"Well, ladies and gentlemen, the knockout round of our new round of League Cup qualifiers is about to officially begin! This time is different from previous competitions because ...... Today we are going to have a new round of knockouts! ”

"There are four new teams that will leave our arena today!"

In the middle of the vast seaside arena, the excited shouts from the commentators once again sounded in the middle of the vast seaside arena, and the match belonging to the new round of qualifiers for the League Cup finally began on the morning of August 17, 2135, and this time the match was not delayed for various reasons, and the first game of the previous new round of double-elimination format was only one day away. Because of the gradual decrease in the number of professional teams participating in the tournament and the gradual increase in quality, the excitement of this tournament began to become higher and higher, but until 10 o'clock in the morning of this day, the audience sitting in the arena did not seem to be as many as the league officials expected.

"Ahem, ahem...... I know there's a big deal going on in the gaming world right now. ”

He also understood the reason for this situation, and the voice in charge of the commentary also revealed a little embarrassment: "If possible, I would also like to participate in this event." ”

"Yes, it's a city in the sky that has been legendary for a long time, and no one wants to miss this opportunity easily."

"Aside from the teams that need to decide the winner today, there don't seem to be a few other professional teams and clubs left here, and it seems that they have great expectations for that castle in the sky, just like those ordinary players......"

"Then let's get started! We have been looking forward to the winner of the qualifiers for a long time! You must know that in this competition, the league has prepared a whopping 1 million ...... for the champion Hey? ”

"Isn't the game going to start yet? Why are there so few people from that Zhushan clan? ”

Following the appearance of the commentary voice, the audience then also focused on the two participating teams that had already appeared in the center of the arena, but unlike the team on the other side, several players in the dark horse team at this time seemed to have uneasy expressions on their faces. The evil young man who had proved himself in the previous game was in a cold sweat at this time, and Xiao Hongchen, who had been waiting here for a long time, seemed to have lost his heartless smile in the past, and the Thousand Fingered Crane, who was one of the strong members of the team, did not even appear: "You, you ......"

"What's wrong with you?"

In the scene where countless eyes converged, the black corn who was standing with his arms crossed said what he wanted to ask for a broken voice, and his eyes that kept patrolling back and forth then skimmed over the other two teammates who didn't look very normal, and fell on Mengzhu's body with an unnatural face: "Sick?" Not feeling well? ”

"No, no...... No. ”

Shaking her hands, the little girl who couldn't lie at all hurriedly lowered her head, and then after a period of awkward silence, she spoke up again: "Only, it's just ...... Somewhat nervous ......"

"Nervous? Ha. Black Corn let out a disdainful sneer, "Isn't it your former good friend plus the second strongest alliance guild?" What is there to be afraid of, since they are willing to deign to deliberately lose and beat us, then let them see our ability and courage! ”

"Well, well......" the little girl nodded stiffly: "Say, that's right, say, say...... yes, ahahaha......"

“…… You can't be unwell, right? ”

The suspicious gaze flickered from the captain's body, and the black corn who retracted his arms then looked at the other two teammates: "And the two of you...... What about Xiaoqian? Where did she go? ”

"Something happened to the Thousand-Fingered Crane's family, and it should be ...... now It's in the hospital. The answer to him was the calm face of the evil young man who belonged to Jicheng: "What is the specific thing...... She didn't say either. ”

“…… Well, after we lost a reliable shield warrior, we lost another reliable magician. So Black Corn spread his hands: "This road to winning the championship seems to be very difficult...... Are you right, laughing at Hongchen? ”

"The boss is fine, the boss is fine......"

“…… Hey, hey! ”

"Ahh Yes? You, what did you just say? ”

“…… So is there something wrong with you guys? Rolling his eyeballs, Black Corn withdrew his helpless gaze from Xiao Hongchen's sweaty appearance: "Did you come to the game early in the morning without eating, huh?" ”

“……”

"As long as you can settle my account, I don't mind if we go up and just cast it, do I?"

Looking at the embarrassing scene where no one answered, Black Corn withdrew his half-joking gaze: "Nervousness or something is an excuse, right?" Did that guy who flew freely threaten you with no good end in the future, or did Liangchen Meiyu give you money? ”

“……”

"Forget it, I don't bother to know."

Recalling the expression of the man he had met last night when he appeared in the private server, Black Corn retracted his questioning face: "I thought that the shady scenes exposed every day in the forum were all false rumors and grandstanding, but I didn't expect to be really bumped into by me today......"

"Let's wait here." He folded his arms and leaned back against the wall of the preparation room again, and at the same time gradually covered up the gloomy expression on his face: "Mo Shangqingshan didn't come anyway......

"In a short time, we should be directly condemned for lack of numbers."

The commotion from around the spectator table began to get louder and louder as time passed, as if these spectators who were watching the battle were also aware of the abnormality from the Zhushan team, and the low sound of discussion gradually spread to the ears of the professional players who were still sitting here watching the game as they stared at the picture in the preparation room. The Broken Wind Thunder, who belonged to the rivers and lakes, then let out a few sneers, and then left the place with the same disdainful figure of his subordinates, and among the people of Wizad, who were also sitting on the other side of the audience, there was a questioning voice of the sunset: "This guy ...... He's not going to give up the game, is he? Just for that castle in the sky? Is this still the king who once regarded the arena as a holy place? Labor and management look down on him! ”

“……”

"Didn't you contact that guy yesterday? What did he say in the end? ”

“…… I finally ...... Didn't get in touch. ”

"What?"

