51: 1801st Warrior

Upon the black card, there was a strange and eerie mask pattern!

Lin Chuan silently activated it, and a thin, black mask suddenly appeared in his hand!

He pressed the mask to his face, and the thin layer seemed to merge with his skin.

Outwardly, nothing seemed to have happened; Lin Chuan's appearance remained unchanged!

But only he knew—

At this moment, his attribute panel had become editable!

It sounded impressive, but in reality, the Death Gods Mask Experience Card was only valid for 24 hours, and the edited attribute panel was merely a facade; it wouldn't change anything substantial.

The Death Gods Mask Experience Card was actually not very useful in reality.

However, in some secret realms with factions, it could help someone forge an identity from another faction!

For instance, at this moment, Lin Chuan quickly edited his new identity!

[Gu Chuan Da]

[Identity: Warrior]

[Number: 1801]

Generally, there were only 1800 Warriors, and the highest number was 1800!

But Lin Chuan could use the Death Gods Mask Experience Card to become the 1801st Warrior!

Of course, such a forged identity was not omnipotent.

When the game ended and faction settlements were made, even if he still disguised himself as a Warrior, the Shadow would still judge him to be of the Evil Dragon faction.

After all, a disguise was always just a disguise; there was no substantial change within, so the faction naturally hadn't genuinely changed.

As for items that could change factions, they did exist.

After all, factions in some secret realms were entirely randomly assigned.

If a player was assigned to a faction they didn't want, they could use a faction conversion item to switch factions.

However, faction conversion items were mostly Destiny System items, extremely rare, and even powerful individuals found them hard to obtain.

Therefore, when encountering secret realms with mandatory faction assignments, most people relied entirely on luck.

The Dragon and Warrior factions were relatively good.

At least they gave players the chance to choose freely.

But there were still some who were forcibly assigned to the Evil Dragon faction because of insufficient numbers.

Lin Chuan was probably the first player to actively choose the Evil Dragon faction, so his number in the Evil Dragon faction was 001.

According to the rules, even though he had forged a Warrior identity, he still had to wait half an hour before he could leave the Evil Dragons Lair.

During this half hour, Lin Chuan continued to follow the news of the Evil Dragons in the chat channel.

About ten minutes later, the topic of discussion among the Evil Dragon players suddenly shifted from their respective Talents to Evil Dragon forms—

[Hahahaha, the princess is really great! I just got a Level 1 Evil Dragon form from her! All my attributes doubled!]

[Yes! With the princess's help in our Evil Dragon faction, it's probably hard to lose! A Level 1 Evil Dragon form can double attributes! When we refine a Level 3 Evil Dragon form, a Level 5 Evil Dragon form... wouldn't that be easily crushing the Warriors? Hahahaha, it's simply delightful!]

[Hahahaha, this is so exhilarating! I never dreamed I'd have a day where I could turn into a dragon and fly in the sky!]

[Don't get too carried away upstairs! The Evil Dragon form can only be maintained for half an hour, and then there's a half-hour cooldown! What if a Warrior enters your lair during your Evil Dragon form's cooldown?]

[No way! The Shadow said that Warriors are weak in the early stages! They definitely need time to develop!]

[Exactly! Warriors need time to develop! But they'll never guess that while they're developing, we're also constantly getting stronger! We must practice our Evil Dragon forms diligently now and strive to raise our Evil Dragon forms to Level 3 within 12 hours!]

[A Level 3 Evil Dragon form will increase attributes by 3 times! By then, the Warriors will definitely be no match for us!]

Almost all Evil Dragon players were overjoyed by the powerful Evil Dragon form.

However, in this world, there are always some 'minority' individuals who like to go against the crowd.

A voice suddenly appeared in the chat channel—

[I think everyone should not be too optimistic! This secret realm game probably won't be that simple! Since we Evil Dragons can possess such powerful strength, the Warriors on their side must not be weak either!]

