Chapter 18
The noisy crowd, with all kinds of sympathetic, worried, or just looking for fun, all cast their eyes towards Xia Mo.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
All the arrows shot from three directions hit her!
-185!
-100!
-105!
Looking at the three strings of numbers above her head, especially the last two, Tornado and Rakshasa, who were responsible for shooting arrows on both sides, were stunned.
"Flying Eagle, her defense is so high."
"Yeah, my Hundred Steps Shot only cost her 100 HP!"
Feiying glared, "No. It's not that her defense is high, it's that your damage is too low."
"What?" The two were surprised.
As Feiying said this, he raised his bow without hesitation, took aim at the target, and shot the second arrow steadily.
"Her defense is average, otherwise my basic attack wouldn't have taken 185 HP. You two are three levels behind her, so you can't deal high damage."
I quickly glanced at her level on the panel. It was level 8, only one level higher than mine. The gap wasn't big. I should be able to take her down with the hunter's single-target attack skills.
He planned steadily in his mind, but to his surprise, the second arrow missed.
The female official in the alley dodged to the side and just missed his arrow.
"Tornado, Rakshasa, keep shooting!" Undeterred by the missed shot, Feiying continued to draw his bow, commanding through the voice chat, "If necessary, close the distance between us."
Although hunter skills can easily deal high damage, that was in the era of keyboard online games. In the highly free environment of "Protoss", the actual output effect of each hunter is actually related to the player's own archery skills.
Unlike him, Tornado and Rakshasa have never touched an arrow in real life, so their hit rate and critical hit rate are lower than his.
Feiying didn't expect the two men to deal much damage, but at least he had to suppress the female star official's actions to prevent her from dodging his attack again.
After giving the command, the third arrow flew out from his fingertips!
Noticing the hunter shooting the arrow, Xia Mo narrowed his eyes, turned to the side, and successfully dodged it again.
how so?
Feiying was stunned and couldn't help but doubt her agility.
No, it won't.
The Star Officers are ranged mages, and no matter how long their legs are, they are never longer than their highly agile hunters.
And judging from the opponent's dodging speed, it is indeed not fast, but why... can he successfully dodge it every time?
Not only Feiying, but also the players watching the excitement outside the alley were surprised.
"She's so fast, is she really a star official?"
"Yeah, he can even dodge the hunter's arrows. He's too strong!"
"Could it be that she drank the purple potion? That thing can speed her up."
Thirty-seven degrees of ice mixed in with the crowd, and when he heard the voice, he retorted calmly: "She didn't drink the medicine."
"ah?"
Everyone followed the sound and turned their heads in unison.
"Brother, how did you figure that out?"
Thirty-Seven Degrees Ice Cube tilted its chin toward the alley. "Look closely at her movement speed. It's actually not that fast, just the average speed of a normal magic class. If she'd taken the purple potion, her speed would have increased by at least 15%. Does her movement speed look like it's increased by 15%?"
A word of warning woke everyone up from their dream. After hearing what the male hunter said, everyone turned around and carefully watched every movement of the female star official's feet.
"Really? If you look closely, she's not really moving very fast."
"That's really strange. How can it avoid the hunter's arrow at this speed?"
Forty-eight degrees boiling water was also confused: "Ice Cube, her condition...isn't it some kind of bug?"
Ice Cube shook his head calmly: "No."
"The reason she was able to dodge it was entirely because she could predict it in advance."
What? !
Boiling Water blinked, a look of astonishment on his face.
The others looked at him blankly and bewilderedly, as if he were telling some interstellar joke.
"Dude, are you kidding us?" someone scoffed. "Predicting it in advance? Do you think that's realistic? How is that even possible?"
Ice Cube side-glanced calmly at the scoffing, "How is that impossible? If we can predict someone's moves based on their initial actions in real life, why not in the game? If you don't believe me, just watch the hunter's movements and the female star officer's synchronized reactions, and you'll see."
He himself is a hunter, and he knows very well the hunter's initial actions before shooting, including nocking the arrow, aiming at the target, and releasing the string. This series of actions, which seems to take only 1 second, actually provides the player named Mo Se with the opportunity to dodge.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Bingkuai himself would have found it hard to believe that the game had only been online for 9 days and someone could already predict the opponent's moves and react in advance.
