Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

"..."

Although he was insulted, Fan Xiao was not provoked.

He's not actually that stingy; it's not like his mental energy is irretrievable. The main problem is that he's simultaneously supporting the activities of eight little angels, which means his energy consumption rate is multiplied by eight.

Before he knows how many traps Tina has set for him, he should be cautious and conserve his energy.

Fortunately, the little angels were very obedient; after scolding him, they returned to his spirit.

Fan Xiao glanced down at his body; the golden transformation was still ongoing, showing no sign of stopping.

As his transformed body area expanded, the number of active cells decreased, and his consciousness gradually blurred.

If left unchecked, his fate will be to become a little golden statue.

When he felt he was about to collapse, Fan Xiao activated the A-level item "Book of Curses," transferring all of his injuries, including the gold-firing injury, to the pages of the Book of Curses that were attached to his back.

Instantly, all his injuries were cleared.

However, the goldification process has started again.

Fan Xiao silently tore off the second page of the book, stuck it to his body, and waited. When he was about to collapse, he once again transferred his injuries onto the page.

Subsequently, the third goldification began.

Fortunately, this time, after half of his body turned gold, the goldification stopped.

This time, Fan Xiao didn't waste any pages. He directly abandoned the half of his body that had turned to gold, and then healed himself back in a few seconds using the spiritual energy of the "Flesh and Blood Ancestor".

"Two pages were wasted... no, if it weren't for the primordial spirit energy of the flesh and blood ancestor, three pages would have been wasted. This guy's attack... is quite powerful! The Golden Garden, the effect is exactly as the name suggests, it should be an A-grade item."

Fan Xiao made a guess in his mind.

Through this battle, he finally understood the gap between himself and A-level players—the gap seemed to have reached zero.

No, even a relatively weak A-level player might be counter-killed by him.

His overall strength is even greater than that of trash A player.

The one that just escaped... I guess it's trash, right?

Unfortunately, in the Red and White Village instance, he shot the Ghost Queen with two instant-death curses in a row, and the depleted conceptual body has not yet recovered, so he cannot fuse the injury to create a new instant-death curse.

Otherwise, he would have to give that gay guy a good thrashing!

Whether the curse will kill or not, let's curse it first!

It must be said that the Book of Curses is a very powerful item.

Unfortunately, it's a consumable item; once the pages are used up, it becomes useless.

Fan Xiao glanced at the black book in his hand.

Most of the pages are missing—mainly from the previous owner's damage; he hasn't even torn out many pages yet.

He needs to find a replacement A-grade item before the book pages run out.

Or... wish for an item that can be integrated with the Book of Curses to make up for the lack of Books of Curses.

……

A1 VIP Room.

Vicky's eyes widened, and her mouth remained open, as if her jaw was about to drop to the ground in shock.

Standing next to her was Arik, a former A-level player. He was slightly better, but he was only outwardly calm. In reality, he was even more shocked than Vicky.

He originally thought that he would have to pay a huge price to get Juan to stop harassing the players he valued and leave... He was prepared for this to some extent.

If the cost is too high, then he will have no choice but to give up the rescue.

Unexpectedly... unexpectedly, the opponent was able to fight Juan to a standstill.

No, that's not right... Juan clearly chickened out in the end and just ran away!

This shows that Juan was afraid!

After all, Juan is such a brutal and arrogant guy that he will fight to the death even if he only gains the slightest advantage. He will never run away before his life is threatened.

This "rising star player" he invited... is incredibly strong!

Isn't that a bit too powerful?

My opponent is an A-level player!

He's a big shot in the entire G02 node!

They were just driven away like that... Arik felt a little unreal.

Unlike Vicky, he himself was a former A-level player, so he naturally knew how strong the defensive advantage of A-level players was, plus he had A-level items that were more of a conceptual thing... He really didn't expect that he would be driven away even with all of that.

He even planned to help... but the clown turned out to be himself.

"Was that guy who just got away Arik Lah?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out in the VIP room, making Arik's heart skip a beat.

He turned his head and saw that Fan Xiao had teleported back.

The other person was scrutinizing him and Vicky from head to toe, and grinned, "You two look a bit like that guy's accomplices?"

"No! Absolutely not! You've misunderstood!"

Arik realized what was happening, a chill ran down his spine, and he quickly said, "I am Arik Lah! I invited you here!"

"The person who just escaped is named Juan, and he is an A-level player from Division 001."

“Juan came to visit me unexpectedly. I had not invited him beforehand, and he came for another matter. The conflict with you was purely accidental…”

Alek explained the whole story very quickly, his tone sounding slightly anxious.

There was no way he could not be anxious given the current situation!

After all, if he were to explain too slowly... he might very well be chopped up by that eerie red slash.

