Chapter 33: The Dark Horse
"Disappeared!?"
Lin You was shocked.
"That's right. He just disappeared out of thin air. No trace was left. Even his name disappeared from the list. Because he upgraded too quickly and had few types of troops, he wasn't ranked high. Not many people knew about it."
Yanwu said in a deep voice.
Although separated by a mountain, Lin You could still feel his solemnity.
Besides, Yanwu and he had just met for the first time, so there was no need to lie to him.
In other words, after reaching level six, something unexpected might really happen, which is simply horrifying.
Shocked, Lin You immediately expressed his gratitude: "Thank you for letting me know. I'll remember this favor."
"You're welcome."
A hint of smile appeared on Yanwu's stern face.
The reason why he told Lin You such important news was to go with the flow and do Lin You a favor.
Now that his goal had been achieved, he said nothing more and sent his troops to continue mining for ore.
The two looked at each other in silence.
Before long, Lin You collected an entire storage space full of ore, said goodbye to Yanwu, and left the ore area directly.
Although there will be changes when you reach level six, you still cannot neglect collecting resources. After all, more resources never hurts.
And after listening to Yanwu's words, he had a vague premonition that something big would happen soon, so it would be better to prepare early.
He returned to the territory and stored the ore in the warehouse, then left the territory again and went mining.
After two rounds, the sky gradually darkened.
There is still half an hour before the rewards for the evening list are distributed.
Lin You looked at his ranking and found that he had dropped to more than ten places because he had been collecting ore and not recruiting soldiers.
There have also been significant changes in the names on the list, with many new faces appearing in the top ten.
The only thing that remains unchanged is Yin Tiange, who ranks first.
After all, he was the first person to reach level five. He might have already researched out level five troops and started recruiting and expanding them.
Taking advantage of this last period of time, Lin You was not idle.
After closing the rankings, I immediately went to the Tower of Arms and found that the advanced form of the Plant Elves had been researched.
In other words, he can now recruit fifth-level soldiers.
"Fortunately, I finally caught up."
Lin You breathed a sigh of relief and took a look at the 1,800 points of magic power he had accumulated over the past two days. Although it was not much, it was enough to suppress those who had not yet developed a fifth-level military force.
And judging from what happened today, even Yanwu, who is ranked third, would not have more than five fifth-level soldiers around him, otherwise it would be impossible for him to go out with only two fifth-level soldiers.
This is his chance! Lin You's eyes narrowed slightly, and without hesitation, he immediately began to recruit soldiers.
And just when he started his sprint for the list.
At this time, there was a lot of noise in the regional channels because the list was about to be settled.
"I bet that Yin Tiange is definitely the first."
"Not necessarily? No one can tell until the last second."
"It is definitely impossible to replace the first place. He reached the fifth level a day faster than everyone else. It will not be easy to catch up."
“So we still have to look at the second and third places. I guess many people have already started to make efforts to hit these two rankings.”
"Look! It's changed. The rankings have changed again!"
“The big guys are really starting to exert their strength!”
The onlookers in the channel were arguing endlessly, and the people on the leaderboard were also working hard, sprinting for the second and third places.
The ranking changes almost every few seconds, and the competition up and down is extremely fierce.
Even Yanwu, who was ranked third, was squeezed to sixth place, but was soon caught up by him to fifth place.
Just as they said, no one knew the outcome until the last second. Everyone exclaimed in surprise, it was even more exciting than watching a blockbuster movie.
Lin You, who was originally ranked in the top 10, was suddenly pushed to the top 40 and was about to be squeezed out of the top 50.
"What's going on? Why did his ranking drop so much?"
In the territory, Luo Lei looked at Lin You's ranking in surprise.
As early as half an hour ago, he had been keeping an eye on Lin You's name, wanting to see what amazing performance he would have.
But after waiting for a long time, Lin You's ranking did not rise, but kept falling, which made him frown.
At this time, some people also noticed Lin You's ranking.
"Look, Lin You has dropped to the 40th place. This is too tragic."
"Lin You? Wasn't he ranked fifth before?"
"It's still ranked fifth, but it has already been squeezed out."
"He probably has no hope of making the top ten this time. Plants are still weak indeed."
"I think he was probably lucky to get into the top ten in the past two days."
"What's the point of getting in? The real bosses are only now starting to make their move."
…
The fact that Lin You could make it into the top ten was something that countless people found difficult to understand.
Now seeing that his ranking has dropped drastically, many people are gloating.
At this time, there were only five minutes left before the reward was calculated, and it was almost impossible to rush into the top ten from more than 40 people.
So many people turned their attention to the top ten and no longer paid attention to Lin You's ranking.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"There's only one last minute!"
Someone on the channel started announcing the time for reward settlement.
The crowd, who were originally arguing, suddenly held their breath and stared at the rankings closely, fearing that they would miss anything.
The big guys on the leaderboard also started their final sprint, and the rankings changed wildly.
"Five seconds left!"
"five"
"Four"
"three"
"two"
"one"
“Time’s up!”
Finally, a flash of light appeared, and the names on the leaderboard froze instantly, maintaining the ranking of the previous second.
Everyone was shocked and couldn't wait to look at the top ten on the list to see which big shot was shortlisted.
When the light faded, the names on the list gradually came into their sight.
Just as they expected, the first place was still occupied by Yin Tiange, without any change at all.
After all, he reached level five one day earlier than the others, and he was a powerful soldier like the demon, so he didn't feel surprised at all.
But when their eyes fell on the second place, they were all stunned.
"The second place is Lin You!?"
"What's going on? Why is he the second place?!"
In an instant, everyone was shocked and their eyes suddenly widened.
No one expected that the final result would be like this.
This Lin You, who was clearly ranked in the top 40 just now, how come he suddenly jumped to the second place? How is this possible!
"He jumped over forty people in one go? How did he do that?"
"Isn't this too exaggerated? Could it be that he recruited several fifth-level soldiers at once?"
"Impossible! He must have cheated!"
"Cheating? Why don't you try one too?"
"I was shocked. I didn't expect such a dark horse to emerge in the end."
"This is too impressive. The plant-type soldiers got second place?"
"As expected of Mr. Lin You, he is indeed different from others."
"Where are the people who were laughing at him just now? Why are they silent now?"
Lin You's feat of taking the second place in one fell swoop was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples and caused a huge sensation.
No one expected that Lin You, who had already lost all hope, would break out in the last few seconds and directly come in second.
Those who had been laughing at him just now suddenly shrank their necks and dared not speak.
Afraid of being remembered by him.
The entire regional channel was bustling with people discussing this matter.
(End of this chapter)