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Chapter 68 Association Star Envoy - Referee
"Tch, I originally thought you could survive to the end because you were the strongest among them. Turns out it's just because you're a coward and weak, that's why you didn't dare to go first."

On the fluorescent beach, Tiandao looked at Viser's beast-like body, which had swelled to three meters tall, and was speechless.

Because Viser was the last of the Dark Star quartet to survive.

Tiandao originally thought this guy was either the strongest among the four.

Or he's the most cunning of the four, full of bad intentions.

After all, in the original story, Viser was also the only one of the Dark Star quartet who didn't die.

But what was the result?
He didn't know whether Viser's heart was dark or not.

All he knew was that, judging solely from strength, this guy was definitely the weakest of the Dark Star quartet.

Because of Viser's Star Source ability, he can create a large number of special medicines through medical means and modify himself to a certain extent.

But in a sense, this effect is just a low-budget version of Children of the Stars.

Even the original Star Child is no match for the Heavenly Dao.

Not to mention it's a low-end pirated version.

All I can say is that it's amazing that Viser has survived until now.

There really wasn't any special reason; it was all just good luck!

Meanwhile, the viewers in the dimensional world watched the Heavenly Dao's utterly boring and arrogant demeanor on the screen.

'Bro, is it possible that it's not that he's too bad, but that you're too good?'

"This is a conspiracy! I'm reporting this! This is absolutely a conspiracy by the production team! If Tiandao weren't a supporting character, these four guys would have fought for at least two or three episodes, how could they be killed in just one episode!"

"Hey little black-haired guy in front, you're showing your true colors! If these four weaklings can hold their own for two or three episodes, then his 'strongest persona' will be ruined!"

'My husband is so awesome!'

"Hey, who's your husband? That's clearly Linbao's husband!"

"No, I just checked the composition of that comment earlier that called him 'husband,' and his IP address is actually from Chengdu!"

'The episode that best fits the stereotype of Seido.'

"Male mothers, get out of here! We don't need male mothers here!"

'Those of you in front, you should move aside!' (Male mother)

"Quiet down, quiet down, give me some face, everyone be quiet."

Just as various types of bullet comments, with their complex composition, were arguing amongst themselves.

The scene then shifts to a resort hotel.

Time has rewound to one minute ago.

Unlike Tiandao's brilliant performance on the fluorescent beach, where he fought against four opponents single-handedly, displaying his kingly demeanor and striving for the MVP title, this was a completely different story.

The situation for Chen Kong and his group inside the hotel was much worse.

Because of the unexpected interference of Heaven.

This caused a slight deviation in the plot of the anime series shown at the hotel.

It's worth noting that in the original storyline, Lava Mountain and the others split up and dealt with Chen Kong and his two companions one by one.

The only one who didn't make a move, Shadowweaver Lina, hid in the shadows and secretly kidnapped Isabel.

This creates a thrilling scene where Isabel is about to face a crisis.

Just like many anime series feature a princess in danger, only to be rescued by a prince on a white horse.

Just when Isabel, the 'princess,' was in danger, Chen Kong, the 'prince charming,' appeared.

Dust Sky, who was supposed to be held back by Lava Mountain, suddenly unleashed his cosmos at the crucial moment and quickly killed Lava Mountain.

He then appeared just in time when Isabel had completely fallen into Lina's Shadow Cage, and used his 'Void Pattern' to break the cage and successfully rescue her from the darkness.

This action not only achieved a true hero saving the damsel in distress.

This left a deep impression of Chen Kong on Isabel.

This laid the groundwork for the romantic storyline between the two characters later on.

However, all of this changed dramatically after Heaven intervened.

Because the Dark Star quartet was originally supposed to deal with Chen Kong and the others separately.

Right now, they've foolishly chosen to gang up on the Heavenly Dao.

Moreover, they didn't even manage to hold off the Heavenly Dao for a minute. They were like four ordinary monsters that suddenly spawned on the roadside, easily killed by the Heavenly Dao.

It completely lacks the presence and presence expected of a villain.

However, Dark Star Jester was taken offline at lightning speed.

However, the result of the plot change is that Chen Kong, the protagonist who should have been shining, has once again begun his journey of suffering.

