Chapter 224 The Final Decisive Moment
At Sylvie's place, James was chilling behind her, looking totally relaxed. He knew there was no way Sylvie was losing today.
Sylvie, on the other hand, had no clue about James's massive wealth. She was pretty nervous and a bit distracted while singing.
Her rival, Seraphina, was cool as a cucumber. She knew she couldn't lose today, having prepped nearly two million bucks for this showdown—an amount most streamers couldn't even dream of!
Even when she saw Sylvie's donation bar creeping past hers, she stayed calm.
Then, a five-minute countdown popped up at the top of the live stream.
The final showdown was on!
[ID: IAmTheHandsomeOne, sends Seraphina 10 Super Rockets!]
[ID: LoyalOne, sends Seraphina 15 Super Castles!]
[ID: LonelyBro, sends Seraphina 130 Space Ships!]
For a moment, Seraphina's stream was lit up with all kinds of gift effects.
"Thanks for the support, everyone!" Seraphina said, pouting but sounding kinda cold.
These gifts were all set up by her agency, so she wasn't super excited. She was just going through the motions.
In less than thirty seconds, Seraphina raked in nearly a million dollars in gifts.
Her donation bar shot past Sylvie's.
Seeing this, Sylvie took a deep breath and texted her manager.
Soon, a bunch of wealthy fans flooded Sylvie's stream, donating like crazy.
The rivalry between Sylvie's and Seraphina's fans was heating up, reaching a boiling point.
The stream was packed with gift notifications, making it impossible to see any other comments.
James was still chilling behind Sylvie, knowing it wasn't his time to step in yet.
If Sylvie could win with her own funds, he wouldn't interfere unless she was really about to lose.
[Wow, so many rich folks!]
[Yeah, I've been watching streams for years, and I've never seen this many rich people donating at once!]
[I bet only SuperSmith can handle them!]
[SuperSmith is Linda's exclusive fan; he hasn't given gifts to anyone else!]
The audience was buzzing about the showdown between Sylvie and Seraphina, envying the wealthy fans and dreaming about spending money like that to win their idols' favor.
"Sylvie, you've only been on StreamVerse for a few days, and you already have so many fans backing you. Impressive!" Seraphina taunted, not expecting Sylvie to have so much cash for the competition.
"Compared to you, Seraphina, I'm still way behind!" Sylvie replied calmly.
ID: LonelyBrother: [Of course, you're nothing compared to Seraphina. I suggest you log off early, so you don't end up like Debra, spending all that money for nothing!]
Before Seraphina could respond, "Lonely Brother," who had been sending gifts to her, posted a comment.
Seeing this, Sylvie's face changed, but she kept her cool, maintaining her image during the stream.
[Why so quiet? Scared? If so, just log off now; you can't win today!]
[Yeah, stop pretending. We've got plenty of cash. Tell your loser fans to do something else instead of embarrassing themselves here!]
Seraphina's fans quickly jumped in, mocking Sylvie.
Sylvie's fans fired back, furious.
What started as a peaceful gift-giving session in both streams turned into a full-blown war of words between the fans.
Gifts and insults flew back and forth, and the tension kept building. Now, there were less than two minutes left in the competition.
Both sides' fans seemed a bit worn out, and the number of gifts in both streams started to drop.
Seraphina and Sylvie had both raked in about two million dollars in gifts, and they were running out of funds.
But Sylvie's fans were more generous, putting her ahead of Seraphina by about two hundred thousand dollars.
Just then, Sylvie's phone buzzed.
She quickly checked it and saw a Facebook message from Ophelia.
Ophelia: [Sylvie, we're out of money. Now it depends on whether Seraphina will keep donating. If she does, we're toast!]
Sylvie replied through gritted teeth: [Got it!]
She tossed her phone on the table and nervously watched the progress bar.
Seraphina wasn't doing much better. The once-confident streamer now looked worried.
She never expected Sylvie to be so determined, blowing two million dollars in the first round.
Seraphina had used up all her funds and now had to borrow money. With less than two minutes left, if she couldn't get the cash in time, she was done for.
"Excuse me, I need to use the restroom!"
Seraphina shouted to the camera, grabbed her phone, and dashed out of the room.
Seeing Seraphina leave, Sylvie turned off her mic and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Seraphina must be borrowing money. There are less than two minutes left. If she gets the cash, we're done. If not, we win!" Sylvie glanced at James, nervous.
"Don't worry, you won't lose today!"
James said calmly.
"How do you know Seraphina can't borrow money?"
Sylvie asked, puzzled.
"I don't know if she can, but I know you won't lose!" James replied, still calm.
"Let's hope so." Before Sylvie could finish her sentence, she saw Seraphina's donation bar surge. It didn't completely surpass hers, but it was close.
[ID: LuminaCityMr. Martinez, sends Seraphina 500 Super Rockets!]
A dazzling gift effect lit up the screen.
One Super Rocket was worth a thousand dollars.
And five hundred of them meant a whopping five hundred thousand dollars!
Sylvie, who had been leading by less than two hundred thousand dollars, was instantly overtaken by Seraphina by more than three hundred thousand dollars!
