Heroes' Prison

Chapter 501 - 491: Advancing to the Final Round

Next, Huang Yi led the Heroes’ Guild team of five hundred members and teleported out.

Upon their return to Dragon City, the deafening cheers still rang in their ears. The Heroes’ Guild had fought their way here and finally advanced to the finals, only one step away from the championship!

It was almost like a dream. The once top teams Yanhuang Legion, Angel Legion, and Mummy Legion had all fallen one by one, while the Heroes’ Guild surged ahead—it was truly like a changing of the guard!

More importantly, the Heroes’ Guild was in great shape, with many major skills still in reserve, especially Xiao Chunzi’s Mass Resurrection, which essentially granted the whole team a second life. This skill was one of the most powerful trump card skills.

"Our team is really a money tree, man. I’ve been betting on us to win from yesterday, and I’ve won all the way to now. Considering the current price of gold coins, I’ve essentially won half a year’s salary in one go! If this keeps up every day, I won’t even need to go to work!"

"Ah! It’s a pity I bet too little, I should’ve thrown all my gold coins in it! I only bet two thousand gold coins, just for fun, and now I regret it so much!"

In the crowd, many people were delighted to have won money from their bets, while others lamented not betting more. The Hero Guild members had strong self-confidence; the vast majority of them placed bets on the Heroes’ Guild and had been winning from yesterday until now.

"Fuck you, God of Slaughter. I was counting on Thunder God’s strength and bet five thousand gold coins on him, and to lose like that! You owe me money, damn it." Just then, an angry voice erupted from the crowd!

The crowd turned to look and immediately saw an infuriated man. With his sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, he was clearly a nitpicker. He wasn’t a member of the Hero Guild but a solo player who had come to Dragon City to have fun.

At his outburst, he was quickly drowned out by the angry voices of a large group of Hero Guild members surrounding him.

"What kind of idiot is this? Betting is all about being willing to accept the loss; if you’re afraid of losing, then don’t bet!"

"If we have to blame the competitors every time someone loses a bet, wouldn’t there be billions of people in the world cursing us?"

Something clicked in Huang Yi’s mind, and he walked through the crowd to the player, pursing his lips and asking, "Friend, have you ever placed a bet on us before?"

The player, seeing Huang Yi personally confronting him, became somewhat nervous and nodded, "I did bet on you in the last match. Thankfully, you didn’t let me down and didn’t cause me a loss."

"Did you thank us when you won the money last time?" Huang Yi countered.

The player bit his lip, unable to say a word.

Huang Yi continued, "Betting is your own decision; winning or losing money is your own business. So why blame us when you lose? What kind of logic is that?"

At that moment, many players around had turned on their recording systems and were uploading Huang Yi’s words to the forums to make a public statement to the world.

Huang Yi’s expression became serious, as if addressing people all over the world, "Let me emphasize again, betting is all about being willing to accept the loss, no matter how much the media hypes it up. It can’t predetermine the outcome of a match. Betting inherently carries a great risk. If betting could guarantee a 100% winning chance, then who would go to work? Where in the world is there such a good thing? Everyone should be prepared to lose before placing a bet. It’s a game; play it well and you can get rich overnight, but if you can’t afford to lose, then don’t play. Moreover, if I wanted to make money, I would rig a match, no doubt about it, I am capable of doing that! I’m not Dao Feng; I’m not upright at all, I only do what’s in my interest."

The shouting player turned from red to white and hastily fled the scene.

...

"How’s the match between Heavenly Group and Martial Way going?" Huang Yi enquired of Yi Feng, the Director of Affairs of the Hero Guild standing beside him.

"They are still fighting!" Yi Feng replied with a light smile, appearing to be very happy, "Originally, Miyamoto Musashi proposed a peaceful contest just like you, Big Brother, but Heavenly Dao rejected it. The Heavenly Group under Heavenly Dao, having had their strength diminished by the Demon Clan, has been trying to prove themselves, fighting fiercely. They are still duking it out for the final spot; it’s been a fight to the finish, and they’re still not done!"

"That’s good! Let them exhaust each other; the more intense they fight, the better it is for us in the finals!" Huang Yi nodded, recognizing that this news was good for the Heroes’ Guild and for China as a whole.

"Also, due to our guild advancing to the finals, our stock prices have immediately soared quite a bit. Our total market value is about to surpass that of the Sun Guild!" Yi Feng burst out with more good news. At this point in the tournament, every victory brought various benefits, with the rise in stock value being one of the most evident.

"Okay,, I hope we can take the championship so the stock price will skyrocket even more!" Huang Yi said with hope, his voice trembling slightly with excitement.

