CHAPTER 565: CHAPTER 551: NEW YEAR’S EVE FRIGHT

"This year’s Spring Festival Gala is quite interesting!" In a lavishly decorated living room, an elderly lady with white hair but a youthful face watched the screen with a kind smile.

At that moment, the living room was filled with a dozen people of all ages.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses chuckled:

"Isn’t this the game that Yue’Er plays? I never thought it would make it to the Spring Festival Gala."

Beside the middle-aged man, a beautiful young woman echoed:

"I’ve heard from a few friends about how beautiful the scenery is inside. Seeing it with my own eyes, I can hardly believe it’s just a game!"

The rest of the people in the living room also marveled:

"If you hadn’t said it’s a game, I’d have thought it was shot at some scenic spot."

A few young children were frolicking around the living room.

The middle-aged man then turned to a pretty woman on the sofa nearby and said:

"Yue’Er, why don’t you tell everyone, is this game really that fun?"

The middle-aged man laughed as he spoke:

"Nowadays, a few colleagues from my office rush off to play games right after work."

"We used to meet up for a drink, but now it’s hard to even invite someone out!"

Just then, a man in his early twenties said:

"I heard that Sister Little Yue even knows the game’s star, Feng Hua."

"Feng Hua?"

The middle-aged man looked at his son in surprise:

"Is it that Feng Hua, the so-called number one player in our Hua Country’s game?"

The son nodded with admiration:

"Yes, that’s him."

The middle-aged man looked at the pretty woman in amazement and said with a smile:

"I never thought our daughter was so amazing!"

"Don’t even mention it. My colleagues at work won’t stop talking about Feng Hua. They worship him!"

The middle-aged man laughed heartily:

"If they knew my daughter knew their idol, wouldn’t that give me some face?"

Seeing the middle-aged man get more and more excited, the pretty girl finally couldn’t help but tease him:

"Dad, aren’t you always saying that playing games is unproductive? Why are you so proud now?"

The middle-aged man didn’t mind and said:

"That was before!"

"I heard this game is now heavily supported by countries around the world, with the potential to open the door to a second world for us, reducing the growing societal pressure."

"Even if I’m old-fashioned, I should understand what it means to keep up with the times."

Shangguan Yue listened to her father’s grand words, feeling helpless.

Just then, the grandma next to Shangguan Yue suddenly pointed at the exciting ’martial arts competition’ on TV, her eyes shining:

"This is too advanced."

"Even this old lady got pumped watching it."

While everyone was focused intently on the TV screen, Guo Yue’s phone suddenly received a group message from the guild:

"Log in quickly, prepare to defend the city."

Shangguan Yue’s beautiful eyes widened, then she stood up and said:

"You all keep watching, I’m going to play the game."

Seeing this, grandma quickly tried to persuade her to stay:

"Won’t you stay and watch a little longer with grandma?"

Shangguan Yue could only say:

"Our guild has an event, I have to log in."

At this point, the middle-aged man quickly stopped the grandmother from continuing to persuade her:

"Mom, just let her go. We are here too."

Shangguan Yue turned to the middle-aged man with a smile filled with warmth:

"Thank you."

The middle-aged man waved with a smile:

"Go on."

"We’ll call you when it’s time for supper."

Just then, a man slightly younger than Shangguan Yue quickly got up:

"Whoa, I need to get on the game too, there’s an event happening."

With that, he rushed to his room, leaving the remaining people in the living room chuckling at each other:

"Kids these days!"

Meanwhile, the TV announcer’s voice continued:

"Next, let’s enjoy the newly choreographed dance ’Sword Dance’ brought to you by the Sheng Tang Dance Troupe."

...

When Shangguan Yue hurriedly logged into the game, she appeared at her guild’s base.

The base was crowded with players, and more continued to log in. A female player named ’Die Lianhua’ jogged over:

"Yue’Er, you’re finally here, been waiting for you."

It turned out this Shangguan Yue was precisely Mingmen Yue’Er in the game.

Mingmen Yue’Er looked at her few friends in the game, puzzled:

"Why call us up at this time? I didn’t see any notice about an event tonight."

Die Lianhua quickly took Mingmen Yue’Er’s arm:

"I heard there might be a big battle tonight, but I don’t know the details."

"Who knows the exact situation, probably only our president knows."

At this point, Die Lianhua’s eyes suddenly lit up, and she said to Mingmen Yue’Er:

"Yue’Er, you’re close with the president, why not ask him?"

At this moment, Mingmen Yue’Er looked at the message just answered by the president, looking shocked.

Die Lianhua, sensing something, curiously asked:

"What is it?"

Mingmen Yue’Er quickly pulled Die Lianhua aside and said:

"The president just replied to me. I’ll tell you, but you have to keep it secret!"

Die Lianhua had an excited expression:

"What is it, quickly tell me. I promise not to spread it."

At this moment, Mingmen Yue’Er could only calm her shock and slowly said:

"Players from other battle zones were found outside all Eight Border Cities, guess what they’re planning?"

Die Lianhua suddenly widened her eyes and exclaimed:

"Holy crap!"

He Tian remarked with shock, looking at Lin Yi:

"What did you say? There are people at all eight cities!"

At this moment, Lin Yi was also frowning, uneasy.

Just now, Lin Yi received messages from Mingmen Kun Shao, Proud Gaze Lord, Luoshen Liunian, Shengshi Drunkard, Phantom City Xia Haitang, Divine Hall Madman, and Destiny Heavenly Monarch (Heavenly Dao Alliance President) simultaneously. They all reported sightings of players from other battle zones outside the city.

At this moment, these individuals were stationed in the Eight Border Cities.

Handsome gulped with difficulty:

"Damn it, they’re crazy."

"Did we poke a hornet’s nest? Why are they all targeting us?"

At this moment, Lin Yi sent a team invitation to these presidents:

Shengshi Drunkard joined the team.

Proud Gaze Lord joined the team.

Luoshen Liunian joined the team.

Phantom City Xia Haitang joined the team.

...

Shengshi Drunkard, having just entered the team, started cursing:

Shengshi Drunkard (Member): "These bastards, they’re trying to take us down in our battle zone!"

Luoshen Liunian (Member): "Looks like they planned this together. Unexpected, but somehow expected."

Destiny Heavenly Monarch (Member): "Nearly a thousand players have gathered outside our City 6. They seem ready to act soon."

Phantom City Xia Haitang (Team): "Only a few dozen people were seen outside City 4 so far, and the situation remains unclear."

While everyone was discussing, Lin Yi suddenly said:

Feng Hua (Leader): "First, send some Thieves to scout out which battle zones these players are coming from."

Feng Hua (Leader): "Keep close watch on the ’Goryeo,’ ’He Clan,’ and ’United States’ battle zones. Let me know when you’re sure it’s them."

...

Lin Yi finished speaking in the team and checked the time, 21:16.

Then Lin Yi said to He Tian and others:

"Wait here first, I’ll be leaving for a bit."

Then Lin Yi hurriedly walked towards the Teleportation Array, He Tian shouted from behind:

"Need help?"

Lin Yi:

"No need!"

Meanwhile, in a broadcast room somewhere in Hua Country, a man dressed like a director watched the Spring Festival Gala program on TV with satisfaction:

"Looks like the effect is even better than I imagined!"