Xu Meng announced a challenge requiring players to unfreeze the area of the Wyvern Rainforest that had been encased in ice—that is, the [Wyvern Frost狱] on the current map.
This was originally intended to be a long-term challenge.
According to the normal game progression, players would start from the survey outpost, beginning with simple tasks like hunting Jaggi and protecting supply routes, gradually venturing deeper into the rainforest.
Challenging stronger prey to obtain more valuable loot.
Upgrading their weapons, armor, and support items.
Progressing step by step until reaching the edge of the frost, which is the dividing line between the existing [Wyvern Rainforest] and [Wyvern Frost狱].
After pushing the progress here, there would still be stagnation.
Players would need to make many preparations—weapons, armor, potions, recipes, mounts, spirits…and so on.
Only after being fully prepared could they delve into the frozen ice hell, search for the root of the problem, and attempt to solve it.
This would take a very long time.
According to the game flow set by the development team, it would take at least 40 hours.
—If it were a novice who hadn't played action games much, and couldn't beat the BOSS, constantly getting stuck, they would need to spend even more time on repeated hunting, farming materials, practicing skills, and nurturing spirits, and this time could more than double.
Similarly, if there were action game experts with invincible skills and awareness, who could kill the BOSS without taking damage and without wearing equipment, then this time would be greatly shortened.
If this person's skills were invincible, and they could fight the BOSS for several hours without taking damage, they could even skip all the early stages and directly rush to the advanced map area to confront the powerful BOSS head-on.
It is also possible to use a level 1 beginner weapon to chip away at a late-game BOSS.
What Fang Shuo is planning to do now is exactly this.
Moreover, he got an overwhelming response!
"Me, me, me! Add me! 1000-hour beta tester with a katana, seeking a group!"
"10000-hour dual blades, seeking a group! Once soloed the Serpent King Dragon without taking damage!"
"100,000-hour axe king, seeking a group!"
"1,000,000-hour cat person, seeking a group! Medical student, first-class in treating illnesses, saving people, and carrying stretchers!"
"I'm a college student, I can be online 24 hours a day, definitely won't leave the group!"
"Wait for me a moment, I'm currently soloing the Serpent King Dragon, I'll go after I'm done!"
… …
A vast number of people were sending barrage comments in the live stream.
There were also a bunch of people sending private messages to Fang Shuo in the game.
Some people were showering gifts in the live stream to get into the team.
In just half an hour, the number of subscribers in Fang Shuo's live stream doubled, and the popularity of the live stream soared to the top of the single-player game section!
Even Fang Shuo himself was shocked by this.
After reacting, he immediately became enthusiastic and started picking people:
"Those with more than 10,000 hours are all eliminated."
"You guys are too awesome, I'm afraid I'll hold you back."
"Of course, if you can prove that you are a developer and really have 10,000 hours of game record, you can also send me a private message, unconditional entry into the group!"
"1000 hours, theoretically it can be reached during the beta test, you can directly send me a screenshot of the game time."
"Big brother who is soloing the Serpent King Dragon, you keep fighting, don't worry. If you finish it in a month, I'll treat you to a drink."
… …
Live streaming is a fast-changing and highly competitive industry.
But only those streamers who actually participated in the beta test and had better skills could get a share of this traffic.
If you haven't participated in the beta test and are terrible at playing games, saying you want to challenge the ultimate BOSS will only make people laugh to death.
Qi Huahua was very self-aware and didn't have this idea at all.
No matter how the viewers urged, she was completely unmoved, and didn't even want to join Fang Shuo's team, focusing only on nurturing her spirit.
On the other hand, Huan Yue was very interested in this matter and joined Fang Shuo's team.
Because the registration was too enthusiastic, Fang Shuo had to give up imitating Xu Meng's 14-person team and filled up the 16-person online limit.
