Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

In addition to the morning matches, the rest of the knockout matches today are also very exciting.

The losing team didn't go home immediately, but instead had to compete with other losers, and only went home if they lost again. But no matter what, as long as they could win, they could go further.

Unfortunately, Yu Man didn't have time to appreciate these high-spirited battles.

I just started to think about countermeasures half seriously.

The mark of the cat senior is very strong.

No, very, very strong.

If you can not be suppressed by the fairness of the arena and give it your all, then you should be able to win.

The problem was that the person being branded was a mature senior, one version ahead of their current progress, already at the summer season level. Honestly, Yu Man had no confidence in winning.

But—Yu Man didn’t think she would lose.

"Doesn't that mean that you are very confident?" asked Senior Cat.

"Well, the problem is, I need to reveal all my cards... Showing everything I have in front of hundreds of millions of viewers is a bit troublesome."

The two of them were having a meeting in the room.

Tomorrow is the time for the losers to compete internally, and the day after tomorrow is the time for the winners to mince their meat.

The day after tomorrow - one more day, it will be the precious finals day.

If nothing unexpected happens, Yu Man will encounter Senior Cat's mark on that day.

If she wins, Cat Senior will return to the old world—if she can win.

"Fortunately, there's still some time to figure out a strategy. Senior Cat, tell me about you."

"Well... by then, my structure was already complete. Thanks to my Soul Weapon skills and the special bonuses of a seventh-level grinder, my heavy sword was very powerful. No matter how I disabled its skills, it could still maintain its flexibility, heaviness, sharpness, and suppressive power..."

"What about combat experience?"

"Although I'm only at the level of a first-round Summer Split, I have a wealth of combat experience. I fought my way through the Opening Cup to the Summer Split, and played every single match in the Spring Split, which was incredibly difficult. Furthermore, I've already developed combat instincts."

Yu Man wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought to himself, isn't this the complete form?

This wasn't a skill that allowed him to hold back, but Yu Man didn't really want to reveal the secret to the world.

"Let Xiaolu go?" Yu Man suggested. "She might be easier to beat than me."

"...There's a chance of winning, but it's very low." Senior Cat analyzed in a coaching tone. "Her talent is impeccable, and her skills and level are also impeccable, so there's a chance of winning. But the problem is that Boss Lu has always had someone to play with her."

"……I?"

"What else could it be? She gave us shelter, food, and clothing, while you, in the old world, smoothed out all dangers for her. She wasn't tempered through danger, so she lacks combat instincts and experience."

Senior Cat’s words were very pertinent, and Yu Man agreed.

Cat Senior said in a handsome voice: "And, Xiaoman - like a master, shatter the shadow of past failures."

This did not impress Yu Man: "I am a more utilitarian person."

"So, are you going to sell yourself to your Lao Huo, or Bird Lao Wu? Or the legendary Shimla Bakken?"

“…Is ice cream really no longer popular?”

"They won't miss this opportunity - I know it, believe me, I've been there too."

Ugh.

Then go ahead.

"Okay, I'll deal with your brand."

"...I thought you were going to sell yourself. You made me excited. Forget it." Senior Cat looked bored.

Fortunately, Senior Cat was very dedicated and quickly turned into professional mode, analyzing the skills, tactics, habits, etc. of her brand to Yu Man.

Senior Cat's words were extremely clear, and he grasped every detail very well.

So much so that Yu Man had to interrupt her——

"Mao Laoliu, didn't you wait in reality for a long time... a long time? Why do you still remember that time so clearly? You can even describe the little habits and feel of your skills?"

"If you experience a defeat that you'll regret for the rest of your life—you'll remember it forever, tossing and turning in sleepless nights, compulsively replaying it... memories, anguish. Countless 'what ifs' will linger in your mind, countless 'one more time's' will only become sighs."

Therefore - "Going against all things" remembers its defeat more clearly than countless victories.

So——this is the opportunity called "if" that "Going Against All Things" finally found.

"Alright." Yu Man accepted. "You owe me a favor, Mao Laoliu."

"Anything is fine."

"That's good."

Since he has to fight against such an opponent, Yu Man needs more than just strength and countermeasures.

She needs to devote herself to this game and spend all her time preparing for it.

But this will have some negative effects.

"I won't have time to prepare for the playoff match against Xiaolu..."

"So what? It doesn't matter who wins or loses between the two of you... Even if you're unfortunately killed by a sword, wouldn't you have "saved time"? Humph, a little girl's playful fight, how can it compare to my fight?"

261 Dislocated Childhood

Yu Man was used to the boat swaying with the waves. After all, he had spent many nights like this in the two weeks in the old world.

The moon hangs high outside the window late at night, bright and quiet.

The depths of the clouds and sky—all shimmer because of the moon.

And—it’s not broken.

