Chapter 132: Upheaval of the Community (2)

World was one of the places most influenced by the Community.

“Hey, did you hear?”

“Hm? About what?”

“Word is they’re gonna create a new legion based on rankings.”

“Legion? But it doesn’t seem like they’re not recruiting that many…”

Calling it a legion despite recruiting only a few people seemed a bit excessive. However…

“They’re just starting it now, but apparently they’ll regularly select Rankers in the future.”

“As long you get selected… I heard you can receive full support from the Galactic Empire.”

One of the most popular systems in World was the Ranking System. It was a stage to prove superiority against strong opponents gathered from all dimensions.

The strongest individuals from various places who needed worthy opponents could not help being excited by this structure. Moreover, injuries from ranking battles could be healed at any time, provided they were not fatal.

Users seeking real combat experience could go to World’s battlefield, gain necessary experience, and even receive enhancement treatments with Merit Points. In case they lacked knowledge or training, they could study abroad in the Community’s Archive and Xianxia world, and even obtain elixirs with leftover Merit Points.

It was practically laying out a playground for them to run wild as they pleased.

-What the heck is Oradge plotting?

-Why is he so desperate to make the users grow?

These questions had been circulating ever since World launched three years ago. But with the recent creation of the legion, some began to piece it together.

“Dimensional invasion…”

“…Right. Or dimensional war, I guess.”

“…”

An army is organized for war. To attack, or to prepare against attacks. Given the ridiculous power of the Galactic Empire and Oradge, it was not an unreasonable guess. Especially when looking at Oradge’s major policies, everything seemed to be converging toward one answer.

Dimensional conquest…?

Some Community users were detecting the brewing clouds of a dimensional-scale war.

At one point, the Community was wary of Oradge’s absurd abilities.

ㄴtf can’t Oradge do?

ㄴbet the whole community gon b swallowed up at this rate?

ㄴhis country name has empire in it to begin with….

ㄴcolonial plunder might start soon.

ㄴawawa….

But public opinion about Oradge was not entirely negative.

ㄴoradge already has everything… why would he invade?

ㄴit’s the haves who are usually greedier. u don kno shet bruh

ㄴEven if that’s the case, looking back at Oradge’s actions, he wouldn’t just exploit. He’d probably give more if anything.

ㄴif he comes, i’m ready to welcome him with my panties off

ㄴLONG LIVE GrEAT GALACTIC EMPIRE! LONG LIVE EMPEROR!

ㄴPraise be to Oradge!

ㄴO-men.

ㄴO-men….

Now, most Community users knew there were numerous forces beyond their own dimensional army.

《Chaos》《Sephiroth》

And recently, Orange had revealed 《Three Thousand》, the Xianxia world.

ㄴKaiju are incomparable to normal monsters yo

ㄴthey a fckin zerg swarm too

ㄴmaybe they’re dimensional-scale monsters?

ㄴLast time I saw a broadcast, there were even intelligent Kaiju.

ㄴWhat about the Sephiroth?

ㄴonly Oradge can beat em so easily

ㄴI saw rankers struggle too…

ㄴcan’t even imagine what Three Thousand is like.

ㄴjus think of them as batshit crazy bishes

These beings showed unconditional hostility toward humanity. Of course, the Community included various races besides humans—dragons, elves, dwarves, etcetera—but they were all in the same boat.

They say unity is achieved before a common enemy. A peculiar sentiment began forming among Community users to band together.

ㄴ(I’mThePirateKing): yo! aint we all men here eh?!

ㄴwhy’s dis guy suddenly acting up outta nowhere

ㄴ(I’mThePirateKing): huh? are you guys gonna sit still after being disrespected like this? if ur a man, u should know when to stand up!

ㄴmust be crazy…

ㄴAttention seeker. Ignore the tard.

ㄴfr

ㄴ(I’mThePirateKing): if u a real man, u should at least have the ambition to face the wide world….

There were traces of a certain weirdo trying to sway public opinion, but it was brushed off.

To be frank, there was some camaraderie among Community users, though it felt distant—like a story on TV from a far-off land.

Since World had proven the other dimensional forces weren’t to be underestimated, the sense of unity grew stronger.

ㄴanother self-proclaimed god got sliced up? Kek

ㄴgot owned by a top 10 bro LOL

ㄴI think that was a Named Kaiju.

ㄴO… Yongyong appears? looks like he gonna get chewed out by a Bluadge hue

ㄴwaowee! our Yongyong has grown up! now he doesn’t need to tattle to the Bluadge noonas

They stood against the self-proclaimed gods of Sephiroth, the Kaiju of Chaos whose very sentience was questionable, and the old monsters of Three Thousand who were crazed with greed.

The Community users who could not join the battlefield showed their pride by cheering on the Rankers, like fans at a sports event.

The Ranking System even sparked the formation of fan bases.

ㄴPerperper-chan! hang in there!

ㄴLOLicon

ㄴ(cuffs clanking)

ㄴbruh i only cheered for her….

ㄴYongyong, your new custom part’s sick. hw much dat cost?

ㄴfuggin lmao u bros even seen a dragon obsessed with tuning?

ㄴYour body is given by your parents….

ㄴlooks like Virdel noona is still the strongest

ㄴbut she hardly ever streams.

ㄴSeems like she only turns it on occasionally because she can’t resist Oradge’s nagging.

ㄴlel all bluadges are like that.

The atmosphere in the Community was quite lively, with each fandom passionately supporting their favorites.

