ADAPTED FROM BUTTERFLY BLUE'S NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME, THE KING'S AVATAR
Team Two's Launcher, prepare Heat-Seeking Missile.
Roger.
Team One's Battle Mage, prepare Raging Flames.
Retreat to Congee City.
Another one asking for a beating.
-It missed! -Watch out!
Don't panic. Steady your speed.
Leave the Ice Soul. Use Ghost Slash first.
Follow with Moonlight Slash. Keep up the attacks.
Don't panic after a mistake.
Situations that put you under pressure can hone your judgment and state of mind.
-Understood, sir! -Send me a Sword Soul.
EQUIPMENT
Ghost Boundary?
Time it right.
Layer on Ghost Boundary at the same coordinates.
Got it, sir.
Guild Master, Team Three's scouts are back.
Do you need support?
No.
They're just newbies. Let's see what they've got.
We did it!
Yifan, your Ghost Boundary is amazing!
How about a sparring match sometimes?
How do you do this?
Evaluations are over.
You may all go now.
-Okay. -All right.
Let's go.
-We'll talk later. -Let's go.
GLORY TRAINING CAMP
Just now,
I experienced the most satisfying victory
and completed the most important test of my life.
You'll become proficient in Ghostblade skills
through memorization and continuous practice.
Awareness and good judgment come with combat experience.
You need a professional mentality,
so you won't be controlled by your emotions.
You panic after making a mistake.
In times like that,
you just need to think calmly and make amends in time
to avoid even bigger mistakes.
You're there to change your destiny, not give up on it!
Nobody should give up so easily.
Thank you, Ye Qiu,
for helping me find the best version of myself in Glory.
My future path
is unfurling right before me.
DUNGEON RECORD RANKINGS TYRANNICAL AMBITION
BLUE BROOKE, HERB GARDEN, FLOWING MOON
I don't like beating around the bush.
Let's get straight to the point.
Don't let anyone else set a dungeon record
other than Tyrannical Ambition Guild.
So, you want exclusive rights?
Only at the right price.
He wants to extort more?
A PLAYER HAS JOINED TYRANNICAL AMBITION
Okay, state your price.
You're out of water.
-Should I refill this for you? -I got it.
Keep on playing.
I'm done. I was just taking a break.
Station 56's service bell in Section B will ring itself to pieces.
Why don't you go take a look?
Is it in pieces?
Is it broken?
How come I didn't hear it?
I'll go check.
Ms. Chen, the light...
Drop the act.
Get going.
Yes.
Little Tang.
What are you doing?
Did you finish your homework?
I'm working on it.
-In progress. -So you should go.
Okay.
A bottle of water.
Thank you.
RUMBLING THUNDER LEFT FULL MOON GUILD
MS. WANG LEFT FULL MOON GUILD
ACTIVE MEMBERS, TODAY, YESTERDAY
This is bad!
Full Moon Guild is heading into the gutter!
Sleeping Moon, figure something out!
What can I do?
Our small guild
doesn't have any elite players.
Disbanding is expected.
Let's recruit that expert.
We're at least acquaintances. He probably won't leave us high and dry.
Are you sure he doesn't see us as enemies instead?
Sleeping Moon, is your pride more important than the guild?
Decide for yourself.
Hey, can you do me a favor?
So...
Have you been busy lately?
That's so fake.
Lord Grim, have you heard of Full Moon Guild?
Truthfully,
I feel very sorry.
No.
I'm not an ordinary man,
but you don't need to be so polite.
Pardon?
Just spit it out.
Hey?
Get me some water!
Get up.
Go get water!
Excuse me?
It's that way.
I need to ask for a favor.
I'm at Congee City.
Come on over.
CONGEE CITY
-Do this. -This one.
-Get a gun and throw a grenade. -This should be okay.
-Come from outside. -It has one more gear now.
-Can I defeat the dragon with this? -It has more than five.
-I have more than 20. -Just like this.
-It's just those small ones. -Those things...
Little Moon Moon, are you here to flaunt your wealth?
First of all, I want to apologize.
Apologize?
When we first formed a team at Green Forest,
I didn't have the best of intentions.
I intended for all of you to be my cannon fodder
and be wiped out by Midnight Phantom Cat, so I could take all the loot for myself.
My plan ultimately failed,
so I sent broadcasts server-wide to smear your name.
That was very immature of me.
When I later took you to Strong Spider Silk,
I had wanted to set you up.
None of us knew who we were dealing with.
