The Shock of Power, Talent Isn't Cheating!

Another guild called "Wave Wave Wave," an established studio, also issued a team recruitment request.

They also entered the God's Domain Game.

They've just started to make a name for themselves by taking on commissions and assisting with upgrades.

The team members are all veterans who have played many popular online games.

The guild leader, "Lives by the Sea Wave," is leading a regular team to help a client gain experience points.

The "God's Domain" game is gaining increasing popularity.

Many wealthy people, no matter how busy they are with work, will not hesitate to take some time to play games online.

They naturally wouldn't bother with their brains or their energy.

Therefore, everything is handled by professionals.

Furthermore, <Divine Ruins> is a newly opened high-experience dungeon in the God's Domain.

The guild naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass.

However, they had organized several attempts before, but failed to even break through the "simple" mode.

They initially thought it was due to insufficient level and equipment attributes, but unexpectedly, "Chongxing" was able to lead the team to challenge the Hell difficulty on his own.

"Damn it, this guy's definitely cheating!" one of the team members exclaimed.

"Yeah, we're professional gamers. We meticulously planned every move, but we still couldn't beat it. How could he do it without cheating?"

"Yes, we've calculated everything about a Priest: their stats, damage output, and health. It's simply impossible for them to pass normally!"

"You're right, so this time I'm prepared to pay a high price to see for myself," the guild leader, "Wave Wave Wave," said through gritted teeth.

A million is a lot, but if we can find the secret to the other side's victory, it's worth it.

This time, Wave Wave Wave is vying for a spot not only to witness Chongxing abilities firsthand, but also to understand what kind of cheat code he's using.

As for the so-called strategy, he didn't actually believe that Chongxing would solve everything.

Of course, it's also possible that the opponent exploited a terrain bug, but that's highly unlikely.

They've already tested it; there aren't any bugs. This isn't some ancient online game; it's a real virtual online game.

The terrain-based bug does not exist.

Because of intelligent AI real-time monitoring, terrain is generated in real time.

Therefore, the chairman wanted to go there in person to see what kind of person this guy was.

Therefore, a million is worth the price.

Meanwhile, other major guilds are also considering candidates.

The Junfang Guild decided to send "Qin Xiao Youhui" to test and learn from "Chongxing's" cheat techniques.

Nobody thought he had any amazing strategies.

At most, it might just be encountering an unknown bug.

For example, using certain materials, completing certain tasks, or obtaining certain buffs.

Their purpose in seeking to form a team was to eliminate these possibilities.

As a result, the various factions began to join each other's groups and discuss how to allocate team slots.

After all, there are only 9 pits at a time.

Zhang Mingzhen, however, ignored the messages constantly popping up in his friend list.

He once again cleared the "Hell-level Divine Ruins" with lightning speed and obtained three more pieces of Black Iron Equipment.

Unfortunately, he couldn't use two of them, and only one belonged to the Priest class.

He then noticed that many people were on public channels.

"Utterly Empty," I saw the notification from "Chongxing" in the world chat and knew that I wouldn't be able to enjoy the experience all to myself this week.

However, even with the profits shared among nine people, the returns are still considerable, and the required expenses are only one-third of the original amount.

So he made up his mind again to try and get a spot with "Chongxing," but when he opened his friends list, he found that the other person was already in the Divine Ruins Dungeon —had the team already set off?

The movement was so swift that "Utterly Empty" immediately felt a pang of heartache at missing such a golden opportunity.

Zhang Mingzhen listed the two pieces of Black Iron Equipment on the auction house before opening the pile of messages from his friends.

Utterly Empty message: "Chongxing, you guys have already started a group? What am I supposed to do? Please help me!"

He replied, "The team hasn't been formed yet; I'm just here to clear out this week's attempts."

"Clearing Hellish Divine Ruins gives you a chance to obtain a Dungeon Execution Token, which allows you to enter once more per week. However, the Captain will not receive any experience rewards on the second entry."

"Didn't you get a chance to hit it last week?"

"Utterly Empty," and then it dawned on me.

He was initially puzzled as to why "Chongxing" was suddenly leading the team in such a high-profile manner.

This is inconsistent with his usual style; it turns out that he had a second chance to enter and didn't need to worry about others taking away his experience.

"Utterly Empty" immediately expressed his determination to join and recommended players from two other guilds who were interested in joining the Zhang Mingzhen.

