Cyrene fell asleep again.
Cute, tranquil, and peaceful, with only the sound of gentle breathing...
Just like that, in the form of Hesitation, she lay prone on the desk in front of Xu Qiong.
A gentle breeze brushed past, lightly stirring the fuzz near her ears, facing the stretches of wheat, daisies, and small orchids at the foot of the distant mountain, set against a golden glow.
Sleeping soundly, just like back then under the tree in the Ai Li Secret Chamber.
Always watching over, always together.
It was as if time itself had come to a standstill and slowed down at this moment.
Xu Qiong just stared at Cyrene like that.
Before long, his gaze slowly shifted to the system screen beside him: "Yeah."
"It should be soon."
...
"Quick, quick, quick! What is this?"
"Aeon? It's really an Aeon!"
"Stelle even unlocked a new Path, can we pull for her?!"
After meeting Hesitation, it was learned from Stelle's own account that she seemed to have unlocked a new Path?
As a Meta-chaser, Asta naturally couldn't let such a shocking piece of good news go.
At the same time, the Astral Express Crew and Guinaifen's side were also paying attention.
[Ahhhhh! Baby, you're a little pink cupcake, such a cute baby!]
[An Aeon! Did I just see Fuli, the Aeon of Remembrance? Holy crap!]
[And this rabbit, they actually made a 3D model this time? The Author didn't just fool us with a 2D image.]
[Just emergency food...]
[Called Hesitation? Why does it seem like it doesn't remember anything? Do we need to help it find its memories?]
[What's its relationship with Fuli?]
A massive amount of discussion flooded the live stream's bullet chat.
Noticing this, Guinaifen also let out a "humph" as she discovered something.
"I see."
"I've got it, fam!" Guinaifen immediately put her hands on her hips.
[What?]
[For real?]
[Guinaifen, you!]
Seeing this, Guinaifen pointed a finger and declared, "It's definitely not simple!"
[?]
[?]
[?]
[Pfft—!]
[Stop, stop, Guinaifen, please stop with the terrible bits!]
[I thought our Guinaifen had gotten smarter? Turns out she's just talking nonsense.]
[LMAO, as if I didn't know it wasn't simple?!]
"Hehe," Guinaifen said, trying to lighten the mood.
Just then, the images of the four Stellaron Hunters suddenly reappeared, along with Void Rangers—the monsters.
Stelle and Hesitation discussed going to help; this time, they weren't even pretending anymore.
Silver Wolf was the first to turn her head and speak: "You're finally here, partner."
That "partner" quickly grabbed everyone's attention.
Even the commotion caused by the Aeon's appearance earlier was eclipsed as the bullet chat began to scroll frantically again.
Then Sam suddenly appeared: "I knew you wouldn't miss it, partner."
"The Script says leave no one alive... partner."
"I'm glad to have you here, partner."
Even Blade and Kafka were the same as ever.
The players even heard the Stellaron Hunters say words like "will never betray" to Stelle.
"Let's dance, partner!" the four said almost in unison.
The sense of conviction was off the charts!
Then, with a cracking effect on the screen, it actually entered the combat interface.
[Guys, you can't deny it, there's no way to deny it now! They're even calling her 'partner'?]
[Stelle: Don't you go framing me!]
[What did I just hear? Is this still that terrorist organization, the Stellaron Hunters? To think they'd say things like 'will never betray.']
[This is completely overturning everything I knew!]
[Wait, Sam appeared? Where's Miss Firefly? Is this some sort of unofficial member? Why is she here one moment and gone the next?]
[Strange, it's entering combat quickly, I...]
Guinaifen's live stream had been in the middle of a heated discussion.
But the moment the battle began, the players were all dumbfounded, unable to even type in the bullet chat.
Since this battle provided a trial for all members of the Stellaron Hunters, besides the already Playable Blade and the protagonist, Kafka and Firefly were prominently included, and even Silver Wolf would use skills to assist from the side.
However, there was no time to get excited about these new Playable characters; everyone, including Guinaifen, noticed something extremely strange.
Clearly, it was Sam standing on the field, but why did the bottom-left corner of the screen show Firefly?!
"Wait, something's not right."
"What's going on, fam? Did the game bug out and put the wrong icon?"
Not only that.
The first thing revealed to the players was Stelle, who was accompanied by Hesitation.
Or to be more precise.
It was a new Path!
The Remembrance Path Stelle—!
[What's happening? There are too many things to complain about all at once, I don't know where to start!]
[Holy moly, can someone just shoot me so I can see if I'm dreaming?]
[Stelle was glanced at by Fuli and actually unlocked a new Path! Is this the Author's original idea or what?]
[The entire Stellaron Hunter crew is Playable! This game's Author is going crazy!]
[Wait, is Sam bugged? Why does it show Firefly under the icon?]
[Something's wrong! Something's really wrong! Haven't you guys noticed? It seems like Firefly and Sam have never appeared at the same time!]
[Masaka—!]
[Impossible, impossible, that's absolutely impossible!]
Countless streamers, Space Station researchers, and Xianzhou residents...
Even factions like the Garden of Recollection hiding in the shadows stared intently at this world-shaking scene, afraid of missing whatever galaxy-shattering event might happen next.
"We can do anything!"
"Hesitation!"
Under the system's tutorial, Guinaifen decided to put it into practice and quickly tried using Stelle's skill.
In an instant, Hesitation flew out in the form of a Memory Spirit and applied a 'Hesitation's Cheer' buff to Sam.
"This Remembrance Path Stelle seems to be a support-type character?"
The words had just left her mouth.
The next second.
Hesitation acted automatically, delivering a series of punches to the Void Ranger in front!
Guinaifen understood; the so-called Memory Spirit, much like Aglaea's Weaver, had its own separate turn.
It could quickly accumulate energy, and before long, the Ultimate was ready.
As Stelle raised her brush, Hesitation suddenly grew larger.
"We are omnipotent!"
Boom—!
Hesitation smashed straight down, cracking the ground and dealing a massive amount of Ice DMG!
Guinaifen's eyes lit up at the sight, and she said in surprise, "No way, fam! Stelle's new Path seems to have great synergy with Aglaea?"
"You don't think she's a free unit too, do you?!"
There was too much to experience; Guinaifen was becoming overwhelmed.
With all the trial runs for the Stellaron Hunters, she wanted to pull for every single one of them.
But so far, the one the viewers and Guinaifen herself were looking forward to most was undoubtedly Sam!
A quick glance showed the bullet chat was already in an uproar over it.
Coincidentally, because Stelle had buffed Sam, the Ultimate icon next to Firefly finally lit up!
Gulp...
Guinaifen stared at the Ultimate icon on the screen, her throat gulping nervously.
She had a feeling that all the mysteries were about to be revealed.
"Okay, okay fam, now's the time!"
Without Hesitation, Guinaifen clicked the Ultimate.
In an instant!
[Complete Combustion] activate!
The scene was truly revolutionary.
At 1x speed, Firefly's Ultimate animation flashed by, with Sam's projection reflected behind her.
At the same time, flames began to roar and rise around Sam's body.
"Like fireflies to a flame, living for death..."
When the Ultimate was clicked again.
In the darkness, Firefly's face, marked with green patterns, appeared and merged with Sam amidst the flames.
Fires of glowing green blossomed and burned from within Sam, framing her as she soared straight into the sky like a fiery tornado!
"I fight for myself."
"Until everything..."
"Burns to ashes—!"