Chapter 120 - 115: Veteran vs. Rookie

Chapter 120: Chapter 115: Veteran vs. Rookie

In fact, this mission was similar to a tower-pushing game.

Tearing down the enemy’s Array meant victory.

The number of towers destroyed, the damage dealt to the towers... Even the damage dealt to minions along the way to destroying the towers could yield rewards.

Of course, to prevent the players from getting their priorities backward and chasing minions all day instead of focusing on the main objective, the rewards for killing minions were not very high. Relatively speaking, killing ten minions was not even as rewarding as landing a single attack on the extradition Array.

"Can they really destroy the Yin Demons’ conspiracy? Looking at them... I feel like it’s a bit dicey!" Within the Divine Mansion, the Fat Monk looked at the eager cultivators and spoke with concern.

Hearing him say this, Su Tan was amused. He thought, "At a critical moment like this, your jinx is exactly what we need!"

"Never underestimate the creativity of players. They are all humans, and with a hundred thousand people come a hundred thousand brains. Do you know how many ideas will be born? Do you know how terrifying a hundred thousand ideas can be?" Su Tan said.

"You’re wrong... It’s not a hundred thousand!" the Fat Monk said. "To be exact... the number of players has already reached 780,000!"

"Hm? There are already 780,000 players?" Su Tan asked in surprise.

"Yes, in this past month, a lot of major events have happened in the Void God Realm," the Fat Monk said.

"Over a month ago, didn’t a huge battle break out in the Marching Battlefield? A hundred thousand players fought a bloody battle against a Yin Demon Army of two hundred thousand and ultimately achieved a pyrrhic victory... It was a tragic victory, but the benefits the players obtained were equally astonishing. Many cultivators achieved breakthroughs collectively..."

"Oh?" Su Tan interjected.

"Geniuses like Fu Jian reaped even greater rewards. Originally, his ranking on the Void God Realm’s Era Leaderboard was very low. However, after seizing the opportunities in the Marching Battlefield, he defeated opponent after opponent and directly entered the top ten of the Era Leaderboard... This heaven-defying feat immediately triggered a massive tsunami of shock in the Void God Realm. Countless people are discussing him, and the Marching Battlefield has once again become a hot topic."

The cultivators were all marveling.

"Ah? How did this guy improve so fast?

"Did he eat the wrong Immortal Elixir?

"He suddenly became so strong...

"He’s only been in the Marching Battlefield for a month, yet he defeated everyone around his rank and forcefully pushed his way into the top ten of the Era Leaderboard.

"What exactly is in the Marching Battlefield? How can it make someone improve so quickly?

"Why don’t... I go in and take a look too?"

Fu Jian’s popularity even temporarily eclipsed all the other geniuses in the Void God Realm, outshining even the likes of [One] and [Tanzi]. He became the undisputed, most heaven-defying existence in recent times.

"Besides him, everyone else who entered the Void God Realm has also left the cultivators around them far behind," the Fat Monk continued. "Liu Rushi, Li Mubai... Liu Rushi’s performance is second only to Fu Jian’s. As for Li Mubai, his performance is equally shocking. He was originally just an ordinary cultivator ranked beyond two thousand. But just because he made it onto a few leaderboards during the last war, his ranking is now in the top one hundred..."

Could the Marching Battlefield actually transform an ordinary cultivator into a top one hundred genius on the Era Leaderboard?

This was undoubtedly another piece of blockbuster news.

It made the many cultivators who had been watching from the sidelines start to panic. On the path of cultivation, falling a single step behind meant falling behind at every step. How did that group of people get so many benefits? They deeply regretted not entering the Marching Battlefield earlier.

This also made people even more curious about what magical qualities the Marching Battlefield possessed.

Aside from the outstanding performers like Fu Jian, Liu Rushi, and Li Mubai, the cultivators who made it onto the Top Ten Embarrassments Leaderboard also made remarkable progress. They completely left behind the cultivators who were previously ranked around the same level as them.

It would have been one thing if only those who made the leaderboards improved so quickly—after all, the leaderboard rewards were plentiful, making such progress normal. However... even those who didn’t make the boards and were just slacking off had also grown stronger.

Wasn’t this just getting stronger by doing nothing?

As a result... Who could still sit still?

Cultivators logged into the Marching Battlefield one after another.

One month later.

In the Divine War Game 1.0, the number of players had broken through 780,000.

Inside the Marching Battlefield.

"Hehe, newbies, for this mission, let us veteran players show you what gaming is and what real skills look like!"