Yu Man quietly looked at the moonlit night, quietly stroked the white cat beside him, and thought quietly in his room.

"The enemies are Fake Cat Senior... and Little Deer. Bird Old Five has decided not to torture me, which is always a good thing."

"..."

Senior Cat was already fast asleep, and even if Yuman talked to himself, he couldn't disturb his sleep.

And several mature ideas are already circling in my mind.

Although she had agreed with Senior Cat that the challengers would have a passionate battle against the false reflection, Yu Man knew that she was not that kind of passionate person. If she could win by using conspiracy and trickery, she would do it without hesitation.

Being discovered could be disastrous—but not being discovered could be disastrous for the enemy.

She was happy to try it.

In addition to this aspect, Yu Man thought carefully for another hour, and finally put on the equipment and stepped into the old world.

You need insurance.

……

Login——

The soul was transported into that world through the Internet and strange equipment.

The familiar island was also in the night, quiet and peaceful.

The familiar self possessed immense power. If the current self wanted to change the weather, freeze the ocean, or freeze an island... it could be done. It was a bold and uninhibited power, but in reality, it simply gave rise to another kind of freedom.

Yu Man likes herself in the old world very much.

But——it’s still a little short of being able to set up insurance.

So, she turned to an old friend for help—the one who could do it.

"Big brother?"

Yu Man's arrival woke up the Ice Prison Dragon sleeping on the top of the mountain.

Its huge body exudes the coldness of winter, but it is very warm to Man.

"Work over the night shift and take me to the nearby uninhabited sea area."

"it is good."

The Ice Prison Dragon showed no dissatisfaction and just rubbed against Yu Man affectionately, then carried him onto his back.

These days, Yu Man always stays in reality and comes to the island less frequently and for less time.

It is a very happy thing for it to be able to return to the old days like now.

"Brother, when will the game be over?"

"almost."

As the dragon wings stretched out, they chatted in the night sky, leaving icy dust in their flight paths.

Yu Man touched Xiaobing's back. The cold scales were hard yet soft.

"Don't worry, I don't plan to participate in the summer season. After all, it's meaningless. I will return to this world after a while, and then I promise you that another important figure will come by, and the island will be even more lively."

"……it is good."

Yu Man was well aware of its melancholy—it would be better to say that mythical beasts like the Ice Prison Dragon had always been sentimental from generation to generation.

They sing out their hearts in the form of dragon songs, and their inner feelings are always woven into the words.

So - Yu Man could hear its recent loneliness.

"Xiao Bing, life won't remain the same, but good and bad days will always intertwine. Each one of them is just a microcosm of the continuous ups and downs of every day...that's the long life."

"Haha, why is Big Brother talking like Sister Bird?"

"...I've been tortured by her lately, and I've lost myself a bit, that's all."

Rather, Yu Man admired himself for being able to remain restrained after hearing all that nonsense.

They chatted about their affairs, or about Xiaobing and Yu Man, and about Xiang Xiang seeming to have eaten a treasure chest...

They came to a distant, uninhabited sea area.

The sea around here——had become noticeably deeper.

Disastrous clouds obscured the moon, and a perverse atmosphere lingered around the sea. Even the high-ranking Ice Prison Dragon was intimidated by the nearby waters.

There was once civilization and islands here.

——But they were all destroyed.

Because, it was spotted by a monster, which snatched it away and claimed it as its own territory, where it slowly nurtured its next generation.

And those things were written in Yuman's player map - and in her experience last week.

The monster built its nest here. It was even a natural disaster close to the tenth level. Therefore, there was no trace of human beings within a hundred miles around, and even life was rare - this just met Yu Man's current requirements.

It rolled up the sleeves of its robe, and the rough dragon-scale ring gleamed with a pale red outline.

Hot and dazzling.

It contained a simple summoning array that contained the "Melting World Dragon". With Yu Man's current vision and magic power reserves, he was able to activate it.

It is the trump card given by the "Melting World Dragon" to its friend, and at the same time, it is also the knock on the door of the friend who is bothering the old friend.

"——"Melting World Dragon", I have something I want to discuss with you." Yu Man activated it.

Unfortunately, the World-Melting Dragon is happy to be disturbed.

In an instant——

It was as if the sun had condensed on Yu Man's fingers, its surging radiance danced endlessly, and majestic magic power woven into an exquisite, elegant magic circle in the air. It was ancient and extremely mysterious, enough to summon the existence of the world's end.

The "World-Melting Dragon"—appeared.

However, the expected overwhelming fire did not arrive.

The figure that destroyed the world has not yet shone.

The one who arrived was just a dragon girl wrapped in a cloak.

"...What trouble did the fish get into in the middle of the night?" she asked.

It can erase everything, leaving only the bright red eyes flashing under the cloak of silence.

Excited, happy, curious, worried.