Chapter 187: Fighting a bug? My Great Divination Master can spin even faster than a fidget spinner!
"I know who you are, and I know you're working for Ruan Mei; I am but a visitor to the space station who strayed into this place and witnessed her experiment."
"My purpose is largely the same as yours. Since you are here, I will not interfere; however, if you fail, I will intervene forcefully to prevent unnecessary trouble."
"This is all you need to know—exactly two sentences, highly efficient communication."
Dr. Ratio said indifferently.
Inside the livestream room.
Little Gui had been acting quite casual at first.
But now, hearing that this plaster-headed man was a professor from the University of Veritas, a scholar of the Intelligentsia Guild, [ Dr. Ratio ]…
Her heart instantly sank!
Crucially.
This "teacher" had just tipped her 20 Diting Storms!
And he was "using his real name online"!
He had directly revealed his identity.
This made Guinaifen feel like her head was about to explode!
"I'm just an entertainment streamer, guys…"
"How did a big shot from the Intelligentsia Guild end up here!?"
What was supposed to be a fun stream suddenly felt like an online thesis defense!
However, the viewers in the chat grew indignant upon hearing this!
…
"Little Gui, you're the number one streamer for 'Honkai: Star Rail' right now. Do you have any idea how many heavyweights in the universe are watching your stream?"
"The Ghost-Hunting Squad event already exposed quite a few IDs."
"As far as I know, there are plenty of big shots lurking in Little Gui's chat!"
"With the way Little Gui pulls these crazy stunts, I wouldn't even be surprised if Aha showed up!"
"It's already been leaked on the forums! The one on the gift leaderboard named [ Real Name Online ] is actually Jing Yuan! [ Merciless Divination Machine ] is actually Fu Xuan!"
"Huh? I felt those two were off! Even though they troll, their speaking style is totally different from normal netizens. Turns out they're the two giants of the Xianzhou!"
"Holy crap, for real? Don't scare me!"
"[ Invincible Swordsman 123 ] is actually Yanqing! And there's even crazier stuff…"
"What's crazier!?"
"Requesting leaks from the big shots!"
"Dammit! So the legends were right beside me all along?"
"The insider big shot on the forums, [ Camera Elder ], is actually March 7th herself!!"
"What!?"
"No way, bro! Is the internet not even safe anymore?"
"Does Feathered Spirit perceive everything? He can find your real identity just by following the network cable!"
"Does Feathered Spirit even know what color my underwear is?"
"Miss, who taught you to speak like that?"
…
Looking at the scrolling comments, Guinaifen was stunned.
She knew she was a fairly big streamer now, and she knew there would be some strange people in the chat…
But after this exposure by the netizens, she realized just how ridiculous the crowd in her room actually was!
It turns out her top three donors were all big figures from the Luofu!
Even General Jing Yuan was her fan?
This was too absurd!
Guinaifen found it hard to process for a moment.
Going from an entertainment streamer to a news streamer the whole network was watching…
It made Guinaifen feel a sudden surge of nerves.
"Deep breath, deep breath…"
"Little Gui, isn't this your ultimate dream?"
"To become a world-famous streamer known across the galaxy, watched by big shots from the whole universe…"
"And now I'm suddenly told I've achieved it…"
"Aaaaaah…"
"I still can't believe it!"
Little Gui could only force herself to focus on the plot.
Otherwise, just thinking about all those big shots lurking as silent viewers made her feel incredibly uneasy!
It felt like her soul was about to float away!
She arrived at the first floor of the Seclusion Zone.
It was a massive, empty room.
Little Gui wasn't in a hurry to approach.
Relying on the intuition of a veteran player, she felt that once she entered this area, something unexpected would definitely happen!
So, she chose to observe the environment first.
She saw a device above that looked like a culture medium.
But it was shattered.
The shell had fallen to the ground.
There were many streaks of viscous liquid dripping from the edges.
Little Gui's gaze sharpened.
She said with certainty: "This is the culture medium from Ruan Mei's experimental records!"
"But it's broken now, and the bug inside is missing."
"There's mucus secreted by a bug on the ground!"
"Oh no!"
"Ruan Mei's research succeeded!"
"That thing hatched… and got out!"
"And it hasn't gone far. It must be ambushing me in this area!"
…
"Holy crap, Little Gui, did you eat a Mind-Opening Pill? How did you get so smart all of a sudden?"
"If you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have noticed those details at all!"
"Am I really dumber than Little Gui?"
…
Sure enough!
Just as Little Gui predicted.
Stelle went forward to inspect the anomalies.
Squatting on the ground, she curiously touched the mucus.
A few threads stretched between her fingers.
It looked extremely viscous.
Suddenly.
Stelle seemed to realize something terrifying was about to appear behind her.
Her eyes widened!
Her pupils constricted sharply!
VRRRRM!!!!
A powerful blast of air erupted from behind.
Two blue-green lights ignited within the darkness.
A massive body covered the entire empty room!
Unlike the reddish-black ones seen before, this one was entirely blue-green.
It was different from any True Sting encountered previously.
It had a cold, cosmic texture to it!
An invisible pressure almost transmitted through the screen!
Almost instinctively, Stelle pulled out her bat and swung it toward the behemoth.
Buzz!
The screen shook and shattered.
[ Enter Battle ]
Stelle's panicked voice sounded in the background: "A clone of an Emanator of Propagation?! How is that possible…"
Above the monster, its name appeared—[ Starcrusher Swarm King: Skaracabaz (Synthetic) ]
Although she had expected this lifeform of Propagation to ambush her, Guinaifen was still startled when she actually faced it!
Starcrusher Swarm King!
Just listen to that name!
You knew this was absolutely no ordinary monster!
The prestige was off the charts!
Guinaifen had to treat this battle with extreme caution.
Blue light gathered in the Swarm King's mouthparts.
It fired directly in a straight line.
[ Pyrolytic Deathbeam ]
"Whoa!"
"Thank goodness I have Fu Xuan's Matrix of Prescience active!"
"Otherwise, I feel like my Imbibitor Lunae would've been one-shot!"
"This monster's damage is that high?"
However, the even more ridiculous mechanics were yet to come.
Not only was the damage high, but it would also enter a [ Multiply ] state.
During this period, damage taken was significantly reduced, and every time it was attacked, it would summon an [ Echoing Sting ].
If Fu Xuan hadn't been protecting them, who knows how many times her teammates would have died!
"Ever since I pulled Fu Xuan, I haven't faced any survival pressure."
"Turns out it wasn't that there was no pressure; the time just hadn't come yet!"
"And now a big one shows up!"
By the second phase, the pressure increased even more!
In addition to the [ Multiply ] state, the Swarm King had its Ultimate!
It flew into the air, condensing an energy sphere that looked like a solid crystal.
The moment it crashed down, it felt as if all matter would be annihilated in an energy storm of that magnitude.
The situation with Little Gui's Fu Xuan was now:
"The flip of Yin and Yang…"
"Man proposes…"
"The flip of Yin and Yang…"
"The flip of Yin and Yang…"
…
"The whole team is being carried by Fu Xuan!"
"Without Fu Xuan, I don't know how many times the Starcrusher Swarm King would have wiped us!"
"Is this a promotional video for Fu Xuan?"
"After watching Little Gui's fight, I was hesitating whether to pull for Fu Xuan, but I'm going to get a 0+ 1 right now!"
"You sure can spin, Lady Diviner!"
"Uuuu, fighting a stupid bug and my Lady Diviner is spinning faster than a top…"
"Is this the true Preservation?"
"Gepard would call this pro level!"