The pitter-patter of rain fell in the dark green rainforest.
A large, ground-dwelling bird, entirely dark green, with broad wings and a cylindrical tail – the Poisonous Bird – screeched as it rushed into view.
The Dual Blades Hunter drew his bone dual blades.
Sidestepping the Poisonous Bird's bite, he unleashed a horizontal slash!
A bright blue blade of light, distinctly different from a katana, sliced across the Poisonous Bird's long neck!
Then, without pausing, he followed up with a second, a third slash…
Double Counterattack Slash! Wheel Slash! Reverse Spin Slash! Whirlwind Slash!
The Dual Blades Hunter moved while slashing, following the momentum of his attacks.
Without needing to create distance to dodge, he evaded the Poisonous Bird's pounce, bite, poison spit, and tail swipe, all while the light of his blades never ceased!
The only interruption was to avoid a large-scale poison gas emission.
And the next second, the Dual Blades Hunter retaliated with an even fiercer offensive—
Switching to a standard grip, tiny blue sparks erupted across his body!
The blue blade light became even more dazzling!
Advancing Consecutive Slashes!
Double Slash!
Sixfold Slash!
A chaotic dance of blades!
The gorgeous blade light trailed long tails in the air, rapidly flitting around the Dual Blades Hunter like streaks of light!
Beyond being magnificent, it was even somewhat graceful.
The global audience watched, completely mesmerized.
But this wasn't even the climax.
The instant he landed, the Dual Blades Hunter knelt on one knee.
With one hand bracing against the ground and the other holding his blade at his side, he struck a classic "Superhero Landing" pose!
Behind him, the Poisonous Bird crashed to the ground.
[Dual Blades—Phantom Moon!]
The already fervent barrage of comments instantly became even more intense:
"Mom! This is so cool!!"
"So cool! So strong! I want to play Dual Blades too!"
"Awesome! It's so awesome just watching! I can't imagine how awesome it would be to actually play!"
"Release it quickly, ahhhhh!"
…
After the Dual Blades, came the Greatsword!
On a small stone platform in the center of a large swamp, the Greatsword Hunter stood tall and proud.
Before the monster even appeared, the Greatsword Hunter raised his greatsword and began charging!
Pale blue electricity crackled across the greatsword.
The instant it was fully charged, the Mud Fish Dragon leaped out from the previously calm swamp.
"Charged Slash!!"
The Mud Fish Dragon was struck squarely on the forehead by the fully charged, solid steel greatsword!
With a "thump."
It fell back down the same way it jumped out.
If it were the Katana Hunter or the Dual Blades Hunter, this would be the perfect opportunity to rush in and unleash damage.
But the Greatsword Hunter remained completely unmoved.
His feet remained firmly planted on the ground, raising his greatsword and charging again!
By the time the Mud Fish Dragon crawled up from the ground and attacked again, the Greatsword Hunter's second charged slash was just fully charged, so—
"Strong · Charged Slash!"
An even more powerful charge, once again heavily slammed into the Mud Fish Dragon's head.
As if the scene was repeating, the Mud Fish Dragon fell down again.
And the Greatsword Hunter—
Continued to charge!
This time, the charging effect was even more magnificent.
The instant the Mud Fish Dragon stood up, the Greatsword Hunter's pale blue sword aura and deep red lightning simultaneously erupted!
"True · Charged Slash!"
The steel greatsword, as large as a door panel, slashed down on the Mud Fish Dragon's head, the powerful inertia carrying the hunter's body off the ground, rotating him 360 degrees in the air before slamming the greatsword down again!
Mud splashed everywhere under the wild slashing effect!
And the Greatsword Hunter, standing on the edge of the small stone platform, only left the audience with a magnificent back view.
[Greatsword—Fallen Leaves Autumn!]
A large group of viewers changed their minds again:
"So cool! So strong! I want to play Greatsword!!"
"Never retreating a step! That's a man's romance!"
"A real man is about head-on clashes!"
…
After that came the [Switch Axe], [Insect Glaive], [Sword and Shield], [Gunlance], [Long Lance], [Bow]... taking turns to perform.
Each weapon had about 10 seconds of display time.
These players did not disappoint this opportunity.
