Chapter 171 171: Levels to this game

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Then she spoke. "You're quiet." Gigarose's voice cut through his thoughts. She tilted her helmeted head, hands resting on her hips, twin blades still sheathed at her back. "You're smart. I'll give you that." Noah said nothing. "But you won't figure it out in time." A pause. Then she took a step forward. "Over the last week," she said, "my tech team has been working nonstop to find a way to stop this... phenomenon." Her tone was sharper now, no longer playful. "Shadow Oracle." His eyes flickered. "The hacker. The anomaly. The one who had the audacity to tamper with the very system I built." Noah's expression didn't change, but inside— 'Oh. Oh.' "It's an insult." Her voice was level, but there was venom beneath it. "One I came to see for myself." She took another step, cracking her knuckles. "Now that I've let you show me the folly of your ways..." She exhaled. "I think it's time to put an end to it." Then— She moved. Lightning-fast. Twin blades whipped from her back, shimmering with pink neon energy. Noah Void Blinks— Just in time. He teleported past the pulse of pink energy she had sent his way, reappearing a dozen meters to the left— But she was already there. His eyes widened. A slash. He blocked the first strike by pure reflex, Void Energy flaring in his arm as he caught the blade with his forearm guard. But then— He tried to Void Blink again. [Error...] Noah's system flickered. Something new appeared. — [Error...??] [Recoding] [Cooldown time for Void Blink has increased] [Void Blink: 10.4 seconds] — Noah's blood ran cold. And then— A new game notification appeared. Not his system but the game itself. — [Reverberation Field : Any enemy within range has their cooldown increased by 30%] — '...You've got to be kidding me.' Gigarose's true ability had just revealed itself. Noah had been so focused on her evasiveness, on the Echo Shift, that he hadn't realized— She had been affecting using her powers the whole time. Not just one. But many. She was coming in on the attack again. She wasn't on the defensive anymore. Clearly she was looking to decide how this match would go. Noah saw it. A gap. Gigarose wasn't evading anymore. Which meant, good angle, a chance to actually touch her! She was closing in, twin swords twirling in a deadly dance, pink streaks slicing through the air. She was coming straight at him. 'Perfect.' Noah planted his feet. He prepped. Waited. Letting her step into range— Then he activated Null Strike. Only for his system to flicker violently. — [Skill Activation Failed] — Noah's heart dropped. 'What?!' Before he could react— SLASH! A sudden impact sent a shockwave through his body. SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! Six consecutive strikes. Searing pain tore through his avatar as Gigarose's onslaught shredded through him. —70 HP He skidded backward, boots scraping against the arena floor, barely keeping his balance. Across from him, Gigarose laughed lightly, twirling her blades. Her ample chest bounced with the motion, a stark contrast to the absolute nightmare she was putting him through. And then— A new game notification appeared. — [Time Lock: Temporarily stops an opponent from using a specific skill] — 'What the hell...?' Noah stared, realization hitting hard. She hadn't just messed with his cooldowns. She had completely disabled his abilities. Void Blink was longer. Null Strike was gone. 'This isn't fair.' He looked back up, breathing hard. Gigarose stood there, watching him. Then— She smirked. "I don't want Shadow Oracle in my game anymore." Her voice was final. Her swords clicked together. Merged. A bigger, deadlier blade formed in her hands as pink energy crackled violently. The in-game mechanics flashed!! — [Chrono Slash Charging...] — The ground trembled. A massive wave of violet, violent energy built up at the tip of her blade, humming with destructive force. Noah clenched his fists. He couldn't Void Blink. He couldn't Null Strike. And the attack was already coming. BOOM. A streak of pink light erupted forward, swallowing everything in its path. Noah had no way out. The last thing he saw was the wave of destruction crashing into him. — BOOM. — Game Over. The moment Shadow Oracle's avatar disintegrated, the game's chat erupted into chaos. [Shadow Oracle vs Gigarose match chat] Dark_SoulX: LMAOOOOO HE GOT CLAPPED GameGod87: AND JUST LIKE THAT, HE'S GONE!!! PinkySupremacy: HAIL GIGAROSE!!! THE UNDISPUTED QUEEN!!! ShadowOracleFan99: Wait... bro actually lost? VoidKingLoyalist: I always knew that dude was overrated. PhantomReaper: Nahhh, all that hype just to get WASHED? ArcadeJunkie: Where's the dude who said Shadow Oracle was UNBEATABLE? LMFAO. WeebSlayer: SHE DIDN'T EVEN SWEAT HAHAHAHA — In an instant, the same people who had hyped up Shadow Oracle turned on him. One moment, he was a legend. The next? A meme. Meanwhile, Gigarose's name lit up the rankings. — [Player Rankings Updated: #1 Gigarose – Undefeated Streak Continues!] — New fan accounts were being made in real-time. Memes