Chapter 996 - 570: Probing (2)
"I think you won’t have the chance to meet him." You Wenqi said with a smile.
You Wenqi, Tan Song, and Theis are in the same bracket, making it a definite deadly bracket.
Theis’s next opponent will be the winner between Tan Song and his opponent. Given the current situation, Tan Song has a higher chance of winning.
As soon as You Wenqi spoke this sentence, Shen Sui felt the tension between the two rise sharply.
Theis raised an eyebrow, "Oh? You seem really confident."
Shen Sui was speechless. These two were clearly good friends, yet when it came to this issue, neither would relent.
You Wenqi smiled confidently, "Of course, if I remember correctly, my chance of winning against you is as high as sixty-five percent, right?"
"Too bad most of the championships were won by me." Theis said, arms crossed.
You Wenqi was a bit struggling, as everyone seemed to poke at his sore spot.
He initially wanted to retort because, if only non-final match data was considered, his victory rate against Theis was up to ninety percent, but upon reflection, he lacked the confidence, so he scoffed, "You better get past Tan Song first."
After a pause, You Wenqi continued, "Let me see, what’s your win rate against Tan Song... Oh~! It’s zero! Zero percent~!"
Shen Sui was speechless. If I remember correctly, Tan Song seemed to have only faced Theis once in the competition, wasn’t it the Azure Dragon Cup final last year?
Well then, the charm of statistics, right?
Yet, this seems like You Wenqi’s win rate is a considerable figure, no matter how small the sample size is, it is still substantial data, making Theis speechless as well.
The two glared at each other, and Shen Sui felt sparks between their gazes.
Shen Sui silently stepped back a few paces, deciding not to involve himself in this confrontation.
With hands behind his back, he began walking around the venue, researching the force sealing the venue.
Undoubtedly, this force is very powerful, unlike anything Shen Sui had ever seen.
On the barrier sealing the venue, there’s an aura of order and space.
This is Haral’s ability.
Shen Sui could almost confirm. Although he didn’t know the specific effect of this force, it must be related to space and order.
Looking at the smooth power barrier before him, Shen Sui inexplicably thought: if Alice were here, wouldn’t she throw a fireball here?
Though Alice rarely throws fireballs recklessly without thought anymore, if after thinking for a while she can’t come up with a solution, fireballs are still her first probing means.
And because her power contains Dawn Power, these fireball probes often have extraordinary effects, yielding unexpected results.
Shen Sui placed his hand on the barrier, attempting to trace the power to locate Haral.
Unfortunately, he didn’t get a result, as everything pointed to the dome, where the giant eye just appeared.
If his guess was correct, the eye still exists there, only everyone present can no longer see it.
As expected, truly an emperor shaped by the Broken Realm, this cautious posture far surpasses Antipus.
Though Antipus wasn’t bad either, before he returned, she had silently hidden away for a thousand years, known to only a few like Vivian.
During this hidden period, Haral couldn’t find any trace of Antipus.
After a few futile attempts, Shen Sui abandoned the idea of tracing the roots this way.
"Mr. Shen Sui."
A beautiful young girl in a fancy dress suddenly appeared before Shen Sui.
This wasn’t a Life Card Master participating in the competition, but rather a staff member on site.
Shen Sui squinted his eyes.
Perhaps due to post-duel aftereffects with Doron, Shen Sui always felt that underneath this person’s beautiful exterior lay a very ugly true form.
"Please refrain from such dangerous actions." The staff smiled at Shen Sui and said, "It might cause unnecessary trouble."
Shen Sui looked at the girl with interest, smiled, and asked, "Oh? What kind of danger?"
"If possible, we don’t intend to harm those present." A hand placed on the girl’s shoulder, gesturing for her to step back.
Shen Sui looked at El Lado, who appeared in front of him on a cane.
That kind of malicious inspection, he was all too familiar with.
"Please believe us, we hope even more than you do for this competition to proceed smoothly. If any competitors face unexpected deaths before leaving after their duel defeat, it would be quite troublesome for us." El Lado’s voice was extremely cold, filled with warning.
"Of course." He continued, "If someone does violate some unnecessary rules, we wouldn’t mind watching him seek his own demise."
Shen Sui tilted his head with a smile, raising his hands and said, "Alright. I won’t act recklessly. I’m quite fond of life."
Looks like Haral’s duplicate sensed his probing.
Shen Sui wasn’t surprised nor discouraged, instead, he was excited.
The probe just now had received feedback.
Haral’s duplicate and his true form are quite closely connected. Perhaps he could use this duplicate to find the true form of Haral.
However, given the Broken Realm Emperor’s cautious nature, the moment the duplicate is stimulated or perishes, he would surely detach without hesitation, leaving only an instant to search.
"By the way, if one wins the championship, besides the promised prize money, what extra rewards would there be?" Shen Sui asked with a playful smile.
El Lado didn’t refuse to answer, instead revealing a fervent expression, "Naturally, there’s supreme glory..."
It seemed the old fellow wanted to say more, but an angry roar interrupted him.
All those who had finished their duels looked towards the source of the sound.
Above the dome, the enormous eye manifested again, glaring ferociously, veins densely covering the eyeball.
"Who?! Who on earth?!"
The eye’s voice was filled with unrestrained fury.
Shen Sui subconsciously thought his probing actions had angered Haral’s eye.
But judging from El Lado’s stunned expression beside him, it seemed to have little to do with him.
Regardless, Haral’s angry outburst put everyone in the Valhalla organization in panic, and El Lado clearly had no energy to continue chatting with Shen Sui, hurriedly leaving.
Watching El Lado’s retreating figure, Shen Sui fell into contemplation.
Who could it be to make Haral so furious?
But anyway, Haral’s eye right before him remained the primary target for Shen Sui, answers to all questions might follow.
When Haral was furiously enraged, the first round of matches had almost concluded, with eight participants defeating their opponents.
Shen Sui focused on one group, as the winner would be his next opponent.
The outcome was surprisingly familiar to him.
After some recall.
Damn!
Wasn’t this the poor guy strolling by the lakeside with Soul Card, engaged in romantic conversations during the simulation test, only to be ambushed by Alice who played against the principles?
Despite having solid strength, he died too hastily, becoming a laughingstock among the British national team once the test report came out.
Of course, Shen Sui couldn’t simply call it coincidence. In fact, most Life Card Masters left at Valhalla had participated in the buffer zone test. Even if they aren’t participating this time, they’ll be in the next tests, like Theis, like Dongye Youzai who just got eliminated.
Among the Life Card Masters in Shen Sui’s bracket, there’s also Kase Larson, who is his next opponent.
This so-called strongest Life Card Master in Europe was severely deceived by Alice during the buffer zone test.