Number 2 is correct, you'll get a blank OS with SSH access to setup whatever you want. If you aren't used to the command line of linux then we can install a control panel such as Hestia for you.
It failed because you changed the username from hunterparker to hunterp93. i've applied the new password to the hunterp93 account. Are you able to login now?
Please do not create multiple topics for one request. Posting more than one topic on the same request/issue can result in a delay in service to you. You already posted here:
Just add these two lines in the .htaccess file for the domain being attacked,
deny from 139.59.136.0/24
deny from 146.190.103.0/24
If the attacks continue from this same range, change the above to
deny from 139.59.0.0/16
deny from 146.190.0.0/16