Rewinding to a few minutes ago, the live broadcast was still ongoing.
When the viewers saw Cifera pass unimpeded through the alloy gate via the cameras and begin wandering around while completely ignoring the lasers, the bullet-chat erupted into discussion once more:
[Passing through the alloy door is one thing! But why are even Apex's clearly military-grade Skynet lasers ineffective against her?! That energy level is enough to burn through battleship armor, right?!]
[This is definitely not some simple defensive force field! Look at the distorted path of those beams! She seems more like... she's entered some kind of phase shift state? Stripped herself away from the current physical space? Like the legendary phantom ability?]
[Holy crap! If it really is phantom, doesn't that mean all attacks based on physical kinetic energy and thermal effects—like bullets, lasers, and explosion shockwaves—are useless against her?! How do you even fight that? You'd need a mental-type or rule-type ability user?]
[Wait! She's displayed Godspeed, wall-phasing, physical destruction, and now phantom?! Four top-tier combat abilities on one person?! This violates the first core law of the Law of Synergy between gene modification and ability awakening! Absolutely impossible!]
[+1 to the guy above! Four top-tier abilities in one individual? The probability is lower than a neutron star crashing into the solar system! I'm leaning toward this being an extremely rare S rank composite ability: Spatial Sovereign! Though its manifestations vary, the core is manipulating local spatial attributes!]
[Who cares if it's four types or one! She's just untouchable right now! Invincible mode! Apex Entertainment is sticking its face out just to get slapped this time!]
"Hiss..." Lin Ran looked at the figure on the screen ignoring the laws of physics. He felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head and couldn't help but gasp. "It's simply... inconceivable! The intelligence sent back from the Third District branch did mention she was suspected of being able to evade laser attacks, but we all thought it was a short-term, high-consumption defensive skill with a clear cooldown or energy limit..."
At this moment, his partner Su Xiaowei added with a heavy expression, her voice carrying a hint of a failed plan:
"That's exactly why we designed this Skynet array. It's not just laser cutting; the strong energy field and high-frequency particle flow generated by the array itself are supposed to create a massive energy load interference for ability users."
"Our original plan was to... use a continuous high-pressure environment to force her to constantly use this defense or phasing ability, quickly depleting her power reserves to find her breaking point..." She looked at Cifera on the screen, who was actually taking a stroll and observing the equipment, her tone full of frustration. "...But now it seems she not only carries no burden but actually... appears quite at ease? Her energy reserves or the upper limit of the ability itself... completely exceed our estimations."
Then, at that moment, the bullet-chat was ignited again by a new discovery:
[Look! She stopped! She looked up! It seems she's looking at the camera!]
[Her mouth is moving! She's speaking?!]
[Ahhh, can't hear the sound! Lip-reading team! Lip-reading masters, come out and work!]
[Lip-reading team: Your humble servants cannot do it! Those laser beams are flashing like a disco ball, the image is a blurry mess, how are we supposed to read her lips?!]
"What is she saying?!" After seeing the reaction in the bullet-chat, Lin Ran's pupils contracted. He immediately suppressed the shock of Cifera ignoring the lasers and keenly caught this new development.
He quickly issued a command to the backstage:
"Quick! Replay! Access the nearest sound pickup! Switch every available monitoring angle to me! I want to know what she said!"
Upon receiving the order, the backstage technical team began operating at high speed.
Seconds later, a close-up monitoring image, processed through multiple layers of noise reduction and sharpening, was enlarged on the main screen. Simultaneously, a segment of audio—though carrying obvious electrical static but with a perfectly clear tone—was extracted and broadcast to all viewers through Lin Ran's and the commentary desk's sound systems:
"Hey, to everyone in the monitoring room, and the viewers of Apex Live, good evening~ I know you're watching me, and quite clearly, too..."
"...Could you... show a little respect for your guest? How about some new tricks? Have some creativity, will you? It's either sending some big idiot for an elevator sneak attack or piling up a bunch of laser sticks for light pollution... Is this all the imagination your Apex Entertainment welcome ceremony has?"
"...These little toys really, really can't stop me..."
That teasing, lazy, and blatantly mocking tone was like an invisible slap, fiercely striking the face of everyone watching the live broadcast, especially the people from Apex Entertainment and Arasaka Tech!
The livestream's bullet-chat, after less than two seconds of complete silence—
Exploded instantly!
[She really knows! She knows we're watching the stream! She knows the camera locations! She even knows we're doing some welcome ceremony! Is this an invasion or a homecoming?!]
[Slapped! A total face-slapping! Apex Entertainment's underpants have been seen through! Tried to voyeur but got mocked instead! Hahaha!]
[The person above missed the point, okay? The point is what she said! 'Big idiot'? 'Laser sticks'? 'Little toys'?! She's saying our Arasaka Tech King Kong Mk-IV and Skynet array are children's playthings?!]
[@Arasaka Tech official account! Come out and take your beating! Your proud military-grade products are being stepped on like trash!]
[(Arasaka Tech employee ID) Bullshit! She's just cheating with an unknown superpower! If she has the guts, don't use abilities and fight our King Kong for real!]
[(Apex Entertainment employee ID) Shut up, Arasaka guy! Was she wrong? In front of her, your pile of scrap metal is a toy! Our Skynet that Apex spent a fortune on has turned into a disco ball too! The point is she's walking around inside completely unharmed and complaining! You guys have been in charge of security for all sorts of companies, and now your products and security are a joke to her!]
[Chaos-lovers rejoice! Top-tier military tech and an entertainment giant played like monkeys by one person! Best comedy stream of the year! Donate! Must donate!]
The bullet-chat completely transformed into a battlefield. Shock, laughter, anger, broken defenses, instigation, donations... various emotions and comments spammed frantically, and the livestream's popularity instantly hit the roof.