Chapter 345: Finalist List

"Good morning, Miss Yun."

Following the elevator all the way down, Yun Mu and the others had just arrived at the entrance to the Old Days Front competition venue when they encountered the boss of the Joyous Hule Company.

That is to say, the Faceless Fool, Airui Laya.

"Good morning, Miss Airui Laya." Facing the other's greeting, Yun Mu responded with a nod.

Come to think of it, did this person wait here specifically for her? Seeming to see through Yun Mu's thoughts, Airui Laya chuckled and said, "I am just standing here to get some air; meeting you was merely a coincidence."

Pausing, she looked at Yun Mu with a meaningful gaze: "I look forward to your performance in the arena, Miss Yun."

After saying this, without giving Yun Mu a chance to reply, Airui Laya turned and walked into the competition venue.

"It's impossible to tell what this person is trying to do," Yun Mu said after Airui Laya left.

"Apostles of Joy are probably all like that," Brenna responded in a low voice.

The group passed through the metal archway in front of them and arrived at the set of the Old Days Front program—a metal platform suspended in mid-air by Magic Energy technology.

"What would happen if we accidentally fell off?" Looking at the Ether churning beneath the Magic Fountain, Yun Mu asked with some curiosity.

"It should be fine." Lucy observed her surroundings and voiced her thoughts: "The foot traffic here is very high, so the corresponding protective measures should be quite comprehensive."

"The force fields that constrain the Ether at the bottom layer should have the ability to repel falling objects in mid-air."

"In fact," Lucy squatted down and touched the metal platform beneath their feet with her hand: "This platform itself utilizes a portion of the power from below."

"I see... Magic Energy is truly amazing," Yun Mu muttered softly.

"The competition starts in three minutes, so we'll head to the spectator area first," Lita said after checking the time.

"Good luck, Miss Yun, and Brenna!" she said.

"Mm, I will," Yun Mu nodded with a light laugh, then looked at Brenna.

"Ahem." Seeing Yun Mu looking at her, Brenna gave a light cough. She crossed her arms over her chest and said with an upbeat tone: "A competition of this level is something this princess can handle in minutes; there's nothing to worry about."

"Mm, that's right."

"Hehehe." Yun Mu suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but laugh.

"Y-you, what are you laughing at!" Hearing her laughter, Brenna couldn't help but blush.

"No, it's nothing." Putting away the smile on her face, Yun Mu said with a touch of nostalgia: "I just suddenly remembered that when I first met you, you talked exactly like this."

"Compared to before, Brenna, you've become much softer now," she said.

"Hmph~" Knowing why Yun Mu was laughing, Brenna gave a light huff: "People always change, besides... ng."

Ng... I only act like this in front of you.

She didn't say the rest of the words, because it was truly a bit embarrassing.

Fortunately, the competition was about to start, so Lita and the others bid farewell to Yun Mu and Brenna, turning to walk toward the spectator area.

There were many people who came to the scene today. After so many days of promotion and the preliminary heats, the popularity of "Old Days Front" had climbed step by step, already becoming the most talked-about program in the Federation at the moment.

Not only were the seats in the spectator area filled, but even the other floors of the Magic Fountain were packed to the point of being impassable.

Come to think of it, a large portion of the people who were able to come to the scene were actually failed contestants.

Perhaps they all wanted to see what kind of methods and techniques those who could defeat them and advance all the way to the finals possessed.

Besides that, today was also the challenge match where contestants not in the top ten of the leaderboard challenged those in the top ten.

Ah, I feel like the tenth place should be challenged by many people. It's a good thing she is in fourth place; there shouldn't be many people coming to cause her trouble.

Yun Mu thought to herself.

As for why she wasn't first on the leaderboard?

There's nothing to say, she was just simply too lazy to play too many matches.

Being able to squeeze into the top ten to qualify was enough; there was no need to play too many. However, she was originally third on the leaderboard, but on the night of the last day, some "old six" snuck in and climbed the ranks, squeezing her out of third place.

It was just ridiculous; it's only a leaderboard, I don't know what the point of that guy doing that was.

By the way, Brenna's ranking was sixth, and the fifth place was Jinmao Shiwan, which is Yikeshi'er. Forget it, I'll just mark out all the top ten contestants on the leaderboard.

First place: Talitaluosi

Second place: Butter Fried Fish; Third place: Good Name

Fourth place: Yun Shu

Fifth place: Jinmao Shiwan; Sixth place: Metal Gear; Seventh place: Vivian

Eighth place: Zero Calorie Chocolate

Ninth place: XX; Tenth place: Teacup. Ugh... the first place is that guy Talitaluosi.

Looking at his points, it's almost more than double the second place. How long has this guy been playing? It couldn't be that he's been playing for these three days straight without sleeping at all, right?

For some reason, Yun Mu felt that her conjecture was very likely.

After all, judging by his appearance, that guy is just a robot.

It's reasonable for a robot not to need sleep... Reasonable my foot, he's a cyborg, not a robot.

Although for a Transcendental, not sleeping for three days and three nights is nothing.

It's just, how should I put it... could it be that Talitaluosi actually really likes playing Old Days Front? Otherwise, it makes no sense; his points are just too high.

It's truly ridiculous.

Shaking her head, Yun Mu looked at the information of the other contestants.

They were all guys she was familiar with; after all, in order to climb the ranks, Yun Mu had dealt with them quite a bit.

Not to mention Talitaluosi, that guy's greatest strength is his multi-line control ability; a terrifying opponent who can control five teams to attack on different lanes simultaneously with very few mistakes.

If possible, Yun Mu really didn't want to run into him right from the start.

The second place, Butter Fried Fish, that guy's impression on Yun Mu was stability.

Very stable! If you duel with him, you must be prepared to play until the very late game.

For example, going to the bathroom beforehand or something. The third place, Good Name, is that guy who snuck in a win in the middle of the night.

His original name was "All the Good Names Were Taken by Dogs"; perhaps because of the competition, it was censored by the officials.

It turned into its current form.

As for that guy, he is a pure scumbag; he takes advantage of when his opponent has no vision to sneakily mine his opponent's base, or he fills the entrance to his opponent's base with defensive structures so that you simply cannot get out; besides that, he also really likes playing with aircraft; don't let her run into that guy, otherwise, Yun Mu will definitely make him know what cruelty is.

As for the fifth-place Jinmao Shiwan, that is Yikeshi'er.

How should I put it?

It feels like he has no distinct characteristics; it seems like he can play every tactic, but he doesn't play any of them particularly well.

However, his ability to counter opponents is very strong, and he belongs to the type of player who is quite skilled at using targeted strategies.

And Metal Gear, that is Brenna, is also very skilled at late-game maneuvering; once the game reaches the end, even if Yun Mu wants to take her down, she will have to put in some effort.

The sixth-place Vivian, that daughter of a council member, is very skilled at micro-management and can usually achieve astonishing combat damage ratios; you must be careful when dueling her.

You cannot be careless or underestimate the enemy just because you have a slight advantage, otherwise, you will capsize.

As for the last three people, there is nothing worth paying attention to.

It is hard to say whether they can survive the upcoming challenges.

(End of this chapter)