Several understated yet luxurious black Soul Tool sedans slowly pulled up in front of the internet cafe.
The doors opened, and a group dressed in Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy uniforms stepped out.
The short, stout old man at the front carried an extraordinary air, his eyes gleaming with shrewdness. He was none other than the Sun Moon Empire's number one Soul Engineer, the master of Mingde Hall—Jing Hongchen.
Behind him were Xiao Hongchen, still wearing a defiant expression, Meng Hongchen, whose expression was complicated, and the captain Ma Rulong, who had just returned after recovering from his injuries.
"Is this the place?" Jing Hongchen examined the crude Origin Internet Cafe sign and frowned slightly. "It looks utterly ordinary, without the slightest fluctuation from a Soul Tool formation... Could this be what they call hidden brilliance? Come, let's take a look inside."
"Hey!! Bei Bei, you damn trap! Can't you make Jayce's cannon shots more accurate? You missed again!"
"San Shi, shut up! Your Alistar combo completely whiffed, and you've got the nerve to talk about me?"
"Yuhao! Get to mid and help! Their Yasuo is about to dive the tower!"
The moment they pushed open the door, the people from Mingde Hall were stunned by the noisy shouting.
The Shrek Seven Monsters, geniuses who normally held themselves above everyone else, were now each wearing strange helmets and yelling at their screens without the slightest concern for their image.
"What... are they doing?" Meng Hongchen was somewhat bewildered. "Some kind of special spiritual power training ritual?"
"Welcome." Lu Yuan's voice came from behind the counter. "Here to play, or get a membership card? We've got a promotion for member top-ups lately—top up a hundred and get ten free."
Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes as he looked at the