Chapter 271: Chapter 149: The Finals Begin, Gate-Camping Slaughter
The Secret Realm had eliminated all language barriers, allowing everyone to communicate freely. They were all excitedly discussing "Skyrocketing."
Although there was no individual points leaderboard yet, even a quick glance was enough for everyone to determine that Skyrocketing was in first place. More importantly, they saw that the Immortal Emperor, who had been the subject of such high hopes, only had a score of just over two million. They weren’t even in the same league.
"No way!"
"I thought they said Great Xia’s strongest was Immortal Emperor Zhao Li?"
"Where did this Skyrocketing come from?!"
"I’ve never heard of him!"
Countless foreigners, their heads full of questions, were asking what was going on. Was this "Skyrocketing" just lucky, or was he actually that strong? If he was really that strong, why had no one heard of him before?
"No way, is Qing City’s Cyan God really this powerful?"
"Yeah, the difference is a little too stark, don’t you think?"
Even many ordinary players from Great Xia were shocked by Shen Fei’s strength. Based on the pre-finals scores, he was miles ahead of everyone. The Cyan God’s strength seemed to completely outstrip his fame.
"You don’t know, do you!" a player who had heard some gossip announced in front of the large screen. "I heard that a week ago, all the posts about the Cyan God on the Forum were deleted by some mysterious force!"
"Deleted?"
"The new Forum can set up blocklists and automatically delete posts?"
Some who hadn’t paid attention were completely skeptical.
"Deleting posts? Posts about this Skyrocketing have been deleted?"
The speaker may have been careless, but some listeners paid close attention. Many players from other nations who worked as spies took note of this information. When gathering intelligence in the Great Xia section earlier, they had indeed found nothing on this "Skyrocketing." This person had appeared like a dark horse, leaving all the spies utterly astonished.
A sudden rustling and whooshing sound filled the air.
Just as the many players who had finally reached the finals arena—and who didn’t dare leave and lose their Invincible buff—were speculating wildly, they suddenly noticed the dense surrounding forest begin to shrink. Before their very eyes, the vegetation, as lush as a tropical rainforest, began to wither. In no time at all, the green canopy above and around them turned a sickly yellow. Then, with a loud RUSTLE, it all withered and collapsed to the ground like melting wax.
"A Plant Mage?"
"A Spirit Farmer?"
"A Forest’s Child?"
"Withered Rose?"
Watching the vast expanse of trees wither in an instant, those involved in intelligence gathering began to speculate.
"Ah!"
Before anyone could figure out what was happening, the withering trees suddenly revealed the scene in the distance. They saw a hundred massive cylinders arranged in a circle on the small map’s outermost edge, surrounding the finals arena.
A young, yellow-skinned man stood with a large eagle behind him. With a wave of his hand, he controlled the ring of cylinders, which swiftly blasted away any players who tried to approach. All sorts of Defense Towers unleashed a variety of attacks. Amidst the dazzling array, even though many players with all kinds of different abilities tried to break into the finals area, not a single one could make it through. The defensive line formed by a hundred Defense Towers was simply too powerful. No matter what abilities they had inherited, none could get past it.
"Holy crap!"
"That’s Skyrocketing?"
"The ability he inherited is Defense Towers?"
"I thought they said Great Xia’s strongest defensive master was Taiyi Zhenren?"
"Are you kidding me? There was another one hiding?"
Upon gaining a clear view and recognizing Shen Fei’s Defense Towers, the foreign players were stunned. They never expected that the reason no one had gotten close for so long was that someone was blocking the entrance! Moreover, this gatekeeper was none other than "Skyrocketing," the very player whose score was increasing the fastest.
"Fuck!"
"Fuck!"
"Fuck! The Cyan God’s inherited ability is really Defense Towers?"
