Honkai Impact 3rd, Paradise Typewriter isn't for making this kind of game.

Shaking his head, Xia Yuan realized he was indeed a bit tired and needed to rest for a while. He had been busy running around all this time.

"Well, Miss Administrator...see you later?"

"Okay, see you in a bit."

Xia Yuan strolled away from the head administrator and watched as Padofelis, looking somewhat tired, lay down in the tent that had been set up in his absence.

But unexpectedly, there was also a girl preparing to take a nap inside the tent. Seeing Xia Yuan walk into the tent with a blank expression, Padofelis quickly covered herself with her hands.

"Young Master Xia Yuan, how dare you enter a lady's tent without even saying hello! Get out! Get out! This is incredibly disrespectful to a lady!"

Chapter 324 Padofelis's Heart Fluttering

With her face flushed red, Padofelis hit Xia Yuan with a pillow, trying to drive him away, but Xia Yuan blocked her with his arm.

"Wait... Pado, this is the tent I asked Ai-chan for. When did it become yours, Pado?"

But the girl in front of him was hugging the pillow to her chest.

Her little head involuntarily turned over, and she kept muttering something to herself.

"Of course, since we set it up ourselves, you didn't contribute much, Xia Yuan. But considering you're our partner, we'll reluctantly let you..."

Padofelis's voice grew softer and softer until Xia Yuan could no longer hear her. She gestured with her hand as if she had drawn a dividing line beside her.

"Ahem... Listen up, Brother Xia Yuan, you can rest in the tent if you want, but you're not allowed to cross this line, and you're not allowed to have any strange ideas. We'll have Guan Tou supervise you the whole time."

"Meow~"

After saying that, Padofelis held the canned food directly above the dividing line, then turned her body to the side, facing away from Xia Yuan, and closed her eyes... to hide the nervousness that was pounding in her heart.

"Padoo? Padoo?"

Xia Yuan tried calling out to the other person, but the girl lying on the side inside the tent did not respond.

Seeing that there was no response, Xia Yuan put his hands behind his neck and tried to close his eyes, but when he recalled what the chief administrator had said not long ago, he always felt uneasy.

He can't sleep...

After several attempts to fall asleep, Xia Yuan finally stood up and decided to have a good talk with the chief administrator.

After Xia Yuan stepped out of the tent, the canned food inside kept making noise.

Meow~ Meow~ Meow~

The canned food acted like a timed alarm clock, as if reminding Padofelis of something.

"Canned food, stop yelling. We know Xia Yuan went out. We were all mentally prepared... Xia Yuan is an idiot!"

The girl, her face flushed, wrapped a pillow around her cheeks and tossed and turned alone in the tent, unable to fall asleep the entire time...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Xia Yuan didn't search for long before finding the chief administrator at the terminal. Seeing her sitting in front of the screen, looking thoughtful, Xia Yuan went over and sat down next to her to understand what she was thinking.

"Mr. Xia Yuan..."

She turned around, and when she saw who it was, her brows relaxed, and she smiled as she looked at Xia Yuan.

In order to cheer the other person up and help them get back on their feet, Xia Yuan thought of a certain fairy's favorite way of greeting.

"Hi! Miss Administrator, did you miss me?"

After a moment of silence, the chief administrator slowly spoke:

"Uh... Mr. Xia Yuan, did you touch some strange data? Do you need me to diagnose it for you? I just checked the current situation."

The female administrator sitting on the steps looked up and pointed to the holographic screen in mid-air. The red warning signs that had been distributed in various areas had all disappeared.

"Thanks to Ai-chan [e]'s addition, the final repair work on the two major modules has been completed. As for the last major module, it seems that it has not suffered much damage, probably because the Herrscher of Corruption has not had time to invade yet."

"This is all thanks to everyone's help."

"But Mr. Xia Yuan, you deserve a lot of credit for this. If I hadn't met you by chance and had you act as the middleman... I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to reclaim the two modules so smoothly. In any case, thank you, Mr. Xia Yuan, for being willing to help me repair this world."

The chief administrator is gazing at you with a gentle expression.

"Actually, I didn't do much... After all, the problem of the Corruptor was my responsibility from the beginning. If I hadn't really wanted to make a game, the Corruptor attached to the Paradise Typewriter wouldn't have had a chance to take advantage of me."

