Chapter 117 Remnants

Li Ang didn't pay attention to the shocked expressions of the onlookers. After browsing the webpage, he began to check the items and rewards he had obtained from the Hei Deng Xia Huo script mission.

Since he had solved the premature aging disease that had plagued the Guardian Village for many years, and saved the villagers, the village chief gifted him 40 special items from their village's warehouse as a thank you.

Li Ang split the Claude satchel with Hohenheim eight-two,

He received thirty-two items.

Among these thirty-two items, half were completely damaged, or Li Ang didn't know how to use them yet.

Of the remaining ones, 13 could be used normally, ranging from armor and weapons to ordinary furniture.

The last three items, after being activated, were identified by the system as extraordinary props,

With item descriptions, two were Excellent, and one was Perfect.

The Excellent items were the [Trinity Shield], a clover-shaped shield the size of a palm. After using its special effect, it could summon three shields around the user, which could automatically deflect some flying objects (such as bullets and arrows), lasting for 5 minutes.

[Delusion Magnet], shaped like half of a broken U-shaped red magnet. After using its special effect, it could allow the user to fly at high speed towards an entity in their line of sight until they came into contact with the target location, lasting for 30 seconds.

The Perfect item was an antique music box.

Its material was neither gold nor wood, but it was exceptionally sturdy and could not be penetrated by divine sense.

Li Ang activated the Swamp God's power and pried it open with all his strength, and saw a cluster of discrete, stable, non-overflowing living lightning.

This cluster of lightning was the magical prop of perfect quality,

It was called [Planeswalker's Lingering Spark].

He spent a whole night researching this prop,

And at the same time, the aftermath of this incident was brewing all over the world.

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Game Plaza, [Yokogi] Bar.

Yokogi was usually a simply decorated, deep, and quiet bar, but now, Yokogi was extraordinarily lively, with a large number of high-level players, mercenaries, brokers, and information vendors crowded inside, talking and chatting.

There was a reason for this:

The Yincheng anomaly this time had far-reaching effects.

Mercenaries without fixed factions huddled together in groups of three or five, information vendors and brokers stayed in the shadows talking quietly, several black-robed members of the Demon Scientist Alliance occupied a corner,

European Heavy Industries and other regional official organizations booked several private rooms for secret discussions.

Everyone was talking about the Yincheng anomaly in the real world, and the subsequent aftershocks.

Not long after the door competition ended, the individual combat power list was updated again,

The total number of people was expanded to 500, and the names of many alien players appeared on it,

Such as [Man Jing E] in tenth place, and [Shen Zhi] in sixth place.

Since the updated list contained many alien transcendents,

In order to prevent information leakage,

Many Earth players chose to remain anonymous,

But before they did, they could see that the overall ranking of Earth's transcendents showed a significant downward trend.

[Daybreak], the mecha girl from European Heavy Industries Group, who was originally seventeenth, dropped to outside the top 100 on the new list.

The Ant King, who was originally ranked fiftieth, dropped directly to four hundred and ninety-ninth.

Everyone could only roughly estimate the current combat power rankings of the first echelon based on some players who had not yet chosen to remain anonymous.

"David, from the Special Incident Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was previously tenth on the individual combat power list,

After the version update, he is now fifty-third.

Considering the destructive power that Li Risheng showed in this Yincheng anomaly, his ranking on the new version of the list is likely to be in the top 30, or even the top 20!"

A burly mercenary with a beard, holding a beer bottle, said in a low voice to his companion: "Do you know what the most important thing is?

He has been disguising and deceiving the outside world!

During the door competition, we all thought that he was just a bit strong,

But he single-handedly fought the demon general Qingqiu Fox and won, even killing him.

After that, we thought he was very strong, but hadn't touched the threshold of the first echelon,

But this time, he single-handedly fought the disaster-level Vermilion Bird phenomenon, and also won!

How long has it been since the door competition?!

Can one or two script missions allow a person to improve so much?

How is that possible!

The greatest probability is that he deliberately hid his true strength during the door competition, only showing a part of it,

Thinking that he had made enough contribution to get a high evaluation from the system, he would retire successfully and find a chance to teleport away.

That is to say, he probably has a door in his hand!!!"

"That's right."

Another brawny mercenary also said in a low voice: "Moreover, he is a lone wolf without any factional affiliation.

Before this, all outside forces thought that he had inextricable connections with the Special Affairs Bureau,

And that the terrifyingly money-sucking Immaculate Furnace also had the Special Affairs Bureau behind it.

Unexpectedly, this time, we were all slapped in the face.

He was just a lone wolf from beginning to end."

"A lone wolf, able to reach this level without relying on any faction's assistance or protection..."

A listener on the side gasped when he heard this, "This is cheating, right?"

"If you have to say it, which of the players in the top ranks of the list isn't cheating? It's just a matter of who's cheating harder."

The bearded mercenary shrugged and said, "When I became Lv20, I also thought I was invincible in the world, that the world was so big that I could go anywhere and be welcomed and recruited by major organizations.

