Chapter 1 Five of Six

Five of the six were exchanging blows in the ruins, deflecting swords and dodging attacks, for over ten minutes. Courageous Champion and Meng Jingchan were already at a disadvantage, and now they were fighting three opponents, so naturally they were gradually losing ground.

Gui Xiao simply sat in the distance watching, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

This wasn't a prearranged battle, but a chance encounter. Because the strength of the two teams was so similar, they had run into each other.

Even though Gluttonous Devil Gui Xiao hadn't moved, the three members of the Gods team didn't dare to be careless. This was their first time meeting the young man who topped the combat power rankings, and they didn't know his capabilities. They couldn't rule out the possibility that he was preparing some kind of skill, so they kept a close watch on his movements.

But the three of them weren't planning to attack Gui Xiao before the battle here was over. If the kid was just looking down on them or was at odds with his teammates, then let him watch. Right now, they had a clear three-on-two advantage. Once they took out those two, it would be three-on-one. At that point, even if he was strong, he wouldn't stand a chance against three of the top-ranked combatants.

"Ha..." Gui Xiao yawned, watching the ever-changing battle in the distance. He muttered to himself, "How boring."

At this moment, Courageous Champion was caught off guard by Yama, adding a touch of excitement to the "boring" battle.

From Yama's title, [Tormentor], you could roughly guess that she wielded a long whip. In that instant, her figure flashed, and the whip lashed out like a snake striking its prey. Courageous Champion had just faced Vishnu head-on and was caught off balance and unprepared. The whip seized the opportunity and wrapped around his neck.

Yama twisted her wrist and pulled, trying to use the opportunity to break his neck.

In a flash, Meng Jingchan's figure arrived in time, his sword striking the whip. A clever force erupted, briefly cutting off Yama's power transmission to the whip. Courageous Champion took the opportunity to flip away, shaking off the whip around his neck.

In that split second, Meng Jingchan's high level of combat was evident. Seeing Courageous Champion ambushed, he didn't hesitate. He immediately sped up, feinting an attack to force back Brahma, who was entangled with him. Then he spun around to help his teammate. Brahma was the slowest of the three Gods members and was completely outmaneuvered by Meng Jingchan's simple move.

"Tch..." Courageous Champion touched the burning red mark on his neck and couldn't help himself. "Kid!" he shouted in the direction of Gui Xiao. "How long are you planning on watching?"

"Hmm... if you can't hold on, just say you can't hold on. Asking me how long I'm going to watch? Heh..." Gui Xiao stood up lazily. "Your mission (referring to the task the Order Studio gave its employees) is to quickly improve your combat specialization and pick up any skill points that arise during the fight." He stretched his neck from side to side. "Even if you get killed, it won't affect you doing those two things. That's why I'm not moving, so you can accomplish those two things."

Meng Jingchan and Courageous Champion had already jumped out of the battle and come to Gui Xiao's side. Seeing that the kid was finally moving, the three Gods members were on high alert, ready to face the challenge of the top powerhouse.

The reason they were so wary of the first-time encounter with Gluttonous Devil Gui Xiao was largely due to another person, the second-ranked player on the combat power rankings, [Shiva]. As the strongest of the Gods' Four Heavenly Kings, he used the game ID representing the "God of Destruction" and was the leader of the Gods guild. In a one-on-one fight, Vishnu, Brahma, and Yama had never won against him, not even once.

When the members of the Gods first saw the rankings in the mall, they were completely shocked. A guy who couldn't even be seen on the level rankings was actually ranked ahead of their leader on the combat power list. They would have believed it if someone said this kid was cheating or had special abilities.

"Kid, are you saying that as long as you move, your teammates won't even need to make a move?" Vishnu asked.

"Actually, if Uncle Courageous hadn't lowered the team's average combat power, maybe I could win without moving." In reality, Gui Xiao was a pretty easygoing and polite young man, but once he entered the game, he became a bit neurotic.

"What are you saying!" Courageous Champion was about to jump up in anger.

He had long been annoyed with this Gluttonous Devil Gui Xiao kid. During the closed beta, he had maxed out his level and had some free time to play. He queued for a 3-6 player random free-for-all. When he got in, he saw that all three of the other players were his own people from the studio, and two of them were even his teammates in the same group. He was immediately relieved and planned to have everyone tacitly farm specialization levels for each other and then let him win in the end. Who knew that this Gui Xiao kid would mockingly declare that he would take on all three of them at once, telling them to come at him together. At that time, Gui Xiao was only level fifteen, but his arrogance was so blatant that the seniors had no choice but to teach him a lesson. And so, a tragedy occurred...

Of course, despite his annoyance, it was just a momentary emotion. Courageous Champion wasn't going to hold a grudge over a single game. He just thought this brat was a bit of a nuisance. He didn't expect that on the night of the open beta, when they were assigning tasks, he would actually be assigned to the same team as Gluttonous Devil and Meng Jingchan. Their mission was to play 3v3 slaughter games all night to practice their specializations...

Now, being so bluntly criticized by Gui Xiao, and in front of their biggest rivals, the Gods, would make even Buddha angry.

"Ah... don't get angry, kids talk like that." Meng Jingchan advised. He spoke slowly and methodically, his expression like that of an old man daydreaming. This was completely different from his clever, quick, and agile style in battle. "Don't look at me like this now, I was the same when I was young..." He took out his wine bottle and gulped down a couple of mouthfuls, then let out a burp. "Burp~ I was quite reckless back then too..."

"What do you mean 'like this now'! What are you like now! You just smoke, drink, and get perms!" Courageous Champion shouted. "And... you're only a few years older than him! Now is when you're young!"

"Hehe... alright, I've already stood up anyway, let's finish this battle quickly." Gui Xiao cracked his knuckles and walked forward. "I'll apply tomorrow to single queue for everything from now on. It'll be hard on you guys if you queue with me."

Seeing that the opponent was coming forward alone, Brahma sneered. "Hey... kid, you can't be naive enough to think you can take on all three of us by yourself, can you?"

"Interesting, even the leader couldn't do something like that... what do you think, Yama?" Vishnu turned and asked.

"Hmph... courting death." Yama snorted coldly.

But at this moment, the expression on Gui Xiao's face was relaxed, almost lazy. "Think whatever you want." He didn't even have a weapon. He held out one hand and made a "please" gesture, flipping his palm towards himself. "Don't waste time, come at me together."