ADAPTED FROM BUTTERFLY BLUE'S NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME, THE KING'S AVATAR
Excellent Dynasty, prepare to eliminate Lord Grim.
Don't let anyone escape. Take them all out!
Attack!
Damn!
So many people?
What did you do?
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!
Shush.
That tree over there. Follow me.
Captain, I don't see anyone.
Captain, I don't either.
Let's take a look over there.
Team One, to the left. Team Two, to the right.
-Got it. -Got it.
How rare.
The child has grown up. He has learned how to control himself.
Lord Grim, you're despicable!
You promised to duel with me, but you tricked me into helping you fight!
YOU HAVE A MINUTE TO COME I'M OPENING A ROOM IN THE ARENA
Speech bubbles? He's over here!
50 SECONDS LEFT, 20 SECONDS LEFT
I'LL ALLOW YOU TO LOSE GRACEFULLY
Follow me.
Follow closely!
Can you be anymore of a sabotage to your teammate?
Hey, that's not my fault!
You didn't allow me to speak, so I had to use speech bubbles.
I've done enough to suit you!
Who attracted this group of people here in the first place?
You call me a sabotage, I call you trouble!
Right. I am now going to keep my distance from you.
I'm going to dump you.
The two of them are going to run. Split up and surround them! Now!
Hey!
Who are you?
How did you find this place?
PLAYER ACCOUNT: CONCEALED LIGHT VOCATION: SUMMONER
Concealed Light?
I recall seeing this username somewhere before.
Concealed Light.
What are you doing here?
Stop disturbing me.
This is a blind spot that I found after repeated evaluations.
Logically speaking, it shouldn't be discovered by others.
Right, let me ask you this.
How do I get past the training server of the Congee Forest?
Tell me how you found this place first.
I'll tell you, but don't get shocked.
I'm currently hiding out from a group of secret assassins.
Crazy.
Steamed Bun...
Are you Steamed Bun Invasion from Lord Grim's team?
That's right.
Why?
Am I now that famous in Tenth Server?
It's really you?
Are you my fan?
Come. Let me show you this.
Let me show you my equipment.
Aren't I handsome?
Isn't it cool?
What do you think of these claws?
The Blood-sucking Claw.
Equipment.
Purple equipment? How can it be purple?
The attack level is only 300. It's 300!
That is so low!
Did you not put on your whole set of equipment today?
Why do I need a whole set?
Boss and I rely on our skills.
We can defeat our enemies unarmed.
Equipment and everything else are just extra.
Boss?
Lord Grim?
-Stop bothering me. -Is Lord Grim your boss?
I'm off to look for him. Bye!
Lord Grim!
Wait for me!
Can you do it?
I'll try again.
You're such a noob!
Come, I'll give you a hand.
Come.
Thanks.
Steamed Bun Invasion has emerged. He's beside the well.
Guys, you're really persistent!
Buddy, get ready.
Slip away!
Crazies! Why are you chasing me?
Okay, then.
Chase me all you want! It'll be long before you can catch me!
When I started playing Glory,
you didn't know where the power switch was!
Don't you check the almanac before going for a kill?
Hold on.
Flowing Tree is only at level 27.
It's not worth chasing such trash. It's a waste of my time.
Ignore that piece of trash. Chase after Lord Grim.
What? Trash?
Stop there!
Who called me "trash" just now?
Come out!
I'm going to show you what real trash is!
One, two, three, four!
Four pieces of trash.
You're even standing in order!
What are you doing? The team is requesting for recovery?
Sorry, I forgot to tell you. You can't recover.
Use your effort to dig your own graves instead!
Stop polluting the environment!
You're the one who said it, aren't you?
That's right. It was me.
Great. You look like you can't wait to get beaten up.
Are you the legendary Basic Bitch?
Basic Bitch!
Watch out!
The blade!
What attack was this?
Hey, Mr. Basic Bitch.
Let's have a chat.
Hey! Stop there!
That's enough.
Basic Bitch.
Hey!
Why are you repeating my words?
I'm warning you.
Tell me which sword it is!
COORDINATES: 1645, 1866
Meet here.
Hold on. I'm lacking a sword. Let me get one first.
The Basic Bitch is looking for a sword? That's so basic!
Hey, Basic Bitch in front of me! Stop running!
Would you like to exchange weapons? Stop running!
Even if you use up all your equipment, I'll still catch you!
Why is this person so rude?
If you will consider lending me your sword,
I will grudgingly forgive you.
How do you want to borrow it?
Guess.
Like this.
YOU HAVE PICKED UP A SWORD
Am I so lucky?
I randomly defeated a person, and I got to take his equipment?
I haven't logged in to Glory for too long.
People are so nice!
Buddy.
Don't panic.
I'm just borrowing this.
I'll return it soon.
Bye.
