"Continue the attack!"
"Helix" was the first to react. She shouted loudly and launched an attack on the "Husk Mysticism."
The crystal arrow pierced through the semi-transparent shell of the "Imaginary Bulls," sparking a fire on the Imaginary core.
The Pink Elf's face stiffened. The damage caused by this arrow was too weak compared to before, and it didn't even penetrate the enemy's armor!
Was it because the trial version of the "Whispers of the Past: Sonnet" she borrowed from "Elysia" broke, or was the basic panel of the bow she held with the "Revelation Key" not high enough?
Senti charged forward, her fists full of collapsing energy, smashing onto the Imaginary core, emitting a series of exaggerated muffled sounds.
After a series of combos, Senti's expression turned grim: "No! This thing's defense has increased a lot!"
Several seconds passed before the two of them managed to create two obvious cracks in the Imaginary bulls' core, but there was still a long way to go before it was completely destroyed.
Helix shouted, "There's less than a minute left!"
The Herrscher of Sentience fell silent for a few seconds, then spoke through the mental link.
"This doesn't seem like a temporary enhancement using collapsing energy! It's highly likely that there was a problem when "Luo Lin" changed the rules of the world!"
"Hurry up and pull her into the channel to ask!"
Senti dodged a war stomp from the "Mysticism," then used afterimages to dodge the meteorite-like shots from the floating cannon of the "Imaginary Bulls."
She answered helplessly, "Luo Lin's consciousness is not in the real world! I can't find her... Okay, she's back now!"
The Herrscher eagerly connected to her opponent's mind and asked, "Luo Lin, what did you do!?"
"I haven't figured out what's going on."
"Luo Lin" had just returned from the intermediate state and was still a bit dazed when she heard Senti's anxious voice.
"Helix" sent another "compressed file" as a supplement, and the girl was surprised to see the countdown just like the Abyss battlefield.
But before "Luo Lin" could regain her composure, a semi-transparent prompt popped up on her face—
[Ding! System update completed! Event module unlocked!]
[Limited-time event 'Furious Flames, Xuanyuan Reborn' started. Captains, please check the details...]
"Event?"
At the same time, there was a strange fluctuation around "Helix" and Senti, who were battling the "Husk Mysticism."
The next moment, a semi-transparent figure dressed in red and white armor suddenly appeared beside them.
She tied her hair into a high ponytail, and sparkling sparks floated between her hair and cape. She raised the sword in her hand and charged straight at the "Mysticism."
Senti blinked, feeling that the figure looked very similar to someone she had seen before: "... Kiana?"
She pushed aside these thoughts and followed the fiery figure forward.
As a long-range output character, Helix needed to maintain a certain distance to deal damage, so her observation of the battlefield had to be sharper than Senti's.
The Pink Elf saw everything very clearly.
Herrscher of Flamescion snapped her fingers, causing a powerful explosion, but it only damaged the core of the "Imaginary Bulls," with no effect on Senti who was nearby.
"No friendly fire?!"
Senti quickly realized this and threw herself into the flames.
Then, Kiana threw out a ring of fiery flames, attracting some gravitaional field in the air, before swinging her flaming sword at the Imaginary core.
She snapped her fingers, the weapon acted, basic attacks one, two, three, four, five, mid-air ball squeeze, continue basic attacks, and then...
"Flames --Incinerate!"
The flames burst out, leaving exaggerated slash marks that illuminated every corner of the nearby cave.
"Helix" was very familiar with this process, or rather, it wasn't rare for Honkai Impact 3rd players to be familiar with this process.
Herrscher of Flamescion had a high usage rate, almost every player had one, and many trial characters in events and stories also had her presence.
Moreover, Kiana's combo was very smooth and easy to play, and you could figure out how to operate it after just playing a few rounds.
However, the Herrscher found that Kiana's burst didn't do much damage. The core of the "Imaginary Bulls" bathed in flames still looked strong!
"So much HP!"
"Helix" calculated for a moment, frowning: "It's too late! Our damage output is not enough!"
Even with Kiana's help, their damage was not enough to deplete the Imaginary core's HP.
"Luo Lin, what did you do!"
Amidst Senti's intense complaints, the countdown slowly and decisively reached "0:00".
The next moment, when the Herrscher and Helix regained their senses, they found themselves on the other side of the "roadblock" created by the "Husk Mysticism."
Senti looked back and saw that the Mysticism's shell had been repaired and stood intact in the center of the field.
The semi-transparent Kiana had also disappeared without a trace, leaving the place empty.
Now the "Imaginary Bulls" seemed to have forgotten the existence of Senti and Helix, leisurely strolling inside the protective shield.
