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[ I will definitely cure you… Feixiao. ]
With her consciousness fading, Feixiao suddenly recalled Jiaoqiu's promise from back then.
[ No one can live forever, Jiaoqiu… This time, I'm going to break my promise. ]
Feixiao muttered to herself as she gradually regained consciousness.
[ Is this… the Skysplitter? ]
[ Or somewhere else? ]
Upon waking up, what lay before Feixiao's eyes was a vast, dark, and unknown space.
[ Swordmaster Yanqing, you shall carry out the military law of the Cloud Knights. ]
[ Do you understand? ]
[ We cannot let her leave this place! ]
[ Wake up, General! ]
Vague voices echoed from nowhere, making Feixiao frown involuntarily. 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "What's going on here?!"
Stelle: "Where on earth did General Feixiao get sent to?"
Dan Heng: "This might be the deepest level of General Feixiao's consciousness right now."
Dan Heng: "Clearly, she is trapped here."
Furina de Fontaine: "So, unless General Feixiao can break out of this place, she won't be able to wake up?"
Qingque: "Sounds like one of those tropes where you have to defeat your inner demons."
Guinaifen: "What do you mean 'sounds like'? That's exactly what this is!"
Yunli: "General, please get out of there quickly!"
Yunli: "Even though I'm just watching a video."
Yunli: "I don't want to see myself dying miserably there either."
Yunli: "And dying at the hands of my own General… it just feels weird."
Feixiao: "Is this Hoolay's doing?"
Feixiao: "Does he actually think he can trap me like this?"
Feixiao: "Heh, in the end, he still doesn't understand me!"
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『 [ You always leave the hardest battles for yourself. ]
[ Just like now, never knowing what it means to run away. ]
[ Strange, isn't it? As an enemy, I understand you better than your own comrades. ]
At this moment, Hoolay's figure actually appeared once again!
[ Hoolay…? ]
Seeing this, Feixiao was somewhat surprised.
[ This wrath… how nostalgic. ]
[ I know that what it seeks has never been victory, but the hunt itself. ]
[ Am I right, Feixiao? ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Li Sushang: "Oh my goodness!"
Li Sushang: "How is Hoolay alive again?!"
Dan Heng: "I knew Hoolay wouldn't admit defeat so easily."
Dan Heng: "Sure enough, he was plotting for something much deeper!"
Stelle: "What is he trying to do?"
Stelle: "Chatting with her inside General Feixiao's consciousness to drag things out and keep her from waking up?"
March 7th: "Uh… it can't be that simple, right?"
March 7th: "He definitely has a bigger conspiracy!"
March 7th: "No wonder he died so quickly and cleanly."
March 7th: "It turns out he wasn't really dead at all!"
Furina de Fontaine: "But if he didn't die, what kind of existence is he in right now?"
Hu Tao: "A spirit? A mental projection?"
Hu Tao: "Should we try setting him on fire to send him on his way?"
Lumine: "Ahem, I don't think that method is very reliable."
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『 [ You shouldn't exist. ]
[ I saw you die with my own eyes… ]
Hoolay's return from the dead made Feixiao feel uneasy.
[ Just treat me as an illusion. ]
[ Before every hunt, I prepare myself to return in defeat. ]
[ But this time is different. This time… defeat is the destination I am rushing toward. ]
[ When I learned your story from Jiaoqiu, I discovered a secret he had been hiding all along… ]
[ And the significance of this secret was something not even that doctor himself realized. ]
[ Fate is truly ironic. ]
[ I have been waiting for today, but I never expected it to come in this form. ]
[ …But I am willing to accept it. ]
[ Now, let us break through the iron-clad defenses of the Arbiter-General's heart and see what secrets she has hidden in those deepest, darkest corners, shall we? ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Hotaru: "Defeat is the destination he is rushing toward?"
Hotaru: "He was waiting for defeat from the very beginning?"
Stelle: "Damn!"
Stelle: "Why do I suddenly feel like everyone, including Hoolay, is a sly old fox?"
Stelle: "The three Generals planned to lure Hoolay into a trap."
Stelle: "Jiaoqiu put himself on the line, tricking Hoolay into drinking the poisoned blood, leading to his utter defeat."
Stelle: "And now, Hoolay says his goal all along was to fail!"
Stelle: "My goodness, is everyone playing mind games here?"
Stelle: "With things turning out like this, it makes Dan Heng, March, and me look like complete simpletons just doing manual labor."
Dan Heng: "Our goal was simple, with nothing to plot."
