Chapter 326: SAM activated! An absolute banger of a fight! The angst before the final battle!
Just when Little Gui and all the players thought this segment of the plot was over.
The BGM suddenly became passionate and stirring!
Firefly stood alone in front of the red carpet.
After bidding farewell to everyone.
A cyan device appeared in her hand.
In its overall appearance, it was encased by cicada-wing-like structures, taking on a spindle shape.
As she lifted it, the wings unfolded!
And burning flames erupted from various parts of Firefly's body!
"I dreamed of a scorched earth,"
"A new shoot sprouted from the earth,"
"It bloomed in the morning sun,"
"And whispered to me:..."
At the same time.
The Express Crew was also rising high into the sky on a platform propelled by a torrent of SoulGlad.
The Express Crew and Firefly each walked toward their own destined paths.
Arms, legs, chest... were covered by the SAM armor piece by piece!
With a close-up of her face, Firefly, her eyes filled with determination, completed her transformation!
Her own voice and SAM's mechanical voice rang out simultaneously.
" Like fireflies to a flame, life begets death."
"May we meet again in reality.."
An "X"-shaped flame appeared on the breastplate.
Her legs began to jet.
She swiftly soared into the sky!
...
"So cool!!"
"Ahhh, that's the monologue Firefly said during her awakening!!!"
"I've got goosebumps, this is so hype!"
"As soon as those words came out, I was just stunned in front of the screen!"
"Only by watching the animated short Embers of Glamoth can one truly understand how profound and heavy those words are!"
"Wuuu wuuu wuuu..."
"You must survive, Firefly! I hope to see you again!"
"SAM armor, initiate transformation!"
"Does it really have a voice changer? Does this mean that as long as I get the changer, I can also transform into SAM?"
"Genius!"
"Who could refuse the temptation of transforming into SAM?"
"Combat, feels so good!"
...
In front of the live stream camera.
Guinaifen also showed a look of excitement.
"Although it's unlikely we can borrow Firefly's transformation device..."
"But in the next update, Yu Ling will definitely put Firefly into the warp pool!"
"When that time comes, she will definitely have her SAM form!"
"I'm already starting to look forward to the feeling of controlling SAM to fight enemies!"
"Combat, feels so good!!"
Guinaifen gently tapped the screen to continue the story.
However, at this moment,
A flashback suddenly appeared on the screen!
It was none other than the previous scene... of Blade driving a car with Firefly!
...
"We meet again, Brother Pointy Blade~"
"The 'cannot live, cannot die' duo..."
"Oh my god! There's a follow-up to this experience?"
"No time to mourn Firefly, now appearing is the suit-wearing Stellaron Hunter! [licks screen] [licks screen]"
"I really like one of Blade's lines: This car has autopilot, I'm just putting my hands on the steering wheel, alright?"
"Lied to you, actually I don't have a driver's license, I was also really sleepy that day, and the car didn't have autopilot. Releasing my Technique every day, my wrists are almost falling off, and my foot on the accelerator has never lifted."
...
Blade said, "After today, the name of Jepella will vanish from the history of the cosmos, and the Ever-Flame Mansion will take its place, receiving an invitation in the near future..."
"That is your next stop."
"The land of dreams, Penacony."
"I hope you find the answers you seek there... or, release."
Firefly: "Are you talking about... those three deaths?"
"Silver Wolf told me. I only regret that they are not in my script."
Firefly: "I want to live, but I am not afraid of death. The opposite of death is eternal life, which has never... been what I sought."
"Everyone dies eventually, and so will I. Death is like a script, an unavoidable destiny. But precisely because of this..."
"We must choose our own resting place."
...
"Don't say such ominous things!"
"Firefly baby, don't scare me..."
"The Stellaron Hunters always carry a tragic, heart-wrenching vibe. I hope it's just an illusion..."
"We in the Xianzhou have an old saying: Why must one be buried in their hometown? Anywhere in life can be one's green hills."
"Blade: Was I just insulted?"
"Some people need to die three times, while you, my Brother Pointy Blade, when will you ever achieve eternal release?"
...
Facing Firefly's statement of confronting death directly.
Blade couldn't help but ask, "Is your survival for the sake of destruction?"
"Aren't you the same? Blade, the end you long for... has never been defined by others."
"If I die now, I am merely a weapon. But I think... I should die as a human being."
"Though its definition is still far from me, isn't that the very answer ordinary people spend their whole lives searching for? A short name... that can be left on a tombstone."
"The piece belonging to me, it once carved the Iron Cavalry of Glamoth, now it carves Stellaron Hunter, and one day..."
"It will write the name of Firefly, and the brilliant bloom of her life at its very end."
...
Guinaifen nodded.
"I understand..."
"Firefly wants to live out her true self under her real identity!"
"In the game, the only ones who recognized Firefly's identity were the Express Crew."
"But!"
"The reality now is different!"
"Through the plot, all of us players know the name Firefly, and we know what a strong young girl she is!"
"So..."
"Here, Little Gui wants to say a word to Firefly—"
"You have already gained our recognition..."
"We will remember your name!"
"May this prosperous world be as you wished~"
...
"Little Gui is absolutely right!"
"Well said! Take my reward!"
"Perhaps this is the meaning of Honkai: Star Rail's existence... It turns our imperfect world into a better place."
"This game is destined to change the ending of the universe!"
"Through the plot of Star Rail, I realized how grand the universe is and how insignificant I am... But on the path of Trailblaze, there are so many resilient people who have carved out a path of their own!"
"Yu Ling, GOAT (the greatest of all time)!"
"That's right, I am a Star Rail player! (proudly beats chest)"
...
Just as the players were feeling deeply moved.
A line of subtitles appeared on the screen.
[Meanwhile, somewhere in Dreamflux Reef...]
This time, the scene shifted to where Gallagher was.
He was talking to himself in front of Mikhail's physical shell behind him.
At this moment.
Gallagher no longer had his previous shrewdness and sharpness.
Instead, he looked like an old man in his twilight years.
Slowly muttering about the things he still couldn't let go of.
"Who would have thought, old man, your brainless plan actually succeeded. Are you Nameless all just fools who only act on impulse?"
"I can smell it, the false dream is about to end. Though that group of Nameless is young, they indeed have the ability to pull this off... just like you guys did back then."
"It's a pity you couldn't witness this scene with your own eyes. I suppose I won't have that fortune either... Once a fictional thing is seen through, it practically ceases to exist."
As soon as these words were spoken!
The atmosphere in the live stream room instantly turned uneasy!
And Gallagher's monologue continued!
"Mikhail, oh Mikhail, I don't know if what they say is true, but if yearning for freedom means one deserves to go to hell..."
"Then I'll be going down to find you very soon, old geezer."
"Let us have dinner together in hell once more..."
"Oh, almost forgot, there's one more thing..."
The screen turned black.
Reflecting the faces of the players watching the live stream.
"Using this glass of 'Death in the Afternoon' to pay my respects to you... Trailblazer..."
"Here's to an imperfect... tomorrow."
...
"?"
"No way, Uncle Gallagher?"
"Ahhhh..."
"Just like Misha, is Gallagher going to disappear too?"
"It seems so..."
"Sleepie is going to be lonely."
"Sleepie has become a left-behind child!"
"Salute to you, Gallagher."
"Here's to an imperfect tomorrow!"
"Why is it all tragedy and angst before the final battle even starts?"
"Damn it! Is it true that not a single four-star character in Penacony gets to live?"
"Having killed fish in the Alchemy Commission for ten years, my heart is already as cold as ice. Bring out whatever other tragedies you have! Let's see if I care. adjusts sunglasses"