It must be miHoYo's doing.

Moreover, that would be too easy for the other party, so the previous operation took place.

Just as Tianming stretched himself and picked up his teacup to drink some Yi'Zero Yao Qishi 5? Guess% Jiuba Tea, he suddenly noticed a prompt that appeared in the corner of the system -

[Ding! An alien evil creature has descended. Please handle it as soon as possible.]

Originally, he rarely dealt with such matters. But now, with alien creatures descending almost daily, tasks were automatically generated in the backend of the terminal, and members rushed to grab these tasks at an astonishing speed. Furthermore, he had assigned several avatars to specifically clean up these incidents, so Tianming no longer worried about problems.

But just when he glanced at the place where the incident happened, his eyes widened instantly and the tea in his mouth sprayed out.

It only read: [Location: Xiaoyu Technology Headquarters, Los Santos, United States]

"No... is it really such a coincidence?!!"

"Damn it, we're not going to be blamed again!"

Sure enough, after a few seconds, Meita jumped out from the side.

"Master, great news! We didn't attack the other party's game server, but now their game called 'Girls' Front 2' has crashed. All the players have quit, and it's even become a hot topic."

After hearing this "good news", Tianming was not happy at all, but instead looked bitter.

After opening the terminal background, Tianming discovered that the mission of clearing out the alien evil creatures had been taken over by Kevin and Otto.

"It seems that I have to go there myself..."

………………

The night sky of Los Santos was covered by a layer of translucent light blue film, like an inverted glass bowl, isolating Xiaoyu Technology Headquarters from the outside world.

Tianming hovered three hundred meters in the air, his star sand cloak rustling in the night breeze. Data links flowing from his fingertips intertwined in the air like a web, enveloping the entire area like a self-contained "theater."

"The cognitive barrier has been deployed." He muttered to himself, observing everything silently.

A dull explosion echoed from within the building, and the glass on one floor was suddenly covered in frost. Tianming sighed and pulled up the surveillance footage—Kevin was slowly ascending the fire escape. Along the way, the corpses of Honkai beasts froze into ice sculptures, reflecting a faint blue light under the emergency lights.

"Can't you use a gentler approach..." Tianming rubbed his temples and suddenly caught a glimpse of another surveillance screen - a little girl with blonde twintails was kicking open the door of the server room with her high heels.

"The 43rd." Kevin expressionlessly crushed the Frost Knight's core. Chilling air spread along his arm, transforming the entire corridor into a corridor of ice and snow. Suddenly, he frowned and dodged a blazing beam.

"Even when grabbing monsters, we have to follow the first-come-first-served principle, old, senior~" Otto jumped down from the ventilation duct with her skirt lifted up. The improved version of the Holy Judge of Skyfire shrank to the size of a toy in her hands, but it still spewed out dangerous flames.

Kevin glanced at the other woman's fluffy Lolita dress and said, "Your taste...is getting weirder and weirder."

"Who! Wants! You! To! Care!" Otto stomped his foot and crushed an attacking Assault-level Honkai Beast. "That's all because of that bastard Guild Master's bad taste!"

Their argument was interrupted by a sudden alarm. The entire building's electronic screens lit up with a blood-red warning: [Core Data Area Intrusion Alert]

Jack Thompson slumped on the leather sofa in the CEO's office, his whiskey spilling all over him. Outside the French window, three Temple-level Honkai beasts tore at the satellite dish. The shrieking sound of twisted metal made his teeth ache.

"This is impossible... This is impossible..." He repeated nervously, his other hand frantically pressing the call button, "Security! IT! Anyone!"

The office door was suddenly sealed shut by ice. Kevin emerged from the icy mist, the tip of his Skyfire Greatsword dragging a charred trail across the ground.

"Monster...monster!" Jack grabbed the crystal ashtray on the table and threw it at him.

The ashtray froze in mid-air, clumping onto the carpet with a thud. Kevin didn't even spare him a glance, but walked straight to the window and cleaved the charging Honkai Beast in two with a single blow of his sword.

"Wait! Are you that MiHoYo..." Jack suddenly recognized the character from the game trailer and turned pale. "Who the hell are you?!"

He was answered by a series of explosions from the engine room. Otto's petite figure leaped out of the flames, followed by five flaming Honkai beasts.

"Oops, I accidentally went too far," she stuck out her tongue, raising her hand to smash the nearest server cabinet, "I have to erase my memory anyway..."

When the last Honkai beast was annihilated in the data storm, Tianming stepped out from the void crack, his leather shoes making a crunching sound on the icy carpet.

"You..." He glanced at the frozen office area, then at the burning computer room, "Are you here to demolish the building?"

Kevin calmly sheathed his sword: "Maximum efficiency."

