On the live broadcast screen, a little tiger—about half a ter tall and seventy centiters long—stood calmly in front of a teenage boy twice its height. The scene appeared oddly harmonious, yet the netizens of the Federation watching from the StarNet were completely shocked by what they were seeing.
Amidst a flood of “WTF” ssages, viewers tremblingly began posting other comnts.
[WTF, am I seeing things? Or am I hallucinating?]
[What the hell is going on? Can soone explain this to ?!!!]
[Is that really him in front of us? Are we sure soone didn’t just find a similar-looking tiger cub to impersonate the Marshal’s eldest son?]
[You idiot upstairs, this is a public live stream across the entire network! Who would be bold enough to make such a joke about Marshal Qi?!]
[This scene must be fake, right? Maybe I haven’t fully woken up yet. Can soone co and wake
up?!]
[Host, get your ass out here! What the hell is going on right now? What happened to the supposed genius youth? Who exactly is this tiger in the arena?!]
……
Everyone stared at the livestream screen in disbelief, all wondering if sothing was wrong with their eyes. After blinking dozens of tis, exiting and re-entering the stream several tis, the image of the tiger cub still hadn’t changed. The countless netizens watching the broadcast were collectively dumbfounded.
anwhile, entertainnt reporters, gossip bloggers, and information influencers who quickly caught on imdiately began forwarding the livestream, only to return seconds later to continue watching.
More and more people were flooding in, and Qi Sheng was among the first to be notified of the broadcasted duel.
He took out his optical brain and clicked into the livestream. Seeing his little cub calmly standing on the battle platform, his heart remained utterly unmoved.
Sigh… the little one finally couldn’t hold back and decided to make a public appearance.
He switched the live broadcast to holographic mode, and the image of the tiger cub and the boy on the combat platform instantly appeared in his room. At the sa ti, Qi Sheng’s communicator began beeping non-stop. Without even looking, he knew it had to be ssages from colleagues or family watching the duel, all asking what was going on.
Qi Sheng didn’t check the ssages. Instead, he lay down on the sofa, found a comfortable position, and prepared to enjoy watching his little tiger showing off in style.
Back at the battlefield, Liang Qiu looked at the tiny tiger in front of him—who was far shorter than himself—and, knowing this was being live-stread across the StarNet, gave a hypocritical warning:
“Junye, I know you’ve always been curious about cha combat and dread of piloting one soday, but chas aren’t toys or gas. You can still quit now. Otherwise, I’m afraid I might accidentally hurt you later.”
Qi Junye found his righteous-sounding words a bit strange. He figured Liang Qiu was just putting on a show for the spectators and didn’t take it to heart. He casually stepped back and flicked his tail, giving Liang Qiu a calm look.
“Just hurry up and get into your ch. Rember to go all out—try to last a few seconds.”
After speaking, Qi Junye looked up at the host standing on the high platform and signaled that the cha battle mode could begin.
The host, who had been watching the scene on the battlefield—just one boy and one beast—felt incredibly anxious. When Qi Junye signaled for the start of the cha battle, the host almost wanted to resign on the spot and run away.
No matter what happens with this little tiger today, there’s no way I’m walking away unscathed. The host prayed that the other boy on the battlefield would calm down. Who’s ever heard of a cha battling a beast form? Even if you win, what does it prove? It doesn’t make you look any stronger!
Unfortunately, Liang Qiu neither understood nor cared what the host was thinking. The words he said earlier were just to give the Federation citizens an excuse—this wasn’t a duel he insisted on; it was all the fault of so arrogant, foolish tiger playing with fire without knowing his limits.
Liang Qiu glanced at Qi Junye and activated his combat cha from the cha button on his belt.
A towering, two-ter-tall black cha suddenly appeared on the vast battle platform. Under the bright lights of the cha battle mode, the machine looked cold and dangerous. Inside the cockpit, Liang Qiu gazed at the small tiger before him, the corners of his mouth curling into a cruel smile.
Today, I’ll make sure you never forget this for the rest of your life!
“Junye, this is your last chance to back out. Once the ten-second countdown ends, I’ll begin my attack.”
Qi Junye said nothing, standing quietly in his original spot. Seeing this, Liang Qiu, thinking about the humiliation he was about to inflict on Qi Junye today, deliberately added:
“You don’t have to worry. I won’t use any weapons the first ti—just giving you a demonstration of how powerful a cha really is.”
He intended to play with him slowly today—tornting him bit by bit would make it all the more entertaining.
Qi Junye still didn’t respond, and the audience watching from the stands began to regret having treated the situation like entertainnt earlier.
Although they were indeed a bit curious and gossipy, the thought of watching this soft little fluffball get hurt and suffer made them feel sowhat uneasy.
Thinking of the cubs in their own hos, many in the crowd wanted to urge Qi Junye to retreat quickly. And they did exactly that—many stood up, waving their hands and shouting for Qi Junye to quit the match.
Unfortunately, the little tiger standing on the battlefield remained unmoved.
In the livestream room, the hearts of over a hundred million viewers were clenched in worry. After all, the image of a baby tiger facing a cold, dangerous black cha was just too stark. Everyone couldn’t help but flood the comnts with pleas for Qi Junye to quit while he still could.
By the ti the countdown reached 5 seconds, netizens were growing desperate, cursing anxiously, even wishing they could tear through the screen, grab this stubborn little tiger, and give him a good beating.
But no matter how long they waited, even as the blinding number “1” flashed briefly on the countdown screen, the little tiger on the battlefield still showed no signs of backing down.
Then suddenly, the black cha on the screen stepped forward.
Everyone watching winced at the thought of the soft, fluffy ball getting seriously injured. The more tender-hearted viewers had already turned their eyes away in fear.
