The Second Day

Gu Ding, recognized by the Star Pavilion as the number one on the Demigod Prodigy Ranking, demonstrated his strength as the strongest in this virtual world in just one day. Killing a five-star Peak-rank God with demigod cultivation is arguably a new record in human history for this era. Therefore, he has attracted extra attention in this virtual world, and every change in his score sparks various speculations from others.

Gaining over 150,000 points in one go clearly couldn't have been from killing monsters, as this surge in points was a one-time event, obviously obtained by killing a human. This caused concern among many high-ranking players on the Ranking List, because as an individual in this virtual world, perhaps only Futu could rival Gu Ding. Moreover, everyone knew that Gu Ding was an Interstellar Pirate, and the captain of Pirate Crew at that. The nature of Interstellar Pirate is plunder, at least that's what many non- Interstellar Pirate believed.

Gu Ding was naturally unaware of the speculation his killing of Anxiya had sparked. Even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared, as he never concerned himself with the opinions of strangers. The Sea Emperor didn't intend to relay these reactions to Gu Ding either, but instead brought bad news after Anxiya's body dissipated. "Gu Ding, the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple never sends just one person to each mission; it's always a two-person team, with at least one strong combatant in each team. For more important missions, they might send a small squad, which consists of three groups, at least six people. I have no idea how many groups they sent for this mission. And the members of the Violet Magic Domain are all 'research' personnel, not combatants. That means there's at least one combat-type member from the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple in this virtual world, and this person's strength is definitely greater than Anxiya's from the Violet Magic Domain."

"Can't you find that person?" Gu Ding frowned slightly. He also remembered that when he encountered members of the Dark Magic Domain before, they always worked in pairs; this was a common practice among their organization.

"I'm clueless. Anxiya's identity as a member of the Violet Magic Domain was revealed by the Federal Government during a previous mission, which is how I was able to confirm her identity. But the vast majority of members of the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple have very secretive identities; their names, appearances, and even genders are secrets to the outside world. They could appear in any force under any guise. So, until that person reveals their true colors, I have no way to deal with them." The Sea Emperor had actually tried. When Anxiya was eliminated, he scanned over ten million people one by one and found no one with unusual reactions. This wasn't unexpected, because although those guys in the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple were all madmen, they had all undergone special training and were excellent actors.

"Then let's wait for him to slip up. He'll eventually reveal his true colors. When that happens, no matter who he is, I'll get rid of him." Gu Ding's gaze turned cold as he turned and ran towards the area where the five-star Peak-rank God gathered in the Boulder Zone.

Liliath and the others naturally noticed the change in Gu Ding's points. They knew, of course, that Gu Ding wasn't the type to plunder. The Sea Emperor explained what had happened to them and warned them to be careful to avoid being ambushed by another member of the Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple.

Some people, though not familiar with Gu Ding, did not think Gu Ding was the kind of person who would plunder indiscriminately. Among them was Scarlet, who had previously made an agreement with Gu Ding.

"It's only the second day of the game, and everyone's points are still at the early stages. Starting to plunder now will only provoke resentment. Real plundering should wait until at least twenty days later, when everyone's points will be enormous, and plundering one person will yield at least ten times the current gains. Gu Ding shouldn't be unaware of this. The guys he killed were either foolish enough to provoke him, or they had grudges against him before entering this virtual world. Unfortunately, it seems few people realize this."...

Scarlet stood atop a towering volcano, gazing at the distant figure of a young girl, but he chose not to make a move.

The girl in the same area as Scarlet was Liliath of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew. She was also in the Flame Zone and was heading towards the Peak-rank God Region, intending to find some combat puppets, just like before. She naturally noticed Scarlet as well, but she knew Scarlet wouldn't attack her, so she didn't provoke Scarlet, because Scarlet was a future member that Gu Ding had already reserved.

Dokter, located in the Frost Zone, exclaimed upon being teleported, "I hate winter! Why can't these ruins and virtual battlefields have normal weather and scenery? Like beaches, oceans, sunshine, and bikinis!"

"Because these places rarely experience a vacation mode, and once a ruin does, it's definitely not something an ordinary person can handle. You'd better pray you never encounter one. Terrifying Illusion Array only appear in life-or-death situations; once trapped within one, even a true god could perish," the Sea Emperor kindly replied after hearing Dokter's complaint. "By the way, not far ahead of you, there's a Two-Star Peak-rank God Ice Dragon and more than ten Frost Witch; they've already spotted you."

