The Vixen's Gambit: Tonight We Hunt

"Soul Awakening? Oh, sounds interesting!" With a cheerful laugh, Elysia appeared like a gust of wind on Mei's other side, smiling at the phone screen. "[Nocturne Dawn] seems quite powerful~"

"Strange, I don't remember my character having any Soul Awakening before?" Despite the panic in her heart, Lihua still had to pretend to be calm, looking at the phone with feigned curiosity. "It seems to be a new character… probably someone appearing in the new mode. Unfortunately, it's too difficult, so I haven't seen the new story yet."

"[Nocturne Dawn]… judging from the name, it seems related to that Lee?"

Raiden Mei's gaze turned silently to Elysia. "Now, can you explain to me about this lady? Or would it be better if I just watched the video?"

How long had she been tormented by these riddlers in the Elysian Realm? Every time she tried to ask something, they would either attack directly or speak in incomprehensible riddles, or say 'you're not qualified to know the truth yet'… Raiden Mei had had enough!

If Elysia didn't explain, she would just watch it herself from the phone!

"Oh dear, such a difficult choice, how about—"

"Enough, I'll watch it myself."

Without the slightest hesitation, the moment she heard Elysia not immediately reveal the truth, Raiden Mei decisively clicked on the preview video link in the announcement.

Now, the decision was in her hands!

After the bilibili website opened, a pitch-black screen appeared, and along with the melodious violin music, a familiar voice rang out—a voice Mei had just heard seconds ago.

"Don't be afraid, come behind me."

The next moment, a white figure cut through the screen like dawn.

Moonlight-like long hair cascaded down her back, and a girl with sky-blue eyes smiled gently and confidently at the screen. And in her hand, purple lightning was about to be drawn!

Needless to say, the moment she saw this character, Raiden Mei completely understood why Elysia said Lihua resembled her… This face and this voice—they were completely the same person.

Even when Kiana became a Herrscher, although her body didn't change, her eyes and voice were still different!

Unfortunately, the rest of the video only showed the character model and didn't contain the Pre-Era secrets Raiden Mei wanted to know.

So after watching it once, Raiden Mei somewhat disappointedly handed the phone to Lihua, while Elysia excitedly took the phone and continued to replay it over and over.

"Lihua, she looks exactly like you."

"Well, it's a Soul Awakening character from the game." Lihua tried her best to look relaxed, but also somewhat puzzled and curious about the situation. "This game company keeps releasing new Valkyrie Battlesuits for the same character to make money… I thought it was my turn, but judging from your reactions, she seems to be a lady named Lee who looks a lot like me?"

"To be honest, I don't know either…" Raiden Mei was a little embarrassed. Although she had been in the Elysian Realm for so long, she still hadn't gotten any useful information—but her resilience and combat skills had indeed improved a lot.

"This game recently launched a mode called Elysian Realm. Maybe this character appears there."

"…Elysia, stop replaying the video, give me the phone." Raiden Mei reached out to Elysia, who was engrossed in the video. "I want to try this game's Elysian Realm."

Raiden Mei thought she was really smart—she couldn't beat those lunatics in the real Elysian Realm, but could she not beat them in the game?

Games were meant to bring smiles. Since ordinary people could beat it, wouldn't it be easy for her to clear the Elysian Realm with her Herrscher reaction speed?

Once she knew the whole truth, she would go back to the real Elysian Realm and greet them… Heh, it was time to let these guys feel how annoying riddlers could be!

"Elysian Realm…" Hearing Raiden Mei's words, Elysia's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Hey, I have an idea ☝️🤓—how about we find a fun place to play together?"

"Fun place?" As soon as Elysia opened her mouth, Raiden Mei knew this person was planning something again. "You're not thinking of going into the Elysian Realm to play the Elysian Realm, are you?"

"Of course~" Elysia's eyes were practically sparkling. "Everyone will definitely be very interested too, trust me!"

"I'm worried they'll disturb me."

Raiden Mei shook her head. If the Elysian Realm in the game was the same as the real one, those guys would definitely not sit there quietly and watch, especially after they themselves had become part of the game content.

But if they did that, wouldn't it mean she could let those guys watch their characters get beaten by her?

…Damn it, Raiden Mei suddenly found this option somewhat appealing.

In the end, reason prevailed over Raiden Mei's suicidal impulse. Although it might be fun to do so, she would definitely be slaughtered to the point of collapse afterward. She should just honestly find a place with no one around to play.

"No need, I'll just stay outside… Lihua, could you find me a place to rest temporarily?"

"Of course—"

"Wait, little Lihua should come into the Elysian Realm with me!" Before Lihua could answer, Elysia had already grabbed Lihua's hand.

"Uh, I'll go help Miss Raiden first—"

"It's okay, Mei is already such a grown-up, she can take care of herself~" Elysia smiled and waved to Raiden Mei. "Go ahead, Mei, we'll come find you later!"

"…" Although not being dragged into the Elysian Realm was a good thing, Raiden Mei still felt a little subtle looking at Elysia's obvious differential treatment.

Before seeing Lihua, she called her "good Mei," but after seeing Lihua, it became "go ahead, Mei"…

As for Lihua, after trying to break free to no avail, she could only helplessly say to Mei, "It seems you have to go alone, Miss Raiden. Don't worry, walk about 300 meters out, and you'll see the army's cordon [warning line], where they'll have people to receive you."

"…I understand."

Raiden Mei nodded at Lihua with pity in her eyes.

Although she didn't know who Lee was, judging from the mental state of most people in the Elysian Realm, who would explode at the mere mention of her, she must be very important to them—and Raiden Mei didn't dare to imagine what these people would do when they saw Lihua, someone who looked exactly like her.

And this poor ancestor of Kiana's didn't know what she was about to experience…

In the end, Raiden Mei could only say from the bottom of her heart—

"Good luck."