The news of six Hercules suits besieging an unarmed Origin Ability user spread like wildfire.
Lan Bing and the others in the conference room stared at the big screen. Ding Meng's popularity was skyrocketing. "50,000, 60,000, 70,000, 80,000 …"
In less than five minutes, the number of Ding Meng's fans had exceeded 250,000. Liang Yiran was amused. "Don't kill them. Play with them slowly. This way, the live broadcast will be more effective, and the popularity will increase."
In fact, that was exactly what Ding Meng was doing. The six suits of armor were like six giants. At first, they surrounded Ding Meng, punching and kicking, but Ding Meng was like a slippery fish, dodging all the attacks from unbelievable angles. Then, the group of people pulled out their alloy shields and blades and slashed wildly. No matter how they attacked, Ding Meng would not be able to land a single hit on them.
The group of people fought more and more fiercely. Some of the sharp-eyed fans had already noticed that Crazed Deranged was luring the group of people to move toward the chimney. The chimney was a light column made up of magma. No one knew how high the temperature was. Could it be that Crazed Deranged wanted to use the light column to fight back?
The group of rangers had obviously noticed this too. Their boss sneered disdainfully. "Idiot. Can Sheng Hao's armor be melted by magma?
Don't worry. Let's slowly exhaust this kid. "
In fact, that was not Ding Meng's intention at all. What really attracted him was the top of the light pillar. There was a mysterious contestant clinging to the surface, almost becoming one with the magma. Even he almost misjudged it, mistakenly thinking that there was no one above.
The power of the fans was indeed strong. Soon, he got some information.
"Boss, the contestant up there is called Cumin Chicken. She's a woman. According to the fans over there, she flew directly over."
"How did she fly over?
By plane? "
"Fly your ass. Where would you get a plane these days? You'd be better off catching one yourself."
"Speak properly. Don't curse!"
"Can you tell which of my words are cursing?"
…
The group of people soon reached the light column. In Ding Meng's perception, this was not pure magma. There must be other energy in it, but the temperature was already very high, almost 7,000 degrees.
Ding Meng's heel stepped directly on the light column. His whole body miraculously moved backward along the light column. Seven Treasures and the others also activated the jet system under their boots, flying all the way up to Ding Meng..
This scene was quite thrilling. In the audience's view, they were now more than 2,000 meters above the ground. Those who were afraid of heights would definitely be scared out of their wits. Moreover, many of the audience were not used to Ding Meng's rapid movements. The frequency of his movements was too fast. Everyone felt dizzy and wanted to vomit. However, the more they vomited, the more they wanted to watch. The more they watched, the more they wanted to vomit.
This was because the contestant called Cumin Chicken had more than 4 million popularity. She was obviously a big shot. However, now that they saw Crazed Maniac moving backward on the light column, the fans over there were so angry that they started cursing. Crazed Maniac was clearly trying to divert the trouble. Not only was he strong, but his ability to ride on others' popularity was even better. Ding Meng's popularity was approaching the one million mark.
In front of the live broadcast camera, Lan Bing turned her head and asked, "Ji Zong, generally speaking, how much popularity do you need to achieve to be considered a success?"
Ji Chenxue answered, "In this stage of the competition, many people have not been eliminated yet. Therefore, the audience is divided. It's considered good to have more than a million popularity. At the end of this stage, those with more than 10 million popularity will be the number one hot topic. There will definitely be sponsors coming to us. Naturally, we don't need sponsors. However, I think Ding Meng's thinking is quite right. There's no need to fight and kill now. Attracting popularity is the most important thing. This guy keeps saying that he doesn't know how to run a business, but I think he has a business mind …"
Liang Yiran also deeply agreed. "Wait until the Storm Palace's peak competition stage. I think Ding Meng's popularity in the billions won't be a problem. At that time, we can advertise in front of his chest."
As they talked, the light column at the center of the mountain became more and more lively. At this time, not only were the six Seven Treasures Rangers fighting, but there were also many contestants flying over from all directions. Those who were able to survive until now were not ordinary Origin Ability users. With the central light column as the center, there were at least four to five hundred people flying up and down and fighting each other. The battlefield was once again a mess.
As for Ding Meng, he had already slipped away from the top of the mountain. You fight your battles, and I dodge mine. It must be known that this was a path to survival. The ultimate goal was to survive, and the business goal was to increase popularity.
Ding Meng's fans not only did not dislike him slipping away, but they were also very satisfied. This was because following this little brother's third-person view was an eye-opener for them. Especially when Ding Meng relied on his superb agility and high speed to fly up and down the mountain. It was as if he was soaring, and it was simply too satisfying. At this time, the number of Ding Meng's fans had skyrocketed to 1.26 million.
After about two hours, more and more people had gathered in this area. Another tens of thousands of people had gathered. Among these 70,000 to 80,000 people, there were no War Saints or War Masters. They were all at least Warlords.
Ding Meng, on the other hand, slipped to the gully area on the ground. The terrain here was very strange and complicated. The surface of the ground was like layers of hills stacked together. Of course, they were all gray stone mountains. There were many thick cracks on the ground, and the ground was densely packed with strange stone tunnels. There were even sinkholes and abysses in between.