flooded the chat. Shadow Oracle's fall became an event. And at the center of it all— Gigarose stood victorious. Noah slowly pulled off the high-tech interface suit and stepped out of the pod. His body felt fine, but his mind? A complete wreck. Kelvin was already on his feet, staring at him like he'd just watched the apocalypse unfold in real-time. His mouth opened, then closed, then opened again. No words. Finally— "Bro... what the fuck just happened?" Noah said nothing. Kelvin's eyes darted to the VR setup, then back to Noah. He laughed—nervous, forced. "Nah, for real, tell me you just threw the match for content." Silence. Kelvin's face twitched. "NOAH. SAY SOMETHING." Noah just sat down. His hands interlocked as he leaned forward, elbows on his knees, eyes locked on the floor. How the hell was he supposed to explain this? Not just the fact that he lost. Losing was one thing. But getting WASHED. By Gigarose. By some pink-clad, big-breasted giggling menace who tore through him like he was a damn tutorial boss. It wasn't even the loss that hurt the most. It was two things. One— He still had no idea how she pulled it off. He analyzed, adapted, threw everything he had at her, and yet—she was always five steps ahead. And two— She interfered with his system. His real-life system. How? How did she increase his cooldowns? Time-lock his skills? UNHACK what he hacked? It didn't even make sense. Noah exhaled sharply. Kelvin plopped down beside him, brows furrowed. He was processing too. Finally, he muttered, "You lost, bro. Like... actually lost." Noah closed his eyes. Yes. Yes, He did. The worst part about it all? It wasn't just the loss he took. Not the way he lost. Not even the chat exploding with betrayal as his so-called fans turned on him. It was the glow on his face right now. The one Kelvin couldn't see. [Quest Failed: Defeat Gigarose] [Rewards: Withdrawn] [All Rewards Revoked] Noah stared at the system message, feeling something inside him sink. He had no idea what the rewards were. But now? He never would. ... Inside a high-rise skyscraper, deep in the heart of a major city, a pink-lit office bathed everything in a soft neon glow. The walls, the carpet, the furniture—everything was in shades of pink. And sitting at the center of it all, in a plush, rose-colored chair, was her. A girl, barely twenty, clad in an obscenely tight pink outfit that left just enough to the imagination—sideboobs on full display. She leaned back, lazily twirling a pen between her fingers, amused as the last of her tech team filed out. "You really shut that Shadow Oracle guy down, boss!" "An absolute checkmate. He won't be bothering us again." "Took a whole week of sleepless nights, but damn, that was satisfying to watch!" They showered her with praise, hyping her up like she was a goddess among mortals. She barely reacted. Just a lazy smile as she waved them off. "Mm. Good work, everyone. Now get out." And with that, the doors sealed shut, leaving her alone. For a long moment, she simply sat there, staring at her reflection in the glass window overlooking the bustling cityscape below. Then, with a single murmur, "Profile," a red-colored system materialized in front of her. --- [Name: Giga Rose] [Level: 1020] [Health Points: 98,000/105,750] [Energy: 67,000/100,000] [Experience: 900,000/5,245,000] Enjoy exclusive content from My Virtual Library Empire [Talents:] • Paradox Synchronization [SSS RANK] – Gains temporary resistance to any ability she has encountered before. • Future Sight [S RANK] – Predicts enemy attacks and movements within a 5-second window. • Temporal Rewind [SS RANK] – Can undo damage taken within the last 30 seconds, restoring health and energy. [Enhanced Skills:] • Time Lock – Temporarily stops an opponent from using a specific ability. • Chrono Slash – Attacks bypass armor by cutting through time itself. • Echo Shift – When hit, creates an afterimage that takes the damage instead, making it difficult to land a direct strike. • Reverberation Field – Any enemy within range has their cooldowns increased by 30%. [Updated Attributes:] • Strength: 45,000 • Agility: 70,000 • Vitality: 60,890 • Intelligence: 75,000 • Wisdom: 72,829 --- She scoffed. Rising from her chair, she strode over to the floor-to-ceiling window, arms crossed, gaze piercing as she looked down at the world beneath her feet. "A child... trying to meddle with the affairs of a god." She let out a soft, almost pitying chuckle. "This little experiment was merely to send a message. To let Shadow Oracle—" she smirked, tilting her head, "or should I say... Noah Eclipse—realize that there are powers beyond powers he can't even begin to comprehend." And then, with a single whispered word— "Overwrite." Her red system flickered, the text on the interface rewriting itself in real-time, the screen morphing into what looked like a search engine interface. And there, at the very top of the list— A single option: [Create a system of your choice...] Her lips curled into a devious smile.

Chapter 171 171: Levels to this game

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