The Fierce Liu Hao

Q City, Tengyan Internet Café 

Liu Hao and Ye Qiu walked into the internet café together, rapid keyboard clacking filling their ears.

Due to the explosive popularity of the game Glory, internet cafés have seen a significant boost in revenue. Large-scale cafés like Tengyan are nearly fully booked with over a thousand machines.

Efficient waitstaff moved back and forth, patiently providing customers with various snacks and drinks. A receptionist greeted them, "Hello, how many of you are there?"

Ye Qiu glanced at Liu Hao, wearing a mask, and said lightly, "Just one, thank you. We're not together."

"Oh, alright. Please, both of you, follow me."

Liu Hao and Ye Qiu followed the receptionist to the front desk.

This café required ID for internet access, and minors were prohibited from using the facilities.

Ye Qiu handed over his ID, set up a machine in the smoking area, and left. Liu Hao handed over his ID, saying, "I'd like a spot in the non-smoking corner, please. I enjoy being around people, but not when it's crowded."

The receptionist needed clarification. What does he mean by enjoying being around people but not when it's crowded? But when she saw the name on the ID...

"Liu Hao!" she exclaimed.

Liu Hao quickly put a finger to his lips, signaling her to keep quiet.

She nodded but remained confused, "Why is there such a big difference between the photo on your ID and your real appearance?"

Liu Hao's mouth twitched. What could he do? He had changed his appearance, but the ID photo was the same. Fortunately, facial recognition still worked for some reason.

Realizing her mistake, the receptionist quickly apologized and directed Liu Hao to his machine.

After thanking her, Liu Hao retrieved his ID and walked straight to his spot. The area was empty, but Liu Hao kept his mask on to be safe.

Professional account cards were club property, and players couldn't take them home, so most players had practice accounts.

Liu Hao had several practice accounts and brought one from H City. He inserted the card into the Glory card reader and logged into the game.

**Divine Realm**

The Divine Realm was a region filled with top-tier players, much like the League of Legends' Challenger tier. Only players who completed difficult Divine Realm tasks and achieved a required win streak in the arena could enter.

The Divine Realm was generally full of hidden talent, but most players still couldn't match professional players.

Liu Hao's purpose for coming to the Internet café was to find the president of the Justice Slash, Lou Guanning, and persuade him to buy his half-finished silver weapon. However, finding Lou Guanning now was a problem.

Suddenly, Liu Hao had an idea. He had an intelligence network!

Liu Hao opened his friend's list and found Chen Yehui, the president of the Excellent Era Dynasty, responsible for leading the guild in dungeon runs and collecting rare boss drops.

Finding one person in the vast Divine Realm was nearly impossible for Liu Hao alone, but having thousands of Excellent Dynasty members search would be much faster.

He contacted Chen Yehui, who happened to be online. After hearing Liu Hao's request, Chen Yehui promptly agreed to help and ordered his members to report Lou Guanning's coordinates as soon as they found him.

Chen Yehui was loyal to Liu Hao because Liu Hao often helped him take down field bosses, boosting Chen Yehui's performance and salary, making them close. Chen Yehui even regarded Liu Hao as a big brother.

Liu Hao didn't help out of kindness. Chen Yehui had been a professional player but was demoted by Ye Qiu due to poor performance. Chen Yehui hated Ye Qiu, and Liu Hao, believing that the enemy of his enemy was his friend, deliberately befriended Chen Yehui to team up against Ye Qiu eventually.

Chen Yehui was incredibly efficient in finding Lou Guanning's location in minutes. Mistaking Liu Hao's intent, he planned to ambush Lou Guanning. Liu Hao quickly clarified that he wanted to do business with the wealthy player Lou Guanning.

Chen Yehui didn't ask further and went off to hunt field bosses.

Using his secondary account, "Six Ahong," Liu Hao headed to the coordinates. The name was chosen without much thought at the time.

Arriving at the coordinates, he found a field map showing a just-concluded boss fight. From a distance, he saw Lou Guanning's Heavenly Slash in a standoff with the people from the Tyrannical Ambitions Guild.

It was less a standoff and more that the tyrannical Ambitions Guild had surrounded the Justice Slash.

Heavenly Slash was no match for one of the top three guilds like Tyrannical Ambitions, despite being a small guild. The Heavenly Slash Guild was likely surrounded because they had snatched a field boss, angering the Tyrannical Ambitions Guild.

Liu Hao admired Lou Guanning's skill. Securing the boss with just a dozen members against hundreds from Tyrannical Ambition showed courage, fitting for someone aiming for the pro leagues.

But escaping the encirclement of hundreds was no small feat.

Liu Hao smirked. If he could rescue Lou Guanning, the grateful player might buy his silver weapon a lot more smoothly. Fighting tyranny's players posed no moral dilemma.

He sprang into action.

Like a fierce porcupine, Liu Hao's demon swordsman charged forward, wreaking havoc in the Tyrannical Ambition's ranks.

Utilizing Z-shaped manoeuvres flawlessly, he weaved through gaps, launching players into the air and clearing a path.

"Who the hell is this guy? So fierce!"

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Players panicked. Even their leader, Jiang You, was stunned and unable to negotiate with anyone due to the chaos.

Liu Hao's sudden attack was too overwhelming, allowing him to reach the encirclement's centre easily.

"Don't just stand there; come with me!" Liu Hao shouted at Lou Guanning.

Lou Guanning, astonished by this mysterious hero's skill, rallied his men, originally ready to concede but now filled with newfound hope.

"Brothers, charge with me!" Lou Guanning exclaimed excitedly.

(End of Chapter)

P.SJustice Slash Team

A team in the novel "The King's Avatar"

Yizhan Team or the Heavenly Slash Team is a team in the web novel " The King's Avatar " written by Hu Dielan and its derivative works. It is one of the 20 teams in the Glory Professional League. It joined the league in the ninth season and its captain is Lou Guanning. The name of the online gaming guild is Yizhan Tianxia or Heavenly Slash Guild, ​​and the guild leader is Lou Guanning.

 I guess Tyrannical Ambitions doesn't need much of an intro, does it? But for the sake of formalities, "Tyrannical Ambitions" is a guild affiliated with the Glory Professional team, Tyranny. Its president is Jiang You. This guild is one of the 3 major guilds of the game.