If the Current Civilization still had even a trace of beauty left in it, enough to make a corpse feel warm, then it could count as a spot-fading serum.
Then all the "beauty," "warmth," and "healing" in the Previous Civilization needed quotation marks around them. Swallowing them would be like taking poison that made people break down in tears.
When they saw how the Previous Civilization ended, what expressions would those innocent viewers wear?
The content Su Nian was writing continued to grow.
One night, Kevin and Mei had arranged to go boating on the lake for a date. It was a rare moment of relaxation for them.
At that moment, Sakura, a member of Poisoned Cocoon, received a mission to assassinate Mei.
At the cost of being injured, Kevin captured Sakura alive, and Mei recognized her identity from her weapon.
Sakura's weapon undoubtedly belonged to Moth of the Fire, but there should have been no way for her to obtain such a precious weapon.
The problem lay within Moth of the Fire itself.
And Sakura privately reached a cooperation agreement with Mei.
"Oh? Trouble from within and without—the Honkai isn't the only enemy. It seems contestant Su Nian is playing a very big game."
"The 'profession' of savior has always been built around believing in the goodness of the world and standing firmly on humanity's side because humanity is worth protecting. Villains of this type are rarely portrayed."
Otto clicked his tongue in wonder. If he had been in Kevin's position, he truly would have needed to eliminate the parasites and seize all authority within Moth of the Fire.
He understood humanity's inherent flaws, but few works depicted this aspect of them.
It seemed Su Nian did not merely want to give Kevin the identity of a savior. He also wanted Kevin to hold great power.
Such an arrangement would rightfully create a situation where all humanity stood united.
For the development of Kevin's character, it clearly added another new shade of color.
"Indeed, this is an extremely bold attempt. As for what Kevin's future story will become... even I cannot see it clearly."
Eden tried to reason it out, only to find that she could not quite see through it.
This story held far too many possibilities, and what she had seen so far was merely the tip of the iceberg.
Not even one-thirteenth of the story had been fully revealed yet.
The future was vast and magnificent. At this moment, Su Nian and Kevin shone like gold.
"No matter how it ends, I will invest in this story."
As the wealthiest woman present, Eden had never been stingy with her money. She generously declared that she was willing to help Su Nian rise to another level.
Someone in the bullet comments suggested adapting it directly into an animated work based on this outline, and she began considering the idea as well.
The expressive power of text was still somewhat lacking by comparison.
Yet Su Nian had already managed to captivate people with nothing more than these rough story beats.
No matter what form it took, this story would be an exceptional treasure.
Holy shit, the actual story hasn't even been written yet!
I knew it, this is a masterpiece of the new era.
Terrifying! Newcomers these days are way too amazing.
Whoa! Next, they're definitely going to beat that mastermind senseless and drag them out to hang from a streetlamp!
Update faster, I can't sleep at night!
What scene haven't I seen? This one, I really haven't seen.
Hey, those who just started watching this show, don't be surprised. We haven't seen this either.
Host Kevin should just debut on the spot. Su Nian has practically pasted the script onto your face.
Even Su Nian had not expected Kevin's growth alone to make them so excited.
But that seemed reasonable enough.
A good story might require patient reading before its flavor could be appreciated.
But the outline Su Nian wrote had already revealed the story's general framework.
From the moment Kevin's character became distinct,
the entire story had already come alive.
After a period of setup, it was time to enter Kevin's nearly cheat-like arc.
This was a gamble in which Kevin wagered his life.
Because he believed, he resolutely gambled on a success rate infinitely close to zero.
While gaining power, he also took on countless burdens.
The timeline reached the arrival of the Seventh Honkai Outbreak.
This great Honkai outbreak descended upon Australia, and the Herrscher born from it was the most destructive Herrscher of Flames.
Moreover, no one had anticipated her arrival. This Herrscher was also unexpectedly... Himiko, captain of Moth of the Fire's Fifth Squad, who had once crossed paths with Kevin.
Himiko had just been smiling as she greeted her teammates, but in the next moment, she suddenly erupted. At some unknown point, she had become a Herrscher.
She embodied destruction. In merely one week, she turned all of Australia into a sea of fire.
The Seventh Herrscher was even more powerful than her predecessors. Against a Herrscher with such mighty power, ordinary thermal weapons could hardly make a difference.
Moth of the Fire had no solution for the moment.
The atmosphere became heavy once more.
"Flames are a cruel phenomenon, yet they are also the foundation of human civilization. They bring light and heat to the world, but turn everything they touch into ash."
"And as the name implies, the Herrscher of Flames possesses the ability to control fire."
"But the principle behind it is... controlling Molecular Motion."
Su Nian had now introduced a new concept.
Although Herrscher abilities and their manifestations differed, there was also a reason newly born Herrschers suddenly became powerful.
This section of the setting was necessary. Without the groundwork from the Current Civilization, the Seventh Herrscher suddenly growing stronger would not hold up.
