Chapter 25.1: Special Challenge — The Holographic Series Big Brother
Rover's reasoning for his current actions and words was genuinely rooted in these very thoughts.
Since both women held affection for him, and he wished to fail neither of them…
Thus, the situation became a matter of mutual consent, a progression as concise, clear, and natural as water flowing into a canal.
However, constrained by the limitations of their current location—and lacking any desperate urgency—the trio decided to stop at a mere tease, keeping things appropriate for the moment.
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[ ~Ding! Special Challenge Triggered! ]
[ Challenge Project: The Grand Game Challenge, Hologram Series — The Crownless: Nascent Desire ]
[ The challenge is divided into the following three difficulties. Spectators are requested to observe objectively and attentively: ]
[ Difficulty I: A weakened Crownless. Attack power reduced, HP pool slashed, moveset incomplete. (Equivalent to Hologram Difficulty III) ]
[ Difficulty II: Complete moveset. Normal attack power. Normal HP pool. (Equivalent to Hologram Difficulty VI) ]
[ Difficulty III: Based on Difficulty II, but you may only deploy a single character. Furthermore, the challenge is only considered successful if cleared with No Damage Taken. (Caution is advised in selection) ]
[ The rewards obtained from the three difficulties correspond to the ✦✦Bronze Chest, ✦✦✦Silver Chest, and ✦✦✦✦Gold Chest, respectively. ]
[ The following characters are available for selection in this challenge: ]
[ Rover(Spectro), Calcharo, Lingyang, Encore, Verina, Jianxin. (All characters are Level 90, Max Talents, Resonance Chain 0, Max Level Echoes, Level 90 Standard 5-Star Weapon.) ]
[ Taoqi, Yuanwu, Yangyang, Chixia, Mortefi, Aalto. (All characters are Level 90, Max Talents, Resonance Chain 0, Max Level Echoes, Level 90 Standard 5-Star Weapon.) ]
[ Note: Successfully completing the Difficulty III challenge using a character from the second list yields an additional 20,000 Astrites. ]
[ Astrites: Can be used to Warp for brand new characters in future game challenges. ]
[ There are three slots available for this challenge. As per the buzzer-beater mode, only the first three to respond will enter the challenge space. ]
[ Challenge Countdown: 60, 59, 58..... ]
〜Exposure Chat Group〜
Carlotta: "What is this? Why do I recognize every single word, but when put together, I can't understand a thing?"
Zani: "Those levels, Resonance Chains, Max Talents, and such… I really don't get it."
Iuno: "What's so hard to understand? You just use those people to beat up that Tacet Discord, that Crownless thing, right?"
Cantarella: "Hehe. The way this Priestess puts it… she makes the Crownless sound like some stray dog by the roadside."
Augusta: "Ugh. I feel like if we don't understand the mechanics clearly… this challenge might not be simple at all. "
Changli: "Indeed, caution is required. The only silver lining is that the Rover is included in the character roster."
Iuno: "Exactly. You can pick the Rover. Beating a Crownless should be a piece of cake."
Jinhsi: "The Rover fighting the Crownless? It seems victory is assured."
Scar: "Haha. So it just comes down to who has the fastest APM now?"
Phrolova: "The Gold Chest, is it… It shall be mine."
Carlotta: "Hey, don't talk like you've already grabbed a spot."
Camellya: "Strange. Why are Encore and Aalto among the Characters… but not me?! "
Aalto: "That's fundamentally unimportant… Given that the Rover is an option, there's no way anyone would pick another character, right?"
Chat Group Crowd: "True enough. Without the Rover, this might be called a challenge. With the Rover included… isn't this just a freebie?"
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" In Between "
Evidently, even though the Crownless had displayed oppressive power in the previous video…
The Rover, who had gone supernova at the end, really did treat the Crownless like a roadside stray, slicing it into oblivion with a single blade.
Therefore, after Iuno and Changli's remarks, coupled with Jinhsi's affirmation…
It could only be said that everyone was currently brimming with confidence. And what the hell were Difficulty I and II anyway?
With a Gold Chest on the line, who would bother with Silver or Bronze?
And all this confidence was brought to them by the Rover.
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〜Exposure Chat Group〜
Crownless: "..... (Who the hell is challenging whom here?!)."
Little Drifter: "…Yare yare(looks like we're in for a show..)."
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" In Between "
To be clear, Rover didn't look down on the talents of the people in this world.
But they had never even touched Wuthering Waves before… okay? For a first contact, if they had at least thought about forming a full team to tackle Difficulty III, he might have thought it possible.
This wasn't just arrogance; this was arrogance transcending boundaries.
Taking a S0+T1 Rover(Sequence 0, Tier 1 Weapon) to challenge a No-Hit run against Hologram VI Big Brother? Who gave them this confidence?
Only those madmen, Danjin main with 1HP will do that...
However, this challenge was practically custom-made for him. In his past life, he had challenged the Hologram VI Big Brother at least a few thousand times.
A solo No-Hit run was genuinely not a big issue; it just depended on which character he used to solo it.
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[ ~Ding! Challenge Countdown: 10, 9, 8.... ]
[ Congratulations to Calcharo, Little Drifter, and Crownless. You three objective observers have obtained the qualifications for this challenge. ]
〜Exposure Chat Group〜
Chat Group Crowd: "Ahhhh~~. Dammit… such a god-given opportunity, and I missed it."
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[ Please prepare yourselves. You will now be transported into the challenge space. ]
〜Huanglong〜
As the words on the screen faded, a golden light projected down upon the locations of Rover, Calcharo, and the Crownless.
Seeing the worried expressions of the two women in his embrace, Rover gave them each a pat on the head.
Signaling them not to worry, in the blink of an eye, the Chat Group whisked him away to a mysterious dimension.
Here, apart from him, Calcharo and the Crownless had already arrived.
Not far ahead stood a computer—he couldn't name the model, but it looked incredibly advanced.
Upon seeing the Rover, Calcharo stood to the side, maintaining a cool, aloof demeanor as if he didn't care.
But the Crownless couldn't hold back immediately…
Although the entity defeated in the video wasn't its current self, it was still someone wearing its face that had been humiliated.
It had originally thought of finding a chance to regain its dignity, but upon feeling the pressure radiating from the Rover, its expression instantly turned grim.
"That 'Little Drifter' is actually you? And your strength… why has it become so potent?"
After speaking, the Crownless immediately went into a state of full-alert combat readiness.
"Hehe. Hello there… Big, oh~ no, Crownless is the correct term."
Rover finished speaking with a beaming smile, raised his hand, and fired a beam of Spectro laser directly at his opponent.
Currently, he was already in the mid-level of the Tsunami Realm. Dealing with a Big Brother at the peak of the Raging Wave Realm… could not be any simpler.
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