"Where the hell did I end up now?" I muttered, scanning the surroundings for any immediate threats. Nothing so far.
[ Quest: Brave New World ]
[ Objective: Survive for 72 hours in this new world to return home. ]
[ Reward: 1,000 XP, return to your original world. ]
[ Failure: Death. ]
Well, a thousand XP sounds great, but that "Death" part really dampens the mood. Is this place that dangerous?
[ Quest: Hunter and Prey ]
[ Objective: Prove you're the hunter, not the game. Defeat ??? in a fair fight. ]
[ Reward: 780 XP, 10 Fantasms, Gacha Ticket, variable rewards. ]
[ Failure: Death. ]
A Gacha ticket? That's a first. But who the hell am I supposed to beat in a "fair fight" for that kind of payoff? This feels suspicious.
[ Quest: Apex Predator ]
[ Objective: To them, you're just food. Prove them wrong and start hunting them instead! ]
[ Reward: 450 XP, 10 Fantasms, Gacha Ticket, variable rewards. ]
[ Failure: Agonizing Death. ]
Oh, come on! "Agonizing death"? I'm starting to hate this place already. Who exactly is looking at me like I'm a snack?
[ Quest: Corporate Secrets ]
[ Objective: Intervene in the conflict between ??? and ???. Assist one side. ]
[ Reward: 600 XP, 10 Fantasms, variable rewards. ]
[ Failure: ??? ]
Great, Corporate wars. It's always the corporations.
There were two more unknown quests, but I didn't have time to worry about them. I checked my suit scanners. No threats detected yet.
Then I noticed something—the Gacha icon was pinging. I opened the tab and saw that the DC and Independence Day banners were locked.
In their place was a new one. An Alien in the top left, a Predator with a spear in the bottom right. Aliens versus Predator.
"I'm in the AvP world! Holy shit!" I looked around again. The trees were wrong. The sky wasn't cloudy—that was just its natural color. I was on another planet.
Everything clicked. The "Hunter" is a Predator. The "Apex Predators" are the Xenomorphs. And the "Corporate War"? It's always Weyland-Yutani.
My only goal now was to survive. Everything else was secondary.
I took off, flying slowly to scout the area. After three and a half hours, I found it—a two-story building.
An abandoned outpost. Or rather, a destroyed one. Bullet holes, claw marks, and acid burns everywhere.
[ Skill: Heavy Armor Proficiency, Power Armor Piloting, and Flight increased to Level 8. ]
I landed near the entrance. I found a rusted pistol on the ground. Its previous owner probably didn't have a good time. I tossed it in the inventory.
Inside, I found a ruined barricade and the remains of a sentry turret. These weren't just scientists; they had heavy security.
I scavenged the first floor: pulse rifles, a shotgun, and some rations.
According to the logs, it's January 5th, 2231. The planet is LV-1201.
The Weyland-Yutani research complex is protected by the "Iron Bears" PMCs. They've been having "issues"—leaked capsules, xenomorph outbreaks, and "invisible" hunters being captured in December.
I set up a temporary camp on the roof. I spent the next day scouting the fauna.
The planet is a nightmare. lizard-gorillas invisible to thermal imaging, and massive insects. Everything here wants to eat you.
I spotted a Xenomorph—the classic eyeless black nightmare with the bladed tail. I didn't engage. Where there's one, there's an entire hive.
As I was heading back to camp that evening, a blue ball of energy slammed into me.
BOOM. A bright blue flash, a massive impact, and everything went spinning. I hit the ground hard.
"What the hell?!" I screamed, trying to get my bearings. A plasma bolt? From where?
I used a Healing Scroll. The world stopped shaking.
I felt eyes on me. I saw a purple flicker and rolled just as another shot exploded where I'd been lying.
"Deactivate thermals! Activate rear camera!" I shouted. Thermals were useless against his tech.
The Predator was still there. I could feel it.
[ Skill: Intuition increased. ]
I couldn't just fly away; he'd shoot me down. I had to face him.
I rushed toward him, used my Ice Make magic, and filled the air with tiny ice crystals—snow.
"Gotcha!"
The snow coated his invisible cloak, outlining his form. I blasted him with a repulsor.
His cloaking failed. He stood up, towering over me, and drew a telescopic spear. He let out a rattling click. We began to circle each other.
He didn't want to use his shoulder cannon in close quarters, and I didn't want that spear through my chest.
I lunged. He dodged and swiped with the spear, sparks flying off my armor.
I grabbed the spear, pulling him toward me. Headbutt. Knee to the gut.
Before he could recover, I grabbed his throat with my armored gauntlet.
"Repulsor to maximum!"
A muffled, rattling scream. The blast tore through his neck. He slumped to the ground, twitching.
[ Quest: Hunter and Prey Completed ]
[ Level Up! ]
I dragged myself to a tree and sat down, leaning against the trunk.
"Holy shit."
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