Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 472 Press Conference

"Not sure?" asked the person on the other end of the phone.

"No." Zhang Huaide replied.

He knew in his heart that the commander-in-chief just wanted to hear "we will win".

But Comrade Lao Zhang is the type who would never say 100% if he is 90%. Besides, the opponent is the Zhenhai Team led by Yan Yu. Who dares to say that he is sure of this?
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Huaide was silent for a long time and sighed deeply.

The higher-ups attached great importance to this competition and even violated the rules by leaking secret information to the team, which shows their strong hope that the Fire Phoenix team will win the competition.

Unfortunately, on the battlefield, strength ultimately comes down to sheer power. Man proposes, God disposes, and whether human effort can reverse the overall disadvantage in strength is anyone's guess.

I can only try my best...whether I win or lose, I must leave no regrets!

"Captain Zhang," Hou Qing's voice came from outside. "The press conference in Zhenhai has begun."

"It's Deputy Captain Zhang." Zhang Huaide corrected and nodded. "Okay, I'll go right away."

He took off the plain glasses on his nose, wiped them carefully with a glasses cloth, and then put them back on carefully.

After leaving the room and reuniting with their teammates, the Fire Phoenix team went to the lounge together, waiting for the press conference to call them on stage.

Speaking of news interviews, many media reporters at the press conference had a love-hate relationship with the Zhenhai Team.

Among the four major teams, the easiest to interview is actually the Longxiong Team. Deputy Captain Ye Jun is very easy to communicate with and does not speak in official jargon all the time, allowing reporters to easily obtain news materials worthy of being published in newspapers; the second is the Qing'an Team. Li Minghu is also more understanding and basically answers every question without beating around the bush.

Zhang Huaide of the Fire Phoenix Team spoke in a steady and precise manner. Although it cannot be said that there was anything wrong with his attitude, it was rather bland as news material.

As for the Zhenhai team, currently the most popular and fan-favorite team, they're a real headache for reporters. Vice Captain Chen Lingyun's freewheeling speeches delight in teasing reporters and the media. And she's the daughter of a high-ranking official. If reporters were to report on the situation, they'd be berated by the editor-in-chief: "How dare you write something so explosive? Where's your head?"

But if I don’t write something explosive, what will happen to my KPI?

The Zhenhai team walked onto the stage, and the reporters below were also ready with their cameras.

The host of the press conference arranged by the Pingxi Army looked around the scene with a stern expression and sharp eyes, as if warning everyone "not to make trouble for no reason", and then announced the official start of the press conference.

The first female reporter to get the microphone was a pretty young lady who had just graduated from university. She smiled brightly at Yan Yu on the stage and then asked:

"I'd like to ask Team Yan to give us a brief review of the strength of each member of the Fire Phoenix Team, your simulated opponent. Thank you."

The journalist colleagues nearby watched coldly and laughed in their hearts.

Asking a female intern college student to ask questions was obviously to use the beauty trap to see if Team Yan would fall for it - if he was easy to talk to in front of the female college student, then it is conceivable that the next time he interviewed the Zhenhai team's game, the people asking questions would definitely all be female intern college students hired by various media outlets, and they would definitely be more beautiful than the other.

"Comments." Yan Yu pondered for a moment and looked at the Pingxi Army host next to him.

The host was also confused. What are you looking at me doing?
He came to the interview desk and asked in a low voice:

"Isn't it convenient to answer?"

The reporters near the front row pricked up their ears and heard Yan Yu ask:

"If I were to comment on your Captain Zhou, could I speak freely?" The Pingxi Army spokesperson wanted to say, "Of course not," but with so many reporters watching, he could only force a serious tone and say,

"Just answer truthfully."

"Well, let's talk about them one by one." Yan Yu began to speak in front of the camera. "Captain Zhou Hongyu specializes in large-scale destructive Taoism. If he is second in the country in this area, I don't think anyone would dare to claim to be the best, not even Liu Longtao here."

The reporters below immediately perked up, and the spokesperson next to him also breathed a sigh of relief: Very good, Zhou Hongyu was not criticized completely.

