Positioning

"Finally, level 25."

Looking at the number 25 displayed on his mage character, Chen Yu let out a small sigh of relief.

Honestly, when he first entered the game, Chen Yu found it fresh and even nostalgic. But after a few consecutive all-nighters, he was starting to feel a bit dizzy and disoriented.

Luckily, his young body could still handle it.

"Chen Yu, I've got some news for you. The top players are already at level 27."

"Damn, how did they level up so quickly?"

"It's not that surprising. I checked their leveling method. Apart from being online 24/7 like us, they also purchased a ton of in-game currency."

"So they basically paid their way to the top?"

"Yeah."

Zhang Jianming nodded. "I told you we weren't professional. Look at us; they're way ahead."

"Come on, Jian Ge, you're too lacking in confidence. Who said we weren't professional?"

"Professional? Well, brother, we agreed to switch shifts. Look at this; it's 24 hours a day, and you only played for 8 hours. Meanwhile, I've been playing for 16 hours every day."

"Uh..."

Chen Yu felt a bit embarrassed.

As a reincarnated person, he didn't have the same enthusiasm as he did back in the day. It was fine at the beginning, but in the following days, every late-night session made him crave sleep. He shrugged and said, "I could see you were really into it, so I let you play more."

"Cut it out. I saw that you couldn't handle it."

"Alright, alright, let's not dwell on that. Health is the foundation of everything, after all. But enough about that; let's go fight the Wooma Taurus."

Not wanting to dwell on this issue, Chen Yu suggested.

"Don't bother; we can't defeat it."

Zhang Jianming shook his head. "There was a message on the forum saying that the King's Guild formed several teams to challenge it, and they all got wiped out."

In The Legend of Mir 2, players couldn't create a guild until they found the Wooma Horn. However, some guilds still entered the game with guild banners.

As soon as they found the horn, they could immediately create a guild.

"Moreover, not just them, but a few teams from the gaming workshop got wiped out too. I guess without reaching level 30, there's no way to take down this boss."

Zhang Jianming seemed helpless as he shrugged. "I think we should go hunt for equipment instead. I just killed a low-level boss earlier. Guess how much I sold the loot for?"

"How much?"

"20 yuan."

"Damn, 20 yuan won't even cover my internet fees."

Chen Yu felt frustrated. Zhang Jianming seemed to lack ambition.

"Come on, even though 20 yuan isn't much, it can at least compensate for our internet fees."

"Alright, where's the 20 yuan then?"

"He said he'd send it over in a bit. Yeah, I think it's arrived."

After saying that, Zhang Jianming even went to a nearby bank near the internet café.

But when he checked, the money hadn't arrived.

"Heh, hurry up and log in with your Taoist alt. We're going to fight the Wooma Taurus."

Without asking, Chen Yu knew that Zhang Jianming had been scammed.

"Chen Yu, do you think there's no trust left between people?"

"It's not that bad. It's just that you're too quick to trust others."

"What about friendship between people, then?"

Zhang Jianming looked utterly disheartened.

"Alright, stop sighing. In the future, don't trust others so easily. Come on, let's go fight the boss."

"Bro, I told you it's not possible."

"Why do you think it's impossible? Haven't you seen that the Wooma Taurus is only level 25? The official setting is for it to be level 25, which means it's meant to be defeated. My mage is level 25, it's perfect."

"But why did all those guilds get wiped out?"

"That just means they're not really professionals."

Chen Yu said confidently.

"Alright, I'll listen to you one more time."

Helpless, Zhang Jianming logged in with his Taoist alt and followed Chen Yu as they made their way to the Wooma Forest.

The Wooma Taurus resided in the Wooma Temple in the forest, which had three floors.

Navigating the three floors wasn't difficult, but if you weren't familiar with the layout, you could easily get lost. However, for Chen Yu, a die-hard The Legend of Mir 2 player, not to mention the Wooma Temple, even if it were the Mysterious Palace, he wouldn't get lost.

"You see, you see, you thought it would be tough, but these little monsters are already a challenge."

"Hurry up, I didn't ask you to fight these little monsters. Just don't die."

"If these little monsters are tough, the boss is even worse."

"Shut up."

Without much trouble, Chen Yu and Zhang Jianming reached the third floor of the Wooma Temple.

"Do you see it? That's the Wooma Taurus."

"I see it."

"You go up."

"Damn, I'll get killed."

"Can't you send your pet up?"

"Right."

One advantage of Taoists was their ability to summon pets.

Even though Zhang Jianming's Taoist alt was of a lower level, he could still summon a small skeleton.

"You take your pet and charge to the center."

"Okay, got it. What about you?"

"I'll stay on the sidelines and use positioning tactics."

"Positioning? What's that?"

"It's a high-level technique. I can explain, but you won't understand. Just go."

Positioning was a gaming technique in The Legend of Mir 2.

Actually, it wasn't just in The Legend of Mir 2; many games had positioning techniques. Through positioning, players could defeat bosses with ease, without losing a single point of health.

Unfortunately, for the average Chinese player in 2001, this seemingly simple positioning technique was beyond their grasp.

"Damn..."

Although he cursed under his breath, Zhang Jianming still took his pet and charged to the center.

"Wow, this Wooma Taurus looks so imposing."

"Watch me use my poison spell."

"Summon your pet, quick!"

"Uh, the pet died."

Zhang Jianming had barely shown off for half a second before the Wooma Taurus swatted his skeleton down with a single slap.

"It's alright, it's just the pet that died, not you."

"I'm about to die too. Fine, I'm dead."

As the screen turned black, Zhang Jianming felt tears welling up in his eyes.

A boss at this level, not to mention a Taoist, even a Warrior would have trouble taking it on.

No wonder several guilds and gaming workshops had been wiped out.

Throwing his mouse aside, Zhang Jianming turned his head, eager to see how the Wooma Taurus was tormenting Chen Yu.

However, the scene playing out before him left him utterly stunned.

"How did you do that?"

"Why isn't the Wooma Taurus attacking you?"

"My goodness, is this what you meant by positioning earlier?"

Watching the Wooma Taurus continuously circling around Chen Yu without being able to hit him, Zhang Jianming's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"What do you think?"

"But, but..."

Zhang Jianming stammered, "No, no, I get it now. There's a wall here, and the Wooma Taurus can't reach you."

"But that's not it either. Would the Wooma Taurus just go around the wall to attack me?"

Still finding it hard to believe, Zhang Jianming kept guessing.

"Go around a wall? Why not say the Wooma Taurus descended from the sky to attack me?"

Chen Yu laughed, "It's just a game. The Wooma Taurus, despite being a boss, is just an NPC. He's just a segment of the game's code. Do you expect an NPC to have human-level intelligence?"

"That actually makes sense."

Nodding, Zhang Jianming seemed to understand.

"Uh, by the way, let me have a turn. Let me be the one to finish off the boss."

"Sure, go ahead. Just remember not to leave the area; you can play right here."

"Got it."

After continuously casting Lightning spells for over ten minutes, Chen Yu was tired and handed the controls over to Zhang Jianming.

Another ten minutes passed, and finally, the Wooma Taurus fell.

At the same time, the first Wooma Horn in the game was dropped by Chen Yu.