"What the hell! Who the fuck tipped off the reporters?"
Under the cover of a group of bodyguards, Proud World Dragon Emperor entered the corporate building and made his way to the 12th-floor general manager's office. He glared fiercely at his voluptuous female secretary, Xiaoya, and demanded.
"I—I don't know, boss. When I came in this morning, they were already all gathered here."
The secretary, Xiaoya, shook her head. Glancing through the floor-to-ceiling window at the reporters still stubbornly blocking the entrance of the Bai Group's Songjiang branch building, she spoke with lingering fear.
"Ring, ring!"
A vintage ringtone sounded. This was Proud World Dragon Emperor's other phone; the previous one had been smashed to pieces in his rage.
"Bai Heng, why are there suddenly a bunch of reporters at your place?"
Bai Junshan, chairman of the Bai Group, who was far away in Longping, seemed to know everything about the situation at the Songjiang branch. He immediately questioned Proud World Dragon Emperor in an accusatory tone.
"Dad, let me explain! This must be that bitch Heng Yuwei's doing. I've already found evidence. Dad, please give me one more day. I'll expose Heng Yuwei's scheme!"
Proud World Dragon Emperor was terrified as he spoke to his father on the other end of the line, his tone almost pleading as he addressed his own biological father.
"Fine! I'll give you one more day. If you can't resolve this within a day, the general manager of the Songjiang branch can be replaced!"
Bai Junshan coldly dropped that remark and immediately hung up.
"Huff! Huff!"
Proud World Dragon Emperor's right hand, still holding the phone, hung limply as he gasped for air. Bai Junshan's final words over the phone filled him with unprecedented fear!
Besides Proud World Dragon Emperor, also known as Bai Heng, Bai Group chairman Bai Junshan had one daughter and two other sons: the eldest daughter Bai Jingyao, the second son Bai Zhan, and the third son Bai Xi. Proud World Dragon Emperor was the eldest among Bai Junshan's three sons.
Currently, Proud World Dragon Emperor's younger brother, Bai Zhan, was about to finish his studies abroad and return home this year. Judging by Bai Junshan's tone, if the "Golden Pine Ridge" incident wasn't handled properly, Bai Junshan might very well let Bai Zhan replace Proud World Dragon Emperor as the general manager of the Songjiang branch!
"Xiaoya, help me schedule appointments with Dr. Wu from Junshan Hospital and Officer Xie from the Security Bureau. Set them for 3 PM and 5:30 PM!"
After hanging up, Proud World Dragon Emperor immediately instructed his secretary and began his countermeasures.
......
At Songjiang City's Tianhong Hospital, Jiang Yuan was holed up in his private room, happily playing the game *All Worlds*!
That's right—last night, Heng Yuwei had someone deliver a computer to Jiang Yuan. While it couldn't compare to the one he'd built for 160,000 Longguo dollars, it was still a high-end setup.
It was Tuesday, and there was a "World Martial Arts" event that evening. Since it was daytime, Jiang Yuan finished his sect daily quests and then went to the NPC "All Worlds War God" to check out the "Battlefield" gameplay guide.
"The battlefield is divided into two sides: 'Dragon War Pavilion' and 'Hidden Immortal Pavilion.' Players can freely choose their faction. After entering the map, the side that destroys the opponent's turrets and main building first wins. The victor receives 120 Immortal Foundations, the loser gets 15. A total of ten matches can be played per day, with at least a ten-minute interval between each."
"Greetings, brave warrior. Please choose your faction!"
After reading the guide, Jiang Yuan initiated a dialogue with the NPC "All Worlds War God," and two prompt boxes appeared before him.
Jiang Yuan glanced at them and saw that Dragon War Pavilion currently had five players, while Hidden Immortal Pavilion had only one.
"Join Hidden Immortal Pavilion!"
Without a second thought, Jiang Yuan joined the weaker side, Hidden Immortal Pavilion.
"Ding! Successfully joined Hidden Immortal Pavilion! The battlefield will open in one minute!"
After a series of prompts, Jiang Yuan noticed a battlefield queue icon appear in the lower right corner of his avatar frame.
"Ding! The Level 90 Infernal Battlefield has opened. Would you like to enter?"
After waiting a minute, Jiang Yuan heard the system prompt in his ears.
As the game screen rippled like water, Jiang Yuan opened his eyes to find himself already inside the battlefield!
Looking left and right, Jiang Yuan realized he was in a sealed space. Four stone doors completely blocked his view, hiding the outside.
Turning his head, Jiang Yuan saw a female player standing beside him. Glancing at her ID, he noticed she was from the Dingding Guild!
"Ding! Player 'Dingding Nana' has accepted your team invitation."
"Hi, how do you play this mode?"
As soon as they teamed up, the female player from Dingding Guild asked.
"I don't know. First, we need to figure out how to get out."
Jiang Yuan shook his head, said to his teammate from Dingding Guild, and then pushed against the four sturdy stone doors around him. They didn't budge.
"Ding! Countdown begins: 10... 9... 8..."
As the ten-second countdown ended, a loud "rumble" sounded, and the stone doors trapping Jiang Yuan and the other player suddenly lowered, revealing the battlefield!
Jiang Yuan and Dingding Nana found themselves at a junction with three paths: top, middle, and bottom. About fifty meters down each path stood a massive turret!
"Whoosh!"
A sound rang out, and a row of soldiers with the label "Hidden Immortal Pavilion Soldier" appeared out of thin air beside Jiang Yuan. They then automatically split into three squads, advancing toward the enemy from the top, middle, and bottom paths!
"I get it! This is just like a MOBA game!"
So the battlefield was modeled after MOBA games like League of Legends, with players acting as the "heroes." The red side represented Hidden Immortal Pavilion, and the blue side represented Dragon War Pavilion. The two sides fought across three lanes, and whoever destroyed the opponent's main building first would win.
"I'll take mid. You go bottom."
Jiang Yuan said to Dingding Nana, then followed the mid-lane soldiers toward the enemy's first turret.
"Clang, clang!"
"Boom!"
As the Hidden Immortal Pavilion soldiers reached the enemy's mid-lane first turret, they immediately surrounded it and launched an attack. The enemy turret fired shells at a steady rhythm, blasting at Jiang Yuan and the soldiers!
"Go!"
Once he understood the mechanics, Jiang Yuan immediately summoned a thousand Dragon Beard Tigers to help the Hidden Immortal Pavilion soldiers push the enemy's mid-lane first turret!
"Kill him! Don't let him take our turret!"
Just then, two people emerged from behind the enemy's mid-lane first turret, pointing at Jiang Yuan and shouting.
Jiang Yuan looked up at their IDs and couldn't help but grin!
"So I'm up against the Aoshi Guild! Sorry, then!"
With a slight smile, Jiang Yuan sent his thousand Dragon Beard Tigers charging forward. Right in front of the two Aoshi players, they flattened the enemy's mid-lane first turret in no time!