In the past two days, his mood had broadened considerably. Before, the World Federation seemed like an insurmountable giant, but now there are signs that it could be moved, which is a tremendous step forward.

"Brother, you’re amazing! Our classmates’ pocket money has almost doubled!" At that moment, Xiao Chunzi suddenly came up to Huang Yi, stretched out her delicate little hand to hug him, and said affectionately, "I bet on you for your individual match against the Thunder God tonight! You must earn me some money, okay? This way, the spirits of mom and dad in heaven can be comforted!"

"Mhm! I will earn money for you earnestly!" Huang Yi nodded his head and said seriously.

Also, Xiao Chunzi’s last sentence reminded him of his long-separated mother cat and the Beast God in The Second World, his and Xiao Chunzi’s parents there, with no idea when they would reunite.

Huang Yi looked up at the high, vast sky. The sun shone brightly, and the sky was cloudless, but he still couldn’t see the Heaven Realm or his parents’ figures.

But no matter what, one day they would meet again, whether in Heaven or in Hell.

"Oh! The results of the match between Martial Arts Guild and the Heavenly Group are finally out!" At this moment, a player nearby suddenly exclaimed, immediately attracting the attention of the surrounding crowd.

"Hmm? Who won?" Huang Yi immediately asked the player with concern, as this would affect their next opponent.

"Ah! President, big brother, hello!" Seeing that it was Huang Yi who was talking to him, the player suddenly became excited and somewhat flustered, trying his best to explain thoroughly: "Miyamoto Musashi’s Martial Arts Guild won after a hard battle! The Heavenly Group fought fiercely from the start, suppressing Martial Arts Guild early on, but both sides then repeatedly used secret techniques that had never been seen before! In the end, the Martial Arts Guild revealed an earth-shattering secret; one of their team members actually possessed a Mass Resurrection Skill, which instantly turned the tide of battle and snatched the victory that belonged to the Heavenly Group."

"Another Mass Resurrection Skill?" Huang Yi was slightly stunned. Before the martial arts tournament started, the whole world only knew of the Pharaoh who possessed a Mass Resurrection Skill. But in this tournament, there had already been three other players revealed to have Mass Resurrection, namely Xiao Chunzi from Heroes’ Guild, Lapis Lazuli from the Unbeatable Group, and now a player from the Martial Arts Guild.

"Yes! But they pose no threat to us now!" The player looked quite happy, grinning wide enough to show his big front teeth, "For the finals with us, their Mass Resurrection won’t possibly be off cooldown, it’s doomed to be unusable!"

"That’s not necessarily true," Huang Yi shook his head, his voice a bit grave. Miyamoto Musashi was the world’s first player to have an S-class magic item, having obtained the Protection of the God of Life potion quite early. If he also had an S-class Complete Cooldown Potion, then even Ultimate Moves with long cooldowns could be refreshed instantly. That way, the Mass Resurrection Skill could still pose a threat to them.

"President, big brother, even if they can use Mass Resurrection, you must have a way to counter it, right?" At this time, the player looked at Huang Yi expectantly, as if seeing him as an omnipotent being.

"It depends on the specific circumstances during the match!" Huang Yi replied vaguely, actually having a rough idea of a plan but still needing to flesh it out. Besides, with so many variables in a match where each side has five hundred players, no one knows what might happen next, and the situation can only be ascertained during the actual event.

"No matter what, I believe Big Brother God of Slaughter will lead Heroes’ Guild to the championship. I’ve bet on us these past few days and have already won a total of a hundred thousand Gold Coins!" The player said joyfully, full of blind trust in Huang Yi.

Not only that, other players nearby were drawn in, crowding around them, expressing their own excitement about winning bets.

Huang Yi glanced over the ordinary but friendly faces, feeling their trust, and finally pursed his lips, saying, "The finals are no joke, don’t bet randomly anymore, I can’t guarantee anything. But you can still bet on me to win the individual match tonight, I’m very confident I can defeat the Thunder God!"

"Great! Since Big Brother God of Slaughter has said this, I’m going to bet all my money on you!" A player immediately slapped his chest to show his commitment.

The rest of the players also made their determined decisions, and the atmosphere on the field suddenly became lively.

"Hmm? The team finals can’t be held until six days from now!" Just then, Qin Shiyu suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"What? There’s been a change?" Hearing this, Huang Yi opened the system messages to check.

Indeed, the final stage had changed!

Previous competitions followed Eastern Time, with team matches starting in the daytime, and individual matches at night!

But the finals would be different. They would be scheduled according to Western Time, and the order of individual and team matches was swapped. The individual matches would start three days from now, in the evening, which would be noon at 12 p.m. in Huang Yi’s time zone. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)