Li Ge's high profile has sparked new discussions and even led to betting odds on whether Li Ge or Hao Tian will win.
Although Li Ge made it to the round of 16, he slowly wore down his opponents using his special abilities, which wasn't very entertaining. As a result, Li Ge's odds were higher after the betting opened, and he wasn't favored.
Frenzied Saber then faced Jiang Yuluo from the Rainstorm Club, a formidable opponent. Jiang Yuluo was a pillar of the Rainstorm Team, possessing great strength and being a beautiful woman.
Beautiful women usually receive preferential treatment, especially in the male-female imbalanced professional industry. Jiang Yuluo's popularity is off the charts. As soon as the group list was announced, Jiang Yuluo's fans organized a group to bombard the Jiangcheng Club's page, threatening that if Frenzied Saber won, he would definitely suffer the consequences.
Han Xiao waited on the snow-capped mountain for seven or eight days. After the first round of the finals was over, to his surprise, Hao Tian lost to Li Ge in a one-on-one match. In the best-of-five series, Hao Tian only won the first game and was defeated by Li Ge in the next three.
After reviewing the recording, it became clear that Hao Tian's performance in the first round was still stable, Li Ge the entire time, taking ten minutes to finish the match. He was analyzing Hao Tian's fighting style. Starting from the second round, Li Ge took the upper hand, almost seeing through Hao Tian's movements. His special ability was suitable for close combat, and Hao Tian was like an insect caught in a spider web, losing three rounds in a row.
Li Ge is a very talented professional player. Although his professional career is not particularly long, he has achieved a lot. Han Xiao once considered whether to include Li Ge in the shortlist.
The media's opinion shifted again. Li Ge a dark horse, stealing the spotlight from Hao Tian in one battle. This time, Li Ge was favored by the media. He made it into the top eight of the individual competition. His next opponent was none other than Frenzied Sword, who had just defeated Jiang Yuluo to advance.
Frenzied Saber barely defeated Jiang Yuluo and made it into the top eight, which should have been a joyous occasion. However, he was met with a barrage of angry criticism from Jiang Yuluo Yuluo's die-hard fans. Kuangdao's fan base was hundreds of times smaller than Jiang Yuluo's, and his voice of support was drowned out by the wave of insults. In the end, it was Jiang Yuluo who pleaded with his fans to stop. These people were still indignant, as if they had suffered some great injustice.
Jiang Yuluo lost fair and square, but some things are unreasonable. She couldn't blame her fans, so she could only apologize to Frenzied Saber privately. They had known each other since the closed beta and were considered half acquaintances.
Frenzied Saber felt wronged; he won fair and square, but only gained a new batch of haters.
But in the end, the result speaks for itself. Normal viewers all agreed on his victory. Some neutral viewers, driven by a sense of justice, became fans of Frenzied Saber. Frenzied Saber gained a wave of fans in a bizarre way, and many people turned against Jiang Yuluo... But actually, she was also caught in the crossfire.
With fame comes controversy, and it's hard to say who benefits more. But in Han Xiao's opinion, most viewers just want something to watch, to get involved in a controversy, and to argue for one side.
Upon learning that Frenzied Saber's next opponent would be Li Ge, many of his detractors gloated.
"Serves you right!"
"Haha, this guy's stopped here."
"Master Li Ge will definitely crush him."
Frenzied Saber's win rate against Hao Tian in private sparring was less than 50%, and facing Li Ge, who was sure to beat Hao Tian, his future looked bleak. Han Xiao secretly wondered if both of his favored players were going to be defeated by Li Ge?
"Sir, satellite radar has detected an unusual object rapidly approaching the atmosphere!"
In the North Continent, an alarm sounded at the Raylen Astronomical Observatory. The observers jumped up from their seats, looking up at the large screen with surprise and uncertainty.
Satellite radar showed a point of light coming from outer space and rapidly approaching Planet Aquamarine.
"Is this a meteorite?!"
"The target suddenly appeared three minutes ago and was only then detected by radar. If it were a meteorite, it couldn't have been detected so close, and meteorites aren't captured by a planet's magnetic field at such a high rate!"
"Could it be an alien spaceship?"
"The speed is increasing, and it is expected to crash to the ground in eight minutes!"
"Where is it located? Is it in a no-man's-land?"
"The estimated landing point is a desolate mountain range in the North Continent, with coordinates... close to our country's border!"
The observatory's director, a doctor, said in a deep voice, "Report immediately and request the troops to rush to the scene!"
Huang Jian idly fiddled with the dashboard. He had been waiting in this godforsaken place for almost ten days, and nothing had happened. Given his superior's legendary status, he felt that Han Xiao couldn't possibly be here just to relax. He was very curious about what Han Xiao was waiting for.
