Chapter 2206: Intermission Pre-Match Warm-Up

Warm-up before the 22nd match

Same day

Game time AM07:03

Boundary of Innocence, public space login area

“Alas…”

After appearing in this login area that looked like an elevator compartment, Mo Tan did not immediately teleport to Yi Dong’s room to watch the game with his teammates from the Haunted Church, nor did he directly enter those numbered public spaces to feel the atmosphere of the final day. Instead, he pressed his head against the cold metal wall in the compartment and sighed deeply.

The reason why he completed the login in the third minute after the server was opened was not because Mo Tan took a shower too slowly. In fact, he almost soaked himself and did not take a shower after returning. He simply wiped his body, blew his hair, and entered the game cabin directly at the server opening time.

Then, at the moment of completing the login, he actively switched roles with the backdoor opened by the system, turning himself into ‘Black Brahma’.

To be honest, in most cases, Mo Tan, who was previously in the ‘lawful good’ personality, would not have done this.

But he did it anyway.

At this moment, Mo Tan can also express complete understanding. After all, whether it is the Mo Tan just now or the Mo Tan now, in the final analysis, it is Mo Tan...

"Should it be like this?"

While savoring the cold touch coming from his forehead, which can be mistaken for real, Mo Tan murmured in a low voice, as if he hoped that someone could answer his question.

The result is self-evident. In this private space where only he exists, who can hear this murmur?

Oh, yes, it seems that someone who calls himself Ms./Mr. Ye can undoubtedly observe Mo Tan in this situation, but it is obvious that the existence is either not paying attention to him or not wanting to pay attention to him. In short, whether it is talking to himself or saying something to someone, he did not get any response.

"Ha."

Half a minute later, Mo Tan shook his head and patted his cheek gently, trying to cheer up, but the effect did not seem to be ideal. The reason is very simple. Mo Tan in the current personality really "understands" himself too much.

To be frank, if it was ‘Tan Mo’ and ‘Mo’ in the game, whose camps were defined as chaotic neutral and lawful good respectively by the system, then no matter how complicated the mood of one party was, the other party basically had no ability to sympathize with and did not intend to sympathize with ‘his’ feelings. But for him who appeared in the world of innocence as ‘Hei Fan’ at this moment, even if he deliberately wanted to ignore it, the almost suffocating negative emotions still came like a tide the moment he changed his account, and directly engulfed Mo Tan.

But it doesn’t matter.

After all, those were his own negative emotions.

It was not that he was caught off guard, but that he was struggling in an unpleasant perspective and could not extricate himself.

This kind of thing…

“I’ve gotten used to it.”

Covering his forehead tightly, Mo Tan muttered in a low voice, and at the same time felt the mixed, turbid, deep and delicate emotions from the perspective of a bystander and a witness.

Just as Mo Tan himself muttered, because he had already been "used to" it, although the burden seemed not small, his adjustment speed was still not slow. It took less than two minutes to complete the balance of mentality again.

It is worth mentioning that, given the principle of "Mo Tan" being "Mo Tan", the balance he carefully completed is not only applicable to the present. In other words, even if his personality changes again, it will probably not be as full of negative emotions as before.

Click——

"Okay, it's time to get down to business——"

Gently patting his cheek, Mo Tan, who was refreshed, took a deep breath, and then turned into a white light and disappeared on the spot.

…

The next second

Game time PM07:06

Public space, Yidong’s private room

“Hei Fan~”

As expected by everyone, Yu Chen stood up happily the moment Mo Tan appeared, tiptoed and waved: “You’re here!”

“Yes, I’m here.”

Mo Tan tried to show a not tired smile to the girl, looked around the main hall where only Gu Xiaole, Yu Ying, Yu Chen and Yi Dong, four members of the [Haunted Church], were present, and nodded contentedly: “Very good, no one else came.”

Yi Dong shrugged and spread his hands: “Kang Lan wanted to come, but I drove him away.”

“So that brother Zhou Lan’s surname is Kang.”

Yu Ying stroked her chin and said thoughtfully: “Does he make good noodles?”

