"Quick, quick, streamer, keep going!"
"I have to see if this game actually lines up with reality!"
"Could this be the perspective of the Stellaron Hunters from that day?"
Guinaifen licked her lips. If this truly mirrored reality, the implications would be wild.
In the game, Kafka asked Silver Wolf, "Where is the target?"
"Follow the corridor behind the door on the left. There's a room filled with Curios."
"Is the Stellaron (Cancer of All Worlds) there?"
"It can tell us where the Stellaron is."
On the Herta Space Station.
A staff member sitting in a meeting couldn't help but blur out a curse. If there were signs before, Silver Wolf's appearance and the mention of the Stellaron made it practically certain!
This was a depiction of the real incident that had occurred on the space station not long ago! It had actually been turned into a game by this audacious developer! What's more, it was being told from the perspective of the Stellaron Hunters.
The supervisor, who had been droning on at the front of the room, froze. The other colleagues, who had been nodding off, were now wide awake and staring.
Once the supervisor realized what was happening, his face turned beet-red, feeling as though his secrets were being aired out in public.
"You... do you even want this job anymore?!"
"No! Boss, I wasn't talking to you!" the young staffer frantically explained. "I was talking about this game!"
"You have the nerve to play games during my meeting?!"
"Ah! No, I wait! Look!..."
Five minutes later, the staff member finally finished explaining what he had seen in the mobile game. The supervisor pushed up his glasses, deciding to temporarily set aside the issue of the employee slacking off. After consulting with the other colleagues, he had the stream shared onto the large main screen.
If all of this were true, this game was no small matter. It meant the developer had an incredibly detailed understanding of the recent disaster. Perhaps the perpetrator had made it specifically to gloat! This was a serious act of defamation against the space station and Lady Herta!
If verified, they would have to file a formal complaint with the company. Why was a game like this allowed on the store? Why was it being streamed?
Inside the meeting room, every staff member dropped their work and began to watch the stream with rapt attention.
On the Astral Express.
Welt Yang and Himeko had already entered the game and were progressing through the initial plot. Although they had a lingering suspicion that the story was based on recent events, as veteran Trailblazers, they remained calm and collected.
However, when Welt saw Silver Wolf appear as one of the Stellaron Hunters, his jaw hit the floor.
That voice! That hacker identity! That familiar appearance!
Is that not a young Bronya?! Don't think I won't recognize you just because you changed to a side-ponytail!
Welt was momentarily dazed. His right hand trembled slightly as he picked up the coffee Himeko had prepared. After taking a sip, the sudden, jaggedly sharp flavor caused him to spray it out instantly.
"Pfft—!!!"
Himeko: "???"
Is my coffee really that bad?
But Himeko was Himeko; she was deeply perceptive. The moment that Stellaron Hunter named Silver Wolf appeared, Welt had looked like he'd seen a ghost. The reason had to lie with that hacker girl.
Welt apologized repeatedly, using a wet wipe to clean the coffee off the table. He had survived great winds and massive waves, yet he'd lost his composure like this. It was primarily because the game's title started with "Honkai." Combine that with seeing an old acquaintance so unexpectedly... it was a double blow that made him wonder if Honkai was still chasing him across the stars.
Himeko comforted him, "The galaxy is vast; it's only natural to run into familiar faces. But rest assured, they are entirely new individuals. While their Paths might be similar, they aren't the friends or enemies you used to know."
Welt adjusted his glasses and nodded. "True. It must be a coincidence!"
Back in Guinaifen's livestream.
On the way to retrieve the Curio that would lead to the Stellaron, the hunters were ambushed by Voidrangers. Upon entering combat, a new member was added to the party Silver Wolf!
Guinaifen already knew how to trigger Ultimates. She couldn't wait to click the icon next to Silver Wolf's portrait.
Silver Wolf: "Time for a combat sub-system optimization."
The next moment, Silver Wolf's model grew massive. An arcade-like interface appeared beneath her. As her hands flew across the controls in a blur, the score on the machine climbed from 0 to 333.
"Hmph, is that all the speed you've got? Too slow!"
When the score hit 999, a golden light effect struck the Voidranger like a falling star. Its health bar vanished instantly as it was dragged into a black hole.
"Holy crap! You actually made Silver Wolf's skill effects!"
"This Ultimate is too cool, too handsome, too flashy!"
"Just got here. Is Little Gui playing a rhythm game?"
"This developer is so generous! Letting us play such a high-quality character for free!"
"If this is the real deal, I could play this for a hundred years!"
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