116 Solo Atmospheric Re-entry!
[Ding!]
[“Superstar System” notification: The production task for “Black Cat Vigilante” has been completed.]
[Current reputation for “Black Cat Vigilante”: Bronze One Star.]
[Reputation Shop is now open.]
[You may purchase talent skills such as: Vehicle Operation Stunts (Intermediate), Pistol Shooting Techniques (Beginner), Obstacle Climbing Techniques (Beginner)...]
[Skill enhancement is now available.]
[Skill enhancement applied. This enhancement consumed 420,000 reputation points.]
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Just upgrading “Vehicle Operation Stunts” from Intermediate to Advanced cost 100,000 reputation points, while upgrading the remaining skills to Intermediate only cost 10,000 each. Li felt a bit unsatisfied—after all, he had over 200 million reputation points. This dog system didn’t even bother to offer more generous perks.
If you’ve got the guts, give me unlimited skill enhancement attempts!
Let’s see if I can burn through over 200 million points in a day and be done with it.
“Hello, can you hear me?”
“Oh, not bad, pretty clear.”
The audio and video transmission was decent. This “Jingdong Live” had its own satellite network. Rumor had it they even owned satellites in the Asia-Pacific region. Li, the boss, was seeing such a business scale for the first time.
Someday, he would launch a few satellites of his own.
The popularity of “Jingdong Live” rooms relied entirely on sensational content, so the top-ranked broadcasters were all foreign beauties, effortlessly pushing the boundaries.
Not just the standard sections, even the extreme, bloody ones were dominated by foreign women.
Li’s live stream, which didn’t even have a single image of a pale, snowy girl, had zero popularity—it was perpetually at zero.
“Let me see, which background music to use…”
After searching for a while, he settled on a track he had saved earlier: “Decisive Battle,” composed by Shirou Eguchi—a piece that made Li bang his thigh in admiration.
Boom, boom, boom...
As the timpani intro kicked in, Li felt like a mighty warrior riding the “Ayanami.”
Shinji Ikari was no match!
Click.
After landing, he checked the time: 7:35 PM. Plenty of time.
His “Solo Soldier 500” still had 430 endurance left. Switching to “Combat Mode” dropped it to 110—a pretty efficient power squeeze.
“Not sure who made the electronic control system, but the performance scheduling is incredible.”
Li wasn’t in a hurry to use “Combat Mode” and calmly proceeded in “Exploration Mode,” weaving through streets and alleys at high speed. People who caught sight of him couldn’t even snap photos—he was too fast!
“Mom, that’s the ‘Super Wind Spirit Pterosaur’ in humanoid form!”
“No way, that’s awesome!”
“What just zipped by?”
“That’s the ‘Super Wind Spirit Pterosaur’ humanoid form!”
“Cosplay these days is insane! Could it be a full-body exoskeleton?”
“Gotta admit, it looks pretty good.”
“Hell yeah!”
No time for snapshots, but videos were definitely doable.
Xuzhou’s night market was lively. Early spring evenings were perfect for barbecue. If you wanted carp baked noodles, just tell the owner, and he’d ask if you wanted the “Yanjin style.”
Do you want it or not?
Nowadays, carp baked noodles were all Yanjin style—no more Xuzhou style left.
Soon, local folks uploaded videos on Douyin, claiming they spotted the “Super Wind Spirit Pterosaur” sprinting through the streets.
So cool!
“Damn, it’s the ‘Super Wind Spirit Pterosaur’!”
“Correction: the ‘Super Wind Spirit Pterosaur’ humanoid form!”
Cosplay influencers flocked in, clicking the video and were instantly amazed. Who knew this kind of thing was possible?
Lesson learned.
But soon, some sensed something off.
Because the “Super Wind Spirit Pterosaur” humanoid was heading straight for the Kaihuang Rehabilitation Center.
At that moment, “Spicy Soup Enthusiast,” who was scrolling videos at home, swiped and suddenly saw something dart across the screen for dozens of meters.
How strange. Look again.
Hmm...
Look twice more.
Still strange. Look carefully...
“Holy mother of—!!”
Old Hu, who had been lying down moments before, sat straight up. They’d known each other for years—he could recognize him even if he burned to ashes.
“No way, Crab Bro, Crab Lord, Dad!!”
Old Hu panicked. What did Crab Bro say before?
So this was his plan?
Bold, in broad daylight, in public...
Launching a frontal assault?!
Damn, that’s too badass!
Just as Old Hu was about to share it in the group chat, a fellow Lingdong local, ID “Family Shovel’s Rice Shovel Head,” shared a “Jingdong Live” room in the group: “Hey guys, come out for some late-night snacks.”
