It was not only the audience and reporters outside, as well as the audience sitting in front of the computer, who did not believe that Chu Luo was a member of “Phoenix Skies Legend.” When the five of them entered the company lobby, the other teams waiting there also didn’t believe it.
Everyone started whispering.
“Why is ‘Phoenix Skies Legend’ missing a member?”
“Could it be that one teammate can’t make it?”
“But that girl wearing the mask is so imposing. By the looks of her, she must be a great beauty when she takes off the mask.”
“It’s useless no matter how beautiful she is. We’re here for the competition today, not for the beauties.”
“I think the members of ‘Phoenix Skies Legend’ are crazy.”
“Maybe one of the team members can’t make it. That’s why they purposely brought a girl here. Otherwise, why would she be wearing a mask?”
…
“These people are really busybodies!” Xie Minghai couldn’t stand it anymore. He said to the others in Imperial, “Just wait and see how Junior will slap their faces.”
At that moment, a group of people with the “Battle of Lightyears” work pass walked over from the elevator.
After they approached the members of the ten teams waiting in the hall, one of them looked at his wristwatch and said to everyone, “Contestants, we are the people who’ll be in charge of your competition. Later, everyone will draw a number. Whichever number you draw, you will follow the person in charge of the corresponding number.”
“Aren’t we competing together?” someone asked in confusion.
That person replied, “Every team will have a separate competition room.”
After the person-in-charge said this, he didn’t say anything else. Instead, he got a staff to bring over number cards for everyone to take.
Someone asked something that everyone was concerned about. “There are only four people in ‘Phoenix Skies Legend.’ How are they going to compete?”
The person-in-charge: “Why do you say there are only four of them? Didn’t five of them come?”
When the other teams heard this, they immediately revealed expressions of disbelief.
Then, everyone became noisy.
“How can there be girls competing?”
“I feel like I’d heard the biggest joke of all time today.”
“‘Battle of Lightyears’ is known to be extremely difficult. Many men can’t even play it. How can a young girl like her possibly come to compete? This is the World Championship. Isn’t this a joke?”
…
Listening to the discussions of those people, Xie Minghai was really furious. He muttered beside Chu Luo, “Hmph! Those people have their noses in the air. Junior, make them see what an expert is and how a girl defeats them!”
Chu Luo glanced at those people and said calmly, “They can say whatever they want. It’s the only time they can say it anyway.”
She would make them unable to speak afterward.
At this moment, a staff member with the number cards walked over and Tang Zhiyun picked out a random card.
They were number 5.
Soon, everyone received their numbers, and the corresponding staff led them into the elevator.
Each team took an elevator to the 20th floor.
On the 20th floor, there were many gaming rooms separated by frosted glass. The rooms were fully equipped with a beverage area and a resting area.
Standing in the game room, one could only vaguely see shadows in the other rooms, but they couldn’t see what they were doing.
The staff told them, “During the competition, I will cooperate with you in all aspects. If you want to drink or eat anything, or if you need anything else, you can tell me.
“The toilet is all the way inside. Considering that there’s a girl in your group, the gaming team will send a female staff over later. If Miss Chu needs anything, you can tell the female staff.
“Also, all the cameras in your room will be turned on later. Before the game begins, everyone will briefly introduce themselves.”
The five of them made an OK gesture to the staff.
Yu Lei sighed. “The ‘Battle of Lightyears’ gaming team is really thoughtful. They even went out of their way to consider the fact that our junior is a girl.”
Everyone approached their computers and sat down.
At 7:40 AM, all the members were in position. The cameras were turned on, and the feeds were broadcasted live on the Internet.
When everyone saw Chu Luo sitting beside the game console, the Internet exploded again.
“Holy shit! That girl is really a member of ‘Phoenix Skies Legend’!”
“This is incredible. There’s actually a girl competing. And their team actually made it to the finals!”
“I didn’t want to admit it, but I have to admit now. I’m even more curious about who the girl is from ‘Phoenix Skies Legend.’”
“It’s possible that she is [Dream Slayer]. Only this username resembles her slightly.”
“It’s also possible that she is [Intoxicated]. After all, she’s using a male account.”
“Am I the only one who thinks she’s [Bai Ling]? There’s obviously a female account in their team, and she’s a girl. Why would she play a male account instead of a female account?”
“Some people simply look down on girls. Be careful not to get slapped in the face.”
“That’s right. Do you think we girls can’t play such an overbearing game like ‘Battle of Lightyears’? Now that a girl has made it to the world finals, aren’t the faces of those people who hide behind their computers and say that girls can’t do it hurting?”
