Serval was shocked by the Fragmentum Creature–brand heater Nero took out.
And then Nero, in order to prove that the Fragmentum Creature–brand heater was harmless, threw it onto the ground and smashed it around, which pushed her shock to an utterly unbelievable level.
With the silent contribution of a certain system, the game screen at this moment vividly displayed Serval's expression, shock mixed with confusion, confusion mixed with nervousness.
After that, the Trailblazing Squad began pitching it back and forth, one line after another. Even Dan Heng quietly affirmed the move and even seemed to have thoughts of fanning the flames a bit.
"Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright..."
"So you're just using this thing as a heater, huh?"
[Pancake: Ah! Amonis!]
[Pink Chocolate: This really is alien tech now.]
[Interastral Peace Corporation Corporate Drone: Let's give Belobog's natives a little alien shock.]
[Dan-Heart Eternal: Dan Heng, why are you joining in too! You're really spoiling them!]
[Pom-pom: I agree to make Fragmentum Creature products an economic source for the Express crew.]
Serval had an easygoing, straightforward personality and was very easy to get along with. A little bit of alien shock brought her closer to the Trailblazing Squad.
She sighed with emotion, mentioning the legendary Belobog Wildman and her younger sister Lynx, who went out searching for traces of the Wildman. She thought Lynx might have a chance to become friends with Nero as a peer.
Nero, on the other hand, said that the Belobog Wildman had already been captured by them.
And after Nero's explanation, it turned out that the Belobog Wildman he was talking about was Sampo.
Considering Sampo's habit of "spawning" inside snowdrifts, the setting actually felt quite reasonable.
"Belobog Wildman? When did we catch a Belobog Wildman?"
Siberian Duck looked completely confused, until she saw the description below.
"Caught together in a snowdrift. Appearance between human and ape, similar to an adult male. Fur is dark blue and appears and disappears mysteriously..."
"Isn't this Sampo?! Hahahaha!"
[Belobog Wildman: Oh no, I've become Sampo!]
[Big Sister's Song: Gepard: Oh no, we caught the wrong one! We caught a wildman!]
[Aha's Messenger: Sampo's reputation has been harmed!]
[Mitochondria: Cocolia: Oh no, I got tricked out of the bounty by a kid using a 'wildman'!]
After the wildman legend passed, Serval proposed teaching Grandpa and Nero how to fix some small gadgets. For players, the process of fixing small gadgets was a relaxed, simple puzzle mini-game.
Soon they said goodbye to Serval, and following the quest guide, Siberian Duck began controlling the character toward the area near the Goethe Hotel.
Before she reached the location of the golden exclamation mark, she saw a trash can placed by the roadside, marked with a golden glowing prompt.
Very few players can restrain their urge to explore at a moment like this, so Siberian Duck went over and investigated the trash can.
The game text told her that aside from garbage and a faceful of sour stench, there was nothing else.
Even so, driven by strong curiosity, Siberian Duck still investigated every trash can she could interact with. In the end, she obtained a commendation for lofty morality.
Then, on the way to the Goethe Hotel, the game triggered a scene. The Trailblazing Squad stopped at the entrance to a sealed-off alley, watching an old man arguing with the Silvermane Guards.
This kind of scene showed players, from the side, what Belobog's current situation was like.
After the last two guards sighed, Siberian Duck also let out a sigh.
As for the part where Nero saw March 7th during the trip to the Goethe Hotel, the game did not present it.
Siberian Duck quickly controlled the character into the hotel. Here, the Trailblazing Squad began discussing Cocolia.
When she saw March once again trying to shove a share of the blame onto Nero, Siberian Duck couldn't help but complain, "Alright, alright, so that's how you're playing it? March, you really are a great big sister!"
[Nero's Sword: Little Fish: ? This feels familiar, didn't this happen once back at Herta Space Station?]
[Frozen Girl: March: Nero, don't worry. If your sis takes a mouthful of blame, you'll definitely get a piece of the pot too!]
However, what Dan Heng wanted to say wasn't that.
Afterward, Dan Heng explained to everyone the parts he felt were off. Nero also added his own thoughts during the process.
[Dan-Heart Eternal: I've said it before, without Dan Heng, this group would fall apart sooner or later.]
