You wanted me to write healing, and I wrote Honkai Impact 3rd?

Hen probably won't die, right?

The moment this assumption was raised, Su Nian suddenly recalled that red-haired figure.

No, it seems he can too...

Whether they enter the gacha pool or not, they get the blade. Important characters get the blade. Side characters get the blade too.

MiHoYo's world is one giant blade.

[The Herrscher was successfully killed by Kevin, but Cosmo couldn't understand any of this.]

Just as Su Nian had analyzed before, Cosmo was a youth, a youth with a sense of justice.

"A youth's traits are exactly this—hot-blooded, unable to tolerate darkness, dissatisfaction building in his heart, not waiting for some future day to erupt."

Seeing the senior he respected reduced to nothing but scattered bones, all because of a single order.

Even the Herrscher had the chance to leave behind its corpse, but Hen, a veteran who had fought against the Honkai from the very beginning, couldn't.

Dark. It was far too dark!

[Seeing this scene, Cosmo's anger was so deep that the strength in his swinging arm unconsciously intensified.]

["We could have done it... He died for nothing... Just because you weren't willing to take the risk..."]

[Kevin, who had once told him to "live," now stood silent, so quiet.]

[This was a situation none of them wanted to see.]

[But the truth was this cruel, and there would be even more sacrifices like this in the future. Kevin's silence let Cosmo guess the answer.]

["Another Moth of the Fire decision... is that it?"]

[Weighing the lesser of two evils, they had no choice. In that situation, only Hen could...]

[Cosmo felt his anger was so heavy that the badge Kevin had personally awarded him, once cherished as his life, was slowly slipping away from his hand.]

[Under the control of his rage, Cosmo's hand... turned into a demon's claw.]

[That day, the power later known as [Over-mutation]... or perhaps a curse... appeared before the masses for the first time.]

[Over-mutation] was the man-made Honkai. Before the First Research Institute incident, it was a boundary Flame Chasers were absolutely forbidden to cross.

Releasing the limits of the Hypermutation Surgery, abandoning one's human form, completely merging with a Honkai Beast.

Among them, Mobius's Over-mutation had extremely high value. It took the combined efforts of three Flame Chasers—Su, Hua, and Sakura—to successfully suppress her. An undefeated one-versus-three.

Cosmo's Over-mutation, as the first case, was extremely rare. This state could even enhance his strength.

The trait of the fused Honkai Beast Vishnu was the ability to devour other Honkai Beasts and evolve infinitely. Thus, in his Over-mutation man-made Honkai state, Cosmo could [secondarily absorb] the abilities of other Honkai Beasts, allowing the Vishnu factor within him to grow continuously.

Originally, when Vishnu was killed in the Previous Civilization, its evaluation was only Judgment level. Later, as it evolved within Cosmo's body, it was eventually "retroactively recognized" as End level.

And using Cosmo as a blueprint, the Previous Civilization even developed the Chimera Project, allowing Flame Chasers to fuse multiple Honkai Beasts and become stronger.

Kevin, who underwent the experiment, no longer fused only with Parvati. The words Kevin spoke in his Asura state—"A hundred beasts of Brahma, upon this body..."—were because he had accepted the Chimera Project.

In a fit of rage, Cosmo underwent Over-mutation, directly opening the door to the upper limits of the Flame Chasers' power, and even kicked open the door to the Chimera Project.

The terror lies precisely here.

Every Honkai, aside from the losses it causes, doesn't really have many crucial points.

But the various disturbances triggered in human society because of the Honkai, and the growth and changes of people—those are the main things.

In miHoYo's Honkai IP series, the Honkai is never the greatest enemy.

Humanity itself is.

The Previous Civilization had people with vastly different mindsets, extremely rational people, and emotional people.

Just like the Thousand-Man Herrscher of the current civilization once said: "The disaster didn't break us, but our fellow humans did!"

What she said was sophistry, but to be honest... every word made sense.

It applies to the Previous Civilization as well.

This world has never been beautiful!

乆乆乆

After thinking it over, Su Nian brought her thoughts back to the main topic.

The content of the Ninth Honkai wasn't much. It was time to wrap it up.

[After this incident, Cosmo and Kevin broke ties.]

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I, Lin En, Luofu Judge, only want to slack off and goof around with Qingque while outwitting our superiors. But unfortunately, after transmigrating, there's a system in my head called Aha.

I, Aha, Elation Aeon, climbed a tree and picked up a strange soul. Let me see... Star Rail? Fun's here!

As long as I make choices that please Aha according to the Elation system, I get rewards. But why does it have to be a gacha format?

Kafka hypnotizes me? I hypnotize Kafka!

Holding Asta's thigh and shouting "Rich lady, feed me, spaceship!"

Using Herta dolls as body pillows.

Sneaking into the Medicine King's Secret Art and yelling "Hunt Lan," occasionally checking in to see if there are any Abundance Fiends...

