Even though dream Inc’s announcement had caused quite a stir, as the company that developed and operated the game, they did have the right to do so.
No matter how many people in the outside world expressed their dissatisfaction at not being able to watch the final, they could not change the established result.
Two and a half days passed by in the blink of an eye … The day of the final round had arrived.
11:40 PM, 18th of November.
As midnight approached, the number of online players in Thriller Paradise broke the record, reaching the highest number since the game was launched.
Basically, everyone who had created a game account in Thriller Paradise would be lying in the game cabin early that night and had set the login time for sleep mode. There were even a lot of people who worked night shifts who were willing to take leave just to log into the game tonight, all because S2’s final was a match that couldn’t be rebroadcasted …
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At the same time, dream Inc. Headquarters, chairman’s office.
Three Men in Black suits were standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, each holding a wine glass and leisurely looking at the night view of S city.
The wine glasses in their hands were filled with a red, sweet, and sticky liquid.
No matter what it was … It was definitely not red wine.
“Hehehe … It’s about to start …” Woody laughed as he read.
Vincent, who was standing on his left, said indifferently,””The scheme that the ‘Parliament’ has set up … Although it’s not very precise, it’s indeed unscrupulous …”
“Teacher,” On the other side, Sid continued Vincent’s words,”why do I feel like … They can’t come up with a coincidental plan, so they can only do such a big move …”
“Ha … Don’t be so direct.” Vincent smiled.
“Hehehe …” Woody also spoke in a malicious tone.”Perhaps the scorched earth Council is not very smart in some aspects, but their authority and position are reliable.”
Vincent shrugged his shoulders and turned to look at wood.””The premise of reliability is that the ‘power’ has absolute authority.”
“Hehe … Speaking of strength …” At this moment, Woody seemed to have recalled something.”That guy,’duo MA’… He was resurrected in the ‘main universe’ not long ago, right?”
“Oh … That God of eternal life.” “I’ve already observed it,” Sid said.”To be honest … It’s pitifully weak now.” He shook his head.”Compared to when he appeared in our universe more than half a century ago, the strength of the current duo MA … Has degenerated by at least half. Even in a plane like the ‘main universe’, which is filled with chaotic energy, he can’t recover to his peak strength. ”
“Hmph … As expected.” Vincent smiled.”Back then, duo Ma’s primordial spirit was severely injured by the water god sword and was on the verge of disappearing. It was not easy for him to leave behind a trace of his consciousness to escape to another plane … All these years, he did not have the support of the ‘true God’s Rubik’s Cube’, nor did he receive any ‘power of faith’. Furthermore, he was sealed in a ‘low-magic area’ like planet tuntu … It would be abnormal if he could really recover his original strength.”
“Hehehe …” When Woody heard this, he laughed again.”However, in terms of the combat power of the various forces in the ‘Twilight of the Gods’ this time, if duo MA were to participate, he would definitely be a competent sh * t stirrer …”
Before he could finish his sentence, another person appeared in the office.
Vincent, wood, and Sid also turned their heads at the same time to look at the figure.
“Why is it that every time I teleport near you, as long as you’re talking, the first thing I hear is some kind of vulgar language?” Simon looked at his three old friends and greeted them with a sarcastic remark.
“Hehehe …” Woody did not answer the question because it was not a big problem. He smiled and said,”Mr. Judge, you should be very busy tonight. How come you have the time to come over?”
“I’m here to inform you of something,” Simon replied.
“Oh?” Vincent was very sharp. He immediately said,”could it be … That the Parliament has come up with some bad idea again?”
“I don’t have any comment on whether it’s bad or not, but it’s good news for you.” Simon continued,”the Parliament said that the ‘wagers’ can enter the main universe to watch the competition tonight.” He paused for half a second and changed the topic.”But … You must not interfere.”
“Eh?” “Mr. Simon,” Sid said,”you’re only informing us of such an important matter now?”
“It’s to inform them before the game, in case some guys …” Simon said and glanced coldly at Vincent and wood,”…To make some bad plans in advance.”
“Tsk …”
“Hehe …”
The other two turned their faces away, showing a reaction that was 30% disdainful and 70% guilty.
“I know. No matter what … When you heard what I said just now, you had already started to plot.” Simon said,”so I’d like to remind you again …” His arrogant expression became serious.”Considering that the workload of the judgment will be heavy tonight, the Parliament has sent me some helpers.”
“Some?” Vincent’s first reaction was to test the number of people.
“A helper?” Woody, on the other hand, wanted to ask about the other party’s background.
“They are all from the Titan race. I can’t disclose the number.” Simon naturally understood what they meant. He calmly replied,”at this moment, like me … They’re passing the news to all the wagers.”
“They actually sent out a group of Titans …” Vincent said thoughtfully.”…This is interesting.”
“Hehehe … In that case …” Woody laughed evilly.”No one can mess around …”
“I’ll personally come and take care of you in a while for your feigned attitude. ” Simon said.
“Ah, ah! Everyone, there’s no need to be so tense, right?” Sid looked at the three seniors, spread out his hands, and read,”it’s just a matter of ‘one minute’.”
