Even the Stat-Sticks they carried were this stacked!
Dimensional Piggies, you're my big brother Liben in this world!
Though Liuge thought so, he didn't rashly approach the piggy. Instead, he found himself hesitating.
The reason was simple: he had no way to sneak up on the piggy with Stealth.
In the game, Dimensional Piggies were extremely alert creatures. The moment they noticed someone approaching, they would turn and run.
If they weren't caught immediately, they would slip away into the Dimensional Rifts.
To Liuge, this scene was like having a glittering treasure chest right in front of him, except he couldn't tell whether it was a Dark Souls mimic or a Frieren mimic.
The former would leave you full of regret; the latter would make you regret it beyond measure!
In short, it was the very definition of something he could see but not touch.
After pondering for a long while, Liuge suddenly recalled the Character Stat-Stick he had assembled earlier.
"How about I transform?"
Haxxor Bunny's combat style seemed to involve long-range firearms and bombardments.
—It seemed feasible?
Haxxor Bunny and Silver Wolf's Elementary School Argument!
The Dimensional Piggy was feeling a little confused.
It had originally been swimming through the Dimensional Rifts when a strange dimensional fluctuation suddenly shook it out.
Fortunately, there was no one around—only some brainless Voidranger Grunts. Not only did those guys ignore it, they even let it find plenty of good stuff.
Hehe, this place was really nice. There was lots of good stuff, and nobody was competing with it.
Its faintly golden snout sniffed here. So fragrant~ Then it sniffed there. Not bad~
As the golden piggy searched around for food, it suddenly noticed two little mechanical things drifting above it. They looked kind of like rabbits?
As it curiously sniffed and nudged them, it discovered that the two little mechanical bunnies had each produced two objects glowing azure blue?
—Pew pew?
The golden piggy tilted its head in apparent confusion.
Then a crisp voice suddenly rang out from nearby.
"Now!"
Piggy: Someone!!!
In an instant, the piggy tried to turn and run.
The two bunnies in the air unleashed countless artillery blasts.
At the same time, a small figure stood at the corner, pointed at the piggy in an incredibly cool pose, and opened fire with a charging azure machine gun. Her fingers tapped the air a few times as well.
Those two little mechanical things then unleashed area bombardments that were completely disproportionate to their size—and utterly terrifying.
The piggy despaired. What kind of person was this?! And what was with those bunnies? They could actually carpet-bomb an area?!
Filled with unwillingness and confusion, the piggy went to Piggy Heaven.
"Hehehe~"
Looking at the light orbs that had dropped onto the ground after the Dimensional Piggy died, the silver-haired girl with drill-like twin-tails held a Micro SMG and grinned foolishly to herself.
At her side, two little mechanical bunnies floated quietly, but their constantly rotating field of view showed that they were keeping watch over the surroundings.
"Gold, blue, purple, green, white... They're all here!!!"
After giggling for a while, the girl reached out toward the spinning light orbs.
The next moment, as though stimulated by something, the light orbs stopped spinning. Then, before the girl's stunned eyes, the gold and blue orbs shattered and vanished, leaving only green, white, and purple light orbs behind.
Obtained: (Purple) Physics Holy Sword (Green) Stamina (White) Enhanced Vision
"The Stat-Sticks this piggy carried were random loot boxes?!!!"
The girl froze for a long moment before letting out a mournful cry.
Had she known they were random loot boxes, she would have gone to find a restroom and washed her hands and face first. Her awful luck was something she had been born with!!!
She was none other than the Stat-Stick Gatherer, Liuge!
After concluding that she could use Haxxor Bunny's Character Stat-Stick to snipe the target from afar, she had immediately put it into action.
Right there and then, she equipped Haxxor Bunny's Character Stat-Stick.
At that moment, Liuge's own three-dimensional model was replaced by a small figure. At the same time, she learned that once she equipped this Character Stat-Stick, she could transform and revert at any time.
And just as she had expected, she really did transform, turning into a small girl resembling Haxxor Bunny.
That conclusion surprised Liuge somewhat, but she also learned that only one Character Stat-Stick of the same character could be equipped at a time.
If she wanted to use another Character Stat-Stick, she would have to remove this one.
"Sigh, but I guess it's an unexpected gain!"
As Liuge muttered that, just as she was about to revert to her original body, she heard footsteps behind her.
Elsewhere, Kafka and Silver Wolf had just awakened the Stellaron Core and were now on their way back.
The Nameless were due to arrive soon, and according to the script, now was the best time to leave.
Although Herta Space Station had still discovered their traces, it was a minor matter to Silver Wolf and Kafka.
After all, weren't the Stellaron Hunters rumored to be dangerous people who pursued Stellarons across countless worlds?
"Sweetie, there's someone in the hall around the corner ahead~"
While still some distance from the hall, Kafka's keen senses had already detected Liuge's presence.
However, when she sensed Liuge, an unusual feeling made Kafka instinctively glance at the companion beside her.
Well, how should she put it?
It was an aura very similar to Silver Wolf's.
"Is there a threat?"
