Chapter 354

【6】

We need to keep the name: Sam.

"Sam suddenly lifted, his hydraulic joints emitting a piercing whine, the foot thrusters blasting forth. A horizontal sweep like a meteor smashing to the ground, wrapped in violent kinetic energy and intense heat, slammed hard toward everyone."

Check: need to keep all info. Let's produce a concise but faithful translation.

We'll output: 【1】 Sam suddenly lifted, his hydraulic joints emitting a piercing whine, the foot thrusters blasting forth. A horizontal sweep like a meteor smashing to the ground, wrapped in violent kinetic energy and intense heat, slammed hard toward everyone.

Make sure it's one line.

【16】

"In the nick of time, Huangquan shoved Star aside; amid the blast's roar, Star stumbled but kept her footing. But when she glanced down at where Sam had landed, her pupils snapped shut."

We need to keep the em dash. We'll output: 【3】 "At the critical moment, Huangquan brought Xing to the side; in the explosion's roar, Xing staggered but managed to stand firm, but when she lowered her gaze to where Sam's foot had landed, her pupils suddenly contracted——"

Make sure it's one line.

【26】

We'll output: 【4】 "The tiles beneath his feet actually began to melt like wax, turning into wisps of white recollection that rose and dissipated, like steam."

"Wait until we return to reality." Sam's faceplate cracked with several searing light traces, the mechanical sound suffused with icy killing intent: "Remember to tell everyone—the Star Core Hunter sent you on your final journey."

We need to keep punctuation. We'll output: 【5】 "Wait until we return to reality." Sam's faceplate cracked with several searing light traces, the mechanical sound suffused with icy killing intent: "Remember to tell everyone——the Star Core Hunter sent you on your final journey."

—— (just an em dash line). We need to output 【6】 ——. Keep as is? The line is just "——". We'll output: 【6】 ——

【31】

Amid the heavens, the silver‑white armor Sam faced three foes—Huangquan, the Black Swan, and Star—but rather than falter, it showed a quiet superiority with its savage firepower. Every thruster blast sent a wave of searing heat across the field, turning this memory‑wrought dream into scorched earth.

【36】

Make sure it's one line.

"Wow," Strange said, raising an eyebrow with a hint of amusement. "This armor's firepower is seriously intense." He glanced over at Tony.

Translate: "Wow." Strange raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone tinged with amusement, "This armor's firepower is really fierce." He said, glancing subtly at Tony.

We'll output: 【9】 "Wow." Strange raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone tinged with amusement, "This armor's firepower is really fierce." He said, glancing subtly at Tony.

【46】

Translate: "Tony's mouth twitched slightly; the ice cubes in his champagne glass clinked as he shook it: 'Yeah, it's pretty good.' He feigned nonchalance with a shrug, 'But if my armor went all-out, the scene would be far more spectacular than this.'"

We'll output: 【10】 Tony's mouth twitched slightly; the ice cubes in his champagne glass clinked as he shook it: "Yeah, it's pretty good." He feigned nonchalance with a shrug, "But if my armor went all-out, the scene would be far more spectacular than this."

Strange let out a soft chuckle, eyes still on the sky: "How do you even know Sam's firepower is maxed out?"

Translate: "Strange chuckled lightly, his eyes still on the sky: 'How do you even know Sam's firepower is at max?'"

We'll output: 【11】 Strange chuckled lightly, his eyes still on the sky: "How do you even know Sam's firepower is at max?"

【54】

Translate: "Wait, sorcerer, are you implying my armor technology is inferior to whatever that 'Sam' is?" We'll output: 【12】 "Wait, sorcerer, are you implying my armor technology is inferior to whatever that 'Sam' is?"

Tony slammed his champagne glass onto the table, sending the ice shaking violently. "Listen, I've got the anti‑Hulk armor, a clustered laser array, a swarm of micro‑missiles, and more—" With each word his tone grew heavier, "Besides its flashy fire‑spitting effect, does that tin can even have any of that?"

Translate: "Tony slammed his champagne glass down on the table, the ice cubes inside shaking violently: 'Listen, I have anti-Hulk armor, a bundled laser matrix, and a micro-missile salvo, etc. —' With each word his tone grew heavier, 'That tin can aside from its cool fire effect, does it have any of these?'"

