Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 678 - 676 Upgrade

This excruciating case amply demonstrated just how dangerous Advanced Alchemy was.

Li Ang drew, stopping and starting. After four hours, he finally completed an enormous Alchemy Array on the ground, nearly ten meters in diameter and filled with complex patterns.

The patterns within the Alchemy Array were equivalent to chemical reaction equations.

When different Alchemists synthesized the same compound, their personal preferences, habits, and aesthetics led to different methods of synthesis, resulting in a diverse array of alchemy patterns and drawing processes.

Some particularly clever and mischievous Alchemists even dismantled phrases cursing or mocking their enemies, or a racy image that would make people clamor for more, integrating them into the Array and spreading them widely as alchemical teaching material.

Li Ang had learned his technique from Morgan's travel notes; his style was simple and straightforward, with a focus on efficiency. After all, he didn't know how to add flair yet.

"Next up, it's time to start."

Li Ang took a deep breath, dropped the chalk, and placed his palms at the bottom of the intricate pattern.

The Array was a riverbed, the strokes were channels, and the Spiritual Power flowing from his arms was like a stream.

The Alchemy Array gradually lit up with dazzling light, illuminating Li Ang's face and the entire Alchemy Workshop until it was as bright as day.

After a moment, the light dimmed. The several sacks of raw materials scattered in the center of the Alchemy Array had disappeared, replaced by... a tractor reflecting a bright silver light.

This tractor had only a body frame, four wheels, a seat, and a steering wheel, without even a roof. It couldn't have been more rudimentary, but its engine was filled with a high-end, cool industrial aesthetic.

The V8 engine—crude, ferocious, and possessing powerful horsepower—was once a symbol of the pinnacle of human mechanical engineering.

Li Ang pressed his hand to the ground and casually alchemized a pair of sunglasses, putting them on. He then walked forward, sat in the tractor seat, held the steering wheel with one hand, and started the engine.

RUMBLE!

The tractor's rear exhaust pipe spurted a bluish flame. The vehicle trembled slightly, like a Giant Beast slowly awakening and letting out a low growl.

With a stern expression, Li Ang pressed his foot down on the gas pedal. The tractor's huge tires rubbed against the ground, scraping away the chalk marks and kicking up dust.

The vehicle charged out of the Alchemy Workshop and sped through the forest. Vines constricted, trees swayed and bent, and insects scurried out of the way; the entire dense forest seemed to make way for the tractor.

Unlike controlling Leviathan, this tractor, including its power engine, was entirely handcrafted by him. He knew every detail of each component as if he understood every muscle in his own body.

SCREECH—

The tractor braked abruptly with unscientific maneuverability. The large rear tires traced an arcing drift mark on the mud at the edge of the swamp, splashing some mud onto the sleek, shiny marble tiles of the Holy Temple.

The System's notification sound rang in his ears. Li Ang's mouth curved slightly upwards, revealing the powerful and domineering smile of a CEO driving a luxury car single-handedly.

His Alchemy skill had finally leveled up.

「The battle power list...」

In the Game Square, Liu Wu Dai, wearing the Cold Crow Mask, looked up at the big screen.

The leaderboard only displayed the top one hundred players in global individual combat power; those not listed couldn't see their names.

The screen did not display the name "Wu Dai."

I've watched high-level battles in the Sky Fighting Arena and even fought a few players who were at the bottom of the rankings on the Dueling Field, winning one of those fights, Liu Wu Dai thought, adjusting her feather-covered Cold Crow Mask. At that time, my opponent was from the Special Affairs Bureau, and neither of us used our trump cards; we both held back. Considering my previous combat records in the Special Affairs Bureau's virtual Dueling Field, my rank should be between 130 and 300 on the battle power leaderboard.

For an average player, this rank was undoubtedly high. If she were in a remote and backward region on Earth, she could easily gather troops, claim territory, and rule a region. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

But Liu Wu Dai was, after all, the future heir of the Liu Family.

After becoming a player, the family had mobilized a lot of resources and used their networks to collect materials and information for her, devising a power growth plan.

By then, she had reached Lv17 (similar to Li Ang, who had previously completed a solo script mission with an exceedingly generous Experience Point reward). She also possessed two items of perfect quality, as well as several pieces of excellent-quality gear with linkage effects.

A high starting point and rapid progress—yet such advantages still hadn't allowed her to break into the top one hundred of the battle power leaderboard.

Liu Wu Dai's face was expressionless, her heart undisturbed; only calm and indifferent rational analysis remained.

Assuming there were a thousand players at Lv20, most of the top one hundred players on the leaderboard had already surpassed Lv20. These individuals had been among the first to become players. Back then, there was no Special Affairs Bureau concentrating its forces to help resolve various troublesome abnormal events. Players had no experience to share and had to explore on their own, resisting abnormal existences while also guarding against malice from other players, organizations, and forces—player eligibility had always been coveted from the very beginning. To overcome all the hardships and dangers along the way and ultimately survive required courage, perseverance, wisdom, and patience; none could be lacking. Every Lv20 player had climbed their way up over mountains of corpses and seas of blood, from both monsters and their own kind. They were no pushovers.

For someone like me, a Lv17 who started several months late, to rank within the top 300 on the battle power leaderboard is truly rare.

The Doorway Contest... Liu Wu Dai silently mulled over this term. In this competition, the three excellent-quality equipment items for the top 300, and the escape ticket for the top 50, are certainly a fortune vast enough to drive players mad. But the 'doorways' awarded to the top 20 are probably the truly most valuable prizes in this large-scale event.

There's still half a month until registration closes. Aiming for the top three or top ten might be unrealistic, Liu Wu Dai narrowed her eyes, thinking indifferently. But if the goal is the top 20... by taking advantage of the Killing Field Game System's recent covert modifications to the Experience Point reward coefficient and doing my utmost to improve... I might just have a chance...

The rules for this event had not yet been announced.

If it's one-on-one individual combat, I'll need to enhance my own strength. If it's a team-based format, then I'll need to find a few reliable and strong teammates, or perhaps cooperate with the Special Affairs Bureau...

Thinking of reliable teammates, an image inexplicably flashed before Liu Wu Dai's eyes: a cocky, swaggering figure with a sharp tongue, standing alone atop vines and facing a monstrous tide of Evil Spirits.

I wonder if that person is on this battle power leaderboard...

Liu Wu Dai happened to possess the qualifications to establish a guild.

With the recent updates to the Killing Field game, as long as a guild was established, even players who weren't Lv20 could invite other guild members of similar levels to join them in the same script mission.