Hu Die Lan

Chapter 179 A Glimmer of Hope

The whole world was mocking Cloud Listener’s Blade, the character Rào'àn Chuíyáng was currently using, but they were also waiting eagerly for his reply. So, as soon as the message went out, it was immediately seen by many, and a flood of new messages appeared. Things like "Cloud Listener’s Blade is a real man," "Cloud Listener’s Blade is a true hero," and "Cloud Listener’s Blade will never bow his head" were still full of mockery. Clearly, arrogant guys like that weren't well-liked anywhere.

But people who like to be arrogant may well know this, but arrogant guys don't want to be liked through their arrogance. What they like is the feeling of being high above and looking down on everything.

However, being kicked down when you're high above is extremely painful for arrogant people. Rào'àn Chuíyáng shouted about the dungeon record, and although everyone cursed him, they couldn't break it. That was the joy of being arrogant. But now, Lord Grim had broken the record, and it was like stepping on his face. He couldn't be more depressed.

At this time, he continued to challenge Lord Grim because Rào'àn Chuíyáng wanted to maintain his arrogant state. He was really powerless when it came to the dungeon record. He could only prove that he wasn't just pretending, but was truly awesome through duels. That was the real essence of arrogance.

Amidst a flurry of mocking messages, Rào'àn Chuíyáng waited for Lord Grim's reply.

He soon got it. This time, Lord Grim finally responded: "Tomorrow afternoon, bring your main account."

"Very well, I hope you don't back down at the last minute," Rào'àn Chuíyáng coldly typed. Then he waited a long, long time, but there was no response. Would Ye Xiu bother with such a boring provocation? He had already taken his team to another dungeon. This time, everyone was still attentive, especially when it came to the final Boss, Toliya. Everyone's coordination with Lord Grim's rhythm was just right. This run cleared the dungeon, and the record was broken again.

22 minutes, 29 seconds, and 57 milliseconds.

The original record was improved by another six seconds. It wasn't much, but being able to shave off six seconds on a record that was already at its limit wasn't easy. It could be considered a result of striving for perfection.

The world was in an uproar again, and everyone joked that this slap in the face was actually a two-stage combo.

At the same time, after three dungeon runs, Lord Grim and the other four characters had all reached level 31. Su Mucheng went to rest, and Qiao Yifan was also a professional player, and shouldn't have had so much free time. But after following Ye Xiu and the others through three dungeons, the different feeling had made him change his mind. He didn't want to go to sleep after the three dungeon runs, and followed the three of them to the First Line Canyon dungeon.

On the Blue Brook Guild side, Chun Yi Lao and the others listened to the news that Blue River had brought back, and had already rushed back to the tenth server. Looking at the fresh record on the dungeon leaderboard, they could only remain silent. They hadn't recovered yet when they were caught off guard by the other side's second record-breaking two-hit combo.

Once, you could suspect that it was a rare stroke of luck.

But twice in a row was undoubtedly a symbol of genuine strength.

The record was broken again. Although Chun Yi Lao had been mentally prepared for this, from the perspective of the guild's interests, it was obviously a terrible result. However, it was also a helpless result. This record had to be fought for, otherwise they wouldn't be able to explain it to their own guild. The dungeon record battle in the tenth server was now being discussed at the guild headquarters in the Heavenly Domain. The compromise policy had to make everyone feel helpless, especially the group led by Rào'àn Chuíyáng.

In order to maintain the harmony of the entire Blue Brook Guild, this fight did sacrifice some of the Blue Brook Guild's interests in the tenth server. At least for now, not only had the Blue Brook Guild failed to restore its image, but it had also been compounded, and it was already the laughingstock of the tenth server. This image could only be restored in the future. It could be said that from this moment on, the development of the Blue Brook Guild would lag behind the other major guilds.

However, a glimmer of hope still existed.

Rào'àn Chuíyáng's challenge to Lord Grim was this turning point.

Although Blue River didn't support this challenge and wasn't optimistic about it, he had to admit that if Rào'àn Chuíyáng could win, it would be a powerful way to restore the Blue Brook Guild's image in the tenth server. This duel was extremely popular, and the whole world was talking about it. No one knew how many people were waiting to watch the show tomorrow afternoon.

Rào'àn Chuíyáng's move, in terms of thinking, couldn't be said to be stupid. This was indeed the best way to win back reputation for the guild. However, could he win?

Blue River really, really doubted it, but he couldn't say anything. He should be on the side of his own guild after all. At this time, he should hope that Rào'àn Chuíyáng would win, although he could foresee that if this guy won, his tail would be wagging from the sky to the universe.

This record battle also greatly affected Tyrannical Ambition.

The Blue Brook Guild bravely acted as the first bird to be shot, and they were happy to see this situation. So they calmly didn't compete for the record of the Livelihood Land, and would rather bear the infamy of incompetence for a few more days. They wanted to see what Lord Grim's attitude and behavior would be in this matter.

As a result, they saw everything. The man slipped out and snatched the first kill of a level 36 wild boss, and then came back and easily trampled on the Blue Brook Guild's record twice.

