"Where the hell did you throw that?!"
Burton and Yan Huan immediately opened fire, spraying the humanoid Memory Realm Meme before it could charge them.
Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang—
Sparks flew across its blue-violet glass body as bullets struck it with sharp, ringing impacts.
"Damn it, this thing's tough!"
Burton gripped his AK and frowned.
"This meme is called My Heart Is Shattered! Its insides are fragile, but its outer defenses are like a turtle shell!"
"Let's retreat. No point wasting time on it!"
"Retreat? Sure!"
Yan Huan immediately pulled a flashbang from his coat and threw it toward the Memory Realm Meme.
Bang—
A blinding flash erupted, and confusion flickered through My Heart Is Shattered's scarlet eyes.
At the same time, a scream came from beside Yan Huan.
"Argh! Couldn't you warn me before throwing a flashbang? You blinded me!"
"Sorry—no harm done. This way."
Yan Huan supported Burton as they ran in another direction.
Along the way, Yan Huan spotted another stack of documents on the floor.
Burton forced his eyes open and glanced at it.
"What's this? Reimbursement forms for interstellar business travel. Some poor bastard's going to be out of pocket."
"But these are no use to us... Let's look farther in!"
As they pressed on, another Memory Realm Meme approached from ahead. It did not even seem to have eyes.
At the sight of it, Burton finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ah, this one's fairly easy to deal with. It's called What Is Hidden In The Mirror. It can transform into other creatures to fight."
"It's looking at us now, but it doesn't matter if it copies one of us. It won't have an AK..."
The next instant, What Is Hidden In The Mirror transformed into a long-haired man with golden eyes. Hands