Merlin's Invitation

Hearing Liu Wei's suggestion, Xiao Yu was conflicted. Emotionally, he didn't want to accept it, because once he did, he felt like he would become a villain who had gone along with the evil.

But rationally speaking, he also knew that accepting the offer was his best option at the moment, since his life was more important.

If he hadn't been diagnosed with a terminal illness, he would still have the right to be capricious, but now—

Damn it, these days everyone looks out for themselves. That's twenty million! Just accept it!

Thinking of this, he looked at Liu Wei, "I--" Xiao Yu was about to agree when the door was suddenly kicked open and one of Liu Wei's subordinates rushed in.

The three of them immediately looked towards the door, Liu Wei's face showing displeasure. "Why are you being so hasty? Can't you see we're discussing something here?"

"Team leader, Naiser has agreed." The attendant's words silenced Liu Wei.

"What? He agreed!" Liu Wei was even more excited than him this time.

"Naiser, along with the people from Dynamic Angels and Boss Zhang, just returned. They seem to have reached an agreement, and Naiser agreed."

Liu Wei's face lit up with joy at first, but a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face when he looked at Xiao Yu. However, this embarrassment vanished in an instant. "That's wonderful! Let's go out and take a look." With that, he walked out.

Xiao Yu and Rod exchanged a glance and followed them out.

Inside the conference hall outside, Naiser was speaking impatiently to Zhang Haian, seemingly discussing the details of the match.

Liu Wei went up and asked, "You agree?"

"Yes, I agree, so can I leave now?" Naiser said, looking impatient.

Xiao Yu glanced at the Dynamic Angels beside him, the mixed-race girl named Isabella, who was standing there with a flushed face, as if she had just gone through some kind of strenuous exercise. Xiao Yu then looked at the slightly tired Naiser, and he suddenly seemed to understand something.

"No, no, no, let's finalize the details first." Liu Wei thought to himself, how could we just leave like this?

"So according to the previous agreement, each of your three teams will receive ten million, the championship title will go to Dynamic Angels, and as for the order of the competition—" He glanced at Zhang Haian.

Zhang Haian suggested, "Why don't we have the Light of Heavenly Punishment versus the Purgatory Legion? Let's have a fateful battle between Heaven and Hell, where good triumphs over evil, and the Light of Heavenly Punishment defeats the demon from the Abyssal Hell."

"The Dragon Covenant will face off against the Immortals. Let's see if the Chaos Dragon are stronger, or if the five Dragon Clan are more powerful. Of course, I think it would be better if the Dragon Covenant won the match; it would be more unexpected."

He had his reasons for saying that. In terms of strength, the Immortals and the Purgatory Legion were clearly stronger, and most bettors would place their bets on these two teams. In this way, they could maximize their profits by making slight adjustments to the odds.

"I'm fine with it," Rod immediately agreed. Winning a game was always better than throwing it away. Naiser shrugged. "I don't care either."

Liu Wei then looked at Xiao Yu, "And what about Mr. Xiao? Ten million, as the price for losing to the Dragon Covenant."

Xiao Yu lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly raised his head and smiled slightly, "I'm fine with that too."

(It would be a miracle if there wasn't a problem!) Xiao Yu thought to himself with a cold laugh. Why would Naiser suddenly agree again? He didn't need to think twice; they must have given him some benefits again. They gave him benefits but not him. And just now it was 20 million, and now it's only 10 million. Do they think he's a fool?

I'd think twice even if I had 20 million, and you think you can bribe me with 10 million? What do you take me for?

However, he also knew that if he refused, Liu Wei might give Naiser an advantage on the map so that he could eliminate him. So he simply agreed first. Anyway, this kind of thing could not be signed, it could only be a verbal agreement. Later, during the competition, he would suddenly turn his back and destroy the Dragon Covenant, and then the Light of Heavenly Punishment would eliminate Naiser. In this way, the final would become the Immortals versus the Light of Heavenly Punishment.

Even if Liu Wei favors Xiao Yu over those soft girls, he won't worry about losing.

Hmph, in that case, I'll definitely be the winner! Haha, I'm so clever!

As for whether they would retaliate, Xiao Yu was slightly worried. However, firstly, he couldn't expose this matter, otherwise they would suffer. Secondly, once he became the champion, he would be the focus of attention. If they were to move him, they would definitely ruin his reputation. At that time, Xiao Yu was seventy percent confident that they would be unable to do anything to him because they would be afraid to act against him.

Besides, I'm barefoot and have nothing to fear from those wearing shoes. I'm almost dead, why should I be afraid of them?

Based on this idea, Xiao Yu readily agreed.

"So, do we need to sign a contract or something?" Xiao Yu asked, using a feigned retreat as a tactic to advance.

"Of course that won't work. This kind of thing really can't be discussed openly. Otherwise, we wouldn't have arranged to meet you in real life. It's just that there are too many eyes watching in the virtual world, making it inconvenient to talk about this kind of thing, and it's impossible to put it on paper in real life."

Sure enough, Liu Wei immediately refused, then added, "But don't worry, whether it's Dynamic Angels, Mr. Zhang Haian, or myself, we are all influential figures, and we certainly won't be short of your money."

Xiao Yu deliberately feigned a troubled expression, "Is that so? Okay, but I'm warning you, if you try anything underhanded with me, don't blame me for exposing all of this."

Upon hearing this, the members of the Dragon Covenant all showed a hint of admiration. They always felt somewhat inferior in the face of these important figures.

Liu Wei hadn't expected Xiao Yu to suddenly threaten him like that. He thought Xiao Yu was angry about the previous situation where 20 million had been reduced to 10 million, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "No, no, absolutely not."

Xiao Yu gave a cold laugh, "Then let's wait and see."

With the deal settled, the group left the hotel and went their separate ways home. Sitting in their cars, Big Water Cunt and Leah Bloodmoon asked somewhat reluctantly, "Boss, are we really going to go easy on them later?"

"I have my own ideas about this. You all just go back and prepare carefully, and then follow my orders."

Back home, Xiao Yu entered the game pod. Only here could he find some peace of mind. Now that he had decided to confront the Dragon Covenant, preparations needed to be put on the agenda.

Upon entering the virtual world, Xiao Yu was about to start the game when he suddenly noticed a new message in his inbox. He glanced at it and saw that it was from Merlin.

Merlin: I need to speak with you. Come back immediately.

Xiao Yu: I'm here. What can I do for you?

Merlin: Someone wants to see you.

Xiao Yu felt a sense of unease.

Xiao Yu: Who is it?

Merlin: You'll know when you meet him, I guarantee you won't regret it.

Xiao Yu: Okay, take me there.

Merlin: Arriving at Virtual Space 1138.

Xiao Yu entered the number and indeed found a temporary virtual space called the Little Black Room. A temporary virtual space is a small virtual space that can only exist for a very short time.

Xiao Yu entered the login code, and a flash of white light appeared before his eyes, and he was already inside a small house.

Merlin was already waiting there, and immediately came to greet Xiao Yu upon seeing him.

"Long time no see! I watched your match the other day, and I have to say, it was amazing!"

Xiao Yu was completely immune to this question, and shrugged. "So, who are you taking me to see?"

"Come with me and you'll see." After saying that, Merlin entered another login code. It turned out that this Little Black Room was just a temporary transit point.

The white light flashed again, and Xiao Yu suddenly found himself in a vast Void. He could see the background of purple star systems in the distance, and he suddenly felt that this spatial background was somewhat familiar.