“The game hasn’t even started. So what if a girl made it to the finals? They’re facing the nine strongest teams now. I don’t believe their team can get first place.”
“Hur hur!”
…
While the Internet was in chaos, every team started introducing themselves.
Chu Luo and the others logged into the game. They hadn’t been teleported into the game yet. The computer displayed the video of the ten teams.
The introductions started with Team No. 1.
When it was Chu Luo’s team’s turn to introduce themselves, everyone subconsciously held their breaths.
The four boys introduced themselves first. When they finished introducing their usernames, everyone’s hearts were filled with “Holy shit!”
At this moment, Chu Luo said in a clear and domineering voice, “I’m [Bai Ling].”
After saying that, she shut her mouth.
However, at this moment, be it the other nine teams, the Internet, or the audience watching the large screen downstairs, they were all rendered speechless by her simple words.
After a while, a huge commotion was finally raised.
“Holy shit! She’s really [Bai Ling]!”
“In my imagination, [Bai Ling] is an extremely domineering man. How can she be such a beautiful and mysterious girl wearing a mask?”
“[Bai Ling] has really subverted my perceptions. I really can’t imagine how such a young girl can complete such amazing operations.”
“I won’t believe it unless I see her playing the game!”
…
After the ten teams had finished introducing themselves, they were teleported to a town.
8:55 AM.
World News:
[The rules of the finals: The competition will begin at nine in the morning and will last until four in the afternoon on the second day. Each team will be randomly sent to different places. The team that returns to Earth first wins.]
Everyone: “…”
“What’s going on? Why do I feel that the grand finals are especially simple?”
“What if someone is lucky and gets teleported near Earth or directly on Earth? Wouldn’t that be a sure win?”
“Is there something wrong with the gaming group? The mission for the grand finals is so simple, what’s there to see?”
“This is too different from what I expected. What is the gaming team thinking?”
…
Amid the curses, the clock struck nine. All the teams entered the teleportation zone.
Soon, the gaming team used facts to tell those who were cursing that they were thinking too much.
“F*ck! What did I see? Team No. 3 has been teleported near the black hole. Tsk… Heavens, I’m worried that they will be sucked in by the black hole before they even begin.”
“Oh! Team No. 2 was actually teleported to the most difficult meteorite monster in the galaxy. Can… they still come out?”
“Oh my god! Team No. 6 is even worse. They are actually jointly attacked by five of the top ten bosses in the world.”
“Heavens! Heavens! Who’s going to pinch me? Team No. 7 actually encountered the teams led by [Chimimōryō] and [Bob].”
“Team No. 8 encountered teams led by [Linebarrel] and [Camillo].
…
“Quick, look at where the ‘Phoenix Skies Legend’ has been placed.”
Everyone looked at the video of “Phoenix Skies Legend.”
What they saw made everyone gasp again.
“‘Phoenix Skies Legend’ is too pitiful. They were actually sent light-years away. Even if they didn’t meet any powerful opponents, it would be difficult for them to find their way back to Earth.”
“Gasp… Who said that they wouldn’t meet a powerful opponent? The top ten bosses of the galaxy were actually all teleported over. How… how are they supposed to fight this!”
“‘Phoenix Skies Legend’ reminds me of a saying: ‘There is no such thing as the worst. There is only worse.’”
“That’s great. I’d bet on ‘Phoenix Skies Legend’ losing. I’ll definitely win this time.”
…
“D*mn! The grand finals are too crazy!”
When they saw the place that the system had teleported them to and the big boss that was glaring at them, Xie Minghai and Yu Lei let out a yelp at the same time.
The five of them quickly got into position and prepared to fight.
Xu Qingfeng talked about the attributes and difficulty level of this big boss and then turned to look at Tang Zhiyun and Chu Luo.
Tang Zhiyun’s expression didn’t change as he said, “Just fight it when we encounter it.”
What else could they do if they didn’t fight? The big boss had already started fighting with them. No matter what, they had no choice but to defeat this big boss first.
Chu Luo didn’t have much of a reaction. She said, “Based on the current situation, we’ll definitely meet a lot of big bosses later. Let’s warm up using this boss first. Maybe something useful will drop from the big boss.”
“Like what?” the boys asked at the same time.
The corners of Chu Luo’s lips curled up. “Have you guys considered the overall strategy for ‘Battle of Lightyears’? Especially the strategy for the competition that happens once every three years? Do you really think we can return to Earth with our own abilities?”
Chu Luo asked three questions in a row. Just as everyone was feeling puzzled, she said, “Fight.”
The battle began.