They didn't have any Zhang Mingzhen, so they couldn't contact Chongxing and had to relay the message through him.

Because there were simply too many people to contact, Zhang Mingzhen did some filtering and prioritized the major guilds and forces.

After all, that's a million dollars. If someone were to scam him, even if he didn't need the million, it would still be disgusting.

Large guilds wouldn't do something like that.

After all, they invested hundreds of millions at the beginning, so they still need to maintain their reputation.

He decided to accept only one person from each major power.

Finally, the roster for the Divine Ruins team this week has been finalized:

Captain: Chongxing

"Team members: Utterly Empty, Brotherhood's Mumu, Dragon Diagram Frenzy from the Dragon Diagram Guild, War Sky from the Hero Alliance..."

Everyone agreed to gather in advance in front of the Teleportation Array in the Divine Ruins Dungeon.

This team consists of either high-ranking members of the guild or wealthy second-generation heirs.

Or perhaps a seasoned player with exceptional skills.

Everyone understood each other implicitly, and no one was late.

"You understand the rules, right? All the equipment is mine. If there are no objections, I'll start the dungeon." Zhang Mingzhen confirmed one last time.

Everyone naturally had no objections.

Most of the people in the group were seeing "Chongxing" in person for the first time.

The other person wore a disguise mask, was about 1.8 meters tall, had a muscular build, and an unremarkable appearance.

The mask concealed his true appearance, yet it exuded a decisive and efficient air about him.

It would be hard for anyone to imagine that this seemingly ordinary player is actually one of the top players in the game today.

In the private chat channel.

"I'm so sure, this is the person?"

"He's cheating? What kind of cheating?"

"Could it be that he was reborn?"

"Maybe not. Perhaps he was chosen by aliens?"

"Prophet, it's time to kill him!"

And in the team's public chat channel.

The voice of "Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven" rang out in the channel. "I have long admired Brother Chongxing's name. Today, I am fortunate to be on the same team as him and finally witness the style of the number one player in this game."

"I just wonder if I could have the honor of adding you as a friend?"

This is the leader of the "Century Imperial City Guild," and in the eyes of those who know the inside story, his background is by no means ordinary.

Behind him stand several renowned enterprises in the Dragon Kingdom, and his family has deep roots in the righteous realm.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was like a "Crown Prince" in Capital's social circles.

My favorite saying in life is, "I will not allow anyone to be more awesome than me."

His joining the <God's Domain> to form a guild was entirely expected.

His sudden act of befriending them with such humility sent chills down the spines of Dragon Diagram Frenzy, War Sky, and the others.

I wonder what they're up to?

Or perhaps, she was severely reprimanded by her own father?

They certainly don't believe the other person has reformed.

People like them have their heads in the sky.

Those who Earth Reading are like ants.

What they hate most is that they have to live a lifespan similar to these ants.

That means they'll die before they even reach a hundred years old.

Now, they see a different fate from that of ants in the God's Domain Game.

They have money, power, information, and channels, so naturally they want to be the first to discover the various mysteries of the God's Domain.

The team now included core members from various factions, and they naturally added each other as friends so that it would be easier to stay in touch in the future.

After accepting the friend request, Zhang Mingzhen promptly and decisively started the dungeon.

Suddenly, everyone found themselves on the platform of the Divine Ruins Dungeon.

"Once inside, everyone should stay away from the monsters and just watch from the sidelines."

"If everything's alright, I'll start the fight."

As soon as he finished speaking, he charged into the dense troop of monkeys ahead like an arrow released from a bow.

Apart from "Utterly Empty", everyone else in the team was setting foot in the "hell difficulty" Divine Ruins Dungeon for the first time.

Compared to the easy mode, the monsters here are not only many times more numerous, but also move much faster and have terrifyingly high attack power.

"Can he really manage on his own?"

Should we help with the output too?

"Mumu," Shield Guard from the Brotherhood, looked at the lone figure charging into the enemy ranks and said with some worry.

"Absolutely not. Don't go forward, lest you attract aggro," "Utterly Empty" said confidently. "Just watch. The pros are farming very fast, so be careful not to blink."

In the short period that followed, these elites from various guilds, who were used to seeing all kinds of professional experts, experienced a performance that subverted their understanding.

It was as if the battle had ended in the blink of an eye.

