Is the closed beta test of King of Loque over? The official release is here!

She lowered her voice, revealing a rare hint of anxiety.

Fang Xu was standing less than two steps behind the two of them.

He heard everything.

His face, which had been flushed, had now turned an indescribable paleness. The surrounding voices of doubt poured into his ears one by one—"Level 16," "Why?" "Not qualified"—each word was like a needle, precisely piercing the softest spot in his heart.

Fang Xu lowered his head.

He looked at the starfish at his feet. The little blue and white starfish was tilting its head back, its round eyes blinking as it stared at him, completely unaware of what was happening.

Level 16.

Not qualified?

A thought flowed through his mind like ice water—

"Am I too weak? Did I cause trouble for the boss?"

Once this idea pops up, it grows like weeds, impossible to suppress.

He clenched his fists.

"Boss, I..."

Fang Xu raised his head, his lips moved slightly, and a thin layer of tears welled up in his eyes.

He wanted to say, "I'm quitting."

The three words were already on the tip of my tongue.

however--

"You used the dragon fruit."

A calm voice suddenly came from the side.

Fang Xu was taken aback.

He looked in the direction of the sound and met Mo Fan's calm eyes.

Mo Fan's expression remained unchanged—unmoved, as if he were stating something perfectly natural.

"what?"

Fang Xu didn't react in time.

Mo Fan didn't intend to repeat himself, but he still said one more thing.

"Give the dragon fruit to Haishanxing."

His tone was calm and unhurried, as if he were explaining an obvious solution.

“Once their rank is raised, they naturally have nothing to say.”

Fang Xu stood there, stunned, his mind blank for two or three seconds.

Then--

"Yup!"

He slapped his forehead suddenly, his eyes instantly brightening, his pupils reflecting a sense of sudden enlightenment.

pitaya!

The crimson fruit he had just redeemed in the points shop of the game was still lying quietly in his backpack!

Five thousand experience points!

Fang Xu's mind was now filled with only one thought—Sea Flash Star was currently level sixteen, and if he threw in five thousand experience points, he could immediately...

He didn't have time to calculate it carefully, nor did he have the time or inclination to do so.

Fang Xu took a deep breath, reached out, and decisively took out the dragon fruit from his backpack.

The fist-sized, crimson fruit has clear patterns on its surface and emits a faint, warm glow.

The people around were still talking and didn't notice the extra thing in Fang Xu's hand.

Fang Xu squatted down and handed the dragon fruit to Hai Shanxing.

"Eat up, Sea Star."

His voice carried a resolute determination, as if he had nothing to lose.

Seafly tilted its head, its round eyes curiously examining the tempting fruit in front of it. Then, it opened its little mouth and took a bite without hesitation.

"Snap—"

The moment the fruit enters the mouth.

A striking golden light suddenly burst forth from Hai Shanxing's body!

The light came suddenly and intensely, causing several people talking nearby to involuntarily close their eyes.

Chapter 179 Promotion to Three Ranks

Then—everyone saw it.

The floating level number above Hai Shanxing's head was jumping at a speed visible to the naked eye.

16.

17!

18!

The light continued to surge, and the water element around the Sea Flash Star seemed to be stimulated in some way. Fine water droplets swirled and moved around its body, and the blue-white luster was even brighter than before.

The number 18 lingered for less than a second—

19!

The moment it jumped to level nineteen, the golden light finally subsided, and Hai Shanxing was enveloped in a soft, watery blue glow, like a polished gemstone. Its overall condition had undergone a qualitative leap compared to before.

Level 16 – Jump straight to Level 19!

A leap across three levels!

Moreover, from Fang Xu's perspective, even the experience bar for level 20 wasn't far off.

The entire audience erupted in uproar.

"I rely on?!"

"What?! I leveled up three levels in one go?!"

"What kind of fruit is that? That's outrageous!"

The people around stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief.

Fang Xu slowly stood up.

Looking at the brand-new "19" above Hai Shanxing's head, the pent-up frustration in his chest dissipated almost entirely.

Then he turned around and faced the crowd that had just questioned him.

"How about it?"

Fang Xu's voice still trembled slightly, but he still straightened his back and scanned the faces of the group of people one by one.

"Now—you're speechless, aren't you?"

Level 19.

It's on the same level as Mo Fan's Fire-Eyed Lizard.

Among this group of independent individuals, they are definitely in the top tier.

The people who had been shouting the loudest were now looking at each other, their mouths open but unable to utter a word, as if a stone had been stuffed into their mouths.

The young man in the gray jacket who had first raised the question stared at the "19" floating above Hai Shanxing's head, his expression incredibly complex—first shock, then bitterness, and finally a helpless sigh.

He didn't say anything more and silently retreated back into the crowd.

"I give up..."

"What is this thing? Why are you hiding such a good thing?"

"I guess they want to keep it for when it really matters."

"At this critical moment, we never expected that the key would fall on our shoulders."

"Waaaaah, we've been made the fools of ourselves this time."

"This is outrageous!"

"Sigh, there's nothing I can do but accept it."

Whispers rose and fell, but no one else stood up to question it.

The number 19 is there, the data speaks for itself, and there's no room for argument.

"Humph!"

Murong Jiao snorted coldly, her pretty face displaying an expression that said, "That's all there is to it."

She tossed her head, her twin ponytails drawing two clean arcs in the air, and strode towards the magic circle.

"Let's go! Don't dawdle, or these idiots will find another excuse!"

Mo Fan and Murong Sha followed closely behind.

Fang Xu was the last to catch up. He ran a couple of steps, glanced back at the group of players who were speechless, and couldn't help but smirk.

But before he could even gloat, Murong Jiao's voice drifted over from ahead.

"Fang Xu, stop being so smug, hurry up, you're an idiot too!"

"Coming, coming!" Fang Xu quickly composed himself and jogged to catch up.

On the way, Murong Jiao muttered with slight displeasure, "Fang Xu, what a pity."

Fang Xu was immersed in the joy of the upgrade when he heard this and was taken aback: "Huh? What's a pity?"

Murong Jiao pursed her lips, her tone tinged with regret.