"First place! Xu Jingming has taken first place!"
"Not just first place! He took out all five of the top five! One against five! He insta-killed them all!"
"Louis! Kate! Eric! They were all recognized geniuses of this Monster Hunting Competition, and they were eliminated just like that?"
"Where the hell did Xu Jingming come from?! Wasn't everyone saying he was the King of Scavenging?!"
"Scavenging? You call that scavenging?! That was the Dragon King on parade! A god descending into the world!"
"Turning the tables one against five—the Eternal Star Alliance is finally going to rise up this time!"
"..."
Within the Virtual Universe arena, a deafening tidal wave of noise erupted.
It exploded with such terrifying force that it nearly blew off the arena's roof!
Countless spectators supporting the Eternal Star Alliance rose to their feet.
Their faces flushed red with excitement as they waved their arms and screamed themselves hoarse.
The supporters who had originally belonged to Godslayer Martial Hall and the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance—
the smugness and mockery on their faces had long since frozen, replaced by utter bewilderment and disbelief.
One against five, and it had been a crushing elimination.
Wasn't Xu Jingming a little too monstrous?
Inside the VIP box.
Silence.
In stark contrast to the roaring chaos outside, the box remained dead silent for more than ten seconds.
Ling Shuang, Aimes, Su Qingli, Ye Lan...
Some stood, some sat, but all of their gazes were fixed on the several floating screens.
At the center of the screens was the livestream image of Xu Jingming rising to the top of the rankings.
Their exquisite faces bore different expressions—shock, delight—
but deep in their eyes surged the same nearly boiling emotion: boundless pride and glory!
This was their man!
Even after leaving Blue Star and