A Song That Fit the Occasion

Bai Xiaowen raised his gun, aimed at the second Hound Demon's rear end, and bang!

Vital Strike, ignore defense!

[Ryuji Yamazaki's Fighting Gloves] 100% Critical Hit! [Desert Eagle] +4 Enhancement Effect, 250% Damage Headshot Effect!

The second Hound Demon let out a mournful howl, blood rained down, and it was instantly killed.

"How could this happen?" Kawahara Nobue was completely dumbfounded. He had planned to play around with this opponent for some fun, but he lost two summoned creatures in just three seconds, one of which was Elite Tier Hound Demon.

And what's with that giant wolf, even bigger than the Hound Demon? Shouldn't the opponent be a warrior?

Kawahara Nobue immediately realized he had been tricked.

"The Chinese are incredibly cunning! Shenshu Ghost Hag, cast a curse!"

Having received orders from Kawahara Nobue, the gaunt, wrinkled Shenshu Ghost Hag Shen Shu chuckled and raised her hand, opening her toothless mouth to blow a kiss to Bai Xiaowen.

A black mist enveloped the area, and Bai Xiaowen immediately received a notification:

"You have been struck by Curse Arts: the attack of aging."

"The enemy's morale ratio is 35:39. The Curse Arts 'Aging' will not cause any loss of Life Value and has no additional duration, but it will have a base duration of 8 seconds."

"Your damage dealt is reduced by 30%, and your movement speed, armor, and magic resistance are reduced by 30%."

At the same time, Kawahara Nobue had already pulled out a weapon that looked like a Soul-Summoning Banner and swung it fiercely at Bai Xiaowen. A cold energy transformed into a snake shape and shot towards him like lightning.

This is the skill attached to the Soul-Summoning Banner of the Kawahara Nobue: Grudge Force Blast.

Bai Xiaowen raised his hand and summoned the Stitched Monster Fatty, who stood in front of the serpentine energy and took the brunt of the Grudge Force Blast. His Life Value dropped by more than fifty points. The damage itself wasn't high, but Fatty was enveloped in a Imprisonment shackle and became immobilized.

"That Soul-Summoning Banner should have been upgraded to +7!" Bai Xiaowen muttered to himself.

At this moment, the Cat Demon and Hound Demon summoned by Kawahara Nobue were fighting with Rageclaw. Although they were level 5, one level higher than Rageclaw, they were no match for Rageclaw and could only delay him.

The reason is simple: Cat Demon and Hound Demon only have the Divine Might bonus from the Kawahara Nobue. But the Rageclaw, in addition to Bai Xiaowen's Divine Might bonus, also has a 20% bonus to all attributes from the Spirit Channeling! Furthermore, the Rageclaw is Boss Tier creature, making its template stronger than these Elite Tier and standard creatures.

Furthermore, although the Cat Demon and Hound Demon were numerous and powerful, they didn't coordinate much with each other. They often just circled around Rageclaw, scratching and clawing at each other in a monotonous attack pattern. Rageclaw, on the other hand, was very agile under Bai Xiaowen's Fine Control.

Cat Demon and Hound Demon fight based on instinct, and their Combat Specialty are at most equivalent to the basic level. However, under Bai Xiaowen's control, Rageclaw has the fighting power equivalent to level 5 Combat Specialty, and of course, it can better make use of its own attributes and size advantages.

Seeing that the attack was thwarted, Kawahara Nobue could only order Shenshu Ghost Hag, to continue the attack. The withered old hag picked up her cane and began to perform a shamanistic ritual, chanting incantations.

Bai Xiaowen opened her arms.

Targeted Airdrop! Cross Encirclement Kill!

Four Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier and shield bearers appeared simultaneously around Shenshu Ghost Hag.

As a summoned creature, Shenshu Ghost Hag Witch's attributes are inferior to those of other Boss Tier of the same level. In addition, since she has Mental Specialty, her strength value is extremely low, only a dozen points! Meanwhile, the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, who was originally a useless Skeleton Soldier, reached a high of 15 points after leveling up to level 4, thanks to Bai Xiaowen's class bonus, Divine Might bonus, and the amplification from the Black Soul Stone enhancement option!

Shield Bash!

Shenshu Ghost Hag, was knocked off balance, her skill interrupted. However, she was not under the Fine Control; her master's previous command was an order she had to obey. Ignoring the other three Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, she chanted the incantation again and tried to attack Bai Xiaowen with a different skill.

Shield Bash!

Interrupted again.

Kawahara Nobue didn't have Bai Xiaowen's ability to multitask, and his weakness of not being able to control summoned creatures in time was immediately exposed.

However, as Hero Class, Kawahara Nobue certainly had a trump card. He shouted and suddenly plunged the Soul-Summoning Banner in his hand into the ground.