You could eliminate all of us without breaking a sweat.
In the end,
you were the one who instructed us on how to beat the hidden Boss.
You even gave me the sword from the loot.
I'm not used to you being so sincere.
Therefore,
I have to apologize.
I hope you can forgive me.
Just tell me what you want.
I wanted to ask you
to help Full Moon Guild in a raid.
Help us clear a dungeon
the same way you helped Blue Brook and Tyrannical Ambition.
We would like to make it into the rankings.
You didn't have enough fun in Strong Spider Silk?
What new tricks are up your sleeve?
It's not like that!
I'll be honest with you.
Our guild has to disband soon.
I know you charge a price for your services.
I know your market price.
Our guild probably can't afford you even if we empty our coffers.
Don't worry, though.
I'll give you all the loot we gain each day
until the debt is paid off.
Is that acceptable?
Please.
This is quite lacking.
This equipment isn't even as valuable as what you're holding.
I didn't get a good look earlier.
There's a Purple Moon Spear.
I'll have that.
Just a spear?
Looking up strategies?
Little Tang has been diligently studying strategies.
What's so odd about that?
Is that a dungeon guide?
We're raiding Desolate Lands soon. Are you doing your homework?
Just casual reading.
Casual reading.
A walking Glory textbook is leading the team.
You don't need to study other strategy guides.
The Glory Textbook is my idol, Ye Qiu!
Don't flatter yourself.
Little Tang?
Who wrote that guide?
The author is Concealed Light. Why?
It's extremely detailed.
It even includes the probability of all possible events.
There's even a calculation of how long each step would take.
-Calculated to the millisecond. -Let me see.
Little Tang, this author is so ridiculous.
Who would have the patience to read such a long guide for a low-level dungeon?
It would be quite difficult for a dummy.
Who did you mean?
Little Tang, he's picking on me.
Who do you mean?
Ms. Chen?
Keep trying.
SERVICE CALL
Ma'am, when will the pen and paper I requested arrive?
This guy again.
In all my years here,
I've never seen someone who keeps asking for a pen and paper.
Does he think this place is a study room?
Just like you.
You're not busy, are you?
Make the delivery!
Little Tang, send me a copy of that guide.
Little Tang?
I'm so glad you're here to be my teacher.
It's an honor.
Will you take a look at this problem?
I don't understand it. Can you teach me?
Please?
Little Tang?
I need to try this.
Little Tang?
This...
Skip it for now. Come back to it later.
That's a test-taking strategy.
Little Tang!
I don't know how to do any of these.
SPELLS, PHYSICAL ATTACKS
PHYSICAL ATTACKS, SPEED
What's taking so long? I'm out of ink.
THE RIDDLE OF THE 16 MINUTES 24 SECONDS BONEYARD DUNGEON RECORD
It would take at most five minutes
for an average person to walk from the first floor shelf to me.
It took you 6 minutes and 12 seconds.
Here's your paper.
This is the wrong paper weight.
I asked for the brand with 4,09g sheets.
The rate of my calculations will be slowed down by the friction
from my 0,48mm pen tip on this normal brand's 4,36g sheets.
My pen!
Pen?
Sorry.
Here's your pen.
Hold on.
You got the wrong pen.
I asked for 0,48mm, not 0,45mm.
Your 72-second delay
combined with my 48-second explanation
totals to two minutes of my time wasted.
The impact of a two-minute interruption is roughly--
Take your time.
I shall leave you to your problem-solving.
Network managers are problem solvers.
Fix it quickly. I need to use it.
All right. I won't keep you from chatting with your elite friend.
What elite friend?
I have a meeting.
What's the meeting for?
Isn't it because of your elite friend who has caused such a stir
and bathed the world in blood?
You can't say that.
He has been good to Blue Brook.
Think about how much effort he put into analyzing the Boneyard.
Aren't you reading too much into it?
He did it in exchange for materials.
He drew clear lines in the sand.
Don't keep falling for it, okay?
All right. I have a meeting.
-I'll finish this debate later. -What debate?
It's clear-cut to me.
You can't escape from the clutches of your elite friend.
There has been a lot of friction and fighting lately.
All our guilds have suffered great losses.
It's time for a ceasefire, so we can sit down and have a nice talk.
Now you want to talk?
Herb Garden was the first to stir up trouble!
Blue Brook was the first to hire Lord Grim to lead a raid.
Lead a raid?
He properly joined our guild!
