Chapter 218: The Focus of the World

The morning sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting a warm patch of light onto the bed.

Lilith curled up under the covers, her long silver-white hair scattered across the pillow like spread silk.

On that exquisite little face, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she were having a beautiful dream.

The sunlight slowly shifted, illuminating her face.

Lilith wrinkled her nose and groggily opened her sleepy eyes.

“Mm…”

She rolled over and buried her face in the pillow, rubbing against it.

Then, she sluggishly sat up.

Her long silver-white hair cascaded from her shoulders like a waterfall, shimmering with a soft luster in the sunlight.

Rubbing her eyes, she gave a small yawn, still in a half-asleep state.

Two days had already passed.

Ever since the day she piloted Gipsy Danger to kill three Level Four Kaiju, the Kaiju seemed to have vanished, never appearing again.

That Hive Lord Hunter hadn’t made a move either.

Lilith sat on the bed, her legs dangling and swinging, her crimson eyes half-squinted as she looked out the floor-to-ceiling window at the azure sea.

Of the one-month limit, only two days had passed.

There was no rush.

If all else failed, she could simply transform into her true form to hunt later on.

She jumped off the bed, her bare feet stepping onto the floor, and gave a long stretch.

Her slender arms were raised high, pulling her small body into a graceful arc.

Then, she put on her shoes, pushed open the door, and walked out.

In the base corridors, the sound of footsteps rose and fell.

Lilith had only walked a few steps when she noticed something was off about the atmosphere.

When the passing soldiers saw her, they would suddenly stop, stand at attention, and give a standard military salute.

The technicians would look up from their computer screens, revealing a fanatical gaze that she didn’t quite understand.

The logistics personnel would proactively clear a path and lower their heads slightly, as if welcoming some important figure.

Lilith tilted her head, looking a bit bewildered.

But she didn’t pay it any mind and continued walking.

What she didn’t know was—

Over the past two days, Sterk had used his authority to use the world as a stage and push her onto a pedestal.

Battle footage had been edited into promotional videos and was being played on loop across major media outlets.

Photos of her standing on the shoulder of the mecha had been printed as posters and plastered all over streets worldwide.

The social media account Sterk created for her had gained billions of followers in just two short days.

Almost the entire world had joined in.

‘Hope of Humanity,’ ‘The Strongest Pilot,’ ‘Silver-Haired Tyrant’—all sorts of titles were everywhere.

At first, some questioned it—leaving the fate of humanity to a little loli, wasn’t that ridiculous?

But once they saw that incredibly cool battle compilation—they were quickly won over.

Having a little loli who possessed both cuteness and power as the Hope of Humanity was simply fantastic!

And at this moment, this Hope of Humanity was walking through the base with a bewildered expression, completely unaware of what was happening outside.

Stepping out of the base gates, Lilith went to a restaurant outside the base.

This was a place she had discovered two days ago; the Chinese food was quite good.

However, the moment she pushed the door open—

The entire restaurant went silent.

Everyone’s eyes turned toward her in unison.

The menu in the waiter’s hand dropped to the floor.

The chef poked his head out from the kitchen window.

Guests who were eating froze with their chopsticks in mid-air and their mouths slightly agape.

Lilith stopped and looked around.

That feeling was back.

The way everyone looked at her seemed to have turned into pure adoration.

She spread her hands, signaling her confusion.

She had only killed a few monsters; was all this really necessary?

Just as she was about to find a seat, a small figure walked up to her.

It was a Little Girl, half a head shorter than Lilith.

She had her hair in twin tails and was wearing a T-shirt with a Gipsy Danger pattern printed on it.

She held a notebook and a pen in her hands, looking up with bright, sparkling eyes full of little stars.

“Big Sister.”

The Little Girl spoke with an excited expression.

“I want your autograph.”

Lilith looked down at this girl who was even shorter than herself.

Those expectant eyes, those slightly trembling little hands, that excited tone—

The corners of Lilith’s mouth slowly curled upward.

She straightened her small back.

The feeling of being an adult had arrived.

She took the notebook and pen and, with a flourish of her small hand, scribbled down her name.

The handwriting was flamboyant and exuded an overbearing aura.

The Little Girl took the notebook back and, seeing the beautiful signature, her face turned red with excitement.

“Thank you, Big Sister!”

She skipped back to her parents, holding up the notebook as if showing off a prize.

Lilith slightly lifted her chin and walked into the restaurant with an arrogant air.

Behind her, those loli-lovers were simply entranced.

A tsundere little loli—

Was the cutest of all!

The restaurant manager personally welcomed her and led Lilith to a private room.

“Miss Lilith, what would you like to eat today? We have a new batch of fresh Leopard Coral Grouper, and some air-shipped Wagyu…”

Lilith sat down, took the menu, and randomly ordered a few items.

Afterward, she pulled out the tablet issued by the military and casually opened the news.

While waiting for the food, she might as well browse the news.

She still needed to pay attention to the Kaiju’s movements.

The screen lit up.

What popped up wasn’t the news, but an account homepage—[Ink Dance Official Fan Club]

[Followers: 2,130,000,000]

Lilith’s finger froze.

Two point one billion?

She scrolled down.

[Lilith Battle Compilation—Views: 8.7 Billion]

[Lilith Cute Compilation—Views: 6.3 Billion]

[Lilith x Gipsy Danger—TOP 10 Most Epic Mecha Battles]

[Today’s Topic: #What Is Lilith Eating Today# has reached number one on global trends]

Lilith blinked.

She blinked again.

Then, she saw the pinned post.

It was a photo of her—standing on the shoulder of Gipsy Danger, her silver hair flying, looking heroic and valiant.

The caption: [Hope of Humanity]

Lilith stared at the screen, silent for three seconds.

Hope of Humanity?

Her?

She was just a Hunter who came here to kill monsters.

Lilith tapped her tail with her finger, and the corners of her mouth rose by a single pixel.

However, it seemed… not bad.

After taking a look, Lilith exited that account and continued browsing the news.

However—

Right then.

A red emergency live broadcast suddenly popped up at the top of the screen.

It was real-time satellite footage.

Location: Indian waters.

In the footage, on the boundless sea, a dense mass of unknown creatures was rapidly swimming across the surface in the same direction.

They were orderly and organized, moving quickly, with each one reaching ten meters in size.

But they clearly weren’t aquatic creatures.

Sharp mandibles and streamlined bodies were encased in layers of exoskeleton.

Their forelimbs were two pairs of huge pincers like those of a mantis, but unlike a mantis, these pincers were sharper, gleaming with a metallic cold light.

They possessed ten pairs of legs that glided quickly through the water at an astonishing Speed.

The quantity—

Thousands upon thousands.

They were dense and overwhelming, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Lilith’s laziness vanished at that moment.

She stared at the screen, a smile slowly curving her lips.

“Interesting.”

Her voice was very soft, so soft only she could hear it.

But those crimson eyes lit up.

“Is this the Hive Lord’s Swarm?”

She set down the tablet and leaned back against the chair.

“Looking at this, the opponent should also be an SSS-Rank Hunter.”

Her original laziness finally turned into interest.

She looked out at the azure sea, her smile deepening.

Finally, it won’t be boring anymore.