Leaning against Valerius, Bronya quietly waited for the system notification.
She knew that once she locked onto Seele, the missile would definitely hit.
"Why hasn't it exploded yet?"
"Maybe it's a bit far. Just wait a little longer."
"Mm."
She nodded and waited patiently. In truth, she wasn't in a hurry. Just sitting like this with Valerius felt nice enough.
Finally, after a while, a burst of fire lit up in the distance, followed by a faint rumble.
"That… it hit!"
Bronya stood up. The distance was too far to see clearly, but the explosion was unmistakable.
[Attention: Player Bronya has eliminated Player Seele.]
"Finally… I finally eliminated that annoying Seele."
Her mood instantly improved. Since her revenge was complete, she raised her hand to forfeit.
She had already decided—once she returned, she would definitely go show off in front of Seele.
Let's see who's stronger now.
[Attention: Player Bronya has eliminated Player Natasha.]
"…Hm? There's more?"
[Attention: Player Bronya has eliminated Player Jing Yuan.]
"Three points?!"
[Attention: Player Bronya has eliminated Player Cocolia.]
Bronya froze.
How many people did that missile just eliminate?
[Attention…]
[Attention…]
[Attention…]
One notification after another flooded in.
In an instant, Bronya's points surpassed both Klee and Yae Miko, placing her firmly in first.
"…I'm… in first place?"
She was stunned.
She only meant to get revenge on Seele—how did she wipe out so many people?
Was Seele actually her lucky charm?
Meanwhile, in the chat—
[Herta: What just happened? Why is the feed spamming?]
[Keqing: That scared me—what is going on?!]
[Ningguang: Don't tell me Valerius gave Bronya special treatment? This is blatant!]
[Valerius: Nonsense. I don't cheat. This is entirely Bronya's luck.]
[Bronya: Valerius didn't give me anything unfair.]
[Yanfei: Then how did you eliminate so many people at once?]
[Ruan Mei: Likely a large-scale weapon purchased from Valerius.]
[Screwllum: Agreed. I observed an explosion earlier—most likely a missile.]
[Diluc: I'm still using a stick, and you're launching missiles?!]
[Asta: Everyone else is godlike, while I tremble as a nobody.]
[Aventurine: Didn't Belobog and the Xianzhou just form an alliance? Did Bronya wipe them all out?]
[Bronya: …That was an accident.]
Oh no.
Only now did Bronya realize—
Most of the people she eliminated were her own side.
And just as Aventurine said—
She had wiped out the entire Xianzhou group too.
Was this going to cause a diplomatic incident?
[Feixiao: You annihilated the entire Luofu and call it an accident?]
[Jiaoqiu: Quite the precise "accident."]
[Bronya: It really was an accident! I wasn't targeting the Xianzhou!]
[Stelle: You only eliminated Belobog and Luofu players. So you were targeting your own people?]
[Phantylia: I was there. I can confirm—the missile wasn't aimed at the Luofu.]
Phantylia was still shaken. If she hadn't retreated in time, she would've been turned into points too.
[Amber: Then who was it aimed at?]
[Phantylia: Seele. I saw it clearly—the missile locked onto her directly.]
[Robin: ...]
[Himeko: ...]
[Lisa: Are you two really best friends? Because this doesn't look like it.]
[Bronya: …Seele attacked me first.]
Even after eliminating her, Bronya still tried to justify herself.
It was retaliation.
[Sparkle: So because your best friend hit you, you nuked your mom along with her?]
[Bronya: ...]
Bronya covered her face.
There was no saving this.
She just wanted revenge on Seele—how did she end up taking out her own mother too?
She quickly closed the chat before it got worse.
"Uh… so, are you still forfeiting?"
Valerius's voice came from beside her.
Forfeit?
Only an idiot would forfeit.
She might have wiped out her own people—but points were still points.
Why would she give that up?
"Valerius, I'll keep you company later. I have something to do. See you."
Even if her points were stained with the blood of her own people… they were still points.
Besides, it was just a game.
Bronya felt surprisingly good.
Without another word, she hopped back to her island and left.
"…Hmph. Heartless woman."
Valerius clicked his tongue.
That exit… felt exactly like someone who used you and then walked away.
Reaching the edge of her island, Bronya immediately noticed two islands approaching.
More players?
"No, I need to leave now."
Without hesitation, she accelerated away.
But it was already too late.
"…Hey, Eula, there's someone ahead!"
"A lone player. Amber, let's chase."
Seeing she was alone, Eula immediately gave chase.
Their speed was noticeably faster than Bronya's, rapidly closing the gap.
"…No way."
Bronya felt like crying.
She had finally gotten so many points—was she about to be eliminated now?
"Hmph. Stop right there, or I'll attack."
Amber drew her bow, aiming forward. The distance wasn't quite right yet—she needed to get closer.
"Wait… something's off."
Suddenly, Eula grabbed her.
"What is it?"
"…That looks like Bronya."
"It's her?!"
Amber was startled.
She had just wiped out so many players—she definitely had powerful gear from Valerius.
If they got too close, they might be the ones eliminated.
But backing off like this felt embarrassing.
"…I don't want points stained with the blood of her own people. You can take them."
Eula rolled her eyes.
"So I'm your shield now?"
"Hmph. If you don't want them, then neither do I."
"…Then let's let her go?"
"…Fine. We'll let her off this time."
With bold declarations, the two slowed down, turned away—
And headed toward Valerius's island instead.
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