Bonus Scene: Big Duck's Appearance
Adam was serious and earnest.
Aponia stroked Adam's head, her eyes filled with love and pride. "My child, I am proud of you, and I feel honored."
"Hmph." Kalpas snorted coldly, "That's not your turn, brat."
[The last burst of flame, the last ring of fire.]
Under the scorching flames, at the climax of the song,
Adam gripped the greatsword and unleashed his final strike.
The monster's body exploded and vanished into thin air like a phantom. Carol struggled to her feet and stood in front of Adam and Mei with her weapon.
After the smoke cleared, Carol turned around, and the camera followed Carol gaze.
Adam held the unconscious Mei. The Honkai Wolf markings continued to spread. Her eyes had lost their luster, as if lifeless and utterly desolate.
Gordon felt a jolt in the audience's hearts.
They only breathed a sigh of relief when Adam's pupils twitched.
The song also came to an end at this moment.
In the red glow of "Aten Magic City", the scene gradually went black, and the last heavy thud meant that Adam had succumbed to his injuries and fallen unconscious.
"Captain... senior..."
"Phew, thank goodness, they're still breathing..."
"Please, please, don't die... please don't..."
With Carol's final sob, the story of the first part of Post-Honkai Odyssey came to an end, which was the most unacceptable thing for the audience.
"Damn, I was just getting into it and it's over already?"
"Hurry up and release the rest of the plot! I want to know if Mei was rescued? Is Adam still alive? Will the three members of the third squad make it back safely?!"
"I'll be on the job at 8 AM!"
"Yaqing, you're standing here..." Mei was also helpless.
"There's nothing we can do about it. The company has too many projects right now, and we don't have enough staff. We'll have to wait until next year for the second part of Post-Honkai Odyssey 3rd."
Yaqing spread her hands, indicating that she had no way to help.
"Does that mean the script is already written?!"
Elysia took a different approach.
"That..."
Yaqing felt a little embarrassed.
"What's wrong?"
Elysia, curious, put on a pitiful look. "Miss Fairy is really curious about the upcoming plot, otherwise she won't be able to eat or sleep well. Yaqing, you wouldn't want Miss Fairy to be like this, would you?"
"Hiss."
Yaqing gasped.
It wasn't because of Elysia, but because of the sharp pain coming from the soft flesh in my waist.
"I haven't thought about the rest of the plot yet."
Yaqing told a kind lie.
He saved himself.
Having probably realized that Yaqing was lying, Elysia didn't want to press the issue further. Instead, she changed the subject, asking, "Eden is having a concert in the Far East the day after tomorrow. Is anyone going?"
Elysia was very excited.
Aponia Sanatorium.
"It's over?!"
None of the children, including Pardo, anticipated this.
But they soon remembered that there was an Adam right next to them, and he was the main character.
As a good friend, Lyle grabbed Adam, who was trying to sneak away.
"Adam ~~"
Little Void called out sweetly.
Adam felt extremely uncomfortable. "Big Sister, please don't do this, I'm scared."
"Isn't it enough that I'm being nice to you? Tell me quickly, do you know what happens next?" Little Void's expression changed.
"I really don't know what happens next in the story; I haven't even received the script."
Adam looked miserable. Under Little Void's domineering presence, how could he not tell the truth?
"Really?" Little Void looked doubtful.
"More real than real gold!"
Seeing that Adam didn't seem to be lying, the others released him.
"Good brother, I had no choice, after all, I had to obey the majority." Lyle chuckled and leaned closer again.
"Get lost."
Adam said irritably.
He still remembered how Lyle had deliberately pulled him just now.
"You really don't know what happens next?"
"If I knew, would I dare not tell the boss?"
"Too."
Just as the two were whispering to each other, a child shouted, "There's an Easter egg in the future!"
Chapter 294 Bonus Scene: The Appearance of the Giant Bronya
Adam and Lyle quickly turned their attention to the huge television screen.
As soon as the end credits rolled, viewers were surprised to find that the progress bar hadn't finished; there was still a short section left.
It was pitch black.
When the camera lights up again, the sky is still a fresh red, and the surrounding city ruins allow viewers to recognize that they are in Saint Fontaine.
The camera zooms out, revealing a sleek white and blue shadow speeding down the street at an incredible pace; upon closer inspection, it appears to be a motorcycle.
But it was impossible to see who the cyclist was.
