There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

A soft click of the trigger being pulled rang out, and Lu Qing turned around abruptly, dodging the crossbow bolt while throwing the Ripper throwing knife in her hand!

The opponent reacted quickly and was not hit by Lu Qing's throwing knife. However, in order to dodge the knife, he moved much larger, raising a wisp of dust.

Lu Qing instantly pinpointed the opponent's location and threw two more throwing knives.

There was no other way; the opponent could only dodge. But each dodge revealed their position. While throwing the throwing knife, Lu Qing touched the gun handle behind her with her other hand and slowly aimed at the opponent.

The rapidly moving footsteps stopped, and the enemy voluntarily stood still after being physically persuaded.

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Chapter 416: Placement Matches and PVP Points

"boom!!"

A deafening roar erupted from the White Wolf's gun, accompanied by a flash of fire, and a large amount of blood splattered in the air not far from Lu Qing.

However, Lu Qing did not relax her guard. Instead, she immediately turned the gun and fired to her left.

"boom!!"

Another gunshot rang out, and White Wolf's bullet seemed to hit some kind of barrier, being stopped in mid-air and falling to the ground.

The opponent realized that the crossbow was no longer effective against Lu Qing, so after taking a bullet from her, he charged straight at her.

"brush!"

A sharp gust of air swept past Lu Qing's face. The enemy was currently invisible. Although Lu Qing could determine the general location of the enemy, she could not know their exact height, weapon type, or length.

However, thanks to the [Danger Perception] skill, they are not likely to be hit by the opponent's weapon.

Judging from the feeling, the opponent is probably using a long sword and possesses skills such as clones and invisibility.

Her swordsmanship level didn't seem very high, at most around blue level 40 proficiency, and her physical attributes were completely inferior to hers.

Lu Qing also became interested and stuffed the white wolf back into its holster.

She gripped the eagle-head-shaped hilt of the sword, pulled it out sharply, and swung it forward in a sweeping motion.

Unable to dodge the attack, the opponent could only try to block it with his weapon, but Lu Qing easily slashed him back several steps.

Seize the opportunity to finish him off. Lu Qing immediately took a step forward and pursued him, swinging the Sword of Altaïr and slashing down from top to bottom.

"clang!"

Another metallic clanging sound rang out. Lu Qing suddenly raised her right leg and kicked the other person hard in the chest, sending him flying.

With a stylish flourish, Lu Qing drew her White Wolf sword and aimed it at the spot where her opponent had fallen.

"ended."

"Bang bang bang!!"

Lu Qing pulled the trigger three times in succession, and the white wolf's flames spewed out, instantly firing three bright yellow bullets.

However, the bullets unexpectedly missed, and a chilling aura emanated from behind Lu Qing.

She quickly turned around and leaped backward, easily dodging the opponent's fatal blow. What appeared before her was a young man wearing dark leather armor and holding a long sword.

The old man appearance he had shown earlier was indeed just a disguise. Recalling the other party's skills, Lu Qing suddenly thought of the ninja profession.

The opponent's invisibility and clones look just like ninjutsu, but this might not be ninjutsu; it's more likely just some kind of magic.

As for why the other party has become visible at this moment...

This is most likely related to the longsword the young man was holding at the moment. The longsword was wrapped with a large amount of dark element, and the cold aura that Lu Qing had just felt came from this longsword.

Perhaps the invisibility failed because this skill was used?

The young man probably intended to end the duel with this attack, but unfortunately, the difference in their strength was too great. Even if she hadn't dodged, Lu Qing wouldn't have been able to be killed given the multiple layers of armor she was wearing.

"It's about time this little trick ended." Lu Qing twirled the Altaïr sword in her hand twice and slung it behind her back.

"Haha..." the young man chuckled dryly, then asked, "When are you planning to advance, big boss...?"

Low emotional intelligence: Is it fun for you to be so strong and bully newbies at the white level, or are you just too scared to go up there?

High EQ: When are you planning to advance, boss?

Ahem, just kidding, don't take it seriously.

"I've only had one dream in White, so leveling up is still a long way off." Lu Qing shook her head and walked up, holding the Sword of Altaïr.

"........"

The young man didn't speak, gritted his teeth, and charged towards Lu Qing with his longsword.

In response, Lu Qing flicked her sword, and the tip of Altaïr's sword precisely struck the side of the cleaver, sending it flying.

"Instead of wasting time on all this fancy stuff, you should practice more." Shaking her head, Lu Qing severed her opponent's neck with a single sword stroke, ending the battle.

Actually, she wanted to stab her heart, but considering that stabbing her heart would be very painful and would also slow down her death, she decided that beheading would be a better option, as it would be a quicker death and less painful.

Come to think of it, didn't she have a bit too much of a penchant for beheading? Either beheading or slicing open the neck...

