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Inside the broadcast booth overlooking the stadium, commentator Brooke announced: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the inaugural Beyonder Games! This is a competition that transcends time and space!
"I'm commentator Brooke, and beside me is today's special guest, 'Vice Admiral Iceberg' Edwina Edwards."
The 'Vice Admiral Iceberg,' with her oval face, calmly greeted: "Hello, everyone."
She was invited today as a special guest because of her extensive knowledge, capable of explaining various Beyonder abilities.
audience erupted in enthusiastic applause, including the crew of the 'Golden Dream,' who were the first to clap.
Other audiences included the official extraordinary formations of the Atlantis Empire, the orthodox Churches, secret organizations, and the 'Amon Formation,' among others.
Commentator Brooke exclaimed: "I can already feel everyone's enthusiasm and anticipation for the upcoming competition!
"The competition is about to begin! The first event is track and field, a 100-kilometer sprint!"
"Now, please welcome the contestants! We see that the first athlete to enter is 'The Seer,' Mr. Hermes!
The crowd responded with enthusiastic applause.
Brooke chuckled: "If this weren't an extraordinary competition, I'd think such an old gentleman was a referee.
"Oh, no, even the referee seems a bit old.
"Alright, the second contestant to enter is 'Profane Presbyter,' Stieff."
audience barely reacted, with only the Aurora Order audiences in the secret organization formation cheering loudly.
The commentator explained: "I imagine many people don't recognize this contestant. He is an angel of the 'True Creator Church,' who has been in the 'Forsaken Land of the Gods' since the early Fourth Epoch.
"Alright, the third contestant is here, it's the Pope of the Church of the Lord of Storms, Gaard II!"
The orthodox Churches formation applauded enthusiastically, with many Church of the Lord of Storms members even releasing lightning to cheer on the Pope.
Brooke continued to introduce the contestants: "Contestant number four is Viève, who rarely appears in public. Ms. Edwards, I'm not even sure about this contestant's background. Do you know her story?"
Edwina replied calmly: "She is recorded in the 'Holy Scripture' of the Eternal Blazing Sun Church as a 'Light Chaser.'"
Flattery already arose from audience: "As expected of the knowledgeable Captain!
The commentator smiled: "Thank you to the 'Vice Admiral Iceberg' for the explanation. Let's return to the arena. Contestant number five has already entered, oh my goodness, it's Amon!
"Hehe, this is Amon, who just failed to compete for the 'Lord of Mysteries.' Currently, he is only a 'Trojan Horse of Destiny.' Are the Amons in audience here to create a false impression?
"Oh, no, it seems my commentary has made Amon a little angry. He is doing something to me…"
The commentator's voice abruptly disappeared from the microphone. After two or three seconds, the 'Vice Admiral Iceberg' cleared her throat and said: "Mr. Amon, please return the commentator, or you will forfeit your chance to compete."
Brooke then reappeared: "Oh, my goodness, alright, I must admit that even if Amon is just a 'Trojan Horse of Destiny,' he is still a very strong contestant!
The commentator, slightly recovered, continued: "Let us continue. Contestant number six is Antigonus! After losing the 'Fool' Uniqueness and a 'Mystery Gatherer' characteristic, he has become quite normal.
"Oh, contestant number seven has also taken their place, it's Ms. Fors Wall! She is now a 'Traveler'!
audience in the Atlantis formation applauded wildly!
Brooke continued to commentate: "All the contestants are in position, and we see that the referee has also arrived.
"Now, let me briefly explain the rules. Each contestant can use their Beyonder abilities and attack each other. The first contestant to ring the bronze bell 100 kilometers away from the starting point will be the winner of this competition!
"It should be noted that the bell was provided by Emperor Hobert of Atlantis. It cannot be 'stolen,' damaged by any extraordinary power, or affected by any extraordinary power unless the contestant personally shakes the clapper in the middle, in which case it will make a sound.
"While the contestants are making their final preparations, let's invite the 'Vice Admiral Iceberg' to introduce the favorite contestants to win!
Edwina said: "There are many popular candidates to win this time. 'Light Chaser' Viève and the Pope of the Church of the Lord of Storms, also known as 'Calamity' Gaard II, one as fast as light and the other as fast as lightning, both have considerable advantages.
"Amon also has the ability to steal distance and instantly appear at the finish line, which cannot be ignored.
