MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1126 - Chapter 1126 Chapter 1126 Small Event

Chapter 1126: Chapter 1126: Small Event Chapter 1126: Chapter 1126: Small Event “Sidekick heroes really are formidable; just their enhancements alone are overwhelming. Even if we become heroes ourselves, others who have sidekicks get the same enhancements and it’s always a disadvantage in battle,” said Blue Face, the Troll.

Li Yao nodded. “Right now, having a sidekick is mostly luck. Your own strength is what truly matters. Once you become a real hero, you can recruit some down-and-out sidekicks much more easily at the taverns in the main cities or guilds. In these chaotic times, there are despondent people everywhere.”

“It’s easy to talk about, but I’m still envious. Look, the winner has a sidekick, and it even affects the Gryphons. He managed to earn the recognition of over a hundred Gryphons. Really, being one step ahead sets you ahead in every other step,” Mou Shan Cannon said enviously.

Li Yao nodded; Mou Shan Cannon was right. Sometimes being one step ahead keeps you ahead in every step.

“So, what price did he have to pay?”

Blue Face explained, “The guy signed up to join Gryphon Castle, so he had to pay a tenth of the value of advanced troops in mechanical troops or materials.”

“That’s extortion,” complained the self-admiring girl to Li Yao’s right.

Just then, someone in the arena shouted, “The next battle is beginning, featuring Mou Shan from Gryphon Castle and Meng Ke from Blackheart Castle.”

The self-admiring girl was instantly teleported to the arena below, and Li Yao then realized her ID was Meng Ke.

“This little lady is quite confident,” murmured Blue Face with amazement.

Because in the arena, Mou Shan had summoned a host of the undead, at least fifty thousand in number, organized into distinct army formations, unlike other players who mixed lower-tier undead haphazardly.

Instead, there were formations of Ghouls, formations of Melee Skeletons, and formations of Long-Distance Skeletons, all intricately arranged. Surrounding Mou Shan were over five thousand members of the Hate Legion, also known as Abominations, who had evolved beyond the cannon fodder level.

Abominations, made from the bodies of various monsters and the twisted souls of the tormented, possess considerable intelligence. However, due to their twisted souls, their judgment is not sound, and they are still favored and controlled by the higher-ranking undead, able to unleash formidable combat power in frontal engagements.

Evidently, Mou Shan’s forces were impressive. The Elven player had only summoned five thousand Ancient Trees and a thousand Treants. Despite the grass and trees around the summoning site furiously mutating into twisted tree spirits, both in numbers and quality, they fell short of Mou Shan’s forces.

“Wait, look at that Abomination near Mou Shan; it looks like he also has a sidekick hero. There’s an aura effect beneath the Undead Legion. Meng Ke is really in trouble now; the outcome is already clear. She might as well surrender,” sighed Blue Face. “This little sister is really unlucky.”

“Her luck is indeed a bit poor, but given her confident appearance, she seems to have some tricks up her sleeve. Let’s wait and see,” Li Yao said with a smile.

As the referee gave the starting signal, the Melee Skeleton Legion charged forward madly, while the temporary tree spirits clashed with the Skeleton Army, resulting in a stalemate where neither side could claim victory.

Both sides had long-distance and melee capabilities, so the fight was back and forth.

Mou Shan was very dissatisfied with the current situation and had the Ghoul Legion attack the Ancient Trees from the left.

Ghouls were relatively agile and even more wildly bloodthirsty, violently charging at the Ancient Trees’ lines. Although there were fewer Ancient Trees, a thousand Treants were frantically healing them, and Mou Shan’s legion couldn’t gain the upper hand, instead, they were continually slaughtered by the Ancient Trees.

The Ancient Trees were remarkably resilient, and the Ghouls’ attacks at most peeled off a layer of bark, which quickly healed thanks to the Treants’ healing.

The battle continued for ten minutes, and the deadlock still held, with the less than ten thousand troops of the Ancient Trees actually holding off the attack of the forty thousand undead army, leaving everyone stunned.

“The Undead Legion really can’t handle orderly combat, it seems we can only win by wearing them down with numbers,” Lan Yan frowned, “It looks like we need to find another way. The brute force approach isn’t my style; I prefer the type that strikes in one hit and then retreats thousands of miles away.”

Li Yao shrugged his shoulders, “Then it seems you’re more suited to being a Dragon Knight or maybe even a part of the Darkspear Tribe’s swift boat forces on the sea. But the Dead Light Area isn’t for you, and even if you both became heroes, the undead wouldn’t suit you. You and your spouse, a troll and a tauren, both from the West Continent, why come to the undead side?”

Mou Shan spoke, “Cough, mainly my wife saw the Iron Barricade of the main city of the Iron Legion. Man, that Iron Legion, really something! We even took up engineering, hoping to grasp the iron tide.”

Li Yao was at a loss for words, “Engineering learned on the fly? How could that be enough in time? Also, do you know that the Iron Legion builds its own mechanical units? Even if you recruit temporarily, the price is burning through money and resources. If anything is damaged in a big battle, you wouldn’t be able to repair it without proper skills. Moreover, the lower-tier Iron Legion’s strength primarily lies in various firepower weapons, not in the type of troops themselves. The elite high-tier Mechanical Legion can display tremendous combat strength, but those costs are beyond our current reach.”

Mou Shan nodded earnestly, grinding his teeth as he spoke, “So we wanted to bite someone dead, it’s all because of this bastard. My wife got obsessed with the Mechanical Legion, and then we realized it’s too impractical when we got here.”

Li Yao was curious, “Someone else made your wife obsessed with the Mechanical Legion?”

Mou Shan nodded, “Isn’t it that Prairie Fire? Look at those mechanical pets. Damn, each one is full of power and beauty, style and strength. Not just my wife, the Hunter, even I was tempted. After learning engineering, we learned the hard way. I’m only at an intermediate level, and we’ve nearly spent all our money. Dude, tell me, shouldn’t I hate this bastard? We’re just one of the many who were misled by him.”

Li Yao was speechless but still said, “Cough, cough, cough, this guy is indeed a bit offbeat. But everyone plays their own way. Why follow others? It’s still your own reasons.”

“Brother, where are you from? Can you imagine how it feels to see my wife light up every day watching Prairie Fire’s videos? Damn it.”

“Loser, if you had half of Prairie Fire’s skills, you could do whatever you want at night, but do you? Hmph,” Lan Yan glanced sidelong at Mou Shan and then continued watching the battlefield.

Mou Shan immediately wilted, while Li Yao had a headache. This was truly being caught in the crossfire without even doing anything…