Chapter 940: The Balance Is Great!
Soon, the livestream screen switched to the VR game pod, though a small window remained to capture the scene on-site. Chen Mo and Lin Xue could also watch Li Jingsi's gameplay on the TV.
Li Jingsi was still logging into a pre-prepared account, while Chen Mo chatted casually with the bullet comments: "What weapon do you all want to see against the Diablos? Hunting Horn? Huh?"
"Hunting Horn won't work; it's a support class. How would you solo with that? Alright, Longsword, right? Let's go with Longsword."
Countless weapon names instantly flooded the bullet comments—Greatsword, Longsword, Charge Blade—especially the popular ones, everyone wanted to see them.
It was mainly because of Li Jingsi's looks adding appeal. Watching Chen Mo play wasn't a novelty anymore; everyone was used to it. But seeing a pretty girl play games wasn't that common.
Lin Xue was pretty too, but her skill... well, it was honestly a bit frustrating.
But hey, who needs skill? As long as the girl is good-looking, that's enough!
Soon, the account logged in.
Chen Mo explained, "This account was prepped in advance. Take a look—the gear is pretty trashy. They're all basic equipment, and the weapons are a bit better, but still something you all can farm for."
As Chen Mo spoke, Li Jingsi opened her equipment menu for everyone to see. It was indeed a bunch of junk.
The bullet comments went wild: They're sending a cute girl to fight a Diablos in rags? Where's the humanity?
Is there no justice?
Is there no law?
Selent isn't being human!
Chen Mo completely ignored the comments: "Alright, since you all want to see the Longsword first, let's start with that."
...
Ten minutes later, the Diablos was down.
The players were stunned, the screen filled with nothing but "66666."
"What the hell, she perfectly parried every attack with Foresight Slash?"
"That spirit gauge filling speed is terrifying! It's so smooth!"
"Is that the same Longsword I'm using?"
"Yeah, how come her Helm Breaker is so OP? The Diablos is getting played like a fool!"
Lin Xue was completely dumbfounded too. Was this the same Diablos she had fought?
The thing was, Li Jingsi's gear wasn't even that good. Her weapon was slightly better than Lin Xue's, but her armor was all trash!
But come to think of it, the armor didn't matter at all, because Li Jingsi never gave the Diablos a single chance to hit her!
And there was another point: Li Jingsi was very liberal with items, especially Sonic Bombs. Every time the Diablos burrowed underground, she'd toss one immediately, blasting it right back out and leaving it helpless on the ground.
Other items like Mega Barrel Bombs and traps were used whenever possible, and she handled them so skillfully that they always seemed to pay off.
After the Longsword run, the bullet comments were flooded with weapon names again. Players clamored to see the girl use other weapons!
Chen Mo picked one at random: "Alright, Charge Blade, right? Let's go with Charge Blade."
...
Forty minutes later.
The players were completely convinced.
During that time, Li Jingsi had used four more weapons: Charge Blade, Dual Blades, Greatsword, and Hammer. And every single fight was over in under ten minutes!
The bullet comment viewers were shocked to realize that these other weapons seemed just as insane!
The Charge Blade's Super Amped Element Discharge—one swing of the axe and the screen was covered in damage numbers!
The Dual Blades were all about relentless leg-chopping, and the scariest part was that as long as there was a slope, she could spin like a top, endlessly shredding the monster's back! The move looked incredibly cool, had a high attack frequency, and made it seem like she was just brutally beating the Diablos.
The Greatsword's Tackle, when used well, could completely tank some of the monster's damage. After the Diablos fell, charging up the Greatsword and slamming it into the head felt incredibly satisfying!
As for the Hammer, it was even more savage. She went for the head the entire time, smashing the Diablos's "twin tails"—uh, no, its horns—to pieces!
Players even noticed that during Li Jingsi's fights, the Diablos seemed completely different from the one they faced. That aggressive monster had turned into a meek little lamb?
At first, the Diablos was fierce, but after getting beaten down, it lost all its attitude. It didn't dare to spam its charge attack anymore, and even kept trying to run away?
When Li Jingsi used the Hammer, for example, she'd keep pounding until the Diablos got stunned and fell over, then unleash another round of brutal "80, 80" hits.
The bullet comment players were utterly defeated. How could she play like this?
Was their approach wrong?
Lin Xue was stunned too. She had known Li Jingsi was good at games, but seeing this today... she was almost as insane as Chen Mo!
But there was one problem.
This was clearly not an ordinary player, right?
Lin Xue immediately protested: "No way, boss. How is this the level a normal player could achieve? The Longsword's Foresight Slash blocking every move, the Hammer hitting the head every time—that's not something a regular player can do!"
Many bullet comment viewers also snapped out of it: "Yeah, Selent is trying to trick us again!"
Chen Mo coughed twice: "Alright, then let me show you a Diablos strategy that even a noob can pull off. Let's switch to Light Bowgun. Watch closely—this time, there's absolutely no skill barrier!"
Even though Lin Xue still felt this demonstration was suspicious, she kept watching.
After three minutes, she noticed that Li Jingsi seemed to have stopped showing off?!
She just stayed far away, firing Slice Ammo. The Diablos's wings were such a big target that they quickly got covered in Slice Ammo, which then exploded instantly, leaving the Diablos completely confused.
Who am I? Where am I? Who's hitting me?
Why are things on my wings constantly exploding?
This time, Li Jingsi even slowed down her reaction speed deliberately. She only lazily rolled away when the Diablos was almost right on top of her, even taking a little damage on purpose before quickly healing it up.
She also used items without holding back, like Sonic Bombs and traps, whenever possible.
This run took much longer—18 minutes to finish.
But the key wasn't the time; it was that the Light Bowgun had absolutely no technical skill involved!
It was just mindlessly sticking Slice Ammo into the Diablos and dodging when it got close. If watching other weapons gave players the illusion of "I could do that too," then the Slice Ammo cult made players think, "I could probably do it even better!"
Chen Mo asked, "See? Doesn't this prove the Diablos isn't that hard? Look how easily this ordinary player handled it."
Lin Xue scratched her head. Was it really that simple?
Then why had she been getting wrecked by the Diablos for the past two days...
But the evidence was right there, and she couldn't deny it. Plus, that last run with the Slice Ammo cult really had no skill involved—it seemed like anyone could do it...
Lin Xue thought for a long time: "Alright... fine, I'll try that method for the Diablos when I get back. But there's still the issue of weapon balance!"
Chen Mo chuckled: "Balance? It's perfectly balanced. See how all the weapons took about ten minutes to beat the Diablos? Isn't that balanced?"