The next morning, Han Jingzhi woke up to the refreshing sunlight flooding his room.
"I'm back already?" He thought, getting out of bed and checking the time. It was just 7:20 a.m. in the morning.
Since it was still early, he got up and exited the room.
As Han Jingzhi opened the door, he heard sounds coming from the kitchen and couldn't help but smile warmly.
"Good morning... Han Yao, do you need some help while preparing breakfast?"
Han Yao looked back and smiled happily when she saw that Han Jingzhi had stood up earlier than expected. She naturally accepted his help, and the two of them began preparing breakfast.
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After preparing breakfast together, Han Jingzhi and Han Yao enjoyed a warm and friendly meal. Afterwards, Han Jingzhi washed both the silverware and tidied up.
Soon Han Yao packed her bag and began leaving for school while Han Jingzhi escorted her to the bus stop and bid her goodbye after giving her some pocket money.
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Back inside the house, Han Jingzhi sat on the sofa and switched the television on, putting it in a news station.
"Mysterious Player Demonic Troll strikes again" said the headline.
"What?" Han Jingzhi was surprised, he knew it was him without a doubt because the game doesn't allow players to bear the same username that has already been chosen by another.
Seeing this, Han Jingzhi then decided to listen attentively to what the newscaster was about to broadcast about him.
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"Mysterious Player Demonic Troll strikes again: Earlier yesterday around 3 a.m. in the middle of the night, another grand system notice belonging to this mysterious Player appeared again, shocking everyone.
Several complaints were lodged earlier yesterday to the official game creator, Mr. Music Mister.
However, this was his reply to every lodged complaint made yesterday."
The newscaster paused, and then played an audio... The audio started with a creepy laughter that sounded clown-like before the real speech started...
"To all Players in the Revolution Online World complaining about the Player 'Demonic Troll'... I have nothing much to say than to tell you all to work harder and not think hard about some other Player's hard-earned success... Player Demonic Troll didn't use any cheat or what so ever... In fact, all he did was totally legit... Good luck... Muhahaha" the audio ended quickly, and the reporter continued speaking...
"The bounty on Player Demonic Troll's identity has increased by two-..."
But Han Jingzhi was no longer listening.
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[Welcome to Revolution Online. Wish you safe gaming!.]
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"She's not here?" Han Jingzhi looked around for a charming figure, but Lilith was nowhere to be found.
"Where could she have gone?" He was curious and decided to sit down and wait for her. Seconds soon turned to minutes, and minutes soon turned to hours. Lilith still hadn't shown up.
Just as Han Jingzhi was about to log out, a sudden announcement appeared in the sky, attracting countless gazes from below.
[World Announcement: Congratulations! Player Dark Fate has become the world's first player to have obtained a guardian! ]
While Han Jingzhi was wondering what type of guardian this Player Dark Fate had obtained, everybody else was surprised to see 'Player Dark Fate' instead of the usual 'Player Demonic Troll' who was thought to have another shock for the world. But of course, many players were also relieved to know that Demonic Troll would no longer be the only legend in the world.
"Guardian, huh!" Han Jingzhi thought already having desires of obtaining one for himself.
However, the question was... 'How can he obtain one?'
"I wish, Lilith was here... Perhaps she'd have answers to my questions?"
Suddenly, as if heaven heard his thoughts, the earth trembled.
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The sound of metals clashing resounded, followed by loud cursing.
"Just die already bitch!"
"In your dreams!"
Boom! A loud explosion appeared in the distance, startling Han Jingzhi.
'What just happened?'
Clang! The sound of metals clashing resounded again, and a gust of wind suddenly swept the place, almost sending Han Jingzhi off his feet.
"Hehehe... What have you seen so far?"
"You're evil, Luo Yutain! If I don't kill you today, I'm not Jang Gang!"
"Ahahaha! A mere half-step Bronze rank evolver like you dares to act arrogant and think you can kill me?"
Bang!
