Chapter 152: Chapter 51: Encircling Xu Mo
Xu Mo leisurely drank his coffee as he noticed the media reporters.
They were actually live broadcasting.
This reminded him of gaming live streams from his previous life.
It must be that the media and the game development company had a partnership, which would also help promote the Ruins World and attract more players.
However, a company that could invent a virtual world must have terrifyingly powerful data processing capabilities, capable of uploading all human body data and even making predictive-level simulations.
Xu Mo had heard before that when data computation power was strong enough, it could even simulate the future, though that was only theoretical.
The monsters, weapons, and all other items inside the Ruins World were merely data codes.
He wondered what position this company held on Byron Star.
Xu Mo also recognized the figure opposite the Nanming Goddess.
Earlier, right below Huo Wu on the leaderboard, there was another presence who until today, had been first.
Byron Academy, Nicholas.
Byron Academy had always been Steel Dome City’s aristocratic Extraordinary Academy, number one in comprehensive strength.
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Although the other Extraordinary Academies did not acknowledge this, Byron Academy had always wanted to prove it.
Therefore, at the beginning of the school season, they had Lin Jue lead the Mechanical Department to visit the Eight Extraordinary Colleges, wanting to show the people of Steel Dome City the strength of Byron Academy, thus attracting better students in the future.
The Eight Extraordinary Colleges were always subtly competing against each other.
Nicholas had held the top spot on the leaderboard for a long time.
But today, he was surpassed by Huo Wu.
Hence the scene before Xu Mo’s eyes.
Nicholas entered the Ruins World and found Huo Wu.
“These reporters really have fast news,” Xu Mo mused as a few figures leaned on the railing in front of him, watching the scene in the sky.
“In this line of work, efficiency is key. The clash between Huo Wu and Nicholas, the top of two generations, is enough to captivate all of Steel Dome City.”
“A lot of people have rushed over.”
Below, vehicles and crowds continued to swarm towards the area.
The Ruins World was not merely for the students of the Eight Extraordinary Colleges; many players from around Steel Dome City were present too, and nearby players who received the news immediately came over.
Xu Mo even saw several people in the coffee shop pulling out their communicators to send messages.
Of course, these were communicators from inside the Ruins World.
In the past, when playing games, it was all about adding friends and chatting in the friend interface.
Here, it was direct contact through communicators.
The sense of realism was too strong.
After a while, it even became hard to distinguish between reality and illusion.
“All the monsters around here have been killed,” laughed a woman in the coffee shop, looking around the street.
“Traffic’s going to be a nightmare,” someone next to her remarked.
Xu Mo looked down and saw that there was indeed a traffic jam.
The popularity of Huo Wu and Nicholas in Steel Dome City was extremely high, far surpassing newcomers like him and Lin Jue.
Huo Wu, she was also an S.
Moreover, she was born into the prestigious Nanming Family, a darling of the heavens.
Now, she had broken the record on the leaderboard.
At the moment, he wasn’t qualified to compare himself with Huo Wu.
Xu Mo was aware of this.
“Is that Advanced Equipment?” Xu Mo wondered, looking at the War Armor Sets worn by Huo Wu and Nicholas, which looked very cool.
Both were suspended in mid-air.
It gave a bit of an Iron Man vibe.
According to the information Xu Mo had gathered earlier, both were probably at B+ level, and with the help of equipment, they could surpass their Source Power Level.
As for how far their Combat Power could go, it would depend on the strength and type of the equipment.
For instance, if a C-level Source Power Practitioner were to pilot an A-level Mecha and equip an A-level weapon system.
Or use an A-level firearm weapon.
Theoretically, that would also constitute A-level Combat Power.
“Boom…” Suddenly, a terrifyingly hot airflow burst around Huo Wu’s body, causing the temperature in the air to rise.
Even from a distance, Xu Mo could distinctly feel it.
The hot energy flowed over Huo Wu’s Battle Armor.
Flame energy.
The evening sun’s afterglow fell on her, creating a strong visual impact.
“Energy, fire.”
Xu Mo sensed a powerful energy fluctuation emitting from Huo Wu.
Turning into a scorching airflow.
Was this a Superpower?
Huo Wu, Huo Wu!
Did she possess a flame superpower?
This was similar to his ability to use electricity.
Of course, using electricity was just a derived superpower for Xu Mo.
The foundation of his ability to generate superpowers was likely still related to his brain directly absorbing Source Power.
Just recently, he had unlocked another superpower.
Of course, he needed to go out and test to find out if the data simulation of the Ruins World had any discrepancies.
Huo Wu’s weapon was a sword.
Nicholas’s weapon was a knife.
“Buzz.” Huo Wu’s body was the first to move, rushing toward Nicholas with the scorching airflow.
Her Energy Sword swung, and a terrifying energy beam slashed out, turning into a scorching Energy Sword Light.
However, her strike missed.
Nicholas’s body seemed to turn into an afterimage, moving at an incredibly frightful speed.
“Sss…” His figure flickered, and Nicholas appeared right in front of Huo Wu.
His knife cut through the space, the terrifying energy light flashing.
A more terrifyingly hot airflow erupted, and under the high temperatures that seemed to evaporate everything, Huo Wu’s sword blocked his knife.
In an instant as they crossed blades, Nicholas’s figure disappeared and reappeared in another position.