It was like a 100K connection finally reconnecting after being down for ages. A flickering, dim phantom appeared in Huai Shi's eyes once more.
Only this time, she was squatting curiously, hugging her knees as she sat behind Anna.
She watched the dazzling images on the screen with intense focus and seriousness.
Though Realm Brawl was an old fighting game that had been out for years, she still watched it with great relish.
As a massive media company that gathered intelligence from across the present realm, Tomorrow News under Chao Shi Zhi collaborated with all kinds of games year-round. Besides Myriad Worlds Card, it often held crossover events with various games, including fighting games. It was practically an evergreen in the gaming world, releasing new DLC every year with all kinds of characters. Huai Shi also liked playing a few rounds when he had nothing to do.
"Ha ha ha, so bad! This one's way too weak..."
Anna mashed the controller wildly, her face animated with delight.
Seeing Anna play so enthusiastically, Huai Shi could not help leaning over to look at the screen as well.
Then he saw... a father-and-son match on the internal network. The first thing he saw was Anna's chosen character: Heaven and Earth's Great Strength, Divine Freedom—White Emperor Child!
Oh-ho, the kid had pretty good taste.
Huai Shi glanced at the phantom beside him and smiled slightly, immediately understanding her curiosity.
Then he saw the opposing player's ID, Dai Dai Xiao Shidi, and the character he had chosen, who was currently being pinned against the edge of the stage and brutally beaten by White Emperor Child...
The Tuner.
His smile vanished at once.
Then, right before Huai Shi's eyes, the treacherous disciple laughed without realizing anything was wrong as she smoothly executed a combo and