Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 728: Chapter 691: Get out of my house!!

Mavis was riding the Fire Dragon in the sky, chasing Yi and Yelang relentlessly.

Yi and Yelang had already thrown away their weapons and were running for their lives.

Facing the dragon flame, claw attack, and tail sweep from the sky, ordinary players would probably have died long ago.

After all, even the smallest attack, the claw attack, could crush a concrete rooftop with one swipe from the giant Fire Dragon!

The top floors of one building after another were collapsing, causing massive area damage.

If they couldn’t dodge, they would be turned into pulp by the following slaps.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Ordinary players would have probably been killed already.

However, Yi and Yelang may not be top experts, but they are dedicated anchors, with astonishing daily live-streaming duration, rarely less than 8 hours.

When encountering new games and events, it is common for them to play for ten or more hours a day for a week straight.

Under such exaggerated online time support, they are, to some extent, not much different from those paralyzed in bed, the “true virtual world residents,” and spend every day looking for things to do in the virtual world.

They have both practiced virtual parkour for a considerable amount of time.

They are intimately familiar with the terrain of the metropolis.

They understand physical fitness, endurance limits, and skill effects by heart, and don’t need calculations, relying on intuition to achieve powerful effects.

So although they are now in a sorry state and being chased and howled at, they are still alive, running desperately on the rooftops of one building after another.

Other players saw the Fire Dragon relentlessly chasing the two men and were overjoyed:

“We have tanks to draw aggro! Awesome! What are you DPS waiting for? CHARGE!”

“Two tanks, so strong!”

“Main tank and off-tank should split up and run!”

…

Yi and Yelang, fleeing for their lives, weaving through rooftops, wanted to cough up blood when they heard these words.

Split up and run? Do you think this is flat ground?

Running parkour on high-rises while being chased by a giant creature, they are already struggling to stay alive!

Besides, their stamina is about to run out, and if they don’t find a chance to rest and recover soon, they might die right in front of you!

“I can’t do it anymore!” Yi shouted first.

“Take a gamble?” Yelang immediately understood his meaning.

“Let’s gamble!” Yi yelled.

[Assassin Bloodline] activated again, the two of them drained their last energy, stepped heavily on the edge of the parapet wall, and then put all their strength into a [Fish Jump Forward] dive to the rooftop on the other side of the street.

Even in reality, the Fish Jump Forward was called “legal flight,” and when used in the right terrain, it had stunning visual effects.

Now they used this skill in the virtual world, and there was a sense of coolness in “leaping through buildings!”

Fish Jump Forward + roll recovery, after landing safely, the two did not stop but maintained the skill effect and sped up, shoulder to shoulder to hit the locked rooftop door hard.

“Duang!!!”

Under the huge impact, the lock broke, and the iron door opened with a bang!

The two men couldn’t stop themselves and rolled into the door, rolling down the stairs all the way.

The next moment, the Fire Dragon arrived and slapped the roof heavily!

The top floor collapsed instantly, half of it shattered into ruins, and in the other half of the intact room, a man holding a camera stood there with a dumbfounded expression, exposed to everyone’s sight.

“Qiang??” the players exclaimed in surprise, looking at the man.

Yes, this man was none other than the male host of “Metropolitan News.”

“Shake!”

Yi and Yelang didn’t show up, and the Fire Dragon, under Mavis’ command, drew in its wings and started shaking the building vigorously, like shaking a date tree, trying to shake them out.

But Yi and Yelang didn’t get shaken out, while the dumbfounded Qiang was almost shaken out.

He woke up in an instant, grabbing onto a piece of exposed rebar so he wouldn’t fall, but after recovering, his first reaction was not fear but to shout out loud:

“My house!!! My down payment!!! My mom!!!”

“Get out of this building quickly!!”

“Can’t you fight somewhere else? I’m begging you!”

“This is the result of half my life’s efforts!”

…

But his wailing had no effect.

