steps and collapsing into Slumber The
Manor lay in silent Stillness yet the
chat Channel buzzed like a Boiling Pot
remaining Lively since dusk it wasn't
until midnight that another wave of
excitement surged first came the change
in rankings one guon 2. jang3 hang yun4
luu5 chining 6 chin7 Jang Mansion 8 dot
xong xi9 l i on 10 dot hang yanza had
propelled guan's team to occupy the top
four spots everyone understood that
their other teammate was a support role
yet even they ranked 36h the highest
among support characters chapter 496 the
sharp decline in player numbers such
statistics were enough to astonish
anyone yet what truly incited anxiety
was that due to the increased difficulty
of dungeons players could only engage in
dangerous level quests numerous
low-level players perished Within These
dungeons entire teams facing violation
leaving everyone shocked and fearful in
a single night the player count
plummeted drastically the Collision of
jealousy and panic caused many players
mental states to shatter once more some
recalled that when the complete
leaderboard was first unveiled the last
rank was 19
m221 nearly 20 million individuals yet
now the leaderboard showed a mere 9918
811t in just 3 to 4 months the player
base had shrunk from nearly 20 million
to under 1 million this game was
undeniably brutal those cold unfeeling
numbers represented living breathing
individuals rendered into faceless
statistics and then silently erased the
negative emotions of panic and fear
drove players to vent their frustrations
in the chat Channel and gradually more
and more players succumb to the
contagion of Despair when guti Antion
and her companions awoke the next
morning the remnants of the previous
night's chat still lingered in the
channel hang Yun dashed down the stairs
with exuberance have you seen the
leaderboard I've managed to rank third L
Zing nearly stumbled as she rushed past
and Jiang instinctively steadied him I
saw it I saw it Ling replied not angered
but rather lamenting with a roll of his
eyes if I weren't a support our team
would definitely have claimed the top
five spots indeed I feel the same hang
Yun chimed in eagerly the two exchanged
jovial banter as they made their way to
the dining hall I in the dining room luu
observing their Lively conversation DED
their enthusiasm with cold water did you
not check the chat Channel both hang Yu
and L Zing paused realizing they had
indeed neglected the chat did you flip
to the last page of the leaderboard luu
inquired they both shook their heads in
unison with a sigh luu lamented alas the
player count is now below 1 million the
two exchanged shocked glances and hang
Yun exclaimed no way I checked just a
few days ago and there were still about
5 million players lyi and quick ly
opened the leaderboard and scrolled to
the last page confirming that the player
count had indeed dwindled to below 1
million what was it last time he
pondered unable to recall but certain it
had been significantly higher something
felt a Miss lucu Shrugged helplessly
just take a look at the chat Channel
many are cursing us cursing us hang Yun
was momentarily taken aback L Zing after
a moment's thought surmised I can guess
what they're saying without looking
they're just blaming everything but
themselves many disgruntled players as
long as they weren't at the very bottom
refused to take risks in dangerous level
dungeons still engaging in challenging
level quests however after they cleared
the hell Lev dungeon the previous night
the system had announced the closure of
all dungeons below dangerous level this
action likely incited the player ey
towards them for triggering such a
condition seizing the moment hang Yun
glanced at the chat Channel her
expression one of astonishment what the
dot there blaming us for their own lack