“Competing with me…? You guys are still a little too inexperienced!” Yang Yong was feeling rather proud of himself. Even though he had been powerful in the previous world, he hadn’t dared to show off too much for a variety of reasons.
However, in the crypt world, he could freely display his abilities and methods.
Wasn’t he about to take the first-place trophy in area 2222?
Yang Yong was already thinking about how to act like the strongest player and how to lord it over area 2222.
The other players were also cheering for him. Soon they started the countdown.
“Ten, nine, eight…”
“Three, two, one, Brother Yong, you are the bes…” The players were halfway through their congratulatory comments when they had to eat their words.
“???” Yang Yong was confused when he suddenly heard a system notification.
“Congratulations for ranking second on the scoreboard of area 2222. You have received [Healing Elixir Lv8] x 10, [Energy Crystal Lv8] x 10, [Soul Rock Lv8] x 10, [Magic Crystal Coin] x 800, [All-Path Superb Individual Weapon Lv10 (Great)] x 1, [One Star Space Crystal] x 70, [All-Path Superb Individual Skill Book (Exceptional)] x 1.”
Yang Yong read through the contents of his rewards multiple times. He could almost recite them from memory. However, all that he really heard was the word second.
“Second? Why am I second? Why wasn’t I first?”
Yang Yong looked toward the scoreboard. The scoreboard showed that Yang Yong was not first. Instead, Breeze was first.
“Breeze? He overtook me…?” Yang Yong stared at the scoreboard with wide eyes. He saw that Breeze’s score was 384, 27 points more than his.
“His score was raised by 100 points?” Yang Yong was dumbfounded. 100 points was equivalent to ten One Star caves.
Even the relatively stronger survivors could only explore an average of one One Star cave a day. Didn’t the increase in Breeze’s score mean that he had explored a few One Star caves every day?
Furthermore, leaving behind ten unconquered One Star caves meant that the risk of him being discovered by high-level monsters had become exponentially extremely high. Even Yang Yong wouldn’t have dared to take such a risk.
“No, 100 points. He must have explored a leader’s cave!” Yang Yong suddenly came to this conclusion and his face wore a look of disbelief.
“He’s conquered a leader’s cave!” Yang Kai also voiced this shocking idea to the group. “To think that he’s managed to defeat a leader’s cave!”
“Previously, the player who’d been ranked fifth, whose abilities weren’t weaker than any of us, was killed in an instant because he took the risk of exploring a leader’s cave! It cost us an able fighter.”
“How did Breeze do it? Is he that powerful?”
“F*ck! That guy has been hiding a lot of his strength.”
“He challenged a leader’s cave alone? I remember number five telling me that aside from the leader monster in the leader’s cave, there were also roughly 100 ordinary monsters and a few elite monsters. How did Breeze overcome all that?”
Yang Kai said, “Did Breeze bet those 4,000 magic crystal coins on himself? F**ck! A 4.0 payout. We’ll have to pay him 16,000. He’s earned all of the profit we got from the gambling thread.”
The members of Xingyuan weren’t the only party that was confused. The players from Tianxun were also dazed.
“Breeze is number one?”
“His score rose instantly by 100. Isn’t that too much?”
“Yang Yong also miscalculated. However, why do I feel so p*ssed off that Breeze got number one?” Wu Rui thought to himself. Could it be because Breeze had scammed a great deal of resources off him?
“How could it be him?” Shenhua had already been rather unhappy that he’d gotten overtaken by Yang Yong. In the end, a player that had ranked eighth had instantly shot up to first place.
“Breeze’s abilities are much more powerful than we estimated!” Wang Dahai wrote in the chat. “Chairman Wu, Chairman Shen, he might have conquered a leader’s cave.
“Of course, he could also have left ten One Star caves unconquered. No matter how he did it, it shows that he is a very dangerous individual indeed.”
Many of the players have had their space bubbles attacked by monsters. Thus, they realized that they couldn’t leave behind too many unconquered space bubbles.
“Leader’s cave…? That’s too powerful!” Someone exclaimed.
“To think that it was Breeze?” The players from the Sector 2222 Mutual Assistance Association were also shocked.
“I didn’t even get into the top three?” Yu Pengfei was left momentarily speechless. “How could he have hidden his abilities that well?”
All the rest of the players became involved in a heated discussion.
“Breeze got number one. So he’s the most powerful player?”
