I'm called Huang Dachui, am twenty-two years old, and am a gaming expert.

Although I’m not a professional gamer, my gaming skills have been outstanding among my peers since I was a child.

Out of jealousy, those defeated opponents gave me the nickname "rmB Warrior" (referring to someone who spends real money in games).

That's right, my family is very rich, but is it my fault for being rich? That's right, I often spend tens of thousands of yuan on games, but is it my fault that you can't afford to? In short... I'm just upholding my consistent gaming style and haven't violated any rules. My victory is clearly based on skill.

To make a long story short, five months ago, I joined a game called *Thriller Paradise* and became one of the first users to participate in the closed beta.

During the closed beta phase, there were very few places to spend money in this game. Apart from the deluxe gaming pod, there was nothing useful you could buy from official channels. There wasn't even a +10 Dragon Slayer Blade or anything like that, which was really unpleasant.

However, the game itself was very well-made. In fact, it was better than any game I had ever played. Although some of the scripts were quite terrifying, they were still addictive.

Soon after, thanks to a certain professional gamer from a certain studio whose name I can't even remember, the closed beta quickly ended. For me, this was undoubtedly good news. Because after the open beta started, the official website store and in-game exchange would be opened.

However, the actual situation afterwards still disappointed me. Because there were very few official rmB items in this game. Apart from double experience and double game currency cards, there were only some ordinary store goods.

Of course, I, with my exceptional gaming skills, wouldn't bow my head in the face of such difficulties. Before long, I found several shortcuts to improve my strength.

The resourceful me purchased a large amount of game currency and spared no expense to buy a powerful set of equipment at the auction house. In addition, I bought expensive and cool costumes, greatly expanded my inventory and warehouse, and added all kinds of consumables.

After fully arming myself, I brought two double cards and found a first-class professional studio to buy their "carry" service.

The package service I purchased was very thorough: all the equipment and skill cards found in the script... as long as they weren't bound after picking them up, they were all mine. The entire team prioritized protecting my safe passage through the level, and when conditions allowed, they would leave some events where I could gain skill points for me to complete.

As a result... under my clever strategy, my character's attributes steadily improved. Although the upgrade speed of "Specialization" was inexplicably a little slow, my equipment, skills, and level were undoubtedly at the leading level of the entire server; clearly not in the same league as those ordinary players.

Soon, my game character's combat style took shape, and the system gave me the title of "Golden Crusher," which sounds tyrannical, cool, and awesome, doesn't it?

To make a long story short, only half a month after the open beta started, the game company announced that they would be holding the "Peak Hegemony Battle." At that time, I understood... the opportunity to show my outstanding strength in front of the world had arrived!

Of course, a gaming expert like me naturally understands the principle that pride comes before a fall. I, who am not ashamed to ask questions, would also go to the forums to collect information and browse strategies...

One day, I accidentally clicked on a post called "1v1 is the Best Way to Level Up" and saw a very good routine—the Special Bullet Shooting Style. I knew in just a few minutes that this style was perfect for me!

That night, I went to the auction house to get a few perfect-quality guns and bought a large amount of special ammunition, and started practicing...

Although the cost of buying these things was very high, so high that even I felt a little heartache, but judging from the process and results of the subsequent slaughter game... it was worth it!

And so, after a period of adaptation and training, the Peak Hegemony S1 began.

In the preliminary rounds, I encountered more obstacles than I had imagined. I thought I could smoothly advance with at least a 90% win rate, but I didn't expect that my final score was just barely enough to squeeze into the re-match.

After my analysis, this situation was undoubtedly caused by bad luck and underestimating the enemy.

First of all, "luck"... In the few games I lost, there were inherent deficiencies in terms of timing and location, which prevented me from using my full strength. In addition... the opponents looked like professional players, maybe even superstar-level players from some studios, so I was at a disadvantage.

Secondly, "underestimating the enemy"... According to my estimation, my strength should be about the same as Tun Tian Guixiao (Devouring Sky Ghost Howl) and the like, but because I am a low-key person, plus I am a casual player and don't have as many resources and game time as them, that's why I can't get on the combat power rankings.

With this psychological advantage, coupled with my casual and unrestrained personality that doesn't like to compete for victory, it is inevitable that I will unconsciously sandbag in battles, which is probably one of the reasons for the defeat...

