Becoming Their Guiding Spirit

The voice was completely unfamiliar to the directors, and it was incredibly cold. ...Just one sentence seemed to make the temperature in the entire meeting room drop.

Everyone scrambled to their feet. Then, a figure wrapped in a black robe... ...instantly appeared in the center of the conference table. ...The eyes under the hood were as cold as a frozen pond, sweeping over them without a shred of regard for the directors.

On the mysterious person’s chest was a badge made of Darksteel. ...In his hand, a giant Darksteel greatbow, even larger than he was.

When Director Barton saw the Darksteel badge on the mysterious person’s chest, he couldn’t help but shiver.

”Dark! Darksteel Azurite!”

When Director Barton said this, all the directors present were too scared to speak, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Darksteel Azurite...

The highest echelon of the Armorless Union, the true founders, and the three most mysterious figures... ...Their level of mystery was no less than that of the Chamber of Commerce’s three great Chairmen.

”I will enter the next match.”

The Darksteel Azurite’s voice rang out again. It was just simple speech, but it made Director Barton’s eardrums hurt.

”Darksteel Azurite, you’re going to compete personally?!”

”This ’squirrel’ is not someone an ordinary person can handle. She has hidden much of her strength. We’ve all been deceived. ...Moreover... the deaths of the two directors previously were most likely her doing. I will execute her personally.”

”!!!”

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Sona was trending. Again.

After this morning’s match, an incredibly cool photo went viral online.

It was taken by a professional photographer in the middle of the tunnel leading to the arena.

The photo’s overall tone was dark. ...However, the Flametail Knight’s hair and tail were as vivid as fire... filling the photo with contrast. ...Behind the Flametail Knight, the Brute-Force Knight was gushing blood.

This image had the same vibe as that famous Columbia picture from many years ago: ”A real man never looks back at an explosion.”

Many people simply set this photo as their phone wallpaper.

And in the slums... almost all the Infected were gathered around the only TV, watching the broadcast. ...when they saw Sona instantly annihilate that huge guy, they danced with excitement. ...An Infected! Maybe a champion really could be born from them!! They could finally hold their heads high!!

The afternoon’s match was equally eye-catching.

An unknown knight using a bow versus the Whislash Knight, who was in the top ten of the leaderboard.

All the spectators originally thought the Whislash Knight was guaranteed to win, but unexpectedly, there was a major upset.

The Whislash Knight, ranked in the top ten, lost utterly. ...She didn’t even have a chance to fight back and was directly defeated.

Moreover, this bow-wielding knight didn’t even fire a single arrow. ...Instead, he used his giant arrows to fight the Whislash Knight in close combat. ...He easily defeated her in the very area she excelled at.