Resolution

It's common knowledge that the difference in strength between Transcendents within the same rank can be greater than that between a human and a dog.

However, this doesn't stop people from roughly categorizing individual strength by rank.

Compared to ordinary people, the greatest improvement for Brass Rank Transcendents (Lv10-Lv30) isn't in strength or speed, but in their endurance and recovery as living beings.

Ordinary people fall into exhaustion after a short burst of full power, while these individuals can recover in just two breaths. They can wield weapons weighing dozens of pounds and strike with high intensity continuously, making them formidable generals capable of fighting a hundred men in the era of cold weapons.

Silver Rank (Lv30-Lv60) represents the backbone of the entire world.

By the Silver Rank, Transcendents possess the ability to dodge bullets.

Whether it's the battle aura surrounding their bodies or illusions created by magic, modern weapons lose their threat.

However, if most Silver Rank Transcendents are directly hit by large-caliber bullets capable of piercing steel plates, they will still suffer severe injuries or even die on the spot.

Most students who are admitted into Transcendent academies through rigorous examinations can reach this rank before graduation.

Gold Rank (Lv60-Lv90) can be considered strong in the conventional sense.

Even major top-tier powers will try their best to recruit wild Gold Rank Transcendents.

In terms of experience points for leveling up, it takes 1.05 million to go from level 1 to level 30, and 16.14 million to reach level 60.

Normal kinetic bullets can no longer harm them, and if they are given time to prepare and charge up, they can even shatter buildings with a single blow.

Legendary Rank (Lv90-Lv120) are essentially rare existences.

They are the general managers of major powers in a city, high-ranking officers in the military, the faces of mercenary associations, the No. 3 of assassin associations, and the godfathers of gangs.

The aftermath of a duel between two Legendary Rank individuals can destroy a city.

Hero Rank (Lv120-Lv150) are the strongest existences openly acknowledged by the Alliance.

They can obtain anything they desire without needing to maintain their social status.

In combat, Hero Rank Transcendents have mastered certain "rules" and can perform actions that "defy common sense."

For example, they can stop time in a certain area or alter an enemy's senses.

So, when the immobilized Players could finally move freely.

They saw an old man, covered in wounds, facing off against a man in military uniform, each with their weapons plunged into the other's abdomen.

Another mohawk-sporting punk shouted, "You messing with me, you bastard!" and smashed his studded baseball bat into a tree trunk a short distance from the two men.

The next moment, this blow, which was clearly aimed way off target, caused the old man's skull to cave in.

The old man, like a punctured sack, loosened his staff and collapsed limply onto the ground.

"Damn, Father-in-law!"

Several Players with "wheelchair professions" instantly recognized the middle-aged man in military uniform.

— In the "Maiden's Boudoir" within the suburban mansion of New Hope City, one could reach the past memories through "Alice's Warm Memories" to find this eternally uniformed, gentle father and complete the job transfer for the "Fifth Advancement" profession, [Hourglass Guard].

The mohawk punk was also a transfer instructor for a Fifth Advancement profession.

However, he lost out because he didn't have a daughter wearing lolita, so he wasn't recognized by the Players immediately.

These two Hero Rank transfer instructors were the bodyguards Li Li had hired for his Saintess.

Before "Lost a Leg" brought Aperria back, Li Li had only planned for the Players to operate in Broken Sword Valley.

In that scenario, even if they encountered danger, they would at most lose some faith, and might even find the traitor responsible for the Alliance's destruction.

But Aperria's appearance forced Li Li to change his plans.

Aperria not only brought him a "starter village" far from the Alliance, but also a demigod-level Saintess, and the Heart of Blazing Flames, which could suppress corruption to some extent.

However, even without these things, as the Creator God, Li Li would not stand by and watch his Saintess's village perish.

Yet, the moment Aperria appeared at the city's entrance checkpoint, she was destined to attract the attention of "those with intentions."

Unless she remained within Li Li's supervision forever, she would become his weakness the moment she left his control.

Therefore, Li Li simply pretended to be completely unaware of this, allowing Aperria to leave with the "mysterious otherworldly beings," using her, Aer, and the Players as bait.

And to protect these people, Li Li had prepared several contingency plans.

He had the little bear plush toy Nodens contact trustworthy powerhouses within the Thirteen City Alliance through dreams, informing them of the entire situation and instructing them to capture the "werewolf" hiding within the Alliance.

Since the Alliance's traitor was likely a high-ranking official, Li Li used the "prophets" in the Player forums to find the Alliance's universally recognized "clean" powerhouses.

These were the transfer instructors who provided advancement to Players in the first playthrough.

Li Li had Nodens harass a total of nine Hero Rank "transfer instructors."

However, only these two followed, but fortunately, they still managed to win in the end.

The old man lying on the ground deflated like a leaky ball, becoming a thin sheet, but the mohawk punk wouldn't let it go and smashed the tree trunk in front of him with another blow.

"Screech—"

The studded baseball bat sank into the tree trunk, drawing out flesh and blood.

The traitor disguised as the old man was now locked onto by the mohawk punk's baseball bat. Coupled with his severe injuries, he was doomed to be unable to escape their pursuit.

But their objective wasn't to escape. Suddenly, a mouth and eyes grew from the bonfire in the center of the camp, and amidst the flickering flames, a resentful voice rang out:

"None of you will leave here alive!"

In the few seconds it took for "Flame" to speak, the mohawk didn't hold back, smashing the trunk several more times, each blow tearing away large chunks of flesh.

But the phantom face within the flames seemed to have no sensation. It extended an arm made of fire and plunged a purplish-black Ritual Dagger into the fiery face.

The next moment, accompanied by a pained howl, the bonfire rolled up the bird's head beside it and shot into the sky with a loud cry.

The two Hero Rank "Five-Turn Coaches" widened their eyes in unison.

No one had expected the unknown traitor to sacrifice themselves at the last moment!

It was already too late.

The soaring flames condensed into a bird-shaped flame shadow, and the scorching heat even dispersed the mist in the Misty Forest.

A few Players curiously scanned the bird-shaped flame above, then dropped their weapons, cursing, "Fuck."

[Source of Evil Fire · Cursed Vermilion Bird (Incarnation)]

[Level: 197]

[Rank: God]

[HP: 77777777/77777777]

[Traits: Corruption, Divine Incarnation, Source of Evil Fire, God of Four Symbols, Seven Mansions of the South (+)]

[Skills: Purgatory Storm, Soul Annihilation, World-Burning Eye, Dance of the Fire Phoenix (+)]

[Kill Experience: 77777777]

[Drop Items: Seed of Chaos, Divine Feather, Heart of Flames (+)]