Chapter 34: Life in Danger

When Qin Guan saw the news in the chat group in the morning, he shuddered, and all the fog in his mind caused by sleep instantly cleared.

Du Wei stressed on one matter. [Students who are on the ranking board, make sure that you don’t reveal your personal information, or your life will be in danger!]

Du Wei repeated this over and over, making it clear that he was not joking and that he took this matter very seriously.

[Why? Is there someone after our lives?] someone asked in the group.

In the beginning, all of them thought this was just a coincidence, because what did the death of a Transcended Gamer in America have to do with them?

America was a chaotic country, and the public security in China was great…

However, Du Wei stressed his point very seriously. [It has everything to do with all of you! I can’t tell you the details just yet, since you haven’t got to the level where you can receive such classified information.

[I can only tell you that the Parapsychology Association has existed for many years, and we don’t do things such as catch ghosts or read the fengshui in other people’s houses, as what some of you think we do. We are all warriors who fight at the frontlines.

[The enemy group of the Parapsychology Association consists of people who know how to use spirit power, and they are an incredibly dangerous supernatural existence.

[Those of you who are on the ranking board and have leaked your personal information on the forum will definitely catch their eyes. They will try to make you join them, and if you refuse… you will certainly suffer the fate of the Transcended Gamer from America.

[Do not believe for even a second that you are very great because you’re on the ranking board. It can only represent your talent, not your real fighting power. You do not have a way to protect yourselves before those people.]

A boy in the group was scared out of his wits. [Oh, no. I revealed my face in the holographic video I uploaded! What should I do? Can the Parapsychology Association save me?]

Du Wei replied very quickly. [Delete your video right now! The Parapsychology Association will send someone to protect you in the dark, but no one can be certain whether any accidents will happen. If you still don’t feel safe, you can temporarily hide in the Parapsychology Association’s headquarters. Once you have gain some fighting power to protect yourself, you can come back.]

The boy immediately began packing his things. After all, once their lives were in danger, it was very difficult for Transcended Gamers who had become rather arrogant to remain calm…

Du Wei stressed to them the importance of not leaking their personal information on the forum again. He was worried that someone might not understand the severity of the situation.

In truth, the appearance of the ranking board and the holographic video system was completely beyond the Parapsychology Association’s expectations.

Based on Du Wei’s words, they were not the only such organization in the world. There were countless pairs of eyes watching the ranking board from the dark.

It was obvious that the Transcended Gamers who ranked at the top were all talented gamers. Some of the extreme organizations would try to draw them to their side, and if they failed in making these gamers join them, they would just kill them.

Du Wei said that these people were known as Spirit Snatchers, and each of them was incredibly dangerous.

For the time being, Du Wei did not explain why they were such extremists. However, it was clear that these people were the Parapsychology Association’s main enemies. Both sides had already resorted to every conceivable method available to them to target the other party’s reserve force.

The Transcended Gamer from America had managed to secure a spot for himself on the second page of the ranking board, which meant that he ranked in the top 100. He became arrogant and boasted about it wantonly on various social media websites. He did not edit and conceal his personal information on his holographic video either.

However, even when America sent someone to protect this Transcended Gamer, he still died, and he died in a very simple fashion.

In Du Wei’s words, “Even if we send powerful fighters to your side, we can’t ensure your absolute safety. There are powerful people among them as well. They will decide whether or not they should kill you simply by whether you are worth them putting in so a lot of effort to make sure you’re dead.”

His words were like a bucket of ice cold water that instantly extinguished everyone’s enthusiasm.

There were some students who were proud of themselves for making it to the ranking board. After all, they were among the top 500 Transcended Gamers in the world.

However, in the blink of an eye, they found out that getting on the board was not good. Their lives were even at risk because of it…

Some of the students who had already entered the ranking board privately messaged Du Wei and asked whether they could go to the Parapsychology Association to avoid danger, even though they did not reveal their personal information on the forum.

The Parapsychology Association would naturally not refuse these people. In fact, they welcomed them with open arms.

Qin Guan wiped the cold sweat from his brow. ‘Thank goodness I was careful yesterday and hid my face. I didn’t reveal any personal information either.

‘If they made arrangements overnight to kill a gamer ranked in latter half of the top 100, then wouldn’t I, the number one Transcended Gamer, be at the top of their to-kill list?’

Of course, Qin Guan knew that if he exposed his identity, the Parapsychology Association would definitely send a lot of powerful fighters to protect him, so he might not necessarily die.

But if things progressed to that, he may have to watch deities fight, and at that time, a mortal like him would just get caught in the mix…

When the two powerful parties fought, they might accidentally hit him with their magic or something.

Besides, even if he did manage to survive, the Parapsychology Association might lock him in a black box for a few years to protect him. At that time, forget living a normal life, he might not even have freedom anymore.

Qin Guan did wonder whether he should hide in the Parapsychology Association as well, but when he thought about it carefully, he wasn’t so certain that it ensured absolute safety.

There might be moles in the Parapsychology Association, after all.

Qin Guan thought about it carefully. As of right then, his performance showed that he was an absolutely normal gamer, so there was no reason for him to be targeted.

Instead of believing in the Parapsychology Association, it was better for him to believe in himself. He should continue hiding his identity and strive to become stronger.

…

After the American Transcended Gamer died, a rather large commotion erupted on the forum.

Numerous holographic videos were instantly deleted. Those that remained had chosen to hide their faces.

Some of the honest children who had used their real names for their user IDs were in a rather awkward situation, because the forum did not support changing usernames for the time being. No one knew where they went to seek protection.

All of the holographic videos on the first page were deleted, except for Qin Guan’s. It remained there firmly and persistently.

This brought about even more comments.

[My goodness. The no. 1 pro is so domineering! He just refuses to delete his video! I’m impressed!]

[This pro will be my spiritual big brother from now on! I wonder when I can meet him! Pro, can you give me your contact number?]

[Pro, can we add each other as friends using our mobile AI systems? Thanks!]

Qin Guan ignored the comments. Who knew whether there were any moles among them. He would not fall for such a trap…

He accepted the praises calmly. He was being domineering, but it was because it was impossible for him to delete his video. ‘I am Useless Person, and I will not hide my true identity no matter what happens. The word “coward” doesn’t exist in my dictionary!”

However, while many people deleted their videos, their faces had already been recorded, and deaths would continue to occur in the future…

This was the first time that Transcended Gamers noticed that the shadow of death actually loomed closely over their heads.

…

[Map of Trials 3 launched]

[Those who clear all three basic trials in Medium Mode will have all the abilities of Transcended Gamers officially activated. They may then receive all their rewards.]

Qin Guan was quietly attempting to renew his high score when he saw the row of words at the bottom left corner of his vision. He could not remain calm after seeing them.

Just as he expected, there were three maps of trials, and he could only receive his reward chests once he cleared all of them.