To be honest, Ling Ke had no idea whether the "Top Player System" set the single-pull price at exactly 280 points because he was currently in the Honkai Impact 3rd world.
"If I had transmigrated to Genshin, Star Rail, or Zenless instead, would it drop to 160 per pull?"
He briefly entertained the thought, then shrugged it off.
"No point dwelling. This world has plenty of people. Points won't be an issue."
Yes—ice-cold logic.
But that's exactly how he thought now.
He had become the "World-Exterminating Top Player."
If he was going to walk this path, he wouldn't half-ass it.
Even as a villain, even as evil—he'd be the very best at it.
Right now...
"No pity mechanic means no reason to save points."
"Pull the moment I hit 280. Early pulls, early power. Maximize efficiency."
With that in mind, Ling Ke swiftly operated the system interface with his thoughts.
Soon...
[Game Character Template: Billy Kid] [Source: Zenless Zone Zero] [Character Traits: Leveling system, HP system, infinite stamina, indestructible equipment, unlimited ammo, physical attribute, heavy attack trait, character switching...] [Game Skills: Normal Attack: Full Auto, Dodge: Close Call!, Dash Attack: Starlight Sanction, Dodge Counter: Fair Fight...] [Background Talents: High-intelligence tactical android specialized in firepower suppression...] [Profile: Full name: Billy Kid. A self-aware robot obsessed with the tokusatsu series "Starlight Knight"...]
"Heh. I don't need any of that knightly honor crap."
"As long as it hits hard and kills clean."
After reading the new template's details, Ling Ke gave a cold chuckle.
Just then...
[Notice: Game Character Templates "Anby" and "Billy" originate from the same title and both possess the "Character Switch" trait. Maximum team size: 3. Enables team formation and expanded tactical options.]
Now that was good news.
While the 999 "Domination Puppet · Anbys" were on their rampage, Ling Ke's core body hadn't been idle—he'd been thoroughly testing every mechanic of the "Top Player System."
He discovered that under normal circumstances, switching Game Character Templates could only be done inside the "Respawn Room"—i.e., the Theater of Domination.
This directly inherited the original game rules.
However, if the templates themselves possessed a "Character Switch" feature, multiple templates could be loaded simultaneously outside and swapped freely according to the source game's rules.
For example: if he ever pulled several Genshin templates, they'd be limited to a five-person team.
But right now, since both "Anby" and "Billy" were from Zenless Zone Zero, they could only form a three-person squad max.
Under this rule, while operating outside, all 999 Domination Puppets could instantly swap between "Anby" and "Billy" at will.
And the cooperative "Assist Attacks" unlocked by team formation became available too.
That was the true meaning behind the system's "expanded tactical options."
Previously, when facing enemy fire up close, "Domination Puppet · Anby" could only dodge.
Now they could clang-clang-clang "parry" bullets with perfect invincibility frames.
Plus, from Ling Ke's memory—unlike Genshin's cooldowns on character swaps—Zenless allowed zero-CD rapid switching.
The result?
"Close-range: Anby. Ranged fire support: Billy. Rapid swapping back and forth—normal people won't adapt to the constantly shifting rhythm, moveset, and attack range."
Ling Ke smiled in satisfaction. "Even ignoring the i-frames on parries, this alone is an extremely dangerous first-encounter killer."
With that, he immediately activated the "Billy" template across the board and paired it with Anby.
In an instant, every Domination Puppet received the new combat upgrade.
And right at that exact moment...
"Hm?"
Inside the Theater of Domination, Ling Ke's true body froze for a split second.
Then an utterly deranged, psychotic grin spread across his face.
"Well, well. Running into an old friend already?"
"Lucky me."
Yes.
At this very moment, in one of the facility's corridors, a single "Domination Puppet · Anby" had been intercepted by three young women.
Members of the Snow Lotus Squad.
And the one of them was none other than the squad captain herself—Edwy Iwenn.
Through the puppet's real-time synced vision, he saw her standing proudly at the front, twin ring-blades in hand, chest thrust forward, expression dripping with arrogance.
On the surface, she certainly looked the part of a heroic Valkyrie.
But anyone who knew what kind of person she truly was inside...
"Surrender quietly, intruder. You're no match for me."
"That face of yours is pretty cute. I'd hate to damage it."
Thanks to synchronized senses, the hidden Ling Ke heard every word of Edwy's taunt.
He laughed.
He'd almost forgotten—Edwy's sexual preferences were... well, very much in line with this world's mainstream.
But unlike a certain famously promiscuous lesbian white haired protagonist he knew,
Edwy... liked it rough.
She never cared whether the other party was willing.
On the contrary, what she loved most was "conquering" girls who resisted fiercely.
In private, she already treated the squad she led as her personal harem.
Right now, it was obvious she had clearly set her sights on this "Anby."
Too bad for her...
Bzzz!
Ling Ke remotely issued a command.
In the corridor where the Domination Puppet · Anby stood, spatial portals rippled open in every direction.
In mere seconds, a full 100 reinforcement Domination Puppets stepped through one after another.
All of them currently wore Anby's form—silver-gray short hair, black blade in hand—and swiftly surrounded the three members of the Snow Lotus Squad in an impenetrable ring.
"!!!"
At that instant, Edwy and her two teammates stared wide-eyed, utterly stunned by the absurd scene.
Cold sweat poured down their faces.
"Teleportation...?"
"Isn't the Herrscher of the Void over at Anti-Entropy's Salt Lake base?"
"Damn it—who the hell are you?!"
The arrogance they'd worn moments ago was gone. Now they were all bark and no bite, shouting questions in false bravado.
One had to admire...
"The intelligence circulation in this West Asia Branch is truly pathetic."
Safely inside the Theater of Domination, Ling Ke sneered inwardly. "I've already killed over two hundred people, and these three from Snow Lotus still don't even know there are multiple 'Anbys' running around."
Honestly, if this were wartime, the intelligence officers here would be lined up and shot.
Suddenly—
"Core, the main control room has been suppressed."
"Huh."
Hearing the report through quantum-entangled communication, Ling Ke blinked.
Well then.
From the moment the very first Anby puppet broke out of the underground cell and encountered those dozen special forces operatives... less than ten minutes had passed.
And in that short window, the main control room had already fallen. That meant the fight for it started long ago.
No wonder internal comms were in shambles.
Of course, if the higher-ups weren't complete idiots, they might still have reacted.
But clearly, though...
"A bunch of useless parasites sitting in positions they neither earned nor deserved."
Ling Ke's lips curled in contempt as he refocused on the Snow Lotus trio.
Then, from behind the curtain, he gave the order:
"Kill the two on the sides. Leave Edwy alive."
He added, almost as an afterthought, "Oh, right."
"For the 'banquet,' she'll only need her hands and mouth to eat... Chop off her legs. Save me the trouble of her trying to run."
"Affirmative!" 100 Anby puppets spoke aloud within the link.