Jiang You, the boss of Tyrannical Ambition, had also come to the tenth server in person, and like the Blue Brook Guild, he had also assembled the strongest members of the guild. But after seeing this result, he quickly abandoned his original plan.

The limit of the record?

This person seemed to have two concepts. For ordinary players, there was one concept, but for Lord Grim's team, there was another. Jiang You really suspected that the dungeon Lord Grim was running was different from theirs. The record that was the limit in their eyes was being improved by minutes. How could they have the nerve to say that such a fragile record was the limit?

"What should we do? Talk to Lord Grim?" At this time, Night Tide was naturally very depressed. Why was the tenth server he led so annoying? It had produced such a difficult guy.

"Don't worry... They still have a few days before level 33. Currently, Blue Brook Guild is in the limelight, and we've been ignored a lot. Let me see if there's another way to handle this. Showing weakness to Lord Grim is too passive. At least we have to prove that we actually have the ability to not be suppressed by him, even if it's just once. That way, even if we still have to negotiate a deal with him after that, we'll be much better off," Jiang You said.

"How do we prove it?" Night Tide was at a loss. Their experts were obviously not enough. The Blue Brook Guild was a lesson from the past.

"Perhaps, I can ask the team over there," Jiang You said.

"That's too exaggerated..." Night Tide broke out in a cold sweat. Of course, he knew that the team referred to the Tyranny team. But this was a top team that aimed to win the professional championship. Now they were going to ask them to help them open up the wasteland and break records in the tenth server? With Captain Han Wenqing's personality, Night Tide felt that he was simply asking for a scolding! Jiang You's idea was a bit too bold.

"Uh... let me think..." Obviously, Jiang You was still extremely hesitant.

Besides these two, the other guilds saw that Lord Grim had effortlessly trampled the Blue Brook Guild's limit record into ashes, and twice at that, and their hearts were filled with ups and downs. After gloating, they had to consider their future. This problem was really quite troubling.

The night passed just like that.

Rào'àn Chuíyáng left the tenth server after the duel was agreed upon. That night, he opened his main account and fought in the arena all night, specifically looking for opponents with high win rates to duel with, and practiced hard all night.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next afternoon. Rào'àn Chuíyáng first went to the tenth server to look for people. He didn't sleep well. He was already very tired, but his mind couldn't calm down no matter what. Whenever he closed his eyes, he would think of the arena. Even when he initially decided to challenge Blue Bridge Spring Snow, he had never felt so much psychological pressure. This time, he couldn't calm down no matter what.

His condition wasn't good, but he was too embarrassed to ask someone to reschedule. Even if he rescheduled, he might not be able to calm down. By then, he still wouldn't be able to sleep well, and his mental state would only be worse.

In the tenth server, Rào'àn Chuíyáng searched, and Lord Grim was online. He immediately shouted in the world. The people of the entire server were refreshed. It was here, it was finally here.

"Go build a house," Lord Grim also responded.

"Level field," Rào'àn Chuíyáng logged out of the tenth server, logged in to his main account, entered the arena, created a room, and named Lord Grim.

At Happy Internet Cafe, Ye Xiu logged out of the tenth server and ran to find Chen Guo. The great boss Chen was also playing Glory at this time, sitting upright in front of the screen, operating with the demeanor of an expert. Ye Xiu spat out two smoke rings, and the great boss Chen's character staggered, turned around, and angrily said, "What are you messing around for?!"

"Lend me your boss account!" Ye Xiu said.

"What are you doing?"

"PK with someone," Ye Xiu said.

"Who?"

"What's his name?" Ye Xiu scratched his head.

Chen Guo rolled her eyes, but her character ran back to the main city: "The level is still free."

"Level," Ye Xiu said.

"What's the room number?"

"Don't know..."

"Then where are we going to find it?" Chen Guo asked.

"Shout a few times next to it, 'Lord Grim is here' or something," Ye Xiu said.

Chen Guo sent a message as usual, and then she saw a large string of cheering messages swiping across the screen, scaring Chen Guo. Then, she received an invitation and clicked to agree.

The duel arena entered, and the map chosen was the most common square arena. This arena was simple and direct, and ordinary players liked it. After Chen Guo's character entered, she immediately gasped. There were so many spectators. This was something she had never expected.

"What are you guys doing?" Chen Guo originally wanted to say that she would play for a while first, but when she saw so many spectators in the list next to her, she immediately felt that the matter was important and didn't dare to mess around. She stood up, made way for Ye Xiu, and asked.

At the same time, Tang Rou, who was working at the front desk, was also craning her neck and asking, "Has it started? Has it started?"

"It's starting soon," Ye Xiu replied, turning his head.

"Help me sit here for a while." Tang Rou quickly asked a network administrator to watch the front desk for her, and ran over.

"This doesn't look good. Let's get another account," Chen Guo said, experienced, and quickly went to open another machine.

"Don't start yet!" At the same time, she didn't forget to tell Ye Xiu. Although she didn't understand what was going on, her curiosity had been hung up high at this time.