Dan Heng: "Naturally, we didn't need to calculate anything…"
March 7th: "The three Generals planned to recapture Hoolay."
March 7th: "Mr. Jiaoqiu planned to use Hoolay's hand to cure General Feixiao's Moon Rage."
March 7th: "Then what is Hoolay's plan?"
March 7th: "What could be worth aiming for defeat and death from the very beginning?"
Paimon: "He said Mr. Jiaoqiu failed to realize a secret…"
Paimon: "Maybe that's the key?"
Sampo Koski: "The tone is starting to drift toward strange riddles again."
Sampo Koski: "Sigh, can't we just be straightforward?"
Reca: "You are mistaken. Without suspense and twists, how can the plot have ups and downs and become rich?"
Reca: "In my opinion, the current quality of the plot is still at a perfect level!"
Reca: "It's been a really long time since I've seen such a perfect plot!! (Ecstatic.jpg)"
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『 Hoolay's figure faded along with his voice, and in the dark void ahead, a series of illusions began to manifest.
The weak
Sympathy
Justice
Xianzhou's cover-up
Doubt
The universe in its original form
Feixiao walked toward these illusions. Hoolay's voice continued to echo with her every step.
And the scenes displayed by the illusions were the cruel sights of the brutal Borisin slaughtering innocent people.
[ These familiar scenes, the Xianzhou people must have shown them to you countless times. ]
[ But all of this is merely what they want you to see. ]
[ They make you fight to save the weak. ]
[ But did they ever tell you that once you strip away all the warm disguises, this is what the universe is truly like? ]
[ When the Xianzhou was weak, they disguised themselves as victims to win your sympathy. ]
[ When the Xianzhou grew strong, they crowned you as an avenger to uphold justice. ]
[ I found it… This is your doubt. ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Seele: "What is Hoolay doing?"
Seele: "A psychological attack??"
Seele: "Does playing such tricks on an Arbiter-General actually work?"
Bronya Rand: "It doesn't feel like it would work."
Bronya Rand: "Although I have never met General Feixiao in person, just based on her performance in the video, her will seems extraordinary."
March 7th: "Hoolay is spouting twisted logic again."
March 7th: "What does he mean by 'what the universe is truly like'?"
March 7th: "On what basis does he get to define what the universe should be like?"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Well said!"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "He is in no position to define the universe."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Because he has not presented any solid academic proof."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Based on that alone, I will dismiss him as a fool who only knows how to talk big."
Stelle: "Ah… Professor, there's no need to take it so seriously, right?"
Stelle: "That's just Hoolay's perception and belief. Asking him to prove it is obviously impossible."
Furina de Fontaine: "So self-righteous!"
Furina de Fontaine: "What does he mean by 'warm disguises'?"
Furina de Fontaine: "So he thinks being as cruel and savage as the Borisin, ruthlessly killing even their own kin, is what's normal?"
Lumine: "Indeed, Hoolay would think that way."
Lumine: "You can't reason with someone like him, or a species like theirs."
Lumine: "In their eyes, harming others is the right thing to do."
Moze: "Then they must be prepared to be hunted down in return!"
Paimon: "How absurd. Even in Teyvat, it's hard to find bad guys who harm others with such self-righteousness…"
Paimon: "I think they are way, way, way worse than the Abyss Order."
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『 [ Your so-called survival of the fittest is nothing but an excuse. ]
[ You cannot weaken my resolve, Hoolay. ]
Feixiao slashed and destroyed all the illusions before her!
But new illusions immediately emerged ahead.
[ Blinded by the fury of your Moon Rage, you slaughtered your allies... Merlin's Claw, you have betrayed the Alliance! ]
[ Your actions are no different from those of the abominations we stand against! ]
This time, the illusion displayed Huaiyan and Jing Yuan leading the Cloud Knights, surrounding Feixiao.
[ At the end of the day, it is the blood of the abominations that runs through your veins... One day, you will inevitably become an enemy of the Alliance. Cloud Knights, formation! ]
The illusion of Jing Yuan gave a cold shout, preparing to apprehend Feixiao! 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Jing Yuan: "Hmm?"
Jing Yuan: "Is Hoolay out of his mind? Is this my character design?"
Jing Yuan: "When did I become the villain?"
Fu Xuan: "HAHAHAHAHA!!"
Fu Xuan: "This is hilarious."
Fu Xuan: "General, you have your day of being set up too!"
Stelle: "Pfft."
Stelle: "General Huaiyan's tone is still solemn and majestic."
Stelle: "But General Jing Yuan's sarcastic tone really made me lose it!"