“Ah Charn, eating ‘Dry-fried Beef Ho Fun’ again tonight? Don’t you get tired of it?”
“They give free soup, eat your beef ho fun and watch the stream—that’s the good life.”
“Bridge bean sack! Cousin! Your live stream has a problem!”
“Let me see what’s going on. Huh, kinda weird.”
“I feel like this streaming style, pacing, weird filters, and camera angles remind me of an old acquaintance.”
“What’s the BGM? Never heard it.”
“Damn, what a terrible stream. Can’t even watch because of the background music?”
“You’re clueless. This is ‘Jingdong Live.’ It’s always like this, privacy is top priority~”
“He actually used a voice changer.”
“As long as it’s not a gender changer, I can accept that.”
“What’s he up to?”
“What?! Wei Du Park in Xuzhou? No way?! This is in Xuzhou?!”
What had been an empty stream suddenly surged with over a thousand viewers, leaving the local host dumbfounded.
What’s going on here?!
Then an admin checked the room and immediately had a brain freeze.
Wait, over a thousand people just tuned in to watch an outdoor live stream? And it’s an outdoor sports stream? Night running?
Though a bit fast, it was still night running.
Night running is nowhere near as exciting as night combat with “field operations,” right?
Wrong room perhaps?!
Many had come for risqué content, hoping for some fun, but stumbled upon a strange room titled “What’s That Ding Ding Ding?” with lots of viewers, already topping the category.
Curious, they clicked in to see if there was some high-level adult content.
But upon entering, they were disappointed.
Nothing at all.
Still, since it had many viewers, a VIP couldn’t help but post a “divine comment” asking: “What’s so interesting about this night run?”
Comments from regular viewers only floated by, but replies were lively and positive.
“Mind your own business, keep watching.”
“Cover your screen, or get lost!”
“I want to watch, don’t block the view.”
“...”
The VIP felt insulted and immediately got serious to see what was behind it all.
Today, no more wasting time!
That’s the spirit!
Meanwhile, the live stream grew brighter as it approached the Kaihuang Rehabilitation Center’s perimeter, illuminated brilliantly, with occasional light shows—quite a spectacle.
But nothing compared to the vibe the background music gave.
The single track “Decisive Battle” repeated on loop, timpani booming again.
At that moment, Li, using the voice changer, suddenly spoke.
“The time is now 8:00 PM sharp.”
He glanced at his wrist—time displayed.
“Friends! Thank you for joining the ‘Super Wind Spirit Pterosaur’! Much appreciated!”
Swoosh!
A large iron rod appeared in the frame, waving and spinning with a flourish.
“Rooftop combat initiated!”
“Solar Sperm Cannon, ready!”
“Level one connection... commence!”
With immersive off-screen audio, the live room’s viewers surged to 4,200. The masses scrambled to download “Jingdong Live.”
Super thrilling, super immersive!
“All departments, attention: first and second transformer switch!”
Beep...
The cooling fans roared to life—the sound combination was intoxicating.
“Activating ‘Combat Mode’!”
Boom!
An instantaneous burst. Everyone watching instinctively tilted their heads back. Everything around accelerated; distances warped unrealistically.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat...
Rapid footsteps. The camera abruptly rose—a swift ascension.
Landing, still at an astonishing speed.
Bang! Bang!
Two warning shots rang out; the atmosphere before the lens instantly became tense!
“No way!”
“This is so intense?!”
“Checking in on Weibo, but I won’t say where I’m from...”
“Don’t block the screen!!!!!!”
Beep beep beep beep...
Alarms blared. Flames streaked across the rooftop, trailing fire, followed by an explosion that shook the footage—yet the camera remained intact.
Smoke but no damage—it’s the law!
Click!
The frame showed railings, marble, granite...
They had reached the second floor?!
The VIP who had pulled up their pants earlier was now breathless, more nervous and excited than watching foreign beauties perform.
With the electrifying background music, once the camera reached the rooftop, the live viewer count shattered 20,000!
“Jingdong Live,” registered overseas, detected abnormal server data. This “rich bastard” was effortlessly scoring direct hits all over?
The technical staff on duty traced the stream’s IP, identifying a day-worker “pro,” concluding it must be a fake identity.
Regardless, they had to hold the line! Hold strong! Hold strong!
This could open a whole new market, a new company, and a new platform!
Li reached the rooftop, standing motionless. From afar, the night lights glimmered into the lens.
As the camera panned down, the most lavish banquet of the night came into view.
The guests had yet to realize what was about to unfold.
“Friends! Join me as we solo breach the atmosphere!”
The voice changer’s tone suddenly brimmed with emotion.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion shattered the entire glass dome. The force of the footage nearly made viewers lose their minds.
A cliffside “leap of faith” beauty!
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