Dozens of Star God Guild players charged forward, spraying bullets wildly and hurling a barrage of grenades.
The enraged All Stars Guild players raised their weapons and returned fire.
A storm of bullets tore through the hall.
Just then, Sun Zhou, hiding in the northwest corner, peeked his head out, and a bullet whizzed right past it.
"Yikes!"
Sun Zhou immediately ducked back into cover.
Meanwhile, in his stream’s chat, viewers were frantically posting comments.
"You idiot, run!"
"Those guys from the Star God Guild are right on top of you!"
"The streamer’s toast."
...
Sure enough, it wasn’t long before a few Star God Guild players charged to Sun Zhou’s hiding spot. They spotted him instantly and aimed their guns at him.
’I’m done for!’
Sun Zhou swallowed hard, bracing himself to be killed.
But unexpectedly, the Star God Guild captain in front of him didn’t open fire. Instead, he took out a red-quality gem and tossed it straight to Sun Zhou.
Sun Zhou dazedly caught the gem, staring in bewilderment at the Star God Guild players before him.
Captain Alita spoke, his voice cold.
"We’re not going to kill you. Follow us and get a good shot of this! Let everyone see how the Star God Guild completely stomps the All Stars Guild."
"Huh? Oh, okay."
Stunned for a moment, Sun Zhou quickly scrambled to his feet and started filming.
Back in the stream chat, viewers from Mountain City Mountain saw this and angrily spammed their comments.
"Fuck, they’re so arrogant."
"We’ll see who’s left standing when this is over!"
...
Unfortunately, their anger couldn’t change the tide of battle.
One by one, Star God Guild players charged toward Qian Wei’s defensive line from multiple directions. Under the cover of their teammates, they advanced with metal shields, igniting the explosive packs strapped to their backs.
BOOOOOOM~
Massive explosions erupted one after another, blowing the iron crates to smithereens.
In an instant, the All Stars Guild’s forces were beaten into a steady retreat.
Seeing how dire the situation was, Qian Lan immediately said to Qian Wei,
"This isn’t working! We can’t hold them! We have to retreat!"
"I’m not retreating! You can run if you want!"
Qian Wei stared at the charging Star God Guild players, his eyes bloodshot as he roared.
’This is so humiliating!’ His last defeat had cost him a huge number of weapons, which had fallen into Qiansha’s hands. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be getting beaten this badly.
’One false move had led to another.’
"Get a grip!"
Seeing that Qian Wei had lost his cool and was refusing to retreat, Qian Lan grew desperate.
"Enough talk! Brothers, with me!"
Completely ignoring Qian Lan, Qian Wei snatched up a submachine gun and led the charge, unleashing a torrent of bullets at the oncoming Star God Guild players.
Two Star God Guild players were instantly gunned down.
Seeing Qian Wei go for broke, Gao Feng led the rest of their men in a charge as well.
"We’ll take them down with us!"
BANG! BANG!
The two sides traded deadly fire.
Seeing Qian Wei preparing for a last-ditch fight, Fakam raised his hand and gave a signal.
"Finish them."
"Yes, sir!"
One of his subordinates then picked up a remote control.
Three FPV drones launched simultaneously.
WHOOSH!
The three drones converged on the rampaging Qian Wei from different directions.
The sound made Qian Wei’s expression change drastically. He raised his submachine gun and sprayed wildly at the drone coming straight for him.
RAT-TAT-TAT!
BOOM!
The drone was instantly blown out of the air.
But just then, the other two drones struck him from the left and right.
BOOM!
A massive explosion completely engulfed Qian Wei.
"Lord Qian Wei!"
Gao Feng’s heart faltered when he saw Qian Wei fall, but he didn’t retreat. Instead, he led his remaining subordinates in a frenzied attack against the Star God Guild players.
Seeing this, Qian Lan bit his lip, then quickly turned and fled with a few of his trusted followers.
Sun Zhou, still live, swallowed hard and narrated the events.
"Alright everyone, Young Master Qian Wei is down, and the rest of the All Stars Guild players are being wiped out fast. The Star God Guild took heavy losses too—they only have about a hundred members left—but there’s no question who’s won this fight."
"Sigh..."
"Lord Qian Wei fought so desperately, but he still lost."
"It couldn’t be helped."
...
A stream of comments scrolled across the screen.
「A few moments later.」
The All Stars Guild players fell one by one until only Gao Feng remained. He was hiding behind an iron crate, just about to reload his weapon.
Just then, seven or eight grenades rained down on his position.
"Shit."
Seeing the shower of grenades, Gao Feng didn’t even try to dodge. He just let out a helpless curse.
BOOOOOOM—
The violent explosion completely engulfed him.
Seeing that the area was clear, Gefens walked up to Fakam and reported.
"Sir, they’ve all been taken care of."
"Excellent. Bring that streamer with us to the central control room."
Fakam ordered cheerfully.
"Yes, sir."
Gefens then walked over to Sun Zhou.
Sun Zhou forced an awkward smile and said,
"Sir, how can I help you?"
’Even though I have a decent following and some influence,’ Sun Zhou thought, ’how could I dare put on airs in front of one of the three great guilds? Others might not know their true strength, but I know a thing or two.’
"You’re coming with us."
Gefens said coldly.
"Okay."
Sun Zhou immediately agreed, his tone respectful.
Soon, Fakam, Farina, and the others arrived at the central control room.
Gefens and his men immediately checked the air vents. After confirming there were no issues, they nodded to Fakam.
Fakam and Farina walked up to the central control console.
Sun Zhou aimed his camera at the pair and began to narrate with great enthusiasm.
"And there you have it, folks! The latest battle for the observatory has come to a close! Your victors are Lord Fakam and Miss Farina of the Star God Guild! Now, let’s witness this thrilling moment together!"
Fakam looked at the console screen. Seeing that the energy charge was sufficient, he began the operation.
"Beginning procedure."
"Reorienting radio telescope. Progress: five percent..."
...
Fakam watched the progress bar with a brilliant smile. He elegantly straightened his clothes, adopting a very formal posture.
’After all, he was about to complete the mission with every player in the world watching.’
Time ticked by.
Soon, a notification popped up on the console screen.
"Radio telescope reorientation nearly complete. Commencing 10-second countdown."
"8s"
"6s"
.....
"3s"
Fakam raised his hand, ready to press the button on the console.
CLUNK—
Suddenly, the entire console lost power, and the operating screen went dark.
"What’s going on?"
Fakam and the others were startled. They looked around, only to find that the ambient lights were still on.
"Could the power reserves be too low? Maybe the machine malfunctioned?"
Farina asked quietly.
"Possibly. Let’s wait a moment."
Though visibly annoyed, Fakam kept his composure.
Sun Zhou was also taken aback. ’It was almost over,’ he thought. ’How could the console suddenly fail?’
Everyone in the stream chat was just as confused.
"What happened?"
"Not sure. Looks like an equipment malfunction."
"Holy shit, don’t tell me it’s broken. If it is, what the hell are we supposed to play now?!"
"No way..."
...
The players chattered endlessly.