There's no other way; it's more convenient this way. Besides, most creatures don't know where the vital points are, so they can only confirm death by cutting off the neck.

I hope the person on the other end is alright and doesn't have any psychological trauma.

Just as Lu Qing was thinking this, the whole world suddenly became illusory, and after a while it entered the settlement state.

[Dream over, settlement begins!]

[Congratulations on completing a PVP dream run! Your profile is currently being updated...]

Your personal profile has been updated, and this dream has been recorded. Please view it in your personal profile.

[Main Objective: Win the duel! (Completed!)]

[Ranking Match Completion: 1/10]

You have earned 120 PVP points!

[Returning to the lobby...]

"Placement matches, PvP points?"

Back in the cabin, Lu Qing looked at the message displayed in her diary and felt that the two words were somewhat familiar.

Does this mean that there are rankings in the PVP mode of the Dream Game?

With this in mind, she began searching through the diary in the cabin, and soon found the explanation of these two items in the newly added PVP section.

That's right, the Dream Game now has a PVP ranking system, similar to the previous version of LOL. At the beginning of the season, each player needs to play ten PVP matches to determine their ranking level.

You'll usually be matched with opponents of the same level as yourself, unless your ranking is exceptionally high, in which case you'll be matched with opponents of a higher level.

Then, the PVP ranking system is no longer categorized by item and character levels, but instead uses a new ranking system, from lowest to highest:

[Gray fog][Chalk][Candlelight][Silver plating][Golden gleam][Brilliant][Eternal daylight]

This thing isn't hard to remember: gray candles, silver and gold sparkles, and eternal daylight—it feels kind of cringeworthy...

The season resets every year, and each rank has different rewards. The rewards for the Gray Mist, Chalk, and Candlelight ranks are fixed, while the rewards for Silver and higher ranks are different every year.

Then there's the PVP points system, which is similar to the system shop. You can use points to redeem items, and the higher your rank, the more items you can redeem.

This feels similar to the mechanics of traditional online games. In the future, each player's strength will not be judged solely by their level and the number of times they have completed the Dream Realm; their PVP level will also be a symbol of their strength.

Yes, it's foreseeable that after the monthly dream attempts run out, a large number of players will flood into the PVP mode...

P.S.: Don't bother remembering your PVP level, it's not really useful anyway, it's just a badge for showing off and getting rewards.

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Chapter 417: Hehehe~

[Mengmeng is not a girl: I want to spend some time studying the new version update, can you wait a moment?]

【Stranger: Great, I'd like to take a look too.】Lu Qing replied to the message Hao Meng sent.

After this PVP ended, Hao Meng should have seen the message on the notice board as well, and it's normal for him to want to take a closer look.

This is a good opportunity for Lu Qing to take a look at some of the new features added to her house after the update.

But before that, she wanted to see what was in the PVP module.

Opening the points shop, Lu Qing is currently in a state of no rank, and there is only one item available for purchase in the shop.

[Dream Coins: 110 points]

"10 points can be exchanged for one Dream Coin?"

Looking at the items in the points mall, Lu Qing couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Players nowadays have a much greater need for Dream Coins than before the update. According to an analysis by a potato chip-loving hamster on a post that Lu Qing saw earlier, although the cost of Dream Coins has increased significantly, players have also found many more ways to earn them.

It seems that this is indeed the case now. Not only the methods mentioned by the hamster boss who loves potato chips, but even just playing PVP can also earn a certain amount of Dream Coins.

However, it seems like this amount is a bit small. Lu Qing won this PVP and gained 120 points. If she wants to exchange them for Dream Coins, she can only exchange for 12 coins in total.

"This should be the most unprofitable item in the points mall, since you can redeem it even without a rank..." Lu Qing analyzed in her mind.

In her opinion, this thing is only useful for emergencies. Most players probably won't spend a lot of points to exchange for Dream Coins. Instead of using it to exchange for Dream Coins, they would rather exchange it for other items in the points shop.

Of course, since Lu Qing hadn't finished her PVP competitive matches yet, she didn't know what new items would appear in the shop after advancing to a higher rank.

"What if I want to upgrade my skills?"

Lu Qing opened her character panel and saw that many of her skills had been changed from percentage proficiency to level (LV).

By clicking the plus sign next to one of the skills, Lu Qing wanted to see how many Dream Coins it would cost to upgrade the skill.

[Should I spend 50 Dream Coins to upgrade Basic Medicine skill to LV2?]

【whether】

"Upgrading a white skill costs fifty Dream Coins, so how about a blue skill?"

Thinking this through, Lu Qing clicked "No" and then selected another skill.

Should I spend 150 Dream Coins to upgrade my pistol skill to LV4?

【whether】