“It’s not like we’ll be selected anyway, right? How can we beat those monstrous Rankers?”

“That’s impossible for sure.”

“But I did hear Versya’s been rising up frighteningly this time.”

“Oho. You mean the Cyborg Hero?”

There were even fan bases among those applying to World.

[Ranking (Battle Power)]

1. Virdel (4,822,201)

2. Perpe (3,257,665)

3. Yongyong (1,952,591)

4. Mephir (1,739,152)

5. Versya (1,621,111)

6. Laella (1,224,734)…

7. Barron (867,682)…

8. Averico (257,253)

9. Hashimoto Kenjiro (65,521)

The ranking had already grown to nearly 200 people. And considering the many who had not even made the list yet, the operation of World was going smoothly.

“But how much stronger is the 1st place trying to get…?”

“The gap’s too big. Even Perpe doesn’t seem to be a match.”

“Ugh, when will we make it into the rankings?”

“Apparently, if you at least make it to the bottom of the rankings, Karma donations pour in.”

“And you could buy Merit Points with that…. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer!”

“Gotta give it our all. Shouldn’t we at least do better than that dude infected with chuuni?”

“I suppose so. Even if we can’t aim for 1st place.”

In particular, the number one Ranker Virdel was in a whole different league. She was unrivaled. Absorbing Maxien’s teachings like a sponge, she grew frighteningly powerful, her strength almost overwhelming.

More impressively, her growth rate was so high despite her limited training time, as she was assisting Karlstein with her Dimensional Gate ability.

Next was Perpe in 2nd place, a latecomer. Given that most high-rankers were early participants when World was created, her talent was not to be underestimated. Not to mention, her fan base was even larger than Virdel’s.

Community users showered support on the drowsy, great sword-wielding loli.

ㄴshow us kiddy stretches n u’ll get a million karma.

ㄴwanna be secret friends with uncle?

ㄴperma ban ciao.

ㄴSRRY! BLUADGE! ORADGE! I RELLY DIDN MEN IT THAT WAY! I HONESTLY WANTED TO BE FRENS SHARING SECRETS…

ㄴsmh

ㄴyeah bai.

-Ehh? Kiddy stretches?

Perpe was even one of the more expressive ones.

Meanwhile, Full Metal Wardragon Yongyong, recently demoted to 3rd place, was drinking the bitter cup of defeat.

-GAAAH! WHY!

-Hehe….

He was obliterated by Perpe… who swung her great sword carelessly.

ㄴSMH. he been wasting merit points on tuning to look cool and now this

ㄴExactly. Our boy Yongyong’s lost his touch.

ㄴyongyong. can u even be Oradge’s porter the way u r?

Nevertheless, he could not openly show jealousy toward a little girl.

Yongyong’s frustration grew day by day as he was bombarded by the Community. Recently, even his 3rd place was in danger, with Mephir the Ruler of Niflheim and Versya the Cyborg Warrior catching up terrifyingly fast.

-Hmm. I’d like to warm up a bit more.

-Mephir! I’ll keep you company!

Mephir, a battle maniac to an extreme degree, rose to 4th place by using all his Merit Points on physical enhancement treatments.

ㄴIsn’t this bro just… a maniac?

ㄴye he wuda become a demon lord if not for oradge.

ㄴikr. howd he suppress himself all this time?

ㄴAll-in on physical enhancement LOL doesn’t the merit point cost increase like mad as the level goes up?

ㄴikr. it’d be more efficient to receive various treatments, but he’s all-in on physical

ㄴhe a real alpha frfr.

And Hero Versya, close behind, was not to be underestimated either—and not just in training.

ㄴThere’s something about him that moves your heart when you watch.

ㄴmakes you want to cheer for him.

ㄴthe number of people getting cyborg treatments because of him has increased a lot.

ㄴikr. he he has his own charm unlike yongyong.

ㄴa hard worker for real.

ㄴi feel he has the least talent among the high rankers, but I’ve never seen him rest.

Having gained fan bases of their own, these individuals provided all kinds of entertainment to the Community users.

Especially on days like today.

[Full Metal Wardragon Yongyong VS Mephir the Ruler of Niflheim and Versya the Cyborg Warrior]

ㄴwho yall betting on?

ㄴI heard Yongyong has no equipment restrictions today, so wouldn’t it be him?

ㄴhe’s still a dragon. shouldn’t he at least keep 3rd place?

ㄴWon’t he get bulldozed?

ㄴwho knows. I heard he prepared a secret technique this time.

ㄴconsidering the tongue-lashing he got by Maxien noonim last time, it didn’t seem like much.

ㄴplus it’s 2:1 lolol the official theory is that Yongyong was so ashamed to lose 1:1 to the 4th place that he insisted on getting a 2:1

ㄴBut in exchange, Versya won’t use his Holy Sword, and Mephir will only use 50% of his Fighting Spirit.

ㄴthinking about it now, isn’t dis bish Yongyong a total pussy? he forces a 2:1 then puts on all these restrictions

ㄴI don’t think so? pretty sure Oradge put those limiters in place

ㄴOradge? Then that’s the right answer.

ㄴif Oradge says so, den we just have to agree

ㄴSimply light.

ㄴgodlike balance patch

ㄴapparently Oradge won’t take Yongyong to the battlefield if he loses this time, so bro’s uber serious

ㄴLook at that gaze. Looks like he could chew through stone.

ㄴlmao Yongyong. u not supposed to use Dragon Fear here!

For the Community users, it was all fun and games.