Chapter 169 Sword Demon

The experience point acquisition speed of mages had already begun to demonstrate its power at this stage of the game. Among the Five Little Strong, there were actually three mages. This showed that apart from the Thief and Fighter classes, champion players of other classes couldn't even squeeze into the top three in the mage ranks.

The Five Little Strong were merely a symbol. If the number of slots were widened and the rankings lengthened, it would be found that Fighters were still rare among the top players on the level rankings. The other classes were relatively even, while the Mage class had already risen sharply, with a large proportion among the current high-level players.

Going Against the Current, a name familiar to the Cloudrise City players, had quietly risen to the top ranks of the entire game during this period. This was also one of the reasons why Unsworn Sword was in a bad mood today. His guild did have an advantage over Drinking Wine and Singing Songs with its level and three-hundred-person limit, but he personally was a complete failure compared to Going Against the Current.

After Jian Nan You fell from the top of the Warrior level rankings to who knows where, Unsworn Sword also rose one rank. He was currently eleventh on the overall Warrior ranking.

This was a very awkward ranking because there was currently a saying in the game: "Five Strong, Ten Great, Seven Idle." The Five Strong, of course, referred to the top five players in the overall rankings, the legendary Five Little Strong.

And the Ten Great were the top ten experts in each class's ranking list, who were also highly regarded. Unsworn Sword was unlucky enough to be ranked eleventh. Perhaps the gap between him and tenth place was only a tiny bit of experience, but unfortunately, that little bit separated the two into two different worlds. Unsworn Sword was the dividing line between these two worlds. Those in front of him were all first-class experts in the players' minds. Those behind him were quasi-experts who were a level below, and he himself was the representative of depression. All players ranked eleventh on any ranking list were the representatives of depression.

Because there were a total of seven major classes, these were the Seven Idle of Yulin among the "Five Strong, Ten Great, Seven Idle."

These seven major depressed sect leaders were also frequently summarized and generalized by forum players, but they were not beings to be admired, but objects of ridicule.

Especially after Unsworn Sword made the big joke of the "Parallel World's Number One Guild," he was even rated as the leader of the Seven Idle in the latest updated list. Unsworn Sword could still smile when he met Gu Fei; his mental fortitude was already considered good.

The mercenary channel was naturally full of ridicule for Unsworn Sword. Apart from Brother You, whose level was relatively average, the others were all listed among the top ten. Especially Sword Demon, who had already risen to second place on the Thief rankings. Since the one ahead was the pay-to-win player, Tiny Waist Dance, who was clearly an aloof presence on the level rankings, everyone agreed that Sword Demon would have a hard time rising further unless Tiny Waist Dance died. In addition, there was Zhan Wu Shang, who squeezed forward one spot after Jian Nan You disappeared, currently in second place on the Warrior rankings. Yu Tian Shen Ming and Han Family Young Master were more middle-of-the-road, one in seventh and the other in eighth.

Moreover, the rankings of these two also rose because someone in the front row died and lost a level. Unexpectedly, so many top ten players lost levels in one day, and the forums were full of discussions. However, Brother You had already brought back a bit of information. The powerful mage among Jian Nan You's Seven, named Huo Ran Yi, was originally fourth on the Mage rankings and a well-known character in Linshui City.

"In that case, the people in his team are likely to be top ten experts. It's possible that their team wipe caused someone to drop out of the top ten," Zhan Wu Shang speculated.

Everyone agreed, finding this explanation quite plausible. It was just a pity that the other characters didn't show any distinct personal characteristics, making it difficult for Brother You, the information expert, to inquire about them.

"Speaking of which, that guy also said he would be waiting for us in Linshui City..." Yu Tian Shen Ming said.

"We have to be careful! If we get wiped out, the top ten will have to be updated again. We can't keep causing trouble for the players on the forums," Zhan Wu Shang said.

"It's not trouble," Brother You laughed. "These are where our joys lie." Brother You clearly understood the psychology of these forum players who were happy to summarize and generalize the Five Strong, Ten Great, Seven Idle.

"Jian Nan You must have already heard that our mission has been completed. He's probably nervously making arrangements in Linshui City. Should we stay in Sunset City for a few more days and drive him crazy?" Yu Tian Shen Ming's mischievous side emerged.

Everyone laughed, but from a strategic point of view, this approach was also a way to strike at the enemy's morale. Wait in Linshui City? Then you wait. Anyway, everyone was living a leisurely life in Sunset City. Let's see how long Jian Nan You could wait.

Jian Nan You was indeed waiting. However, the guys in the Young Master Elite Squad were being a bit presumptuous; Jian Nan You wasn't waiting for them at all.

After discovering that these experts presumptuously thought that he harbored ill intentions towards them, Jian Nan You didn't expose them. Because this situation was really good for him. So he even followed their lead in speaking, making them believe even more that their guesses were correct.

