Defiance of the Fall 14: A LitRPG Adventure by TheFirstDefier & JF Brink

Author:TheFirstDefier & JF Brink [TheFirstDefier & Brink, JF]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2024-12-18T00:00:00+00:00

34

RETURN

Zac took his and Emily’s appearance at the top of the ladder in stride. Anything else would be a surprise. He was more curious about the other changes. For one, the previous first-place holder was gone rather than pushed down two pegs, and he wasn’t alone.

Six more entries had disappeared since the last update. It wasn’t unheard of for rankers to die, especially among the bottom fifty of the ladder. However, there was rarely more than one per week. Those who managed to break into the [Stars of Zecia] leaderboard were the best of the best, possessing strength and means.

For six to die in one day, including the twelfth-place holder, would have been considered a disaster if the Kan’Tanu hadn’t lost so much more. Replacing the seven were Galau and the others. They took up a whole block between positions 39 and 46, pushing down those below a full eight spaces.

“Sacred Insight was caught in the trap?” Zac muttered as the trio made their way out of the underground levels.

“It doesn’t look good for the others, but the baldy’s fine. I’ve already gotten a report. He’s just broken through and is currently sitting in the 34th position on the Middle Hegemon Ladder,” Tusko said, giving Zac a toothy grin. “Perhaps that baldy felt a foul wind coming from behind and decided to quickly break through before he lost his face?”

“He wouldn’t be much of a monk if his heart were that brittle,” Zac laughed.

“I suppose.” Tusko shrugged, looking curiously at Zac. “How does it feel? Standing at the peak?”

“Like there’s a whole lot of even taller mountains all around me.”

“What a bore!” Tusko snorted. “You should live it up a bit. Heavens know you have the resources. If not, you’ll regret it later.”

“Regret?” Zac said with a raised brow.

“Being the strongest comes with all kinds of hidden benefits, but heavy is the crown,” Tusko shrugged. “To cultivate is to go against the Heavens. To reach for the peak. Your mere existence is blocking their way. How can one dream of ascension before proving themselves strongest among their peers?”

“People will be coming for your secrets, too,” Galau added, getting a gleeful nod of agreement from Tusko.

“I get that,” Zac said, looking at the lumbering general askance. “What I don’t get is why you look so damn happy about it.”

“I’ll take what I can get after you scammed me that badly,” Tussar guffawed. “That’ll teach you to be greedy.”

“We’ll see who ends up being taught a lesson in the end,” Zac muttered as he closed the ladder.

To think that Sacred Insight’s merit wasn’t even enough to break into the top 30 at the next grade. It was hard to say exactly how much merit the mysterious monk possessed. Zac had a decent understanding of the ladder’s tail, especially now that the Muscle Brigade added a data point. The top ten still remained a mystery.

Zac had fought tooth and nail since day one, yet he’d lost positions. Sacred Insight could be sitting at twice his original contribution.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.