Silver Wolf chewed bubble gum, her gaze never leaving the handheld game console in her hands. It was as though nothing mattered to her and only games were the truth.
Kafka smiled faintly at Silver Wolf's words, then tapped her on the forehead.
"How about you go take a look?"
"You really have nothing better to do!"
Silver Wolf sighed, shut her game console, and shot Kafka an annoyed look.
She knew Kafka clearly knew whether the person ahead posed a threat, but she simply refused to say it.
Still, Silver Wolf had nothing else to say. Since Kafka told her to go take a look, there had to be a special reason.
Thinking that, Silver Wolf boredly clasped both hands behind her head and headed toward the hall.
Though Silver Wolf had been with the Stellaron Hunters for the shortest time, her combat ability was still quite good, even if she was a hacker.
But when she rounded the corner and saw the small figure in the hall, her eyes went blank for a moment.
A black-and-blue hooded sweatshirt, silver-blue gradient drill twin-tails, and delicate floating machinery at her side. Most importantly, Silver Wolf saw that the small figure seemed to be operating an Aether Edit Interface?
In an instant, Silver Wolf charged at the figure. With a flick of her right hand, a cool-looking light sword emerged from the device on her wrist. Just as she neared the figure, Silver Wolf lightly leaped up and slashed down at her.
At that moment, Liuge, who was checking the three Stat-Sticks she had just acquired, seemed to sense something too.
She abruptly lowered herself and rolled to the right. Without thinking, she controlled the little machines in the air to attack the incoming figure.
Clang clang clang clang clang!
Rapid, dense collision sounds rang out from the attacker's body.
But Liuge did not stop there. Holding two Micro SMGs in both hands, she began firing wildly. At the same time, the small machines in midair commenced a bombardment that covered half the hall.
Within the dust-filled hall, Liuge did not relax in the slightest.
Judging by her Haxxor Bunny state, the attacker did not seem to be injured.
Her brows furrowed slightly as she sensed that things were becoming troublesome.
But in the next instant, azure light flashed, and the Space Station's notification sounded beside Liuge's ear.
"Ventilation system activated..."
In only three seconds, the smoke and dust in the hall had completely dispersed. In their place stood a silver-haired girl with a single ponytail behind an azure light screen, facing Liuge sideways as her right hand operated something within another screen.
"Stellaron Hunter... Silver Wolf!"
"You know me?"
Silver Wolf looked at Liuge, her brows knitting slightly.
She was deeply puzzled by the girl in front of her, who looked exactly like her except for her clothing and hairstyle.
"What a stupid question. Who hasn't heard of the Stellaron Hunters' infamy?"
Seemingly to conceal her true identity, Liuge spoke in the mocking tone unique to Haxxor Bunny.
"You!" Silver Wolf was a little irritated too, but she did not show it. Instead, she looked Liuge up and down. "Who are you? Why do you look like me?!"
"Me? Why should I answer you?"
Liuge looked at Silver Wolf as though she were an idiot.
Setting aside the fact that Haxxor Bunny and Silver Wolf were inherently similar beings, the clash between geniuses alone made Liuge instinctively look down on Silver Wolf.
From the very moment she saw Silver Wolf, that feeling had risen from the depths of Liuge's heart.
And Silver Wolf had felt the same thing the instant she saw Liuge. While operating Aether Edit, she had also roughly guessed what was going on.
That was why Silver Wolf had attacked Liuge from the start: she had intended to test her.
Hearing Liuge's words, Silver Wolf took a deep breath and calmed herself down.
She knew Liuge was using this method to respond to being attacked.
"Fine, fine! I apologize, okay? I'm sorry for attacking you!"
"Mm-hm. This Haxxor Bunny accepts your apology!"
Liuge raised her chin slightly and put on an arrogant expression that said, This young lady forgives you.
That sight nearly made Silver Wolf draw her sword again.
"Remember this: you may call me Haxxor Bunny. Haxxor Bunny is fine!"
"Haxxor Bunny? You're a hacker too?"
"Of course. Sky Dome City's absolute best Genius Hacker—that's me!"
As Silver Wolf listened to Liuge, she discreetly searched for a place called Sky Dome City on her interface. Yet the result said no such place existed, and a trace of disdain appeared on her face.
"Sky Dome City? Never heard of it. It must be some backwater hole in the middle of nowhere. You're just some country bumpkin!"
After investigating the place called Sky Dome City, Silver Wolf stopped pretending and began mocking her directly.
"You're the country bumpkin!"
"Hehe, you must not know the name of the genius hacker, Lady Silver Wolf, in this universe!"
"Are you famous because you're wanted?"
Liuge mocked her in return.
"Bad publicity is still publicity, don't you know? It's also a way to let the universe know my name as a genius hacker!"
"Childish!"
As the two argued endlessly like elementary school students, Kafka walked up from behind with a fond expression.
"Sweetie, it's time for us to go."
She said this while looking at Silver Wolf, then turned to Liuge.
"This little one who looks just like Silver Wolf, you won't stop us from leaving, will you?"
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