Chapter 419: Hoolay Becomes Stage Prop while Jingliu Flexes Her Dominance!
Guinaifen narrowed her eyes.
She nodded thoughtfully.
Trying to voice her understanding, she said, "So what General Huaiyan means is…"
"The Wardance will go on as planned!"
"March 7th will fight under the name of a Cloud Knight trainee, acting as the defending swordmaster for the Luofu."
"On the other side, Dan Heng and Jing Yuan have gone to the Shackling Prison."
"Our Astral Express trio is splitting up into three paths this time. Everyone has a bright future ahead!"
Arriving at the Shackling Prison.
Lingsha, Dan Heng, and Jing Yuan were trying to decipher some clues from the Borisin attack.
The three of them seemed to have turned into coroners.
They were currently studying a Borisin corpse in the main hall.
…
"Holy crap! Jing Yuan and Dan Heng are finally working together?"
"Lightning-Lord set and Azure Dragon, activate!"
"My favorite episode!"
"Brothers, why did Jing Yuan specifically bring Dan Heng and Lingsha along? There must be some deep meaning behind this!"
"Bringing the former High Elder and the future Master of the Alchemy Commission… the target of this move is self-evident…"
"Spot on!"
"Jing Yuan probably knows the truth. He's here to gather evidence and witnesses now."
"Jing Yuan is still putting in work!"
"Brilliant! This Divine Foresight General has never just sat idle in the story!"
…
Lingsha spoke in a professional tone, "The alchemists detected some… complex medicinal ingredients from his remains, which seem to explain why these Borisins could transform into Foxians."
"To put it simply, Foxians and Borisins share the same origin. Although they look very different now, there isn't much difference between them at the genetic level. This drug allows Borisins to temporarily alter their physical forms and appear as Foxians."
"This also means there is a source within the Luofu providing drugs to these impostors."
"Sigh, the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus can never be fully eradicated. I'm afraid the Alchemy Commission won't be able to clear its name this time either."
"While reviewing the prescriptions they used, I discovered a pill called the Dust-Returning Shape-Preserving Pill. It is specifically used by spies to suppress the symptoms of Mara-struck and maintain their normal appearance. Comparing it with the drug in the Borisin's body—"
"Although the medicinal properties and ingredients are different, the underlying principle is indeed the same."
Jing Yuan sighed, "Since ancient times, the Borisins have always pursued stronger flesh and blood, viewing Foxians as weaklings. Now, to rescue their Warhead, these people are actually willing to disguise themselves as Foxians… The determination they've shown is truly not to be underestimated."
At this point.
It could already be confirmed!
The Borisins and the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus had joined forces!
They had plotted this prison break together!
The evidence was ironclad.
Of course.
That wasn't all!
The three continued their investigation.
Up ahead.
A jailer lay on the ground, his limbs twisted in an unnatural way.
"What astonishing strength… The killer shattered this soldier's bones with just a single blow."
"This brute force is definitely not something an ordinary Borisin could achieve… It's highly likely Hoolay," Jing Yuan said with a grave tone.
Lingsha turned her head.
A hint of doubt appeared on her face, "Forgive me for asking, but is this Borisin truly so fierce and brutal?"
Jing Yuan nodded, "I have lived a bit longer than Lady Lingsha and have experienced a few more wars. To the Alliance, the Borisins have always been the most troublesome enemy. And Hoolay is a monster that even the Borisins themselves fear."
"He single-handedly united numerous packs, gathered a massive army of Abundance abominations, and pushed the Alliance's forces into dangerous situations multiple times."
At this point,
Jing Yuan's tone grew heavy,
"Over seven hundred years ago, I marched with my master to suppress the abominations. I witnessed with my own eyes the tragic state of the entire battlefield after that giant beast descended."
"Even after taking pills to suppress the fear of the lupine poison, countless Cloud Knights were still so terrified by his ferocious aura that they didn't even have the strength to raise their hands to resist… If the former Sword Champion hadn't sealed Hoolay's movements with her frost blade, the outcome of that battle would still be unknown."
"At the end of that great war, only a handful of people remained in the squad. Under the red moon, blood splattered… Everything in sight back then was nothing but a sea of deep crimson."
Following Jing Yuan's description.
The chat in the live stream was also extremely active!
…
"Even taking pills couldn't stop it? Just how fierce is this Hoolay?"
