Child of Destiny

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Arthur and Uno appeared at the capital of the Storm Empire as they were too lazy to go anywhere. Using the return scroll would always bring them to the nearest safe place or the last city where they last appeared. It could also be the capital of the last Kingdom or the Empire they had last visited.

These two happened to appear in the capital of the Storm Empire when they first visited this place. And since they were too lazy to go to other cities, they just traveled on foot or their mounts when traversing the borders of the Dark Cloud Kingdom and Storm Empire.

Uno just wanted to walk around and feel the atmosphere and environment of the game for a little while as he advanced toward the war while Arthur loved to fly around with his golden dragon, wanting always to flaunt it.

This was already engraved on Arthur's personality, so it would be hard to get rid of it even with the current mood that he had.

When they appeared at the teleportation hall of the capital city, they immediately attracted a lot of attention and even created chaos due to the players being in complete shock.

These two were celebrities of the game, it would be impossible not to recognize them.

Given Arthur's personality of always showing off and being in the spotlight, he would love to show himself in public just like now. He did not even bother to hide his appearance with a cloak and let the people see his basic details.

Seeing the in-game name above his head, the players quickly went crazy and started shouting his name as most of them were his fans while the others were only joining for fun and the hype.

With his reputation and popularity, it would be strange if no one recognized or greeted him.

They were curious why he was in this place. Most of them thought that he was here to join the war, which was not strange, especially when there were a lot of Godlike Players appearing on the battlefield at this point due to the powerful enemies that they could challenge.

But when they turned their heads toward the person walking alongside Arthur, they quickly became stunned and unable to say anything. It was because this was the so-called 'Evil God' who was recently gaining fame and attention.

He was both famous and notorious on the battlefield, making the people admire and fear him at the same time.

Uno did not bother to hide his appearance either as he could not bother about it. He was too lazy to care about trivial things as all he wanted was to explore the game and challenge powerful opponents as much as possible.

But that did not mean he would be letting other people learn that he was the 'Battle God'. The mask that he was wearing was not only a part of the equipment set that he was wearing, nor it was just a decoration to look cool. It also had special features that helped him hide his information from other people.

It was similar to Shin's [Nephilim's Gemini Mask] but with a different set of skills attached to it.

With the presence of these two apex gods in the game, the atmosphere within the teleportation hall immediately turned weird and heavy.

The people who were originally shouting Arthur's name could not help but shut their mouths, especially when they could feel the overwhelming pressure that Uno was passively emitting.

He had yet to release his bloodlust, but the people found it hard to breathe already as if the clutches of death were tightly gripping them and ready to take their lives away.

Neither Arthur nor Uno cared about them, so they just walked forward and did not bother about their surroundings.

As they walked, the crowd that was originally forming slowly parted, creating a path for the two gods.

Everyone went silent until Arthur and Uno disappeared from their sight. That was only when they recovered themselves and broke into an uproar.

"What the F? I thought I was going to die there."

"What's with that guy? He is so scary."

"I bet he is a true killer in the real world. He just has this scary atmosphere around him."

"But what is he doing here with Dragon God Siegfried?"

"The Dragon God and Evil God being together? Don't tell me they are going to fight?"

Realizing this fact, the players quickly ran out of the hall and tried to catch up to the two. They wanted to know where they were heading and see what they were planning to do.

The players who loved to gossip like the reporters from different entertainment companies from the real world were already on the move as they were following the two. They did not bother to hide themselves as it was clear that neither Arthur nor Uno cared about them. These two also did not plan to hide their intention as they walked toward the Divine Colosseum of the city.

When the players saw these two gods entering the Colosseum together, they quickly went crazy as they realized that their guess might turn out to be true.

The reporters did not care about the truth as they were already writing an article about this, wanting to get a scoop.

The players were more straightforward as they started posting on different online platforms and telling the world about this. The official online forums of the game quickly exploded into a series of discussions, creating a trend in an instant.

