Chapter 344: Pom-Pom: The Astral Express has arrived! Robin takes the stage!
The Astral Express.
Seeing the Express Crew awaken from their dream once more, standing in front of the Dominicus, the Choir of One.
Everyone was incredibly excited and inspired.
Especially March 7th!
Her eyes were literally sparkling with tears of excitement!
Even if she were fighting the battle herself, she probably wouldn't be this thrilled!
But this was the live stream of Honkai: Star Rail's main story!
Players across the entire universe were witnessing this moment together!
At that thought, March 7th trembled with excitement!
It felt as if something was about to shoot straight out of the crown of her head!
However, just as everyone began to focus on the decisive battle, there was one person whose feelings were a bit complicated.
In the corner, Pom-Pom watched the current Express Crew standing together.
The conductor felt deeply emotional, but also a little lonely.
This generation of Nameless could certainly be described as outstanding.
Most importantly, the will of Trailblaze had been perfectly passed down to them!
This naturally made Pom-Pom very happy.
The only regret was…
Pom-Pom could still only stay on the train silently, unable to fight alongside them.
Pom-Pom sighed softly in its heart.
If only the Express could make an appearance.
Sigh…
Forget it.
It's been so long, I should be used to it by now.
Leave the fighting to the youngsters.
I'll just silently stay on the train, hiding my contributions and fame.
Pom-Pom was, after all, Pom-Pom. It adjusted its mood very quickly.
Light returned to its eyes as it joined everyone in watching the progress of the battle!
At this moment, the Dominicus slightly raised its head.
With a resonant voice, it lamented, "…Have you broken free from the dream of Order?"
"We've slept long enough. Let him see your morning temper!" March 7th said playfully.
The battle officially began!
The battle's background music still carried an invisible sense of oppression, sounding like a chorus of tens of thousands of people singing in unison.
Little Gui immediately checked the boss's HP bar and exclaimed, "Three phases?!"
"Good, good, good…"
"Now we can be sure, this is the real final boss fight!"
With the experience from the first battle, the first phase of the Dominicus was actually quite easy to handle.
Soon, the boss's HP dropped to 10%.
But Little Gui couldn't let her guard down at all.
After all, this was only the first phase!
Sunday would definitely show his true strength in the next two phases!
Sure enough!
It was the Dominicus's turn to act.
It unleashed a skill that hadn't been used at all in the previous fight!
"Without Order, how can the weak do good?"
"If you have a claim—then prove it to me."
A massive musical note slammed down.
Even though they had accumulated a decent shield from breaking toughness earlier, this single attack still dropped the Harmony Trailblazer to below half HP.
Fortunately, Little Gui brought Luocha.
A single heal immediately brought the HP back up!
"This life is like morning dew, body and name both perish."
A skill from Acheron successfully cleared the first phase of the Dominicus's HP bar!
With this, they had broken through the progress of the last attempt!
They reached the second phase!
The Dominicus suddenly raised its head.
The baton in its hand pointed to the sky, then fell heavily.
A ring of golden musical notes rippled outward.
With every swing, a golden ring exploded across the battlefield!
"I vow, with one hundred and seven thousand, three hundred and thirty-six notes, to summon you all to join the glorious chorus—Return to Paradise!"
The Dominicus pressed both hands down.
The beat of a drum fell from the sky!
THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP!!!
The entire party was at critical HP!
But no one had fallen yet!
As long as they were alive, Luocha could heal them back up!
Plus, with the Harmony Trailblazer's super-strong shield-breaking ability…
The advantage was theirs!
"Play our own melody!"
"Ensemble, curtain raise!"
…
"Is my Stelle still dancing?"
"I haven't watched for a while, how did the protagonist start singing, dancing, and rapping?"
"Did the protagonist change class to an idol? Why did the Ultimate turn into this? [ doge ]"
"Everyone is fighting seriously, what are you doing jumping around here?"
"In such an epic battle, some people are dancing, some are admiring flowers… Only Star Rail's battles would end up like this."
"Dan Heng is trolling me! He won't even turn into Imbibitor Lunae!"
