Player Reload

Chapter 746 - 639: Entry

At the edge of a vast, dark, open-air stadium, the impeccably dressed host pushed up his glasses, took a deep breath, and strode onto the lawn.

The high-altitude corridors of the stadium lit up one by one, and the huge stands were empty, displaying only the dynamic banners of past champions.

This is the scene of the finals of the 20th Super Grand Prix, with the stadium half-suspended above the sea,

With billions of spectators, some with family and friends on a small boat, snacks like cola, fried chicken, and barbecue prepared inside;

Some standing on the wooden stands at the edges of distant island cliffs, waving supportive glow sticks;

Some transformed into tiny specks of light in the sky, forming a magnificent aurora;

The host’s image was projected in a giant three-dimensional form above the stadium. Generally, under the gaze of billions, even the most composed hosts would become nervous and distracted.

However, this was a veteran; when the Skytop Company first formed, he was the top voice of their official account. Before that, he was almost recruited by the God of Mankind AI as a news program anchor, easily handling large events.

"From the first 8bit music of the red and white console, to the prosperity of arcade, console, and PC eras, and then to the first global connection of the brain-computer network. We have been through a lot."

Holding the microphone, the host intoned, "Twenty years is but a blink, but legends never end.

Tonight, the world focuses here. Will the legend be rewritten, or will a new star be born? Let us witness together—let the contestants enter!"

Doo doo doo—

Magnificent symphonic music played punctually, mixed with the high-pitched sound of suona piercing the clouds.

With the rapid movement of searchlights, an armored and mounted figure rushed into the stadium, a burly man on a tall horse, grasping a Fangtian Halberd crafted from Xuan Iron, pointing diagonally to the ground, the blade plowing a deep groove into the lawn’s surface.

"From the Lost Paradise Team, World Lu Bu, three-time champion, one-time FMVP, a force of nature, unmatched under the heavens!"

The host’s voice was impassioned, yet outside there were not only cheers but also quite a few boos.

Visually, this World Lu Bu had thick eyebrows and big eyes, a broad chest and large back, clad in heavy armor, wearing a pheasant’s tail crown, holding a Fangtian Halberd,

His steed larger even than the biggest Shire horse in the real world, with knotted muscles, breathing like a dragon.

The overall image matched the Lu Bu depicted in literary works perfectly.

The only shortcoming was that he... was Black.

"Daddy, why is Lu Bu Black?"

On a small boat, a six-year-old child who had just reached the minimum age to watch the competition asked.

"Uh..."

The father considered his words and said, "He wasn’t originally called Lu Bu,

He changed his name because he joined many different teams, insisting on forming a team with the strongest professional players at the time, winning three championships and one FMVP.

People who didn’t like him called him ’Nomadic Dynasty’, ’Group Champion’, ’Three Surname Servant’.

He searched for ’Three Surname Servant’, found Lu Bu’s image to be powerful and robust, and thought it was a compliment, so he changed his name to it."

"From the MAGA Team, War Eagle!"

A white redneck man wearing a MAGA hat, dressed in jeans and a United States flag-patterned shirt, arrived speeding in a pickup truck.

This War Eagle wasn’t the one playing Go, but an American revivalist corresponding to the Wolf Warrior—

The God of Mankind AI’s rule was only four years, but with its strength, productivity, and organizational advantages, it boldly changed the world order, especially dismantling the former system of the United States with ruthless efficiency.

They first forcibly migrated local gangs, religious groups, political factions, and capitalists, packing them off to Greenland Island in North America to watch walruses on the ice fields,

Then introduced robotic police, Sky Net surveillance, and AI courts into the United States, strengthening grassroots control,

establishing vast residential areas and high-speed rail, where those with the ability and willingness could be sifted by AI to work. Those unwilling could also take it easy.

As a result, white people, Black people, Indians, Latinos, Asians, people of Middle Eastern descent... everyone lived in their own closed communities, never meeting each other,

resulting in a significant decline in racial hatred, and other social conflicts greatly eased.

The price for this was the absence of the United States.

Even after the God of Mankind was sealed and the United Government was established, there was no soil to rebuild a fundamentalist United States—everyone found living separately was quite comfortable, no longer having to look at each other in mutual contempt.

Thus, this MAGA team was more of a civilian organization made up of enthusiasts.

"From the King’s Road Team, Yu Meiqin, Lulu Xiu, Jiliang Jiyin!"

"From the RLG Team, Brother Bing, Lobster, Lamborgini!"

The appearance of last year’s champions and the favorites to win this year brought cheers from the audience that almost overturned the sea.

Especially among the fans of the latter; the final stage of the Super Grand Prix emphasizes alliances, and whoever has the most people has the advantage.

In the stands, someone popped a champagne, "This year truly has the most hope for an all-China team."

The excitement even overshadowed the host’s next announcement, "From the Star Team, Anonymous.

