The noisy livestream seemed to freeze for a moment.
Something strange had joined the mix.
A few seconds later.
Rita murmured groggily, "This ID... why does it look kind of familiar...?"
"'[Bro! We're rich!]'... Isn't that Data Monster's ID?"
Xiao Yu finally caught on, too.
Because of her work, she especially liked keeping an eye on young prodigies. And Data Monster, the mysterious figure who'd been making the biggest waves lately, was no exception.
She was his number-one fan!
"I'm in. What's going on?"
Xu Cheng asked, somewhat confused.
"Wait... Xu Cheng, are you a fan of Data Monster too?"
Xiao Yu's attitude softened a little. "Looks like great minds think alike~"
"By the way, how did you get this ID? Did you add a blank space? Teach me, will you? I've always wanted one..."
"Is this account real?!"
Yu Shuang's startled voice suddenly cut off Xiao Yu's question.
"The account's real? What's real?"
Xiao Yu still hadn't caught on. And she wasn't the only one—lots of the girls looked completely baffled.
In their minds, someone like Data Monster, a figure of "legend," was far removed from their everyday lives.
They had never imagined that one day, Data Monster might be someone they knew.
It was like an ordinary person never imagining that the neighbor they'd always thought was ordinary, too, was actually a billionaire.
It felt surreal and unreal.
That was exactly how Yu Shuang felt. She'd casually clicked into Xu Cheng's match history and taken a quick look, and her brain had completely shut down.
She hadn't even heard what the girls were saying in her headset.
There was only one thought in her mind—
How could this account possibly be real?!
"It's real... this account... Oh my God, how... how is this possible?!"
"This account is real!! The very first match in the history is the one where he reached the top of the CN Server!!"
Meanwhile, after Factory Director, Ah Shui, and the others had gotten over their shock, Factory Director had already clicked into Xu Cheng's match history with reflexes faster than he'd ever shown in his Professional Career.
The moment he saw it, Factory Director felt dizzy. A strange emotion washed over him—
He couldn't hold it in anymore!
Bro, what have you been doing all this time?
Bro, why did you leave me?
Bro... I've missed you so much!!
His heart was full of things he wanted to say. He was just about to let it all out.
[Xiao Kai?]
Xu Cheng noticed Factory Director's ID on the other side and slowly typed a question mark: [Is that you?]
[Bro!!!!]
Factory Director's eyes instantly reddened. Trembling with excitement, he typed: [It's me!!]
"Holy crap, that's so damn mushy!"
Ah Shui gaped, shocked and bewildered.
"At this moment, Ah Zhen fell in love with Ah Qiang."
Xi Ye wore the exact same expression.
[Bro, where did you go? I've been looking everywhere for you! Bro!]
[Didn't I say I was taking a break? What's wrong with you? Why are you looking for me? I came back on my own after my break.]
[No, I...]
[Why are you here? Isn't this an official event... Uh... Holy crap!]
Before Xu Cheng could finish typing, a piercing shriek startled him so badly that he hurriedly took off his headphones.
"Xu Cheng!! Xu Cheng is Data Monster?!"
Xiao Yu finally caught on. Her pretty face was full of disbelief, and she asked in a dazed, almost surreal voice, "Xu Cheng... how could it be? How is that possible... He, how could he be Data Monster?"
"Yeah... how could he be... wasn't he our good... little brother?" Tuozijie was dumbfounded.
"Yeah, how could he be Data Monster... He~ why couldn't he be~~?!"
Rita, who was usually oblivious, made a sudden turn and stretched out the last words. With a yelp, she actually jumped right up on the spot!
"Data Monster?!"
"Cheng Cheng! Cheng Cheng! Are you Data Monster? Say something!"
"Say something, hubby!"
"Oh my God... this is so surreal..." Yu Shuang murmured to herself.
"Data Monster?"
Xu Cheng was just as confused. "Who's Data Monster? What kind of lousy name is that? It sounds awful."
"Pfft..."
Factory Director had already logged in and entered Xiao Yu's livestream. Hearing that, he nearly spat out his drink.
But at the same time, another kind of thrilling excitement and shiver had already spread through the depths of his cerebral cortex, then exploded!
Data Monster had spoken!
Xu Cheng!
That was Data Monster's name?
From the way Xu Cheng was talking with Xiao Yu and the others, they knew each other?!
Xiao Yu and the others knew Bro's real identity!
With adrenaline surging through him, Zhuge Kaiming took over once more. His mind worked as quickly as Super Brain, instantly piecing together countless clues—
Factory Director was losing it!
He was just about to send a lavish fleet of gifts to win Xiao Yu's favor.
But the livestream, which had been running smoothly just a moment ago, suddenly started lagging a little.
The next moment—
[Grandmaster! Grandmaster, is that you? Grandmaster!!]
[Waaah, I've missed you so much! Grandmaster!]
[I can't believe it! Grandmaster actually spoke!]
[I'm crying!! My Factory Director has been looking everywhere for you, Grandmaster!]
[Is this real? Is it really Grandmaster?!]
[I've got goosebumps all over! Is it you?! Is it really you?!]
[Stop messing with us, stop lying to us!!]
[You have such a cruel heart!!]
[Heartless scumbag! Get over here and die!!]
[...!]
The livestream chat had only contained a few scattered comments before, but within seconds it had turned into a densely packed sea of messages!
"People! So many people! Oh my God, Shuangshuang, Rita, there are so many people!"
Xiao Yu was already frightened by the commotion in her livestream.
And it wasn't just the flood of comments.
Her livestream had previously had fewer than 100,000 viewers, but less than ten seconds after Xu Cheng showed up, the number had skyrocketed to two million!
That was right.
A twentyfold increase in less than ten seconds.
And this was only the beginning—
"My stream is packed, too... One million... two million... Wow, it's at four million!! Oh my God, I've never had this many viewers, not even in my dreams. Waaah... Is this real? This is terrifying..."
"I've got four million, too... Oh my God!"
Since Xu Cheng was participating in the event as an amateur team member, he hadn't opened a livestream, despite the organizers' request.
As a result, the moment Xu Cheng appeared and his identity was confirmed, viewers from the official livestream and every other stream covering the event could only flock to his teammates' channels.
And so, one of the most outrageous, most absurd scenes in livestream history unfolded!
It wasn't just Xiao Yu and the other small-time streamers, who had never seen viewership this high, that were dumbfounded. Even Mr. Chen from Fighting Shark, who had been keeping an eye on the event behind the scenes, was completely stunned.
The viewership was way too high!
So high it didn't seem remotely realistic!
It had almost concentrated the entire audience of Dou Sha Live into these few livestreams!
"Five million... Oh no... My stream's frozen solid! I can't move!"
Xiao Yu's voice was close to tears. "What do I do? How do I fix this?"
"I don't know, I'm not sure, don't ask me..."
The other girls were also sweating profusely, scrambling around in a panic.
"Dou Sha, you idiots! If you can't run a livestream, then don't run one! How the hell am I supposed to send gifts and get on good terms with my moms if you do this?"
Factory Director was just as frantic, swearing furiously. In his frenzy, he'd even started calling them his moms.
It's not that I wanted to end on a cliffhanger; it was just time to post, and I was afraid you'd all be left waiting o(╥﹏╥)o
Anyway, don't worry. Two chapters a day is my bottom line! Orcs will never be slaves!
I'm posting the second chapter early today!
Also, I saw that this book made the new-book rankings, but its position is way too low. Help me out, everyone!
I'm throwing a tantrum and begging for votes and follows!
Before you continue