Chapter 0 The Butterfly Battle is About to Begin

[The Butterfly Battle is about to begin. Your data will be loaded in thirty seconds. Please do not leave the login space.]

[Ten-second countdown to loading, nine, eight, seven... two, one.]

After the countdown ended, a system voice entered his ears: "Jade butterflies flit through the fragmented brocade, catkins fly in the sky, vying to be the wildest."

Accompanied by these opening lines, Feng Bujue was transported into the script.

[Loading complete. You are currently participating in the Peak Tournament - Butterfly Battle.]

[This mode has no script introduction, no side hidden missions, and no special worldview.]

[Script victory reward: Advance to the Peak Tournament Battle]

[Main quest triggered]

[Kill your opponent]

Soon, the white light in front of Feng Bujue faded, and his body regained the ability to move.

He stood in the center of an ancient Roman Colosseum, surrounded by circular stands, but there were no spectators in the stands.

Above, the sky was high, the clouds were light, and the sun was shining brightly.

All around, it was quiet.

Twenty meters in front of Jue Ge stood a female player.

Xu Huai Shang was in her prime, tall and slender, with a delicate waist and beautiful hair. Her appearance was stunning, her skin fair and smooth, and she was charming and lovely. She was indeed a woman that was hard to forget at a glance. The "Red Cherry" guild uniform complemented her temperament: a white long dress with a blood cherry pattern, the hem swaying gently in the breeze, ethereal and immortal.

Looking at Feng Bujue... from his appearance alone, he was quite handsome, but he exuded a gloomy, bizarre aura. His lazy expression and listless eyes made it impossible to fathom his inner thoughts.

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"What... that's Mad Detective? He's really the second-ranked player on the combat leaderboard? Could there be a mistake?"

"Hey, hey... is that a Joker look? This guy is just a chuunibyou, does he have any real skills..."

"So Mad Detective is this wretched bastard! If this kid dares to touch my Shang Shang, he can just wait to die as an apology!"

In the mall, Xu Huai Shang's supporters (including general fans, hardcore fans, fanatical guards, etc...) were obviously not very friendly to Jue Ge. Although this was expected, it was a bit of an exaggeration that Feng Bujue was met with such an atmosphere as soon as he appeared...

"Hello everyone, the long-awaited [Butterfly Battle] has finally arrived." The commentator's voice rang out on the big screen, "I am the commentator Hua Xiong."

"I'm Pan Feng," Pan Feng said, taking over.

"Today we are bringing you another highly anticipated battle," Hua Xiong continued, "Both sides of the battle are specially invited players, that is, 'seed players'. One of them, I believe, everyone is very familiar with. That's right, she is the number one expert of 'Red Cherry', the goddess in the hearts of thousands of players - [Xu Huai Shang]!"

A wave of cheers rang out from the audience under the main screen. It seemed that Xu Huai Shang's popularity was truly amazing, and there was no shortage of her supporters in every aspect of the mall.

"And the other one..." Pan Feng continued, his tone becoming somewhat strange, probably recalling some unpleasant memories, "Is a mysterious expert. Over the past month, his name has spread to every corner of Thriller Paradise, but few have seen his true face... How strong is he really? Today it will be revealed!"

Obviously, a chorus of boos followed... Even if the two players themselves could not hear the clamor, Xu Huai Shang's fans were still doing their best to express their position.

"Okay, as shown on the screen, the match has officially begun," Hua Xiong said, "We can see the two players facing each other in the center of the arena, neither of them moving first."

Pan Feng, not wanting to be left out, added, "This is a battle between experts... Without knowing the other's background, no one will rashly attack. In my opinion... this battle will most likely begin with a tentative attack with ranged weapons."

They were quite clever, cutting straight to the theme of the battle without further discussing Feng Bujue and Xu Huai Shang. Because these two players had chosen to remain anonymous on the combat power rankings, it was inconvenient for game officials to discuss their rankings.

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At the same time, the confrontation in the arena continued.

Xu Huai Shang's weapon was a knife.