[Wind-Boy Solo-Stan: Little Fish is still a good kid, carefully sending photos to Mr. Yang and helping Dan Heng ease the pressure of leading the team.]
[Pom-pom: March's expression is killing me, like "since when did you get smart?"]
[I'm Just a Normal Person: March: Do you think I'm stupid or something?]
[Guess Why I Chose Aether: Little Fish: I do think you're kind of stupid.]
After being told to stay alert, there was of course also the matter of receiving the bounty.
Here, players obtained fifty Winter City Shields.
Then, following the quest guide, Siberian Duck controlled the character into the corridor with the guest rooms and triggered the scene there.
Everyone returned to their own rooms, ready to flop down and sleep.
———
[In the Game]
Stelle returned to her room and gave it a quick glance. It wasn't a very large guest room, but the décor was quite nice, and the bedding felt pretty good too.
Suddenly, Stelle stopped in front of a wardrobe.
She examined the wardrobe carefully, judging from its shape, decorations, lacquer, smell, and many other aspects.
Stelle was absolutely certain that the thing in front of her was a wardrobe, and that in the entire universe there was no wardrobe more perfect than this one.
Many storybook tales she had heard on the train suddenly surfaced in her mind. A kind of blazing fire that usually only burns fiercely in middle schoolers was now also burning within this child who had only been born not long ago.
And so, possessed by some inexplicable impulse, she climbed into the wardrobe.
Left foot, right foot, then she closed the door, deep breath... It was a bit stuffy inside, but Stelle held back the urge to sneeze. She lay there in the darkness, merging into one with this perfect wardrobe.
Soon after, Stelle heard footsteps, footsteps that were gradually approaching.
She knew what it was. Something big was coming, that was the demon living in the dark attic of the Goethe Hotel.
...But this time, it had picked the wrong opponent.
Stelle knew this very well, because she was the universe-famous Trailblazer, a chivalrous cosmic hero, the great hero of Herta Space Station, the doom of the Doomsday Beast, the galaxy-renowned Galactic Baseballer!
Today was the day, the day the Galactic Baseballer would rid the people of evil.
The darkness inside the wardrobe seemed to recede at this moment. Stelle felt the light of courage illuminating her surroundings.
A knock sounded at the door, along with a young man's voice, "Room service… is anyone there?"
Hearing the voice, Stelle couldn't help but smile.
'Ha, just what I wanted! All inn demons love disguising themselves as room service. Completely unoriginal.'
'I won't be fooled by you!'
'My inner defenses are sturdier than the walls piled up by Qlipoth!'
Stelle slightly bent her legs. She was ready.
"Um… I'm coming in now, okay?"
The young man's voice sounded again, followed by the sound of the door being pushed open.
Stelle's gaze became firm at that moment, the time had come. 'Demon, accept the judgment of justice!'
"Die! Inn demon!"
Stelle let out a resounding shout from inside the wardrobe, and then heard that same young voice again.
The man's throat seemed to stretch, two thin lines rubbing together, making his voice sharp and panicked.
"Ah! Aaaah! A ghost, a ghost!!!"
The frantic footsteps gradually faded away, accompanied by the sound of the door slamming shut.
Stelle stepped out of the wardrobe. There was no one else in the room.
But Stelle knew she had won.
The demon of the Goethe Hotel had been driven away, and this land had been purified, she knew that everything she had done was right.
Because on the floor, a little golden figure was giving her a thumbs-up.
Maybe it was left behind by the demon, but at this moment, it clearly became a reward for Stelle's righteous actions.
It was, a commendation for lofty morality.
At the same time, Nero, who was staying across the hall from Stelle, heard the scream and pushed open his door.
He saw a figure fleeing in utter disarray from Stelle's room.
It was a shadow, stumbling and staggering, fleeing with all its might.
But it only had half a head, and with one leg long and the other short, it couldn't run very fast.
This oddly shaped person reminded Nero of March 7th he had seen earlier...
Although Stelle had let this guy escape, Nero was clearly not so merciful.
The boy extended a finger, and a gust of clear wind swirled around his hand, eventually turning into several emerald-green little swords the size of fingers...