As a lone sword master, Ben was hunting alone at this time.
Ben really liked the long sword weapon.
He personally felt that its power was very good.
The only big downside was that when Zack and Hannah and his other friends weren't around, he could only become a lone sword hero, wandering around the new world.
Sometimes when he saw someone's SOS signal, he would go in, but the other person would get knocked out right away.
This severely hurt his sensitive heart.
While gathering materials from the Tobi-Kadachi, Ben sighed, wondering what they long sword players had done to deserve this.
Was it just because they looked cool?
"But it feels like the difficulty has gotten a little bit higher. If average players faced this Tobi-Kadachi, it would probably be really hard for them."
"But while it has some stuff, it doesn't have a lot."
Looking at the Tobi-Kadachi on the ground, the long sword player Ben thought to himself in front of his computer.
Compared to the previous monsters, this Tobi-Kadachi was indeed much harder to deal with.
The previous monsters basically didn't pose much of a threat.
But this Tobi-Kadachi was different.
It was incredibly fast, just like its name suggested.
Also, compared to the previous monsters, it was much more aggressive.
It had double bites and all sorts of lunges, and it could also climb trees. When you attacked its tail, it would jump up and use its tail to release electricity to attack.
This damage was much higher. Also, compared to the previous monsters, even though the Tobi-Kadachi wasn't that big, it acted like it had ADHD. Luckily, his weapon was the long sword, which wasn't too slow.
"If Zack had his great sword, he'd probably get beaten silly by this guy." Thinking about the great sword's slow movements and the Tobi-Kadachi's agility, Ben couldn't help but laugh.
"The long sword is definitely the best!" Ben boasted about his weapon, the long sword, again.
After gathering the materials, Ben returned to the Astera base and went into the workshop on the second floor.
There weren't many things he could upgrade, mainly just a weapon.
He could also upgrade the helmet on his head a little.
As for other things, he hadn't really farmed for materials yet, mainly just pushing the main story.
Besides, he felt like the equipment didn't really matter much. He could just upgrade the weapon's attack power and be done with it, since it was so hard to die in this game.
He mixed honey and healing potions to make mega potions. He still didn't really understand how crafting, or combining things, worked in the game.
But he felt like it probably wasn't that important anyway. As long as he had mega potions, he could figure it out when he got beaten up.
Ben confidently walked towards the Commander of the Research Commission, ready to receive the next mission.
This was a kind of confidence from the bottom of his heart.
Especially after facing the Tobi-Kadachi for the first time and defeating this tricky enemy.
Ben's confidence was bursting!
And this confidence was different from when he had just defeated Iudex Gundyr in Dark Souls.
This time, his confidence was built on the countless bosses he had already defeated.
Great Jagras, Kulu-Ya-Ku, Pukei-Pukei, Barroth, Jyuratodus, Tobi-Kadachi – so many bosses had already fallen to his long sword skills.
He had learned the three spirit blade levels, Spirit Helm Breaker, and he wasn't very good at Foresight Slash yet, but it was only a matter of time.
He had also discovered a little trick with the long sword: he could use a jumping attack on a slope to quickly fill the spirit gauge.
He had even learned this little trick. Ben felt like only three words could describe him now.
Strong, unbeatable!
"Anjanath, the brute of the forest? Isn't that the Tyrannosaurus-like monster that swallowed the Great Jagras before?"
Looking at the mission objective he had just received, Ben suddenly remembered.
At the beginning, the Handler and he had been attacked by a Great Jagras.
Then Anjanath suddenly appeared and swallowed the Great Jagras in one bite.
Luckily, the Commander of the Research Commission appeared in time and drove the Anjanath away.
"Isn't this just perfect? Even though you swallowed the Great Jagras back then and helped me out to some extent, I'm sorry, I'm a hunter. I'm the future Azure Star, so you can only fall to my blade. But I'll give you a quick death." Ben was full of confidence.
He glanced at the comments and smiled.
With strong confidence, Ben went to the canteen, near the Handler with the bun hairstyle.
"Why doesn't this bun-head ever go on hunts with me? She just sits here eating? Has the story not gotten there yet? I still haven't gotten my NPC teammates."
Looking at the Handler with a chicken leg in her hand, Ben felt a little strange.
But he didn't think too much about it.
He could do it alone, no problem.
One person, one long sword, becoming the legendary Azure Star!
"But these fellow hunters always seem to be goofing off!" After eating a meal, Ben scratched his head.
The scholars from the First Fleet who studied ecology and plants were one thing, since they were intellectuals.
But what about the others?
The Palico who looked really strong was cooking in the canteen, the Commander was always in meetings and never seen in action, and the big guy from the First Fleet who looked really strong was always on the third floor of the canteen eating with the Handler, never stopping talking.
The Second Fleet was full of craftsmen, the Fourth Fleet was in charge of logistics and never brought anything good, always saying they had brought good stuff.
Ben felt like he took more valuable things from the Astera base than they brought.
And the Third Fleet was only ever mentioned, never seen, and no one knew where they were.
As for the Fifth Fleet, other than himself and the Handler, he had only seen the mohawk-haired guy and his female teammate twice, and they were never around when he was out on missions.
After complaining a little in his head, Ben confidently started the new mission.
After entering the wild map, it was about the same as before.
The player needed to search for Anjanath's tracks and then find its location.
Soon, with the help of the scoutflies, Ben followed some clues on the map and came to the area around Anjanath.
Then a cutscene played.
The Anjanath, which looked like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, was eating a dead Great Jagras. Its strong limbs weren't covered in scales like the Barroth, but they gave off a different kind of powerful feeling.
Watching the Anjanath eating, the hunter in the game carefully approached and then used an item to make a noise to attract the Anjanath's attention. Then, while Anjanath wasn't paying attention, he used a crossbow to shoot down the vine holding a giant rock above Anjanath's head.
There was a roar, rocks flew everywhere, and Anjanath stood up from the rubble without a scratch, staring intently at the hunter in the game.
At the same time, the game's UI appeared, and he could now control the character.
"It's so big, even bigger than the Barroth!"
Ben couldn't help but say.
The Anjanath in front of him was incredibly impressive to look at.
Its thick thighs alone were bigger than the hunter in the game.
"Come on, the brave win when they meet on a narrow road. Whoever runs is a coward!" Ben swung the long sword in his hand and slashed.
Hunters should find the weak spot first, that's the trick he had learned so far.
'-8, -11'
Two slashes hit Anjanath's big toe, and two meager white damage numbers popped up.
Then a slash hit the tail, and a -24 orange damage number finally appeared.
"As expected, bosses with big bodies are weak in the rear! I'll attack the tail first!" Ben said as he headed towards Anjanath's butt.
But the next moment, Ben saw Anjanath's thick tail suddenly rise up and swing down at him.
The wind pressure from the tail attack slammed into Ben.
His health bar dropped by about one-sixth, and then Anjanath turned around and slammed its head into him.
Ben, who had just gotten up, didn't have time to react and was sent flying.
"Holy crap, that health bar!"
Ben's eyes suddenly widened.
Because he saw that his health bar in the upper left corner was now only half full.
One tail and one headbutt, and half his health bar was gone!?
Ben immediately rolled twice to create some distance. Luckily, the Palico's skill activated, and it came over with a Hunting Helper Bug from somewhere, restoring his health to full.
"Something's not right! This Anjanath is not right, why is its attack so high!?"
Thinking about the health bar that had just dropped by half, Ben felt a bad feeling in his heart.
He seemed to have experienced this kind of bleeding state in another game.
(End of this chapter)
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