What I Can't Do!

Cough, cough!

Bronya couldn't be blamed for thinking that way.

In her view, a theory like parallel timelines, which had no scientific basis whatsoever, was almost impossible to exist.

After all, if this world could truly prove the existence of parallel timelines, then with her hacking identity as the Ural Silver Wolf, there was no way she wouldn't have found some trace of it.

With that thought, Bronya opened an obscure chat app on her phone.

She found a group chat called "Star Core Hunter."

Silver Wolf: "Has there been any news from the academic world about 'parallel timelines' lately?"

After the message was sent, someone with the ID "Sam" replied:

"Not that I know of. There hasn't been any news on that front...

Of course, you could ask Kafka. She knows more about this than I do."

Ding-dong~

Just as Bronya was about to ask for more details, she suddenly felt the phone in her pocket vibrate.

Taking it out, she saw an update notification from a content creator she had specially followed.

That creator was none other than miHoYo's First Idol Ai-chan, whom she had just followed.

That meant the video featuring herself and her two friends had been updated again!

"You actually dared to upload another one? Then I'd better take a good look at what exactly you are!"

With a judgmental gaze, Bronya opened the new video that was dominating the rankings.

Just like before, the video opened with narration in white text against a black screen. Once the narration ended, the screen filled with scrolling comments----

First!

Hurry up and serve the meal!

Another update! Ai-chan, you are my god!

This is the kind of awareness a production-team donkey should have. Hope certain pigeon authors take note!

My big bro is calling you out! @Lao Ge Fei Niu Hurry up and update!

After adjusting the density of the scrolling comments, Bronya began watching the video properly.

The video picked up from the previous episode. Her teammate's betrayal had caught everyone off guard.

With corrupted Bronya's absurdly intense firepower, combined with the coordination of the surrounding Anti-Entropy mechs, the group was temporarily forced into a hard fight.

Kiana, unwilling to accept it, had wanted to find an opportunity to counterattack, but the moment she stood up, Bronya seized the opening and blasted her to the ground!

Seeing Kiana get blown away, Raiden Mei panicked out of concern and hurried forward to protect her. She too was knocked to the ground by Bronya and fell unconscious.

Seeing that the two had already lost all ability to resist, corrupted Bronya not only failed to stop attacking, but turned every cannon toward them, intending to finish them off!

Looking at the unconscious Raiden Mei, Kiana wanted to get up and protect her, but she was powerless to do so.

As another barrage was about to arrive, Kiana, lying prone on the ground, furiously pounded the floor.

"Move! Move already! My body!"

Perhaps because her surging emotions had sent her adrenaline skyrocketing, golden light shone from Kiana's pupils, and strength miraculously returned to her body.

Even so, all Kiana could do was barely shield the unconscious Raiden Mei with her body.

Listening to the repeated warning from her earpiece—"Shield about to fail"—Kiana gave a bitter smile. "I'm sorry, Mei. I couldn't protect you."

The situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse, and the two were in mortal danger. The viewers in the real world were anxious as well.

At that critical moment, Ye Li broke through the layers of blockade formed by the Anti-Entropy mechs and entered the battlefield!

However, Ye Li was in terrible shape as well.

To save every second he could, Ye Li had practically given up maneuvering and dodging, charging head-on against the mech swarm.

Not only was his external mech battered beyond recognition, but the massive wound on his arm also showed just how perilous the battle had been.

But fortunately, he had still made it in time.

After knocking away the shells hurtling toward Kiana and the others, Ye Li began fighting corrupted Bronya.

Good! Keep it up! With Ye Li here, my wives are saved!

As expected of my husband!

Greatness needs no words!

However, as time passed, viewers in the real world suddenly noticed something was wrong.

Wait, why has Ye Li been defending the whole time? Why isn't he attacking?

Now that you mention it, it really does seem that way!

Why, though?!

Just as everyone was puzzled, Ye Li in the video suddenly stopped moving. He stood still, looking as if he had given up resisting.

Although corrupted Bronya was somewhat confused by this, she still chose to gather her cannon fire and launch it at Ye Li.

"Fire!"

Faced with the overwhelming barrage rushing toward him, Ye Li advanced instead of retreating, sprinting straight toward Bronya.

"Watch out, Ye Li!" Kiana shouted in alarm.

Watching Ye Li about to fall into danger, Kiana was filled with helplessness and guilt.

If only she had been a little stronger, things would not have turned out this way.

Could it be true, as others said, that she was a deadweight?

Without her teammates' help, could she really do nothing at all...?

In her daze, Kiana suddenly heard a voice from deep within her mind:

"As long as you are willing to accept me, I can help you save them... As long as you recite this incantation..."

Just as Kiana was about to succumb to the temptation of the voice in her mind and recite the incantation, a weak yet concerned voice suddenly came from above her.

"Classmate Kiana, are you... all right?"

Kiana struggled to look up, and what entered her sight was still that familiar, dependable figure.

But what Kiana did not know was that the wounds covering Ye Li's back, hidden from her view, deeply shocked everyone in the real world.

Even Bronya herself had to admit, upon seeing this, that this man named Ye Li had truly treated the versions of them in the video exceptionally well.

Bronya was not stupid. Of course she could see why Ye Li, despite clearly having the ability to end the fight quickly, had kept circling around "her."

Naturally, he wanted to use a gentler method to render her unable to fight.

In fact, Ye Li had succeeded.

Using an extremely risky method, he had drawn corrupted Bronya into unleashing her full firepower.

Then, gambling with his own life, he rapidly blinked behind her while she was reloading and knocked her unconscious with a chop to the neck.

At that thought, Bronya unexpectedly felt an overwhelming sense of self-reproach and guilt deep inside.

"The me in the video is far too useless. Not only did she betray everyone for some unknown reason, she even hurt the people closest to her."

Looking at Mei lying unconscious in the video, along with Idiot Kiana, and that man who had been willing to use his life as bait because he was afraid of hurting her...

Bronya made up her mind that she would never become like the version of herself in the video.