He couldn't help but take a deep breath. He originally thought that she was lucky to be able to stay in the special room at Haru Hotel last night, but now it seems that the other party is clearly powerful, but just doesn't show it to the outside world.
For a moment, Bingkuai was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.
Unexpectedly, because of the accommodation issue last night, he and Feishui accidentally got to know such a big shot.
Feiying naturally noticed the clues that the ice could see.
It wasn't that the opponent was fast, but that she had been predicting the timing of his arrows and dodging them.
I met a master...
Feiying frowned and immediately rushed into the alley, deciding to cut off her prediction by shortening the distance between them.
"Xuanfeng, Luosha, you two go to the other end of the alley and block her. Don't let her get out!"
Both of them: "Yes!"
In the short alley, both exits were blocked in an instant.
Xia Mo looked around, then swung his weapon and used his skill [Star Shock] to attack the hunter named Flying Eagle.
[Star Shock] is the only skill of the Star Officer that does not require a reading time bar. It can be used immediately. Xia Mo's counterattack came suddenly, and Feiying was caught off guard and was hit on the head.
-340!
Xia Mo looked at the number above his head and said with a sigh: "Good equipment, very high defense."
Before, when she was at the same level as Xu Xiaobei, her normal attack dealt 981 points of damage. However, when facing the level 7 hunter in front of her, she only used Star Shock to knock off 340 points of his health, which was less than half of Xu Xiaobei's.
Hunter is not a profession with high health. The only explanation is that the opponent has good defensive equipment.
In that case, Xia Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, retracted his weapon, then turned around and shifted his target to the hunter named Luosha.
boom!
Another starquake struck.
Rakshasa's reaction was slower than an eagle, and he had no chance of evading.
-560!
Bright red numbers popped up.
Although it was higher than the previous 340, it was still far from Xia Mo's expectations.
It seems the three hunters Mad Blade brought this time all have very strong defensive equipment. Perhaps they changed it specifically to deal with her? It's a real headache for him.
Xia Mo raised the corner of his mouth and sneered.
In a flash, she changed her weapon to a bow and arrow.
Bow and arrow in hand, however, she aimed the arrow not at anyone in the alley, but at a platform directly above her.
Feiying spotted the platform and was shocked: "Oh no, she's trying to escape from the second-floor balcony!"
Next to this alley is the Haru Hotel. The rooms on the second and third floors of the hotel have small balconies extending out. Judging from her actions, she obviously intends to climb up.
"Stop her!"
He gave the order and rushed towards her position, shooting another arrow, but unfortunately it missed again.
Fortunately, several arrows from Whirlwind and Rakshasa hit her target, and one of them accidentally hit a critical hit. This series of hits directly caused her to lose 430 points of blood!
Outside the alley, Kuang Dao, who had been watching the fight, suddenly laughed wildly in the voice chat: "Hahaha, well done! She shouldn't have much health left now, keep fighting, kill her in the alley!"
"Yes!" Feiying agreed and drew his bow and released his arrow.
Phew!
-205!
Got it!
Looking at the number that popped up, Feiying's face showed surprise.
But soon, he suddenly realized something was wrong: "Kuang Dao, her blood volume seems to be wrong, a little too thick."
He kept in mind the whole time that the total damage inflicted on the three of them was a full 1025 points!
But she is a fragile star officer, and only level 8. Even with the bonus of equipment, it is impossible for her to be so high.
However, Feiying didn't know that his opponent actually had an unusual piece of health-boosting equipment. This one item actually boosted his health by 320 points, almost equivalent to leveling up by 2.
He didn't understand why, but when he came to his senses, he saw that the target person had already shot an arrow towards the second-floor balcony.
There was a rope tied to the end of her arrow. Holding the rope, she jumped up the wall like a swallow, and finally landed easily on the second-floor balcony.
Kuang Dao's slightly angry response came from the voice chat: "Why do you care how much health she has? Can't you three hunters handle her alone? Also, she hasn't fought back much. I suspect her mana bar is low. Take this opportunity to beat her up!"
There is no blue bar, so it turns out it’s because of this...?
