At night, in a pitch-black room, two women and a man.
Don't misunderstand. Nothing inappropriate for children was about to happen.
The three had only turned off the lights to make the projection easier to see.
As the familiar opening line played, the projection screen filled with a dense barrage of comments.
Grandpa, the video you love most finally updated!
Grandson, your grandpa is watching it right now~
Damn it, taking advantage of me, are you?
Stop arguing, you're keeping me from watching my husband Ye Li!
The video picked up where it left off.
Crimson lightning exploded where sea and sky met, Ye Li's black trench coat snapping wildly in the storm.
Cocolia spread her ice-crystal dragon wings, vast enough to blot out the sky. Wherever her breath passed, even the waves froze into jagged mountains.
"A mere firefly dares compete with Fire Chase's Edge?"
With that, Ye Li twisted and dove.
The blade carved dazzling sparks along the base of the dragon's wing, and ice-crystal scales rained down upon the boiling sea.
The dragon let out a roar that shattered the clouds, while the tsunami swept up by her tail crashed toward the heavens, carrying Honkai Energy with it.
Ye Li became a bolt of purple lightning amid the towering waves, and the shattered sword suddenly burst forth with supernova-like radiance.
The instant its tip pierced Cocolia's reverse scale, the entire sea lit up like day.
"Fall into the abyss!"
"Let the River of Forgetfulness lie still, and let the dream of three lives rest in peace!"
Ye Li roared as he poured all his energy into the sword. Cocolia wailed and plunged toward the seabed.
The massive dragon's fall sent waves soaring into the sky, while the longsword in Ye Li's hand turned to drifting dust amid the lightning.
The sea gradually calmed. A breeze lifted Ye Li's bangs, revealing sharp brows and eyes still stained with blood.
At that moment, countless viewers stared blankly at the screen, their hearts brimming with longing.
The comments flooded the entire screen in an instant----
Damn, even as a guy, I think this is insanely cool!
Husband, take me to the supermarket!
Husband Ye Li, the sword in your hand isn't sharp enough anymore. Why not use my sword instead?
Bush, Gomen!
You can drive on this broken road too?
Not only were the comments going crazy; even Jilin, who had resolved to dedicate her life to the yuri cause, had to admit that the man in the video was a tiny bit handsome.
"Ah~ What a shame he's a man." Jilin shook her head in disappointment. "It would have been nice if he were a girl."
As if she had remembered something, Jilin looked doubtfully at Ye Li beside Fu Hua.
"Why does this man... look a little familiar... Kind of like... and even his name..."
Jilin shook her head in horror, forcibly throwing the absurd thought from her mind.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Even though this guy looks a little handsome, his presence is still nowhere near that man's in the video!"
Back to the video.
"Cough, cough..." Ye Li staggered onto a floating island, blood seeping from the split wound in the web between his right thumb and forefinger.
After hastily bandaging it, Ye Li was about to leave when a familiar frivolous voice suddenly sounded by his ear.
"A truly spectacular performance."
A golden holographic projection suddenly lit up in the void, and Otto emerged from the light screen while applauding.
"But, old friend, you should know better than I do that if the root cause isn't removed, this kind of pseudo-Herrscher will return sooner or later."
Ye Li pressed a hand over his bleeding wound and sneered. "Otto, if you have so much nonsense to say, why don't you go perform in a stage play?"
"Quite the opposite."
Otto snapped his fingers and brought up real-time footage of St. Freya Academy's group fighting the Herrscher of the Void.
In the footage, Theresa and the others were locked in a bitter battle.
"At the deepest part of this sky island is a secret laboratory. It contains a relic left behind by the Previous Civilization. After some modifications from me, that thing has gained the power to kill a Herrscher..."
"What are the conditions?"
Ye Li rose to his feet, interrupting Otto.
"Go become the hero of the story."
Otto's smile was soaked in blood-red moonlight.
"After all, in the coming act... we both need useful props, don't we?"
"Just wait!"
Looking at the map marker sent to his armor terminal, Ye Li strode toward it.
"Once I settle this, I swear I'll smash that disgusting face of yours!"
Elsewhere, on the upper observatory platform of Schicksal Headquarters----
Clang!
Tai Xu's Grasp collided with Aphrodite once more, the sparks illuminating Fu Hua's profile.
She stepped back half a pace to dispel the chill from the scythe, her expression cold as she said, "Move aside, Rita. I don't want to be your enemy."
"Unfortunately, the Bishop gave specific instructions..."
Rita spun lightly aside to evade the incoming inch force, blood-red roses blooming from her skirt with exceptional brilliance.
"You must not be allowed to reach the rebellious Far East Branch."
The scythe swept out a deadly arc, and the tiles beneath Fu Hua's feet instantly shattered into four pieces.
Fu Hua's pupils contracted as she smashed the incoming blood-red roses with a punch.
Feeling the enormous Honkai Energy coming from the direction of the Helios, golden light flared in Fu Hua's eyes.
"Then don't blame me for resorting to extreme measures—Shadow Knight System, Eclipse Mode activated!"
Golden patterns suddenly crawled over Fu Hua's entire body, and a cold, merciless visor climbed over her face, carrying an air of slaughter.
Rita's expression changed sharply. Just as she was about to teleport, violent air currents pinned her in place.
Just as Fu Hua's fist was about to touch the Maid Outfit, a pure-white lance fell like a meteor.
As Black Abyss White Flower struck the ground and kicked up a massive cloud of dust, Durandal emerged.
"That is enough, you two."
The strongest Valkyrie's voice carried unquestionable authority. "You are both warriors fighting for this world. I do not wish to see either of you hurt over this."
"Durandal..."
Fu Hua withdrew her stance and leaped back, looking at Durandal with a complicated expression. "Even you are going to become Otto's accomplice?"
"I am loyal to the path of Schicksal's survival." The strongest Valkyrie stood with her lance across her body, then turned away. "Go, Fu Hua."
Fu Hua:?
"We cannot offer you help, because our battle is not merely for our own beliefs. It is also for those we cherish."
At that, Durandal raised her head and looked into the distance. "If I stood in your position, I imagine I would have made the same choice."
Fu Hua looked at Durandal before her, then at Rita behind her, who had returned to her maid's stance with her arms crossed.
Fu Hua paused before saying, "Thank you for your kindness. I will remember this favor."
With that, Fu Hua turned and leaped from the edge of the sky island, vanishing into the chaotic sky.
Elsewhere, the two members of Blades of the Unbroken merely watched Fu Hua's retreating figure in silence.
At last, Rita broke the silence first.
"Lady Bianca, why did you not stop her?----She... will die."
"That is her own decision."
"What a pity. I do not dislike her."
Their conversation completely set the viewers off----
Holy shit, so that was why Rita was stopping Fu Hua!
My wife Rita is actually sharp-tongued but soft-hearted!
Oh~ my God! This damned bad woman is so charming!
Dear friend upstairs, if you keep talking in that damned translationese, I swear I will kick my boot straight up your ass.
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