This guy in front of me is no low-level player!

This guy is a real pro!

Arik suddenly remembered something—the time-space station that could teleport to the Red and White Village instance had not yet been officially connected to the 011 partition and was currently isolated from the real world. If you wanted to go to Red and White Village from that station, you had to teleport directly using a ticket.

The player level of the ticket holder must be equal to or lower than the instance they want to go to; otherwise, the ticket teleportation function will fail.

In other words... this person in front of me is a C-level player?

No, that's too outrageous... Maybe the other party upgraded to B-rank after completing the Red and White Village instance?

It's still outrageous!

As for the possibility that the other party first arrived at the 011 partition and then went to the Red and White Village instance from the real world, Arik immediately ruled it out.

It's no secret that the difficulty of the Red and White Village is in the 011 zone.

Players from other regions coming to the 011 section at this time are definitely there for dungeon items.

There aren't many props in the Red and White Village. The other person must be out of their mind to go to such a desolate place to make themselves uncomfortable.

Therefore, the player in front of us... is only at the highest rank of B!

A B-level player has driven away an A-level player... Why would he need to train them?

This is the absolute top-of-the-line model!

He even planned to recruit the other party as his successor...

A slightly awkward feeling welled up inside Arik.

Even if he gave away the resources for free, they might not even be interested.

"You mean, this is a misunderstanding?"

After listening to Arik's account, Fan Xiao thought for a moment and asked, "Did that guy named Juan say where he found out about Evan and then came looking for him?"

“He didn’t say that,” Arik explained. “Evan’s looks… well, Evan is quite famous. If Juan wants to find out, there are many ways to get the information. After all, he’s an A-level player. He just needs to reveal his needs, and a whole bunch of people will beg to send him information.”

"Is it a coincidence?" Fan Xiao asked.

“It is indeed a coincidence. Juan did not come specifically for you. He didn’t even know you existed beforehand.”

Arik responded respectfully, without putting on any airs of a senior.

Firstly, he dared not make a move, and secondly... although he guessed that the other party might only be a B-level player, in terms of experience... he was not necessarily as experienced as the other party.

"An unexpected visit, a coincidence..."

Fan Xiao seemed to be deep in thought.

So it must have been Tina who did it.

Super Player... Is it really that terrifying?

Is Tina in a relatively early stage right now?

How could something so far away affect the G02 node?

Fan Xiao subconsciously looked around and, finding nothing amiss, felt relieved.

Even an S-rank instance couldn't possibly monitor him from this distance.

As expected, Tina likely used the S-rank item "Wheel of Fate".

The effects of the "Wheel of Fate"... are terrifying.

Despite the numerous nodes and world partitions, they were able to arrange for A-level players to cause him trouble.

He had heard Yu Xuezhao say that the "Wheel of Fate" possessed the ability to weave, maintain, and cut the threads of fate.

Juan's sudden visit to Arik's residence and subsequent conflict with him should be attributed to "the fate of textiles".

I wonder what the effect of "cutting off one's fate," which sounds so dangerous, will be?

Thinking about this, Fan Xiao made a decision—it's best not to tease Tina until her S-level psionic energy is fully awakened.

Tina probably just gave him a warning this time.

Or perhaps I just wanted to annoy him a little.

Next time, he probably won't have it so easy.

Fan Xiao composed himself and asked about other things: "Juan is a Mammon player, right?"

"Yes."

Alec wasn't surprised that the other party knew this.

The report sent to Vicky by the security team mentioned that the player in front of her was a member of Mammon.

Members of the Mammon can sense each other's Mammon Keys—as a former A-level player, he knew this secret.

Arik said, "Since our 011 division merged with the Ninth Dimension, players from various divisions and factions have been pouring in. Besides Mammon, there are now quite a few players from other factions in Lach City."

"Among them, there are seven known A-level players, including Juan. Two of them are from our region, and the other five are from other regions."

"As for how many are hidden... I have no idea."

"Does Juan have any accomplices?" Fan Xiao asked.

"Uh... well... A-level players generally don't form cliques; they're mostly competitors."

Alec said, "At a backward node like ours, A-level players are like mountain kings, ruling and dominating."

"Two tigers cannot share one mountain, and with the allure of A-grade items... in short, everyone is watching each other closely, and even cooperation is fraught with schemes and plots."

“I understand,” Fan Xiao nodded. “Then there’s nothing to worry about.”

What do you want to do...? Arik wanted to ask loudly.

Fan Xiao suddenly laughed and said, "Alright, we've finished talking about the trivial details. Let's get down to business."

"Uh... what important business is it?"

Arik asked.

Is discussing conflicts with A-level players not considered a serious matter?

He suddenly had a bad feeling.