The high-speed motorcycle rammed into many monsters wandering the streets, eventually arriving at the familiar bridge.
The camera zooms in, revealing only a silhouette gazing at the "Aten Magic City" illuminated by crimson light in the sky.
The Easter egg is very short.
But that was enough to excite the audience.
That familiar motorcycle, that familiar "drill" curls, it's hard to believe.
"Holy crap, is that Bronya? Only eight years have passed in the timeline, how come she's grown so fast?!"
Finally, someone in Sirin's live stream couldn't hold back and swore.
"My pants, my shoes, my third uncle, my aunt, my grandfather... Could Bronya have used the power of the Herrscher of Reason to recreate a body for me?"
At the same time, some viewers had doubts.
After all, Welt Young had seen the Herrscher of Reason create bodies many times before, and it was precisely because of this precedent that the audience's doubts were understandable.
Sirin, however, showed no surprise.
Ever since she met Bronya, she has been growing into a big Bronya, while the Little Duck in the Honkai series brought her a sense of novelty.
"Your Queen, why aren't you surprised at all?"
When a member of the audience asked a question, Sirin yawned.
"What's so surprising about that? This is what Bronya is really like. You'll know once her game is released."
Sirin's words inspired the audience.
Some viewers searched for ETStudio mentioned in "Post-Honkai Odyssey" and found that the studio actually exists in reality, and its largest shareholder is... Welt Young?
"That's... Bronya?"
Little Knowledge squinted and observed carefully before recognizing it.
"Herrscher of Sentience, why aren't you surprised?"
"What's so surprising about that?" Little Knowledge proudly raised his chest. "If Bronya can still grow, then I can continue to grow too. It's all the old man's fault for making me look like this."
Little Knowledge deliberately looked down at it.
Fu Hua looked completely bewildered.
I've only ever heard of genes being inherited from parents, so how come her older sister can also inherit genes from her?
The focus of online discussion was that Bronya, in real life, gaped when she saw her own appearance in the Post-Honkai Odyssey scene.
"Congratulations, Bronya, you can finally appear in the Honkai series in your original form."
Kiana tried to get closer to Bronya, but Bronya pushed her away without hesitation.
"Bronya is destined to become Bronya with Bronya current appearance, and no one can change that!" Bronya exclaimed excitedly, blurting out her old verbal tic.
Kiana scratched her head. "What is this? A new kind of tongue twister?"
Mei looked at Bronya with amusement, wondering what kind of expression she would have when she realized what was going on.
A smile also appeared on Seele's lips.
Bronya, having realized what was happening, remained remarkably calm; if one ignored her already reddened ears, there was no flaw in her demeanor.
"Our Russian princess is actually shy," Mei teased.
"No way! The Russians aren't shy!"
Bronya retorted excitedly, seemingly trying to hide some of her inner emotions.
As a web series filling the gap between movies, "Post-Honkai Odyssey" stands in stark contrast to the previous production, "Durandal," generating a great deal of online discussion.
Most of the discussions revolve around the timeline of "Post-Honkai Odyssey," where several familiar characters will reappear, and finally... Kiana.
Raiden Mei is the captain of the third squad.
In the Post-Honkai Odyssey egg, Bronya, who came to reinforce, is clearly also a captain.
So, two of the Trio have already appeared, but where is Kiana? Why hasn't she appeared yet? This is the biggest question in the minds of the viewers.
"If you ask me, Kiana must have sacrificed herself, otherwise Theresa and Mei wouldn't have had those expressions. When Carol, who looks so much like the Kiana, was mentioned, Mei's expression was as if she were talking about someone she was once very close to but would never see again."
["Fart!"]
On the Collapse Official Website forum, there are many people who call themselves "Honkai experts" who are trying to analyze the foreshadowing that the Post-Honkai Odyssey may have buried. It was because a fan posted his speculation on the forum that a series of debates were sparked.
The comments section even included a number of radical "Kiana fans" who engaged in a war of words.
"If they really kill off Kiana, then I won't watch the rest of the movies."
"Watch it or don't, it's up to you."
"I really don't understand. If you don't want to watch it anymore, why go to the forum to post a bad review? Isn't that just asking for attention? There are so many movies, why not just watch a couple more? You already don't like them anyway."
As the online arguments intensified, the official team finally intervened, advising viewers not to speculate or take others' guesses as fact.
"Phew, this almost escalated into a major incident."