Because the production team went so far as to ruthlessly insert a Level 2 Star Envoy into this altered storyline!

Moreover, this Level 2 Star Envoy is not some ragtag army.

Instead, they were regular troops from the Star Envoy Association!

One minute ago, at the resort hotel outside the bioluminescent beach.

"Kong, you take Isabel and leave first."

Inside the resort lobby, Chen Xing looked around and, seeing that there was no one there, decisively drew his demon sword and assumed a guarded stance.

Just moments ago, many tourists on the beach and students from Triland Middle School fled to the resort hotel to escape the marine star beasts controlled by the Plague Doctor Viser.

This made the lobby of the resort hotel unusually crowded.

But at some point, the lobby of the resort hotel, which used to be packed with people, was now empty except for the four of them.

This is undoubtedly a very strange situation.

And not long after Chen Xing finished speaking.

A soft laugh suddenly came from the center of the hall.

"My dear athletes, I think you might as well not leave in such a hurry."

"After all, this competition, which was specially prepared for you, is about to begin."

Upon hearing the unfamiliar voice, Chen Xing didn't hesitate to strike first, slashing his sword in the direction of the sound.

Sword energy composed of raging flames traced a crimson path through the air, instantly enveloping the stranger who had suddenly appeared in the center of the hotel lobby.

What made Chen Xing's expression turn serious was...

Her fiery sword energy failed to cause the slightest damage to that guy.

Because her fiery sword energy couldn't even touch the opponent before it was directly dispelled by an invisible force.

In the embers of the flames, a guy dressed in a black and green referee's uniform and wearing a comical husky headgear walked towards them, casually twirling a yellow card in his hand.

When he got close to Chen Xing, a smug smile immediately appeared on his face beneath the husky mask, revealing his wicked scheme.

"An athlete who attacks a referee without cause will receive a yellow card warning."

The man in the husky-mask raised the yellow card high in front of Chen Xing.

The next second, Chen Xing felt something invisible being applied to her.

This mysterious power not only made her body suddenly feel heavy, but even the stellar energy within her body seemed to be stuck in quagmire, making its circulation extremely difficult.

Conservatively speaking, just one 'yellow card' reduced her overall strength by about a third, which is quite exaggerated.

Before Chen Xing could even understand what was happening, Isabel exclaimed in disbelief, "A match, a yellow card, a referee... Association Level Two Star Envoy, Referee Ghosn, why are you here!"

Hearing Isabel say her name.

Ghosn wasn't too surprised.

After all, the number of Level 2 Star Envoys in the Deep Blue Metropolis is very small, and each one has a name.

Not to mention that his Star Source Arena Referee effect is too obvious and easily noticeable.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Isabel was able to recognize him immediately.

Faced with Isabel's accusations, Ghosn feigned ignorance, saying, "Miss, what Ghosn? I don't know the Ghosn you're talking about. I'm just a professional referee who happened to be passing by."

"Impossible, absolutely not."

"Please be quiet, audience. Loud noises are prohibited during the match."

Before Isabel could finish speaking, Ghosn, wearing a husky mask, immediately issued a warning.

His words seemed to possess a certain magic.

It actually rendered Isabel completely unable to make a sound.

Fortunately, Isabel wasn't the only one here who knew about Ghosn.

Caroline looked at Ghosn, her electronic cat-eyes emitting a torrent of data, as if she were flipping through something.

A moment later, she spoke in place of Isabel.

"Association Level 2 Star Envoy · Referee · Ghosn, Special Star Source · Arena Referee".

"According to publicly available information, once Referee Ghosn activates his Star Source ability, he can artificially designate an area as his own competition venue."

"After dividing the people in the venue into three categories—spectators, players, and coaches—the remaining irrelevant people can be expelled."

"However, whether their Star Source ability allows them to freely formulate competition rules, freely modify competition content, and arbitrarily increase or decrease competition time is information that has not yet been made public and cannot be found."

"Oh? I didn't expect you, the AI ​​cat, to be so careful in your preparations. You managed to get so much information about me all at once. It seems you had this planned in advance. Your intelligence gathering methods are quite good. You're good material to be a dealer."

Although Caroline revealed part of the Star Source effect.

