Chapter 182: Chapter 182: The Third Battle! Si Mingjing Instantly Kills Bai Jiusi! 2
To marry Ajiu, he had indeed given his all, even deposing his own imperial brother to become the Crown Prince himself!
Hard work pays off for the dedicated, and he had finally won Ajiu! And Ajiu had come to like him too! Before long, he would be able to hold a grand wedding with Ajiu! The woman Mo Yinhe deeply loved, the woman Qu Liushang sought but couldn’t obtain, would eventually spend her life with him, Qu Gaoyang. That was truly a man at his strongest! Merely by imagining it, he felt as if he had reached the pinnacle of life.
He shouted, "Ajiu, keep going! I know you will dazzle everyone! I’m waiting to celebrate your victory!"
Bai Jiusi and Si Mingjing were both ready. The Secretary-General announced, "Now, the competition officially begins."
All eyes turned to the big screen.
This competition had become popular five years ago, starting from the Four Nations Summit!
Mo Yinhe’s aerospace company had developed spaceships and a spaceship simulation game system that became widespread in the Undersea World; many people enjoyed playing this game.
To play this game, one had to purchase a Game Simulation Cabin.
It was just as people on land needed to buy computers to play games.
Mo Yinhe’s aerospace base made a fortune selling Game Simulation Cabins each year, raking in immense profits.
Bai Jiusi soared into the sky with a stunning posture.
The real Bai Jiusi had piloted a spaceship, soaring through the sky, crossing space, bypassing black holes, dodging asteroids, avoiding all the dangers and obstacles set by the system, and flown to Witch Star with the coolest posture. After checking in and leaving a memento, she then flew back to Earth. The entire process, pieced together, was incomparably cool! She became a goddess in the hearts of many gamers. To impersonate Bai Jiusi, she, Bai Qingshui, had practiced for a long, long time! The glorious days of the real Bai Jiusi had passed. Today was her, Bai Qingshui’s, time to astonish everyone! She wanted Sheng Liuyun and Crown Prince Lisao to see clearly that what Bai Jiusi could do, she, Bai Qingshui, could not only achieve but do even better! She also intended to turn Si Mingjing’s spaceship into brilliant fireworks, a stepping stone for her own spectacular debut! But why hadn’t Si Mingjing’s spaceship taken off yet? This rookie doesn’t even know how to launch! Utterly foolish! How was she supposed to turn Si Mingjing into fireworks?
Just when Bai Jiusi thought, My opponent is too weak to even comment on—
BOOM!
A deafening explosion. The spaceship Bai Jiusi was piloting was hit by Si Mingjing’s still-grounded vessel, exploding in the sky in a shower of sparks.
"Game over!"
"Game over!"
"Game over!"
On the big screen, three "Game Over" notifications appeared in succession. Just when Bai Jiusi was full of fighting spirit, ready to make her stunning entrance, her spaceship was blasted to pieces by Si Mingjing. Game over!
"WHOA!"
Everyone leaped up from their seats.
What had just happened?
It all occurred too quickly, catching everyone completely off guard!
The competition had just begun, and Bai Jiusi’s spaceship hadn’t even left Earth’s atmosphere before it was destroyed?
This... What was the point of this damn competition anyway?!
Si Mingjing remained calm and composed, her targeting precise, her aim exact.
Then, she pressed a button.
Bai Jiusi’s spaceship bloomed like fireworks in mid-air.
The competition rules stated that downing an opponent was allowed, and whoever was shot down would lose.
In that case, why rush to take off?
Why not catch the enemy off guard, eliminate them to avoid future trouble, and then take off to check in at Witch Star? Wouldn’t that be far more satisfying?
This was Si Mingjing’s combat strategy: the beginning of a match was often when defenses were at their weakest. Si Mingjing was highly calculating; when she made her move, it was an instant kill!
Bai Jiusi lost!
She lost so unexpectedly it felt like a sudden nightmare to everyone watching!
Then, Si Mingjing took off.
The exploding spaceship in the sky, like a celebratory cannon blast, seemed to cheer her on, marking her glorious departure!
"Si Mingjing, you despicable bitch!"
Bai Jiusi was practically faint with rage. She ripped off her VR glasses and headset, cursing at Si Mingjing, who was now departing gloriously.
Ye Siyuan, ecstatic, slammed his hands on the table and jumped up, retorting excitedly for Si Mingjing, "Who’s despicable? You clearly lost because your skills are inferior! You got blasted back to Earth before even leaving the atmosphere!"
"I had just taken off..."
"So what if you’d just taken off? Who decreed you can’t be shot down the moment you launch? Please, read the competition rules carefully. Mingjing’s actions were entirely within the game’s parameters. Stop being such a sore loser. This is a best-two-out-of-three contest, and we’ve already secured today’s victory!"
Bai Jiusi was so incensed by the taunts that she was fuming!
She couldn’t resign herself to such a defeat!
Fuming with pent-up anger and helplessness, she could only grind her teeth. "That rookie! It’s not even certain if she can make it to Witch Star to check in, let alone return!"
"That’s still better than you, who didn’t even get the chance to break out of Earth’s atmosphere and check in from space!"
Mo Yinhe’s lips curled into a roguish smile. He leaned back casually in his seat, one hand propping up his chin, legs crossed—the epitome of aristocratic charm.
"Siyuan, quiet down. This isn’t a market."
Mo Yinhe’s words were ostensibly a reprimand for Siyuan, but they were actually mocking Bai Jiusi for being a sore loser and causing a scene.
Mo Yinhe picked up his teacup from the table, raised it towards Si Lisao, whose face was grim, and said, "Crown Prince Lisao, is there really any need for a third round?"
"It won’t be too late for you to say that after she returns safely!"
Si Lisao’s expression was equally grim. The journey ahead was perilous, and whether Si Mingjing could return safely remained uncertain.
If she couldn’t complete the mission, she wouldn’t be declared the winner. It would simply be a double loss.
Si Lisao didn’t want to pay any attention to Mo Yinhe at all!
Mo Yinhe, for his part, didn’t know that Si Lisao was his brother-in-law!
Regardless, the two couldn’t stand the sight of each other, each wishing the other would just drop dead!
They both turned their attention back to the large screen.
"Ajiu, how could you lose just like that?" Qu Gaoyang couldn’t accept this reality. Five years ago, Ajiu caused a sensation with a single phenomenal performance! Five years later, Ajiu had indeed caused a sensation again—but this time, by being instantly defeated! This wasn’t how his goddess was supposed to fall!
In contrast, Si Mingjing, supposedly a rookie, executed maneuvers as fierce as a tiger; she effortlessly dodged the incoming asteroid storm...
It was both thrilling and exhilarating...
Only then did it dawn on the crowd: This Si Mingjing was no rookie at all! She had merely feigned ignorance about starting the simulation, lulling her opponent and everyone else into a false sense of security, which made Bai Jiusi underestimate her! Bai Jiusi had lost due to arrogance—the classic downfall of the overconfident!
Many of them thought, If Bai Jiusi had faced Si Mingjing in a proper, straightforward contest, she definitely would have won! After all, everyone knew Bai Jiusi’s piloting skills were legendary, good enough for the leaderboards! This Si Mingjing, clearly less skilled, resorted to cheap tricks—how despicable and shameless!