MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 997 - Chapter 997 Chapter 997 Conspiracy

Chapter 997: Chapter 997 Conspiracy Chapter 997: Chapter 997 Conspiracy Just as Li Yao had said, they were indeed on a path to certain death.

Without Li Yao’s precise calculations and judgment, in such a complex situation, skill alone was not enough, and their skills were not even at that level.

So, they only managed to follow Li Yao for a short distance before being overwhelmed by monsters.

When they resurrected, heads down and dejected, the crows in the distance were still frenzied, signaling that their opponents had advanced even further from the original spot.

This indicated that the trio was steadily progressing, how could this not leave them with mixed feelings?

Missing the main quest by a hair’s breadth evoked such emotions: jealousy, regret, and resentment.

“Even if those three are pretty strong, I don’t believe they could reach the Mother Tree, and even if they did get under the Mother Tree, it’s not certain they could pass through the Mother Tree to reach Stone Forest. Sooner or later, they will realize that without our help, they cannot cross it, so I suggest, let’s just wait here for them. If they don’t want to fail the quest, they must pull us into the team,” Ling Feng said, standing there, unwilling to give up.

The others nodded in agreement, at that moment eagerly hoping for Li Yao’s failure, so that they would have to ask them to join the team, and then they could smoothly rely on Li Yao’s command to complete the quest.

With this thought, a hint of a smug smile appeared on their faces.

However, that was merely their wishful thinking, just their expectation.

The beginning was indeed very difficult for the trio, but when Li Yao saw a boss’s corpse, he immediately sacrificed it to summon the Hell Battle Scorpion.

Unbeknownst to them, Li Yao and his team were already atop the Hell Battle Scorpion.

With Naru’s blessings and the Hell Battle Scorpion’s bolstered fighting force, the creature’s combat level surged.

The attacks of the crows could only create sparks and crisp sounds upon its rock-steady carapace, and only the leader-level crows could truly injure the Hell Battle Scorpion.

The Hell Battle Scorpion offered broad protection, drastically reducing the trio’s pressure; although still extremely dangerous, the situation had improved significantly from before.

And Li Yao had unleashed his full firepower, under the influence of the Flash Bombs, these crows with already low health, further weakened by the effects, and Li Yao didn’t even need to rely on Firepower Torrent anymore, but simply kept firing scatter shots.

Arrows flew like gusts of violent wind, and crows fell from the sky in droves.

In comparison, Bing Yu’s firepower was far inferior, but when she used scatter shots, she found her damage was shockingly low, making Firepower Torrent the better option.

Li Yao’s extraordinary performance filled them with curiosity; using the same scatter shot, why was the difference so vast?

What’s more, to their speechless dismay, Li Yao didn’t even need any healing.

Facing the crows’ attacks, Li Yao’s health would naturally drop, but it would only lower momentarily before being completely replenished.

Mainly because Li Yao’s sensitivity was too high, and his attacks under the Bloodsucking state were also terrifying, coupled with his awesome equipment’s bonuses, he even had an extra earring that elevated his attack power a level higher.

The omnipresent assault caused horrifying group damage, and with Li Yao’s high bloodsucking, the fact he could make use of healing would be the real surprise.

But in this frantic situation, they could only suppress their doubts.

The trio finally entered the coverage of the Mother Tree, surrounded by thick branches, each as thick as a child’s arm and covered with many huge thorns.

The area covered by the Mother Tree was just too vast; the closer they got to the Mother Tree, the more they felt their own insignificance and humility.

The two women looked uncomfortable; they couldn’t imagine any player being able to withstand the branches that whipped like steel flails.

They were grateful they had taken Li Yao’s advice to act when the Mother Tree was immobilized at night.

With the reduction in space, the crows’ assault also slowed down, and the three of them suddenly felt the pressure lift.

“We must have taken a wrong turn.”

Bing Yu glanced at the mini-map and hastily continued to heal Bing Yu.

“No,” said Li Yao.

“But the path through the Stone Forest was straight ahead; why did we turn left?” Bing Yu, seeing Li Yao’s excited demeanor, immediately continued to inquire.

Now that we are beneath the Mother Tree, as long as you two don’t slip up, we can consider ourselves safe.

With so many branches ending here, even the rotting crows don’t dare to act recklessly; without that overwhelming assault, don’t you think it’s a good opportunity to secure something valuable?

“Valuable? What are you talking about?” Bing Yu asked, puzzled.

“Silly, this big tree is a faction-level boss, isn’t it? Now it has almost no fighting capability; so where do you think the advantage lies?”

The two women locked eyes, a glint of excitement flashing within.

“Didn’t you say our main objective was to finish the quest?” Bing Yu, seemingly reminded of their earlier discussion, asked.

“That’s exactly why I said circumstances change. The proposal to farm experience was absurd; it was impossible to achieve. If I hadn’t run, we would have all been wiped out. But now it’s different,” Li Yao explained.

Bing Yu smiled wryly, “The tree is so huge that even if you hack at it incessantly, we wouldn’t be able to take it down.”

Li Yao gave her a sidelong glance while still attacking: “What are you thinking? Chopping down a tree? You’d die of exhaustion before you could fell this big fella, whose main trunk is at least a few thousand yards in diameter. How could you chop that down?”

The two women nodded, but they weren’t overly surprised either. They had seen the World Tree itself, which truly blanketed the sky. They even suspected that a city could be built within that great tree.

“We need to find its thinking core. If we destroy just one of its thinking cores, it’s as good as taking down a faction-level boss. As for the tree’s main body, perhaps not even a world-level leader could destroy it. Especially during daylight,” Li Yao said, his eyes turning blue as he attacked and continued to survey the giant tree.

In reality, they were circling the tree, but finding the core was not easy, as the Mother Tree was massive.

And those outside could no longer see the trio; as time ticked away, the smiles on their faces began to fade. Although they wouldn’t admit it, they knew that the three had a high chance of success.

They just couldn’t come to terms with it yet.

Half an hour later, the two women were sweating from their foreheads. They were growing tired from having to move position and perform intense operations.

However, Li Yao still appeared at ease. Just as the women were about to voice their concerns, Li Yao finally showed a hint of a smile and said, “It’s well hidden, but at last, I’ve found it.”

“Where?” Bing Yu asked.

Li Yao pointed towards the upper diagonal branches of the tree and said, “There.”

The two women stared for a while and frowned, “It doesn’t seem any different.”

“Haha, if both of you could notice it, then what purpose would my eyes serve?” Li Yao was somewhat excited; after all, this was a faction-level boss of their current level, and defeating it was certain to yield great loot…