--- Messing in the forums again and Beyond level 50 status panel

December 14 , 4:30 PM

"Ugghh..."

*Yawn*

*Gurururu*

"Tsk! I woke up late again..."

*Crack!* *Crack!*

"Man, the game is so mentally stressful that I really have to sleep after logging out. I wonder why that is."

Getting up and stretching his whole body, he walked towards the bathroom and started to wash himself up to go outside and eat. The weather is particularly warm despite it being the winter season, making his bath a little bit longer.

A few minutes later, Chris was walking on the lively streets of Glaze City, checking out the Gaia forum on his phone while on his way to Grantz's sister's place.

The massacre that happened this morning is blowing up in the forums. What he did made the losers of that "battle" complain to the Heavenly Group, saying that he was cheating.

It was supported by most of the major powers, who hated and were jealous of Chris. He suddenly got nervous, as it was technically true. But he was deemed innocent, which made him sigh in relief while confused.

The Heavenly Group made an official statement that Gaia has multiple super AIs that monitor her 24/7, so it's impossible to cheat, even if you want to.

They also checked all the data and found nothing wrong with it. Although they were quite surprised seeing his progress. They only think that he was so lucky. Chris has a powerful system, so they couldn't find any fault at all.

Those complainants were dismayed but didn't refute. They know how to back down, but they are still calling him out publicly and shamelessly demanding compensation.

'Friggin' shameless bastards! They were even asking for sympathizers—are they actually serious? Do they think that the whole world didn't see it? Although it's my fault for provoking your greed, you are still the one to decide what you fools will do.'

"Hmmm... Since you're so shameless to demand compensation in public, let me add salt to your wounds. Hehehe..."

He had an evil smile while posting the screenshot of his current gold and platinum count and telling them to take it back if they have the ability. He even asked them to bring more coins with them when they try to "ambush" him again.

It made those "losers" grit their teeth in anger while the other players, especially the casual ones, were dumbfounded after seeing the gold and platinum screenshots. This much can buy a nation, but he still showed it to the world anyway. "This guy is really crazy," they thought.

*******

After a few minutes of walking, he finally arrived at his destination.

*Clingling!*

"How about a dinn-"

"Good afternoon, big sis! Huh?"

Entering the small restaurant, he greeted Shiela in a slightly loud manner, surprising her and the handsome gray-haired man wearing a luxurious suit sitting in front of the counter. The rest of the patrons are used to it, so it didn't bother them. But the gray-haired man was dissatisfied with it.

"Sorry, it seems that you have a visitor."

"Oh? You woke up late, huh? Don't mind him, just some nuisance..."

"I-I see...Hehe, yeah, I just woke up. The usual, please."

"Alright!"

Chris sat on the other chair in front of the counter, ordering his usual. Meanwhile, the gray-haired man had a slightly darker face now, and he was even more dissatisfied that Shiela called him a nuisance.

He had been asking Shiela out for a while now, but she kept on rejecting him. With his looks and money, no woman managed to resist him, but Shiela has a tough defense, which made him crave for her even more, so he still kept on trying.

There are three people standing just behind him. One is a middle-aged man in a butler suit, and the other two are burly men in black suits and shades.

The place where the sisters lived was after all near the slums and downtown, so it's pretty dangerous here, but not for the local people here.

Glaze city has some rich families that lived in the southwestern part of the city along with the city lord, but they rarely visit these parts, so seeing a rich person eating here is new to Chris.

'I've been here for nearly 8 years, and I've never seen this guy before. He's probably a rich man's son here who studied abroad or just some outsider...'

"And who might you be, kid? Are you Miss Grantz's relative or something?"

The gray-haired man asked him while he was holding a glass of wine, clearly curious about the "punk's" identity.

[Anton Wolf - Lvl.72 - Sharpshooter(C)

Physique: F-10

Swiftness: E-5

Arcane: F-5

Overall Rank: Mid Practioner(E)]

'!!!'

His blood suddenly boiled because of anger after seeing the gray-haired man's surname, but he held it back and pretended to smile while introducing himself.

"Well, I'm Chris. I'm just a local patron here and the Grantz sister's friend..."

'These frigging traitors have even reached here? Should I snipe these bastards later?'

He's already planning something sinister after seeing the gray-haired man's surname, already thinking of sniping these people with stones, similar to what he had done to the thugs.

"Oh, a friend, huh? I'm Anton Wolf, heir of the Wolf Clan, who rules the country Z-12!"

'!!!'

"W-what!" "Wolf Clan?" *Murmurs*

Anton introduced himself loudly, intentionally, to Chris, who was slightly shocked, knowing that this man wasn't just anyone but an heir, but kept it to himself.

