Chapter 2907: Interlude · Final Countdown

Chapter 2907: Chapter 1379: Interlude · Final Countdown

When the words fell, everyone looked at Kanglan with gazes that seemed to see a fool, feeling that what he said was indeed a bit outrageous. Then, about two seconds later, everyone’s eyes suddenly changed with a little thought, because they felt that with Xiao Yu’s strength, this matter seemed… apparently… possibly… probably… and perhaps not that far-fetched.

The last time everyone saw Cui Xiaoyu’s true strength seemed to be when they were sparring in the public space before.

If you recall carefully, whether it was Yi Dong or Fire Yang, and even Ji Xiaodao included, they all felt that even Cui Xiaoyu from that time… or rather ‘Cordova’, gave off an impression that made victory seem impossible. It was only because this dude’s personality was relatively off-track, to put it bluntly, somewhat overly simple-minded, so there was no expert aura at all, leading everyone to have an illusion of ‘just a mere Cordova’.

But in reality, this monster, who has steadily held the second place on the personal combat power rankings for thousands of years, and has been continuously strengthened, upgraded, and modified by Luwei over time, is very likely not just at the T0 level among players but is…

“A tier of its own.”

The only one who saw through the truth, Kanglan, grinned and said softly: “In my view, the gap between Xiao Yu and us ordinary players, both on and off the list, is a huge rift. On one side of the rift, it’s him and that mysterious figure yet to be known, even their existence is hard to prove, and on this side of the rift, it’s all the players.”

Cui Xiaoyu blinked twice, holding back for a while before foolishly saying: “Huh?”

“Let me put it this way, I have some connections, know a bit about the inside circle, and have witnessed Xiao Yu’s strength level firsthand, so I have some say in this.”

Kanglan leisurely took a sip of his drink, then turned his head to Cui Xiaoyu and said: “But to be safe, I’ll ask just in case, Yu…”

“Huh?”

Cui Xiaoyu nodded, still looking confused: “What’s up?”

“Answer a question for this buddy.”

Kanglan looked seriously at Cui Xiaoyu’s rather delicate big face, squinted his eyes, and asked: “Compared to the you back then when we fooled around in the public space… have you improved in strength?”

Cui Xiaoyu’s eyes widened as he boomed: “Nonsense, it’s been so long. Luwei that undead old guy has made at least twenty minor modifications, and even did one and a half large-scale upgrades. Damn it, just mentioning it makes me mad. Every time they do it, I get stuffed into a TV or a rune kobold, and I stay there a long time.”

“Uh… mm…”

Kanglan gently nodded, the light in his eyes hotter than before: “So, how much stronger would you say you are now compared to back then?”

Cui Xiaoyu scratched his head, pondered under everyone’s gaze for a while, and then uncertainly supported his jaw and said: “About… ten times?”

“Ten times!?”

Kanglan directly slipped off the couch, and the other three guys were also shocked. The girls’ group remained calm emotionally, but if you looked closely, you’d see a flash of shock deep within Ji Xiaodao’s eyes.

She couldn’t help being shocked. To know, Cui Xiaoyu didn’t go all out in the public space; he easily knocked out Kanglan in seconds, so everyone was somewhat vague about this concept of ten times. But Ji Xiaodao was different; ranked just under Cordova, occupying the third position on the personal combat power rankings, she had actually clashed with the other party properly in the Shaven Empire, giving her a more concrete understanding because of it. Therefore, Cui Xiaoyu’s ‘ten times’ indeed shocked her; it’s just that it wasn’t apparent due to her personality.

“It could probably be ten times, but strength is not easy to measure. If we’re talking about basic attributes, I’m certainly not ten times stronger directly, but Luwei’s old ghost’s modifications are comprehensive, uh, how should I put it…”

Cui Xiaoyu furrowed his brow, contemplated for a long time, then cautiously said: “You probably aren’t too familiar with rune modifications. I’ll give a simple example. For instance, my current power attribute has doubled compared to before, and then, when actively activating the corresponding rune amplification, I should be able to release a hit with intensity about five times stronger on this base, and things like movement speed, health points, and various resistances are about the same. Can you understand it?”

“Understood.”

Wanyang nodded vigorously, earnestly said: “Basically, you’re saying you’re completely a monster now, right?”

Yi Dong immediately nodded in agreement: “Yeah, crude but accurate.”

“I wouldn’t call it a monster, but I am pretty strong.”

Cui Xiaoyu nodded very frankly, shrugged and said: “As for the rift Xiao Kang mentioned, I don’t know about that.”

Motan furrowed his brow and suddenly asked: “Speaking of which, I remember you went to watch the final of that comprehensive knight combat competition, right?”

Cui Xiaoyu was taken aback at first, then immediately nodded: “Yes, I did, it was quite fun.”

“Hmm, I watched too, but from the judge’s seat.”