But in any case, I still made it into the re-match.

Unfortunately... my bad luck also advanced with me.

In the first match of [Cocoon War], I encountered a tough nut to crack named [Honghu], a very famous individual professional player.

This guy used very despicable tactics, so that I didn't even get a good shot and lost.

In my gaming career... no, it should be said in my entire life, this was an extremely depressing failure.

This depression... almost made me give up this game.

However, I am a strong person, and it only took me a month to get out of the shadows. After putting an end to those thirty-odd days of revelry, I returned to Thriller Paradise.

Having learned from my pain, I purchased the paid version of game information and strategies from top studios, looked for better carry teams to take me through dungeons, and acquired various powerful equipment at high prices through third-party trading platforms to arm myself.

More than two months passed in the blink of an eye...

Now, on the stage of this Peak Hegemony S2, I want to prove myself again!

This time, I have no retreat and no excuses!

I have hired four very strong players to be my teammates at great expense. They are all well-known individual professional players, and one of them is a dedicated tactical coach.

Our "Golden War Hammer Team" is invincible in the previous practice mode.

We are fully prepared!

Champion! Huang Dachui is coming!

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[Golden War Hammer Team]

[Huang Dachui, Level 50]

[Jianxing Nan (Alkaline Man), Level 50]

[Qi Doushi (Strange Fighter), Level 50]

[Xuanling Wangzhe (Profound Spirit Overlord), Level 50]

[Heqi Shengcai (Harmony Generates Wealth), Level 50]

[Please select the game mode you want to join.]

[You have selected Peak Hegemony S2 - Gathering of Heroes, please confirm.]

[Confirmed, please select the spectator for this battle.]

[Confirmed, please set your team's "Privacy Protection Options."]

[You have selected "Normalize Appearance" and "Notify the enemy team of this team's name", please confirm.]

The captain of the Golden War Hammer Team is naturally Huang Dachui. He did not turn on the privacy protection option, and the spectator he chose was their team's exclusive coach, "Heqi Shengcai."

[Confirmed, your team has entered the queue and is searching for other ready teams.]

[Match complete, coordinating neural connections, script generating...]

[Loading begins, please wait.]

"Gathering of heroes, who dares to claim supremacy? A clash of elites, let's see who will reign supreme."

After the opening remarks, there are a few seconds of loading time.

[Loading complete, welcome to Peak Hegemony S2 - Gathering of Heroes.]

[This mode provides a script introduction and has a chance of appearing side hidden missions and special worldviews.]

[Script victory reward: 3 points for the preliminary round.]

[The script introduction will be played soon, and the game will start immediately after the playback is complete.]

After this system voice, the opening began...

[Nooccar City, once a megacity with a population of over ten million.]

Along with the narration, the camera began to move slowly.

But the picture of this opening CG was shrouded in thick fog, and only some black outlines could be seen in the distance.

[But a virus leak accident three years ago destroyed it.]

[Mutated creatures infected by the Z virus - Blood Wolf Zombies - rampaged wildly and attacked humans in the city.]

[All rescue teams sent by the official and civilian sectors lost contact with the outside world within twenty-four hours of entering the city.]

When it came to this point, dilapidated streets, buildings, and other things finally appeared in the picture, but it still looked hazy.

[On the twelfth day after the virus leak, the temporary defense line established by the military around the city was heavily impacted.]

[On the fourteenth day, several bombers used high-heat weapons to bomb the city, and the attackers of the infected were put to an end.]

[A month later, the military built a prototype of the "wall" around Nooccar City. The facility was continuously strengthened and improved in the following year.]

[Symbolic search and rescue work was launched again after the completion of the wall, but the rescue team seemed to encounter attacks from unknown forces other than the infected after entering the wall and was completely wiped out. At this point, all applications to enter the city were prohibited, and Nooccar City was classified by the military as an indefinite quarantine zone.]

[Four months later, an unknown misty gas gradually formed in the city and has long shrouded the sky above Nooccar City.]

[The composition of the gas cannot be analyzed to this day, but multiple experiments have shown that it seems to be harmless to humans.]

[Years have passed, and today... two special teams have crossed the wall and entered the city...]

The opening CG ended here, and the screen froze.

The next second, the last scene of the CG was perfectly transformed into reality, appearing in front of Huang Dachui and his teammates. And the players all gained control of their bodies at this moment.