I'm happy.
They're here. Beware of concealed weapons.
-They're out. -They're out. Advance!
Let's go!
Cleansing Mist has gone missing.
Increase your level of attacks!
Pursue them!
Keep a close eye on her!
Launcher, prepare to launch!
Attack her hard the moment she reveals herself.
-Got it. -Got it.
Yifan, increase the blast on the artillery.
Okay.
Three, two, one.
Fire!
Attack!
I'm sorry.
My fingers were too slow.
It's fine.
Let's see how long they can hold out.
Cleansing Mist and One Inch Ash have nowhere to retreat.
Steamed Bun Invasion is under control.
There's even a passerby along with him.
Soft Mist has been contained in the Congee City.
She's not going to make it soon.
Lord Grim isn't anything impressive.
He's practically a dead fish.
Warriors, it's time to finish the game.
-Got it. -Got it.
Yifan, how are you doing?
Little Tang, what about you?
Bao Zi?
Hey, Ye Qiu, I'm here.
How is this? It's an Orange-level saber!
This is impressive, isn't it?
It is.
Let's go!
-Let's go? Where? -You wanted a match, didn't you?
We'll have a proper match in the wilderness.
Let's see who has the most kills.
Well, I've been tricked by you again, haven't I?
Fine. Let's go!
Who's afraid? Come on!
Today, I will show you what the three sword-attack is!
One move kills three!
One, two, and three knives!
Kill!
Why am I a little breathless?
Because you talk too much.
What a talent.
Stop teasing me.
I'm like this because I lack stamina.
Don't be too happy yet.
You're out of health points too.
There are no more ants for you to torture.
When I've replenished my health, I'll go all out in a match with you.
Let's replenish our health.
There are little kids waiting for us to save them.
Are you trying to trick me again?
However, on account of the little kids, I'll grudgingly agree to it.
Let's go.
Not too bad.
He's an expert, indeed.
He has managed to hold out until now.
It's a pity you still think so highly of yourself.
Don't you know how many people hate you?
You've now offended everyone.
You don't even know that your end is near.
This trash warrior seems to know you.
Little boy.
If you lose to me today,
it'll be your own fault for choosing your friends badly.
You've all been tricked.
Ye Qiu, do you know why I let you escape time and time again?
I wanted to deplete your health.
Aren't you skilled at fighting?
Come on.
You're completely out of health points now.
You can't even execute any moves now.
Are you any different from a Level 0 now?
Okay.
I'll fight you first,
before going after the other dogs and cats.
Okay.
Just try it.
No!
I haven't killed you yet!
This piece of trash doesn't deserve to do it!
Also, this umbrella of yours can't get stolen just like that!
Shall I kill his whole family for you?
Boss, we're here!
Sir, are you okay?
How was it? The launch was accurate, right?
What are you doing? Why are you just standing around?
-Heal Ye Qiu quickly! -All right.
Bao Zi, how did you come?
We didn't take the usual road.
What do you think, Boss?
Am I impressive? You can praise me now.
Very smart.
What about you? Violent breakout?
No, we had a good cooperation.
Ma'am, I'd like to try again.
Sure!
Weren't you supposed to be waiting in the city?
My dictionary doesn't have the word "wait."
Only "battle."
Your 180-degree sweep is very effective.
Master, at your two o'clock, there are 20 positions.
There's a blind spot where you can go offline.
Okay.
Everyone, disperse.
They're going to run. Watch your two o'clock.
Sir, the two o'clock position is our blind spot.
Asshole.
Little Tang, don't do battle.
I have to get my spear back personally.
Does everyone agree
to help Little Tang get her spear back?
Of course!
Come on!
-Let's go. -Okay.
Split up!
Everyone has worked hard. The danger is over.
I'm so tired.
The gap is too big!
-What kind of person is Lord Grim? -Goodness, he is so strong.
-There's a problem with the tactic. -That's right.
YOUR TEAM MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ANNIHILATED
-We were beat into a pulp! -Chen Yehui.
-Who is he? -He is so impressive.
-Was this your plan? -We can beat him.
You had us all gathered here.
The members of seven guilds were under your full command!
You confidently promised us
that everything would go well. And now?
How are you going to explain this?
Chen Yehui.
How are you going to answer for this loss?
Guild Masters.
Please calm down.
This was really a misunderstanding.
I admit
that I wasn't thorough enough in my considerations today.
But I never expected to meet
Flowing Tree and Concealed Light halfway through!
Otherwise, he'd have never made it past the first ambush!
Even if he did,
he wouldn't have time to recover either!
Bullshit! Not thorough enough? I think you thought it through completely!
Team Tyranny has been decimated. What about you?
Your losses are so little. What's the meaning of this?
Chen Yehui.
You have our six guilds appear right in front.
Excellent Dynasty only came out at the end!