[I think so too! And, hasn't everyone noticed? This secret realm not only has Warriors and Evil Dragons, but also a princess! So, what do you guess, will there be items similar to Dragon Slaying Blades?]

[I also always feel a bit uneasy, after all, in the story of Dragon and Warrior, no matter the version, the Warrior always succeeded in slaying the dragon...]

However, the voices of these 'minority' individuals were always quickly drowned out by the voices of the majority:

[You're overthinking it! This is a faction versus game! It relies on the players' efforts, how could the outcome be determined by the story's ending!]

[Dragon Slaying Blade? I think you have paranoid delusions!]

[Exactly! We not only have the princess helping us, but also a big shot with SSS grade talent! Even if some weaker Evil Dragons are killed by Warriors, the big shot with SSS grade talent will definitely not die! As long as one Evil Dragon doesn't die, the Evil Dragon faction will still win in the end!]

[What about a draw?]

When the two words 'a draw' appeared, the chat channel suddenly fell silent for a moment.

But soon, everyone encouraged each other and guided the conversation towards an optimistic direction.

After all, no matter how powerful the Evil Dragon was, the initiative for a draw always lay with the Warriors!

Lin Chuan watched for a while longer, and half an hour quickly passed!

He confirmed his attribute panel, and then silently thought: Leave the Evil Dragons Lair!

The next second, he appeared in the ancestral hall of a village!

At this time, most Warrior players were diligently busy with leveling up, which meant there were no players in the ancestral hall, only NPC guards.

Lin Chuan turned his head to look at a statue enshrined in the ancestral hall.

The statue looked like some kind of deity or Buddha.

The deity was sitting cross-legged, but its face had no features.

One hand extended its index finger towards the sky, while the other hand held a misty crystal ball!

Lin Chuan's eyes moved, and he took two steps forward.

However, at this moment, a guard nearby suddenly struck the floor with the long handle of his weapon, and his gaze at Lin Chuan held a warning.

Although Lin Chuan's Evil Dragon attributes were stronger than the current Warriors, he wasn't so bold as to dare to confront the guards of Braveheart Village.

So, he could only reluctantly glance at the crystal ball in the statue's hand and then sheepishly left.

Leaving the ancestral hall, he saw the full view of Braveheart Village!

The sky here was blue, and the sun was bright, completely different from the gloomy and dark style of the Evil Dragons Lair.

The streets were wide, and the architecture was in a medieval Western style.

Lin Chuan had no intention of wandering around and headed directly towards the tavern.

It was broad daylight, yet the tavern was exceptionally lively, simply because today, 1800 Warrior players had suddenly arrived!

Some Warrior players went directly to Warrior Gorge to fight monsters and level up.

Another group of players exchanged information in the tavern.

There was no chat channel among Warriors.

But they could exchange information face-to-face!

In fact, there was even an electronic screen in front of the tavern, directly updating the 'level ranking' in real-time!

Many people gathered around this physical 'level ranking'.

Lin Chuan also stepped forward to take a look—

[Warrior level ranking]

No. 1, No. 0189 Warrior, Level 5!

No. 2, No. 1672 Warrior, Level 5!

No. 3, No. 0012 Warrior, Level 5!

No. 4, No. 1199 Warrior, Level 4!

...

Out of 1800 Warriors, the level ranking only recorded the top 99!

And less than 1 hour after the secret realm opened, even the 99th place on the Warrior level ranking had already reached Level 4!

Lin Chuan heard the people around him discussing the level ranking:

"This monster-slaying and leveling mode is quite similar to the games I used to play! And, there are no restrictions on leveling here, it's much faster than in reality!"

"At this leveling speed, we can reach level twenty-something in half a day! By then, if we form a team, fighting Evil Dragons will be a piece of cake!"

"Ah, if leveling in reality were as simple as in this secret realm, that would be great! I worked so hard fighting monsters in reality, and I'm only Level 2, hey, brother, what about you? What level are you?"

The brother next to him said casually, "Me? I'm Level 3."

"Holy cow! So you're a big shot! Too bad we're not from the same world..."