We'll output: 【13】 Tony slammed his champagne glass down on the table, the ice cubes inside shaking violently: "Listen, I have anti-Hulk armor, a bundled laser matrix, and a micro-missile salvo, etc. —" With each word his tone grew heavier, "That tin can aside from its cool fire effect, does it have any of these?"

【64】

Translate: "Hey, Tony, don't get worked up. I'm saying if——" Strange stroked his chin leisurely, "If Sam could use his… 'fire effect' to defeat an opponent in ten seconds, what's the point of all these 'extra' features?"

We'll output: 【14】 "Hey, Tony, don't get worked up. I'm saying if——" Strange stroked his chin leisurely, "If Sam could use his… 'fire effect' to defeat an opponent in ten seconds, what's the point of all these 'extra' features?"

Tony's face instantly darkened.

Translate: "Tony's face instantly darkened."

We'll output: 【15】 Tony's face instantly darkened.

【74】

Translate: "'Redundant?' he gritted his teeth, repeating, 'You mean my armor's firepower isn't as good as his?'"

We'll output: 【16】 "'Redundant?' he gritted his teeth, repeating, 'You mean my armor's firepower isn't as good as his?'"

Strange shrugged: "That's just what you think—I never said that."

Translate: "Strange spread his hands: 'That's what you think; I never said that.'"

We'll output: 【17】 Strange spread his hands: "That's what you think; I never said that."

——

We'll output: 【18】 ——

【87】

Translate: ""The agreement has passed; execute scorched-earth operation.""

We'll output: 【19】 "The agreement has passed; execute scorched-earth operation."

"With that declaration, Sam, now incarnated as a blazing meteoric star, came crashing down."

Translate: ""Along with this declaration, Sam, incarnated as a blazing meteor, came crashing down.""

We'll output: 【20】 "Along with this declaration, Sam, incarnated as a blazing meteor, came crashing down."

【97】

Translate: ""The terrifying shockwave exploded in a ring, crimson fire waves roaring like a tsunami and swallowing everything in their path. Fortunately, Huangquan and Hei Tian'e protected everyone, so no one suffered serious harm.""

We'll output: 【21】 "The terrifying shockwave exploded in a ring, crimson fire waves roaring like a tsunami and swallowing everything in their path. Fortunately, Huangquan and Hei Tian'e protected everyone, so no one suffered serious harm."

"Leave this stage to them, dear." The Black Swan stepped in front of Star, flipped a card with her fingertips, and with a light swipe she shifted the scene before Star—flames and roar vanished instantly.

【102】

We'll output: 【22】 "Leave this stage to them, dear." Black Swan barred Xing's steps, she flicked out a card from her fingertips, a light swipe of her finger made the scene before Xing shift rapidly, the flames and roaring sounds vanishing instantly.

"She blinked and found herself in a quiet room."

Translate: "She blinked, finding herself in a quiet room."

We'll output: 【23】 She blinked, finding herself in a quiet room.

【112】

Translate: ""This is…" she was about to look around when a familiar laugh came from behind."

We'll output: 【24】 "This is…" she was about to look around when a familiar laugh came from behind.

"Hahaha..." Shajin sat on the collapsing pillar, slowly got up, and said, "... What a great performance."

【117】

We'll output: 【25】 "Hahaha…" Shajin sat on the collapsed column, slowly rising, "... really put on a good show."

"Thanks for your effort, Memorizer—what a splendid display of driving the tiger to devour the wolf. When I first saw the wanderer and the hunter together, my heart clenched… I never expected you to successfully stir up conflict between them."

Translate: ""Thank you, Recollector—what a splendid ploy of luring the tiger to devour the wolf. When I first saw the wanderer and hunter gathered together, I was indeed nervous… I never expected you could successfully stir up conflict between them.""

We'll output: 【26】 "Thank you, Recollector—what a splendid ploy of luring the tiger to devour the wolf. When I first saw the wanderer and hunter gathered together, I was indeed nervous… I never expected you could successfully stir up conflict between them."