Did you treat us as cannon fodder?
That's right.
I think so too.
You'd better give me a good explanation.
Everyone from the six main guilds are here.
Don't think that just because you paid for our hotel and plane tickets,
we'll let you off.
Yes.
Besides,
I've already made my promises to Captain Jiexi.
I have to report on our performance throughout Tenth Server tomorrow.
Today, all the elite players in the guild
have dropped one level because of our defeat!
How am I to explain this to Captain Jiexi?
No, everyone.
This is really a misunderstanding!
How could I have ulterior motives?
Excellent Dynasty has suffered many casualties too!
Forget it.
I should have known that you were unreliable.
Let's go.
Our goal is the same!
It's to defeat Lord Grim and his team!
-As long as the alliance's still around... -Alliance, your ass!
We are an alliance.
You...
You're an ass.
Ye Qiu.
What have you accomplished since then?
How many mission records have you set? Have you increased the membership numbers?
If you aren't good at management,
even if you get the whole team to play Glory for you,
it'll be useless.
What on earth were you thinking?
You had the professional team to complete missions for you?
Can you bear the responsibility if we lose the competition?
Mr. Tao.
I admit
that I am selfish at times.
But I swear I've never had the intention of harming Excellent Era.
It seems things have really gone downhill for you.
Only those at the top can go downhill.
Those who are already at the bottom
have nowhere to go.
HAPPY INTERNET CAFE
Network Manager.
VIP Room 214 want a pen and paper.
Don't get it wrong this time. The pen has to be 0,45mm.
The paper has to be 4,39g.
Got it. Give me a moment.
Is this guy a paper shredder?
Why does he want so much paper?
-Your pen and paper are here. -Come in. The door isn't locked.
I'll leave them here.
This is all I have.
If you want more, I'll have to go to the store to buy it.
The Internet cafe doesn't stock this up.
It must be Lord Grim who lied to me. It has to be!
17 minutes 20,17 seconds.
Everything was seamless. I couldn't have calculated it wrongly.
Liar.
You're Concealed Light?
You know me?
I've seen your attacks before.
You seem pretty interested in Lord Grim.
I use him as a case study.
I actually managed to bump into him today.
But what I didn't expect was
that he'd be leading a ragtag team.
One is practically an idiot, and the other is a female newbie.
Furthermore, the whole team
has only simple equipments, and their actions are uncouth.
Furthermore, I think his real personality
has some issues.
-Is that so? -It has to be.
Otherwise, why are so many people out to kill him?
Also, he fought until his physical strength was only left with 0,01 percent.
0,01 percent!
He doesn't act like a master at all.
Tell me. If the guy is so unreliable and has personality issues,
why did you help him recharge then?
How did you know that?
Because I am this guy.
Have a good life.
Use it sparingly.
See.
You are my little brother.
He is my boss.
So what do you call a boss' big brother?
Grand Boss!
Doesn't that sound horrible?
Great Boss, then.
That sounds so uncouth.
I got it!
Boss!
How about Big Boss?
Big Boss sounds so cool!
Do you need to draw out the relationships to this extent?
Exactly. I never said I was going to be your little brother.
Don't you go back on what you owe me.
I saved your life!
At my level, losing once would only result in a drop of 875 XP.
It's nothing much.
I don't care. In the future, you're my little brother, Concealed Light online!
Offline, you're my little brother, Luo Ji.
Wait for me!
You're here!
-Hot pot? -Is this really Su Mucheng?
-Come over here. -Mucheng.
This is Yifan.
Hello.
-Hello, ma'am. -Have a seat.
So, this is Tang Rou?
Luo Ji.
Bao Zi.
Yes!
Boss, I'm really hungry.
-Can we eat now? -Of course!
It's her treat today.
Help yourselves.
-That's great. -Come on. Eat.
-Cheers! -Cheers!
We're finally able to meet the Master!
What has the Master's life been like after retiring?
I can't believe the first time I'm seeing the Master in real life
is at his retirement ceremony.
EXCELLENT ERA FAN MEETING
-Ye Qiu, the Master! -Ye Qiu, the Master!
Come here quickly!
-Ye Qiu, the Master! -Ye Qiu, the Master!
Hey, Ms. Chen.
-Ye Qiu, the Master! -Ye Qiu, the Master!
Hello?
Mr. Tao.
Well done.
Excellent Era lost the competition again last night.
You accepted the newcomer, Sun Xiang. And what happened?
Three consecutive losses!
Do you know what all the reporters are saying now?
You're really something.
Now, you're even in the mood
to organize a retirement ceremony for Ye Qiu?
I never knew that you were such a nostalgic person, Mr. Tao.
Because there were three consecutive losses!
That's why we need such an event.
Just like you said.
Sometimes, being nostalgic is a good thing.
Okay.
