Chapter 12: A Lucky Bastard and a Tech Whiz?

“Let’s call it... Moonlight Supremacy.”

“Confirmed!”

[Notice: This nickname already exists. Please try another.]

“Tch... so it really won’t work?” Su Nian raised an eyebrow, not particularly surprised.

He had originally wanted to test for loopholes in the system, to somehow claim a duplicate name and use it to frame others. After all, in his previous life, he had a significant history with the owner of Moonlight Supremacy, also known as the Moonlight Club.

Since duplicate names weren’t allowed, he decided on another.

“How about... Scourge of the World?”

Yes, this name suited his alternate character perfectly!

“This one it is. Let’s see if it works.”

Su Nian clicked confirm again.

[Are you sure you want to change this nickname?]

[Note: Once confirmed, it cannot be changed.]

“Whoa... this amazing ID isn’t taken by anyone? Confirmed, confirmed!” Su Nian decisively locked in the nickname.

[Nickname successfully set!]

Seeing this, Su Nian put on the mask with the ghost face pattern.

In the next moment,

The ‘Emperor’ title above his head instantly changed to — Scourge of the World!

“Not bad!”

Satisfied, Su Nian glanced around.

With his current strength,

He definitely couldn’t clear the third level.

For safety’s sake,

The best choice was to find a way out, remember the location of this hidden dungeon, and return when he had grown stronger.

Having made up his mind, Su Nian wasted no time.

Soon, he returned to the initial passage, where he found a narrow hidden switch.

Entering the narrow opening, he followed the only path.

After walking about a hundred or two hundred meters, he reached the end of the passage and saw a tightly sealed stone door.

He flipped the nearby switch, and as the stone door slowly opened, the blinding sunlight outside gradually illuminated the entire cave.

Seeing this, Su Nian eagerly poked his head out, curious about the whereabouts of this hidden dungeon.

But as soon as he looked...

He was genuinely shocked!

“Oh my goodness...” Su Nian’s eyes widened, mouth twitching slightly. “How could someone have found this place in my previous life?”

Could that person have X-ray vision?

Or were they, like him,

Randomly teleported here?

It was no wonder Su Nian thought this way.

Just look at this sheer mountain towering over a thousand meters!

Who in their right mind would build their hideout halfway up a mountain like this?

Is that even reasonable?

With this location, if not for that lucky player accidentally stumbling upon it in his past life, it might never have been discovered even in the late stages of the game...

After some silent grumbling,

Su Nian realized the map was now accessible!

“Let me see... From here to the Rock Cavern... Whoa! It’s at least dozens of kilometers away?”

After a resigned sigh, he marked his current position on the map before choosing to log out.

That’s right!

Logging out and logging back in would teleport him directly to the newbie village!

Why bother trekking all that way on foot?

Besides, he now had a new identity and no longer feared being targeted by schemers who might hinder his progress.

The moment Su Nian vanished,

The stone door behind him slowly closed.

The next moment,

Su Nian logged back in.

[Current Execute Probability: 6.28%.]

Gazing at the Execute probability in the talent section, Su Nian was quite pleased.

Thankfully, he hadn’t triggered an execution in the treasure zone.

Now, it was time to take on the rock golem!

He switched into full boss-grinding mode!

...

A few minutes later.

“Ha! Take this!”

“Take that too!”

Inside the Rock Cavern, Su Nian was mercilessly harassing and torturing the powerless but enraged rock golem before him!

Unbeknownst to him, not far away on a rocky wall, a slender and slight figure watched the scene in awe!

“No way...”

“Is he really soloing the boss?”

“How is that possible?”

Hou Xiaoyu’s handsome, pale face was filled with disbelief.

He had been grinding nearby when he happened upon this lone player entering the Rock Cavern and, driven by curiosity, came to observe.

But what he saw completely stunned him!

The figure’s movements seemed effortless, yet every attack from the boss was dodged by mere millimeters, allowing perfect counterattacks.

It was as if every boss strike,

Every skill,

Was already calculated in advance...

Terrifying!

Hurriedly, Hou Xiaoyu recorded a few seconds of the scene and posted it to a group chat called “Magnificent Wind Club,” tagging all members.

Thanks to his tip, many in the group quickly noticed the video and opened it with curiosity.

Within seconds, the previously calm chat exploded with activity!

[“When the disguise is shed: What? Someone’s already using scripts right after the server opened? How is this even a fair marketplace? Is there any law here? Any rules at all?”]

[“Desperate Poor Guy: Use your brain, do you really think this virtual MMO is like any regular PC game? The guy in the video is probably a pro player!”]

[“Manager Wang: This goes beyond pro players! Even though pros have better game sense, do you think anyone could adapt to this level of precision in just a few hours after launch?”]

[“God L: Exactly. Didn’t you notice? His movements look like muscle memory. Even I couldn’t pull this off within a year or two!”]

Upon reading this,

Everyone fell silent...

Having a top-tier player awakening an S-level talent or obtaining divine gear within a day was already extraordinary.

And now...

Here came another, relying solely on movement skills,

Capable of soloing bosses: Scourge of the World.

Truly a freak of fortune,

And a master technician.

[Hou Xiaoyu: @Magnificent Wind, bro, want me to try recruiting this powerhouse into our club?]

[Magnificent Wind: With your skills? Your chance of solo killing him is higher than recruiting him. I’ll handle recruiting such a big shot myself.]

Hou Xiaoyu clenched his fists tightly!

But before he could reply...

[Magnificent Wind: By the way, this guy must have gear. While he’s distracted fighting the boss, use your talents to assassinate him. Just hand over his equipment afterward, my dear brother.]

[Hou Xiaoyu: Even if I succeed and escape from the boss, aren’t you worried he’ll come after our club later?]

[Magnificent Wind: Who says you’re even in our club? If I don’t say it, if you don’t say it, if no one in the group says it, does he know?]

Reading this response,

Hou Xiaoyu gritted his teeth, his eyes reddening.

“Why...”

“Is everyone always against me like this?”