"For my goal, I need to become stronger."
After Lu Mouren stepped into the world of Tier 7, he was surprised to find that the gap between himself and other Professionals of the same tier had actually narrowed considerably.
Before this, Lu Mouren could fight opponents two tiers above him without any issue. Even when he was Tier 4 or 5, he had experience going head-to-head with Tier 6 and even Tier 7 opponents.
Back then, killing Tier 3 or 4 opponents roughly on his level had been like slaughtering chickens—there had been no difficulty at all.
But now, even when facing a Tier 7 opponent, he had to proceed cautiously. Against any Eighth Order opponent, he had to be mentally prepared to retreat in defeat even if he gave it everything he had.
None of those veteran Eighth Order powerhouses were easy to deal with. The advantages offered by his various hardware and software had become far less apparent, while what still gave him headaches was how difficult it seemed to be for him to gain a short-term advantage in Rule-level battles.
"Aside from the fact that you're a Life-type, production-oriented support class, it's more because which Professional who has reached this point isn't a genius others see once in a decade or even a century? Who isn't a legend in their own homeland?"
Anyone who could reach Tier 7 and find a path where none existed was no weakling.
Then those Eighth Order big shots who had gone a step beyond the beings above the Cloud Top were even less likely to contain any weaklings.
Ordinary combat classes were somewhat weaker, but most of the Tier 7 and Eighth Order opponents Lu PingAn encountered in this world were Life-type. Their strength often depended on their "production chains" and