"Since Kevin is Kiana's ancestor, if Kevin is gone, can Kiana inherit his organization, World Serpent?" Kiana suddenly had a wild thought.
Su Luo had once told her that occasional brainstorming and wild ideas were essential skills for a writer. Otherwise, it would be difficult to write witty and interesting stories. She had recently been training her associative thinking abilities.
"I've already thought it through! In the final battle between the protagonist group and Kevin, Kiana strikes Kevin down but is eroded by Honkai energy. Then, unable to control herself, she transforms into the Herrscher of Finality, ascends the throne of World Serpent, and becomes the ultimate, final antagonist, subjecting the current civilization to its last and most brutal trial."
"Huh?" Himeko's expression was exactly this: Σ( ° △ °|||)︴
The bullet comments, however, reacted with particular enthusiasm.
[Gray Serpent: Kevin is dead, Tuna shall rise! The Age of Finality is upon us, the world shall succumb to Honkai!]
[Such poetry, such poetry! As expected of World Serpent's number one literary talent, Mr. Gray Serpent! He effortlessly achieves what we cannot.]
[Our Tuna issues a rallying cry, and World Serpent bows in allegiance! Overthrow the old king Kevin, and enthrone the new king!]
Kiana continued to advance the main storyline.
In the game, Kiana and Fu Hua continued their conversation. Fu Hua warned Kiana that Skyfall City was currently too dangerous and wanted her to leave.
However...
The Kiana of today was different from the past.
She had fled for three months.
She had struggled in agony for three months.
Fearful, retreating, curling herself into a ball to hide in a corner—three months had passed like this.
Did she escape in the end?
The result, as everyone knew, was of course, no!
Therefore, she was unwilling to run away anymore. She didn't want to look back in the future and find that every choice she made was one of escape.
Seeing this segment of Kiana's self-analysis, the smiles on the viewers' faces gradually faded.
Tuna was now so mature and rational it was heartbreaking.
Fu Hua, her persuasion unsuccessful, didn't press further. The two then discussed the disaster in Skyfall City, discovering that the clues they currently possessed were still limited.
To gain a full understanding of the plan as quickly as possible, Kiana decided to infiltrate the industrial district again.
However, before taking action, Kiana checked on the previously unconscious Rita, confirming she was not in serious danger before leaving alone.
She didn't know that the moment the door closed, a pair of eyes opened.
Rita, who had been feigning sleep and eavesdropping, awoke. After pondering for a moment about Kiana's peculiar habit of talking to thin air, she too left the base and sent out an invitation to Kiana's friends.
Players could easily guess who would be coming. Bronya was still in the Sea of Quanta, so it could only be Mei.
This meant Kiana and Mei were about to reunite!!
At the same time, in Shencheng Pharmaceuticals' industrial district.
Raven received a communication from Jackal. In their conversation, Jackal decided to accelerate the implementation of the experiment. Although Raven was reluctant due to certain hidden reasons, after Jackal invoked the name of their "Lord," Raven could only obey the command.
Therefore, in the subsequent plot, Kiana and Raven clashed.
But the most crucial part was that Kiana actually made a plan before taking action!
[My god! Tuna actually learned to make a pre-battle plan!?]
[Even Paramecium has a plan! My youth is over!]
[Our great Tuna now has both courage and strategy! How can she lose next? There's no way she can lose!!]
The following plot unfolded as the audience expected.
Kiana, controlling [Sky Ranger] Kiana, wreaked havoc in the game. World Serpent was completely overwhelmed.
The audience spammed 'Cool, cool, cool!' and 'Awesome, awesome, awesome!' to cheer Kiana on.
In their eyes, Kiana was finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, her protagonist aura fully activated, destined to dominate the city.
Yet, they never expected it.
When the atmosphere was at its most fervent, the plot suddenly took a sharp downturn.
Raven used her old trick, preventing Kiana from controlling the Honkai energy within her body. Raven, however, injected an antidote and, leveraging her advantage, captured the gradually weakening Kiana.
She then handed Kiana over to Jackal, who wanted to experiment on a Herrscher.
Rita, witnessing this from afar, decided to obtain the antidote for the serum but unexpectedly ran into the arriving Mei.
Then the scene shifted to Kiana, captured by Jackal.
At this moment, Jackal was subjecting Kiana to inhumane torture.
Hearing Kiana's heart-wrenching screams, everyone's heart clenched, and not a trace of a smile remained on their faces.
Besides the bullet comments crying out 'Jackal must die!', some expressed their confusion.
[Tuna has suffered so much! Can't she just rise up for once and be the protagonist of a satisfying, power-fantasy story? So frustrating!]
[Why must they keep torturing Tuna, forcing her to grow, compelling her to endure so much suffering? Scriptwriter, are you toxic?!]
[Is miHoYo deliberately nerfing my Kiana? Tuna has Herrscher powers now, and her intelligence is back online. Why was she captured and tortured?!]
