Overgeared

It was rare for a ranker to become a star purely through their own efforts.

The first generation of high rankers consisted of Grid, Kraugel, Zibal, Yura, Jishuka, Faker, Agnus, Hao, Old Sword Demon… The list goes on.

Apart from a very small number of rankers who pioneered their own paths, most rankers had to borrow some power from the media or rely on public opinion to rise to stardom.

This wasn’t undervaluing the newer rankers. It was true that most who rose to prominence later than the first generation of high rankers reached their current status by referring to the path pioneered by the first generation.

But didn’t Grid get help from Kraugel in the Behen Archipelago and on the East Continent?

Rankers who were from the second generation onward were naturally able to gain popularity quickly thanks to the achievements of their predecessors. It was difficult for them to be regarded highly because of this structure.

As a result, the public was mostly interested and envious of the first generation of rankers. However, the media changed the way things were.

The media started focusing on the second generation and later rankers instead of the first generation rankers, who were already miles ahead of everyone else and were difficult to reach. As the public, now interested, sympathized with them, the respect for the rankers belonging to the second generation also skyrocketed.

Many rankers who reigned as top stars in various broadcasts and s were selected and they created an image of themselves based on the needs of the media and the public.

All these rankers were afraid of one thing—the public turning their back on them.

Thanks to people paying attention to them, they became famous for more than their skills, earned a lot of money to buy better items, and became stronger...

Such a virtuous cycle could come to an end at any time, so rankers of the second generation tended to be very obsessed with their own image.

“That... There are a lot of bad comments going around on social media. The number of subscribers on YouTube continues to drop.”

“Shit.”

After livestreaming the failure of the expedition to the Full Moon Fortress, Elvo cursed, trying to estimate the overall damage. As a representative third generation high ranker, who had been popular since the great human and demon war, he was truly upset by the current situation.

Satisfy had its first ever update! The emergence of the cultivation world had proved to be a huge opportunity for the second generation and later rankers to relieve the sorrows of the past when, no matter what achievement they gained, it was disparaged as only being possible thanks to the first generation of rankers who paved the way.

This update was definitely a new beginning. For the first time, the first generation and later generation rankers were competing under the same conditions.

Elvo was very ambitious. The moment the quest to stop the cultivators’ erosion ritual appeared, he mobilized the guild and invested his own money to form a large expedition team. He’d done that faster than anyone else. It was his grand ambition to stop the erosion ritual way before Grid.

He might’ve started the game later than the first generation of rankers, but he wanted to prove how great of a player he was by becoming a high ranker and emerging from the shadows created by the first generation rankers.

However, his mission didn’t have a smooth start. He couldn’t find the place where the erosion ritual was taking place. Then rumors spread that an erosion ritual site had been discovered on the East Continent.

There were dozens of Full Moon Fortresses. Elvo wasted no time in making his way to the warp gate. He had 300 guild members with him and he also spent a large sum of money hiring 1,000 mercenaries. He marched toward one of the Full Moon Fortress, which suddenly appeared all over the East Continent, rising like moons in the sky.

himself to the world. The media, which was on good terms with Elvo, joined

vibe given off by them in the chat made them feel like an angry mob. They enthusiastically cheered for Elvo, who was going to slaughter the cultivators before anyone else. They called for the destruction of

a type of pleasure

sweet rewards he would get from succeeding in

and Kraugel have always felt

felt better than taking

his jealousy, Elvo’s motivation skyrocketed. He led the expedition team with excitement, like a drunk man. The mercenaries grumbled, but

all very reputable people. They couldn’t help but be conscious of the

cover today’s events for the next few days. This meant that the mercenaries who were active alongside Elvo would be talked about by tens of millions or even hundreds

for success. They would never

Moon Fortress was a difficult and tense process which made the viewers sweat. The chat was filled

castle in the center of the Full Moon Fortress, around a hundred cultivators present there destroyed all the members of the expedition team in only fifteen

by this one-sided defeat. Did Elvo

more haters there were as well. Therefore, the number of people happy about Elvo’s failure was

the broadcast. Right now, the world was in an uproar. They were focused on the failures

“...Shit!”

stigmatized. He became furious. He was even more angry after hearing the news that Grid and the

only proved that the first generation

he started to suspect that someone was using

about

“...They are all gone.”

thinking about avenging themselves? This is why they are

his teeth as he thought. He gave

the broadcast

going to livestream

talk nonsense. Why should we apologize

know, but public opinion

have to get the public on our side. Even though we failed, the fact that we challenged the cultivators to stop their

of light appeared on the respawn point. Rankers from other expedition teams resurrected. Elvo confirmed that the broadcast

we can’t do anything about the cultivators guarding the Full Moon Fortresses on our own? Of course, we might fail again even if we team up. However, if we

Elvo’s sudden suggestion. They eventually exchanged

The other expedition teams were just as afraid of the repercussions

ordinary players. I’m afraid of the ridicule that will follow if I fail again, but I don’t want to turn away from

shook hands. Seeing this, the public had favorable reactions. The media also dressed up the cooperation of the rankers with

have kept

information with the rankers. They compared the power of the Full Moon Fortresses they had challenged and discussed which

viewers

Flash!

faint light seemed to cross the rankers’ vision. For a moment, day dawned. The sun hadn’t