While the gacha craze was in full swing at the space station.
At the sa ti.
A holographic projection was moving through the sectors, completely unnoticed.
"Is the managent of this space station really this bad? I've been here for a while, and no one's even interacted with . How boring," Silver Wolf muttered as she searched for clues about the [Punklorde ntality] ga cartridge.
The last ti she visited the space station, she saw many curios, but not the one she was looking for.
So, she left digital graffiti around the space station as backdoor programs to hack into the system, making it easier for her to return and search for the [Punklorde ntality] after completing Elio's script.
"If it's not in the Curio Collection, it's probably hidden in that [Simulated Universe] by Herta."
Silver Wolf was thinking of a way to confirm this.
After all, the Simulated Universe was designed by several geniuses, and entering it recklessly would be risky.
She didn't want to do unnecessary work.
At that mont, she saw a familiar staff mber walking over from a distance.
His na was Leonard, a cybersecurity engineer at [Herta] Space Station.
He was holding so docunts and muttering, "Ugh, why do I have to screen network security now?"
"I just pulled [Herta]! I didn't even get to look at her before being assigned work!"
Pulled?
Herta?
Silver Wolf was imdiately stunned.
These were familiar words, but combined, they ford a sentence she couldn't understand.
Could this be related to the unusual atmosphere she noticed at the space station?
Was there sothing new and interesting here?
A slight smirk appeared on her lips.
She first concealed herself.
Then headed toward the main control sector, where the most people were gathered.
Soon.
She saw a large screen surrounded by staff, all watching sothing.
It was... a livestream.
A ga livestream.
The strear was playing a ga she had never seen before.
Looking closely, the setting seed sowhat familiar!
"Everyone! It seems that after the Antimatter Legion's invasion, the space station staff aren't in the best shape."
"Probably need so ti to recover!"
"Next, let's go report to Asta!"
The ga strear said.
anwhile, she was controlling a character nad Hiko, running through the map.
Silver Wolf's eyes narrowed slightly.
The ga's style seed to align with reality.
This map.
It was clearly the space station's map!
And what did she just say?
Antimatter Legion invasion?
Wasn't that what happened not long ago?
"Could this ga be based on real events?"
However.
What happened next shocked Silver Wolf even more.
As the strear approached Asta, a cutscene triggered!
On the screen in front of Asta, nurous red danger signs suddenly appeared.
Startling everyone.
Then.
A tallic claw descended from the sky.
It was breaking through the space station's protective shield at an incredible speed.
"You take the train and leave. I'll stay behind," Asta said decisively.
The onlookers gasped.
"Wow! It's really here!"
"I knew this monster would show up! It brings back the fear from that day."
"Station Manager Asta is really responsible."
"This ti, we'll get to see how the Trailblazers deal with this Doomsday Beast!"
anwhile, Silver Wolf, hidden in the shadows, was inwardly shocked!
What kind of ga is this?
How could it recreate this Legion monster so accurately?
She was very familiar with that Doomsday Beast.
When she infiltrated the space station with Kafka, she specifically directed the Legion's forces in this direction.
Among them was this Doomsday Beast!
It was ant to stall the Astral Express crew.
Could this ga's story be a recreation of the space station's experience at that ti?
As the Astral Express mbers arrived at the support sector's platform, the Doomsday Beast also arrived as expected.
It landed on the platform, causing a powerful shockwave.
But then!
Instead of the free combat scenario Silver Wolf expected.
The screen shattered.
Both sides took their positions, facing each other in a turn-based setup!
"Is this... turn-based?"
Silver Wolf's eyes flickered with surprise, then she shook her head slightly.
"Turn-based gas were popular a few Amber Eras ago."
"Usually, turn-based gaplay struggles to capture the tension of life-and-death battles."
"What a sha. I thought this was a great concept."
Soon.
The battle reached its climax.
The Doomsday Beast's attacks were wide and powerful, each ti dealing massive damage to characters without shields.
The team's survival relied entirely on March 7th's shields.
Under constant attacks, the energy of two characters had filled up.
"Life and death, reality and illusion, all in a single thought."
Dan Heng's ultimate activated.
"Illusory Realm, A Dream Within a Dream."
The ink-wash painting background appeared.
Dan Heng opened his eyes.
And thrust his spear forward with all his might!
"Break!"
[Left Hand of Dawn] was shattered.
Next was the Trailblazer—Stelle's ultimate.
"Rules are ant to be broken."
"Victory Strike!"
After these two ultimates, Silver Wolf's eyes lit up.
She exclaid, "So these are the Astral Express crew's ultimate skills? Not bad!"
"I admit I underestimated this earlier!"
Then.
She began paying closer attention to the turn-based combat chanics.
Soon, she discovered.
Each character had different functions and attributes.
The Doomsday Beast's body was divided into three parts, each with weaknesses to different attributes.
And each character had different speeds, affecting their turn order. They could also activate their ultimate skills at any point, creating an "interrupt" effect.
This ga was definitely not a simple back-and-forth combat system.
Even the chanics she had discovered so far were enough to create various scenarios.
Silver Wolf stared at the ga screen, gradually becoming fully imrsed.
She even muttered to herself, unnoticed, "In this battle, the timing of ultimate skills is crucial."
"Ultimate skills can quickly break the Doomsday Beast's weaknesses. You have to use them to interrupt its charged attacks and prevent it from unleashing that devastating move."
"But with the current team, it seems a bit tough to handle?"
"All three parts of the Doomsday Beast have Fire weaknesses. Hiko is key!"
"If Hiko's ultimate is a powerful AoE attack, this would be much easier."
At that mont.
Dan Heng's health was almost depleted.
Xiao Guizi had wanted to use a shield to protect Dan Heng, but the Doomsday Beast's sweeping attack stunned March 7th.
She couldn't use her skill!
The next attack ca as expected.
Dan Heng fell.
The other characters' health was also in critical condition.
Xiao Guizi started to panic.
She wasn't sure what to do next.
"Everyone! This battle is harder than I expected!"
"Dan Heng's down! Miss Hiko is about to fall too!"
The viewers sent comnts.
...
[Chat]
"Xiao Guizi, why are you so nervous? You're sweating over a turn-based ga?"
"Wipe your sweat, Xiao Guizi. It's okay, it's just a battle in the ga. If you lose, you can try again."
"Maybe retreat for now, level up your characters and Light Cones first."
...
Xiao Guizi looked like she was about to cry.
She replied unwillingly, "But the opponent is the Antimatter Legion's Doomsday Beast! I really don't want to lose to them!"
"Not even once!"
"No, I'll keep fighting. Even if only one character is left, I won't give up!"
Xiao Guizi's fighting spirit reignited.
Paired with the intense background music, it created a "heroic last stand" atmosphere.
At that mont.
A line of glowing blue text appeared in the chat.
The text had special particle effects, making it impossible to miss!
"Strear, can you activate Hiko's ultimate? If it's a powerful AoE attack, there might still be a chance."
To be continued...
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