Otto kicked the broken ice angrily: "58 to 59! How did this guy kill one more?"

Tianming ignored the bickering and walked straight to Jack. The former business tycoon was now huddled in the corner of the sofa, his expensive suit stained with wine and his eyes bloodshot.

"You...you are..." Jack recognized Tianming instantly. Tianming was considered the boss behind miHoYo on the internet. "MiHoYo's..."

"Good evening, Mr. Jack." Tianming leaned forward with a smile, his silver hair falling from his shoulders. "Do you like the 'Business Competition Experience Package' we gave you?"

Jack suddenly rushed over and grabbed Tianming by the collar: "What kind of monsters are you?! Aliens? Secret state experiment subjects? Or..."

"Snapped!"

A crisp snap of his fingers interrupted his roar. A nebula-like vortex swirled in Tianming's eyes, and a huge stream of information poured directly into the brains of Jack and everyone in the building:

——The frozen corridor turned into a short circuit

——The silhouette of Honkai Beast blurred into the shadow of the equipment

—Otto’s Lolita dress twisted into a maintenance worker’s uniform

——Kevin's sword turned into a fire axe

"Listen carefully." Every word Tianming said etched itself into Jack's mind like a chisel. "Your server exploded due to overload, but fortunately, there were no casualties. As for miHoYo..." His smile widened in Jack's eyes. "It's just an ordinary gaming company."

When the blue light faded, the only thing left in the office was the unconscious CEO and the wreckage of equipment. Outside the window, the cognitive barrier was slowly fading, and the belated fire truck had already sounded its sirens.

Volume 2 must be miHoYo's doing! 乆! :040 miHoYo! Please put away your magical powers!

The first rays of sunlight at dawn pierced the Los Santos skyline, dyeing the rooftop of the Xiaoyu Technology Building a light gold.

Otto Apokalis—now Miss Otto—was kicking a pile of Honkai beast debris with her lace-trimmed patent leather shoes. The heels made a crisp "clacking" sound on the ground, and with each kick, a wisp of black mist escaped from the dark debris.

"So why did this company have to have problems?" She tilted her head, her golden twintails swaying gently in the morning breeze.

"Could it be..." His eyes suddenly lit up, "President, have you finally figured out the business crackdown?"

Tianming gazed at the gradually brightening skyline in the distance. The stream of data flowing through his Star Sand Cloak gradually subsided. The angry messages from three million players, the resentful data of being deceived, the malicious code fostered by commercial conspiracy... These negative emotions flowed through his perception like a filthy river. He stretched out his hand and grasped, a wisp of black energy entwining around his fingertips.

"This gathering point of negative emotions... is simply a natural breeding ground for Honkai energy." Tianming muttered to himself, frowning. "But there are countless places like this in the world. Why did the alien evil creatures descend on this company yesterday? What exactly is the trigger for the appearance of these alien evil creatures?!"

Tianming was just wondering when Otto suddenly jumped in front of him, her fluffy Lolita skirt almost slapping him in the face. "Do you want me to add more fuel to the fire? Like, add some stuff to their new game server? There's a lot of fun stuff in the Void Vault~"

"Rejected." Tianming held down her restless little head, and his hand felt surprisingly good. "I haven't seen you for a few days. How come you really turned into a little girl? Bishop Otto?" He deliberately emphasized the last two words.

"Hmm..." Otto suddenly wilted, and with a look of grievance, he drew his head back, playing with the ends of his hair with his fingers. If the Valkyries of Destiny saw him like this, they would probably be so shocked that Yi U Qi and Liu U U Xiao would drop their jaws.

As the three figures gradually faded in the morning light, the morning news in Los Santos began to broadcast:

"Breaking news! An equipment explosion occurred at Xiaoyu Technology's headquarters last night, suspected to be caused by server overload..."

On the other side of the ocean, in Dragon Country, a gaming media headline was being spread at a rate of tens of thousands per second:

[Exclusive Insider! After the failed hacker attack on miHoYo, Xiaoyu Technology's headquarters mysteriously exploded! Coincidence or...?]

The comments section exploded instantly:

"Isn't this quantum entanglement?"

"Hacker: I just can't get in. MiHoYo: No, you've already got your death."

"108 Ways to Die If You Offend a Programmer"

The most amazing thing is a comparison chart created by a netizen: on the left is a picture of miHoYo's server monitoring screen - a steady green line; on the right is a photo of thick smoke billowing out of the Xiaoyu Technology Building. The caption reads: [Guess which company has the better technology?]

Inside Lin Xiaosa's apartment, her coffee cup hovered in mid-air. She stared at the frantically refreshing news feed on her tablet, her mouth twitching uncontrollably. The screen's blue light reflected on her haggard face—as the former "number one anti-fan of miHoYo," she had stayed up all night waiting to see the joke.

