A cute little Herta doll appeared before the two.
“It’s Herta?!” Silver Wolf wore an expression of disbelief.
“Impossible!
Elio’s script clearly stated we wouldn’t encounter Herta this time!”
Could Elio’s script be wrong?
How is that possible?!
Realizing this, Silver Wolf and Kafka felt a storm of shock and turmoil rising within them.
What had been a smooth operation had now, just as it was about to be completed, encountered one unexpected twist after another!
“Two little mice, barging into someone else’s collection room and taking things as you please is extremely rude!” Little Herta’s voice was indifferent, her expression blank.
The door to the Storage Zone opened once more, revealing a dense crowd of security guards outside, along with a red-haired girl and an adorable pink-haired girl standing ready for action!
“Never mind that for now, Silver Wolf, we have to retreat!” Both of them had lost their earlier composure and ease, their expressions turning grave.
After all, with the Astral Express and Herta joining forces, no one would dare underestimate them.
“Working on it, almost done.
What about her?” Silver Wolf’s fingers flew across the keyboard as she glanced at the gray-haired girl lying on the floor, still with her eyes tightly shut.
“The script doesn’t have an option to take her with us.
Leave her behind!” “Alright, done!
Let’s go!”
Neither of them had any intention of wasting words with Herta.
Upon realizing the situation had changed drastically, Silver Wolf reacted instantly.
A stream of data flashed by, and the two vanished from the Storage Zone as if their holographic images had been erased.
Watching the two disappear before her eyes, the adorable pink-haired girl outside the door felt a bit regretful: “Who were they?
Are we just letting them escape like that?” “They’re from the Stellaron Hunters.
Modifying reality data—quite an interesting method,” the Herta doll waved her hand dismissively.
“Let them go if they must.
Could you please take this person to the medical bay?”
Despite everything that had happened, the gray-haired girl remained motionless on the floor, still unconscious.
“And who is this?
Isn’t she one of your space station’s staff?”
“March, saving her comes first.
Let’s get her to the medical bay.
Lady Herta will explain the whole story to us later,” said the red-haired Miss Himeko.
NPC World.
Lin Li, with the gray-haired girl Stelle in one arm and Asta in the other, was comfortably enjoying the spectacular scene of the interstellar battle through Asta’s [Viewpoint Sharing].
The battle lasted half an hour before the Antimatter Legion began to retreat under the space station’s firepower, fleeing in defeat.
Finding it no longer interesting, Lin Li exited [Viewpoint Sharing] and glanced at his phone, just in time to notice Stelle’s Character Card flashing.
[Collected Member: Stelle][Age: 18+]
[Affiliated Faction: None][Status: Bonded][Bond Level: 5]
[Operable Functions: None]Huh?!
Lin Li instinctively looked at the gray-haired girl in his arms, her eyes closed as if she were sound asleep.
The girl’s face was exquisitely beautiful, with a slightly pointed chin.
Originally dressed in a hoodie paired with a dark trench coat, Lin Li had found it too concealing for her lovely figure and changed her into a cute printed T-shirt instead.
This way, Lin Li could better appreciate her graceful and well-proportioned form.
Lin Li opened the status in Stelle’s Information Panel and couldn’t help but curl the corner of his mouth slightly.
[Stelle (Pretending to Sleep)]
Judging from the Character Card and Information Panel, Stelle had likely arrived a few minutes ago and was just lying there with her eyes closed, pretending to sleep!
This development was slightly unexpected for Lin Li.
When he had informed Asta about the Antimatter Legion’s impending attack on the space station, he had proposed a condition.
That condition was for Herta to go easy and hand over the collected Stellaron to the Stellaron Hunters for disposal.
Once the Stellaron was implanted into Stelle’s body, Herta could then take action to capture them or do whatever she pleased.
Lin Li’s goal was to ensure the Stellaron would successfully end up with Stelle, as she was also a crucial part of his subsequent plans.
But he never expected Stelle to be the second girl to enter the NPC World.
However, since she was here, pretending to sleep wouldn’t do!
Lin Li pretended not to notice her act, releasing the NPC-state Asta from his embrace, leaving only Stelle behind.
Then—
Stelle was bewildered.
The moment she woke up, she found herself in an unfamiliar room, held by an unfamiliar man.
And she herself seemed to have lost her memory!
She only remembered her name was Stelle and a woman named Kafka.
Everything else was completely forgotten.
Though she had lost her memory, her basic common sense remained intact, and her intelligence was unaffected.
After a brief moment of confusion, she calmed down.
Lying in Lin Li’s embrace, she didn’t struggle or question him immediately.
Instead, she chose to pretend to sleep and observe the situation.
In her amnesiac state, rashly starting a conflict with someone in an unfamiliar environment wouldn’t be wise.
Of course, there was another reason—Lin Li’s embrace was warm and comfortable, giving her an inexplicable sense of familiarity deep down.
This wasn’t because Lin Li possessed some succubus-like charm, but rather because Stelle, having lost her memory, felt a natural closeness to the first person she saw upon waking up.
It was similar to how newborn animals imprint on the first living being they see as their mother.
She wouldn’t go so far as to think of Lin Li as her father, but a slight sense of closeness was perfectly normal.
There’s an old saying: “You can never wake someone who is pretending to sleep.” Lin Li didn’t believe in such nonsense.
He wanted to see how long Stelle could keep up the act.
His hand slid around Stelle’s waist, gently slipping under the hem of her T-shirt.
The girl’s skin was smooth and fair, truly deserving of the description “skin like congealed fat.” Its delicate texture made Lin Li reluctant to let go.
His fingers lightly traced her slender waist, then her flat stomach, and finally moved upward step by step.
Lin Li’s movements were gentle and slow, while his gaze remained fixed on Stelle’s expression, watching to see how long she could endure.
Stelle was struggling!
Lin Li’s fingertips seemed to carry an electric current.
Every light touch sent a tingling, electrifying sensation coursing through her body, striking straight to her soul.
She felt her body temperature rise sharply, casting a faint pink blush over her calm and peaceful face.
The girl’s long eyelashes trembled slightly, clearly showing she was nearing her limit.
When Lin Li’s hand continued upward and was blocked by two small hills, forcing him to touch them, the girl’s body trembled lightly.
The soft, delicate sensation transmitted through his fingers to Lin Li’s mind was truly wonderful!
Even more delightful was Stelle’s intense emotional reaction.
Lin Li’s gaze remained on her, watching as Stelle’s status changed from [Pretending to Sleep] to [Flustered] and then to [Panicked].
Finally, when Lin Li tirelessly reached the summit and plucked the fullest and brightest Ruby, the girl could no longer hold back and opened her eyes.
Their eyes met, gazes interlocking!