Chapter 1 Aftermath of the Butterfly War

The Butterfly War had ended, and there were still five full days until the finals.

In Thriller Paradise, a lot can happen in five days...

Take Feng Bujue for example; if he went all out, these five days would be enough for him to rush to the top of the level rankings.

But right now, his focus was on titles...

Although the new title, [Hate Magnet], vaguely revealed the system's warped sense of humor, its attached abilities were quite good.

The effect of [Furnace of Hate], to put it simply... was to allow players to unleash more skills with lower consumption. With this concept at its core, countless sharp combinations could be created.

It wasn't just useful for fighting and attacking; ranged builds, defense builds, summoner builds, and even medical specialization players could design terrifying skill combinations around [Furnace of Hate].

With this title, even players who didn't use their brains and just filled their skill bar with a bunch of active skills with cooldowns ranging from five to fifteen minutes could become very strong...

And for a player like Feng Bujue, who was good at planning, obtaining this title was like adding wings to a tiger.

Compared to the [Advent of the Fighting Demon] tactic, which involved taking the enemy with him if he couldn't beat them, Brother Jue naturally preferred his current title. Judging from the "melee" format of the finals, the current title was also more advantageous.

The only thing Feng Bujue was worried about now was that his title would be changed again before the finals... In that case, even the most brilliant skill combinations he came up with would be useless.

This kind of thing was hard to say for sure... because the rules for title changes in Thriller Paradise were hidden. Even the people inside Dream Inc. couldn't provide this data.

The change in this ability was completely controlled by the system. Every word spoken and every action taken by a player in every script they experienced could affect this parameter. Such a complex calculation could not be recorded and turned into visual data for humans by a supercomputer.

In fact, ordinary supercomputers couldn't even perform this kind of calculation. Only the "monster" designed by Woody could do it...

Of course, although Feng Bujue was worried, he didn't dwell on it. If the title really changed again the day before he entered the finals, there was nothing he could do... He couldn't just stop playing scripts to keep the title.

Brother Jue was a man with a secret mission. Woody's words "Stop her" sounded casual, but the danger hidden behind them was unpredictable. Therefore, Feng Bujue had to make good use of every minute of game time in these five days to make himself as strong as possible.

From the moment he advanced to the final Pinnacle of Supremacy, Feng Bujue adjusted his thinking. In his view, his opponents were not the other forty-nine players... but some other strange things... but he didn't know what they were.

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When you're busy, you feel like the days go by really fast.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the final battle arrived...

After these five days, Feng Bujue's level had reached forty-three, ranking fifth on the level leaderboard.

This... undoubtedly caused a huge uproar in the game, because according to common sense, this was impossible...

After level forty, the player's experience cap reached eight digits. At this time, the fastest time to level up was about three days... Take Goddess Xu Huai Shang for example; she had reached level forty in the first three days before the Butterfly War, and she was still level forty when she competed with Brother Jue...

After these five days, Xu Huai Shang had barely leveled up to forty-two, but Brother Jue was already forty-three.

It should be known that the current stage was no longer the period when various rankings changed every day. The level ranking was the most stable ranking list. Among the players in the top twenty of the level ranking, a large group of people were the same forty-three levels... Every time the ranking was updated, players could directly see who had gained more experience today based on the changes in the ranking...

But no one expected that a dark horse would suddenly appear these days... People could see the guy named Feng Bujue surpass several players above him almost every day.

This matter was really strange, and it was impossible not to attract attention...

So, the professionals from many studios began to study this matter. According to their estimates... the player Feng Bujue could obtain at least 20 million experience points per day on average...

And what kind of concept was this?

Usually, after level forty, clearing an ordinary team instance with a "game time" of about four hours would reward a maximum of two million experience points. If you want to get more experience, you either have to encounter a long-term script or go to Nightmare difficulty... The former depends on luck, and the latter can be chosen, but you have to take a big risk.

If a player wants to get more than 20 million experience points per day, then he has to ensure that... all the scripts he participates in must be cleared. Moreover, there are no killing games or ordinary difficulty single-player survival modes among them.

This kind of thing... only exists in theoretical possibility. Even [Devouring Heavens, Ghost Hero] could not do this, because the stronger the player, the more difficult the script they encounter. The so-called difficulty is different for everyone and relative.

In addition, there is the "additional reward after clearing the instance." Generally speaking, among the five items "Full of Courage, Courageous, Panic-stricken, Trembling with Fear, Frightened to Death," it is ideal to get "Courageous." The extra reward that can be selected at this level is only 10% experience points or 50,000 game coins. It is much different from the "Full of Courage" that Brother Jue has been getting.

Of course, there is a reason for this, because the evaluation of "Full of Courage" is very, very difficult to get. Although its standard is not to keep the player at zero scare value throughout the script, it has almost harsh requirements for the fluctuation ratio, maximum value, and number of scares.

Since the game was launched, countless players have cleared countless scripts, but the number of people who have finally received this evaluation is very few. Among these people, only one... has received this evaluation multiple times, and the others have not received it a second time.

In fact, most players in Thriller Paradise, including professional players... are hovering between the stages of Courageous and Panic-stricken. The guys from "Corpse Blade" can generally get "Courageous," but they rely on drugs to help, so that's another story.

Fear is human instinct, and even with systematic training, it is impossible to completely overcome. Even if they are studio players, they are only professional players, not professional killers, and no one will train them for this. Therefore, when facing fear, their reactions will not be much different from ordinary players.

Scare value is a data that often fluctuates for players other than Feng Bujue. Just entering a dark and oppressive environment will cause the scare value to react. It is absolutely impossible to keep it at zero throughout the script. The same is true for killing games. Although the horror elements of the script itself are reduced, the battle between people will also affect the scare value. Whether it is seeing someone slash over with a knife face-to-face or engaging in a sniper war or ambush war, it will arouse a reaction of fear... It is just the difference between being startled and being worried.

In short, considering all possible factors, the account for [Feng Bujue]... can only be said to be barely reasonable, or... theoretically there seems to be no problem.

Under this circumstance, rumors about him cheating spread like wildfire...