MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1279 - Chapter 1279 Chapter 1279 The Match-Up

Chapter 1279: Chapter 1279: The Match-Up Chapter 1279: Chapter 1279: The Match-Up Starfire, upon spotting the enemy air force ascend, Li Jie’s eyes flashed with disdain.

The key to military combat is organization–disorganized and unstructured troops could never possess a high level of overall combat strength.

“Hunter Guild, summon your falcons! Falcon group and Pterosaur group, take to the skies.”

Following Li Jie’s command, the Starfire Hunters began neatly blowing their whistles. Starfire boasted tens of thousands of hunters, who were responsible for two duties during guild wars: first, as archers with bows and arrows and hunters with hunting rifles, providing mid-range strikes to supplement the long-range firepower of cannons, stone throwers, and crossbow cannons.

The second duty was pet summoning. Starfire mandated that its hunters must have pets assigned to them matching the guild’s regimental configuration.

The tens of thousands of hunters each had three types of pets. The first was the Falcon group, which Starfire had been developing. Starfire’s Beast Tamers had temporarily taken control of a Hawk Valley, ensuring a stable source of falcons, and before the true air force was formed, the Falcon group was considered one of the main forces of Starfire’s air power.

Falcon, endowed with sharp vision, could carry out reconnaissance, surprise attacks, and close-air combat missions with minimal numbers.

The second type was the raptors. The most abundant and formidable creatures on the Pirate Island occupied by Starfire were raptors, quite unlike ordinary ones and Devil Tyrannosaurs.

Here, whether influenced by the volcanic environment or something else, the raptors were smaller than the Devil Tyrannosaurs but larger than ordinary raptors. More importantly, these raptors seemed to have lava coursing through their veins, boasting significant flame resistance and commendable physical resilience. Even more crucially, they had undergone mutation into Warcraft, possessing elementary fire magic abilities like spewing Dragon Breath and Fireballs.

This type of raptor was christened the Hunting Fire Dragon. It was the second essential pet for Starfire hunters and was their favorite combat pet, stirring envy among other hunters. Many sought the trace of this pet but could never find it. After all, the dragon’s appearance alone was strikingly cool, even setting aside its combat capabilities.

The third type, just as essential for Starfire hunters, was the Hunting Fire Dragon. Similar to the Pterosaur, it sported dark red or conspicuous flame red patterns, resembling a flotilla of fire clouds in the sky from afar.

Also from Pirate Island and developed over time, these were the two basic pets typically paired with Starfire hunters.

The ambition of Starfire’s Beast Tamers and breeders was to let Starfire, like other powerful races or factions, have its unique mounts and airborne mounts, maybe even an air force.

The minimum criterion for Starfire to recruit hunters was multitasking. Many could simultaneously summon three pets, while shooting and survival abilities were less coveted in Starfire, making them relatively rare.

Five thousand hunters were stationed at the port, and another five thousand guarded the other side.

While the sight of five thousand falcons aligning neatly in the sky in appropriate formations was awe-inspiring, the audience could still accept it, as the might of Starfire’s Falcon group was well-established.

But when five thousand Hunting Fire Dragons took to the air like a sheet of fire clouds, flanking the Falcon group and charging towards the United Army’s ragtag air force, everyone was stunned.

Though the combat power of the Hunting Fire Dragons was yet unseen, their grandeur, like a resplendent sunset fire cloud, already kindled extreme envy in countless people.

Before the forces even approached each other, pets capable of remote attacks on the United Army’s side had begun their barrage. Bolts of lightning, Arcane shots, breath attacks, and all sorts of chaos even included clashing elements that canceled each other out.

On Starfire’s side, however, the attacks were uniform and coordinated, not a messy synchronous assault.

The first row of Hawks unleashed wind blades, followed by the second row, each wave of translucent wind blades as orderly as their ranks, screeching toward the enemy’s aerial front.

The Hunting Fire Dragons determinedly shot neat volleys of fireballs, one row after another, laying them on thickly, one atop the other.

After just one round of long-range combat, both sides had launched into close quarters aerial combat, with various airborne pets falling like raindrops.

“This is a massacre; it’s too overbearing. Just a single Hawk Brigade is enough to overwhelm their mixed air force, and that doesn’t even account for the lavish aerial forces.” KY said, walking toward Feng Yi, “Ahem, don’t ask me what this is about. I didn’t touch the ground either. I’m shamelessly helping you ask others here, but she’ll definitely know.”

Feng Yi saw KY and nodded, “You’re stealing my business here.”

“Stop it; you’ve stopped commentating anyway. Otherwise, I wouldn’t dare to join in on this heat. Luckily, I was nearby, or else, without me around, Ozawa would have had nothing to do with this.” KY teased, “You seem so relaxed; it looks like Starfire has the victory in the bag.”

Feng Yi smiled, “As you can see, some people just don’t know when they’re beaten. To this point in the battle, our Starfire has slaughtered at least five hundred thousand enemy troops, yet combined casualties across our two fronts don’t even total a thousand, which is simply unimaginable in reality. But here, it has genuinely happened, and the enemy hasn’t even touched the city walls. Is there any doubt about the outcome?”

“They do have a ten-million-strong army, after all; five hundred thousand is just a twentieth of their force. It’s still too early to call the outcome. Ahem.” HY thought for a moment, then said, “The viewers are quite interested in your guild’s dragons that seem to blaze like flames. Are they mechanical like Chairman Liaoyuan’s Fire Eagles?”

“You’re joking. The cost of his pets, let’s not talk about this nonsense.” Feng Yi pointed to the fiery clouds and said, “These are the Hunting Fire Dragons, a kind of aerial Warcraft, which only Beastmaster Hunters can capture. As for where they come from, it’s not really a secret. They derive from Pirate Island, which we occupy, apparently a result of mutations due to the influence of the Magic Volcano.”

“Eh, the viewers asked me to inquire whether you have any plans to open up Pirate Island for exploration, or if you intend to sell such dragons or pets similar to your Warcraft like a Devil Tyrannosaurus. They are willing to pay a high price,” HY said.

“That’s quite the assumption. We never claimed Pirate Island belongs exclusively to Starfire. If anyone can find it, they are free to explore it themselves–don’t put that label on us,” Feng Yi continued, “As for the pets, it’s not that we don’t want to sell–who wouldn’t want to make money? But our own supply is insufficient for our demand; we simply cannot fulfill it. Perhaps when our own needs are met, we will consider selling.”

The crowd was speechless, as this essentially meant nothing had been said. Ever since it was known that Starfire exclusively controlled the rich resources of Pirate Island, countless players have sought to find it and brave the mists.

Many have covertly followed Starfire’s fleet, but without exception, those who entered the mists lost their way and encountered dangers that led to the destruction of their ships and loss of their lives.

Pirate Island is said to belong to everyone, but if nobody can find it, it might as well be exclusively theirs. Even if someone did find it, a fierce battle with Starfire would be inevitable. It sounds good now.

As for the second explanation… it’s just nonsense.

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