No wonder he only attacked them twice before running away. Feiying swallowed his surprise and quickly said "OK". Then he rushed to the bottom of the balcony and drew his bow and shot an arrow as quickly as possible.
The arrow hit again, this time dealing 185 damage!
Feiying was excited.
However, when he looked up at the other person, he found that the latter was still not fallen to the ground.
Such thick blood.
Feiying gritted his teeth and quickly changed his mind.
No matter how much health she has, she is a magic profession and has no mana bar, which means she is basically dead.
The huge stone hanging on his chest suddenly fell down, and he sharpened his eyes again and aimed the arrow at the second floor.
But at this moment, he suddenly saw the bow and arrow in her hand changed back to the Star Wand.
The weapon swung quickly in her hand.
A lavender beam suddenly flew out from the top of her weapon, and then split into four smaller beams at lightning speed.
"Oh no, it's a group attack skill!"
Suddenly realizing that she was launching a group attack, Feiying quickly withdrew his attack and stepped aside.
It's a pity that he didn't have the same predictive ability as her. By the time he reacted, a quarter of his blood had been taken away by the skill!
Xia Mo stood on the balcony, looking calmly at the numbers popping up one after another below.
Xingguan's group attack ability is indeed very strong, but unfortunately...
This is not what she wants.
Glancing at the dwindling blue bar in the upper left corner, and the skill Star Destruction still in the freeze period, she thought for a moment and decided to withdraw her intention to continue attacking.
In the alley on the first floor, Feiying, Cyclone and Luosha began to attack again.
The three of them had no rope and couldn't climb up, so they had to desperately shoot arrows from an upward angle on the first floor.
This is when the advantages of the second-floor balcony come into play.
The alley was narrow to begin with, allowing only three people to walk side by side. If they wanted to shoot arrows from below, they had to raise their bows almost to a vertical angle to the ground before they could shoot.
However, at this angle, the shooting accuracy was greatly reduced. Xia Mo looked at the people below as if they were fools, and walked around the balcony, easily avoiding all arrows.
Counting down silently in my heart.
When the 8-second freeze time was up, her eyes became stern and she used her skills again.
The powerful beam of light split out again, smashing the alley downstairs with a rumbling sound.
Whirlwind and Luosha were hit so hard that they cried out: "Flying Eagle, didn't Crazy Blade say she was out of mana? Why is she still hitting me?"
Feiying's expression tightened, and he was about to say that this should be her final blow, but the next moment, his eyes widened in shock.
Frozen!
It's a freezing debuff!
Feiying finally understood after seeing the freeze prompt pop up in front of him.
Damn, they fell into the trap!
On the second floor, the collective freezing effect of Xingmie finally came. Without any hesitation, Xia Mo supported himself on the edge of the balcony with one hand and jumped down.
The moment she landed, the star staff in her hand disappeared again, replaced by a novice knife that confused Feiying.
Swish, swish, swish!
Freeze time for 3 seconds, Xia Mo kills one by one! His speed is so fast that he leaves a shadow in the alley!
[Your right thigh is injured, speed -5%]
[You are bleeding, HP -2/second]
Feiying's eyelids twitched when he saw the two pop-up prompts.
What's going on? The character is actually getting hurt?
Coincidentally, Tornado and Rakshasa beside him also screamed.
"Flying Eagle, my left leg is injured! Slow down 5%!"
"Me too! My right thigh!"
Witnessing this scene, all the onlookers were stunned.
"What a fast hand speed! Could this be the legendary 'knife passes without leaving a mark'?"
"Oh my god! This is the first time I've heard of this kind of fun with a beginner's knife! It's amazing!"
"Being injured actually slows you down? PK Xiaobai said he's learned something!"
Outside the alley, Kuang Dao's face was extremely gloomy.
This trick again!
Yesterday in the rubber forest, the female hunter slowed down one of the men in this way. Unexpectedly, she used the same trick again right under his nose today!
After experiencing the same blow twice in a row, Kuang Dao felt like there was a lump in his chest.
However, something even more unexpected happened.
The female star official who was originally in the alley suddenly rushed in front of him.
Xia Mo met his face, smiling, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
"Are you here to deliver equipment again?" She joked with a smile.
Kuang Dao's pupils dilated, and the hand holding the knife shook unnaturally. The next second, the blade slashed all the way up from his right wrist!
