Dragon Raja's Number One Player

Is there really a ninth level in Chapter 151?

"Lan Mengtian" recalled that when she had perfectly cleared the previous levels, she seemed to have a similar edge behind her.

One area seemed to have become brighter, but I didn't pay attention to it at the time, thinking it was just a problem with the light source.

The World Tree, is there some secret behind it? Or is it just normal light and shadow?

In the scene, Lin Zhiying has reached the final level, the eighth level, which is a classic fighting game, a modified version of King of Fighters '97.

For example, the female characters have even less clothing — cough cough.

I don't know if he knew that other players were watching, but when Lin Zhiying chose his characters, he chose Mai Shiranui, Iori Yagami, and Kyo Kusanagi.

"Andy."

Mai Shiranui, who was chosen, let out a coquettish cry, displaying a charming and seductive demeanor.

Moreover, the expert placed Mai Shiranui first, and in the idle animation, her already meager clothes rippled up and down, making many players blush and their hearts race.

"Wow, boss, you really understand us."

"It's a pity that not all the roles were female."

One player commented.

"At this rate, as long as he can pass the level normally, Lin Zhiying will at least be an A-level."

"No."

"Lan Mengtian" shook his head and said.

"You forgot, there's a ranking bonus. If he gets first place in all eight games, there should be an extra reward. His bloodline should be at least A+!"

There is no explicit A+ designation. The original work only states that Chu Zihang's bloodline surpassed A-grade after multiple "blood explosions".

However, the others probably understood what he meant: all it takes is a little opportunity to be promoted to S-rank.

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In the scene, Lin Zhiying, controlling Mai Shiranui, pinned Andy, who was controlled by AI, to the corner. He issued commands one by one, and Andy was killed without being able to retaliate even once.

The second AI character, Joe Higashi, who uses Muay Thai, also met a similar fate.

However, at the last moment, the AI ​​controlled him to crouch down and deliver a light kick, wiping away a trace of blood from Mai Shiranui.

"Wait, what is he doing?"

"Lan Mengtian" said with a surprised look.

Mai Shiranui in the scene suddenly stood still.

"What do you mean? Go ahead and fight! You still have three characters; clearing the game will be a piece of cake, won't it?"

Some players complained that they were so close to winning, and they were getting very anxious, wishing they could take over.

"Is the big boss deliberately going easy on us?"

Some players made the connection.

However, they soon received an answer. In the video, Lin Zhiying slowly said, "I choose to start over."

"I want to start over."

When these words reached the ears of all the players, they all doubted that they had heard correctly.

The opponent is down to a sliver of health; the game will end once this is finished.

And after the game ended, I was still in first place, winning all eight games. Why did I have to start over?

Just like in his previous life, "One Cut Cuts Water" finished the game, breathed a sigh of relief, and sat up from his seat.

After completing eight games, "One Cut Through Water" jumped to the top spot on the leaderboard.

Lin Zhiying is not such a reckless person; he must have his reasons for doing this.

"Five-Second Hand Speed" also logged out and had been watching from outside for a while. He connected Lin Zhiying's performance with World Tree's performance earlier.

Those pieces of the World Tree, coming to life one by one, are like... like a jigsaw puzzle being slowly pieced together?

As if remembering something, he slowly began to speak: "Do you remember how many paintings were involved in the 3E exam in the original story?"

"Eight paintings."

The player standing next to him spoke up without hesitation.

As for the content of Ryuichi, anyone who has read the original work should know this situation.

"wrong."

Lan Mengtian, through the phrase "five seconds of hand speed," also realized something and roughly understood what he meant.

He pointed to Lu Mingfei, who was fast asleep on the table, and said, "If we're going by Lu Mingfei's account, then it's nine paintings!"

Everyone in the classroom instantly understood what he meant.

A terrifying thought crossed everyone's minds.

Could it be that Lin Chih-ying is pursuing that elusive and impossible ninth "spiritual vision"?

The focus shifts back to Lin Zhiying.

He re-entered the game.

I squeezed my fingers to relax.

Is it still a bit difficult?

The requirements for this final level are not high if you are just passing the game normally.

But what he wanted wasn't a normal playthrough, but a perfect playthrough!

Both "Candy Crush" and "Mario" are games that test your time to complete the game.

Games like "Gold Miner," "Tetris," "Angry Birds," and "Fruit Ninja" test your score.

The last two games, "Temple Run" and "King of Fighters," add another requirement on top of the two: skill!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

He had already achieved a perfect score in the first seven levels, and he would not give up halfway through this one.

That's why he started over.

The amplified reaction, amplified by the 60 elemental affinity points on the panel, combined with his recent focused practice, enabled him to complete the task.

His pursuit of a perfect playthrough wasn't due to perfectionism, but rather stemmed from a guess he made on a forum in his previous life.

