantee you our video will go viral. If you want to be an official reporter, get this thing done and problem solved.”
UltimateTruth was paying attention now. “No way, all he did was assemble a ballista. What’s so great about it?” he asked.
ShadowDay replied patiently, “I tried to let you understand the game comprehensively, but you did not listen to me. You haven’t read the information that I’ve given you, have you?”
“I don’t have the time.” UltimateTruth answered awkwardly.
“You, sigh. Mind you, this game is backed by policy and was made to be extremely difficult. Learning a sub-class requires players to complete a set of complicated tasks. There are ten rings of tasks for each sub-class, with each ring more difficult than the previous ones. Until now, there are only a few players that have learned a different sub-class. Most players are waiting to learn once they have reached Level 10 and have earned enough money.”
After ShadowDay had explained so much, UltimateTruth still did not understand. “Even if it is difficult, but there are still hundreds of millions of players, especially powerful guilds that are training players. There are also quite a number of players that are learning sub-classes, so what’s the big deal about him being able to assemble a ballista?”
“Why don’t you get it? Alright, let’s take engineering as an example. It is useless at the beginning as you can only make some explosive powder, firecrackers, steel rods, screws, etc. Based on what I know, it is impossible for players to get their engineering proficiency to intermediate level at the moment. The proficiency limit is nine hundred, and the remaining hundred requires one hundred ores. Not even the big guilds have that much. It requires almost twenty gold coins to upgrade your proficiency to nine hundred.”
“No way, twenty gold coins just to learn to make crap?”
“What do you think? Besides, ballista is a military item. From the information I was given, items belonging to military engineering are classified and were not given to players. Not even mobs or Bosses would drop the blueprints. But look at him, he was trained and could disassemble the old ballistae and used only a few minutes to make a new one. I can guarantee that this player here is a special one. You tell me, is this footage valuable?”
“So, he’s really this good. Luckily you’re here since you know so much.” Ultimate’s eyes glittered with excitement. “I’m sorry Shadow bro, you gave me so much information but I thought you were trying to bully newcomers. I’ve heard from other newcomers that they were not treated this way. Now I understand that you care for me and you’re passing down your knowledge to me. I was even unimpressed with your decision earlier.”
ShadowDay laughed, “It’s nothing. Those licensed journalists look down on us game journalists and think we’re non-professionals. I heard this from my mentor, but I did not understand it back then, now I do. Next time, watch and learn, don’t let those journalists underestimate us again.”
“I’ll do my best. I’ll finish reading up on the information once I go offline today.” UltimateTruth realized the importance of the information. The information was collected from various sources and organized by ShadowDay himself. Deep inside, he had a heartfelt admiration toward Shadow.
ShadowDay gave him a pat on the shoulder. “No need to rush, take your time.”
UltimateTruth nodded and felt that his heart was on fire.
What he did not know was that one day, he would walk amongst top journalists and become a world-famous journalist.
In the Mine arena, Li Yao winched the ballista’s heavy string and placed a huge arrow that was over two yards in length. The arrow’s tip glimmered, giving off a hint of murderous aura.
Li Yao adjusted the ballista’s firing angle. At the corner of his eyes, the Boss’s profile was shown on the screen.
Mine Puppet
Rank: Level 5 low-level Leader
Health: 5,000
Skills: Hammer Shock, Lightning Berserk, Manic Slice, Flywheel of Death, Heavy Stomp, Berserk Rip
Mok’rash
Rank: Level 5 low-level Leader
Health: 3,000
Skills: Explosive Barrels, Time-Bomb, Lethal Shot, Death Grenades
There was another creature inside of the puppet that was controlling it. The creature had gone mad due to the corrupted Sunwell energy. Its life was entwined with the puppet.
To beat this Boss, players had to break the puppet and kill the creature inside, Mok’rash, to win. This Boss was divided into two stages.
Members of Getaway Studios could not even beat the first stage, let alone the more powerful second-stage Boss. Moreover, the Boss’s Health added up to 8,000. With twenty five players facing the Boss, the Boss’s Health would be even more terrifying.
Even if they beat the first stage, they would faint the moment they see another Boss emerge from the metal scraps.
“Damn, he’s aiming at the Boss, he’s starting a Boss fight. He must be insane for attempting to solo a Boss.” UltimateTruth could not believe what he was seeing.
“Pay close attention, let’s find the best angle for our footage. I think we’re going to make a fortune out of this.” ShadowDay was excited as he did not expect to encounter someone that would solo a Boss. Even if he fails, his use of military items was enough to bring other players to shock.
Li Yao constantly adjusted the Ballista’s angle. This kind of Ballista was less accurate than a bow, and even Li Yao dared not use it carelessly. The user required a lot of experience and acute judgement in operating the Ballista.
In his eyes, a red area appeared in the joint seam of the giant puppet’s arms. Li Yao had to shoot the huge steel arrow into the puppet’s joint.
The game system would do its best to rationalize the Boss. For example, players could shoot the puppet’s joints, which could weaken the Boss’s ability to move.
The difference in the size or toughness of the material of the arrow resulted in different outcomes. For instance, the steel arrow he was using was at least the thickness of a child’s arm.
Judging by Li Yao’s previous experience with operating a military Ballista, this steel arrow could jam the Mech-Puppet’s joints for at least two minutes and at most three minutes.
Li Yao needed to jam the puppet’s mechnical sledgehammer arm. This was because the hammer’s Lightning Berserk skill was a Locked skill and could not be evaded at all. As for the Boss’s electric saw, Li Yao was confident in his dodging skills.
The puppet’s movement speed was not very fast.
Clang, clang, clang…
Following the puppet’s heavy footsteps, Li Yao felt his heart jump. It was as if his heartbeat was resonating with the puppet’s footsteps.
The puppet was getting closer to Li Yao, his steel arms were flailing.
Finally, when they were about a hundred fifty yards apart, Li Yao squinted his eyes.