Yes, Zane Cucked You

As we all know, birds are straightforward and can't hold their... you know.

So when large flocks of pigeons fly across the sky, what falls down is not only the small tubes containing the Image Stone, but also the leftovers after the pigeons finish eating their fries.

"Ugh, it stinks!"

"This is fucking bird poop!?"

"Enemy attack! This is an enemy attack!"

The audience members in their seats scurried away, not daring to even make a sound, for fear that delicious food would fall from the sky.

The soldiers hastily threw their weapons to scare away the pigeons, while the mages erected barriers.

Even the unconscious gladiators in the arena, meant to create atmosphere, instantly regained consciousness and crawled to find a place to hide.

The scene was in complete chaos.

But whatever the process is like.

At least the pigeons successfully drew everyone's attention to the falling tube in this way.

It's a pity that the War Festival was ruined, and the scene looked completely out of place. The warriors who were standing there waiting to receive the King's praise were at a loss, unsure whether to leave or stay. In the end, they used their fighting spirit and magic to withstand the surprise that fell from the sky.

Fortunately, there was Druids present. After casting a Dispel Animal spell, the flock of pigeons finally flew away obediently and stopped bothering them.

Bontou was so angry at this scene that his face turned pale. Seeing this, the soldiers hurriedly summoned mages to clean up the arena, and the chaotic scene could not be stopped for a while.

As for Fred, oh, he'd already hidden away in his little cabin and was now happily watching the show, which had cheered him up considerably.

After a long wait, the arena was restored to normal, and the audience gradually returned, but some did not return, and the lost atmosphere could never be regained.

"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! Who sent those pigeons?" the general accompanying Bontou shouted.

How do we investigate? Of course, we start with the small tubes on the pigeons.

With a gloomy face, Bontou opened the small tube, took out the Image Stone inside, and saw the four large characters "Battle Festival" on it, which differed from "War Festival" by only one character.

His first reaction was, where did this counterfeit come from?

My second reaction was, could this be something deliberately created by hostile forces to tarnish our country's image?

With a determination to hold those responsible accountable, he was about to open the recording on the spot and give a thorough critique of its contents when, just then, the returning audience members, full of complaints, picked up the scattered Image Stone and opened the recordings one after another.

The moment the Image Stone was opened, the extremely subtle and sophisticated illusion hidden within it suddenly took effect, and a meteorite suddenly appeared in front of everyone as it streaked across the sky.

No, that meteorite was aimed at them!

"Boom!"

There was no time to dispel the illusion. In that instant, people were struck by stars falling from the sky. The roar of the falling stars exploded in their ears, and their vision was completely covered by blinding white light.

"Wow!"

"How terrifying!"

"What is that!?"

"Why does that meteorite have a human face?"

"No, that's a giant!"

All that could be heard was a scream no less deafening than Yuenka's. Those who had opened the Image Stone out of curiosity, whether they were spectators, fighters, soldiers, or officials of all kinds, collapsed in droves!

It was so real, the hallucination was so real, it was as if someone had actually experienced such an unprecedented impact head-on and recorded it completely.

Are there people in the Warrior Country who are so skilled in illusion magic?

"No, although it's an illusion, the scene is real. It's just that the illusion makes it look more real." Aide Jia immediately analyzed the magic attached to the Image Stone and gave his answer. "Moreover, the star falling may have happened not long ago."

Why did he make such a conjecture?

It was simply because he had seen some people he knew in his hallucination earlier.

"This is definitely an attack, Your Majesty. Please leave!"

Despite the guards' persuasion, Bontou shook his head and said, "If I can't even look directly at the image being played, what kind of king am I? Continue playing!"

Thus, a very strange scene unfolded in the arena.

The fighters who had just been fighting to the last for honor and waiting for praise suddenly noticed that, with a leader from Bontou, the entire audience was looking at the Image Stone in their hands, and it was just right to distribute them among several people.

And these genuine fighters, standing there motionless, suddenly became objects of no concern.

To fit in, the warriors suppressed their embarrassment and picked up an Image Stone, joining the crowd in taking pictures.

Not long after they started looking, someone exclaimed, "Prince Te Mude is inside!?"

Not only Te Mude, but also Jia Paer, You Fei, and many other Gold-Rank Adventurer, famous Warrior, magic professors from neighboring countries, and so on, can all be found here, with the number of people definitely exceeding a thousand.

They looked like they were about to go to war somewhere; everyone's face was filled with fighting spirit, and just looking at them was infectious.

Such a luxurious "cast" aroused people's curiosity, leading them to willingly step into hell.

Once you actually watch it, you'll find that it's a video with an incredibly high information density, and its content is astonishing.

The opening scene uses the image of Falling Star Beast to kill everyone in a simple and direct way to pique interest, then uses a real, luxurious cast to keep the audience watching, followed by the highlight moments of these people in the Battle Festival.

The film, featuring mortals battling fearlessly against demigods who create mountains with a wave of their hand, was transformed by the creators with masterful editing and suitable music into a high-quality promotional video that can ignite people's passion just by watching it.

It was at this time that people learned that this was the real-life situation of so many people challenging the boss of the Zane Dungeon, Starscourge General Radahn.

Yes, the person who distributed these Image Stone was so audacious as to include the entire Battle Festival, including Jellal's narration at the beginning and the entire battle. They even selected the best footage from several different camera angles from the Skyrim Strategy Team, making the total length exceed several hours!

