81. The Capture of Ecuas Citadel
"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it." – Lou Holtz
Looking around the inner courtyard, currently in turmoil, Paul felt a profound sense of calm; nearly every other player was freaking out and haphazardly launching attacks at the first person in their view, but he was carefully picking targets.
In the past few days, the synergy between him, Holly, and Irene had jumped abruptly as they ground XP relentlessly, reaching the early 40s after days of relentlessly grinding.
With the introduction of the Kingsfall zone, the leveling areas for high-level monsters expanded for players, allowing many more to level up even as they reached the late 40s.
At this point, nearly three weeks into the game's launch, the first players easily reached level 50.