"Hoolay in his prime, son!"
"How peerless and elegant was Jingliu back then?"
"Jingliu is still scoring points!"
"Even if some people are no longer around, their legends still circulate in the world."
"Empress Jingliu is mighty!"
"I bet Hoolay will definitely have an Ice weakness when he becomes a boss."
"The Shackling Prison must keep Hoolay locked up tight. I really don't want to see this kind of thing running wild on the streets one day…"
…
"If that's the case, why wasn't he executed after being subdued? Why was he merely imprisoned?"
Lingsha continued to ask,
"On the Zhuming Xianzhou, the judges throw unforgivable and unkillable Abundance abominations into the star's purifying flames to be burned."
"The so-called immortality is just a title. How can there be anything truly immortal in this world? I wonder why the Luofu has delayed and suppressed this tumor for so long, leading to today's uncontrollable situation?"
This was actually a doubt shared by many players.
However.
Before Jing Yuan could answer.
Lingsha's tone underwent a subtle change.
She said to herself, "Right, the people of the Luofu have always been kind-hearted and benevolent. Even for the tumor nesting in the Alchemy Commission, they couldn't bear to cut it out. Instead, they sent the doctor who wanted to save them to the Zhuming Xianzhou."
…
"?"
"She's got so much personality!"
"Sister Lingsha's little temper."
"Answering her own question, hahaha."
"I love her passive-aggressiveness so much."
"I'm new here. Can anyone tell me why she's like this?"
" Lingsha's master was exiled by Jing Yuan, so she's unhappy and being sarcastic to him."
"There's such a backstory?"
"Then what happened after that?"
…
Jing Yuan said with some helplessness, "I can see that Lady Lingsha holds a grudge against me. I cannot escape responsibility for the resurgence of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. As for why this abomination Hoolay was only suppressed in the prison… I can explain a thing or two to you."
"…This humble doctor is just a physician and knows nothing of past events. I ask the General to guide and enlighten me."
"Very well, let us speak slowly along the way."
Continuing forward.
There was a corpse in front of a cell.
The three stopped there.
Dan Heng examined the corpse and said, "Before he stopped breathing, his artery was bitten open, and a large amount of blood was drained. What a brutal and savage method…"
"Without consuming fresh blood and flesh, the Borisins will suffer from unbearable hunger and thirst. Although they are long-life species, they are closer to predatory beasts. I heard that food and drink are strictly forbidden for Hoolay in the Shackling Prison…"
Lingsha sighed,
"It's truly hard to imagine. Having not consumed food or water for over seven hundred years, he must have suppressed his hunger for a very long time. I wonder if the Yaoqing hostage he abducted can escape this disaster?"
Jing Yuan sighed, "This is the terrifying part of the Abundance abominations. Subjecting him to the punishment of the sword tree to wear down his vitality… in the end, his sentence turned out to be a test of our patience instead."
"Just as Lady Lingsha said, throwing an unkillable monster into a star is a way to end it once and for all. Unfortunately…"
Walking along the way.
Lingsha also seemed to have sensed some secrets.
Following Jing Yuan's words, she said, "…Unfortunately, the Foxians wouldn't agree."
"Indeed. The atrocities committed by Hoolay were not just slaughter. In thousands of wars, we did our best to eradicate the Borisins. But relying on a dark art of unknown origin, he turned countless Foxians into thralls and living weapons driven by him, making comeback after comeback."
"The Foxian race curses his name day and night, even using his name to stop crying children at night. To let such a great evil die a quick and painless death in a single night, how could the Foxians in the Alliance be willing?"
…
"I'm a Foxian from the Yaoqing, and I can confirm this is true! But now…"
"Times have changed… A mere Hoolay is not even worth one hair of my Empress Jingliu!"
"In Honkai: Star Rail, Hoolay is at most a Stagnant Shadow boss, right? [ lol ]"
"Hoolay is just a stepping stone for my Empress Jingliu. The cooler he is, the higher the value of my Empress Jingliu appears~"
"Release him! Let him enter the Echo of War, and I'll kill him a hundred times with my E6S5 Jingliu!"
"Hoolay never would have dreamed that seven hundred years later, a game would publicly execute him."
"If he can cure Feixiao's Moon Rage, then killing him can be considered putting him to good use."
"Jiaoqiu: The key to curing Moon Rage is to stew Hoolay into a soup."