Ding-ling. "Awakener's ' Last Line of Haiku ' combat skill, Dark Extinction Array activated!"

In an instant, the ground trembled within a hundred-meter radius in front of Kawahara Nobue, and countless deathly white arms emerged from the ground, their icy claws pulling at all targets in front of them—friend or foe—immobilizing them all!

Moreover, this immobilization state is an additional effect of the Dark Extinction Array. Until the Dark Extinction Array ends, the immobilization state will not be reduced by any resilience skills! Even using a control-breaking item will not work - unless you immediately leave the area of Dark Extinction Array, you will still be grabbed by that disgusting white arm the next second after breaking free.

While this skill is powerful, it also has a negative effect: it affects everyone within a hundred meters of the formation, regardless of whether they are friend or foe.

However, Kawahara Nobue was not using this skill without careful consideration—he had already realized that Bai Xiaowen's control over summoned creatures was far superior to his own! For example, Rageclaw, despite its large size, always managed to deflect most of the attacks from the Cat Demon and Hound Demon with its agile movements and stylish waist twists, sustaining very minor injuries.

Therefore, Kawahara Nobue simply immobilized all the summoned creatures, including Bai Xiaowen.

Everyone stop positioning and get back to the essence of Summoners—mass farming minions and auto-attacking!

"I'll produce soldiers, I won't lose to anyone!" In her excitement, Kawahara Nobue had long forgotten her half-baked Chinese and blurted out a Japanese phrase. "[I'll produce soldiers, I won't lose to anyone!]"

Kawahara Nobue bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of blood that landed on the Soul-Summoning Banner. His Life Value began to rapidly drain away.

The Soul-Summoning Banner fluttered in the wind, and pale, undead spirits drifted out from it, rushing towards Bai Xiaowen.

Each undead only has a few dozen Life Value, but its movement speed is extremely fast and its attack power should not be underestimated.

These two skills are Kawahara Nobue's ultimate move: continuous area control combined with a swarm of undead soldiers flying everywhere!

Kawahara Nobue's live stream room was absolutely explosive, with rows of comments flooding the screen.

"Kawa-kun, you are the pride of the Empire of Japan!"

"Such a powerful combination skill could only be performed by Hero Class like Kawawa-kun."

"Xinjiang, Xinjiang~ I love you~"

The administrator of the Kawahara Nobue live stream quickly changed the background music to the Fusang Country, Kimigayo!

The mournful music began, somewhat out of place, but it successfully created a solemn atmosphere reminiscent of a funeral! The Japan viewers in the live stream were collectively swept up in emotion, even the comments section was filled with lyrics from the national anthem...

"Our Emperor's reign is glorious..."

"For a thousand generations..."

A virtual battlefield.

Bai Xiaowen was unaware of all the trouble that had arisen in Kawahara Nobue's live stream. He thought about it for a moment.

"... Since the opponent wants to use summoned creatures to decide the outcome, then so be it."

Bai Xiaowen raised his hand, and the light of the Four-Color Talisman flickered in his palm, finally settling on the red Spell Talisman.

Talisman Switching - Berserk Talisman!

Clang!

The Rageclaw's body suddenly grew larger.

In Berserk state, damage is increased by 20%, and control effects are ignored!

The Rageclaw began to run, their four claws seemingly emitting pale red steam as they crushed all the deathly white arms extending from the ground. Not a single arm could slow it down even slightly!

When it was still ten meters away from Kawahara Nobue, Rageclaw, and its attack speed and attack power increased by another 20%! It pounced suddenly, and its long and strong body drew an amazing arc in the air, and then its two claws pressed down on Kawahara Nobue's shoulders from a distance.

The Rageclaw knocked the opponent to the ground without any doubt, followed by five frantic claw strikes!

Wipe, wipe, wipe...

With the sound of Claw tearing through flesh, Kawahara Nobue's remaining Life Value was instantly wiped out, and his body was torn to pieces. Before he could even utter another word, everything went black, and he was kicked off the map.

In Kawahara Nobue's live stream, the national anthem was still playing, and it happened to be playing the latter half...

"... The sand and gravel formed rocks, covered with green moss."

The air suddenly became quiet.

Well, this lyric is inexplicably fitting for the occasion...

Within seconds of Kawahara Nobue being kicked off the map, the number of viewers in the live stream began to drop rapidly.

"It's so ugly."

"Kawa-kun, you've disappointed me so much."

"Commit seppuku with shame."

The Japan fans who had been chanting "Shin'e Shin'e, I love you" all fell silent and quietly left the live stream.

"Who is this ' Big Knife, Many Kills '? How can he be so strong?"

"I don't know, it seems to be a newly emerged powerhouse from Huaxia Country."

