Heroes' Prison

Chapter 488 - 478: The Quarterfinals Begin

"Hm? What is this?" Thunder God waved his hand, picking up the bottle of golden liquid and closely observed it in front of his eyes.

Huang Yi poured himself a glass of wine and explained, "This is the blood of an Ancient Giant, obtained from the Giant General I captured. It’s the thing that the Demon Clan fears the most. This Magic Bottle has a storage space, and actually contains a lot inside, enough for your entire team to use. However, this is a secret. When you use it, try to camouflage it as some kind of special Ultimate Skill to prevent outsiders from noticing."

"Great! With this, we’ve basically already won," Thunder God knew Huang Yi was the mysterious person who had captured the Giant General and understood the rarity of such a thing. He carefully stowed it away.

T.N.T, with all his scheming, never expected that his two orchestrated invasions of the Hero’s Continent by the Demon Clan not only failed to achieve any results but also inadvertently increased the strength of Huang Yi and Thunder God. Even worse, this newfound power would be used against him, a classic case of shooting himself in the foot.

Huang Yi tilted his head and finished his glass of wine, saying, "For your competition this time, I’ve secretly used 80% of the Guild’s funds to bet on your victory. Right now, the prize pool ratio between you and the God Nation Team is 1:2. If you win, we can earn twice the wealth!"

"I’ll go back and put all the funds from our Guild on us winning too," Thunder God smiled faintly, as if he could already see the endless riches, "I suspect that with the two of us betting so heavily, the prize pool will be thrown into chaos, and the ratio will shrink significantly, but no matter what, it’s profitable. If we win the bet on this tournament, it’ll be more profitable than any transoceanic trade!"

Quarterfinals bets were allowed. To outsiders, God Nation seemed to be the most outstanding team of the tournament and had a high probability of defeating Sun Team, causing many to place their bets on God Nation. But only Huang Yi and Thunder God knew that the real winners would be Sun Team—they were essentially privy to the final outcome, betting all the Guild’s funds on it!

For behemoth guilds like Sun Team and Heroes’ Guild, how much funds did they have at their disposal? With such high capital, doubling it was already extremely difficult; gambling was the only way. Now, Huang Yi and Thunder God were using the tournament to frantically amass wealth! If they bet a trillion Gold Coins, with a ratio of 1:2, it meant they could earn a trillion overnight! There was no faster way to make money!

Of course, this came with its own risks. If there was an upheaval in the match and Sun Team lost, all the wagered funds would be washed away. No one could afford such a loss, not even if they were listed Guilds; they would have to close down.

After a while, the two men drank together and then left separately. The competition was about to begin, and the betting window was closing soon.

...

At this moment, members of Heroes’ Guild had already been waiting patiently at the square in front of the City Hall, nervousness etched on each face. The quarterfinals were no longer round-robin; a loss meant direct elimination.

"Meteor’s Tears, did you bet on this match? I bet ten thousand Gold Coins on our team! I think we will win."

"Of course, I placed a bet. But I only put a few hundred Gold Coins on Angel Corps. This way, if we win, that’s great, but if we lose, I’ll still make a little money. No matter the outcome, it’s not a bad thing."

"In that case, I’ll go bet a bit on Angel Corps as well. May the best gambler win!"

At that time, the crowd was abuzz with discussions. In this match, many people from Heroes’ Guild had placed their bets. Moreover, the players from Heroes’ Guild generally had more to wager than the average player, betting tens of thousands of Gold Coins, while ordinary players might just casually participate, symbolically betting a few hundred Gold Coins for fun.

"Brother, I’m here!" Just then, a familiar voice came from behind. Huang Yi turned around and saw Xiao Chunzi, with Qin Shiyu walking over with her. The two beautiful women, one large and one small, immediately drew many gazes from the crowd.

"Your school allowed you to log in?" Huang Yi took Xiao Chunzi’s small hand and stroked her hair. Xiao Chunzi’s winter vacation had ended, and she had already started classes at school a few days ago.

"Yes!" Xiao Chunzi nodded vigorously, holding Huang Yi’s hand tightly, rubbing her small face against the back of his hand. "The principal, teachers, and students at our school, they all know that I am part of the Heroes’ Guild, and that I’m your sister. They are all proud of me! The school even organized a viewing session, all my teachers and classmates will be watching at the venue!"

"Then you must perform well later; don’t let down your teachers’ expectations," Huang Yi said with a slight smile, "Your Mass Resurrection Skill will probably be needed later; you could single-handedly save the whole team. Plus, you also have Skill Copying, so make sure to use that when you enter the battle."