The host deliberately sped up, the program team also accelerated the editing, giving the audience little time to react,

"Next up, from the White Horse Team, Pifu, White Horse Tombstone, Wanli Sealed Blade, Sunset Melting Gold, Lulina!"

Five beams of light lit up the night sky, and five players simultaneously teleported onto the lawn, exchanging silent glances.

’Just the five of us?’

’Just the five of us, Zak, Card Emperor, and Carlos have been caught by the United Government.’

’Tsk... this is quite tricky.’

Li Cheng used the entry coin from Ski Safari, Lulina used the one she got from Family Guy, Sunset Melting Gold was self-made, having found the golden coin at The Lord of the Rings set,

As for Brother Blade and Tombstone Sister, their coins came from a shooting game and casino gambling, respectively.

The origins of the five coins were clear, but to most of the audience, they were something else entirely.

They had never watched the livestreams of these five people, nor had they ever heard of the White Horse Team, whispering among themselves quickly turned into loud discussions,

"White what, Horse what, never heard of it."

"A net cafe team shouldn’t be this unknown, where did these five come from?"

"Is Skytop Company also playing the custom champion game? There’s a conspiracy! RNM, give us our money back!"

The five spots that should have belonged to professional teams were hijacked, leaving the audience puzzled and angry,

The host, unfazed, continued in an enthusiastic tone: "Now, let’s invite representatives from each team to speak!"

In theory, Home World doesn’t need cameras, as the game’s official system can capture scenes from any angle.

However, in order not to violate audience intuition and to facilitate approval (for instance, in some games, when the camera angle faces under a character’s pants, it would virtualize and blur),

Skytop Company’s official system still set up floating cameras that automatically move, following professional players.

Black Lu Bu faced the camera, pulling the reins on horseback, causing the warhorse’s front legs to lift high before stamping down heavily, declaring boldly: "This isn’t Bai Men Tower, this is Hulao Pass!"

A white redneck suddenly tore off his shirt, revealing full muscles and a bald eagle tattoo, saying passionately, "Welcome everyone to sign up and join the MAGA Team, Make America Germinate Again, let the United States resurrect again."

The camera automatically rotated, turning to Brother Bing, who had long been warned by Skytop Company and the United Government,

Even agents visited him in the real world, repeatedly emphasizing and reminding him of the task’s seriousness.

However, the agents also told him to believe in himself and do his best, so he took a deep breath and declared solemnly: "Tonight, I will prove myself to be the first historical top laner!"

Home World encompasses everything and is not limited to MOBA-type games, "top laner" more often refers to the position of a "breaker".

’Why does this line sound more and more familiar to me, hey.’

Li Cheng silently made a sarcastic comment, then saw the floating camera turn to him.

He paused for a moment, his lips slightly curved upward.

The millions of viewers outside were unaware, but both Killing Field Players and the United Government already knew each other.

From the perspective of the United Government, if possible, they wouldn’t want to hold any finals at all,

They just wanted the moment Li Cheng and others appeared in the stadium, to have tens of thousands of agents simultaneously open fire and crush the Killing Field Players into dust.

They didn’t do so, even allowing the camera to face the players, indirectly proving that the United Government didn’t have the ability to completely rewrite the game rules—

The final segment might be directly controlled by the Killing Field System, or some other power. Even Skytop Company doesn’t have absolute control.

Given this, Li Cheng took half a step forward and said loudly: "I know our audience friends are curious and wondering who we are, don’t worry, let me introduce one by one.

This is White Horse Tombstone, the team captain; with her hand on the three-generation copper coffin, she claims to suppress the river of time and be invincible in the mortal world."

?? Am I really that impressive?

Tombstone Sister looked bewildered but tried hard to act deep.

"This is Sunset Melting Gold, although his hairstyle might seem a bit oily, he’s actually an ultra-high level IT genius, especially collecting thousands of foot-control books to write good scripts, honored as ’C+ Muni’."

... Don’t just randomly add settings, hey!

Sunset Melting Gold kept a tense expression, if the occasion were less formal, he might have already spoken out in sarcasm.

"This one is more heavyweight, Lulina, a Grandmaster Level Trainer, S1 bred mysterious shrimp, S2 bred house cornerstones, S3 bred sea scorpions, S4 bred Dunkleosteus... S9 bred Tyrannosaurus Rex, S10 bred saber-toothed tigers, S11 bred Homo sapiens. In her, I’ve only seen effort and sweat."

Li Cheng paused, "Next to her is Wanli Sealed Blade."

???

Why does my introduction end here?

You’re discriminating against me, aren’t you!

Brother Blade’s eyelids twitched violently, but Li Cheng declared aloud: "As for me, I’m Pifu.

The five of us are here to win the championship; if you want to stop us, you can try.

But there’s something I need to say first,"

He leaned toward the camera lens and smiled: "You know nothing about real Extraordinary Power."