Free Web NovelChapter 89: Chapter 89: Bring On a Dungeon, I’m Scarily Strong Now!
Seeing everyone’s reaction, Flying Tiger just felt completely satisfied.
There are some things—you just can’t let yourself be surprised too.
The chat in the livestream fell silent for a moment, then quickly exploded.
[I knew it, Xiong Jie’s face looked like he ate shit the moment this started—he’s been pissed the whole time.]
[So what you’re telling me is, in this situation, a lunatic managed to beat that old fox Xiong Jie and get the first clear?]
[Just because he’s a little taller, and his arms are a little longer? Fuck!]
[Damn, I’m really dying of envy, this guy’s luck has been off the charts since the second he entered the dungeon.]
[Jiang Che, do you remember me? I actually never held you as a kid.]
...
Amid the flood of gray, chaotic chat, a few golden messages stood out.
Gold means an authenticated identity.
After the weirdness descended, Flying Tiger began shifting—from a borderline entertainment game streaming platform, to one specialized for survivors.
There are tons of stream types; for example, higher-tier survivors can go live sharing their experiences, or stream their usual training routines.
Their transformation was a total success, plus with real powerhouses keeping watch, they now totally own the survivor streaming market.
Flying Tiger also does identity verification—anyone with an actual name can fill out the info; even if you’re not famous, as long as you’ve got power, you can prove yourself here. As long as you’re above Tier 8, you get gold chat status.
During a stream, those people’s names show up in the VIP section, and their font color is unique.
Just in the time it took for a few people to say something, golden text started showing up in chat more and more.
Before, in most streams, the chat was mostly regular gray text; gold was always a tiny minority.
Some Tier 2 or Tier 3 survivors even suggested that Flying Tiger add more colors to the chat so you could separate the tiers, totally apart from regular people.
But Flying Tiger never did that. Seems to them, there’s only "powerhouses" and "non-powerhouses."
Now on the VIP board, more and more gold names were popping up. Aside from the usual suspects, tons of rarely-seen survivors popped in—even if everyone used online handles, the gold badge was undeniable.
By now, there wasn’t a single gray or white name in sight.
Surrounded by so many big-timers, the timid survivors didn’t dare speak anymore.
Flying Tiger looked into the camera. As the young lady of Flying Tiger platform, she knew perfectly how to guide chat and stir things up. With so many people, tons are unknown; even after getting strong, many don’t want to expose themselves in public.
Countless people enter dungeons. Plenty, after several times in and out, have their own stream-blocking devices by now.
So the survivors shown on camera are by no means all of them.
Many, even after surviving a dozen times, will still act like it’s their first run the next time they enter a dungeon.
But online, it’s different. Everyone uses anonymous IDs and usernames.
Returning rich to your hometown means nothing—like wearing fancy clothes at midnight, with no one to see.
No matter how badass you are, you still want to share sometimes.
To survive in the real world, they might hide themselves, but online, they can absolutely go wild.
All these powerhouses showing up in chat right now is proof of Flying Tiger Organization’s strength: one, their grip on information; two, nobody outside knows if these unknown big names really work for Flying Tiger too.
Gold messages started flooding the screen.
[All along, I thought there were only a handful above Tier 8—guess I was wrong.]
[Ain’t that serious—what, Tier 8 is a big deal or something?]
[Yeah, there’re a lot, but that just means humanity still has plenty of elites.]
[I just wonder how many of you are just Tier 8, and how many are above.]
...
Flying Tiger didn’t do a detailed breakdown, only broad categories.
Under Tier 8 is gray text, above Tier 8 is gold.
Flying Tiger squinted, watching the barrage of chat. Suddenly, a new message popped up.
[So, for an SSS-level dungeon first clear, what’s the EXP payout?]
The moment this came up, all the previously bantering big-timers immediately shut up.
Flying Tiger glanced at the sender’s name, then faced the camera seriously: "Tier Five, peak."
As soon as she said this, the previously dormant gray text exploded again.
[You mean Jiang Che is already Tier Five Peak now?]
[The way he was acting all lunatic in the dungeon, and he still hit Tier Five in the end?]
[Fuck, my head’s almost bashed in and I lost a finger, and I’m still just Tier Four Peak—he just clears one dungeon and he’s Tier Five?]
[Why don’t you look at what level dungeon Jiang Che cleared? Your low-level dungeons can’t compare at all.]
[Hit me with a dungeon right now, I’m scary strong!]
...
After Flying Tiger dropped this answer, a wave of gold names rapidly exited the chat.
But she didn’t care; showing up even once was enough—she’d already shown off everything she needed to.
"Seems both gentlemen don’t have any solid experience to share, so that’s the end of today’s stream," Flying Tiger said with a smile. She didn’t look like Flying Tiger Organization’s heiress at all—more like a highly professional streamer.
"Today’s info will be gathered and posted on our official site. If there’s stuff you want to know, feel free to comment on the site."
"Our mission is to give humanity more chances to survive." After she finished, her squad immediately shut off the cameras.
She turned and looked at Jiang Che in the corner. He was still sitting with Qin, seemed to say something to her, and Qin’s expression didn’t look too happy.
"Mr. Jiang, Mr. Xiong—whatever the case, Flying Tiger welcomes you both to join us."
"Join Flying Tiger, and you’ll get way better resources for growth. You’ll also get dungeon guide data no one else has."
This instantly perked Xiong Jie up. He looked at Flying Tiger. "There’s data that isn’t public?"
He gave her a scrutinizing look—since Flying Tiger had just claimed they were all about sharing info to help humanity survive, now they were outright admitting the organization held things back.
"You’re misunderstanding. All the survival data we can release, we’ve released."
"Flying Tiger is just researching deeper-level stuff, like what’s the source of the dungeons, or maybe the nature of the world itself. That’s what a real organization should investigate."
"Knowing this kind of stuff doesn’t help anyone—just adds stress and takes up brain space." She explained some of it to Xiong Jie.
"Although there’s a ton we can’t say, we can at least share one thing to show our sincerity."
"The rumor that your starting EXP determines your growth cap as a survivor..."
"Based on our research and investigation, it’s true."
