MGSFV?! Chapter 407. On the Kaslana Genes; Surely They Won't Run into Kalpas, Right?
Regarding Flame-Chained Kevin...
Players had been going back and forth discussing him for days on the forums.
For a male character model to stir up this much talk in Honkai Impact 3rd—
You can imagine how... well...
Let's just say, Flame-Chained Kevin has become one of the most iconic models in Honkai to date.
Back to the story—
Seele concluded that all of this was likely connected to World Serpent.
At this point, Seele Holmes was beginning to show signs of awakening.
But before she could reflect further, a strange energy fluctuation approached from her side.
"...Of course there'd be enemies."
She remained vigilant, staring at the enemy that seemingly warped through space to appear in front of her.
And was even more surprised—
"Quantum Shadows? Why...?"
As someone who once considered the Sea of Quanta "home,"
There was no way she'd mistake what she was seeing.
But...
Why were Quantum Shadows appearing on the Moon?
No time to think—
The monsters lunged forward.
Seele could only prioritize eliminating them first.
[Nice! Her ult wasn't disabled.]
[Wait—they didn't seal her ultimate? What a flaw in the game logic.]
[Why would it be sealed? Seele just can't communicate normally, that's all.]
Some players, especially those using Seele (like Elysia), were very concerned about whether Seele's ultimate would still function in this situation.
After all, Seele's ult was quite different from those of other Valkyries.
If she couldn't use it here...
Things would get very serious...
And players were understandably anxious.
Who knows—maybe Veliona really was gone?
You can never underestimate MiHoYo's writers.
Even if they claim...
"If Honkai were a restaurant, it would only serve sweets."
Yeah, right.
Do you buy that? Because they sure don't.
So when Seele used her skills without issue, those players finally let out a sigh of relief.
After relaxing a bit, they focused up and made quick work of the monsters.
Elysia continued following the quest markers to explore the area.
Along the way, she found the corpses of many monsters.
They had all been recently killed.
"These remains... It can't be a coincidence.
Someone must have been fighting here!"
"Looks like... they were taken down by cold weapons..."
"Mm... this must be the aftermath of a battle with humans?"
"..."
Seele boldly followed the trail of destruction.
Until she reached the edge of a structure—
A voice suddenly called out above her:
"Hey~~ Seele, we're up here!"
The camera panned upward just in time—
Li Sushang waved down at Seele, with Durandal standing beside her, on alert.
These two familiar Valkyries slowly entered the center of the screen.
["Oh! It was you two all along! What a total surprise."]
[So it really was Dudu and Lil' Li. But... didn't expect Sushang to be a Stigmata Awakener.]
[Just saying—Sushang's hair clearly looks brown.]
[She's from Shenzhou, so it's just a dark brown tint—technically still black hair! All checks out.]
"Grandma Li"?
Well... she is over 500 years old.
The livestream viewers laughed—
But in the game, Seele, ever the polite one, greeted them formally.
"Durandal, and... Miss Li?"
Miss Li!
That's peak polite Seele.
Li Sushang offered a small explanation:
"Didn't expect that—one moment I'm boarding a train, next thing I know I've arrived at this so-called [Guanghan Palace]."
Her comment reminded the players—
After the Kolosten incident, Sushang had said...
"She did say: 'Life is like the clouds above—gathering and parting. I don't want to always stay in one place... I want to travel.'"
Elysia paused, recalling it clearly.
"The world is so big—I want to see it." Hokuto added.
He paused, then added:
"But her words do ring true—
'The moon waxes and wanes, people meet and part...'
Sometimes, separation is just inevitable due to circumstance—"
"?"
"Why do I feel like you're hinting at something, 'Mr. Otto'?" Elysia asked, suddenly suspicious.
"...No, you're overthinking."
Hokuto paused subtly, then casually deflected.
"Really...?"
"Alright, let's not idle too long—let's continue the story."
Elysia: "..."
Considering she'd brought up the topic herself,
Hokuto had merely gone along with it.
So... maybe she was overthinking it.
Elysia wavered for a moment, then continued pushing forward in the story.
Li Sushang chatted with Seele from atop a platform—
And as she was getting carried away, Durandal reminded her:
"That's enough. Speaking from such a high place feels arrogant. Let's go down and talk."
"Ah... good point!" Sushang agreed.
"Alright—we'll come down now~"
The girls jumped gracefully and landed beside Seele.
The game even gave Sushang a close-up shot—
Subtle but obvious.
No need to spell it out.
Players knew what it meant.
Li Sushang clasped her hands and cupped a fist in salute—
A very martial artist-like greeting. So very her.
Seele hurried forward: "Nice to meet you, Miss Li..."
"Pfft."
Sushang chuckled at Seele's formality.
"No need to be so distant."
"I'm probably just a few years older than you—why not call me 'big sister'?"
[???]
["A few years?"]
[Granny Li: Just a casual 500-year difference.]
[Hibernation doesn't count, so technically, age-wise... maybe she's not wrong?]
Her statement felt... absurd.