The right sleeve of his newly bought warrior armor was instantly removed!
No!
After realizing what she was doing, Kuang Dao was shocked and frightened.
He swung his sword again, trying to cut the man in front of him in half, but the man was as agile as a cat. He flashed before his eyes and went from the front to the back.
The back?!
Oh no! She's taking off her armor!
Yesterday I witnessed how she dismantled the priest suit by hand in 3 seconds, and I didn’t expect that it would be my turn today!
Kuang Dao's face was filled with shock and horror, and he turned around to run.
Sizzle——!
There was an extremely loud scratching sound coming from the back!
Without giving him a chance to escape, in the blink of an eye, the armor on his body split open like an insect shedding its shell and fell to the ground with a clang.
"Fuck my equipment!!!"
Kuang Dao stared at the fallen armor, his eyes bloodshot and furious!
"I'm going to fight you!"
He threw away his scrapped armor, turned around with his sword, and rushed forward at an extremely fast speed!
Xia Mo narrowed his eyes and recognized at a glance that Kuang Dao had activated the warrior's [Charge].
A skill that instantly speeds up the character in an emergency, and can attack the target 0.5 seconds after charging. Isn't this similar to the assassin's [Cheat]?
Xia Mo raised his lips and smiled.
He quickly ducked to the side, facing the opponent with the knife in his hand, and slashed at the thigh again without mercy.
The pants on his lower body were torn apart, and the scene was even more embarrassing for the person involved than having his armor taken off.
The outer layer of pants fell off, revealing the white underwear.
I don’t know if it’s because the modeling is too realistic, or if the onlookers are simply wearing tinted glasses, but at this moment everyone is staring at a certain part of Kuang Dao, with expressions of “Wow” written all over their faces.
Boiling Water was instantly amused, clapping his hands seal-like behind the crowd: "Great job! Boss, take down another one!"
He set the pace, and the others also started shouting:
"Big Boss, please do it again. My eyes got it, but my brain doesn't!"
"Boss, I'm not trying to learn. I'm just watching for fun. Please give me another live performance!"
"Mo Se is awesome, from today on I'm going to be your number one fan!"
Xia Mo smiled: "Okay."
After saying that, he stepped forward.
Left hand wrist guard, remove!
Right hand bracelet, take it off!
Take off the necklace on your neck!
It was clearly a PK, but everyone only saw the one-sided crushing of Kuang Dao, and treated him as a dismantling machine for training. In a few turns, they removed all the equipment on Kuang Dao except for his weapons and boots.
Everyone was so happy and clapped and cheered.
Someone among them shouted, "Brothers, go check the forum! All the posts on the front page have exploded!"
Hmm? What's this?
The onlookers moved to the forum, and Boiling Water quickly clicked on it, and then, they were shocked!
"Wow, Ice Cube, all the posts on the front page are that ink color! Come and see."
"The first person to clear the Astrology Tower, the flying player, the first to clear the Level 5 dungeon, the first to defeat the cancerous Mad Blade in the Rubber Forest with 3 against 8, and the first to restore a fair environment to all players! Oh my God, Ice Cube, all these people are her!"
Outside the town, Tao Ye and his brother, who were rushing into the town, stopped in surprise when they saw the town channel's screen full of messages.
"Sister, it turns out that the person in the video post you asked me to learn was actually Mo Se..." Ye Zi murmured in shock. He did not forget how many people thanked the Fenghuo Tower owner for his friendly sharing under the post.
Who knew that the big boss was right in front of them.
Taotao also took a breath, then calmed down and said softly, "It seems she doesn't need us anymore, let's go back."
How could a person who could both solo and lead a team to victory lose to a guy like Kuang Dao?
She was worrying too much.
*
No matter how heated a topic is on channels and forums, it is not as exciting as seeing it in person.
After the house was demolished to the point where almost nothing was left, Kuang Dao Wu Yan stayed at the scene, with his head down and a gloomy face, and fled quickly like a rat crossing the street.
His three hunter followers all lowered their heads, not daring to look up, and fled to the other side of the alley, each covering the wound on their thigh.
On the ground, Kuang Dao's high-defense equipment and accessories were shining.
