Chapter 555: Toxic Commentary Duo Returns Strongly

"Oh my goodness!" Jessica shrieked, clutching her head in her hands.

"How on earth did these people develop like this?! To actually reach this kind of level?!" Could they have even managed that if they used their own heads to develop it?!

If nothing else, the jump (warp) technology from StarCraft alone was enough to make their minds short-circuit; it was far too superior to traditional teleportation tech!

What was a warp? Originally, a warp referred to a leap-like change in the state of a quantum mechanical system, and though it differed from what was meant in StarCraft, it served as an excellent description for this instantaneous teleportation mode.

The Terran warp technology was somewhat akin to flying at the speed of light in Star Wars, the Protoss process was roughly a particle recombination utilizing their unique phase technology, and as for the Zerg, a glance at the Heart of the Swarm campaign chapter made it crystal clear: Kerrigan created wormholes to teleport the Swarm right into Mengsk's home turf.

General Carl of the Silver Armor Vanguard was still holding a glass of fine wine in his hand at that moment, fully intending to watch while he drank, only for the liquid to spill all over him in a matter of seconds.

What did I say earlier?!

Thank goodness I didn't show my face earlier!

His face had gone completely pale.

The few people beside him stared at his soaking wet trousers: "..."

"I spilled my wine! I spilled my wine!" he blurted out in a hurried explanation.

"..."

"Lady Jessica, your melon!" a servant helpfully picked up the melon for Jessica.

"Never mind, never mind, change it for another!" so saying, she swapped it for another slice of spiritual melon and continued watching the match.

...

Although the prizes and venue for hosting the competition were provided by the system, as the boss, Boss Fang had still put a tremendous amount of thought and effort into it.

For instance, the hosting.

At this very moment, Boss Fang was still clutching his small private treasury, his heart aching with grief.

"Oh my, spectacular, truly spectacular!" Ning Bi, that grand enchantress, did not forget to indulge in a bit of mutual flattery at this time, "This grand fairy beside me, possessing a beautiful singing voice and a cool, otherworldly elegance, comes from a truly distinguished background."

"Fellow Daoist flatters me. Qingyun is merely a rogue cultivator; to share the stage with Fellow Daoist today is Qingyun's honor." Fairy Qingyun appeared highly refined and courteous, though a faint trace of excitement flickered within her beautiful eyes. She had not expected that with a single call to arms, that Boss Fang could actually gather so many people of insight to resist the foreign enemy together; he truly was an hidden expert of the world.

Showing up to support for free, and looking entirely grateful to boot, she was truly one of a kind.

In the past, Ning Bi would stroll around her own auction house whenever she was free, so she was completely in her element with this sort of thing: "First of all, a warm welcome to all our friends who have traveled from afar, as well as those watching the live stream and the broadcast, I am Ning Bi, welcome everyone!"

As for Fairy Qingyun, she appeared even more quiet and proper: "I am Qingyun, welcome everyone!"

"Oh—!"

"Welcome, welcome!"

A wave of shrieks instantly erupted from beneath the stage.

"Glory to our Grand Blade Master!"

"The Blood Evil Evil God is number one under heaven!"

"For the Swarm!"

"For the Blade Queen!"

"Fairy Qingyun is awesome!"

"..."

"The atmosphere is so intense..." Jessica commented as she watched the match while eating her melon.

*Gulp, gulp...* Carl took a heavy swig of wine, his eyes remaining glued to the scene before him.

Ning Bi spoke composedly: "Following the drawing of lots for the groupings, our players are now ready. Sixty-four contestants from all over the world will be divided into four battle zones to engage in fierce combat."

"Indeed." Fairy Qingyun nodded in agreement, "After the intense qualifiers, only the final four victors will emerge from the group stages to vie for the ultimate championship."

"StarCraft and Dungeon & Fighter will be divided into two separate schedules." Ning Bi introduced, "So first, let us welcome our Dungeon & Fighter Group A contestants!"

