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After all, Alice, as the leader, seems really unreliable...
Alice pouted angrily upon hearing this and deliberately turned her head away from him.
She had something on her mind but couldn't say it out loud—she couldn't very well tell her "connected" brother that she had come here to find the true chosen one for this journey of salvation.
Although Marika had already reserved the position of demigod for him, someone still had to do the work.
However, Alice looked at the boy beside her, a hint of confusion showing in her eyes.
She could never see through the young man who had once saved her. She should have been the one guiding this boy on his destiny, but she always had a feeling that... he seemed to have gone further and deeper on this path than she, the resurrected god.
Just then, a cold and abrupt announcement rang out in the lounge:
"All extraordinary contestants, please assemble in the corridor immediately."
The broadcast echoed between the steel walls, its sound lingering.
Lip and Alice exchanged a glance, remained silent, and then got up and walked towards the door.
—The tournament has begun.
Chapter 148 The Burning Gaze of Mature Women
Within the headquarters of the two associations, an unusual commotion is quietly spreading.
From top to bottom, every operator and executive looked astonished, exchanging incredulous glances.
Ms. Marika, one of the council's key figures, is absent today?!
This is unprecedented!
After all, she never missed a single meeting during her long tenure as head of the association.
Removal? Seizure of power? Assassination?
Speculation arose and discussions were rampant, shrouding the entire headquarters in a state of shock and uncertainty.
Meanwhile, Marika herself, who is the subject of various speculations about her "sexual frigidity," is...
She sat calmly in her private bedroom, which was a blend of medieval and ancient Greek styles.
Heavy velvet curtains hung from the towering dome, bronze candlesticks stood beside ancient Greek-style columns, and soft animal skin carpets were casually spread on the carved marble floor. The long table in front of her was filled with silver platters: fresh, juicy grapes and various fruits, as well as fragrant roasted chicken steaks.
However, in stark contrast to this classic European and American atmosphere, a group of female staff members dressed in modern work clothes were busy installing a top-of-the-line holographic projector opposite her, connecting wires and making adjustments, working efficiently and without chaos.
Marika picked up the golden wine cup, her demeanor aloof and cold, yet she suddenly uttered a question.
Can you record a video?
"Could you record every single one of that child's performances and every single movement?"
This voluptuous beauty, standing at 2.88 meters tall, looked just like a mother watching her child participate in a sports meet for the first time—afraid of missing a single shot.
Even the servants were shocked and looked on in surprise. Lady Marika seemed to be in an unusually good mood today, and she was talking more than usual.
It seems that today, no one will suffer the punishment of Lady Marika's "Golden Law"...
"Drip-drip-"
The terminal on the table beeped again. Marika frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing in her eyes. She elegantly picked up a grape, not answering the call immediately.
The terminal continues to vibrate...
After a long pause, she finally tapped the connection with her fingertip, and a respectful yet barely concealed report came from the other end:
"Director, the association is just confirming whether you have other plans for today's leave..."
"The reason?" Her voice was cold, devoid of emotion.
The person on the other end hesitated for a moment, not expecting to be so directly exposed. Marika, however, calmly spoke, uttering four words:
"Parent-child time".
Before she could finish speaking, she ended the call, gently placed the terminal back on the table, and turned her gaze back to the projector that was being installed.
Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the two associations, the undercurrents that had been brewing instantly turned into a sea of gossip.
Everyone who had heard this rumor through various channels was stunned—
Queen Marika, who was as cold as an iceberg and never showed a trace of emotion...
She has a child?!
……
The R District City Hall welcomed two uninvited guests today—the White Queen and Tifa. The arrival of the two chosen ones, "Order" and "Flying Light," put the entire City Hall on high alert.
As the Chief Executive of District R, Exera was dressed in an elegant deep-V backless evening gown, her hair neatly styled in a bun. Yet, she had to set aside all official duties and personally escort the two into her private office. A professional smile graced her face, but her demeanor betrayed a subtle tension.