He set a dungeon record as a member of Blue Brook!
It's just that he later withdrew.
-I say-- -Bullshit!
Didn't he join each guild to help raid?
Troubling Rain, mind your language.
Blue River, your Blue Brook member wiped out one of my elite teams.
How should we settle that?
Stop arguing!
Can we stop fighting all the time?
What's wrong with fair competition?
Stop fighting?
Do you think you're a dove of peace?
Congratulations to Full Moon Guild players: Lord Grim,
Soft Mist, Steamed Bun Invasion,
One Inch Ash, and Sleeping Moon
for breaking the Desolate Lands record
-with 22 minutes and 35 seconds. -Who...
Who the hell is Full Moon Guild?
Has anybody heard of this guild?
Why are these small-timers jumping in the fray too?
Desolate Lands?
Shit.
They've broken my guild's record.
Lord Grim!
You're so indiscriminate in joining a guild.
Bound Boat, tell me.
How can he be so materialistic?
He helps just about anyone!
To think that I thought of him as a friend!
That's not true.
You think you're his friend.
Lord Grim is heartless,
indiscriminate, greedy,
superficial, irresponsible
unscrupulous, and an absolute scourge!
Everyone on Glory should attack him on sight!
From this day on,
Lord Grim, you will be Blue Brook's number one enemy!
Yes, from this day on,
he will be our enemy.
Think about it.
When has this ever happened before Tenth Server opened?
Ever since Lord Grim showed up,
he has been leading us by our noses.
First kills, dungeon records
stealing Bosses
and now we're fighting among ourselves.
Think about who benefits from all this.
Only Lord Grim.
That does seem to be the truth.
WATCH YOUR BACK FOR A WHILE
It's always best to keep a low profile.
DUNGEON RECORD RANKINGS
ACTIVE MEMBERS, TODAY, YESTERDAY
Thanks.
Are you sure you only want the spear?
As small as your guild is,
this is the only decent weapon you have.
I nearly wasted my tears on you. That mouth exposes your true nature!
A PLAYER JOINED FULL MOON GUILD
LIMITED TIME JOINED FULL MOON GUILD
Cool!
HAPPY INTERNET CAFE
I'm becoming more adept at using this new weapon.
Orange equipment really suits me!
What's the matter with you today? You're so slow.
I guess you're lagging behind since you don't have Orange equipment.
You're on your own. I'm logging off.
KILLS: 34
PURPLE MOON SPEAR, LEVEL 30, ORANGE EQUIPMENT
Did you buy this?
It's my booty.
You only took this for raiding Desolate Lands?
With this, the equipment I bought for you last time becomes a complete set.
THE RIDDLE OF THE 16 MINUTES 24 SECONDS BONEYARD DUNGEON RECORD
Isn't this the dungeon record we set?
Let me see.
It's so detailed.
Every hurdle is clearly marked.
"Steamed Bun Invasion equipment build."
It even shows that I have Orange equipment!
If we follow this guide, will we be able to clear it in 16 minutes and 24 seconds?
This guy is a genius!
A genius indeed.
He can recreate a full run-through just from the dungeon clear time.
He has strong powers of calculation.
But what a shame.
What's a shame?
It's a shame that this play strategy demands too much of players.
Be it the equipment or technique,
they're unrealistic demands for a normal player.
In other words,
this guide for dummies isn't actually for dummies.
More theoretical than practical.
Then why are we reading it?
It's useless anyway.
Let's go straight to raiding.
It's not completely useless.
This author is named Concealed Light,
and at least, quite meticulous.
If someone gave him some pointers,
he might be able to come up with a useful strategy guide.
Sir, I want a computer.
Let's go.
Hello. Your ID, please.
FIRST FLOOR, SECOND FLOOR
Wow.
The cafe is bustling today.
Business is good.
Here you go. Section B, Station 46.
Thanks.
Sorry.
We can't sit together today.
Yifan, Section B, Station 42.
Okay.
Bao Zi...
Section C upstairs.
Let's go.
How come you're online?
Didn't you say you have a team event today?
Are you guys raiding Line Canyon?
Bring me along.
Miss, you sure have a lot of free time.
You're free to play Glory?
I'm sick. I requested time off.
What's wrong? How are you feeling?
Have you seen a doctor?
It's severe insomnia.
I can't sleep at all during the day.
The doctor said I'll get better by playing Glory.
Most importantly, I need to stay happy.
Sassy.
All right.
We're meeting up in Congee City.
