Asterion rejoined Gamer and Minnie, just as the shellie popped out of her shell. They were breathing heavily and a bit scuffed up, but otherwise fine. The disappearance of the OoB dome lessened Minnie's anxiety, "There's far less enemies than before. Think we can take a breather?"
"Minnie, you naïve slut," Gamer acted all dramatic. He never stopped flipping the magnum in all sorts of ways, for cool points, "Video gamers are a prideful bunch. We can't help but take on challenges and stake things on our skills. The raid is over, but there are still a few notable baddies left. More than likely they are contemplating on how to challenge me. To end me on their own terms."
"Like when I challenged Gamer to a fistfight," Asterion added.
"Then that means the hammers of justice must remain vigilant!" Minnie pulled out more hammers. She struck a pose Asterion was proud of.
"For now," Gamer narrowed his fiery eyes and glanced over to the titillating Vtubers. The shake of bodacious babes was all too distracting. So distracting that a glowing ball that emitted a small amount of mist landed in the hood of Gamer's hoodie without him knowing, "We can't let anything go over our heads."
"Uh...Gamer, there's something on you," Minnie pointed at the odd sphere.
"Something on me?" Gamer's eyes bugged. "Is it a spider? If it's a spider, I'm gonna freak."
"It's not a spider. It's...a glowing orb?" Asterion couldn't tell from his angle. All they could see was a bit of smoke coming from the hoodie. As if the orb was burning the fabric.
"Oh, well if it isn't a spider, there's nothing to worry a..." Gamer exploded.
Asterion and Minnie were blown backwards by a burst of plasma. Asterion air recovered and landed on his feet, while Minnie tucked in and rolled to a safe stop. Gamer hadn't moved or was even hurt, but no longer had the flare flower power up. He simply expressed bewilderment with, "Oochie..."
Master Chaffe sprinted towards the group, but ran with his legs spread a little bit apart to avoid pinches. He took aim with his assault rifle. Minnie launched her boxing shells at Chaffe. The first shell hit the space marine, but an invisible shield protected him. The second one brought the shield down, and Chaffe stopped in place. He took cover behind a rock outcropping to recover his shields.
Captain Vulcan's blue hover racer sped towards them at lightning speeds. Minnie mini-panicked; she couldn't block it. Asterion stepped before his friends, and shimmered like metal. He brought a musclebound karate chop down on the vehicle. It rammed into him, but thanks to his I-frames, he tanked it. He slammed the stopped machine nose-first into the ground. Sand exploded out around him and Minnie, but the cockpit shot open. A figure leapt through the air like a majestic acrobat. It was Vulcan, and he dove towards Gamer with a fist cocked back.
"Vulcan..." Captain Vulcan's hand became shrouded in molten lava. Minnie shunted over to Gamer and jumped in front of the attack. She tried to use perfect guard, but performed it too early, as Vulcan held it in place for just a bit longer. The captain's fist swung with seismic force, "...PUNCH!!"
The punch smashed into Minnie and erupted in spectacular fashion. To Minnie's dismay, it shattered her red shell. She flew back against Gamer, who was still staggered by the sticky grenade, and they tumbled to the ground.
Vulcan landed, sprinted over, and raised a leg straight up in the air. More volcanic power heated his heel. When he brought it down to execute the two of them, Asterion shunted in and blocked the attack with one of his horns. He caught the leg's ankle, avoiding the super hot heel.
"Can't let you do that, captain," Asterion glared at his hero.
"Hah! Show me your moves!" Vulcan grinned heroically.
A blue blur surprised everybody. It rammed into Asterion's side and knocked him clear of his feet. His ribs became crispy rice, and he hit the sand with overwhelming pain. Vulcan stumbled back, and Sonia appeared in his place.
"Sorry, my man, but I have to be serious for a moment," Sonia shrugged. Her suit and helmet glowed with bright neon blue. When she moved, the neon created a fading blue trail behind her. She moved at sonic speeds. Her speed scattered sand and blew away any debris. Vulcan backflipped in time to avoid her zipping into him, and even he felt her G-forces. Sonia positioned herself about one hundred yards away in a second and then zeroed in on Gamer. Minnie tried to move, but her legs turned to jelly – she hadn't recovered from Vulcan's punch.
