Led by Odilia, Zhang Xing Yu took a general tour of the safe zone. Although Zhang Xing Yu was the creator of this world, as a player, seeing these gamers engaging in various activities in the Monster Hunter world was quite ting interesting.
On the other side, during Odilia's explanation of the game, Zhang Xing Yu also basically understood the players' situations and thoughts.
Seeing the various difficulties players were encountering, even the pitiful situation of not being able to defeat a single "Great Jaggi," Zhang Xing Yu felt it was even more necessary to perform a major system update!
At this moment, Odilia led Zhang Xing Yu deeper into the forest.
"Further ahead is outside the safe zone. There are large monsters, like Great Jaggi, Anjanath, and a mysterious electric monster. Be careful, observe your surroundings. Some monsters will ambush us," Odilia said, then cautiously led Zhang Xing Yu forward.
They hadn't gone far before they saw six players besieging three Jaggis. It seemed... the battle was quite dangerous!
"Lance, you're out of HP. Find a safe place to heal... Wocao, that Jaggi wants to summon its buddies! Bow, hurry up and shoot it... Um, Bow, you do your thing. Dual Blades, hurry and interrupt it. Bow brother, you're aiming so badly! If it summons more Jaggis, we're done for! Grass, that Jaggi's about to die, go in! Wait, Longsword brother, watch yourself! Don't hit your own team!" The player directing the battle was sweating profusely but could only speak in a low voice, fearing attracting more enemies.
——I'm going to go crazy. Is killing these little monsters so hard? Is this the Monster Hunter world I know?
Odilia seemed accustomed to this situation, but seeing Zhang Xing Yu observe carefully, she stopped and explained, "Don't underestimate these small monsters. Although they're not as big as those giant monsters, they are much more agile. And with our current generally poor equipment, it's very easy to die to them, especially when there are many Jaggis!"
Odilia pointed to the Jaggi that wanted to roar but was killed by three players, and said, "The most dangerous thing is this. The Jaggi will roar to call for its companions, and there's a chance it will call for Great Jaggi, then players basically have to run! But before roaring, the Jaggi will have a clear inhaling motion, so it's easy to interrupt... Um, it seems they can win. Lucky for them."
At first, Zhang Xing Yu was puzzled why the players were struggling so much against these Jaggis. After careful observation, Zhang Xing Yu finally discovered the problem. First, the biggest problem was, of course, the players' lack of weapon mastery. They were swinging wildly, leaving them wide open. That bow brother didn't need to be mentioned, he was basically hitting nothing against such small monsters!
Also, due to the existence of pain, once a player was hit by a monster, they were prone to pausing their attacks or even stopping, allowing the ferocious Jaggis to swarm over them.
Another important reason was that the Jaggis in Nightmare World were clearly more ferocious than those in the game. Most obviously, they were much faster and had a stronger desire to attack!
"This game is pretty hardcore. These Jaggis are like crazy wild dogs, so never underestimate these little guys!" Odilia said.
Hearing Odilia's words, Zhang Xing Yu nodded.
——Holy crap, after seeing it firsthand, Zhang Xing Yu once again confirmed that the game was currently a bit too hardcore. These students were still diligently persevering. It was really not easy!
"Speaking of which... the game difficulty seems a bit high... Do you think it's a bit too difficult?" Zhang Xing Yu asked.
"Isn't a little bit of difficulty a good thing? I like it." Odilia chuckled, "Do you want it to be like the games you played before, where you just click the mouse in front of the computer? If you can't beat the enemy, you just spend money to upgrade your equipment and continue clicking the mouse to win?"
"Humph, I'm already tired of those games. Only this kind of high-difficulty game is good. No need to spend money, everything requires your research, obtaining through your own efforts. Then you fight hard to kill monsters, acquire stronger skills, get better equipment, hunt stronger monsters. That's fun! I think this game is my style!"
"I see..." It seemed the little girl was truly enjoying herself.
Hearing Odilia's words, Zhang Xing Yu felt much more relieved. Although the game was too hardcore, at least some players liked it!
"Of course, if this shitty game system could be improved, it would be even better!"
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At this time, the six players over there erupted in cheers because the three Jaggis in front of them had finally fallen!
"I... I can't take it anymore. Almost... almost... I..." The Lance player seemed to have been tanking the whole time. Now, he had only a sliver of HP left. After the victory, he collapsed onto the ground.
"Go check the loot... Who has the Skinning skill?"
"…………" The players looked at each other.
"I'm going crazy... Is there really no one? Without the Skinning skill, there's a high chance of skinning failure. We won't get any materials at all!" The player who had been directing the battle sighed.
"I do!" At this moment, the Bow player hesitated for a moment before raising his hand.
"Wocao... Really lucky... How did you learn it?"
"I accidentally learned it after skinning an herbivore." The Bow player said.
"Good... although your contribution was almost nonexistent before... but thanks to your skill, you have a share in this victory!"
"Let's get to work!"
"Haha, with these hides, we can make defensive equipment. Then we should be able to hunt Great Jaggi, and then that terrifying tyrant (Anjanath)..."
"Think too much. Let's get a full Jaggi set first!"
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