Heroes' Prison

Chapter 502 - 492: Milky White Potion (4th Update!)

Six days later, in the noon daylight, the team match would begin! By that time, it was going to be midnight in Huang Yi’s time zone.

This meant that after tonight’s personal match against Thunder God came to an end, he would be able to rest for three days, allowing for ample preparation time.

At the same time, there was another piece of news. Tomorrow night, Era Corporation would hold a suspense reveal party for the martial arts tournament, where they would announce the attributes of the Martial Emperor Title for the personal match champion and the Martial Saint Title for the team match leader.

So far, only the names of these two titles had been disclosed, indicating they would be very powerful; however, the officials had never released their specific attributes, making it one of the biggest mysteries of the tournament until tomorrow night’s revelation.

Moreover, at tomorrow night’s party, the executives of Era Corporation would also present awards to the third to eighth place finishers in both the personal and team matches!

This ranking was decided by the system based on previous competition outcomes. For instance, although both Sun Team and Heavenly Group had lost in the top four, whether Sun Team was third and Heavenly Group fourth was determined by the system analyzing all their previous matches, bypassing the need for them to fight each other again.

After tomorrow night’s party, the martial arts tournament would reach its ultimate climax with the finals, where audiences worldwide, as well as previously defeated contestants, could wholeheartedly appreciate the highest level of competition in both the personal and team finals.

And in both of these showdowns, Huang Yi would be featured!

...

Gradually, night fell, and the personal match semifinals were about to commence. Huang Yi ended his level grinding inside the Tower of Pantheons and teleported out.

Within the course of the day, Huang Yi had bet his 9 trillion Gold Coins, little by little, into his own prize pool, which did not attract much attention.

Currently, his prize pool had reached 600 trillion Gold Coins, while Thunder God’s was at 200 trillion, roughly a 3:1 ratio. This was the most drastic difference so far! If Thunder God won, the players who bet on him would make a threefold profit! If Huang Yi won, after splitting Thunder God’s prize pool, they would only make about a third in profit.

The main reason for the huge disparity in the prize pool ratio was that Huang Yi’s side had overwhelming capital, amounting to over 20 trillion Gold Coins, which were all smashed into his prize pool, significantly skewing the ratio!

In addition, everyone knew Huang Yi still had two instant-kill potions; chances of winning were high, and even if he couldn’t beat the opponent, he could use the instant-kill potion to advance without having to hold back anymore. Many had already declared that Huang Yi had secured the championship in the personal match in advance. Even if he used one potion against Thunder God, he would still have another for the finals to secure the championship outright.

Those players who bet on Thunder God did so with a speculative and opportunistic mindset since winning would yield a threefold return, a temptation many couldn’t resist. Moreover, last night Qin Shiyu had some people from the organization hype up Thunder God on forums, releasing fake news that he could definitely compete with Huang Yi, leading to more bets on him, or else there would have been even fewer bets on Thunder God.

In any case, the earnings from this match were modest; Huang Yi’s 9 trillion might only yield a profit of 3 trillion, not a chance to double up.

"Big Brother God of Slaughter, give it your all; I’ve bet my entire fortune on your victory! You can use the instant-kill potion to directly take down Thunder God without having to exchange blows, avoiding any mishaps!"

"Indeed! President, our entire fortune is on you; you must defeat Thunder God. After all, there are two more rounds in the personal match, and there’s no point in saving your potion!"

Seeing Huang Yi, some players immediately started cheering for him, their tones filled with hope.

Ever since Huang Yi had called on everyone to bet on him in the evening, this infectious enthusiasm spread rapidly, and the vast majority of members from the Hero Guild had placed heavy bets on him.

"I will win!" Huang Yi nodded to the crowd around him.

...

"[System Prompt]: Match time has arrived, do you wish to teleport to the competition field immediately?" Finally, the time for the personal match had come!

Huang Yi immediately teleported to the battleground, appearing at the center of the arena under the watchful eyes of the audience.

Thunder God also teleported in synchrony, and they stood opposite each other at a distance, just like in the noon team match, only without hundreds of people behind them.

"God of Slaughter, you won the team match at noon; how about you just let me have the personal match tonight? Otherwise, when we start fighting later, I’ll tear you to pieces, and that won’t look good for you," Thunder God said, staring at Huang Yi from afar.

"I don’t need to compete with you; I have an instant-kill potion!" Huang Yi shook his head, and in anticipation of the crowd, took out a Magic Bottle from his storage ring, inside which was a huge drop of blood-red potion.

"Oh! God of Slaughter indeed brought out his instant-kill potion! If Thunder God doesn’t have a Resurrection Skill in place, the outcome of this match is already decided in advance!"

"Thunder God must have a secret up his sleeve; I borrowed money to bet 100,000 Gold Coins on him, hoping he can turn that into 300,000 for me."

