Chapter 14: The Underground Arena
"Underground Arena?! You'd go to that kind of place! β
Hearing the words "Underground Arena", Ah Ming frowned rarely and looked at Qizai very seriously.
"I only go once in a while."
Qizai was stared at by Ah Ming, and his back was cold, and he lowered his head weakly.
"But I've never been a shadow!"
Qizai hurriedly clarified.
"I know, with your strength, I'm afraid you're not qualified to be a shadow."
Amin's tone softened slightly. Xiao Xin listened to the conversation between the two and was a little curious.
"What the hell is an underground arena? And what is a shadow? β
In the past two years, e-sports, as an emerging sports competitive sport, has developed far faster than people imagined. In 2005, the World E-sports Association was formally established, under the jurisdiction of Warcraft, CS, StarCraft, FIFA, Pro Evolution Soccer, Need for Speed, DOOM3 and other chapters, all world game competitions are organized by the association, and various countries have also set up e-sports associations, and unified by the World Electronic Association. In 2006, according to the statistics of the world's authoritative institutions, the number of viewers of e-sports has exceeded 1 billion, ranking after football, basketball, and tennis, becoming the fourth largest sport in the world.
However, with the expansion of market interests, cancers have also arisen. Some people use the game to gamble for profit, and in order to avoid being tracked down by law enforcement, these casinos often do not bet on officially organized tournaments, but instead hire their own experts to play live matches and let spectators bet. Such a game is indeed exciting and exciting, but with the word "gambling", it naturally becomes a shady thing. Therefore, the place where such a competition is held is called an "underground arena". And the players who participate in this kind of competition are stipulated not to show their true faces, even if they are superior, they can only hide behind the halo, so people call them "shadows".
There are also many professional players who do not hesitate to go to the "shadow" for the sake of lucrative commissions, but once this kind of thing is discovered, they will immediately be disqualified from participating in professional competitions. Therefore, as a professional player, Amin never goes to the "underground arena". It's just that he didn't expect that there would be this kind of devil arena in the dark in Chengdu.
"Interesting!"
After listening to Ah Ming's explanation, Xiao Xin became even more curious.
"Qizai, take us quickly. I'm eager to see how exciting a competition like this is! β
"Damn! I knew it! You're definitely going to go! β
Armin clutched his head and cried out in distress.
"Hehe, I won't miss such an interesting game!"
Xiao Xin's smile was filled with a fierce and cruel aura, just like DK smirked and waved the frost sorrow in his hand at a trembling enemy. Ah Ming suddenly felt that he couldn't understand Xiao Xin. In the past two years, he has really changed a lot, perhaps, a more cruel and bloodthirsty demon king than before is about to appear!
If you haven't been to Chengdu, it's hard to imagine what the night in the city is like. It's a city that never sleeps, and people are having fun in time, but they don't be unscrupulous; This is an ambiguous city, where people burn each other's passion, but they are free. This is the night in Chengdu, decadent but not crazy, fresh but not pure.
Xiao Xin looked at this colorful and somewhat hazy street scene, and couldn't help but sigh a little, he had never realized that there was such a different side to the night in Chengdu. Perhaps, the city is just like people, where light and shadow coexist.
When they came to a building that looked like a nightclub, Qi Zai said in a tone of suppressed excitement and anticipation:
"This is the Underground Arena!"
Standing at the door, Amin was still a little hesitant, after all, he was a professional player, and it seemed a little inappropriate to openly enter and exit a forbidden place like this.
Xiao Xin smiled; Pat Amin on the shoulder.
"Don't worry about it so much, as long as it's a Warcraft competition, you shouldn't miss it!"
After saying that, push the door and enter. Ah Ming shook his head helplessly, and walked in with Qizai.
If you go to the movies regularly, you'll feel like a movie theater: the first thing you see when you enter the door is a huge projection screen, below which is a semicircular stage, and from the stage as a starting point, thousands of auditoriums stretch outward, so you can imagine what it will be like to be crowded when blockbusters are released.