"Let's check his background; after all, he defeated Kawawa-kun, a rising star in Japan football."

At the same time, Bai Xiaowen's live stream room was flooded with messages:

"Congratulations to Xiao Wen on your victory in the War of Resistance against Japan." *3

"Congratulations to Xiao Wen on your victory in the War of Resistance against Japan." *10

"..."

"Yi-Yi is gifting streamer Bai Xiaowen 10 rockets!"

"I'm Xiao Wen's number one fan, and I'm gifting streamer Bai Xiaowen 10 rockets!"

"Sugarling Duck is gifting streamer Bai Xiaowen 5 Super Rockets!"

"The Proud Princess is gifting streamer Bai Xiaowen 20 Super Rockets!"

"Thank you, thank you everyone!" Bai Xiaowen said with a smile. "The battle just now was only so-so. I didn't even use my full strength before my opponent fell. It was just basic stuff, don't get excited. I'll advance after two more matches. Hopefully, I'll be matched with stronger opponents."

Shark Livestream Platform finally gave Bai Xiaowen a featured spot, and the number of viewers began to increase rapidly.

Bai Xiaowen then opened the ranked matches. He wasn't saying those things to show off; he genuinely felt that he was improving faster by playing against skilled opponents.

When fighting on the Virtual Battle Platform, Bai Xiaowen can access many special skills and tactics, such as the previous "Trample Heaven's Court, Shatter Lingxiao" figure swap, and the area control and undead legion of the Japan summoner Kawahara Nobue.

Since Virtual Battle Platform don't consume Psionic Points or reduce equipment Durability, they're perfect for honing your skills and gaining experience dealing with different types of enemies.

Of course, virtual battles do not increase combat experience or Battle Specialty proficiency, and there is still a gap compared to real combat. They can only be used for entertainment and should not be taken too seriously.

In the next two ranked matches, he wasn't matched against any stronger opponents. One Gold Tier Five, and the Gold Tier Four. Their strength was not as good as Kawahara Nobue, whom he had defeated before. After spending some time understanding the opponent's skills and fighting style, Bai Xiaowen commanded his summoned creatures to Overwhelming Crush them and end the battle.

"Congratulations! You've won the qualifying match and have been promoted to Gold Tier Five!"

Looking at the flashing gold icon in his private Virtual Space, Bai Xiaowen felt a pang of emotion—in another timeline, his best record was only Silver Tier IV, and he spent most of his time languishing in the Bronze Tier tier...

After saying goodbye to his fans, Bai Xiaowen exited the Virtual Battle Platform, took off his helmet, and closed the live stream.

However, when Bai Xiaowen closed the live stream, she unexpectedly received a message from the platform—a video call request.

Bai Xiaowen clicked "Agree".

A beautiful woman in her twenties or thirties, wearing a burgundy long dress, with slender phoenix eyes and slightly curled hair, appeared on the phone screen and smiled, saying, "Hello, Bai Xiaowen, the genius awakener. You may not know me, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Fu Qiu, the vice general manager of Shark Livestream Platform."

"Hello." Bai Xiaowen quickly remembered—wasn't this the woman who ousted Sister Yan, oh no, Sister Zheng, from the stage?

Whether by coincidence or not, this woman also shared the surname Fu... Bai Xiaowen's Super Brain worked at lightning speed, quickly recalling Fu Hong, the general manager of Titan Potion House, whom she had just met earlier that day...

Looking closely... this woman doesn't look like Fu Hong at all, after all, Fu Hong looks so much older than his age...

Does that mean there's no connection?

Bai Xiaowen's train of thought wandered for a mere 0.1 seconds before the beautiful Fu Qiu across from him continued, "Bai Xiaowen, are you free this weekend? I've reserved a private room on the top floor of the Carousel Restaurant in Jinghai District. There are some new details about our collaboration that I'd like to discuss with Bai Xiaowen."

"A new collaboration?"

Bai Xiaowen frowned slightly. "My cooperation with Shark Livestream Platform is already written into the contract, and I remember it expires in about three months."

"That was a previous collaboration. We hope to have a closer collaboration with Bai Xiaowen," Fu Qiu said with a smile. "If you're willing, our platform will provide more recommendation channels and resource support, guaranteeing that we'll package you into a Great Ming within six months!"

"I'm sorry, but I don't feel any sincerity in those words," Bai Xiaowen said calmly. "When I first went live today, my request for a featured spot went unanswered for three hours straight. This contradicts our previous contract, so I seriously doubt the binding force of the new contract."

"Bai Xiaowen, the recommendation slots are indeed very tight today. They're all already allocated, and there's nothing I can do about it," Fu Qiu said with a smile. "Didn't I arrange a recommendation slot for you in the last half hour? You've seen the speed at which your popularity is growing, haven't you?"