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Batch after batch of monsters, seemingly endless.
"Damn it, Alicia is missing, and I can't contact the outside world... If I die now..."
……
Surprisingly, Mei, the fully-fledged Herrscher of Thunder... fainted again...
The game's perspective quickly shifted to Kevin's.
In the scene, Kevin arrives alone at the Deepest Place and encounters Aponia, who is waiting in full force.
This scene instantly sparked countless possibilities in the audience's minds—
Is this...about a fight? Is there something wrong with Aponia?
At this moment, Aponia in the game also discovered Kevin.
"I see... That makes sense. Only you could have gotten here so quietly."
"Those [creations]...didn't they even pose the slightest obstacle to you?"
Kevin didn't chat with Aponia for long. Instead, he told Aponia about what he and Mei had seen in the archives.
This outcome brought a sigh of relief to the players.
As long as it's not infighting among the heroes...
"Besides that, there is another file containing information related to the Twelfth Herrscher."
After a pause, Kevin added, "To be precise, it's related to Sakura's sister."
Aponya: "..."
"So that's it..."
She sighed.
"You see, Kevin, we can't avoid the consequences of our own actions, can we?"
"In that case, the anomalies I noticed earlier weren't entirely without reason."
Kevin: "What do you mean?"
Aponia: "Senjue-yō has disappeared from Paradise. Like Sakura, he also exhibits the appearance of [Data Anomaly]."
"On the other hand... only Sakura here can truly be considered a 'comrade' by him, even if he himself would never admit it."
Kevin: "So, you also suspect that Sakura already knows about that?"
Aponia: "Simply put, she probably already knew."
"Calling it 'confirmation' might be a more accurate description. After all... she had already discussed the matter of 'severing the precepts' with Qianjie."
"Sakura... her revenge against me is coming soon, isn't it?"
"Otherwise—why would I let Gretchen leave my side under such turbulent circumstances?"
Aponia's words plunged Kevin into a long silence.
Aponia: "You don't seem to agree."
Kevin stated firmly, "I will not underestimate my partner until I have more corroborating evidence."
Aponia: "But we still need to prepare early, don't we?"
We've learned the lesson of "it's too late" far too often.
……
The plot has become increasingly unsettling at this point.
Not only do unknown enemies lurk in the shadows, but even heroes must begin to distrust one another…
The chat in the live stream also began to erupt into debate.
Some players believe that heroes would never betray their comrades.
The other side of the players believes that after Sakura learned that her sister was indirectly killed by her own people, she would have some emotional reactions, which allowed the [Honkai Will] to take advantage of the situation and implant the Herrscher personality into her.
The debate in the comments section became increasingly heated.
The debate only stopped after a conversation between Kevin and Sue, and the discussion shifted to what exactly Sue and Kevin had said.
Chapter 291 Thriller? Ancestor Kevin died inexplicably too!?
When players first heard this conversation between Kevin and Sue, they only thought that the two of them were talking about riddles.
But why is Kevin also being secretive about Sue?
...He had an impeccable reason—
"But I'm sorry, even you... I cannot tell you the full details."
"If that hypothesis is indeed true... then my stating the facts is tantamount to failure."
This result drove the players crazy.
After all, this is a live broadcast, and the plot cannot be rewound. Watching it only once can leave one feeling completely confused.
Mei, who was live streaming, also noticed this. After thinking about it, she gave a little spoiler in the live stream.
"In other words, someone has discovered that an unknown and powerful enemy may have appeared in Paradise."
"And Kevin also made some kind of agreement with that person, preparing to implement a plan to deal with that unknown enemy."
“And this plan… Kevin can’t tell anyone else, otherwise there’s a risk of exposing the plan—…”
"That's about it."
……
Sure enough, after Mei explained it this way, the players immediately understood.
Mei's "spoiler" isn't really a spoiler, is it?
The plot has always followed this path, but to fit the current situation of Kevin and others, some of his words are rather veiled.
Mei's words were merely an explanation of the riddles Kevin had posed.
After understanding the plot, many players recalled—
At the very beginning of this chapter, Mei encountered a "strange enemy".
That plot point was probably foreshadowing.
……
In the game, at the end of Kevin and Sue's conversation.
Kevin, as if facing death without fear, entrusted something to Sue.
And asked a question—
"...Su, in your vision, what will become of this paradise?"
"And how will we end up?"
Su remained silent for a long time.
"As far as I can see, there is only darkness..."
"But the simulation was not hindered."
Kevin: "So, that's the future?"
Sue: "...Kevin, the paradise of the past is but a corner of the world; formation, existence, decay, and emptiness are inevitable."
Perhaps... everything will cease to exist.
……
The extremely harsh answer made the audience's hearts skip a beat.
Does this mean... Paradise will eventually be destroyed by that unknown enemy?
[No way... Kevin... wait, all thirteen heroes are here. Besides the End, are there any other fearless Herrschers who would dare to cause trouble?]
Let's see how Otto arranges the plot...
[I declare that Paradise will be destroyed, but Mei turns the tide and, with Klein's help, brings the Heroes back to life! Back in reality, let's fight the Herrscher of the End!]
[Is the next step—two Kevins plus the twelve heroes, plus the main characters? Everyone works together to defeat the Herrscher of the End, overcome the Honkai, and have a happy ending?]
[And also, Himeko will be resurrected too, don't forget!]
[...Those people upstairs...what kind of pillow could give you such a dream?]
[Otto: "It's well written, but happy endings aren't my style. A few characters have to die somehow."]
[QAQ Have you guys forgotten about Honkai Impact 3rd?]
[Well, miHoYo had already planned out the ending; the heroes weren't even mentioned in the sequel to Honkai Impact 3rd QAQ]
[Hahaha... Otto, you finally did your best to prove yourself, and you deserve to be killed!! Hahahaha...]
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