Arthur and Uno could just fight in the wild straight away when they met earlier. But since they did not want to get disturbed when they were fighting, they decided to go to an arena where they could not be distracted by any outside interference.

Right after entering the Divine Colosseum, they quickly headed toward the highest floor where they could rent the best room possible, where they could showcase their abilities.

They did not care about anything else aside from fighting each other. This was why they did not notice that the room that they had rented was a public duel room where players could spectate their battle.

It was also possible that they knew about it but did not bother themselves.

Due to the fame and battle capabilities of these two, the special event within the Divine Colosseum was immediately triggered. It was a special feature of the place whenever powerful individuals rented a public room for their duels.

It was some sort of publicity or something similar. It was a common event in every Divine Colosseum within the game as there were a lot of apex experts who wanted to showcase their skills to the world.

As the announcement was issued, a lot of players quickly flooded toward the Colosseum to spectate.

Who would refuse to watch such an amazing battle between the gods of the game? None of them of course!

The media and entertainment companies quickly made their moves to cover this battle, hoping that it could increase their ratings.

Unfortunately for these people, the broadcasting rights of any duels of Empyrean Talons' members were exclusive to Miss Bunny, so she quickly received the notice and swiftly prepared for the broadcast.

She dropped everything when she learned that it was Arthur who would be fighting. She then went to her virtual space and connected it to the game while also setting up the live broadcast on the official website of the Empyrean Talons.

She and her team worked in absolute efficiency setting up everything before the battle could even start.

She did not know who the opponent would be exactly and unaware that it was 'Shin' since Uno had already set up everything and turned off the features that would expose his 'real' identity to the others.

Aside from knowing that it was a powerful player comparable to the apex gods of the game, she did not know much about the 'other' party.

Her special guest was David once again, who unknowingly appeared out of nowhere. It was as if he was already expecting this to happen and instantly accepted when Miss Bunny invited him to co-host the broadcast once again.

David was aware of the real identity of the so-called Evil God but did not want to disclose it to the public. He was just here for the fun.

He found that this matchup would be very interesting.

If it was in the real world, then Uno would win without a doubt as this guy was an absolute monster who could even give David a lot of trouble if they fought.

But it would be a different case within the game as Arthur was a master within it. With his experience within the virtual world alongside his newly found powers, he could at least offset some of the advantages that Uno possessed in the real world.

Moreover, Arthur could showcase more powers within the game and perform things that he was unable to do in the real world when he was fighting in the virtual world.

He was also aware of the changes that Arthur had undertaken after Bernard's burial, particularly about the strange energy that he was emitting after encountering the Original Emperor Flame. This made David curious about this kid's battle prowess.

Even his master had told him that it was interesting, which made him want to see what it was.

This would be a great experience for everyone.

"Alright~! Hello to all our friends out there who chose to experience this amazing match that we are about to witness! It is your handsome and smart big brother once again, Khing! At your service!" greeted David right after the broadcast started, making everyone watching become lively.

And to further lighten up the mood, he turned to his side and said. "What do you think about my opening speech, partner?"

Miss Bunny chuckled as she heard that and played along. "Why do I feel that you are trying to steal my show, Mr. Khing?"

"How can I do that to a beauty? I am just the supporting host while you will always be the main character," responded David humorously.

The two chatted a bit to keep the audience interested until they saw Arthur and Uno appearing in the arena.

"It is a pity that this duel came on short notice and did not give us enough time to discuss them," said David 'disappointingly' before 'recovering' his composure. "But we can forget about it since we are all here to watch this battle and nothing else."

Beside him, Miss Bunny chuckled and commented. "Now, I really feel that you are stealing my show."

After that, she turned to the screen before smiling. "Anyways, since all of us are gathered here to watch this duel, how about we jump into and enjoy the show?"

"Let this clash between the Dragon God and the Evil God begin!"

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