Chapter 28: The Petrified Gun King!

Chapter 28: The Petrified Gun King!

Honestly speaking,
the old Chen Mo used to think the same way as Wang Lei did—
that a profession’s strength was mainly determined by the class itself,
with little relation to other factors.

But later,
after witnessing someone with a completely ordinary class successfully soloing a 19-man endgame raid alone,
he realized just how many other elements mattered more than raw class power!

“Old Wang, first look at Xu Xu Baby’s gear—left hand: 50-level inherited equipment; right hand: Terra Bracelet, King’s Star, Kirin Bone Ring, plus the National Sausage with +13. This setup boosts skill levels, triple speed stats, crit attack power, and penetration. It’s at least 3-4 times stronger than your current gear!”

“Then check the consumables he uses. You don’t even use basic Health Potions, while he’s stacking Crit Potions, Damage Potions, Strength Potions—it adds up to massive extra damage!”

“Finally, his playstyle. You fight one monster at a time, but he groups them together. This lets him hit multiple targets simultaneously while saving time from luring and grinding, clearing rooms at maximum speed!”

“So, do you still think he’s cheating?”

Silence.
Suffocating silence.

Wang Lei stood frozen, paralyzed in place.
On one hand, he was stunned that Xu Xu Baby had legitimately broken the class record through meticulous optimization.
On the other hand, he was even more shocked—
how could Chen Mo, a rookie with just over a day’s experience,
spot so many details that he, a veteran Red-Eye player, had completely missed?
If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes,
he’d never believe such a thing could be real!

“Damn, Old Mo, you’re truly incredible! I’ve never seen someone analyze so many details just from watching a video once. You’ve basically mastered the game already. If you ever tried speedrunning, you’d probably be unstoppable!”

“Speedrunning?”

As the saying goes—speak casually, hear seriously.
Wang Lei had only meant to vent his amazement,
but Chen Mo’s eyes suddenly lit up with sharp insight.

Right!
Why hadn’t he thought of speedrunning before?
Although in his previous life he’d been an obscure nobody with no speedrunning experience,
this life granted him memories spanning a decade.
Let alone the countless playstyles and techniques stored in his mind—
pulling out just one would blow everyone’s minds.
Add his current wealth and skill?
If he entered speedrunning, he’d probably become a legend by default!

“Speedrunning, video guides, creating new playstyles, streaming, stockpiling items… Hah! This lifetime’s fortune is guaranteed!”

After a moment of excitement, Chen Mo rushed to turn on his computer.
Reaching max level came first—
without that, he couldn’t even enter dungeons,
let alone compete in speedruns.

As usual, he logged into QQ first.
The moment he connected, the QQ icon in the system tray began flashing—
someone had sent him a message.
With slight curiosity, Chen Mo clicked it open.

Chat Box:
Gun King: Nice one, bro! What big deal now? Emperor’s Seals again? Let me know how many—you name it, I’ll take it all!

Emperor’s Seals?
Seeing Gun King online, Chen Mo’s lips curled into a strange smile.
He quickly typed a reply.

…

Ludong Province.
Inside a luxury apartment, Gun King sat puffing cigarettes while staring eagerly at his screen.

“Big deal? Could Dai Dai Da Shi Xiong have another batch of Imperial Seals?”
“Damn, where the hell does this old scrub keep getting all these Imperial Seals? Never heard of him before!”
“Whatever, as long as he sells to me, I’ll make a killing!”

As Gun King mentally calculated his future profits,
Chen Mo’s reply popped up.

Dai Dai Da Shi Xiong: Not Imperial Seals this time. How about Light City Lord Segharrt Cards? Interested?

“Light City Lord Segharrt Card? What the—just this?”

Staring at the item name, Gun King’s face darkened.
He’d expected some huge deal,
but it was just a Light Card.

Not that Light Cards were unprofitable,
but such ultra-rare items—how many could Chen Mo possibly have?
At most 4-5.
Even if each made him 600 yuan,
that’s only around 3,000 total.
Hardly worth calling a “big deal!”

Though slightly annoyed by Chen Mo’s exaggeration,
Gun King typed back to maintain their relationship.

Gun King: Uh…Bro, honestly, if anyone else sold this I’d pass, but since it’s you, I’ll take it all. How many do you have? Let’s trade now!

Dai Dai Da Shi Xiong: You sure you want all of them?

Gun King: -_-||
Gun King: Definitely. Let’s trade now.

As he typed, Gun King couldn’t help smirking.
Yesterday he’d thought Chen Mo was a serious player with real skills.
But after today’s “hype” and “drama,”
his opinion had completely flipped.

“Turns out he’s not as amazing as I thought—just another scrub who got lucky with Imperial Seals.”

Since he’d already seen Chen Mo log into the game,
Gun King quickly sent a trade request to save time.

Trade Window Opened.
The next second, an item appeared at the top left of the trade interface—
exactly the Light City Lord Segharrt Card!

“This is ridiculous, just two—”
Gun King instinctively started mocking,
but his expression suddenly froze.

He leaned closer to the screen,
counting repeatedly—dozens of times—before finally gasping in shock.

“Two hundred?! Two Hundred Light Cards?!”
“How the hell does he have Two Hundred?!”
“The entire auction house across both Ludong servers only has Ten total!”

Dai Dai Da Shi Xiong: What’s wrong? You were in a hurry to trade, weren’t you?

Faced with Chen Mo’s triple impatient pings,
Gun King wanted to slap himself.
Earlier he’d bragged, “Take all you want!”
Now faced with 200 cards—600 yuan each—
Twelve Thousand yuan total!
Where the hell would he get that much cash?

Gun King: Brother…
Gun King: Dad, wait! I don’t have enough money right now. Give me half an hour—I’ll gather the funds Asap!
Gun King: Please!!!

(End of Chapter)

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