Facing the two men who seemed to have an imposing aura to her, especially the white queen with blonde hair swaying with her voluptuous figure and a cold expression, Exera served them with utmost care, offering them red tea and desserts. However, the two men didn't even glance at her from beginning to end, instead focusing intently on operating a portable terminal the size of a laptop.
Exera hesitated for a long time. Without Jill by her side to keep her in check, she always felt uncertain.
Finally, she mustered her courage and tentatively began to speak:
"My two chosen ones, may I ask what brings you here today...?"
The White Queen didn't even bother to lift her eyelids, coldly tossing out a remark: "I'm just using your Wi-Fi. Your internet speed is fast."
"Huh?" Exera didn't react for a moment and stood there stunned.
The White Queen ignored her and went straight to the live stream page of the Eastern Continent Demon Sealing Ceremony arena, turning the resolution to the highest level.
Seeing the image instantly become clear and smooth, the "Chinese Camel" White Queen immediately felt refreshed!
In her "hair-pulling" argument with Marika yesterday, she successfully secured the right to share information about Lippe.
As her adoptive mother, this is what she deserves!
It wasn't until recently, when she received a call from Marika, that she learned her little cat was going to participate in the Eastern Continent's arena.
However, the agency's information transmission speed is truly disappointing!
It's all Chunli's fault for trying to save money during the renovation, saying things like "as long as I can look up some information online."
Now look what's happened! They can't even see their own baby's figure clearly!
Thinking about this made her so angry that her breasts became blocked, and she wanted to complain about her unreliable best friend Chunli eight hundred times in her mind.
Tifa wasn't idle either; she was intently searching for the little pervert in the scene.
They're such a worry. Can't they just stay quietly by my side and Emma's?
However, what bothered her more was that the kid hadn't invited her along.
She was hoping to take this opportunity to get revenge for the "greeting on QQ Space"! She never expected this guy to be so wary of her too?
Stingy! Terrible! Absolutely awful!
Exela gradually understood what the two were planning to do and immediately instructed her subordinates to move a large holographic projector into the office.
When the clear 3D image was projected, the White Queen and Tifa gave it unanimous praise, which was rare for them!
……
Still in the R district, inside a luxurious Japanese restaurant opposite the office.
The catgirl and her three sisters, who never opened the shop to make money, simply locked the shop today and all huddled in the Japanese-style living room on the second floor to watch TV.
In a typical tatami living room, the cat girl swings her little legs, munching on a dorayaki while absentmindedly flipping through channels with the remote.
She couldn't forget the heartbroken sight of her master that day, and wondered if she should go to the agency across the street to comfort him...
Mai Shiranui, dressed casually in a white tank top and shorts, sat backwards on a wooden chair, her long, beautiful legs crossed, taking small bites of chilled watermelon sprinkled with salt.
But without her husband by her side, even the sweetest watermelon tastes bland.
She sighed softly: When will he come to consummate our marriage...?
In front of the fan, the silly second sister, Yuffie, was facing the wind with her little mouth open, making "Ah wah wah wah wah wah—"
They were having a blast...
Only the third sister, Wuzi, knelt upright, quietly peeling an orange, her eyes fixed on the television screen.
But just as she was about to get into the story, the cat girl would suddenly change the channel, making her puff out her cheeks but unable to retaliate.
But just as the remote control switched to Dongzhou Channel, the cat girl suddenly caught a glimpse of her master Chunli in the audience's view!
She sat up straight instantly, her eyes wide open.
Even more focused than her, Wuzi spotted Li Pu immediately and excitedly pointed at the screen, shouting out:
"Big sister! It's brother-in-law!!!"
Mai Shiranui, who was lost in thought, suddenly snapped out of it and almost slipped off her chair: "What? Where?"
"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law is signing a death waiver!" Wuzi's voice trembled with anxiety.
"What?! Oh no—!"
With a "thud," Mai Shiranui, with her ample breasts and plump buttocks, fell to the ground along with her chair.
……
Chapter 149 Chun-Li of Red Warmth
"So many people!" The young Alice exclaimed, looking around frantically.
