When Bronya's tsundere yet bewildered declaration of "cooperation" was made, the air in both internet cafes seemed to freeze for a moment. Then came the sound of players eagerly hammering away at their keyboards.
"The Great Mine, right? Vagabonds and Fragmentum monsters, right?"
At the Star Dou Main Store, Wang Qiuer viciously cracked her knuckles. "I've got a bellyful of rage with nowhere to vent it. Perfect, I'll grind some leveling materials off you blind little mobs!"
Just as everyone was controlling their teams and preparing to head for the Great Mine in the Lower District—
"Ding-dong!"
A crisp game notification rang out simultaneously in both internet cafes.
Then, a dazzling dark-gold server-wide announcement scrolled across the top of the screens:
[Congratulations to all Trailblazers for successfully meeting Seele, a core figure of the Lower District.] [The Stellar Warp System has been updated! The first limited UP character banner—"Butterfly on Swordtip"—has officially opened!] [Limited-time warp rate UP! 5-star Quantum Hunt path character "Seele"!]
"Seele?! That purple-haired tough girl who split a bullet in half with one swing of her scythe?!"
No one knew who shouted first, but the entire internet cafe hall instantly erupted.
Almost everyone reflexively clicked the [Warp] icon in the upper-right corner.
Sure enough, the interface that had previously contained only the standard banner and beginner banner now had a gorgeous new banner.
On the banner artwork, Seele held a massive dark-blue scythe, her gaze proud and defiant as purple Quantum afterimages swirled around her. Her sheer coolness was off the charts!
"So cool! This is what a real assassin is! A real killing machine!" Xu Sanshi drooled wildly in a private room at the Heaven Dou City Branch. "That scythe, those long legs... ahem, that domineering gaze! Pull! I have to pull!"
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