Jiangcheng, Huating Residential Complex.
"A close call, but no real danger. Successfully advanced to the Thousand-Star Rank."
Both phones simultaneously displayed the "Victory" icon. Captain Su Hang breathed a sigh of relief. "But I really didn't expect Deputy Hu, Huyan Lan, and Yin Long to be this strong."
Recalling the perilous scene of defending the crystal, even the usually composed Su Hang couldn't help but feel a little nervous. If Mozi had been a second slower in returning to base, if his second skill hadn't hit the minion wave, if his ultimate followed by Flash hadn't controlled four people, if he hadn't had a support item to instantly switch to Frost Impact to continue the control chain...
He's definitely going to lose.
However, there aren't that many exceptions!
"Even accounts will definitely reach 1000 stars. The winner will be the newer account with the higher rank, and whoever gets the extra star badge will be the one to achieve that."
Su Hang tapped both phone screens simultaneously to return to the payment interface.
Exalted Emperor Mozi, 1-0-7, rating 14.0, Gold Medal Roaming! Two extra stars added, rank promoted [1001 stars]!
Imperial Emperor's Shouyue, 8-0-1, rating 15.0, top-tier development laner! Three extra stars added, rank promoted [1002 stars]!
"An unexpected, yet logical, result."
Su Hang nodded with satisfaction. In fact, the new account Exalted Emperor could also get a top roaming rating, but because he needed to return to the city to defend the crystal, he missed the kill assist from the old account Imperial Emperor to kill Wansuiye Meng Ya.
"Yawn~"
Su Hang yawned heavily, and crystal-clear tears streamed from the corners of his eyes. Six days of non-stop, overloaded quests to advance to the next level, coupled with the intense mental strain of this promotion match, had completely exhausted his energy and spirit.
"Successfully reaching the top of the Thousand Stars constellation on the Evening Star has fulfilled a long-cherished wish. I'll get a good rest tonight."
Su Hang leaned back in his gaming chair and slowly closed his eyes.
"You... you lost?"
In bedroom number 2, Huyan Lan stared at the game screen, her shoulders trembling violently. If she had been utterly crushed by an insurmountable gap in strength and lost to the Imperial Emperor, she wouldn't have been angry; she would have immediately thrown herself into training to hone her gaming skills.
But she did not lose to the Imperial Emperor; in fact, she repeatedly cornered Imperial Emperor, pushing him to the brink of defeat, and almost defeated Imperial Emperor in the end!
She did not lose to the Imperial Emperor!
She was defeated by her best friend, the one who loved Emperor Hero and was the captain of their Sovereign Dominion Team — Exalted Emperor Su Hang!
Is this how you treat me?
While Huyan Lan's shoes, she realized that Su Hang hadn't done anything wrong, but Su Hang had clearly said that the Imperial Emperor was her mortal enemy, someone she dreamed of killing!
yes.
This 1000-star promotion tournament is very important to Su Hang. If he fails, he will have to delete his account and quit the internet, never be allowed to enter the King of Glory circle again, and lose his most important source of income from King of Glory live streaming.
But so what?
I Huyan Lan, can support you! I can buy you luxury cars, villas, and anything you want. Even if you want to get married and have children in the future, I can help you!
The condition is that you have to go easy on me! You have to let me defeat the Imperial Emperor, take away his title of the number one King of Glory, and complete my revenge on a game level!
However, that didn't happen.
In the final, breathtaking battle, Su Hang Mozi made a last-second recall, miraculously controlling four opponents with a five-second duration, shattering her dream of revenge against the Imperial Emperor!
" Su Hang!"
Huyan Lan, her delicate face contorted in pain, the heart-shaped diamond pendant hanging from her earlobe swaying wildly. She strode to the door, smashed the wooden door with a punch, kicked the bedroom door open, and rushed straight to the master bedroom!
She knew in her heart that Su Hang had done nothing wrong, but that sense of being disregarded made her furious, just like nine years ago when she established a romantic relationship with the Imperial Emperor, only because the Imperial Emperor said he didn't want her to be ambiguous or intimate with the opposite sex.
She deleted all her male friends, including real-life relatives and friends, and even... her biological father!
But how did the Imperial Emperor treat her? He didn't keep his distance from any men, and would even play duo, trio, and five-player matches with the female and younger members of the Imperial Crown's team until late at night to teach them game skills, without replying to any of her in-game messages!
She didn't expect the Imperial Emperor to put her first; she only hoped that the Imperial Emperor would value her as his King of Glory!
Just like this Thousand Stars Qualifying Tournament.
The moment she bumped into Su Hang, she sent him a message on QQ, jokingly saying, "Oh, we had a car accident. If you ask me for help, maybe I'll go easy on you since you're my best friend."
The message went unanswered.
It's okay, Su Hang is probably focused on playing King of Glory and hasn't checked QQ.
The moment the match started, she sent a game message: "Oh wow, we ran into a match, Exalted Emperor. What do you think?"
Still no reply.
She regarded Su Hang as a close friend, someone who deserved special treatment, and valued him highly. But Su Hang? He didn't value her at all, just like he did with [ Liuli ], [ Yin Long ], [ Hu Xiao ], and others—they were merely strangers who met by chance!
"Why don't you care about me?!" Huyan's eyes were bloodshot, her shoulders trembling violently. She stared at Su Hang's bedroom door, screaming inwardly, "Why are you just like that bastard Imperial Emperor, not replying to my messages!"
People who don't pay attention to their lovers' messages deserve to die!
People who don't value messages from their closest friends deserve to die!
The Imperial Emperor must be killed!
Su Hang must be killed!
Huyan Lan's eyes gradually darkened, and a deathly killing intent burst forth. Expressionless, she picked up the large cleaver leaning against the wall, pushed open the door to Su Hang's bedroom, and locked her gaze on the young man's back in the gaming chair.
Huyan Lan, dragging his machete, staggered closer.
Images of the Imperial Emperor and Su Hang flashed rapidly through her mind.
It was the Imperial Emperor who provoked her first! Nine years ago, the Imperial Emperor extended an invitation to be her lover, and even said that he would marry her once she reached the legal marriage age!
It was Su Hang who attacked her first! Ten years ago, Su Hang saw her wearing the villain suit of Armor Hero, rushed up and beat her up, and even said that he would become her best friend after they grew up!
Lovers who break their promises deserve to die!
A true friend who breaks their promise deserves to die!
The Imperial Emperor must be torn to pieces!
Su Hang should be torn to pieces!
Huyan Lan dragged her large machete and walked behind the handsome young man. She gripped the machete tightly with both hands and raised it high. The machete was fast enough to cut off the head of a Mongolian sheep in one stroke, but it was also slow enough that it would take dozens of strokes to shatter the skull of a Mongolian sheep!
Farewell, my dearest friend.
Huyan Lan exerted force with both arms, the blade carrying boundless hatred, slashing towards the handsome young man's neck, but just 0.01 centimeters away from the neck, the sharp blade suddenly stopped!
After a long time.
Why...?
With a loud crash, the large cleaver fell to the ground.
Huyan Lan's arms fell limply to his sides, and the deathly darkness in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by a blank stare that returned to normal.
"This is--"