"But~"
"Cifer" winked mischievously.
"I think this footage is too precious to keep to ourselves. Sharing the joy is better than savoring it alone.
"So, I've thoughtfully edited together a highlight reel for you. I'll send the package to the Production Team later.
"I'm sure your 'shining moments' will be greatly appreciated by the audience. After all, you both worked so hard for this performance!
"No need to thank me~"
Nie Bing: "..."
Lin Zhiyuan: "..."
Damn it!
We've been played again!
That bastard told us the truth just to make us experience the whiplash of falling from heaven to hell!
What a twisted sense of humor!
The duo's elation instantly vanished, replaced by—
That melancholy on their faces... the melancholy deepening...
[Pfft! Cifera's giving them a social death notice! Killing them with psychological warfare! Savage!]
[Wife Bingbing and Lord Lin's faces have turned completely green! Hahahaha!]
[What exactly are these 'shining moments'? Production Team, hurry up and release the footage! I need to see! ! !]]
[Cifera: Surprise! Unexpected? Thrilling?]
[Nie Bing & Lin Zhiyuan: I thank you! (gritting teeth)]
"Cifer" ignored the two figures radiating intense resentment in the corner, turning back to the camera with an easygoing smile, as if chatting with old friends:
"Alright, live stream's over~"
She shrugged, her tone playfully teasing:
"I'd rather not have you all watching every move I make next... After all, a little mystery keeps things interesting, don't you agree?"
Then, her gaze seemed to pierce through the screen, radiating undisguised interest:
"And... to that mysterious expert watching the live stream~"
She deliberately dragged out the word, her voice dripping with growing defiance:
"You actually saw through my little trick? Impressive~
"So, next... can you still find me?"
With that, Cifera left the Technical Booth and strode out.
In the Production Team's backstage control room, Chief Director Guo Tao watched this scene unfold, his blood pressure spiking. He erupted in a furious roar:
"Damn it! She thinks she can slip out of our surveillance?! Over my dead body!
"Tech team, track her every move! Lock onto her signal!
"Let's see how she vanishes in front of everyone again!"
Meanwhile, the Bullet Comments in the live stream exploded into a frenzy.
[Cifera actually noticed Little Ya! She's calling out to her across the void!]
[Challenge! A blatant provocation! Little Ya, strike back immediately!]
[How? Send her a voice gift in her live stream? That would only benefit her!]
[Exactly! The best response is to keep helping the Production Team pinpoint her location. Then we'll see how smug she remains!]
[She's trying the same trick again? It won't be that easy! The Production Team learned their lesson; they won't make the same mistake twice.]
[That's right! I can't wait to see Cifera get her comeuppance!]
[You'll be the ones eating crow, Chase Fans! Cifera always keeps her word!]
On the live stream, under the watchful eyes of countless viewers, "Cifer" didn't simply walk out of the room as expected. Instead, she approached the spot where she had previously demonstrated the "One-Eyed Cat Coin Projector."
With deliberate calmness, she retrieved something from her pocket: the One-Eyed Cat Coin itself.
A collective gasp rippled through the audience. Was Cifera planning to use the projector to vanish again?!
As if in response, "Cifer's" slender fingers flicked the coin gently.
Ding!
The One-Eyed Cat Coin emitted a crisp, resonating hum as it spun into the air, tracing a luminous arc under the studio lights.
This graceful, confident gesture stood in stark contrast to the deliberately clumsy performance she had staged during her previous live stream, now radiating an effortless elegance and poise.
At the precise moment the One-Eyed Cat Coin reached its peak, the cunning blue-black eye on its surface suddenly emitted a soft yet intensely focused beam of light!
The beam struck with unerring accuracy, precisely enveloping the figure of "Cifer" below!
In that instant, an unbelievable transformation unfolded!
Under the radiant glow of the light,
"Cifer's" Starry uniform and masculine features began to dissolve like melting spring snow, their edges shimmering with fine, glittering dust as they silently peeled away and dispersed.
As if transformed into millions of firefly-like motes of light, the glowing particles spiraled upward in a gentle breeze, ascending in graceful swirls before dissolving into stardust that vanished into the air.
"Cifer's" outer shell was being completely disintegrated by the light from the One-Eyed Cat Coin in a visually stunning display!
In its place emerged a familiar, breathtakingly beautiful silhouette:
A black hooded bodysuit hugged her slender curves, fluffy cat ears twitched playfully, and a tricolored cat tail swayed gently—Cifera's true form, revealed at last.
