Book 6: Chapter 48: Black
When Qin Lun and Little Mute finally returned to the Monitoring Room, only two screens on the surveillance projection still glowed. The others had shut down due to lack of energy.
Qin Lun pulled up the combat projections of the four other top fighters. The fight between the Assassin and the bald MT had already concluded. Though the bald MT lost the Domination War, he kept his life. His Constitution was exceptionally high after all, allowing him to revoke his Invitation Letter just in time.
The battle between the other pair of top fighters, Long Feng and the Puppet Master, produced no ultimate victor. Just as Qin Lun predicted, after a long stalemate, they realized neither could overcome the other. Unwilling to risk their lives in a desperate fight, they both eventually withdrew, breaking off combat contact.
As the final projection screen went black, the energy reserves in the Monitoring Room were fully depleted. Darkness swallowed the room.
“Hiss!” Using the small Fireball Spell from his Adis Short Staff, Qin Lun lit a bonfire. He draped his coat over the sleeping Little Mute, then leaned back against the wall. Resting his chin on his palm, he slowly closed his eyes.
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“Apostle 70053, the participation window for the Metropolis Domination War has expired. After a thirty-second countdown, the surviving Apostles from the Novice Domination War zone will be teleported into the Celestial Wheel Demiplane.”
“The Transport Star-Gate of the Celestial Wheel is locked onto all Apostle Cities. Surviving Apostles may use the gate to return to their respective Apostle City. Conflict is strictly forbidden within the Celestial Wheel. Apostles may remain there for 30 minutes. During this period, Invitation Letters obtained by Apostles will be converted into Domination War Cubes. Mortgaged Shattered Crystals, equipment, and items may also be retrieved.”
“Apostle 70053, initiating retrospective analysis of this Metropolis Domination War and assigning corresponding mission evaluation…”