LOGINWas that something human strength could even accomplish?Jake's handsome face surfaced in Victoria's mind on its own, wearing that calm smile, as if he wouldn't so much as flinch if a mountain collapsed in front of him."Just how strong is Jake?"Victoria murmured to herself, her eyes dazed and filled with a fervent kind of awe. "Could he... have already surpassed the limits of humanity? Is he close to being a god?"In contrast to the earth-shattering, worldview-wrecking frenzy and shock outside, inside the Lv.7 Starfield Motorhome, the very source of this server-wide earthquake, a warm, cozy yellow light spilled across the soft carpet.Jake leaned back casually against the leather sofa and looked at the player points leaderboard in front of him. All he did was give a faint smile."Everything's going as expected..."Still, Jake had a clear sense of where his own strength stood.His defense was extremely high. For now, the domains of creatures at Tier 8 and below had no effect o
Elsewhere, the red flag slipped right out of Desmond's hand and fell to the ground.He stared blankly at the number. His worry over the Free Alliance was suddenly replaced by an almost absurd rush of joy."Desmond... could that be Jake?" Greta couldn't help asking."It's him. It has to be him!"Desmond took a deep breath, his eyes blazing brighter than ever. "He's back! Only he could deliver such a resounding slap to the Free Alliance's face, at a time like this, in a way that borders on a miracle!"Desmond clenched his fists. Every bit of the gloom in his heart had been swept away.In the dark, damp cave, Team 0010 was reeling too."Now that's what a real powerhouse looks like..."A jolt ran through Warren.Single-handedly, this player had racked up more points than every other player in the entire Mistlands combined.What did that even mean?"If we could find this big shot and just stick by his side, even as his dog, we'd breeze through this points elimination contest!"A
At the center of the colosseum, Starseeker's hands, which had been clasped behind his back the entire time, gave an almost imperceptible tremble.A shadow flickered through his eyes behind the mask, but he quickly suppressed it."It's nothing."Starseeker raised a hand and pressed down on the air in front of him, signaling for silence.Then, feigning calm, he straightened the cuffs of his suit and said coldly, "Let's see just how many points this first-place player has."Inside, he was frantically reassuring himself.So what if the Anonymous Player had overtaken him?He had 220,000 points!Even if they'd barely edged past him, they'd have 230,000 at most. 240,000, tops!The gap couldn't possibly be that big. All he had to do was push a little harder, or sacrifice a few more high-level players, and he'd easily stomp them back down tomorrow.As every player watched with bated breath, the large line of text for first place finally appeared.[1st Place: Anonymous Player: 5,061,0
[9th Place: Anonymous Player: 15,032 points][8th Place: Mars (Team 2000): 16,654 points][7th Place: Jupiter (Team 3435): 17,233 points][6th Place: Uranus (Team 5566): 17,579 points][5th Place: Soma Ishida (Team 1444): 19,200 points][4th Place: Mercury (Team 7700): 22,026 points][3rd Place: Pluto (Team 0005): 26,288 points]"Hahaha! Do you see that? That's the might of our Free Alliance!"From the third place to the hundredth, ninety percent of the slots are ours!"With the god's blessings, and with those high-tier blueprints and Starlight Stones, our monster-hunting efficiency these past two days has shot up exponentially!"The colosseum was filled with a festive atmosphere.Everyone turned their burning gazes toward Starseeker at the center of the arena.Only the last two names were left in suspense. But for the Free Alliance, it wasn't really suspense anymore.Starseeker had told them himself that his points had reached a terrifying 220,000-plus.What did that eve
Starseeker smiled faintly. He raised his white-gloved hand and gave an elegant wave at the empty air.With a swish, an enormous golden holographic panel slowly unfurled in midair above the center of the colosseum, like a sacred curtain.Everyone in the colosseum instinctively held their breath. Hundreds of pairs of eyes stared fixedly at the leaderboard.The rankings started at one hundredth place and slowly scrolled down line by line.[100th Place: WebSlinger (Team 0091): 1,920 points][99th Place: ThunderLord (Team 0768): 2,001 points]...[20th Place: Gigatron (Team 8888): 10,086 points]Somewhere in the mist, Dennis was sitting in his Lv.7 tank. The moment he saw his name appear, the arrogant smile still plastered on his face froze."Damn it!"Dennis slammed his fist into the steering wheel so hard his knuckles split and bled. He felt sick."Twentieth? I busted my butt killing all those high-tier monsters and broke ten thousand points, and I'm only twentieth?!"His bloo
A flicker of contempt flashed in her eyes. "As for the current number one, that Anonymous Player who skulks around hiding their identity, their points haven't budged even a little in three whole days."What does that tell you?"The female player gave a cold laugh. "It tells you they most likely got greedy and stumbled into some high-difficulty side quest."Remember, some of the side quests in the Mistlands are so hard they're practically impossible: Nightmare difficulty! Go in, and you're dead.""Of course," another player, a white man in a sharp suit, chimed in, "there's also the possibility that the Anonymous Player just got lucky before, picking off high-tier monsters that someone else had already softened up."And now that their luck's run out, they've lost all their fighting power and can only hide in some corner like a rat, waiting to die!"Listening to his subordinates' flattery, Starseeker gave a soft laugh. It carried absolute control and composure."My personal points