The sudden shift to a more formal atmosphere made Xia Yuan feel a little embarrassed.

"By the way... Mr. Xia Yuan, to express my gratitude, I would like to give you a gift."

"Gift?"

The moment Xia Yuan thought of the gift being from the head administrator, his first thought was a whole box of sparkling blue crystals.

"Mr. Xia Yuan... I would like to ask you to leave a message for this game."

"A message?"

Xia Yuan was somewhat puzzled. The baskets of blue crystals that had appeared in his mind vanished into bubbles. He looked at the female administrator and gestured for her to continue.

"Mr. Xia Yuan, anything is fine—your thoughts on the game, your feelings throughout the game, your longing and admiration for a particular character..."

"Aspiration?"

As he pondered, Xia Yuan's first thought was of the fairy Ellie who had always been by his side, his second thought was of his boss Bronya, and the third thought was of the perfect and dashing Rita, as well as the heroes and everyone else in Paradise.

"Um... Mr. Xia Yuan, please tell me one thing you would like to say to this game. I will keep it in this data space forever as a token of my gratitude and remembrance."

"Hmm, does the administrator mean something by this?"

"I just want to know how you feel about being so frank, Mr. Xia Yuan."

The chief administrator was looking at you with expectant eyes. For a moment, Xia Yuan had a strange feeling, as if she was not only gazing at the present moment, but also at some kind of future.

"Ahem... Miss Administrator, does that mean I can refrain from leaving a message for the game, and instead say something like what you want to say to the Administrator?"

"Of course... anything you like is fine. But Mr. Xia Yuan, I'm sitting right in front of you. If you have anything you want to say to me, just say it directly. I will remember it."

Looking at the virtual screen in front of him, Xia Yuan couldn't help but have some mischievous ideas.

But looking at the chief administrator's eyes and based on my own intuition, perhaps it would be better to leave a more serious statement.

After a short while...

Xia Yuan typed what he wanted to say into the virtual pop-up window in front of him. He saw a bright blue light emanating from the chief administrator's eyes, as if something had flashed by.

"The core key has been engraved."

"Core key, Miss Administrator, what exactly is this?"

Chapter 325 The Eclipse Treasure Has Finally Came Knocking~

"Alright, Mr. Xia Yuan... After going through so much, you must be tired. Please rest for a while. I'll go prepare the portal for the next module. Once we're refreshed, we'll set off."

The chief administrator did not answer Xia Yuan's question, and the notification text behind her quickly disappeared. She stood up lightly, patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder, and said...

Before Xia Yuan could recover, the chief administrator continued to inquire about what had just happened.

She quickly left the vicinity of the terminal, leaving Xia Yuan alone, whose unease and worry were gradually growing.

"Was it really alright for them to leave those kinds of messages?"

Xia Yuan recalled the administrator's words, and then... the accumulated fatigue finally came knocking. Xia Yuan decided to take the administrator's advice and find a place to close his eyes and rest.

I can't go to Padofelis's place anymore... I'm afraid if I go in again, I'll be met with the girl's merciless pillow beating.

You've fallen into a deep sleep in the outpost lobby—

"Hey... you idiot subordinate, wake up! If you keep sleeping, you'll catch a cold. Although catching a cold is a minor issue, the current situation is worse than catching a cold earlier."

When Xia Yuan woke up from his sleep, he found himself lying on the floor of the module hall. Before him was Bronya's concerned and somewhat solemn expression as she gently shook his shoulders.

"Bronya... Bronya, what happened?"

Xia Yuan covered his forehead, seemingly trying to clear his head.

"You stupid subordinate, something's happened, and there seems to be something wrong with the main hall of this outpost. It's at risk of collapsing at any moment."

Xia Yuan shook his head and stood up. Only then did he notice that the hall was completely different from before. Not only were the lights everywhere shining with a dangerous red light, but the ground was also shaking violently.

"This is......."

"Boss, something terrible has happened! The Herrscher of Corruption has discovered the coordinates of the modules in our base lobby."

Ai-chan held her head in her little hands and came to Xia Yuan's side.

At the same time, the chief administrator appeared silently beside Xia Yuan. Although she did not say anything, she could not hide the worry on her face.