Similarly, the Great Xia players who were seeing Shen Fei’s ability up close for the first time were also stunned. They never imagined that the mysterious Cyan God had inherited the same ability as Huang Yi, the poster boy for the Divine Capital’s Tourism Management Office headquarters. Even many of the Sub-Branch Chiefs from various regional Tourism Management Offices were seeing this for the first time, only now learning that the Cyan God was even stronger than Huang Yi, the poster boy of the Tourism Management Office headquarters.
"Huang Yi!"
Speak of the devil, the crowd soon spotted Huang Yi rapidly approaching in the distance. His method of travel startled everyone. They watched as Huang Yi casually threw out a Defense Tower. This catapult-like tower then launched Huang Yi himself far into the distance. Just as the airborne Huang Yi was about to land, he recalled his Defense Tower in mid-air. Then, he re-summoned it in front of him, had it catch him, and launched himself even farther.
Besides the catapult, Huang Yi also deployed various guard-type Defense Towers to protect himself from attacks while airborne. Under everyone’s gaze, Huang Yi continued this cycle, rapidly flinging himself forward. He soon crashed into Skyrocketing’s defensive perimeter.
One was the man everyone had previously considered the strongest. The other was the great dark horse who had suddenly erupted within the Secret Realm. The crowd wanted to see who was stronger.
And then... they were disappointed.
They saw Huang Yi exchange a look with Skyrocketing, then run straight into the circle of Defense Towers and stand beside the finals arena. The two actually knew each other! What’s more, they seemed to be on good terms.
Huang Yi became the only person to enter the finals arena after Shen Fei had established his ring of Defense Towers.
"Chief!"
"Chief!"
As Huang Yi approached, a few members of the Tourism Management Office headquarters who had arrived early hurried over to him.
"Alright, I’m fine." Nodding to his colleagues, Huang Yi looked over at the distant, calm and composed Shen Fei.
Just as I thought! In the Great Chaos Secret Realm, where memories can be erased, you really aren’t holding back. The moment you act, you take on everyone by yourself! Standing at the back, Huang Yi thought to himself. Should I tell everyone that Qing City seized nine Neutral Cities and add more fuel to the fire for you? It would be a good rehearsal to see how everyone would react if they found out about your nine Neutral Cities.
Seeing Shen Fei’s score rapidly increasing, another idea sparked in Huang Yi’s mind. However, he quickly rejected it. Although he was sure that Shen Fei had broken his usual habit this time in the Secret Realm by choosing to be high-profile, he still wasn’t going to overstep his bounds.
"Fuck!"
"It’s over!"
"The betting!"
"I bet three thousand Credit Points!"
Huang Yi had only been standing in the crowd for a moment when someone suddenly cried out in alarm. The betting! Sun Yu’s earlier act of opening up global betting had led many people to place wagers. Right now, even though the individual finals hadn’t started and the final results weren’t out yet, everyone was already getting anxious. This Skyrocketing’s strength was beyond imagination! If by some chance this guy won, their Credit Points would really go down the drain.
"Oh, crap!"
"I placed a bet too!"
"Holy shit! Me too!"
"Me too!"
After the first person brought it up, many others cried out one after another. Recalling their earlier bets, they had either wagered on famous figures from their own countries or on Great Xia’s Immortal Emperor and Huang Yi. They never expected that after entering the realm, the person with the highest score would be Skyrocketing. Although the final scores would only be determined after the finals, Skyrocketing’s score currently held an exponential lead over second place. The advantage was too huge. Everyone was scared.
"He’s a Tower Master!"
"His physical body is weak! We’ll win if we can just take him out instantly!"
"Right! And even though Defense Towers can attack automatically, the most precise attacks still need to be controlled. There’s no way one person can control so many of them!"
"Right!"
"As long as we all team up and attack together! If we send more people each time, we can definitely take him down!"
For their mutual benefit, the players who had placed bets quickly decided to gang up on Shen Fei. They couldn’t let him win. Absolutely not! They quickly reached a consensus and formulated a plan to deal with a Tower Master like him.
Ultimately, their goal was simple: Shen Fei could not be allowed to win.
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