Chapter 132: Upheaval of the Community (2)<em>World</em> was one of the ces most influenced by the Community.
“Hey, did you hear?”
“Hm? About what?”
“Word is they’re gonna create a new legion based on rankings.”
“Legion? But it doesn’t seem like they’re not recruiting that many…”
Calling it a <em>legion</em> despite recruiting only a few people seemed a bit excessive. However…
“They’re just starting it now, but apparently they’ll regrly select Rankers in the future.”
“As long you get selected… I heard you can receive full support from the Gctic Empire.”
One of the most popr systems in <em>World</em> was the Ranking System. It was a stage to prove superiority against strong opponents gathered from all dimensions.
The strongest individuals from various ces who needed worthy opponents could not help being excited by this structure. Moreover, injuries from ranking battles could be healed at any time, provided they were not fatal.Users seeking realbat experience could go to World’s battlefield, gain necessary experience, and even receive enhancement treatments with Merit Points. In case theycked knowledge or training, they could <em>study abroad</em> in the Community’s <em>Archive</em> and Xianxia world, and even obtain elixirs with leftover Merit Points.
It was practicallyying out a yground for them to run wild as they pleased.
<em>-What the heck is Oradge plotting?</em>
<em>-Why is he so desperate to make the users grow?</em>
These questions had been circting ever since Worldunched three years ago. But with the recent creation of the legion, some began to piece it together.
“Dimensional invasion…”
“…Right. Or dimensional war, I guess.”
“…”
An army is organized for war. To attack, or to prepare against attacks. Given the ridiculous power of the Gctic Empire and Oradge, it was not an unreasonable guess. Especially when looking at Oradge’s major policies, everything seemed to be converging toward one answer.
<em>Dimensional conquest…?</em>
Some Community users were detecting the brewing clouds of a dimensional-scale war.
At one point, the Community was wary of Oradge’s absurd abilities.
?tf can’t Oradge do?
?bet the wholemunity gon b swallowed up at this rate?
?his country name has empire in it to begin with….
?colonial plunder might start soon.
?awawa….
But public opinion about Oradge was not entirely negative.
?oradge already has everything… why would he invade?
?it’s the haves who are usually greedier. u don kno shet bruh
?Even if that’s the case, looking back at Oradge’s actions, he wouldn’t just exploit. He’d probably give more if anything.
?if hees, i’m ready to wee him with my panties off
?LONG LIVE GrEAT GALACTIC EMPIRE! LONG LIVE EMPEROR!
?Praise be to Oradge!
?O-men.
?O-men….
Now, most Community users knew there were numerous forces beyond their own dimensional army.
《Chaos》《Sephiroth》
And recently, Orange had revealed 《Three Thousand》, the Xianxia world.
?Kaiju are iparable to normal monsters yo
?they a fckin zerg swarm too
?maybe they’re dimensional-scale monsters?
?Last time I saw a broadcast, there were even intelligent Kaiju.
?What about the Sephiroth?
?only Oradge can beat em so easily
?I saw rankers struggle too…
?can’t even imagine what Three Thousand is like.
?jus think of them as batshit crazy bishes
These beings showed unconditional hostility toward humanity. Of course, the Community included various races besides humans—dragons, elves, dwarves, etcetera—but they were all in the same boat.
They say unity is achieved before amon enemy. A peculiar sentiment began forming among Community users to band together.
?(I’mThePirateKing): yo! aint we all men here eh?!
?why’s dis guy suddenly acting up outta nowhere
?(I’mThePirateKing): huh? are you guys gonna sit still after being disrespected like this? if ur a man, u should know when to stand up!
?must be crazy…
?Attention seeker. Ignore the tard.
?fr
?(I’mThePirateKing): if u a real man, u should at least have the ambition to face the wide world….
There were traces of a certain weirdo trying to sway public opinion, but it was brushed off.
To be frank, there was <em>some</em> camaraderie among Community users, though it felt distant—like a story on TV from a far-offnd.
Since World had proven the other dimensional forces weren’t to be underestimated, the sense of unity grew stronger.
?another self-proimed god got sliced up? Kek
?got owned by a top 10 bro LOL
?I think that was a Named Kaiju.
?O… Yongyong appears? looks like he gonna get chewed out by a Bluadge hue
?waowee! our Yongyong has grown up! now he doesn’t need to tattle to the Bluadge noonas
They stood against the self-proimed gods of Sephiroth, the Kaiju of Chaos whose very sentience was questionable, and the old monsters of Three Thousand who were crazed with greed.
The Community users who could not join the battlefield showed their pride by cheering on the Rankers, like fans at a sports event.
The Ranking System even sparked the formation of fan bases.
?Perperper-chan! hang in there!
?LOLicon
?(cuffs nking)
?bruh i only cheered for her….
?Yongyong, your new custom part’s sick. hw much dat cost?
?fuggin lmao u bros even seen a dragon obsessed with tuning?
?Your body is given by your parents….
?looks like Virdel noona is still the strongest
?but she hardly ever streams.
?Seems like she only turns it on asionally because she can’t resist Oradge’s nagging.
?lel all bluadges are like that.
The atmosphere in the Community was quite lively, with each fandom passionately supporting their favorites.
“It’s not like we’ll be selected anyway, right? How can we beat those monstrous Rankers?”
