At eight o'clock in the evening, Budi was sitting on the balcony of the five-star hotel room, looking at the dimly lit night view of Tangdu below, and carefully sipping the fine tea in the cup.
Suddenly, his cell phone rang with a melodious and brisk symphony ring tone.
Budi glanced at the mobile phone on the table, frowned slightly when he saw the number on it, and then reached out and picked up the mobile phone.
"Hello? How's it going?"
Budi answered the call with an expressionless face, but the next moment, the news from the other side made his face gradually darken.
"What did you say?" His voice was a little louder in surprise and anger.
"Budi, I'm sorry, we failed. We could have succeeded, but an accident happened."
"With so many of you, what accident could happen?"
After listening to the person on the other side of the phone describe what happened today, Budi's brows became more and more frowned.
"A group of old people? Are you saying that you were defeated by a group of old people?"
"Budi! Those people are not ordinary old people, they are simply a group of devils with terrifying fighting capabilities!"
"How scary can a group of old guys be? It's better to say that you are all a bunch of idiots!"
"Then you really disappoint me!"
"Budi! Please don't tell the steward, we won't think of another way! We will definitely get the Glory Barrier!"
Budi smiled coldly, "Forget it, I won't trust those who have failed. You have no chance. I will handle this matter myself."
After that, the cold Budi hung up the phone.
"A group of old people..." he muttered to himself, unable to imagine in his mind the image of a dozen young people being dealt with by the old guy Price.
The two stones in his left hand were stuck to the screen of his mobile phone, and while he was rotating it gently, he tapped the frame on the table to make a clicking sound.
Then he picked up the phone again and changed Wei Shiya's number.
"Hello?" Soon, Wei Shiya's voice came from the other side.
"It's me, Budi."
"Didn't I already say, give me some more time?" Wei Shiya's tone on the phone was a little unhappy.
Budi smiled, revealing a pointed little tiger tooth on the left corner of his mouth, "I'm afraid we don't have that much time. Tomorrow is the knockout round. In addition to getting the list, you also have to find a way to get the Glory Barrier."
Wei Shiya on the other side of the phone was silent for a moment, and then returned: "I have already said that the other party is also a capable guy, and it is not easy to succeed using the Internet. I am also looking for opportunities."
"Then try something else. I suddenly have some information for you. I think it can help you."
"intelligence?"
"That's right, a little information..."
The night passed quickly, and the next morning arrived in the blink of an eye.
After a short break, the World Series finally ushered in its first knockout game since the start.
Among the 80 national teams, 20 teams will be eliminated.
So today, for many teams, is the first day to decide their fate.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the members of the Red Star team arrived at the competition site under the arrangement of team leader Liu Yuning.
After Hu Baobao learned about their encounter with the Dragon God Team yesterday, he had a vague feeling in his heart that something seemed to happen today.
In the knockout round, this is an excellent opportunity to send away the Red Star team.
Although their points will not be eliminated if nothing unexpected happens, but who knows what dirty tricks those people behind them will use?
In addition to the Red Star team, players from other teams are also preparing and preparing for the upcoming competition roster.
Audiences have begun to enter the venue one after another, and in less than an hour, the auditorium has been filled with seats.
Everyone is waiting for the knockout rounds to begin.
When the time reached half past nine, the host finally stepped onto the stage of the battle to the sound of exciting battle music.
"Good morning, dear viewers! I believe many people are looking forward to today, because today will be the game that determines the fate of the team. It is also the first knockout game of the World Series!"
"Now many teams are far ahead in points, while some teams' scores are not satisfactory. Today, will someone make a mistake and fall off the altar? Will someone create a miracle and advance against the wind? Let's wait and see!"
While the host was speaking, the contestants who were already preparing to appear backstage also started to get nervous.
The members of the African representative team Kasar Team all looked more nervous than in previous games.
Their whole bodies were tense, their hands were clenching their fists tightly, and there was a layer of sweat on their foreheads.
Poppy glanced at the team members beside him, and then gently put his dark-skinned broad palm on his shoulder.
The team member was stunned for a moment, then turned around and felt a warm force fall on his shoulder, and his trembling right hand gradually stabilized.
Then, Bobby smiled slightly, showing a row of white teeth, to encourage the team members.
The team members accepted his kindness and nodded with an uneasy smile on their faces.
Although brothers Bobby and Sean were comforting the team members around them, they were more nervous than anyone else.
Red Star Team is not far behind Kasar Team.
Weslin's sharp eyes swept through the crowd, as if he was trying to find the figures of those guys who were knocked down in the alley yesterday.
He didn't know if those people were players in the team, or if they were purely social youths.
In short, now they are in a trap, and everything seems to be under surveillance.
"The match list is coming out soon, and I'm very curious who our opponent will be today." Hu Baobao said to Liu Yuning next to him.
Liu Yuning glanced at Hu Baobao's face and asked, "Do you think anything will happen today?"
"It's hard to say, but usually at critical moments like this, some people will jump out and be an eyesore. Isn't that what's written in novels?"
"Relax a little. Even if something happens, we should still believe in the strength of the team members, right?"
After saying that, Liu Yuning turned around and glanced at the team members behind him.
When she saw the calm faces of the team members, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Everyone seems to be in good condition."
At the same time, as the host's warm-up is coming to an end, the competition list is ready to be released.
But in a dark corner of the arena, the light of a computer monitor shone on the face of a young woman.
Wei Shiya operated the keyboard flexibly with both hands, and the data on the screen was quickly converted.
"Coming in!" She suddenly said to herself, and finally pressed the enter key.