“Mr. Xia Yuan... The Herrscher of Corruption has launched an attack on our base hall. Miss Spring Fairy and Raiden Mei are fighting hard to stop her offensive, but they can hardly hold out for long under her attack. There is no time left. Please follow me.”

The chief administrator grabbed Xia Yuan's wrist, while Bronya stood guard beside him, holding the Heavy Bunny 0019.

"Miss Administrator, are we trying to get to the next module before Erosion Treasure?"

The chief administrator nodded slightly. The only way to defeat the Herrscher of Corruption now is to move on to the next module. Fortunately, the portal had been built some time ago.

"This way!"

Just as Xia Yuan was about to step onto the red-glowing staircase in front of him, a slightly sweet voice reached everyone's ears.

"Lovely human, where do you think you're going? I've finally caught you, haven't I? Just obediently let me eat you up, and let you be dyed with my own unique color~"

The Herrscher of Corruption's voice, tinged with a hint of madness, echoed throughout the space for a long time without dissipating.

"Hmm... How come the Herrscher of Corruption can trace the inside of the three major modules?!"

Ai-chan sat on Xia Yuan's shoulders, covering her ears with her little hands.

"This means the firewall in the base lobby has been breached... Anyway, let's run as fast as we can towards the portal."

Looking at the ever-increasing staircase and the sudden appearance of a large number of Honkai Beasts, Xia Yuan felt a sense of powerlessness accompanied by a surge of anger.

Shi Bao is really going too far, relentlessly pursuing her.

"Run away, run away, run away as much as you want~ Maybe you lovely humans can really escape... Of course, I'm just kidding~ How could I possibly let lovely humans escape from my grasp again?"

The words of the Corruptor Lady echoed in Xia Yuan's ears once again.

whoosh-

A beam of azure laser shot out from the Heavy Bunny 0019 held by Bronya, piercing through space and reaching the direction from which the other party's voice came.

"Idiot subordinate... hurry up and get to the portal. Leave these Honkai Beasts and Herrschers of Corruption to me and the administrator."

"Oh dear, that laser was terrifying! Too bad, it was just a hair's breadth away from hitting me. Please try again!"

"What?! This mere virus dares to be so rampant? I'll delete it!"

In response to the words of the Corruptor, Ai-chan [e] jumped off Xia Yuan's other shoulder and angrily began firing her machine gun at the strangely colored Honkai Beasts...

"Calm down, we are not capable of doing that yet."

The head administrator drew her ring blade and stood guard around.

She didn't know where the other party would appear from, even now... The Herrscher of Corruption had not yet shown up, only a large number of Honkai Beasts were constantly pouring in.

"Hmm~ I think you've already seen my creations, right? Cute humans, don't you think they're much prettier than regular Honkai Beasts now? And more aggressive, aren't they~"

Looking at the Honkai Beast stained with a strange, eerie green color, Xia Yuan decisively shook his head; he couldn't appreciate Shi Bao's aesthetic sense.

"Mr. Xia Yuan... the portal is over there, hurry!"

After eliminating the last Honkai Beast stained with strange colors, the chief administrator pointed to a portal not far away on the platform, gesturing for everyone to proceed.

Just as Xia Yuan was about to touch the portal... the slightly mischievous voice of the Corruptor Lady echoed in everyone's ears.

"Lovely human, I've got you~ And... this troublesome administrator lady can finally be made to disappear completely. Benares, take care of her, and then bring me the lovely human."

Even if you get injured, it's okay. As long as we're in this game space, no matter how bad the injury, I can restore you, my lovely human, to your original state. It'll just hurt a little, though... but... who told you to be so disobedient, my lovely human?

Benares, tinged with a ghostly green hue, appeared out of nowhere from the portal. It soared into the air and roared, its gaze locking onto the people on the platform.

Chapter 326 Mei-nee~

"Miss Administrator... get out of there quickly!"

Xia Yuan called out, but the chief administrator did not leave. If she left, the impact of Benares would affect everyone on the platform.

The figure of the chief administrator was enveloped in pure white light.

Her hands formed a barrier in front of her, and Xia Yuan realized then that he had almost disappeared from Benares's breath just now.

"Hmm... You didn't dodge? Was it to protect the other unlucky little guys behind you?"

"But this adorable human doesn't need your protection. He has me, that's enough. It's a pity... I was thinking of digitizing and breaking down other people, and then kneading them into something more interesting."