You promised it would be a free game, but now your screen is full of in-app purchase prompts?

Looking at Qiu Dongsheng's outstretched hand, Li Yong felt even more puzzled.

He just stood there, stunned.

But Qiu Dongsheng's smile grew increasingly sincere:

"Brother Yong, don't worry about what others say, just do your best."

"We've been rivals in the same region for half a year, so I know your strength better than anyone else."

"You just didn't play well today, otherwise, the outcome would have been very different."

"Also, out of 32 players, we were the only two to run into each other in the first game, which was just bad luck."

"As people from the same region, we are competitors, but also friends."

"In the upcoming matches, I will carry your share and strive to reach the finals, so that the whole world will know the strength of our Eastern Conference!"

"Brother Yong, I'll treat you to drinks after the race!"

Qiu Dongsheng's eyes were sincere, and as he spoke, he kept his hand outstretched, waiting for Li Yong's response.

At that moment, Li Yong, who had been extremely frustrated, suddenly had a strange radiance on his face.

Finally, after a few seconds of silence, he put on a bright smile.

He stretched out his right hand and firmly grasped Qiu Dongsheng's right hand.

At this moment, he completely changed his opinion of his opponent, who was two years younger than him.

"I'm waiting for you!"

"Perform well, and I'll be watching every single one of your matches!"

At this moment, Li Yong's state of mind seemed to have changed.

He reached out and patted Qiu Dongsheng on the shoulder, smiled, and without saying anything more, resolutely turned around and walked towards the area below the stage.

He left all the audience with only a dashing silhouette.

At that moment, he even gave everyone the feeling that he was not the loser, but the winner.

In the final moment before leaving everyone's sight, Li Yong casually raised his right hand and made a "bye-bye" gesture to everyone with his back turned, looking incredibly dashing.

……

Backstage at the stadium.

"Okay! Okay!"

"This is exactly the positive energy we need now, the spirit that needs to be promoted among young people."

"This scene perfectly illustrates what it means to put friendship first and competition second!"

"Very good!"

"Xiao Wang! Go downstairs and have someone edit this segment out separately and upload it to our official tourism account for use as a promotional video!"

Backstage, Director Ye looked at the live feed on his laptop, his face beaming with joy.

After giving orders to his subordinates, he quickly turned to look at Chen Feng beside him:

"President Chen, look at Qiu Dongsheng and Li Yong, they're really promising young men!"

"OK!"

Chen Feng nodded repeatedly in agreement with what Director Ye said.

However, when Chen Feng commented on these things in a condescending tone, Chen Feng always felt that something was off.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, Chen Feng is only 28 years old this year. He is actually a young man, just a few years older than these two kids.

Of course, their locations are vastly different.

……

The second match began quickly after the first one ended.

The two players in this match are Chen Hao, the Asura from the Southern Region, a top player in the national server with a highest score of 2095 points in the Southern Cross-Regional Supreme 10 ladder.

There is also a contestant named Park Sam-won, who is from South Korea.

This guy started playing the Chinese version of Dungeon Fighter Online shortly after it was released.

And relying on his strong gaming talent, he successfully reached the Supreme 10 ladder level of 2400 points.

Their strength is quite formidable.

He is considered a master at the same level as Qiu Dongsheng and Li Yong, clearly a level above Chen Hao.

The highest ranking on the ladder was 300 points higher at one point.

That 300-point difference is huge, enough to put them in a whole tier.

So when the two players shook hands right after they entered the arena, South Korean player Park Sam-won arrogantly made a throat-slitting gesture at Chen Hao.

It means you're doomed; you're no match for me.

This action naturally enraged Moses Chan.

However, the etiquette ingrained in the bones of the Daxia people forced him to suppress his anger and not show it.

However, as a contestant, Moses Chan needs to maintain the dignity of a public figure and would not do such a thing.

But that doesn't mean the audience can suppress their anger.

Upon witnessing this scene, the South Korean audience members who had gathered in various locations were naturally all incredibly excited.

But the audience of Da Xia was furious.

"Holy crap! This guy is way too arrogant!"

"Go for it, Chen Hao! Kill him! Show him what you're made of!"

"Chen Hao, keep it up! Don't embarrass yourself! This guy is awful!"

"Haha! Go for it, Park Sam-won! Show these Da Xia people your strength! You have to teach Chen Hao a lesson!"

"Go, Park Sam-won!"

……

Neither of the two players in this match is as famous as Li Yong and Qiu Dongsheng from the previous match.

But before the match even started, the tension was several times greater than before.

This match has transcended the realm of competition and risen directly to the level of national dignity.

The South Korean contestants are too arrogant, and have already aroused public anger on Great Xia's territory.

No one from Daxia could stand seeing someone so arrogant on their turf, so the whole place was filled with shouts demanding that Park Sam-won be taught a lesson.

In the commentary booth.

As neutral commentators, Wenrou and Tang Xiaoyou's basic principle for doing this job is that their commentary stance must be absolutely impartial and they cannot favor either side.

However, on the other hand, faced with this situation, even if it meant deducting pay or even being fired, the two commentators, being from the Great Xia region, couldn't tolerate it.

"We can see that Park Sam-won is very confident and feels that he has Chen Hao in the bag."

"Park Sam-won's provocation was quite obvious, but Chen Hao ignored it. In the end, the result will speak for itself!"

"Let's wait and see what the final result will be!"

"Chen Hao! Can you hear everyone shouting? Don't let your fans down!"

Wenrou and Tang Xiaoyou kept encouraging Chen Hao with their back-and-forth banter.

Preparation phase.

To liven up the atmosphere, the commentator needs to find things to talk about, especially topics that interest the audience.

Therefore, Tang Xiaoyou turned to look at Wenrou:

"Gentle teacher, you are also a top player in the national server, so you must know these two players very well."

"Based on your understanding, what do you predict the outcome of this match will be?"

Upon hearing this, Wenrou's expression turned serious:

"If we're talking about the overall ranking in the Chinese server, Park Sam-won is actually the stronger player."

"During their peak ranking periods, Park Sam-won achieved the highest ranking of fourth in the national server, the same as me, while Chen Hao's highest ranking was only in the fifties, a huge difference."

"Of course, as we can see from the last match, what is being tested on the field is not our usual strength."

"And then there's performance on the day, and mindset."

"No one can predict the outcome of a match until the results are in!"