"Ms. Fors is even more needless to say. For an angel of this pathway, 100 kilometers is almost enough to 'teleport' to the finish line.
"I think these four contestants are all favorites to win."
She paused and then said: "Finally, let's talk about the other three contestants. Although 'The Seer' Hermes is an angel of the 'audience' pathway with bizarre abilities, he has no obvious advantage in speed.
"As for the other two contestants, 'Profane Presbyter' Stieff and 'Miracle Invoker' Antigonus, although they can both travel to their destination from the spirit world, they will definitely be a step slower than the other contestants.
"Of course, if 'Profane Presbyter' has a fast pathway among the spiritual creatures he pastures, then this contestant number two can also compete for first place.
"Finally, I want to clarify that the above is entirely based on the explanation of Beyonder abilities, and the specific results will depend on the contestants' performance on the spot."
Commentator Brooke said: "Let's thank the beautiful 'Vice Admiral Iceberg' for her wonderful explanation. We see that the contestants have made their final preparations and have arrived at their respective tracks. The competition is about to begin!
"Okay, the referee has signaled the contestants to take their positions.
"The referee raises the gun… Wait a minute, the referee clearly fired, but why didn't we hear the gunshot?
"Oh, my goodness, it's not that there was no gunshot, but the sound was stolen by Amon! He used this to interfere with the other contestants and gained a certain advantage.
"Hehe, we can only say that Amon is still Amon!
Brooke's speech became faster and faster: "However, the other contestants quickly reacted, but Amon has already taken the lead. He stole the distance first and appeared at the finish line.
"Haha, a magical scene has appeared. As soon as he appeared at the finish line, his body was covered by a illusory light gate. Oh, it turns out that Fors made a move. She sent Amon back to the starting point!
"At this time, Viève and Gaard II are evenly matched with their respective abilities, tied for first place, but we see that Fors did not compete for first place, but prioritized sending Amon back to the starting point. It seems that there are some personal grievances between them."
His speech was so fast that he didn't need to breathe, and he could say several sentences in a second, but audience could still hear clearly, obviously using some kind of Beyonder power.
Brooke continued like a machine gun: "Oh, I just realized now that Antigonus is still at the starting point!
"What is he doing? He seems to be making a wish? Is it too late to wish for first place now?
"Oh my goodness, a huge wave suddenly surged from the finish line of the arena. Who could have imagined that a tsunami would occur in a stadium with no sea around!"
"No, it was Gaard II who made a move. He easily passed through the tsunami, but the tsunami struck the other contestants.
"This tsunami is really strange! Vievienne was about to transform into a ray of light and rush into the sky to avoid the tsunami, but a huge vortex appeared in the middle of the tsunami! The vortex actually sucked her in.
"No, no, no, she wasn't sucked in. What was sucked in was a phantom of Vievienne. She transformed into a pure white ball of light and rose into the air like that.
"She's like a small sun, illuminating the entire arena. It's not just the strong light; we see that Gaard II, who was about to grab the rope below the bronze bell, suddenly stopped!
"Vievienne's strong light also has the effect of preventing people from having any thoughts!
"Ah, at this moment, Amon, who had returned to the starting point, stole Gaard II's position. Amon is now closest to the bronze bell!
"But Amon is trapped! He's trapped by his own shadow!
"We see that Stieff and Hermes from the second echelon have caught up!
"As 'Vice Admiral Iceberg' said earlier, although some abilities are faster, the contestants' on-the-spot performance is also crucial!
"The contestants in the first echelon have already engaged in fierce combat, and none of them have been able to grab the rope. At this time, the second echelon has already caught up!
"The competition has become more intense. The ball of light that Vievienne transformed into has landed. She has passed Amon and is about to grab the rope of the bronze bell.
"Wait, why is she walking elsewhere? Why is she going to shake the pillar supporting the bronze bell? According to the rules, shaking the bronze bell like that won't make it ring.
"Oh, I understand. She's been hypnotized by Mr. Hermes! She's treating the pillar as the rope of the bronze bell!
"Heavens, as Ms. Edwina said, the abilities of the 'audience' pathway are very strange…
"No, no, no, I take back what I just said, because an even stranger scene has occurred. Antigonus suddenly appeared next to the pillar supporting the bronze bell without any warning.
"Could it be that his wish just now was to appear instantly next to the bronze bell?