Ding Meng found a rocky mountain with strange rocks and hid in the stone forest to watch the show.
As an expert who had rich experience with maps in outer space, Ding Meng knew the design of this kind of map. Every scene one saw had a deep meaning, and it was not as simple as it looked with the naked eye.
Sure enough, just as the contestants were in full swing, a strange hissing sound came from the sky. Almost everyone raised their heads to look at the sky, only to see a tiny black dot appear. Everyone had experience and knew that this was definitely some kind of flying unit.
The black dot gradually grew bigger and bigger. It was indeed a starship, but the shape of this starship was like a scorpion baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. Its whole body was dark gray, and its color was exactly the same as the star in the west side of the sky. It was impossible to tell what material the starship was made of.
Ding Meng even communicated with his fans with interest, "It's neither metal nor biotechnology. This kind of starship should be a product of outer space. It doesn't belong to our world."
The fans' reaction was also very enthusiastic:
"Boss, you're right. I'm from the Cambrian Department of Crow Institute of Technology. This thing is neither from our Federal Empire, nor does it belong to the Swallowing Frogman Kingdom. The surface material doesn't look like the metal of the Steel Mane Empire either."
"Crow Institute of Technology?
Why haven't I heard of it before? Is it a diploma mill? "
"There's a new college in the Beauty Department, and it's called a diploma mill."
"Yes, yes, yes, this is real. There's a small dance hall next to it. Salsa dancing can be done there."
"Salsa dancing?
What the hell is that? "
"You can dance three songs for 20 yuan. You know, hehe!"
"I'm young!
I don't understand! "
"This post is being led astray again. You're awesome, Plus …"
…
At this moment, the Scorpion Starship was hovering in mid-air, and the light beam on the top of the mountain was slowly distorted, as if it was attracted by an invisible gravitational force. The tip of the light beam gradually evaporated into thin strands of atomized energy, and the fiery red energy all gathered towards the bottom of the Scorpion Starship.
An awesome scene appeared. After the starship had absorbed a huge amount of energy, its size had expanded by dozens of times in just a few minutes. It was no longer as simple as a scorpion. It was like a freakish behemoth from ancient times. It directly occupied more than half of the sky, and even the light had dimmed.
"Oh my god, it's so scary!"
"Oh my god, oh my god, ahhhhh, I really want to go home!"
"Wow! Oh my god! Run!"
The live broadcast bullet screen was filled with exclamations. In fact, there were already many contestants who reacted quickly and fled. The super mothership hovering in the sky was definitely not something to be trifled with.
After absorbing the energy of the huge light beam, the Scorpion's spiked tail suddenly shot a white ball of light into the sky. The ball of light flew halfway and exploded with a "bang", turning into countless specks of light that scattered down. The intensity of this explosion was dozens of times greater than the volcanic rain from before. It was comparable to a dense drizzle.
These raindrops directly covered the entire mountain range. When each raindrop hit the ground, it immediately turned into a light beam, followed by a violent rumbling explosion. The whole mountain was filled with light beams, and everywhere was exploding. This was like rain falling on the surface of a lake, creating ripples. The shape of the lake itself was no longer visible, and the whole world was a vast expanse of whiteness.
In this kind of super explosion, almost no one could escape. Ding Meng saw very clearly that Seven Treasures' Hercules armor turned into molten steel on the spot in the white light. As for the soldiers inside, there was no doubt that they had turned into light beams and returned to Star Wars City to report.
This explosion lasted for a full five minutes before it stopped. The whole mountain was flattened, which was enough to show the amazing power of the explosion.
However, there were still some contestants who escaped down the mountain. About two to three thousand people spread their legs and ran towards the open Ash Plain in the distance.
"Crazy Boss, why didn't you run?" Some fans asked.
Ding Meng sneered to himself. It would be strange if he could run away. It would be strange if this map didn't kill everyone. It seemed that if he didn't use one or two of his trump cards, he wouldn't be able to pass the second stage of the competition.
His judgment had always been correct. After the first round of super bombardment, the soul-stirring tail of the Scorpion gathered a cluster of energy in the shape of a white ball. It was exactly the same as the collective charging of the particle laser turrets on the starships of human beings.
With a loud bang, the Scorpion Starship's tail suddenly shot a golden ray towards the ground. From Ding Meng's position, the ray was as thick as a finger. It could be imagined that the ray's real diameter was at least in units of ten meters. Halfway through, the ray split into three, like a trident cutting into the horizon, sizzling and burning the ground.
"Boom!"
The sound of the ground exploding sounded like a single explosion, but in fact, it was caused by the high frequency of the explosion.
Not to mention the scale of the explosion, just the flying sand and gravel on the ground alone reached a height of forty to fifty meters. It was like the waves of the sea, each higher than the last. The three rays of light cut a distance of a thousand meters, completely covering the entire Gray Plains.
No one would be able to escape from a sweep of this degree!