Chapter 431: Laipishe

Spirit Wine, a type of wine capable of rapidly restoring Energy Value, is sold exclusively at the Moonlight Tavern and is considered the highest-tier consumable medicine.

Because the ingredients are very rare and the brewing process is troublesome, the production volume is not high.

Furthermore, a single cup costs twenty thousand Reward Points, allowing it to be used as hard currency.

"The rules are very simple; whoever picks the New Player who manages to reach the top of the leaderboard will be the winner of this round."

Suoxiya said with a smile: "The loser must pay the winner ten times the value of the assets they wagered as a reward for the winner."

In other words, from beginning to end, there is only one winner.

The leaderboard is a list of the Pollutants hunted by players during their initial trial, which provides points to New Players based on the strength of the Pollution Monsters.

The most critical aspect is that the points awarded for hunting monsters are unrelated to the monster's level and will adapt to the New Player's strength.

Even a frail mortal can earn points as long as they hunt a monster comparable to their own strength.

For instance, if that little dragon condensed from the Venom soul were to hunt the lowest-level monsters, it would conversely receive no points.

This leaderboard tests a New Player's potential and combat ability, and attacking one another is strictly prohibited.

Therefore, high-level players from various factions gather here, wanting to recruit the New Players they fancy.

Moreover,

a key aspect of this type of wagering is that the stronger a player's combat power, the higher the Reward Points one must pay when placing a bet.

For example, the black-haired youth Terumi Mei bet on does not have strong power, so it required around forty thousand Reward Points.

As for that little Venom dragon, Akainu spent a full one hundred thousand Reward Points to bet on it.

"After all, although it is not absolute, the stronger a New Player is, the higher their combat ability and potential naturally are."

If Akainu fails, he will have to pay the winner one million Reward Points.

This is the interesting part of the Moonlight Tavern leaderboard: one thought leads to Heaven, one thought leads to Hell.

There have already been several instances where unremarkable ordinary people erupted with astonishing potential, their points surpassing special lifeforms that were incredibly strong the moment they entered the game.

This resulted in the bettors losing everything they owned.

Therefore, bettors are all very cautious; every decision is a high-stakes gamble.

"Being able to condense an elemental soul is definitely a very powerful existence in their former world."

Akainu was full of confidence and laughed coldly: "A lifeform that has fought its way to the top is no weakling; even if the starting line is the same, it can absolutely surpass others and become the champion of the leaderboard."

Although the bet is large, he is not flustered in the slightest.

This is the judgment made by the Navy Intelligence Department after learning about the Moonlight Tavern leaderboard.

It is a judgment of potential based on the past performance of New Players.

Generally speaking, New Players appearing from the Diju Shijie, Claymore, and Demon Slayer World are mostly relatively weak.

They have no special abilities, their four-dimensional attributes are very low, and most are civilians who don't even dare to touch a monster, scared out of their wits by the monsters in the 【Dungeon】 world the moment they appear.

Only a very small number of new players,

such as Teigu Users, Silver-eyed Witches, Yoma disguised as humans, and the demons and members of the Demon Slayer Corps from the Demon Slayer World,

are slightly stronger; although their four-dimensional attributes are not high, they share the same starting line and can very quickly adapt to the combat environment and grow.

Whitebeard, for instance, hit the jackpot by discovering a young man named Wave from the Diju Shijie, who is a Teigu User possessing the 【Grand Chariot】 armor-type Teigu.

It is said he is a very simple and honest young man who had just walked into the Imperial Capital from a port city.

If it weren't for Whitebeard acting fast and taking him in as a son, he likely would have already joined Esdeath's 【Jaegers】 organization.

"Gurararara, this old man definitely won't lose, everyone just wait and see!"

Whitebeard looked at the new player he had chosen with great confidence.

It must be said,

Whitebeard's personal charisma is very high; in this environment of the myriad worlds, he thrives like a fish in water, everywhere recruiting like-minded sons.

After the Demon Slayer Corps was willing to join the Whitebeard Pirates, Whitebeard's power surged unprecedentedly, gaining several New Players with high potential. The new player he bet on this time,

is a member of the Demon Slayer Corps who walked out of 【Demon Slayer Town】, just purchased a Game Invitation, and is participating in the New Player trial.

The biological sister resurrected by Shinobu Kocho,

Kanae Kocho.

Akainu glanced at him sideways and said disdainfully: "Just based on the troll stench you give off, old man!"

An elemental lifeform, and a dragon-shaped one at that.

It is an existence of absolute crushing power; who could compete with him?

"Stop arguing, everyone, and watch the battle in peace."

Suoxiya stopped the impending argument, feeling helpless inside.

These players are truly like powder kegs that ignite at the slightest touch; it's not easy having them all together.

Only Mr. Fang Yi could restrain these guys, right?

Hum.

Countless white rays of light lit up,

and the New Players who knew the rules of the Samsara Game were all enveloped by white beams of light, then vanished, teleported to various parts of the Death Tower.

The seemingly large number of players, scattered across the vast and boundless first floor of the Death Tower, looked as tiny as grains of sand.

"To think there is such a magical place; that damned traitor, the Fat Catfish and the Lobster, the Two-faced Turtle... and the most damned Paopao!"

The little dragon condensed from the Venom soul was first shocked and surprised, then delighted.

It is Laipishe, from a Shuizu Shijie, where there are boundless oceans everywhere, inhabited by all kinds of aquatic creatures.

The strongest being in that world was a True Dragon, and Laipishe was once a subordinate of the True Dragon.

Because of the True Dragon's fall, Laipishe's ambition swelled, and it stole the Dragon Horn left behind by the True Dragon, wanting to become the new True Dragon and rule the entire Shuizu Shijie.

However, in the end, it was defeated by the Chou Liyu Jing who had collected all five pieces of the Dragon Scale.

At the moment of death, sensing the summons of the Samsara Game, he agreed without the slightest hesitation.

His Dragon Horn was destroyed, the sea snake's thousand-year venomous fangs were lost, and even the snake body he had cultivated for a thousand years was annihilated.

Fortunately, the soul of Laipishe survived tenaciously and possessed the ability of Venom.

"Hunting Pollution Monsters can drop Reward Points and game items?"

Laipishe flicked his snake tail.

Even though his soul was damaged and it was difficult to condense into a concrete shape, he still refused to give up his dream of becoming a True Dragon.

On his soul, which was in the shape of a Laipishe husk, he stubbornly gathered a pair of Dragon Horns that served only as decoration.

This had become the obsession that kept Laipishe alive.

"Wait for me, Paopao, I will definitely make the Prickly Ball Flowers bloom all over the Shuizu Shijie."

Laipishe gritted his teeth in hatred and moved forward.

All around was steaming magma, magma containing special energy, and the scarlet light cast upon Laipishe made his whole body itch.

The reason he was called Laipishe was because after he stole the Dragon Horn, he was cursed by a True Dragon, causing his entire body to be covered in scabby pustules that itched unbearably.

This curse penetrated deep into his marrow and soul.

Even without a physical body, he was still disturbed by it.

Crack!

The black earth crystallized by the magma shattered, and a black arm broke through the ground.

(End of this chapter)