Li Pu calmly looked up at the audience, where a huge circular arena was teeming with people, and the roaring sound was so loud it seemed to shake the heavens.
This was far larger than any World Cup final he had ever seen in his previous life.
Sure enough, Dongzhou was packed with people—not to mention the large number of people from other regions who had come to join the fun. The stands were a sea of heads, like waves, stretching to the horizon.
Amidst thunderous cheers and urging from thousands of spectators, these extraordinary agents and their "minions" finally arrived "late," as deliberately arranged by the organizers.
In contrast, most spectators seemed to have little interest in the arena where ordinary people were also competing.
This is understandable. How can the hand-to-hand combat of ordinary martial artists compare to the mysterious and powerful battles between extraordinary individuals?
Demons and monsters, gods battling it out—not just the people of Dongzhou, even he, a mere Chinese, loves this kind of thing! In his past life, he always prioritized fantasy and martial arts novels when reading online novels! They were truly authentic!
This is why the arena for this Demon Sealing Ceremony was divided into two arenas:
The smaller arena is for ordinary martial artists to compete in, where fists and feet have no eyes and one is responsible for one's own life and death.
The extra-large second arena is a competition specifically set up for "superhuman agents" belonging to various association offices, as well as "minions" directly under the leaders of various regions. Once a life-or-death contract is signed, stepping onto the stage could mean instant annihilation.
Needless to say, "exceptional operators" are a fact; Li Pu himself is a registered Tier 9 operator.
The so-called "claws" are the superhuman armed forces privately trained by the leaders of each region—they are not under the jurisdiction of the association, but only loyal to their respective leaders, and are entirely private combat forces.
Last night, Li Pu had a general understanding of the strength composition of the "minions" on the professional forum: their members are generally between the eighth and sixth ranks, the sixth rank is the level of a squad leader, and above that are the leaders who sit in command.
It should be noted that a sixth-tier combat power is already considered a mainstay in Eagle City; while those above the fifth tier have stepped into the threshold of being a big shot – fifth-tier chosen ones like the White Queen and Chun-Li are even more like gods that are hard to come by in any region!
It's just that the "otherworldly witches" he encountered in the past were so abnormal that they raised his threshold, making it impossible for him to get nervous now.
Not to mention the "otherworldly witches" who are all chosen by gods, he doesn't even intend to give a friendly face to Marika, the "ice block" who is a second-tier chosen god, and obediently call her "Mom"...
However, the scene before them was enough to show that the leaders of all the regions had their eyes on the "Sunset Bow," a sealed artifact that Dongzhou had brought out this time.
This is why, although most of the professional operators on the forums said they were unwilling to get involved, almost all the "minion" squads from various regions were present in the arena, and there were even a few clan-affiliated minion squads. They were armed to the teeth and waiting for the start of the game.
After witnessing the impressive gathering of players from other regions, and recalling the meager roster of the R region in the past, Li Pu finally understood why players from other regions had looked down on the R region during the hotel test.
As the leader, Exera didn't even have a decent squad of henchmen. She could only rely on Jill, a group of special forces, and some oddly styled bio-monsters to barely keep things going...
This combat force configuration, placed among this group of fierce and ruthless individuals, certainly appears out of place and weak and easily bullied.
Thinking of this, he curiously looked towards the designated waiting area inside the venue for the teams representing each competition region—
Sure enough, R zone also reluctantly joined in the fun.
At the very front of the group stood a special forces soldier holding a remote control device, his knuckles turning slightly white with nervousness, followed by two familiar faces:
Biohazard Monster Chase, Biohazard Monster Tyrant T-103.
The two big brothers standing there didn't look like an extraordinary team coming to compete; they looked more like biochemical laboratory samples that had accidentally wandered into a martial arts tournament...
However, compared to the R-sector, Li Pu could tell from the glances of others that he and Alice, as independent individuals without any organizational backing, were easier targets than that eccentric team in the R-sector. After all, these "wildcats" with no background or teammates seemed much easier to deal with than those two oddly styled bio-weapons...
Especially the Iron Family team, which occupies a separate rest area.