Chapter 39 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Since it was Qin Fengyi’s first time on air, her popularity was blown out of proportions. She had attracted many viewers, and many guilds that had yet cleared out the stages were basically paying attention to her livestream.

At the moment, they were racking their brains and still could not figure out how a player could rely on ropes to stabilize his body while trying to kill an Elite in this situation.

Most of the audience in front of their TVs had the same doubts. They had no idea how Li Yao was going to pull it off.

Fengyi finally voiced out the question that everyone was asking, “How are you going to kill Elites in your current position now? And what exactly should we do on top of this slope?”

Li Yao grabbed another bundle of rope from his backpack and flung it over the tip of the dome. “Now that you’re all below the platform, you don’t have to worry about getting into a melee combat with the Wretcheds. Just stay there and attack. As for the ranged mobs, they’re all Mage mobs. I’ve tried battling them and the mages in this area are basically Fire Elemental Mages. They will release a Fireball in about every twenty seconds and a Shower of Flame every thirty seconds. Since you guys are down there, it’s a good position and is far enough for you to evade their attacks.”

AdorkableTong blinked innocently, she was still puzzled. “I know how to attack, but I would like to know how are we going to attack the Elites without having to worry much? Fire Mages are alright, but when it comes to close-combat, it will be an instant kill and we can’t completely dodge the attacks.”

Li Yao nodded and spoke through the team voice chat, “ShadowDancer, you want to learn a new skill, right? Now, let me tell you something, every class has their own hidden attributes.”

“Hidden attributes?” LilShadow was confused. Just like him, everyone was dumbfounded.

“Correct, hidden attributes.” Li Yao replied. “For example, as a Hunter, I found out that there is a hidden attribute, which is, I can create a lot of traps. Besides, these traps can have the Hunter’s bonus attributes other than having their own attributes.”

“Everyone knows that Hunter’s traps can benefit from the Hunter’s attributes. How is that a hidden attribute?” Tong asked.

“I’m talking about self-made traps, not the Trap skill. Few days ago, I trained myself as a Level 2 Bandit and switched to my Hunter character. I used self-made traps for both characters to kill mobs and I found out that for the same trap, Hunter’s self-made traps are much more powerful than Bandit’s. And quite simply as a comparison, it is the same with a lasso. A Hunter’s rope is at least three times stronger than a Bandit’s.” While Li Yao was explaining, the other end of the rope had been tied by him into a flexible noose.

ShadowDancer was able to become an Apotheosized Bandit in his past life. His ability to comprehend information was amazing, he immediately understood the use of hidden attributes. He even came to understand that a Hunter was much more powerful than other professions when operating a Ballista.

“Then, what hidden attributes do Bandits have?”

Li Yao gave him a faint smile. “I’ve only played as a Bandit for two days, how would I know. But from my experience as a Hunter, I’m certain that there is at least one. Everyone knows that in the game, weapon damage and attacking speed are fixed. Under the same attributes, Bandits can attack faster when using short weapons when compared to other classes. Then again, Bandits are the most flexible when using hook ropes.”

It was natural for Li Yao to know that every classes had hidden attributes. Now that there were too many people watching the broadcast, it was better for him to not portray himself as someone that was too far ahead of time and act like a know-it-all.

“I think I get it now.” Tong’s eyes were gleaming. “Figures. I knew that Big Bro’s attributes are much higher than a Warrior’s strength at the same level, but with melee weapons, your attacking damage is normal. Now, I finally understand.”

“My viewers are getting noisy. Some of them said that it was a big enlightenment and they are trying it out now while watching my livesteam, but some said that those were just empty talk. They want you to prove it.” Fengyi stared at the messages popping up on the big screen.

“My traps are all done, now I’ll prove it to them.” Li Yao carefully loosened up the rope around his waist, his feet were stepping on the top edge of the platform. His body seemed to be hanging on the edge and his head was lunging downward.

His entire body weight was now rested entirely on the rope around his waist. If the rope were to break, he would fall off.

In this position, he could see the number of Elites patrolling on the platform below.

The Elven building was very tall and grand, and there was still a remnant of an ancient temple architecture. The height between the platform to the dome alone was at least forty or fifty yards, while the height of a normal High Elf was only about two yards tall.

The area of the platform was very large. When converted into real-life units it would be at least a thousand square meters. There was a total of nearly thirty Elites randomly patrolling around the platform.

Li Yao observed attentively and carefully adjusted his angle. He slowly dropped the lasso from his hands.

The lasso stayed about five yards above the Wretched’s head to avoid detection by the mob.

Moments later, a Wretched with a shield and one-handed sword walked under the lasso.

Li Yao held his breath as he swung the lasso violently, then he let go of the rope.

Viewers that were spectating the broadcast in front of the TV were holding their breaths. The lasso was swung up like a swing and dropped heavily, it landed precisely on the Wretched’s neck.

Then, Li Yao jerked the lasso abruptly to tighten the rope around its neck.

The unsuspecting Wretched’s body was pulled out of the platform by a tremendous force. Then, Li Yao released the rope.

What followed next was the squeaking sound of the rope being pulled tightly. The Wretched was hung mid-air and it struggled constantly, but his struggle was in vain as the other end of the rope was tied to the top of the dome. Unless it were to break free of the rope or cut it, its only fate was being hung to death.

“What are you waiting for? Hurry up and attack!” It was too difficult for Li Yao to attack at his current position. He hurriedly shouted at them when he saw his squad members still dumbstruck.

“Oh, oh!”

Tong was dumbfounded, and she immediately placed a Fire Serpent Totem on the ground when Li Yao shouted at them. Then, she used Lighting Arrow.

Fengyi, on the other hand, used Aging Curse and Bone Spear after weakening the monster.

Although their equipment and level were higher, their attacking damage was incredibly low when faced with an Elite five levels higher than their current levels. It was just ten points, nine points and so on.

The Level 10 Elite’s Health was almost as much as a Level 5 Boss, it was around 4,500 points of Health.

Even ShadowDancer was not willing to sit around this time. He took out his Two-handed Crossbow and began firing, his accuracy was quite good.