Chapter 208: Extra- The Great Demon King and the Assassins (Part 1)
Translated by Karai of Exiled Rebels Scanlations
Editor: Addis
The uniqueness of the 8-star spirit pets shocked many players, as their AI seemed to have an added layer of growth compared to other spirit pets.
That night, during ClearWindIsHere’s livestream, after Greedy Cloud, the 8-star spirit pet, hatched and was fed to an activity level of 80, it had consumed a total of 14 sets of high-grade or above food. Not only that, but oo didn’t hide the pet’s attributes either. Its base attack value was higher than Soul Rabbit’s, and it had 5 skill slots. It was also said that it had three more growth stages than other quest spirit pets.
As soon as the 8-star spirit pet was released, Celestial Horizon updated the game with a corresponding announcement, stating that future quest challenges would offer new possibilities for spirit pets to evolve. The 8-star spirit pets were born with high attributes, and other regular quest spirit pets could also use evolution potions from quest challenges to increase their tier and grow further.
The release of the 8-star spirit pet indeed brought a new wave of excitement to the game. However, before the 8-star spirit pets and evolution potions were released, the only 8-star spirit pet in the game was Momo’s Greedy Cloud. This led to a surge of players wanting to see spirit pet evaluations, but unfortunately, livestreamer ClearWindIsHere had been streaming less and less recently, even disappearing for two days.
When livestreamer ClearWindIsHere went silent, haters started criticizing him, saying his growing popularity had made him arrogant. However, after a prolonged absence, fans who followed ClearWind’s StarNet page noticed that he was still occasionally updating his gaming activities, playing different games and enjoying himself.
Most importantly, it seemed that oo had also joined him in his silence.
[Did ClearWindIsHere livestream today?]
[No, he’s still being silent.]
[I heard he went to play other games with oo?]
[What? That really happened!]
[Didn’t you guys know? They’ve been playing other games lately and talking about all kinds of things I don’t understand.]
[I know this, they switch games really quickly, seems like they’ve played several. The other day, I even saw ClearWind playing a single-player game.]
[Who cares about what game they play, why aren’t they livestreaming when they’re playing something else!!!]
[Here’s a picture of him in the group chat. Of course, he’s being silent.]
[Is the big shot not interested in playing games anymore? He’s not online much.]
[That shouldn’t be the case. I have him on my friend list, and I’ve still seen him often with his pet, running around. Looks like he’s leveling up and doing quests.]
[Playing other games frequently? He might be about to quit.]
Just as the netizens were frustrated with ClearWindIsHere’s silence, a new post suddenly appeared at the top of the forum. The poster was a completely new account, and the post had a new user emblem. The title was bold and formal:
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[Physical-Type / Dual | Master Summoner Basic Data Analysis]
The post was in the strategy section, but it was quickly shared by the moderator to the summoner section. Recently, more and more players were interested in learning about the physical-type summoner. Both new and old players were joining in, and they were nearly done reading all the popular strategy posts on the forum. Most of the posts focused on theoretical analysis, with very few offering practical, real-world data on effectiveness.
Compared to other lively class sections, the summoner section had fewer players, but even so, there were summoner players willing to take risks and try new things. In the end, whether they were new posts or posts from veteran players, they were all willing to spend time reading the content of the posts.
So, this post, using the recent hot topics of [Physical-Type / Dual | Mastery Summoner], quickly attracted other summoner players to click and check it out.
As soon as they entered, they were greeted with a lot of data models.
The poster’s guide was very well-organized. They first analyzed the extreme effects of various summoner combos based on existing data, covering everything from skill attack effects to damage values, from attribute point bonuses to equipment aspects. They logically and systematically built mathematical models to visually express their points.
After the theoretical analysis, they provided players with three build paths, categorizing each one based on damage bonuses, difficulty of execution, and crafting costs. They also included a wealth of valuable battle data as evidence.
To make it easier for some players to understand, after completing the analysis, the poster also created a simplified text version, turning the complicated language into concise choices, which immediately helped some confused summoners find their growth paths.
But when they finished reading all the helpful content in the post and wanted to praise the poster, they suddenly noticed the poster’s ID.
A new account, yet using an ID that every summoner was familiar with Momo.
When they clicked on it, they discovered that this account was linked to the game character, the top-ranked summoner, summoner Momo.
[!!! Fuck, it’s the big brother himself!]
[I knew the data was too detailed, oh my god, the big brother opened a guide post!]
[Momo!!! You finally decided to make a forum account?]
[So much data… incredible, I feel like the battle data analysis in the other two hot threads next door could use this too.]
[Oh my god, how many matches did the big shot play to have so much data?]
[Does this cover every stage? The skill effects in the earlier charts should be from the account holder’s player at level 60, right? This is perfect.]
[This data really works, he even gave the equipment information.]
[I don’t understand the data and models, but I get the simple tutorial at the end. The low-cost build is the third route, right?]
[Whoa, did the big shot save all this data while farming equipment before?]
The data in the post was extremely detailed, filling in the missing pieces of data.
It wasn’t that other summoner players were incapable, but this wave of traffic brought many high-level players, and the number of summoners was rising. The foundational paths were taking shape, but the difficulty lay in the time costs, equipment costs, and other game-related expenses, which slowed down the summoners’ growth.
These costs were too high and couldn’t be solved in the short term.
Other sect-based class players had a larger player base, and each build path had already taken shape. But for summoners, a class with fewer players and still not fully developed, lacking detailed data from high-level players, there were too many detours to take. Not to mention the rare physical-type and dual | mastery builds in summoners, which had finished characters but uneven data.
