Abbas's Taunt

"Wow, this actually looks pretty convincing." After watching the video, Xiao Yu couldn't help but sigh. He could see several selling points in this promotional video. First, there was a handsome and tragic male protagonist who sought revenge for the destruction of his homeland, even turning to the dark side to gain powerful strength. Many tragic villains have such a difficult past, which young girls would probably like. If men could empathize with the protagonist, they would probably accept it too. In that case, the number of player votes would definitely be quite high.

"This Spencer the Death Knight may not be very strong, but he's quite good at rallying votes."

"So? What are your thoughts?" Ma Xiaoyun asked with great interest.

Xiao Yu shrugged. "The footage is pretty good, but I doubt it'll be of much use. Judging from the footage, Prince Spencer is just a recently resurrected Death Knight, probably only worth two or three skeleton-level monsters at best. His Undead army is large, but most of them are cannon fodder. Only that ice dragon is somewhat useful. If he runs into me, I'm more than confident I can easily wipe him out. He definitely won't win the championship."

Ma Xiaoyun shook her head speechlessly. "Do you think everyone aims for the championship like you? Their plan is just to become known, then find a way to make it into the top 32, and then win a qualifying prize through campaigning. That's two million!"

Xiao Yu asked curiously, "How do you know so much? -- Wait a minute, could it be that you directed this promotional video?" That would explain why Ma Xiaoyun was so excited.

That was right. Ma Xiaoyun nodded. "I took the photos. What do you think? Pretty professional, right?"

"Indeed, very professional." Xiao Yu nodded, feeling more confident in his decision to choose Ma Xiaoyun to help film the promotional video.

"Then let's continue."

The second promotional video is called "The Invincible Devourer".

At the very beginning, the first thing that appears on screen isn't a boss, but a group of adventurers: Warrior in front, mages and Priest behind, hunters, Druid —a typical adventurer team, and judging by their equipment, they seem to be a very powerful one.

Narrator: Some say the most terrifying creatures in the world are called adventurers. They are immortal and never give up. Whether it's a dragon, Lich, a demon, or Goblin, when facing adventurers, there is no question of whether they will be defeated, only when they will be defeated.

In the scene, the adventurers first encountered a group of ogres, which they easily dealt with; then they encountered a group of giant spiders, which they again easily dealt with; and finally they encountered a giant dragon, which they also easily defeated.

These scenes are all shown in short shots, demonstrating the adventurers' power and the monsters' helplessness in the face of them.

Narrator: However, you are wrong. An invincible BOSS does indeed exist.

In the scene, a huge shadow suddenly appeared in front of the adventurers, its massive body resembling a mountain, and the adventurers' faces showed expressions of horror.

Narrator: That is me— Abbas the Devourer. In my eyes, all living beings are food, whether they are evil dragons, terrifying Lich, or—adventurers.

What? You disagree with my opinion? Then come and challenge me.

In the scene, the adventurers are either being devoured by the giant devourer or fleeing in panic. Some adventurers try to attack the devourer, but it seems to be to no avail.

Narrator: That's right, you see? Wiping out an entire adventurer's party is that simple. Because I am invincible, no one can defeat me, not even you. So if you want to challenge a powerful enough BOSS, an invincible demon king, haha, then choose me! Of course, if you fear me, are afraid of me, and dare not fight me, then I can understand that too. Run away in despair, you poor adventurers! You cowardly bullies, run back to your mothers, or hide in the city trembling with fear, so scared that you wet your pants at the sound of my voice.

The scene depicts a vision of a city, along with a colossal devourer that gazes at the distant city and swallows its saliva with utter malice.

Narrator: But don't think you're safe now. Sooner or later, I can grow big enough to swallow a city whole, and then you'll have nowhere to hide.

THEEND

This Abbas the Devourer probably knew his appearance wasn't flashy enough to attract players, so he did the opposite, playing the reverse card by telling adventurers, "You can't beat me, I despise you, if you don't choose me you're afraid of me, then choose me!" This way, some players who couldn't handle the provocation might actually choose him.

Of course, Xiao Yu didn't care much about this kind of publicity stunt. Although his appearance wasn't as handsome as a prince or queen, it was still quite domineering.

Xiao Yu was a little unsure about what kind of promotional video he should shoot, because if it was going to be tragic, he wasn't really suited for it right now. There was no way around it; the elemental creature design was just so-so, and it really didn't match anything handsome.

Using reverse psychology, it seems I'm not as pathetic as I thought.

He shared his thoughts with Ma Xiaoyun then thought for a moment and said, "Actually, you don't need to play the victim or use any reverse psychology. Reverse psychology is too unsophisticated. With your strength, you can simply show off your power, reveal all the boss monsters under your command. Just let the adventurers see how awesome you are and how powerful your bosses are. Also, show off the artifacts and legendary items you have. After all, the Demon King Tournament is ultimately about choosing the boss for the next expansion, so it's about being able to fight, creating an epic experience, and getting enough high-quality treasures. If defeating you gives you a chance to get artifacts, then adventurers will definitely be tempted to participate."

"That's right!" Xiao Yu suddenly realized. "With our strength, do we really need to play those tricks? We can just show our strength directly." "But what you said is true, there still needs to be a script, right?"

Ma Xiaoyun said, "We'll figure out the script in the game. How about this, I'll go into the game with you and take a look, so we can get a feel for the aura of the Elemental King. That way, we can design the script better."

Xiao Yu nodded. "Alright, then let's do it without hesitation. It's settled then, let's go."

As he spoke, Xiao Yu opened the game's login screen and logged into the game.

Ma Xiaoyun also logged into her character and entered the game.