Chapter 449: Preceptor Tao Ran's Mental Breakdown! Dan Heng Becomes the Online Spokesperson!
After all, Taoran was a Vidyadhara Preceptor.
Even after taking a direct hit from Cloud-Piercer, he was still able to speak!
However, he no longer possessed his previous confidence and elegance. Instead, he looked like an ugly woman whose heavy makeup had been washed away by a bucket of water, revealing a fit of humiliated rage!
"Do it! Do everything in your power! I want these people dead and gone!"
Taoran summoned his Mara-struck soldiers.
But how could this rabble possibly be a match for Dan Heng and his companions?
After wrapping up the fight in just a few moves, they brought Bailu back to their side.
"High Elder, are you alright?"
"I… I'm fine. Thank you all for saving me."
The Cloud Knights had already surrounded the struggling Taoran.
At that moment, a figure arrived at the scene.
Seeing the newcomer, Taoran, who was half-kneeling on the ground, widened his eyes in disbelief.
"You… you actually came in person?!"
The newcomer was none other than Jing Yuan.
Jing Yuan stood with his arms crossed, looking down coldly at Taoran on the ground.
He spoke, "If I hadn't, I wouldn't have been able to hear the Preceptor's grand theories."
"The public trial by the Six Charioteers you wanted is something you cannot escape. In addition, I will write to General Xuanquan of the Fanghu. With her hatred for evil, she will surely deliver an even more impartial judgment."
Lingsha nodded. "If it is that Lady, the Vidyadhara throughout the Luofu will surely be thoroughly convinced."
…
"That Lady from the Fanghu Xianzhou!"
"General of Fanghu, Xuanquan—the one who commands the seas and swallows the great wilderness!"
"That's a Vidyadhara-autonomous Xianzhou. She is fully qualified to judge a Vidyadhara Preceptor!"
"That General is famously ruthless!"
"She knows best how to deal with the Vidyadhara…"
"Taoran: It's over for me!"
"Looks like General Xuanquan is a must-pull character now too!"
…
Taoran staggered to his feet, but his mouth remained stubborn.
"…In terms of martial prowess, the General is indeed superior. But if the General thinks he can use this to purge our Preceptor lineage, there is no need to dream so beautifully."
"With the Vidyadhara's foundation in the Alliance, do you really think you can do anything to us?"
"Just as I said from the beginning. I will take all the blame… and become the scapegoat."
"With the secrets I know, the interrogation alone will take a very, very long time. In the end, through various exchanges of interests, I will definitely survive. You understand this better than I do. After all, this is your favorite game of balance, isn't it?"
"Finally, I must remind the General… I heard that Hoolay has escaped prison and is heading straight for the Wardance ship. I'm afraid the tragic scene of a bloodbath at the Wardance ceremony is not hard to imagine. Perhaps before I am sentenced, the Alliance's impeachment will make the General lose his head first?"
With that, Taoran wore a playful smile, seemingly expecting to see fluster or gravity on Jing Yuan's face.
However, not only was Jing Yuan not panicked, but the corners of his mouth actually curled upward!
He wore an intriguing smile.
The players immediately rushed to mock Taoran in the bullet comments!
…
"He's already dead!"
"Your Preceptors' internet speed is a bit slow, isn't it?"
"Jing Yuan is about to burst out laughing."
"Hoolay has already become Feixiao's medicine."
"Feixiao: Burp~"
"Jing Yuan: Guess why I'm still smiling?"
"Hoolay was defeated by my disciple's 'Starshatter'!"
"Jing Yuan: Everything is within calculations, brother!"
"Jing Yuan: Do you think I sit in this General's seat for nothing? They call me the 'Dozing General,' but did you really think I was sleeping? Surprised, brother? It was solved long ago~"
"Grabbing a chair, getting ready to watch the Preceptor's mental breakdown."
…
Jing Yuan smiled and said, "Regrettably, Mr. Taoran, there are only Cloud Knights on the Wardance ship today, and no audience."
"Just moments ago, Hoolay was executed under the siege of the Cloud Knights."
Taoran was shocked at first!
Then, he looked at Jing Yuan in disbelief!
It was as if he finally understood.
Everything was within Jing Yuan's plan!
