Chapter 1251
“We respect every opponent, we respect the integrity of fair competition, and we respect the academic spirit that this tournament was built upon p>
“But respect does not equate to retreat p>
“Communication does not equate to surrender p>
“And learning does not mean bowing our heads p>
“The youth of Elyndor did not reach these heights by begging for opportunities; we forged our path, step by grueling step, generation after generation p>
“So today, we do not stand here to prove we are worthy of being seen p>
“We stand here to ensure the world watches p>
Serena’s gaze swept over the silent crowd before she delivered her final, resonant words. “The Elyndor delegation standing on this stage is the answer itself p>
“The brilliance of Elyndor will not be eclipsed by cowards lurking in the shadows.” “In this individual competition, Elyndor will leave absolutely nothing on the table p>
After a few seconds of awe-struck, deathly silence.
The audience erupted into a deafening roar of applause and cheers.
The ovation was so thunderous it threatened to blow the roof off the stadium.
It was an outpouring of genuine respect, spontaneously offered by the international media and foreign spectators who had been utterly conquered by her absolute dominance.
Photographers frantically jammed their shutter buttons.
The expressions of the competitors from other nations had entirely shifted.
This was no longer mere admiration.
It was pure, unadulterated awe.
It was a profound submission to a force that had effortlessly snuffed out their arrogance.
In the Elyndor media pit, reporters were wiping tears from their red-rimmed eyes.
“Write that down, get every single word down verbatim p>
“That speech was legendary p>
“We’ve got the global headlines secured tonight p>
“Captain Serena is the absolute pride of Elyndor p>
Meanwhile, up in
in the VIP section, the Severian executives sat with rigidly stiff expressions. Yet under the
merciless glare of the global
broadcast cameras, they had no
choice but to force smiles and clap
along to maintain their facade.
But their applause looked incredibly stiff.
It looked exactly like a group of men being held at gunpoint and forced to slap
themselves in the face.
By the time the opening ceremony wrapped up, the Elyndor team had completely transcended the event.
No, more accurately, they had broken the internet.
The global academic community and international social media platforms were in an absolute frenzy.
From the striking
debut of their
unified uniforms, to Serena
effortlessly twirling a broken
flagpole into a mesmerizing martial
arts display, and culminating in her
standing beneath the global
spotlight, ditching the translation Fearpiece to seamlessly switch between over a dozen
languages-not only delivering a perfect academic declaration but also ruthlessly dragging Severia’s ‘hospitality’ through the mud.
Especially that final, powerful monologue delivered in Elyndorian p>
It had struck like a sledgehammer against the hearts of millions, leaving a profound, unshakable impact.
This flawless string of events had essentially siphoned every ounce of viral traffic from the ceremony directly to the Elyndor team.
The Eastern delegation that Severia had so desperately tried to marginalize.
Had overnight transformed into the most intensely watched, unfathomably powerful dark horse of this year’s global elite collegiate tournament.
While the internet showered Elyndor with relentless praise.
The Severian organizers were being hit with an unprecedented wave of international mockery.
After all, the equipment hadn’t failed earlier in the night, nor did it fail later; it mysteriously crashed the precise moment the Elyndor captain began to speak.
The garbled subtitles, the mass failure of the translation earpieces, the blatant refusal of the broadcast director to show close ups, and the barely-concealed condescension in the commentary.
No matter how hard Severia tried to spin the narrative, they couldn’t blind the eyes
of the entire world.
Consequently, the global internet tore into Severia without mercy.
[Is this what the host calls hospitality p>
[Pulling these petty stunts at an opening ceremony… they have zero class p>
[If the Elyndor captain wasn’t such a total powerhouse, can you imagine how humiliating that would have been p>
[Severia really shot themselves in the foot with this one p>
[I used to think they were just internet trolls, but I didn’t realize they were this pathetic in real life too p>