To be honest, Ling Ke didn't know if ending up in the world of Honkai Impact 3rd had anything to do with the fact that a single pull in the Ready Player One system cost 280 points.
—"Then... if I had transmigrated into Yuan, Tie, or Jue's world, would it have cost 160 points instead?"
Muttering to himself, Ling Ke returned to his usual cold demeanor.
—"Whatever. In this world, there's no shortage of people. I won't lack points."
Thoughts, cold and calculated to the core.
But for now, they were just thoughts.
After all, he had already become a "world-destroying player."
And once one sets out on that path, there's no room for foolishness.
You have to do your best—even if you're the villain. Or even a great villain.
Now then...
—"If the system doesn't even have a basic pity mechanic, there's no point in hoarding points."
—"If I have 280, then I'll spend 280. Use them as soon as possible to maximize benefits."
With that mindset, Ling Ke swiftly operated the system interface through his thoughts.
Moments later...
[Game Character Template: Billy]
[Origin: "Jue·District·Zero"]
[Character Traits: level mechanics, health bar, unlimited stamina, full gear, infinite ammo, enhanced physical attributes, offensive capability, character switching...]
[Game Skills: Normal Attack: Full Firepower. Dodge: Danger Detected. Sprint Attack: Star Control Slash. Counterattack: Fair Duel...]
[Background Talent: High-intelligence tactical deployment for area suppression through firepower...]
[Description: Full name: A. Billy Cheed. A robot with its own will, obsessed with a special program called Star Knight...]
—"Oh, I don't need that so-called chivalry."
—"As long as it can fight. As long as it can kill."
After reading the template description, Ling Ke sneered coldly.
Just then:
[Notice: Character templates 'Ambi' and 'Billy' belong to the same game. Both have the "character switch" function. The maximum limit is three. You can team up and activate a larger combat space.]
A piece of good news.
Ever since the 999 Dominator Dolls·Ambi began their massacre, Ling Ke hadn't been idle—he had been exploring the Ready Player One system's mechanics.
And he discovered that, generally, the "switch character template" function could only be used inside the Rebirth Room—in other words, within the Dominator Theater.
This mimicked the traditional design of many video games.
However, if a character template has the "character switch" feature, then multiple templates can be loaded at once and swapped freely in the outside world, according to the rules of the original game.
For example: if Ling Ke obtained several templates from the Genshin Impact world, he could form a team of up to five characters.
But since Ambi and Billy were from Absolute Zero Zone, they only allowed a team of up to three.
With that in mind, outside the Dominator Theater, the 999 Dominator bodies could now switch between Ambi and Billy forms at any time.
Furthermore, the "assist attacks" typical of multiplayer games could also now be triggered between them.
That was what the system meant by "larger combat space."
Before, Ambi could only dodge melee attacks. Now, it could use the famous "iron" ping-ping-ping attack.
And unlike Genshin Impact, where slashing enemies had cooldowns, in Absolute Zero Zone, you could slash without any CD.
So...
—"I'll use Ambi for close combat, and Billy for ranged attacks. This constant rhythm and posture-switching battle system will be hard for anyone to keep up with."
Ling Ke smiled with satisfaction.
—"Even without the invincibility of the 'iron attack', this is already a pre-declared death sentence for the enemy."
With that thought, he immediately followed the system's instructions, activated the Billy template, and paired it with Ambi.
In an instant, all Dominator figures experienced a power boost.
Just then...
—"Eh?"
Inside the Dominator Theater, Ling Ke was slightly taken aback.
Then, an extremely twisted smile spread across his face.
—"Well, well, if it isn't an old acquaintance."
—"How lucky of me."
Yes.
In a hallway of the West Asia branch, one Dominator Ambi was intercepted by three Valkyrie maidens.
They were none other than the members of the Silver Lotus Squad.
And among them stood the squad's captain herself: Edwig Yiwen.
From the "real" Dominator's point of view, Edwig stood there with a pair of ring blades in hand, chest proudly raised, imposing and arrogant.
At first glance, she looked heroic.
But Ling Ke knew her true nature all too well.
—"Surrender, intruder. You're no match for me."
—"You've got a pretty face—I'd rather not ruin it."
Thanks to the real-time sensory sync, Ling Ke also heard Edwig's words.
And he smiled.
Almost forgot... Edwig's sexual orientation...
Well, let's just say she flows with the current of this world.
But unlike that certain homoerotic squire he remembered...
Edwig enjoyed domination.
She didn't care if the other party consented or not.
She liked "conquering" defiant maidens.
In secret, she viewed her squad as her personal harem.
And now, she had clearly taken a liking to Ambi.
But unfortunately for her...
Buzz!
A remote command was sent out.
Instantly, numerous spatial doors opened along the hallway where Ambi stood.
In just seconds, one hundred Dominator figures appeared as reinforcements!
All in Ambi form, armed with black blades, completely surrounding the three Valkyries of the Silver Lotus Squad.
—"!!!"
Edwig and her companions were utterly shocked by the scene. Their eyes widened.
Cold sweat beaded down their faces.
—"T-Teleportation...? Wasn't the Herrscher of the Void at Anti-Entropy's Salt Lake base?"
—"Damn it, just who the hell are you?!"
The three Valkyries had lost all their arrogance.
They shouted in panic.
Ling Ke sighed inwardly.
—"How inefficient is the information flow in this branch…"
—"I've killed over two hundred people here already, and these three still don't know there are multiple Ambis..."
—"If this were a real war, the intel chief would've been executed by now."
Suddenly:
—"Main body, we've suppressed the base's main control room."
—"Huh?"
Ling Ke was stunned upon hearing the report through the Quantum Link.
From the moment the first Ambi appeared in the underground cell, escaped, and encountered more than a dozen special forces...
Until now, less than ten minutes had passed.
And the control room had already fallen.
That explained the communication failure.
Of course... unless there were high-ranking officials who were complete wastes of oxygen...
—"There must be a bunch of corpses sitting in chairs they don't deserve."
Ling Ke sneered, then turned his attention back to the squad trio.
Then, from the shadows, he ordered:
—"Kill the two beside her. Leave Edwig alive."
—"Ah, right!"
—"For 'dinner', all we need are the hands and mouth... cut off her legs so she can't run."
—"Understood!" ×100