In the snow, Han Xiao suddenly looked up, turned around, boarded the helicopter, and pulled out the equipment box.
Finally, something's happening! Huang Jian perked up and turned around curiously, asking, "What are you doing?"
"Here I am." Han Xiao didn't even look up, quickly putting on his gear.
"What's here?" Huang Jian asked, puzzled.
Just as he uttered the question, a piercing shriek came from the sky. Huang Jian looked up and saw a burning fireball falling from the sky, the outline of a spaceship visible amidst the swirling flames.
Boom!!
The crashing spaceship smashed into a steep peak, the shattered black rocks and white snow exploding like fireworks. The spaceship tumbled and rolled through the snow-covered mountains and forests, carving a hundreds-of-meters-long, menacing earth dragon. Trees along the way were set ablaze, billowing black smoke, and the earth trembled!
The snow on the peak collapsed, forming a small avalanche. With such a large force, it was hard to miss. Just as Han Xiao was right, once it arrived, he would definitely know.
Huang Jian stared wide-eyed, completely dumbfounded.
"Feifei... spaceship!"
A look of shock crossed Huang Jian Han Xiao in disbelief. He had heard of Han Xiao's various exploits, but seeing was believing! He could even foresee the crash of an alien spaceship!
Soon, Han Xiao finished changing his clothes, put on the Flying Serpent Mecha, stretched his limbs, took out the "Bat Wing" aircraft that resembled mechanical wings from the equipment box, and mounted it on the interlocking track on his back.
The tactical display shows the aircraft's status; it is operating normally.
"Fly!" With a thought, Han Xiao strode toward the cliff. The aircraft hummed, the triple-layered propellers on the wings spun at maximum power, and blue flames shot out from the tail.
call--
Han Xiao felt the power pulling him up into the air, and his whole body soared into the sky.
The Neural Link allows for effortless control of the aircraft, making it fly swiftly towards the crash site.
The Observer spaceship plunged sideways into the ground, covering almost half of its fuselage. The surrounding forests and land were burning, but the spaceship's exterior remained largely intact. The energy shield prevented the spaceship from disintegrating during the fall, but the impact depleted the shield's energy, and the engines were also destroyed.
Bang!
The hatch, half-broken, was pushed down, Kerlodd, clutching his head in pain, staggered out, muttering curses in Goddora.
Kerlodd pressed a few buttons on the golden bracelet on his right hand, and a combat suit resembling ancient armor automatically generated around the bracelet, covering his body. There was no helmet, but a semi-transparent energy membrane protected his face.
This is the Goddora Investigator Combat Suit. Investigators travel to different planets, and the suit has life support systems and environmental analysis capabilities. It also features a synthetic mechanical speaker.
Database matched, Location: Ninth Star Zone - Planet Aquamarine
Gravity level: Low
Current temperature: 3 degrees Celsius
Climate type...
Air composition...
Civilization Level: Surface Civilization
Danger level: Low
Rating: Survivable
Kerlodd felt a little dizzy and said, "Check my physical condition."
"Analyzing... Analysis complete. Three fractures detected, multiple soft tissue injuries, and mild concussion. Inject Nano Repair solution?"
"Injection."
A cool sensation ran down the back of his neck, Kerlodd felt much better. He immediately climbed back into the spaceship's control room, intending to start the main engine to check the cause of the malfunction, but the system indicated that all systems were damaged.
Helpless, Kerlodd opened the ship's external armor, exposing its internal structure. He tore open a bunch of pipes and pulled out a palm-sized metal box. The indicator light was flashing blue, indicating that it was functioning normally. This was an interstellar communicator.
Kerlodd's interstellar communicator was certainly not the crippled version like the Six Nations'. According to the investigator's code, he now needed to do two things: first, contact headquarters using the communicator, and second, seek help from friendly civilizations on his home turf, which meant contacting the Six Nations.
Just then, a tremor came from the sky, and Han Xiao, dressed in a dark mecha suit with two huge mechanical wings extending from his back, landed next to the spaceship.
"Just as I predicted, there's a living person here."
Han Xiao noticed the Goddora person next to him. Being well-informed, he recognized the equipment as that of an investigator. He raised an eyebrow slightly, then his gaze locked onto the interstellar communicator in Kerlodd's hand.
This is exactly what he wanted!
"Natives of Planet Aquamarine?" Kerlodd glanced at him, switched to translator mode, and Goddora into a language Han Xiao could understand. He pointed at Han Xiao and said calmly:
Tell me, where is this place?