Ten minutes before nine in the morning, the stadium was already packed with people. Li Huailin walked out of the contestant's passageway and looked up. There were only less than one percent of the audience who had tickets. The other 99 percent were still watching the live broadcast outside.
"The three S-ranked contestants from Huaxing Corporation are Feng Yiliu, who is ranked 4th in the country, Fire Beacon Lianzhan, who is ranked 17th in the country, and Ruolin, who is ranked 24th in the country." The competition hadn't officially started yet, but the host had already walked onto the stage to warm up the audience. The one speaking now was the popular host of GVS, Kexin. She really relied on her own hard work to become the host of the finals. However, the finals didn't only have one host, but a man and a woman. Beside her was another host of GVS, the popular male host Liu Su.
"Huaxing Corporation's performance this season was very good." Liu Su started to introduce the topic, "Although none of the A-ranked contestants qualified, all three S-ranked contestants participated in the finals. The one worth mentioning is Contestant Feng Yiliu. His performance this year is very good, and he has the potential to fight for the top 3."
"Yes, Feng Yiliu's performance this season was really amazing, especially in the first half of the season. Although he was defeated by an expert like Separated from the Heavens, he still got the 4th place. It seems that this year's Most Improved Player Award should go to him." Kexin also nodded. For a capable, talented, and hardworking contestant, no one would dislike him. Kexin's influence on Feng Yiliu was also very good.
"Feng Yiliu! Feng Yiliu! " The cheers of Feng Yiliu's fans immediately came from the audience. Although there weren't many of them, the entire stadium could hear them clearly.
"But speaking of Hua Xing, we still have to talk about a newsmaker …" Liu Su saw Li Huailin appear and said, "It doesn't matter if you like him or hate him, you can't avoid him. In the round-robin stage, he had 13 wins and 18 losses, and is only ranked 24th. But what's surprising is that these 18 losses were all caused by missing matches. This means that up until now, there hasn't been a single player who has beaten him in a direct battle."
"Yes, this is a contestant full of controversy." Kexin nodded. Speaking of which, it was because of Li Huailin that she was favored by the higher-ups of GVS. But now Li Huailin's reputation wasn't very good, and she couldn't show any bias now. After all, she was a host.
"Speaking of which, this Brother Awesome hasn't participated in a professional competition for almost half a month. I don't know if his current skill level is high or low," Liu Su said. "Professional players are all growing at a crazy pace. I wonder if Brother Awesome's legend of being undefeated in a head-on battle will be broken today."
Liu Su's words weren't wrong. This was why many people were suspicious of Li Huailin. It had been almost half a month since Li Huailin had participated in a professional match. Right now, everyone was in a period of rapid growth in their levels, and the changes in their strength were extremely large. If they obtained a new skill or leveled up a level, their strength would soar to a whole new level. The pro players were also becoming stronger day by day, and the other pro players could see the changes in their skill levels. Only Li Huailin was unknown. As a result, many people said that Li Huailin had avoided the previous duel with World Apart because he knew he couldn't beat World Apart, which was why he didn't come.
"Brother Awesome! Brother Awesome! " Cheers for Li Huailin came from the stage. Li Huailin raised his head and looked. He didn't expect his own fan club to come. They even held up a banner that said, "Brother Awesome, we always believe in you." It seemed like it was made up by that little girl.
Li Huailin just raised his head to look at the time. The reporters immediately extended their microphones to Li Huailin and began to ask, "Brother Awesome, did you avoid the duel with World Apart because you felt that you couldn't win?"
"Brother Awesome, many people are questioning your professionalism now. Do you have an explanation for this?"
"Brother Awesome …"
This group of reporters stood in the reporter's box in front of the spectator's stand. They couldn't come up for an interview now. They just wanted to ask with their microphones. It really wasn't easy to get Li Huailin to appear. Three days had passed since the duel with World Apart, but the main character, Li Huailin, still hadn't appeared. Now that they finally caught him, they couldn't wait to get an interview with Li Huailin.
"I …" Li Huailin wanted to answer. However, just as he was about to open his mouth, a few staff members had already rushed up to maintain order. They weren't Huaxing staff members, but the competition committee.
"Everyone, now isn't the time for questions. There will be a special interview time for everyone later. Can everyone please go back now? Go back a little. "The staff member shouted as he blocked the reporters back.
"Please go and draw lots first. Walk this way." The staff member at the side immediately guided the Huaxing people to the center of the field to avoid any problems.
Hearing that there would be a special interview time, Li Huailin didn't stir up trouble. He followed the staff member to the center of the field. Many contestants had already arrived at the center of the field. Li Huailin saw a few familiar faces, such as the Everlasting Unchanged, the Magic Kitchen from the Demons' side, and the Jade Emperor Summoning who was looking at him with a sour face.
