I am Huang Dachui, twenty-two years old, and a gaming expert.

While I'm not a professional gamer, my gaming skills have always been outstanding among my peers.

Out of jealousy, those I've defeated gave me the nickname "RMB Warrior."

That's right, my family is rich, but is it my fault? That's right, I often spend tens of thousands of yuan on games, but is it my fault that you can't afford to? In short... I'm just sticking to my usual gaming style and haven't broken any rules. My victories are clearly based on skill.

To make a long story short, five months ago, I joined a game called Thriller Paradise and became one of the first users to participate in the closed beta.

During the closed beta, there were very few things to spend money on in the game. Aside from the luxurious gaming pod, you couldn't buy anything useful from official channels. There wasn't even a +10 Tu Long Saber or anything like that. It was really unpleasant.

However, the game itself was very well done. In fact, it was better than any game I had ever played. Although some scenarios were quite terrifying, they were still addictive.

Soon after, thanks to some professional gamer from a studio whose name I can't even remember, the closed beta quickly ended. For me, this was undoubtedly good news, because the official website store and the in-game exchange would open after the public beta.

However, the actual situation disappointed me. Because there were very few official RMB items in this game. Aside from double experience and double game currency cards, there were only some average-quality store items.

Of course, I, who is exceptionally good at gaming, wouldn't give up in the face of such difficulties. Before long, I found several shortcuts to improve my strength.

The clever me bought a large number of game coins and spent a lot of money to buy a set of powerful equipment at the auction house. In addition, I bought expensive, cool outfits, greatly expanded my inventory and warehouse, and added all kinds of consumables.

After fully arming myself, I took two double-experience cards and found a first-class professional studio to buy their "carry" service.

The package service I bought was very thoughtful: all the equipment and skill cards found in the scenarios… as long as they weren't bound after picking them up, were all mine. The entire team prioritized protecting my safe passage through the scenario, and when conditions allowed, they would leave some events that could acquire Skill Points for me to complete.

As a result... under my brilliant strategy, my character's attributes steadily improved. Although the upgrade speed of my "Specialization" was inexplicably slow, my equipment, skills, and level were undoubtedly the leading in the entire server, clearly not on the same level as those ordinary players.

Soon, my game character's combat style took shape, and the system gave me the title "Golden Crusher." Just hearing it, you know it's cool, domineering, and powerful, right?

To make a long story short, only half a month after the public beta started, the game company announced that it would hold the "Peak Tournament." At that moment, I knew... the opportunity to show my outstanding strength in front of the world had arrived!

Of course, a gaming expert like me also understands the principle that arrogance leads to defeat. I, who am not ashamed to ask questions, also go to the forums to collect information and browse strategies...

One day, I accidentally clicked on a post called "1v1 is the Best Way to Level Up" and saw a very good routine - the Special Bullet Shooting Style. I only watched for a few minutes and knew that this style was perfect for me!

That night, I went to the auction house to get a few perfect quality guns and bought a large amount of special ammunition to start practicing…

Although the cost of buying these things was very high, so high that even I felt a little heartache, the process and results of the killing game that followed... were worth it!

And so, after a period of adaptation and training, the Peak Tournament S1 began.

In the preliminary rounds, I encountered more obstacles than I had imagined. I thought I could smoothly advance with at least a 90% win rate, but in the end, I barely squeezed into the rematch.

After my analysis, this situation was undoubtedly caused by bad luck and underestimating the enemy.

First of all, "luck"... the few games I lost had innate disadvantages in terms of timing and terrain, which prevented me from exerting my full strength. In addition... the opponents looked like professional players, maybe even superstar players from some studios, so I lost out.

Secondly, "underestimating the enemy"... According to my estimation, my strength should be about the same as Tun Tian Gui Xiao and those kinds of players, but because I am low-key and a casual player, I don't have as many resources and game time as they do, so I can't get on the combat power rankings.

With this kind of psychological advantage, coupled with my casual and unrestrained personality that doesn't like to compete, it's inevitable that I would unconsciously hold back a bit in battles, which is probably also one of the reasons for my defeat...

But in any case, I still made it into the rematch.

Unfortunately... my bad luck also advanced with me.

