This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

Chapter 391 Entering the Arena Again, One-on-One Boss Fight!

After assembling the [World's Grave Forest · Wind Rising], Rita shifted more of her focus to the orange-red wings of light.

By February 21st, Jameson sent two sets of radiant offerings—one set at level 12, the other at level 15.

Curious about how Jameson had managed to keep the two Red Dragon cards all these years without them disappearing due to lack of use, Rita casually asked him about it.

[Jameson]: "The most dangerous place is often the safest. I had a set of Mahjong made and kept it in the family game room. As long as anyone from the White Family is around, anyone can play. The Red Dragon cards are hidden in the Mahjong set. If anyone asks why they look strange, I just tell them it was a printing error."

[Jameson]: "Every few years, I have my descendants swap out the set. Those special Red Dragon cards are easy to spot."

[Jameson]: "Everyone in the White Family knows it's tied to our curse. I make sure they follow all my instructions and pass them down to the next generation."

Rita couldn't help but admire the old man's luck—if he had just chosen a fixed place to hide the cards, they'd have been long gone.

With the newly acquired radiant offerings, Rita and Nivalis dove into the depths of the sea, spending some time finding a level 15 dungeon. They activated the 12 radiant offerings and entered the dungeon together.

[System]: "Congratulations, BS Star player Rita has gathered 12 radiant offerings, unlocking Arena of All Races!"

Ever since Rita and her team first introduced the arena to BS Star, over the past month, there had been 3-5 arena battles daily, featuring players from BS Star and other worlds alike.

The arenas in BS Star were mostly hosted by elite teams from various factions. As these battles continued, players began noticing that their pets weren't getting treasure chests after battles. At first, they thought it was a bug, but soon realized it was due to the type of contract. Only pets with an equal contract could receive rewards. As a result, some players spent significant sums to renegotiate contracts with their pets.

Battles from other worlds were similar to BS Star's, with some being basic matches and others involving much higher-level fights. Defeating higher-level bosses naturally resulted in better treasures. There were five types of treasure chests seen so far, ranked from low to high: Fool's Chest, Player's Chest, Agony Chest, Nightmare Chest, and Abyss Chest.

The battle ranking system in the World Battlefield ladder was exactly the same.

More advanced battles existed, but watching those required 50 honor points. Even players with enough honor points were reluctant to spend them. Furthermore, treasure upgrades only occurred on a player's first challenge.

At the beginning, these teams were self-aware and only challenged dungeons with level 5 or lower bosses, with a maximum of level 15. However, the rewards they received were always the low-rated Fool's Chest, with a C ranking.

A few days ago, one legion, frustrated with this, gathered the materials to unlock a level 7 arena. Less than half an hour into the fight, they were all wiped out by a level 21 boss that descended directly onto BS Star through the dungeon's barrier.

"Yeah, she didn't panic at all. Why are all these newbies freaking out?"

"I'm a newbie, and I'll admit it, but what if something goes wrong? That level 21 giant eagle is still out there, and if this level 45 boss gets to BS Star, how many will die? She has to take responsibility for us!"

"Even if she succeeds, she's going to lock down a resource for us. This 15-level dungeon is our way to level up. Who gave her the right to close it for her own rewards?"

"She just leveled up and now she's cutting down the tree! How selfish!" Experience more tales on My Virtual Library Empire

"She doesn't take any responsibility at all! Doesn't care about anyone else's survival!"

Shadow.Q and her teammates from Eclipse Vanguard sat together, quietly scrolling through the forum.

They had seen all kinds of criticism, which was inevitable.

As players became more familiar with the arena, both Shadow.Q and Eclipse Vanguard began to view it with growing concern. The arena had caused a massive conflict of interests.

Take this moment, for example.

If Rita failed, BS Star would gain a terrifying new enemy.

If Rita succeeded, it meant she would not only close off an important path for regular players to grow stronger, but she would also claim treasures no one else could access.

In the first arena, everyone's focus was on the arena itself. Even the other races in the spectator stands helped divert attention, as well as the 12 radiant offerings and other elements. The noise from the critics barely had time to surface.

But now... players had formed a basic understanding of the arena.

Those who couldn't enter the arena but craved its immense rewards were looking for an outlet to vent their frustration.

People worship powerful figures, but when those figures can't bring them benefits and even start to take from them, that worship turns into jealousy, quickly escalating into hatred.

Even within Eclipse Vanguard, there was considerable debate on this. The meeting room next door had already erupted in arguments.

In short, Shadow.Q couldn't understand why Rita was doing this. It didn't fit her usual way of thinking at all.