"Hmm, it’s a pity that after using Mass Resurrection, we can’t use it again in the upcoming matches; it requires a ten-day cooldown. As for Skill Copying, I can only cast it once now, with only 27 points of the Power of the Nefalem remaining, and it takes 15 points to use Skill Copying," Xiao Chunzi sighed lightly, her skills were very powerful and could change the course of battle significantly, but they could not be used without restraint.

Huang Yi, Qin Shiyu, and Xiao Chunzi stood in front of their team, leading the whole group as they waited quietly. Around them were players from the Hero Guild, the atmosphere on the field was tense, like the last few minutes before an important exam, with many people lowering their voices, fearing they might disturb the Heroes’ Guild members and affect their performance.

At this moment, not only here but also around the world, this atmosphere prevailed. The tournament in The Second World was a grand event, and many players who should have been working or in class had taken leave to enter The Second World and watch the match.

"System Prompt: The match time has arrived, do you want to teleport your team to the battlefield now?" Finally, the system sent out the prompt, and the tournament’s quarterfinals officially began.

Huang Yi immediately chose to agree, and then he and the whole team were teleported to the Two-Dimensional Battlefield.

Noises that hadn’t been heard in a long time erupted once again! Huang Yi looked around, and the spectator stands were densely packed with people, the scene reminiscent of the hordes of Demon Clan he had seen the night before.

After reaching the top eight, there were only four matches left for players to watch, with a high concentration of audience members. The match between the Heroes’ Guild and the Angel Corps attracted a total of 1.5 billion spectators to this infinite space’s stands!

Countless reporters scattered around began commenting in both Chinese and English, the two universal languages of the world, and players could choose to listen freely.

"Dear viewers, welcome to watch this quarterfinal of the martial arts tournament! Both teams have already entered the arena. On the left side is the team from China, led by the Guardian of the Hero’s Continent and last year’s Best Rookie Award winner, God of Slaughter. They ranked second in Group A of the round-robin and have been upgraded to an S-ranked team by the rating agencies. On the right side is the old top team from the American Pope, the Angel Corps, which won the Best Team Award at the first annual ceremony and whose guild was the first ever created, ranking third in Group B of the round-robin."

"The total prize pool for this match has accumulated to more than 53 trillion Gold Coins, with a capital ratio of approximately 2:3, with the Angel Corps having the upper hand in popularity. Following the recent invasion of the American Continent by the Giant General, many members of the Angel Corps died in battle and lost levels, which weakened their strength somewhat. However, this also presented an opportunity; the invasion by the Demon Clan brought them a lot of materials, and presumably, each of them has something like the Demon Clan’s Blood. It’s said that the Hero’s Continent also specifically imported a batch of Demon Clan’s Blood through transoceanic trade, and it is estimated that it will be used today..."

Huang Yi looked over at the Angel Corps from afar, almost immediately spotting a middle-aged man in a black Magic Robe, radiating terrifying Mana Fluctuations, who was none other than the world-famous Pope.

At that moment, the Pope was also sizing up Huang Yi. This was their first encounter, one an old pro and the other the previous year’s Best Rookie!

After a brief glance at each other, they shifted their gazes away and began to give their respective orders.

"Everyone, apply the Demon Clan’s Blood to your weapons and Arrows!" the Pope surveyed the people behind him, "All our Demon Clan’s Blood has been carefully prepared, and they are at least from level 90 demons. Although the Heroes’ Guild has imported some from another continent, they certainly aren’t as high-level as ours."

Having said that, the Pope carefully took out a bottle from his storage ring. The bottle contained a liquid resembling ink, which was unmistakably the blood of the Demon Clan, but it was thicker and richer in color than that of ordinary members.

Next, he applied this bottle of Demon Clan’s Blood to the gemstone at the top of his Magic Wand. Instantly, the dazzling gemstone turned pitch black as if soaked in ink, emanating a rich Dark Breath, appearing extremely sinister.

This bottle of Demon Clan’s Blood was of Holy Domain Rank, vastly different from the blood of those level 90-plus demons! He had always been reluctant to use it, and this was the first time he did!

"Sunset, distribute this Demon Clan’s Blood; give one bottle to each squad for their weapons," Huang Yi said with a slight Smile, taking out several dozen bottles of Demon Clan’s Blood from his storage ring and handing them to Sunset, who stood by his side.

"Huh? This is..." Sunset was taken aback by the intensity of the Demon Clan’s Blood that Huang Yi had taken out and upon inspecting it, when he saw the quality of the blood, he was so surprised that he almost exclaimed.

However, he soon contained his overwhelming joy and quickly began to distribute the Demon Clan’s Blood!(To be continued. If you like this work, your votes of recommendation and Monthly Tickets at Starting Point (qidian.com) are the greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to continue reading.)