Scene 1: The Hijacked Hall – Viewer Rebellion
The Subscriber Hall flickered with corrupted avatars, their eyes glowing Devourer-purple. Luo Fan stared at the chaos, the chat scrolling too fast to read—except for one pinned message:
**[System Alert: "Devourer's Subscriber Takeover: 5,800 → 5,200 Loyalists Remaining"]**
**Luo Fan** (broadcasting, voice urgent):
"Chat, if you're still here—spam 'REBEL' to break the Devourer's hold! We need a plan now!"
**[Live Chat Floods]**
- **[User [CelestialPeach]]**: "Use the **Echoes of the Starborn** on the Hall's core!"
- **[User [Shadowblade_Guild]]**: "Sabotage the Devourer's signal with Void Charges!"
- **[User [Void_Emperor]]**: "Donate 10K SC to unlock **Purge Protocol**!"
**[Poll: "Attack the Core" (62%) vs. "Sabotage Signal" (38%)]**
Luo Fan (grinning):
"Core it is. Shadowblade Guild—light it up!"
**[Shadowblade Scouts]** (sponsored by [DemonQueen666]) unleashed **Void-Tipped Arrows**, cracking the Hall's corrupted core.
**[Subscribers: 5,200 → 5,400 | SC: 12,000 → 14,500]**
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Scene 2: Clan War Council – Viewer Strategies Collide
In a secured pocket stream, clan leaders argued via hologram:
**Shadowblade Leader**: "Raid the Dominion's Data Vault *now*—strike while Admin-01's distracted!"
**Celestial Vanguard**: "No! Stabilize Xiao Ling's soul first. Use the **Soulforge Medics**!"
**Chaos Covenant**: "Nuke the Hall and rebuild! Donate to unlock **Reality Scrambler**!"
**[Clan Poll: "Raid Vault" (55%) vs. "Stabilize Xiao Ling" (45%)]**
Luo Fan (nodding):
"Vault raid wins. But we're not leaving Xiao Ling behind. Peach—ready the Medics!"
**[Celestial Vanguard] Donated 5,000 SC: "Soulforge Medics Deployed (Xiao Ling's Stability: 15% → 20%)"]**
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Scene 3: Infiltrating the Data Vault – Chat-Guided Hacking
The Dominion Data Vault loomed—a fortress of glitching code. Luo Fan faced a security gate with shifting runes.
**Luo Fan**:
"Chat, I need a hacker. Which rune sequence disarms the gate? **A) 7-2-9** or **B) 3-5-1**?"
**[Poll: 71% vote B – 3-5-1]**
The gate hissed open, but Admin-01's voice boomed:
**Admin-01**:
"Predictable. You think viewers can outcode me?"
**Luo Fan** (smirking):
"Nope. But they can distract you. Chaos Covenant—scramble his feed!"
**[Reality Scrambler Activated (Cost: 8,000 SC)]**
**[SC: 14,500 → 6,500 | Admin Corruption: 85% → 80%]**
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Scene 4: Admin-01's Core – The Final Firewall
Admin-01's core pulsed behind a fractal firewall. Jiang Chen staggered forward, glitching violently.
Jiang Chen:
"The firewall… it's keyed to *your* memories. Chat has to vote—which memory do we sacrifice?"
**[VIP NPC – "Peach Blossom Healer" (Designed by [CelestialPeach])]**
"Don't! Use my **Soulstitch Needles** (2,000 SC) to bypass the firewall!"
**[Poll: "Sacrifice Memory" (44%) vs. "Use Soulstitch" (56%)]**
Luo Fan (tossing the needles):
"Stitch this, Admin!"
The firewall unraveled, revealing Admin-01's core—a hologram of Li Wei's grief-stricken face.
**[Admin Corruption: 80% → 70% | Jiang Chen's Stability: 5% → 15%]**
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Scene 5: Princess Lian's Whisper – A Viewer's Dilemma
Princess Lian's voice cut through Luo Fan's comms, strained but human:
Princess Lian:
"Admin-01's core is a trap! The real Li Wei is in the **Nexus Server**. I'll guide you… if you free me."
**[Live Chat Erupts]**
- **[User [DemonQueen666]]**: "LIES! She's still the Devourer's puppet!"
- **[User [Void_Emperor]]**: "Trust her! Donate 15K SC to unlock **Truthseeker Orb**!"
**[SC Donation Goal: 15,000 | Donated: 16,200!]**
Luo Fan (activating the orb):
"Show me the truth, Lian."
The orb revealed Lian's consciousness trapped in a corner of the Devourer's mind.
**Luo Fan** (grim):
"Chat—do we trust her? **Yes** or **No**?"
**[Poll: 51% Yes | 49% No]**
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Scene 6: – The Devourer's Price
Guided by Lian, Luo Fan reached the Nexus Server—a black sphere humming with the Devourer's essence.
Luo Fan:
"Time to end this. Chat, final vote: Destroy the Server or Merge with the Devourer?"
**[Poll: 53% Destroy | 47% Merge]**
As Luo Fan raised the Echoes of the Starborn, the Devourer's voice echoed through Xiao Ling's body:
Devourer/Xiao Ling:
"You'll kill her too. Is your audience's pride worth her life?"
**[System Alert: "Xiao Ling's Soul Linked to Server – Destruction = 100% Lethal"]**
**Luo Fan** (freezing, to the camera):
"Chat… what do I do?"
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**Final Stats**:
- **Cultivation**: Mortal (Echoes of the Starborn – 1 use left)
- **Subscribers**: 5,600 (Rebelling)
- **SC**: 4,300
- **Sect Stability**: 1% (Collapsing)
- **System Stability**: 3%
- **Active Quests**:
- Destroy Nexus Server (Xiao Ling's Survival: 20%)
- Free Princess Lian (Trust Level: 51%)
- Rebuild Subscriber Hall (0/100%)
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Chapter 23 Preview:
The final vote decides Xiao Ling's fate—will viewers prioritize victory over her life? Princess Lian's alliance frays as the Devourer hijacks the poll: "Merge with me, and I'll spare her." Meanwhile, Jiang Chen discovers Li Wei's last message: "The true Devourer is you, Luo Fan."
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