"The only problem is that she's too stubborn," Yan Yu continued. "Ever since she lost to me in the Fourth College Exchange Tournament, she's been obsessed with defeating me. I heard that she even added me to her chat friends list, with the note 'Defeat him.' Haha, what an interesting woman..."

"Ahem!" The Pingxi Army spokesperson coughed forcefully and warned, "Team Yan, please pay attention to the time and talk less about things unrelated to the game."

The reporters became collectively active: Is this a new form of secret love?
Of course, we can't talk nonsense about things without evidence, but everyone can also show off their writing skills. Soon, there will be self-media public accounts that don't know the consequences of their own actions and will report that "Fire Phoenix Team Zhou Hongyu has a crush on Yan Yu", attracting a large amount of traffic from the public to search for their formal reports.

When the news reached the lounge, Zhou Hongyu's face turned cold and his eyes were blazing with fire. The other team members were frightened and fell silent, especially Tang Xiaolian. Although she remained calm on the surface, she was scared to death in her heart.

"Ahem." Zhang Huaide coughed and told everyone, "Don't tell anyone about the team's private affairs from now on."

There is actually no point in finding out who leaked the information. What is important is how to resolve Zhou Hongyu's obsession - if you keep staring at Yan Yu like this, it will inevitably lead to speculation and imagination from the outside world.

At the press conference, Yan Yu continued to comment:

"Vice-Captain Zhang Huaide has excellent tactical thinking and intelligence, but his swordsmanship is poor. Does he really remember that he's a sword immortal? I suggest he practice swordsmanship..."

"Cough cough cough." The Pingxi Army spokesperson started coughing again.

Give me some face, Yan team! How can you criticize the home team when you are away from home?

"Of course, I'm very close to Xiao Zhang, so it's okay to criticize him casually." Yan Yu took his hint and immediately made amends, "You should still pay attention to your reports. Zhang Huaide's swordsmanship isn't very good in my opinion, but it's already better than 70 to 80 percent of the country's sword immortals. There are some things I can say that you shouldn't share with others. Do you understand?"

The reporters opened their mouths as if they wanted to curse, but were all speechless.

Look, this is Team Yan from the Zhenhai Team, who is notoriously difficult to deal with!

"Qin Meng, I heard that he has achieved some success in his 'Dragon Elephant Nirvana Divine Art', claiming to be invulnerable to swords and spears." Yan Yu returned to the main topic and commented, "It's a pity that his short arms and legs haven't been addressed. I think he could also practice sword control to address the issue of attack range."

The reporters were expressionless. "Letting a Body Cultivator practice sword control?" Captain Yan, you're so bold! A Body Cultivator's greatest strength is their brute force. Slashing with a sword is fine, but controlling a sword doesn't depend on physical strength; it depends on the strength of their true essence. So what's the point of him practicing sword control?

"Tang Xiaolian, an Insect Master, unfortunately, the Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu hasn't fully grown yet, so she can't go on stage." Yan Yu paused for a moment. "I wonder who's more powerful, her or our team's Chen Lingyun? They're both Master Masters, so if there's a chance, we can arrange a one-on-one duel between them to see who's better."

A fight between weaklings, huh? The reporters all lowered their heads in silence. Envoy monks were notoriously weak in combat. Who wanted to see two of them duel?
"I don't know much about Meng Qingxi's Kongtong Seal and the new Sword Immortal Hou Qing, so I won't comment on them." Yan Yu said this, his expression suddenly becoming serious. "But I think they might be the Fire Phoenix Team's secret weapons."

The reporters were all stupefied. It was awkward to write this down, and it was awkward not to write it down… Report it truthfully. If these two players' performances were to utterly shambles during the match, and netizens were to come back and make a fuss, their own media would be laughed at!
But if we don’t report it, what if these two people really are secret weapons? Wouldn’t we have missed out on big news?
Damn it, Captain Yan, are you serious about what you said, or are you just talking nonsense and playing a trick on us?!

"That's it." Yan Yu returned the microphone to the host and turned to whisper with Chen Lingyun.

The host asked, "Who do you want to interview next?", but no one responded for a moment.

All a little confused.

(End of this chapter)