The Clues Left Behind

Sword of Heaven was dead. 

As soon as this earth-shattering news spread, the whole forum descended into a huge uproar. Even players who did not go online often suddenly showed up one after another to express their shock and bewilderment. 

What exactly did this death imply? To understand this, one needed to consider first what it meant to be a Legendary player in the eyes of others. 

Perhaps it was the prestige of holding the highest rank, or the special privileges granted by the Nightmare, or maybe the sheer, unparalleled power they held, the players had this unshakeable impression that the top four were no longer in the same realm as their own. Even calling them 'demigods' or 'walking disaster' wouldn't be an exaggeration. Each and every of them was capable of turning the entire world upside down with a single wave of their hand or a single stomp of their foot, so long as they wished to. That was the extent of their power.