The stadium emptied, and Mbappé, with his subordinates, made a beeline for the locker room.
Fans at the sidelines still let out boos. Being at Arsenal's home ground and being so thoroughly thrashed, it was impossible to exit normally.
PSG had a disastrous day!
As he walked, Mbappé recalled his overly confident words before the match and felt a pang of regret.
Faced with such a brutal reality, tears even involuntarily streamed down his face.
Verratti, walking beside him, happened to see Mbappé walking dejectedly. He stepped forward and patted his shoulder, offering comfort. After all, they were teammates.
But inadvertently, he saw something he shouldn't have.
"Mbappé, are you… crying?"
Mbappé snapped back to reality. He had been lost in his own world just moments ago. Seeing Verratti's bewildered eyes staring directly at him instantly jolted him awake.
"Go away, go away! How could I be crying? What are you talking about?"
As he spoke, he wiped away the tears on his face with one hand.
"It's just dew from the pitch, it was too damp and got on my face!"
"..."
Verratti was speechless for a moment and could only tactfully take a step back.
Galtier, walking behind them, looked utterly helpless.
Once everyone had gathered, the atmosphere in the locker room became even more somber. It was a stark contrast to Arsenal's locker room, two poles apart.
Mbappé, as expected, started to grumble, but the head coach intervened this time.
Galtier, acutely aware of Mbappé's status within the team, knew he couldn't remain silent this time. Mbappé's performance had been too poor, and he risked losing the team's morale.
"Everyone, please calm down. You all gave your best today. Let's identify the problems and solve them. It's not too late to get revenge in the next match!"
"Exactly, this is just the first game of the Champions League. What are we afraid of?" Neymar also chimed in.
Mbappé's expression was grim.
As the head coach of PSG, he understood all too well what this meant.
The locker room was likely in for another storm!
As the spectators gradually dispersed, the news began to flood in.
Across the internet, through various channels, news media, and offline newspapers and magazines, reports on the match's outcome poured in.
However, the fastest dissemination came from the major dedicated sports broadcasting platforms online. Instantly, the news arrived in a tidal wave!
"Champions League Witnessed a Comeback Victory! Arsenal 7:4 Paris Saint-Germain!"
"Cao Baming Scores Four in 30 Minutes! Mbappé Zero Shots in 80 Minutes! PSG Crushed by Arsenal 4:7!"
"Explosive! A Comeback from 1:4 to 7:4! Arsenal, the King of Despair!"
"Neymar's Stunning Dribbling Hat-Trick Couldn't Salvage the Team's Collapse! Arsenal Annihilates Paris Saint-Germain 7:4!"
Reading this, Cao Baming burst into laughter.
It seemed the media knew how to chase traffic!
If this continued, the headlines would only become more outrageous, and the PSG locker room would likely remain restless!
Perhaps this could even be an unexpected blessing?
If Mbappé threw another tantrum and fell out with Neymar, wouldn't the next match be a sure win?
Just then, suddenly...
"Ding! Emotional collection complete. Converted into 35,205 points for you..."
Cao Baming nodded faintly. It was the system's voice.
Thirty thousand points. Now, it didn't seem like much.
The rewards had been upgraded, the Champions League rewards had been upgraded again. After these few matches, he had probably accumulated millions.
Before, he would have been overjoyed with thirty thousand points, but now, it was merely a trifle, barely worth mentioning!
With that thought, Cao Baming wanted to check how many points he had accumulated. It had been a while since he paid attention to this matter.
"System! Check current remaining points!"
Two seconds later...
"Ding!"
"Certainly! Your current remaining points have been found. A total of five million three thousand and one points!"
"Five million?!"
Cao Baming was somewhat surprised.
"It's already this much? Well, my perspective was too narrow!"
Shouldn't he spend some of it then? He'd buy a few golden talents first!
Attribute points were more expensive with a higher base. If a certain attribute had already reached over a hundred points, it would cost hundreds of thousands of points to purchase one more, which was quite uneconomical.
At this point, all his attributes had been raised to one hundred points!
"System, I want to view the current redeemable prizes with my points."
After a brief two seconds, a faint glow appeared before his eyes. Vaguely, Cao Baming felt as if he had seen something!
"What! This is..."
Soon, the flashing light dissipated. Although he hadn't seen it clearly, a thought had already been implanted in his mind.
In that fleeting moment, he felt as if he had seen a locked, advanced reward being unlocked, and he even heard a "ding" sound of unlocking!
It felt too real, not like a hallucination, but like something he had truly experienced, a scene he had truly witnessed!
The image was incredibly blurry, like a dream, but he could vaguely sense that the locked reward seemed to be related to time!
At this moment, the system's voice spoke again.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for achieving the five million point storage achievement, unlocking advanced system skills!"
"System! Show me the introduction to the advanced system skills!" Cao Baming's eyes were filled with excitement, his heart pounding.
"Ding! Advanced System Skill Introduction: Tier 1 System Skill, unlock requires 10 million points."
"What??? Didn't it unlock already? Why isn't there even an introduction?"
"Ding! Replying to the host, the current skill has not yet unlocked and is in a deciphering state. You can query the required unlock points at any time!"
"Deciphering..."
For a moment, he was speechless.
It was just able to display the required points! And anytime... Who were they trying to fool?
"Ten million points, is it! That won't take long!"
Cao Baming's gaze flickered.
Although the system hadn't explicitly stated it, he already had a rough idea in his mind.
This system skill might allow him to control time, or perhaps perceive time in a different way...
Simply put, it was incredibly powerful. Such a massive amount of points couldn't have been spent on something worthless, right!
Alright then, he'd put aside the talent matter for now!
It was then that Cao Baming noticed that one of his attributes was still below a hundred – his speed, which he had consistently overlooked.