Stelle: "He really turned into a villain."
Yanqing: "With the General's personality, he indeed wouldn't speak in such a tone."
Yanqing: "It's clear that Hoolay is trying to use these underhanded methods to drive a wedge between General Feixiao and the Alliance!"
Topaz: "A rather clumsy attempt."
Jiaoqiu: "Would Hoolay really be that foolish?"
Jiaoqiu: "He should be able to see that Feixiao wouldn't be swayed by any of this."
Feixiao: "Oh? How can you be so sure?"
Feixiao: "You believe in me that much?"
Jiaoqiu: "It's not that I believe in you, but rather that I believe in my own judgment!"
Jiaoqiu: "I don't believe that the person who could say those words back then would lose herself over Hoolay's petty tricks."
Jiaoqiu: "If you did, you wouldn't be the Feixiao I know!"
Feixiao: "Ha… Jiaoqiu, you really do know me best!"
Feixiao: "Too bad Hoolay doesn't understand this."
Feixiao: "But I will make him understand!"
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『 [ You threw yourself into the army of your new master without hesitation, thinking you had gained freedom, respect, and recognition. ]
[ But you are wrong. They know very well that a wolf is always a wolf. ]
[ Now, your greatest fear is about to come true: becoming the enemy of the Xianzhou. ]
[ This place… is your fear. ]
Hoolay's voice, like a demonic whisper, kept trying to manipulate Feixiao.
[ You want to plant fear in my heart… ]
[ But these are nothing but… illusions. ]
Feixiao shattered these illusions once again and continued toward the newly emerged ones.
[ You have returned... Lord Feixiao! The Warhead has returned! ]
[ Long live the Warhead! Lord Feixiao will grant us our future! ]
The scene displayed by this illusion made even Feixiao herself lose her focus slightly.
Borisin Warhead
Your future
Return to the pack
A new path
The Borisin were kneeling on both sides of the path, chanting her name in unison with absolute fanaticism! 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "???"
Stelle: "What kind of crazy scene is this?!"
Stelle: "Borisin Warhead, Lord Feixiao?!"
Stelle: "The world is turning upside down?!"
March 7th: "Wait, wait, WAIT!!!"
March 7th: "Do you guys remember?"
March 7th: "Hoolay said that only the one who obtains the heart of the crimson moon can become the new Warhead of the Borisin."
March 7th: "And now, General Feixiao has swallowed that heart…"
March 7th: "So technically speaking, General Feixiao really is the new Warhead of the Borisin?!"
Yanqing: "This…!"
Yanqing: "If Miss March hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have even realized!"
Yanqing: "This is too absurd!"
Dan Heng: "At this point, everything has become clear."
Dan Heng: "From the moment Hoolay learned of General Feixiao's existence."
Dan Heng: "His goal was never to escape the Luofu, but to find a way to make General Feixiao the new Warhead of the Borisin!"
Qingque: "What a wild idea!"
Qingque: "Hoolay actually dared to think of that!"
Qingque: "Making the enemy's leader their new Warhead?"
Qingque: "What kind of mind does it take to come up with such an operation?"
Silver Wolf: "I told you Borisin's brain works differently from normal people."
Silver Wolf: "Hoolay, as their Warhead, is even more abnormal."
Himeko: "It's not that simple."
Himeko: "I don't think Hoolay would make such a decision so hastily."
Himeko: "After all, he also understands that the likelihood of General Feixiao willingly becoming the Warhead is extremely slim."
Welt Yang: "Indeed, I also believe he still has a trump card."
Welt Yang: "The fact that he can appear in General Feixiao's inner consciousness already proves this!"
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『 [ It is time to return to the pack, Feixiao. ]
[ No matter how deep your hatred for the Borisin is, and no matter how much animosity lies between you and me. ]
[ I will show you a path you have never imagined, because you made a choice— ]
[ You swallowed the crimson moon. You are qualified to become the Warhead of the Borisin. ]
Hoolay now took on Feixiao's appearance, and the words he spoke left Feixiao startled.
[ What did you… say? ]
Feixiao stared intently at the fake version of herself before her.
[ The descendants of Duran(Evanescia) who came to rescue me hoped with all their hearts that once I regained my freedom, I would be able to turn the tide of battle and change the fate of our people, allowing the Borisin to return to their former glory! But this was just a dream used by someone with ulterior motives to manipulate the Borisin. ]
[ They would rather place their hopes of survival on an imaginary savior than gain the courage and strength to fight to the death. Borisin like that deserve no more than to be sent to their deaths! ] 』
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