"Sis!"
"Qingyue!"
"Sister Qingyue!"
Three figures instantly surrounded her, their faces etched with lingering terror.
Lin Xiyue grabbed her sister's arm, a soft orb of golden Holy Light already condensed in her palm and ready to be channeled. Her voice was both urgent and angry: "Are you okay?! That damn thing didn't hurt you, did it?"
"Is your Mental Sea stable? Do you feel any signs of contamination?"
Su Wan followed closely behind, data-like light streaming through her azure eyes as she entered the Mage's analysis state.
Xia Lian's face was also deathly pale as she stared tensely at Lin Qingyue, unable to even speak clearly: "Captain, you... how are you feeling right now?"
Faced with the concern of her three teammates that almost overflowed from their eyes, Lin Qingyue blinked normally, then reached back to pat her sister's tensed shoulder.
"Don't be nervous, just relax. It was just a technical adjustment."
She waved her hand dismissively.
"Just think of it as... having eaten some not-so-fresh pig brain."
Lin Qingyue pursed her lips, her voice full of disgust.
"The taste was a bit strong, and it made me a little nauseous, but it's no big deal. A mere remnant soul wants to seize my body? It's not even enough to fill the gaps in my teeth as a late-night snack."
This ridiculous yet strangely reassuring joke finally defused the tense atmosphere, allowing the three girls to let out long sighs of relief.
And at that very moment, the last wisps of gloom covering Winred City were completely chased away by the sunlight.
Above in the sky, the Divinity Core had already stabilized, transforming into a pure and translucent azure crystal.
It hung there, like a single tear from Earth's deepest ocean.
The sacred Power of Order spread out like ripples, repairing the shattered space and soothing every heart that had survived the disaster.
"Did we... did we win?"
A soldier's murmur lit the fuse.
The next instant, an avalanche-like wave of joyful cheers echoed across the entire city!
High Priestess Elena gazed at the Divinity, tears streaming down her face.
It was the hope for the God's rebirth.
She turned around, intending to offer her highest thanks to the four saviors, only to see them chatting and laughing with one another as if no one else were around.
Elena stopped in her tracks, a genuine smile appearing on her face, and chose to stand quietly to the side without disturbing them.
In this sea of jubilation, Lin Qingyue, however, seemed somewhat absent-minded.
Her entire attention was firmly drawn to the last line of information on the System Panel.
[ Special Item: "Prismatic Crystal Ore (Quality: ???)" x2! ]
"Prismatic Crystal Ore?"
Lin Qingyue muttered in her mind.
"This name... isn't it that thing from Honkai: Star Rail that can send a lucky player straight to the top, or make a bad-luck player's blood pressure skyrocket?"
Her consciousness sank into the System Space.
Two spheres the size of fists were floating quietly.
They were not physical objects, but were composed of pure light, their surfaces flowing with seven-colored iridescent light, as if all the mysteries of colors in the universe were condensed here.
Just by gazing at them, her consciousness felt as if it were being drawn into the changing rainbow light, falling into an endless abyss of color.
It looked like something extraordinary at a glance.
"System, how do I use this thing?"
[ Ding! The "Prismatic Crystal Ore" is a special achievement reward. After opening, you can randomly obtain a rare reward related to the Host's experience, knowledge, or desires. ]
"Related to experience, knowledge, and desires?"
Lin Qingyue stroked her chin.
"I just operated a mecha and fought an Evil God... If you give me a limited edition Gunpla model or an Evil God body pillow, who am I going to complain to?"
She rubbed her hands together, unable to hide the excitement on her face.
Unboxing and card-pulling, the joy of a gambler is just this pure.
"I'll open one first to test the waters. Let the divine guidance protect me, a single pull gold!"
Lin Qingyue concentrated her spirit, her mind locking onto one of the Prismatic Crystal Ores.
Buzz.
With a soft hum, the crystal ore suddenly erupted with a light more brilliant than the sun!
