"Thank you for your hard work, all five of you."
As soon as Huyan Lan and the others returned to the Imperial Crown's preparation room, they were greeted with applause from Lin Ying. "Especially the performance of the three veteran vice-captains of Imperial Crown, it was simply a visual feast, wonderful, absolutely wonderful."
"Was it exciting?" Huyan Lan leaned back on the sofa, her beautiful legs crossed, her arms supporting Mount Everest, her eyes full of meaning as she asked, "Would you like to take a turn playing?"
"Me?" Lin Ying was stunned.
You witnessed the entire match.
Huyan Lan's red lips parted slightly as she proudly declared, "Under the wise and mighty leadership of our Three Champion Emperors, Sovereign Dominion suffered a crushing defeat, utterly powerless to resist. Only the final wave of Imperial Emperor Sun Quan Quan's pentakill was noteworthy."
"We can even boldly predict that in the second game, our Imperial Crown will definitely defeat Sovereign Dominion and win the betting agreement."
"Are you sure you don't want to rotate in and have some fun?"
Lin Ying was quite tempted. In fact, even if Phoenix hadn't brought it up, he would have. After all, the humiliation the Imperial Emperor had brought him during the one-on-one competition had to be repaid on the stage of Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor.
" Nurarihyon, don't you want revenge?" Yin Long said meaningfully, holding the back of his head. " Imperial Emperor swept you in the one-on-one match, so we have to get back at you in the 5v5 team match."
"Of course I want to," Lin Ying said, feigning hesitation. "But there's a bit of luck involved in the game. What if I take over and break the 'mystical buff,' and we lose the second match?"
"What the hell are you worried about?" Hu Xiao couldn't help but point a finger and say, "First, our Imperial Crown can't possibly lose. Second, even if we lose the match, we can just rotate you out in the third game."
Lin Ying suppressed her excitement and said, "Then I'll switch in with Huranlang?"
Huyan Lan raised his chin and asked, " Huranlang, do you agree?"
"Well... I agree."
Huranlang hesitated for a moment, then nodded. He suddenly couldn't quite figure out what the Silver Dragon Phoenix Mountain Lord was thinking. After the first match, he had thought the three of them, who had finally gotten their revenge, would be overjoyed and weep with joy.
But no, instead, the three of them felt a sense of relief and acceptance, as if they had untied the knot in their hearts and completely let go of their long-held obsessions.
"Did you notice anything strange about Phoenix during this match?" Yujingzi whispered, covering her mouth.
Huranlang whispered, "It's more than just strange. From the moment they arrived at the ceremony for the Crowned and Proclaimed Emperor, I sensed they were brewing some kind of plan."
"Now that you mention it, I find our core members of the Imperial Crown quite strange; everyone seems to have their own schemes," Yujingzi said, her eyes gleaming. " Huranlang, are you also plotting something?"
"How could that be!" Huranlang glared at him in shock. "Don't talk nonsense. What could a roughneck like me possibly be plotting?"
Yujingzi glanced at the corner of the preparation room, her voice growing colder as she said, "Then why do you have a knife hidden in your long bag?"
Huranlang's expression changed drastically. He did indeed bring a small, sharp knife, the kind used to cut noodles before they go into the pot. Although it was delicate and small, it was incredibly sharp and more than capable of slicing open noodles.
Yujingzi said with an air of pressure, "Explain yourself."
Following Huranlang 'Yujingzi gaze, the bearded man said with a sigh of relief, "You've got it mixed up. That's Xu Dog's long bag; mine is to the east."
"The long bag of the Xu Dog?"
Yujingzi was stunned.
The Huranlang froze on the spot the next second.
The two looked at each other in bewilderment.
Why is the Xu Dog) carrying a knife?
The Sovereign Dominion Preparation Room.
The room was pitch black, with only the faint light from the QQ group call interface on the phone on the desktop. Zhou Keyu's guilty voice came through, "I'm sorry, Su Hang, we played terribly this game."
"If only I had another month—no! Just half a month—to familiarize myself with the game version," Yugong Youjing said, unwilling to give up. " Su Hang, I can definitely help you defeat Imperial Crown."
"It's alright, you don't need to blame yourselves."
Su Hang smiled and said, "It's not that you're weak, but that Imperial Crown is too strong. There's a second match to play later, so calm down. I'll hang up now."
Zhou Keyu hurriedly said, "Wait, we have a rare ten-minute halftime break, we need to quickly discuss the lineup and system."
"No need," Su Hang said softly. "No matter what lineup or system we choose for the next game, we will definitely win."
"A guaranteed win?"
Not only was Zhou Keyu stunned.
Even Yugong Youjing and the others were stunned on the spot.
"Goodbye."
Su Hang pressed the hang-up button to end the group call.
A moment later, an inner voice cried out.
"System."
A flash of blue light appeared, and a slender boy wearing a gold team uniform with the words "[ Yousu Team ]" printed on the chest appeared. He squatted down, cupped his cheeks in his hands, and his clear, bright eyes were full of anticipation.
Have you thought it through?
Su Hang opened a can of sugar-free cola. "I have a question for you. In my past life, when I was on the verge of suicide, what exactly was the deal we made?"
"Well," Yousu Fox God tapped his cheek with his index finger, looking up at the dark ceiling, "You saved my wife [ Yugong Hu ] in the real world, and I'll give you the death you desire most."
Su Hang took a sip of sugar-free cola. "According to the legend of the Yugong Family, Liuli is the reincarnation of Yugong Hu after a hundred years. In other words, my international rescue of Liuli is equivalent to rescuing your wife?"
"That's one way to understand it," Yousu Fox God with a shallow dimple. "But just like our relationship, I am you, and you are me. Similarly, Yugong Hu is Liuli, Liuli is Yugong Hu."
Su Hang took a big gulp of sugar-free cola. "If I die, what changes will occur in this world?"
"Of course it will," Yousu Fox God said confidently. "Your death will trigger a series of butterfly effects, impacting the entire world. But the world is a sophisticated machine; it will erase all traces of your existence and automatically correct itself!"
Su Hang held a can of sugar-free cola in one hand, looked up and asked, "So, you're saying that after I die, no one will remember my existence?"
"No stamp!" Yousu Fox God snapped his fingers.
Su Hang's eyes were lowered. "That sounds a bit sad."
Yousu Fox God smiled and said, "But you died ten years ago, on that planet called Earth, in that country called China. It was just a deal I made with you to bring you to this parallel world, to Blue Star, to this country called Huaxia."
Don't worry.
"This death will not result in reincarnation; you will disappear from the world forever, and no one will remember you."
Su Hang downed his sugar-free cola in one gulp, placed the empty bottle back on the table, and his bloodshot eyes gleamed with vengeful light. "Take the last fifth of your talent."
"This is the Imperial Emperor I am absolutely loyal to!"
Yousu Fox God hugged Su Hang tightly, her voice trembling with excitement, "No matter how many times you betray me, I will always be absolutely loyal to you. Say the command that will max out your talent!"
Su Hang put on the Emperor Hero mask and said, "Level-max-out (talent maxed out)!"
Yousu Fox God instantly transformed into a golden system panel.
Host: [ Imperial Emperor ]
Meta Understanding: God Max (God of Versions)
Game technology: God Max (God of Technology)
Mental fortitude: God-level (God of stress resistance)
Team Assistance: God Max (God of the Team)
Hero Mastery Count: God Max (God of Heroes)
[Ding! Host's five talents are maxed out. The "Nation's Number One Team" mission is now active!]
[Final Reward: Death]
[Estimated time of death: 24:00 on August 31, 2025]
[Death countdown: 2 hours 59 minutes]