For these 10 seconds of display, they did their best, repeating over and over again, to achieve these wonderful operations.
The result was: the audience all became fickle.
Almost every time a weapon appeared, they would exclaim—
"So cool! So strong! I want to play XX!"
It was the same even when Xiao Meng appeared.
Unlike the standard models used by other players, Xiao Meng appeared as her real self, and her physique was several sizes smaller than the other characters.
—Only a little taller than the Felyne.
But this little guy insisted on choosing the oversized weapon—[Hammer]!
Little Xiao Meng, wielding a big hammer, smashed the head of the Jawed Wyvern one hammer blow after another, causing the Jawed Wyvern to howl incessantly.
The ultimate contrast made viewers all over the world dazed.
After the daze, they all offered enthusiastic cheers for Xiao Meng's performance!
…
This enthusiastic atmosphere lasted until Xu Meng appeared.
Xu Meng naturally also used his real-life model.
He and Xiao Meng were substitutes. Xiao Meng had everyone's care, and they specifically left the Hammer she wanted to play for her.
Xu Meng didn't have this treatment.
So the weapon left for him was—
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[Hunting Horn]
And his opponent was: the Radobaan.
A behemoth covered in dense bone spurs, with sweeping, expansive movements.
The puzzled viewers were all looking forward to Xu Meng showing off his skills.
—This was Xu Meng, the big boss of Zhu Meng!
How could he not hide some good stuff for himself?
And Xu Meng, amidst the anticipation of everyone, raised a large flute almost as tall as himself, with a design full of primitive charm.
He leaned his mouth forward and began to play!
The melodious flute sounded, and the leaping notes danced in the air.
The Radobaan charged over!
Viewers subconsciously widened their eyes, afraid of missing a wonderful moment.
And Xu Meng—
Dragging the flute, he ran away!
While running, he played!
He didn't even need other instruments to cooperate. With just a Hunting Horn, he played the sounds of flutes, hand drums, bells, organs... and other instruments.
One person was an entire orchestra!
But the viewers watched him run away while playing the flute, their faces full of question marks.
Until the end of the demonstration, there were no changes.
The screen still showed the imposing introductory text—
[Hunting Horn—Xu Meng!]
The viewers felt it was very absurd!
"No, dude! What are you doing!"
"Why don't you fight! Could this weapon really just be for setting the atmosphere??"
"Damn it, others are hunting, and I'm playing the flute?"
"Is this a hunt or a concert??"
"Hahaha, I'm laughing to death, as expected of the god in charge of the show's effect!"
"Don't say that, I really want to play this weapon!"
"I've decided! The day after tomorrow, I'll use this to harm my roommate!"
…
The demonstration of the 14 weapons ended.
Xu Meng, carrying the Hunting Horn, appeared in front of the camera and greeted viewers all over the world:
"Welcome everyone to the Monster Hunter Special Hunting Event!"
"How was the demonstration just now? Was it cool?"
"If you think they played well, you can follow them."
"Then, before getting to the main topic, I have to announce one thing—"
"Monster Hunter is officially launching a global pre-order event!"
"Pre-ordering now will get you an art setting collection and a music selection collection, each!"
Saying this, Xu Meng threw away the Hunting Horn and grabbed a book from the air, opening the cover to show the audience.
"The art setting collection is not a simple e-book, but this."
"You can see and touch this book in the digital world built by Zhu Meng—I mean in the login space, Sproutling Metropolis and Silver City."
"The music selection collection is the same."
The book disappeared from his hand, replaced by a vinyl record.
"The music selection collection can be enjoyed on traditional media, or you can enter the digital world through the Mirage Game Kit and play it on a record player."
"Of course, we will include a record player, and you can place it in your login space or home as you wish."
"If you are interested in Monster Hunter, then now is the best time to buy!"
In the Shengcai Entertainment General Manager's office, Gary's eyes widened instantly.
Both surprised and angry!
The players were different.
Everyone had been waiting for too long!
Monster Hunter's closed beta players had been howling for more than a week, repeatedly raising everyone's expectations.
To the point that some players had begun to spontaneously advise other players: lower your expectations and do good expectation management.
But now, look at these actual machine demonstrations!
It's simply explosively strong!
Expectation management?
Manage my ass!
Charge!
