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Chapter 445 The Hidden Message.
“Did you try every single one
Lyra typed, “Yeah. You were gone forever, and I got bored waiting p>
Specter pulled his gaze away from the wall. “It won’t happen next time p>
Lyra typed, “Let’s head down then. I want to pick something more everyday wear p>
Specter agreed without hesitation. “Alright p>
#Finished
Once she finished selecting her outfit, Specter asked, “Want to check out the duel rewards again p>
Lyra shook her head. “Not interested today. Let’s wander somewhere fun instead p>
Specter complied readily.
The moment they left, a figure rushed quickly up to the upper floor of Aurasil.
NPCs were already contacting workers to repair the scratched wall.
Before the marks got covered, the person took screenshots right away.
Outside, he immediately sent the captured image to the group who knew Lyra best for analysis.
When word spread that there might be a lead on her, Félix and the others searching in other areas hurried over to gather.
Now they huddled together, staring at the chaotic marks on the screenshot, none of them making sense of it at first.
“Are we certain this is really Ms. Kaelin? What if it’s just someone with a similar username by chance?” Rainer’s aide asked uncertainly.
Rhys said, “My gut tells me only she would pick that name p>
Hearing this, the aide dropped his doubts, still staring at the image in confusion. “Can there really be a message hidden in these scratches? ”
Harlan frowned. “It’s far too messy p>
Arthur stayed silent, deep in thought.
He noticed Draven sketching something. “What are you working on p>
Draven said, “I’m trying to separate these marks to see if it matches what I suspect p>
Zane looked confused. “What do you mean p>
Draven knew he didn’t follow. “Back on the second–tier planet, she loved putting together puzzles with the spirit animals p>
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Understanding dawned on the group.
Cedric said, “But these random scratches could form thousands of different phrases. How do we tell exactly what she’s trying to say p>
Draven gave a faint smile. That means its a huge task. We’ll need plenty of people working together.
“I’ll start first. You all keep brainstorming other possibilities p>
He turned and sat down at a nearby station.
The group split up. Some went over to help him decode the markings. Others stayed behind to keep examining the screenshot.
A few continued quietly tailing Lyra inside the game, watching for more clues or messages she might leave.
These were professionally trained Sentinels. Even inside a game, they used rotating surveillance to stay hidden.
Their tracking felt completely natural. Unless someone actively searched for them, they left almost no
trace.
Lyra kept pulling Specter toward busy, crowded zones, which helped distract attention.
She acted like a curious kid, asking Specter to explain every strange new thing before trying it out herself.
Specter was wrapped up in the joy of walking hand in hand with her, his guard slowly slipping.
Lyra pointed toward a tall tower. “What game are they playing over there p>
Specter dragged his eyes away from her with effort.
“It’s the courage test. Jump off the building. Whoever gets closest to the ground before activating the safety
wins p>
Lyra blinked. It sounded almost like bungee jumping.
But what caught her eye was the reward: the winner could type one line of text across the sky above the zone, visible to every player.
Some players wrote confessions for the people they liked.
Others bragged, declaring someone the best in the galaxy.
Mostly people did it just to grab screenshots, a silly little side game.
“If the safety trigger doesn’t activate before landing, would the player pass out from the pain in real life p>
Specter hummed and tilted his chin toward the scene.
“That whole line of players AFKed mid–jump p>
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Lyra followed his gaze and froze.
It looked like an open–air morgue. Player avatars hung frozen, faces twisted and snarling.
Lyra typed, “Let’s try it too p>
Specter looked surprised. “Aren’t you scared p>
Lyra typed, “We can’t actually die from the fall p>
Specter said, “It’s extremely high. The falling sensation feels totally real p>
Lyra typed, “Still can’t die p>
Specter relented. Fine then.
Lyra studied his expression and picked up on something else.
She suddenly grinned mischievously. “You’re afraid of heights, aren’t you p>
Specter kept a straight face. “I fly starships across space all the time. Heights don’t bother me p>
Lyra typed, “Then come do it with me p>
Specter said, “I’m not scared. I’ll go p>
Lyra leaned closer. “Say that again while looking at me p>
Specter lifted his eyes and darted a quick glance at her
His tone weakened a little. “…I’m not scared p>
Lyra laughed to herself. Without another word, she grabbed his hand and ran toward the registration point.
Glancing back, she saw the shock flicker across his face.
Still smiling, she typed, “Thought you weren’t scared p>
Specter still tried to tough it out. “I never said I was scared p>
As he spoke, his Adam’s apple bobbed, and he swallowed hard.
Lyra broke into a wide grin.
Specter’s face turned hot with embarrassment.
At the registration booth, she typed to him, “Really not scared p>
Specter stiffened his neck. “Not scared p>
After signing up, they had to tell the NPC what message they wanted displayed in the sky if they won.
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“What are you going to write?” He leaned in, curious to peek.
Lyra covered the screen with her hand. “No peeking p>
Specter said, “I could just check it from the backend p>
Lyra panicked immediately. “No way p>
A sly look crossed Specter’s eyes.
“Then show me p>
Lyra hesitated, then slowly moved her hand away.
The text read, “Specter fears heights most of all p>
Specter asked helplessly, “Why would you write that p>
Lyra typed, “So what? We might not even get first place anyway p>
Specter had more he wanted to say but held back.
“…I really am not scared of heights p>
Lyra typed, “If it’s a lie, it doesn’t matter either way p>
Specter fell short of words.
He met Lyra’s innocent gaze and compromised.
“Just… don’t use my real name p>
Lyra’s lips curled upward. “Afraid of embarrassing yourself p>
Specter turned his head away. “Just don’t use my real name.
Lyra shrugged. “Alright, alright, I’ll change it p>
She bent down to rewrite the line.
Specter leaned over again, uneasy, to check.
He watched her erase his name and replace it with: Little Octopus.
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