Chapter 928: Freaking Awesome!
Under the effect of the Pangu System, the entire battle felt incredibly real.
Every slash of the hunter left a wound on the Anjanath’s body, some deep, some shallow. The tail-severing Spirit Helm Breaker directly chopped off the entire tail, which was still gushing blood; other wounds, like those on the head, hind claws, and thighs, varied in blood loss depending on the force of the strike and the Anjanath’s defense.
For example, the first few slashes didn’t fully cut through the Anjanath’s hind legs, only leaving small gashes, so the bleeding wasn’t obvious. But after one Spirit Helm Breaker struck the Anjanath’s hind leg, it left a wound so deep the bone was visible. Not only did blood pour from the injury, but the Anjanath’s movements became sluggish, and it started limping as it walked.
Lin Xue watched in shock. “This… this is really a grass-cutting game? So brutal!”
The hunter’s attacks were nearly nonstop, each slash flowing like water as they carved into the Anjanath’s body. The Anjanath barely managed to touch the hunter a few times, spending most of the fight rolling on the ground!
It would get up, then fall down. Get up again, then fall down again!
It was a one-sided beating.
In the end, covered in sword wounds and with both hind legs crippled, the Anjanath struggled to its feet and tried to flee. But the hunter had already moved ahead to its escape path and unleashed another Spirit Helm Breaker!
“Clang!”
The longsword plunged deep into the Anjanath’s chest, though it didn’t fully penetrate, leaving only a terrifying gash. But the hunter immediately leaped into the air, swung the longsword, and slashed down toward the Anjanath’s head!
“Clang!!”
A flash of blade light streaked by.
The hunter sheathed the sword without even glancing at the Anjanath, turning to walk back toward the rock where they had been sitting earlier.
As for the Anjanath, it froze in place for a second, then crashed to the ground with a thunderous thud!
A deep mark was left on its hard skull, cutting straight into its brain, killing it instantly.
The hunter had already returned to their spot and started sharpening the blade, not even turning to look at the fallen Anjanath.
…
“So cool, so cool! The longsword is so cool!”
Lin Xue almost screamed. The entire hunting process took only two or three minutes, but in that short time, the longsword’s power was displayed to perfection.
Each textbook-perfect Foresight Slash and Spirit Helm Breaker made Lin Xue thoroughly thrilled.
Moreover, whenever the hunter used a skill, icons for those skills appeared in Lin Xue’s field of vision, flashing one after another, clearly explaining what the hunter was doing. So Lin Xue understood everything perfectly.
After watching, Lin Xue had only two feelings.
First, it was cool! And this coolness was unique to Monster Hunter, completely different from the coolness of Dark Souls speedruns by top players. It wasn’t just about precise positioning and extreme reactions, but also the seamless linking of complex combos and the timing of key skills. A master’s gameplay was truly a beautiful sight.
Second, it didn’t seem that hard?
With the skill icons as guides, Lin Xue could clearly see every move the hunter made. In reality, these moves were just a few types: either standard attacks, Foresight Slashes, or Spirit Helm Breakers. As long as you chose the right skill at the right time, that was it.
This gave Lin Xue the illusion that “I could do that too.”
Not just Lin Xue, but even the barrage viewers thought the same.
“Holy crap, that’s freaking awesome! Freaking awesome!”
“A one-sided beating! The Anjanath got totally wrecked! Is there an animal protection association to step in?”
“Ah Xue has good taste. This weapon looks amazing, and that Spirit Helm Breaker… I can’t help but want to shout when it jumps!”
“And this is just watching from a third-person perspective. If I were playing myself, it’d be even better, right?”
“I feel like the monster’s pretty weak. It just rolls on the ground so easily? And tail-severing, leg-crippling—those happen with just a few hits. That huge monster died in three minutes. All show, no go!”
“Isn’t that great? This tutorial is definitely a perfect demonstration. You won’t be that perfect when you play. It’s better if the monster’s weaker!”
“Holy crap, Chen Mo said this was a grass-cutting game. Was he serious?”
“Don’t be fooled! Remember the Dark Souls speedrun videos? Those were moves only pros could pull off. If you play now, you’ll still suffer plenty! I think Monster Hunter will be the same. Playing it yourself will be a whole different story!”
“Ah Xue, go hunt a monster yourself! We want to see the first-person view!”
The barrage’s tone shifted. Initially, everyone came to watch Lin Xue suffer, but after watching the longsword tutorial, many felt their hands itching to try it in the game pod themselves.
Sure, many players knew only experts could pull off those moves. But so what? That didn’t stop them from having unrealistic fantasies.
It was like after watching the top 10 plays in League of Legends, a bunch of people would rush into ranked matches and lock in Yasuo or Vayne.
This kind of overconfidence existed in Monster Hunter too, and it seemed even more severe.
Many players couldn’t hold back anymore, urging Lin Xue to try it herself. Was the longsword really as awesome as the demo showed? If even Lin Xue could play well, then everyone would jump in to try it and consider buying.
Lin Xue was eager too. She went to the canteen area and talked to the handler.
The handler patiently explained the first quest, called “Great Jagras and the Ancient Forest.” It only required killing seven Great Jagras, with a generous time limit of 50 minutes.
Additionally, the handler kindly reminded Lin Xue that she could eat before hunting to significantly boost her stats.
After eating and drinking her fill, Lin Xue entered the Ancient Forest and began her quest exploration.
As she first stepped into the Ancient Forest, Lin Xue was a bit nervous. After all, this was her first hunt and her first real combat.
On her first outing, the survey team leader guided her, so Lin Xue just had to follow behind him.
“Hmm? There’s an Aptonoth ahead. I’ll start with you!”
Lin Xue charged forward, swinging her longsword, and slashed hard into the Aptonoth’s body!
The Aptonoth was drinking by a pond. The slash hit its back, and blood immediately gushed out.
The Aptonoth tried to flee while swinging its powerful tail hammer at Lin Xue, but she dodged left and kept stabbing with her longsword.
Each slash tore a gash in the Aptonoth’s body. One Spirit Blade Slash cut upward from below, directly slicing through the Aptonoth’s neck. Blood sprayed as the Aptonoth collapsed to the ground and quickly died.