Suspicion

Xiao Fan decided to start the cleanup by focusing on the villages he was defending.

With his skills, invading the village wouldn't be difficult.

After making the plan, everyone went to rest.

Xiao Fan opened the game page.

Once the Combat Mode is activated, a Leaderboard will appear on the right side of the page.

Xiao Fan clicked on it.

The first thing that catches the eye is the top spot.

First place: Area 1, Apostle 1, Points: 34820

Second place: Area 1, Village 10, Apostle Village, 32760 Points

Third place: Area 2, Village 50, Apostle Village, with Points.

At the bottom is their village's ranking.

932nd place: Zone 10 Apostle Village 48, Points: 2210

Xiao Fan, who was originally full of confidence, felt disheartened after seeing the ranking.

The gap was far greater than he had imagined.

Yu Ling told him that the Points in the Combat Mode would not be cleared after each battle.

In other words, after the Combat Mode ends, the top ten teams move Lower Stream, while the eleventh-place team retains their Points and will become the first place team when the next Combat Mode begins.

This is why Yu Ling said before that as long as they don't get eliminated, they can definitely make it to the Lower Stream if they persist for a few years.

Xiao Fan felt even more desperate upon hearing this; by that calculation, it would be two years before it was their village's turn.

That won't do! His plan is to break into the top ten this time!

Xiao Fan asked Yu Ling how Points were calculated.

According to her, the Points are calculated based on the strength of defeating the Apostle Village and the strength of wiping out the team village.

The stronger the Apostle, the higher the village's Points.

"To get higher Points, you must go to a higher region."

Xiao Fan had made up his mind.

When everyone woke up in the afternoon, Xiao Fan told them about his plan.

"What? Split up?"

Yu Mo frowned and spoke.

"Boss Jiu Chen, I know you're in a hurry, but this can't be rushed."

"Our numbers are our advantage. If we split up, too many unexpected things could happen. I think it's best if we stay together. Aren't we pretty fast here?"

Xiao Fan shook his head.

"Not fast enough! My plan is to break into the top ten after this Combat Mode ends."

"Make it into the top ten?"

Yu Mo's breathing became rapid.

After Xiao Fan successfully created the skill, he had considered this possibility.

But after careful consideration, he still felt it was unrealistic.

Their current Points are less than half of what the first-place team has.

The tenth-place Points has 27,900 points, ten times that of the others.

This is just the beginning; the Points will increase after the Combat Mode ends.

It's simply impossible to catch up within seven days.

"This doesn't seem so easy."

Although Yu Mo said this, there was still a glimmer of hope in her tone.

"We have to give it a shot. Just listen to me."

Next, Xiao Fan divided the team into groups.

"It's better to use skills to attack the defending Apostle villages. I'll lead them to attack those defensive villages. You guys go find villages to attack. If you can take them down, just do it. If you can't, wait for me."

Xiao Fan pointed to Jian Qingfeng and the others.

This was the best solution he could think of.

"Their strength might not be enough to defeat a village that initiates an attack."

Xiao Fan explained why he allocated the resources in this way.

Yu Mo was originally unwilling.

Putting aside their strength, he felt it was inappropriate to let these Pseudo-Apostle act on their own.

But in the end, he nodded in agreement.

There was no way around it; the temptation to move Lower Stream from the top ten of the Leaderboard was too great for him!

"Okay! Let's do it that way."

When they left the village again in the afternoon, the group had already separated.

Xiao Fan took Jian Qingfeng to find the Apostle Village of the Defensive Faction.

"Finally, I can speak freely."

Jian Qingfeng was in tears; finally, he didn't have to be the pathetic version of Jian Qingfeng anymore.

"Which village should we attack first?" Falling Leaf asked Xiaofan.

These days, the more Falling Leaf interacts with Xiao Fan, the more she discovers his strengths.

Putting aside the fact that he became the leader of the Apostle Village in just a few days, the fact that he was able to persuade Yu Mo to let these Pseudo-Apostle act alone is something he could never learn in his entire life.

Xiao Fan shook his head.

"Don't rush, first try to see if you can create Elemental Skill."

Xiao Fan led the group to a secluded cave.

They want to advance after the Combat Mode ends, and he can't do it alone.

If Jian Qingfeng and his group could create Elemental Skill, their chances would be much greater.

In fact, Xiao Fan had also considered whether or not to teach Yu Mo and the other people in the secret realm how to create skills.

However, their natural adversarial relationship made him hesitant to trust them easily.

He decided that if the two sides remained in their current cooperative state before clearing the dungeon, he could help them create Elemental Skill before he left.

Not now.

As he spoke, Xiao Fan took out a pile of materials Monster Beast from the cave.

This is what he secretly saved up.

"The materials indicate the elemental attributes of the Monster Beast. Find the Monster Token corresponding to your attribute, and I'll tell you how to create skills."

Without further ado, everyone began selecting tokens of their affection...

Two hours later.

With Xiao Fan included, there were a total of 50 players, and 45 of them had their own Elemental Skill.

Although the skill level isn't high, it's very practical, and the skills can be combined with each other, which Xiao Fan had considered beforehand.

As for those five unlucky losers...

Just slack off in the team.

In just two hours, the team was completely transformed.

"We need to take action. If we don't Points, Yu Mo and the others will start to get suspicious."

The Leaderboard Points are updated in real time, and Apostle can Leaderboard their Points at any time.

If they haven't earned any Points in the two hours they've been out, Yu Mo and the others will definitely become suspicious.

And indeed, things turned out just as Xiao Fan had predicted.

Yu Mo frowned as she looked at the Leaderboard.

Even if Jian Qingfeng and his Pseudo-Apostle were weak, with Xiao Fan's ridiculously powerful skills, they shouldn't have failed to gain any Points in two hours.

"They didn't escape, did they?"

I felt a little uneasy.

Xiao Fan's identity was an open secret among them.

In other words, the other team was composed entirely of Pseudo-Apostle.

How could they possibly be completely at ease!

If it weren't for Xiao Fan's exceptional talent, they wouldn't have dared to do this.

"Maybe something happened," Yu Ling said uncertainly, then continued after a moment's thought.

"We haven't earned any Points either."

Yu Mo:...

That makes sense. Don't say that again.

"If you're worried, let's go find them," Yin suggested.

No sooner had he finished speaking than some of the Apostle in the team noticed that their Points had changed.

"Brother Mo, the Points have changed."

Yu Mo quickly opened the Leaderboard.

The team's Points have increased by 100.

This score likely represents the annihilation of an Apostle Village.

"Looks like I was overthinking it."

Yu Mo breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.

"Alright, it's time for us to get moving. We can't afford to leave without Boss Jiu Chen and end up with no Points at all."