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.

world. The media, which was on

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 cheered for Elvo, who was going to

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

sweet rewards he would get from succeeding in this expedition and living up to

always

something that felt better than taking drugs for nearly

motivation skyrocketed. He led the expedition team with excitement, like

couldn’t help but be conscious of the millions

programs would 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 of millions of people in

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

the viewers sweat. The chat was filled with cheering emojis

center of the Full Moon Fortress, around a hundred cultivators present there destroyed all

Elvo broadcast this just to show a

were, the more haters there were as well. Therefore, the number of

now, the world was in an uproar.

“...Shit!”

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

of Elvo’s efforts being overshadowed only proved

this point, he started to suspect that

about

“...They are all gone.”

They aren’t even thinking about avenging themselves?

as he thought.

broadcast back

you going to

should we apologize for our

know, I know, but public opinion matters

the public on our side. Even though we failed, the fact that we challenged the cultivators to stop their ritual cannot be denied.

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

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

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

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 turn away from

were all on the same page, they shook hands. Seeing this, the public had favorable reactions. The media also dressed up the cooperation of

this, I have kept

rankers. They compared the power of the Full Moon Fortresses they had challenged

number of viewers watching the

Flash!

dawned.