"There are more and more shooting stars in the background. More Galaxy Rangers are joining!"
"The Dominicus's lines are so imposing. I love both sides so much, AHHHHH!!!"
…
"If the dream is no different from reality, can it still be called false?"
"By the authority of this flawless movement—Recreate Paradise!"
Little Gui wanted to use Luocha's skill to trigger the passive healing field.
But the Dominicus suddenly struck!
The already low-HP protagonist was instantly taken out by a combo!
Little Gui was instantly stunned!
Without the Harmony Trailblazer's shield-breaking, this battle would be extremely difficult!
Moreover, this was only the second phase. Who knew what kind of abilities the Dominicus would have in the third phase?!
She was already hesitating whether to restart.
Right at that moment, the battle screen suddenly froze!
Little Gui thought this battle was like Memory of Chaos, where losing a character meant defeat.
Because the Harmony Trailblazer fell, they had to start over.
However, the plot didn't seem to be that simple!
Under this immense pressure, the members of the Express Crew all fell to the ground, struggling to resist.
Just like in the actual game battle!
Suddenly!
The golden pressure vanished into thin air!
A ray of sunlight filtered down from above!
A feather floated down slowly.
At the same time, the sound of the chorus of tens of thousands in the background also disappeared.
Replacing it was…
A clear and bright melody!
The Dominicus looked up at the sky, surprise in its tone.
"…Music?"
The shining feather floated down in front of Stelle.
Stelle caught it in her hand, a knowing smile appearing on her face.
Welt Yang stood up, leaning on his cane.
He remarked, "There seems to be another kind of sound has appeared within the Order's syphony…"
"Penacony's first, and last, disharmony."
In the sky, a pair of hands reached forward, then pulled into an embrace.
She opened her mouth, and her singing echoed around.
It was… Robin!
…
"Ahhhhhhhh?!"
"Oh my god! I got goosebumps!"
"She actually appeared in this way? Miss Robin!"
"Mom, I saw an angel!"
"This BGM is so good! Ahhhhh, I love it so much!!"
"The guaranteed-win song."
"This intro gives off a feeling of dawn."
"The most moving episode."
"Waaaah, I want to cry as soon as Robin's voice comes out!"
"She is so beautiful."
…
Robin's singing seemed to possess a magical power!
In an instant, it seemed to dispel all the gloom of this battle!
Standing on a floating stage in the air, she reached her hand toward the sky.
In an instant, the song turned into tangible musical staves, spreading around her like ribbons!
Below, Stelle smiled slightly.
She reached the hand holding the feather toward the sky.
The light from both sides gathered together.
A golden flash erupted in the sky!
In an instant, the sky became a reflection of the starry river.
And within this reflection, a massive locomotive leapt out.
Boom!
A steel dragon pierced through the night sky of Penacony, descending from heaven!
It stood right in front of the Express Crew!
This scene instantly made the scalps of countless players across the universe go numb with shock!
…
"????"
"Huh?!"
"What is this?! Tell me what this is?!"
"Ahhhhh, the Express!"
"WTF, they even brought out the Express?!"
"Tears in my eyes!"
"Pom-Pom: I'm here to help!"
"Oh my Wubbaboo! The home base actually came to help…"
"At this moment, the Astral Express, all current Nameless are fully assembled!"
…
The Astral Express.
Seeing this scene, Pom-Pom's eyes widened instantly!
It was here!
It was really here!
The Astral Express had arrived!
Its ears stood straight up in excitement!
It was truly deeply moved.
It could be said that the Express represented Pom-Pom, and Pom-Pom represented the Express.
All present and accounted for! This time, everyone was truly together, pom!
And then, a prompt appeared on the right side of the screen.
[ Click to release 'The Long Chime of the Distant Horizon' to attack enemies ]
A support button appeared there.
In previous boss battles, there was often such a support skill.
And this time was no exception.
But the icon's appearance…
Made Pom-Pom's heart skip a beat!
Its hands instantly curled into a ball!
No way…
Surely not…
Feathered Spirit, you wouldn't really design a skill like this…
Using the Express as a weapon to ram into the Dominicus, right?!