I hope when the angry fans
point at you and ask why you had Ye Qiu replaced,
you'll still be this confident in yourself.
Anger is a funny thing.
Letting it out is better than keeping it in the heart.
Ye Qiu's era was over a long time ago.
If anyone still insists to hold on to him,
then let it be for the last time tonight.
I want to tell everyone that people have to look ahead.
Excellent Era is the same.
Mr. Tao, we are ready.
Okay.
Right.
I won't disappoint you.
-Ye Qiu, the Master! -Ye Qiu, the Master!
GUO GUO
-Ye Qiu, the Master! -Ye Qiu, the Master!
I'm really angry now.
And I won't be easily placated.
It's settled then!
Wherever you want to go and whatever you want to eat,
I promise I'll be there anytime you call.
I want milk tea.
Sure. I'll queue up and buy it for you.
-I want a cake. -I'll bake it personally for you.
I want to eat hot pot!
We can go anytime then!
Don't be angry anymore, please?
Spend more time with me, then!
You can't keep playing Glory!
Keep your word.
Yes.
She didn't keep it at the end.
-Ye Qiu, the Master! -Ye Qiu, the Master!
Tang Rou, here.
When it comes to meat,
I like to cook it on my own, and eat it on my own.
I like to hold my own against all of you with my own strength.
Tang Rou, your defence against
the whole hoard of people in the Congee Forest today
was so impressive!
Thank you for your praise.
Sir, come. Have some meat.
Eating meat relies on your snatching skill.
Courage relies on your heart.
Instead of envying us, find some shortcuts for yourself.
Hurry, the meat is cooked!
Find your piece!
Find it!
I still don't get it.
How did you break the record in Boneyard without the whole set of equipment?
This is the attack that I've studied the most.
There aren't any other methods.
Little boy, stop mumbling.
Here, have some meat.
That last ball that was thrown in before the three-minute mark,
according to Archimedes' theory,
the buoyancy is greater than gravity, the ball will float to the top.
Floating to the top proves that the balls are cooked through.
When everyone was fighting for the meat,
the temperature of the pot showed to be 273 degrees.
In summary, after a second,
the balls will float toward the three o'clock direction.
Wow.
Say no more.
Mathematics can sometimes be really...
delicious.
The predictions are in. The timings are precise.
Look. This is the big-picture vision and the ability of prejudgement.
Look.
This is the result of a whole stomach worth of discourse!
Look, this is what happens when a Master didn't get his meat ball.
Look, sincerity is still alive!
Sacrificing their pieces of meat! These are true friends.
Right, sir.
I finished watching the series you told me about.
You recommended a serial drama?
What drama is that?
It's called Although Running Away Is Effective, It's Shameful.
It's called
Although Escaping Is Shameful, It's Effective.
Sir, so is it shameless or effective?
Exactly!
The both of you have a lot of chemistry.
In the future,
please continue.
Come! Cheers!
-Come on. Cheers! -Come on.
Eat that up!
The mushrooms are ready.
This is tasty. This isn't too bad.
Hello? Ye Qiu, I've passed the sword that I borrowed over to you!
Remember to return it!
I've always been a man of my word!
Don't you dare spoil my reputation!
Hey, where are you?
Why is it so noisy? Come online now!
Let's have a match.
I'm having hot pot now.
Hot pot?
-You ungrateful, bridge-burning guy. -This is good, you should try this.
-You abandoned me and went for hot pot? -Do you want this?
-Whom are you eating with? -Have this.
-Where is it? Why didn't you invite me? -Tang Rou.
-If I did, would you be able to come? -This is
-If you gave me money for transport, -my sidekick.
-I would. -This is so tasty!
I finally know what you've been secretly scheming!
No wonder my captain said you'd be back sooner or later.
Did you plan to form a team with the players around you,
and bring new players to reenter the alliance?
-Be honest. Is that the case? -Here.
Hello?
-Hello? -Keep eating.
Su Mucheng.
The young and weak girl that needed protection
became so cool and strong
in Glory
after I left Excellent Era.
Tang Rou.
A winner in life who was born at the top
and never dared to face failure.
She met Glory by chance.
She learnt to accept setbacks
and embraced an imperfect self.
Bao Zi,
a normal and common person.
Glory is not just a hobby for him.
Because in the world of Glory,
he found a new purpose in life.
Qiao Yifan.
A player who had never been in the competition arena
holding on to his dream of becoming a professional player.
He decided to change his vocation,
and his passion for Glory
enabled him to move on.
He's no longer afraid to meet challenges.
Luo Ji.
His life is made up of endless formulas.
He met us thanks to Glory.
He found a sense of warmth apart from...
his numbers.
-Come. Cheers! -Come. Cheers!
-Cheers! -Bottom's up!
Is this the building
of a new team?
Subtitle translation by Danielle