Divine Hunter - Chapter 5
Chapter 5: A New Discovery
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by SnowPeaches
Chen Mo realized that the Hunter class was actually quite suitable for a solo Player.
However, the class had a huge weakness. It was not good against flying targets.
If the traps could only be placed on the ground, they would be utterly useless against monsters or enemies flying in the air.
Although a Hunter still had a crossbow and the monsters they had captured as their pets, without the traps, Hunter’s damage would be significantly weaker against flying targets, unless they had god-tier crossbows and pets.
A Hunter had two main paths to take in the early game. One was specializing in crossbows, the other was specializing in contracted beasts. Regardless of the path that a Player took, a Hunter was heavily reliant upon traps too. Unlike other classes, a Hunter had the ability to equip a secondary weapon—gloves. These gloves would specifically increase the attributes of traps.
If a Hunter was able to set traps in the air, it would mean a Hunter was not as weak against flying targets as he first thought. Even though a Hunter would not suddenly become proficient against flying targets, it still made a huge difference than just being able to set traps on the ground only.
Is it going to work?
Chen Mo withheld the excitement in his heart. He took a deep breath and stood upright. He looked ahead and held his hand forward.
Chen Mo moved his hand following the pattern he was extremely familiar with after countless practices!
A trap appeared in the air!
It worked!
Chen Mo had always been calm and collected, but even he could not help but feel excited when he saw the trap forming in the air.
He believed someone would soon discover the Free Skill Casting system and start placing traps that were not snapped to the grid too! However, he believed only a few people would ever think of the possibility of setting a trap in the air!
The thought of setting a trap in the air just happened to cross his mind.
However, Chen Mo soon noticed the trap he placed in the air was very unstable. It could only last for three seconds in the air before falling to the ground. The trap exploded as soon as it landed.
“It didn’t fall right away after it was placed, meaning that the trap can actually stay in the air…mm, it must have something to do with its completion rate!”
Chen Mo immediately thought of the skill’s completion rate.
The trap had to stay in the air for more than five seconds to be useful in battles. Otherwise, it would not be able to pose any threat to targets that were a certain distance away. He would not have any problem if he just needed to practice the skills to become more adept with it in order for the traps to last longer in the air.
If he could set traps in the air, could he set traps while he was moving?
Chen Mo’s began to have active thoughts as more ideas started popping up in his mind.
Usually, a Hunter had to stand still when placing traps. Once a monster got too close and attacked the Hunter, it would interrupt the skill too. As a result, Hunters were a lot weaker when fighting at close range.
However, if it was possible to place traps while moving, it would completely resolve the weakness!
Is it going to work?
Chen Mo immediately gave it a try.
“It doesn’t work! Whenever the character moves, it messes up the action of setting a trap. It’s not going to work!”
Chen Mo already knew the answer with a single attempt. It was impossible to place a trap down while moving.
Using the Free Skill Casting system to set a trap heavily relied on the accuracy and completeness of the actions required. However, whenever the Player moved, the System would regard the character doing the actions in two different places, thus making it impossible to trigger the skill. Chen Mo’s hand did not even glow while he was moving. It was obvious that he was not in the state of using a skill.
“But what if I’m trying to set the trap on a certain object while I’m moving, like a wooden plank?”
Chen Mo quickly thought. He was able to think of another idea when the first did not work.
It seemed feasible!
He had not tried it, yet his instinct was already telling him that there was a great chance it would work!
Chen Mo could not find a wooden plank, but he did find a flat rock.
Move!
Chen Mo moved his character. He grabbed the rock with his left hand and started swiping his right hand on the rock to place a trap on it. He steadily completed the strokes!
He performed the required actions smoothly!
Chen Mo was very focused since his thoughts were very active. He completed the actions at the quickest speed and the highest accuracy!
As he finished the last stroke, a trap appeared on the rock he was holding!
It worked!
The trap had a high completion rate too!
Chen Mo tossed the rock with a trap on it seven meters away!
Boom!
The trap landed on the ground and exploded!
“HAHA! A throwable grenade made with a trap!”
Chen Mo was in a great mood. He only felt the same joy when he first had a huge breakthrough after learning some hacking skills. He suddenly felt like he had gone back in time.
“Crap, I’m here to look for a loophole, not to enjoy the game.”
Chen Mo noticed he was being overly excited. He took a deep breath to calm down.
He went into the cave again after collecting himself.
His goal remained the same—luring the White Goblins out and killing them in pairs.
Initially, the success of his attempts was still heavily dependent on luck even after he had unlocked Free Skill Casting.
But now, not only did he unlock Free Skill Casting, he also learned that he could set a trap in the air or even set a trap while moving. It greatly reduced the difficulty of luring the White Goblin out of the cave.
