I've Become the King of Villains in the Game

"——Did you two join another random team and then loot corpses again?"

The speaker’s ID was "Frost Star."

"——That’s so damn despicable, you’ll get what’s coming to you sooner or later."

Another ID, "Snowball," chimed in.

Liu Mang rolled his eyes.

"——I know you’re just jealous, so I won’t take it to heart... By the way, where are Lan Shi, Forget-Me-Not, and Candy? I can’t find them anywhere."

"——It’s hilarious, they ran into BeiZi’s squad, got into a fight, and were all killed... They’re probably still sulking."

Someone with the ID "Rising Deer" explained.

"——The ’Polaris’ who’s number one on the leaderboard?"

Liu Mang was a bit puzzled.

"——Who else? It’s him!"

"——I don’t deny that guy is indeed strong, but he should only be a bit better than me. How could he have wiped out Lan Shi’s group?"

Liu Mang was surprised.

"——I swear, can you check the forum or the leaderboard when you’re doing shady stuff? BeiZi has already ascended to Sequence Six!"

A player with the ID "Hand-brewed Coffee" said.

Liu Mang quickly opened the leaderboard. The first place "Polaris" was clearly already level 84, making him raise an eyebrow.

"——Damn, he’s faster than me! Looks like I need to pick up the pace, pull off two more jobs today, then go get the Transcendent Knowledge for Sequence Six!"

"——Got a lead?"

Frost Star asked.

"——I triggered a mission over in Byron Kingdom that involves the inheritance of a high-ranking member of the Destiny Faction, and I’m almost done with it."

Liu Mang crushed a soda can and casually tossed it aside, then spoke in the channel.

"——Wow! Congrats! Hurry up and ascend, then drag BeiZi down from the top spot. I want to see a bloodbath!"

"——And avenge Lan Shi at the same time, perfect."

"——Too bad the captain’s not here; otherwise, he’d be congratulating you too."

The other members of the Chosen Squad chimed in.

"——I don’t have Animal Mimicry, so I’m not his match yet, but sooner or later, I’ll face him... I don’t really care about being number one; I just want to prove that even without clinging to Jack’s coattails, I can still become a powerful Destiny Faction player."

Liu Mang grinned.

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"BeiZi, we’re in the spotlight again."

In a low-rent apartment, Dragon King looked up in surprise and said.

He glanced at the sulking Doghead Gold and the others on the sofa, and his smile faltered, hesitating before giving up on continuing the joke and explained directly:

"Ahem, but the way we’re in the spotlight is a bit absurd... Lan Shi posted the fight video on the forum, but it was edited to only show the parts where we got killed."

"That bastard’s desperate to get famous!"

Doghead Gold said angrily.

Dongyang was relatively calm, sighed, and said:

"It’s normal. After all, he’s now the future poster child of the Lost Names guild. He needs fame to support him and will bring traffic to the guild in the future... But stepping on us to get ahead has forged a grudge."

"Forget it, let’s not talk about this for now."

Pumpkin tried to lighten the tense atmosphere and then turned to smile sweetly and said:

"BeiZi, I haven’t had the chance to congratulate you on ascending to Sequence Six..."

Polaris’s attention wasn’t on the conversation; he was browsing the game forum with a slight frown.

Regarding the popular post "Rout! Polaris Squad slaughtered like pigs!" he just skimmed over it, focusing on another post.

The content was about changes in the Spirit World Main Quest.

Some players mentioned that while hunting the Pollution Tide, they encountered retaliatory attacks from "Dark Believers" and "Dark Clan" bosses, resulting in almost complete team wipes.

Often, even the elite squads of official Transcendents would suffer losses against these bosses.

"Looks like the main quest has reached an important stage..."

Polaris remarked, then closed the forum.

He looked up at Pumpkin and the other squad members, smiling:

"Thank you for the congratulations, Pumpkin."

"BeiZi, are we going to the Spirit World to do the main quest today?"

Dragon King suddenly asked.

Polaris glanced at the downcast team members, sighed inwardly, and shook his head:

"Let’s not. We all need a break today... We’ve been grinding dungeons every day, and we’re all a bit tired."

"Oh, okay."

Dragon King showed some disappointment but nodded.

Polaris remained silent for a few seconds.

In fact, after encountering the provocation and attack from Lan Shi’s group, not only were his team members upset, but even his own heart was somewhat stirred.

This stir was more accurately described as a restlessness. He didn’t care about the so-called "number one spot," but as an experienced top player, his battle spirit had been awakened!

A game without rivals is boring.

Originally topping the leaderboard did make him happy for a while, but he soon felt a kind of "loneliness," much like a supreme martial artist in a wuxia story feeling empty due to the lack of worthy opponents.

But after learning about the existence of the Chosen Squad, Polaris once again felt the initial excitement and longing of his gaming career.

He aspired to become stronger!

And to compete with equally strong players!

Polaris’s eyes were calm as he pondered how to quickly enhance his strength when suddenly a prompt box popped up on his interface——

[Triggered A-level Hidden Quest: Study Trip!]

Quest description: Your teacher, Jack Spett, suddenly sent you a message, stating that he plans to travel to the distant Byron Kingdom and invites you to join... Perhaps you will have unexpected gains during this journey.

(Note: Refusing will result in serious consequences!)

Mission Target: 1. Arrive at Lin State, Cold Leaf City within 24 hours, and find Jack Spett at the Generous Church. 2. Follow Jack Spett to Byron Kingdom, duration uncertain.

Quest Rewards: Unknown.

"BeiZi, what’s up?"

Tutu noticed something unusual with Polaris and quickly asked.

Polaris turned his head, seeing the puzzled looks from his squad, took a deep breath, and said:

"I received Jack’s A-level hidden mission..."

He then posted a screenshot of the quest panel in the chat channel. After looking at it, the squad members all showed shocked expressions.

"BeiZi, this..."

"An A-level hidden mission?! Jack is favoring you again!"

"Is there no justice in this world?!"

The squad members reacted strongly.

"Go! BeiZi, go at once! Lan Shi’s group seems not simple, you follow Jack to complete the quest, you can definitely secure the ’top’ position, and whoever dares to provoke us again, you can crush them all!"

Dragon King said excitedly.

Polaris smiled slightly, then clenched his fist.

"Then I’ll set off now!"