Millions Upon Millions of Loops: Numbness, Stunned Silence, Despair! (Continued)

During their date with the Captain Guān Xīng, they unexpectedly encountered the new artisan from Huangyue City that Theresa had mentioned. The artisan was singing a nursery rhyme to attract customers and was carrying a peculiar black umbrella as he passed by them.

That was a specially processed sound, Yaqing wouldn't let the audience guess so easily. The patterns on the umbrella were very complex, but the craftsman's face never appeared in the entire shot.

Elysia, Sakura, and the viewers in the live stream are engrossed in Guān Xīng and the Captain's date-like stroll through the streets.

Mei kept a watchful eye on things.

If this craftsman wasn't important, so much detail wouldn't have been spent on him. Every word left behind by the Honkai is important, and may become foreshadowing in the near future.

Mei firmly believed this.

Only then did I realize that something was wrong with the following plot.

However, she didn't remind them that Elysia and the others were enjoying themselves like they were eating candy, so how could she possibly spoil their fun?

Mei smiled slightly.

Then, a casual remark from the Captain made Guān Xīng's eyes light up, and an idea sprouted in her mind. She wanted to make a sky lantern with the Captain and release it, just like that night a thousand years ago.

After buying the materials to make sky lanterns in the city, Guān Xīng took the Captain to the bamboo forest outside the city to collect some bamboo.

After the sky lanterns were finished, Guān Xīng asked the Captain to think about the wishes he would write on them, while he went back to the Thousand Stars Pavilion to get some pen and ink. The Captain naturally wanted to go back with Guān Xīng, but was refused with a smile.

It's really inconvenient to walk through crowds with a sky lantern.

The Captain stayed where he was and thought for a long time, but he did not see Guān Xīng return. So he protected the sky lanterns while searching for Guān Xīng. When he was about to walk back into the city, he could hear the noise of the lantern festival in the distance.

With a loud "boom".

The once-standing Thousand Stars Pavilion suddenly burst into flames, and falling sparks ignited the trees, plunging Huangyue City into a sea of fire.

One moment it was a peaceful and joyous Qixi Lantern Festival, the next it had become a living hell. This scene happened in an instant, the Captain's pupils shrank, and his body involuntarily ran wildly into the city.

"Guān Xīng! Rita!! Theresa!!!"

"..."

When Elysia, who had been all smiles, saw this scene, her smile froze instantly. She stared blankly at the Huangyue City, which had become a living hell, until she heard the Captain's heart-wrenching voice and came back to her senses.

She was just discussing with the viewers in the live stream what wishes she would make at the ship meeting, or wondering when the Captain would invite Guān Xīng to leave with him, fantasizing about a bright future, and then this happened.

"Well."

Mei sighed.

She realized something was wrong with the plot, but she didn't expect it to happen so quickly. She hadn't even had time to react.

["Hahahaha!!! I knew it, I knew the plot wouldn't be that simple! They all have to die!!! Guān Xīng will die, Rita will die, Theresa will die!"]

"The person upstairs is crazy! I'm seriously fucked! The sudden explosion scared my heart out. It's not that the Captain failed to save Guān Xīng, it's that the writers are messing around!"

"Captain, let's time travel again. Third time's the Guān Xīng! We've already died three times; we'll definitely save Guān Xīng next time!"

After the initial shock, the chat in Elysia's live stream was flooded with C language comments, significantly increasing the workload for moderation. Tens of thousands of accounts were banned, but they still dared not ban Miss Fairy's live stream.

The barrage of comments completely obscured the live stream screen like a colorful ocean, even causing the live streaming software to lag slightly. Every live stream related to the Honkai anime was filled with a sea of comments.

This is enough to show how much the audience condemned this attack.

"What... what exactly happened? Didn't the Captain already save Guān Xīng? How could Thousand Stars Pavilion still explode?"

Elysia's promise has come true once again.

The Gray Serpent really did kill the Guān Xīng in public.

"Gray Serpent...!"

When something beautiful was completely torn apart before her eyes, Elysia was genuinely angry.

"Elysia, board the ship, board the ship!"

Sakura tried her best to remind Elysia.

Even knowing that the Guān Xīng would be boarding the ship, this strike still dealt immense damage to Elysia.

Elysia couldn't wait to see what happened next.

She dares not let her guard down now.

The Captain ran to the outside of the Thousand Stars Pavilion, but the place had already been sealed off by the guards due to the fierce fire. He wanted to rush in, but was stopped by the guards. With such a fierce fire, it was impossible for anyone to survive inside.

Another guard suddenly shouted that a large number of explosives had been discovered in the southwest direction, suspected to have been deliberately planted.

In an instant, cries, shouts for help, and roars rose and fell, turning the place into a true hell on earth.

But at this moment, it became exceptionally quiet in the Captain's ears.

He knew this was not over yet.

He squeezed through the fleeing crowd, bypassed the guards, and ran frantically towards the main hall engulfed in flames. Only by finding Xiao Te could he change everything that had happened and change everyone's fate.

At the same time, he felt immense regret. If he had realized it sooner, if he had stopped the Guān Xīng, if he had discovered the explosives earlier, none of this would have happened.

He finally arrived before the fire spread to the Guān Xīng room, and relying on his memory, he searched through the thick smoke and finally found Xiao Te.

He grasped that cold iron fist as if it were a lifeline.

Spacetime mapping, activated!

"This time, I will absolutely not let that happen... I will absolutely save everyone!"

The burning beam crashed down, and in the sea of fire, everything turned to dust, but the Captain's final, resolute voice reached the ears of every spectator.

We absolutely have to succeed!

Many viewers were cheering for the Captain.

Even knowing the final outcome, they were still incredibly nervous.

