Chapter 819: Players Fight with Bloodshot Eyes
Although the "Capture the Mini Deathwing" quest was issued to players worldwide, it was clear that only players in the Imperial Capital could participate...
Because the quest had a two-hour time limit, even players from remote areas around the Imperial Capital might not make it in time, let alone those from other cities.
However, while other players couldn't join the battle, they could still keep an eye on the battlefield dynamics through their Matrix Glasses. As long as they entered any gym in their city, they would find a new option available: spectating the world boss battle.
Once the boss fight officially began, all gyms would display a miniature projection of the battle. Although it looked far less imposing than the live scene in the Imperial Capital, it still clearly showed the entire boss fight's progress and capture process.
Due to network transmission speeds, spectators in Europe and America would experience a slight delay, but just like the global broadcast of esports tournaments, the impact was minimal.
Although, in principle, it was nothing more than projecting a live broadcast signal onto all players' Matrix Glasses, this "only by going to a gym can you spectate" approach still gave players a deeper understanding of the essence of MR games: superimposing virtual scenes onto real-world settings, providing players with a gaming experience that blends the virtual into reality.
Of course, if there were players who really didn't want to go out or couldn't leave, they could also watch via live-streaming apps on their phones. After all, for major events like this, streamers like Lin Xue would definitely broadcast the entire process, so there was no need to worry about missing out.
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Lin Xue emerged from the subway, glancing toward the direction of Mini Deathwing while running there, panting heavily.
She had originally taken a taxi, but there was no way around it—the roads were too congested. Whether it was because of the weekend or because too many people were crowding toward the southeast due to Mini Deathwing's appearance, traffic was severely affected.
Fortunately, the subway was fast enough, getting her there in just over twenty minutes.
The "Elven World" player group chat had already exploded. Everyone was discussing this sudden world boss event. Players on-site were sending in the latest battle updates. Zou Zhuo, as one of the few players allowed to livestream and use camera functions, even recorded a short video and sent it to the group, which quickly went viral.
Lin Xue ran a few dozen meters and saw Zou Zhuo and a few friends from the group standing not far away, all looking up at the sky.
"Ugh, I'm exhausted... How's it going? Why are you all just standing around?" Lin Xue asked, still catching her breath.
Zou Zhuo pointed helplessly at the sky. "Take a look for yourself."
Lin Xue looked up for a few seconds and immediately understood why they were all just standing there.
Their Pokémon had all been one-shotted!
At this moment, Mini Deathwing was wreaking havoc in the sky. As it flapped its wings, clusters of flames swirled around it. Even ordinary Pokémon that got too close were burned. Moreover, it would occasionally spew dragon breath indiscriminately in some direction, sending a massive cone of fire sweeping across the sky. Almost without exception, every Pokémon hit by the dragon breath was instantly defeated!
Players' Pokémon didn't truly die. After being defeated, they could be revived using a healing pod, but it took time—the stronger the Pokémon, the longer the revival process.
If players were in a hurry, they could use Revival Stones to instantly revive their Pokémon. However, the problem was that whether at supply stations or in the shop, Revival Stones were extremely scarce and quite expensive. When players first started, they rarely encountered situations where their Pokémon were instantly defeated, so most hadn't bothered to stock up on Revival Stones.
After being one-shotted by Deathwing several times, many people quickly exhausted the Revival Stones they had painstakingly accumulated, leaving them helpless.
Still, even though the vast majority of players' Pokémon were defeated the moment they attacked, there was still an endless stream of Pokémon flying up to assault Mini Deathwing. This showed that the number of players in the area was explosive, with even more continuously arriving.
"Go, Ghost Tiger!"
Lin Xue didn't hesitate and quickly sent out her Pokémon to attack Mini Deathwing.
She had initially held a sliver of hope for her carefully trained Pokémon, but Ghost Tiger only managed to leap up and bite Mini Deathwing's tail before being instantly defeated by a tail swipe...
"Is it really this insane? Go, Blue Dragon Baby!"
There was still no difference—another instant defeat!
In fact, Lin Xue's Pokémon ranked among the top among all players, but there was no helping it—a world boss was a world boss. If just any random cat or dog could climb on its head and do its business, where would the world boss's dignity be?
Wave after wave of Pokémon flew into the sky, attacking Mini Deathwing with all kinds of methods, only to fall one after another. Although it looked a bit like moths flying into a flame, there was no denying that the scene was truly awe-inspiring.
Lin Xue's Revival Stones were quickly used up, forcing her to put all her Pokémon into the healing pod and join Zou Zhuo and the others in just watching...
Reviving a Pokémon in the healing pod took over an hour, meaning their Pokémon could only take the field one more time.
However, looking at Mini Deathwing's health bar displayed on the interface, Lin Xue felt deep concern. Could they really beat this?
Nearly an hour had passed, and Mini Deathwing's health hadn't even dropped to half. At this rate, it was very likely that all their efforts would be in vain.
The players of "Elven World" were already getting anxious, frantically calling for help in group chats and forums.
"Hurry up! Is there anyone who hasn't joined the fight yet? Get to the northeast side of the Imperial Capital! You don't need to be right at the scene—just get within range to hit Mini Deathwing!"
"Move it! Stop being a shut-in now! Players worldwide only have this honor in the Imperial Capital, and you're still holed up at home? Is that acceptable?"
"Exactly! This is the world's first world boss! Players from other cities like us don't even get a chance to fight!"
"Damn, the roads are too jammed! I've gotten out of the taxi and I'm about to ride a bike over!"
"Imperial Capital friends, you're not pulling your weight! If this were in our Magic City, hah, we'd beat this Mini Deathwing so badly its own mother wouldn't recognize it!"
"Upstairs, can you stop bragging for once? Go find a gym and spectate—the boss is one-shotting even the strongest players' Pokémon. Imperial Capital players have almost all come out in force, and it's already impressive they've gotten this far!"
"Keep it up! Push harder! Buy Revival Stones! Every bit of damage counts!"
The players fought with bloodshot eyes. Even many who had never spent a single cent before couldn't hold back and bought out all the Revival Stones in the shop.
Nearby supply stations were completely ransacked. After all their Pokémon were wiped out, many players frantically scoured supply stations, hoping to get lucky and find one or two Revival Stones.
Once the players' enthusiasm was fully ignited, Mini Deathwing's health bar began to drop noticeably faster. If they could keep up this pace, victory was within reach!