CHAPTER 408: POPULARITY 408

Ji You’s eyes, which were somewhat casual and relaxed, suddenly narrowed when she saw the name of the new challenger, and the calm and composure in her eyes gradually receded with the appearance of this name.

Because—

The challenger was: Drunk Lying on a Beauty!!!

Ji You’s expression became serious, and her brow slightly furrowed:

Ranked third in the East District!

What day is today?

The top-ranked from East District just left, and right after, the third-ranked followed? Could it be that today was an unlucky day for her to go out?

However, what made Ji You feel as if facing a great enemy was not the fame of the ’third-ranked in East District,’ but—Ji You was 99% sure that this person was Chu Jiaojiao!

It’s Jiaojiao.

If Ji You knew nothing about Chu Jiaojiao, she could still bravely go forward and fight with all her might, but—

It was because she lived and mingled with Chu Jiaojiao day by day that Ji You knew how terrifying she was.

Chu Jiaojiao, universally recognized as the strongest freshman of Lanyue Star, was not just boasting—it wasn’t like Yue Qiguang who relied only on brute force and didn’t use his brain. Chu Jiaojiao was the top expert in both combat and intelligence.

So, Chu Jiaojiao was truly terrifying.

...

Should she accept?

Or outright reject?

Facing Chu Jiaojiao directly now, Ji You had no confidence at all she would win; on the contrary, she believed she would definitely lose.

Since her current strength was insufficient, it was a strategy to temporarily avoid the opponent’s edge and wait until she had accumulated enough strength before challenging.

Thinking this, Ji You’s finger hovered over the [Reject] option, ready to press it, when suddenly, a strong force came from behind, pushing Ji You forcefully...

Ji You staggered and fell forward.

Snap~

Ji You’s eyes widened, realizing that her finger had somehow slipped and landed on [Accept].

Ji You: "!!!"

Ji You glared furiously and turned around to see the perpetrator, but then she was immediately drowned out by a huge wave of cheers:

"Ah ah ah!!! Little Shengsheng! Little Shengsheng!"

"Little Shengsheng, look at me! Look at me! I’m your die-hard fan!"

"Little Shengsheng, are you still going to fight today? Don’t end it so quickly."

"Little Shengsheng, fight one more round! Please don’t go!"

"Don’t go!!!"

"Come back!"

"Come back to me!!!"

...

Waves of voices engulfed Ji You completely, and then she watched helplessly as she was pushed forward by the crowd, people pressing on people, white shoes came in, black shoes went out...

As for the focus of the crowd’s chase—Little Shengsheng?

Little Shengsheng’s tall, thin figure flashed past Ji You, then sped away, disappearing in no time.

The crowd, watching Little Shengsheng who had logged off, beat their chests and lamented, "Why did she only play 3 rounds? Why did she only play 3 rounds? Why not one more round?"

Ji You: "..."

Ji You stared at her own body, squeezed and nearly deformed, somewhat at a loss for words: So this was the popularity of the top new star from the East District?

Compared to Little Shengsheng, her own fame, garnered by piloting an antique mech and being known as ’Rag Queen,’ was pathetically weak indeed...

Look~

Walking down the street, nobody recognizes that I am the famous "Rag Queen." And to make matters worse, the future Universe big boss "Rag Queen" even got pushed into the crowd of people drifting along...

Sigh!

Just as Ji You was lamenting the unfairness of her fate, the scene before her eyes changed completely.

Whoosh~

Ji You reappeared on a new map, a new space, surrounded by pitch-black emptiness...

Hmm?

Teleported to a new arena?

System: [A new battle is about to begin, please select the mech that suits you.]

The battle wouldn’t start for another 10 seconds, which was time given for competitors to choose their mechs. Ji You frowned, flipped through her mech collection, and her frown deepened: What mech to choose? In her mech collection, she only has one antique mech...

It’s over!

At this time, it was already impossible to buy a new mech from the system store. Besides, even if there were new mechs, Ji You wasn’t familiar with them and would likely lose even worse.

The match with Little Shengsheng made Ji You realize the vast gap between herself and a true top expert in terms of speed, physical strength, mentality, reaction... Lacking in all these internal factors, she needed to look for external help.

Mechs—undoubtedly the best external force.

Ji You was already contemplating changing mechs, but before she could put it into practice, the "Drunk Lying on a Beauty" popped out to disrupt!

Damn it!

It was really annoying.

Helpless, in front of all the audience, Ji You had to pull out her only ace—antique mech.

Audience: "..."

Audience A: "Has the Rag Queen lost her mind?"

Audience B: "Facing top players like Little Shengsheng and Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee, she still won’t give up her antique mech? That’s either stupidity or silliness."

Audience D: "She used to say she uses the antique mech to constantly challenge herself, I didn’t believe it before, but now I do."

...

Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee is currently ranked third in the East District, and has a fierce fighting style and a huge online fanbase, so her matches are highly attended. In a matter of seconds, the entire audience was packed.

Listening to the audience’s murmuring, Ji You had to bite the bullet and greet the spectators: "Hello everyone, I am the universal ironclad Rag Queen. Yes, you heard it right, I am still using an antique mech. You ask why? Because—I deeply love the antique mech."

Audience: "..."

The audience fell silent.

Over here.

When Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee heard Ji You speak, her eyes brightened immediately, waved her hand in greeting: "Hello Rag Queen, I super like you as a person, I hope today we can have a great match."

Ji You glanced at her sideways, not really wanting to deal with her.

However, Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee didn’t feel Ji You’s coldness, and instead seemed very happy, smiling and saying: "You must be distressed and sad about losing to Little Shengsheng just now, right? Don’t be sad. Later, you will also lose to me."

Ji You: "..."

Drunk Lying on the Beauty said seriously: "So, wait until you lose both matches and then be sad. Otherwise, if you get sad now, I’ll feel bad for you."

Ji You: "..."

Audience: "..."

Audience A: "Drunk Lying is still such a goof."

Audience B: "It’s still the familiar formula."

Audience C: "Still the familiar taste."

Audience D: "Hahaha... Stop it, guys, just look at the Rag Queen’s eye-rolling! Does it have a taste of despair?"

Ji You: "..."

Ji You raised the mechanical arm of the mech, looked around and loudly said: "System! Can you help me get rid of this goofy opponent and the audience from the scene? I really can’t bear this anymore."