Urgent recruitment‼ How to Save the Ending World ▚ I'm a certain NPC girl from a discontinued VRMMO service, but somehow managing to survive again today - Chapter 17

Episode 17: Like Attracts Like, Astonishing the Girl

The one who initiated the attack was the silver mechanical being, Kaijin. From a distance not yet reached, it transformed the phosphorescence residing in its left and right arms into spherical shapes and fired, but the black iron mechanical being evaded it with a forward rotating leap while curling its body.

Due to the tilted axis of circular motion, the subsequent kicking movement drew a beautiful arc, and the kick was absorbed into the opponent’s neck.

“What, no bullet escape!?”

Regardless of the will of the one who shouted the term used in a certain fighting game community, the left arm was shaded by the automatic defense skill, and the silver gauntlet intercepted the finishing blow.

However, this was within Krim’s expected range, having transitioned to Black Dog Black Dog with the master. Immediately upon landing, a left body hook with added upper body twist was delivered to Silver Fist Silver Fist, driving a significant impact through the lowered right arm’s defense into the side.

“Ugh… Ah…”

“Hehe, strength is justice! Strength is on our side!”

As the words echoed teasingly into Shiro’s mind, she, in the merged state, judged that, like her, the enemy mechanical being, although of the same Infighter type, relied on its defensive characteristics. In contrast, Black Dog Black Dog emphasized offense. So, if she could chip away at it with a multitude of attacks, the blonde-eyed girl concluded that she could overcome it.

As she heard the declaration of what seemed like a straightforward AI, the right body uppercut fired into the gap created by the raised arms. It crushed the abdominal armor of Silver Fist Silver Fist, burrowed into the solar plexus, and bent the muscular body into a ‘C’ shape before sending it flying.

Aiming for the now lower head, the heel drop from Black Dog Black Dog was once again obstructed by the automatically raised crossed-arm defense. However, there was no strength left.

“Ugh!!”

Unable to overcome, the silver mechanical being, after receiving a powerful blow to the back of the head, uttered a short groan and fell face-first onto the rough ground.

Due to accumulated damage, the visible HP representing individual biological life forces is nearly depleted. The tide is unlikely to turn from here.

“Now, it’s over.”

Slightly tired, muttering, the black iron mechanical being raised its right arm with the large claw, intending to finish off the defeated opponent. However…

The movement stopped halfway, raising questions among those who share some of the five senses with Krim or those watching from a distance.

“It’s not like I’m in financial trouble, and I enjoyed a good fight.”

“Well, losing is frustrating, but I don’t hate it, you know?”

Grabbing the extended hand, Silver Fist Silver Fist, battered all over, stood up. Tapping on the window visible only to the one being projected into the retinas, something like a friend request was sent.

Reacting to it, the additional armor of Black Dog Black Dog manifested as quantum phosphorescence, unraveling. Next to it, a beautiful electronic fairy with honey-blond hair fluttered into view.

“Was it a fused auxiliary AI?”

Ignoring the somewhat surprised silver mechanical being, Krim, with a slightly exasperated expression, tilted her head cutely.

“What will you do, accept it?”

“Yeah, go ahead.”

Concealing her embarrassment or perhaps with a somewhat indifferent attitude, the master responded. If she accepts, Shiro will have her first friend in “UnderWorld.”

After making a verbal agreement to have a drink in the anonymous city of the virtual world, they mutually consented to lift the state of conflict. Today, once again, he couldn’t reach the players’ base, so he logged out during the waiting time to recover his avatar’s HP.

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Original author’s comment:

Thank you for reading this far _(._.)_

The first 20,000 characters of the “Fateful Love that Changes the World” for the mid-part contest concludes here. While adhering to the principle that the theme’s protagonists influence the world, the narrative unexpectedly transformed into a serious VRMMO-based superhero story as I wrote what I wanted to. (ó﹏ò｡)

If there’s demand, I do have a continuation plot in mind, and since it falls into the category of worlds I enjoy, I’d be happy to write more. Well then, thank you very much and goodbye for now!!