This magical "one-click makeover" instantly stunned everyone who witnessed it!
Whether it was the live stream viewers or Nie Bing and Lin Zhiyuan in the room, everyone was stunned speechless.
This went far beyond their understanding of "disguise techniques"!
Yet, without giving anyone a moment to catch their breath, the breathtaking performance continued.
With her true appearance fully revealed, Cifera's lips curled into a triumphant smile.
Just as she extended her slender hand, preparing to gracefully catch the falling One-Eyed Cat Coin, which had stopped emitting light—
A bizarre twist occurred!
The One-Eyed Cat Coin, poised to land in her palm, inexplicably... passed right through her hand!
As if her hand were nothing more than a phantom projection!
The Cifera Coin clattered crisply onto the floor, rolled a few times, and came to rest quietly.
Simultaneously, Cifera's newly restored figure began to blur and fade, turning transparent.
Like a television screen with poor signal, her image flickered a few times before vanishing completely into the air, like a burst soap bubble!
Only a playful, mocking echo lingered in the room:
"Allow me to introduce my darling treasure~ It's called the Coin of Whimsy.
"Remember this~ The cat who tosses the Coin of Whimsy...
"...cannot be caught by anyone~"
"Bye-bye now!"
Cifera's voice vanished, followed by an absolute silence!
A deathly hush blanketed the Pursuit Team's temporary command center, the Production Team's backstage area, the broadcasting studio, and the entire live stream!
A few seconds later...
BOOM—! ! !
Instant chaos erupted! ! !
Production Team Backstage:
Chief Director Guo Tao's furious roar erupted again:
"Stop gawking like idiots!!!"
"Find her!!! Find her now!!!
"Dig three feet into the ground if you have to—just get Cifera back!!!"
This time, Guo Tao didn't need prompting from the Director. He immediately understood that the Heaven's Eye System had once again lost track of Cifera's location.
She had vanished right before everyone's eyes, using an utterly absurd method—again!
In an instant, his earlier bravado shattered, leaving him to slap himself mentally.
The live stream exploded:
[Holy shit! I thought I was watching a magical girl transformation!]
[Is this disguise technique? Am I falling behind in human evolution?!]
[Even more terrifying... she just... vanished?!]
[Wait! The Cifera Coin went right through her! So the real Cifera ran off ages ago? Was everything she said just a 5D holographic projection?]
[Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could a projection toss a Cifera Coin? That coin wasn't a projection—it actually fell to the ground!]
[Brothers, say no more! Magic Cat is back online! This is undeniably tri~cke~ry skill!]
[Trickery?! No! This is magic! Absolutely magic!]
[Coin of Whimsy? Whenever Cifera tosses the coin she can't be caught?!]
[My fucking worldview just collapsed! Is this even science?!]
[Patriarch Nie! Analyze this now! What's the underlying principle?!]
[Looking for the Nie Family Patriarch? You might as well summon Little Ya to accept Cifera's challenge!]
In the broadcast studio, Nie Junfeng leaped to his feet and rushed to the screen, his eyes fixated on the Cifera Coin lying motionless on the ground... no, it had a new name now—Coin of Whimsy!
His mind raced, trying to explain using known science and logic, but every theory he devised was mercilessly refuted.
"Impossible... this is absolutely impossible!"
He muttered to himself, his voice tinged with unprecedented bewilderment and a hint of defeat:
"If 'Cifer' was a projection, how could she have picked up and thrown that real Coin of Whimsy with such physical presence?
"But if 'Cifer' was a real person—Cifera herself in disguise—how could she have transformed so magically back to her true form when the projector's beam struck her, then become an intangible phantom that could be pierced by solid objects...?"
"Could it be some unknown technological means? When someone is irradiated by it, they're instantly teleported elsewhere, leaving only a phantom substitute behind?"
Nie Junfeng clutched his hair, feeling his decades-old worldview shattering under an unprecedented assault:
"What kind of joke is this...? This is the real world, not some sci-fi movie!"
[Patriarch Nie is completely dumbfounded! It seems there's no solution!]
[Great Master Little Ya! Help us! What's going on?!]
[@Little Ya! Crack this case! Is Cifera using magic or future technology?!]
As if hearing the desperate cries of billions of viewers, the enigmatic Little Ya, who had been silent for some time, suddenly spoke again through a premium, highlighted voice bullet comment.
Like a bolt of lightning,
her words instantly shattered the fog clouding everyone's understanding!