And Momo seemed to understand the difficulties summoners faced on the forum. So, while the first half of the guide appeared somewhat obscure and complicated, it actually filled in various data that summoners at the current stage were unable to test. As the first player to pursue and establish this route, his extensive crafting experience provided future players with valuable insights. Not only that, but his post also detailed and filled in data for different level stages…
This was the most exciting point for summoners. With all this data, it was clear that oo hadn’t prepared it on a whim but had accumulated it over time.
[The big shot truly deserves to be called a big shot.]
[So much data, no wonder his equipment farming is so good…]
[(Kneeling) I suddenly understand the difference between me and the big shot. While I was still copying homework, the big shot had already started experimenting with new ideas.]
[The difference between people is so vast when playing games!]
[The array master’s skill can’t be covered up in the censored image. You must be getting tips from UnchainedWanderer.]
[This data!! So powerful!!]
[Thanks to the big shot! You’ve worked hard!]
Summoners flooded in, and the news of oo’s guide spread quickly. Many players came to check it out, shocked by the level of detail in the data. Several data experts also came to copy his homework because with such a detailed summoner guide, understanding it better would provide more strategies for countering summoners.
As a result, Momo’s first forum post suddenly went viral and was pinned as a featured post in the summoner section. Momo rarely responded to other players’ questions in the post, but when it came to common queries, he would open new threads to provide answers. During this time, the number of followers on his forum account skyrocketed, and his popularity increased.
It was Saturday, and when Yu Zhen arrived at Su Mo’s place, Su Mo was still playing games.
After recovering to an E-level physique, everything was fresh and exciting for Su Mo. He wanted to try everything—shopping on StarNet, buying game equipment, and experimental tools… In short, he wanted to try anything he hadn’t experienced before. He didn’t play games alone either. Since the other members of the Early-Rich Group found out that Su Mo was playing retro games, ScarletFruit and ClearWind, suddenly filled with a sense of nostalgia, also said they wanted to play. They dragged ZenSlasher and the four of them spent their days finishing daily quests before diving into Star Online games.
Meanwhile, Yu Zhen was too busy with project work to join them in playing games. Not only that, but the frequency of their chats had drastically decreased. Often, when Yu Zhen messaged Su Mo, he would have to wait half an hour to an hour for a reply.
That wasn’t all. ClearWind and ScarletFruit dragged the others from the exploration group to play together, forming a 10-person team to explore the new team adventure game… They played for three days straight. When Yu Zhen logged in yesterday, he saw a bunch of hungry little spirit pets.
While the group was enjoying their game, Yu Zhen felt a little left out.
“Did you finish?” Yu Zhen asked.
“We cleared it. They said they want to try the next version of the game.”
Su Mo had just taken off the game device and noticed that Yu Zhen’s terminal message was already half an hour old. He quietly moved to Yu Zhen’s side. “Are you resting this week?”
“Resting.” Yu Zhen reached out and pulled him into his arms. The next moment, Su Mo, using both hands and feet, clung to him, hanging on. Seeing this, Yu Zhen chuckled lightly. “Are you being cute?”
Su Mo replied, “I’m not being cute. Kiss me.”
Yu Zhen wrapped his arms around Su Mo’s waist, gently leaning his forehead against his. “What if I don’t kiss you? What if I don’t let you down?”
Su Mo didn’t say anything. He lightly touched Yu Zhen’s face before quickly pulling back, then confessed, “I won’t play games next weekend.”
Yu Zhen hugged him. “So playing with your boyfriend is more important?”
Su Mo wrapped his arms around Yu Zhen’s waist and used a little clever force to pull him down onto the bed. The game device fell to the carpet during the commotion, and the soft sound seemed to be buried within the plush bedding.
***
In the afternoon, Yu Zhen and Su Mo went out.
Su Zhixing had just come out of the study when he heard them and asked, “Are you coming back for dinner?”
Chen Shanxue, looking at the literature on her terminal, replied, “They’ll probably be back late. Let’s not wait for them.”
Su Zhixing nodded and turned back to the study to play games. He didn’t play games much and usually only had time after finishing his work. Recently, Su Mo and Yu Zhen had occasionally invited him to play, and his level had jumped to 55, unlocking many new maps.
Compared to fighting, Su Zhixing was more interested in other leisurely activities. When he had time, he would order a pot of wine at a tavern in the main city and sit by the window with a good view to play a game of chess. He would watch the hustle and bustle outside and occasionally check the assassin channel.
The assassin Sect channel was rarely active, but when someone did speak, it was usually to discuss skills, equipment, or the wilderness. Su Zhixing didn’t know much about the assassins but mostly learned techniques from the group of assassins in his Sect, carefully studying them. Moreover, these young assassins were full of energy, and every time he saw them fighting in the wilderness, it felt very interesting.
As soon as he opened the Sect channel today, Su Zhi Xing saw information quickly flashing by. It was obvious that there was a heated discussion about something.
[I think it’s deliberate targeting, how could it be so detailed!]
[Archdemon has always had issues with assassins. I heard that an assassin killed him in the wilderness once, and he’s been holding a grudge ever since.]
[Isn’t our assassin situation bad enough? Stop mentioning him!]
[Why do the Abyss assassins always defend archdemon??? Did one faction battle make you forget about the grudge from when we were struggling in the wilderness?]
[Stop talking, assassins are too weak. I’m thinking of changing professions.]
[You Abyss assassins are fine, but us Eclipse assassins are suffering in the wilderness.]
[What’s this all about?]
[Haven’t you seen the latest guide from the devil? In his summoner wilderness guide, he teaches others how to fight against assassins!]
Su Zhi Xing understood as soon as he read this. He had been keeping an eye on his son and followed his forum account. He had read every guide his son posted. After a brief pause, he sent three messages in quick succession—
[But that guide also teaches summoners how to fight physical swordsmen.]
[It’s not just targeting us, he didn’t think of it that way.]
[He actually likes assassins.]