The Captain's time travel happened to coincide with his Guān Xīng date. Having learned from the previous experience, he dared not be negligent and had to eliminate the cause of the explosion beforehand.

He needed to inform Rita as soon as possible and also had to keep Guān Xīng away from danger, so he used the sky lantern as an excuse to send Guān Xīng to the bamboo forest first, while he ran towards the Thousand Stars Pavilion.

In his mind, since the explosion occurred within the city and he was unharmed in the bamboo forest, he believed that Guān Xīng would also be safe if he went to the bamboo forest.

"The Captain's idea is good..."

Mei shook her head.

"But what if the killer's target was Guān Xīng itself?"

Mei's words were like a wake-up call.

Elysia had just breathed a sigh of relief when her anxiety suddenly rose again.

"If the Captain and the Guān Xīng are separated, wouldn't that mean..."

Elysia's eyes were full of worry.

She originally thought that Gray Serpent wouldn't do it in public, but she didn't expect him to blow up Huangyue City, which was a slap in the face. Now that Guān Xīng and the Captain are separated, one of them is going to the bamboo forest outside the city, which is exactly what Gray Serpent wanted.

"It seems the Captain travel this time didn't save Guān Xīng either. How many times will Yaqing have to stab him before he gets his way?"

Sakura is now hesitant to let Rin see this week's episodes.

"I don't believe Yaqing can make Guān Xīng die a thousand or ten thousand times!"

Elysia puffed up her cheeks in anger.

I'm getting a little tipsy.

He set another goal.

Sakura was startled.

Since the start of this week's episodes, every single flag that Elysia set has inexplicably come true. Sakura is genuinely terrified; the writers could make Guān Xīng die a million times over.

The Captain rushed to the Thousand Stars Pavilion and told Rita about the explosives. Although Rita did not believe that explosives would be planted in the royal palace, she was willing to believe the Captain.

Immediately arrange for guards to lead everyone out of the Thousand Stars Pavilion, and at the same time arrange for the evacuation of the crowd.

Rita and the Captain searched for explosives together, but the explosives appeared very strangely. Rita had clearly led a team to check before, and the explosives were not proportional to the explosions the Captain had seen.

After careful consideration, the Captain discovered that the real explosive was hidden inside the lantern. Following the clues, he arrested the new craftsman, and the human skin mask fell off Rita's scythe.

It really is the Gray Serpent that the audience is familiar with.

To their surprise, the Gray Serpent resolutely drank the poison and committed suicide.

All the lanterns in the city were taken back, as if everything had been resolved.

Reverse, reverse, and reverse again.

Elysia dared not be careless again, and dared not open the champagne halfway through the game.

Although Gray Serpent is dead and his plan has failed, the safety of Guān Xīng is still not guaranteed.

The audience was extremely worried about the Guān Xīng in the bamboo forest outside the city.

The Captain naturally thought of this as well, so he and Rita went outside the city to look for Guān Xīng.

Meanwhile, in the bamboo forest outside the city, Guān Xīng had specially changed into clothes from a thousand years ago, had not seen the Captain and assumed that he had gotten lost. So, she protected the lantern in her arms and walked against the flow of people towards the Thousand Stars Pavilion.

What's happening right now is too abnormal.

While Guān Xīng was pondering where the Captain had gone and why the people were fleeing Huangyue City like refugees, he momentarily forgot the path beneath his feet and bumped solidly into someone.

"Ah... I'm sorry!"

Guān Xīng instinctively apologized and took a step to the side to try and avoid it.

But to his surprise, the man grabbed his wrist.

"I've found you."

A deep voice sounded in Guān Xīng's ear, and before she could react, a black dagger had already plunged into her abdomen, and her body immediately lost all strength.

The Guān Xīng recognized the person but didn't know his name. The person chuckled softly and disappeared into the crowd.

Guān Xīng collapsed heavily to the ground, his vision blurring. He could neither call for help nor move, and could only watch as the warmth drained from his body.

Gradually, she seemed to see a familiar figure, though it was blurry, she was certain of it.

Guān Xīng took deep breaths, finally catching her breath.

"Assassin... sir..."

"Quick... run... it's dangerous here..."

Suddenly, many figures came to mind as Guān Xīng.

"I think I... won't be able to see the fireworks this year..."

With his last breath, Guān Xīng gave the Captain a final warning before dying, then his consciousness faded into darkness amidst a blur of images.

The Guān Xīng died again.

Although she had expected it, when she actually saw Guān Xīng lying on the bluestone slab, she still couldn't help but shed tears. Elysia told herself in her heart, "Don't cry, Guān Xīng won't die. She will live happily with the Captain."

But Elysia clearly overestimated herself.

"Waaaaah... Guān Xīng..."

Seeing that Guān Xīng was still worried about the Captain even as he was dying, Elysia couldn't hold back anymore.

Mei sighed.

She didn't shed a tear, but her feelings were very complicated.

He was puzzled when he saw the Gray Serpent throw away the jade bottle containing poison. It seemed that the Gray Serpent was born to kill the Guān Xīng, and once it succeeded, all the Gray Serpent would disappear.

But why exactly?

Mei was completely baffled. What kind of hatred could there be? Even the poisoned wine that caused Guān Xīng's first death was related to the Gray Serpent.

"Cause and effect..."

Mei is familiar with the theory of causality, but there seems to be no necessary causal relationship between Gray Serpent and Guān Xīng. So why would Gray Serpent say that his causal relationship with Guān Xīng is bound together?

The right cause will lead to the right effect.

The beginning of this web series also seems to be about cause and effect. The reason why the future Captain traveled to the past was to change the cause and effect of Guān Xīng in the past.

In other words, the web series of the past few weeks has actually formed a circle.