But Ghosn remained calm.

Because his Star Source is quite special, belonging to the absolute realm of crushing noobs, he is not afraid of people knowing about it.

As for why this Star Source is so strong at crushing weaker opponents, it's because all the Star Envoys whose levels are lower than his are weaker.

Then everyone must strictly abide by the rules he set for the competition, and those who violate them must be punished, just like Chenxing who just received a yellow card.

If he encounters Star Envoys of the same level as him, then Gorn will need to compare their base Star Energy values ​​with theirs.

If someone's base star energy value is lower than his, then the opponent can only strictly abide by his rules of the game.

If the opponent's base star energy value is higher than his, then the opponent can obtain a customizable arena privilege.

As for what happens if you encounter a Star Envoy of a higher level than Gorn.
Sorry, referee Ghosn can only reserve the right to decide the playing field.

All other rights belong to the other party.

The reason for this situation is that the referee can indeed influence the outcome of a match.

However, if they encounter 'capital' outside the arena, then the referees inside the arena might not be so formidable.

After all, the value of 'black whistle' is far less than that of 'black money'.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Ghosn would never bring anyone with a higher Star Envoy level or higher Star Energy value into his 'arena'.

This is also thanks to this shameless style of only bullying noobs and refusing to play high-level games.

This makes Ghosn one of the few members of the Star Envoy Association who maintains a 100% mission completion rate.

He was nicknamed "Fishpond Killer".

Although the nickname isn't very flattering, Ghosn himself really likes it.

After all, with the Star Envoy Association's fixed salary, why would he risk his life?
“Gorn, as a Star Envoy of the Association, you are now actively interfering in the power struggles of local forces. Aren’t you afraid that if the higher-ups find out, they will launch a strict internal investigation against you?”

Hearing Caroline's words, Ghosn laughed and said, "What's there to be afraid of? If I were afraid, I wouldn't be taking bribes."

"Besides, without dirty money, where would so much profit come from in a profession as mundane as refereeing?"

Wearing a husky mask, Ghosn faced Caroline's threats and not only made no attempt to hide his involvement in accepting bribes, but also appeared quite proud.

It was as if being a biased referee was not a disgrace to him, but a very glorious thing.

Their motto is to be ruthless and unscrupulous, and to collect all the money they've received.

Caroline was completely speechless at his answer.

She had never met anyone with such a thick skin, except for the Heavenly Dao.

But today she finally got to see it.

However, unlike Caroline and the others, who either remained silent, tense, or serious,

The viewers in the anime/manga world were overjoyed.

Although Ghosn, the newly emerged villain, has an eccentric personality, he also exudes a strange sense of humor.

After all, the bizarre husky headgear, coupled with Ghosn's darkly humorous lines, gave people a sense of pure stupidity, maximizing the comedic effect.

'Hahaha! Openly and honestly being a biased referee? Ghosn, I admit your shamelessness rivals that of Hakimi.'

'Even though you're the villain, you're much more interesting than those four clowns.'

"Brother, our national football team desperately needs a referee like you!"

'He could have just announced the result directly, but he still had to go through the motions himself? Ghosn, you're really dedicated, aren't you?'

'Heavenly Path: Hang in there, everyone! The head coach is warming up and will be there soon!'

Although Chen Kong and the others were not in a good situation.

But the viewers in the anime/manga world weren't nervous at all.

Even though Ghosn's timeline is synchronized with the timeline of the Heavenly Dao.

But now, the Heavenly Dao side has already ended the battle ahead of schedule.

That means he should arrive at the hotel soon and join this special competition that has been rife with behind-the-scenes manipulation from the very beginning.

And as long as the Heavenly Way can appear.

Then the crisis for Chen Kong and the others will surely be resolved!
This is not blind optimism from the audience, but rather the stereotype that Tiandao has left on them through his repeated actions.

However, this was before the appearance of the head coach, Tiandao.

The protagonist, Chen Kong, is most likely to suffer.

Just look at Ghosn's inhuman behavior.

The suffering they endured must have been immense.

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Once this little storyline is finished, and some sweet moments are given to Caroline, the entire Deep Blue arc will be pretty much complete.

(End of this chapter)