But the next second, they all heard a deafening crash.
Whether at the actual site of the duel or in the livestream room where it was being broadcast, an unprecedented silence fell over everyone.
The people at the scene, facing the bizarre battle head-on, hadn’t even processed what had just happened. anwhile, those in the livestream—especially those with strong ntal fortitude—were already flooding the screen.
[??????????]
……
Those who couldn’t understand what just happened were now too stunned to even type “WTF.” With trembling hands, they repeatedly hamred out question marks, their minds just as blank and confused.
This state of confusion lasted for about three minutes before viewers started cautiously comnting.
[Uh… did Liang Qiu just trip over himself?]
[Seems like it!]
[What do you an “seems”? He definitely did! Otherwise, why would he suddenly fall like that?]
……
They looked at the little tiger still standing in the sa spot, then at the black cha that hadn’t gotten up from the ground, and everyone agreed—their guess had to be right.
Thinking they’d uncovered the “truth,” the audience couldn’t help but start comnting with joy:
[Is Liang Qiu just playing around with the tiger cub? I knew it—no normal person would actually agree to fight a beast-form cub.]
[Liang Qiu’s such a nice guy. I’m a fan now! He’s even willing to make a fool of himself to comfort a classmate!]
[Damn, so this was just a fun, light-hearted match? I seriously thought sothing brutal was going to happen. Host, with that title, I swear I’m mailing you a knife when I get ho!]
[ 1 to the one above—this whole thing had my heart in knots. Turns out it was just for laughs? Let’s organize a group to beat up the host!]
……
Laughter began to fill the livestream screen. Everyone believed their assumptions were correct. Even the audience at the venue thought Liang Qiu was just trying to make the little tiger happy.
Only Liang Qiu’s three lackeys, and Liang Qiu himself—still inside the cha cockpit—remained completely baffled.
What the hell just happened?!
Qi Junye waited silently for several minutes. Seeing that his opponent still hadn’t gotten up, he felt speechless.
Seriously? That was it?
He silently walked over to the cha’s cockpit, raised a tiger paw, and tapped the glowing screen.
With a helpless tone, he said, “Get up. This has only just started.”
Qi Junye sighed internally. Could this guy be giving up after just one hit? If I had known, I would’ve slowed down a bit. I don’t even know if the audience saw it clearly!
Qi Junye glanced once more at the calm crowd in the stands, feeling a bit troubled. Why weren’t they cheering for him? His strength should’ve been pretty shocking!
While Qi Junye was fretting over how the outco didn’t et his expectations, the only consolation was that after his “reminder,” Liang Qiu had finally stood up.
Qi Junye returned to his original position and signaled the host to restart the countdown.
This ti, the host was far more relaxed than before. Although he still wasn’t quite sure what had just happened earlier, it wasn’t hard to guess—it had to be a playful scuffle between two good friends.
The host let out a long sigh of relief. Looking over at Liang Qiu, he asked:
“Red side contestant, are you ready?”
Liang Qiu actually wasn’t ready at all. He hadn’t even processed what had just happened. During the previous exchange, all he could sense was a blur of motion before a powerful force slamd into him—and then, he was on the ground.
But Liang Qiu didn’t want to appear weak in front of Qi Junye, so after a brief daze, he raised his right hand.
Seeing that both contestants were ready, the host confidently pressed the countdown and sat back into his chair.
Feeling quite at ease, he poured himself a cup of tea and sighed emotionally about the emotional rollercoaster he’d just experienced.
As the tea leaves floated gently, the host smiled and lifted the teacup to his lips.
But the very next second, he choked on his tea from shock at the unbelievable scene before him.
Just now, Qi Junye had learned from the first round and deliberately slowed down quite a bit. He even controlled his strength when swinging his paw, wanting the audience to clearly witness his power.
So, from the spectators’ perspective, the black cha lunged forward quickly—and then the fluffy little ball suddenly leapt into the air and collided with it.
Before they could even react with sympathy for the fluffball, the black cha was flung back like a parabola and crashed hard onto the ground.
As the thudding sound of sothing heavy hitting the floor rang out again, that eerie silence returned.
This ti, it lasted a full five minutes.
As before, it was the viewers in the livestream who reacted first. Soone nervously typed:
[Uh… I think I just hallucinated?!]
[I think I did too!]
[Nope, I just had a visual illusion!]
[You idiot—aren’t those the sa thing?!]
[WTF, how are you staying so calm?!]
[Sorry, I just went to the bathroom. Why wouldn’t I be calm? Was it because of the way Liang Qiu landed? His posture was kind of pro—I actually thought soone kicked him across the field, hahaha.]
[You moron above, get lost. Soone please explain—did Liang Qiu really get thrown like that again? I didn’t catch it clearly!]
[Sa question!]
[ 1]
……
Everyone watching was dumbfounded, until soone in the livestream typed:
[I don’t know if he got thrown or if he launched himself, but I just really want to know—what happened to that dent in the black cha? Can soone explain that?!]
That comnt, highlighted in large red bold text, flashed across everyone’s screens—only to be instantly buried under a flood of exclamation marks.
The flood continued for a whole minute before new comnts managed to push through.
[WTF, I must be losing it. I was watching a holographic livestream, but I seriously felt like we’ve gone back thousands of years to ancient Blue Star tis!]
[ 1 to the above. I feel so dumb right now. I just want to ask: that dent in the cha—was it what I think it was?]
[I’ve rewound the footage so many tis. Yes. It was exactly what you think it was.]
After a brief mont of doubt and disbelief, both the netizens and live spectators lost it.
Can soone please tell them—was this really a live broadcast, or are they secretly watching the latest high-tech sci-fi series?
This isn’t scientific at all!!!
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