MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter

“How do we get across?” Qin Feng Yi asked. The corridor leading to the third platform was even further, and patrol monsters loomed in greater numbers. “Big Brother is smarter than Tonton. How can he not think of a way?” The adorable Tonton huffed, then added, “Your viewers doubt Big Brother’s ability to cross. They believe if he cannot cross, they should bet on it. Now, they don’t even dare to place their bets anymore, hmph…”

The online viewers were at a loss for words. Many of them had overextended their credit and essentially had nothing left.

“My heavy crossbow can reach one hundred and fifty yards, but its power could be reduced if we add a rope. The method I’ve in my mind requires the strength of the heavy crossbow. Moreover, we have to deal with another problem – the question of how much weight the rope can bear. It’s hard to estimate if it can withstand my strength. We need to try it out first,” Li Yao said, furrowing his brows.

“That… the third platform is two hundred yards high. If one falls, even a level 10 elite would die. If you’re going to try, isn’t the cost too high?” Qin Feng Yi hesitated.

“It’s alright, I can manage. I’ll give it a try first.”

Li Yao pulled out his heavy crossbow. He attached a special arrowhead to a steel arrow, then linked everything with a set of ropes.

“Big Brother, what’s the purpose of this arrowhead?” Tonton asked curiously.

As Li Yao carefully set up the equipment, he said, “Once shot, this type of arrowhead will bloom upon entering the enemy’s body, firmly latching on to the target. You’ll see how it works later, especially against the metal-based arcane guardian.”

“But isn’t it too far? How can you close this gap?” Qin Feng Yi asked curiously.

“I think I know how it works,” Tonton said, seeming to have realized something. She knitted her brows and added, “But it’s so dangerous, we’re literally walking the thin line between life and death.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll try it first. If this method doesn’t work, we’ll tweak it a bit. Anyway, it shouldn’t be a big problem,” Li Yao said, his eyes riveted on the opposite platform.

The opposite platform was essentially level with the dome they were standing on. They had a clear view of the situation on that platform.

The opposite platform was even bigger. Although it also had pillars and statues, it didn’t have a dome. Surprisingly, it had a fountain and various flora —it looked like a small garden.

In the middle laid a wide, blood-red carpet that stretched to the stairs in the distance. The stairs seemed to lead to another platform, but the stairs were too tall, and they couldn’t see what lay beyond them.

They could see arcane guardians wandering around the garden. One of them was slowly patrolling the edge of the platform.

Whether it was the audience watching at home or those watching the live broadcast, everyone held their breath, their eyes glued to the screen, eager to see how Li Yao would solve this enormous problem.

The methods adopted earlier to clear the elite monsters and crossing the platforms were no longer applicable, so they needed to come up with a new solution.

As the elite on the opposite side was about to reach the edge, Li Yao suddenly turned around, his back to the platform.

Then, everyone saw Li Yao jet backwards. His body left behind the second dome and was momentarily suspended in mid-air.

In a flash, Li Yao flew backward about forty yards, then abruptly turned around and fired his heavy crossbow.

Bang, click…

The steel arrow, along with the rope, buried deep into the throat of the arcane guardian. He grabbed the rope and began to descend due to inertia.

To Qin Feng Yi and Tonton’s surprise, his fall came to an abrupt halt. His body swung with the momentum given by the rope.

The steel arrow was embedded in the body of the arcane guardian. As Li Yao’s weighted body caused a groaning sound, the manipulated puppet took an involuntary step forward and almost fell over.

Meanwhile, through the force of the rope, Li Yao had swung under the third platform like a pendulum.

Suddenly, with broken hands, Li Yao tossed out the Poisonous Snake Trap.

Clang clang…

Half of the arcane guardian’s body crashed on the platform, causing it to shake. But as Li Yao applied force, the half-hanging arcane guardian crumpled and fell off.

Meanwhile, the metal snake, through the force of the throw, soared and swiftly encircled a pillar.

As Li Yao saw the arcane guardian falling, he let go of the rope in his hand and grabbed the rope of the Poisonous Snake Trap firmly.

With the force of his fall, the rope tied around the pillar tightened rapidly. The metallic body of the Poisonous Snake Trap tied the rope around the pillar making a knot.

Boom…

The arcane guardian fell to the ground making a large pit. Silence ensued.

Just as everyone was about to cheer for Li Yao, they heard the creaking sound of the rope in his hands, followed by the sound of it snapping.

The rope in his hands snapped at the place where it was tied to the pillar and the platform.

Even though they were not present on the spot, everyone couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise. As the rope snapped, Li Yao plummeted like a shooting star.

“Big Brother!” Daid Meng exclaimed in shock.

Some viewers and members of the audience even closed their eyes.

Then came a wave of surprise and disbelief. Because Li Yao hadn’t been killed by the fall, he might have been covered in dirt, but he was still alive.

“This can’t be real.” Tian Na exclaimed in surprise, forgetting her poise as a host for the first time.

KB just looked intently at Li Yao who was sitting calmly, and kept quiet. The live chat room immediately had people trying to stir the pot.