Sitting between Yu Chen and Yi Dong Mo Tan rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "Don't use other people's names to make fun of memes."

"Yes, yes, my commander."

Although she pretended to be very cool in front of NPCs, Yu Ying, who was very funny in the presence of all players, stuck out her tongue, and when Yu Chen gave her a gentle look and a clear smile, her face sternly bowed to Her Highness the Saint at 90 degrees and said, "Sorry, it's your commander!"

Her Highness the Saint covered her mouth and chuckled, smiling, "I don't understand~"

"Ahem."

Yi Dong cleared his throat helplessly and reminded, "Be serious, you guys."

"Xiao Qian also wanted to bring big brother and the others here, but I stopped her."

Yu Chen gently pulled Mo Tan's sleeves, and almost wrote the three words "quickly praise me" on his face.

"Well done, they are definitely a big trouble for our [Haunted Church]."

Mo Tan immediately praised the girl verbally, and then asked with a rather subtle expression: "Where is Xiao Yu?"

"It's in the game. After all, team competitions that are not of an epic level are just trivial in his opinion. In addition, Kang Lan said that after the game, he would help him take over the job and repay the loan. Xiao Yu thought about it carefully and decided to go directly Go back to the game and negotiate with his creator for leave.”

Yidong impatiently scrolled through the various smart little ads on the virtual screen and asked casually: "By the way, when does the competition officially start?"

"Seven fifteen, but the live broadcast should start a little earlier."

Mo Tan, who had already memorized the competition system by heart, gave the standard answer without hesitation, then turned to Gu Xiaole, who was sitting cross-legged opposite Yi Dong reading comics, and asked: "How are Sister Xiaole's preparations?"

Gu Xiaole put down the comic, stretched out his slender index finger and lightly tapped his lips, and said hesitantly: "I think it's okay. Samurai Soul's current state is much more stable than before, but if you don't use the method of possessing the body, but let it Acting alone may still lead to loss of control.”

Mo Tan smiled casually, nodded and said: "It's not a big problem. If you can't solve the problem here, I will find a solution."

"Tan-chan is really reliable."

Gu Xiaole smiled sweetly and raised his thumb at Mo Tan.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by a burst of extravagant sound effects, although no one knew it half a month ago, the member of the official commentary team of Innocence, who is now considered a celebrity, appeared on the big screen with a smile, wearing a suit. , tie, floral pants, and flip-flops appear in the camera, with an extremely bright expression——

"Good morning! Dear viewers!"

He showed a shining smile with eight teeth and said confidently: "We all know that today is an important day! The anxious, crazy, and passionate [criminal debate] is about to come to an end, and everyone wants to know which day it is." Who will have the last laugh in this carnival, is it the red constellation who is the master of the game? Is it the unfathomable poker player? Or is it the new name that has suddenly emerged but cannot be underestimated?

At the same time, the big screen behind the smiling face lit up quietly, and the support icons automatically generated by the system for the sixteen teams in the finals continued to flash across it. Compared with the red star that looked like a solar eclipse, in the black mist The spades looming in the middle and the green wind as elegant and agile as flowing smoke. On the contrary, those icons whose teams and names are not famous in the circle are more publicized, such as the clown laughing wildly in the sword box, or the It contracts like a pulsation while emitting a harsh buzzing note!

"Famous masters, please don't be proud. Victory or defeat always depends on strength rather than authority. Those strange faces and strange IDs are almost ready to eat you alive, trample, ravage, Ripping madness!”

Smile suddenly opened his arms and said in a loud voice: "New kings on the top of the mountain, please stay humble. Maybe you have heard of those thunderous names, but you can only realize it when you really stand in front of them. How heavy is the weight of those glory, how deafening are those countless war songs and cheers that have resounded throughout the world for them!”

Ohhhhhhh——

At this moment, although Mo Tan and other contestants did not react, under the deliberate smiles, countless people watching the live broadcast were inspired by the atmosphere, especially those players who gathered in the public area to watch the game. They even shouted loudly together to feel relieved!

It's on fire! Although I don’t know why it ignited, it did anyway!

