Under the players' burning anticipation, the day of Honkai Impact 3rd's long-awaited update finally arrived.
Before the game even finished updating, Elysia had already started her livestream.
At this moment, the adorable Klee was sitting on her lap, while the computer screen showed gameplay from Genshin Impact.
The chat was scrolling so fast it was practically a blur—everyone was showering Klee and Elysia with compliments.
Well, who could resist? Klee was just too cute.
Her big, round eyes sparkled with awe as she stared at the Klee on-screen.
"Wow, the big sister in the game is amazing~ she can make bombs appear out of nowhere!"
Hearing that innocent remark, Elysia couldn't help but laugh like a silver bell.
"Hehe… The 'big sister' you're talking about is also called Klee~"
Klee kicked her little legs excitedly.
"Waaah… No wonder! Her clothes look just like Klee's—red, with a little backpack~"
"It's the outfit Brother Mo Li gave me!"
"There's a Brother Mo Li in the computer too~ does he take that big sister to go fish-blasting as well?"
Elysia, amused, kept tossing bombs in-game as Klee chattered in her soft, sweet voice.
Watching that, the real Klee suddenly looked eager to play with fireworks too.
"Elysia-nee, Klee wants to go blast fish! Can you take Klee to blast fish?"
Hearing the request, Elysia showed a rare look of hesitation.
"Oh dear~ I promised everyone I'd stream Honkai 3rd today… but how could I possibly refuse such a cute little angel's request~?"
"Hmm… no, no. Anxiety is a girl's worst enemy! Looks like… I'll have to give something up~"
The viewers thought she was about to end the stream, and a flood of "Don't go!" messages filled the chat.
But Elysia only gave a mischievous grin.
"Hehe~ We can stream fish-blasting instead!"
"The update can wait a bit. It's not like you have to play it the instant it drops~"
Just as Elysia was about to switch the stream over to her phone, Bronya walked in, her face as expressionless as ever.
"Klee. Stop playing dangerous games like fish-blasting."
Seeing Bronya's cold stare, Klee frantically shook her head and waved her hands.
"Klee didn't play dangerous games… Klee… Klee didn't want to blast fish…"
The viewers burst into laughter.
Elysia covered her mouth, giggling.
"Klee, everyone heard what you said just now~"
"Huh?" Klee blinked up at Bronya, her little head clearly not processing what had happened.
Bronya just sighed and reached out to scoop Klee up from Elysia's lap.
"Alright, Klee. Don't bother Elysia anymore. I'll take you to play with Hu Tao."
"Okay! Klee will be good~"
As the adorable Klee disappeared from the stream, the chat was filled with regretful comments.
Elysia turned her focus back to the game.
"Universal Adoption!"
Watching Zhongli summon a shield in Genshin, Elysia couldn't help but sigh.
"Heh, just like Boss Mo Li said—he's spoiled us into useless brats~"
Still chatting, she switched to Ganyu, whom she had just drawn.
She charged, aimed, and fired.
As the Hilichurl melted under her arrow, she giggled.
"I'll tell you a secret~ I use a bow in real life too~"
"And my skills are just as dazzling—it perfectly shows off how cute I am~~ Aren't you excited?"
"Ah, Eden… Boss Mo Li said your character card won't be out for a few more versions~"
"Hmm? Is the update done? Let's see~"
Just as Elysia exited Genshin, Eden walked in slowly.
Elysia waved enthusiastically.
"Eden~ Come quick! The game's updated!"
Eden smiled softly and sat beside her.
The moment she appeared on stream, the chat exploded.
Eden ignored the barrage of comments, moving the mouse to open Honkai Impact 3rd.
"Eden~ I heard from Mei that this chapter's really emotional. Are you sure you want to play it with me on stream?"
"A good story," Eden said calmly, "is meant to be shared. Playing alone feels… a bit lonely."
"Hehe~ That's true! But with me here, you'll never be lonely~"
As they chatted, the game finished loading.
The opening cinematic played—the promotional PV, Inheritance of the Flame.
The moment the music started, the chat went silent, everyone's attention glued to the screen.
They'd watched this trailer countless times already, yet never got tired of it—there was just so much detail to savor.
When the artwork of the Flame-Chaser Herrscher appeared, the screen filled with synchronized comments:
[I will fight for all the beauty in the world!]
Eden and Elysia didn't skip the video; they watched it all the way through.
And when Elysia appeared at the end, the chat immediately filled with:
[Elysia!]
"Hehe~ As expected! A lovely girl like me shines no matter where she appears~ Of course, that goes for Eden too~"
Elysia clicked into the new story content. She'd been waiting ages for this.
This update didn't add a side story—it jumped straight into two major chapters:
[Chapter 24: Stage of a Thousand Faces]
[Chapter 25: Ignite the Flames of Tomorrow]
The previous update had foreshadowed the debut of the Herrscher of Thousands, and had also given Black Seele a new nickname—Herrscher of Jealousy.
That chapter had been full of hilarious moments.
Like when the Herrscher of Thousands met Bronya and said:
"After a brief, insignificant period of illness, she finally—how wonderful—became the Herrscher of Reason."
"Unfortunately, ever since she got that core, she hasn't won a single fight."
"She lost to World Serpent's leader, got trapped in the Quantum Sea, and even fell asleep in front of the Herrscher of Sentience, hahaha…"
"Honestly, if I had the Core of Reason, I'd do better! That Sentience girl? I'd run her over with a bike the moment I saw her!"
Players had lost it reading that. Even the devs were roasting their own characters—it was pure gold.
