Chapter 198: Who killed Duke Inferno?[ Feathered Spirit ], come out and take the blame!
Since the broadcast of the Interastral Peace News.
The death of Duke Inferno has caused a massive sensation throughout the entire universe!
Herta Space Station.
A group of researchers and Asta were sitting in a spacious meeting room.
Playing on the screen was the full report from the Interastral Peace News.
Since the live broadcast.
The Interastral Peace Corporation had dispatched multiple experts for verification.
Finally, they reached a definitive conclusion—
Duke Inferno is truly dead!
At this moment.
Asta and the researchers were all lost in thought.
No one knew how much time had passed.
Asta let out a long breath.
She spoke up: "So… we're late?"
"I thought Duke Inferno was extremely arrogant and looked down on everyone."
"But it turns out he died prematurely on his own?"
The researchers also lamented: "In the recent versions of Honkai: Star Rail, Duke Inferno had so much screen time; he looked like he was being set up as a major boss… but he died so abruptly?"
"In that Ever-Flame Mansion: Scene 33, the hype built up by the Duke and his progeny was so high! Look at it now… sigh…"
"We were all prepared for a desperate fight. We gathered so many advanced weapons from the space station this time, only for the big boss to fall early."
"I have to say, this is a bit Elated!(comedy)"
A researcher raised their hand and asked: "Miss Asta, does this count as a victory for us?"
Asta thought for a moment.
She nodded.
"After all, the goal of this operation was to confront Duke Inferno. Although the result was unexpected, it can be considered a victory for our space station."
Hearing this.
Several researchers let out a brief cheer.
However, they weren't as excited as one might imagine.
If they had defeated Duke Inferno through a battle with the space station's help, that would be fine.
At least they would have had a sense of participation!
Now, it just felt somewhat inexplicable!
They couldn't even force themselves to celebrate.
Furthermore.
This led to another question—
How did Duke Inferno die?
Just then.
A new piece of Interastral Peace News suddenly appeared on the split screen in the meeting room!
Asta immediately switched it to the main screen.
The host's voice could be heard: "…After technical personnel took samples and evidence from the scene within the Ever-Flame Mansion…"
"We have sufficient reason to believe—"
"Duke Inferno died after suffering an assault!"
As soon as this conclusion came out.
The meeting room was instantly filled with gasps!
Although this result was within expectations.
The moment it was confirmed, it still sent a shock through everyone's hearts!
A new question arose!
—Who killed Duke Inferno?
…
Little Gui's livestream room.
After watching the news.
Guinaifen was so shocked her mouth hung open for a long time!
"Duke Inferno actually died from an assault!?"
Previously, she never paid attention to the state of the universe.
She felt those things were too far away from her.
Rather than worrying about those impractical things, it was better to worry about what to eat for dinner.
But.
After playing Honkai: Star Rail.
That sense of distance was suddenly bridged countless times over!
It was as if she had also become a Nameless on the Astral Express.
Carrying the Will of Trailblaze!
Concerned with every stop across the cosmos.
Besides, Duke Inferno was highly relevant to the game's plot, so she naturally had to pay close attention!
After a brief pause.
Guinaifen decided to open the video Ever-Flame Mansion: Scene 33 to watch it again.
The result!
The moment the video opened.
The style of the bullet comments had completely changed!
Before, players had all sorts of comments about how cool, arrogant, or overbearing Duke Inferno was.
Now.
They had uniformly turned into various words of mourning!
…
"[ Your Voice and Face Linger On ]"
"Rest in peace."
"In memory of the Duke!"
"Precious footage from before his death."
"No one expected that Duke Inferno would be the first to arrive at Penacony, just in the form of fragments [ Relics ]."
"I thought this PV was a declaration of war, I didn't expect it to be a last will and testament."
"Duke Inferno: Children, this isn't funny."
"Old Duke, stop looking for Destruction. If you look for Aha, you'd at least be an Emanator."