Wang Dazhi patted his chest. Looking like an experienced elder brother, he spoke to the twenty-odd novices behind him, whose eyes were timid, unaccustomed, and full of curiosity as they glanced around.

Looking at the expressions of these rookies, Wang Dazhi felt very smug. He thought about how he had the exact same expression when he first entered the Marching Battlefield. Seeing this expression again made him very happy and gave him a strong sense of superiority.

"Let me tell you, it’s entirely your good luck that you got into my team. I’m someone who made the leaderboards! Why don’t you go ask around? Out of hundreds of thousands of players, how many actually make the boards? If I didn’t pity you, I wouldn’t even bother paying attention to you. Therefore, you all have to listen to me. I am your boss. If anyone dares to break the rules, don’t blame me for kicking them out of the team!" With a shake of his body, Wang Dazhi transformed into a leader.

The Top Ten Embarrassments Leaderboard.

When he first found out he made that list, he had felt a bit ashamed. Now... he felt it was an honor. How badass were leaderboard players? Look at how many people worshiped him! It felt so good...

"Yes, of course!"

"We’re counting entirely on Wang to take care of us!"

"It’s our honor to follow Wang, who has been on the leaderboards."

"We’ll listen to whatever Wang says!"

The group of rookies obviously treated Wang Dazhi as their pillar of support.

Wang Dazhi had never expected that he would one day become the leader of a team.

"That’s more like it. Let me put it this way: work hard for me, and I won’t treat you poorly. One day, we will also become a team like the Fu Jian Squad, maybe even stronger..." Wang Dazhi said, full of confidence.

"Is Fu Jian... the strongest team in the Divine War Game?"

"Yeah, I heard that when they fight the Yin Demons, it’s as easy as chopping melons and slicing vegetables..."

"Doesn’t their team have less than ten people? How are they so formidable?"

"To be exact, they only have seven people!"

Fu Jian was currently a resounding name in the Marching Battlefield, undeniably the top dog. The only person who could be mentioned in the same breath as him was Liu Rushi.

"They are indeed very strong. However... he made the leaderboards, and our boss also made the leaderboards. Under our boss’s leadership, we will definitely become a team like the Fu Jian Squad in the future!"

"Yes, I believe in our boss."

The team members admired Wang Dazhi even more. How strong did someone have to be to make the leaderboards? Following him was definitely the right choice.

The only thing that puzzled them was that Wang Dazhi always hummed and hawed about which leaderboard he was actually on... He refused to state it clearly, only claiming that he had taken the top spot.

"Of course... I will lead you all to become a team like the Fu Jian Squad, and we will even surpass them!" Wang Dazhi said, forcing down his embarrassment.

He knew his own worth... What kind of leaderboard did Fu Jian get on? And what about him? However, his intense vanity made him thoroughly enjoy the adulation of these rookies.

"But I heard the Fu Jian Squad is in danger this time. Many geniuses from the top ten of the Era Leaderboard have entered the Marching Battlefield, formed teams, and issued challenges to Fu Jian’s top alliance..."

"Can they still maintain their position as the number one alliance?"

"People like the Sacred Body Chen Huangbei, Murong Nan, and Xiao Ting have all come in and formed their own squads."

"I’m afraid Fu Jian won’t be able to hold out. So many geniuses... and they’re all very strong!"

"The position of the top alliance is in imminent peril!"

"Rumor has it that even the mysteriously powerful [One] and the long-absent Tanzi have entered the Marching Battlefield, preparing to show off their skills... They just haven’t shown their faces yet."

"Fu Jian’s achievements are going to be surpassed..."

This was a conflict between rookies and veterans. It felt as if a change of dynasties was about to occur.

"They’re just a bunch of rookies! Do you think any genius can just pop up and win in the Marching Battlefield? Playing games requires brains and skills... I believe the Fu Jian Squad will definitely crush those newbies!" Wang Dazhi said.

He really hoped Fu Jian could hold on, because they were players from the same period and were all considered veterans. As seniors, they naturally did not want to be suppressed by newcomers. That would be too humiliating.

However... in this showdown between the rookies and the veterans... who would ultimately win? And who would become the number one alliance in the Marching Battlefield? He was unsure himself.

Because the top rankers on the Era Leaderboard had been famous for a long time, and their strength was obvious to all. They were very strong. As a newly rising genius, it was generally believed that there was still a bit of a gap between Fu Jian and the veteran geniuses.