Xia Mo picked them up one by one, looked at the quality, and found that they were actually quite good, so he put them in his pocket, preparing to exchange them for some change when he had time.
The group fight of the majority bullying the minority came to an end quickly, and Xia Mo, the person involved in the topic, also hurried away.
However, the discussion on the channel and forum remained heated, and many people had already made detailed analyses of her series of tactics and attacks.
What's more, some people even opened live broadcast rooms offline to comment on the trending topics.
[Tang Monk Loves Rejoice] is one of the many game live broadcasters on Alman Star.
His real name is Tang Sheng. Because it sounds similar to a great historical figure of the ancient blue planet, he chose Tang Monk as the ID of his live broadcast room.
As a game commentator, Tang Sheng felt like a failure.
I have been working in this industry for a year and a half, and have always been at the bottom of the industry. My fans are accumulating slowly, and the platform does not provide much support. I rely on the 2,000 star coins I earn for full attendance every month to make a living.
The platform told him that if he did not make any progress in the second half of the year, they would cancel their live broadcast cooperation with him.
Tang Sheng was very worried about this.
But fortunately, the first large-scale holographic game "Protoss" on the planet Alman was launched. Riding on the popularity of the new game, he finally had a chance to make a living.
However, compared with many well-known game commentators, his popularity only lasted for a few days. On the 9th day after the server was launched, there were few viewers in the live broadcast room.
However, just now, after learning through the town channel that a group fight had just taken place next to the Haru Hotel, he immediately decided to use the footage recorded by the players to gain publicity for himself.
However, as he watched, Tang Sheng's desire to ride on the popularity gradually faded, and was replaced by his deep admiration for the tactics and positioning of the female star in the video!
"This player named Mo Se's tactics are very worth learning. Although she was hit by many arrows at the beginning, in fact, all the attacks were within her calculation range."
Abandoning his previous style of deliberately exaggerating to attract the audience to stay, this time Tang Sheng's commentary was particularly serious and earnest.
"First, I just checked the width of the alley. It's wide enough for three people to walk side by side. She had plenty of space to dodge the arrows, as evidenced by her dodging in the second half of the video. So, I assume she wasn't unable to dodge the attack, but was deliberately allowing herself to be hit."
At this point, Tang Sheng noticed a comment from one of his old fans.
[Brother Seng, your explanation this time is really serious~]
Tang Sheng coughed twice and said with a smile, "Oh, it's rare to see someone with good gaming sense. I want to change my style."
[Okay, come on, Sengge, keep talking, I'm listening]
Tang Sheng continued, "Why do you say she got caught on purpose? Because her group attack skill with the freeze debuff has a range limit. Uh, but I'm not very familiar with the Star Officer class yet, so I don't know the specific range values of each skill in this class. I'll check it out later and post it on my homepage. Anyone interested can take a look. Anyway."
"She appears injured, but in reality she is retreating to advance, deliberately luring the enemy deeper."
"Those three hunters didn't realize her intentions and did take the bait. We can see from the video that as soon as they chased her into the alley, the female star official quickly climbed up to the second floor. Oh, and speaking of her climbing up the wall, I personally found it quite impressive."
"As everyone knows, rock climbing in Protoss requires learning before it can be performed. Judging from her wall-climbing movements just now, she probably hasn't learned it yet. However, she cleverly used the tools in her hands to cleverly avoid her weakness of not being able to climb."
At this point, Tang Sheng noticed that there were new audience members expressing their opinions.
[The host is right. Rock climbing is a life skill that needs to be learned. I just finished learning it myself, and I was really surprised by her operation in this video. Okay, host, please continue.]
Tang Sheng smiled.
"Okay, thank you for your approval, Mr. Audience. I'll continue. In contrast to the female star officer, the three hunters can only stand there stupidly, completely unable to do anything to the female star officer on the second floor."
"At this point, the female star officer successfully broke through the siege, and the tide of battle began to turn."
"But I have a question here. The Star Officer's magic attack is very high. Facing the enemy siege, he can actually use his skills to bombard the three hunters from the beginning."
"Let's not even talk about knocking all three down, but at least the two called Cyclone and Rakshasa, this female star officer can definitely handle them. Hiss, is it really like what that Crazy Blade said, that her mana bar is low? Is she saving it all the time?"