“Ahhh, I had a huge loss. I should have bet on Breeze. Breeze’s payout at the start was 4.0.”
“He scored so many points that he was able to overtake the leaders of the scoreboard?”
Little Zuanfeng wrote: “@Breeze, you are impressive, boss! I bet on the right person, ha, ha, ha!”
“666! This guy is the real deal. He hid 100 points!”
“(Emoji: Jealous and envious)”
“@Breeze, please take me under your wing.”
“I only ranked 97. I was so jealous when I saw the rewards for the player ranked first. (Emoji: Lemons around me)”
By this time, Xia Chengfeng had also heard the system notification.
“Congratulations for ranking first on the scoreboard of area 2222. You have received [Healing Elixir Lv10] x 10, [Energy Crystal Lv10] x 0, [Soul Rock Lv10] x 10, [Magic Crystal Coin] x 1,000, [All-Path Superb Individual Weapon Lv10 (Exquisite)] x 1, [One Star Space Crystal] x 100, [All-Path Superb Individual Skill Book (Extraordinary)] x 1.”
“You have won 16,000 magic crystal coins from your wager. After deducting the relevant fees, you have received 15,520 magic crystal coins.”
“Ha, ha, ha!” Xia Chengfeng couldn’t help laughing loudly to himself. He had obtained a great deal of rewards this time.
He’d been worried that he needed a large sum of magic crystal coins for the development of his territory. Now, he had obtained the money he needed and could even improve his abilities with the rewards.
“Oh?” Xiaozi looked at Xia Chengfeng, confused.
Xia Chengfeng said, “Xiaozi, we earned a lot this time. I’ll reward you with an entire roast pig later!”
Xiaozi flew around excitedly when she heard about the roast pig. ROAR!
Xia Chengfeng’s inbox was quickly filled. Many players had sent him messages.
He couldn’t be bothered to read through those for the time being. What he needed to do now was to select his system rewards.
The first was his weapon. Xia Chengfeng naturally chose a Lv10 exquisite weapon for an alchemist.
A large wheel appeared in front of him. On the wheel were ten alchemist weapons.
[Alchemist Hand Cannon Lv10 (Exquisite)]: A magic hand cannon fueled by magic crystals. It is carved with fire-element runes and an explosive magic array. It can attack enemies from a long distance away.
[Master Apothecary’s Herb-Mixing Rod Lv10 (Exquisite)]: A herb-mixing rod used by a master apothecary. It can promote the fusion and stability of magic elixirs and help in a user’s energy control.
[Iron Arm Lv10 (Exquisite)]: Mechanical arms made using alchemy. It can be easily controlled. It has incredible power and can be used to launch long-range attacks.
……
There were ten weapons. Every one of them was extremely useful.
“Let’s let the magic wheel choose.” Xia Chengfeng chose to activate the wheel. The needle of the wheel flew past the different pictures. The wheel spun quickly at first but gradually slowed down.
“Stop!” The needle slowed down the moment he shouted.
System Notification: “Congratulations, you’ve received [Iron Arm Lv10 (Exquisite)].”
A mechanical arm appeared in front of Xia Chengfeng. It looked similar to a robotic arm from the previous world. However, this arm was crafted using alchemy techniques and derived power from magic crystals, energy crystals, and elemental crystals.
There were also various magic patterns, miniature magic arrays, and runes carved onto the arm.
It was a right arm. Xia Chengfeng put the arm on. The mechanisms within the robotic arm automatically fused with his arm. The energy in the robotic arm established a connection with Xia Chengfeng’s arm.
He tried to make a fist, raise a middle finger, and grab items. There were no obstacles to those actions. The arm operated extremely smoothly.
“I’ll test its power.” Xia Chengfeng walked up to a giant rock and punched it with the iron arm. The giant rock instantly shattered.
He then tested a long-range attack. He spent a few magic crystal coins and shot out a bullet of energy. The effective range of the attack was 100 yards.
Xia Chengfeng aimed it at a rock. The energy bullet shattered the rock with impressive power.
“That’s what alchemy techniques are all about!” Xia Chengfeng waved his iron arm around. He loved it.
As an alchemist, he had used swords, daggers, bows, and even giant axes. However, this iron arm made him feel the most comfortable.
“It’s time to select my skill.” Xia Chengfeng was even more excited about the technique now that he had been so pleasantly surprised by the weapon.