Xu Meng finished watching the match.
Then, without a word, he went to check and optimize the stimulation algorithm of the somatosensory synchronization suit for sensitive parts of the human body.
He needed to ensure that no accidents would occur even under such high-intensity, high-frequency heavy blows.
This was the most popular match before the final battle of the [Floor Rush Grand Prix].
The number of viewers participating in the betting exceeded million, which was already one-third of the daily active players in the Metropolis of Vines.
— This only counts the logged-in players in the Metropolis of Vines; players of 《War of Kings》 and 《Frost and Snow Project》 are not included.
And then, after this major event ended, millions of players suddenly became millionaires.
The total amount of bets began to double and rise.
Almost every focus battle saw the total amount of bets exceed one hundred million!
By January 28th, the last day of the [Floor Rush Grand Prix], the final match...
Whether it was the number of players online simultaneously, the number of betting players, or the total amount of bets, all set new records.
The total amount of bets for a single match leaped to billion credit points!
Equivalent to million users, betting an average of 1000 points each!
Even overseas, large and small betting companies offered odds for this match.
— Above the 120th floor, players can hardly beat NPCs at all.
To rush to higher floors, players can only challenge each other.
But the same opponent can only be challenged once a day.
There are only 3 or 4 people above the 130th floor, and the number of matches that can be played each day is fixed, making it easy to offer betting odds.
The final match on the 136th floor was, ridiculously...
Not Hou Cong, the former Asian boxing champion who was highly anticipated, nor Woz Morgan, the current professional player who showed strong performance.
But someone unexpected:
One was Zheng Lei.
Also an Asian boxing champion, but — current!
The other, [Zhu Hongyi].
Someone who uses his real name online, but a mysterious figure no one knows.
—
Zhumeng did not invite Zheng Lei.
Because the current boxing champion's asking price was too high.
Zhumeng's staff didn't even see the boxing champion himself, and were rejected by the boxing champion's agent.
But after the [Floor Rush Grand Prix] exploded in popularity and became a highly anticipated event for fighting game enthusiasts around the world, the situation changed—
Zheng Lei's agent took the initiative to contact Zhumeng, saying that the boxing champion was very interested in this event.
The appearance fee was also negotiable.
Then, he staged a miracle of "18 consecutive wins to reach the 90th floor"!
— This record lasted for a whole week before being ended by Mike, the champion of last year's Global Ultimate Fighting Competition, with 23 consecutive wins.
This person also didn't receive a penny.
Similarly, out of pure personal interest, he came to set a record.
However, not long after, he couldn't stand the difference between the "actual punching speed" and the "punching speed in the game", as well as a large number of opponents who didn't play fair.
He stopped logging in and continued to prepare for the competition.
Zheng Lei fought all the way to the end.
Although he also left behind the humiliating moment of having his crotch shattered by Chen Weiguo, and the photo even topped the Weiguang hot search...
It also took a lot of effort to adapt to the "unrestricted melee" that was different from professional competitions.
But in the end, he made it to the end.
Only one step away from the 8 million prize.
As for his opponent, Zhu Hongyi.
In the eyes of players, he is definitely a mysterious figure—
Neither a professional boxer nor an internet celebrity.
After gaining huge popularity, not only did he not stream, but he didn't even reveal his social media account.
Completely ignoring this extraordinary wealth.
...
Under the spotlight, the final battle began.
The two instantly collided, their fists and feet meeting, making banging sounds!
In the commentary booth, the three special commentators were passionate and excited, as if they themselves were fighting in the ring.
Offstage, Yin Zhiyuan patted Xu Meng on the shoulder and said, "This is the kung fu master I told you about."
"How is it, amazing, right?"
Xu Meng blinked, "Are you talking about Zheng Lei or Zhu Hongyi?"
"Of course it's Zhu Hongyi."
Xu Meng carefully observed for a few seconds and asked confusedly, "He is indeed very powerful, I admit that."
"But you said kung fu master... what kung fu did he use? How come I didn't see it??"
The two people on the stage were fighting fiercely, their speed of countering moves was so fast that Xu Meng was dazzled.
