"What, a new round of grouping is out?"

In the real world after a period of time, in the basement of a certain area of Hualan City, Duan Qing, who had just climbed out of the game cabin, was holding the compressed food that Ning Lan had left for himself when he left before, and stared at the screen light plate in front of him with surprised eyes: "What about time?" What about the format? They...... I'm X, why is it still a double-elimination playoffs? ”

"The top 32 double-elimination tournament, the final 16 places, sir." The answer to him was a respectful and polite font that appeared in the corner of the screen: "The official explanation given by the league is that there are still too many contestants left, and they need to screen out the final eight ......"

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Forcefully stuffed the last piece of bread in his hand into his mouth, and Duan Qing, who was clapping his hands, vigorously knocked out the words he wanted to complain about: "If you want to screen quickly, wouldn't it be over with a single elimination tournament at the beginning?" And that's just a little qualifier! None of them have used this ...... in the UEFA Cup competition."

The hand tapping the message stopped in mid-air, and the man fell silent for a while, and only after a while did he type what he wanted to say again in the input box that was still unchanged: "I see...... They want me to play more, don't they? ”

“…… Somebody must be manipulating this, sir. The text in the corner of the screen also continued to pour out like relentless flowing water: "And Ning Lan thinks...... It is very likely to be the Duan family. ”

Have their tentacles really reached this point?

With a slight sigh in his heart, Duan Qing's fingers paused for a moment again: "It seems that my appearance has just begun to cause shock...... Is the group list out? ”

"Come out, sir." The other party's reply soon appeared in the corner of the screen panel: "You have been placed in Group E, and the list of participants in this group is ...... Dawn Glory, Bamboo Mountain, Wings of Freedom, and Listening to the Rain Tower. ”

"Such a list of groupings...... You told me that there are no ghosts, and ghosts won't believe it. ”

The focus of his gaze stayed on those names for a long time, and Duan Qing finally spit out the sullen breath in his heart: "Okay now, we really have to face that crazy woman......"

"Ning Lan's online time is still limited, and that's all she can do now."

I didn't know what Duan Qing was exclaiming on the other end of the screen, and Ning Lan left her last few words: "The people of the family seem to have discovered Ning Lan's abnormality, and they have begun to stare more and more closely recently, so ......"

"It's okay, don't leave me alone." Duan Qing, who had not yet come back to his senses, subconsciously typed these words: "Remember to take care of yourself." ”

“…… Ning Lan knew. ”

"Goodbye."

Beep.

A slight system prompt sounded as the light screen went out, and the avatar icon representing the code Ning Lan also went out with the appearance of this sound, and for a while, all that was left in the dim room was the breathing of a man mixed with the humming of the game cabin, and his increasingly serious gaze: "This scene ......"

"It's so similar to three years ago."

He raised one of his hands, and a few fingers illuminated by the light screen then involuntarily clenched in the air: "The moment the fireworks went off...... I guess it will be just as beautiful. ”

A slight system prompt then appeared in front of him again, it was the sound of the constantly scrolling league news and news passing by the usual place, and Duan Qing, who had only stayed there for a moment, then retracted his gaze, ignoring the many words about the Zhushan team in the last game. After moving his body vigorously, he lay back in the old game pod, but his fingers that wanted to enter the private server slowly stopped in mid-air a moment before he was about to press it.

Because of the unhappiness with Mengzhu last time, Duan Qing has recently entered the rhythm of a cold war with the little girl, and the recent team training has not been very smooth because of this.

"Forget it, I'd better go back to my cell and continue to be beaten."

His fingers lingered for a long time with the hesitation in his heart, Duan Qing finally gave up his idea of making up his mind, and then patted his cheek as if he was facing a great enemy, as if he was cheering up his spirit that was already about to fall silent. The sharp pain of the skin and flesh then invaded his consciousness as he returned to the body of the game world, and as he gradually fully logged into the game, his five senses were occupied, and he was covered with scars all over his body, and then raised his head and glanced at the ground around him lightly: "Hey, Lao Tzu has bandaged it for so long......"

"Finally willing to speak?"

He was answered by Rodman's voice, which was directly facing him in the cell, and the serious, indifferent face: "I thought you really had to become a corpse in such silence." ”

"Didn't you say that you would ask for it in three days?"

After struggling vigorously, Duan Qing then confirmed the status quo that his limbs had been firmly tied to a humanoid wooden frame: "Why did you start to do it so quickly?" ”

"Your value lies only in the information you put in your mouth." Rodman, who was sitting on a wooden bench, replied calmly: "If I can pry it out of your mouth, it is not impossible to cut you in advance." ”

"Originally, I wanted to continue to use the offline to avoid Dafa, but in order to prevent you from missing and killing me......"

Gasping a few times weakly, Duan Qing pulled out a few helpless wry smiles from the corners of his mouth: "Forget it, you can use whatever tricks you want, I can accept them all." ”

“…… It's a man. ”

His expressionless face finally changed a little, and Rodman, who was still in place, waved his hand to the side: "Scott." ”

"Leave it to me."

The sinister smile blocked Duan Qing's vision, and the other imperial captain who often accompanied him immediately raised the long whip in his hand: "I smoked for so long and there was no response, I thought you were really dead, and now it's just ......"

"Without this level of perseverance and durability, how can you be worthy of a fool who dares to provoke our empire head-on?"

The loud whipping sound then reverberated around the small cell again, leaving a long blood mark on Duan Qing's already unsightly body, and the crisp whip that had not dissipated for a long time did not change to any pain from Duan Qing, but instead led to a sharp cry from the door of the underground cell: "Stop!" ”

"How dare you use lynching!"

