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Seeing this plot, Eden couldn't help but smile like an aunt.
It felt like the early stages of the game, with Kiana and the others still at St. Freya Academy.
She and the players seem to have forgotten that all of miHoYo's employees were brought to tears by this latest story update.
But soon, the plot took a sudden and dramatic turn.
The Law of Domination has not been completely destroyed.
Those 1 Herrschers not only did not die, but instead gathered their power together and became the true Herrschers of Domination.
Under the influence of the Herrscher of Domination, Kiana had a dream.
In this dream, players witnessed firsthand the suffering Sirin had endured.
The mournful music, coupled with Celine's agonizing screams... her repeated cries of, "It hurts so much... I don't want to die..."
This caused Eden and the audience to frown.
Yes, if it weren't for those inhumane experiments, Sirin wouldn't have suffered so much torment, and she wouldn't have become the Herrscher of the Void who wanted to destroy the world.
In the end, if Otto hadn't intervened, Sirin might have truly been moved by Cecilia's influence.
The incredibly reassuring warmth Cecilia gave her was exactly what Sirin longed for most in her heart.
After Cecilia died in the Honkai energy fission bomb dropped by Otto, Sirin had thought about it many times...
If she were to return to being an ordinary person... could she and Cecilia live happily ever after, just like in her dreams?
If she were given another chance, Celine would want to hear her voice again—Ichliebedich (I love you).
So, it's all Otto's fault.
Upon seeing this, the comments section erupted in excitement.
[Otto! Die!]
[Otto, take this!!]
[Damn it... someone who was dead suddenly stabbed me QAQ]
Why couldn't things have just stayed fun...? Why did it suddenly turn into this again? QAQ
[Otto, you scoundrel... Waaaaah...]
Chapter 103 The Puppet's Art of Winning Hearts, Eden is Almost in Bengbu
Kiana was also affected by this dream.
Fortunately, the perceptive Bronya noticed her unusual behavior.
Then, the little girl floating in the air transformed into a "caring older sister," gently guiding Kiana.
The completely different way of interacting with each other has left players feeling deeply moved.
During their conversation, Bronya and Kiana finally realized that something was wrong.
Although all the Herrschers of the Thousand have been eliminated, Bronya's Herrscher of Reason privileges, which were taken from her, have not yet been restored.
This inevitably made Tesla and others begin to have doubts.
Did they miss some dolls in the previous battle?
They didn't have much time to investigate; that very evening, Kiana was pulled back into the Theater of Domination.
Meanwhile, the headquarters of Anti-Entropy was also invaded.
The cores of the thousand Herrschers that were previously collected have all disappeared.
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but feel worried for Kiana.
This time, she was pulled into the Dominion Theater alone, and no one knew when reinforcements would arrive.
……
Looking at the environment that dominated the theater, Kiana's expression was extremely serious: "There are still dolls alive..."
"No wonder the power of the Lawgiver of Reason has not returned."
Just as Kiana was wondering what was going on, the doll reappeared.
"Hehe, you're here~ We knew we weren't wrong, you're the one who's most qualified~"
Kiana: "Qualifications? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"I know you, Kiana, the hero who saved our city—Kiana, the Herrscher of the Void."
Upon hearing this, Kiana looked utterly astonished: "You... live in Sky City?"
The doll feigned excitement: "Yes, yes, we've met before! You don't remember me? But I've always wanted to see you again and thank you in person..."
In the game, a scene of the doll's memories appears.
"Back then, I was just an ordinary middle school student, but one day, a monster suddenly broke into the school and shattered my peaceful life that I had become accustomed to..."
"The school was reduced to ruins, and my friends, teachers, and classmates were all buried under the rubble... I heard their cries for help grow fainter and fainter... and all I could do was stand by and cry."
"At that time, I thought maybe this was the end of my life, but then... you appeared."
"You smiled and patted my head, comforting me by saying, 'It's okay~' At that moment, you were like a ray of light; to me, you were the embodiment of hope!"
"But... I was wrong. Having survived, I became the target of everyone's hatred."
"Because I was the only survivor... Most families around us lost their blood relatives in that disaster, and they supported and encouraged each other, but they gradually drifted away from our family."
The question, "Why am I the only one who survived?" gradually spread and eventually turned into hatred!
"No one was willing to give us shelter, no one was willing to provide jobs for my parents, and even disaster relief... they postponed our application for assistance for various reasons..."
"The disaster did not break us, but we, as fellow human beings... did!!"
"My mother spent her days in tears, and my once hardworking and ambitious father began to drink heavily and became irritable."
“One day, I even overheard my father muttering to himself after drinking—if only she had died in that disaster…”
"At that moment, I felt something inside me crack... and then a voice said to me—"
"Welcome to the Theater of Domination~"
Kiana: "..."
After watching this part of the story, not only the audience but even Eden felt a bit annoyed.
She didn't know what to say.
The words spoken by the doll vividly revealed the coldness and selfishness of human nature.
Indeed, many times, others do not wish you well.
When jealousy takes hold, they might even wish you were dead, the more gruesome the better.
Suddenly, they remembered something Otto had said before: "The human heart is far more terrifying than collapse...々〃 ..."
[This part of the story is a bit dark...]
This is simply an amplification of the "evil" in human nature, but it certainly makes your blood pressure soar...
Holy crap, after hearing what the doll said, I'm starting to waver...
This is still a psychological tactic...
……
Comments flooded the screen, and in the story, the doll continued to speak, relentlessly releasing negative emotions to Kiana.
"You saved the entire city, but my calamity has continued as a result... Your self-righteous act of heroism has only brought me more pain!"
"The baseness of the human heart is far more terrifying than disaster; in such a world... there has never been true salvation!"
"Since you call yourself a hero, then why... do you save those bastards who tormented my parents and ruined their lives?"
"Finally, I've found the answer here... It's all the same, everyone in this world is like this!"
"Blindness, impulsiveness, selfishness, greed, tragedy..."
"I'm no different from them. I am just another one of those despicable, ugly...human beings."
Just as everyone's blood pressure was rising, and they wished the Herrscher of Domination would turn around and kill all those selfish guys...
Kiana interrupted the doll.
"No...I will not be fooled by you!"
"You are the Ruler of Domination, not human. You amplify the negative emotions in people's hearts and lead them to extremes..."
"The human heart is not such a simple thing!"
"They inflict their grief over the loss of loved ones on the survivors; this is the evil in the human heart."
"But you also said that they support and encourage each other, which is the goodness of human nature."
"Everyone has both good and evil within them, but that will not be a reason for me to give up on saving them!"