Chapter 6: The God-Tier Hyenaman Club
Real money was more energizing than Red Bull. Isaac looked around at the nearby mobs and saw them not as enemies, but as walking, multicolored stacks of cash.
"I'm the only one farming out here? This is basically picking money off the ground..." he licked his lips.
Of course, while raking in cash was great, keeping up his strength was essential. After all, staying far ahead in power was the only reason he had the wilds all to himself.
"Level 1 mobs just aren't cutting it anymore. Time to push deeper."
Strangely, even though this area had higher-level monsters, Isaac hadn't seen a single player for over two hours.
"What the hell are players doing? Still stuck at level 1?" Curious, he opened a live stream from a popular in-game broadcaster as he wandered into the dense forest.
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U291 Newbie Village was packed—truly a sea of humanity. Swarms of players were crammed together, shoulder-to-shoulder, and the chat was pure chaos.
"Aegis, why didn't you build more newbie zones? I logged in at 10:20, it's been two hours and I'm STILL stuck in the village!"
"That's why you shoved a gun in my face? Touch me one more time, you sweaty creep, and I'll castrate you in-game!"
"MOVE IT! How the hell are we supposed to get out? I need to level up!"