Chapter 32: Dragon Slayers Guild
Editor: Atlas Studios
The post showing the Godly Hero Raging Sea of Blood from the China Server being dominated by an ordinary Pikeman until Level 0 caught countless players' attention on the online forum.
Although Raging Sea of Blood did not like exposing his own failure, this was the fastest and most efficient way to become famous internationally nowadays. Good things rarely got noticed, but scandals gained notoriety quickly. Becoming famous would also help the newly established Blood Sea Studio gain recognition and obtain their revenge.
After they saw the post, Raging Sea of Blood's three close brothers finally found out about all the events that took place yesterday. Erm, they had no idea what expression to respond to this with?
Even the Hero News agency reacted quickly to this shocking event. After all, the Hero News always had to stay ahead of the curve.
Host: "Hello, everyone. We will now be playing a clip of the latest news. There has been an unfortunate PK incident in our China server. This event has caused some negative influence to the Chinese players' international image. Let us now call Captain Jiang from the Chinese Star Team. He will be able to explain the interesting paralytic toxin shown in the clip—hello! Captain Jiang, hello!"
Captain Jiang: "Hello, host. Hello, everyone."
Host: "Based on the video footage and battle records provided by the victim, this paralytic toxin has the effect to interrupt the opponents' movement. Does that mean that those with lower Attack Speeds will never be able to land their strikes?"
Captain Jiang: "Let's take that player Da Fei's Pikeman as an example. Pikemen's Attack Speed is 10. Theoretically, if his opponent's Attack Speed is lower than 5, in other words, if he can land two strikes before the opponent lands their first, then the opponent will really never be able to attack at all. However, even Zombies in this game have an Attack Speed of 6. It's hard to find an even slower troop type than Zombies. Hence, it's extremely rare for players to be completely unable to land any strikes."
Host: "However, in a typical battle, even one interruption can usually determine the outcome, right?"
Captain Jiang nodded. "Indeed. However, we can be certain that this paralytic toxin is an extremely rare weapon enchantment. It will not be mass-produced for entire armies. Hence, its effect on large-scale battles will be limited. Furthermore, players need not be overly concerned. Regardless of whether the toxins are from Zombies or any other types, players will be able to guard against the special effects of paralytic toxins as long as they are equipped with toxin-resistant gear. You can obtain such gear at the Alchemist Guild in many main cities…"
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At the same time, at the Dragon Slayer Internet Entertainment Company, one of the top three E-Sports clubs in China, and also headquarters of the Dragon Slayer Guild, one of the top three online gaming Guilds in China.
CEO of the company, Ma Yinglong, frowned as he watched this edition of the Hero News. He looked very depressed.
"Star Team! Star Team! No matter what happens, they have to ask Star Team! All day all night!" One of his assistants, Chang Liang, said with disdain, "The game servers have just been opened for four days. We don't even know if they'll be the first to form a Guild in this game. Big bro, don't worry, we will train hard and become the number one Guild in the China server."
Ma Yinglong nodded. "Good. We must put in all our effort to become the first to form a Guild. This game is different from the previous ones. This is an international game. Whoever forms a Guild first will be represented internationally. That's crucial for our company and our Guild's profits. We must give it our all this time."
Chang Liang nodded. "Big brother, don't worry. Oh right, this Raging Sea of Blood seems to have a lot of potential. Should we try to pull him over?"
Ma Yinglong said calmly, "Sure, it'll be good if he's willing to come. At the very minimum, we must have a good partnership."
Chang Liang immediately replied, "Alright, I'll ask someone to, ah no, I'll personally think of a way to contact him."
Ma Yinglong smiled and said, "Thanks for working hard."
Ma Yinglong was the Guild Master of the Dragon Slayer Guild. His game ID was Dragon Scale. It had been many years since he last played a game, as he had been focused on running the company. Chang Liang was groomed by Ma Yinglong to be his successor. He was the number one player in the entire Dragon Slayer Guild. His Game ID was Dragon Fang. He was one of the most famous professional eSports gamers in Chinese history.
