Diablos, a creature at the top of the wasteland, is a monster known as a rookie killer.
With strength matching its name, Diablos's huge body delivers a massive impact with its attacks, yet it moves with surprising speed.
Its attacks look ordinary, but each one carries significant range damage and heavy weight.
The frequent charges of the Diablos hit hunters like a big truck. When it started to sprint, Tanjiro, Natsuki Subaru, and Fujimaru Kaede successfully dodged.
However, Fujimaru Ritsuka who was targeted flew into the sky as if hit by a truck.
The cart appeared in time to take Fujimaru Ritsuka away.
No one would have thought that the battle had just begun, and they have already had lost a comrade.
While colliding, the horned dragon performed a tail swing, tripping Tanjiro who was slightly inexperienced. But it didn't matter. He lay on the ground and took out a light machine gun. The 7.62 armor-piercing bullets from the light machine gun hurt the horned dragon.
However, the 'invincible' guns failed this time—not because they were ineffective, but because the horned dragon's defense was too strong. If you aimed at a specific point, the armor-piercing bullet would definitely penetrate.
But lying on the ground, Tanjiro could only maintain a certain range of attack. When the horned dragon realized the weapon in Tanjiro's hand was a threat, it retreated like an experienced driver of a excavator with a speed rivaling that of a motorcycle.
The firearms can only penetrate a few centimeters of the hard soil in the wasteland, but for the Diablos, it was like swimming.
Monster Hunter is a game where sometimes the hunter is a noun, and sometimes a verb.
Now, for Diablos, "hunter" was a verb.
The entire wasteland had become the hunting ground of the horned dragon, and Tanjiro and his comrades had become the prey.
"What's going on?"
Tanjiro realized that while firearms are easy to use, they have limitations when the equivalent is not enough. He understood that if they used ground-penetrating missiles or anti-material weapons, they could kill this horned dragon. However, these weapons cannot be carried at will, and at this time, the blade in his hand...
Tanjiro took a deep breath. Although he used firearms, his skills were not wasted.
Tanjiro adjusted his breathing and used the Water Breathing technique, 'Third Form: Flowing Dance.'
Seeing Tanjiro launch an attack, Natsuki Subaru and Fujimaru Kaede also took out shields and katanas, respectively, ready to support Tanjiro. The only pity is that because the character they set were ordinary human stats and they didn't substitute their own stats, it cannot be overpowered with strong skills.
However, their combat experience in Elden Ring allowed them to cope with any situation, except...
As we all know, parrying is a move that bounces the enemy's attack. Generally speaking, parrying can only bounce physical attacks, but when a monster opens its mouth wide enough to swallow five people, the meaning of parrying is lost.
Because they don't hit you at all; they swallow you.
Subaru Natsuki and Fujimaru Kaede, who were preparing to support, were stunned. Looking at the bloody mouth beneath them, they took a deep breath: "Help, ah!!!"
The two entered the stomach of the Diablos simultaneously. Then, they 'somehow' got on the cart and followed Fujimaru Ritsuka who had just fallen back to their camp.
As for Tanjiro, he relied on Water Breathing to fight Diablos for five minutes. In those five minutes, he chopped the horned dragon countless times, but his blade were deformed by Diablos' skin and still did not cause any effective damage.
Instead, Diablos crawled out of the dunes, roared a few times as if mocking him, then transformed into a train and charged at him.
This is also thanks to the fact that this is a game; otherwise, this year's share of the Diablos challengers would be completed in a large part in one breath.
TT Software;
Subaru Natsuki: "It's so strong."
Fujimaru Kaede: "I feel our approach is wrong. According to our experience in Elden Ring, we can't beat him not because we are weak, but because we are using the wrong method."
Fujimaru Ritsuka: "Let me tremble for a few minutes."
Fujimaru Ritsuka was brought into the Internet cafe by Fujimaru Kaede not long ago.
His Elden Ring skills was only at an intermediate level, and he didn't know how to parry at all.
Tanjiro: "I feel that victory is possible, but I feel that something is missing."
Fujimaru Kaede: "It's not a big problem. This game has a weapon system. Let's upgrade the weapons and see. By the way, Tanjiro, are you going to be a gunner? Or dual blade user?"
Tanjiro: "Dual Blade?"
Fujimaru Kaede: "Okay, a pure newbie, it seems that you have no game experience at all. No problem, leave it to us."
When Liu Yuan who had been watching the show at the front desk saw that Tanjiro had found a team and begun to develop steadily, he gave up the idea of giving him advice.
In fact, Liu Yuan didn't like to talk in front of players. Games are fun only when you study and discover them yourself.
However, Tanjiro's time and energy do not allow this. If there is a deviation in his path, he will naturally help explain it.
Kisara on the side asked curiously: "I see that Tanjiro and Kaede's battle is quite difficult. Is this game so hard?"
Although the game is co-op, Kisara's main focus during this period is still on The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1.
The plot of The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1 is excellent, matched with the film and television drama. If there are any regrets or bad endings in the drama, they will be changed in the game. This makes Kisara feel very refreshed.
Not to mention Yuna, who is still quickly familiarizing herself with all the games. Even if Liu Yuan's requirement for her is just to familiarize herself with the game instead of completing it, this also makes her a little overwhelmed, at least in the short term. But she at least sees that Tanjiro and his group are struggling.
Liu Yuan explained. "It's not difficult; they are just bashing themselves on a wall. They either make themselves ordinary hunters or bringing their own equipment. It's not strange that they failed. It's like Tanjiro's Nichirin sword is for killing demons, and the gun is for killing people. It's not for dealing with large, high-defense armored monsters, they definitely can't beat them at this stage."
"Then how to properly fight in it?"
"How to fight? That's a wrong question. Simple, kill mobs and bosses one by one from the beginning, collect materials to make weapons and equipment. Use all traps and props. They are now warriors at best, not hunters at all."
Kisara: "I feel like seeing many people like this..."
Liu Yuan couldn't help but complain: "Not many people, but many players will do this. After all, this is a game."
Yuna asked in confusion.
"Don't they read a guide?"
Takashima Yuna read the guides written by Liu Yuan and others on the TT forum when she was familiarizing herself with various games these days, which was very helpful.
Liu Yuan sighed at the doubts of the two people in front of him.
"You are still young, you know? Gamers, especially those who have played several games, play these kinds of games. Read guides? Impossible. Except some games, Basically, they don't know who they are, they don't know where they are, but they know they're going to kill everyone."