Asterion threw himself in the way and took the impact for Gamer. He tried to activate I-frames again, but Sonia moved faster than his inputs. Sonia's attack rattled his body and sent him flying over the water. His ribcage and organs imploded. Asterion fainted as he hit the water.
"Damn!" Gamer gasped.
"Asterion!" Minnie screamed. The Vtubers did the same, all of them running into the ocean a little. They stopped when Asterion did not surface.
Sonia circled to the other side of Gamer, opposite Minnie. She raised a foot to stomp his face in, and earn the eight hundred thousand points. However, a flaming knee soared towards her. She quickly dodged thanks to her speed, and stopped a few yards down the beach. A couple of rockets spiraled towards her, but she sped away. She reached the top of the kiosk building debris before they even impacted the sand. Both Vulcan and Chaffe interfered in her victory.
"Bakas! I had him!" Sonia scrunched her face.
"Not today, speedster! You'll have to try a little harder than that if you want to beat me in a race to the finish!" Vulcan struck a pose when he pointed a thumb at himself.
"On occasion, a mission can't be complete without removing obstacles," Chaffe cycled through his arsenal and switched out the rocket launcher with his assault rifle.
Gamer and Minnie got to their feet and faced the three elite players. Gamer played it chill and kept the magnum pointed forward at his hip, "Looks like we have ourselves a Mexican standoff, but no Mexicans. How do you folk think we should settle this embarrassment I'm about to bring onto you?"
"Confident!" Vulcan liked Gamer's attitude.
"Arrogant..." Chaffe wanted to fire, but recalled what happened to Shade.
"Cyka blyat," Sonia glared. She checked the new bar in the corner of her screen. It slowly depleted, halfway expended, and represented how much juice she had left from the gem power up. If she played her cards right, she could...
"Eeeegh!" Aprilcock squelched. Her voice echoed and pierced everybody's ears. All of the Vtubers were irate and making a ruckus. Verbal attacks and oddly sexual threats were spouted at the elite players. They then held up their hands to reveal glowing rings on separate fingers. The rings gravitated each member of VHolo towards one another until they met in the middle. A blinding light radiated like a newborn star all across Sunshine Resort.
When the light faded, a gargantuan woman laid sideways seductively on the beach. Her size could match a cruise ship. Most of her body sank into the shore water, but her massive breasts were like beached whales. The woman's eyes and hair were reflective of all five VHolo members. Her outfit resembled something akin to a rainbow, glittering and shimmering like an entire hex color code diagram.
"You killed Asterion! He was our friend, and we don't like that kind of thing!" the giant Vtuber spoke with all five members' voices.
"They can fuse?!" Gamer gawked.
"This is so not cash money!" Samira knew what they became. "They've become Vtron, the ultimate Vtuber form!"
Vtron concentrated and exuded an aura across the resort and beach. Her cleavage parted a bit more, and somehow, the valley became a gravitational well. All the players on the beach, even the speedy Sonia, were yanked from their positions. They spiraled and became plugged into a portion of Vtron's cleavage. She breathed out, and the breasts clamped onto the players. Try as they might, nobody could pry themselves from her bosom.
"Beaten by a big bodacious babe! Hah, what a day!" Vulcan kept trying to wiggle free.
"How do breasts even generate a gravitational field?" Chaffe wondered, uncomfortable in the pinch.
"Everybody knows breasts are the source of all magic," Gamer stuck to what he believed. Chaffe shook his head at the absurdity.
"Remember when we first met, Gamer? My boobs also got me stuck," Minnie giggled. Half her body couldn't be seen due to the angle she landed in the cleavage.
Sonia growled and tried to free herself, but even her powered up neon form didn't help. Unable to escape, she sighed and succumbed to losing her gem power up. She turned back to normal as a perfectly cut emerald emerged from her body. It shattered into sparkling dust. Sonia slumped forward, stricken with exhaustion. It took her a moment to collect herself. Gamer, who was stuck waist deep in the boobs, saw this.
