"This little brat tells him to hold back, but he never listens!"
Chang Sheng was extremely excited. He hadn't expected his master to be Zhang Pingfan. Although he had felt a familiar aura, seeing him in person was still incredibly unbelievable.
"Master, is it really you? I thought I'd never see you again after the game shut down. I didn't expect you to be able to appear outside the game, or perhaps you were always a player, and only became an NPC in the game, right?"
Zhang Pingfan nodded and said, "Heaven's secrets cannot be revealed. Besides Dou Youyou, you're the only one who knows my identity. I trust you, and I hope you won't disappoint me!"
"Master, don't worry. No wonder Senior Sister asked me to come here. So you were here all along! This was all your plan, wasn't it!"
Zhang Pingfan nodded. The apocalypse was imminent, and he hoped his people would be by his side to provide support.
In the face of the apocalypse, no one could guarantee their own safety, not even Zhang Pingfan. After all, the system had mentioned it.
"Since you know, get up. There's no need to kneel all the time. If others find out, it will be difficult to explain. From now on, when you see me, act as you did before!"
"Yes, Master!"
"I'm here today to tell you my identity. There's still over a year before the demon slaves descend upon Blue Star. Our mission is heavy. I hope you can grow quickly like your Senior Sister. Even your Senior Sister, Dou Youyou, still lacks a bit of strength. To have survival capabilities in the apocalypse, you must raise your strength to surpass a War God!"
"Master, don't worry, I can definitely do it!"
"Alright, I've said what I needed to say. I'll be leaving now. You should enter the game first and try to reach level 50 as quickly as possible. I also want to see if my second disciple can also achieve the title of Intermediate War God."
An Intermediate War God! His master's expectations for him were so high. However, Chang Sheng thought about it. If he and Senior Sister Dou Youyou could kill a King-class demon slave alone, then with two King-class demon slaves, he should be able to do it with a bit of effort.
"Master, I will definitely do my best to complete it!"
Zhang Pingfan waved his hand and then strode away from Chang Sheng's villa.
Chang Sheng was filled with excitement. He had thought that after the game shut down and the apocalypse arrived, his master would disappear forever, and he would never see his savior again. He never expected such a great surprise in reality – his master was right beside him all along.
With such motivation, Chang Sheng was now filled with even greater confidence.
Dou Youyou's test title was Ultimate War God. After a day or two of fermentation, the hype had finally subsided.
Since the official channels never offered an explanation, the players' arguments became meaningless.
After a day of fermentation, Tian Qi Huang's level broke through to level 50. Besides him, another person who broke through to level 50 was Chang Sheng.
Chang Sheng's test was quite grand, as Dou Youyou and Zhang Pingfan accompanied him.
Chang Sheng's assessment also attracted the attention of the on-site staff, as Chang Sheng was also one of the village chief's disciples. Although he was only a nominal outer disciple, everyone knew that the village chief cared deeply for these disciples.
Therefore, when Chang Sheng faced a King-class demon slave alone and killed it, the on-site staff, though surprised, expected it.
The assessment continued. When facing two King-class demon slaves, Chang Sheng was calmer and more composed than Dou Youyou.
Even so, Chang Sheng's fundamental abilities were still not as strong as Dou Youyou's. Therefore, when facing two King-class demon slaves, although Chang Sheng was very calm and collected, he had a more difficult time compared to Dou Youyou.
After a period of kiting and constant repositioning, Chang Sheng utilized his class advantages and finally took down the two King-class demon slaves in nearly an hour.
However, he was already at his limit. Compared to Dou Youyou, he was still a bit lacking, but this did not prevent his abilities from reaching the title of Intermediate War God.
Chang Sheng wanted to challenge three King-class demon slaves, but when he truly faced them, he ultimately chose to give up.
Because no matter how he repositioned or kited, when facing three King-class demon slaves, Chang Sheng could not initiate an attack and could only defend desperately.
Continuing this way, failure was inevitable because their capabilities were not on the same level. Therefore, Chang Sheng ultimately chose to concede and give up the rest of the assessment.
After completing the assessment, Chang Sheng also received the title and medal of Intermediate War God.
"Master, I have fulfilled my mission and obtained the Intermediate War God title!"
Zhang Pingfan shook his head helplessly.
"I only asked you to try your best, not to push yourself so hard. But fortunately, your abilities have indeed just reached the level of an Intermediate War God, which is quite remarkable!"
Dou Youyou patted Chang Sheng on the shoulder and said comfortingly, "You've already done very well. You were so calm and collected in such a situation. I couldn't have done that!"
"Senior Sister, you are too modest. Facing three King-class demon slaves, I had no ability to resist. I saw your assessment records inside; at least you could hold on for so long under the attacks of King-class demon slaves, while I couldn't even last 5 minutes!"
Zhang Pingfan chuckled, "You can't compare yourself to her. If you compare yourself to her, then what's the point? Her base stats are too high. In fact, even I don't know why!"
Yes, Zhang Pingfan himself didn't know why Dou Youyou's base stats were so high. He had indeed given her a lot of help, but not enough to make her completely different from everyone else.
Dou Youyou also looked bewildered.
"Don't look at me, I don't know either. Anyway, it was all given to me by Master!"
Zhang Pingfan shook his head.
"Let's go, let's go back and celebrate. Both of my disciples are Intermediate War Gods! Now, it's up to Fatty and Qing Yu!"
As Chang Sheng was about to leave, the staff here, just like with Dou Youyou, wanted to keep them.
However, they refused all these requests.
"Master, the Major General title. This connection is quite significant. It seems the army really needs talents like us."
Others might not know, but Zhang Pingfan knew many inside stories, such as the system specially opening a unique game space for the army.
All soldiers played in that unique game space. It was said that the soldiers there could all reach level 50 in less than a week, an incredibly efficient rate.
However, there was one thing that those soldiers couldn't compare to Zhang Pingfan's disciples: they couldn't kill King-class demon slaves alone.
The most powerful could kill an Advanced demon slave alone, but when facing King-class demon slaves, their abilities were still a bit lacking.