Chapter 49 The Scramble

The records that players already considered the absolute limit were being broken once again. What was going on with the Frost Forest dungeon in the tenth server? Why was it attracting so many heroes to compete?

At this hour, just before dawn, the night owls, who had been up all night and were starting to doze off, perked up when they saw the system message. Some discussed it, others gossiped, and the guild channels were livelier than the 8 PM primetime slot.

"They're going head-to-head! They're definitely going head-to-head," Lantern Flower Night, the MT of Blue Brook Guild, exclaimed. "Aren't those Tyranny and Excellent Era? Those two clubs have always been mortal enemies. Now their guilds are competing fiercely in the new server too!"

"But these records are too terrifying. I understand Jun Mo Xiao, we've seen his strength, but who's on Excellent Dynasty's side? Where are all these experts coming from?" Blue River wondered.

"These five characters are completely different from the ones who set the record last time." Looking at the leaderboards, System Boat noted that Excellent Dynasty's teams held first and third place in the Frost Forest dungeon record, sandwiching Tyrannical Ambition in between.

"It looks like someone is boosting them, just using Excellent Dynasty's accounts," Blue River said.

"Obviously," System Boat agreed.

"Hehe, I wonder what Tyrannical Ambition will do? Will they ask Jun Mo Xiao again?" Blue River's smile was a bit sinister. He knew that Jun Mo Xiao's price increased each time they hired him, and Blue River was secretly delighted by Tyrannical Ambition's predicament.

He wasn't the only one who was secretly pleased. Car Front also sent a message: "So satisfying!!"

"Indeed!" Blue River replied happily, rarely sharing the joy with Car Front.

"Are those two going to start something?" Car Front asked.

"I'm not sure… Excellent Dynasty hasn't made any big moves for a while, has it?" Blue River said.

"Excellent Era Guild just rebuilt after shuffling the deck. The guild wants to regain its reputation, and what better way than to start by taking on its mortal enemy in the new server? There's no question about it," Car Front said.

"Does Excellent Dynasty have that kind of strength?"

"Can't you see? They have a master helping them from behind! Can you break such a record?" Car Front said.

Blue River fell silent. He had to admit that the current Frost Forest dungeon record was beyond the capabilities of ordinary expert players like them.

Who was boosting Excellent Dynasty? Blue River speculated. Could it be that Excellent Era even mobilized professional players just for this minor dungeon record? That couldn't be, could it?

While the guilds were making wild guesses, a sense of resentment filled Tyrannical Ambition's guild channel.

"Damn it, is it necessary to be so competitive?" Ye Du Han Tan was dumbfounded. This dungeon was really making him look haggard.

The guild members remained silent, unsure of what to say. Dungeon records were meant to be broken and re-broken, but this time, there seemed to be something strange mixed in. It wasn't even dawn yet! The new record had already been set. The people from Excellent Dynasty were really eager. Was it really necessary to go to such lengths for a Frost Forest dungeon record?

"Should we find Jun Mo Xiao again?" someone asked. Those with any foresight knew that they couldn't handle this record on their own.

Ye Du Han Tan didn't say anything. This back-and-forth wasn't a solution. He didn't know how Excellent Dynasty had done it, but each time he hired Jun Mo Xiao, he had to pay a hefty price. This kind of trading was clearly not worth it for him. But if they didn't compete, all the players in the server would see them being suppressed, and they would lose a lot of face.

Losing to other guilds was tolerable, but this was Excellent Dynasty. Everyone in the Glory scene knew that Excellent Era and Tyranny were mortal enemies. In the game, Excellent Dynasty and Tyrannical Ambition were also rivals. Veterans like Ye Du Han Tan felt a natural dislike for Excellent Dynasty, and now their record was being crushed by them. It was extremely irritating!

Ye Du Han Tan was agitated for a while before finally logging off. He was going to find Jiang You and ask him what to do. He couldn't make a decision on his own.

On Excellent Dynasty's side, the players' emotions were the opposite of Tyrannical Ambition's. Their mood at dawn was somewhat similar to Tyrannical Ambition's current state.

Back then, Excellent Dynasty's record had just been broken, and by their old rivals, Tyrannical Ambition. The veterans in the guild were as irritated as Ye Du Han Tan was now. They vented their anger by constantly criticizing Tyrannical Ambition for not relying on their own abilities and hiring someone to boost them. But after the criticism, they were helpless. They couldn't take back the record, and the heroes who had created the previous glory had already exceeded level 25.

The fact that Liu Hao and the others were boosting Excellent Dynasty's dungeon record was naturally not known to everyone in the guild. Even the original owners of the accounts only knew that the guild leader had taken their account cards to find experts to play for them. They could only guess who it was, but they couldn't be sure.

Excellent Dynasty's players cursed Tyrannical Ambition and the boosters Jun Mo Xiao and the others for almost the entire night. Who knew that at this moment, they would see their dungeon record being taken back by their own people? It felt like a pie falling from the sky. However, the five characters who set the record this time were all small characters, and the results were even more exaggerated. Everyone knew that they were also hiring someone to boost them.