This edition of the Hero News brought up some unpleasant, or rather, painful, memories for him.
Da Fei! That scum who made him so angry! There were many people with the same names on the internet. Whether this Da Fei was the same person as the one back then was impossible to confirm, and also unimportant. The scum was the person who dragged the Dragon Slayer Guild off the number one Guild position in China. That gave Star Team and Ninth Heaven the opportunity to rise up and form the three-Guild situation now. Furthermore, Star Team already overtook Dragon Slayer in multiple areas, and it was slowly becoming the number one Guild in China.
Many years ago, Ma Yinglong was just a young punk playing truant and pulling all-nighters in the internet cafe. He was passionate about online games. Not only were his skills superb, but he also had an incredible tactical view and great vocal command abilities. That was how he gathered his first bunch of close friends. Then started their own groups and played for equipment to sell, living comfortable lives.
They could play the games that they enjoyed and still earn a few times of what others were making while working normal jobs. Where else could they find such a great opportunity? Hence, they all joined Brother Long's team!
Hence, Ma Yinglong's offline team "Dragon Slayer" Guild's website was officially created. This team would go into any and all games that were fun and had opportunities to make money. Then, the Guild grew bigger in size and more sub-guilds were formed. In the end, the Dragon Slayer Guild's movement became an indicator of a game's popularity. It could even decide whether a game lived or failed!
At this stage, huge profits soon followed. The Dragon Slayer Guild became a target for all major game development companies to pander to. They were no longer involved in a child's play like fighting for equipment to sell off.
That year, a game called "Underlords" was released. The Dragon Slayer Guild was invited to join the game for a high reward by the developers.
And it was that year when the Dragon Slayer Guild met a scum called Da Fei. He first stole the Guild Master, Dragon Scale's BOSS-level pet tiger in the Beginner's Village. Then, he used the pet freely to dominate the game. The Dragon Slayer Guild activated plenty of low-level players to surround and chase him. However, he was not done.
After that, the Dragon Slayer Guild tried to become the first to form a Guild in the game. With the majority of the players being too low-level to form a Guild, they tried to forcefully kill a BOSS and acquire a Guild Order from the drop. However, in the most critical moment of the battle, that scum Da Fei rushed out and brought about the demise of the entire Guild. He then stole the kill on the heavily injured BOSS and also took the Guild Order away. The worst part was that this scum even registered the "Dragon Slayer" Guild name first!
Even their signboard was stolen. This fiasco resulted in a heavy hit on the Dragon Slayer Guild's reputation.
In order to save their reputation, Dragon Scale swallowed his pride and sent someone to talk to this Da Fei privately. They offered to spend some money to buy back the Guild. However, this Da Fei was completely uncooperative! He did not trust the Dragon Slayer Guild's kind will! Furthermore, he went one step further and recruited the most immoral and dishonest players on the entire server into the Guild. They went around to challenge others and used the excuse of "treating internet addiction" to ruin the Dragon Slayer Guild's reputation. The entire atmosphere of the game was destroyed.
In the end, "Underlords" faded away. Dragon Slayer Guild also went on a decline. Star Team and Ninth Heaven rose up and formed the three-Guild stalemate situation.
Doing business was different from playing games. In games, you could respawn and try again if you failed at fighting a BOSS. When doing business, one mistake could lead to countless others.
After that incident, Ma Yinglong became more cautious and mature. Mistakes could make you grow too.
And now, this international game, Hero Genesis, was a huge deal to them. This time, Dragon Slayer Guild would unite all forces they possibly could and aim for the top again!
As Ma Yinglong was thinking, his secretary appeared and whispered into his ear, "Boss, President Igarashi wants to meet you personally for a talk."
Ma Yinglong frowned and sighed. "Sure. Arrange a time. I'm always available. Remember, this is top-secret. Even Chang Liang cannot know about this."
"Understood."
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