Crazy Discussion

The four leaderboards in the user interaction interface are not just about honors.

Those who make it onto the leaderboard will receive substantial rewards.

Title rewards will be distributed once a month at a fixed time based on rankings.

The higher the ranking, the higher the star rating of the reward title.

No one would choose to wear such an awarded title in a deathmatch; they would mostly treat it as a material for upgrading stars.

Because the rankings are directly related to personal interests, these four lists receive increased attention after each Deathmatch Showdown.

The most attention-grabbing category is undoubtedly the ability ranking.

This list, due to its high degree of randomness, often sees some dark horses emerge.

More experienced deathmatchers are used to this kind of thing.

The problem is that Lu Bai's crazy behavior is truly unprecedented.

They occupy three of the top twenty spots, something many people wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Moreover, Lu Bai appears on more than just the ability rankings.

His username can also be seen on the talent rankings and even the title rankings.

This method of inclusion on the list makes it clear to everyone.

This Clever Mephisto is most likely a newcomer who has just completed the first three rounds of Deathmatch Showdown, and probably just chose his username.

The emergence of a new talent of historic caliber is absolutely big news.

The real-time chat channel of the Deathmatch System was refreshing messages like crazy, and its activity level was visibly increasing.

Many users found that the popular chat channels were flooded with messages too quickly, so they immediately switched to the posting section provided by the Deathmatch System.

The number of posts and replies is growing exponentially.

In a very short period of time, a large number of popular posts with thousands of replies appeared.

The page titles are all related to Lu Bai.

How would you evaluate the Clever Mephisto "?

I think I've guessed the newcomer's true identity; I'll elaborate below.

Can anyone tell me what exactly the question mark (?) on the leaderboard means?

This post is a prediction; here's the image (click to view).

<Am I the only one who thinks that a newcomer's strong momentum is not a good thing?>

A rational discussion: Just how high is the basic talent of "Clever Mephisto"...?

When Lu Bai exited the rankings interface, he realized that he had underestimated the impact of the rankings; he was now standing at the center of a storm.

He randomly picked a post that claimed to know him and clicked on it.

The poster tried hard to create an air of mystery, implying that there were too many vested interests involved, that things were very complicated, and that those in the know understand...

But upon closer inspection, there's nothing substantial in the text; it's all ambiguous and vague.

huangua ben:+3

Saint Tironicus: This is a scam to get replies, confirmed.

The name I randomly picked was whimsical: Humor. Sure enough, some people can't hide their silly and nonsensical manner when they open their mouths.

Dora dora dora dora: I miss you, darling.

Clever Mephisto: Are you Fan Ding?

The post was full of insults, and out of caution, Lu Bai also inquired about it.

As a result, not long after he posted this message, a large number of replies immediately appeared below.

roled5211 (OP): I was wrong, I was just kidding.

Mud Cat's Tatap: Ding! Master Ball.

Changshu Tafei258: Why did you choose such a name? Aren't you Asian?

Hua Youque 3215: Holy crap, the real deal is here.

Don't try to hook me, I'm a good person: lzsb.

Seeing the discussion gradually derailing, Lu Bai left the thread and did not reply again.

As an interface only available to Formal Deathmatch Participant, the chat channel and community interface still offer a lot of useful features.

The most discussed topics were "?", who ranked first on the ability list, and Lu Bai's talent, which ranked ninth on the talent list with a score of 103.8.

Because of their trust in the Deathmatch System, no one would suspect that [loading a save] was a bug in the Deathmatch System; they would simply assume that the question mark was the name of this ability.

Many users unleashed their imaginations in the post, speculating on various aspects derived from the question mark, but that obviously only took them further and further away from the truth.

Unless the Clever Mephisto himself explains it, there will be no accurate answer.

This leads many top-tier deathmatchers to spend less time on this and instead focus more on discussing Lu Bai's talent stats.

After three rounds of Deathmatch Showdown, the total score was 103.8 points.

What does this mean?

If Lu Bai's initial talent stat was the average of 5 points for an ordinary person, then to improve it to such a high level, he would have to kill nearly a thousand death fighters.

Keep in mind that there were only five hundred fighters in the entire Deathmatch Showdown.

Even if we calculate based on obtaining "Node" in all three rounds, it would still take down five hundred deathmatch fighters.

This is an extremely exaggerated figure.

At least in this era, apart from Lu Bai, no one has ever been awarded the title of "Ultimate Murderer".

Not to mention the titles "Frenzied Slaughter" and "Slay Heaven Destroy Earth," which have never been bestowed upon anyone before.

Those with even a little bit of influence are privately inquiring about who this historic newcomer is and how he managed to do it.

Lu Bai, naturally too lazy to intervene and explain, watched with great interest as the fighters engaged in a heated discussion.

But before he could enjoy his moment for long, a phone rang from his pocket.

Lu Bai glanced at it; the caller ID showed Pu Xueli.

Although we had exchanged contact information before, this was the first time we had spoken on the phone.

He pressed answer and put the phone to his ear.

Seemingly unsure how to phrase his words, Pu Xueli remained silent for a moment before his voice finally came from the other end of the phone.

"... Lu Bai, is that the Clever Mephisto on the leaderboard, you?"

Lu Bai nodded subconsciously, then quickly realized that the other person couldn't see him, and said...

It's me.

Pu Xueli fell silent for a long time again. After digesting the news, he solemnly reminded him.

That's not you at all.

You're saying that wasn't me?

"Believe me, having your identity exposed isn't a good thing for you right now."

Pu Xueli said earnestly, "I'll talk to you about the rest when you come to the campus tomorrow."

Pu Xueli chatted briefly with Lu Bai afterward, and finally advised him again to keep a low profile before hanging up the phone.

Lu Bai casually placed his phone on the table, rested his chin on his hand, and thoughtfully gazed at the holographic sky outside the window.

After all, many people know that he came in first place for three consecutive rounds.

Meanwhile, the sudden appearance of a "Clever Mephisto" on the leaderboard makes it hard not to connect the two.

Although only the principal of the Zudian Campus called him, his phone was actually flooded with emails from various factions.

There were tests, there were recruitment attempts...

It appears that all parties are acting in a friendly manner.

What bad thing could happen?