Everyone instantly forgot the words they had used to criticize Tyrannical Ambition for hiring someone to boost them. Now wasn't the time to talk about those things. Everyone praised the five new heroes, although they knew very well that it wasn't them personally playing. However, they tacitly kept quiet about it and showered them with endless praise, hoping that the hidden boosters would see it.

"Hmph!" Liu Hao looked at the screen full of compliments in the guild channel and smiled coldly. It was just a Frost Forest dungeon record. He wouldn't be so proud of it. He was extremely pleased at this moment because he knew who his opponent was. He knew whose record he had broken. He felt like he was stepping on Ye Qiu.

"How satisfying…" Liu Hao enjoyed this feeling. Even when he kicked Ye Qiu out of the guild, the pleasure he felt wasn't as intense as it was now. He was full of disdain and arrogance, as if he saw Ye Qiu prostrating himself at his feet in fear.

"Captain Liu, you've worked hard." At this moment, Chen Yehui sent him a message in the game.

"It's nothing, just a small matter," Liu Hao replied. Before he even sent the message, he was already laughing and dancing with joy. That's right! Stepping on Ye Qiu was just a small matter.

"With this record, I estimate that Ye Qiu will be helpless," Chen Yehui said in his message.

"I hope he'll try again," Liu Hao said, finding a king-like aura of dominance in the Frost Forest.

"Heh heh, he's still online, but he probably doesn't have any dungeon attempts left," Chen Yehui replied.

"Oh, really?" Liu Hao rolled his eyes and immediately logged off this character. He found the account card that Chen Yehui had gotten him, a random level 20-something character.

He swiped the card and entered the game. This character was level 24, named Li Henjian (Sword of Regret), and his class was Berserker.

Liu Hao specialized in Phantasmal Bladesman, which was similar to Berserker, but their styles were completely different. However, as a professional player, Liu Hao wasn't completely ignorant of other classes. With his knowledge and skills, he was much better than ordinary players.

Li Henjian didn't have a guild because Liu Hao's purpose for this account was obvious, so Chen Yehui had specifically given him a character that was originally intended to be a spy in another guild.

Liu Hao glanced at Li Henjian's stats and was quite satisfied. He immediately searched for a player by name.

Jun Mo Xiao, indeed online.

Liu Hao immediately sent a friend request, but there was no response.

"Show off! Show off! Show off!!!" Liu Hao cursed, while sending several more requests.

Finally, a system message appeared: Jun Mo Xiao accepted the friend request.

"I'll spam you to death if you don't accept!" Liu Hao muttered arrogantly. He felt a great sense of victory just from adding a friend. It was all because the other side was Ye Qiu. Any interaction with Ye Qiu was a battle in his eyes: You wanted to ignore me, but you still added me. Ye Qiu, you've lost!

"Hello, God," Liu Hao sent a normal greeting, while pondering how to gain Ye Qiu's trust.

"Hello, who are you?" Ye Xiu replied.

"I'm your daddy!" Liu Hao thought to himself, but the message he typed was: "Is your team missing anyone?"

"Team? I don't have a team!" Ye Xiu said.

"Damn, pretending." Since the other party wouldn't hear him, Liu Hao cursed aloud while typing: "I see you always setting dungeon records. Don't you have a fixed team?"

"Oh, that. No, it's just a temporary group," Ye Xiu said.

"Really? Then can I join? I'm pretty good," Liu Hao said.

"Sure, I'll whisper you when I have a chance," Ye Xiu said.

"Damn, he's just trying to brush me off!" Liu Hao thought that Ye Xiu was definitely being perfunctory, so he didn't give up: "Are you free? Let's spar and see."

"Sparring, huh? I'll introduce someone to you. He's pretty good too. His name is Steamed Bun Invasion. Go play with him!" Ye Xiu said.

"Bastard, you're sending me to a lackey. What are you pretending for!" Liu Hao was furious, but the message he sent was: "Okay, I'll go play with him."

Then, while cursing in his heart, he added Steamed Bun Invasion as a friend and explained his intentions.

"Hehe, you dare to challenge me. You've got guts!" Steamed Bun Invasion replied.

"Damn, like master, like disciple! The boss is acting cool, and the lackey is also being flamboyant." Liu Hao, who was being looked down upon by Steamed Bun Invasion, was extremely annoyed, but he had to pretend that nothing was wrong and replied: "Hehe, let's try it out!"

"Okay, come on. Let me see what qualifications you have to challenge me," Steamed Bun Invasion said.

Damn it! I'm going to beat you into a steamed bun. Liu Hao, who was burning with anger, immediately had Li Henjian rush towards the arena.

"Level or free?" Liu Hao messaged Steamed Bun Invasion.

"Oh," Steamed Bun Invasion replied.

"I'm asking you level or free," Liu Hao's fingers were about to break the keyboard.

After a long while, Steamed Bun Invasion's message finally came: "What do you mean?"