Honkai Impact 3rd: Catching the Herrscher of Sentience at the Start

Tesla grabbed her twin ponytails, pulling on them while shouting〈*****, stop bringing up hot springs! *******, I can't even face the thought of them anymore!〉

"Ahem. Since everyone seems to be in such pain, let me lighten the mood a bit!" Fu Lin looked at the materials he had at hand and selected a video titled 'Honkai Grand Reunion' to play.

Fu Shi, noticing the mischievous grin on Fu Lin's face, felt a sense of foreboding〈Is your 'lighten the mood' reliable?〉

Fu Lin, irritated by Fu Shi's question, slapped the table and replied, "Do you think I'm joking?!"

Fu Shi〈You'd better be serious!〉

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Kiana〈Hurry up and play it already! I can't wait any longer!〉

The more eager Kiana was now, the more regret she would feel later.

The video showed Kiana and her companions at St. Freya Academy, undergoing personal guidance from Theresa.

However, things took a turn for the worse when Bronya, during her training, was compromised by Anti-Entropy and infiltrated a confidential area of St. Freya Academy.

This led to a coordinated assault by Anti-Entropy forces, who had been lying in ambush, launching a large-scale attack on the academy.

Theresa and Himeko quickly responded, leading Kiana's Fifth Squad aboard the Hyperion to counterattack. During the battle, Kiana and the others discovered that the mastermind behind it all was Cocolia.

Himeko〈Hmm? Is this something that will happen in the future?〉

Theresa〈Those despicable Anti-Entropy forces are so brazen!〉

Einstein〈I think there's some misunderstanding here, especially since the true culprit is Cocolia. She's not one of us.〉

Tesla〈Misunderstanding? Please. Schicksal looks down on Anti-Entropy, and we feel the same about Schicksal… Ah, forget I said anything.〉

Bronya〈Mother Cocolia…〉

Kiana〈Himeko… Aunt, shouldn't we focus on figuring out how to deal with the chip in Bronya's head first?〉

Bronya〈Foolish Kiana… Bronya will try her best to break free from Mother Cocolia's control…〉

[Miss Lily]Otto〈I don't think the video depicts our world.〉

[Sit-Ups King]Walter〈As much as I hate to agree with you, the Anti-Entropy tech in the video is clearly far more advanced than ours.〉

Tesla〈Walter, are you saying my research isn't good enough?〉

Einstein〈Dr. Tesla, he's stating facts.〉

'The discussion is really getting heated. Watching the video would reveal the truth… Besides, if I recall correctly, the ending is quite beautiful. Emmm, probably,' thought Fu Lin, sipping his tea and recalling how online comments from his past life often described the ending as one of the best 'happy endings.'

After all, this video was a game-changer. The impending final calamity would shock everyone—even Kevin wouldn't be an exception.

[Sit-Ups King]Walter〈The host makes a good point. I think an unimaginable crisis is coming.〉

In the video, as Kiana and her team pushed forward, Cocolia declared that they were too late.

"Alert! Alert! Moonlight Throne - Selene is descending—altitude critically low! Altitude critically low!"

"Fifth Squad, can you hear me? Anti-Entropy's battleship is falling! Evacuate immediately!"

Theresa's frantic voice echoed through the communicator, but Kiana was too injured and exhausted to respond. Struggling to her feet, she glared at Cocolia and demanded:

"Cough… Cocolia, are you planning to drag us all down with you?"

Cocolia, unbothered, let out a mocking laugh:

"Die? Death is the beginning of eternity. When the envoy of the gods descends, all sins will be forgiven. Only through death can one attain true freedom!"

"Humanity fears the gods and worships its own destruction as salvation. Death is the ultimate redemption granted by the gods!"

"Everything I've lost will be restored!"

Watching the video, Tesla was visibly annoyed: ""〈Tch, what nonsense is this lunatic spouting? Isn't being alive good enough?〉

Theresa〈I can't imagine how Kiana in the video will deal with this.〉

Mei〈I believe in Kiana. She'll handle it.〉

Kiana〈That's right! The me in the video will surely punch some sense into her!〉

Tesla〈Well said!〉

[Sit-Ups King]Walter〈She's planning to…〉

Pufferfish〈Didn't you hear? This woman wants to awaken the envoy of the gods and bring destruction to the world. How delightful☆.〉

Wutong〈Huh? Is this world really that dangerous?〉

Kiana☆ frowned, sensing the gravity of the situation. 'Which world is this again? I remember Cocolia attacking St. Freya Academy to capture Mei… but she wasn't this unhinged.'

Otto, listening to Cocolia's words, found them laughable. To willingly fall so low for some so-called god was absurd.

Though, if it meant reviving Kallen, he wouldn't mind falling a bit himself…

'Kiana, what will you do this time?' Otto thought, looking forward to the actions of the Kiana in the screen. 

The Kiana in the video didn't disappoint, firmly declaring, "Who would accept such a defeatist outcome? Only those who live can find their own meaning…"

"No one has the right to take away another's life!"