Every Screen in the internet café simultaneously went dark.
A blazing electronic track brimming with heavy-metal intensity and sci-fi flair began rocking through the top-tier surround sound system!
The Screens lit up again.
A towering apocalyptic ruin of a city, sci-fi armor gleaming with metallic luster, and a vast sky torn apart by some bizarre purple energy!
"Roar—!"
A gigantic, pale-white alien monster covered in pink Honkai patterns—a Honkai Beast—came crashing down from the sky with an oppressive force that seemed capable of destroying the world, shattering the reinforced concrete ground beneath it.
"What kind of monster is that?! This pressure... it feels so real?!"
Faced with visuals this never-before-seen 3D high-definition and a monster steeped in apocalyptic menace, even Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao instinctively took half a step back, their eyes filled with shock.
On-screen, just as the Honkai Beast was about to rampage—
A crisp female voice, accompanied by the static of radio transmission, sounded in everyone's headphones.
[Hyperion, engines activated.]
"Bang! Bang!"
A breathtaking girl with long silver hair braided into plaits, clad in futuristic armor, descended from the sky like a meteor.
She gripped two extravagantly designed pistols and unleashed a dazzling barrage of rapid fire in midair!
The bullets streaked brilliant trails of flame through the air.
Just as the monster's massive claw came crashing down, the girl performed a limit-breaking sidestep, then sent the enormous monster flying with a spectacular spinning kick. Her dual pistols fired at full power, producing a blinding stream of combo numbers!
"There's no turn system... She's moving in real time?! She's dodging attacks herself?!"
Gu Yuena rose to her feet, unprecedented fervor erupting in her violet eyes.
The visceral blows, the sparks of clashing blades, and the split-second perfect dodges completely overturned everything they knew about "games"!
"This