Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 16: Rain of Fire
The Demon Hunter's racial ranking is much higher than that of the Dark Claw Demon.

At the same level, Lin Hanchuan, with only three skills and no equipment advantage, really had no confidence in easily killing his opponent.

But game-like contracts like these are much simpler.

Lin Hanchuan, holding a magic staff, stepped into the square drawn with white lines.

At the same time, feeling the power of the contract surging within him, the Demon Hunter's eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Come on!"

He was very excited.

Very excited.

The rules state that once you enter the human world, you are prohibited from killing people indiscriminately, but they do not prohibit gambling or using the power of contracts to kill humans!
The energy and vitality that humans provide are truly abundant!

In addition, the Demon Hunter's unique racial talent, [Blood Evolution], means that no matter how they kill an enemy, the enemy will be transformed into a pure blood energy that is invisible to the naked eye and will nourish their body.

It only takes a few hours.

I successfully advanced two levels in a row!
This cultivation speed is much faster than killing those low-level demons in that hellish place, the Abyss!
Humans, you truly are a superior race!

More importantly, this doesn't violate the rules at all—I was just playing games with these newbies, and what killed them was the contract; I didn't reveal my identity as a demon.

"You're very confident!" Lin Hanchuan looked at the Demon Hunter and said with a smile, "I hope you can give me a surprise!"

Lin Hanchuan knew that the Demon Hunter disguised as an NPC was secretly using his racial talent—[Blood Evolution]—to cheat.

As a superior race among demons, the Demon Hunter's greatest strength lies in their racial talent: they can continuously grow stronger in battle, the more they kill, the more powerful they become.

In his previous life, the top-ranked player in the eighth district, in order to farm resources from a demigod-level demon hunter to advance to the ninth level, recruited several top guilds and tricked hundreds of thousands of players into besieging a level 200 max-level holy-level demon hunter.

As a top-tier boss below the max-level demigod, the final result was predictable: hundreds of thousands of players were killed, and that Saint-level Demon Hunter relied on the [Blood Evolution] talent to reach the max-level demigod!

Then he'll become a stepping stone for that guy in District 8 to advance to the Ninth Rank!

It was because of that incident that Lin Hanchuan was deeply impressed by the Demon Hunters, and he even investigated some related intelligence information at the time.

Because of his disguise, the system cannot view the specific attributes of the person in front of me.

But he should be at the lord level, and he is using this gambling method to kill players through contracts in order to obtain the blood and energy needed for upgrading and advancing.

They're really treating players like lambs to the slaughter!

Lin Hanchuan raised his hand and unleashed an E-rank skill—Great Fireball!

A fireball the size of a washbasin was thrown out by Lin Hanchuan as soon as he started. With the boost of 15 points of strength, the fireball had a very fast initial velocity, like an arrow shot by a level 1 archer.

With a roar, it flew towards the Demon Hunter.

Despite the fireball's high speed, the Demon Hunter remained calm, standing quietly in place, watching the fireball grow larger and larger in his pupils.

The moment the fireball approached, the Demon Hunter's figure instantly transformed into a blur, as if he had performed a sideways movement. The fireball struck his shadow, while his true form stood on the other side.

"That's pretty fast!"

Lin Hanchuan nodded, then began throwing large fireballs again, centered on the Demon Hunter, directly in front, above, below, to the left, and to the right.

About five every two seconds.

Boom boom boom! !

A massive fireball, exceeding a thousand degrees Celsius, hurtled towards the Demon Hunter from different angles with a deafening roar, like a cannonball.

The onlookers were all astonished.

"That fireball is coming at a rate of about two per second, right? This guy's playing a mage, did he put all his free attributes into agility?"

"I think he lost a lot of strength as well, not just agility. The initial speed of the fireball is really hard for a level two or three assassin or thief to dodge within five meters!"

"Starting with a mage and only knowing how to allocate points to agility and strength, this playstyle is probably just another high-level player's alt account!"

“That’s too fierce!!”