At the gate of the survey outpost, Fang Shuo loudly explained his plan:
"I have planned the route! Go out and take the main road, first kill the noob Jaggi blocking the way, then head southwest to cross the Poison Bird activity area, then climb a cliff to the north, cross an 8-meter-wide cliff, then head west through the swamp where Mud Fish Dragons spawn, and follow the current along the edge of the swamp to pass through the dangerous Barroth and Rathian activity area, and head north all the way under the pursuit of the Sakura Rathian, and turn in the middle of the road, heading straight for the frozen area!"
"If everything goes smoothly, we will be able to set foot on the snow-covered area in just two hours!"
"After that, it will be the area that was not open during the beta test, the goal: find the cause of the frost in four hours, solve the problem in eight hours, and win the [Honorary Player] title!"
"Brothers! Making contributions and establishing a career is today!!"
Fang Shuo's speech was full of passion.
The teammates were also very supportive: "Charge, charge, charge!!"
Under Fang Shuo's instigation, 16 people walked out of the survey point in their initial suits, holding beginner weapons.
They were all new accounts that had just entered the game, and of course, they didn't have mounts either.
So they strode forward, heading towards the rainforest lively.
Soon, they saw the first target—
The "noob Jaggi blocking the way" in Fang Shuo's mouth.
Huan Yue took the lead, stepping on the shoulders of his teammates, jumping up and performing a gorgeous back scratch slash.
After landing, he started spinning directly!
The teammates also followed, densely hacking towards the Jaggi with swords, spears, sticks, and axes.
Huan Yue, who was happily spinning, was stiffened by an axe, taking the full damage of a roll.
He felt like he had been run over by a truck, and his internal organs were almost thrown out.
"Don't hit randomly…" He tried to remind.
But he saw that the old brother who chopped him with the axe was also poked in the waist by a spear, and just as he said "Damn it" halfway, he was smashed on the forehead by a door-like greatsword, directly stunned.
The Insect Glaive old brother who arrived late descended from the sky with a flying chop.
The Bandit Dragon wasn't hit, and instead, Fang Shuo was smashed badly.
"Don't attack randomly! Attack the monster! Don't attack people!"
"Don't all rush in! Two or three people are enough!"
"Watch out for people! Watch out for people!!!"
… …
Fang Shuo tried his best to direct loudly.
But the scene was still chaotic, and several people were completely out of control.
Especially [Born To Be Useful], who kept chopping teammates with his axe, couldn't hear him at all, only chasing the Bandit Dragon to chop wildly—also chopping teammates along the way.
The Bandit Dragon's roar and the rumbling sound of its running severely affected Fang Shuo's commands.
In the end, this Bandit Dragon, which he could have soloed in less than 5 minutes, was stubbornly fought for 20 minutes by 16 people before being killed.
Fang Shuo looked at his teammates, who were covered in dust but full of energy, with a head full of question marks.
He could understand that with more people in the team, the monster's health would also increase.
But taking so long to kill a novice tutorial BOSS, wasn't that a bit strange??
"Have you… really participated in the closed beta, or are you game experts?" Fang Shuo began to have deep doubts.
"Of course! Guaranteed!"
"It's just that there are too many people, and we're not familiar with it yet! We'll be familiar after two more tries."
"Continue, continue, let's hurry up."
The teammates urged one after another.
Now, Fang Shuo and Huan Yue's live broadcast rooms combined have nearly a million viewers, and there is no turning back.
He could only bite the bullet and continue to lead the way.
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"Don't run around!"
"Born To Be Useful! I'm talking about you! You're here to defeat the BOSS, not to mine in my world!"
"Stop mining! Keep up with the team!"
"I only said mining, didn't I say collecting herbs, right? You ran so far to collect them?"
"Be careful, the area ahead is where the Poison Bird is active. We don't have poison resistance potions, so try to bypass it."
"Damn it! I said bypass it! Bypass it! I didn't tell you to rush up and fight it!"
As he spoke, the axe-wielding brother had already chopped the Poison Bird's tail with his axe.
