The Book of Fuxuan Breaks Everyone's Heart with One Blow
"This is just to tell the audience that the Previous Era and the current civilization are related, and that even two people who are completely unrelated may look the same."
Yae Sakura - Sakura, Mei - Mei. Kevin - gender-swapped - Kiana...
Yaqing's reasoning was far-fetched.
But Mobius believed it anyway.
[The people appearing on camera are Fu Hua and 'Himeko', who have changed into cheongsams. Fu Hua doesn't understand that they have just experienced such a fierce war, losing three branches. Although they won, they paid a heavy price.]
The liveliness and joy of the ball made Fu Hua feel out of place.
The scene shifts, the festive background music disappears, Fu Hua is seen changing back into her cheongsam, standing in front of a full-length mirror.
A year has passed.
Tonight, there is still a party, but unlike the joy and happiness of last year, the soldiers are immersed in a dejected atmosphere. Fu Hua can't help but think of what the captain once said.
"You must allow people to forget, allow people to be happy, and do so even in times of war."
"Soldiers with low morale cannot fight."
The music that the audience regarded as a "world-ending tune" played again, and the audience, who were admiring Himeko and Fu Hua's sexy cheongsam outfits, were like fish that had been suddenly caught on a fishing rod.
The joyous occasion abruptly turned into sorrow.
This caught them off guard.
The following flashback dealt them another heavy blow. It was during the time of the Twelfth Herrscher, when "Angel Rebuild" was released. Sakura and Rin, the Corruption tragedy, were enough to bring tears to their eyes.
But now, with the exact same knife, the perspective has changed to someone else.
Fu Hua also joined the battle, expanding the range of Feather of the Wind to the entire base, sealing the minds of everyone in the base, and preventing the Herrscher's corruption.
When Hua found Kevin, he was sitting dejectedly against the wall.
The audience had never seen Kevin like this before. From the moment Kevin appeared, he had always displayed the demeanor of a strongman, cold and indifferent as if he were not alive. But he was also a human being, and he could also lose his soul.
Kevin told Fu Hua.
Sakura died.
If she hadn't acted decisively and used Feather of the Wind, there probably wouldn't be any survivors in this base.
Fu Hua and breathed a sigh of relief.
But soon, Kevin delivered more bad news: the Herrscher had fired a nuclear missile at the three remaining human cities.
Fu Hua also slumped against the wall in frustration, blaming herself for everything, believing she hadn't kept an eye on the computer. Her voice was sorrowful. "I'm sorry, I thought I had the situation under control..."
"No, it's okay."
Kevin's tone was calm, without resentment, sadness, or anger; only the numbness that came after witnessing everything.
"Humanity always wins at a great cost, achieving only a meager victory. The Honkai's offensive only grows stronger; we held out for the twelfth time..."
"But everyone knows... a long time ago, that all victories are just a disguise for defeats, so that we don't look so miserable."
"Humanity has lost, Hua."
Kevin's words shattered the audience's preconceived notions.
Kevin always insisted that humanity would defeat the Honkai, surprisingly admitted that humanity had already lost under the Honkai's urging. His expression was completely unexpected.
But they could also sense Kevin's feelings.
Humanity's last city was destroyed.
What's the point of winning the next two victories?
Civilization has ceased to exist. It has been Honkai. Are they really going to rebuild civilization with just a few people?
Having children isn't enough.
But that strongest warrior who has always fought on the front lines of the Honkai, that warrior who did not hesitate to fight against the Herrscher of the End, that warrior who never showed any weakness.
At that moment, he lowered his proud head.
"Kevin is very strong, but he is also human. The impact of the Twelfth Herrscher on him was too great..." Mei couldn't help but reach out her hand.
"Will even Kevin become like this?"
Kiana was in a daze.
Even with Kevin's combat prowess, the Previous Era couldn't overcome the threat of Honkai. As the protagonist of the story, what should she do to protect the current civilization?
Although I know from the Post-Honkai Odyssey that 99% of the Honkai energy will be sealed on the moon in the future, will it be done by me? And will I sacrifice my life for it?
Mei took Kiana's hand.
Not only were the audience surprised, but even Fu Hua was surprised. She thought anyone could give up, but she never expected Kevin to say something like that.
"... Do you want to hear the truth?"
Kevin said softly, "The drumbeats of the background music felt like they were hitting the hearts of the audience."
"I haven't given up... because I've never persisted. I... don't care. What is Honkai? What will happen to humanity? I don't care at all."
"I didn't join the Moth Chasing Fire to save the world or protect peace. I've always been selfish... but that's how I've gotten here."
"I can't admit it to anyone... I can't admit it to her, especially not to her."
"I used to think I was a hopeless, terrible person..."
Kevin lowered his head.
It has nothing to do with time or place.
The audience who witnessed this scene were now in a strange state of mind, stunned and speechless, their eyes glazed over.
The fragile man before me seemed as if he would crumble into dust at the slightest touch.
They didn't even dare to associate him with Kevin, who appeared later in the story. This distraught appearance was a stark contrast to the powerful and invincible savior he had been portrayed as.