"Those look useful," Gamer acted casually.
"They are my chaos gems. Big boost, heavy cost. You couldn't handle their power, though; vy — lyubitel'," Sonia brushed his greed off.
"Challenge accepted..."
Vtron boomed, "A raid battle was boring, anyways. Let's play party games! Oh! A co-op survival game! Maybe card games! Aaah, I pulled some super rares the other week and haven't used theeem! I wanna play a puzzle game! Oh man, party games have a bunch of these! Let's do it all!"
"Pick one, chert voz'mi!" Sonia made her ugly face again. All the other players whined in similar fashion. They were not pleased by the virtual babe's indecisiveness.
Vtron's expression darkened and became very yandere, "Ever been asphyxiated by tits before?"
The players simmered and submitted to the Big Mama. Vtron flipped her mood, "Yay! I'm glad we agree. Now what shall we do to make things fun again? Party games? We are at a resort, after all. Oh! Maybe some water sports!"
Gamer glanced around at the other players. They seemed disgruntled by the suggestions. Without a consensus, they'd make an attempt on his life with no rules attached. He noted Sonia and Vulcan's outfits. He darted his view from them to the go-kart building. The line of birds became clear as he threw his stone, "A race!"
His suggestion piqued interest. Gamer explained the go-kart course. The more he detailed, the more the light brightened in their eyes.
"Nice try, but a race requires antes to create a point pool," Sonia detailed. "You earn what others bet. The winner wins the pot. Knowing you, you'll just bet a point to save your score."
Chaffe pointed out another issue, "Your bounty is listed as Dead only. Unless we drive through a warzone or allow weapons, a race would be pointless."
"Guys, you're looking at a point piñata! Fight the power!" Gamer spoke from his heart. "You really want to be the rich people's puppets and play by their rules? How about I make you all a Gamer's Gambit; I'll put all my points on the line. You may not earn money, but I'll stay alive, start back at zero, and you can come back a week later when my score is high again."
"You're so self-destructive," one of the no-name players pointed out. "You'd stay in eternal gamenation longer? That's not living, bro..."
"They call it a gamble for a reason. Race me, farm me, and let's have some fun! Hell, we can turn on weapons if we want, too. Maybe somebody can kill me and earn themselves some extra money. For that real demolition derby feel!" Gamer's eyes reflected a maniac.
Talis called it how he saw it, "He's nuts. Betting all his points and tempting death? That means even if he dies in the race, his points will remain in the pot for first place to take. It's literal suicide."
The gambit made a statement, and intrigued all who were there. His words spoke directly to their console-shaped hearts, rather than their wallets. The bloodthirsty atmosphere changed and calmed. Perhaps it was the waft of giantess boob, or the determination of a man with everything to lose, but all the players present agreed.
"Yes! I love it!" Vulcan wanted to clap, but was stuck.
"Now that's how you amp people up..." Sonia's eyes glowed with hunger.
Vtron squelched, "Ah! That's a great idea! I see why Asterion likes hanging out with you."
"What can I say? I'm a people pleaser."
Vtron plucked each player from her cleavage and set them down. The players spread out and ended the pursuit for Gamer – his appeal to their competitive pride paid off. After Sonia was expelled, Gamer was the only one left. He quickly asked, "Wait! Would you mind leaving me here for a second?"
"Oh? Most are afraid of the terrible crush force we can deliver," Vtron warned. Gamer closed one eye and began to flex. That's when Vtron felt something small but stiff wiggle deeper in her cleavage. She gawked, "Is that...?"
"Fear boner, baby!" Gamer snuggled adorably into Vtron's softness.
"Gross," Vtron disapproved. She jettisoned Gamer with a flex of her tits, and he flew towards the ocean water.
"Seriously, bro?" Samira sent.
"I'd let her use me as deodorant," Gamer revealed his degeneracy before dipping into the waves. (•᷄▯•᷅ )