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.

live streamed to prove himself to the world. The media, which was on good terms with Elvo, joined in and promoted his mission.

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 cheered for Elvo, who was going to slaughter the cultivators before anyone else.

type of pleasure different from when he became

looking forward to the sweet rewards he would get from

always

felt better than taking drugs

team with excitement, like a drunk man. The mercenaries grumbled, but

but be conscious

the viewers. Satisfy-related news programs would cover today’s events for the next few days. This meant that the mercenaries who were active alongside Elvo

they all wished for success. They would never let down their guard and would engage in the mission with a brave attitude while also being more cautious

viewers sweat. The

expedition team arrived at the castle in the center of the Full Moon Fortress, around a hundred cultivators present there destroyed

by this one-sided defeat. Did Elvo broadcast

more fans there were, the more haters there were as well. Therefore,

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

“...Shit!”

more angry

of Elvo’s efforts being overshadowed only proved

to

about

“...They are all gone.”

thinking about avenging themselves? This

gritted his teeth as he

the broadcast back

going to

Why should

know, but

we failed, the fact that we challenged the cultivators to stop their ritual cannot

other expedition teams resurrected. Elvo confirmed that the broadcast was back on and approached the rankers who had

cultivators guarding the Full Moon Fortresses on our own? Of course, we might fail again even if we team up. However, if we don’t stop the erosion ritual, we don’t know what type of chaos the world will fall into. We can’t just sit around and do

taken aback by Elvo’s sudden suggestion. They eventually

that Elvo was trying to gain public support. As rankers, they were quick-witted. The other expedition teams

do it. It's natural for rankers to jump into danger on behalf of ordinary players. I’m afraid of the ridicule that will follow if I fail again, but I don’t want to

were all on the same page, they shook hands. Seeing this, the public had favorable

this, I have kept my

and exchanged information with the rankers. They compared the power of the Full

of viewers watching

Flash!

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