Twin blades, a pair of short swords that were not too long.

She had scabbards on both sides of her belt.

At this moment, the knives were in their sheaths, and her hands were near the sheaths.

However, Xu Huai Shang hesitated to move.

Facing the mysterious [Mad Detective] in front of her, she was clearly wary. She had naturally heard the rumors about him being the second-ranked player on the combat power rankings. But the studio could not find any information about this man, which made her feel vaguely uneasy.

"His appearance is fair and clean, gentle and refined... he doesn't seem very powerful..." Xu Huai Shang thought to herself, "His clothing搭配 is个性, but looking closely... it should all be cheap stuff, not very practical; apart from ordinary pockets, there are no weapon scabbards or anything like that..." Her gaze wandered over Jue Ge's body, "But I can't rule out that this is a disguise, or... confidence..."

At this moment, Jue Ge suddenly moved, inexplicably kneeling on one knee...

"What... is he proposing?" Xu Huai Shang was startled. Even though they were dozens of meters apart, she instinctively took half a step back.

The next second, Feng Bujue calmly activated a skill, summoning a bizarre-looking elementary school student.

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss... is it my turn again..." Musashi Koganai struck his wretched pose, smiling sinisterly.

In fact, Jue Ge suddenly knelt on one knee simply to meet the condition for this summoning skill - "make a strange move."

Xu Huai Shang quickly realized this, but her deduction was... the activation condition for the other party's summoning skill was "kneeling on one knee."

"Could he be a summoning-type player?" Xu Huai Shang thought, "But this summon doesn't look very strong... could it be some kind of super-high-level summon that uses psychic power or magic?"

Just as she was feeling suspicious, Jue Ge whispered a few words in Koganai's ear, and then the latter turned around with a sinister smile and scurried away... getting further and further away, leaving the arena altogether.

"What's going on... could it be that I guessed right?" Xu Huai Shang watched the scene in front of her, still not daring to act rashly, but she still tried to test the waters: "Are you trying to have this summon hide in the dark... and ambush me with ranged attacks?"

"Hide in the dark and ambush you... hehehe..." Here, Feng Bujue cleverly used a technique he learned from Woody - answering a question with a question, coupled with a sinister grin.

This trick was very wicked, but very practical. Using it had a high chance of angering the other party and creating some psychological pressure. If you don't believe me, you can try it on others at school or work... For example, when the teacher asks you in class, "In what year did the Xinhai Revolution occur?" you answer, "The Xinhai Revolution... hehehe..." When the leader at work asks you, "Where's the report I asked you to do this morning?" you say with a sinister smile, "The report... hehehehe..." It would be even better if you made an expression like "I've already used that thing to wipe my ass."

In short, this trick is foolproof and infinitely powerful. If you don't have the determination to fight to the death, please use it with caution, hehehe...

Back to the topic... Obviously, Jue Ge's actions just now were simply to use the script to grind his "character missions", because he was only two away from completing the mission [Use summoning skills and successfully summon a summon fifty times], so he had to take the opportunity to use it.

But Xu Huai Shang didn't know this. Under Jue Ge's psychological warfare, she unconsciously carried a psychological burden, and she didn't even know... that what she was worried about was just a non-combat summon that had already left the battlefield...

"Never mind if you don't want to say it." Xu Huai Shang frowned slightly, a hint of anger rising, she continued, "In battle... you certainly have no obligation to tell me these things." As she spoke, she already had her twin blades in hand, ready to strike, "No matter what your fighting style is, I..." Her words stopped abruptly, because Feng Bujue had done something else at this moment.

"Wow... he actually took a folding stool out of his bag..." Xu Huai Shang looked at the scene in front of her, unable to suppress the urge to吐槽, silently muttering in her heart.

Jue Ge held the folding stool and swung it around a few times, like a baseball player warming up before batting, his movements were quite professional.

After doing this, he took a deep breath, turned his head to look at Xu Huai Shang and said, "I am also a person who cherishes beauty." He paused, "So... you will soon be freed from this violent competition."