"... Single-handedly dealt with the beast swarm? That's really unbelievable."
Reinforcements, always less timely than needed.
When they arrived, everything had already calmed down.
The destruction of the Gray Axe Tribe who initiated the beast swarm, and the hunting down of their core, the Mother of Stone-dragon, signified the end of it all.
"Lu Ping'an, a senior at the Ancient City University?"
"No, I think he's a freshman, just graduated from high school last year... Truly, youth is to be admired."
"Have you heard? He has a cursed Rule-Level item...."
"Don't be stupid, he has a background in the Special Service Team, and besides, high-level Taboo items are not so rare now, I heard that a lot were obtained from the Foreign Domain this time, maybe we should try...."
Rumors, or gossip, accompanied the news of victory, circulating across several levels.
In a way, Lu Ping'an became the focus of this battle, or rather, the "hero"....
