**Chapter 48: The Second Monster Siege and the Ranking List Reveal**
After receiving the system notification about the incoming monster siege, a subtle smile crept onto Su Yu's face.
Triggering this siege wasn't about defeating the Wolf King again. The experience points from the Wolf King, though decent at 1000 points, and the loot weren't particularly valuable for him at this point. Instead, Su Yu's real intention was to demonstrate to the forum players — those criticizing and mocking him — that the Wolf King wasn't something anyone could defeat at this early stage of the game.
He wanted to shut down the trolls and naysayers flooding the forums with accusations and insults. After all, Su Yu planned to recruit elite players with the powerful equipment he'd gathered, and he couldn't afford to have his future reputation stained by the forum trolls. If he didn't act now, their negative chatter would only escalate, hurting his plans.
With that in mind, Su Yu left the Wolf King Valley near Breeze Village and returned to Novice Village No. 6.
Back in Breeze Village, chaos erupted.
The news about the system announcement, "Monster Siege at Breeze Village," spread like wildfire across all the novice villages. Players from different servers gathered, ready to take on this new challenge.
Even major guilds like *Emperor Blood*, *Heaven Slaying Guild*, and *Muyun* scrambled to organize teams to enter the Wolf King Valley, hoping to strike the boss down. However, the guild members quickly discovered they couldn't even make it past the entrance. Wild wolves patrolling the valley fiercely repelled them within just a few steps. Embarrassed, they had no choice but to retreat to the village.
An hour later, the second **Howling Moon Wolf King** and its pack of over a hundred wolf cubs launched an attack on Breeze Village.
As Su Yu predicted, the wolves completely dominated the players.
The Wolf King, being a Level 10 boss, was simply too powerful. The defense skills of players at Levels 4 and 5 were useless against it. The Wolf King tore through their defenses, mercilessly targeting the backlines where the weak priests and mages tried to support their teams. The battlefield was filled with white flashes of light as players fell, one after the other.
The wolves advanced, gaining ground rapidly.
After half an hour of this massacre, the system issued a new announcement to all players:
**"Ding! Breeze Village has fallen in the attack by the [Howling Moon Wolf King]. Breeze Village will be unavailable for the next 48 hours. Players are advised to seek refuge in other villages!"**
The last few survivors reported that, even at the siege's conclusion, the Wolf King still had 46% of its health remaining.
Faced with such a crushing defeat, the tone of the forums shifted dramatically.
The players who had just moments ago been calling Su Yu a "thief" or a "scammer" now fell silent. Instead, complaints flooded in about the impossible strength of the Wolf King:
- "That Wolf King is too fast! It's like it's teleporting!"
- "It ignores all defenses and just goes for the backlines! Who can survive that?"
- "And it's got a dozen guards, each a level 10 boss! How is anyone supposed to take that down?"
- "I'd love to know how the first Wolf King was killed. Whoever did it must be a god-tier player!"
- "Was there some kind of glitch that killed the first one?"
- "Come on, have you ever seen a bug like that in a game?"
No one scolded Su Yu anymore. Instead, players were filled with curiosity: **How had the first Wolf King been defeated?** And by whom?
Su Yu, however, wasn't paying attention to the forums. After returning to Nolan Village, he immediately headed back to Wolf King Valley to grind and level up. His goal was simple: he wouldn't leave the valley until he hit level 10.
About an hour and a half later, while Su Yu was focused on leveling, he received the system notification about Breeze Village's fall. Shortly after, he got a message from Snowfall:
"Senior, that siege boss was incredible! It completely wiped out Breeze Village! I don't think those trolls on the forums will dare to criticize you anymore!"
Su Yu replied calmly, "It's normal. At this stage, no players can deal with the Wolf King. I knew that from the start."
Snowfall hesitated for a moment before asking, "Then how did *you* kill the first Wolf King?"
Su Yu smirked and responded, "A high-level NPC passed by and gave me a buff."
Snowfall fell silent. "..."
Snowfall quickly changed the subject. "I have some other things to take care of. When do you plan to form the Yellow Turban Army?"
"Not yet. We'll wait until most players have reached level 10," Su Yu replied.
"Got it," Snowfall said, ending the chat.
The reason Su Yu planned to form a guild was to prepare for one of the game's core late-game features: the **Mage Tower**.
As the players' levels increased, the number of monsters of the same level would decrease. For example, at level 84, there were only 12 NPCs stronger than the **Star Casting Dragon King** in the entire game. At that point, grinding monsters for experience became almost impossible. Quest rewards wouldn't offer enough experience either.
That's why mages in the late game had to construct their own Mage Towers. By accumulating monster materials and placing them in the tower's core **Magic Pool**, mages could purify and absorb the magic from the pool to continue leveling up. Gathering these monster materials required help from countless players.
For Su Yu to reach the pinnacle of strength both in the game and outside it, he would need the support of millions — maybe even tens of millions — of players to gather materials for him. Only by uniting so many people could he achieve the kind of power necessary to stand against the Skrulls.
This was also why Su Yu had developed such a deep hatred for the **Heaven Slaying Sword**. After countless sacrifices and the pooling of immense resources, how could those who reached the pinnacle of strength betray humanity? It was unforgivable.
Originally, Su Yu had planned to partner with Guo Jia in the later stages of the game. But now, he realized that forming his own guild and cultivating a group of loyal players was the best course of action.
With these thoughts in mind, Su Yu continued his relentless slaughter of **Howling Moon Wolves** in the valley.
By 7 p.m., Su Yu's experience bar was full, and he finally reached level 10!
Upon reaching this milestone, all online players were greeted with a system announcement:
**"Ding! A player has reached level 10. The ranking leaderboard is now open!"**
The busy leveling zones in novice villages fell silent for a moment, followed by a chorus of astonished reactions:
"What? Someone's reached level 10? I'm still at level 4!"
"I've been grinding all day, and I'm only level 5. Who's this god-tier player?"
Players hurriedly opened their system interfaces to check the newly revealed ranking list:
1. **Nemesis**, Level 10, Mage.
2. **A Thousand Cups Without Getting Drunk**, Level 8, Assassin.
3. **Emperor Blood Kills the Sky**, Level 8, Warrior.
4. **Iced Tea**, Level 7, Assassin.
5. **Cangshan Has a Well**, Level 7, Archer.
The players couldn't contain their excitement:
- "I bow down to the gods! Even if I played 24/7, I wouldn't hit level 7!"
- "Nemesis is on another level! Two whole levels ahead of second place!"
- "And it's hard for mages to level up early on! After casting a few spells, they're out of mana. How did Nemesis get there so fast?"
- "While we're stuck here, Nemesis is already headed to the main city!"
Screenshots of the ranking list quickly flooded the official forums, sparking wild discussions among players.
Meanwhile, Zhong Feng, sitting at home eating bread, was browsing the forum on his laptop. The moment he saw Su Yu's name in the ranking list, his jaw dropped, and suddenly, his bread didn't taste so good.
Not long after, his comrade, **Range is the Truth**, messaged him:
"Old Zhong, did you see the rankings?"
"I did."
"What do you think?"
"I think... Senior Zhang Jiao is incredible."
"We've got to figure out how to catch up! We can't let someone from the past outplay us modern people!"
"It's going to be tough! But remember, the stronger Senior Zhang Jiao is, the better it is for all of us."
"True enough."
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(End of Chapter)