If you're a regular gambler, you'll feel more like a high-end casino: there are four betting outlets at the door, and above each one is a plasma display that shows the number of today's games, the latest odds, the results of the game, and more. Such a casino is not only professional, but also dazzling.
If you like E-SPORT, you'll think it's the most e-sports arena: there are two glass houses on the stage, and players play in glass rooms. This small room is extremely soundproofed, and the players can sit in it completely without outside interference. However, unlike the usual arena, the glass room here is opaque, and the spectators cannot see the players, because the "shadows" cannot see the light.
This is the Dark Arena - the Underground Arena!
When Xiao Xin and the others came in, it was already full of spectators, and people were talking excitedly because they had just finished a game. Qizai took a look at the display:
Coming soon: NO.0VSDarkness
Moderator: S. angle
Odds: NO.0, 2:3
Darkness,3:7
Qizai exclaimed excitedly:
"Haha, Luck! Just in time! It's the NO.0 game, and it's S.angle as the host! β
"It seems that NO.0 is an underground star, but this S.angle is just a host, why are you so happy?"
Amin asked.
"Brother Ming, you will know when you see it, Angle is a big beauty!"
"Really? Well, get a seat in the front row! β
Ah Ming suddenly became more active, and led the two of them to rush through the crowd and squeeze to the front row.
"But, Brother Ming, I still have to go to my friend, he helped me bet."
Xiao Xin suddenly looked at Qizai very seriously.
"You have to remember that you're going to be a pro in no time. You can watch the game, but don't get involved in gambling! β
Seeing Xiao Xin's sharp gaze, Qizai couldn't help but tremble, and hurriedly patted his chest to reassure.
"Yes! New brother, I will never gamble again! β
At this moment, the lights in the arena dimmed, and only a few bits of light reflected on the stage, and the auditorium became silent for a moment. A woman in a black bodysuit slowly walked onto the stage. She is not very beautiful, but she is very charming, smiling like water, and her eyes are like silk. Such a dark arena, coupled with such a charming stunner, is just right to completely ignite people's hidden passions.
βangle!angle!β
"I love you!"
"I'll pay 10,000 and stay with me for one night!"
Amin also wanted to be passionate, but was frightened by the exaggerated performance of these people.
"Damn! These people are too direct! β
"Haha! That's exciting! β
Qizai's voice was also a little more wild.
Xiao Xin shouted in surprise.
"Li Hong! It turned out to be her!? β
Li Hong's body on the stage trembled, and he looked at Xiao Xin and them, because the front row was close to the stage, Li Hong quickly found Xiao Xin in the crowd. A look of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she winked playfully at Xiao Xin.
Xiao Xin smiled bitterly and shook his head, he didn't expect to meet this difficult woman here.
At this moment, all the lights in the arena suddenly went out.
"This is to make it easier for the players to enter without being seen by the audience."
Qi Zai explained to Xiao Xin and them in a timely manner.
Sure enough, a moment later, the light came again. Li Hong announced loudly in her coquettish voice: "The game is on!" β
The large screen shows the progress of both sides. Xiao Xin looked at the ID of Darkness and suddenly thought of something.
"This Darkness, could it be?"
"Brother Xin, you've already thought of it? That's amazing, yes, this Darknsee is your former teammate on the national team! This is top-secret news, not many people know about it! β
Qizai's words shocked Ah Ming and Xiao Xin.
"What?! You say he's the same Darkness who played in the China-South Korea match two years ago?! Isn't he already retired? β
"Yes, because of the high commission in the underground arena, he became a 'shadow' after he retired."
Xiao Xin couldn't help sighing, things are wrong, and the members of the national team back then were reduced to "shadows". It seems that it is not only myself that has undergone great changes in the past two years! He suddenly missed his former comrades-in-arms, and he didn't know what happened to Hero and Li Yan.
"Since it's Darkness, then NO.0 should have no chance."
Amin is very confident in his judgment, after all, he is a player of the national team, and there are probably not many people who can win against him in the underground arena.
"No, Darkness is only second here."
"Oh? So who is the first? β
βNO.0γβ