The system's gacha pool also seems a bit strange:

Wind Glider, Tears of Heaven, Darkin Blade Aatrox, Watchman P, Herta Doll, Battlefield Healing Needle, Undying Slash, Waterfowl Dance Sword Art, Twelve Talismans, Yamato, all sorts of random curios, and a Penguin Logistics Party Invitation?

I am Aha's amusement, but isn't Aha also my amusement?

Those who trespass on our Xianzhou territory—grace shall strike and shatter them!

I shall draw the Imperial Bow like a full moon, the stars look on, and shoot the Plague of Longevity!

This strike pierces the stars!

Chapter 24: The Hard-to-Control "Negative" Personality

Su Nian copied this story into Kevin's character card and explained the aftermath of Cosmo's Over-mutation.

[Knowing he had become this way, no longer able to be called human, Cosmo left behind the badge he once treasured as his life, departed the Moth of the Fire alone, and hid in a floating building on the wasteland, where he was observed by others along the way.]

[He was called—the Ultimate Evil Crawling in the Swarm and the Abyss.]

[Later, Mobius found Cosmo and made a deal with him: Mobius would help Cosmo return to human form, and in exchange, Cosmo must bear the cost incurred by Mobius, helping her further understand the essence of Flame Chasers.]

[Cosmo rejoined the Moth of the Fire, and this time Kevin still awarded him the badge.]

[Only this time, Cosmo did not return to his command; the two became strangers.]

From Cosmo's perspective, writing this much meant the incident was finally over.

Su Nian let out a long breath and stood up to digest her food.

Working right after a meal, she had never burned the midnight oil like this before.

Even though it didn't feel like she'd done much, it was still hard on her.

The judging room.

By now, Otto and Welt had come down from the judges' seats prepared for the opening ceremony. The subsequent commentary and livestream would take place here.

The livestream equipment wasn't turned on yet. Otto savored the wine glass in his hand, swirling it with great enjoyment, pleased by the perfectly colored wine.

The retired Archbishop of Schicksal's life was often this simple, unadorned, and dull.

"Welt, do you know what's most important in being human?"

It definitely wouldn't be the heat.

"People need to learn to enjoy life. Why are you still frowning?"

Otto asked and answered himself, but Welt still ignored him, fully absorbed in his tablet.

"Don't bother me. I'm thinking."

He was now peeking into Su Nian's livestream.

But he wouldn't tell Otto.

Why inform Otto about such good news? Obviously impossible.

Like an otaku catching up on a series, waiting to see the latest great plot for the first time was pure joy.

Welt glanced sideways at Otto, ignored him, put away the tablet, and pretended nothing happened.

Su Nian had brought up quite a few new things. As a science and engineering guy, Welt immediately latched onto the name Mobius.

The name Mobius had appeared for the third time in Su Nian's livestream for the audience.

Clearly, from the naming format, Mobius wasn't Chinese, and no Shenzhou characters had appeared in Su Nian's works yet.

The name Mobius also hinted at something.

Her English name could also be translated as Möbius.

This inevitably reminded Welt of a basic concept.

The Möbius strip.

A paper strip twisted 180° and then glued at both ends to form a loop, possessing magical properties.

And the shape of the Möbius strip closely resembled the ∞ symbol.

Even though Welt hadn't yet grasped the meaning of this name, or it might just be his overthinking, attributing special significance to it.

But that was the fun of speculation.

This time, Su Nian also hinted at one of the potential drawbacks of Flame Chasers: in a state of loss of control, they could transform into Honkai Beasts.

The dragon slayer becomes the dragon?

Using the power of the Honkai, stealing its authority, only to look back and realize they've long been assimilated?

Some hidden, yet-unrevealed things seemed to be quietly surfacing.

If Su Nian could use even these elements and serve them to the plot, then she was truly a genius!

This story was not easy to write. Welt believed that even some seasoned veterans couldn't have perfected it to this level in just four or five hours.

Every step connected perfectly.

But perhaps it was just his imagination—Welt felt that everything Su Nian was writing now was nothing but foreshadowing.

What was he setting up?

Welt racked his brain, but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't figure it out!

Su Nian was currently writing about the Previous Civilization of the Honkai, but he hadn't made that clear.

If he had stated from the very beginning that it was the timeline of the Previous Civilization, wouldn't that take away a lot of the fun?

Revealing certain things before the mystery is unveiled robs them of many surprises.

That's exactly why some people hate spoilers.

Unbeknownst to Welt, Otto had already strolled leisurely behind him. With one glance, he spotted the tablet in Welt's arms, its camera aimed at a somewhat handsome young man.

Isn't that Su Nian?!

He then looked at the barrage of comments, all discussing plot points he had never seen before.

Damn you, Welt!

Just because they had a bit of a "minor" disagreement?

He was sneaking a peek without even bringing him along!

But when Otto clearly saw the terms being discussed in the comments, his emerald-green eyes shot wide open.

"...Mobius... Doctor?"

Otto immediately pulled out his communicator and searched for Su Nian's livestream.