"We don't have time for specific speculation now. Two heads have appeared on each of 'Elder of Obscene language' Stieff's shoulders, indicating that he's going to use the ability of herding!
"The head on his left shoulder instantly became very charming. He used the ability of a witch, and Antigonus's legs turned into stone just like that, and he fell to the ground!
"We see that Antigonus is struggling to crawl towards the rope of the bronze bell, but in the end, he's still one step too slow.
"Stieff has surpassed Antigonus. He has picked up the rope. The first place is about to… wait a minute, he handed the rope to Hermes, who was right behind him?
"This, heavens, what kind of operation is this?
"Ah, I understand. Hermes hypnotized Stieff, he must have hypnotized this 'Elder of Obscene language'.
"When exactly did it happen? I know, it must have been when the two of them were in the second echelon at the same time. At that time, Hermes had already quietly invaded Stieff's spiritual world!
"Now the rope is about to be handed to Hermes. We see that three contestants have gathered next to the bronze bell, namely Stieff and Hermes, who are standing, and Antigonus, who is still crawling forward at a slightly further distance.
"To be honest, it's a bit disadvantageous for Antigonus to participate in such a competition! His abilities are more suitable for carrying out some operations in secret, rather than confronting opponents head-on!
"Just in that instant, the situation changed again. We see that a illusory door has appeared on Stieff's chest, and Fors has appeared next to the bronze bell just like that!
"Hermes was just a tiny bit away from taking the rope, but Fors snatched the rope one step ahead!
"She's waving the rope, about to ring the bronze bell…
"No, no, no, there's another change in the scene. Amon exchanged fates with Fors. At this time, half of Amon's body protruded from Stieff's chest, while Fors was trapped in the distance by her own shadow!
"Heavens, this exchange didn't end there. Fors trapped Amon and Stieff in a concealed space…
Clang—
The bronze bell was rung!
Bruce stood up excitedly: "The bronze bell has been rung. Unexpectedly, it was Antigonus who rang the bronze bell!
"Heavens, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this a miracle, because just now, he was still at a disadvantage, approaching the bronze bell by crawling.
"We see that at this moment, he has surpassed Hermes, firmly grasped the rope, and rang the bronze bell!
"And at this time, Fors is dealing with Amon, Hermes is dispelling Stieff's hypnosis, also hoping to use Stieff to deal with Amon, and Vievienne and Gaard II are also attacking each other.
"At such a moment, Antigonus suddenly made a move and won first place! Such a result is too unexpected!"
The commentator took a deep breath: "Ms. Edwina, from a professional point of view, what is your comment on this unexpected victory?"
"This may not be an unexpected victory." Edwina said: "I think when Antigonus made a wish, it was very likely that he was making himself more lucky.
"As you just said, Antigonus's abilities are not very good at confronting other contestants head-on. We see that the first time he made a move, it was when the other contestants were entangled together, when the front was relatively chaotic, that he appeared next to the bronze bell.
"This requires enough good luck, because a little earlier or a little later, it is easy to be affected by the attacks of other contestants.
"And the moment he grabbed the rope, he needed even more good luck. At that time, the other six contestants were attacking each other. They all thought that Antigonus, who was crawling forward with his legs petrified, would still need one or two seconds to approach the bronze bell.
"But Antigonus suddenly arrived under the bronze bell, thereby grabbing the rope.
"I think his previous crawling was just to paralyze his opponents."
The commentator exclaimed: "So you're saying he used his intelligence to win first place?"
"You could say that." Edwina said: "Of course, his strategy also has a fatal flaw. If he is seen through, then he will have no chance of winning first place.
"Amon, who has the corresponding authority over fate, is the most likely to notice Antigonus's strategy, but at the beginning, Amon rushed too hard, and because he didn't handle his interpersonal relationships well, he was targeted by several other contestants.
"So Amon was exhausted from coping and didn't notice this."
Brook then said: "I have one last question. How did Antigonus appear next to the bronze bell? I think many people thought that his wish was to appear next to the bronze bell."
Edwina smiled and said: "We can watch the replay for this. Please replay the part where he made a wish.
"Please look carefully. While he was making a wish, he also turned part of the ground he ran on into his marionette, so he reached the bronze bell by repeatedly exchanging positions with inanimate marionettes."
Brook exclaimed: "I hear the applause and cheers from audience! This wonderful competition has moved every audience member!
"The Beyonder Games are still continuing. Let's take a look at the situation in other arenas…"
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