Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 676 - 674 Ranking

Along with the notification of the battle for the gateway, there also came some minor updates to the Killing Field Game System, such as the release of three new rankings: individual combat power, script walkthrough, and guild power.

Individual combat power, as the name suggests, is where the Killing Field Game System ranks the top hundred players globally based on existing data, with real-time changes to the list. Ranked players can choose to show or hide their nickname and guild affiliation. The script walkthrough ranking is determined by players' performance in past script missions. As for the guild power ranking, it is sorted according to data such as guild size and combat power.

These three rankings updated in real time. Players could go to the Center of the Game Square to view them on the large screens there. The customers who had just left the Immaculate Furnace shop were, in fact, heading there to see the new leaderboards.

Combat power ranking, huh...

Li Ang raised an eyebrow. He'd completed so many missions and encountered numerous players, yet he still had only a vague notion of his own strength and where he stood in the hierarchy. Uncertain of his ranking among all players, the new combat power ranking offered a chance to find out.

Li Ang turned off his computer screen and stepped out of the Immaculate Furnace, joining the crowd heading towards the center of the square.

By this time, the square had already gathered quite a crowd, who formed a circle around the garden, looking up to watch four screens slowly descend from the sky, hovering above the garden.

WHIRR—

The four giant screens emitted a prolonged vibration, turning from black to white.

According to the update description from the Killing Field Game System, the content displayed on these four screens was not fixed but would show individual players the information they wished to browse. Players could look through store products or check real estate information, with each player seeing different content. Of course, since the update was new, the vast majority were still browsing the three rankings.

Li Ang opened his personal panel and selected to browse the rankings. Immediately, three vertically oriented, slightly yellowed ancient scrolls appeared on the big screen.

All rankings were initially anonymous by default, appearing as grey "No name" at first glance, but the list began to refresh soon after.

Among the top ten of the individual combat power ranking, the first place had already been displayed:

[Lv25][Saint Michael], affiliated with the Global Occult Coalition.

There were significant gasps from the square.

The pot-lid-haired passerby next to Li Ang whispered in astonishment, "It's him! The player ranked number one in the Sky Fighting Arena!"

Another passerby with a pompadour nodded and said in a deep voice, "Unexpected. He reached Level 25 so quickly! How much time has passed? Are there no double or quadruple experience cards here? Does he get an S+ rating for every mission?"

Li Ang glanced at the two passersby. He himself mostly got S+ ratings and was only Lv18. By that estimate, this Saint Michael must have been one of the earliest players, months ahead of him.

The second-ranked player's information read: [Lv23][Lose Control], affiliated with Syndicate.

"No way, who is this person?"

The pot-lid-haired passerby questioned, "I've never even heard of them, and they're ranked second in combat power?"

"Just because you haven't heard of them doesn't mean they don't exist."

The pompadour-haired passerby shook his head and said, "Syndicate is a secretive organization akin to an urban legend, rumored to have existed even before the current Killing Field Game. Many incidents are said to have their shadow behind them.

"For instance, the collapse of Bahrain Bank at the end of the last century, the Japan Islands' mysterious figure known as 'Twenty-one Faces,' and the synthetic urban legend event of Candle Bay, among others.

"No one knows their purpose or the principles behind their actions. It's only known that they are adept at using the chain reactions caused by small-fry to create major incidents while keeping themselves hidden in the background."

Dude, who are you? How do you know so much?

The surrounding people turned their heads and sized up the pompadour-haired passerby. He responded with a confident smile, pulled a yellow smiley face badge from his pocket, and pinned it to his chest.

Watcher's Society? No wonder.

The passersby turned their heads back and continued browsing their screens. Meanwhile, the pompadour-haired Watcher rubbed his chin and murmured to himself, "This player, 'Lose Control', doesn't have a title before his nickname. It's impossible for a Level 23 player not to have activated one. Either he's individualistic, deliberately not displaying a title, or it's because the title name would directly reveal its Special Effect, so he's concealing it to prevent exposure."

"Awesome, Boss Tyrant," the pot-lid-haired passerby flattered his companion. The latter waved it off modestly, though his expression was one of pride.

On the leaderboards, the players ranked third and fourth had hidden their personal information. The fifth-ranked player also did not display a nickname. His name was [Lv23][Side Truth], with the suffix being Demon Science Alliance.

Li Ang had heard of Side Truth's name before; it seemed he was the founder of the Demon Scientist Alliance. However, Li Ang had never seen him in person.

Considering the overall style of the Demon Scientist Alliance, this [Side Truth] is probably a player with a skinny figure, pale skin, and a somewhat crazed expression, right?

Among the top thirty players who chose to display their nicknames, most were tagged with organizations like the Special Affairs Bureau, the special incident division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Global Occult Coalition, Whale Song, and others. And Li Ang himself...

I'm actually ranked fifty-sixth in personal combat power? 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Li Ang raised an eyebrow. He had not chosen to display his nickname. Other people saw the fifty-sixth position as grey, but only he could see it as gold.

His current level was only Lv18, and he still had three unassigned free attribute points. Also, a significant part of his combat power came from the swarm in his Pet Breeding Box.

If external factors were taken into account, he would probably climb a few more places.

It seemed the gap between him and the players ahead was not so large.

As for the script walkthrough leaderboard, Li Ang was ranked higher, at ninth. This was a stark contrast to the personal combat power rankings and seemed tailored for players skilled at puzzle-solving and deduction.

Li Ang speculated that if he had a few more months to complete more script missions, he could possibly climb even higher on this list.

As for the final guild power rankings, there wasn't much to see. The Global Occult Coalition, which held the recognized top spot, was first, followed in order by official regional organizations, civilian organizations, and civilian guilds.

It was noteworthy that Syndicate was ranked eleventh, even surpassing some official organizations. Meanwhile, Datura, the undying remnant of the Hundred-Legged Worm, was twenty-third, just behind Whale Song.

When he thought about it, Li Ang had stolen a batch of goods from Datura, killed several of their senior members, and thwarted a grand plan they had been concocting for centuries. He was most certainly a thorn in Datura's side, a nail in their eye. However, for so long, they seemed to have made no moves to seek revenge. It was unknown if this was because he was hidden too well, making it impossible for Datura to find his displayed identity, or if Datura simply had no plans for revenge.