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19th of November, midnight, game world.
The four teams that had successfully advanced to the finals: Hell’s frontline, trash Alliance, order, and Warring States were all here and ready to go.
Due to dream Inc.’S restriction, during the S2 final of the tournament, other than the tournament mode, all the other scenarios in the server would be turned off. Therefore … At this time, other than the twenty members of the four teams, no one else could queue for a dungeon.
In other words … All the other players were currently gathered in the log-in lobby, conference room, or the mall, waiting to watch the live broadcast.
The moment the midnight bell rang, the players of the four teams turned into white light at the same time and entered the final line.
Perhaps it was because this was the only group in the server that was loading, the loading speed was surprisingly fast. Almost instantly, the players had entered the scenario world.
Then … The opening cinematics of the scenario appeared on the screens in the game space.
[Arrival of the nine Chiefs of the spiritual Cloud Mist]
[Bloody rain Xiaoxiao devil’s head arrives]
[Time sequence, cause and effect palm]
[Who will decide the good and evil of the world]
In the pitch-black scene, these four lines of the poem were the first to ring out.
In the audience, some players with better memory still remembered that the S1 finals of the tournament for the best had also started with these four lines.
However, the content that followed had some changes …
[Spiritual change in the netherworld abyss, the wind and clouds rise]
The narration stopped there and the scene suddenly appeared.
The black-and-white camera kept switching and stopped on the corpses.
Those were not ordinary corpses, but the corpses of the nine Chiefs of the undead spirits …
Of the nine NPCs that had appeared in S1, more than half of them had been killed or injured, and a few of them had disappeared.
And beside those corpses, there was a figure standing.
At first glance, it seemed to be a human female. She was wearing a white dress and had a slim figure. Her long hair fell down to her waist. However, if one looked carefully … One could find something unusual on her body, and that was … There was no skin or flesh on her nose and cheeks, as if the middle part of her face had been cut off, and the bones of her nose and face were exposed.
[Demon fight, void break, ghost God shock]
A few seconds later, the narrator read the second sentence.
This time, there was a piece of scorched earth in the picture. Under the dark sky was the Liuqiu Blood River, mountains of corpses and seas of bones.
And in that hellish scene, a demonic figure wrapped in black gas … Was walking towards the camera.
[The order of the four worlds is broken]
The third line followed, and the scene changed again.
This time, the camera was fixed on a dilapidated court.
There was no one in the court, and it seemed like an earthquake of more than magnitude 7 had just occurred … The ground was covered in rubble and debris.
On the wall of the courtroom, there was a huge clock … The surface of the clock had been shattered. The hour and minute hands … Both stopped at the 12 o’ clock direction.
[The gods ‘eyes fall upon the dusk]
A moment later, the last line of the opening poem came.
Then, the scene turned dark again …
“What’s going on?”
“Hey … What happened after that?”
“What about the tournament?”
Everyone thought that the cinematics had ended and they could start watching the competition.
However … After a full minute, whether it was the big screen in the shopping mall, the touch screen in the log-in space, or the screen in the conference room … They were all still in a black state, and the voice of the game commentator had not sounded for a long time.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
A minute later, accompanied by a noise that seemed to be radio wave interference, a face appeared on the live broadcast screen.
“Hello, humans.” The owner of the face looked to be in his forties. He was a Caucasian man with neat sideburns and a fair face. He also wore a tall top hat and a bow tie.”Nice to meet you, I am … LINK, an anomaly.”
Link politely introduced himself and then continued to use his gentle tone to say terrifying words.”You may think that my next request is a little abrupt, but I still have to say …” He paused for half a second and continued,”please … Die Here.”
As soon as his voice fell, a sudden change occurred.
Before the players could figure out what was going on, the dome of the game Exchange (or the space of the mall)… Cracked.
This was not an individual phenomenon that occurred in “one” mirror space, but at the same time in all the layers and regions.
The audience gathered in front of the big screens in the various shopping malls, ready to watch the game … All of them noticed this sudden change at once.
At first … Not being able to watch the live broadcast of the game had already surprised them, but what was happening now … Was completely beyond their understanding and imagination …
“How is that possible?”
“Am I seeing this right … The game space actually collapsed?”
“Hey! What’s that?”
“Something … Something is coming down from the crack!”
Some players with better eyesight had already seen … On the torn dome, in the jagged data cracks, there was a dense group of strange shadows … And they were pouring out …
It was a group of tall humanoid creatures. Their bodies were wrapped in a layer of purple-black leather shell, and their heads were shaped like an alien … Arc-shaped, with long necks. They had strong torsos, long and narrow forearms, and curved hind legs like beast legs. In addition … They had a pair of huge, thin fly wings on their backs.
“Warning, the game space has been invaded by derivative data.”
[Offline and offline protection mechanism can not function normally.]
[Emergency response activated. All player’s system restrictions are adjusted to 30%.]
[Please stay away from threats under the protection of the guard robots and prioritize your own safety.]