“That’s it for Prairie Fire today.”

“Yeah. His skills are subpar and he is wasting everyone’s time. There’s nothing to see here, let’s disperse.”

“What the hell, it’s been well over an hour and all we watched was this.”

But nobody agreed with them, and the barrage of comments went crazy.

“Why didn’t Prairie Fire die?”

“I can’t believe my own eyes that I paid for this.”

I need an explanation from the experts on why he didn’t die from a fall of over a hundred yards.”

“Same here, was it a bug?”

“Although he didn’t succeed, Prairie Fire’s plan was flawless. The only issue was the rope wasn’t strong enough.”

“Prairie Fire is awesome, I need an explanation.”

In the TV studio, Tian Na, swarmed with countless messages, quickly asked,

“KB, can you explain it to us? Even I am somewhat confused.”

“Prairie Fire is a genius. His understanding of the Hunter class has reached its peak.” KB said, looking at the slow-motion replay of the scene. “Everyone, look. He used the Hunter’s backflip ability that he obtained from defeating the boss earlier. It allows him to backflip for forty yards.”

“Everyone, please watch. When he tried to turn around while backflipping, his body had already turned around by the time he reached the limit of the backflip, allowing him to face the platform again. Then he hit the Arcane Guard’s neck with an arrow.”

“I bet you all know that if he fails to hit the Arcane Puppet instantly, he would have fallen off. But he managed to aim and hit the Arcane Puppet’s neck in an instant. You’ll understand why this area is important in a moment.”

“This plan was ingenious. Look, the force of Prairie Fire’s fall brings down the Arcane Guard. You can tell the force was quite large. The Arcane Guard falls, with half of its body still on the platform. With Prairie Fire’s weight pulling it further, the Arcane Puppet was dragged off the platform and fell.”

“At the same time, Prairie Fire throws out his special metal snake from the

Poisonous Snake Trap, which coiled around a pillar on the platform. Prairie Fire, who has relieved a lot of force from the Arcane Guard, grabbed the second rope. His plan was ingenious and perfect to the core. It’s a pity that the rope failed.

Tian Na interjected, “Wouldn’t it be better for him to shoot the arrow into the Arcane Guard’s chest? It could relieve more force and maybe then the second rope wouldn’t break.”

“You’re correct, that’s why I mentioned earlier that the arrow had to hit the neck. Because if it hits lower than the chest, the Arcane Guard may not fall over. Even if he were successful in relieving the force and the second rope remained intact, Prairie Fire would already have entered battle mode. How could he get past the Arcane Guard? So, it was necessary to pull the Arcane

Guard off the platform. For this, he had to hit the neck.” KB explained.

“I see.” Tian Na realized with enlightenment, looked at the flood of text messages, and then said, “The audience has another question. Since Prairie Fire’s Poisonous Snake Trap is so unique and can even fly, why can’t the metal snake already coiled around the rope fly directly to the other side and wrap around the pillar? Or why not use two ropes?”

“That’s impossible. It’s a problem with the skill mechanism. The metal snake can’t carry such a long rope, it’s over a hundred yards of rope. Didn’t you notice just now? Prairie Fire flung the rope and the trap on his own. The metal snake has powerful explosive force that could rapidly carry the rope to coil around twice. But next it would start to lose strength. If my guess is correct, this trap can freeze enemies for one to two seconds. As for two ropes, how large would the surface area be? It would be wound around the entire arm after being taken out from the backpack. How could it be thrown out then?”

“Alright. Now, for the question that everyone is concerned about. Why didn’t Prairie Fire die from falling from such a height? Is it a bug?” Tian Na asked the key question.

“Of course it’s not a bug. Look at the scene. Li Yao uses ‘Shadow Roll’ just before he is about to hit the ground.”

In the scene, Li Yao used several ‘Shadow Rolls’ consecutively just before hitting the ground, which propelled his body to fly horizontally a great distance before rolling to the ground. He lost more than half of his health, but he didn’t die.

“Shadow Roll is a compulsory ability. It directs Prarie Fire’s body to move sideways. With several ‘Shadow Rolls’ , his downforce was converted into propulsion, which is why you see the result you do. By the way, a Mage’s ‘Blink’ and ‘Ice Barrier’ can allow the caster to survive falling from a great height, as can a Paladin’s ‘Holy Shield’. So this is not a bug at all. Of course, this can only be done theoretically. It’s better not to test it out. A lot of expert Mages from several guilds have tried using ‘Blink’ to survive falling from a great height, most of them died.’

“It’s so shocking. Even though he didn’t succeed, I still felt my blood boiling.” Tian Na said in awe.

“Yes, it’s such a pity. There was no issue with the plan. I really admire him. But fate is unpredictable. If he can’t resolve the issue of absorbing the force, he can’t conquer the platform.” KB also felt some regret.

The audience felt the same way. Even though the moment was fleeting, the series of actions gave them a thrilling feeling.

“Big Brother, are you okay?” Daid Meng looked down at Li Yao from the platform.

“I’m okay. I just thought of a way. I don’t know if it will work, but I’ll try again..”

Li Yao said…