Before he knew it, Zhang Yi had spent the entire night grinding, from dusk till dawn. In his previous life, it had been a long time since he felt such passion.

Initially, Zhang Yi was the only one hunting demonized wild wolves in the Dark Forest. But now, looking around, the once desolate woods were bustling with players hunting demon wolves.

Noticing that most players were already at level seven or eight, Zhang Yi couldn't help but check the Regional Level Ranking—

Safe Zone No. 886, Hope Town Level Ranking:

1st: Storm Angel (Male, Level 9, 72%)

2nd: King's Glory (Male, Level 9, 50%)

3rd: Keep Name Short Like Mine (Male, Level 9, 46%)

4th: King's Return (Male, Level 9, 42%)

5th: King's Supreme (Male, Level 9, 40%)

6th: King in Heaven (Male, Level 9, 37%)

Seeing this ranking, Zhang Yi was momentarily stunned: his level of 9 with 10% experience wasn't even on the list!

But it made sense. After all, he had been purely grinding monsters in the Dark Forest without any quest rewards.

Other players, from midnight to 8 AM, had completed at least two or three quests, earning substantial experience rewards on top of their monster kills, allowing their levels to rise quickly.

Reaching level 9 just by grinding was already impressive for Zhang Yi. He was confident that once he returned to the Safe Zone to submit the Collect Wolf Pelts quest, he would immediately shoot to the top of the leaderboard, far ahead of the second place.

After all, Zhang Yi was about to receive ten consecutive quest rewards!

In the early stages, players were closely competing in levels, with the top ten all reaching level 9.

What surprised Zhang Yi the most was that five out of the top ten players were from [King's World]! Even King's Glory, who Zhang Yi had killed once, causing him to drop a level, was ranked second!

It's easy to imagine that if he hadn't been killed, King's Glory might have reached level 10 and completed his class change by now!

Having a thousand-member team to help level up was indeed fast. The future seemed to be following the same historical trajectory as his previous life, with King's World soon becoming the dominant force in Safe Zone No. 886.

Of course, this was assuming Zhang Yi didn't make any changes.

It's worth noting that no one had reached level 10 to complete the class change yet, and the achievement for the first class change was still available, which made Zhang Yi breathe a sigh of relief.

As for the first-place Storm Angel, the name seemed familiar from the Regional Chat Channel. He was the one who offered 100,000 RMB to buy Zhang Yi's hidden quest. This guy wasn't simple, but Zhang Yi didn't have much impression of him, probably because he was a short-lived character in the previous life, as King's Glory couldn't stand others developing better than him.

Closing the leaderboard, Zhang Yi stretched lazily in the sunlight. Just then, a system notification sounded in his ear—

"Ding~ The system has detected your fatigue level has dropped to 30%. Please rest!"

Fatigue was a hidden attribute in the Apocalypse world, with 100% being the optimal state. It automatically decreased by 1% every 10 minutes, and when it reached 0%, the player would die.

Having been grinding for nearly 12 hours since the server opened at 8 PM last night, Zhang Yi indeed felt exhausted. His plan was to return to the Safe Zone, submit his quest, level up to 10, complete the class change, and then rest to recover his fatigue.

So, Zhang Yi crouched down to pick up the loot dropped by the last demon wolf he had just killed.

Suddenly, a rush of footsteps came from outside the forest, and Zhang Yi had an ominous feeling.

Turning around, he saw a large group of players swarming into the Dark Forest, full of aggression!

From the tags above their heads, it was clear that this group of 30 to 40 players were all level 8-9, and their IDs all started with "King"...

King's World!

"They're not coming for me, are they..."

As Zhang Yi thought this, the leader of the King's World players, a level 9 youth in black armor holding a silver longbow, glanced at the players grinding demon wolves in the forest. His gaze stopped on Zhang Yi, and he pointed at him, "That's him, surround Yinuo Qingcheng!"

As soon as he spoke, over thirty players behind King's Glory rushed forward, surrounding Zhang Yi in an instant.

Damn, they really are coming for me...

King's Glory looked at Zhang Yi and sneered, "Still grinding here? Do you know why I'm here?"

Zhang Yi glanced at King's Glory's equipment.

Wow, a full set of seven pieces, and they seemed pretty good, especially the black armor and silver longbow. At this stage, they must be top-notch.

So, Zhang Yi speculated, "Here to give me equipment?"

"Give you my ass!" King's Glory spat, glaring at Zhang Yi, "I'm here to send you to hell!"

Zhang Yi looked at the other King's World players around him and said indifferently, "Is this all you got? I'm afraid it's not enough."

Zhang Yi could tell that apart from King's Glory, the other players' equipment was incomplete. Having survived eight years in the Apocalypse world in his previous life, Zhang Yi could even analyze the quality and enhancement level of equipment from its sheen.

Level 25 equipment had a faint golden glow, and the lower the enhancement level, the dimmer the glow.

The equipment on these ordinary members was all one-star quality, with enhancement levels not exceeding 10. At this stage, they might be considered above average among the solo players around level 7 or 8, but to Zhang Yi, they were just trash.

Only King's Glory had the best equipment, likely all above level 20. Clearly, he had concentrated all of King's World's resources on himself.

Seeing "Yinuo Qingcheng" surrounded by so many of his men and still speaking so arrogantly, King's Glory wasn't angry. "Do you know how many people King's World has? Just dealing with a waste like you doesn't require a thousand. Bringing over thirty brothers is already giving you face."

"Today, you're dead! I'm going to kill you back to level 0!"

Clang!

A heavy iron hammer hit the ground, and Zhang Yi, holding the handle, looked calmly at King's Glory and said, "Come kill me, don't say I didn't give you a chance."