Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

But…this hasn’t even been played yet, why give it up at the beginning?

This isn't an arena, you can't just use random skills to torture your teammates.

As the target, Gamelan was frozen in an ice coffin, with the same confusion on his face.

Time slowly passed - first, one second.

In Yu Man's hands, the snow-colored holy book had been opened.

The fragmented snow fluttered in Yuman's eyes, and they were accompanied by this pure mountain of ice and snow.

In this moment, in this tiny second when you let go of all distractions and focus your mind.

All the ice and snow that existed here completely accepted Yu Man's will and Yu Man's magic.

Just to drift in the next second.

Suddenly, the iceberg shook.

The audience was extremely confused. How could this iceberg, who was supposed to be a background, suddenly steal the show?

The earth trembles—the mountains shake.

As they began to dance to Yu Man's will, violent shaking and icy dust continued to erupt across the arena, pressing towards Gamelan in his "ice coffin." The moment he was freed, icebergs of all sizes surged towards him—submerging him.

"...What kind of skill is this? Can it control the field like this?" some audience members murmured.

"Can a seventh-level cultivator accomplish this? How much magical power and understanding of the elements would that require?"

However, this is just a stumbling block for Yu Mansha.

In order to deprive Gamelan of his attack route - but the effect was better than expected... No, the enemy was weaker than expected.

These icebergs used as stumbling blocks seemed to become extremely difficult to deal with, trapping Gamelan inside and causing him to lose a large amount of health.

“…Is that not enough?”

Yu Man paused. If the opponent couldn't even withstand this initial greeting, it meant that all his subsequent arrangements could be omitted. He could simply manipulate the iceberg as he pleased and crash into the opponent to death... or crush him.

That's not very interesting.

"...that's fine."

It would be better to - for the organizers' money's sake, give them some ratings.

therefore--

Yu Man closed the magic book.

The sound of the pages gently closing caused ripples in the air, but they were also softened by the roar of the drifting iceberg. Only the dancing ice dust in the sky, reflecting a rainbow of light, indicated the catastrophe that had once befallen this place.

Gamelan was trapped between the icebergs and couldn't move.

He tried to dig at the iceberg with his dagger, or tried to save himself using various skills at hand.

But he just felt small.

He had never felt so powerless in nature, obeying the Ice Mage's orders.

"……Why?"

Off stage——

"The key lies in the efficiency of communicating with the elements. Xiaoman also used the Enchanter's Natural Communication ability, so the initial ice coffin bought her two seconds of safety, enough for her to concentrate on shaking the iceberg... But her magic power is enormous. How did she adjust her skills?"

Senior Cat has a lot of things he wants to communicate with people, but he can only meow in the hands of girls.

Could it be that all of Yu Man’s equipment provides additional magic reserves?

But then, Yu Man did not end the game immediately.

Instead, he gently closed his eyes under the gaze of the world and walked alone again.

"..."

The holy book in her hand was opened again, and a shadow was hidden in one of the pages.

The shadow merged quietly into the icy silk she was weaving at the same time, circling around her index finger and dancing with all her magic.

She lifted her heels and stepped into the air.

Stairs made of ice appeared before each step she took, leading her to higher ground.

At the highest point of the iceberg, you can even overlook the audience's position.

Yu Man opened her eyes.

The snow had stopped and the icy dust was no longer swirling.

She wove strands of shimmering icy silk threads, which then knotted and entangled with each other, forming an ice man with only a skeleton outline.

"...What is Xiaoman going to do?" Senior Cat was confused again.

But it is also very clear about another thing.

Yu Man's opponent was so weak that he could only be squeezed into the iceberg and let Yu Man perform like a wooden stake.

Soon, Senior Cat saw the next scene.

The silk ice man woven by Yu Man followed her gestures and slowly came to Gamelan.

It was as if a bird in the sky had dropped a soft feather onto the earth.

It gently pushed aside the iceberg and came behind Gamelan.

It gently lifted Gamelan's wrist, gathering strength for his limp fingers, allowing Gamelan to grip the dagger more tightly.

Then——

Just like a mother teaching her child how to write, she taught Gamelan how to use a dagger, step by step.