Chapter 326 The Book of Cangxuan: A Single Strike Breaks One's Heart
Kevin's character in this storyline is given a touch of humanity, making him more relatable and connecting him with the audience.
A character is not just one-dimensional.
Human emotions are diverse, and Kevin is no exception.
It has a range of emotions, including joy, sadness, and loneliness, unlike a robot that seems destined to run a fixed set of code.
"Kevin..."
For Mei, this was merely a virtual, non-existent creation of Yaqing, yet it always felt so real to her.
It's as if... it really will happen, as if it will happen in another time and space.
Whenever this idea popped into Mei's head, she would laugh at herself for her wild imagination and wonder if she had gone mad.
However, the rational Dr. MEI had never followed anime in the previous twenty-odd years, and had never even discussed TV dramas with girls.
Fu Hua's school experience in the movie is more like Mei's.
Mei is now paying attention to the anime "Honkai" and is even taking time out of her experiments to watch it with everyone.
Perhaps, in her subconscious, she already saw the plot as the development of another parallel universe.
"Mei... Mei!"
"What's wrong?" Mei snapped out of her thoughts.
"What were you thinking about just now?" Kevin's eyes were filled with deep worry, but he had a silly grin on his face.
"Nothing."
Looking at Kevin's silly grin, Mei felt that it was utterly delusional to think that she had combined the Kevin in front of her with the strongest warrior from the Previous Era.
"Let's continue watching the movie."
Kevin looked puzzled.
The memories within the feathers take us to the time before All Things Dormant. The long battle against the Honkai has ended, and human civilization has come to an end. Before stepping into the hibernation pod, Fu Hua had a conversation with Prometheus.
Goodnight, Prometheus.
The fact that the artificial intelligence Prometheus had the voice of a young girl surprised the audience, but what surprised them even more was how familiar the voice sounded.
Bronya?!
Kiana exclaimed in disbelief.
Bronya looked bewildered, seemingly unaware of the situation.
Aside from some mechanical sound effects, the voice of the artificial intelligence Prometheus sounds exactly the same as Bronya's.
"Oh right, I remember now."
Kiana had a sudden inspiration.
"Do you remember when Mei, Mei looks a lot like Mei, first appeared in the first movie?"
Mei sighed and rubbed her forehead, "Kiana, there's no need to emphasize that we look alike. We both know Mei-neechan."
"Oh, oh, oh, wasn't that phantom that appeared behind Sister Mei back then exactly the same as Bronya?"
Uh... do I?
Theresa scratched her head.
It's been a year and a half since the first movie was released. Who still remembers a single frame that appeared in the plot? Theresa certainly doesn't.
"It seems so."
Bronya had a vague recollection of it.
"Could it be..."
Kiana looked serious and deliberately drew out the emphasis.
Everyone immediately became serious, wondering if Kiana would guess something.
"Bronya, you've actually been a robot throughout the story."
Everyone sighed and rubbed their foreheads.
Bronya: (???)
"I must be crazy to think Kiana would guess some earth-shattering information," Himeko retorted.
Kiana and Bronya found a sealed feather again, went back to see Lin Chaoyu, and witnessed Fu Hua's past once more.
This time, Fu Hua has a brand new model. It's not Chi Xu or the battle suit from the Previous Era, but a long robe as dark as ink, with a strong sense of Shenzhou.
Beside her, the little fellow who looked remarkably like Cang Xuan was the Book of Cangxuan.
Fu Hua and Book of Cangxuan arrived at a village and learned that a few days ago, a village woman had been infected with the Grim Reaper. The villagers were terrified and had no choice but to lock her up.
It wasn't until Fu Hua arrived that her tragic life came to an end.
After dealing with the Dead Soldiers, Fu Hua noticed that the Book of the Azure Sky seemed a bit off, as if it was sullen.
It wasn't because of the Dead Soldiers, but because of Fu Hua.
"The Book of Cangxuan is so cute~?" Elysia's eyes lit up. "Yaqing, when are you planning to release this merchandise? Miss Fairy wants to pre-order the first one."
"Elysia, this involves Cang Xuan's portrait rights. I need to discuss it with her."
Yaqing replied with a smile.
In his mind, this was not a problem. Knowing Cang Xuan's personality, it was nothing more than paying more money and getting Mobius to increase her overtime pay. He believed that with these two combined measures, Cang Xuan would definitely not be able to hold on.
"Elysia, I suddenly have a bad feeling. You should... not rush to book." Eden seemed to have a premonition; she didn't think Yaqing would share a sweet memory here.
"Don't worry, Eden. Xiao Xuan was created. How much more can they harm us?"
Elysia never learns from her mistakes.
"When they made me, they told me..."
Memories interspersed within memories.
Cang Xuan and Danzhu took turns telling Book of Cangxuan Words.
Fu Hua has a mission, but she's too ruthless and cold-blooded, which they don't like. However, if no one is watching her, Fu Hua will slowly move towards that mission.