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The Astral Express.
Witnessing the Astral Express Crew awaken from their slumber and stand once again before the Lord of Sunday, everyone was filled with excitement and fervor.
Especially March 7th!
Her eyes sparkled with something bright and shimmering!
Even if she were to take the field herself, she probably wouldn't be this excited!
But this was a live broadcast of the storyline from Honkai: Star Rail!
Players across the universe were all witnessing this moment together!
Just thinking about it made March 7th tremble with excitement!
It felt as if something was about to burst out from the top of her head!
However, as everyone began to focus on the decisive battle, there was one person whose emotions were somewhat complicated.
In the corner, Pom-Pom watched as the current Astral Express Crew stood united.
Their heart was filled with both nostalgia and a tinge of loneliness.
This generation of the Nameless could truly be called exceptional.
Most importantly, the belief in Trailblazing had been perfectly passed down to them!
This naturally made Pom-Pom very happy.
The only regret was...
They still had to silently remain on the train, unable to fight alongside them.
Pom-Pom sighed softly in their heart.
Even if it were just to make the train appear, that would be something.
Ah...
Never mind.
After all this time, they should be used to it.
Let the younger generation handle the fighting.
They would quietly stay on the train, their achievements hidden and their name unknown.
After all, Pom-Pom is Pom-Pom.
They adjusted quickly.
Their eyes lit up again as they joined everyone in watching the progress of the battle!
At this moment, the Lord of Sunday slightly raised his head.
With a resonant voice, he remarked, "...Have you broken free from the dream of Order?"
"You've slept long enough. Let him see your morning grumpiness!" March 7th quipped playfully.
The battle officially began!
The background music of the fight still carried an intangible sense of pressure.
As if a chorus of thousands was singing in unison.
Little Gui immediately checked the boss's health bar.
She exclaimed, "Three phases!?"
"Alright, alright..."
"This confirms it, this is the real final boss battle!"
With the experience from the first battle, the Lord of Sunday's first phase was relatively easy to handle.
Soon, the boss's health had dropped to 10%.
But Little Gui couldn't relax at all.
After all, this was only the first phase!
Sunday Brother would surely reveal his true strength in the next two phases!
Sure enough!
When it was the Lord of Sunday's turn to act, he unleashed a skill that hadn't been used in the previous battle!
"Without Order, how can the weak be good?"
"If you have any claims—prove them to me."
A massive musical note crashed down.
Even though they had accumulated a fair amount of Shield from breaking Toughness earlier, this attack still brought the Harmony main down to below half health.
Fortunately, Little Gui had brought Luocha.
A single heal brought them back up!
"Life is like morning dew, both body and name shall perish."
Acheron's Skill successfully cleared the Lord of Sunday's health bar in the first phase!
Thus, they had surpassed the progress from the previous battle!
They had now entered the second phase!
The Lord of Sunday suddenly raised his head.
The baton in his hand pointed towards the sky, then came down heavily.
A circular golden musical note spread out.
With each swing,
a golden ring exploded across the battlefield!
"With 10,733 musical notes, I declare to you, join the glorious chorus—return to heaven!"
The Lord of Sunday pressed his hands downward.
Drumbeats fell from the sky!
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!!"
Everyone was left with critical health!
But no one had fallen yet!
As long as they were alive, Luocha could heal them back!
Plus, the Harmony Lord's incredible shield-breaking ability...
The advantage was ours!
"Play our own melody!"
"Ensemble, begin!"
...
"Is Stelle still dancing?"
"It's been a while since I last saw, why has the protagonist started singing, dancing, and rapping?"
"Has the protagonist switched to being an entertainer? Why has the ultimate skill turned into this? (doge)"
"Everyone is fighting so well, what are you doing jumping around here?"
"Such an epic battle, some are dancing, some are admiring flowers... only in Honkai: Star Rail would a battle turn out like this."
"Dan Heng is acting like me! He doesn't even transform into Yin Yue!"
