Chapter 281: A Blockbuster Series; The Penacony Werewolf Game!
The original combat scene was set in Penacony's Clock Studios Theme Park.
But after Acheron unleashed her Ultimate, it felt as if they had entered another dimension!
The background transformed into a massive black hole, as if it could devour the enemy at any moment!
The ground beneath their feet turned into a calm sea. The greyish-white surface rippled slightly, reflecting the distorted figures of the enemies.
"Hum——"
Guinaifen made an exaggerated expression, her ears perking up!
In the background, besides the constant dripping rain, there was a shocking sound similar to an electric current.
She had now fully transformed into her white-haired Acheron state, wielding a bright red long blade, aimed at the enemies.
Guinaifen pointed excitedly at the screen!
"Family, did you see that! These monsters are all frozen!"
"Wait, no, not completely frozen!"
"It feels like the flow of time has been slowed down to an almost imperceptible degree!"
Just as she was about to press the attack button, Guinaifen suddenly noticed a problem.
In the bottom left corner…
Only Acheron was left.
"Oh my god!?"
"Where are my teammates!?"
"How did using an Ultimate make all my teammates disappear!?"
...
"Acheron uses her Ultimate and kicks the other three teammates out?"
"No choice, if she didn't kick them, she'd cut them along with the Nihility domain!"
"Finally know why Acheron didn't draw her blade back then."
"She must have still been stacking Slashed Dream at that time."
"If Acheron had drawn her blade back then, there would be no need for 2.1 to act."
"Before the leaks: Acheron, why won't you draw your blade? After the leaks: Your blade is welded into your hand!"
"Slash, slash! Let's see how much damage this Ultimate does!"
...
Guinaifen pressed the attack button.
"Hum!"
"Clang!"
Electric sounds and thunderous slashes cut through the air.
Acheron moved to the right.
At this point, she could slash one more time.
Then.
Acheron leaped into the air.
Performing a downward slash.
Her white hair floated slowly, like sea grass.
Guinaifen maintained an expression of shock throughout.
This Ultimate…
The impact felt so satisfying!
It felt like one could truly experience the tiny moment Acheron slashes her enemies, that feeling of tearing everything apart!
The third slash landed.
"The rain, it shall fall."
The screen shattered!
Red lightning erupted from the cracks.
Exploding along with the fragments.
[ Total Damage: 228908 ]
"How much is that!~"
Guinaifen was instantly dumbfounded!
"And this is just a trial character!"
"As we all know, the builds in trial characters are at an average level; once they're in our hands as players, we can cultivate them to be even stronger."
"But this already deals 220, 000 damage!"
"No, sister?"
"You're Nihility! How are you even fiercer at dealing AoE damage than Erudition characters?"
...
"She's hacking, she's definitely hacking!"
"What? 220, 000 in a trial?"
"Is this the power of an Emanator of Nihility?"
"Three slashes, one big strike, followed by an eternal night~"
"It's foreseeable that Honkai: Star Rail is about to usher in a biological mass extinction."
"Welcome back, the Queen of Farming!"
...
Little Gui's stream was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing waves!
Acheron's character strength was soon exposed online.
Feathered Spirit's live stream.
"E 0S 1 Jingliu is definitely the strongest! Jingliu should be stable on the character strength tier list."
"Dan Heng IL isn't bad either, and he doesn't need setup; his burst is very stable."
"Now that Sparkle is out, I think E 0S 1 Dan Heng IL has a fighting chance!"
"Do you even understand the gold content of Empress Jingliu…"
"Stop arguing! The latest super-model character is here, Acheron's strength has exploded!"
"What? Isn't Acheron Nihility? How strong can she be?"
"Check out a Nihility character dealing 220, 000 in one slash…"
"How much?"
"Are you serious!?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Is this the main DPS of the 2.0 era?"
In the next 6 system hours.
On the character strength tier list.
Acheron grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Mounting a comeback!
It was obvious.
After trying out Acheron.
Players were all convinced by her strength!
In the last system hour.
Acheron successfully topped the character strength tier list.
......
Penacony.
Golden Hour.
On a deserted rooftop somewhere.
Acheron leaned against the railing.
Seemingly admiring the city's night view.
A breeze blew by.
Her hair brushed against her face.
This feeling.
It felt familiar.
But she had forgotten when or where she had experienced a similar scene.
Acheron did not know yet.
That she herself, as a character in the game, had topped the character strength tier list.
Time flowed silently.
Suddenly.
Acheron opened her eyes.
She saw a man appear in front of her.
"Feathered Spirit?"
"Mm."
"You're looking for me?"
"It seems you don't know yet, you have topped the character strength tier list for this period. As the initiator, I am here to fulfill a reward——"
"Tell me, what is your wish?"
Acheron was slightly stunned.
She reacted quickly.
"Interesting."
"Asking a Self-Annihilator walking the Path of Nihility what their wish is, don't you find that discordant?"
"Indeed, but I still want to ask."
Acheron: "I have walked too far on the Path of Nihility, to the point where I am gradually losing my own existence. There is no such thing as a wish."
"All pasts, have returned to nothingness."
"If I must say something, then just release the next version's story early."
"I'm quite curious, what will the ending of Penacony be in the game?"
In the live stream.
Seeing Acheron's reply.
The players couldn't help but sigh…
...
"As expected of Acheron, she doesn't even have a wish, this is truly [ Nihility ] enough!"
"She even chose to let Feathered Spirit release the next version's story early! I'm crying!"
"Has Acheron already reached a state of having no desires?"
"Acheron, wish to become an Aeon stronger than IX!"
"Thinking about it carefully, I think it's better to be a human now."
"I'm afraid you'd regret it if you truly reached that state."
"Acheron definitely wants to walk this path with her own two feet, otherwise it would have no meaning. In other words, she herself wouldn't exist."
"I still like the current Acheron better!"
...
"There's no need to use up this wish for that," Feathered Spirit said.
"Since you can't think of one for now, let's keep it."
"Take this. If you think of something in the future, use it to make it happen."
A strange substance floated in the air.
It was shaped like a four-leaf clover.
The top half was a gradient of pink and purple.
The bottom half was a gradient of blue and cyan-green.
If any player opened Honkai: Star Rail and stayed on the [ Oneiric Shard ] interface, they would be able to recognize it.
This "star" was the in-game premium currency—[ Oneiric Shard ].
Acheron took it and nodded.
"Thank you."
"I will remember it."
Feathered Spirit's figure slowly disappeared.
And before disappearing completely.
He left one sentence.
"The 2.2 story will be updated tomorrow at 11:00 AM."
This sentence.
Was not just for Acheron to hear.
It was also broadcast to all players via the live stream.
In an instant.
All players understood!
…
"Thanks, Acheron!"
"It's coming! [ Happy ]"
"The 2.1 story was already brilliant enough, will there be an even more explosive story in 2.2?"
"Fight, fight!"
"It's foreseeable, the 2.2 story will definitely be everyone working together to fight Gallagher and his minions—Something Unto Death!"
"I pulled an E 2S 1 Acheron, I'm terrifyingly strong now!"
"Damn you, Death! How many people have you killed in Penacony! Tomorrow morning, I'm going to beat you ten times!"
"Is it the degradation of morality or the distortion of human nature! Why did the Watchmaker's servant Gallagher design a serial murder case? The large-scale serial drama—Penacony Werewolf continues to be broadcast for you!"