Usually no one would respond to something like that.
But Seele was far too earnest.
So she seriously prepared to call her that.
"Eh? O-Okay, Sister Sushang..."
The vibe instantly shifted to something strange.
Looking now—
Seele, Sushang, and Durandal together formed quite the unique party.
The "honest person" squad?
Hmm...
Then again, didn't Sushang once deceive Fu Hua...? Cough—that was combat strategy.
In any case, Sushang is very earnest outside of battle.
"Er... I was just joking."
"Like with Durandal, just call me 'Sushang.' It's simpler, no misunderstandings."
"Ah, alright..." Seele nodded.
"But how did you two end up on the Moon? I just woke up confused in a place called [New Atra]..."
With that, the conversation finally turned serious.
They explained how they, too, had suddenly appeared in New Atra—
And lost all contact with Earth.
Only Durandal could still sense that Rita was alive—through her Divine Key, St. Freya.
[Thank you, Holy Sword.]
[Wait... Rita doesn't have a Stigmata? She's just... normal?]
["Rita? Normal?" Are you redefining 'normal'?]
[No, I mean... isn't Rita the only S-rank Valkyrie who hasn't awakened a Stigmata?]
[Fake hard-working genius: Dudu. Real hard-working genius: Rita.]
[Looking back... Rita really is something else. All earned through effort.]
Meanwhile,
Seele shared that she had dreamed of Kevin.
Once again reminding everyone of the Ancestor's greatness (not).
Durandal chimed in with an analysis—
That the dream may not have been a mere dream,
But a subconscious projection of real-world data.
In other words—
Kevin was probably somewhere on the Moon.
If they could find him, maybe...
Players: "..."
To be honest—
This idea was...
Well, not just questionable—
It was very dangerous.
With Kevin's current power?
Even if Sushang and Durandal weren't weak—
If these three really found Kevin, the only outcome would be...
Team Wipe.
"I'd love to say this plan's reckless—but it's not like we can act on it anyway,"
Sushang pointed out.
Before meeting Seele, she and Durandal had already explored the area separately.
They hadn't seen Kevin—or even a single World Serpent member.
By anime logic, Kevin should've stationed troops to stop them here.
Instead, nothing.
No one knew what he was planning.
The players couldn't guess yet.
Neither could the trio.
But Durandal, ever rational, offered another analysis:
"If we treat this like a crime investigation, then experience suggests—"
"Detectives never inspect a scene just once. Only by reviewing it repeatedly can you spot missed clues—or people."
She quickly laid out the next steps.
Prompting a collective sigh of awe—
Was Mei's DNA finally expressing itself?
Hmm...
Come to think of it—
Whenever the Kaslanas are left alone (with their "external brain" offline), their intelligence spikes.
Could it be that Mei's genes live in the Kaslana bloodline?
And that under "crisis," they awaken the brain's latent potential?
Suddenly, everything made sense.
Anyway—
The trio shared intel and reached a simple conclusion:
Their current predicament was caused by the execution of the Stigmata Plan,
And they, as Stigmata Awakeners, were brought to New Atra.
So the three decided to work together to investigate.
They soon found bizarre stones saturated with Honkai energy.
And nearby, numerous Honkai Beasts were gathering, drawn to the energy.
"In just a short while, they've gathered again..."
"What's so special about these rocks?"
As the dialogue ended—
Battle mode activated.
Sushang and Durandal charged in.
Elysia blinked, then... chose to not fight.
She just stood there—watching two Schicksal elites take care of things.
If you can lie down, why stand up?
As a professional streamer, you pick the method that generates the most chat engagement.
[Streamer? Hello? What are you doing?? (doge)]
[Is Miss Pink Elf stretching her stream time?]
[Eh? Didn't she already hit her quota yesterday? Kalpas and Mobius put on an amazing show.]
Veteran fans, who never missed an Elysia stream, chimed in—
And sparked chaos.
[Kalpas and Mobius? Wait, WHAT did I miss?! I skipped the stream last night to do Abyss!!]
[Same! Feels like I missed a million-dollar moment!]
Some lamented they'd missed everything.
Hokuto gently reminded Elysia:
"Elysia, generally speaking, the game doesn't let players sit idle..."
He didn't spell it out—
But his meaning was clear.
Clearly, her plan to coast wasn't going to work.
"Hmm..."
Elysia finally moved her character—
Joining the fight and helping clear out the Honkai Beasts.
After the battle,
Seele finally had the chance to examine the strange rocks.
They radiated an unmistakable energy.
"The residual power in these stones... it's definitely Honkai energy."
Sushang nodded:
"Yeah, despite looking like they're from ten thousand years ago, they still carry such strong residual energy."
"What kind of monsters were fighting back then...?"
[Is this soulium avatar from the Previous Era? Or maybe Honkai energy crystals?]
[Let's go bold—maybe they're the fossilized corpses of Kalpas and Kosma...]
[???]
[Wait... are we going to find all the Flame-Chasers' bodies next?]
[MiHoYo, I advise you to be kind.]
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