"There are more and more meteors behind, more Galaxy Rangers are joining!"
"The Lord of Sunday's lines are so imposing, I love both sides so much ahhhhhh!!!"
...
"If the Dreamscape is no different from reality, can it still be called false?"
"I command with a flawless symphony—recreate paradise!"
Little Gui intended to use Luocha's Skill to trigger the passive healing field.
But the Lord of Sunday suddenly struck!
The protagonist, already at critical health, was instantly taken out in one combo!
Little Gui was stunned!
Without the Harmony Lord's shield-breaking, this battle would be very tough!
Especially since this was only the second phase, who knows what abilities the Lord of Sunday would have in the third phase!?
She was already hesitating whether to restart.
At that moment,
the battle scene suddenly froze!
Little Gui thought this battle was like the Chaos Memory, where you couldn't lose any members!
Because the Harmony Lord had fallen, they had to start over.
However.
The plot didn't seem to be that simple!
The members of the Astral Express Crew, under this pressure, all fell to the ground, struggling to resist.
Just like in the game battle!
Suddenly!
The golden pressure vanished!
A ray of sunlight actually shone down from above!
A feather slowly drifted down.
At the same time!
The sound of a choir of thousands in the background also vanished.
Replacing it was...
A clear and bright melody!
The Lord of Order looked up at the sky, a hint of surprise in his voice.
"...Music?"
The glowing feather floated down in front of Stelle.
She caught it in her hand.
A knowing smile appeared on her face.
Old Yang stood up, leaning on his cane.
He sighed, "It seems that within the symphony of Order, another voice has emerged..."
"The first, and perhaps the last, dissonance of Penacony."
In the sky.
A pair of hands reached forward, then embraced.
She opened her mouth.
The song spread out.
It was... Robin!
...
"Ahhhhhhhhh?!"
"Oh my! I got goosebumps!"
"Is this how she's making her entrance? Miss Robin!"
"Mom, I saw an angel!"
"This bgm is amazing! Ahhhhh, I love it!!"
"The winning tune."
"The prelude feels like dawn."
"The most touching episode."
"Wuwu, I want to cry when Robin's song starts!"
"She's so beautiful."
...
Robin's song seemed to possess a magical power!
In an instant, it felt as if it had dispelled all the gloom of this battle!
And she stood on a floating stage.
Reaching her hand toward the sky.
In a flash.
The song transformed into tangible musical staves, spreading out like ribbons around her!
Below.
Stelle smiled faintly.
She raised the hand holding the feather toward the sky.
The light from both sides merged together.
A golden flash lit up the sky!
The sky became a reflection of the Milky Way in an instant.
And within this reflection.
A massive train engine leaped out.
"Boom!"
A steel dragon tore through Penacony's night sky.
Descending from above!
It landed right in front of the Astral Express Crew!
This scene.
Instantly sent chills down the spines of countless players across the universe!
...
"????"
"Huh?!"
"What is this?! What is this?!"
"Ahhhhh, the train!!"
"OMG, they even brought out the train?!"
"Tears in my eyes!"
"Pom-Pom: I'm here to help!"
"Oh my Wubbabo! Even the hometown came to support..."
"At this moment, the Astral Express, all the Nameless of this generation, have arrived!"
...
The Astral Express.
Seeing this scene.
Pom-Pom's eyes widened in shock!
It's here,
It's really here!
The Astral Express has arrived!
Their ears perked up in excitement!
Tears welled up.
You could say,
The train represented them, and they represented the train.
Everything was in place,
This time, everything was truly in place, Pom!
And then.
A prompt appeared on the right side of the screen.
[Click to release the distant horizon's long note to attack the enemy]
There was a support button there.
In previous tough battles, there was often such a support skill.
And this time, it was no exception.
But the icon's appearance...
Made Pom-Pom's heart skip a beat!
Their hands immediately curled up!
No way...
It can't be...
Yu Ling, you didn't really design the skill like this...
Using the train as a weapon,
To ram into the Lord of Order, did you?!