Chapter 415: Alternate World People Really Know How to Have Fun

"Next, let us offer our congratulations to contestant Lu Xueqi for winning the championship of this King of Fighters tournament!"

"Spectacular!"

"It was utterly ingenious, full of unexpected maneuvers! To think she actually turned the tables and swept the last two?!"

"Even that could be turned around?!"

Aside from those cheering, most of the audience simply stared at the two on the stage, their faces painted with utter disbelief.

Sitting in the spectator area of the rest zone, Dong Qingli, veiled and dressed in the likeness of the Second Dream, asked in bewilderment, "What on earth happened? Didn't we agree it would be over with a single blow?"

"Indeed, how did she end up finished first instead?!" Clad in light armor with her hair bound into a ponytail, the Eldest Princess, who was cosplaying an Amazon from Diablo II, looked over.

"Who said those words just now?" Several of the girls hurriedly turned their gazes toward Proprietor Fang, Mu Donglai, and Xiao Yulv, who were seated to the side.

Proprietor Fang turned his head and looked at Xiao Yulv and Mu Donglai.

"This young master truly said no such thing!" A certain You Ji covered her mouth. "This young master has always been prudent in speech and action; how could I rashly judge victory and defeat?"

Everyone's eyes ultimately shifted to Mu Donglai.

"Uh..." The Eldest Princess's lovely face twitched slightly.

"I heard... the people of the Star-Gazing Tower rely on the Star-Gazing Map left behind by the late emperor to deduce the derivation and calculate the destiny of our realm..." The Second Prince, cosplaying a Paladin in a full suit of Sigon's silver-white armor, cut a figure perfectly suited to his status. "The people of the Star-Gazing Tower have historically remained secluded from the world."

"Are you saying..." The Eldest Princess led a few others in shuffling a short distance away.

"Later, an astrological sign was transmitted from within the Star-Gazing Tower, and subsequently, an extraordinary genius emerged from the tower to experience the mortal world?"

The Eldest Princess murmured in a low voice, "Wasn't that matter said to be a mere baseless rumor?"

"How did that saying go again...?"

"Hush... speak carefully. The celestial signs indicated that the Great Jin Empire was doomed to perish..." The Second Prince glanced at the Great Jin Empire, which was currently growing more prosperous by the day, and fell silent.

"The one who deduced that celestial sign back then was precisely..."

"Wasn't that..." The Eldest Princess cast a glance at Mister Mu, who sat not far away with a clueless expression, watching the live broadcast of the award ceremony on the large screen. She said dismissively, "These are all rumors. Previously, the gentleman even remarked that the Origin Internet Club was quite excellent."

The Second Prince replied, "And then, during that very period, the Origin Internet Club was completely banned in Jiuhua City."

The Eldest Princess spoke up, "The gentleman's contributions to our realm are obvious to all. Leaving aside the distant past, just look at the

Everyone looked at one another in sheer disbelief, nearly spitting blood from sheer exasperation.

But the moment the first verse resonated: "The bell tolls, signaling the journey home, within his life, a faint sigh seems to linger..."

That clear, resonant, and subtly magnetic female voice seemed to...

"Isn't this the song Boss Fang plays every single day in his space?!"

Not only had they heard it before, but most of them already knew how to sing it.

Hearing it now... paired with the scene unfolding before their eyes, it genuinely carried a profound flavor.

The fervent atmosphere of the venue gradually quieted down as the song's intense, driving rhythm took hold, each beat seeming to strike directly into the depths of their hearts.

Subconsciously, they found themselves singing along without even realizing it.

"The years transform possessions into loss,

Tired eyes still harboring a glimmer of hope—"

"Today only a remnant husk remains,

To welcome the glorious years,

Holding fast to freedom amidst the wind and rain."

More and more people joined the chorus, and within the lyrics, certain words seemed to inexplicably intertwine with the tenderest vulnerabilities hidden in their souls.

Their numbness toward the passing years, their hope for the future, and their deep yearning for freedom—the longings suppressed within their hearts for decades, even centuries, seemed to completely unshackle at this very moment, erupting into a magnificent, swelling tide of passion!

Before long, every single player inside the shop stood up:

"A lifetime spent struggling through hesitation,

Confident that one can alter the future,

Tell me, who else could achieve this!"

Cheers, applause, and cries of amazement converged into a singular ocean of sound, creating a scene of unprecedented, vibrant ecstasy both inside and outside the establishment.

Boss Fang muttered, "...Well, I certainly didn't expect this... quite an explosive opening..."

"How do these people seem to know how to have a wilder time than I do?!"

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