Chapter 60 – The Players' Speculations

Glory Virtual Realm.

In an empty, pure white room, Lin Ze’s figure appeared out of thin air.

“Today, I’m aiming to break into the top 100.”

Lin Ze opened the leaderboard and glanced at it.

The 100th place currently had a score of 8089.

His current score was 4200, ranked No. 998.

Spending a day to break into the top 100 was still quite promising.

Without wasting much time, Lin Ze immediately started matchmaking.

Before long.

His figure vanished from the room.

Meanwhile.

On the Apprentice Zone forum.

【Lin Ze spotted, caught a super strong freshman!】

【Holy crap, is that monster starting match battles again?】

【Looks like yesterday’s scene is about to repeat!】

【I wonder how high Lin Ze can climb today?】

【Is there any big shot who can post Lin Ze’s battle status in real time?】

【Same request!】

【Same request +1】

More and more posts emerged, and the forum quickly became lively.

A moment later.

A post was suddenly published.

【Real-time updates on Lin Ze’s battle status!】

“Holy crap! There really is a big shot!”

“The big shot is awesome!”

“Amazing!”

“Worshipping the big shot!”

Countless players replied one after another, and the post’s popularity skyrocketed, quickly getting pinned to the first line of the homepage.

More and more players heard the news and clicked in to check the post.

At the top of the post was Lin Ze’s personal info.

Name: Lin Ze

Gender: Male

Level: Apprentice

Points: 4250

Matches: 425

Win Rate: 100%

Rank: No. 993

Below that was the real-time battle information.

【Previous battle opponent, No. 994 Hao Zhou, instant win】

【Current battle opponent, No. 991 Cheng Feiyang】

“Damn, even opponents within the top 1000 are being instantly killed!”

“That’s incredible. Players who can make it into the top 1000 basically all have pet beasts above Tier 3, Stage 5, right?”

“That’s right, and they all have two pet beasts!”

“Whoa! If he can instantly kill even them, could the rumor that Lin Ze has a Tier 4 pet beast actually be true?”

The players discussed animatedly, astonished beyond measure.

Ever since the news of Lin Ze breaking into the top 1000 spread yesterday, a player claiming to be a freshman of Ningjiang Academy this year had posted.

Saying that Lin Ze was this year’s Top Freshman of Ningjiang Academy.

And that he had passed the stone tablet challenge that no freshman in Ningjiang Academy’s history had ever cleared.

More importantly.

Lin Ze also possessed two Tier 4 pet beasts!

When that post came out, many players were skeptical.

After all, it was already impressive for a freshman to have a Tier 3 pet beast.

People like that often occupied the top ten positions among that year’s freshmen at their academies.

At some smaller Beast-Taming Academies, it was even enough to become the Top Freshman.

But no one had ever heard of a freshman having a Tier 4 pet beast.

Let alone two of them!

The player who posted was immediately met with countless doubts and mockery.

But looking at it now, maybe what that freshman player said wasn’t all lies.

Perhaps Lin Ze really did have a Tier 4 pet beast?

Many players couldn’t help but waver inwardly.

As time passed.

The real-time battle information kept changing.

The intervals were each about a minute long, and the speed of change was staggering.

And Lin Ze’s opponents climbed all the way from players ranked in the 900s to over 500.

Even so.

He still won every single match by instant kill.

【Previous battle opponent, No. 541 Huo Jun, instant win】

[Current opponent: No.537 Ding Jia]

As the real-time battle information updated once again, the players erupted in an uproar.

“Another instant kill!?”

“Holy crap, I remember Huo Jun’s two pet beasts are both Tier 3, Stage 9!”

“Really?”

“I can vouch for that, it’s true!”

“Holy crap! If he can win by instant kill even against that, Lin Ze’s pet beast is definitely Tier 4!”

“Confirmed!”

“There really is a Tier 4 pet beast… Is this guy seriously a freshman?”

Countless players were stunned.

If they had doubts before, now they were completely convinced.

What else could instantly kill two Tier 3, Stage 9 pet beasts other than a Tier 4 one?

And soon enough.

Huo Jun himself jumped out and replied under the post, confirming everyone’s speculation.

“Damn, Lin Ze’s pet beast is definitely Tier 4, and its Stage isn’t low either. It’s terrifyingly strong!”

“One large-scale attack skill instantly killed both my pet beasts, and one of them was a Thorn-Shell Turtle!”

The Thorn-Shell Turtle is an Earth Attribute pet beast, renowned for its formidable defense.

Back during the stone tablet challenge, one of Zhang Man’s pet beasts was a Thorn-Shell Turtle.

Its strength was barely a match for the Rock Ghost.

However, Zhang Man’s Thorn-Shell Turtle had been nurtured to full maturity, with a level as high as Tier 4, Stage 2.

Unlike Huo Jun’s, which was only Tier 3, Stage 9.

“No way, even a Thorn-Shell Turtle can be instantly killed?”

“And it was done with a large-scale skill!”

“That’s too overpowered!”

“Based on this, Lin Ze’s pet beast level is at least Tier 4, Stage 3!”

“Tier 4, Stage 3… No wonder Lin Ze’s ranking is rising at such a terrifying speed. This is completely a one-sided crushing!”

“Even if he only has one Tier 4 pet beast, Lin Ze can easily break into the top 500.”

Among players in the Apprentice Zone’s top 500 in battle rankings, at least one Tier 4 pet beast was a prerequisite.

After confirming that Lin Ze truly possessed a Tier 4 pet beast, no one had any more doubts about whether he could break into the top 500.

And the development of events indeed matched their expectations.

A little over ten minutes later.

Lin Ze’s score had accumulated to 6520 points, and his ranking had correspondingly risen to No.498.

[Previous opponent: No.500 Jiang Wu, won by instant kill]

[Current opponent: No.449 Gu Jianwen]

“Huh? Why did this opponent’s ranking jump so much higher?”

“The person upstairs must be a newbie. Don’t you know about the hidden MMR system?”

“Same confusion here. What is the hidden MMR system?”

“It basically means the more consecutive wins you have and the higher your win rate, the higher the chance you’ll be matched against opponents ranked far above you.”

“I see.”

“Does anyone know anything about this Gu Jianwen’s strength?”

At this point, at least tens of thousands of players were following this post.

Soon, Gu Jianwen’s information was dug up.

An Apprentice Beast Tamer specializing in the Wind Attribute.

His two pet beasts were Tier 4, Stage 3 and Tier 3, Stage 9 respectively.

“Seems like his strength isn’t too far off from Lin Ze’s.”

“Gu Jianwen should be a bit stronger than Lin Ze, after all, he has two pet beasts.”

“Agreed with the person above. In a one-on-one situation, having an extra Tier 3, Stage 9 enemy on the side is quite troublesome.”

“I wonder if Lin Ze can win?”

“Regardless, being able to break into the top 500 is already an incredibly terrifying achievement. This is the first time I’ve seen such an insane freshman!”

The last sentence drew widespread agreement.

Breaking into the top five hundred in the rankings in just two days was a feat unprecedented in the past and likely to remain unmatched in the future.

It was truly astonishing.

Just as the crowd was engaged in heated discussion, the real-time battle information suddenly changed.

【Previous battle opponent, No. 449 Gu Jianwen, victorious, time taken: nine seconds】

【Current battle opponent, No. 410 Zhang Ziming】

In an instant.

The Forum fell silent.