"He alone... even dared not provoke those forces with millions of players? Isn't that a bit exaggerated?" Doraemon B hesitated. Anyone hearing such rumors for the first time would find them unbelievable. In the virtual gaming world, there was always a relative fairness, with everyone starting at the same point and existing in the same world. Even though differences in strength might arise due to levels, equipment, etc., how wide could these gaps really be? This was a world where rules were set, not like the mythical creatures capable of facing thousands alone in fantasy novels.
"I knew you would say that. If I were you, I'd probably think the same. But about the name of the Invincible Evil Emperor Kilo... let me casually mention a few things he has done," Doraemon A continued.
"Every player will have their own favorite and most suitable profession. Even if the game changes, professions generally don't. Especially for top players pursuing the pinnacle of strength, they will always choose the profession that best suits them... But Kilo is an exception, and this is one of his evil traits. Three years ago, in a game called 'Void Space,' he chose the assassin profession. Within 'Void Space,' his reputation moved the entire world. He accomplished countless great deeds in 'Void Space,' among which, one time, he clashed with a guild master named Blood Wolf, whom he killed in less than five seconds. If one were sensible, this matter should have ended there. However, out of resentment, that guild master dispatched hundreds of high-level players to besiege Kilo several days later... Those hundreds of players ended up not being able to do anything to Kilo. Instead, half of them died. And from that day on, that guild master was assassinated by Kilo a total of seventy-two times. No matter what time it was, no matter where he fled, no matter how many people were around him, as long as he was online, he never escaped Kilo's assassination. In less than half a month, Kilo managed to reduce the guild master's level to below ten and force him back to the newbie village. But it didn't end there. Whenever the guild master stepped out of the newbie village, Kilo immediately killed him and sent him back. Later, the guild master never appeared in 'Void Space' again, and the Blood Wolf guild completely disbanded."
"Two years ago, 'Skyrise' swept the world, and Kilo chose the Shieldbearer profession in this game. Shieldbearer are typically high defense and low attack, but his attack and defense capabilities were equally strong. What's even more terrifying is that Shieldbearer usually have the weakest mobility among all professions, but Kilo's mobility was much stronger than assassins'. When the powerful attack, defense, and agility are concentrated on one person, Kilo was called a 'BUG' by all 'Skyrise' players at that time... Let me give you an example. It was about half a year after 'Skyrise' launched. At that time, the second-ranked guild, Red Leaf Guild, was in a large-scale attack-defense battle with the War Soul Hall. The defending Red Leaf Guild was clearly at a disadvantage when Kilo happened to pass by... just passing by. Then he joined the defending team with a sword and shield. His participation instantly threw the majority of the War Soul Hall's player team into chaos. The original advantage gradually turned into a disadvantage, and the attacking team was eventually forced to retreat without achieving anything. Kilo, just one person, completely reversed the situation... And that siege battle had a player scale of twenty thousand! Afterward, he casually told the guild master of Red Leaf Guild that the reason he intervened was that he found the name 'Red Leaf Guild' pleasing to the eye, that's all."
"After that, War Soul Hall wisely didn't trouble Kilo. Kilo's character is famously eccentric. He doesn't need a reason for doing things. He helped the Red Leaf Guild not because he had any relationship with them, nor did he have any grudges with the War Soul Hall. I reckon he would have forgotten about it the next day. But if the War Soul Hall provoked Kilo, that would truly be picking a fight with him, and those who have grudges with him or his forces would live in... uh, dire straits every day."
"And in this game 'God Slayer,' Kilo has a different profession - ranger. Six months ago, a large group of monsters attacked a town called Luoyan. Kilo single-handedly guarded the entire eastern side of the town, not allowing a single monster to enter. Three months ago, a Lord-level BOSS appeared in the Northern Sunday Forest. Three hundred players from the same battle group were struggling to fight the BOSS, but unfortunately encountered Kilo passing by. It is said that he stood by and watched for most of the time, then made a move. With just a bow, he forcibly took away the ownership of this BOSS from hundreds of players, then picked up all the equipment dropped by the BOSS and left in the stunned gazes of those players. That chaotic battle was recorded by a player and caused a huge sensation for a long time. Kilo's swift movements and astonishing judgment in the video made people exclaim that he was possessed by an archery god. In that melee, Kilo didn't let the Lord-level BOSS touch him at all. And those hundreds of players became moving meat shields against the BOSS under his precise manipulation and calculations..."
"His legendary deeds are too numerous to list, but like Blood Demon Moon, no one knows what he looks like or his real identity to this day. Even the intelligence networks of major forces couldn't find any clues."
Doraemon B listened with his mouth wide open, dumbfounded, as he heard Dora Amon's narration, as if he were listening to a mythical story.
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Exactly eleven o'clock.
Opening a large can of fruit, tilting his head back, he almost poured it directly into his stomach without any chewing. Alex casually tossed the tin can aside, and it flew far away along a not-so-spectacular arc, landing on the ground with a 'clang,' surrounded by various empty bottles and cans scattered around, filling the air with an unusual and unpleasant odor.
This was how Alex had lunch. His room was messy, the sheets were never folded, and the living room was more like a garbage dump. No one would think that inside this extremely luxurious villa was being treated so badly. Alex had long been accustomed to everything here. To him, this was just a resting place. Was it important whether it was dirty or not?
He pressed a button on the remote control, and the TV turned on. If he remembered correctly, there would be one last press conference by the operator of 'Destiny,' the Beyond Group, before 'Destiny' launched. He didn't want to miss it.
On the screen appeared the white-haired old man who was already well-known throughout the world. He appeared to be over eighty years old, with a gentle demeanor, benevolent eyebrows, and kind eyes. He was Eric, the president of the Beyond Group, and also the main developer of 'Destiny'... And a shocking fact was that there were only two developers of 'Destiny' in total, one was him, and the other was called Alpha. Others involved were only engaged in the manufacturing, transportation, and distribution of gaming equipment.
An even more astonishing fact was that Alpha was an extraterrestrial, a real extraterrestrial. His identity had been confirmed and proven by all the countries in the world. And this identity was one of the reasons why 'Destiny' caused such a huge sensation, but only one of them. Even though the publicity for 'Destiny' indicated that it was based on alien technology seven hundred years ahead of Earth, countless people were still shocked by how Eric expanded the influence of this game to such a terrifying extent... The world's top ten banks jointly supported it, the seven largest virtual gaming companies in the world all declared a change of business, and all countries in the world, with the government as the main body, vigorously promoted it... Each one was an honor that no previous game had ever had.