The other patrons, who were eating, heard his introduction and were shocked as well, causing them to stop eating and their murmuring to start.

"Oh? Fancy seeing you here in the backwater part of the city, Mr. Heir!"

'Now my intent to snipe you intensifies. If this heir were to meet an accident on the road, I wonder what will happen.'

Anton was even more dissatisfied, as he already was with Chris after his nonchalant greeting. But he kept his cool, as he didn't want to look bad in front of the woman he fancies.

"Well, what? Even in the backwater part of this city, such beautiful flowers can still be found."

'So he's probably courting big sis Shiela, I guess?'

"I see... well, goodluck on that..."

"Hmph!"

Chris wished him good luck in a slightly mocking tone, at which Anton just snorted. Silence between the two ensued afterwards.

'Still, this is my first time seeing the stats of a player beyond level 50. He should have an average of 1,000 attributes plus the bonus from his skills and abilities to have this overall rank.'

In Gaia, once a player reaches level 50, the forced quest "Trial by Fire" will instantly activate. Once completed, the player's character status in the real world will change, and they can now carry the stat bonus of the equipment their characters are wearing in Gaia. The abilities of the equipment are not included, though.

They can now also use the skills or spells they learned as well as the class skill, but the effectiveness is only 30% of the original in Gaia.

'Since I'm not level 50 yet, I only have my raw attribute, which is 2,000 for all stats, making my stats equivalent to those of a peak practitioner. Still, I don't know if that's my true overall rank. I should ask Alice when she wakes up.'

When a player reaches the low practitioner rank, they're already as strong as a hundred normal people in terms of raw stats alone, but their strength will increase with the use of skills and spells that they have.

"Here's your food Chris~!"

"Oh? Hello Sherryl, thank you!"

"Hm! Go eat while it's hot~!"

"Alright!"

Chris started to eat his food while Sherryl sat at the counter just staring at him. She had a small pout, making her look even cuter than she already was.

Anton, who was just sitting in front, had a jealous look on his face but quickly hid it. He wasn't just aiming for the elder but the younger as well.

"Huh? Something's wrong?"

"Hmph! You made me and my big sister worry this morning, you know? Big Sis kept calling you a "showoff idiot"~.

"Oi! Little girl, who's worried about this idiot?"

Shiela, who was in the kitchen, overheard the two and chimed in. She had a slight blush, but no one saw that beautiful sight.

"Heeeheee~! But you sai-"

"Stop! Stop! Or I'll make you wash all the dishes later..."

This time Shiela blushed even more, which Chris saw this time.

"Ehhhh~!"

'S-so damn cute...'

"Ah! S-sorry..."

"Hmph! You should learn how to lay low. You're lucky that your opponents aren't that strong, but there will be no next time, so you should be careful."

His heart felt warm, feeling the care and worry in her voice.

"I'll try big sis. Hahaha..."

The three chatted until Chris finished his food, while Anton was clearly forgotten and already had a dark face. It became even darker and more murderous when he saw Chris enter the kitchen with Sherryl. He stood up, ready to go, but spoke to Sheila first with a smile.

"Miss Grantz, I think you deserve much better than this. I will return again tomorrow afternoon. I hope you give me a chance."

Shiela, who was left at the counter, had an annoyed look on her face after hearing Anton, so she spoke to him in an annoyed tone.

"Mr. Wolf, I know what kind of person you are, so will you stop pretending? I've already told you that I'm not available or want to have anything to do with you!"

"..."

Anton just left silently; his face was already ugly with hatred, but he didn't know where to direct his anger. He entered his limousine, slamming its door so hard that it almost broke.

Even though Glaze City was supposed to be part of his family's territory, he couldn't do anything rash here as he might not get out of this city alive.

*******

An hour later...

"Fucking bitch!"

*Bam!*

"Please calm down young master..."

"Tell me, George, when did I get ignored and shamed like this?"

"T-this... Not even once young master..."

"And yet, that bitch did just that!"

"..."

"The way those bitches looked at that punk pisses me off. Just a meager punk..."

"..."

"Hmph! There's no one this Anton Wolf couldn't get. Just you bitches wait..."

"George, I want you to dig out all the information about those three!"

"Y-young master, we cannot kill anyone in Glaze City. Else, we might provoke that old man. Those sisters are not ordinary either, as they live in that part of the city."

"Don't worry, George, that old bastard is already dying. Once he's dead, his power will become my family's, and we can do anything in Glaze City."

"Understood, young master!"

"Since I can't get her in a gentle way, I'll use force then..."

He smiled lecherously while looking outside through his car window, not knowing that their car was being followed by a person who was in the forest jumping from tree to tree.