The spectator seats were immediately abuzz with discussions; although the match had yet to start, the appearance of the instant-kill potion made it very subtle, forcing Thunder God’s secret measures to surface.

"The final minute of preparation time!" Just at that moment, the system began the countdown.

Huang Yi had no particular preparations, not even using the rest of the enhancement magic items, he simply opened the cap of the Magic Bottle, ready to gulp it down at any moment.

Thunder God’s expression fluctuated between light and shadow, revealing an extremely reluctant look, then, from his storage ring, he took out a bottle of milky white poison.

This scene immediately made all the spectators in the arena take notice, with every eye fixed on the bottle in Thunder God’s hand, focusing on that mysterious milky white liquid inside!

"Who would’ve thought Thunder God actually had a secret weapon, and he dares to use it now, which means the potion must be very strong. The question is what that potion is! I’ve never seen a milky white potion before, but the more unfamiliar the potion, the stronger it generally is. It must be S-rank!"

"No wonder Thunder God was making fierce threats to God of Slaughter this morning, he really did have a trump card up his sleeve. Lucky for me, I bet a hundred thousand Gold Coins on him. Thunder God now has a great chance! But didn’t the forums say that Thunder God received an instant-kill potion last night? Why would he bring out a brand new milky white potion now? Seems like Thunder God still has many tricks hidden away!"

Seeing the bottle that resembled milk in Thunder God’s hand, the crowd began to speculate, assuming it was some extraordinary potion.

"Preparation time is over, the match officially begins!" Soon, at the command of the system, the match kicked off!

The next moment, Huang Yi chugged the fake instant-kill potion in his hand!

And Thunder God drank the poison in his hands!

Immediately after, both pointed at each other as if to cast the potions’ effects upon their opponent!

"Thunder God—die!"

"God of Slaughter—fall!"

The voices of the two were almost simultaneous, with no distinction of who was first!

Then, both fell to the ground at the same time, though their fates diverged somewhat.

Thunder God was directly poisoned to death, but on the surface, it appeared as though he died from an instant-kill potion.

Meanwhile, Huang Yi purposefully acted dizzy, as if affected by the effects of Thunder God’s poison.

The next moment, a System Prompt echoed throughout the venue—

"[System Prompt]: God of Slaughter has won this battle and advanced to the finals."

The match was decided in the blink of an eye, matches involving instant-kill potions were like that, most of the audience came to see the outcome.

Now hearing the System Prompt, many who had placed their bets on Thunder God began to curse in anger; they originally thought he had a fighting chance, even seriously pulling out a milky white potion, but to their dismay, he was killed at first encounter. His secret weapon was still no match for Huang Yi.

"Dear audience! The outcome of this match was decided in the blink of an eye. Thunder God did indeed prepare a secret weapon to use against God of Slaughter. That milky white potion of his seemed to be a type capable of inducing long-term unconsciousness in a person, causing God of Slaughter to become dizzy. Thunder God’s plan was probably to first knock out God of Slaughter and then personally go over and kill him while he was incapable of moving. But his potion was still lacking compared to God of Slaughter’s instant-kill potion, resulting in Thunder God being killed first, and regretfully eliminated. With this, God of Slaughter has qualified for the finals of both the individual and team competitions. We look forward to the solo finals starting in three days, and the team finals six days from now!"

At this moment, reporters were giving post-match commentary, all connecting Thunder God’s bottle of poison to one type of potion, making Qin Shiyu’s hype from last night seem even more believable, fooling people around the world.

Huang Yi pretended to weakly come to his senses, hearing another System Prompt in his ear—

"[System Prompt]: The results of your match with Thunder God have been announced, you have emerged victorious, and all of Thunder God’s prize pool will be allocated to the players who bet on you. Since the prize pool ratio was 1:0.333, you bet 900 trillion Gold Coins on yourself, having won 300 trillion Gold Coins after deducting the principal, congratulations!"

Another 300 trillion Gold Coins richer, Huang Yi took one more step toward his grand goal of controlling the economy of The Second World!

Not only that, but Thunder God also earned 300 trillion Gold Coins, and with the assets of thousands of criminals from Rose Prison and the organization, the actual amount of Gold Coins that Huang Yi’s side possessed had reached more than 30 trillion! It was as if they had taken 3000 Gold Coins from the pockets of 10 billion players worldwide.

Huang Yi stood up, bowed to the audience all around, and teleported out, returning to Dragon City.

Suddenly, the surrounding area erupted with thunderous cheers, each person’s excited expression vividly displayed before Huang Yi’s eyes. The majority of the members of Hero Guild had bet a substantial amount on him, winning a third of the wealth! Gambling three months’ of salary to win one month’s worth. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)