They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 331 The Interstellar Peace Company's Counterattack
The firefly was betrayed by [What is Facing Death] and turned into a pool of memories.

Xing, who survived after being knocked away by her, was completely stunned.

All she could remember now was the look of despair in Liuying's eyes, filled with an infinite longing for life, as she fell from the claws of "What is Towards Death".

Just like in the game's storyline, Firefly had already revealed to Xing on the rooftop that her initial purpose in coming to Pinocchio was to search for the watchmaker's legacy, but now she had decided to participate in the Holy Grail War.

The reason is simple and real: to cure his entropy disorder.

As a result, at this very moment, this girl, due to her own negligence, died while trying to save herself.

Liu Ying and Xing had said that she had entered the country illegally.

Therefore, Star instinctively believes that Fireflies are not protected by the Pinocene Rule.

So Xing got up stiffly and walked to the place where Liu Ying died, watching the memory material on the ground naturally turn into bubbles and dissipate.

Ying clearly sensed that Xing's mood was off, so she asked worriedly.

"Xing, are you... alright?"

However, Xing was in a state of great distress at this time. In her mind, one of her friends had died to save her. She was so heartbroken that she was numb and even showed symptoms of not wanting to accept reality.

Xing didn't even look up, but asked in an unusually sorrowful tone.

"What? What just happened? This... is it a dream? Yes, this is a dream."

Smuggled immigrants are also protected by the rules and will not die.

However, Xing is just deceiving himself. Let alone the Iron Universe, even on Earth in the 21st century, there are clear scientific theories that can tell you that people really do have a chance of scaring themselves to death when they have nightmares.

This is especially true for people with potential cardiopulmonary problems or those who are already in poor health.

Nightmares can be so stimulating that they may trigger heart attacks, serious arrhythmias, strokes, and other illnesses.

Although the nightmare itself did not cause the death, its role as a contributing factor cannot be ignored.

In the concept of stars, fireflies clearly belong to people who are physically weak.

She is currently unaware that Firefly is Sam. Based on their interactions on Avalon, Firefly in reality is a delicate girl with limited activity time. (After a period of activity, she must summon the Firefly IV Strategic Assault Armor SAM to heal her body.)

The others, seeing Xing in this state, felt a pang of heartache. Walter, who had experienced so much loss and death, stepped forward to offer words of comfort.

"Xing, look at me... Calm down, take a deep breath first."

Walter's maneuver is not very useful in reality, let alone in a dream.

Therefore, the black swan took the initiative to step forward.

"Let me do it. Relax—you'll be fine."

As they spoke, the Black Swan used the power of the Memory Maker to stabilize Xing's mind and calm her down.

After calming down, Xing's intelligence and some of her pre-amnesia instincts automatically kicked in. She took a deep breath and said to the others...

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Let's leave here first."

This person who remembers…

You can call me the Black Swan.

"Miss Black Swan is right, that monster could come back at any time."

Assassination is the true way Assassins fight; we can't stay here any longer.

Black Swan agreed with Xing's words, and the thought of "What is Towards Death" sent a chill down her spine.

She could see that "What is Headed Towards Death" was a memory realm meme and also possessed the power of a mysterious destiny.

In other words, this thing can effectively damage the meme of the memory user.

If it had attacked me instead, I might have actually died.

So, the Black Swan immediately opened a portal and said...
"You're right, let's go quickly."

After saying that, Black Swan was the first to step into the portal.

Seeing this, the others naturally followed.

After crossing the portal, Xing saw March 7th anxiously waiting for her in Clockwork Boy Plaza.

On March 7th, seeing Xing and the others emerge unharmed from the portal, he excitedly ran over and said...

"That's great, I knew you'd be alright."

"Hey, Xing, you seem a bit listless. Did something happen?"

March 7th is very sensitive to her partner's emotions, but this sensitivity led her to make a mistake today.

Himeko quickly stepped forward and grabbed March 7th, saying...

"Don't ask anymore. Xing met a girl named Liuying on Avalon. He was stabbed by Assassin while trying to save her."

Himeko didn't dare to say directly that Ryuki was dead, for fear that the word "dead" would upset Hoshi.

Upon hearing this, March 7th was speechless. Like Xing, she had lost her memory, wiping out all her life experiences.

Therefore, having never experienced the pain of losing a friend, she had no idea what to say.

Xing, on the other hand, recovered quite quickly. Seeing the worried look on March 7th's face, she took the initiative to smile.
"March, thank you. It was you who notified Sister Ji and Uncle Yang that they were able to provide timely assistance."

Seeing Xing ask this on March 7th, I quickly followed up on the topic to distract her.

