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Chapter 471: Final Confrontation (Part 14): The Ultimate Showdown Begins
Chapter 471: Final Confrontation (Part 14): The Ultimate Showdown Begins
After claiming his reward, Su Yu was transported out of the illusionary dungeon and returned to the mage tower in his territory.
He checked the time—it was 10:45 PM.
The next round, which would be the final showdown, was set to begin at 11:30 PM.
That meant he had only 45 minutes to rest.
Before Su Yu could decide what to do with this 45 minutes, a private message from Xiaotian popped up: "Starcrusher, are you out yet?"
Su Yu replied, "I'm out."
Xiaotian: "How did you do?"
Su Yu: "First place, of course. What about you?"
Xiaotian: "I managed to get first place too, but it was tough."
Xiaotian: "I won't go into the details. I have to participate in the next round of the revival matches in 5 minutes. See you in the final!"
Su Yu: "See you in the final!"
After ending the chat with Xiaotian, Su Yu activated his magic pool and continued refining materials for his cultivation, fully immersing himself in the process.
As for Chenxing, she lay beside Su Yu, holding a crystal and absorbing energy to prepare for her upcoming breakthrough.
At 11:25 PM, after a full cycle of cultivation, Su Yu opened his eyes and exhaled a deep breath.
He reached out and gently rubbed Chenxing's head. "Stop cultivating. We have to participate in the final showdown in 5 minutes."
He was very satisfied with the rewards from the previous round, so he was determined to do his best and secure a few more valuable items this time around.
"Meow?" Chenxing called out, looking dazed, as if she had been woken from a deep sleep.
But she quickly snapped out of it and jumped onto Su Yu's shoulder.
It was worth noting that Chenxing particularly enjoyed standing on Su Yu's shoulder, treating it like her personal cat perch.
Su Yu patted Chenxing's back and opened the chat interface to see what the guild leaders were discussing in the last five minutes.
However, as soon as he opened the chat, he saw a private message from Xiaotian.
The message was a single invitation to join a chat channel called [United Front of China].
Curious, Su Yu clicked to join the chat channel.
Upon entering the channel, a game notification appeared: "Player [Starcrusher] has joined this channel."
The channel immediately erupted with excitement:
"Hello, President Starcrusher!"
"President Starcrusher, you're finally here!"
"Welcome, President Starcrusher!"
Dozens of similar welcoming messages flooded the chat.
Su Yu was slightly taken aback. This chat channel had a lot of people!
He checked the number of online members and was surprised to see 1,236 people! No wonder there were so many welcoming messages.
Su Yu asked, "So, what's the purpose of this channel?"
Xiaotian was the first to respond, "This channel is for players who have qualified for the final showdown."
Xiaotian: "We formed this channel because this time, our enemies are not just each other but also players from other countries."
Xiaotian: "Someone took the initiative to create this chat channel to organize a united front and unite all Chinese players. The goal is to eliminate all foreign players in the final showdown and then compete for the championship among ourselves."
Xiaotian: "Based on the previous rounds, the longer you survive and the more you kill in the illusionary dungeon, the better the rewards you receive. So everyone is eager to join the united front."
Su Yu: "Oh, I see."
Su Yu: "There are over 1,200 people in this chat channel. There must be more Chinese players who have advanced to the final round, right?"
Xiaotian: "That's..."
Clearly, she wasn't sure about the exact number.
Yunzhong Mu Di, who had been lurking, stepped in to answer: "Of course, there are more."
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Cloud Shepherd: "About 2 billion players are participating in this Illusion Battle. After three rounds of screening, there are over 2,000 players in the winners' bracket and roughly the same number in the losers' bracket."
Cloud Shepherd: "Overall, Chinese players have a much higher level and more game experience compared to the international average. Based on my estimate, around 2,000 Chinese players will make it to the final round."
Su Yu: "Old Cloud, you're here too."
Cloud Shepherd: "???" Cries "Do you really think I'm not good enough to be one of those 2,000?"
Su Yu: "Of course not. I just meant that there are only about 1,200 people in this channel. In five minutes, it might not be enough to inform all Chinese players about this."
Cloud Shepherd: "True, some might be missed."
Cloud Shepherd: "So everyone, once you're in the game, if you encounter a player speaking Mandarin, try your best to convince them to unite!"
"Understood."
"Got it."
"Roger that."
A series of affirmations followed.
Unconsciously, three minutes had passed.
In the final minute before the Illusion began, Cloud Shepherd said in the channel, "Everyone, pay attention. I'm going to confirm this one last time. Once we're in the Illusion, our secret code is 'The Blue Sky is Dead, the Yellow Sky Shall Rise.' If you hear this, you can be 100% sure it's one of us!"
"Got it!"
"Understood."
Su Yu's lips twitched at the code. What kind of code is this? Did they deliberately come up with it to mess with him?
Before he could say anything, the Illusion Battle countdown began in his ear.
Once the countdown ended, his consciousness was pulled into the Illusion Battle space.
The scene before Su Yu changed, and the next second, he found himself in the same gray, misty space.
In front of him, a transparent notification board floated in the air, displaying "2200/4110." The number "2200" kept increasing.
When the board read "4110/4110," the final round of the battle officially began!
At the same time, Bernina's gentle voice echoed in his ear.
"Welcome to the final round of the Illusion Battle."
"In this round, you will play as a commander leading 325 soldiers, consisting of 150 infantry, 75 longbowmen, 50 cavalry, 30 priests, and 20 mages."
"The map contains three types of structures: [Outposts], [Gold Mines], and [Mercenary Camps]."
As Bernina explained the rules, Su Yu's face gradually took on a strange expression.
The final round of the Illusion Battle was very similar to the previous round's rules!
But on second thought, it wasn't surprising.
After all, according to typical tournament rules, the winner of the winners' bracket usually has some advantages over the winner of the losers' bracket.
It seemed that the advantage of the players who advanced from the winners' bracket was their prior experience with this gameplay, giving them a head start.
However, the rules for this round weren't entirely the same as the last.
First, the army provided this round was only one-tenth of the previous round's size. Players would need to rely more on mercenaries once they entered the map, using their own troops as support.
Second, according to the new rules, if a player eliminates another player, they receive at least 2,000 gold coins as a reward. The more high-tier troops they eliminate, the more gold they get. This encourages players to engage in more battles rather than hiding.
Players will need to assess the situation, adapt their strategies based on their surroundings, and win the battle.
(End of Chapter)
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