Unexpectedly, there is also a difference between Lv20 and Lv20,

And the difference is even greater than between a human and a dog.

I estimate that in the eyes of players of their level, we are really no different from ordinary Lv5 or Lv10 newbies, and can be easily killed on a large scale."

"Tsk..."

The people around who were drinking couldn't help but click their tongues when they heard this.

Although what the other party said was unpleasant, when they thought of the towering, sun-obscuring, withered wood titan in the video...

Their group of so-called "Lv20 high players" might really be no stronger than a chicken.

"I think we should change the definition of the first echelon now."

The bearded mercenary said in a deep voice: "Originally, we thought that the first echelon was the top 50 on the combat power list, and everyone was very strong.

But now it seems that there should be another level above the first echelon."

The listeners asked in confusion: "Another level? What do you mean?"

"Calamity."

The bearded mercenary grinned and said, "A humanoid disaster walking upright, each with the power of a strategic weapon,

Even if they are just walking around, leaving the border,

It can cause the vigilance and fear of the official organizations in various regions, and they must be on high alert and entertain them well.

Disaster-level powerhouses, although in terms of pure destructive power,

Have not reached the city-level, or nuclear bomb-level,

But the advantage lies in their strong mobility.

Conventional missiles, nuclear bombs, and cloud-explosive bombs, if they do not explode instantly at close range, may not even be able to catch up with them—disaster-level powerhouses have the ability to teleport through space or have alternate-dimensional shelters,

As long as they avoid the first wave of strategic strikes, they can escape thousands of miles away,

And then hide their identities, return, and cause endless strikes and destruction.

They are true human-shaped disasters.

In their eyes,

Even strong people of Lv15 or Lv20 in the conventional sense are just dishes that can be easily crushed,

The number of people is meaningless to them.

Even, what human society can provide them is very limited—they do not have a strong dependence on human civilization, and they do not need the production and living order of the real world at all.

They can cross the ocean and soar above the sky,

No one can arbitrarily slander or attack them, and everyone must express their respect and submission to them, otherwise it will attract the displeasure and anger of the strong.

They are no longer a component of maintaining order.

They are the order itself."

The bearded mercenary was not as vulgar and clumsy as he looked. His solemn tone and neat parallel sentences made everyone present yearn for it, silently imagining the scene of their own ascent to the top.

"They are the order itself.

Damn, this makes me feel all fired up."

A red-haired, baby-faced mercenary youth next to him, holding a pen and paper, smacked his lips, put down the pen and paper in his hand, and asked the bearded mercenary, "So, Brother Bell, who do you think in this world,

Is qualified,

To be called a disaster-level existence?"

"This..."

The bearded mercenary named Bell was embarrassed for a moment. In fact, he had only recently reached Lv20, and had never been on the individual combat power list before or after the door competition.

He had also never come into contact with first-tier players in the real world.

It was okay for him to brag,

But to really discuss it...

"Brother Bai, you asked a good question."

At this moment, there were already many listeners around, and if Bell didn't continue to comment, it would be too embarrassing for him. He immediately used the action of drinking to cover up the awkward expression on his face and slowly said,

"The specific list of disasters can be roughly inferred from the performance in the door competition.

In my personal humble opinion,

In this world, there are a total of six people who can be called disasters."

"Six people?"

The surrounding listeners hurriedly asked, "Which six people?"

"First of all, it is Michael, who was originally first on the individual combat power list and whose current ranking is unknown."

Bell said in a deep voice: "In the lost world of the door competition, Michael first used his own power to contend against four players who were in the top fifteen, and even retained an advantage.

The Flame Sword in his hand is hundreds of meters long at every turn, indestructible, and like cutting melons and vegetables, it destroys the special alloy of the lost world.

To this day, his performance is still the ceiling of the killing game."

The surrounding listeners said one after another: "Michael is definitely a human-shaped disaster, then what?"

"Then there is Syndicate's Out of Control, Special Affairs Bureau's Cold Stone, Clock Tower's Hohenheim, and Demon Scientist Alliance's Principle of Truth."

Bell said in one breath: "These few were previously ranked 2-5 on the individual combat power list,

Any one of them is the strongest combat power, or even the creator, of a large organization.

Their destructive power and mobility are beyond doubt.

Taking the Principle of Truth with the lowest ranking as an example, the headquarters building of the Demon Scientist Alliance in the Game Plaza has recently changed,

From the original mage tower, it has become a U-shaped starship.

The ship's cannons, engines, lights, and hatches can all operate normally,

And there are distorted and strange biological specimens and magic circles everywhere inside.

Using a starship as its headquarters building, this is also an overstatement to say that he is a disaster.

As for the others, they also have their own strengths,

Out of Control specializes in close combat, Cold Stone is good at using poison,

Hohenheim is good at large-scale magical rituals,

Each one can be transformed into a disaster."

"What about Li Risheng?"

The baby-faced mercenary named Bai Zhiyue thought for a while and asked, "He should also be a disaster-level existence, right?"