Within the light, countless images flashed by like shooting stars.
The birth of stars, the destruction of civilizations, the tragic songs of heroes, and the laughter of mortals.
Finally, all the light converged inward, condensing into the outline of a card.
The back of the card was a deep blue, surrounded by a ring of eternal, unquenchable flames.
A sense of desperate resolve and tragic heroism, born of a willingness to face death, pierced straight to the heart through the card itself.
Lin Qingyue's heart skipped a beat.
She reached out, her fingertips gently touching it.
The card slowly flipped over.
On the card's face was a young woman with a resolute expression.
Her facial lines were soft, her bangs forming a gentle M-shape on her forehead, with a few playful strands of hair slipping out from under her headband.
Her long, silver-white hair, washed in moonlight, was tinged with a fresh mint-green at the tips.
She wore an exquisitely designed academy-style dress, with white, black, and deep green forming a steady base, accented by the same mint-green as her hair, creating a look that was both refreshing and layered.
Yet, beneath this gentleness lay a power capable of shaking the stars.
Standing behind her was a colossal mecha named "Sam."
[ Firefly Trial Card (24 Hours) ]
[ Type: Character Card (★★★★★) ]
[ Description: After use, you can transform into Firefly, a member of the Stellaron Hunters, and obtain all her skills and talents. During the transformation, you will automatically be equipped with the corresponding outfit (System-Adaptive Version). ]
[ Exclusive Weapon: Firefly Type-IV Transformation Device ]
[ Note: Like fireflies to a flame, life begets death! ]
Only two words kept echoing frantically in Lin Qingyue's mind.
Holy shit!
It's Firefly!
It's really that girl who burned herself for her convictions, becoming the most brilliant firework!
The Stellaron Hunter who drove the Sam armor and ignited the sea of stars!
Just a moment ago, she was still savoring the thrill of piloting the Guardian Mecha, thinking this was similar to the experience of transforming into Sam before.
The next moment, the System directly sent the real person before her!
This reward mechanism is just too clever?!
"This is a total win, a huge gain!"
Lin Qingyue's heart blossomed with joy, and she suppressed the urge to immediately transform and experience "igniting the sea" as she turned her gaze toward the remaining Prismatic Crystal Ore.
"Strike while the iron is hot, let's double the good luck! System, give me another big one!"
She excitedly prepared to open the second crystal ore.
However, just as her consciousness was about to touch the crystal ore.
Rumble... BOOM—!!!
The entire world began to shake violently!
This wasn't an earthquake.
It was a terrifying resonance originating from the very laws of the world!
In the sky, upon the azure vault that had just returned to its clear blue, the first pitch-black crack burst open without warning.
Then came a second, a third...
Spiderweb-like cracks spread frantically, tearing the entire sky into shattered pieces!
Crack— crackle—
That was the sound of space fracturing under unbearable strain!
Behind the cracks was no longer the void, but a chaotic torrent of data streams, pouring down like the Milky Way from the Ninth Heaven, washing over every corner of this world.
On Lin Qingyue's System Panel, a massive, bold red warning popped up.
[ Warning! Warning! ]
[ Current Dungeon "???" has been purified! ]
[ Detected that two World Fragments of "Filianore" have completed purification. World laws are beginning to resonate, and the fragments are merging! ]
[ World Reconstitution Program initiated! Estimated merger time: ??? ]
"World Fragments? Merging?"
Lin Qingyue rejoiced. "Perfect! I'm really here to reclaim lost territory for my Queen Wifey!"
At the same time, Lin Xiyue, Su Wan, and Xia Lian also received the same notification.
They looked up at the sky in astonishment.
More and more cracks appeared in the sky, and another sky was slowly pressing through and emerging from behind them.
Below the horizon, the outline of a colossal city, unimaginably grand, basked quietly in the cool moonlight.
That was the scene from another Dungeon they had purified during their summer Special Training Camp!
These two worlds were actually beginning to stitch together and merge before their eyes!