Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Lin Hanchuan's gaze followed the stone path beneath his feet, gradually stretching into the distance.

Apart from Xingchen, there were no other players around.

In other words, the second level of the Ild Ruins has transitioned from a battle royale mode to a single-player challenge.

The system notification sound rang in his mind simultaneously.

"Ding! Please note that the second level of the Ild Ruins has been opened."

"Current checkpoint guard - roadblock."

Main tasks:
Mission 1 - Defeat the King-level obstacle.

[Note: Defeating the King-level obstacle will earn you 500 points (being killed by the obstacle or failing to defeat the obstacle within 30 minutes will be considered a failed challenge).

Defeating a Royal-level obstacle (a King-level opponent dies and is resurrected, their rank will be raised to Royal-level, at which point you can choose whether to challenge them; once the challenge begins, the rules are the same as above) will earn you 1000 points.

Defeating an Emperor-level obstacle (a Royal-level opponent dies and is resurrected, their rank will be raised to Emperor-level; you can then choose whether to challenge them, and the rules are the same once the challenge begins) will earn you 2000 points.

Task 2 - Follow the stone path to reach the meadow ahead.

[Note: After defeating the roadblock.]

Arrive at the grassland within one minute to receive an extra 1000 points.

Arrive at the grassland within three minutes to receive an extra 500 points.

Arrive at the grassland within five minutes to receive an extra 100 points.

Arrive at the grassland within ten minutes to receive an extra 10 points.

If the time exceeds ten minutes, the challenge is considered failed.

Hint 1: Rankings will be announced at the end of each level…

The subsequent system prompts are similar to those in the first level.

The person blocking the way... Lin Hanchuan's gaze had already been focused on the dark figure standing in the middle of the stone path ahead.

"I thought that grassy area ahead was the second level of the Ild Ruins, but I didn't expect it to be this road."

Lin Hanchuan didn't care. He picked up his staff and, along with Xingchen, walked straight up.

"Taking on a boss one-on-one is exactly what I'm good at."

The person blocking the way was like a dark shadow, standing in the middle of the road. On both sides, the trees were lush, the stream was babbling, the birds were singing, and the occasional breeze brought Lin Hanchuan the unique warmth of spring.

The Childe family's glory remained in the room, with hundreds of screens still placed in front of him, each corresponding to a player who had entered the second level.

Everyone's scenario is the same.

Everyone walked on the stone-paved road, getting close to the person blocking their way.

However, he only glanced briefly at the images of the other people, focusing his attention on Lin Hanchuan and Xue Luoqiannian.

Especially the mysterious person.

The Childe family's honor has always been closely watched.

In the scene, Lin Hanchuan is leisurely walking towards the person blocking his way, as if taking a stroll, without showing the slightest bit of tension.

Take another look at the other players.

Most of them would walk for a while and then stop, glancing left and right at the people blocking their way, afraid of missing any details.

"Having strength makes all the difference."

The Glory of the Childe family commented with a smile, "I didn't see the scene of you killing the puppet snow dragon in the first level because of your spatial skills."

"I can observe your fight with the person blocking my way and see your true strength."

In the heart of the Childe family's glory.

He always believed that the mysterious man's true combat strength was only slightly higher than his own.

If a fight really breaks out.

The estimated odds are 4951. The Mysterious Person's winning percentage is 51%!
His win rate is 49%!
The scene that followed caught the Childe family's pride off guard.

"They started by using scrolls..."

In the video, Lin Hanchuan arrived in front of the person blocking his way. Instead of using his staff or having the contracted NPC beside him attack, he used a scroll directly.

I'm still using the scroll I got as a reward from the first level.

"An S-rank skill scroll, used right at the start?!"

The Childe family's sense of honor led them to a new understanding of the mysterious man's arrogance.

He could afford to use scrolls with S-level skills, but he could never do what the mysterious man did, starting the game by using scrolls without using any skills himself.

Isn't this kind of play a bit too extravagant...?

Whoohoo! !

A fierce gale blew hard, pushing forward along the road, filling a large area ahead with a rumbling sound.

Countless invisible wind blades, hidden within the roaring sound, swept forward, overwhelming the people blocking their path.

—1543!

—1542!

One damage value after another appeared from the person blocking the way.

Standing fifty or sixty meters away in front of the wind wall, Lin Hanchuan watched this scene with a sense of satisfaction.

"Scrolls are still more convenient to use!"

The scroll belongs to the eighth section, so you can't take it with you.

Using it now, Lin Hanchuan feels no psychological pressure at all.

Moreover, the King-level roadblock is not as strong as the Puppet Snow Dragon in the first level. This can be seen from the points reward provided by the system for defeating the King-level roadblock, which is half that of the Puppet Snow Dragon.

But it's also normal.

After all, this guy is someone every player who enters the second level needs to challenge.

If it were as powerful as the Puppet Snow Dragon, and there were also time limits for battles, most of the players who entered the second stage would be eliminated immediately.

The number of people allowed to enter the Ild Ruins is clearly controlled by the system. The number of people entering each level is neither too many nor too few, maintaining a relatively stable decrease in the number of people.

Ho ho ho! !

The person blocking the way roared in the wind, wildly slashing at the air with their sharp blade, seemingly trying to resist the damage from the wind blades.

All of this was in vain.

His health was still dropping at a very steady rate.

However, the S-rank Gale in the [Gale Scroll] is an area-of-effect skill with limited damage to single targets. It's simply impossible to use it alone to easily defeat a King-level obstacle.

Lin Hanchuan knew this well, so he picked up his staff, stood outside the wind wall, and unleashed a fire blast directly at the person blocking his way.

boom! !

When a crimson beam of light burst forth from the staff, smashing through the wind wall and crashing into the person blocking the way along with the sharp blades in the gale, Lin Hanchuan's expression trembled slightly.

The skill being used is indeed Fireball.

However, this effect was modified by the system, resembling a laser beam. This effect did not occur when using fire explosions to kill the puppet snow dragon in the enclosed space.

In other words, there is only one situation that will trigger a change in the system's implicit rules: when you are currently in battle and being observed by players in the eighth district.

Boom boom boom! !

Lin Hanchuan's mind raced with thoughts, but his hands didn't stop; he continued to unleash fireballs.

Who is watching me? (End of Chapter)