“Why delay the Task Space until now?” Sophia Reed muttered as she and Ethan Gray lay side by side in their bedroom, neural helmets glowing. “What’s inside? Fetch quests? Puzzles?”
“Maybe both,” Ethan said, tapping his helmet. “But with Blue Star Alliance’s style… expect surprises.”
Their consciousnesses plunged into the virtual realm.
Virtual World – Star Tower
Ethan materialized mid-air, hovering above a land shrouded in black mist. At its heart loomed Star Tower—a monolith piercing the sky, its obsidian surface etched with glowing text:
Personal Mission 1: Conquer Star Tower
<ul>
<li>7 Floors.</li>
<li>Floor 3: Top 100 global finishers rank on the Star Leaderboard (name + nationality).</li>
<ul>
<li>1st: 500M Blue Star Credits.</li>
<li>2nd–10th: 100M each.</li>
<li>11th–100th: 10M each.</li>
</ul>
<li>Floors 4–5: Equal rewards.</li>
<li>Floors 6–7: “Undisclosed” (rumored to transcend currency).</li>
</ul>
“Global bragging rights and life-changing money?” Ethan whistled. “This’ll ignite a war.”
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Global Reactions
<ul>
<li>Tokyo, Japan: A crimson-robed swordsman smirked. “Finally—a stage to crush all pretenders.”</li>
<li>Moscow, Russia: A bald giant cracked his knuckles. “World rankings? No more debates. Only blood.”</li>
<li>Random Player: “10M credits? I’ll retire my student loans!”</li>
</ul>
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Star Tower – Floor 1
Ethan landed in a grassland, spear in hand. A hundred ash-gray wolves emerged, each two meters long, eyes glowing with predatory intelligence.
“Wolves? For me?” Ethan scoffed, charging.
Battle Dynamics:
<ul>
<li>Wolf Pack Tactics: Encirclement → coordinated lunges.</li>
<li>Ethan’s Counter: Spear became a blur—six strikes in one breath. Wolves fell like wheat.</li>
<li>Survivors: Two fled, whimpering.</li>
</ul>
“Floor cleared,” the system announced. “Proceeding to Floor 2.”
Ethan glanced at his spotless spear. “Sophia’s struggling with one wolf. This… is cruel for newbies.”