One had to know that Herrscher Authority was actually a concept.
And what determined whether a Herrscher was powerful was not the difference in their Authorities.
As civilization developed, the Honkai would gradually grow stronger as well.
This gave Herrschers a starting point. What truly determined a Herrscher's strength was their brain.
That illiterate pufferfish, even with cheats enabled, had nearly been taken out.
Only after she flew to the moon and learned the knowledge of the Previous Civilization did she become troublesome.
And Himiko was undoubtedly no illiterate. She was also an outstanding warrior, so it was entirely reasonable for her to be just a tiny bit stronger than those previous Herrschers.
"So there was actually a basis for Herrscher abilities?" Welt's eyes widened. Making the Herrscher of Flames' ability the control of Molecular Motion was simply too fitting.
This setting gave Welt another surprise.
"One must understand that the greatest limitation in creation is actually the author."
"If you've read detective fiction, you have probably heard this saying: the protagonist's intelligence can never surpass the author's. That is why only a small portion of creative works are truly hard-core."
"And now, Su Nian has introduced scientific elements alongside his writing."
Welt could not help sharing his delight with the viewers.
If all Herrscher abilities were designed this way, then this story would certainly possess no shortage of scientific rigor.
Just how many more surprises had Su Nian yet to show them?
Welt's achievements in science far exceeded those in literature. Now that the story had entered a field he knew better, and one displayed within a work he valued so highly, he almost instinctively began studying this setting.
Without a doubt, this setting was feasible.
The science-fiction elements in this story had not appeared merely to make all sorts of plans seem reasonable...
Su Nian had first established that Herrschers possessed different Authorities, then given the Herrschers their code names, and only afterward explained the principles behind them.
There had been almost no hesitation in that process.
Without a certain depth of knowledge, no one would dare write it this way.
Logically speaking, no one could possibly be good at everything.
For Su Nian to come up with such a brilliant story was already exceedingly rare.
And now he could even incorporate settings related to scientific knowledge. It was the icing on the cake!
The Herrschers Su Nian had established were born from both the supernatural side and the scientific side.
But every Herrscher possessed a different ability.
If the Herrscher of Flames' Authority was the control of Thermal Molecular Motion, then what about the other Herrschers?
Since Kevin had become stronger, the Herrschers born afterward should all receive a certain amount of page time, right?
What abilities would those Herrschers have? What principles would they follow? How would those abilities manifest?
Welt was overwhelmingly curious, but Su Nian had not written it yet!
For the first time, he understood how those bullet-comment viewers felt.
Waiting was always somewhat agonizing, but he could not distract himself with something else and ignore the matter of waiting for updates.
If it had not been inappropriate, he would have wanted to find Su Nian right now and have a thorough discussion with him about the Herrscher settings.
"The settings for Herrscher abilities draw upon scientific principles. Himiko is a Moth of the Fire warrior, so her sudden increase in combat strength seems to be because a Herrscher's base body differs..."
There were many cases where an author's shallow understanding resulted in utterly unreasonable power scaling. Adding this setting made every aspect more complete and nearly eliminated the possibility of the combat strength collapsing.
Moreover, Welt saw ambition and passion within this story.
Su Nian did not want to write a story praised only for its plot. He wanted to make this story truly worthy of the title "masterpiece"?
What an incredible aspiration.
He would witness this moment!
"Thermal weapons cannot inflict effective damage, creating an enemy that cannot be defeated at this stage. So how will you resolve this?"
The flames of adolescent passion ignited within Welt's heart.
The words on the screen continued to increase, and Welt saw the future.
At this critical juncture, Mei once again proposed the Flame Chaser plan.
The current situation no longer allowed for hesitation, and Mei's plan was ultimately approved.
To support Mei's plan, Kevin volunteered to become a test subject.
He became the first test subject of the Flame Chaser project and underwent Hypermutation Surgery.
Hypermutation Surgery was not yet mature, nor was there any prior experience to draw upon. Getting onto that operating table was equivalent to seeking death.
Yet simply because he "believed," Kevin resolutely chose to gamble on a success rate infinitely close to 0%.
In the end, as "CM-001," Kevin became Moth of the Fire's first Flame Chaser.
After enduring indescribable pain, he successfully fused with Parvati's genes and gained the power to control ice and snow.
But his body also suffered damage that could never heal...
Kevin's heroic life had only just begun.
At the same time, it was the beginning of him shouldering everything.
The next part became somewhat heavy. Judging from the direction of the coming story, Kevin would have no more easy days ahead.
When all was said and done, he was merely an ordinary person.
At this moment, Kevin became the "Ice Beast," possessing the mighty power to contend against a Herrscher, as well as miraculous abilities.
"Combining human genes with Honkai Beast genes to create a controllable 'Honkai Beast'? A bold idea."
Was this solution basically joining them because they could not beat them?
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