Chapter 263: Final Meeting with Cosimo

The fourth round of competition has begun.

In fact, Anson didn't care who his opponent was, because he knew that in the end, there would only be him and Cosimo standing on the field.

Lorenzo cannot use "The World Hates Me" in this situation. He is destined to miss the championship. He may not even be able to beat other members of Hell Lighthouse, let alone 'Anson Deer' and 'Cosimo' who are ranked first in the world.

When Anson Lu came to his senses, he was already on the football field. The size of this football field was ten times larger than the previous one.

Correspondingly, the size of the auditorium has expanded more than ten times. This time, there are not only tens of thousands of citizen spectators, but nearly hundreds of thousands of spectators gathered here. The discussions and cheers on the scene are deafening. Even Paris at night has never been so lively.

In the crowded auditorium, four-color neon lights were swaying, and nearly ten huge LED screens were placed at the four corners of the oval dome, magnifying Anson Deer's attractive face.

[This is Arena 1! Welcome to the 50 to 25 world competition! ]

"First, welcome our number one player - Anson Deer!!!" A host with a mechanical expression appeared on the LED display. He held the microphone and shouted: "Currently ranked first in the world, the sequence name is - Old Chess Player!"

Anson Deer scratched his hair. He really felt that he was going deaf, but for the sake of his image, he decided not to cover his ears.

Solve it as soon as possible and advance to the next game as soon as possible... This was the only thought in his mind, so he raised his eyes and looked forward.

The opponent's figure gradually emerged. It was a familiar face with deep eyes, straight posture, gentle temperament like jade, and a bit of scholarly air.

It was the captain of the Chinese national team - Jiang Yiji.

"Next up is our number two contestant - Jiang Yijie!!!" The host added: "Currently ranked tenth in the world in terms of combat power, his sequence name is - Emerald Mask!"

Anson Lu was stunned for a moment, then smiled unhappily: "Captain Jiang, why are we already starting a civil war in the 50 to 25 match?"

"I will do my best, Anson Lu." Jiang Yiji smiled, "Also, I hope you can promise me one thing?"

Their voices were transmitted to the ears of every audience member through the radio, and the cheers and screams at the scene became louder, like an overwhelming tide sweeping over.

"What's the matter?" Anson Lu sighed and covered his ears.

"If you win, you will replace me and become the captain of the Chinese national team."

"Okay then." Anson Lu breathed a sigh of relief, with the corners of his mouth raised: "Captain Jiang, it's time for you to step down and rest for a while."

He unexpectedly did not refuse, and was not even humble for half a second, causing Jiang Yijie to be stunned for a moment, and then he smiled and said:

“I couldn’t ask for more.”

The battle was about to begin, and both men's bodies quickly regained their mobility.

"Captain Jiang, out of respect for you, I will also give my all."

The moment the words fell, Anson Lu's chess domain spread out. Since he was facing his captain, he showed his utmost respect and did not hold back any more.

"The Ten Thousand Riders of the Gods, deploy them in front of me," he began.

In an instant, the whole world began to become restless. The clouds in the sky completely dispersed in an instant, and the scorching sun cast down thousands of feet of light, pouring into one place.

At the place where all the light in the world converges, a huge shadow slowly emerges.

Standing in front of Anson's deer is a huge stone statue.

It is like a noble knight, wearing a helmet as sacred as a god, and draped in down armor as noble as a swan. Its ten huge fingers are gathered together in front of its chest, tightly grasping a huge sword, and the tip of the sword pierces the earth.

"roar--!!!"

The Ten Thousand Riders Statue suddenly raised its head, and its eyes beneath the helmet shone with golden light. Under the sunlight, the sacred glow did not dim, but became even brighter.

The audience at the scene all exclaimed in surprise, wondering what kind of monster this was. The Wanqi God statue was nine meters tall, and its shadow covered the sky and the earth. The strong visual impact made people's pupils tremble.

At the same time, Jiang Yijie put on a mask made of jade and recited: "Ancient Jade Beasts - Dragon, Horse, Pig, Rat, Lion, Monkey, Eagle, Ox, Sheep, Dog, Snake, Rabbit!"

After being promoted to the fourth-rank "Emerald Mask", Jiang Yiji has gathered all twelve ancient emerald beasts. This is the most complete form of the Emerald Mask's mechanism.

