Chapter 136: Who could be so extravagantly generous?

"Third place, Tomato TV, Mask."

Upon hearing this, a bad feeling immediately arose in Tiger's heart.

According to his estimation, Tomato's streamer Mask should be the runner-up in survival ranking for these preliminaries, second only to himself.

In his mind, his opponent's survival points combined with kill points should place them second in the overall rankings of this preliminary round, while he himself would take the top spot.

However, no.

The opponent suddenly dropped to third place.

And at this moment, Lin Zijin's name had still not appeared.

This meant that the final first and second places would be decided between him and Lin Zijin.

This exceeded Tiger's expectations. Although he knew that Lin Zijin's kill count in the later stages was not low and that securing a spot in the top five for overall points to advance to the next stage was not a problem,

he had never imagined that Lin Zijin's ranking would be neither fifth, third, nor fourth, but highly likely among the top two.

Just how many people did Lin Zijin kill?

In Tiger's impression, although the number of people Lin Zijin killed was quite substantial, it surely couldn't have been terrifying to this extent, right?

Just as Tiger was pondering this, caster Xiao Qi spoke up once again.

"Second place, congratulations to Star River TV's Tiger."

Hearing Xiao Qi's congratulations, Tiger felt not the slightest bit of joy; instead, his heart sank.

He was actually second.

Tiger's brows were tightly locked.

Meanwhile, at the caster desk, after Xiao Qi announced the second place in total points, caster Xiao Mo quickly asked with a smile, "Does everyone want to know who is in first place?"

"Hehe, she is my idol, you know!"

As soon as Xiao Mo's words left her mouth, many viewers in front of their screens were stunned for a moment.

"Lin Zijin?"

"Whoa, you've got to be kidding me? First place is Lin Zijin?"

"I remember the goddess didn't even make it into the final circle."

"Could this be a rigged match?"

"Uh, probably not..."

Following Xiao Mo's remark, even without her continuing further, everyone could guess it.

Yet, a doubt lingered in the minds of many.

Lin Zijin and Bluffing Brother didn't even reach the final circle in the end; how on earth did they claim this first place?

Some people even thought Lin Zijin would be eliminated in these preliminaries.

Could it really be rigged?

Many people began to let their imaginations run wild.

Right at this moment, casters Xiao Qi and Xiao Mo finished announcing the advancing slots, and the broadcast page refreshed with the total point rankings for this preliminary round.

Many people who had doubts about these ranking results turned their attention to the screen.

Tiger, in particular, kept his eyes glued to the live stream, staring unblinkingly at the numerical value of the first place's total points.

"How is that possible?"

However, when Tiger saw Lin Zijin's kill points, a wave of intense disbelief burst forth in his eyes.

Lin Zijin, the total number of kills was actually that high?

Simultaneously, the viewers saw the kill count and total points behind Lin Zijin's name, and they too were stunned for a moment.

Many spectators were completely shocked by Lin Zijin's kill count.

"She killed so many people?"

"Damn, is anyone even that fierce?"

"Hehe, it seems you guys forgot about Bluffing Brother."

"Oh right, this is the sum of team kills."

"A dozen kills right after landing, look it up."

"How long has it been, and people already forgot the legend of my great Bluffing Brother?"

"Daring to slaughter a city single-handedly against a crowd, do you dare?"

Reminded by a portion of the audience, everyone finally remembered, almost having overlooked Bluffing Brother.

Although only the participating streamer's name appeared on the point rankings, the total score included teammates who accompanied the streamer.

Bluffing Brother's kill count was also credited to Lin Zijin.

Due to the format of the invitational, everyone's focus had been entirely on Lin Zijin, which was why they had ignored this detail.

Bluffing Brother was truly a powerhouse as well!

Watching the live stream from his room, Tiger naturally saw the viewers' comments too. Remembering the elusive Bluffing Brother whose name he had only heard without ever seeing him, he felt a chill in his heart.

How could he have forgotten this powerhouse?

Tiger felt a pang of frustration, lamenting the brief moment of excitement he had felt earlier.

If he could have clinched first place in these preliminaries, even without defeating Lin Zijin in the match, bragging about it would still have been something worth showing off.

It seemed, however, that his excitement had been for nothing.

The dust settled on the results of the first preliminary round. While the final standings surprised some people, they were ultimately within reason.

Even though an unexpected mishap prevented them from reaching the final circle, Lin Zijin and Yang Hao relied on a terrifying kill count to pull off a counter-attack.

One had to admit, these two were frighteningly strong.

Naturally, as the final results were revealed, the fans who came for Lin Zijin and Yang Hao erupted in celebration.

Some even acted rather smug...

"Uh, accidentally took first place, sorry everyone."

"Oops, didn't make it to the final circle... Oh well, got first place instead, just to comfort my wounded, fragile little heart."

"Bluffing Brother: Heh heh, step aside everyone, whose place is it if not mine? So what if you got the chicken dinner? Didn't I still get the most kills?"

"Pack it up, pack it up, didn't even enter the final circle, these preliminaries are doomed... Walk slowly, Bluffing Brother, just take the first-place trophy first."

"Bluffing Brother: I'm not targeting anyone here, I mean..."

"Stop hiding, Bluffing Brother, I know you're watching."

In his room, after checking the total point rankings and confirming that Lin Zijin had secured her spot to advance, Yang Hao was about to close the stream. But as his eyes swept over the barrage of floating comments scrolling across the screen, the corners of his eyes twitched.

It was one thing for these guys to be smug, given how exceptional he was.

Could they stop pulling so much aggro, though?

When did he ever say anything so mocking?

Yang Hao was left speechless.

Were they planning to drive him into a dead end with this rhythm?

Sure, they won first place on pure strength, but shouldn't one keep a low profile in life?

Being too high-profile invited resentment and beatings.

If one day he walked down the street and someone threw a black sack over his head, a thorough thrashing would be inevitable.

After some thought, Yang Hao decided he couldn't let these kids run so wild.

As their "parent," Yang Hao felt it necessary to step in and manage them.

Thus, Yang Hao logged into his Tomato TV account and entered the broadcast room.

Because this invitational was co-hosted by several major streaming platforms, the broadcast page was jointly built by these major websites, with direct access links available on the homepage of every single one of them.

Crucially, the data of this broadcast room was synchronized in real-time across the major platforms, meaning any activity on either side could be transmitted here.

Naturally, like any other streaming room, this one also had a tipping feature.

However, people came here to watch the matches, and even for their favorite streamers, very few bothered to tip here.

Yet, the moment Yang Hao appeared, everything changed.

What was the quickest and most effective way to grab attention here?

Tipping, of course.

Therefore, with a wave of his hand, Yang Hao unleashed a barrage of rockets.

The exact moment Yang Hao made this move, special effects for a flurry of rockets instantly lit up the match's live broadcast room.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, many viewers were left dumbfounded, especially casters Xiao Mo and Xiao Qi.

Because at that moment, a preliminary match had just concluded while the next one was still in preparation—a time when audience enthusiasm typically waned, and casters Xiao Mo and Xiao Qi were just getting ready to warm up the crowd.

Yet, when this storm of rockets appeared, the viewers in the live room instantly boiled over.

Who on earth had made such a lavish move?