"I know you're eager, but don't rush me. For a moment, I'm not even sure where I should start explaining things to you all."
Fu Zhu was also pondering where to begin introducing this world to Herta and her companions, as he wasn't clear on which aspects they wanted to research.
But just as Fu Zhu was lost in thought, another system notification popped up.
[Player Silver Wolf has joined the game]
"Huh?"
Fu Zhu was a little surprised by this notification. If he remembered correctly, Silver Wolf was a member of the Stellaron Hunters. Why would she suddenly appear in the Simulated Universe?
"Fu Zhu, did you find something?"
Herta's sharp perception picked up on Fu Zhu's unusual reaction, and she immediately asked.
"Yeah, I found a gatecrasher."
Fu Zhu directly opened the command console and began typing.
/tp Silver Wolf Fu Zhu (Teleport Silver Wolf to Fu Zhu's location)
In the next second, Silver Wolf suddenly materialized right beside Fu Zhu.
The abrupt appearance of Silver Wolf stunned both Herta and Screwllum.
"Huh?!"
Silver Wolf also snapped to her senses. Seeing Fu Zhu and the others suddenly appear beside her, she was shocked and immediately flashed away, putting distance between them.
"Dammit, they found me this quickly... What the hell was Elio thinking!"
Seeing this uninvited guest, Herta and Fu Zhu both narrowed their eyes and summoned their respective weapons.
"Well, well, a Stellaron Hunter. Did you get lost and wander into my space station? What's your purpose here? You'd better spit it out now, otherwise... I can't guarantee what will happen to you."
Silver Wolf, however, was completely unafraid. She raised her index finger to her face and made a goofy face at Herta.
"You can't catch me!"
Silver Wolf immediately turned and raised her right arm. A pixel-style blade instantly materialized from the vambrace on her arm, and she slashed at the air in front of her.
And yet... nothing happened.
"Eh?"
Silver Wolf was a little dumbfounded. She couldn't understand why her frequently used technique had suddenly failed. Unwilling to accept it, she swung her sword through the air several more times, but the space before her remained completely unchanged.
The smile on Herta's face widened, and the tip of the staff in her hand began to glow.
Silver Wolf sensed the energy gathering behind her. She mechanically turned around, scratching the back of her head as she gave Herta and Fu Zhu a sheepish grin.
"My bad, wrong door."
With that, jets of air shot from the soles of Silver Wolf's shoes, launching her into the sky as she sped into the distance.
Herta and Screwllum didn't rush to chase the fleeing Silver Wolf. Instead, they looked at Fu Zhu with great interest.
Just now, it wasn't them who had suddenly appeared beside Silver Wolf. It was Silver Wolf who, by some means Fu Zhu had used, was directly teleported to their side. Throughout this process, Herta and Screwllum had not sensed any energy fluctuations.
It was as if Fu Zhu had simply reached out and plucked Silver Wolf out of thin air.
Fu Zhu calmly entered the same TP command again. Silver Wolf, who had only just gotten away, once again flashed back to Fu Zhu's side. She was still in her flying posture, but because of the sudden change in location, she immediately tumbled head-first to the ground.
It was a good thing this was a Simulated MC, or else she would have gotten a mouthful of dirt.
Silver Wolf scrambled up from the ground, her right hand projecting the pixel blade as she stared warily at the three of them.
The repeated anomalies had made her realize the situation. These three had used some unknown method to continuously teleport her back to their side. There was simply no possibility of escape.
Thinking this, Silver Wolf decisively retracted her pixel blade and raised both hands above her head.
"I surrender. Ask whatever you want, I'll tell you everything."
Silver Wolf's cooperative attitude took Herta by surprise.
"You little rascal, you're actually this cooperative? It's a bit hard to believe, seeing as you went through so much trouble to sneak into my space station, only to surrender this quickly."
Silver Wolf let out a helpless sigh. "There's nothing I can do. If it were just you and Screwllum, I definitely wouldn't have surrendered this easily."
"What's that supposed to mean? Are you looking down on me, you shorty?"
Herta was immediately displeased. What did she mean, if it were just her and Screwllum?
Was this girl underestimating her, an Emanator of Erudition?!
Even without Fu Zhu here, she could still handle Silver Wolf with ease!
"How could I dare to look down on an Emanator of Erudition~" Silver Wolf's tone was exceedingly flippant. Although she said she didn't dare, her tone conveyed absolutely no respect.
"It's just because of something else."
Silver Wolf turned her head to look at Fu Zhu, her eyes filled with dread. She even shuffled on her short legs, moving her body closer to Herta and Screwllum.
This action, which made Herta, who was still a little angry, freeze up, also surprised Screwllum.
Studying human emotions and the meaning behind their body language was one of his hobbies.
And Silver Wolf's act of avoiding Fu Zhu clearly indicated that, in her eyes, she was safer with him and Herta.
Fu Zhu was also puzzled. He frowned and looked down at the seated Silver Wolf. "Am I that scary?"
Silver Wolf looked at Fu Zhu with a wary expression and muttered, "Elio predicted my encounter. He said that if I fall into Herta's or Screwllum's hands, at worst all my game accounts will get banned. But if I fall into your hands..."
"What will happen?" x3
All three of them were extremely curious. What on earth had that so-called "slave of fate" told Silver Wolf to make her so wary of Fu Zhu?
"I'll lose my chastity."
The moment Silver Wolf said this, Herta and Screwllum both recoiled, the latter looking at Fu Zhu with utter shock.
Herta, on the other hand, made a disgusted face, putting some distance between herself and Fu Zhu, even raising a hand to cover her mouth and nose.
"Ew... Fu Zhu, you're actually that kind of person."
Fu Zhu was stunned. Then, he glared at Silver Wolf in a rage and demanded, "Where is Elio right now? I'm going to kill him! How dare he ruin my reputation for no reason! Am I that kind of person? Besides, I don't even like flatboards!"
As soon as Fu Zhu said this, Herta and Silver Wolf both subconsciously glanced down. Hmm, they could see their toes and their lower bodies perfectly.
In almost the same instant, the two women spat angrily in Fu Zhu's direction.
Screwllum coughed lightly and stepped forward to change the subject.
"Although the prophecies of that slave of fate have always been accurate, the content he speaks of can be vague. Perhaps something Mr. Fu Zhu did caused a misunderstanding? Fu Zhu, why don't you tell us, if you were to capture Silver Wolf, what would you plan to do?"
Fu Zhu shot a grateful look at Screwllum. Screwllum was truly a good guy!
"Hmm, let me think. If I caught Silver Wolf, seeing as she snuck into the Simulated Universe, I'd definitely interrogate her about her purpose. If she refused to cooperate, I would certainly bring out the Sheep Breeder to... interrogate her... the Sheep... Breeder..."
Fu Zhu's face suddenly went dark. He raised a hand and covered the side of his face.
He had really been done in by Elio!