"Let him roar, the undying Mydeimos, piercing the enemy king with the lineage of the suspended blade."
A red-toned scene, brimming with tension!
Mydei stood at the center of the frame, roaring in fury!
Behind him, red crystal-like substances bloomed, mingled with crimson flames and currents.
In the background,
a scarlet lion roared alongside him!
...
"Wow!?"
"This guy is way too cool!"
"Face my lion's fang!"
"Is this his ultimate move?"
"Wallet: This is high-stakes gameplay!"
"If this scene appears in future storylines, I can't even imagine how epic it'll be!"
...
"Let her run, swift-footed Cephaleia, teaching stagnant time to flow for you."
A hooded cat-eared girl flashed by.
In the crowd,
March 7th's eyes lit up!
According to the introduction, this girl was named Cipher.
She had also made a brief appearance in the "Nameless Faces" PV!
She seemed like a cute and mischievous girl!
Want to pull!
If her ultimate move could summon a giant cat, even more reason to pull!
The next divine oracle featured a familiar face from the main storyline.
"And the attendant of the Hand of Shadow, daughter of the Styx..."
"If you grant her the right to embrace, even cold death... will rest peacefully at 's fingertips."
On the screen,
Castorice stood before a ruined city.
The air was filled with intertwining purple and black auras!
It even formed a massive dragon-shaped phantom!
Castorice extended a hand forward,
seemingly petting the giant dragon as if it were a tame creature.
...
"???"
"This one is even more of a heavyweight!"
"Handmaiden of the Hand of Shadow, daughter of the Styx... Castorice, you still claim you're not the Death Titan's attendant!"
"Could her ultimate move be summoning this dragon!?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Castorice looks so domineering in this image, completely different from her dazed appearance in the main storyline..."
...
"You will hear the voice of the deep sea echoing in the storm."
Amidst the ocean tides,
a figure stood at the center,
with the surrounding waves seemingly swirling and dancing joyfully around her.
However, since she was not the focal point in this scene and the image was dominated by surging waves, her facial features and the details of her attire remained indistinct.
"You will see the foreign visitor arriving under the night sky."
The shadow of the train flashed by.
A figure lingered on the decaying platform.
Yet, from the silhouette alone, it was impossible to discern who this "foreign visitor" corresponding to the divine prophecy might be.
"Until the journey's end, the ancient Titans all fall..."
"And the nameless new king is crowned."
"Together with countless heroes..."
"To forge the great work of salvation."
A white-haired man stood amidst the ruins.
Facing the colossal figure ahead,
he raised the sword in his hand!
...
"Cough, cough, cough..."
On the Astral Express,
Old Yang, who had been watching the video, suddenly broke into a violent coughing fit!
The more he watched, the more something felt off!
Several of the figures bore striking resemblances to the heroes of the previous civilization...
And by this scene,
they weren't even bothering to hide it anymore!
Paired with the divine prophecy in the background—
"To forge the great work of salvation."
For a moment,
Old Yang almost thought that man had returned!
He half-expected to hear him say—
"No matter the cost, humanity will surely overcome the Honkai!"
Impossible,
absolutely impossible!
Old Yang quickly reminded himself.
This wasn't that man!
This was Phainon of Amphoreus!
Merely a counterpart with the same face from a different world!
"Phew..."
"I'm still too easily agitated."
Old Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Recalling the earlier portrayal in the storyline...
Phainon was Phainon.
His personality was vastly different from that man's.
There was no way he'd end up with a script like Kevin's...
Thinking this,
he calmed down slightly.
Just then, the divine prophecy continued.
"I gaze upon the distant future, where the sun will etch the footprints of humanity..."
"The children of man, named the Chrysos Heirs..."
"Shall seize the Kindling of the gods."
"And once more uphold heaven and earth."
As these words appeared,
in the background,
the character portraits of the Chrysos Heirs suddenly emerged!
The first three were:
Aglaea, bathed in warm light...
Tribbie, holding a doll identical to herself...
Anaxa, who appeared to be deep in thought...
They slid past like frames of an old-fashioned film reel.
Besides the first three,
there was also Hyacine, looking up at the sky.
Mydei, with a commanding gaze.
Cipher, clenching her cat-like fists.
Castorice, lying sideways in a sea of flowers, revealing half of her back.
And...
Phainon, wearing a gentle smile.
The moment this scene appeared!
The barrage exploded!
...
"Oh my god, this artwork is absolutely stunning!"
"The Goddess of Beauty has descended!"
"Please, make this into a Light Cone!"
"I love every single one of these images so much ahhhhhhhhh!!"
"Immortals and spirits, numerous as hemp fibers!"
"Damn it, I want to pull for all of them!"
"Yu Ling, how did you capture their most perfect angles? You're a genius!"
...
"Chasing the flame is a journey of constant loss."
"In all of that, even life is insignificant."
After Phainon's character art appeared.
The slots that followed suddenly turned into dark silhouettes!
Their exact forms were unclear, but distinguishing features could be made out from the details of the silhouettes.
The first two were likely female.
The third held a ball of flame in hand, seemingly not human.
The fourth was a short-haired girl.
"Indeed, we were all consumed by flames."
"Only to carve the opening stroke."
"In the epic of creation."
Four characters still lacked concrete appearances, which was within the players' expectations.
It was highly likely that these remaining four characters held secrets or twists...
Unlocking them would require progressing through the corresponding story.
At the end of the video.
The celestial scene of Amphoreus appeared.
The logo for Honkai: Star Rail showed up.
Usually, this signaled the end of the video.
The expressions of the entire Astral Express Crew were grave.
Clearly!
The video contained a wealth of information!
Making it impossible to sort out a complete train of thought all at once.
However!
Right at that moment!
The darkened screen suddenly lit up again!
A voice rang out!
"Most heroic journeys across the universe,"
"Are merely dice cast casually by Them..."
The Herta!
No...
Lady Herta herself!
Everyone thought the video had ended, but there was still a hidden easter egg!
At this moment!
On the screen,
Herta seemed to be in a special space.
Facing a mirror that resembled a picture frame.
And the content within the mirror...
Was precisely the scene of Amphoreus!
"Will your answer be different?"
"Amphoreus."
The camera suddenly cut to a close-up of Herta's face.
Her pupils shifted slightly.
The corners of her lips curled gently upward,
As if what she saw before her piqued her interest!
...
"Huh?"
"Holy crap, I almost missed the heavyweight content!"
"Lady Herta is unparalleled in the world, Lady Herta is supremely intelligent, Lady Herta is breathtakingly beautiful!"
"Is Herta also interested in Amphoreus!?"
"One of Amphoreus's Paths is Erudition, so The Herta is definitely going to make a move!"
"This should be the end, right? There can't be more surprises, can there?"
...