The space gate flashed open and shut, and Hanxing and Firefly appeared in front of an inn. Caelus had already been waiting downstairs for quite some time, and the two had arrived as planned.
"What's this?" Caelus asked, looking curiously at Hanxing's somewhat changed hair. "Just now... I stopped to dye it on the way." Hanxing thought for a moment before deciding to lie to Caelus. "What happened while I was away?"
"Hmm... it's a little complicated." Caelus thought back. "March 7th will be representing the Astral Express Crew at the Wardance." "Actually... that sounds pretty good?" Firefly spoke up. "But... doesn't Miss March use a bow?"
"The two generals had Yanqing and Yunli become her teachers," Caelus explained. "Besides that, the general said we could have one more representative. Would either of you be interested?"
"U-us?" Hanxing asked in surprise. "We talked it over for a long time and couldn't decide who else should go, so we left the choice to you two." Caelus smiled.
"Why don't you go?" Firefly winked at Hanxing. "Wouldn't that... be a bit unfair to everyone else?" Hanxing scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
"Are you planning to make me go instead?" Firefly put on a pitiful expression. "All right, all right, I can't handle that move of yours-" Hanxing smiled helplessly, then turned to Caelus. "Please tell General Jing Yuan I'll compete."
"Leave it to me." Caelus made an OK gesture. "You can rest for now. I've already booked the rooms." "Mm, thanks," Hanxing said. "All right, I won't bother you two anymore." Caelus smiled and turned toward his own room.
"Looks like it's still early." Hanxing glanced around. "Do you want to rest?" "I think... I'd rather not. How about we go out and look around?" Firefly looked around, something seemingly hidden in her heart...
"Sure, let's go." Hanxing turned around and suddenly saw a strange data rift pass through them in the blink of an eye.
"What... happened?" Firefly looked around. They were all too familiar with the scene around them. "Looks like we're back on the spaceship." Hanxing smiled helplessly. Judging by the ability that had just been used and where they had ended up, he could quickly guess who was responsible.
"You two, didn't you forget something when you left?" Silver Wolf's lazy voice came from beside them. Her small figure leaned against the sofa, helplessness in her eyes.
"We were on a mission..." Hanxing scratched his head sheepishly. "That mission was pretty easy for you, wasn't it? Just strolling around and sparring with the locals every now and then?" Silver Wolf said sarcastically.
"Since you still remember what you promised, sit down and make good on it." Hanxing turned his head. Three pairs of colorful X-shaped glasses were neatly arranged on the table.
"Tell us beforehand next time you do something like this. It wouldn't be good if someone noticed something was off," Firefly chided. "Yeah, yeah, you're so much better than me." Silver Wolf shook her head. "Anyway, let's get started."
The two exchanged a glance and sat down together on the sofa. They put on the glasses, and everything around them changed in an instant. It was as though they had entered a vast pixelated space.
"So... what do we do now?" Firefly held the sword in her hands and looked at Silver Wolf, who had already changed outfits. "We don't get a chance like this often. Want to solo? I'll take you both on."
"Sounds interesting." Hanxing smiled and gently gripped the firefly pendant. A yellow light immediately appeared. "Trans... form!" In an instant, the 999 cartridge in Silver Wolf's hand swept across her glove, flames engulfed Firefly, and Hanxing's hair turned yellow and red.
"Come at me together!" Wings spread behind Silver Wolf, and hundreds of floating cannons aimed at the two of them. I haven't used my mecha in so long. I'm a little out of practice... Firefly thought, but Silver Wolf gave them no chance to say anything more. The floating cannons opened fire at once, filling the center with blue.
"Is this... the power she's been hiding as an Emanator of Elation?" A shield of light instantly spread around Hanxing, holding firm like a reef amid raging waves.
"Oh, and watch your back!" With a point of Silver Wolf's finger, a giant bizarre bean appeared behind Hanxing and bit straight through the light shield.
"Truly unexpected," Hanxing said encouragingly. In a flash, he took Firefly out of the floating cannons' encirclement and appeared behind Silver Wolf. Wings of light spread in an instant, and a streak of red sword energy came crashing down.
"You're a quick learner." Silver Wolf leaped into the air and turned to fire a shot from her floating cannons. Hanxing's wings of light instantly folded together, firmly blocking the attack.
"Wait, where's Firefly?" Silver Wolf suddenly sensed trouble and instinctively dodged to the side. A green figure passed through the spot where she had just been. "A sneak attack. I learned it from you," Firefly said with a mischievous grin, standing high in the air.
One against two puts me at quite a disadvantage, Silver Wolf thought. There's only one way, then. Another Silver Wolf appeared in the battle, standing back-to-back with the original.
"Two accounts at once?" Hanxing immediately noticed. "Not bad. You've got a good eye," the two Silver Wolfs said in unison. "Now, let's continue."
The two accounts each drew a massive diamond sword and slashed at the pair with enough force to tear through data. Hanxing formed a giant sword of light in one hand and slammed it against a diamond sword. Firefly, meanwhile, retreated several meters, gathering energy in one hand to resist the other diamond sword.
When the clash ended, all three forces dissipated at once. Hanxing teleported to Firefly's side, and the two stood back-to-back, facing Silver Wolf.
"Let's stop testing each other and settle this with our strongest moves," Silver Wolf said, looking down at them from on high. "Mm, that's exactly what I was thinking." Hanxing struck his fist against his palm, intense fighting spirit bursting from his eyes. Having received his answer, Silver Wolf made her other account disappear and began charging her light wave.
"Ready?" Hanxing looked at Firefly beside him. "Mm." Firefly answered softly and held out her hand. A violent force gathered in her palm.
"All right, then let's try this." Hanxing chuckled. Black and white gathered in his hand, and a sphere slowly appeared. "Yin... Yang... Reversal... Ultimate Compression." The sphere grew larger and larger, then suddenly began shrinking back in on itself, becoming dense and bursting with terrifying energy.
"Fire!" As the enormous light wave descended, three tremendous forces collided in an instant. The stalemate did not last long before the rapidly flying sphere pierced through it, triggering a violent explosion.
"What... happened?" Hanxing looked at the black-and-white surroundings, somewhat at a loss.
"That attack was too powerful. The computer crashed." Silver Wolf looked at the computer tower beside her, her heart aching. "Sigh, my salary..."