Twelve ancient jade beasts, twelve kinds of jade powers, and that instant of total destruction, Jiang Yiji's fighting power is truly terrifying.

As soon as he finished speaking, a deep green emerald oriental dragon suddenly swooped down from the sky, carrying eleven other emerald ancient beasts on its huge back. Their emerald green even overshadowed the brilliance of the sun, like a magnificent oriental ink painting.

"Ansenlu, please don't show mercy," Jiang Yijie said, "Let me clearly understand the gap between you and me."

"Of course I will do my best," Anson Deer said, "otherwise I have no right to take the captain's position from you."

After the battle, Anson Deer returned to the preparation room.

"It's too difficult, Captain Jiang..." He exhaled, lay down on the sofa tiredly, and covered his forehead with the back of his hand, "I almost lost."

After resting for a while, he opened his eyes and looked at the live broadcast directory of the game.

The matches that attracted his attention the most were: Julius vs. Asuka, Cosimo vs. Urushihara Ritsu, and Chu Qimo vs. Gu Qiu.

The other games were also very classic. Because there were only fifty people left, they were basically all sequence players that Anson Lu knew.

Soon after, the outcomes of each game gradually became clear.

In the battle between Yuliu and Asuka, the winner is Asuka. A fourth-order scarlet dragon-winged dragon, its size has reached to about twelve meters. Its defense and regeneration ability are too strong. Yuliu's advantage lies in the large number of skills and strong adaptability, but instantaneous explosive power is not his strong point, so he was defeated by Asuka in the end.

In the battle between Ritsu Urushihara and Cosimo, the winner was Cosimo. Crow seemed to have given up. In the last few seconds, he raised the corners of his mouth, raised his arms, and the cards fell from his hands. Cosimo was merciless. He controlled the mecha and raised the lightsaber to directly take away his qualification for promotion.

Not only that, after defeating the Crows, Cosimo also shouted to the audience: "Anson Deer, see you in the finals, I hope you don't let me down."

Okay, okay, see you in the finals. You little cyber brat, don’t die halfway through starting your own business... Anson Lu complained in his heart.

Chu Qimo was the winner in the battle against Gu Qiu. Gu Qiu had almost no intention of fighting. After the battle with Surtur, his hair was already full of white. His expression seemed to have aged overnight. His eyes revealed fatigue and boredom. He just wanted to get over it as soon as possible, so naturally he was no match for Chu Qimo.

So it was time for the fifth round of the competition, with Anson Lu facing Asuka. When they entered the football field, the cheers from the audience almost drowned out the world.

Both teams in the finals were former members of Hell Lighthouse, top players with a lot of mystery. Just the label of "Hell Lighthouse" was enough to attract the attention of all the audience, not to mention how eye-catching this battle was.

Anson Lu put one hand in his pocket and held his forehead with the other: "I am really speechless."

Asuka put one hand on her waist, her eyes sparkling with intelligence. She took a deep breath and said slowly, "Let's have a serious fight. I've wanted to beat you up for a long time."

"Asuka..." Anson Lu tilted his head and said helplessly: "Don't let me beat you into a crying mess."

"I can only say this to each other."

The battle still ended quickly.

Asuka was willing to attack Anson Deer's chess pieces. When facing him, she would just retract her claws, as if her claws had suddenly rusted and stopped working. She even deliberately let her claws slap onto the grass several times, brushing past Anson Deer's body.

In the end, the grass on the football field was burned out and huge pits were dug out on the ground, but Anson Deer remained unharmed.

Anson Deer was very helpless.

If Asuka isn't serious, he can't be serious either.

He hasn't even used his two king-protecting moves yet, and this crying dragon can't bring himself to do anything, let alone what happens next. Asuka has no intention of defeating him at all.

Finally, Anson Lu summoned the Red Tide-level chess piece - Black Swan, which is a chess piece that can launch mental attacks and even cause the opponent to fall into hallucinations for a short time.

Anson Lu knew that the mental value of the "Scarlet Dragon Wing" sequence was very low, and it had no resistance at all when facing mental attacks.

It can be seen from the original Disney copy that Gu Qiu used the "defense network" to easily control Asuka.

So, after entering the illusion created by the black swan, the crimson dragon first stayed where it was, and then slowly changed back into human form.

Anson Lu held his forehead and sighed: "Come on, I didn't ask you to turn back into a human. You are pretending too much."

