Chapter 434: Level Rating Rules!
Chapter 434: Outlier Player! Level Rating Rules!
"Cough, don’t stare at Mai like that. She’s really not my girlfriend," Ren coughed lightly. Miyuki and the others withdrew their gazes.
"Mai-senpai, don’t mind them. As my girlfriends, they are quite concerned about my new relationships," he said half-jokingly.
"Girlfriends?" Mai scanned the dozen or so people. "All of them?"
"Most of them," Ren touched his nose. To be precise, except for Nao, it was all of them. Chika, Koyomi, and Yumiko were just secret relationships for now.
"???" Sakurajima Mai’s head was buzzing.
"This is..." Nakiri Erina and her group appeared, looking around in a panic. This seemed to be an altar, and beneath their feet were glowing circular patterns.
Ren didn’t bother to explain. Instead, he narrowed his eyes.
"Ren, have you noticed something unusual?" Miyuki and Kato Megumi also moved to his side with solemn expressions.
"Yes. There’s one more person," his voice was heavy.
Their expressions changed, and they began to count. Ren, Miyuki, Koyomi, and the ten others were all present. There were three new groups: Kaguya’s group of three, Erina’s group of five, and Mai’s group of three. In total, 21 people, but the game had stated 20.
Before anyone could grow suspicious, a notification appeared.
[Ding! Player Ren, due to his power exceeding the maximum setting, will join as an Outlier Player!]
[Outlier Players will not gain Survival Points by conventionally defeating monsters!]
[Outlier Players will have exclusive personal Demon King Challenges!]
[Attention: The game system has been upgraded! All players and monsters will receive a rating level. Defeating monsters below one’s own level will not grant points. Defeating monsters above one’s level will grant additional points!]
[Game teleportation is commencing. We wish all players an enjoyable experience!]
The veteran players looked at Ren. He understood. This was a blatant targeting of him. But he wasn’t going to compromise; it said "conventional methods," not "unconventional methods."
Clang! Just then, the array on the ground lit up, and everyone was teleported.
[Ding! Welcome to the first level of Creation God Mountain: Barbarian Land!]
On a vast wilderness, Ren and the others appeared. The first thing he noticed was a light screen: [Ren: Level 8 (Reached the limit of this game)]
The limit? It probably meant his level had reached the limit, but it wasn’t just 8. "Miyuki, what’s your level?"
"I’m Level 6."
As everyone reported their levels, he gained some understanding. The Redemption Angels were Level 6. The Sin Apostles, Miyuki and Marin, were Level 7, the highest among the 20. Utaha was barely Level 4. And Sakurajima Mai was surprisingly Level 3. Finally, Erina’s group were all Level 0.
Through his perception, he discovered this world was very large, and the highest-level monster was only Level 5. This was likely because it was the first level.
His personal challenge also appeared. [Ding! Outlier Player Ren, do you wish to immediately initiate the Demon King Challenge?]
He was not in a hurry. He opened the Chat Group.
[Ren: All members, those traveling together can now act.]
[Ch’en: We’ve been waiting.]
[Kiana: This miss is setting off now!]
Nine people appeared around Ren in a flash.
"There are still other players?" Haruno looked at Shinobu Kocho and the others in surprise.
"They aren’t players. They are my friends from another world," Ren briefly introduced.
"Otherworlders?!" Erina, Mai, and Utaha, already shocked, were even more stunned.
"Kiana, do you have any prompts?" Ren still needed to confirm.
"No, just an extra panel, but..." she glanced at the others and whispered in his ear, "the Chat Group has linked here."
The Chat Group linking to the game was an operation to convert points. It seemed everyone’s identity was fine. The scale of the Chat Group appeared much larger than the game. Confirming this, he relaxed. Now, it was time to test the game’s bottom line.
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