To ascend, I had no choice but to create games-Chapter 638 - 364 Long Time No See (Second Update)_2
Chapter 638 -364 Long Time No See (Second Update)_2
Chapter 638 -364 Long Time No See (Second Update)_2
After a new Slime was manufactured, he immediately took this squad of Soldiers out to attack, intending to wipe out Liuzi in one fell swoop, only to find that he had located his opponent’s base.
“Huh?”
Before Xiemen Waidao could react, he found that his opponent’s settlement had floated above his own base and then mercilessly descended.
“… Damn it!”
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His base was mercilessly shattered, the fragile settlement could not withstand a single attack from the opponent, and the destruction of the base instantaneously put Xiemen Waidao at a disadvantage, depriving him of any further troops.
By the time Xiemen Waidao hurried back, he found that Liuzi had already set up his cannons, waiting for Xiemen Waidao’s return.
Relying on the cannon’s firepower and the settlement’s healing ability, Liuzi’s Cultivator quickly slew Xiemen Waidao, ending the game in fifteen rounds.
“Not a bad game,” Liuzi said to Xiemen Waidao after the game ended, “but I feel like you missed a few things. Let me teach you.”
“… I don’t need your fake consolation.”
“Did you see through me?” Liuzi said with an embarrassed smile, “Who was it that looked down on someone with a 3% win rate? Who thought my thousand matches against AI were useless? Who was it, huh?”
“Remember this! I will come back!”
Watching Xiemen Waidao leave in tears, Liuzi found that being the bad guy was quite exhilarating.
And Xiemen Waidao, you too have met your day.
Limbering up his fingers, Liuzi gained confidence from Xiemen Waidao’s defeat, knowing that the experience he had acquired over the past few days could be applied here.
So, he set a small goal for himself.
Let’s start by winning a championship.
That day, the regulars on the leaderboard witnessed what defines a myth.
Liuzi, with a 3% win rate, began to conquer all in his path, climbing from the bottom, using the famous names on the leaderboard as his stepping stones, and continuously improving his ranking.
His playing was outrageous; his style was diverse; he meticulously arranged every unit with clear-cut precision, displaying a level of game understanding that was astounding to behold.
Wang Say Games took notice of this emerging figure, and Chen Rang wrote a report on him. One by one, the strong were slain by him, and he set a record of reaching the top in three days.
Looking at his own name at the top of the leaderboard, Liuzi felt he was quite capable indeed.
What should he do next to improve himself?
After some thought, he began to play 2v2.
However, his teammate was always the Goddess of Art, and she never moved, only skipping turns.
At first, his opponents thought his teammate had disconnected.
But when they realized that Liuzi intended to fight them one against two, they became angry.
It’s bad enough to be bullied by AI, but now you, Old Six, have joined in too!
If we don’t beat you up harshly today, do you really think we’re pushovers?
A bloody storm kicked up again on the ladder, as Liuzi started battling players intensely, striving for even higher grounds.
Faced with Liuzi’s ruthless climb once more, other players began to mobilize their own responses.
Many powerful players started working together, preparing to encircle and suppress Liuzi, to cut his tower-climbing journey short.
But as ideal as it was, reality proved skeletal.
To their astonishment, they were each defeated by Liuzi, turning into stepping stones on his path to fame.
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After Liuzi had once again topped the 2V2 rankings, the other players had no choice but to concede his superiority.
“All right, you’re tough.”
Just when others were expecting Liuzi to pull off the same feat in the 3V3 matches, he said that he found entertainment matches more to his liking and decided to play anonymously in the Entertainment Zone.
The Entertainment Zone is a special competitive area within “Immortal Road”.
In this zone, all players are anonymous, game rules are randomized upon entry, player races are randomized, and the game’s process is significantly more unpredictable.
Because of all this randomness, the uncertainty of the game becomes extremely exaggerated. Sometimes you start off invincible, and other times you might be trapped in a narrow area, unable to escape even in death.
As such, some players particularly disliked this mode, believing it greatly reduced the strategic nature of the game and made everything too uncertain.
However, there were also players who absolutely loved this mode.
Not every player was a fervent enthusiast of strategy games; many were drawn to gaming for different reasons, and this mode allowed them to enjoy the fun brought about by the combination of strategy and randomness, which they found refreshingly exciting.
Liuzi’s departure was a big disappointment to others, but his previous match recordings had been preserved. These videos would become precious learning material, allowing them to continue improving their skills.
While Liuzi was enjoying the entertainment mode, Fang Cheng also logged into the game and chose the Holy Monarch difficulty.
Although initially dissatisfied with players not understanding his approach, after playing “Immortal Road” hundreds of times, Fang Cheng had to admit that the pre-ascension part was indeed more fun than the post-ascension part.
Among the many comments from players, Fang Cheng felt that one resonated with his own sentiment.
“I believe that the post-ascension experience in this game is undoubtedly stunning, and I have a feeling that Fang Cheng Studio aimed to lead us towards ascension from the beginning.”
“But what I prefer is the pre-ascension experience. I like the process of starting from nothing, I enjoy struggling to the top with my race step by step, and I love taking down those annoying AIs one by one, which is also one of my motivations to keep playing.”
“I like that my race feels human, I like how they tirelessly strive for me. Their every effort helps me ascend earlier and in turn aid them, giving their efforts meaning.”
“When I play the game, I don’t put myself in the shoes of the Cultivator; instead, I see myself as my citizens. Looking at them is like seeing myself, except they can clearly see the meaning of their efforts, while I can’t.”
“I’ve digressed, but I still really love this game. It has many attractive highlights, but for me, these highlights are enough.”
This player’s speech wasn’t particularly profound, but Fang Cheng could understand the sentiment.
Ideas and their execution inevitably diverge, and what one wants often differs markedly from what one gets. Life is such a helpless existence, yet occasionally it can give everyone something beyond expectations.
Like “Immortal Road”.
Although he was the creator of “Immortal Road,” the final outcome was better than Fang Cheng had anticipated. Unknowingly, he seemed to grasp why certain game mechanics were enjoyable, and this understanding deepened as he meticulously studied the game.
However, before delving further into research, it was necessary to take care of the situation in the game.
While pondering and playing, Fang Cheng had unwittingly advanced to the thirty-fifth round.
Due to multitasking between thought and play, and given that this Holy Monarch had already awakened, there were many mistakes, and it was only now that he had secured victory.
At face value, the opponent seemed to have the upper hand, but both sides knew that the Holy Monarch had failed.
Aware of his defeat, the Holy Monarch chose to surrender and asked to meet with Fang Cheng.
Standing before Fang Cheng, the Holy Monarch said with a smile, “I thought Liuzi was already one of the best here, but I never expected there to be someone even stronger. May I have the honor of knowing your name?”
Turning, Fang Cheng looked at him, chuckled, and said, “I didn’t expect our next meeting would be like this. To think you’ve died, it’s truly unbelievable.”
The Holy Monarch was stunned.
He studied Fang Cheng closely, and a name from the distant past came to mind, which he blurted out, “Great Heavenly Lord!”
“That’s right, it’s been a long time since we last met, Zhiyi Heavenly Lord.”