"I lost, okay?"

Asuka raised her head and gently curled the corners of her bloody lips towards him.

"What about the serious fight you promised?"

"Then teach me how to do it to the person I like?" Asuka turned her face away, her eyes moving, "Well... I will feel bad."

"Hey, hey, hey... do you know what kind of occasion this is?" Anson Deer was stunned.

At this moment, the whole stadium was boiling, their words were transmitted to the ears of every audience member through the radio, and the shocking sighs resounded throughout the football field.

Anson Deer's ears turned slightly red. He covered his face with his hands and sighed.

Uesugi Asuka added: "It doesn't matter, even if the whole world knows that I like you, what does it matter?"

The whole stadium was shocked again. This time, it wasn't just Anson's ears that were red. In the past, his toes could have dug ten thousand deep pits on the ground of the football field.

He stared at Asuka and couldn't help but say, "You are such a big idiot. You never consider the consequences of your actions, right?"

"Please, hurry up." Asuka sighed softly and sat down, her dirty light green skirt hanging on the weeds. "I want to go on holiday early."

"Asuka, see you outside the dungeon."

"Well, see you then."

After the fifth round, Anselmo received the news: Lorenzo had faced Cosimo in the competition, and he was eliminated by Cosimo.

The two fought with great passion and controversy, and citizens in the audience were able to use the internet.

So when Anson Lu opened his phone and randomly clicked on a social software, apart from the number one hot search "Uesugi Asuka confessed her love to Anson Lu in public", the second hot search was basically: "Cosimo and Lorenzo, a battle between brothers", and the third hot search was: "The World Championships opens? All citizens can watch the game on site! No longer have to watch TV in a dark alien space."

As for the following news, their popularity was much lower, and most of them were discussing the strength of the top players and related predictions.

The sixth round of competition has begun, and this is already the semi-finals.

The person Anson Lu met in this game was an ordinary professional player from China - Wang Youjin.

In the seventh round of the dungeon, the player confrontation dungeon located in the Thar Desert, Anson Lu had fought against Wang Youjin.

At that time, he hadn't even unfolded the chess domain, and Wang Youjin fell down. Anson Lu remembered that he used the alien kangaroo to block Wang Youjin's poison dart.

"We meet again." Wang Youjin said, "Time is a wonderful thing. Back then you were a wanted criminal, and now you and I are both members of the Chinese national team."

"To be honest, I didn't think you could make it this far." Anson Lu said bluntly: "You are worthy of your reputation as the strongest assassin player."

Wang Youjin has completed his fourth job transfer. He is the first ordinary professional player in the world to have completed four job transfers. The last job transfer form is called "Shadow Blade King", which sounds comparable to a serial player. No one would have thought that he had climbed to this level from the most ordinary assassin player. If this were put into a novel or a cartoon, he would at least be a protagonist.

"I won't waste any more time talking nonsense. I'm here to meet you today as a challenger." Wang Youjin said, "Luckily I met you in the top 6. Otherwise, with my strength, I probably wouldn't have made it to the finals."

"That's right." Anson Lu did not refute. If Wang Youjin wanted to meet Anson Lu in the finals, he would have to overcome Cosimo.

An assassin player would never be able to defeat Cosimo's mecha. After all, after being strengthened with numerous resources, Cosimo's cyber mecha's defense is even better than Asuka's dragon form.

At this time, Anson Lu no longer underestimated the enemy as he did before. He quickly unfolded the chess domain and then said:

"Brother Wang, this is my respect for you."

Amid the roaring cheers, Wang Youjin slowly raised the corners of his mouth.

“I definitely felt it.”

After Wang Youjin finished speaking, he tightly grasped the glowing dagger and instantly disappeared from the spot, rushing forward like a wolf flying through the pitch-black night.

The result of the battle with Wang Youjin is self-evident. In the end, Anson Lu overcame all obstacles and successfully advanced to the finals.

In the other semi-final, Cosimo defeated Chu Qimo. Chu Qimo struggled for a long time, changing the form of Dark Sky and fighting fiercely with the cyber mecha with more than ten sword skills. In the end, he was defeated and died under Cosimo's lightsaber.

Therefore, the two players who have advanced to the finals have been revealed so far. They are Anson Deer (former chess player) and Cosimo (Cyber ​​Strike).

At the same time, they are currently ranked number one in the world among all players.

(End of this chapter)