Black Seele's tsundere attitude and her bickering with White Seele were just as sweet, too—fans were screaming, "I ship it!"
This new update picked up right after that chapter.
After being defeated once by Black Seele, the Herrscher of Thousands gathered for a meeting.
Hundreds—thousands—of identical puppets sat around in a hall.
A puppet standing on a high platform struck the table with a gavel.
"Silence! Silence!!"
Her mature voice briefly calmed the crowd—then complaints erupted.
"Hey! Why do you get the high seat?"
"Yeah! Get down here!"
The puppet ignored them and continued, haughtily.
"First, as usual, today's agenda: synchronize our progress and decide our next strategic plan."
"What's there to synchronize? It's always the same—wreck something here, blow up something there."
"Yeah, we're Herrschers, aren't we? Shouldn't we be destroying this pathetic ant civilization by now?"
The chat was in stitches. Clearly, the Herrscher of Thousands wasn't a very united group.
Without a true leader, they were just bound by their mutual hatred of civilization.
The speaker on the platform pressed on, ignoring the chatter.
"This week, we destroyed 32 power plants, causing blackouts and transport chaos in over 20 cities."
"Mr. Landon, one of them was your hometown—you must be pleased. You never liked that building, right?"
"You got the wrong guy! Landon's sitting over there!"
"No, you're wrong! Landon's dead! Valkyries took him out ages ago!"
"…"
Elysia burst into laughter.
"Hahaha… That's what happens when everyone looks the same!"
"Still," she added, "compared to other Herrschers, the Thousand Faces do look a little… unique~"
Eden chuckled.
"From the looks of it, they're actually kind of adorable."
"Eh? You call that adorable?" Elysia tilted her head. "If anything, it's Boss Mo Li's writing that's cute~ those dolls themselves look a little creepy to me."
In the story, the speech ended amid thunderous applause.
But soon, a dispute broke out—two puppets clashing over strategy.
One wanted to seize more Herrscher powers through direct attacks.
The other preferred guerrilla tactics, sabotaging from the shadows.
"We've already taken the Core of Reason! We should press the attack—teach those traitors a lesson!"
"Then, when the time is right, we'll crush Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent!"
"World Serpent? What's that?"
"Idiot! Go look it up in your databanks!"
"I object! We're not used to the Core of Reason's power yet—we should lay low and get familiar with it!"
"Yeah! We can't even build an armored vehicle right now, we'd lose a head-on fight!"
"Cowards! You'll just let them pick us off one by one!"
"Charging blindly will just get us killed!"
"You saying we can't win?!"
The argument escalated into a brawl.
The rest of the puppets didn't even try to stop them—they cheered.
"Ohhh! Fight! Fight!!"
"Kick her head off!"
"Ouch, that one's gotta hurt!"
"Place your bets—who's winning this round?"
"Count me in!"
Finally, the leader slammed her gavel again.
"Silence! Silence! Everyone's made their point—but we must settle this properly."
"According to procedure, we'll vote!"
"All in favor of launching a full-scale attack, raise your hand!"
Several hands went up.
"All in favor of continuing to disrupt society, raise your hand!"
More hands went up.
"Hmm? Did someone vote twice? Whatever, the result's the same anyway."
"Our next plan—continue disrupting social order!"
The players were dying laughing.
[As expected, just a mob of clowns.]
[The meeting's halfway logic, halfway chaos.]
['The One Who Raised Her Hand Twice'—a classic.]
[These Herrschers are killing me, literally crying from laughter.]
[Funnier than the Herrscher of Sentience arc, hands down.]
[Herrscher of Stand-Up Comedy, confirmed!]
Eden and Elysia were both laughing uncontrollably too.
The story then shifted to Mei and Raven's perspective.
World Serpent had also detected the chaos caused by the Herrscher of Thousands, so Mei and Raven went to investigate.
Eventually, Mei was drawn into the Theater of Domination.
At this point, the players began to worry—after all, they knew the Herrscher of Thousands could steal Herrscher powers.
If Mei used her lightning powers, her Herrscher of Thunder authority could be taken.
But she didn't know that yet.
When Elysia entered the stage, she saw the in-game warning: "Do not use Herrscher powers."
The players breathed a collective sigh of relief.
In-game, the puppets tried again and again to provoke Mei into using her lightning.
They sent wave after wave of monsters, but Mei calmly cut them down with her sword, never taking the bait.
When brute force failed, the Herrscher of Thousands turned to psychological warfare—
They began talking about Kiana.
They promised they could make both Mei and Kiana normal again—healthy, ordinary girls living peaceful lives.
All they had to do was hand over their Herrscher powers.
But Mei wasn't that naïve anymore.
"If that's the case," Mei said coolly, "turn her back into a normal human first. Then I'll give you my powers."
"Uh… but with just the Core of Reason, we might… not win?"
"Heh. I believe Kiana would never lose to you anyway. Your offer is worthless."
The negotiations failed, and the puppet decided to attack instead—
But before it could act, Raven arrived and shot it down.
Afterward, the story shifted to Anti-Entropy's base.
Through their investigation, they confirmed the Herrscher of Thousands' goal—
To seize every Herrscher's power and strengthen themselves.
So Kiana proposed a bait plan.
She had two Herrscher cores in her body, irresistible to the puppets.
And indeed, the lure was too strong.
Even knowing it was a trap, the Herrscher of Thousands voted unanimously to spring it.
The players were pumped—
The story was clearly building to its climax!
But what they didn't realize was…
After this hot-blooded, adrenaline-pumping arc came fifteen straight chapters of heartbreak.
[This stupid game ruined my youth and stole my tears.]
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