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.

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

of them were unhappy with this update. Many people had either died or lost precious NPCs at the hands of a cultivator. The ferocious vibe given off by them in the chat made them feel like an angry mob. They enthusiastically

was overwhelmed by a type of pleasure different from when he became a star with the help of the

would get from succeeding in this expedition and living up to

have always felt like this, haven’t

been monopolizing something that felt better than taking drugs

jealousy, Elvo’s motivation skyrocketed. He led the expedition team with excitement, like a drunk

couldn’t help but be conscious of the millions of viewers

This meant that the mercenaries who were active alongside Elvo would be talked about by tens of millions or even

never let down their guard and would engage in the mission with a brave attitude

process which made the viewers sweat. The chat was filled with cheering emojis when a patrolling cultivator got killed by

team arrived at the 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

by this one-sided defeat. Did Elvo broadcast this just to show

haters there were as well. Therefore,

now, the world was in an uproar. They were focused on the failures of numerous rankers,

“...Shit!”

prove himself. Rather, he was being stigmatized. He became furious. He was even more angry after hearing

efforts being overshadowed only proved that the first generation rankers were

to suspect that

what about

“...They are all gone.”

even did their jobs? They aren’t even thinking about avenging themselves?

his teeth as

the broadcast back

to livestream

Why should we

I know, but public

failed, the fact that we challenged the cultivators to stop their ritual cannot be denied. We

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

even if

were taken aback by Elvo’s sudden

public support. As rankers, they were quick-witted. The

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

hands. Seeing this, the public had favorable reactions. The media also

have kept

in relief and exchanged information with the rankers. They compared the power of the Full Moon Fortresses they had challenged

viewers

Flash!

the rankers’ vision. For a moment, day dawned. The sun hadn’t risen yet, but night