When doing video commentary, especially this kind of operation-oriented one, the host needs to arouse the audience's curiosity by asking questions from time to time.
After Tang Sheng asked this question, several more comments appeared in the live broadcast room.
[I think it should be... My friend is also a star officer. He was fighting with others in the wild to grab monsters, and he didn't even blink, just used his skills to attack. In my friend's words, as long as the mana bar is enough, you can fight as much as you want.]
[It's like this, Star Officer skills consume a lot of mana. When you go out, you must fill up at least one grid of mana to feel at ease.]
After reading everyone's speeches, Tang Sheng continued.
"I also tend to think that her mana bar is low, and it's very likely that she's running low on mana potions. Otherwise, if she realized she was being chased, she would definitely replenish her mana first."
"From this perspective, this Mo Se guy really has a strong mentality. He took on three hunters alone, and faced the dilemma of insufficient mana, yet he was able to turn the tide. I really admire him."
Live broadcast room comments:
[Brother Seng, let me add that she should be good at math too (grin.jpg)]
Tang Sheng laughed out loud: "Haha, yes, I missed something! I'm not good at math and I can't calculate exactly how many times I can use this skill."
Comment: [Help... I have to do math problems just to play a game!]
The video had not ended yet, as there was a close combat segment between Mo Se and Warrior Kuang Dao. Tang Sheng took a sip of water and was planning to analyze it next time. However, to his surprise, the popularity of the live broadcast room suddenly began to rise.
Looking at the soaring data, Tang Sheng was surprised and happy, and immediately decided to change his mind and continue explaining.
"The melee in the alley has almost reached this point. The black-skinned guy took advantage of the fact that characters slow down after being injured in PK and successfully shook them off. He headed straight for Crazy Blade at the entrance of the alley."
"Speaking of which, I can't help but wonder how much practice this Star Official player must have put in to be able to dismantle other people's equipment in just a few seconds."
The audience pouring in:
[I know how to dismantle equipment! That's how she dealt with the Priest from Berserker's side in the Rubber Grove yesterday! That time it was even faster, taking less than 3 seconds. I suggest the streamer find the video on the forum. After watching it, I had only one thought: Amazing!]
[Holy crap, so the clothes we're wearing can actually be taken off by others? Then there's no point in playing PK, just rip each other's clothes off.]
Tang Sheng immediately responded, "Viewer 592021, you're wrong. Equipment isn't as easy to take apart as you say. Think about how we usually put on our equipment. Do we tie it here and button it there? Especially the armor and belt, which are really troublesome to put on and off."
"So her hand speed isn't fast enough, and she doesn't know enough about the clothing of different professions. There are really not many people who can do what she does."
At this point, Tang Sheng's admiration was about to overflow, but considering that the live broadcast was for the general public and everyone had different tastes, he suppressed his emotions.
After spending some time interacting with the audience, Tang Sheng suddenly saw a message sent to him from backstage.
He shuddered.
Could it be that there were some illegal remarks in the live broadcast room?!
He nervously clicked on the backstage, and the next second, his mouth slowly opened wide.
Oh my god, his live broadcast room is on the homepage!
*
Xia Mo in the game had no idea how popular Tang Sheng’s live broadcast room was.
After leaving the alley, she immediately turned around and ran towards the mayor's house.
After submitting the main quest, she gained 800 experience points and 1 silver coin.
Just a short distance away from reaching level 9.
Xia Mo thought about it and clicked on the ranking list of Buluo Town.
She is currently ranked first, followed by several people of the same level as her, but because their overall combat power is lower than hers, they are ranked behind her.
Starting from the 8th place, the player's level will be reduced to level 7.
This means that the players in the entire Buluo town are generally still below level 7, and she still has a chance to get the title of "the first person to create a novice village"!
"Young man, you are a trustworthy person. Coincidentally, I have a letter here that I need your help in delivering to Mr. Andrew in [Luvalu County]."
[Main Quest: Help the mayor deliver a thank-you letter to Andrew in [Luvalu County]]
Expecting it to be another errand, Xia Mo smiled happily and took the letter from the mayor.
"Okay, Mr. Mayor, I will definitely complete it!"
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