System prompts: Congratulations to player Yue Bian for defeating the level 30 Red Emperor-class boss Ying Zhan at a higher level, gaining 3.83 million experience points.
System prompts: Congratulations to player Yue Bian for defeating the level 35 Red Emperor-class boss Gui Xuan at a higher level, gaining 4.56 million experience points.
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System announcement: Congratulations to Chinese player ** for being the first to complete the kill of a level 30 Emperor-class boss, receiving a reward of 200 attribute points!
System announcement: Congratulations to Chinese player ** for being the first to complete the kill of a level 35 Emperor-class boss, receiving a reward of 250 attribute points!
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"Is that it?" Li Chenxu stared ahead blankly.
"Holy crap, are top players this powerful now? Do they one-shot level 30 Red Bosses? Or is it AoE?" Chen Jiamiao stared at the ten fallen monsters in front of him, swallowing hard.
"Big shot, how much attack power do you have? Can you give us a hint?" Zhou Ningdong looked at Ye Yun, dumbfounded. He knew Ye Yun was strong, but this was a bit too much.
"Just over a thousand, I guess." Ye Yun said indifferently. The loneliness of a god was something they couldn't comprehend.
"Over a thousand? Thousand what?" Zhou Ningdong asked uncertainly.
"Yeah, I usually count in the tens of thousands."
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How should I respond to this? Should I say my attack is 11,000? Or should I say my defense is 5,400?
The few men exchanged glances, their faces filled with bitterness. Sometimes, having a boss who was too awesome wasn't a good thing either; the pressure was too immense.
In a distant valley, three guards were running frantically. Nearly a hundred level 20 wild monsters were chasing them, single-digit damage numbers popping up above their heads.
Whoosh...
A crescent sword energy swept across, instantly cutting through the twenty-odd monsters behind a player, all of them killed in one blow.
Then, a heavenly lightning bolt exploded among the monsters behind another player, instantly killing another twenty.
"This is indeed a great place for grinding and leveling up. By the way, Tigris, how is the investigation into the Cherstrome family going?" Mia Lo asked calmly, lowering her staff and looking with satisfaction at the swordsman standing before her.
After the frantic leveling spree today, her level was now an impressive 18, and she was confident that before the first round of the level ranking ended, she could break through to level 19 and solidify her second-place position.
"The latest news is that they have allocated 200 billion US dollars and will begin their invasion of 'Tian Dao' tonight." Tigris didn't turn around; his attention was on the monsters. To help Mia Lo secure the second position, he was going all out.
"200 billion US dollars! Truly the wealthiest family in the world." Mia Lo's eyes widened.
"That's right. It's said they've been selling off many of their real-world assets cheaply, and they're still in the process of liquidating them. They plan to add another 50 billion US dollars monthly later on!" Tigris's expression grew serious upon hearing Mia Lo's exclamation.
"Then what about our superiors..."
"There's nothing we can do. You know how deeply they've infiltrated our country's military, political, and financial sectors. However, to show goodwill, they're willing to provide us with a monthly support of 1 billion US dollars, totaling 10 billion US dollars." Tigris's eyes gleamed at the thought.
Ever since the two of them had squeezed Paulson out of the task force, he had also managed to skim billions of dollars for himself. It could be said that the task force was now under Mia Lo's and his control.
Although Mia Lo managed the money, as long as his requests weren't excessive, she was quite happy to oblige. Moreover, for every billion dollars he brought in, he received an additional 20% bonus. This was simply too good to be true.
"10 billion US dollars to be spread over ten months?" Mia Lo frowned, clearly displeased. This amount of money, from the Cherstrome family's perspective, was practically an insult to the task force.
"Yes, they are also an ambitious bunch. They want to control more global influence... It's just... it's just..." Tigris's expression suddenly changed drastically, his tone of voice wavering. He turned to Mia Lo, his face grim.
"What is it?"
"The level rankings, you've dropped to third!"
At this moment, Zhou Ningdong had only been in the flowing river with Ye Yun for less than a minute before his level surpassed Mia Lo's.
"What?" Mia Lo was shocked. The rewards from the level rankings, though not a large amount of gold, represented prestige, the prestige of the United States, a global superpower!
Mia Lo quickly opened the rankings and found her name had indeed dropped to fourth!
"What on earth is going on?" Just a few seconds ago, she was in third place, how had she suddenly fallen to fourth?
Mia Lo looked at the name "Li Chenxu" in third place, a sense of foreboding washing over her, an inexplicable feeling.
"No! You're fifth now! Sixth..."
Tigris ignored Mia Lo's displeased expression; he was already terrified by the speed of the leaderboard updates!
Mia Lo's ranking was dropping every minute, and eventually, these players even broke through to level 19.
"Something big is about to happen!" Tigris was on the verge of a breakdown, no longer paying attention to the three guards still being chased by dozens of monsters.
Mia Lo was no longer the confident person she was moments ago, slumping to the ground.
If they didn't achieve a good ranking this time, the big players in the United States would definitely take action. If they found out that the two of them had misappropriated a large sum of national funds invested in the task force, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"No, there's still a chance, we still have a chance! We can grind all night! Yes, all night! We can't admit defeat! Tigris, you'll help me, won't you?" Mia Lo shouted hysterically at this point, looking up at the equally distraught Tigris.
"Can't admit defeat? Indeed, we can't afford to lose!" Tigris looked at Mia Lo, who was slumped on the ground, slowly walked over, squatted down, and embraced the beautiful yet helpless woman. For the first time, he did something he had long hesitated to do.
He was different from Mia Lo; he had the support of the Walster family behind him, while Mia Lo relied entirely on her uncle, who was the head of defense. If their embezzlement of billions of US dollars was exposed, Mia Lo's uncle wouldn't be able to protect her, and he would be abandoned by his family. While there might not be any danger to his life, his prospects would be ruined.
"Didn't the forums mention level boost cards? Let's buy them! If we can't get them for a hundred million, then two hundred million, and if not two hundred million, then a billion!" Tigris comforted Mia Lo, saying fiercely.
They were in the same boat now!
Suddenly, Tigris's expression changed drastically. He quickly opened the rankings and looked at the levels of the top ten players, then slumped to the ground.
At this moment, Mia Lo's ranking had clearly dropped out of the top ten, and the level of the tenth-ranked player was 20, a full level higher than his and Mia Lo's 18!
"They've leveled up again! How could they do this!" Mia Lo looked at the changes on the rankings, her eyes reddening, and buried her face in Tigris's chest, tears streaming down uncontrollably.
Tigris stared intently at the names on the rankings! The anger within him could no longer be suppressed!
Except for the first place, the names from second to tenth were not hidden. They all shared a common prefix – Dragon!