"Guys! I'm really done!"
"This Hoolay actually has a five-hit combo! I was almost wiped out by this move!"
"Luckily, Doctor Luocha activated the healing field in time..."
Guinaifen's expression gradually turned serious!
At first, it seemed easy.
Luocha could completely hold his ground.
But ever since Hoolay entered the [Moon Frenzy] state.
His speed and attack power have risen to an absurd level!
Even the all-powerful Doctor Luocha is struggling to keep up with the healing!
"Why hasn't Feixiao arrived yet? These little brats are so boring!"
Hoolay even taunted at the right moment!
"If this continues, I'm going to kill them all!"
Guinaifen was both shocked and angry!
She was completely immersed in the story!
Her emotions were exactly the same as the characters!
Finally.
Just before Hoolay's next move, she activated Acheron's ultimate again.
Bringing his HP down to 1%!
But Guinaifen couldn't feel happy at all.
This was only the first phase!
The pressure was already this intense!
How are we supposed to handle the later stages?
It feels like we need to bring both an Abundance and a Preservation character to survive!
"Not bad! But still far from enough!"
"My body is unkillable, your blades are as weak as straw!"
As he finished speaking.
The cutscene began!
Hoolay suddenly surged forward!
Effortlessly blocking the combined attacks of Yunli and March 7th.
Then he kicked Yanqing to the ground!
"I'm bored... let's end it here!"
Hoolay acted as if he was crushing an insect.
Grabbing Yanqing in his hand.
Yanqing swung his sword in vain, but it was hard to shake Hoolay's sharp claws.
...
"Yanqing!!!"
"No!!!"
"Wuwuwu why is it always my Yanqing who gets hurt..."
"Xueyi: I'm familiar with this scene."
"Xueyi can just get a new body if she's broken, but if my Yanqing is broken, he's really done for!"
"Could it be... is this really the end?"
"Someone save us!!!"
...
Just as Hoolay clenched his fist.
Ready to cripple Yanqing like before.
His vision suddenly blurred!
A wave of dizziness hit him!
Hoolay was somewhat incredulous: "...What's going on?"
In front of the screen.
Little Gui's eyes widened!
This sudden turn of events...
Was really unexpected!
Could it be that Hoolay is getting old and his stamina is failing?
Or perhaps, after being imprisoned for 700 years, he has fallen into a state of suboptimal health?
At this moment.
The scene shifts.
[Not long ago...]
What comes into view for all the players.
Is Jiaoqiu, collapsed in a corner,
In a pitiful state.
His eyes are vacant.
There are several gruesome wounds on his chest!
...
"Battle-damaged Jiaoqiu!! (Tragic yet beautiful)"
"The sky has fallen for Jiaoqiu fans!"
"Jiaoqiu! My dear brother!!!"
"Damn it! Didn't you all say before that you weren't interested in Jiaoqiu? Didn't you say Jiaoqiu had no standout moments in the story? Now you've all become Jiaoqiu fans?"
"I didn't feel much at first, but the more I progressed through the story, the more I felt this healer had a compassionate aura. I've completely fallen for him."
"I'm also a healer, and Jiaoqiu has become the benchmark for healers in my heart."
"Wuwuwu, hurry, he can still be saved!"
...
"For The Hunt, secrets are an indispensable weapon. Those without secrets are merely prey with their flesh torn open, waiting miserably for death."
Hoolay's cold voice rang out.
"So, in your eyes, I'm already a prey with no secrets, just waiting to die?" Jiaoqiu's voice was faint, but he still struggled to argue.
"Do you have any other way to escape? Jiaoqiu, I've peeled away your disguises and defenses layer by layer. The secrets you and the general you serve have hidden, I know them all."
"But the War Chief also told me his secrets. I know them all."
Hoolay sneered, "You'll never get to use them. You'll be buried here with them. Still, you're a lucky one..."
"After all, you won't have to live to witness the tragic future your general will face."
"I think she understands her own fate better than you do—one day, she will be overwhelmed by increasingly violent lunar madness in battle, eventually torn apart in transformation and rage."
"Even the god you worship (Lan of The Hunt) cannot save her from this fate... On the contrary, He can bring her release."
"And the only cure lies in my hands."
Jiaoqiu gasped as he tried to retort, "Who's the healer here, you or me? Are you so confident in your judgment?"
Hoolay no longer responded.
As if he had grown weary.
He coldly left his final words.
"I must go, foxian. Before I leave, you know what I'm going to do, right?"
"Drink blood wine... I've heard it's a Borisin war custom to kill captives and drink their blood before battle to incite frenzy..."
"You've really done your research on us... But your journey ends here."
It was Jiaoqiu's scream.
...
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!! (Screaming heart-wrenchingly in front of the screen)"
"Goodbye, Jiaoqiu..."
"No way? It can't be? It can't be that bad, right?"
"It's over..."
"Why did it have to be him!"
"Hoolay!!! What the hell did you do! I'll kill you a thousand times and it still won't be enough!!!"
"Another Jiaoqiu fan on the rooftop..."
"Quick, call the emergency management department! There are so many people on the rooftop, it's urgent!"
...
The Shackling Prison.
Jiaoqiu, who was watching the plot, was momentarily stunned...
His Adam's apple involuntarily bobbed.
No one can remain completely calm when faced with their own death.
Even Jiaoqiu was no exception.
"In Honkai: Star Rail, is this really how my story ends..."
"Or perhaps, this was always my destined fate?"
Whether it was good or bad.
Jiaoqiu himself couldn't tell.
At that moment.
A new scene appeared on the screen.
It was one that had been shown before.
The scene inside the operating room.
It was also the first time he and Feixiao had met.
"If you're a doctor, can you cure my Lunacy?" the young Feixiao asked.
"And what if I do? So you can go back to the battlefield and die? Listen to me, child, your physical condition isn't suited for the battlefield."
Feixiao fell silent for a moment.
Then she asked, "Then, can you cure war?"
"What are you talking about? I'm just a doctor! All I can do is—"
Before he could finish.
Feixiao interrupted, "So, what you can do is heal us, so that we can go and heal the war."
"Such bold words, little girl. This war has lasted for thousands of years, and it will continue! Talking about healing war, you're just marching to your deaths!" Jiaoqiu's voice carried a hint of gloom.
"Just like how you doctors work tirelessly to save lives, yet illness and death still exist in this world. We will keep fighting too."
"I can't speak for those who are already gone. But I know, General Yueyu… and all the soldiers who never returned didn't die in vain."
"They fought so that more people could return home alive, just like what you do."
Jiaoqiu fell silent.
And in the next moment.
Feixiao's tone suddenly shifted.
It became firm and unyielding!
"Jiaoqiu, I order you! Heal me!"
...
"Life flashing before my eyes, ahhhhh."
"It's over!"
"There's really no way to turn this around..."
"The hand holding the knife is trembling slightly."
"Even back then, Feixiao had such profound resolve!"
"I came back for those who couldn't."
"Damn it! Just kill me with this pain already!!!"
"After skewering birds in Aurum Alley for ten years, my heart has long been as cold as ice. Unless you keep stabbing me with pain, I won't shed a single tear!"
...
At that moment.
A line of text appeared on the black screen.
[How to make a picky child eat green peppers?]
Many of the players watching were stunned!
Wasn't this the question Jiaoqiu had asked Mok Tok earlier?
Why did it reappear at this moment!
Tissues were already pulled out.
Clutched in their hands.
Waiting to see how this foreshadowing would be revealed…