Four Split Personalities

Chapter 2591: Chapter 1224: Pure_2

"It’s true that being the top player isn’t easy."

Han Gang whistled, smiled, and said, "But Brother Lei Zi, you still decided to come here in the end."

Awakening Dragon nodded slightly, downed his cocktail, and after a while, grinned, "Being a bit sentimental, it’s true I don’t lack money anymore. Even if I retire now, the savings I’ve accumulated ensure a lifetime of carefree high-quality living; As for fame, I guess I’ve etched my name in this era, won all the awards, and satisfied my vanity, allowing me to be a bit more indulgent and pursue self-breakthroughs."

Han Gang blinked, "Self-breakthrough?"

"That’s right, it’s all about self-breakthrough, especially since The Realm of Innocence, as you said, has such a high limit."

Awakening Dragon lazily leaned back in his chair, his attitude uncharacteristically casual, "I’ll give an example that’s not very fitting. If professional players like us who are at the forefront average around 300 to 500 points, most games have a cap around 250. This is why, even among top players, a game won’t be overwhelmingly one-sided. Regardless of the type of game, the outcome hinges on a moment’s decision."

Han Gang nodded in agreement. For people like them, unless the game is outrageously hard, getting a hang of it is quick, and the transition from beginner to master takes less time. Within half a year to a year, everyone’s skill level usually converges.

Of course, disparities exist. Put someone scoring 500 against someone scoring 300 on a perfect-score 200 exam, the former will undoubtedly have a much higher winning rate.

"But The Realm of Innocence’s cap is extremely high, surpassing my possible limits, and brimming with endless possibilities."

Awakening Dragon smiled amiably, raising an eyebrow at Han Gang, "Imagine, among us players, someone could actually become a Dragon."

"That Christina, I was shocked upon understanding the details even though I knew her race was a Dragon long ago."

Han Gang smacked his lips with amazement, "I didn’t expect we could purchase such heavyweight intelligence from Evergreen Studio."

"Though I love gaming, the surprises brought by The Realm of Innocence are immense. Honestly, if it didn’t shut down during daytime, even I couldn’t guarantee not spending day and night hooked."

Awakening Dragon poured himself a glass of water, slowly adding ice cubes while grinning, "I digress, digress. Anyway, you guessed right, Cordova is indeed strong, exceedingly so."

Han Gang frowned, "Can you be specific? It’s hard for me to visualize."

"He first appeared in front of me as a Kobold, which I believe was his appearance in the login space."

Awakening Dragon squinted his eyes, slowly recalling, "The moment battle commenced, he shed that form, turning into a mechanical feeling, humanoid creature that matched the ’Rune Creations’ race."

Han Gang blinked twice, "What was it like then?"

"You know the superhero Vision?"

Awakening Dragon casually mentioned, and after Han Gang repeatedly nodded, he laughed, "It felt a bit like Vision but even more handsome, with a highly technological vibe."

"Mm, thank you, bro."

Giving up hope on Awakening Dragon’s descriptive abilities, Han Gang persistently asked, "And then?"

"Without any buildup, he rushed towards me."

Awakening Dragon didn’t repeat the instant defeat but seriously said, "His initiation speed was incredibly fast, similar to the boosting speed when I use [Cloud body]."

Han Gang’s expression hardened, "That’s fast!"

"Not just that, as I used [Afterimage Fist] to create distance, he activated a second acceleration, immediately bringing me into attack range."

Awakening Dragon turned to the increasingly stiff-looking Han Gang, saying word by word, "I barely managed to see rune-like blue light flashing near his knees before he was upon me."

Han Gang swallowed hard, speaking hoarsely, "And then he one-shotted you?"

"He only swung once, but at that moment, besides the blue rune on his knees, I saw at least three groups of light in different colors start to dim immediately after lighting up."

Awakening Dragon looked at his sleek, long hands and frowned, "[Reinforced Iron Bones], [Black Tortoise Essence], [Iron-Cloth Shirt], though I activated these three skills. Their combined effects should’ve been considerable. At that moment, my defensive power was raised by 200%, and truly, Cordova’s attack was a physical one."

Han Gang clenched his hands nervously, "And then?"

"Killed in one hit."

Awakening Dragon shook his head, said sincerely, "No lethal factor involved, it was purely the damage exceeding what I could bear, thus resulting in a kill. Moreover, after I left the match room, I found five pieces of my equipment ’completely destroyed,’ and all other gear, except rings and accessories, suffered varying levels of irreversible heavy damage."

Han Gang looked almost dumbfounded, "Did he hit you with a landmine?"

"A Magic Wand or something cold weapon-shaped resembling it."

Awakening Dragon drank some ice water, grimaced, "Considering my defensive power then, the strength within was far from as gentle as one or two landmines."

Han Gang fell silent, as with his skills and particularly his skills in The Realm of Innocence, it was truly difficult to fathom what Awakening Dragon just described.

He could understand and was deeply shocked, but simply couldn’t imagine it.

Finally, after a while, Han Gang turned to the also silent Awakening Dragon, asked, "Conclusion then?"

Awakening Dragon promptly replied, "Undoubtedly, unquestionably, Cordova is far stronger than the unreliable speculations on the forums. While I have no stance representing others, guessing irresponsibly... none of us T0 Level players listed at the homepage have any chance against him yet, including the third in the Chaotic Evil Camp."

"Eh?"

Han Gang was clueless at the time, confused, "Brother Lei Zi, hang on, what about the number one Chaotic Evil player?"

"Unimaginable."

Awakening Dragon shook his head, saying expressionlessly, "No comment."

The only anonym on the leaderboard is [Chaotic Evil]; such statements have already circulated widely on forums, and for a well-funded and connected regular enterprise like Red Constellation, it’s already established fact.

"Hahaha, I always feel the top one is a publicity stunt by the officials."

Han Gang smacked his lips, lazily stretching his body, laughed, "But since Brother Lei Zi, you weren’t defeated, I’m relieved."

"Not defeated?"

Awakening Dragon shot a glance at Han Gang, piped critically, "Would I come drinking late at night if I wasn’t hit?"

"Alright, let me correct, not so defeated you’re in withdrawal."

"Mm, not quite... though the disparity suffocates, it’s not hopeless..."

"Oh oh!?"

"I can feel it, Cordova is very strong."

"Isn’t that obvious..."

"Not just strong."

"Eh?"

"It’s strong... in a simple way."

Chapter 1224: End