"Of course."

Bell nodded and said: "In fact, judging from his performance in the lost world, the withered wood titan he transformed into has already surpassed the Principle of Truth and others.

But the lost world has passed for a while, and the Principle of Truth and the others will also make progress,

So I think Michael, Out of Control, Cold Stone, Hohenheim, Principle of Truth, and Li Risheng,

These six are the absolute disaster sequence.

As for their rankings among each other...

Michael is first, and the others compete for second."

"Michael is still first."

The surrounding listeners smacked their lips, and they had no objection to this evaluation, after all, the scene of Michael suppressing Out of Control, Hohenheim, and Principle of Truth in the lost world was too terrifying.

"What about the others on the original list?"

The baby-faced mercenary Bai Zhiyue asked: "Clock Tower's Celsus in seventh place,

Prometheus Laboratory Company's Abel in eighth place,

Special Affairs Bureau's Zhong Li Meming in ninth place,

Federal Bureau of Investigation's Special Incident Division's David in tenth place."

"Them?"

Bell shook his head, "These people may have been very strong before, but compared to disaster-level existences, there is still some gap.

Think about it, Zhong Li Meming, who was originally ninth, didn't even last one move against the withered wood titan.

Even if he had been missing before and may have been sent by the Special Affairs Bureau to perform other tasks and was not in full condition,

But to be defeated so easily by the withered wood titan is a bit too embarrassing.

Celsus and the others are the same, let alone David, who is ranked tenth.

However, below the disaster level, I do think there are a few people who are also expected to become [Quasi-Disasters]."

"Quasi-Disaster?"

The listeners asked in confusion: "Where did you get this standard from? You didn't just make it up, did you?"

"Of course not!"

Bell drank a glass of beer in one gulp and said in a deep voice: "I, Bell, do everything, but I won't brag.

The important standards for disaster are large-scale, wide-ranging destructive power, extremely strong mobility, and long-lasting combat endurance.

Everyone has also seen the combat recordings in the lost world.

Abel and the others are strong, but they are all single-target skills, and there are not many large-scale means of destruction.

In comparison, some existences below the list are more qualified to become [Quasi-Disasters].

For example, [Daybreak].

The Qubeley mecha she drives has far surpassed players of the same level in terms of mobility, destructive power, and endurance,

The most important thing is,

Everyone also knows some gossip that the Qubeley mecha was summoned by European Heavy Industries Group using more than a dozen perfect-level props as the price with the [Omnipotent Wishing Machine].

Think about it, more than a dozen perfect props!

The technology on the Qubeley mecha far exceeds this era, and there is still a lot of potential to be tapped.

Other players need to constantly hone themselves and temper their will,

And the pink-haired girl Daybreak, who drives the Qubeley mecha, only needs to exercise her body and improve her load-bearing capacity to more fully exert the true strength of the Qubeley mecha.

The improvement efficiency brought about by exercise is much higher than that of others."

"This..."

The surrounding listeners thought for a while and felt that it made sense, "Daybreak is indeed expected to join the ranks of disasters.

What else?"

"What else, there's Syndicate's Tai Hao."

Bell spread his hands and said, "I feel that he still has hidden cards that he didn't use in the lost world,

And according to some gossip, he is also the senior brother of everyone in Syndicate, ranked above Out of Control.

With the arrogance that Out of Control showed in the Sky Arena, it is hard to imagine that he would tolerate a weakling being his senior brother."

"Hmm... I feel that this makes sense."

The surrounding listeners couldn't help but nod when they heard this. Out of Control is considered to be the most unpretentious existence in terms of combat performance among all the first-tier players.

When he goes to the Sky Arena to improve his ranking, he only uses close combat skills, and every time he beats his opponent severely and kicks him out of the arena.

"In addition to Daybreak and Tai Hao, there are two more, or rather, one disaster."

Bell saw the thoughtful look on the faces of the surrounding listeners and said proudly: "That is Syndicate's Amberly and Wildfire.

These two were previously ranked thirtieth and thirty-second on the individual combat power list,

Which is not high.

But when they combine in some unknown way, turning into one person,

That is, after the blonde female pirate,

The fully completed Black Sails pirate ship summoned

Caused unprecedented damage to the Desert Lion,

The performance directly approached the disaster sequence.

In fact, they are also the players I think are most likely to be promoted to disaster,

They are more qualified than those others, that is, David and the others..."

Bell looked smug, and as he spoke, he saw the expressions of all the surrounding listeners freeze,

His good friend, the baby-faced mercenary Bai Zhiyue, was desperately winking at him, signaling him to shut up.

"..."

Bell's body stiffened, his neck seemed to be stuck, turning little by little, leading his head to look behind him,

Only to see the protagonist who was ridiculed and ridiculed in his words,

David, wearing the Federal Bureau of Investigation's standard uniform, and his colleagues from the Special Incident Division, walked into the door of the [Yokogi] bar together, looking at him expressionlessly.