MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter

Chapter 834: Chapter 834 Selection

“Then that’s settled, I estimate the results will be ready in a few days, at which point I will notify you,” the Queen nodded contentedly.

Li Yao gave a wry smile; he realized the Queen offered him two options, but in reality, he could only choose the second—there was no other choice. If he chose the first, he guessed…

“So, I presume the task you gave me is complete,” Li Yao said.

“Naturally, you’ve done exceptionally well,” the Queen motioned with a wave of her hand.

Li Yao instantly gained a lot of experience, followed by a flash of golden light, and he leveled up to thirty-four.

The Queen smiled and said, “Originally, I planned to casually impart two skills of a Dark Ranger to you and leave it at that. But then Blood Shadow appeared, and you got hold of my bow; clearly, you’ve discovered something, haven’t you?”

Li Yao sincerely said, “I really did not expect the instructor to be skilled in both magic and martial arts. Although many elite professions practice both, theirs are just basic. Their equipment and weapons have single attributes. Your bow has dual attributes, which indicates an extremely high level.”

“Indeed, many should be aware of this, but I haven’t shown it, so they are not quite certain. We high elves actually all possess innate magical talent. After I was slain in battle, my banshee form learned quite a few powerful spells, then evolved into my current state. I didn’t expect my magical talent to persevere and even surpass my former self. Thus today, I will show you what a true Dark Ranger is. But, it’s not that simple,” she added.

Li Yao, taken aback, said, “You’re not going to turn me into an undead, extract my spirit to learn magic, and then seal it back into a body, are you?”

If it was so, Li Yao really had to think it over—undead were truly ugly, and he certainly wasn’t the Queen; he would undoubtedly look terribly hideous as an undead.

“My situation is unreplicable,” the Queen said with a smile, revealing a gemstone shrouded in dark aura. “As a living being, you need a medium. This is a Dream Gem, but modified by my magic to allow your spirit to leave your body.”

A Dream Gem was essentially a magical gemstone that allowed one’s spirit to enter the Emerald Dream, which Li Yao had also encountered in his previous life.

Yet Li Yao still did not understand what the Queen intended to do.

“It’s quite simple. I will implant this gemstone into your forehead, which will allow your spirit to freely depart from its corporeal form. However, a pure spirit learning magic is not very effective, so I will use the method of transforming into a lich to convert your spirit into a lich form. In this way, you’ll learn all the skills of a lich. Then, I will use your body as a soul box, allowing you to become a real Dark Ranger like me,” the Queen’s eyes gleamed as she looked at Li Yao.

Li Yao, dumbstruck, finally understood. It was such an idea, yet so unimaginable.

“You should understand the benefits, but let me clarify the disadvantages first. After the transformation, both your HP and armor will decrease by a third. Of course, you can opt out; as a Dark Ranger in your current state, you’re not weak. Your skills as a Mechanical Hunter, combined with your archery, are adequate,” she observed as Li Yao pondered. These matters couldn’t be forced; the path of a warrior was personal and required one’s own choice.

Li Yao hesitated for a while; after all, the cost was too great. The benefits sounded very tempting, but the problem was that both armor and HP would reduce by a third—not just once, but his overall HP would always be reduced by a third, regardless of what equipment he wore or how much HP he increased, equivalent to a permanent negative buff.

Yet the benefit was huge, allowing transformation into Lich form and essentially gaining an elite profession. More importantly, the Ranger form would also be able to utilize some magic skills.

Moreover, Li Yao knew that at this stage, his level was low, and he could use no more than five magic skills, but for Li Yao, that was completely sufficient.

“I choose to transform,” Li Yao quickly made up his mind; he had absolute confidence in his skills, and becoming a fragile caster was not a big deal to him.

“I’ll ask again, are you sure you want to transform into a true Dark Ranger?” the Queen asked earnestly.

“I’m sure,” Li Yao knew that once he said this, there was no turning back.

With a flick of the Queen’s finger, a black diamond-shaped crystal touched Li Yao’s forehead. He felt his spirit shake, and his soul leisurely floated out.

His body, however, remained motionless. The Queen clapped her hands, and several Banshees floated in, followed by a strange device.

One group of Banshees lifted Li Yao’s body and placed it into the machine, then another group brought in another device emitting a sinister aura.

The Queen said, “I had no choice when I became a Banshee, so I became an Ice Witch, the powerful ruler of frost. But now, you have three paths to choose from: the first is the path of frost, which you know is an enhanced version of the Ice Mage. The second is the Curse Road, which involves Dark Magic, similar to a curse Magician. The third is the path of death, a variant of the Necromancer profession. Choose one.”

Li Yao frowned, overwhelmed by the amount of information today; the continuous choices made him hesitate.

In fact, each path had its merits: the ice path was the mainstream of the Liches, and the Ice Witch was indeed an elite profession of the Ice Mage. The curse path, mastering various curses and specializing in spirit magic, was also excellent. The death path, being an elite Necromancer, was equally commendable.

After hesitating for nearly ten minutes, Li Yao finally said, “I choose the death path.”

“Are you sure?” the Queen asked with a smile. “Actually, choosing the ice path would be smoother for you, but as my apprentice, I don’t want you to follow in my old footsteps.”

“I’m sure,” Li Yao stated firmly.

Li Yao knew that no matter how powerful the dual professions were, he only had two hands; at any one time, he could only use one skill, and he was better at using the Hunter’s bow and arrows and firearms.

Even if the dual professions were fully integrated later, many ice attack spells would seem redundant; his arrows could achieve the same effect. After all, killing was just killing, in effect, there was no difference.

The curse path was the same; constantly applying curses would greatly disrupt his archery rhythm.

Thus, Li Yao chose the death path. Although the death path also had offensive skills like Bone Spear, most were auxiliary and summoning types. Combined with his Beast King’s enhanced pets, this dual combination would make his pets even more formidable. Moreover, as his level increased, he would be able to summon an army of pets, alongside summoning skeletons, he alone could form an elite combat formation.

Li Yao knew that although his skills were strong, as time passed, the skills of other players would improve, and the gap in skills would gradually narrow.

Even if he became a god-level player, facing the siege of powerful players would no longer mean he was invincible. But what if he combined both professions into an army of pets? He would not be facing many alone.

“Transform him into God of Death Mode,” the Queen waved her hand and commanded…

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