Because everyone was standing in the branch, Li Huailin wisely didn't walk over to greet the Jade Emperor Summoning. He just waved his hand from afar and got a heavy "Humph" in return.
Soon, there were more and more contestants in the field. Basically, everyone that Li Huailin knew had arrived. Of course, there were many contestants that he didn't know, because he had only fought a total of six duels …
"Resurgence is here." Beside Li Huailin, Fire Beacon Lian Zhan reminded Li Huailin. Li Huailin turned his head and saw that the people from Resurgence had indeed arrived. The one leading them was Worlds Apart, walking at the very front. Li Huailin also knew the person walking at the very back. Wasn't it Anran?
"Now the contestants are from the ZTE Group. This time, the ZTE Group has continued their position as the leader of the professional league. Out of the five S ranked contestants, four have entered the finals, and two A ranked contestants have also entered the finals. With this, there are a total of six contestants from the ZTE Group participating in the finals. They are undoubtedly the giants." The host, Liu Su, said.
"Of course, the most dazzling among them is the champion of last season. The number one contestant is Worlds Apart. This season, Worlds Apart won 30 out of 31 matches. He only lost one match to the contestant who forfeited, Hui Tu. His performance is simply terrifying. He deserves to be number one." Beside him, Kexin was also a supporter of Worlds Apart. Seeing her idol, she immediately gave him a thumbs up.
"Worlds Apart! Worlds Apart! " The loudest cheers so far came from the arena. Worlds Apart's performance since he became famous was almost perfect. His fans were also all over the country. However, because he had only been famous for a short period of time, he had not yet become the number one in the country in terms of number of fans. However, there was already a trend in this direction.
Currently, a large number of Worlds Apart's fans had gathered in the arena. Under their lead, the audience erupted into enthusiastic cheers. Even the cheers from Worlds Apart could be heard outside the arena. This was because the audience outside the arena had also seen Worlds Apart's appearance on the Magic Crystal. They also shouted along with the people inside.
However, Worlds Apart didn't pay attention to his own fan group. The moment he walked out of the tunnel, he had already set his eyes on his opponent, Li Huailin.
"He's full of fighting spirit." Feng Yiliu said to Li Huailin.
"I saw it." Li Huailin smiled. "But it's useless."
"Of course, we can't forget the current second contestant, Like the Wind. This season, he joined the ZTE Group like lightning, replacing Taoist Zi Wei who retired from the competition. Now, he has achieved a good result and is a strong contender for the championship," Liu Su continued to introduce.
"The first and second place this season are both in the ZTE Group. This season, the performance of the ZTE Group has been really convincing," Kexin also said.
With the arrival of the last contestant from the company, all 32 contestants for the knockout round had arrived. It was already nine o 'clock, and the competition was about to officially begin.
Like other competitions, the first thing to do was to have someone speak on stage. First was the person from the competition committee. He was a middle-aged man in his fifties. His name was Zheng Gongli. He looked a little like a government official. He was a little chubby, but his face was decent and looked very serious.
However, what he said was not very useful. It was basically "Everyone, do your best" and "I look forward to everyone's performance". After he finished speaking, the entire audience applauded. They were probably very happy that he had finally finished his nonsense.
Then, it was the director of GVS TV Station, Liu Yuntian, who went up to speak. However, Liu Yuntian's attitude was a little more humble today. He only said that he would cooperate with the competition committee to run the competition well. His speech was very short, and it ended in a few minutes.
What surprised everyone was that the person who went up was a man in his twenties. He was actually the representative of the gaming company, Tianyu Corporation. However, this guy seemed to be very nervous. He probably had never spoken to so many people before. He read directly from a script, and he even made mistakes. The script he read was from Tianyu Corporation. The general meaning was that everyone should do their best in the competition. The first three contestants would be rewarded by the system, and they hoped that everyone would do well in the competition. There was basically no important information.
Finally, it was time for the player representative to speak. The person who went up was a male player who was about the same age as Li Huailin. Li Huailin had never fought against him before, so he didn't know his name. However, he was indeed from Zhong Xing, so he should be a player from Zhongxing.
"Dear leaders, guests, and audience, I am player Twinkle Orange. It is my honor to be able to stand here and speak on behalf of the players of this competition. First, please allow me to represent all the players in expressing our warm congratulations on the opening of this competition! I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the leaders and colleagues who have made great preparations and contributions for this competition! I would like to express my highest respect to the referees and players who have participated in this competition! Although we are from different companies, we have the same goal. That is to develop a career in the gaming industry and improve our professional standards. I believe that most of the players are professional players who are dedicated to their work. There are a few players who lack professionalism … "
Before he finished speaking, everyone present had already turned to look at Li Huailin. His words were too purposeful. Moreover, as he spoke, he stared at Li Huailin. His target was very clear.
"It seems to be directed at you …" Feng Yiliu said softly.
"I can see that." Li Huailin nodded.
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