"Not only him, but also the rest of the members of the Fool Adventure Group, I haven't been in touch."

Answering the other party's words in a low voice, the floating dream sitting on the side frowned and looked at the faces of everyone in the preparation room on the other side: "In the middle...... Something must have gone wrong. ”

“…… How do you know? ”

"I have a little more information than you do, so I've heard a lot of rumors lately."

Retracting his gaze, Floating Dream Raider pointed to the top of the arena where they were: "Although I don't know if it has anything to do with the situation that appeared today, but those signs are generally that someone wants to use public opinion to spread rumors and use them to attack other people's starting moves, and after these rumors spread in two days, someone will probably start to take the next step......

"Although it is not yet known who wants to make a move, but with the content of those rumors, the target they want to target this time is very clear." His voice gradually became gloomy: "Because what they want to disclose is ...... three years ago"

Wow –

The loud cheers of the audience suddenly appeared in the sky above the arena, it was the audience who were still sitting here suddenly shouted in unison because of the start of the game, and the lower bracket knockout match in front of them did not end because of the absence of the Zhushan team, but still used a lush forest between the vast mountains and rivers as the stage to start the game. The image of Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, which had been closing his eyes and recuperating with silver light, was then displayed next to a big tree not far from everyone in the Fool Adventure Group, and then slowly opened his silent eyes that had been waiting in the waiting room for thousands of years, and then his persistent eyes were almost terrifying, and then quickly patrolled between the four people in front of him, and then stepped out of the range where his team was: "...... What about him? ”

“……”

"What about others?"

The trunk of the big tree shook a little with the appearance of a strong aura, and at the same time, the eyes of Xue Lingphantom Ice staring at this side gradually wrapped: "Could he ...... Do you really dare to give up the game? ”

“…… Calm down, young lady, and while this is true, we don't know exactly where that guy is. ”

Reluctantly, he patrolled the swaying figure of Mengzhu beside him, who still didn't dare to speak, and the black corn who answered loudly finally chose to stand up against the terrifying coercion of the other party: "If you are very interested in him, how about you help us find him?" ”

“…… Damn it! ”

The awe-inspiring sword qi pierced the air here with a strong ice wind, and instantly passed through most of the forest in the flight of countless frightened birds and leaves, and the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, which had cut the black corn in half before the victory conditions prompted by the system appeared, then let out a beast-like scream, and the expression towards the sky was also full of irrepressible anger and distortion: "You have deceived me again, Mo Shangqingshan!" Again—"

"You can't run away!"

A crisp system prompt then appeared in the already chaotic competition scene, and at the same time, Snow Spirit Phantom Ice suddenly appeared in the arena, and her face was pale, ignoring the exclamations of the players around her and the calls of her own guild teammates, and rushed towards the offline area outside the arena. The character data that maintained this image was then quickly converted between servers, and the character named Snow Spirit Phantom Ice then appeared in a private house in the city of Zaraha City in the Free World, ignoring the exclamations of the players left behind by the Wings of Freedom, and then broke through the defense line of the Restoration, and came to the foot of the pillar of light with a shocking momentum: "Merrius! Merrius! Come out for me! ”

"I'm going up now! Right now! ”

The sound like a banshee's scream continued to echo around the city, which was still mired in war, and the enemy players who were already here for the central pillar of light were constantly moving forward for a moment, but the guild forces that had been fighting in the underground passage world were not affected in any way. Wielding the crystal ball, he sent out the last ice blue ray, and the headwind responsible for leading the Vizad team also broke through the last area of this underground battlefield, and then led his few remaining subordinates to the central hall that Duan Qing had reached before: "Sure enough, ......"

"This is the place."

The magical energy that was still full of golden aura continued to roll in the scene of this rotunda, and he strode to the front of the ring magic array, and then after a period of slight study, he grinned and showed a smug smile: "If you can connect those magic sequences with this device......"

"The teleportation array leading to Sky City should be able to be opened, right?"

Stretching out his right hand, he gathered his magical energy in the middle of the golden runes in front of him, and then after a period of traction, he slowly found the green silk threads that continued to extend upwards in his senses. The dazzling light then spread throughout the hall with the movement of him stepping into the magic array, teleporting his body against the wind to a certain room in the sky city, and when he opened his eyes, he felt the strong wind constantly ringing in his ears, and his heart involuntarily cheered: "Did you succeed?" ”

"Hmph, hahaha, I've finally caught up with you!"

Ignoring the different decorations and inscriptions around him, he reached out and pushed open the door next to him, and then in the constant glow of magic around him, he took in the long-awaited Cloud City of countless players. The central plaza that had appeared in the League Cup game then loomed at the end of the street behind him, and at the same time appeared a huge ice block that froze a giant machine in it, and then he slowly approached the side of the ice cube, and felt the powerful magic power contained in it with his hands touching it: "Sure enough, ......"

"Sure enough, someone showed up."

A melodious voice then rose above him, at the top of the great wall directly in front of the square: "Although I didn't expect it...... You were the first to find you. ”

“…… Mo on the green hills. ”

Retracted his hands, and looked up leisurely at the figure sitting on the top of the main hall against the wind: "How did you go up?" ”

"This question...... There is no need to answer now. ”

Facing the high-altitude gale that passed by the sky, Duan Qing, who was sitting cross-legged in place, lightly touched the blood-red long sword in front of his knee, and then raised his head, his deep eyes were like an ancient swordsman who had been guarding here for thousands of years: "Because ......"

"This place is off-limits now, you ...... Let's go back. ”