The dark green Poison Bird stuck out its big tongue, roaring at everyone in the team, and then a large mouthful of purple venom sprayed out.
"Damn!"
"Don't fight! Run!"
"Don't waste time!"
Half of the teammates, including Huan Yue, closely followed Fang Shuo, while the other half subconsciously rushed towards the Poison Bird.
By the time Fang Shuo shouted, they had already chopped at the Poison Bird.
At Fang Shuo's urging, another 3 people came back.
The remaining 5 people were already out of control and couldn't stop.
Fang Shuo's mouth trembled, and he fell into a fierce psychological struggle.
In the end, he hardened his heart and continued on his way, leaving only one sentence: "Catch up quickly after you're done fighting."
Five minutes later, an icon on the team interface went dark.
Eight minutes later, the second icon also went dark.
By the time the remaining 5 people finished fighting the Poison Bird, only the Switch Axe and Sword \u0026 Shield users were left.
But these two ran into a second Poison Bird on the way to catch up with the team.
This time they didn't fight but hurriedly looked for the main group to gather.
As a result, the Poison Bird followed them all the way.
Fang Shuo and his teammates were carefully climbing a cliff when suddenly the screen began to shake.
Looking back, a dark green Poison Bird rushed towards them, shaking its wings and jumping in place, whipping its tail!
A large amount of green poisonous gas sprayed out, completely covering the area they were in.
Two unlucky guys were even hit by the tail, screaming as they fell.
"You guys are…"
With plans going awry one after another, Fang Shuo's mentality was a bit explosive. He jumped down and unleashed a Rising Dragon Slash to vent his anger!
From this point on, he finally gave up struggling.
Poison Birds, Mud Fish Dragons, Savage Jaw Dragons, and Queen Fire Dragons were successively alarmed by his teammates.
He could still win against the earlier ones, but by the time they reached the Savage Jaw Dragon, they were already suffering losses, and only three people were left alive.
When they reached the Queen Fire Dragon level, his teammates were all dead, leaving only himself.
After fighting for half an hour, he was still sent away by a flame breath from the sky.
After being sent back to the base by the Palicoes, Fang Shuo looked at the 6 teammates who were still waiting, and fell into deep silence.
It had been 2 hours and 40 minutes since they set off.
According to his original plan, they should have already set foot in the Frozen Seaway by now.
But now they were just back to square one…
"It's okay, we haven't coordinated before, so we're not very in sync. It'll be better next time."
"Yeah, yeah, let's get everyone together, and we can definitely do it next time."
"I haven't played with the Switch Axe before, but now I know how to play. I'll be unstoppable this time!"
The remaining teammates comforted him one after another.
Fang Shuo looked at these people, especially [Born To Be Useful] holding the axe, and felt speechless.
The reliable teammates were all gone, and the remaining ones were all noobs and team-wipe engines!
Try again?
Even if they tried 100 more times, they wouldn't reach their destination!
The viewers in the live broadcast room burst into laughter:
"Thanks to Fang Shuo for proving one thing: a large number of people does not mean strong combat power!"
"Hilarious, Born To Be Useful? Is he just refusing to admit he's trash?"
"So, this kind of skipping-ahead approach doesn't work, right? Should we just honestly progress and accumulate equipment."
"Not necessarily impossible, it just feels like the team is too trash!"
"Could it be that there are too many people? What about a four-person team?"
… …
The viewers' discussion reminded Fang Shuo.
"I'm a little tired… Let's stop here for today."
After speaking, he quickly ended the broadcast and started sending messages to Zhang Siming—
"Brother, do you want the [Honorary Player] title?!"
Zhang Siming immediately replied: "Yes!"
"I have an idea! How about we skip the early stages and go directly to the Frostpeak to find the final BOSS?"
"Great minds think alike!"
Fang Shuo was excited: "Then come now? Should I invite you or you invite me?"
"… … But, we've already arrived."
"????" Fang Shuo's eyes widened in shock.