"Isn't this the area for Five-Star High-rank God?" Dokter thought he had gone too far.

"That's right, but those Peak-rank God deities were left behind by Liliath. She was teleported away, but her pets weren't, and because they were too far away, they escaped her control," the Sea Emperor explained.

"Fine," Dokter thought, never expecting to encounter something like this. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and charge towards the group of Peak-rank God.

In the Purple Lightning Zone, Elsa looked at the lightning bolts with some regret, "If only these were real lightning bolts, I could use them to temper my body."

"After all, it's just a virtual environment. If it were a real environment, you would benefit much more." The Sea Emperor shared the same view.

Like Elsa, Fa Te was also teleported to the Thunder Zone. Upon appearing, he too looked at the lightning falling from the sky and remarked, "It looks a bit scary. Like Heavenly Tribulation."

"Elsa is also in this area. Do you want to go find her? I'll send you the coordinates." The Sea Emperor didn't really want Fa Te to be eliminated.

"No need, I can handle it myself." Fa Te shook his head. "From childhood to adulthood, I've always lived under various forms of protection. Now I'm an Interstellar Pirate, I don't need any protection. I can protect myself. Don't worry about me, this is just a game, dying is just being eliminated. Gu Ding also said that this is a rare opportunity for training, and I don't want to miss it. If Elsa were here, it wouldn't be as effective for me."

"Alright, then I won't tell Elsa that you're in this area too." Sea Emperor didn't say anything more.

In the Gale Zone, Miko to the howling wind in her ears and felt somewhat confused.

His small, thin figure, guided by the Sea Emperor, traversed the Calm Belt step by step. The scene resembled an ant-sized figure weaving through the tracks of countless enormous whirlwinds connecting heaven and earth, appearing utterly lonely and helpless.

But Miko did not back down an inch; every step he took was firm, following the route instructed by the Sea Emperor. Yet, with each step he took, there was a sense that he might be swept away by the raging wind at any moment.

"Someone's coming at you from the side. It's too late to dodge now. It's a woman," Sea Emperor suddenly warned Miko. "Don't panic. See what that woman's purpose is."

Not long after the Sea Emperor's voice faded, a young girl slowly emerged from Miko's shadow. From a black phantom, she quickly solidified into a human form.

The girl appeared to be around fourteen or fifteen years old, similar in age to Liliath. She had short black hair, bright black eyes, and even her form-fitting clothes were black. She looked thin and small, slightly shorter than Liliath.

Miko stood still, silently trying to figure out her opponent's intentions.

When the girl saw Miko, a hint of curiosity flashed across her cold expression. But then she noticed something was wrong with Miko's eyes. Somewhat suspiciously, she waved her hand a short distance in front of Miko's eyes, but Miko, of course, couldn't see it.

"My name is Miniana, what's your name?"

"My name is Miko."

"Miko a very nice name."

"You too." Miko tell that the girl in front of her wasn't much older than herself.

"How old are you?" Miniana could tell that Miko was much younger than her.

"I'm ten years old." Miko didn't intend to hide anything, even though his intelligence was nothing like that of a ten-year-old.

"I'm fourteen years old, older than you," Miniana said, sounding quite pleased. "This is the first time I've ever met a child younger than me."

"Then you must have many older brothers and sisters?" Miko roughly tell that the girl was very curious about her.

"Yes," Miniana nodded, then hesitated for a moment before asking, "Your eyes... can't see?"

"Yes, I've been blind since birth." Miko nodded. He was a precocious child and no longer cared about others discussing his eyes.

"How pitiful." Miniana frowned slightly.

"It's okay, it will be cured someday." Miko was very confident because Gu Ding had said he would find a way to cure his eyes, and he believed that Gu Ding could do it.

"Are you alone in this area?" Miniana looked around and, not sensing anyone else, invited, "I'm alone too. How about we team up? That way you won't get bullied, because I'm really strong!"

Miko nodded. He knew he wasn't the type to fight alone. If he had someone of similar strength to help him, and they could share the points, the points would increase much faster. He didn't pay much attention to Minana's boasting about how great she was, because he could tell that Minana was younger than Liliat. For a girl that age to claim she was great, probably only she herself believed it.

But what he didn't expect was that this girl named Miniana was truly amazing.