In the building, Yi and Yelang had finally regained their strength, but the corridor had become like a drum washing machine. They were being shaken in the stairwell, hitting the walls and rolling around, their health dropping rapidly.

Other players saw this and thought-

Good guy, the aggro is stable now!

Without a second thought, they started to unleash their full firepower! A hail of bullets and gunshots once again enveloped the area.

Qiang, who was clinging to a steel bar with one leg still hanging outside the building, was caught in the crossfire. Although the players knew him and avoided shooting him, the bullets fired at the Fire Dragon’s scales would bounce back!

Stray bullets pinged and pattered near Qiang. The remaining half of the house was shattered by the stray bullets, the TV exploded, the sofa’s cotton stuffing flew everywhere, the tiles cracked, and the fridge started to emit sparks…

Qiang, unable to care about the bullets flying around him, screamed in agony-

“NOOOOOOO~~~~”

His voice was filled with the despair of a middle-aged man’s shattered dreams, as if a cuckoo bird was crying blood, unbearably heartbreaking to listen to.

But the situation was far from over.

Next, the Dare To Die Squad made their entrance.

These people, strapped with high explosives, fearlessly charged towards the Fire Dragon from all directions.

Some rode motorbikes across the ground, and they were immediately met with the merciless whipping of the dragon’s tail.

The huge Fire Dragon’s tail, like a giant python, swept unstoppably across the main street, shattering and knocking away every obstacle in its path, even creating huge gaps in the buildings on both sides.

Players close by, except for a few who managed to dodge due to their quick reactions, were instantly killed on the spot.

Others took a running jump from the rooftops of nearby buildings, aiming to land on the Fire Dragon’s body, hoping to achieve the feat of becoming a “Dragon Knight.”

But these people faced the powerful swing of the dragon’s wings.

Within the range of the dragon’s wings, they were all like mosquitoes, mercilessly smacked by the wings, with no chance of escape!

But the Dare To Die Squad is named as such because they are fearless of death!

Regardless of whether the players were killed by the tail on the ground or slapped to death by the dragon’s wings in the air, they all detonated the explosives on their bodies the moment they touched the dragon’s body. Series of violent explosions rang out.

This time, they finally managed to deal damage that broke through the defenses!

Shattered dragon scales and burning dragon blood splashed out, and the Fire Dragon roared in pain, as the shaking of the building became even more intense.

At this moment, another wave of Dare To Die Squad members appeared.

The reason they were slower than the others was because they chose to attack by climbing up the building and attacking the Fire Dragon from within its “arms.”

With a “clang” of metal breaking, the door to Qiang’s room was forcefully smashed open, and a group of violent criminals strapped with bombs stormed into the room, rushing towards the gap made by the Fire Dragon.

Several players grabbed Qiang and carried him towards the door while comforting him:

“It’s too dangerous here! Hurry up and evacuate.”

“Don’t worry, we’ll protect you.”

“No need to be too grateful, just thank us publicly in the next issue of Metropolitan News!”

…

But Qiang didn’t appreciate their actions and held no gratitude in his heart.

As he struggled and shouted desperately:

“You bastards, get out of my house – Get, Out, Now!!!”

But an arm can’t twist a leg, and Qiang was still carried out by the few players.

As soon as they reached the door, a series of “rumbling” explosions sounded behind them, and the intense heat and shockwaves came from the back. They were all like torn sacks, being thrown away by the shockwave, and blasted out of the door.

Qiang, looking back regretfully in midair, saw only his house completely turning to ashes in the raging fire…

At that moment, his heart shattered.

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There were slight changes to the previous two chapters, mainly because I got dizzy yesterday and messed up the proportions. I realized the problem just before falling asleep at 2 am, so I decided to fix it after I woke up…

Now, these two streets have been completely destroyed, and several segments of the fighting scenes have also been slightly modified.

The specific storyline remains unchanged, so there’s no need to go back and reread.

I will be more careful with this issue in the future.