Chapter 211: An Unexpected Second Place!

Chapter 211: Chapter 211: An Unexpected Second Place!

Aoki could definitely be described as completely satisfied.

To him, the rewards this time were simply perfection. He had gained a massive amount of points and even earned a lottery draw, with the prizes being quite extravagant.

Furthermore, after the completion of this third Multiverse Task, his accumulated points had become very substantial.

Aoki thought to himself that it was now time to visit the mall and see if there were any rewards suitable for him to exchange. Improving his abilities to become even more powerful would be an excellent choice.

While everyone was discussing the matter, the voice of the Chat Group rang out once again.

The second place was about to be announced!

[Second Place: Third Hokage Hatake Kakashi!]

[Opponents: One Dragon-level Monster, S-Class Hero Tatsumaki, S-Class Hero Bang!]

[Total Value: 400,000 points!]

This second-place result was completely unexpected to everyone present! It was actually Kakashi! Even Kakashi himself hadn’t imagined that he would take second place this time.

"Holy crap, 400,000 points is actually quite impressive!!"

"Yeah! This amount of points is absolutely explosive!"

"Kakashi, you’ve hit the jackpot this time!" the Hokages exclaimed one after another.

Although they didn’t understand why he was second, they still offered their sincere congratulations.

"Strange," Minato said curiously. "Kakashi’s strength shouldn’t be among the absolute strongest. Why is he in second place?"

Aoki spoke up to remind them, "Everyone, don’t forget that this reward isn’t based on who is stronger or weaker, but on the strength of the opponents defeated!"

"Kakashi dealt with two S-Class Heroes alone. Isn’t it only natural for him to rank this high?"

Hearing his words, the others suddenly realized. That was exactly it! After all, Kakashi had taken down a Dragon-level Monster and then dealt with two S-Class Heroes. He had worked harder than most!

This hard work brought him a generous reward: second place and a stellar score of 400,000 points!

Although 400,000 points wasn’t as explosive as Aoki’s 1.2 million, it was the highest total points earned by anyone other than Aoki so far. It could be said that Kakashi had ascended to the heavens in a single leap; he had truly taken off!

Though Kakashi himself was still a bit confused as to why, he was extremely happy.

At that moment, the system provided a detailed breakdown:

[Dragon-level Monster: 100,000 points]

[S-Class Hero Tatsumaki: 150,000 points!]

[S-Class Hero Bang: 150,000 points!]

Seeing this, everyone understood. The key reason Kakashi ranked second was that he had defeated two S-Class Heroes—Tatsumaki and Bang!

Everyone knew that these two were among the top-ranked members of the Hero Association. Tatsumaki was ranked second in S-Class, and Bang was ranked third. In terms of strength, they were the two most powerful active members in the Hero Association.

The rank-one hero, Blast, was extremely mysterious, and no one knew his identity. Therefore, these two were the strongest available. Since both were dealt with by Kakashi, it was only normal for him to gain 300,000 points from them alone.

After clarifying the points, many people felt deep regret.

"Sigh! If only I had worked a bit harder back then!"

"Yeah! It’s my own fault for being too lazy. I went to rest after defeating just one S-Class Hero."

"Truly, I had a rare chance to take second place and I wasted it!"

Everyone lamented. They hadn’t realized that the key to the ranking rewards lay in the quantity and strength of the enemies defeated. Several people hadn’t fought with all their might or had missed out on battles entirely. It seemed their rankings would not be very high. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

They were filled with remorse, wishing they had pushed themselves further.

Amidst the chatter of the Hokages, the notification from the Chat Group finally sounded.

[Reward for Second Place!]

[One draw from the Reward Mall!]

As expected! Even the second-place reward was a lottery draw. This made everyone incredibly envious.

Although Kakashi’s draw wasn’t limited to the Second-tier World Prize Pool, everyone knew based on the Chat Group’s rules and previous patterns that his draw would definitely not be poor. He would likely obtain something very suitable for him!

Furthermore, even if Kakashi was unlucky and drew an item that didn’t suit him, it didn’t matter. He could simply return the item to the store and convert it back into points.

This meant that even with bad luck, he would at least get over a hundred thousand points. The reward had a guaranteed floor of over a hundred thousand, and could be much higher with good luck. How could the others not envy Kakashi?

Kakashi was currently overwhelmed with joy. "I really didn’t expect this! Just casually dealing with two S-Class Heroes gave me such a great reward. I’m so lucky!"

In truth, everyone knew it wasn’t just a matter of luck; it was because he was diligent. If he had been too lazy to fight those two enemies, he wouldn’t have achieved such a result.

Now that the top two results had been disclosed and their rewards revealed, only one remained: the third place.

The third place was the last person in the rankings to receive an additional reward. Who would it be? Everyone present was curious!

Amidst the speculation, the Chat Group’s notification finally rang out!

[Third Place: Tsunade Senju!!]

[Opponents: Two Dragon-level Monsters, S-Class Hero Child Emperor!]

[Total Value: 350,000 points!]

Upon seeing this news, Tsunade let out an excited shout!

"Great! I finally made it into the top three!"

"Haha! Now I can spend these points however I want!"

She was uncontrollably excited! However, unlike the others, who thought about using the points to exchange for items to increase their strength, Tsunade’s first thought was that she could use them for gambling!

Without even needing to ask, everyone knew what she was thinking and immediately tried to stop her.

"Tsunade! Don’t be impulsive!"

"Yeah! You can’t use all of them for betting!"