Image Stone that can store several hours of images is quite expensive!

There's no way to watch it all in a short time. If we were to watch it all, there wouldn't be time to hold the War Festival!

However, people nowadays seem to have no interest in this matter, completely immersed in the video. The fastest viewers have already finished watching Jellal's narration, understood the origin of the Battle Festival, and are now enthusiastically watching the live broadcast of the entire battle.

Even the warriors, who should theoretically be the most enthusiastic about the War Festival, were now immersed in the images, drawn into the atmosphere.

For a moment, the huge arena fell silent. People stared intently at the Image Stone in front of them, like family members at a New Year's Eve dinner table, all engrossed in their phones, with no one paying attention to the Spring Festival Gala (the arena) in front of them.

Te Mude Bontou watched the video of his son commanding his troops in a fierce battle, his brow furrowed, lost in thought.

"Why."

Lan Le stared at the battle scene in the video, his face immediately darkening, a stark contrast to the blue-tinged name "Tears of Tears."

"I made the decision to come to the Imperial Capital myself, and I was sure I wouldn't regret it, so why is this Battle Festival so appealing to me?"

He bit his lip and tightened his grip on the Image Stone, as if he wanted to crush it.

"Snap—"

However, when the Image Stone actually cracked, he immediately stopped, feeling a pang of heartache, and couldn't bear to destroy it.

"I'm starting to regret it."

"Is it too late for me to go now?"

Lan Le realized he had made a mistake.

"So that's what you've been doing all this time."

Fred finally solved the astonishing mystery and learned why Te Mude hadn't come to the War Festival. Not only did the kid not come himself, but he also dragged everyone else away—it was truly—

Watching the scene where Te Mude was completely absorbed in the battle against Radahn, even showing a hint of a smile, Fred still couldn't bring himself to utter the word "Damn it." His eyebrows drooped, revealing a kind, grandfatherly expression, and he muttered to himself:

"Forget it, do what you like. It's okay if you don't come."

After a moment of benevolent expression, he suddenly thought of something strange.

Does this mean that the Zane Dungeon has stolen its own grandson?

No, no, no, that sounds a bit strange no matter how you look at it.

The intense battles seem to be the underlying code of the Warrior Country; with Battle Festival to watch, everyone is completely immersed in them.

"This is bad, this can't go on."

Aide Jia noticed the change in the atmosphere of the arena and reacted immediately.

The footage was clearly from the Zane Dungeon, and this exciting battle will undoubtedly boost the Zane Dungeon's popularity significantly.

And the fact that the Zane Dungeon benefits is something he absolutely does not want to see!

Moreover, the Battle Festival stole the limelight from magic, which was detrimental to his and his teacher's plans in every way!

Aide Jia's eyes seemed to sparkle as he raised his magic wand and unleashed a deafening roar into the sky, forcefully pulling people out of their immersion in the images.

"This is the time for a great War Festival. How can we allow it to be disturbed by foreign things? It would be a desecration of the spirits of our ancestors!"

Ignoring the fact that the King hadn't spoken yet and he was nobody, he used amplification magic to shout:

"Now we must set things right and continue the War Festival!"

He imbued his voice with magic, using it to entice people to follow his opinions without their consent.

At that moment, everyone's eyes were on him.

Yes, keep going like this, and get your attention back from that damn Image Stone!

Aide Jia was about to announce that the plan was successful when he saw people opening their mouths at him.

"Whoa—"

A collective gasp erupted!

Aide Jia's expression froze on his face.

With a "smack," a rotten egg suddenly smashed at his feet, and the pungent smell forced him to back away.

Who brings rotten eggs to War Festival?!

Aide Jia stopped thinking about such absurd things and looked at the people who were urging him on, each of them looking impatient with him.

"What is this guy doing? The King hasn't even said anything, so who does he think he is!"

"I was just getting to the exciting part, and he completely ruined my mood."

"This is much better than War Festival!"

"Let's go home and take our time to look at it."

As soon as these words were spoken, some people wanted to leave, and one after another, people stood up from their seats.

"Where are you going? It's disrespectful to leave the festival halfway through!"

However, no one paid any attention to Aide Jia's shouts anymore. They just wanted to find a quiet place or a place where they could all watch the video together, preferably where they could cheer together at the climax, that would create a real atmosphere.

"Wait, don't go, come back!"

Aide Jia's tone grew weaker and weaker. He turned to look at King Bontou, thinking that the other party should do something at this point.

However, he saw Bontou intently watching the video, gesturing wildly with his hands, and muttering to himself, "Damn it, I can't dodge this move."

"Are you people from the Warrior Country out of your minds?!" Aide Jia was furious.

Those spectators were his precious asset in carrying out his plan, and now, that damned Zane Dungeon has taken them away!

The monsters from the Zane Dungeon stole my loot!!!

I have to take a more radical approach!

Aide Jia waved his magic wand, chanting incantations, seemingly about to unleash some kind of magic.

Bontou was the first to come to his senses, glared at him, and was about to scold him.

"Roar—"

A deafening roar suddenly came from afar!

Anyone who heard the roar immediately became numb and trembled, unable to move, like Monster Hunter had forgotten to wear earplugs, or even more disheveled.

Aide Jia's chanting was also forcibly interrupted. He looked angrily at the source of the roar, wanting to see which blind dragon was making such a racket.

Just then, a terrified scream came from the crowd.

"The raging dragon attacks the city!"