"Snapped!"

The coffee cup slammed heavily on the table. Lin Xiaosa ruffled her already messy hair, her fingers trembling as they hovered over the keyboard.

Opening Bilibili, Lin Xiaosa found that her comment section had been flooded with netizens who heard the news:

"Sister Sa, please analyze it quickly!"

"(9) Is Linglu's move against Scar Ersab a revenge for MiHoYo?"

"Please start a team fight! We want to see a river of blood!"

Her fingertips hovered over the keyboard for a long moment, and she finally sighed deeply. She opened her library and pulled up that classic meme—the final freeze frame from her Genshin Impact critique video six months ago. Written in blood-red letters: "It must have been miHoYo!"

Click. Send. All in one go.

"This group... I have to start..." She smiled bitterly and turned off the computer. "This wave is really a bit obvious~~"

Under the starry sky dome of the Chen Ge Hu, Tianming slumped in a "big" position on the quantum rocking chair. On the holographic screen, the trending search charts on major social platforms were all filled with related topics:

#miHoYo's Revenge#

#Hackers attack and get bombed#

#Xiaoyu Technology Tragedy#

"What a sin!" He wailed, burying his face in the pillow. "It's clearly not our miHoYo who did this!"

Meita approached with a cat-like gait, his data tablet projecting a global analysis of public opinion. "Master, 91.3% of netizens now believe we were responsible. That's an increase of 8.6 percentage points from last night."

"I don't want to hear it!" Tianming started to act like a child. "Where's Ningguang? Get her to issue a statement and explain!"

Meita smiled helplessly: "Master, it was posted a long time ago, but no one believed it."

Tianming looked at the fake starry sky in the pot in despair: "This pot... is welded to me, right?"

In front of the ruins of Xiaoyu Technology's headquarters, reporters gathered with cameras and short guns around Jack, who was bandaged all over. The once arrogant CEO now had a wrinkled suit and bloodshot eyes.

"Mr. Jack! There's news that the explosion is related to hackers hired by your company?"

"How do you explain your unfair business practices?"

"Mr. Jack, please tell me..."

Jack suddenly leaped up and grabbed the nearest microphone. "It's them! It's definitely miHoYo! Otherwise, why would our game have a server crash like that game, Honkai Impact 3rd?"

His saliva sprayed onto the camera, and he was obviously extremely angry and started talking nonsense.

The scene fell silent. The reporters looked at each other in bewilderment, but the livestream commentary exploded:

"Dianji Xiao Sanlian"

"I suggest you go to the psychiatric department to register."

"miHoYo: Thanks for the invitation. I'm on Mars and just got off the spacecraft."

At noon, in the lobby of miHoYo headquarters, Cai Haoyu looked at the real-time data panel, his jaw dropping.

"Honkai Impact 3rd's daily active users exceed 15 million..."

"Overseas bookings surged 300%..."

Bronya's avatar appeared on the screen. "According to public opinion analysis, 86% of new players commented, 'I want to see what masterpieces a hardcore company that can destroy its rival company's servers can create.'"

In the corner of the hall, the head of marketing suddenly raised his hand: "Um...should we do some new activities to retain these players?"

The entire conference room fell silent. Everyone turned their gazes towards the silver-haired young man sitting by the window.

That’s right, this person was Tianming. After something like this happened, he really couldn’t sit still in Chen Ge Hu and planned to do something to divert people’s attention.

Tianming looked at his reflection in the glass and slowly revealed a meaningful smile:

"How about releasing Chapter 9 of Honkai Impact 3rd early?"

In the conference room, the production staff who knew the plot all widened their eyes.

Boss! What are you doing!?

Volume 2 must be done by miHoYo! 乆! : 041 The popular "Honkai Impact 3" shocked players

Let’s go back to when Honkai Impact 3rd was first launched in public beta.

On Blue Star, the homepages of major gaming forums were dominated by the same message:

"Honkai Impact 3" global public beta officially started!

As miHoYo's first 3D action mobile game, its promotional efforts were unprecedented. Not only did popular AV streamers like Kiana and Bronya personally promote the game through livestreams, but even players outside the anime community were drawn to the game by the overwhelming advertising.

But when players actually enter the game, they realize that this is not just a game, but a visual revolution of the next generation.

In an era when VR games are popular, "Honkai Impact 3" uses a non-VR game to create an immersive experience far beyond VR.

"This game doesn't have VR mode? Are you sure?" a moderator of a VR game forum questioned, and when he actually entered the game, he was stunned.

Every sword swing, every dodge, and every particle effect in battle seem to penetrate the screen and pull the player into the devastated world.

What’s even more incredible is that the installation package of this game is only a few dozen megabytes!

And players soon discovered something even more outrageous.