He didn't see anything related to "kung fu" in it.
Yin Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Many practical martial arts techniques from various schools have been broken down and integrated into the army's fighting training. If you want to find martial arts routines, of course you won't find them."
Xu Meng thought about it and felt it made sense, so he stopped dwelling on it and focused on watching the match.
Yin Zhiyuan patted him again: "How about letting him be your bodyguard?"
"Huh?" Xu Meng felt something was wrong, "You're waiting for me here?"
"Don't you think you're missing a personal bodyguard? If something really happens, you can't expect that female assistant to block bullets for you, right?"
Xu Meng blinked, skipped the little assistant issue, "The problem is, if he wins this match, he can get 8 million."
"Retiring and opening an account, switching to a streamer, can earn enough money for a lifetime."
"Someone like that, let him be my bodyguard?"
"Isn't that making things difficult for others?!"
Yin Zhiyuan couldn't help shaking his head when he heard this: "You're underestimating people too much when you say that."
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After saying that, he didn't say anything more, "Wait until it's over, meet and talk?"
Xu Meng nodded, not refusing.
Above the arena, the fierce battle had been going on for several minutes.
Even though these two people had extremely strong endurance, they began to gasp for breath, and their condition quickly declined from their peak.
— The consumption of physical energy in fighting is too intense.
But after the physical energy declined, the two people's performances were completely different—
Zheng Lei adjusted his offensive and tried to recover some physical strength.
But Zhu Hongyi...
Exploiting his physical energy, continuing to attack!
A difference caused by a habit, the initiative instantly changed hands!
Zheng Lei decided to fight defensively and counterattack!
He was sure that his opponent's method of exploiting physical energy couldn't last! As long as his opponent's physical strength was exhausted, victory would naturally fall into his own hands.
He didn't know Zhu Hongyi's background, so he made the wrong decision.
Zhu Hongyi's physical energy and endurance far exceeded his expectations!
He was not ultimately defeated by Zhu Hongyi.
But this is a game.
— His health bar was emptied by Zhu Hongyi.
In the passionate announcement of the commentators, the match came to an end.
It wasn't even midnight that day, but the high-level players' challenges had all ended.
After resting for a while, Zheng Lei tried to challenge the NPC opponent on the 135th floor, wanting to fight for a rematch opportunity.
Unfortunately, he was defeated.
So the final champion of the [Floor Rush Grand Prix] was born—
The mysterious passerby player, [Zhu Hongyi]
—
That afternoon, Xu Meng held the award ceremony.
8 million Xia Yuan prize money.
[Honorary Player] status.
Fighter title: [Hidden Dragon].
Commemorative holographic display device.
Limited edition holographic gold belt.
...
One reward after another was all stuffed into Zhu Hongyi's hands.
High-precision character modeling and an NPC based on him were also put on the agenda one by one.
Then there were the five players with the highest rankings in the [Floor Rush Grand Prix] besides Zhu Hongyi, and the top three non-invited boxers.
Among them, a female boxer appeared very miraculously.
Zhang Siming also stood on the podium excitedly and confusedly—he happened to be the last one and also received a 1 million prize.
Finally, there were those "wonderful and impressive matches".
However, Xu Meng didn't decide on this award himself, but made it a player voting format, letting the players decide for themselves.
Chen Weiguo and Florida brother Peredon's "fatal" battle led the way without any suspense!
Xu Meng was full of black lines watching this.
But in the end, he just waved his hand and let them go.
...
In addition to excitedly voting and discussing, the players also had some regrets about the end of the feast.
Especially Xu Meng's set 150th floor challenge, no one could achieve it.
Now that the Grand Prix is over, the speed of rushing to higher floors will definitely slow down.
If someone wants to rush to the 150th floor and get the internal beta qualification for 《Monster Hunter》, they will have to wait at least another month!
...
But they guessed wrong.
On this day, at midnight, a character who had disappeared from the [Floor Rush Grand Prix] for a long time, so much so that it had been forgotten by countless players, appeared once again on the 100th floor of the Sky Arena.
Dragon City Flying General, enters the battle.
