Chapter 103 – Proud of the Crowd's Crazy Slaughter
Seeing the suspicious look on Han Yaru's face, Zhang Yi asked, "What equipment did you get as a quest reward?"
Having leveled up to 24 after receiving her quest reward, Han Yaru looked at the equipment in her backpack and said happily, "A Level 24, 2-star Priest Undead Ring!"
"Nice, but don't switch it out just yet. Stick with the 1-star for now. Once you have a full set of 2-star gear, then switch. Otherwise, it's too costly to enhance." With that, Zhang Yi took out a 2-star Priest Undead Robe he had found today and handed it to Han Yaru.
Han Yaru nodded, "Okay."
Then, the two of them crushed their Return Scrolls and returned to Hope Town.
At this moment, Hope Town was bustling with activity. The streets were packed with people. It seemed that since the server opened, Zhang Yi had never seen so many people in the Safe Zone at once!
Clearly, these were the players who had just been killed and returned from the City of Energy...
When you die in a dungeon, if you don't use gold coins to revive on the spot, you can revive for free in the Safe Zone, but you'll have a 1-hour cooldown before you can enter the dungeon again.
Reviving in the dungeon costs 10 gold coins each time, and most people wouldn't waste money on that.
So, as soon as Zhang Yi returned to the Safe Zone, he heard players around him discussing the dungeon.
Player A: "Damn, this dungeon is a slaughterhouse! I get killed as soon as I enter, without even having the chance to kill a few monsters. The beasts from Zone 885 are too ruthless! Is it really necessary to go all out for a dungeon..."
Player B: "What do you think? Didn't you see the dungeon description? The top three in personal energy rankings get a full set of Level 30, 2-star Undead Set as a reward!"
Player C: "Whoa! Really? Let me check... Oh my god, it's true! The top three get a full set of Level 30, 2-star Undead Set! No wonder those maniacs from Zone 885 are killing everyone they see. The ranking rewards are that insane?"
Player D: "And the rewards are based on energy at the end of the dungeon. Even participation awards are pretty good for the winning zone! Come on, guys, let's wipe out those bastards from Zone 885. We, from Zone 886, can't lose to them!"
Thus, the players who had finished their cooldowns rushed to the teleportation array to enter the dungeon again.
At this stage, where 2-star normal equipment is still quite rare, a full set of Level 30, 2-star Undead Set is indeed very tempting.
Meanwhile, many players in the dungeon were streaming live, and the streaming interface was filled with dozens of live channels, each bustling with viewers.
Those players who were on cooldown had nothing to do, so they entered the live streams to watch others still challenging the dungeon.
You could see that, based on popularity rankings, the top-ranked [Storm Angel's Live Room] had reached 450,000 popularity! The live room had over 300 viewers!
Players were excitedly watching Storm Angel slaughter enemies in the live stream, sending messages to cheer him on, and many were sending gifts.
Since they themselves had been killed by players from Zone 885 in the dungeon, watching Storm Angel mercilessly kill Zone 885 players was naturally thrilling and satisfying.
Zhang Yi let Han Yaru go to the restaurant first while he went to the Blacksmith Shop to repair his equipment. Then he went to the pharmacy to stock up on a large bag of potions, preparing for an all-nighter, and finally headed to the restaurant to have dinner with Han Yaru.
Zhang Yi was now quite wealthy, so he chose the best meal, ordering a 5 gold coin beef hotpot for himself and Han Yaru!
While eating hotpot, seeing other players in the restaurant getting all fired up watching the live streams, Zhang Yi casually opened the streaming interface and entered the most popular Storm Angel's live room.
As soon as he entered, he saw a third-person perspective centered on Storm Angel, who was drawing his bow and shooting two enemy players on the same screen!
Whoosh!
As two beams of white light flashed on the screen, the dungeon announcement followed—
"Ding~ Zone 886 player [Storm Angel] killed Zone 885 [Six Six Six], energy points 142!"
"Ding~ Zone 886 player [Storm Angel] killed Zone 885 [Eternal Diamond], energy points 226!"
"Ding~ Zone 886 player [Storm Angel] is on a killing spree, reaching an astounding 228 consecutive kills. Who can stop him?"
The players watching Storm Angel in the live room exploded with excitement—
[Little Pig Run Fast]: "Storm Angel is amazing, no wonder he was once the top player on the Heaven Ranking in Zone 886, effortlessly slaughtering those Zone 885 trash without breaking a sweat!"
[Awesome]: "Awesome, awesome, watching this gets my blood pumping. I'm going in to start killing too, see you guys!"
Awesome exited the live room...
A minute later.
Dungeon announcement: "Zone 885 player [Proud King] killed Zone 886 [Awesome], energy points 88!"
Awesome rejoined the live room...
[Awesome]: "Guys, I'm back! Go Storm Angel, accumulate more energy for our zone! I'll send you gifts!"
"Player [Awesome] sent 99 flower gifts!"
"Player [Awesome] sent 1 rocket gift!"
"Player [Snow Wind] sent 52 chocolate gifts!"
...
Storm Angel was only Level 23, yet he could completely dominate many high-level players from Zone 885. Zhang Yi, somewhat surprised, found the answer in the golden longbow Storm Angel was holding.
The Golden Bow of the Dead!
It turns out he relied on this Level 22, 3-star weapon, no wonder Storm Angel's damage was so high. In the footage, any enemy Storm Angel encountered barely had a chance to get close before being shot down.
Zhang Yi casually opened the energy rankings and found that Storm Angel had accumulated 17,538 energy points, ranking second in the dungeon!
The first place was held by Proud of the Crowd from Zone 885, with an energy score of 25,200 points!
Proud of the Crowd also topped the kill rankings, with Storm Angel in second place.
Meanwhile, the dungeon announcement interface was continuously updating the battle achievements from the other side—
"Ding~ Zone 885 player [Proud of the Crowd] killed Zone 886 [King's Warrior], energy points 155!"
"Ding~ [Proud of the Crowd] double kill [King's Sword], energy points 328!"
"Ding~ [Proud of the Crowd] 312 consecutive kills!"
"Ding~ [Proud of the Crowd] is on a killing spree!"
"Ding~ [Proud of the Crowd] is unstoppable, who can stop him!"
...
The current situation was extremely polarized, with each side having a leading expert influencing their respective zones, namely Storm Angel and Proud of the Crowd.
Both of them were far ahead of other players in their zones in terms of energy and kills, by more than ten times!
And since the dungeon opened, only a day and a half had passed.
Players from both sides pinned their greatest hopes on their respective "leaders," eagerly anticipating a showdown between the two in the dungeon to see who was truly stronger!
Just as the players were thinking this, a new enemy appeared on Storm Angel's live stream—
Proud of the Crowd!