Chapter 342: A new storm has emerged! How can we stand idle and stagnate?!
Little Gui's live stream.
At this moment.
The game screen had completely turned black and white.
A massive black hole was silently flowing ahead.
A splash of red appeared in the field of view.
Acheron said: "Welcome to the Horizon of Existence…"
"This is one of the countless manifestations of the slumbering Formless One [ IX the Nihility ], but likewise, it is also the exit for those who are awake to bid farewell to the void."
"Therefore, let us make our final farewell here."
Farewell…?!
Guinaifen instantly caught the keyword!
Her heart instantly panicked a little!
Instead of rushing to approach the guidance point ahead, she opened the quest log first.
In the quest log, there was often a lot of important information hidden!
[ The golden dream is about to stir. ]
[ In the long night ahead, you will likely encounter many setbacks and witness numerous tragedies. In the end, what your eyes see will be nothing but black and white. ]
[ But please believe that in that black-and-white world, a speck of red will flash by, and when you make your choice— ]
[ —it will surely manifest once more. ]
[ And you must carefully chew on its meaning, and then return to the waking world. ]
[ We will all find the answer there. ]
Guinaifen pointed at the quest description and said in shock, "I remember… this is what Acheron said in a dream when we first arrived in Penacony!"
"My goodness!"
"Back then, I just thought this purple-haired woman was such a riddler!"
"Reading this passage again now, my scalp is just tingling!"
"It echoes from beginning to end…"
"Everything is connected!"
…
"This plot… is truly divine!"
"It's a shame Feathered Spirit doesn't go make a dedicated blockbuster movie out of this!"
"Who needs a movie? I think the game format is the best. It allows us to immerse ourselves most intuitively and personally experience those forgotten memories and beliefs!"
"What Order's Dream, what Horizon of Existence… in the past, where would we have had the chance to know that such things even existed in the universe?"
"And the tragic fate of the Avigins, the history of Izumo… thanks to the game Honkai: Star Rail, it has become known to us ordinary players."
"Oh my god, I can't even imagine what a world without Star Rail would look like now!"
"Honkai: Star Rail—the greatest work of this Amber Era!!"
"To be honest, I didn't feel much about Trailblaze before, but this plot… has directly elevated my fondness and understanding of the Path of Trailblaze!"
"Wait, brothers? The final holy war hasn't even started yet, and you guys are already starting to lament here?"
"I almost thought I walked into a movie review live stream room."
…
Guinaifen smiled at the bullet comments.
Next, she focused her attention on the story.
Ahead was the massive black hole.
And the highlighted quest guidance point was still approaching that direction.
Guinaifen started walking slowly.
This place…
Although she had been here before from Aventurine's perspective.
But!
Experiencing it again, she still felt a silent terror!
It was as if some incomprehensible existence was watching you from some dimension!
Suddenly!
A voice came from her ear!
Guinaifen's hand trembled slightly in fright.
She let out a sigh of relief only after seeing that red figure.
It was… Sparkle.
Huh, huh, huh???
Why would Sparkle appear here?
"Make sure to distinguish the boundary between reality and imagination… okay, little gray-hair?"
After saying this, Sparkle's figure turned into blue light and vanished.
Continuing forward.
Black Swan's image emerged.
"Life is a winding labyrinth—except for memory, we have nothing."
Next,
It was Aventurine.
"May your schemes… never be exposed."
Then.
Robin and Gallagher's figures appeared in turn.
All spoke their signature lines.
At the very front.
Acheron's back appeared.
Her white hair fell like a waterfall behind her.
At the same time.
Firefly's figure emerged: "Do you still remember the question on the invitation—why does life choose to slumber?"
Acheron also turned slightly.
She lamented: "Yes, why does life choose to slumber… we still do not know the answer to this question, yet we are already about to wake from this dream."
"Or perhaps, this is the answer itself."
"Leave this place, return to where you came from. And then… let Penacony awaken from its dream."
[ Will I get to see your hidden strength? ]
Acheron was noncommittal.
Instead, she said: "Even if human weaknesses make them pause and stop, when they truly cannot move forward, humans will surely try to save themselves. And now… Penacony has enough heroes to lead them forward."
"It is because of this selfish instinct that even if they already know they are putting up a futile resistance, people will still fight with all their might. Though absurd, this is also a form of struggle."
"And then, … it will be up to you to guide the way for everyone, not as a savior, but as a Nameless who stands with mortals."
"In this way, you will surely gather under the sunlight."
...
The Astral Express.
After Welt saw this dialogue.
His heart instantly surged with emotion!
Similar words, he had also heard in his homeland once!
And!
It was a similar situation to the current Penacony!
That series of events derived from the Project Stigma…
Sunday and Kevin.
What the two did was very similar, yet not entirely the same.
But if the things that happened in his homeland were also made into a game.
These two.
Should have quite a bit of resonance with each other…
His thoughts drifted a bit far.
Welt brought himself back to the story.
Acheron: "The rain… is about to get heavier. Before we part, allow me to ask a few final questions."
"In the beautiful dreams so far, you have already established unbreakable bonds with many people and many things."
"Tell me, would you feel fear at severing these bonds with your own hands?"
Acheron's question seemed to cross dimensions.
Asking all the players who had watched the story up to this point through the screen!
Guinaifen paused slightly.
Her expression became serious and firm!
She directly clicked the choice—
[ I will not feel afraid. ]
At the same time.
The dense bullet comments in the live stream room were also answering this question.
If full-screen bullet comments were turned on.
At this moment, the live stream room
Had been covered by a screen full of "No" answers!
…
"At the start of 2.0, I still had deep misgivings about these questions, but now I don't. This story is really great!"
"The spirit and power that the story wants to convey, I have received it!"
"I hesitated when making the choice for the first time, but now, I no longer hesitate!"
"Wuwuwu, are you all so firm? I would still feel afraid…"
"But after witnessing all this, you are at least much firmer than before."
…
"If there were a massive dream, realistic enough to be indistinguishable from reality. Where there are no painful partings or deaths, where everyone can reap the happiness and fulfillment they deserve, and live happily forever."
"Tell me, would you be willing to reside in it?"
[ No matter what, I do not wish to live in a dream. ]
…
"Reality is something a dream cannot replace."
"Even though reality is hard, I still have hope in my heart."
"Unwilling!! The people important to me are waiting for me in reality, they shouldn't be phantoms in a dream who obey my every word."
"A dream, after all, is just a dream."
"They will leave one day, and because of this, we must learn to cherish the things and people in front of us even more."
"Forward! I have no reason to stop!"
"Players and Trailblazers, we have grown together under the story of Penacony."
"Happy! From the beginning to now, my choice has never changed!"
"A new storm has appeared, how can we stand still?"
"Pick up your weapons, prepare to fight!"
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