Yes, sir!
We've gathered the best players from the seven major guilds
to locate and eliminate Lord Grim.
Herb Garden is backed by Team Tiny Herb,
two-time Glory Pro League champions.
They're strong players.
Tyrannical Ambition takes after Captain Han Wenqing of Team Tyranny.
Their aggressive play style strikes fear in other players.
At the same time, support from Hundred Blossoms, Samsara,
Howling Heights, and Void Walk guilds
doubles their overall strength.
EXCELLENT DYNASTY GUILD
Cleansing Mist is online.
Location: 375, 690.
He's online!
Steamed Bun Invasion is online!
The target is approaching.
Listen up.
When Lord Grim's team is together,
they are not to be underestimated.
We'll need to work closely together.
Cleansing Mist, One Inch Ash, and Steamed Bun Invasion
are each at different locations outside Congee Forest.
They won't be able to regroup quickly.
We'll pick them off one by one.
Team, attack!
Go!
Annihilate them!
Action.
I've been ambushed.
Keep an eye out.
I have four players here.
I also have a four-person ambush.
These idiots are such noobs.
Little Tang?
BATTLE MAGE SKILLS
Are you okay?
I've been taken out.
Little Tang, I told everybody to meet up at Congee City as planned.
Regenerate there.
But don't step outside yet.
Save your strength.
Lord Grim is on his own now.
Location is 235, 985.
Kill Lord Grim!
It looks like there is more than one act to this show.
Everybody, meet up at Congee City later.
-Okay. -All right.
Don't let them regroup.
Take them out one by one while they're still alone.
-Roger! -Got it!
Focus your fire! Eliminate One Inch Ash!
No way! So many people?
Come chase me! Come!
Damn it! He's running again!
Go after him! What are you waiting for?
We can't break through with just the two of us.
What should we do?
Find cover first.
Show them no mercy!
Don't let anyone escape!
Have you met up with Yifan?
Yes.
But there are too many opponents. We can't break through.
Tell Yifan to use Flame Boundary to boost your attack power.
Bao Zi should be close by.
I'll tell him to come help.
Okay.
Bao Zi, how are you doing?
Boss!
There's a horde chasing after me!
What do I do?
I'm on the run!
Find a way to give them the slip.
What happened?
Where am I?
Why is it so dark?
Captain, we lost Steamed Bun Invasion!
He must have found a blind spot to hide in.
Split up and search inch by inch.
They can't see me.
This is a nice spot.
Void Walk Guild, stand guard outside Congee City.
Soft Mist is bound to go there after she regenerates.
Killing is prohibited inside.
Eliminate her as soon as she steps outside.
-Roger! -Roger!
Nobody is getting away this time.
CONFIRM REGENERATION
PLAIN SPEAR, PURCHASE
CONGRATULATIONS YOU PURCHASED PLAIN SPEAR WITH 70 GOLD
EQUIPPED WITH PLAIN SPEAR
We lost contact with Bao Zi. The situation is worse than we thought.
Stay in Congee City for now and bide your time.
Excellent Dynasty, prepare to eliminate Lord Grim.
Why bother masking a spare account?
For the surprise!
Are you happy to see me?
Don't let anyone escape. Take them all out!
Attack!
Damn!
So many people?
What did you do?
These shrimps are just asking for a thrashing.
They're still coming?
Begging to die, aren't you?
Fine, I'll give you what you want.
Let's play!
Ye Qiu, you ungrateful jerk! Why are you running away?
Hey! Wait for me!
Nobody's around now. Time to be honest, Ye Qiu.
What did you do this time?
Did you steal their equipment or someone's girlfriend?
Let me guess.
Did Han become furious after finding out you're on Glory
and want to kick you off?
That's not it?
Wait, don't tell me!
I know!
You must have been brewing up a big scheme when someone found out,
so everybody is coming after you now!
I just set some dungeon records.
Serves you right, Ye Qiu!
Look at who you are! Why are you stealing dungeon records from noobs?
There's no limit to your shamelessness!
What is there to be sorry about?
I'm just a regular player.
I have a right to set records.
You, on the other hand,
probably aren't used to so many opponents.
Scared?
Bullshit!
You must be kidding? Who would I be afraid of?
Then why did you run?
I came to fight you,
not play around with newbies!
All right, let's get back to the point.
I'm opening a personal arena.
You have one minute to come and duel me!
Shush.
That tree over there. Follow me.
Fire!
Subtitle translation by Renee Luk