The Herrscher looked puzzled, "Where did that person just now go? What about the damage we dealt? What's going on?"
"Kiana is gone too... Could it be that when the countdown ended, we failed the challenge, and the whole battle 'refreshed'?"
Watching Senti's increasingly bewildered expression, "Helix" gestured twice and spoke, "Just like in the Abyss and Memorial Arena, after failing the challenge, we have to start over... And Kiana, maybe she was a summon for assistance?"
The Herrscher blinked, and after a few seconds, she came to her senses.
She gasped, "So that's it, Luo Lin changed the rules of this place to something she's familiar with—she really got me confused!"
"I told you this wasn't... uh... maybe this time it really has something to do with me..."
On the daily "Icarus" ship, Luo Lin opened the system panel somewhat nervously and looked at the shiny activity button.
The design of this button looked like a certain dragon from the neighboring Monster Hunter World, carrying a huge, volcano-like thing on its back, with thick smoke rising from the mouth.
The girl gently touched the button with her mind, and the system panel quickly expanded, playing a clear video.
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It was an armored door with glass installed, clearly showing the constantly flashing energy channels and corridors outside the glass, each emitting the distinct style of the Schicksal.
This should be in a Schicksal facility, very similar to the loading screen when entering Honkai Impact 3rd—except that everything in this picture was not as crude as game modeling, but extremely realistic, as if the camera were really placed in an elevator on a floating battleship...
Soon, the elevator reached the top floor, accompanied by the familiar "Captain on the bridge" prompt sound. Several very familiar figures dressed in Valkyrie Battlesuits appeared from behind the camera and walked out of the elevator.
A ship officer hurried over and saluted to the newcomers, "Lady Theresa! Captain Ragnar! Lady Durandal!"
The screen even had white-bordered subtitles, and then the camera automatically switched perspectives, smoothly highlighting the three Valkyries mentioned.
Theresa carried the "Oath of Judah" on her back, wearing a simple nun's robe. As for Durandal, she wore the classic "Bright Knight - Excelsis" battlesuit, while Ragnar wore the "Scarlet Fusion" battlesuit that originally belonged to Himeko.
Theresa nodded to the ship officer, "How long until we reach our destination?"
"Estimated in one hour!"
Durandal's face was full of worry, and Ragnar patted the golden-haired knight on the shoulder gently, "Don't worry, Luo Lin's luck is much better than you think."
"Yeah... I know."
Ragnar stepped forward and sat in the captain's exclusive seat, giving brief orders to the other crew members.
Behind her were Fu Hua in "Shadow Knight" and another Valkyrie in a peculiar but recognizable Valkyrie Battlesuits...
The camera gradually pulled away, leaving the bridge of the Hyperion in the frame.
Its engines roared, leaving brilliant traces in the air.
When the camera switched, a familiar research ship appeared in the center of the screen, with most of the Valkyries on the deck looking shocked and anxious, bustling about.
Of course, there was also an out-of-place person kneeling on the deck...
She suddenly looked up and glanced in the direction of the camera.
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In the unknown world, in the QQ group named "Number One in Chaos by Garbled Bro," there was a discussion.
XXA: Everyone! I entered Bro's server!
The group erupted into excitement.
Silent Observer: You're really lucky! I haven't been able to get in after the first time.
Longing Hoshino: Quick, let's see what the event looks like.
Crooked-mouthed Dragon King: Are you guys not trying to trick me in an RPG? Isn't Bro just a hacker, and aren't all those things he writes just for fun?
Longing Hoshino: Are you a newbie?
XXA uploaded a video to the group files.
The group fell silent, and it took two minutes for someone to cautiously speak up.
Silent Observer: How much money do you think Bro spent on this CG?!
Longing Hoshino: The modeling, the clarity, it's at least a few million, on dollars, right?
Crooked-mouthed Dragon King: Damn, I believe it now.
Gudong12345: Bro didn't spend anything, he just gave them all to us.
XXA: This has exceeded the scope of the power of love, hasn't it?
Xiaomi staff: Obviously, yes.
Silent Observer: @Xiaomi staff Are you sure it's not your own expansion pack that leaked?
"..."
In the MiHoYo technical department, Da Wei turned his head awkwardly, behind him was a group of stunned employees, looking at the video projected onto the big screen.
"Oh my god, what kind of technology is this?!"
"Why don't we just bring Bro over to make videos for us?"
"Can you contact him? Da Wei! Contact this person!"
The man smiled bitterly, "This is really... We've been paying attention for so long, but we didn't expect him to come up with something so amazing?"