My equipment was of pretty high quality, all things considered. I had a Gold-grade weapon, two Silver-grade, two Dark Steel–grade and three Steel-grade items. The number of people who shared my level of equipment in Floating Ice City could be counted on one hand, so I was confident that I had the strength to farm the mobs on the fifth floor of Ancient Thunder Temple.

The Thunder Knights’ iron-padded hoofs shook the man-made floor beneath us, but they weren’t really a big threat to me or Lin Yixin. In general, we had no reason to lose a 2v1!

The Thunder Knight was a Level 65 Night Creature, so its experience yield was already 25% higher than an average mob’s. Moreover, since their levels were much higher, the experience boost was just obscene. A little past 10 pm, Lin Yixin’s experience bar already reached 35%. She was so excited that she decided to grind till morning to reach Level 60 and get her third class promotion!

I stared at my own experience bar—Level 56, 57% full—and said, “I lost so many levels that day, but it looks like I’m finally returning to the Top 3~”

Crack!

Lin Yixin cut down a Thunder Knight in front of her with a...