Raise it high, then swing it hard and stab it down.

Moreover, it is a teaching method that focuses on personal experience.

The teaching material is Gamelan himself.

He was manipulated like a puppet, his hand raised, and the dagger he held pierced his own throat.

But that wasn't the cause of his death.

The dagger only penetrated into the ice sculpture, which had already been frozen into a brittle corpse by the severe cold.

Therefore—this was merely a fragmentation, not even a death.

"Hmm...weaker than I thought." She, who was the only one who could calm the ice and snow, made a disappointed comment.

Dead silence.

Not even cheering or applause.

Whether it was the audience who paid for tickets or the people who watched the live broadcast, they all felt it was unprecedented and incredible.

"...Gamelan pretending to be... a professional player?"

"Why is the gap so huge? It literally breaks at the slightest touch."

Even a feeling of horror filled the venue, replacing any warmth that should have been there.

Yu Man actually enjoyed it.

She bowed to all the audience and left the stage.

And the icy land built for it disappeared.

……

"Excuse me...Excuse me...Player Eel...what exactly was that match just now?"

Post-match interviews are harder than ever because the interviewers don't even know what to ask.

They only knew one thing—

"The opponent was just too weak, that's all." Yu Man said bluntly, "So this doesn't constitute a fight, so I gave him a decent..."

“…This…” The interviewer was very stiff.

Yu Man even had to ask: "How about the next question?"

"...So...about the pre-match bet between you and the Gamelan player..."

"I hope he keeps his promise."

Yu Man and the interviewer—even the camera and the audience—all looked towards the ML4K contestant seats.

Gamelan hugged himself blankly, his dry and yellow hair was messy, so that there was nothing to hide his empty eyes.

Yu Man had no interest in him and just looked at his other teammates.

After a moment of thought, Yu Man turned to the interviewer.

"Of course, if he's not convinced, then they'll have the right to draft and pick. They can pick a 2v2 or 5v5 match and raise the stakes. I'd be happy to do that. You see, there are two types of bets: your own... and borrowed from teammates."

"...Eel, are you saying... that you hope Gamelan can come back for another match and raise the stakes?"

"Yes, the game isn't over after all. We just finished a small game, right?"

Having said that, Yu Man spoke as a matter of course.

"Their level is much weaker than I imagined. They even feel like babies who can't walk. For me, it's quite a challenge to figure out how to be gentle, so I just charge a little extra for their nutrition."

Unfortunately--

Gamelan no longer had the courage to step onto the battlefield, and ML4K immediately chose to admit defeat.

Next time, no matter whether they choose to play 2V2 or 5V5, they will most likely encounter the Eel again.

No one wants to see this incomprehensible monster.

Maybe after they have rested, they can get some points from others... That's all they can do.

……

It was a serious night.

Yu Man officially debuted on this field with incredible crushing momentum.

She immediately became an undeniable legend, and was immediately given strange names such as "the creator of terror" and "the one who teaches suicide", but anyone who mentioned this incident would feel like ice in their mouth.

Not to mention, there are also people with the same name as Jiandui Lulu, Liutong Qihua, and other people who can be chosen as teammates by this monster in the audience.

However, Gamelan seems to have not yet settled the gambling chips.

……

The competition day ended and Yu Man and her group returned to their ship.

They need enough rest before facing other group matches the next day.

No one looked excited, they just felt it was natural and even began to sympathize with their opponents.

There was only a cat, which quietly followed Yu Man into her room.

"Xiao Man, I'll take up a moment of your time."

"What's wrong? I'm planning to log in and adjust my skills. Senior Cat, is there anything important? I can squeeze in two hours at most for you, otherwise I won't have enough time to rest..."

"It'll only take two minutes—Xiao Man."

Senior Cat stared at Yu Man and spoke very seriously.

"When I return to the old world, shall we have a fight?"

……

ps

(I'm sorry for the lack of updates lately, but it's true.

There should be more updates after tomorrow, if nothing unexpected happens...)

254 The Accident Still Comes

"The demon god of the old world now appears here."

This is exactly the title of the most popular post on the forum.