Volume 7, Chapter 33 – Mutation

The Professional Tournament had already entered its final stage.

Earlier, quite a few rounds had already ended, and players from various jobs had won in the end, taking the title of “Strongest” for their respective jobs and ranks.

Of course, most of those players were in the lower tiers, and what needed more attention was the battles of the high-end players.

Even though Xiaomengyao relied on her hidden job and level advantage, she was still at a disadvantage in combat technique. So in the last few battles, Xiaomengyao also lost.

And as Xiaomengyao’s older brother, Duansheng Tingyu showed up every time Xiaomengyao went out to fight. But maybe his thoughts were similar to Xiaomengyao’s, Duansheng Tingyu never went to look for Xiaomengyao. He never went to look for Xiaomengyao.

Compared to the already defeated Xiaomengyao, Xingyu Muxi, who crushed everything in her path and swept through her battles like an unstoppable force, stood out and successfully took the final victory among Archers.

Using the hidden job “Ranger” to reach the top as the number one Archer. Of course, Xingyu Muxi’s rank was only Elite-tier. So the commotion it caused wasn’t that big.

But… when time reached the end, the final stage also belonged to those “Strongest” among the players.

There were only a few Legendary-tier players. And the battles between these Legendary-tier players could be called a visual feast.

Their destructive power and the pressure they carried in battle were already absurdly strong. If it weren’t for the “official” protection mechanism, the players watching on site would at least be affected by the “shockwaves” of Legendary-tier player battles, and then die miserably from these Legendary-tier players’

Of course… compared to these Legendary-tier players, what people looked forward to even more was the duel between the only two Throne-tier players whose combat power had reached the current ceiling among players, Yunchou and Andrew.

One was the uncrowned king of the Kingdom Faction, and the other was the “Emperor” of the Arcane Empire, founded by himself with the Academy as his foundation.

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Not to mention their strength, just the deeds these two players had accomplished in game time alone made countless players yearn for it.

“Today… it’s these two guys fighting…”

On the eve of it all, compared to the players’ anticipation, what rose in Tianyin’s heart was a thick sense of unease.

Of course, this unease didn’t come from any “foresight” brought by the Throne-tier, but from Tianyin’s own instinctive worry.

The power of the Throne-tier was far greater than Legendary. And a battle between Throne-tiers… Tianyin didn’t know whether relying on the System’s protection alone could keep it under control.

Although the battle venue that had been built was still quite a distance from Eden City, it would be bad if the aftershocks affected Eden. And this was exactly what Tianyin couldn’t help worrying about.

「It’ll be fine, Xiaoyin. No matter what, this is just your worry. Besides, this is just a tournament, it’ll stop at the right point… If it’s not a fight to the death, a battle between Throne-tiers shouldn’t cause that kind of destruction, right?」

『I know… but these two Throne-tiers are outsiders…』

Outsiders.

Players.

Just the identity of “player” alone meant they absolutely couldn’t be viewed with the same eyes as natives. And with memories from the real world, Tianyin naturally understood that players would never follow the game world’s set of rules within the game world.

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Granted, in the early stages of the game, players would subconsciously follow the game world’s built-in rules in order to survive there. But when players became strong enough, they would break those rules without any scruples.

Players were that kind of group.

When strong enough, as long as you dared to show a health bar, they’d even kill gods for you…

So in the end, Tianyin’s stance toward players was distrust. Of course, Xiaomengyao and Sister Xiaomu were exceptions.

「Well… rather than worrying like this, why not go to the scene and personally supervise these two outsiders’ battle. If Xiaoyin is there to intimidate them, they probably won’t wreck Dawn just for a ranking, right?」

『Mm… makes sense…』

Toward Samael’s suggestion, Tianyin tilted her head and thought for a moment, then decisively accepted it.

So…

After about a few minutes passed, Tianyin, small in stature and adorable beyond belief, personally descended onto the arena where the match was about to begin.

“Woah woah, it’s that silver-haired loli!”

Seeing Tianyin appear, some players who had unconsciously been drawn in because of Tianyin’s Lust ability cried out in surprise.

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And as these players spoke up, more and more players also noticed Tianyin appearing on the field.

“What a cute little girl… It’s hard to imagine she’s a Throne-tier powerhouse…”

“awww, my youth is back!”

Compared to the spectators’ sighs, inside the match venue, the two Throne-tier players who had just entered and were preparing to begin the battle naturally also noticed Tianyin arriving at the field.

“Personally coming to the scene? Looks like she might want to understand my strength. This match is important, but it’s still not to the point where I need to expose all my trump cards… At least Dawn is also a ‘target’ that has to be handled later on…”

Facing Tianyin’s appearance, Andrew, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and stared with a serious, heavy gaze for a while, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.

In the end, he only treated Tianyin personally coming to the scene as Tianyin wanting to understand the true strength of himself as a “Throne-tier”, as well as Yunchou’s.

And compared to Andrew’s wrong beyond wrong idea, on the other side, Yunchou wore a calm, unhurried expression.

“Personally descending… as expected, after countless repetitions, she still appears in person at this final battle. And after this tournament, the real mutation… is what truly begins…”

Muttering in a voice only he could hear, Yunchou’s eyes also narrowed slightly.

“Mutation…”

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“The real world and the virtual world…”

“The First World and the Subworld…”

“NPC and player…”

“And what people call the Great Era. In truth, everyone is just a chess piece…”

In Yunchou’s narrowed eyes, it seemed like countless scene fragments flickered on and off. But if you looked carefully, you couldn’t see anything at all.

“Hah… I have to take first this time… This isn’t just about making me stronger, it can also let me shake off the identity of a chess piece in the war that comes after.”

Toward Yunchou and Andrew, who nobody knew what they were thinking, Tianyin’s thoughts were far simpler.

While staring tightly at the two Throne-tier players, Tianyin also secretly made up her mind to properly supervise this “Throne-tier” battle.

At the very least… the battle between Throne-tiers couldn’t be allowed to go too far!