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Chapter 57: Don't Panic, We Still Have Mr. Lin
Chapter 57: Don't Panic, We Still Have Mr. Lin
The arena battles are not just popular in the Canglan Star; they are a phenomenon across the entire Human Alliance of the universe, capturing the attention of citizens far and wide.
After all, the participants of these arena battles are all Evolvers, and young ones at that, under a hundred years of age. These Evolvers represent the future of the Human Alliance. They are already minor celebrities in their own right.
In this interstellar age, the masses no longer fawn over delicate, good-for-nothing idols. The mighty Evolvers are the true objects of fascination for all citizens.
Canglan Star, Virtual World Arena District
A colossal arena, reminiscent of the ancient Roman Colosseum, stood tall. Surrounding it were tiers upon tiers of seats, ascending high into the sky, capable of accommodating hundreds of thousands of spectators.
Top of the Arena On a raised platform.
President Liao, Lin Yuan, and the others appeared.
"This is the arena of Dongning City. If our city is chosen for the upcoming arena battle, it will take place here," President Liao explained.
His words were mainly directed at Lin Yuan, as Zongbai and Caorong had already participated in multiple arena battles and were familiar with the setup.
"Understood," Lin Yuan nodded, glancing down at the arena below.
"There's no need to feel nervous. Just perform as you usually do, and don't put too much pressure on yourselves," President Liao consoled the group.
With the arena battles about to commence, it would be counterproductive to burden them with excess pressure. A few words of encouragement were more likely to help them relax and perform at their best.
"President Liao, do we know who our opponents from Dongning City will be? Have we had anyone make any predictions?" Lu Xiguang asked in a low voice.
As soon as he spoke, Caorong and Zongbai's eyes lit up. Knowing their opponents in advance would give them a significant advantage. Most evolutionary paths had their strengths and weaknesses, and prior knowledge would allow them to prepare accordingly, giving them a strong upper hand. When abilities were relatively matched, the one with more knowledge about their opponent tended to prevail.
"With so many cities in the Eastern Continent, how can we possibly make predictions?" President Liao rolled her eyes.
It would be feasible to make predictions once the arena battles progressed further and the number of participating city contestants decreased. However, with the battles just beginning and nearly ten thousand cities from the Eastern Continent involved, any predictions would be futile.
Of course, while they couldn't pinpoint the exact opponents, they could determine a general range. The initial opponents in the arena battles were selected based on past performance. In simpler terms, Dongning City's opponents wouldn't be significantly stronger than them.
"Alright, go ahead and prepare yourselves. The arena battles will commence in two hours, and that's when we'll also find out who our opponents are," President Liao announced.
The start of the arena battles was a grand event throughout the Canglan Star. Although the vast majority of citizens couldn't enter the virtual world, they could still witness the battles in real-time through 'broadcasts'.
"Wow, Mom, Dad, come quick! The arena battles are about to start!" Lin Yi exclaimed, sitting on the sofa with four illusory screens projecting the arena scenes around her.
"Coming, coming!" Lin Shoucheng and Lu Qiong, with smiles on their faces, walked over.
As Evolvers, they had the privilege of entering the virtual world, but their daughter Lin Yi had not yet reached that stage, so they chose to stay by her side instead.
Since Lin Yuan had become an Evolver, their family had been almost complete, with only Lin Yi left behind. If they had shown favoritism and left her alone, she would have undoubtedly caused a ruckus.
"Where's my brother?" Lin Yi looked around eagerly.
Lin Yuan was also participating in the arena battles, representing Dongning City, and her parents were well aware of this.
"He'll probably appear once the battles start," Lu Qiong smiled and replied.
"I hope my brother does well," Lin Yi said, clenching her fists.
"This time, I'm going to show Father that I'm not much weaker than Lin Yuan," she added determinedly.
Within the Virtual World, Lin Yan's figure appeared in the arena zone, having made up his mind.
A year ago, at a Lin family gathering, his father, Lin Hao, intended to give the advanced study position to Lin Yuan.
However, due to Lin Yan's unnecessary comments, the atmosphere became uncomfortable.
Later, when influential figures arrived to pay their respects to Lin Yuan, it only added to Lin Hao's embarrassment.
Lin Hao grew to resent his son's incompetence, and now that Lin Yan had become an Evolver, he couldn't bring himself to give up the position. Was it not because of Lin Yan's inadequacies and his delay in becoming an Evolver that Lin Hao had such thoughts?
After the family gathering, Lin Hao reprimanded Lin Yan for an entire evening and even beat him with his own hands.
With this experience, Lin Yan finally crossed into the ranks of Evolvers a few months later.
Up to the present day, although he has yet to reach the first stage, he has earned the qualification to participate in the arena battles.
The arena battles are open to all Evolvers.
The opponents of the city's representative Evolvers are those from other cities.
As for the unaffiliated Evolvers, they face each other.
Lin Hao was aware that his strength still paled in comparison to Lin Yuan's.
After all, he had learned the reason for President Liao's personal visit during the family gathering.
But now, Lin Yan could at least look up to Lin Yuan.
And if he could look up, he would eventually surpass him.
"Have the arena battles started?"
"Quick, go and watch."
"I wonder what results our Dongning City will achieve in this arena battle."
"Hahaha, as long as we don't end up last like last time."
The citizens of Dongning City, one after another, tuned into the live broadcast, eagerly watching the proceedings.
In the Virtual World of Canglan Star, within the arena zone...
"It's over, it's over! Our Dongning City's opponent this time is actually Zijing City!"
As the arena battles officially commenced, Caorong's heart sank upon learning the identity of their opponent.
Beside him, Lu Xiguang shared the same sentiment. Zijing City was the opponent they least wanted to face among their predicted rivals.
In the previous arena battles, Dongning City ranked nine thousand, nine hundred and eighty-five.
Whereas Zijing City ranked seven thousand, six hundred and fifty-two.
There was a difference of over two thousand places between them.
Rumor has it that Zijing City's strongest Evolver follows the 'Giant' evolutionary path.
Once they go all out, their stature can surge to a towering five meters.
Although their strength is also at the twelfth segment of the first stage, their true battle prowess is already close to that of a second stage Evolver.
Even for a typical second stage Evolver, defeating this 'Giant' would be no easy feat.
Facing such an opponent in the wild, Caorong and Lu Xiguang would have some confidence.
After all, they could always flee if they were outmatched.
Evolvers who follow the Giant evolutionary path are notoriously slow.
But how could they run in the confined space of an arena? The arena is only so big; where could they possibly escape to? Moreover, the Virtual World officials would shrink the arena size after a certain point in the match to prevent Evolvers from deliberately stalling for time.
In the previous arena battles, Zijing City's impressive ranking was largely due to this 'Giant' Evolver.
"A Giant..."
Lu Xiguang sighed.
This evolutionary path required one to be born with divine strength and a physique superior to the average person, making it a challenging path to pursue.
"It is indeed a troublesome opponent," Zong Bai frowned, speaking up for the first time.
Clearly, he too found this matchup problematic.
However, Zong Bai's expression soon eased as he thought of something, "But don't panic, we still have Mr. Lin."
(End of Chapter)
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