Chapter 1 A Glimpse

Three days, neither long nor short, had passed in a flash.

The city of H, after the rain, presented a fresh and refined atmosphere. Even the familiar streets felt different after this cleansing.

With less than an hour until the first match, the audience had already begun to enter the venue. However, bustling crowds could still be seen everywhere outside the stadium.

So many Glory players hoped to witness the finals in person, but tickets were incredibly scarce. Quite a few people had come to the stadium area hoping to get lucky, either trying to sneak in or asking around for anyone reselling tickets; no one was idle.

Fu Chao was one of these Glory players, with the same goal as the others gathered here. But from the beginning, Fu Chao hadn't plunged into the crowd. There were too many people; it would be too difficult to sneak in through the front or get a resold ticket.

Fu Chao moved away from the crowds, wandering toward other parts of the stadium, while keeping an eye on his surroundings.

There were actually many entrances to the Xiaoshan Stadium. During large events like this, the main entrances with the highest capacity were opened, while other side and small doors were not used at this time.

But "not open" didn't mean "impossible to use." Fu Chao was aiming for these side and small doors. After moving a good distance from the main entrance, the surroundings became deserted. Fu Chao saw an inconspicuous small door closed in front of him.

Fu Chao went up to it, unsure whether to push or pull. After trying both, the small door didn't budge; it was clearly locked tight.

Fu Chao wasn't discouraged. He hadn't expected the stadium staff to be so careless. He was just trying his luck.

Moreover, what Fu Chao really wanted wasn't for a door to magically open for him, allowing him to swagger inside.

What he wanted was to find an employee entrance, where there might be stadium staff. He could try to offer them a bribe and sneak in that way.

*There should be one, right?*

Fu Chao was quite confident in this idea. He believed there must be such an employee entrance, but he didn't know if the Xiaoshan Stadium staff would be so unprincipled as to be easily bribed.

Either way, he had to try.

Fu Chao continued walking and vaguely heard voices around the corner ahead. He quickly picked up his pace. After turning the corner, he saw another side door. The last person entering was casually closing the door.

"Wait a minute!" Fu Chao shouted desperately, rushing toward it. This was an opportunity he didn't want to miss.

The person clearly heard the call, stopped, and looked back. Fu Chao waved his right hand as he ran to attract attention. His left hand already gripped the wallet in his pocket.

The side door wasn't far. Fu Chao sprinted a few steps and reached it. The person had turned around to look at him. Their eyes met, and Fu Chao stumbled, nearly falling. When he regained his balance, his face was filled with astonishment as he stared, somewhat at a loss, at the person who had stopped and turned to look at him.

This was a face that Fu Chao recognized, but he had never imagined seeing this person at such close range. Fu Chao suddenly felt his fingers gripping the wallet stiffen slightly.

Han Wenqing?

The captain of Team Tyranny, Han Wenqing?

Fu Chao's brain was completely overloaded. The stadium staff he was preparing to bribe had suddenly turned into Han Wenqing?

*Maybe he just looks similar?*

Just as Fu Chao was thinking this, he heard a voice from inside the door.

"What's wrong?"

Another person walked out, adjusted his glasses, and looked at Fu Chao.

Zhang... Zhang Xinjie?

Fu Chao let go of the wallet in his pocket. He pinched his thigh through his pants; it hurt like hell.

"Who's shouting?"

Another voice, another person walked out.

Zhang... Zhang Jiale?

The three Tyranny powerhouses were standing right in front of him.

"Why aren't you leaving?"

Another new voice.

*Lin Jingyan?* Fu Chao was clearly getting used to this and was starting to deduce things subconsciously. But the person who came out...

Wang... Wang Jiexi?

Fu Chao felt another wave of dizziness. It was the captain of Team Tiny Herb, Wang Jiexi, another huge star.

"What are you doing?"

"What's going on?"

One voice after another, one person after another. Less than three meters away, Yu Wenzhou, Huang Shaotian, Li Xuan, Chu Yunxiu, Yang Cong, Yu Feng…

Fu Chao felt that all his senses had been robbed.

*Was this a magic trick? Or some kind of cosplay group? How could so many gods, the top gods of Glory, suddenly emerge from this small door!*

And what were they doing? Were they surrounding him? What should he do? Should he kneel down and beg for forgiveness immediately? No, he hadn't done anything wrong yet, had he? So what should he do? Go up to them and say, "It's an honor to meet you"? Damn, that sounded a bit arrogant. He had to change his tone; how should he say it?

While Fu Chao was still thinking, the pro players were looking at each other, each with a puzzled expression. Finally, Han Wenqing gave everyone a wry look. "Someone just called to hold the door open, what are you all doing?" He then went inside himself.

When the others heard it was just that, and they had made such a fuss, they all laughed, and swarmed back inside. The last one in was Tiny Herb's Xu Bin, who glanced at Fu Chao and left the door ajar, not closing it completely.

This was…

In the end, Fu Chao couldn't figure out how to greet so many gods. In the blink of an eye, they had all gone inside, but they actually left the door open for him. Fu Chao's thoughts immediately returned to his original intention. He rushed forward and held the door open. Looking around, there were people nearby, but none of them seemed to notice. Fu Chao went inside, closed the door, and then realized that he had actually sneaked in. And the Glory gods had led the way for him.

