A couple more such ambush attempts later, I officially hit Level 197. I could almost understand why some robbers loved to commit robbery. This was way faster than any grinding I had ever done up until this point. Of course, the reward wasn't without its risks. Dying here meant dropping to Level 0 and losing most, if not all of one’s equipped items.

For now though, I was in a relatively safe spot. Thanks to Li Chengfeng, Heaven’s Rain and my brothers and sisters taking out Red Maple, Cyan Frost, Purple Thunder, Red Hot Vortex and more, there weren’t many players left in Purple Grape City who could truly threaten me. Until they returned, one might say that this was my time to grind as many levels and farm as much loot as possible!

……

Ding! A system announcement suddenly cut across the air. As it turned out, my arrogant counterattack had finally pissed off my international friends from Purple Grape City completely—

System Announcement: (Player "Apennine" Shout): My brothers and sisters, please listen to me. The Chinese player, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, destroyed our home, Purple Grape City and caused 40 million of us to become homeless. Don’t you think you should take up arms and teach him a...