He could only set up three traps in the cave before. It was obvious that he would not have time to stop and set up more traps while making his way to the exit, but he had now found a way to set up traps while running out of the cave. Considering the time he had to make it out of the cave, he could set up two extra traps.
He now had five traps in total. He only needed two of them to apply the Disabled debuff to the White Goblins to make it out of the cave. If three out of five of them had the Disabled effect, he would have no problem killing the two White Goblins!
Knowing that he was very focused for the time being, Chen Mo found three fitting spots to set down traps, each with a high completion rate. After he was done with the preparations, he went to the end of the cave and waited for his opportunity.
Although Chen Mo had learned how to set up traps while moving, getting the right timing was still a very important aspect of the plan. He had to aggro two White Goblins at the same time. If the White Goblins were not moving side by side, the traps in the middle of the path would not be able to inflict damage on both the White Goblins.
Previously, in order to increase the odds of his plan succeeding, not only did he have to lure the two White Goblins simultaneously, he had to do it when the two White Goblins reached the exact spot where they were the closest to the exit.
The two White Goblins soon reached the spot where they were walking side by side. Chen Mo immediately fired a bolt at the White Goblins.
The bolt landed accurately on one of the White Goblins. The two White Goblins that were designed to stick with one another in a pair turned around and glared at Chen Mo.
Chen Mo ran toward the exit as quickly as possible.
Boom!
The two White Goblins soon stepped on the first trap and triggered an explosion.
Chen Mo took a quick glance and saw floating damage indicators above the two White Goblins displayed over twenty damage.
The White Goblins retained their speed. The trap did not apply the Disabled debuff to them.
Chen Mo was not worried at all.
He was only worried that the trap would not deal damage to both the White Goblins even when it was placed in the middle. After all, the description mentioned that the trap was only a single-target spell, but he was treating it as an Area-of-Effect (AoE) spell instead.
In traditional games, it was impossible for a single-target spell to deal damage to multiple targets.
However, it was possible in Genesis!
As long as the traps were able to inflict damage on both the White Goblins that were chasing after him, it was only a matter of time until he killed the White Goblins outside the cave. There was no reason for him to panic.
He was only allowed to set up three Basic Traps at a time. When the first trap was triggered, Chen Mo took out a rock from his backpack and started setting a trap on it while he was running.
It took him two seconds to set up a trap on the rock. Its completion rate was quite impressive when Chen Mo was focused. It was at least 70%!
Chen Mo was roughly twenty meters away from the two White Goblins at the start. However, the first trap had failed to apply the Disabled debuff on the White Goblins. The distance between him and the two White Goblins was now less than seven meters.
As soon as Chen Mo finished setting the trap on the rock, he tossed it at the two White Goblins.
Boom!
The rock landed accurately below the White Goblin’s feet, followed by an explosion.
The two White Goblins seemed to have slowed down!
The trap had placed them in the Disabled state!
“Nice!” Chen Mo knew he now had a chance to make his plan work. He still had three traps left, meaning that there was a great chance that one of them would apply the Disabled debuff to the White Goblins again.
The White Goblins continued their pursuit. Around three seconds later, they reached the second trap that Chen Mo had placed beforehand.
The two White Goblins stepped right onto the trap as they were completely unaware of its existence.
The trap exploded. However, since the Disabled debuff from the previous trap was still in effect, Chen Mo had to wait a little longer to know if the trap had applied the Disabled debuff on the White Goblins and refreshed its duration.
After another two meters, the two White Goblins were still moving at the same pace. Chen Mo immediately knew the trap had applied the Disabled debuff again. He had a great chance to make it out of the cave alive!
The distance between the White Goblins and Chen Mo remained at around seven meters. The White Goblins soon reached the third trap.
The trap exploded. However, the White Goblins suddenly sped up after taking two more steps.
The trap did not trigger its special effect.
It was within Chen Mo’s expectations. He did not seem to be too bothered by it.
The chance of triggering the special effect of the traps was only 10%. He was extremely lucky that the special effect had occurred twice in a row. It was almost impossible that it would happen again for the third time.
The White Goblins sped up. They were soon only four meters away from Chen Mo.
Meanwhile, the cooldown of the skill Set Basic Trap had ended. Chen Mo quickly took out another rock and set a trap on it.
It was a lot more difficult to set a trap while moving than when he was standing still. He also needed more time to do it.
Chen Mo only needed a second and a half to set a trap while standing still, but he needed around two seconds to set a trap while moving.
In two seconds, the White Goblins moved two meters closer to Chen Mo, meaning that they were only less than two meters away.