In this way, the heated atmosphere lasted for more than ten seconds, until the handsome guy with his face wrapped in bandages, who was also the official commentator like Smiley, entered the frame from outside the camera in a flying kick (present continuous tense) and kicked the former After two somersaults, people stopped making noise amid bursts of laughter.

"so……"

The handsome guy on the screen crossed his arms and looked coldly at the smiling face who stood up in embarrassment: "What disease did you commit that made you blatantly lead the teams that entered the finals against each other before the game?"

"I want to heat up the atmosphere!"

The smiling face confidently put his hands on his hips and said seriously: "Otherwise, there would be no smell of gunpowder at all, and wouldn't it feel dry when fighting?"

"Are you seriously ill?"

The handsome guy stared at the smiling face with cold eyes, and then said impatiently before the other party could quibble: "Stop talking nonsense and get down to business."

Glancing at the handsome guy who was more than half a head taller than him, he smiled slightly but still did not continue to be mean. Then he cleared his throat again and said seriously: "Well, that's it for the opening remarks before the game. Let's continue. , let’s go into an extra link that is quite meaningful but not written in the rules of the game, after all, it really has nothing to do with the rules.”

"We are very happy to announce that with the help and mediation of our chief sponsor 'Little Smart Ghost', there will be one or two guests in each subsequent game to explain the game together with the commentary team."

The handsome guy smiled slightly, then leaned forward slightly and stretched out his right hand towards the edge of the screen: "Then, I would like to invite our special guest for the first game, a girl who is well-known to countless people, a very famous beautiful girl in the ACGN world and the COS world - —Gugu-chan!”

Ohhhhhhhh! ! ! !

Suddenly, countless public areas burst into cheers that could almost deafen people. There is no other reason. Although 'Gugu-chan' debuted more than 20 years ago, her works are so high-quality. The influence is so huge that now in 2049, this great god who seems to have not been baptized by time even though he is in a semi-retired state is still a household name in many fields, and the overlap between these fields and the gaming circle is absolutely not the same. It’s not that high!

Ever since, the moment Gugujiang, who had not taken over an event for a long time, was announced, the moment the 'girl' with huge spiral twintails and a smile like a flower slowly walked to the center of the live broadcast room and waved hello to everyone. , countless people watching the live broadcast were instantly aroused and shouted without emotion!

Of course, as the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad. While countless people were excited about Gugujiang’s appearance, one person jumped on the table with a ferocious expression and roared——

"are you crazy!!!"

Yi Dong stared at the screen, where her mother was blowing a kiss to the camera, wearing only light makeup, and the father next to her, who was applauding vigorously, with eyes full of love and doting under the bandage, and roared: "Stop pretending. Right! You’re not pretending anymore, are you? You don’t even want to fool me anymore, what a bastard! You’ve already hosted so many games, right? ? Are you so fooling? If you don’t have money to hire a big star, why don’t you ask for help from the chief sponsor? This is a very clever little boss lady! ah!"

"What the hell!?"

Yuying, who had been cheering with countless comrades just now, was stunned at that time. Her eyes widened and she said in astonishment: "Gugu-chan is the little clever boss lady?!"

Gu Xiaole, who looked at the screen with a niece smile (a youth version of aunt smile), nodded, pointed at Yi Dong and said casually: "It's still his mother."

"Eh?"

Knowing that Onmyoji Gu Xiaole and Lin Dong were cousins, Yuying, who didn't pay attention to the former's vulgar words, blinked in confusion and asked curiously: "What the fuck?"

"That's it."

Gu Xiaole shrugged and emphasized: "Gugujiang is my aunt, this boy's literal mother, mother, and ははうえ."

Yuying: "...Ah?!"

"That's it."

Gu Xiaole grinned and smiled at Yu Ying: "All four of us know about this. We are all teammates, so it's okay to tell you."

"Fuck."

Yu Ying reacted for a while before suddenly reacting. She turned to look at Yi Dong with a shocked face: "So you are really a clever little master!!"

"Can we put it in a nicer way?"

"Master~"

"What's your expression? What are you going to do?"

"I'm so poor~"

"If you are poor, play hard and get dividends."

"whispering sound……"

Chapter 2197: End