Ning Bi glanced at the roster: "It looks like Group A is entirely a group of death; the King of Wind Magic, Wang Xie!"

"Holy crap!"

"The very first one is this explosive?!"

"Who is this Wang Xie? How come we've never heard of him." The crowd eating melons inside the Hidden Heaven Palace expressed utter bewilderment.

Jessica shifted her spell: "Let's eavesdrop on the venue!"

"This person is said to be a genius of the Wang family itself, and moreover, the number one genius of the Haotian Academy!"

"The first place winner of the Haotian Academy's institutional examination last time!"

What was wind?

Ordinary people would certainly consider it merely a natural phenomenon.

However, to the ancient people of the Demon World, wind was a crucial factor that determined destiny.

Deep within the howling gales of the Stormy Hills lay the place where the Swift Master studied the source of the wind.

This was the Swift Master, the Wind Mage.

"He is said to be the first person capable of flexibly manipulating every single hurricane within the Myriad Image Wind Dragon Array!"

"The Myriad Image Wind Dragon Array?!" Several outsiders exchanged glances, recalling the world-destroying tempest and that unimaginably terrifying gale they had seen in the cinematic earlier; it could simply be called the very source of wind!

"That kind of thing can actually be manipulated flexibly?!" I'll be damned...

They felt an absolute urge to curse; what kind of freaks were these?!

In a virtual reality game, certain things were naturally different from the original version; what they competed in was not merely the mastery of combos and timing.

Here, every single skill could be controlled precisely down to the absolute millimeter!

A true god-level expert, even when unleashing an Awakening Skill with teammates standing entirely within the attack range, would not cause their teammates a single speck of harm!

"Next one."

"Sword Saint: Zhu Yanxiao!" A short-haired martial artist walked onto the stage with a calm and indifferent expression.

"Good heavens—!" The crowd below the stage instantly let out a roaring howl.

"Holy crap! Zhu Yanxiao!"

"How come we haven't heard of this one before?"

"My goodness, you haven't even heard of this person? Hailed as the number one Blade Master, nobody knows where he popped out from, apparently a commoner martial artist from the Jiuhua City shop side, he's incredibly strong!"

"A commoner martial artist? Can he beat these expert martial artists from Lingzhou?"

"I didn't bloody believe it either, brother, but you'll know once you watch, this guy is seriously fierce!"

"Sword Saint?!" Several outsiders stared blankly. A person who mastered the source of wind had just arrived, and now a Sword Saint had appeared?!

At this moment, in the backstage area, two figures clad in black cloaks could be seen whispering in a corner.

"What's going on with this competition? Why do we have to go out and parade around?! We aren't even competing outside!"

"We won't be exposed, will we?"

After Ning Bi had finished introducing each contestant one by one...

"Now, we shall hand the camera over to our commentators."

"So, hello everyone, I am your commentator, Xiao Yulv." Although playing the game was out of the question, Boss Fang had reluctantly managed to secure a broadcast commentary slot for him.

"And I am your commentator, Mu Donglai."

Over at the Jiuhua City branch, the two could be seen seated within a dedicated broadcasting studio this time.

Compared to their previous setup, where they sat on a sofa mingled amongst the audience, this arrangement felt vastly more high-end and grand.

"Well now, this tournament also marks the very first time we are facing such a massive audience..." Mu Donglai remarked.

"Indeed."

Mu Donglai continued, "So, Young Master Xiao, what are your thoughts on the contestants making their appearance in the first round of Group A?"

"For instance, our Wind God Wang Xie, the Mechanic Tang Yu, and the Sword Master Zhu Yanxiao, who is highly favored by many casual players; then there is the number one Hell Blood Berserker from the Half-City branch, 'Frantic Slaughter'... and the Nanhua Fairy, Liu Ningyun. Oh my, looking at it this way, it seems the contestants of Group A have all plunged right into a group of death..."

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