Lin Yi was a regressor, after all, and was fairly familiar with the game's rules.
For instance, the Eye of Illusion Breaking he had possessed in his previous life was an S-grade talent!
Don't go thinking an S-grade talent was all that impressive. "Zero Game" would redefine everything you knew.
Ultimately, an S-grade talent was only a one-star talent!
There were 26 one-star talents, ranging from A to Z, matching the 26 letters of the alphabet!
A-grade was the weakest, and Z-grade was the strongest.
Although they were one-star talents, Z-grade talents were not to be underestimated. Combat-oriented Z-grade talents could even increase combat power by a million with each level!
There were 676 two-star talents, ranging from AA to ZZ, corresponding to random combinations of the 26 letters.
AA was the weakest, and ZZ was the strongest, but an AA-grade talent was always far stronger than a one-star talent of the same type!
Following that pattern, there were 17,576 three-star talents!
There was an exaggerated saying in the game: even the entire universe couldn't scrape together creatures possessing every different three-star talent.
The higher a talent's grade, the harder it was to obtain.
Among this batch of players from Lin Yi's universe, there weren't even enough humans with three-star talents to fill a mahjong table!
He remembered only two humans having three-star talents in his previous life.
But what was he looking at now?
Zero's Charm!
A four-star talent!!!
And a top-tier four-star talent at that!
It was simply unheard of!
His combat power would increase by an order of magnitude with every level!
That meant his combat power would multiply tenfold every time he leveled up. Was that even human?
Huh???
How could an ability this game-breakingly overpowered exist?!
Ten billion combat power at level ten!
At level one hundred, he would have a googol in combat power!
Every special-class kill would grant 0.1% experience, so he wouldn't have to worry about leveling at all!
How was anyone else supposed to play?!
Compared to this, games like King of Whatever Fish were pathetic!
When it came to gaming, "Zero Game" was all he played!
Just as Xiao Ling, the game guide, had said, there was no fairness whatsoever in "Zero Game."
But that other claim, about there being no bugs?
Sorry!
I! Lin Yi! Am the one and only bug!
"Hey! Buddy!"
Smack!
Just as Lin Yi's thoughts raced, a hand landed on his right shoulder.
Lin Yi felt a tremendous force and instantly fell to the ground.
The surrounding clamor fell silent for a moment, and everyone turned to look at Lin Yi on the ground and the somewhat awkward-looking young man with a buzz cut standing beside him.
"I-I-I-I... I didn't even use any force!"
"Don't try to scam me!"
"I just saw you smiling so happily and shouting about being invincible."
"I figured you must know how to play this game, so I came over to ask for some pointers."
"How was I supposed to know you were so frail..."
"S-sorry!"
The buzz-cut young man clenched his fists, looking a little nervous, and bent at the waist to bow to Lin Yi on the ground.
The players around them burst into scornful laughter.
"Invincible? That's all you've got?"
"I'm dying! In a way, he really is invincible when it comes to being hilarious!"
"Are you two trying to make me laugh to death so you can inherit my Ant Credit debt?!"
"No way, no way! Surely no one actually can't take a single slap?"
"Brilliant! Outstanding! Nature's finest masterpiece!"
Lin Yi lay there, stunned for a moment, before belatedly realizing that he currently had a pitiful one combat power.
In his previous life, he had possessed a thousand combat power even at level zero!
Still, trading that for an invincible talent with infinite growth was worth it.
Ignoring everyone else's mockery, Lin Yi slowly rose from the ground, dusted himself off, and looked at the buzz-cut young man with a soft chuckle.
"There's no need to apologize in this game!"
"You're stronger than me right now. You don't need to care what the weak think."
"What's your name? What's your combat power?"
"Just think the word 'attributes,' and you'll see your panel."
The buzz-cut young man paused. His lips moved slightly, and he spent several seconds in a daze before speaking blankly.
"My name's Wu Renxin. As for my combat power..."
"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands..."
"My combat power is one... one million."
Lin Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, a smile playing at his lips.
Then he reached out with his right hand and patted Wu Renxin on the shoulder, nodding with a smile.
"Not bad! Not bad at all!"
"Wu Renxin, right? Good name!"
"As for how to play this game?"
"It's... get stronger!"
"And..."
Lin Yi lowered his voice and leaned close to Wu Renxin's ear.
"It's best not to reveal your combat power in front of others!"
"And..."
"You mustn't reveal your talent's effects, even if it kills you!"
After saying that, Lin Yi glanced once more at the bewildered Wu Renxin, then turned and left.
"Um..."
Wu Renxin raised his right hand toward Lin Yi's retreating figure and spoke again, somewhat awkwardly.
"Thanks!"
"Just now..."
"I wasn't trying to bully the weak..."
Lin Yi raised his right hand and waved without calling back.
A smile slowly spread across his face, and a sharp glint flashed through his eyes.
Wasn't trying to bully the weak?
In the game world, the strong should ruthlessly humiliate the weak!