The audience universally expressed 'I don't accept this,' 'I can't understand this,' and 'This part of the plot is idiotic and completely illogical.'
But it was as if miHoYo's scriptwriters had anticipated their thoughts.
The next moment, the situation instantly reversed.
Kiana, having extracted enough information from Jackal, dropped her pretense, revealing she had been acting all along.
With a few punches, she shattered the tempered glass of the experiment chamber.
This reversal not only stunned Jackal but also astounded the players.
They realized they were still too naive, completely played by miHoYo's scriptwriters.
[Mom asked me why I was watching the livestream on my knees.]
[Damn, Tuna is so cool! Turns out I misunderstood the scriptwriter.]
[Hahaha~~ I'm going to find my friends who haven't played this part of the main story yet and enjoy their expressions transition from anger to surprise. It'll definitely be interesting.]
[I get it now. miHoYo's scriptwriters play us, so we can also... hehehe~~]
[Hehehe~~]
[Hehehe~~]
...
A portion of the players had opened the door to a new world.
In the game, Kiana stepped out of the experiment chamber. Alarms blared all around. Jackal released a giant insect-like monster, blocking her path.
Although the narration called it an insect, in the players' eyes, it looked more like a lobster.
As Kiana fought, Fu Hua asked with concern, "Kiana, your body..."
"It's strange... this guy's torture, it didn't hurt at all."
In other words, Kiana hadn't actually felt any pain earlier.
The real-life Kiana remarked with emotion, "It's rare for the boss to be so kind and give Kiana a break. I'm so touched."
Himeko, beside her, nodded in deep agreement.
The audience in the livestream chat was also incredibly relieved, remarking that miHoYo's scriptwriters had finally acted human for once.
Only Su Luo, who knew the truth, stood by with a faint smile.
The players were laughing because they didn't know what was coming next. He was laughing because he did know what was coming next.
Once the 'Sweet Pepper Curry' plotline drops, you won't be thinking this way.
In the story, Kiana fought her way out of the laboratory, preparing to face new enemies. However, the person before her caught her completely off guard.
"Kiana...?" Mei looked at Kiana in astonishment.
Kiana and Mei had reunited in this unexpected way.
Kiana had imagined ten thousand scenarios for her long-awaited reunion with Raiden Mei, but none of them were at a time like this, in a place like this...
[Ohohohohoho~ Ohoho~~]
[Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet.]
At this moment, the players still didn't know how 'beautiful' the ending for the two would be.
The sudden turn of events made the mature Kiana somewhat flustered, even reverting to her familiar Tuna-like demeanor.
Mei, however, said nothing and immediately embraced her.
Holding Kiana, her voice trembling, Mei poured out her feelings, saying she didn't want to be separated from Kiana again.
But Kiana, amidst the players' eager expectations, chose to refuse.
Right now, many players wished they could jump into the screen, press Kiana's head down, and help her agree.
Just as Mei was at a loss due to Kiana's refusal, Fu Hua appeared, interrupting their exchange. Strangely, however, her face was flushed red, and a few hearts even floated above her head.
[Class Rep, why are you blushing? You're an immortal who has lived for fifty thousand years, what haven't you seen?]
[Fu Hua: The ancients were more conservative; I really haven't seen this before.]
[Hua! Don't interrupt them~~ Why are you interrupting them~~ Let Kiana and Mei catch up properly~~]
It was self-evident who posted that last bullet comment. Miss Elf definitely couldn't hold back at a time like this.
The story continued. Fu Hua reminded Kiana that many enemies were approaching. Kiana could only ask Mei to leave with her first before discussing other matters.
Mei then solemnly said to Kiana, "Kiana... I want you to understand, I and everyone on the Hyperion will always wait for you."
This sentence would become one of the driving forces enabling Kiana to keep moving forward later on. Eventually, in a future storyline, Kiana would even say these words back to Mei.
On their way, Kiana explained the conspiracy unfolding in Skyfall City to Mei. From the suddenly appearing Rita, they learned about the methods and location World Serpent might have chosen for their plan.
The two continued towards their target location, encountering an attack from Raven en route.
Although they defeated Raven, because time had ultimately been lost, they might not be able to stop the disaster from happening.
At this critical moment, the ever-reliable Fu Hua stood up yet again!
"Kiana, use the full power of the Herrscher of the Void! Awaken all the Herrscher of the Void's power within you! We still have a chance to reach the engine before it detonates and stop all of this!"
"I understand what you're asking... I also know this is the only way, but you... you're already very weak."
For Kiana to fully utilize the power of the Herrscher of the Void, she had to rely on Fu Hua to suppress the Herrscher of the Void's personality.
However...
Fu Hua's consciousness was already on the verge of dissipating. If she forcibly exerted her power again, she would completely vanish.
"Go and do what you must do."
Fu Hua simply said these gentle words of farewell, then burned this Fenghuang Down.
Transforming into the power that would allow Kiana to continue forward, the power to save everything.
After that, would be...
Breaking Through the Darkness! Heralding the Dawn!