Including using this opportunity to eradicate the Preceptor lineage of the Luofu!
Taoran's pupils shrunk. Then, he actually began to laugh wildly!
"Heh… Haha… Hahahahaha…"
Jing Yuan, seemingly having anticipated this scene, turned and walked away with a hint of disgust at the absurdity.
…
"Taoran: Frowning; Jing Yuan: Smiling."
"Brother, did you study face-changing? The expression shift is so spectacular!"
"He suddenly laughed in relief."
"He's gone mad…"
"Destroying his mind! He's completely destroying his mind!"
"Dr. Ratio: Is this what it takes to break your defense?"
"A simple trick shattered your grand scheme. Who wouldn't have a breakdown?"
"Too clever by half, only to lose one's own life."
***
On the Astral Express.
Dan Heng sat on the sofa.
Before him lay a copy of The Perpetual Return of Life's Manifestation.
However, he wasn't reading. Instead, he was scrolling through his phone.
In the latest plot of Honkai: Star Rail, his own screen time wasn't very long.
The actual thing he did was merely throwing a spear to pin the Preceptor to the wall.
Adding it all up, it was only a few short minutes.
Yet, why had it become so popular on the Star Rail forums?
Dan Heng decided to gather some opinions from the internet.
Opening the corresponding thread, he saw the latest comments popping up one after another.
[ The Nameless's signature 0-frame startup, do you like it?
What the Alliance can't manage, we Nameless will manage!
Dan Heng: You're right, but my current registration is on the Astral Express!
Originally, our Teacher Dan Heng's spear throw wasn't that comedic, but the way that bastard pinned to the wall could only rage impotently dragged this scene to a comedic height it didn't belong to [eating melon]. My evaluation is: No comment.
I absolutely love it so much, by the Wubbaboo!! Our Teacher Dan Heng is just such a free Nameless!
Teacher Dan Heng has been manipulated by the Preceptor Council from his past life to this incarnation. He really has a grudge built up over the years. Today, he finally caught an opportunity to spear him without any worries. So satisfying!
To avenge Teacher Dan Heng, stabbing one bastard is too little. Besides, revenge is too small-minded and not what Teacher Dan Heng desires. He just went with the flow to this point~
The weight of being the only clown of the version. But this guy will probably escape using the Vidyadhara rebirth method. All I can say is that bad guys live long.
Let me whisper a secret to everyone: in reality, all the Preceptors have been purged. Taoran was among the first batch sent to the Shackling Prison, and he looked miserable when he went in… We won't have to see them commit evil in reality anymore, sigh… ]
The corners of Dan Heng's mouth curled up slightly.
Although the words of these players online were a bit too direct and even a bit extreme, watching it like this was… actually quite satisfying!
Dan Heng now understood.
So this was the legendary "online spokesperson"!
Suddenly, a "click" sound interrupted Dan Heng's thoughts.
March 7th held up her camera, looking extremely excited!
"Hahahahaha…"
"I caught a photo of Dan Heng secretly smiling!"
"I'm going to put it up for auction online!"
"The starting bid is at least 1 million Credit Points!"
Dan Heng shook his head helplessly.
He thought to himself: Weren't you depressed because of your performance in the plot? How did you recover your energy so quickly?
However, as if she had heard Dan Heng's thoughts, March 7th said casually:
"What does that count for!"
"This lady is optimistic and confident! How can a small setback stop my enthusiasm for continuing to explore Honkai: Star Rail?"
With that, March 7th put away her camera, as if fearing Dan Heng would snatch it to delete the photo.
She then walked over to the large screen in the Parlor Car.
At this moment, the purge of the Preceptors had ended.
Subtitles appeared on the screen.
[ The wolf-hunting operation has concluded. The ministers of the Ministry of Civil Affairs comforted the citizens, and the temporary disturbance was quickly settled. ]
[ And in the Alchemy Commission, Stelle is mourning someone… ]
"Mourning?"
March 7th froze when she saw this keyword!
Her first reaction was—
Who died?
Could it be Jiaoqiu?
Wasn't he said to be at death's door?
Did he fail to make it?
However, when color returned to the screen and she saw the object in the center of the scene, March 7th stood frozen in place, as if struck by lightning!