"Wait a minute! Doesn't the Fireball skill consume mana? The Fireball skill is an E-rank skill. Although it has no cooldown, throwing one still costs at least twenty or thirty mana. This guy has already unleashed more than a dozen Fireballs in a row, and I haven't seen him drink any mana potions!"

While some were marveling at the ferocity of Lin Hanchuan's attacks, they finally realized the most problematic aspect.

The way everyone looked at Lin Hanchuan immediately changed.

Mana is always a mage's weakness.

No matter where you rank on the power rankings, whether you're a top-tier mage or a powerful mage, you'll still face the problem of insufficient mana.

With all his skills gone and mana depleted, even a mage like him is reduced to a pathetic state. But now, this mage who came out to challenge the NPC seems to have solved the mage's pathetic predicament.

A dozen or so huge fireballs, no!

I've already thrown over twenty large fireballs without stopping for a moment, and there's not a single sign of running out of mana.

"Holy crap! Our newbie village #56 is about to produce a top-tier mage from the ninth district!"

Any player with a discerning eye at the scene had their eyes light up.

Everyone approves of Lin Hanchuan's future.

But as for now...

It's still not quite there!
Even though Lin Hanchuan's attack angles were extremely tricky and his positioning was so precise that he almost completely blocked all of the Demon Hunter's movement.

But the Demon Hunter's speed is ridiculously fast.

Just when you think you're about to hit him, he'll inexplicably appear in another place, and the fireball will only hit his shadow.

Always been this way.

"A mage is at a disadvantage when fighting an NPC who is good at moving around."

"They probably lost, but it's okay. When the mage rises to power, he'll be nothing but trash."

"Forget about being a mage, once I change jobs, I'll be able to crush this NPC!"

"It's probably gone!"

People say this not because they think Lin Hanchuan is weak.

The problem is that this NPC's movement speed is so abnormal that players simply cannot keep up with it before changing jobs.

In the early game, before a mage acquires truly powerful skills, it's difficult to use ordinary skills without any targeting effect to deal with a class that excels at movement. This is a well-known fact in the community.

When everyone thought Lin Hanchuan's defeat was almost a foregone conclusion.

Lin Hanchuan's expression was clear; the Demon Hunter's movement speed was very fast, and it could perform near-instantaneous teleportation changes over short distances.

However, the teleportation distance varies depending on the strength of the demon hunter. Lin Hanchuan had been throwing fireballs from various angles to "measure" the demon hunter's maximum teleportation distance.

"About 3 meters!"

"Let's give it a try!"

Lin Hanchuan muttered to himself and threw out another large fireball.

This time, the fireball was still heading towards the Demon Hunter, but it was flying directly above his head.

Seeing the fireball that couldn't possibly hit him, the Demon Hunter looked at Lin Hanchuan in confusion. Was this human mage about to give up?

The idea just came up.

Then Lin Hanchuan released another small water ball, which flew even faster, chasing after the large fireball.

Just as the fireball reached directly above the Demon Hunter, a water ball the size of a baby's fist slammed into it.

What happens when a small amount of water comes into contact with a fireball that is over 1,000 degrees Celsius?
boom! !

With a deafening roar, the massive fireball was instantly shattered by the water ball, transforming into countless tiny fireballs the size of fingernails. These fireballs scattered in all directions, like a mini meteor shower, falling directly above the Demon Hunter's head, covering an area of ​​over eight meters!
The Demon Hunter stared at the sudden rain of fire falling from above, his panicked gaze instantly shattering his composed demeanor.

The Demon Hunter knew that, with his current disguise, he couldn't unleash his full power to dodge the rain of fire.

Under Lin Hanchuan's gaze, the Demon Hunter gritted his teeth, his eyes suddenly turning red, about to reveal his true form, but then he seemed to see something and forcibly forced the red in his eyes back.

The next moment.

When the fire rain fell on him.

The Demon Hunter's gaze fell on Lin Hanchuan's right rear, his eyes filled with despair, and his lips moved slightly.

Lin Hanchuan immediately turned his head and looked in the direction of the Demon Hunter.

Not far behind, on the second floor of a building.

Lin Hanchuan saw the village chief with a goatee.

(End of this chapter)