[Real World, Site 13]
'Interference swarms? Vivian is playing a game of modern information warfare.'
'Simulating one's own aura and transmitting false information to the pursuer—this is exactly what I would expect from an intelligent mechanical Star Envoy.'
'Why specifically choose the Shadow Wolf as a carrier? Can't the bees fly by themselves?'
Although the audience at Site 13 already understood Vivian's tactics and goals.
They still didn't quite grasp some of the steps.
For example, why did these mechanical bees have to attach themselves to the Shadow Wolves? Couldn't they act alone?
It was as if the Stars Production Team had anticipated the audience's confusion, as the camera immediately shifted to Tendo, who was still in the resting lounge.
"Using the Star Beast's own life signal as a base and only distorting the information to a certain extent? That is indeed a good method."
Caroline, beside Tendo, nodded and responded, "It's certainly a good approach. After all, the biggest weakness of mechanical constructs is the lack of the unique life fluctuations found in living beings."
"Although her interference swarm can simulate the Star Energy signal of a participant, without a life fluctuation as a 'disguise,' the pursuer could immediately see through it, rendering the interference useless."
Hearing Tendo and Caroline's words, the dimensional audience finally understood.
It turned out that while these mechanical bees could emit special quantum signals themselves, they couldn't simulate the unique life signals of biological creatures.
The role of the Shadow Wolf was to compensate for this weakness of the interference swarm.
Meanwhile, after completing her plan, Vivian quickly left the area and found a place to hide.
The Shadow Wolves with the bees attached to them were constantly shaking their bodies in great frustration, trying to shake off the bees.
But the bees were like they were glued on and could not be shaken off.
And as the Shadow Wolves moved, they further spread the quantum signals over a wider range, thereby creating a degree of 'interference' for the pursuer, the Raccoon Administrator, who was receiving this information.
If her plan succeeded, the 'participant location' information the Raccoon Administrator was receiving would be a chaotic mess, making it impossible to distinguish the real from the fake.
But all of this was contingent upon... the Raccoon Administrator actually being fooled by these 'false signals.'
[Assessment Remaining Time: 3 minutes 45 seconds]
Vivian was hidden inside the hollow of a towering tree.
The tree hollow was completely covered by vines, perfectly concealing her figure.
Not only that, but she had also intentionally used the mechanical bees to set up an 'anti-scan barrier' around the tree hollow.
This allowed her to block external 'quantum scans.'
In a way, it made her completely disappear from the Raccoon Administrator's 'sight.'
But just as Vivian thought her plan had succeeded, a crisp bell sound suddenly rang out in the woods without warning.
The sound of the bell possessed an inexplicable penetrative power, instantly overwhelming the surrounding wind.
Vivian's pupils contracted sharply, her body moving faster than her mind.
She raised her hand to activate her mechanical suit, the energy cannon barrels on her back instantly deployed, and a pale purple Star Energy condensed at the cannon muzzle on her shoulder armor.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three energy cannonballs accurately blasted towards the direction from which the bell sound came, triggering bursts of violent explosions.
The flames of the explosion shot up into the sky, fragments of rock and broken branches flew everywhere, startling the surrounding birds into scattering.
But Vivian didn't even look at the result of the explosion, turning around and sprinting in the opposite direction.
Because she knew exactly who the owner of that bell was!
Run, and run as fast as possible!
"Student, why are you running so fast?"
Before Vivian could run far, a familiar, playful voice suddenly sounded in her ear.
Vivian froze all over and whipped her head around.
The Raccoon Administrator had appeared beside her at some unknown point, its small figure floating in mid-air, the golden bell on its neck gently swaying.
Its size was only half of hers, but it brought an immeasurably huge psychological pressure upon her.
The Raccoon Administrator didn't seem to notice Vivian's reaction, slowly raising its small paw.
Although its movement was very slow, Vivian felt as if she was locked down by an invisible force.
Her limbs felt heavy as lead, and even her Star Energy circulated sluggishly.
She desperately urged her mechanical suit, trying to deploy a defensive barrier to block the seemingly harmless 'paw.'
But the mechanical suit on her body seemed to be short-circuited, incapable of any reaction.
Before Vivian could figure out the reason, the Raccoon Administrator spoke with a smile again: "I must say, whether it's simulating an interference signal or using the Shadow Wolf as a carrier, these are eye-opening methods, but it's a pity you seem to have forgotten one thing..."
Vivian's heart pounded wildly, and cold sweat streamed down her cheeks.
She looked at the small paw and suddenly understood something, her face instantly turning ashen.
She hadn't forgotten; she had simply... underestimated the terrifying power represented by the two words 'natural disaster.'
And the Raccoon Administrator's next words confirmed the thought in Vivian's mind.
"...That is, I don't need to determine whether the signal is real or fake at all. For me, if I just get slightly serious and check every single signal source, won't I know who is real and who is fake?"
As its words fell, the Raccoon Administrator placed its paw on Vivian's shoulder.
This action signified that Vivian... had been eliminated.
A pale blue teleportation light quickly enveloped Vivian.
When she opened her eyes again, she was already in the resting lounge outside.
Although she had anticipated the result, being genuinely 'eliminated' left Vivian feeling a sense of loss and profound helplessness.
This was not only the first time she had 'clashed' head-on with a Calamity-level existence but also the first time she had clearly realized just how vast the gap between herself and a Calamity-level being truly was.
In the face of absolute disparity in strength, all flashy tricks were meaningless.
Soon after Vivian was eliminated, the Raccoon Administrator in the assessment venue began to capture the remaining participants, Liu Ma and Isabel.
Neither of their Star Sources were known for concealment or speed.
Coupled with the insurmountable gap in power between them and the Raccoon Administrator.
The two of them were found by the Raccoon Administrator and eliminated just one minute before the end of the assessment time.
Watching Liu Ma and the others be completely wiped out right at the start.
The dimensional audience at Site 13 fell silent.
According to the typical plot progression of hot-blooded anime, shouldn't the main character team have a sudden burst of power and momentarily shock the 'side characters' at this point?
How could they be so easily captured by the Raccoon Administrator, like harmless wild dogs?
Their performance not only highlighted how incredible Mi Yao was for having passed the assessment earlier.
It also made the dimensional audience begin to anticipate the performance of Tendo and Chen Kong's group, who would be up soon.
After all, given Tendo's past performances and his character archetype.
When everyone else was choosing to hide and avoid, this guy would surely take a different approach and do something unexpected, right?
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