*Did they… mistake me for a staff member?*

Fu Chao's brain was still quite sharp, as he had been able to come up with this way to sneak in. He had been stunned by the successive appearances of the gods, but now that he had recovered, he immediately understood what had happened.

These pro players were definitely not cosplayers. They had come to the venue to watch the finals. But if these guys went through the main entrance, it would be chaos, so the stadium had opened a special entrance for them in this inconspicuous location. He had stumbled upon this place, and just happened to catch these gods entering the venue. He had shouted without seeing who they were, which resulted in the gods misunderstanding him as a stadium staff member. He had been tricked into sneaking in.

*So lucky!*

Fu Chao was so excited! Being able to sneak in was exciting, but sneaking in this way was even more exciting. Fu Chao felt that his desire to watch the match wasn't as strong anymore. He urgently wanted to rush online and share his legendary experience with his friends and everyone.

Although his heart was pounding, Fu Chao didn't dare to be too obvious. He had to maintain this misunderstanding.

Soon, he saw a bright light ahead, as bright as day. The noise was getting louder and clearer. He was about to enter the venue, the finals venue.

Fu Chao's emotions immediately returned to the match. He hadn't come to the finals just for the excitement. After watching the matches this season, Fu Chao, as a resident of H city, had become a die-hard Excellent Era fan. He eagerly hoped that Excellent Era could defeat Samsara and create an unprecedented dark horse miracle.

"Excellent Era, go!"

"Samsara, go!"

The cheers of the two teams' fan groups echoed in the stadium. Although Samsara was playing away, they deserved to be the hottest team in the league. In addition to the fans who had traveled with the team, there were also many supporters in H city. Although they weren't able to completely occupy Excellent Era's home ground, they were able to create a significant storm here, and weren't suppressed by Excellent Era's home advantage.

"Defeat Samsara!!"

Fu Chao immediately got angry. This was Excellent Era's home ground, and no team was allowed to be so arrogant, no matter who they were. Without even having a seat, he stood in the aisle and started shouting loudly. As for where the pro gods had gone after they came out and where they were sitting, Fu Chao had instantly forgotten to pay attention to.

"Sir, please return to your seat quickly."

Fu Chao's jumping around in the aisle quickly attracted attention. A staff member came over immediately, not suspecting that he had snuck in without a ticket, but asking him to return to his seat in order to maintain order.

"Okay, okay, I'll go to the restroom and come back to my seat." Fu Chao had also thought about how to continue to avoid being detected after sneaking in. He regretted his moment of exuberance that had attracted attention and wanted to slap himself. He quickly made up an excuse to go to the restroom. As expected, the staff member didn't suspect anything, and Fu Chao hurried to the restroom.

He hid in the restroom for a long time.

Looking at the time and listening to the commotion outside, Fu Chao gritted his teeth and endured. Admission would stop half an hour before the match officially started, and during this half hour, a rather strict maintenance of order would be carried out on the spot. Staying in the venue during this time without a seat would easily expose him. Fu Chao had to avoid this phase, and after the match officially started, there wouldn't be too much order maintenance unless necessary. If the staff was still wandering around and interfering with the audience, they would be cursed to death.

8:30…

The hands of Fu Chao's watch had accurately slid to this point, and he also heard the sounds from outside. The match was indeed about to officially begin.

In the individual competition, Excellent Era's starting player was indeed Ye Xiu. The "all-new team" thing from the press conference was just nonsense.

On the Samsara side, the first player was Lu Boyuan, the Judo player selected for the All-Star team.

"You have to win!" Fu Chao could only grit his teeth and pray in the restroom. The match had just started. For safety, he planned to stay a few more minutes. At the same time, he hoped that Excellent Era would win quickly, and that the match would be slow so he wouldn't miss too much. His contradictory feelings were imaginable.

Two minutes passed…

He couldn't stand it anymore!

Fu Chao rushed out of the restroom and flew toward the arena.

Victory!

Excellent Era had a great start. Ye Xiu, who never lost in one-on-ones, continued his brilliant record this season, starting the match and defeating Samsara's Lu Boyuan.

"Beautiful!!" Although the only thing Fu Chao saw when he rushed out was the "Glory" words, he was as excited and thrilled as if he had seen the whole process. But this time, after waving his fist once, he immediately realized that he should be low-key. After cautiously watching his surroundings, Fu Chao furtively moved to find a corner where he wouldn't be noticed.

The match continued.

Fu Chao then remembered that so many top gods had personally come to the venue to watch this match. Where were these people sitting now?

The stadium was so big that it was impossible to find them. But he knew that their seats would definitely be concentrated in one area, and that the stadium would provide them with special security. As a ticket dodger, Fu Chao would only be courting death if he tried to get close to them.

"This is good enough!"

Fu Chao finally found a relatively satisfactory spot. Whether he stood, sat, or squatted didn't matter. Being able to sneak in and enjoy this match was enough.

Fu Chao had thought this was enough, but then he realized he was wrong.

True satisfaction required a satisfying match result. But today's match ended with Excellent Era's defeat. Samsara took the first game of the finals on the road.