Chapter 32 - 29 Dragon Slayer Guild
The video of the Sea Battle God-level Hero Blood Sea Wave from the China Region being killed to level 0 by an ordinary gunner shocked thousands of players on the forum.
Although exposing one's shortcomings wasn't Blood Sea Wave's style, in this day and age, if you want to become famous, especially internationally, the fastest and most effective way is to expose flaws. Good deeds may remain unknown while bad ones spread far and wide. Fame is beneficial to the newly established Blood Sea Studio for quickly becoming well-known and also for striking back at enemies.
After learning about Blood Sea Wave's ordeal, the three loyal brothers who had just bought accounts and joined the game realized that so much had happened in just one day yesterday. What expression should they use to face it?
In any case, even the Hero News program responded quickly to this sensational event, as Hero News always stands on the cutting edge of fashion.
Host, "Hello, dear players. We're broadcasting a quick news update for you in real-time about a regrettable PK incident that occurred in the China Region, which has also negatively impacted the international image of Chinese players. Here, we'll again connect by phone with Star Team's Captain Jiang to address the paralysis poison that players are interested in—hello! Captain Jiang, how are you?"
Captain Jiang, "Hello, host. Hello, dear players."
Host, "From the video footage provided by the parties involved and the battle records, this paralysis poison has the ability to interrupt the opponent's actions. Doesn't this mean that those slow-attack enemies can never even strike?"
Captain Jiang, "Taking Da Fei's gunner as an example, the gunner's attack speed was 10. Theoretically, as long as the enemy's attack speed is below 5 points, they wouldn't be fast enough to strike even after being shot twice. In such a case, they indeed can never make a move. This is certainly a very bizarre weapon enchantment. However, zombies in the game have an attack speed of 6 points, and it's already tough to find a unit more sluggish than zombies. So the situation where someone can't strike at all is extremely rare."
Host, "But in any battle, interrupting the opponent even once can often determine the outcome, right?"
Captain Jiang nodded, "Indeed. However, it's certain that this paralysis poison is an extraordinarily rare weapon enchantment and can't be equipped on a large scale within troops. So its impact on large-scale battles is still minimal. But players need not worry. Whether it's the zombies' corpse poison or other poison damage, as long as players equip themselves with poison resistance gear, they can effectively prevent the poison's special effects. Poison resistance equipment can be obtained by enchantment at the Main City's Alchemy Guild..."
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Dragon Slayer Network Entertainment Company, one of China's three major esports clubs and one of China's top three online game guilds, the Dragon Slayer Guild headquarters.
At this moment, the company's chairman, Ma Yinglong, watched this episode of Hero News with a frown, looking rather depressed.
"Star! Star! They ask Star even for the smallest things! Every day, it's just Star!" His assistant, Chang Liang, dismissed, "The server's been open for only four days. It's uncertain if they'll even be the first to form a guild in the game. No need to panic, brother; if we train hard, we'll definitely claim the title of China Region's number one guild."
Ma Yinglong nodded, "Indeed, which is why we must go all out to be the first to establish a guild. This game is different from previous games; it's a world-class game. Being the first to form a guild represents international image and is crucial for the interests of the company's guild. We must give it our all this time."
Chang Liang nodded, "Don't worry, brother. By the way, this Blood Sea Wave seems promising. Should we find a way to bring him over?"
Ma Yinglong casually replied, "If he's willing, that would be great, at least maintain a cooperative relationship."
Chang Liang immediately said, "Got it, I'll immediately instruct below—no, it's better if I contact him personally."
Ma Yinglong smiled, "Then it'll be trouble for you."
Ma Yinglong, President of the Dragon Slayer Guild, game ID, Dragon Scale, had been focusing on the company's operations and hadn't played games in years. Chang Liang, Ma Yinglong's successor, top expert of the Dragon Slayer Guild, game ID, Dragon Teeth, was a famous professional competitor in China.
This episode of Hero News stirred up unpleasant, or more accurately, painful memories for him.
Da Fei! Someone who made him grit his teeth in anger! There were many with the same name online, but whether this Da Fei was the one from before was unimportant. However, it was precisely this scum who destabilized the Dragon Slayer Guild's once number-one position, allowing Star and Ninth Heaven to rise and form the current tripartite situation among China's three giant online game guilds. And now, Star had surpassed Dragon Slayer in many aspects, faintly becoming the China Region's top player guild.
Many years ago, Ma Yinglong was just a young man skipping classes to spend nights in internet cafes. He was passionate about online games, not only having exceptional skills but also keen tactical insight and voice command ability, which gathered his first batch of loyal followers. At that time, they made gold groups, hitting equipment and selling it for money, thriving splendidly.
Where could you find such good fortune as playing favorite games and earning several times more than others working regular jobs? The answer was joining Brother Long's team!
Thus, Ma Yinglong's offline elite team, the Dragon Slayer Guild website, was officially established. Whatever game was fun and had business opportunities, their team would enter it. The guild's scale kept growing, with more offline branches popping up, to the point where the Dragon Slayer Guild's presence became a game's popularity indicator, even deciding a game's fate!
Reaching such a level in gaming brought tremendous benefits along. The Dragon Slayer Guild became an object of flattery for major game companies, no longer comparable to simple gold farming and selling items.
Then that year, a game named "Dynasty" was launched, and the Dragon Slayer Guild was invited into the game with handsome remuneration from the game company.
In that same year, the Dragon Slayer Guild encountered a scumbag named Da Fei. Initially, he stole Guild Leader Dragon Scale's BOSS-level pet tiger in Newbie Village, then acted arrogantly using the tiger's power. The Dragon Slayer Guild sent some lower-level members to besiege him, but this scumbag was relentless.
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Afterward, to be the first to establish a guild in the game, the Dragon Slayer Guild forced a BOSS kill despite members lacking adequate levels, attempting to explode a guild token. At the critical moment of the battle, that scumbag named Da Fei suddenly rushed in, causing a team wipe and snatching the half-dead BOSS and the guild token. The worst part was this scumbag even registered the Dragon Slayer Guild name!
Having their trademark hijacked, this incident caused a significant reputational hit for the Dragon Slayer Guild.
To recover their reputation, Dragon Scale suffered in silence, sending someone to negotiate privately with this Da Fei, offering money to buy back the guild. But Da Fei was impossible to communicate with! He didn't trust Dragon Slayer Guild's sincerity! Not only that, he intensified his actions, recruiting rogue low-life players from the entire server into the guild to PK everywhere, tarnishing the Dragon Slayer Guild's reputation under the guise of curing internet addiction and spoiling the gaming environment.
Ultimately, the game Dynasty ended without a sound, and the Dragon Slayer Guild declined from victory. Star and Ninth Heaven rose, forming the existing tripartite situation.
Running a business isn't like playing a game, after all. A failed BOSS push merely meant respawning and trying again, but a business misstep was one marred journey.
Since that incident, Ma Yinglong became more cautious and mature; mistakes allow growth.
And now, Heroic Creation Era, this international game, was even more significant. This time, the Dragon Slayer Guild must unite every possible alliance and strive to reach the pinnacle once more!
While pondering, the secretary appeared, whispering in his ear, "Boss, President Igarashi wants to meet and have a chat with you personally."
Ma Yinglong frowned, then sighed, "Alright, arrange a time. I'm free anytime. Note, confidentiality is paramount; even Chang Liang must not know."
"Understood."