The Queen Has Her own Rule

In a different room of the maze, the guardian’s octopus hologram in the air keeps warning, "Participant, please follow the rules. Do not damage the trial world."

Sitting sideways on the crown of the enormous eyeball, Queen scorns the octopus, "I don't need to follow your rules. I make the rules that I need."

The eyeball she is sitting on is the guardian she acquired after passing the trial of the Gameboy Bible.

This guardian looks a bit like the huge-eyed monster from fantasy fiction. Many chains have come out of its pupil and connected to the surroundings by thrusting into the walls, the floor, the ceiling, and the table in the center.

"The guardians are just bionic life forms created by superior extraterrestrial intelligence with their advanced science and technology. When your creator descended on the Earth a long time ago, you came as their subordinates. That is to say, you are merely the middle class responsible for managing various trivialities."

The cracks are expanding from where the chains penetrated. And through these cracks, it can be seen that the chains have reached the core of this maze where there is a mega transparent sphere embedded in many strange mechanisms twinkling with light spots.

Many chains have even broken into the mechanisms. The two strange-looking creatures inside the sphere seem to be in danger.

"You guardians have some superpowers, but you're not allowed to use them freely. From this perspective, you are simply a kind of unique tool."

Queen is holding a big gemstone that's radiating brilliant light. Beams of light of different colors pour out from where the chains penetrated. They slowly but firmly merge into that gemstone.

"And we, as the successors chosen by the Gameboy Bible, have been recognized by the superior extraterrestrial intelligence. I am the real successor of the alien civilization. That is to say, I am your master, and I get to use you, guardians, as my tools."

Queen looks at the transparent sphere at the core of the maze. The two sleeping creatures inside seem to feel threatened. Their limbs begin to tremble slightly.

"This trial world is indeed very special. There are actually two guardians." Queen chuckles, with strong possessiveness in her eyes.

The adjoining room turns and connects with the room where Queen is after the wall in between opens. Beaugosse walks out with his metal wings gathered.

"Your Majesty, I've obtained five points. By the way, I educated the Hipster that can teleport a little bit." Beaugosse spins in dance steps to Queen's side, appearing to be in a very happy mood.

"Good," nods Queen, "Our total score has reached 12 points, so the backup plan is guaranteed."

Not long after, the wall on the other side is opened. K walks out of it, seeming a little ashamed, "Sorry, Your Majesty. I was defeated by a Hipster and lost one point, so I've only got four points."

Queen doesn't care much about the loss, "That's fine. We've gained enough advantage with 16 points. Besides, this is just our backup plan."

Beaugosse looks curiously at the gemstone in Queen's hand absorbing the light beams and asks, "Your Majesty, has the Bubble Gem absorbed enough energy?"

Queen smiles at ease, "It's 90% or so, but just to be sure, let's also absorb the energy of those Hipsters."

At this time, the octopus in mid-air announces, "The participants on both sides have obtained enough points, and the final battle is about to begin."

"Hmph. Good. Then let's end this farce quickly." Queen turns the gemstone in her hand and smiles confidently.

 

 

JS, Joo, and Jacobs have also been notified that the final battle is about to begin.

"Oh, finally we don't have to fight those stupid monsters anymore." JS looks eager to try.

The challenges assigned to them after they met were basically to fight all kinds of monsters. As they got better at cooperation, those monsters did look very stupid.

"We've got 13 points," says Jacobs after doing the math, "According to the rules of this trial maze, the points can be used to strengthen our powers, eliminate negative effects, and purchase some special items before the final battle."

"Eliminate my sneeze first, this side effect is really annoying." Joo has run out of her patience.

The three of them quickly agree to a points distribution plan.

Before the guardian counts down to zero, Jacobs reminds everyone one last time, "The Queen from the Bubble Gang is formidable. She can greatly improve K's and Beaugosse's abilities. Our goal is not to defeat them here, but to help JS get the fragment key and end this trial."

"No problem," JS nods, "I can feel that the guardian is calling me urgently. It is definitely not willing to serve that horrible woman."

The magic maze begins to vibrate, and the walls on all sides quickly disappear. The surroundings keep changing until they find themselves in a vast open area where they cannot see the borders.

"Is that the Queen you've been talking about?" JS immediately notices the leader of the Bubble Gang on the opposite side, "Wait. The thing inside the sphere container next to her is the octopus guardian, right? But why are there two guardians inside?"

Inside the transparent sphere embedded in complex mechanisms twinkling with light spots is the octopus guardian whose hologram the three have seen many times. But there is another weird-looking creature inside. It looks like a starfish with seven arms and a closed eye in the center of its body.

The Bubble Gang are right next to the container. From the pupil of the huge eyeball Queen is sitting on, many chains have shot out and pierced into the container's mechanisms. Some of them have even entwined around the sphere inside.

Jacobs' heart sinks. "Oh, no. Queen is absorbing the guardian's energy, and she wants to use her dominance power to control the guardian!"

Queen glances at the three Hispters, and her pink whip's front end opens like a snake's mouth. It blows two pink bubbles that soon become large enough to take in K and Beaugosse separately.

K's body swells up. He turns into a giant nearly three meters tall when the bubble bursts. A guardian with a carapace exoskeleton resembling an upright lobster appears above his head, and then it fuses with K, covering his arms and legs with rough exoskeletons.

And the guardian appearing on Beaugosse's shoulder is a one-eyed life form looking like a crow. It also quickly fuses with Beaugosse. An eye opens in the middle of Beaugosse's forehead, and countless clones keep splitting from his body.

"Let's hold them off and create a chance for JS!"

With clicks and clanks, the robot cat transforms into layers of mechanical structures that warp around Joo's body, eventually forming a close-fit AMP suit for her. Joo puts her hands over the huge cat paws and grasps the club flickering with red electric sparks. Her swinging tail slams on the floor, bursting out splashes of sparks.

A jellyfish guardian appears behind Jacobs and fuses with him. Its translucent bell covers Jacobs' head and becomes a helmet, while its tentacles fuse with his arms and back. The tentacles on his back blast out flames, sending him into the air.

As the jellyfish helmet turns a dazzling red, Jacobs' grenade gun fires a great number of burning jellyfish bullets toward the three of Bubble Gang with overwhelming momentum.

 

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