Chapter 530

At this moment.

Countless people held their breath, their hearts stuck in their throats.

Since the broadcast of *Masked Singer 3* began, the vast majority of the audience had never been this nervous.

The announcement of Great Emperor Ruthless's voting results not only meant that all the masked singers' performances for the night were over, but it also meant that the champion was about to be decided.

The Avenger got 992 votes; how many votes will Great Emperor Ruthless receive?

No one had the answer.

The answer was only on the small card in host Zhao Yong's hand.

Countless eyes looked toward the stage.

"The votes for Great Emperor Ruthless are..."

Zhao Yong glanced at the card and paused for a moment.

This was a common tactic for hosts.

They always get stuck at the climax, leaving people hanging.

"We'll be right back after these messages."

Zhao Yong said with a smile.

He naturally knew that the audience was cursing him at this moment.

But for this segment, he definitely had to run a wave of advertisements for the sponsors.

At this moment, in the bullet comment section:

"Ahhhhh! I want to kill someone!"

"I've already taken off my pants, and you make me watch this?"

"Get used to it; these shows always like to play this game."

"..."

Fortunately, the commercials were not long.

Soon, the camera returned to the stage.

"Before announcing the results, let's invite Teacher Avenger to the stage."

"Tonight, the champion of the grand finale will be decided between the Avenger and Great Emperor Ruthless. Who among them will it be?"

Zhao Yong said.

As soon as the audience heard this, they knew the production team was stirring up trouble.

The camera turned to the Avenger.

Ever since Great Emperor Ruthless's stunning opera-style singing rang out on stage, he had been sitting in the viewing area, motionless and silent.

Just sitting there blankly—

Like an elementary school student distracted in class.

At this moment.

Under Guo Yu's ferocious avenger mask, his face was already livid.

"Good!"

He forced a smile on his face and said.

It's just that this smile was more of a "smiling on the outside, cursing on the inside."

In all fairness.

He didn't want to go on stage at this moment.

Sharing the stage with Great Emperor Ruthless made him feel like a clown.

He had always used his status and popularity to suppress her, never imagining that the Great Emperor's true identity had a status and popularity no lower than his own.

Revenge?

What kind of revenge?

Is he even worthy?

He wasn't the only god they had slaughtered; there were plenty of Heavenly Kings, Queens, and top-tier composers.

They were all just their defeated opponents.

It's over!

It's all over!

His stagnant brain tried to turn, but every cell in his body told him:

He had lost this competition completely!

If it weren't for maintaining the demeanor of a Heavenly King, he would have wanted to just walk away.

But if he just walked away like this, the reputation and persona he had painstakingly built would be destroyed in an instant.

Guo Yu endured it.

He walked slowly toward the stage, as if every step was heavy.

In fact, it was indeed so.

"I'm only 8 votes short of a perfect score; maybe I won't lose," Guo Yu thought.

This wasn't a guaranteed loss.

He stepped up beside Zhao Yong.

There was still hope, but not much.

And in the bullet comment sections of major video websites, logically speaking, there should have been countless Guo Yu fans attacking Great Emperor Ruthless at this time; this was the opportunity they had been waiting for.

But at this moment, there really wasn't.

The Great Emperor is not Zhou Ru; they have a massive fan base.

This was accumulated through song after song, film and television work after work, and novel after novel, covering film, music, novels, anime, live streaming, and more.

It can be said that there are very few celebrities in the entertainment industry with as many fans as them.

What's even more terrifying is...

They are also positive-energy celebrities, endorsed by the authorities, with golden bodies protecting them.

Attack them? Are you crazy!

Of course, Guo Yu also had his die-hard fans, but they didn't attack Great Emperor Ruthless; instead, they were spamming things like "Go Guo Yu," "Go Avenger," and "I will always support Brother Yu."

But as soon as their bullet comments were posted, they were drowned out by the overwhelming support for Great Emperor Ruthless.

On stage.

The exciting moment finally arrived.

Zhao Yong took a deep breath, glanced at the audience and the camera, and picked up the microphone: