I rubbed my eyes in disbelief as I stared at the score on the screen. A bit of bitterness leaked into my voice as I muttered, "Is it over…"

To think that I didn’t even get the chance to fight my match...

Gui Guzi clenched his fists tightly. High Fighting Spirits punched the wall beside him. Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun was clenching his teeth in hatred, but couldn’t find a place to vent his emotions.

I could see the deep regret etched onto Chaos Moon’s features as she walked out of the battle room. Before she could say anything, I said, "It’s not your fault. Lin Bing Dou Zhe was far stronger than we thought, and we had all underestimated him. It wasn’t an undeserved loss…"

"Mn."

Chaos Moon nodded, but her eyes were full of sadness.

……

It was at this moment Warsky walked up the stage with a mic and a hearty chuckle, "Thank you for cheering for us, everyone. This friendly match had been most interesting, and on behalf of the Pepsi e-sports club I would like to thank everyone for your support. Besides that…"

He looked at me and said, "I hope that the vice leader of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand will honor his promise. If a new territory appears...