Virus King - Chapter 201

Chapter 201: The Three Major Rankings! First on All Three Rankings!

TL: YYang

The entire God and Devil Trial Grounds, the entirety of Blue Star, seemed to come to a halt as if time itself had stopped the moment this unique notification sounded.

Every idle Evolver, as if drawn by an invisible force, couldn’t help but turn their attention to this extraordinary announcement!

As one month passed since the apocalypse began, all Evolvers within the God and Devil Trial Grounds were already aware of the significance of Level 10 profession transfers.

Discussions about professions had become the dominant topic on national forums and international forums alike.

Where had new rumors of A-Rank professions emerged? What high-tier professions had reportedly appeared?

Who was rumored to be on the verge of completing their profession transfer in the coming days? Such information dominated the increasingly heated gossip forums.

Amid all this information, however, one topic had remained perpetually at the center of attention.

And that was the ongoing discussion and speculation about an SSS-Rank profession!

The origin of this frenzy was a post by an unknown individual. At a time when various regions flaunted rumors of potential profession transfers, someone from the Dragon Nation quietly posted a screenshot that set the forums ablaze.

[Scourge of the Living (SSS)]

There were no additional descriptions, but the screenshot itself was genuine, undeniably taken from an actual in-game item.

The poster, however, left only a few words on the forum:

Essentially, the message was: “Stop showing off. Take a look at the profession that Lord Bai of our Group Chat No. 001 has posted, and all of you better get on your knees and worship.”

Indeed, the person who posted this was a member of Group Chat No. 001.

Members of Group Chat No. 001 didn’t make a fuss over this. In fact, before the post, someone had asked Lord Bai if they could use the screenshot to flex on the forums.

Lord Bai hadn’t refused, so they posted it as planned.

Thus, the SSS-Rank Profession Transfer Scroll became a topic of endless discussion on the forums. Yet apart from the Scourge of the Living, no concrete evidence of other SSS-Rank professions had surfaced.

This screenshot served as the sole verified proof, unlike many baseless rumors floating around.

After all, under normal circumstances, such screenshots were almost impossible to fake.

Countless people could only look on with awe, envy, and resentment.

Many set this as their goal, hoping that during their first profession transfer, they could also use an SSS-Rank Transfer Scroll.

However, for most people, let alone SSS-Rank, even finding an S-Rank profession transfer was a nearly unattainable dream.

Aside from the SSS-Rank Transfer Scroll, the other most heated topic was: Who would become the first person on Blue Star to successfully complete a profession transfer?

No one could understand why Lord Bai, after obtaining an SSS-Rank Transfer Scroll, had yet to use it.

This led many to question whether Lord Bai and the members of Group Chat No. 001 were bluffing.

After all, an SSS-Rank profession was already the highest possible tier, wasn’t it? If one already had such a profession, what was there to wait for? Why not use it immediately?

Thus, many speculated that the circulated transfer scroll was something Lord Bai had simply stumbled upon and screenshotted, rather than a scroll they actually owned.

But on this day—a day no one expected—this announcement shattered all doubts and speculation in an instant!

The first profession transfer had been completed!

Since the apocalypse began, the figure who had been enshrouded in legend, Lord Bai, the Evolver hailed as the White Emperor on the forums, had truly become the first to complete a profession transfer, once again extending their unbelievable legend!

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National Rankings!?

Upon seeing this notification, nearly everyone clicked to open the new Ranking System, which had been added to the Cosmic Will’s Evolver Interface.

The Rankings—a feature everyone had eagerly anticipated—had finally arrived!

In this ranking system, everyone was shocked to discover that there wasn’t just one Level Ranking!

Of course, the most prominent one was undoubtedly the Global Evolver Level Ranking!

However, on that leaderboard, there was only one name:

[1: Bai]
Current Level: 11.
Current Profession: Unknown (Hidden).
Faction: Dragon Nation.

(PS: Only Evolvers with Level ≥10 and who have completed their profession transfer are eligible to appear on the Level Ranking!)

(PS: Evolvers listed on the ranking receive a drop rate boost of +5-20%! Additionally, for every Evolver in the Top Ten of the leaderboard, all Evolvers within their faction temporarily gain +1 Reputation!)

The sudden emergence of the ranking system left everyone completely stunned.

The fact that an Evolver’s presence on the leaderboard could directly benefit all other Evolvers in their country was beyond their expectations!

Immediately, numerous Evolvers from smaller nations loudly protested, denouncing this mechanism as inherently unfair.

But the Cosmic Will coldly responded with a simple choice:
Either grow stronger to uplift your own nation and civilization, or defect to join another faction.

At that moment, the Dragon Nation, home to the sole figure reigning at the top of the leaderboard—a figure who had already reached Level 11—became the most attractive choice for any Evolver seeking strength and prestige.

The Level Ranking wasn’t the only board to appear. Alongside it were two additional rankings:

> Territory Ranking.

Just like the Level Ranking, this board displayed only one entry: White Emperor City.

This was no surprise. Even though ten days had passed since the apocalypse’s first month, no other Evolver had managed to construct a settlement recognized by the Cosmic Will using a City-Building Order.

> Secret Realm Exploration Ranking.

This board recorded only the number of Nightmare-level or higher Secret Realms cleared.

Once again, the Dragon Nation was far ahead of the rest!

Nightmare-level Secret Realm dungeons were an insurmountable challenge for most Evolvers, even those of comparable levels.

Take, for example, the Mount Shu Mountain Path Secret Realm that many members of Group Chat No. 001 had recently discussed.

The Mount Shu Token, required to enter the special map “Mount Shu,” could only be obtained before Level 10. Without it, an Evolver would lose the chance to explore that unique area forever.

Despite this, even with Chen Bai’s previous experience clearing it, many others lacked the confidence to succeed. The difficulty of Nightmare-level dungeons was unimaginably high.

As such, most chose not to act rashly.

The rankings and the announcement from the Cosmic Will marked yet another moment of global fame for the Dragon Nation, solidifying its dominance among Evolvers worldwide.

Meanwhile, at the center of this storm, Chen Bai stood calmly on the edge of the Abyssal Cliff, his eyes closed.

He focused intently on sensing the changes within his body and the overwhelming power granted by the two professions he had just acquired.

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If y’all haven’t realized it by now, Bai means White.