The audience—already "twisted" from all the emotional damage miHoYo had dealt—sprang into action.
They synced up with pilipili videos about Honkai Impact 3rd.
Edits of high-intensity songs like Queen's Arrival and Cyberangel: ZERO Exception, dramatic plot excerpts…
Some even "maliciously" compiled all the sweet moments from Honkai Impact 3rd and titled it: "The Sweetest Game of the Year."
And began promoting.
"Bro, have you heard of Honkai Impact 3rd? No? It's the best game of the year! Super solid controls and the story is sweet as heck—here, watch this video!"
"Hey everyone, I just found the most amazing game! The combat is crazy satisfying—and the story? It's so sweet I could die!"
"Guys, I've been playing this game called Honkai Impact 3rd. The plot gave me diabetes, no joke. Highly recommended!"
"This game is so wholesome, so positive, so full of joy—how can you not play it?"
"As a seasoned gaming content creator, I've played more games than I can count, but only this one moved me to tears from how sweet it was. I swear it cured my mental burnout!"
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Countless "twisted" players began recommending Honkai Impact 3rd to their friends and family—
Spreading the "twist."
Meanwhile, Elysia recovered and clicked back into the story. The moment everyone had been waiting for arrived.
"Seele! Get away from him!"
With a space-tearing engine roar, Bronya descended from above, cutting between the two.
"Bronya-nee!"
Seele, who had just lost her sister Sakura, finally saw her dear Bronya again.
"Seele, thank goodness… you're safe!"
Seeing that Seele was unharmed, Bronya finally breathed a deep sigh of relief.
Then, after communicating with Welt inside the Herrscher of Reason core, she confirmed the identity of the white-haired man before her—Kevin.
He was World Serpent.
Though facing Bronya, Kevin's expression remained cold, he didn't act hostile.
Instead, he calmly stated he had no intention of becoming enemies with her.
He didn't seem like your typical big bad villain. This made the players ponder.
From Kevin's words and actions just now, it seemed like his goal was to eliminate the Honkai? The enemy of your enemy might be your friend?
But Bronya wasn't convinced. "Lies! I won't let you leave this place."
Apparently displeased by her rejection, Kevin raised his voice slightly. "Can you stop me?"
As his words fell—
A black tide erupted from the rift, engulfing his figure and spreading through the air, writhing like an invisible beast.
Bronya had already prepared for battle.
Azure cannon fire tore through the space, shredding the roiling quantum shadows.
Riding her vehicle, Bronya surged straight through the wave of darkness toward the white-haired man.
But things didn't go as planned.
Having traveled through countless bubble universes, bearing immense burdens, Bronya could no longer withstand the corrosion of the Herrscher core after a sudden impact.
The core was forcibly expelled from her body.
Her Herrscher form vanished.
Bronya plummeted from the sky and crashed hard into the ground.
Elysia frowned but hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation.
The livestream viewers, however, were far from calm.
[Bronya's license really got revoked?! That guy earlier was a prophet!]
[A setup! This is definitely a setup! How did our invincible Duck suddenly kneel like that?!]
[Did Miss Pink Elf secretly strike a shady deal with Otto or something?! My poor Duck!]
[Duck: My bike! My precious ride!!]
The audience, who were moments ago devastated by emotional damage,
Still had twisted expressions on their faces—but couldn't help bursting into laughter.
"Ah~ don't go blaming Bronya's revoked license on me~~" Elysia quickly spoke up.
"Didn't one of the viewers already say it," Hokuto reminded from the side, "Elysia, you're trying to steal Seele from Bronya, so…"
In a flood of "Exactly!" comments,
Miss Pink Elf's avatar cutely shook her head.
"Sigh~~ I do love Seele, but I love Bronya too~~"
Elysia declared earnestly, "Only children make choices. Adults choose everything."
[Classic Elf talk.]
[Alert: Elysia spotted!]
[Ely·Casanova·sia.]
The previously gloomy livestream once again erupted into joyful chaos.
Sometimes, it really took Elysia's natural optimism to lift the mood. Otherwise, with a plot like Honkai Impact 3rd's, there's no way the stream would've stayed this cheerful.
The main story continued.
To protect Bronya, Yang reconstructed his own body using the Herrscher of Reason's power.
Seeing this, Kevin once again invited Yang to join World Serpent. After being refused, he left the Sea of Quanta, saying something along the lines of, "No one understands the Honkai better than I do. Your refusal to trust me will cost you."
Elysia was rather curious.
"Why is Kevin so insistent on inviting Bronya and Yang to join World Serpent? Is it just because he values talent? Or is there another reason?"
"Of course it's because you—cough, cough." Hokuto almost let the truth slip.
At the time, Kevin just wanted to take Yang and Bronya to meet Elysia…
To tell her: The Herrschers with humanity you dreamed of… have arrived.
That's all.
"Mr. Otto?"
"I can't spoil too much. You'll see for yourself soon, Elysia."
"Oh, so there is a special reason, right?"
Elysia wasn't really bothered by Hokuto keeping secrets—she was just pleased she'd correctly guessed the foreshadowing in the story.
Miss Pink Elf truly is beautiful and brilliant~♪
As Kevin departed, Bronya finally relaxed. Pain surged through her entire body, and she let out a pained groan.
The space itself began to collapse, merging with the bottomless dark tide.
And within that tide… terrifying shadows loomed.
Dr. Einstein finally contacted Bronya.
After a quick exchange to assess the situation,
Dr. Einstein instructed Bronya to follow the path and evacuate the Sea of Quanta immediately.
The story cut off there.
Elysia exited the scene and spotted the final short animation.
Short!
Anyone who's played Honkai Impact 3rd knows—this is the soul of the game's story.
The most exciting part!
Elysia eagerly clicked the short.
Hokuto watched in anticipation too—
Looking forward to seeing the audience react to fragile little Seele punching the Sea of Quanta seven times in a row.
He wondered if someone would drop the legendary meme:
"Big brain move."