Visible ripples filled with profound power swiftly swept towards the sky after every clash, sending chills down Han Jingzhi's spine each time it swept past him.
"It is actually two people fighting against each other that is causing this much phenomenon?" Han Jingzhi was shocked.
Soon, two figures could be seen fighting each other in the air from where Han Jingzhi was. One of them was with glowing purple hair, and the other with jet black long hair. They were flying back and forth, throwing powerful punches, kicks, and strikes at each other, and each time they do so creates ripples upon being blocked by the other person.
The fight in the air lasted for many minutes without anyone gaining an upper hand over the other as they seemed to be equally matched.
However, when the duos drew closer and closer towards the place where Han Jingzhi was standing, the destructive ripples created by the clashes of their weapons also became painful and unbearable to him.
Despite not being part of the fight, Han Jingzhi could feel a dominative pressure loom above him making it harder and difficult for him to breathe, and his body felt as though it was being pressed under a huge boulder.
After all, he hasn't embarked on the path of evolution despite being so powerful. So his body, of course, could not withstand such powerful pressures emanating from strong Evolvers as the difference between an evolver and a non-evolver was imaginably high. (This evolution begins as soon as you reach level one and also an additional stat called soul power and rank would be added... this soul power could be obtained through killing other ranked monster or players and obtain their soul power and this soul power further strengthen a players body in the game and make it handle certain pressures and features of the game.
[A/N: You'll understand it better when you see it in action]
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"Eat my three burning flame strike and die bastard!"
"Hmph! Too weak! Way too weak! Frozen dragon eyes! "
Hong!...
A ripple far superior to the previous swept through the place until it could no longer be seen on the horizon.
Cough! Han Jingzhi could no longer resist the pressure and coughed up a mouthful of blood. "Damn! This is getting really serious! " He wiped the blood from his mouth with the back of his hand.
"I can even taste the iron-like taste of blood…" Han Jingzhi was completely immersed at this moment. The pain in his body and the realistic features of this game temporarily made him forget that this was just a game.
"If they get any closer, I will definitely die from collateral damage! " He began running away from the two, but the clashes between them were also getting stronger.
"Seven sacred bursting strikes!"
Bang!
"Water severing slash!"
Boom! Trees fell and the clouds scattered from the impact, while Han Jingzhi was sent flying towards a tree, losing consciousness a moment later.
"Hahahaha! Jang Gang, what's wrong? Didn't you say that you will kill me today? " One of the figures, the one with jet black hair began laughing hysterically while pointing at the other person who was missing an arm. "The Northern Guild... People simply are too arrogant, you all just don't know when to stop... Look you've lost a body part just to kill me... hehehe very soon you'd lose the rest! Hahaha"
"You..." Jang Gang was more infuriated.
"Argh!… I WILL KILL YOU! " He roared as his pupils turned bright purple. Soon his body began to undergo changes as his severed arm regenerated at an impossible speed.
"What! ? " The eyes of Luo Yutain widened from shock. "You… how!"
"I will avenge everyone today by killing you even if I have to lose all four of my limbs and become crippled! " His eyes and nose began bleeding purple blood as veins appeared all over his body. "Demonic Transformation!"
"Impossible!..."
"Hehehe... You just wait... Demonic Star burst!"
Purple glows began covering Jang Gang all over as his aura that seemed below bronze rank 2 was now appeared to be peak bronze rank 3 only a step from reaching silver rank 1.
"LUO YUTAIN!..." Jang Gang roared as his killing intent soured beyond the cloud.
"GO TO HELL!!!" A purple radiance flashed out of Jang Gang's eyes immediately going through Luo Yutain's chest who vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Huh!"
However, before Jang Gang could launch his killing strike to destroy the whole place, the clouds suddenly splitted apart as a silhouette of a beautiful young woman dressed in a white one-piece dress descended from the sky and landed between them.
"Stop!" The woman ordered.
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End Of Chapter 8