Derek??

The life bar above the beast dropped into the red zone. But Neo's life bar disappeared. He lost.

The holographic beast disappeared, and the metal pillar in the center of the platform rose.

The holographic screen appeared above the metal pillar.

[EarthBoy, you have lost]

[You have lasted against a beast in the 1-star warrior ream (peak): 2 minutes 50 seconds]

[Score: 189]

"What! He scored more than ZenMaster!!" A spectator shouted in shock.

"A top player. We witnessed the birth of a top player."

"I wonder how ZenMaster will react to know that a newbie beat his record on his first try."

On the platform, Neo still looked at the holographic screen. The screen changed into a rank list. Neo's game name appeared and started climbing up. It stopped on the 24th place.

Neo took his card out and inserted it again. He chose the same mode and the same difficulty and continued playing.