Chapter 8 - Old Yang: Is Honkai Still Chasing Me?

Chapter 8: Old Yang: Is Honkai Still Chasing Me?

“Hurry, hurry! Streamer, push the story forward!”

“I need to see if this game is really mirroring reality!”

“Could this actually be the perspective of the Stellaron Hunters back then?”

Gui Naifen licked her lips.

If this game truly reflected

real-life events

, then things were about to get

really interesting

.

Kafka turned to Silver Wolf and asked,

“Where’s the target location?”

“Follow the corridor through the left door. There’s a room where a certain [Curio] is stored.”

“The [Stellaron] (Cancer of All Worlds) is there?”

“It will tell us where the Stellaron is.”

[Herta] Space Station – Conference Room

A staff member watching the stream suddenly

blurted out a curse

.

Before, there had only been

hints

.

But now—

With Silver Wolf’s appearance and her direct mention of the Stellaron…

It was

basically confirmed!

This game was

an exact depiction

of what had actually happened on the space station just days ago!

And yet—

Some

daring

game developer

had the audacity

to turn it into a video game!

Not only that—

The entire

story was told from the Stellaron Hunters’ perspective!

The conference

leader

, who had been rambling on in his speech, suddenly froze.

The rest of the

half-asleep

employees in the room also

snapped awake

.

As realization hit, the leader’s

face flushed red

, as if someone had just

yanked his pants down in front of everyone

.

“You—you trying to get yourself fired?!”

“No! Boss, I wasn’t talking about you!”

The staff member frantically tried to explain.

“I was reacting to this game!”

“You dare play games during my meeting?!”

“Ah! No, I—uh, wait—!”

Five Minutes Later

The

staff member finally managed

to explain everything he had seen in the

mobile game

.

The leader

adjusted his glasses

, deciding

not

to reprimand him for slacking off during the meeting

for now

.

After consulting with the other employees, the decision was made—

Stream the live broadcast onto the conference room’s big screen.

Because—

If this game was truly mirroring

real events

, then something

big

was happening.

It meant the

developer had detailed inside knowledge

of the

space station’s incident

.

Could this be the work of the perpetrator, made to show off their crime?!

This was a

serious case of defamation

, tarnishing the image of both

Herta Space Station and Lady Herta herself!

If proven true—

They

had to file a complaint

against this game

immediately

.

“How did this game even get approved for the market? And why is it allowed to be streamed publicly?!”

At that moment,

everyone in the conference room

put aside their work—

And

focused entirely on the livestream

.

Aboard the Astral Express

Old Yang (Welt) and Himeko were both playing the game, slowly progressing through the story.

Though they already had

a vague feeling

that the game’s plot was

closely mirroring real-life events

,

As

veteran Trailblazers

, they remained

calm and composed

.

However—

The moment

Silver Wolf

appeared as a

Stellaron Hunter

,

Old Yang’s jaw nearly hit the floor.

That voice.

That

hacker identity

.

That

familiar face

.

That’s… Bronya from back then!!!

“Don’t think I won’t recognize you just because you switched to a single ponytail!”

Old Yang was

completely dazed

.

His

right hand trembled

slightly as he picked up the coffee that Himeko had prepared for him.

But the moment he took a sip—

A

sudden, violently bitter taste

made him

spit it out instantly!

“PFFT—!!!”

Himeko:

“???”

“Is my coffee really that bad?!”

Himeko was a

thoughtful

person, though.

She had noticed the moment

Silver Wolf

appeared,

Walter’s expression turned as if he had just seen a ghost.

Clearly, something about

that hacker girl

had

shaken him deeply

.

Old Yang hurriedly apologized, wiping the table with a napkin.

He had been through

countless

hardships in his life—

And yet,

this was the first time he had been so shaken.

The reasons?

The game had the word “Honkai” in its title.

It had suddenly hit him with the appearance of an all-too-familiar face.

The double impact made him momentarily believe that Honkai was still chasing him down.

Himeko

smiled reassuringly

and said,

“The galaxy is vast. It’s only natural to come across familiar faces.”

“But don’t worry—these are completely new personas.”

“Their fates may be similar, but they’re not the same people you once knew.”

Old Yang

adjusted his glasses

and gave a slight nod.

She was right.

It had to be a coincidence.

Back in Gui Naifen’s Livestream

On their way to retrieve the

Curio [Stellaron]

inside the

space station

,

The

Stellaron Hunters

were suddenly

ambushed by Voidrangers.

As soon as the battle began—

A

new character joined the team

—

Silver Wolf!

By now,

Gui Naifen knew exactly how to unleash Ultimate abilities.

Without hesitation, she

clicked on Silver Wolf’s icon

.

Silver Wolf:

“This combat system needs a serious update.”

The next second—

Silver Wolf’s model expanded dramatically in size.

Under her, a

massive, arcade-style interface

materialized out of thin air.

As

Silver Wolf’s fingers danced across the controls

,

The

score counter on the arcade screen

skyrocketed from

0 to 333

.

“Tch. This speed? Too slow.”

When she finally reached

999 points

,

A

brilliant golden energy beam

shot out like a meteor—

obliterating

the Voidranger below, dragging it into a

black hole

.

Livestream Chat Explodes Again

“No way! You actually made Silver Wolf a playable character?!”

“That Ultimate is way too sick!!!”

“Wait, did I just walk into a rhythm game? What is this?!”

“This game is insane! They gave us such a high-quality character for FREE?!”

“If this is real, I could play this for a hundred years!”