March 7th said with an exaggerated expression
"Yes, but Xing, you have no idea how many big things happened outside while you were missing."

The eerie black mist that separated us quickly receded.

I was left all alone in the alley; Mr. Potio and the blue-armed soldier were nowhere to be seen.

So I quickly ran out of the alley to ask for help while making a phone call.

As a result, the moment the call connected and I ran out of the alley, I saw that Interstellar Peace Corporation had declared war on Pinocchio!!

Upon hearing this, Xing quickly took out his phone to check. Sure enough, the headline on the Interstellar Peace Network had changed, now reporting that Interstellar Peace Corporation was sending a fleet to Pinocchio.

The news was simple: Peace Corp. turned the tables and completely denied everything Calderon Chadwick said during the live broadcast.

Interstellar Peace Corporation stated that this Calderon Chadwick is a fake and was manipulated by Pinocchio.

And it is suspected that Pinocchio may have actually imprisoned Calderon Chadwick and obtained the imaginary number collapse pulse from his mind.

Now that the imaginary number collapse pulse is complete, we're ready to take on Pierpont and begin our conquest of the universe.

Therefore, the Interstellar Peace Corporation had to retaliate. At the suggestion of board member Oswaldo Schneider, and with the approval of the board, the Interstellar Peace Corporation officially dispatched a fleet to Pinocene in response to this provocation.

After reading this news, Xing commented that Interstellar Peace Company's announcement was just fooling idiots; there were too many loopholes in it.

If Pinocchio really intended to target the imaginary collapsing pulse and was planning to use Pierpont as a pretext, why didn't he inform himself beforehand that he was going to attack Pierpont? Wouldn't it have been more effective to fire the shot out of the blue?

As for accidentally injuring merchants? The family is already preparing for a full-scale war with the Interstellar Peace Corporation, why would they care about these merchants?
When the Interstellar Peace Corporation launched the Imaginary Collapse Pulse to destroy the antimatter legion, did they ever consider the possibility of collateral damage?
Anyway, they can just find a few scapegoats to take the blame afterward. As long as the war is won, life goes on and business continues. Moreover, the Interstellar Peace Corporation's announcement didn't even mention the Genius Club, clearly indicating that they knew the announcement was insulting to intelligence and was only used to appease the ignorant masses.

Reality has shown everyone that when everyone has internet access, the ignorant (who are unwilling to think), those who gain nothing but deliberately incite conflict, and online trolls can amplify at least 90% of the voices online.

Therefore, no matter how stupid the explanation, as long as it is plausible, online public opinion can easily be manipulated by online trolls to lead a large group of ignorant people to join in anti-intellectualism.

As a result, the online sentiment has changed a lot, from one-sided condemnation of Interstellar Peace Corporation for being inhumane to a major discussion.

However, it's an exaggeration to say that Interstellar Peace Corporation declared war on Pinocchio on March 7th.

Interstellar Peace Corporation left itself an out, saying it would send a fleet to Pinocchio, a large fleet under the Market Development Department, but it didn't formally declare war.

The gap here is still quite large. Although it is practically the same as declaring war, the opportunity to withdraw midway is still preserved.

Interstellar Peace Corporation was guarding against one thing: Pinocchio might simply give up and send the details of their cooperation to other organizations.

Then they made it public.

It's important to understand that many people in the Elite Society and the Genius Club are inflexible and cannot be fully controlled by Interstellar Peace Corporation. Chadwick's case could very well turn these people against the company, thus helping Pinocchio release information.

At that point, the Star Peace Corporation's declaration of war would be like pulling a millstone naked—going around in circles and making a fool of themselves.

Xing's reaction to this matter was actually the same as March 7's reaction. Seeing that Xing had finished reading the news, she continued...
"So, after contacting Sister Ji Zi, I then contacted Dan Lei."

As a result, he was temporarily unable to attend to matters here due to the announcement from the Interstellar Peace Company.

Finally, Danlei asked Miss Black Swan to come and help find and rescue you.

By saying this on March 7th, Xing had managed to understand some of the major events happening outside that had trapped her in that unknown dream world.

So Xing decided to call Danlei to express her gratitude and ask him if he could confirm Liuying's situation.

However, as soon as Xing got through to Dan Lei on the phone, Dan Lei interrupted her and said...

"Xing, you can make a phone call to prove you're out of trouble."

In this way, you can have the black swan join me right now.

Another major incident has occurred at Pinocchio. Robin was assassinated on the Hypnos, and he appears to be dead. He's going crazy on Sunday.

Your train crew should keep this a secret.

Also, you should keep a low profile during this period.

After saying that, Danlei hurriedly hung up the phone.

Upon hearing that the robin had died, Xingyi immediately realized that Danlei was definitely too busy to deal with the stowaway, Liuying, so he stopped calling.

