Since the plot had clearly reached a climax,
Elysia didn't waste time chatting—she focused intently on the game.
Three days had passed since the decoy plan had been set in motion.
As the Hyperion was transporting Kiana and the others toward the Arctic base, Dominance puppets attacked.
They assaulted the Hyperion from all sides.
The enemies on the stern and the deck were repelled by Bronya and Seele, but more puppets infiltrated the ship's interior.
They quickly located Kiana, who was with Theresa.
Theresa stepped in front of Kiana the moment she saw the puppets, shielding her.
The puppet immediately began taunting:
"A grade-schooler who isn't even as tall as her cross dares stand in our way?"
[Directly stepped on a landmine.]
[Daring to insult the world's cutest Theresa! You die now!!]
[Theresa: Do you know how many uses Judah has?]
[Never seen a villain so eager to dance on a minefield.]
...
Furious, Theresa battled fiercely with the puppets and the minions they summoned.
However, one puppet managed to hack into the ship's power system, disabled Kiana's barrier, and abducted her right in front of Theresa's eyes.
Elysia stared at the screen, visibly worried:
"Kiana's all alone... will she be okay? Hmm... she should be fine. The Kiana in-game has weathered countless storms. There's no way the Herrscher of Dominance can break through her defenses."
—In the Theater of Domination—
A puppet stood atop a high platform, completely laid-back.
"Ugh, I'm tired of saying this, but just for you, I'll say it again."
Then it lazily announced:
"Kiana, Kiana—welcome to the Theater of Domination——!"
The tone was pure "my jerk boss owes me wages but still expects me to work" energy.
After that, the puppets began debating what to do with Kiana.
One said "Take her apart," another said "Tie her up for research"...
But Kiana ignored their chatter.
She assessed her surroundings and ran off—she needed to find a more open space.
Seeing her dart away, the puppets immediately summoned more minions to block her path.
Kiana fought while retreating.
Finally—
She found a wide plaza.
"This is it!"
In her mind, she recalled Welt's earlier instructions.
Turns out Welt had anticipated something like this might happen, and had a contingency plan:
Use the Herrscher of the Void's power to bring the Hyperion into the Theater of Domination.
Seeing this flashback, players were stunned.
You can do that?
Is she... a tactical mastermind?
She just shoved our fountain into the enemy's base?!
They were instantly hyped.
...
In-game—
Kiana took a deep breath.
"FffWhew"
"I—am ready."
An intense BGM kicked in.
Kiana activated her Herrscher of the Void powers at full force. Her right eye turned gold in an instant.
Crackle—
Above her, space was torn open by Herrscher energy, and a teleportation portal suddenly erupted.
Then came the roaring of engines.
A battleship charged into the Theater of Domination.
Blue and white hull. Ultra-alloy armor exuding safety. Fully charged cannons.
It radiated unchallenged battlefield dominance.
It was... the Hyperion!!
The moment this happened, Elysia couldn't help but cry out:
"Whoa! That scene was amazing~~!"
"That was an incredible display," Himeko's eyes sparkled as well.
She was the Hyperion's former captain.
Seeing it make such a heroic entrance in the main story naturally thrilled her.
No wonder it's the ** flagship!
[Cool as hell!]
[Who called in the fleet?!]
[Kiana: Ship—deploy!]
Kiana's play also shocked the puppet.
"What? This... How is this possible?!"
Dr. Tesla's voice rang in:
"Kiana! Can you hear me?"
"Loud and clear! Comms are back!"
Hearing Kiana's reply,
Tesla immediately said she would airdrop reinforcements to support her.
The puppet, realizing what was happening, snorted.
"Hmph. What a bunch of rude people. Don't you know? During a performance, the audience isn't allowed on stage!"
"You're about to pay the price for barging in!"
Tesla shot back without hesitation:
"Then let me show you who the real star of the show is today!"
"Hyperion—fire!!"
While Elysia controlled her in-game character to fight off the minions, she listened to the in-game voice lines.
Right after Tesla gave the order, countless shells rained down.
The monsters were annihilated in moments.
This made players feel like they were truly fighting alongside the Hyperion—blood boiling with excitement.
The immersion in this scene was incredibly strong.
After Elysia eliminated all the enemies, Tesla's voice returned:
"Hmph! Got any more toys? Bring 'em all out!"
"Hahaha, how about this?"
The puppet let out a creepy laugh and used the Herrscher of Reason's power to conjure a red mech—Hephaestus.
Players nicknamed it the Fire Extinguisher.
The moment the mech puppet appeared,
Tesla instantly exploded:
"What the ****! You dare steal my patent?!"
Tesla's angry rant was cut off by a series of bleeps. Players couldn't hold it in anymore.
Elysia was laughing so hard her hands trembled—her controls went haywire.
"Tesla is too adorable right now."
[The official censor timing here is genius. Dying of laughter.]
["Dr. Mute."]
[Tesla: If miHoYo didn't bleep me out, I'd have gone off for real.]
...
Elysia barely held her laughter back as she continued fighting, eventually defeating the puppet's summoned mech.
In-game, Kiana calmly declared:
"It's over, Herrscher of Dominance. Aren't you good at math? How about counting again—see if you've got any chances left?"
"It's not over yet... We will give everything... to make you one of us... Kiana!"
The game transitioned back to combat.
Tesla immediately noticed something was off and warned:
"Kiana, watch out! All 500 puppets in the theater are charging toward your location!"
Seeing the wave of puppets swarm in, Elysia noticed something intriguing:
"All these puppets have different names?!"
Kiana could finally stop holding back. She spoke from the side:
"I made sure all 500 puppets have unique names. I can even tell you some of their backstories."
"Seriously?"
Elysia blinked.
"You... went that far with the details?"
"It's all for the sake of giving everyone a better gameplay experience," Kiana puffed up proudly with classic paramecium flair.
Hearing the exchange, viewers in the livestream chat began scrutinizing the puppet names—
And sure enough, not a single duplicate.
The bullet comments flooded in.
For just a short scene... they went this far with the details.
You couldn't help but feel a sincere admiration.
[They actually named every single puppet... I'm in tears from this level of dedication.]
[Say no more—miHoYo is simply god-tier.]