Heroes' Prison-Chapter 1494 - 1420: Mysterious Figure! Securing the Best Individual Award in Advance
The scene rapidly swept across the ocean, finally arriving at a distant continent and entering a section of Anye Forest.
Countless branches and vines flashed by on both sides, and suddenly, a swiftly advancing hunter appeared ahead.
The hunter was clad in an animal-skin coat, with a youthful face and lackluster equipment, struggling to move forward through the dense undergrowth and vines. It was none other than the Heavenly Demon Little Dragon.
The playback speed of the footage quickly accelerated, with countless suns, moons, and stars tracing paths across the sky, but the Heavenly Demon continued to progress resolutely.
He traversed deserts, crossed swamps, braved wind and rain, overcame earthquakes and volcanoes, battled fierce giant beasts, survived under the claws of a giant dragon, and grew step by step through countless hardships.
Finally, when the playback speed slowed down again, his demeanor had undergone a tremendous change; his face was composed, and he exuded the profound demonic aura of a Demon King.
"Every spectacular emergence has a history of silent struggle," he said, and then soared into the sky, disappearing between heaven and earth.
Only a breeze remained, rustling the leaves in the forest.
Shortly after, a beautiful woman screamed while running out of the forest, looking back in terror.
Behind her, a giant python was rapidly pursuing her, causing the earth to tremble wherever it passed, with trees being shattered by brute force, leaving a trail of destruction.
"Awww~" Suddenly, a bear’s roar resounded!
A giant bear suddenly charged out, shielding the girl!
It extended its bear claw, grabbing the giant python and tearing it apart.
After that, the bear slowly turned its head, gazing tenderly at the woman, speaking in the voice of a giant bear, "Being a hero for a lifetime is not as good as being your bedside teddy bear."
As the words fell, the surrounding scene quickly transformed, and the giant bear rapidly shrank into a cute plush teddy bear.
The little bear sat by the pillow, beside which lay a couple asleep.
The girl had an exquisite figure, her face covered with a veil, dressed in a princess gown, curled up in the embrace of a handsome, tall man.
She was the mysterious Princess Xia Meng, who had appeared at the God of Slaughter’s coronation ceremony but had never spoken, always having her two maids speak for her.
At this moment, her long eyelashes fluttered, and she opened her eyes, glancing sweetly at the handsome man, kissed his forehead, and quietly got up.
Her slender fingers performed a series of movements, which turned out to be sign language.
Subtitles automatically appeared at the bottom of the screen—
"As long as you find someone who cherishes you, every girl will become a princess."
The camera slowly swept past Princess Xia Meng and transitioned to the handsome man who was asleep.
His wild, long hair covered his shoulders, his face exuding wildness, with an unruly smirk at the corners of his mouth, even in his sleep.
Suddenly, the camera began to rise, revealing countless people soundly asleep in their dreams, both male and female, young and old, stretching as far as the eye could see.
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat eerie, as if these people would sleep forever, never awakening from their illusory dreams.
At that moment, the handsome man suddenly shivered, opened his eyes, and rose from the bed.
He turned around, looked at the countless sleeping people around him, shook his head, and murmured to himself, "Many people are immersed in grand dreams, but only a few possess the strength to awaken."
As his words fell, the screen turned completely black.
The promotional video concluded!
Among the ten people showcased in the trailer, many of their lines basically represented their identity and experience for that year.
Before this, Huang Yi’s image resembled his name, primarily wielding a cruel persona focused on slaughter.
However, this year, he defended The Second World, becoming the King of the World, so his lines shifted from slaughter to protection.
Dao Feng chose to retire but later made a comeback, so his lines focused on starting anew.
When Dao Feng initially retired, he faced countless curses, those voices were very hurtful, and if it were an ordinary person, they might not have withstood it. Just like Dao Feng’s lines, the sharpest weapon isn’t a sharp sword, but people’s words. Words spoken often hurt the most.
The Heavenly Demon’s lines also depicted his experience; he was originally an ordinary player, silently struggling for a long time before finally becoming the Eighth Great Demon King. But others often only saw his spectacular emergence, not realizing his history of silent struggle.
The most special part of this promotional video lay in the appearance of those two characters at the end—Princess Xia Meng and the man.
The two characters appeared simultaneously, embracing intimately in sleep, indicating their romantic relationship.
The man was very unfamiliar, with a look unlike any known expert, and countless viewers and journalists worldwide couldn’t identify who he was.
But his appearance at the very end of the promotional video indicated his very important status.
In a villa, upon seeing the man, Sharp Sword murmured to himself, "He really awakened from his dream!"
"Who was that person at the end of the promotional video?" the little girl asked, looking up.
"He is the one who has already secured the Best Individual Award!" Sharp Sword replied.
"What’s his name? Has he been nominated for any awards before?"
"His name is Dream Against the Heavens. Strictly speaking, he hasn’t been nominated for any awards before!" Sharp Sword shook his head.
"Huh? Why is that? Since he has already secured the Best Individual Award, it implies he should have been nominated for awards before; otherwise, he should have won the Best Newcomer Award first! God of Slaughter Brother first won the Best Newcomer Award, and only later the Best Individual Award!" The little girl questioned in confusion.
Sharp Sword pursed his lips, thought for a moment, and said, "Let’s put it this way! In this world, there’s a special group, and that is people with disabilities. When they enter the virtual world, special situations occur. Have you noticed Princess Xia Meng? Do you know why she never speaks? Why was she using sign language in the promotional video?"
"Why is that?" the little girl asked.
"Because she’s mute! So the system granted her extraordinary beauty, but not the ability to speak. Not being able to speak means she is permanently silenced, unable to chant spells, and many spells cannot be cast. But this also means she has encounters that no one else can achieve." Sharp Sword’s tone had a slight hint of regret, "And the man at the end of the promotional video is her boyfriend, also a person with a disability, but his disability is very special. One could say it’s precisely because of his physical defect that he possesses a privilege in the virtual world that no one else has. The system is fair; it won’t let any disabled person fall behind at the starting line. What they lose in part will always be compensated in another form."