Afterwards, with a heavy heart, Xing told the others about the robin's death.

The camera then pans to Dan Lei.

Since his phone call with Black Tower, the events at Pinocchio have brought Dan Lei a series of pleasant surprises.

Dan Lei originally planned to team up with Black Swan to find Chadwick first, and then lead Huang Quan directly to his door.

You asked why, knowing Chadwick's location, you would bring up the Yellow Springs?
Dan Lei expressed his fear that the Avenger Chadwick might get excited and directly bombard him with a Noble Phantasm version of Imaginary Number Collapse Pulse.

Although he was confident he could survive the imaginary number collapse pulse, most of the twelve dreamscapes of Pinocchio would definitely be destroyed. If the Oak family's arrangements were disrupted, the philosophical embryo of order would be difficult to bring forth.

Therefore, taking Huang Quan with her is the safest approach. She can attract attention herself while using the Void Fate to sneak up and take down Avenger Chadwick before he can even unleash his Noble Phantasm.

After all, being jointly targeted by the Hunter and the Void, Chadwick's defeat was by no means unjustified.

However, just as Dan Lei and Black Swan met and were discussing the price for her help, the announcement from Interstellar Peace Company arrived.

Just after reading the announcement, Jing Yuan immediately received a call from Yu Zhao.

At the same time, Danlei's phone also received a call from March 7th.

There was nothing else Danlei could do but answer March 7's call first. Anyway, he knew exactly what Jingyuan wanted to say, and he could just call back using Huangzhong Communications later.

Use the same reason you gave Black Tower for not answering the phone earlier: say that there are high-ranking family members around and it's inconvenient to answer.

The conversation with March 7th needs no further explanation.

Dan Lei immediately knew that it involved Kurumi, and it must have been triggered by Hanabi's intervention in the game, allowing her to directly reach the finale.

Unfortunately, Mikhail's memories, which should have remained in that dream, escaped as Misha.

So, the attempt to reach the finale of "Straight to Star" failed and turned into a journey to experience a horror movie.

Therefore, Danlei directly sent Black Swan to help the Starry Sky Train crew and promised to tell her Chadwick's information after rescuing Star Queen.

After the black swan left, Dan Lei naturally had to call Jing Yuan to comfort him, because the Interstellar Peace Company had already sent a notice to the Immortal Boat Alliance.

The statement indicated that the fleet's trip to Pinocchio was not aimed at Dan Lei, and reassured the alliance not to be alarmed, adding that if necessary, they could send a fleet to monitor the situation together.

It's clear that Interstellar Peace Company is trying to leverage the Alliance's attention to Danlei to lure the Fairy Boat Alliance to Pinocchio.

In that case, if Pinocchio were to attack this fleet, Danley would definitely stop him.

The Immortal Ship Alliance was well aware of the ins and outs, so the alliance asked Jing Yuan to inquire about the situation on Dan Lei's side before deciding whether to send a fleet over.

Dan Lei naturally didn't want the Immortal Boat Alliance's fleet to come. Pinocone was already in chaos, and there would be patrolling rangers coming later. The Immortal Boat Alliance shouldn't add to the trouble.

Moreover, Interstellar Peace Company has ulterior motives, and Dan Lei cannot allow the Immortal Boat Alliance to be exploited.

In short, Danlei finally managed to convince Jingyuan not to worry about him, but as soon as he hung up the phone, Sunday immediately took over.

Moreover, he immediately launched into a bombshell, his tone unusually serious and laced with anger as he spoke.

"Danlei, something's happened to Robin. Her physical body has lost consciousness, and I can't wake her up."

In her dream, she discovered through investigation that she was assassinated by something on the Huichangshi.

The ship's footage captured her collapsing after being pierced in the abdomen by a foreign object; Caster has since disappeared.

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei exclaimed, "How did the robin end up on the Huecanite? That should be old Austrian territory now."

And how could the robin have been assassinated at this time? Xing had just been thrown into the child's dream; Mianmian shouldn't have had time to commit the crime.

　Firefly is able to operate outside of the SAM armor in reality.

　　However, the activity time is limited, and the SAM armor is her medical pod, which is an accurate description.

　　Himeko said this in the main story:
　　Himeko: The question now is, who brought you here? Based on the current clues, it might not be the Fool, so who he is is crucial.

　　Therefore, Fireworks may not have intentionally sent the Trail Blazers into Mikhail's bubble.

　　But it's strange that Firefly also came in. If someone else had brought the Pioneers in, they certainly wouldn't have brought Firefly, an outsider.

　　Therefore, the author tends to believe that it was fireworks that sent the two people into this dream bubble.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)