In the first match of the "Cocoon Battle," I encountered a tough bone to chew, named Hong Hu, a very famous independent professional player.

This guy used very despicable tactics, so that I lost without being able to fire a single shot the entire time.

In my gaming career... no, I should say in my entire life, this was an extremely depressing failure.

This depression... almost made me give up this game.

However, I am a strong person, and I only took a month to get out of the shadow. After putting an end to more than thirty days of extravagant life, I returned to Thriller Paradise.

Having learned from my pain, I bought the paid version of game information and strategies from top studios, sought better carry teams to run scenarios with me, and acquired various powerful equipment through third-party trading platforms at high prices to arm myself.

More than two months passed in the blink of an eye...

Now, on the stage of Peak Tournament S2, I will prove myself again!

This time, there is no retreat, and no excuses!

I have hired four very powerful players at great expense to be my teammates. They are all well-known independent professional players, and one of them is a dedicated tactical coach.

Our "Golden Warhammer Team" is invincible in the previous practice mode.

We are fully prepared!

Champion! I, Huang Dachui, am coming!

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[Golden Warhammer Team]

[Huang Dachui, Level 50]

[Jian Xing Nan, Level 50]

[Qi Doushi, Level 50]

[Xuan Ling Wangzhe, Level 50]

[He Qi Sheng Cai, Level 50]

[Please select the game mode you want to join.]

[You have selected Peak Tournament S2 - Gathering of Heroes, please confirm.]

[Confirmed. Please select the spectator for this battle.]

[Confirmed. Please set your team's "privacy protection options."]

[You have selected "normalize appearance" and "notify the opposing team of this team's name," please confirm.]

The captain of the Golden Warhammer Team is naturally Huang Dachui. He did not enable privacy protection options, and the spectator he selected was their team's exclusive coach, He Qi Sheng Cai.

[Confirmed. Your team has entered the queue and is searching for other ready teams.]

[Match complete. Coordinating neural connections. Scenario generating...]

[Loading, please wait.]

"Gathering of heroes, who will claim the throne? A contest of champions, watch who will be king."

After the opening remarks, there were several seconds of loading time.

[Loading complete. Welcome to Peak Tournament S2 - Gathering of Heroes.]

[This mode provides a scenario introduction and has a chance of spawning side hidden quests and special worldviews.]

[Scenario victory reward: 3 points of preliminary round score.]

[The scenario introduction is about to play. The match will begin immediately after the playback.]

After this system voice ended, the opening began...

[Nooccar City, once a megacity with a population of over ten million.]

Along with the narration, the camera began to move slowly.

However, the scene in this opening CG was shrouded in thick fog, and only some black outlines could be seen in the distance.

[But a virus leak accident three years ago destroyed it.]

[Mutated creatures infected with the Z-Virus - Blood Wolf Zombies - raged through the city, attacking humans.]

[All rescue teams sent by the official and civilian sectors lost contact with the outside world within twenty-four hours of entering the city.]

Speaking of this, the picture finally showed dilapidated streets, buildings, and other things, but it still looked hazy.

[On the twelfth day after the virus leak, the temporary defense line established by the military around the city was severely impacted.]

[On the fourteenth day, several bombers used high-heat weapons to bomb the city, and the infected's attacks came to an end.]

[A month later, the military built the prototype of the "Wall" around Nooccar City. The facility was continuously strengthened and improved over the following year.]

[A symbolic search and rescue operation was launched again after the wall was built, but the rescue team seemed to encounter attacks from unknown forces other than the infected after entering the wall, and the entire army was wiped out. Since then, all applications to enter the city have been banned, and Nooccar City has been classified by the military as an indefinite quarantine zone.]

[Four months later, an unknown misty gas gradually formed in the city and has long been shrouded in the skies above Nooccar City.]

[The composition of the gas has not yet been analyzed, but multiple tests have shown that it seems to be harmless to humans.]

[Several years have passed, and today... two special teams have crossed the wall and entered the city...]

The opening CG ended here, and the picture froze.

The next second, the last scene of the CG perfectly transitioned into a real scene and appeared in front of Huang Dachui and his teammates. And the players, at this moment, regained control of their bodies.