【127】

Translate: "Hei Tian'e said unhurriedly: 'According to the agreement, I've brought this child to you. The deal is done.'"

We'll output: 【27】 Hei Tian'e said unhurriedly: "According to the agreement, I've brought this child to you. The deal is done."

"Star glanced back at the Black Swan: "You're all in this together…"

Translate: "Xing glanced back at Hei Tian'e: 'You're in cahoots…'"

We'll output: 【28】 Xing glanced back at Hei Tian'e: "You're in cahoots…"

——

Output: 【29】 ——

【137】

Xin Aili Du

Given the rule: place-NAMES that are a bare surname/meaningless proper noun -> pinyin. Since we don't know meaning, we should use pinyin. So we will output: Xin Aili Du.

Thus line 30: Xin Aili Du.

We'll output: 【30】 Xin Aili Du.

【147】

Translate: "Bang!" We'll output: 【31】 "Bang!"

Nicole slammed her fist on the table, shaking the stack of red‑letter reports from the Fox Rabbit House so hard they jumped.

Translate: "Nicole slammed her fist on the table, shaking a stack of deficit reports from the Rabbit's Burrow so they jumped up."

We'll output: 【32】 Nicole slammed her fist on the table, shaking a stack of deficit reports from the Rabbit's Burrow so they jumped up.

【157】

Translate: "Indeed! Women like that are all bad!" she gritted her teeth, staring at Hei Tian'e's smile after the deal on the screen, "Women like that aren't trustworthy; you all need to guard against such people in the future! Hear me?!"

We'll output: 【33】 "Indeed! Women like that are all bad!" she gritted her teeth, staring at Hei Tian'e's smile after the deal on the screen, "Women like that aren't trustworthy; you all need to guard against such people in the future! Hear me?!"

Ambi lifted his head a beat late, a half‑leaf of lettuce still clinging to his mouth from his burger: "Nicole, what exactly do you mean by 'this kind of woman'?"

Translate: "Anbi raised his head half a beat late, a half slice of lettuce from his burger still at his lips: 'Nicole, what exactly do you mean by 'that kind of woman'?'"

We'll output: 【34】 Anbi raised his head half a beat late, a half slice of lettuce from his burger still at his lips: "Nicole, what exactly do you mean by 'that kind of woman'?"

【167】

Translate: "That's Hei Tian'e, Kafka, and their ilk!" Nicole grabbed her hair, somewhat irritable, "They talk in roundabout ways, occasionally like to be riddlers, take the sexy mature route, well-endowed, and just looking scheming!"

We'll output: 【35】 "That's Hei Tian'e, Kafka, and their ilk!" Nicole grabbed her hair, somewhat irritable, "They talk in roundabout ways, occasionally like to be riddlers, take the sexy mature route, well-endowed, and just looking scheming!"

Nicole stressed each word: "Never, under any circumstances, chat with this kind of woman—otherwise you'll definitely be led into a ditch by them."

【172】

We'll output: 【36】 Nicole emphasized word by word: "Never ever chat with women like that! Otherwise you'll definitely be led into a ditch by them."

"Well… Nicole, boss, what if this type of woman becomes our employer in the future? Say she could drop a five‑million‑dini order on us all at once?" Billy asked curiously.

Translate: "... Nicole boss, if in the future this type of woman becomes our employer—say, she could slap down a five-million-dini order in one go—what would we do?" Billy asked curiously.

We'll output: 【37】 "... Nicole boss, if in the future this type of woman becomes our employer—say, she could slap down a five-million-dini order in one go—what would we do?" Billy asked curiously.

【182】

Translate: "Nonsense! Of course that's a different story! When you meet such a sexy older sister, you must notify me right away!"

We'll output: 【38】 "Nonsense! Of course that's a different story! When you meet such a sexy older sister, you must notify me right away!"

"But Nicole, boss, this kind of deep‑scheming older sister… are we really okay with that?"

Translate: "But, Nicole boss, this kind of woman who looks deeply scheming at first glance… are we really okay with that?"

We'll output: 【39】 "But, Nicole boss, this kind of woman who looks deeply scheming at first glance… are we really okay with that?"