“That’s impossible for sure.”
“But I did hear Versya’s been rising up frighteningly this time.”
“Oho. You mean the Cyborg Hero?”
There were even fan bases among those applying to World.
[Ranking (Battle Power)]
1. Virdel (4,822,201)
2. Perpe (3,257,665)
3. Yongyong (1,952,591)
4. Mephir (1,739,152)
5. Versya (1,621,111)
6. Lae (1,224,734)…
7. Barron (867,682)…
8. Averico (257,253)
9. Hashimoto Kenjiro (65,521)
The ranking had already grown to nearly 200 people. And considering the many who had not even made the list yet, the operation of <em>World</em> was going smoothly.n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om
“But how much stronger is the 1st ce trying to get…?”
“The gap’s too big. Even Perpe doesn’t seem to be a match.”
“Ugh, when will we make it into the rankings?”
“Apparently, if you at least make it to the bottom of the rankings, Karma donations pour in.”
“And you could buy Merit Points with that…. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer!”
“Gotta give it our all. Shouldn’t we at least do better than that dude infected with chuuni?”
“I suppose so. Even if we can’t aim for 1st ce.”
In particr, the number one Ranker Virdel was in a whole different league. She was unrivaled. Absorbing Maxien’s teachings like a sponge, she grew frighteningly powerful, her strength almost overwhelming.
More impressively, her growth rate was so high despite her limited training time, as she was assisting Karlstein with her Dimensional Gate ability.
Next was Perpe in 2nd ce, ater. Given that most high-rankers were early participants when <em>World</em> was created, her talent was not to be underestimated. Not to mention, her fan base was evenrger than Virdel’s.
Community users showered support on the drowsy, great sword-wielding loli.
?show us kiddy stretches n u’ll get a million karma.
?wanna be secret friends with uncle?
?perma ban ciao.
?SRRY! BLUADGE! ORADGE! I RELLY DIDN MEN IT THAT WAY! I HONESTLY WANTED TO BE FRENS SHARING SECRETS…
?smh
?yeah bai.
<em>-Ehh? Kiddy stretches?</em>
Perpe was even one of the more expressive ones.
Meanwhile, Full Metal Wardragon Yongyong, recently demoted to 3rd ce, was drinking the bitter cup of defeat.
<em>-GAAAH! WHY!</em>
<em>-Hehe….</em>
He was obliterated by Perpe… who swung her great sword carelessly.
?SMH. he been wasting merit points on tuning to look cool and now this
?Exactly. Our boy Yongyong’s lost his touch.
?yongyong. can u even be Oradge’s porter the way u r?
Nevertheless, he could not openly show jealousy toward a little girl.
Yongyong’s frustration grew day by day as he was bombarded by the Community. Recently, even his 3rd ce was in danger, with Mephir the Ruler of Niflheim and Versya the Cyborg Warrior catching up terrifyingly fast.
<em>-Hmm. I’d like to warm up a bit more.</em>
<em>-Mephir! I’ll keep youpany!</em>
Mephir, a battle maniac to an extreme degree, rose to 4th ce by using all his Merit Points on physical enhancement treatments.
?Isn’t this bro just… a maniac?
?ye he wuda be a demon lord if not for oradge.
?ikr. howd he suppress himself all this time?
?All-in on physical enhancement LOL doesn’t the merit point cost increase like mad as the level goes up?
?ikr. it’d be more efficient to receive various treatments, but he’s all-in on physical
?he a real alpha frfr.
And Hero Versya, close behind, was not to be underestimated either—and not just in training.
?There’s something about him that moves your heart when you watch.
?makes you want to cheer for him.
?the number of people getting cyborg treatments because of him has increased a lot.
?ikr. he he has his own charm unlike yongyong.
?a hard worker for real.
?i feel he has the least talent among the high rankers, but I’ve never seen him rest.
Having gained fan bases of their own, these individuals provided all kinds of entertainment to the Community users.
Especially on days like today.
[Full Metal Wardragon Yongyong VS Mephir the Ruler of Niflheim and Versya the Cyborg Warrior]
?who yall betting on?
?I heard Yongyong has no equipment restrictions today, so wouldn’t it be him?
?he’s still a dragon. shouldn’t he at least keep 3rd ce?
?Won’t he get bulldozed?
?who knows. I heard he prepared a secret technique this time.
?considering the tongueshing he got by Maxien noonimst time, it didn’t seem like much.
?plus it’s 2:1 lolol the official theory is that Yongyong was so ashamed to lose 1:1 to the 4th ce that he insisted on getting a 2:1
?But in exchange, Versya won’t use his Holy Sword, and Mephir will only use 50% of his Fighting Spirit.
?thinking about it now, isn’t dis bish Yongyong a total pussy? he forces a 2:1 then puts on all these restrictions
?I don’t think so? pretty sure Oradge put those limiters in ce
?Oradge? Then that’s the right answer.
?if Oradge says so, den we just have to agree
?Simply light.
?godlike bnce patch
?apparently Oradge won’t take Yongyong to the battlefield if he loses this time, so bro’s uber serious
?Look at that gaze. Looks like he could chew through stone.
?lmao Yongyong. u not supposed to use Dragon Fear here!
For the Community users, it was all fun and games.