As the chaotic footsteps approached, the adjutant who had been standing beside Bernard then appeared at the intersection of light and shadow: "Do you dare to disobey the orders of the general?" ”

"Stop making a fuss, poor York."

Looking sideways at the adjutant's face without respect, Scott's voice became gloomy: "Didn't you hate these rebels the most in the past?" Why did you suddenly say good things about them at this time? ”

"Of course I hate these guys who dare to stand up to our Imperials." Raising his hand to block the footsteps of the two accompanying soldiers behind him, the man dressed as an adjutant walked up to Scott: "But General Bernard has already spoken, as a soldier of the Empire, the most important quality is obedience!" ”

"Not only did you two guys disobey orders, but you also openly ran over and lynched!" His voice was subdued, sounding like he had suddenly become an apostle of justice: "Do you want to be removed from the Goshawk Army by the Empire?" ”

“…… That's why I said it, this guy is a bastard who doesn't look like heels. ”

Pointing to the other party's face indifferently, Scott's expression was exaggerated like a monkey: "On the surface, he opposes peace, but behind the scenes, he says something else...... Tell you the truth, old fellow, are you just trying to go against the guys of our four teams? ”

"Put away your face and mouth, Scott." The adjutant's face also darkened: "Now I am the vanguard of the opposition to the principality, and at the same time, I am the one who obeys the general's orders the most, but you ......"

"The general's order is to keep this prisoner safe, and your actions are complete betrayal." There was an incomparably gloomy look in his eyes: "Do you need me to report the current situation to His Excellency the General, and then ask him to lock you up with the pigs of those principalities?" ”

"You ——!"

"Stop, Scott."

The angry figure was then suppressed by the calm words, and Rodman, whose face was still calm, then appeared between the two imperial non-commissioned officers who were facing each other, and he pulled his companion behind him, and he looked at the adjutant named York quietly, and only after a while did he turn his head in the faint gasp that Duan Qing had not stopped: "Since that's the case, then let's let him go today......"

"Rodman!"

"Hold off, Scott."

Waving his hand behind him again, Rodman, who began to leave with several soldiers around him, slowly passed by the adjutant's side: "Let's let our Excellency York come first, if I'm not mistaken......"

"You want to do the same thing, don't you?"

He lowered his voice, and his calm whisper only echoed in the adjutant's ear: "The adjutant who was preempted by us? ”

“…… Hum. ”

Without answering the other party's question, Adjutant York, who was standing in place, watched the two imperial captains leave with his subordinates, and then slowly walked in front of Duan Qing with the two people under his command. Duan Qing, who had not made a sound since just now, was raising his head at this time, and a little smile gradually appeared on his face full of scars, and the words that he originally wanted to say turned into several coughs because of the severe pain: "Ahem, ahem, ahem, cough, cough, ......."

"Don't think I'm really going to heal you, adventurer."

Examining the other party's face condescendingly, the adjutant's tense face then covered all the light sources in front of Duan Qing: "You deserve it, prisoner." ”

"Okay, okay, I know." Duan Qing replied in a weak voice, "The contradictions within yourself are your own, and they are of little use to me, an outsider...... Is that what it means? ”

"Commend your wit a little, lowly pariah." Adjutant York said in a gloomy voice, "If you were willing to give me everything you know, I might be able to raise my opinion a little bit more in this regard, little bug." ”

"You know the result." Duan Qing tugged at the corners of his mouth and shook his head: "You have already seen the methods used by the two who left just now, if you want to follow suit, it may be too late to call the two of them back......"

“…… I'm different from those two reckless men, and I'm interested in other things that happen to you. ”

His gaze stayed quietly on Duan Qing's body for a while, and the adjutant's tone suddenly softened: "Just like the general mentioned...... What did you encounter when you were beaten badly before you were caught? ”

“……”

"It seems that you have a position on yourself...... I don't know enough about it. ”

Standing up straight, the adjutant with his hands behind his back took two steps back: "I know what your idea is, you are trying to use the empire as your temporary cover, and the attackers who appeared in the underground passage have a grudge against you, so you immediately chose to surrender when we appeared...... Right? ”

“……”

"Even an ordinary adventurer can't get the protection of the empire without paying any price." Looking at Duan Qing's face, which sank without saying a word, the adjutant's words became deeper and lower: "To prove that you have such value, you have to pay something, don't you?" ”

“…… That's right. This time, Duan Qing finally agreed: "But...... The goods are always sold little by little, which is the trading principle that every businessman should have. ”

"The general has given an ultimatum, and the time is just three days away." Adjutant York, who had been silent for a while, once again changed the angle of persuasion: "You have a lot less chips than you think, little one. ”

"Three days later, three days later, your Excellency, Adjutant." Duan Qing shook his head weakly: "If I talk about it now, my answer is 'no'. ”

"Even if it costs your life?" The adjutant pulled the corners of his mouth and spread his hands: "And...... The lives of those of your companions? ”

"They'll take care of their own problems." Duan Qing let out a cold snort of disdain: "I believe in them, so ...... This level of threat is ridiculous, Lord Adjutant. ”

“…… Looks like I need to add some of my own weight. ”

Waving his hand to the two guards behind him, Adjutant York watched them leave the cell, and then approached Duan Qing's face again in the atmosphere that gradually quieted down: "Now it's just you and me, I don't know such an environment...... Can you be satisfied? ”

“…… What do you want? ”

"The ancient light will be a guide, and the magic of the ancient will be transformed into a ritual of flight."

seemed to notice Duan Qing's gradually dilated pupils, and the smile on the adjutant's face gradually became more and more distorted: "I don't know ...... for these two prophecies."

"What do you have to say?"