Jianghu

It was almost midnight. Despite the late hour, the internet cafe is packed. Lucas, dressed in casual outfit, spotted a familiar face in the crowd and walked toward him. Janson, his gaming buddy from his university, is busy tapping away on the keyboard.

"Heal the tank, he's dying! Be careful, avoid the boss's attacks!" Janson shouts into the microphone on his gaming headset. Engrossed in the game, he did not notice that Lucas was watching him from behind.

"Healer, what are you doing? I told you to heal!" he grew impatient. The tanker's blood continued to drop and it wasn't long before he died. Without a tank to absorb the damage, the entire team perished.

"That's what you get when you team up with random players." a familiar voice shocked Janson. He turned around and saw Lucas. When the heck did he arrive? Gosh, he must have witnessed the tragedy.

"If you weren't late, I wouldn't be teaming up with random people to pass time!" Janson tried to push the blame on Lucas.

"I'll make it up to you in a bit. Our team will be the first one to clear the new Dungeon." he took a seat and logged on into his account.

A new Dungeon is launched every month in Dreams of Jianghu and the team who gets the first kill will receive rare rewards. That's the reason why the cafe is flooded today. Just ten more minutes to go till midnight and the new Dungeon will be launched.

Ash Knight has logged on.

Whenever a top-ranking player logs on, the system would make an announcement. Lucas did not like this attention but there's nothing he can do about it. This notification stirred up a commotion in the cafe.

"Argh, there goes our first kill!"

"I guess we came here for no reason."

"You mean you didn't expect this? His name is everywhere in the records! Why would he miss this chance?"

"If I know who he's in real life, I'd give him a lesson…"

Apart from a solid fanbase, Lucas, or rather, Ash Knight, has also attracted many haters. Most of them were from their rival clan, Dream Heroes, who constantly ranked second in the Clan Rankings. Because for as long as the game existed, Lucas's Clan, Knights of Freedom, had held the number one position. Players from Dream Heroes had been vying for the top spot but with Lucas in charge, that was mission impossible.

Luckily, he had managed to keep his real identity a secret. Except for Janson, no one else knew who he was in real life. Otherwise, one of those haters might try to hunt him down.

Ignoring the commotion in the cafe, he formed a team with his usual gaming buddies. Janson included, of course. He was somewhat responsible for causing him to team up with random players and suffer a tragic death.

Snowman has joined your team.

MilkTeaLover has joined your team.

MysticSlayer has joined your team.

PandaHero has joined your team.

Perfect. His team is assembled. Snowman is the most trustworthy tanker he has met in the game. MilkTeaLover, a man of few words, always heals at the right moment. MysticSlayer is Janson, the mage who was still sulking. Other than that, his elemental attacks and supports are awesome. PandaHero is the joker of the team but also a skillful player. And Ash Knight? The leader of this dream team.

The clock struck midnight. Time for another adventure in Jianghu!