nashuaworldcup Chapter 338 What kind of amazing teammates are these?
Chapter 338 What kind of amazing teammates are these?
Chen You stared at Aguda's skeletal face, his brows furrowed into a tight knot.
"Random matching?" Chen You pointed to the 50-meter standard swimming pool in front of him, which was filled with black steam.
"Give me a heads-up first, what kind of people are these unemployed vagrants who stay here all the time?"
Aguda straightened his toad-like glasses and snapped his fingers crisply.
The LED ceiling light above the pool flickered twice.
Three semi-transparent phantoms slowly emerged above the water.
The first phantom was an ancient woman dressed in tattered hemp clothing, clutching a huge blue stone millstone tightly in her arms.
As soon as she appeared, she sank to the bottom of the water with the millstone with a "plop," without even making a splash.
The second phantom was a vengeful spirit whose only remaining form was its torso.
It has no hands and no feet.
He spun wildly on the water's surface like a top, splashing up ripples of black water, letting out a piercing scream: "I'm so miserable—"
The third phantom is slightly more normal; it's a complete skeleton.
It had a pink flamingo-shaped children's swimming ring around its waist.
The skeleton thrashed about in the water for a couple of moments, then the swimming ring "plop" deflated, and it sank down as well.
Chen You watched the three illusory figures disappear without expression.
"This is the temporary teammate you were talking about?" Chen You turned to look at Aguda.
"You want me to lead them to victory in the relay race?"
"It's free, what more could you want?" Aguda spread his hands.
"Huangquan Sports Center is always short of funds, and these are all holdouts who refuse to reincarnate here."
"It's good enough that we can even get enough people together."
"I refuse," Chen You said decisively.
At this critical juncture, if being matched with a few strange wandering spirits leads to a failed Foundation Establishment and the loss of all cultivation...
Aguda stopped moving.
"Paid services?"
Its tone changed instantly.
"Sir, you should have said so earlier! Huangquan Sports Center adheres to the service tenet that 'money can make the devil turn the millstone, and a lot of money can make a devil break the record,' and is dedicated to providing you with the best sports experience."
Aguda snapped his fingers again.
The blue mosaic tiles under Chen You's feet cracked to both sides.
A giant gashapon machine with peeling paint and the four large characters "Huangquan Sports Lottery" printed on it slowly rose up.
There is also a flashing red and blue warning light on the top of the machine.
"The Underworld Talent Introduction Machine." Aguda patted the glass cover of the gashapon machine.
"The gacha pool is divided into three tiers. The regular pool costs 10 gold coins per draw, with a high probability of getting a 'Water Ghost' or 'Drowning Dog'. The elite pool costs 1,000 gold coins per draw, guaranteeing at least one 'Swimming Master' of the 'Waves White Streak' level."
Aguda paused, lowered his voice, and leaned closer to Chen You: "There's also a hidden Mythic Limited Pool. It costs 10,000 gold coins per draw, with a chance to pull an SSR-level Ancient Water-type Heroic Spirit."
"Sir, look..."
"Give me ten thousand." Chen You didn't even blink, directly smashing the gold coins into the coin slot of the gashapon machine.
The gashapon machine swallowed the gold coin, and the machine began to shake violently.
The warning lights at the top spun wildly, emitting a piercing air raid siren.
The lights in the entire indoor swimming pool went out instantly, leaving only the blinding golden light emanating from the gashapon machine.
"Click!"
The first gashapon capsule rolled out.
The outer shell cracked, and a beam of purple light shot into the sky.
The purple light condensed in mid-air into a burly man who was two meters tall and had bulging muscles all over his body.
He was wearing an extremely tight red triangle swim trunk, his skin was a bluish-purple color from drowning, and there were a few rotten seaweeds hanging on his body.
As soon as the burly man landed, he struck a standard bodybuilding pose, his chest muscles pulsating rhythmically.
[Zhang Shun, the Hero of the Underworld, the White-Striped Wanderer (Mutant Pollution State)]
[Quality: Legendary]
[Special Abilities: Can hold their breath underwater for three days and three nights, possesses a built-in "wave-breaking" aura that accelerates them through currents.]
[Status: Suspension for doping violation completed; eager to return to competition.]
"Not bad." Chen You nodded to himself.
Although the art style is still bizarre, at least he's a proper swimming champion, so the 10,000 gold coins weren't wasted.
Zhang Shun walked up to Chen You, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and asked, "Brother, are you planning to rob the birthday convoy?"
Chen You's lips twitched: "Don't rob the birthday gifts. Go over there and stretch, get ready for swimming."
Zhang Shun paused for a moment, then shouted "Understood!" and walked to the edge of the pool to start doing high knees like crazy.
"One more to go." Chen You looked at the gashapon machine. "Continue."
The machine vibrated again.
This time, the tremor was much stronger than before.
The entire floor of the Huangquan Sports Center was trembling, and the black, weak water in the pool was churning up waves half a meter high.
Aguda trembled with excitement: "Gold has appeared! My lord! Gold has appeared!"
A dazzling, dark golden beam of light shattered the gashapon machine's casing and shot straight up to the ceiling.
Amidst the golden light, the faint sounds of waves crashing against the rocks and a deep dragon's roar could be heard.
Chen You's heart also started racing.
An SSR-level ancient water-type hero, with this kind of presence, is definitely a powerful weapon.
The light gradually faded.
A giant pink pearl shell appeared in mid-air.
The seashell slowly opened.
Chen You held his breath.
Inside the seashell lay a man.
He had a Mediterranean hairstyle, with a few sparse strands of hair stubbornly clinging to his scalp.
He was wearing a flashy Hawaiian short-sleeved shirt and a pair of shorts printed with SpongeBob SquarePants.
She was wearing a pair of flip-flops.
The man was holding a thermos and slowly blowing on the goji berries floating on the surface of the water.
Chen You was stunned.
Aguda was stunned, and his toad-like glasses fell to the ground.
[High-Quality Imitation of Dragon King Ao Guang (Laid-off and Re-employed Version)]
[Quality: Mythical]
Special ability: Absolute water control. Ignores all physical resistance in water.
[Status: Laid off due to restructuring at Huangquan, currently receiving unemployment benefits. Suffers from severe gout and extreme sensitivity to cold.]
The man took a sip of goji berry water, then slowly floated down from the seashell and landed in front of Chen You.
"Young man, did you shake me out of here?" Ao Guang rubbed his chubby belly and let out a burp.
"So, tell me, do you want it to rain or flood? Let me make this clear first: I have gout and can't touch cold water. The water temperature in this pool needs to be adjusted to 38.5 degrees Celsius, otherwise I won't go down."
Chen You took a deep breath and turned to look at Aguda: "Can I return it?"
"No returns or exchanges once blind boxes are sold!" Aguda picked up his aviator glasses, put them on, and quickly resumed his NPC-like expressionless face.
"Sir, your luck is incredible! This guy was once a big shot who ruled the Yellow Springs Water System. Although he's retired now, his influence is still there!"
Chen You rubbed his temples.
The team has assembled.
Chen You, the giant rubber duck, Zhang Shun who robbed the birthday gifts, and Ao Guang, the Dragon King with gout.
What an incredible lineup this is!
"Beep—!"
Aguda blew the silver whistle around his neck, and the sound echoed in the empty indoor swimming pool.
"Attention all team members! The 8th Underworld Games, 4x100m medley relay race is about to begin!"