Chapter 363 - 339: Ancient City Ruins, Currently No One Emerges
Beijing Time, 17:00 sharp. Heroic Creation Era’s first International contest has been underway for an hour. The intensity of the competitions at various venues has reached a fever pitch, yet the Ancient City Ruins, the center of attention representing the highest level of world competition, is shrouded in deathly stagnation!
Almost all the competitors are immobilized, even those from the Undead Race who claimed to be immune to the plague seem to not have much of an advantage faced with the special plague of this venue. All eyes are focused on the live feed from Japan, and once again, Da Fei, the Chinese player who boasted about his Divine Artifact and vowed to win the championship before the game, has come under the global spotlight.
Everyone is discussing two questions: First, did Da Fei use a BUG? Second, how many people will be able to advance from this venue?
Meanwhile, Da Fei, who was aimlessly searching for bosses in the sewers, receives an urgent message from Ma Yinglong and the Goddess and is scared pissless on the spot!
Da Fei exclaimed frantically: "Are you kidding me?! The Japanese are clearly framing me, okay? A guy with a Divine Artifact could win with his eyes closed, and a little competition is just a piece of cake, right? Do they even know what a BUG is? If my account gets banned, it will be a disgrace for the China Region, an outright breach of the game company’s contract not to intervene with legal gameplay. Chairman Ma, you guys have to hold the line!"
Ma Yinglong replied solemnly: "Brother Fei, don’t worry, as long as it’s not an illegal program attacking the server, banning your account is impossible. In any case, when it comes to Japan, we Chinese players are definitely united against the external world. Anyone who dares to make noise knows what will happen!"
Da Fei nodded hastily: "Exactly, exactly! With such an advanced and awesome Hero server, high-tech illegal programs are like Star Wars level stuff, I can’t even imagine using them, how could I possibly cheat?"
Bu Feiyan also sent a message: "Brother Fei, rest assured, our Star team has already started fighting with Japan on the Hero Headquarters forum. We will also mobilize the Navy on the forums to create momentum. I’ve sent you the link, you can go check it out yourself!"
Da Fei hastily followed the link provided by the Goddess and saw various posts like "Japan questioning game rules and BUGs is questioning the competition committee’s professionalism," "Japan is seeking excuses for their incompetence," and "The plague is clearly a sinister plot by Japan with ulterior motives" with support numbers already in the tens of thousands!
Not only that, it seems that players from Europe are also posting long titles to attack Japan—"Japan’s actions in collaborating offline against the China Region is an extension of filthy politics into the game, polluting the gaming environment" and "The Japanese are the true source of the plague!"
These are our international friends!
In this instant, Da Fei feels touched, moved by China! What virtues and abilities do I possess for everyone to speak up for me like this? In the end, it’s because I am a Chinese person! Ah, I have long been an international celebrity, I should indeed pay attention to my personal image, for my personal image represents the image of the nation.
As for those trivial matters when the game first started, in the end, who hasn’t gone through some struggle in the early stages? Even little kids often fight over candy, and back then, I also said, wealth should be accompanied by virtue, right. Look at this Hemorrhoid Ointment, haven’t I become much more presentable than that internet café thug from back in the day? But my current wealth is still far from fortune, and as for matters of virtue, well, that has to wait, too. Anyway, the chances of Japan banning accounts this time seems unlikely, but it does mean being too high-profile makes one an easy target. Being a target is something that Brother Fei will not do. After this contest, I’ll just low key build my city and quietly make my fortune.
While Da Fei was steeped in deep emotion, a system prompt sounded!
—System Prompt: Congratulations! Your Vice Hero Deirdre has crushed the forces of the China Region player "Dragon Teeth," and you have won the battle!
Da Fei is thunderstruck! A China Region player? What the hell! A Chinese should not attack another Chinese, right! How could I face the tens of thousands of compatriots supporting me on the forums! Dragon Teeth? Isn’t that the leading deity of the Dragon Slayer Guild? How, how did he fall at Deirdre’s hands? Wasn’t Deirdre just guarding the tower?
Sure enough, Da Fei’s message notification chimed immediately, what kind of face should he put on to face him? Boss Ma just spoke up for Brother Fei!
At that time, the message from Ma Yinglong carried a feeling of not having said enough: "Brother Fei, this, this..."
Da Fei replied with great shame: "Boss Ma, you know, my Vice Hero has become independent, she’s out of control..."
Ma Yinglong sighed: "It’s our team member who wasn’t careful enough. We originally thought the Undead forces were less affected by the plague, so we wanted to come and take down Asan to alleviate the situation for Brother Fei."
Da Fei hurriedly said: "I’m really so sorry, I am ashamed! I let down my country, I... I’m a national sinner!"
Ma Yinglong laughed: "What are you saying! It’s not as serious as all that, it’s fine, completely fine. At this point, it’s impossible for everyone to collect 10 Hero’s Proofs to advance; let’s just take it as coming here to have some fun. Actually, we have some issues with Asan, and wanted to take this opportunity to meet them."
Holy crap! So much for Hemorrhoid Ointment, this is outright robbery amidst the fire, wanting to take over Brother Fei’s Bell Tower, and Brother Fei is not cold in his grave yet! No, Brother Fei isn’t dead yet!
Da Fei hurriedly sent a message to Harem Beauty: "What’s the situation at the Bell Tower?"
Harem Beauty immediately replied: "Everyone’s contracted the plague, just sitting around waiting to die. In any case, we’re really sorry, Brother Fei, we can’t hold out much longer."