Online Game Era: Hundred Times Reward
Chapter 26 - The World Is in Shock

Chapter 26: The World Is in Shock

At this moment—

All players currently in Green Valley Town suddenly saw a blood-red banner message flash across the top of their vision, accompanied by the system notification sound.

“Ding!”

“Announcement (Green Valley Town): Congratulations to player [Lone Ranger] for successfully killing the region’s special BOSS. Glory shines, the goddess bestows her blessings! All players currently in Green Valley Town will share the reward—task completed unconditionally.”

“Ding!…”

“Ding!…”

The announcement rang out three times in a row.

All the players in Green Valley Town were completely dumbfounded upon hearing the announcement.

There were at least several million players in Green Valley Town at this point, and now all of them had their quests completed unconditionally—

This was so absurd, it made people feel like they were hallucinating.

Some players even burst into tears on the spot.

“Holy sh*t, I finally don’t have to get wrecked by the BOSS anymore! Lone Ranger, you’re a f**king legend!”

“I’ve already died four times and was about to give up. I never imagined… Lone Ranger, I’m officially your brain-dead fan now!”

“It… it really completed! My god, this seriously feels like a dream.”

“What kind of special BOSS has such power that the whole region gets rewards?!”

“Is Lone Ranger even human? This is insane!”

Meanwhile, on the game forum, players began posting in a frenzy.

Everyone was talking about this incident.

“A heartfelt thanks to [Lone Ranger]! Let this thread express our gratitude!”

“Kneeling and begging the hero to explain the special BOSS. Other regions want the blessing too!”

“Lone Ranger is god-tier. Just one question—did you solo the BOSS?”

“Why doesn’t something like this happen in our Maple Leaf Town? Is it too late to immigrate?”

“[Hero’s Tomb Guild] extends its thanks to brother [Lone Ranger]!”

“[Red Veil Guild] thanks [Lone Ranger]!”

“[Nine Heavens Galaxy Guild]… expresses gratitude!”

“…”

It wasn’t just the solo players—

Even the large guilds were emotionally moved.

Players who truly understood the MMO world knew how huge an impact unconditional quest completion had—Especially for guild organizations. The gains were unimaginable.

So everyone with a bit of sense started posting thank-you threads—

And also took the opportunity to do some advertising.

As for the Chaoge Guild…

“Holy sh*t, that bastard Lone Ranger killed another big BOSS again! Damn! But here’s the thing—he put in all the effort, and we ended up reaping the most benefit. What a freaking idiot, hahahaha!”

“Boss, should we post a thank-you thread too? All the other guilds are doing it.”

“Thank your ass! You want me to thank that cheating son of a b*tch? Piss off! That’s never happening in this lifetime! If I see that brat in the main city, I’ll skin him alive!”

…

Since Hope World represented the hope of 30 billion people, the news spread rapidly.

At the same time the Chinese region got the announcement, the news had already reached other regions.

America Region: “What the hell? What is a special BOSS? Who the hell is Lone Ranger?”

“We strongly demand that the Chinese side disclose how to find special BOSSes! You can’t be this selfish!”

“Oh my god, I’ve always said the Chinese folks know kung fu—old people can fly! No one believed me. Now you see? Too amazing.”

“WTF?! The monkeys from Chinese are actually stronger than our beautiful country? What a f**king joke!”

Japan Region: “Baka yarō*! Those Chinese bastards actually pulled off something like this!”

[*Baka yarō means Idiot]

“Tame! Why are you all standing around like idiots? You want those Chinese cowards stepping on our heads?! Go find a special BOSS already!”

“Snee… why is it Chinese again? I don’t believe this!”

“Sumimasen*… Please, Chinese, tell us how to find the special BOSS. We’d be eternally grateful.”

[*Sumimasen means Excuse Me, Sorry]

“Chinese has always been a miracle-making nation. There are things I must apologize for here. I sincerely hope our two nations can put the past behind us and get along. I’m sorry.”

Korea Region: “Chinese always loves showboating with stuff like this. We Koreans don’t stoop to such things.”

“Hmph! Korea has always been the strongest nation in the world. Just a special BOSS—we can find it ourselves!”

“Chinese people are always stingy. No way they’ll release the strategy.”

“From what I’ve heard, Lone Ranger’s ancestors were Korean. It’s his noble Korean bloodline that made him so powerful.”

“I looked it up too. Strictly speaking, Lone Ranger is basically Korean.”

…

China Main City.

At the same time, a bunch of people were crying out in despair.

“F**k me! I just teleported over—how is the quest already complete?!”

“I feel like the world abandoned me. Missed it by a minute or two…”

“Opportunities rained down on me, and I dodged every single one. I’m in tears.”

“It’s all tears when I speak of it—I feel like I just lost a hundred billion.”

…

The impact of Jiang Chen killing the BOSS was enormous—Not just within the Chinese region, but across the whole world.

Killing a special BOSS that allows millions of players to complete their quests—

In today’s terms, this was no less shocking than a country acquiring nuclear weapons in the past.

In this era, while nations had seemingly overcome their differences and formed alliances on the surface—

In truth, each one still wanted to be the leader.

The stronger a nation was in Hope World, the stronger its ‘manifested’ strength would be in the real world later.

The nation that pulled ahead significantly would gain the greatest say—

If the gap grew even larger, outright world domination might not even be a fantasy.

So, in the early stages of the game, every single strategy guide became something other nations would try to pressure for release.

But when other national leaders approached Chinese officials, they were told:

“We are also looking for this Lone Ranger. Once we have answers, Chinese will certainly choose to disclose the information, and progress together with the rest of the world.”

America Region: “F**k! That’s just an excuse!”

Japan Region: “Baka yarō! Chinese people really are all evil!”

Korea Region: “Aish…”

…

Meanwhile…

Jiang Chen’s full attention was on the loot in front of him.

The 1500 intermediate magic crystals were immensely precious—

There was no need to say more. Just know that they were extremely valuable.

And then there was one particular item: A [Pet Synthesis Manual].

Not all BOSSes drop such synthesis guides—

The fact that Jiang Chen got two guides from two BOSSes was purely due to his luck.

[Pet Synthesis Manual]

Lava King (BOSS) + Rock Giant (BOSS) = Lava Titan (BOSS)

Yet another BOSS synthesis recipe.

Unfortunately, BOSS pets were exceedingly rare—

Unless one could first find individual pet synthesis formulas to create the two component pets.

In short, this BOSS synthesis guide wasn’t useful for now.

Jiang Chen didn’t pay it too much mind.

Just as he thought there was nothing else, his hand touched something hard—A crystal-like item.

It was fiery red in color and resembled a piece of stone.

At that moment, the system notification sounded again:

“Congratulations! You have obtained the loot: Lava Heart. [Hundredfold Reward] effect triggered—you have ultimately received: Lava Heart!”