【192】

Translate: "No problem, I have my own way." Nicole sat on the sofa, "I've recently noticed the rope guy going in and out of cinemas with many sexy older sisters, able to switch partners several times a day… I suppose he has a knack for handling this 'sister' type, so we'll just ask him for help when needed."

We'll output: 【40】 "No problem, I have my own way." Nicole sat on the sofa, "I've recently noticed the rope guy going in and out of cinemas with many sexy older sisters, able to switch partners several times a day… I suppose he has a knack for handling this 'sister' type, so we'll just ask him for help when needed."

The cat jumped again, quickly lowering its voice: "The rope‑maker goes to the movies with several women a day? That… that's awfully flirtatious, isn't it?"

Translate: "Mao jumped again, hurriedly lowering his voice: 'The rope guy watches movies with several women a day? This, this is way too flirtatious, right?'"

We'll output: 【41】 Mao jumped again, hurriedly lowering his voice: "The rope guy watches movies with several women a day? This, this is way too flirtatious, right?"

【205】

Translate: "Nicole gave a light chuckle: 'Heh, otherwise why would anyone become a legendary rope guy?'"

We'll output: 【42】 Nicole gave a light chuckle: "Heh, otherwise why would anyone become a legendary rope guy?"

——

Output: 【43】 ——

"Haha, it looks like our nameless friend still hasn't figured things out. No worries—I'll explain." Shajin walked slowly toward Star and said, "All things considered, friend, you ought to thank this lady. She didn't scheme against you—on the contrary, she saved you…"

We need to use Shajin. Translate: ""Haha, it seems our nameless friend hasn't figured out the situation yet. No worries, I'll explain it for you." Shajin walked toward Xing, "All things considered, friend, you should thank this lady. She didn't scheme against you—on the contrary, she saved you…""

We'll output: 【44】 "Haha, it seems our nameless friend hasn't figured out the situation yet. No worries, I'll explain it for you." Shajin walked toward Xing, "All things considered, friend, you should thank this lady. She didn't scheme against you—on the contrary, she saved you…"

【215】

Translate: "Xing furrowed his brow."

We'll output: 【45】 Xing furrowed his brow.

"Shajin smiled even deeper: "... from the hands of that sea‑wandering ranger."

Translate: "Shajin smiled even deeper: "... from the hands of that sea patrol wanderer.""

We'll output: 【46】 Shajin smiled even deeper: "... from the hands of that sea patrol wanderer."

【225】

Translate: ""Huh?" Xing didn't react at once."

We'll output: 【47】 "Huh?" Xing didn't react at once.

"Shajin nodded satisfactorily: "Exactly, I just love this kind of shocked expression."

Translate: "Shajin nodded satisfactorily: "Exactly, I just love this kind of shocked expression.""

We'll output: 【48】 Shajin nodded satisfactorily: "Exactly, I just love this kind of shocked expression."

【235】

Translate: ""Friend, let's open the skylight and speak plainly: this woman named Huangquan is far from as simple as you imagine, whatever sea patrol wanderer…""

We'll output: 【49】 "Friend, let's open the skylight and speak plainly: this woman named Huangquan is far from as simple as you imagine, whatever sea patrol wanderer…"

"—She is an emissary, she brings death and the end."

Translate: ""——She is an envoy, bringing death and the end.""

We'll output: 【50】 "——She is an envoy, bringing death and the end."

【245】

Translate: ""An envoy? Whose envoy?" Xing grew even more confused."

We'll output: 【51】 "An envoy? Whose envoy?" Xing grew even more confused.

Shajin shook his head, saying softly, "Maybe it's Patrol… Destruction… or even possibly The End; it doesn't matter—these aspects of the destinies all point to the same outcome."

Translate: "Shajin shook his head, saying lightly: "Maybe it's 【Hunt】… 【Destruction】… or even 【End】, it doesn't matter—these aspects of the paths all point to the same result.""

We'll output: 【52】 Shajin shook his head, saying lightly: "Maybe it's 【Hunt】… 【Destruction】… or even 【End】, it doesn't matter—these aspects of the paths all point to the same result."

Let's get some company intel, friend. You know the 'Netherfire Duke'—Afurite of Tuofeite?