Aftermath of the Zhao Zhixiong Incident (Third Update)

Jing Chengwen spoke first, "It's more appropriate for Zhilin to answer this question."

Under everyone's gaze, Zhao Zhilin glanced at Bai Xiaowen and said clearly, "In this battle, Taiwan University will definitely win. We not only want to win this game, but we also want to keep winning and win the CUAA championship! This was one of my younger brother Zhixiong's important wishes before he passed away, and I will fulfill it for him!"

Zhao Zhilin's words successfully inspired the members of the Taiwan University Team, and even the audience members were somewhat excited.

"Bai Xiaowen, get out of here!"

"The murderer has left Taiwan University! You are not welcome here!"

"This is not good. You killed Zhao Zhixiong. Ordinary people should not know this, but it seems that the audience in the arena knows everything." Xiang Hui said in a low voice.

Bai Xiaowen's smile gradually faded, his relaxed demeanor turning serious and calm. He said calmly, "This is not surprising, and I'm certain... in the Zhao Family's propaganda, they will never mention the prior reason that Zhao Zhixiong launched the sneak attack, intending to kill me."

At this moment, Chen Baola still wore a professional smile, "I'm sorry, I've heard some discordant voices. So, in response to the audience's calls, I'd like to ask Captain Bai Xiaowen... what's your opinion on the fact that Zhao Zhixiong, a key player on the Taiwan University Team last year, died in the Spirit Realm?"

Bai Xiaowen glanced sideways at the well-prepared, busty beauty. "Is this a mandatory part of the competition?"

Chen Baola, of course, couldn't admit it, and said with a smile, "If Captain Bai is sensitive about this question, you don't have to answer it."

The cheers from the audience came in waves:

"They dare to do it, but not to take responsibility!"

"Murderer, don't back down!"

Chen Baola deliberately paused for a while, allowing the commotion from the audience to intensify. Members of the Jinghai University Team, including Feng Zi'ang and Han Xu, changed color. Although they were strong, being criticized by everyone in this auditorium would undoubtedly put them under immense psychological pressure.

If even a teammate is in this situation, you can imagine how much pressure Bai Xiaowen must be under.

Bai Xiaowen stepped forward gently and stood at the very front.

"Is this the only underhanded tactic Taiwan University employs?"

Amidst the clamor, Bai Xiaowen's voice, amplified by his Divine Might, pierced clearly into everyone's ears, word by word. "To encounter such a mediocre opponent in the quarterfinals is truly disappointing."

Bai Xiaowen looked at Jing Chengwen and Zhao Zhilin, "Are you afraid of me? Trying to use such petty tricks to shake my and my teammates' resolve? Ridiculous, these tricks cannot change the fact that you are weak."

Bai Xiaowen finally looked at Chen Baola, "You self-righteous host... If you're so eager to make a fuss about Zhao Zhixiong's death, fine, I'll grant your wish."

Bai Xiaowen walked a few steps to the control panel on the side of the podium.

"What... what are you going to do?" The operator at the control panel was startled by Bai Xiaowen.

"Can I borrow the big screen?" Bai Xiaowen grinned, pulling the ordinary operator aside.

"Captain Bai Xiaowen, please don't do such pointless things, go back to the competition field..." The host Chen Baola, was so frightened that her face turned pale. She was stunned for a moment and didn't know what to do.

Call security? No use, Bai Xiaowen could take on a hundred of them...

Chen Baola looked to the Taiwan University Team members next to her for help.

"Bai Xiaowen! This is Taiwan University, not a place for you to run wild!" Jing Chengwen said in a deep voice, drawing his one-handed longsword with a clang.

Without hesitation, Li Shuyi took a step to the side, drew her twin swords, and blocked Jing Chengwen's path.

Xiang Hui said coldly, "What, are you going to make a move now, hoping to get on the front page? Or are you afraid that our captain will reveal the truth?"

In that short time, Bai Xiaowen had already completed the operation. He turned on his Psionic Camera, connected it to the playback device, synchronized his Spirit Realm Rules prompts, extracted two segments from them, and played them on the large screen.

The first paragraph contains Zhao Zhixiong's attack information.

Killing Shot skill, Falling Star Bow additional skill Falling Star, LV4 enhancement effect Burst, LV7 enhancement effect Aiming...

Anyone with even a slight understanding of the situation can appreciate the terror of this attack; it is chilling.

The second paragraph contains information about Bai Xiaowen attacking Zhao Zhixiong.

The Spirit Realm Rules notification has a timestamp. Clearly, Zhao Zhixiong's attack came first.

Silence fell over the Zhongzheng Auditorium.

Bai Xiaowen stepped back to the front of the stage, her tone still calm, revealing no emotion whatsoever. "I did kill Zhao Zhixiong, that's true. If it happened again, I would still kill him!"

"Whether in the Spirit Realm or on Earth, I will never intentionally kill an awakened being who is also a human being from Earth! However, if an awakened being wants to kill me, they should first be prepared to be killed by me!"

"I won't blame ordinary people who are unaware of the truth. However, I also hope that you can keep your eyes open and not be taken advantage of because of your love for the school and your sense of honor!"

The silence in the auditorium had turned into deathly stillness.

Some students from National Taiwan University who had been criticizing the team so vehemently were now experiencing a real sense of reversal. It turned out that their own rising University Team was the one who initiated the ambush... So, they couldn't blame anyone else for being eliminated.

Is the University Team really using us? Using us to put pressure on the visiting team, to put pressure on Bai Xiaowen?

A series of skeptical glances were cast at the stage.

Zhao Zhilin and Jing Chengwen never expected Bai Xiaowen to reveal the truth of cause and effect in such a decisive way. Now, they are the ones under pressure.

The host, Chen Baola, was completely dumbfounded. Seeing the deathly silence in the auditorium, she didn't know how to end the situation.

Fortunately, Bai Xiaowen's next words saved Chen Baola from the awkward situation:

"Alright, I don't want to stay in this hall a moment longer. The competition should begin now. Let's end this farce as soon as possible, MC... Ms. Chen Baola."

Chen Baola's lips trembled slightly. She forced herself to remain calm and said, "Okay, okay... Now let's move on to the first round of guessing games..." She even forgot to give a brief explanation of the BO3 Format and the competition mode. Her voice was no longer as beautiful and pleasant as before, sounding somewhat dry, and her hosting skills had dropped significantly.

In a somber atmosphere, the guessing game and the banning phase ended. As Bai Xiaowen expected, both modes of the individual competition were banned.

The big screen finally froze, locking onto... the True Kill Mode!

Bai Xiaowen disabled swamp terrain, Jing Chengwen disabled desert terrain. The final terrain selected was... hills.

"Both players, please get ready and enter the battlefield after the map is generated..." Chen Baola kept giving herself a mental pep talk, and finally regained some of her host demeanor.