…
Guinaifen was stunned.
If you didn't know better, you'd think this was a funeral parlor!
Why were the bullet comments full of eulogies!
"This, what kind of situation is this!"
"If that's the case, what will happen to the upcoming plot of Penacony?"
"Will Duke Inferno still appear in Penacony?"
"Will Feathered Spirit modify the plot because of what happened in reality!"
As she spoke, Guinaifen's eyes lit up.
She started to stir things up!
"Can Duke Inferno actually win the revival match in Penacony?"
"A large-scale documentary, The Legend of Old Duke Inferno, Little Gui will continue to broadcast for you!"
…
Penacony.
Hotel Lobby.
At this moment.
Whether it was tourists or staff, no one was in the mood to do their respective work.
People gathered in groups of three or five.
Circling together to discuss the assault on Duke Inferno!
It was as if this wasn't a hotel lobby.
And the people coming were not Dreamseekers here for a vacation.
But a gathering place for the greatest detectives in the universe!
"Duke Inferno died a miserable death, and his progeny are missing. I suspect the Duke's death is related to his children…"
"I suspect that Dahlia, Constance, did it! You can tell from the PV, that person has 'betrayal' written all over them!"
"Use your brain, friend! Why would Duke Inferno's progeny betray him?"
"And looking at the traces at the scene, the killer executed Duke Inferno in a miraculous way, indicating the killer's strength far exceeds common logic!"
"…Is it possible that Feathered Spirit did it?"
"After all, while Duke Inferno was still alive and well, Feathered Spirit had already implemented his Relics in the game!"
"Holy crap?"
"Genius! Case closed!"
"Feathered Spirit is too much! Just to make it reasonable for Duke Inferno to become Relics, he didn't hesitate to use such cruel means to kill him!"
"May the Old Duke's spirit in heaven bless me with a god-tier Double-Crit Follow-up set!"
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The Xianzhou Luofu.
Exalted Shrine.
Numerous players gathered at the Exalted Shrine plaza, excitedly and intensely discussing the events related to Duke Inferno.
"If you put it that way, there really is such a possibility!"
"If it's Feathered Spirit, he really could kill Duke Inferno in such a miraculous way!"
"Feathered Spirit is too badass, isn't he?"
"From a Feng Shui perspective, Feathered Spirit implementing Duke Inferno's Relics in the game in advance is equivalent to cutting off the Duke's lifeline. His death was already a foregone conclusion."
"Case closed! It was Feathered Spirit who jinxed Duke Inferno to death!"
"It's useless for us to just talk here, let's go straight to Feathered Spirit's official account and @ him!"
"Exactly!"
"Feathered Spirit, come out and take the blame!"
"Looking at the whole universe, the number of people who can do such a thing is few and far between, and those big shots have no direct connection with Duke Inferno, but Feathered Spirit… you are one of them!"
Soon.
The Interastral Peace News Network, news sites of various major planets, universal gaming forums…
All pointed this assault event towards Feathered Spirit!
Under Feathered Spirit's official account.
Countless players had already come to leave messages!
In just half a day.
The comment section was completely overrun!
"Who killed Duke Inferno? Feathered Spirit, come out and take the blame!"
"Old Feather, just admit it!"
"Although it's not something to be proud of, Duke Inferno is an enemy of the whole universe after all. Killing him is considered getting rid of a public menace."
"I'm siding with Feathered Spirit on this one!"
"Even Feathered Spirit can't just execute people at will. Feathered Spirit must be punished; at least make him give us a free 5-star selector!"
"I can hear your greedy calculations from a mile away!"
"???"
"Dr. Ratio: Thinking about me?"
"That day, Feathered Spirit found Duke Inferno and showed him the PV for Ever-Flame Mansion: Scene 33. The Duke asked: 'You made such an exquisite promotional video for our Ever-Flame Mansion, what do you need?' Feathered Spirit replied: 'Your life, Duke!'"