MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter

Li Yao used this method to lure the monsters and then kill them in hordes.

The difficulty of this type of monster killing fell mainly on Li Yao’s shoulders. Luring the monsters was the most crucial link, requiring him to lure at least several waves of wolf packs. If his speed or technique wasn’t up to par, chances of failure would be extremely high.

As long as he kited the monsters to a narrow terrain, took advantage of the environment, and trapped the monsters with the Wall of Mist, he could confidently deal damage.

The speed of kiting the wolves on the prairie, which excelled in speed, was a huge challenge that was nearly impossible to replicate.

As time passed, when the second wave of monsters was wiped out, hundreds of players leveled up simultaneously, offering a spectacular sight.

At the same time, the level leaderboard underwent earth-shattering changes. Now, apart from Li Yao who was leading at level thirteen, everyone else was a clear level eleven.

Players with the Starfire prefix in the top hundred occupied half of the territory.

All the major guilds had gone crazy, sending out many people to explore. However, aside from the thieves, basically everyone failed. Endless Plains was too dangerous, where one could easily encounter a wolf pack at any turn.

Many players also found out about this place, and they flocked back to the Endless Plains to discover Li Yao’s secret to killing bosses and leveling up quickly, disregarding the dangers.

However, this was only the beginning. The time Li Yao spent luring the monsters and killing them, along with collecting materials, all added up.

On average, there was a wave every two hours. By the time of the second wave, night had already fallen.

“It’s getting dark. Should we retreat and return tomorrow?” Angel Guard suggested.

Li Yao shook his head and said, “The number of nearby wolf packs is limited, and now I have to go far away to find them. We might as well finish them all off today; there’s no need for a second trip.”

“Do the wolves here respawn slowly?” Li Jie asked confusedly.

“It’s basically the same as the boss’s respawn rate – once a week. Otherwise, with our situation, we wouldn’t stand a chance. I estimate we could clear two more waves at most, so there’s no need to go back.” Li Yao explained.

“Monsters don’t go berserk after nightfall, do they? Can you handle them?” Angel Guard said, knowing they were safe on top of the mountain since the berserk monsters did not affect them, but Li Yao was different – he needed to lure the monsters.

“It’s already dark, and it’s certain that the speed of the prairie wolves will increase. But I have Back Jump, Shadow Roll and wings. I should be able to kite them here to try it out. If worse comes to worst, I’ll just escape. You guys won’t even know.”

Saying this, Li Yao had already jumped off the mountain peak. Taking advantage of the fact that it was not yet completely dark, he went off into the distance.

The third time was incredibly risky, but thanks to Li Yao’s ample tricks, he eventually lured the monsters here and continued to deal damage.

The guild members were in high spirits. Leveling up had become significantly more arduous after reaching level ten and becoming an elite. Killing typical monsters was easy but without experience. Killing elite monsters only gave them as much experience as killing regular monsters had previously, making leveling up extremely difficult.

But today, they could gain a third of the experience needed to level up in just two hours – a rate unprecedentedly fast.

After the third wave ended, everyone once again descended to collect resources.

“Everyone, check the leaderboard.”

All the members hurriedly opened the level leaderboard. The rankings that appeared before their eyes nearly blinded them.

In the top one hundred of the leaderboard, Starfire Guild occupied ninety-two spots. Only a few top players remained on the leaderboard; the rest were all players with the Starfire prefix.

Two hundred people suddenly let out shocked exclamations. This was an unmistakable honor. Do you know how many billions of people are playing this game now? It was something of tremendous pride to be standing at the peak of levels.

The cohesion within the guild had risen to unprecedented heights, and people began looking at Li Yao differently. It was one thing for an individual to be powerful, and another for a group to become powerful together.

Now, they basically identified with the guild and considered themselves part of Starfire.

“Hahaha, oh man, this feels great! Was this your plan all along, dominating the leaderboard?” Angel Guard asked.

Li Yao smiled and replied, “Isn’t it cool this way?”

“Cool? It’s downright awesome!” laughed Angel Guard, as he had also made the top 10.

“Your strategy for publicity is too good. It’s more effective than any of my promotional attempts.” Feng Yi said.

“I hope it achieves the results I want.” Li Yao said, “Everyone, speed up the collection. I reckon there’s one more wave left – there are barely any monsters around here anymore. Those who aren’t tired after finishing can organize a few teams to go on elite quests.”

“I guess the other guilds must be going crazy by now, unable to find our leveling spot until now.” Angel Guard was ecstatic.

Li Jie said, “This is the Endless Plains, remember. Do you think it’s called ‘Endless’ for nothing? Not everyone has creatures like the Fire Eagle for navigation.”

Indeed, the other guilds were going crazy. They had even collaborated with numerous individual players to form a team of thousands. As expected, they encountered a wolf pack.

As a result, they had to pay a heavy price to escape in a sorry state. Dealing with thousands of elites wasn’t that challenging, but the Wolf King was incredibly ferocious. He killed whoever he saw, proving too powerful for any of them.

These people were devastated. When they encountered a boss, it was miserable, yet others were taking down the monsters in groups. It was downright absurd.

Frantically escaping back to the supply station, these players could only muster a large number of thieves to scatter and search. However, even after two hours, there was still no definitive information.

Meanwhile, Li Yao had already started the fourth and final wave. There wasn’t a large number of monsters this time, not even five thousand. Although there were others further away, they were too far out. If the monsters were too distant, Li Yao would have a hard time making a clean escape.

With the end of the fourth wave, Starfire Guild had completely dominated the top one hundred of the leaderboard.

The entire gaming world was shaken. Did gamers not need to rest at night and continue leveling up? The whole game was discussing Starfire Guild.

Dark Camp players were fine, but the Light Faction and Neutral Faction players were miserable. You could say the entire leaderboard had been occupied by the Dark Camp.

Monsters!

That was all the guilds and clubs’ evaluation of Li Yao, especially those guilds that had a grudge against Li Yao. They hated him so much that their teeth ached, and they had already begun planning on restricting the growth of Li Yao’s guild.

All this, Li Yao was unaware of. Of course, even if he knew, Li Yao wouldn’t care.

“Li Jie, you take charge of organizing the materials and put them in the warehouse.” Everyone was wrapping up.

“Guild Master, will we level up like this tomorrow too?” asked a member named ‘Happiness is a Sickness’.

“That’s about it. If we continue like this, we’ll have to wait at least a week. I brought you guys to level up so that you can complete some guild missions with peace of mind. We’ve already taken out more than half of the prairie wolves through this sweep. You guys need to hurry up and reach level two.” Li Yao said.

“Don’t worry, Guild Master.”

“Don’t worry, Guild Master. We promise to complete the guild missions.”

“We’ll definitely reach level two within two days.”

Right now the guild members were brimming with a sense of honor and ambition.

“Then I can rest assured. Those with permission can go to the warehouse to get tusks at any time. Hand the materials over to Li Jie, and then you can all disperse.”

As Li Yao said this, he started using Hearthstone. This time, he returned to Undercity. He needed to rest a bit and prepare for tomorrow’s blueprint creations, as his guild had been dragging on for a while now. He needed a land-based Mechanical Pet…

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