After the 3E exam, a theoretical expert named "Xiaoguizc" collected a lot of data and analyzed it, saying, "There may be secrets in the World Tree that cause changes with each perfect completion."

The first few simple mini-games are relatively easy to complete perfectly, and many players have done so. As a result, many players have noticed the changes in the World Tree behind them.

However, the later levels, especially games like "Temple Run" and "Angry Birds," become increasingly difficult.

According to this strategy expert's guess: it is very likely that you can enter the hidden 9th level by perfectly completing all the levels!

At the time, someone asked in the comments section of the post why he was so sure.

"Little Ghost ZC" was silent for a moment before saying, "It's intuition."

Since Lu Mingfei can draw the ninth picture, other players should be able to as well!

He believed that Xuanyu Company, with its keen eye for detail, wouldn't let go of something that could obviously be turned into an Easter egg or a market item.

Regarding the speculations in this post, they say that the conditions for clearing the "King of Fighters" stage might be a no-damage clear, or a combo count greater than 100!

However, since the 3E exam is only offered once and is quite demanding, those who can join "Kassel College" as freshmen are not particularly strong, and there is no need to force themselves to push their potential in order to explore this Easter egg.

Therefore, even though the conditions of "clearing the game without taking damage" and "reaching a combo count of 100" were deduced, they have remained unchanged.

After all, they are quite difficult, so even though the server has been open for two years, no player has ever reached the ninth level.

In this lifetime, as he perfectly completed the game time and time again, the World Tree behind him did undergo different changes, and it was only a little short of a true qualitative change.

This made Lin Zhiying realize that this statement was probably not just a figment of her imagination, but a real phenomenon!

After "One Cut Cuts Water" exited, players gradually exited the eighth level, either failing or succeeding.

They were initially very excited about clearing the game, but when they returned to the classroom, they were surprised by the quietness around them. However, they immediately understood after seeing the screen.

"My God, is this for real? What kind of move is that?"

Only after actually playing it can you realize how difficult the modified "King of Fighters" is; the computer opponents seem to be at least at a professional level.

Although King of Fighters is considered a niche game, professional players can easily dominate ordinary players.

"Does he intend to attack without taking any damage?"

One player speculated.

"No, he's clearly using a combo attack."

One player immediately spoke up in rebuttal.

The constantly fluctuating combo count on the screen is the best illustration of this.

10 hits, 20 hits, 30 hits—the numbers on the side were jumping upwards faster than time itself.

As an early version of King of Fighters, it didn't have many fancy combos, but Lin Zhiying still managed to execute the most perfect moves.

In his hands, "Mai Shiranui" seemed to come alive, dancing on the screen: "Light punch, light kick, heavy punch, Dragon Flame Dance, Flying Dragon Flame Dance, and the ultimate ninja bee."

This combo may not maximize damage, but it has the highest number of hits.

Finally, once the gauge is full, it's time for the "Super Special Move: Ninja Peak"!

All the players were surprised when they saw the combo count pop up on the screen.

"Is this really a move a human could pull off?"

"Full health, no damage taken, 127-hit combo!"

"Good heavens, thank goodness this is a game, not reality, otherwise I would really start to doubt whether I've kept up with human evolution."

Defeating the first Andy was not the end. The players outside the screen stared blankly as Lin Zhiying repeated the above operations on the screen.

Once could be considered a coincidence, but if it happens twice, then it's genuine skill and technique!

Killer Ninja Bee!

The red figure in the video lunges forward, piercing through enemies with swirling flames.

In their shock, players even overlooked the fair skin revealed when Shiranui spun in the air.

At the last moment of landing, the flames suddenly surged with a "bang," and combined with "Fire Element Affinity," they almost covered half the screen, causing considerable damage.

Super Special Move: Ninja Bee!

[127-hit combo!]

【PERFECT!】

[Perfect completion!]

The players in the room were completely speechless. At this moment, apart from Lin Zhiying who was still in the game, all the other players had already logged out.

But the classroom, no, the entire school building, was eerily quiet!

On the screen, as the final level was cleared, a beam of light flowed into the World Tree in front of all the players.

The World Tree's branches swayed, and the World Tree, which was originally just a decoration, seemed to come alive at this moment. Even through the screen, players could feel its lush vitality.

After completing all eight game levels, the blank sheet of paper in reality was also messy, resembling a child's drawing, with a total of eight pictures drawn on it.

This grade, if presented to the college for evaluation, would undoubtedly be rated A.

The game didn't end here, but there was no portal or ninth level as expected.

The screen displays a countdown to exiting the game, starting from 60 seconds.

Is it really possible that there are no hidden levels?

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Lin Zhiying looked around with some regret.

I wrote over 7,000 words today.