Chapter 442: 442

In the log-in lobby, in one of the conference rooms.

Hue hue hue Very good, the first one has succeeded. Woody crossed his legs on the table, cus.h.i.+oned his arms behind his head and commented as he watched the livestream.

You make it sound like one of the chesspieces has outlived its use. Vincent who sat across from him added leisurely.

Well is that not the case? Woody asked.

Sid on the other side of the table asked, If anything, I still dont understand how the plan manages to reach this point even with so many extenuating factors

Havent we explained it to you already Vincent turned around to say in a lecturing tone. The set up of the VIP players is to ensure that the ten will appear before ROOT.

But that is the strangest point Sid countered. Xu Huai Shang is not even in the final, were missing one person, arent we?

Indeed that is a problem. Vincent turned to look at Woody. I was about to ask you that.

Hue hue hue its simple, someone did something during the categorization of the matches during the Battle of the b.u.t.terfly. Woody replied with a wicked smile.

Oh? Who? Vincent asked.

Honestly, I am not sure Probably one of the Arch Angels. Woody pushed on his glowing gla.s.ses.

Sid was baffled. But there isnt any news of any Arch Angels being killed or condemned recently

Woody replied with his laugh. Hue hue hue Dont worry, its not a lack of responsibility on Simons part but as the organizer of the compet.i.tion, I have approved of their action.

Is that within the rules? Vincent asked.

Of course. Woody replied. Tournament for the best is just an activity in the game. The tournament itself has nothing to do with the bet. As the designer, the technical supervisor and marketing manager, naturally I have the administrative rights to this compet.i.tion.

In other words as long as you didnt propose a protest, the meddling in the Battle of the b.u.t.terfly will be ignored? Vincent tried to confirm.

Hue hue hue indeed. Woody giggled.

Oh I see it now. Vincent said, That is sinfully genius.

Well, thank you. Woody said.

Sid was as confused as he could be. He looked left and right before asking, Hey! What are you guys talking about! I dont even understand a think!

This is what they call borrowing another persons knife to make the kill Vincent explained with a literary a.n.a.logy.

Sir! Please use human language to explain! Sid sighed.

Fine Vincent shrugged as he began. First, according to Woodys calculation, he needs 10 people to break down 10 forms of ROOTs evolution. With regards to the candidates of these ten naturally they have already been predetermined. To decrease the chance of these people being eliminated before the final, Woody came up with the idea of the VIP players.

Woody continued, According to the original arrangement, the system would not pair these 10 players with each other in the Battle of b.u.t.terfly. But some busybodies from the heaven dont seem to be satisfied with that. So when the grouping was announced, the situation appeared where Feng Bujue is paired with Xu Huai Shang.

Wait If they want to mess with it, why dont they just make sure all the 10 VIP players match up against each other? Sid asked.

Isnt that a given? Woody chuckled.

You have not grown at all havent you Vincent continued and gave Sid a condescending side eye. I dont even hope for you to calculate five steps into the future, I just pray that you will see the next step thats going to happen but you can still come up with questions like that he shook his head with a sigh before asking, If they really did what you said, what kind of meddling would that be?

Hmm itll be too obvious, wouldnt it Sid nodded.

Something like 10 VIP players happen to match each other in the Battle of the b.u.t.terfly Woody added, Even if I could buy it, the players wouldnt. They will go on a riot on the forum Hue Hue Hue and then ill just heed their complaintand reshuffle the matches randomly and thatd solve the problem. He paused for a second. Furthermore, the person behind the meddling still needs to be cautious of Simon, they wouldnt dare push too far.

of course, I believe there is a personal vendetta in this ordeal. Vincent added, Why is it Feng Bujue and Xu Huai Shang who was matched together? Its clear that someone is targeting Woody

Woody laughed. That makes it all the more exciting.

In any case Xu Huai Shangs elimination will cause some influence in the final but the result wont change. Vincent continued, And the people from heaven will think that they have slipped one under us and take a low profile for a while. His expression suddenly turned dark. Woodys pretend ignorance allowed them this opening and this opening might one day became the advent of their downfall

At the same time, at the many market servers and the conference rooms of many guilds, a strange atmosphere was spreading

Even though most people would not go directly to the conclusion of supernatural based on what they saw but the audience still felt the strange atmosphere surrounding this final

Many obviously dead players hadnt had their body disappear into a pool of white light and that was directly against the basic build of the game. Other than that the friends of the killed players, they noticed that their friends status was still in game from their friend list. That was completely irrational.

Lastly, it was the issue of Anomaly

Until now, the existence of Anomaly was something that couldnt be covered up anymore. Among the audience, many heard of the term Anomaly before. They encountered the term on the forum but hadnt been able to confirm anything from any official channel. That was until today, on the stage of the final for the Tournament of the best when this group of unique NPC had shown up. They were as powerful as the boss AI, that was undeniably; but the most curious thing was they referred to the contestants directly as players.

Were they an easter egg in Thriller Paradise? Or a string of codes who had gained self-consciousness? Or something else completely?

At that moment, no one knew.

But they all could feel it After this Tournament of the Best was over, Thriller Paradise would welcome a giant change.