In reality, Jian Nan You's target was only Gu Fei.

Jian Nan You was already a high-level player among the professional players who made a living by robbing. He would no longer engage in street-level or water-based robbery and extortion. Those players had to run out and peddle the equipment they stole, looking like small-scale artisans.

But Jian Nan You, after painstakingly building his business for so long, already had a certain seller's market. People would often seek him out by name. Of course, the things needed by those who went to the trouble of seeking him out were usually not ordinary. They were often things that were not available on the market.

For example, someone would post on the forums, showing off their unique equipment or skill scroll or something else. Such people often became Jian Nan You's target. Many customers would come to him, specifically asking for this kind of equipment. As for how Jian Nan You got it for them, the other party never asked, only paid. Of course, it was a high price.

Those low-end robbers made money by selling stolen goods. But Jian Nan You mainly sold what could be said to be his labor costs, which had a bit of a bounty hunter flavor. Some people even thought they were very cool, as if they weren't a group of malicious equipment destroyers.

But Jian Nan You was very self-aware. Among the original Five Little Strong, Tiny Waist Dance was the number one pay-to-win player in online games, and his fame belonged to the entire online game world; Shui Shen was the leader of a guild, and his guild was the best in Lin Yin City; Bai Shi Jing Lun led a mercenary group that overwhelmed the guild; and Drifting Person, as the name suggested, drifted back and forth between the main cities, and the people who had seen him and knew him were the most.

Jian Nan You was clearly the most low-key of the five. He had no guild, no mercenary group, and he was as well-behaved as the most ordinary player every day, never causing trouble. Even in Linshui City, not many people knew him.

He would work hard to reach the status of the Five Little Strong, which was actually to lay the foundation for his career. When everyone didn't know each other and didn't trust each other, the title of Five Little Strong was naturally a symbol of strength. Relying on this, he was able to win over many customers.

Now that his career had stabilized, Jian Nan You no longer cared much about the identity of the Five Little Strong. It was just that the foundation had been laid too hard before, and when he relaxed, he had not been surpassed for a long time. Jian Nan You's original goal was to become the number one player in the game, but he failed to achieve this because the pay-to-win players in front were too fierce. But this allowed his experience points to be a cut above the remaining three, and he was not surpassed for a while.

Deliberately dropping a level was certainly a very simple and effective method, but Jian Nan You was afraid that this would damage the very powerful impression he had established in front of his customers, so he didn't use it. This time, he was really killed and lost a level, and he felt a little regretful.

After being resurrected in Linshui City, Jian Nan You had already begun to take steps for the next arrangement. The people were still the same, but this time it was a home game, which was much more convenient.

First of all, you had to take a boat to get to Linshui City, and the system boats were always accurate to the second. Therefore, ambushing people in Linshui City had uniquely favorable conditions. Every day, there were only a few times when boats came to Linshui City from Sunset City, and Jian Nan You only needed to wait at the pier at these times, and he would never miss them.

The only problem was that although the target was only Gu Fei, he didn't know how many companions this person would have.

Jian Nan You would give up taking action in Linshui City and rush to Sunset City for this reason. He hoped that the chaotic scene at the final stage would provide him with some opportunities. He didn't expect to be seen through from the beginning, and as a result, he was played around. He went to Sunset City, but he didn't even see the face of the target.

Moreover, there was news from Sunset City today that it seemed that guy had a street PK with Bai Shi Jing Lun of Sunset City. Rumor has it that Bai Shi Jing Lun couldn't beat the opponent and logged off as an excuse.

Linshui City and Sunset City were neighbors, and some players from Sunset City would occasionally come to Linshui City to eat grilled seafood and drink seaside wine, even if the journey was long. Therefore, Bai Shi Jing Lun, the number one celebrity in Sunset City, had been promoted a lot in Linshui City by these guys.

In the mouths of these Sunset City players, Bai Shi Jing Lun's level was Five Little Strong? This wasn't the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing was this person's PK skills. A fighter who mainly focused on close combat had never been defeated in PK.

This sounded a bit redundant. If you were defeated in PK, then of course you would have died and lost a level a long time ago. Couldn't the Five Little Strong be strong until now because they hadn't been defeated in PK and hadn't lost a level?

But Bai Shi Jing Lun's experience was very different. According to Sunset City players, from this guy's low level, fighting ten or twenty people at once was commonplace. During that time, Bai Shi Jing Lun stood on the street with a wry smile, surrounded by players rolling on the ground. This was a classic scene that was frequently staged. Bai Shi Jing Lun's reputation was built in this way.

In the hearts of Sunset City players, whether Bai Shi Jing Lun was Five Little Strong or not, he was just as terrifying, and he was simply a symbol of invincibility.

And such a person had lost, lost to the video mage.

It seemed that he had to reassess the energy of this mage. Jian Nan You thought seriously.

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