Lu Yang closed the communicator and checked the time. There were less than forty minutes until the finals. He changed clothes and headed to the competition venue.
Today was the finals. Lu Yang should originally have competed at the Donghai Esports Arena, but because of the war, he had been specially permitted to attend the venue only for the final match.
With time running short, Wu Tian set off downstairs, got into a car, and rushed to the competition venue. By the time he took the stage, less than ten minutes remained before the match.
At that moment, outside Tiger's Maw Fortress, more than two million players led by Bai Shi, Xia Yuwei, and Tian Yao had marched out of the fortress and formed up. Opposite them stood the first wave of five million elite players from the nine strongest guilds. More than seven million people from both sides filled over a dozen maps outside Tiger's Maw Fortress.
"The battle is about to begin." Hei Bai held a tablet as he spoke to Lu Yang.
Lu Yang gave the image on the tablet one final look. He knew that not only was the battle about to begin, but the wheel that would determine whether Zhou Tianming lived or died had begun to turn. Everything would unfold in these next dozen minutes.
"Let's go in. I believe in your disciple, Hei Dao. I believe in Bai Shi and the others' abilities, and I believe Zhou Tianming's life is tough enough." Lu Yang opened the car door, stepped out, and entered the arena.
The venue was packed with people. The host, Du Bin, was speaking onstage. When he heard through his earpiece that Lu Yang had arrived, Du Bin secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quickly shouted excitedly, "Let us welcome