System notification: [Your experience points +3000]

The team chat was completely silent.

The crowd stared in disbelief at Chongxing, who had put away his Priest's staff and was now calm.

"Is this cheating?"

"He must be cheating, right?" "Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven" bluntly questioned in the team chat.

Zhang Mingzhen frowned; he really was cheating.

But this is a cheat provided by the game, and has nothing to do with anyone else.

"It's just that he's talented."

"Could you tell me what your talent is?" "Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven" pressed on.

"Of course not." Zhang Mingzhen's tone turned cold.

To question talent is to question its most fundamental secrets.

Of course he wouldn't tell.

"Alright, alright, the boss's talent is amazing, we don't need to ask any more questions." Dragon Diagram Frenzy smoothed things over.

In his view, so what if "Chongxing" has cheated?

After all, he's just one person, while those big spenders, don't they also have the cheat code of having money power?

After soloing his Weekly Dungeons, Zhang Mingzhen had already reached level 17, making him more efficient than before.

He led his troops forward and arrived before the second leader.

As we passed that familiar cliff, another piece of basic equipment dropped from the monster.

He had already discovered this; as long as he killed enough monsters, he would get equipment every time.

Unfortunately, the basic equipment was useless to him.

He asked around the team if anyone needed it, so he wouldn't have to list it on the auction house.

The equipment was eventually purchased by "Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven".

After all, equipment is extremely scarce right now; even basic equipment is hard for many people to assemble a complete set.

The group continued onward and arrived at the territory of their final leader—the ape chieftain.

Aside from the fact that it was "Utterly Empty," everyone was seeing the guardian of this final checkpoint for the first time.

Zhang Mingzhen directly ordered, "Once the battle begins, you all just retreat to the edge of the square and wait to be killed. Leave the strategy to me."

These words displeased several proud "second-generation" players.

They considered themselves experts in the game; how could they just stand there and wait to die?

I have to struggle at least a little.

Make at least some output.

So the group led by "Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven" arrived near the square.

Zhang Mingzhen didn't say anything more, since the outcome wouldn't change anyway.

As soon as the battle began, the ape chieftain unleashed a "Earthshaking Heavy Strike," and Frenzy shockwave swept across the entire area.

Except for Zhang Mingzhen, who remained unmoved amidst a healing aura, everyone else collapsed instantly, without any suspense.

The Shield Guard looked at each other, speechless, as they watched themselves instantly wiped out, even losing a significant amount of health.

Only Utterly Empty had a calm expression that said, "I told you so."

They could only watch helplessly as "Chongxing" effortlessly and casually manipulated massive healing and offensive skills, seamlessly alternating between them.

"Lives by the Sea Wave" couldn't help but smile wryly, "How am I supposed to learn this?"

"Should we learn from him, enduring massive damage while steadily healing ourselves? Or should we learn from him, tanking a screen-wide annihilation attack?"

"This is completely useless as a reference."

"Yeah, he really is a cheater."

"What do you mean by cheating? That's just someone's talent."

"Yes, talent isn't a cheat, just like being born into the right family isn't a cheat."

"Luck is also a part of strength."

Soon, the news spread from word of mouth to the public channel.

"I personally experienced the strength of the Chongxing. He wasn't cheating; he just randomly got at least an S-level talent!"

"Powerful skills, excelling in attack, healing, and defense!"

"Priest Sanquan!"

However, this dungeon run wasn't a complete waste of time; everyone gained a level.

Those top players on the leaderboard who failed to make the team must be kicking themselves right now.

The most frustrated were the players from the studio, who came looking for some strategies.

So you spent a million and only got a little experience points?

They don't lack those levels and experience.

They are sharing their experience with others.

Zhang Mingzhen was already adept at dealing with this, and a few minutes later, with the ape chieftain's final wail, the hellish difficulty dungeon was cleared.

He reassigned the dropped Black Iron Equipment to himself—this time he was lucky; all three bosses dropped items that he could use.

He then prepared to leave the team.

"Chongxing, please wait a moment." "Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven" suddenly spoke, his tone more solemn than before, "There are some things I would like to discuss with you privately. Would it be possible to move to our guild's temporary base for a talk?"

Perhaps it was the overwhelming strength he had just encountered in the dungeon that had shocked him so much that he had subtly changed how he addressed Zhang Mingzhen.