The gales gathered in her hands, forming into an arrow blazing with blue light.
And then, she fully drew the bow.
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The screen dimmed at that moment.
The focus of the entire screen was only the radiance of that arrow.
The audience held their breath, firmly captivated by Feixiao's valiant stance.
More and more cyan light appeared, gradually condensing in the sky into a massive, oppressive presence.
Feixiao's eyes stared unblinking into the distance, and then suddenly released her hand!
The arrow loosened from the bow streaked through the sky like a meteor!
A meteor that tore through the sky, beginning from Feixiao, shooting straight toward the border of Cloudford Port and Aurum Alley.
In that instant, it drew a cyan line across the skies.
Stelle, who was fighting the Borisin in the alley, swung her bat and smashed open the head of one of them.
Then her gaze was drawn by a sudden bright white light from behind.
Stelle quickly turned her head, only to see a streak of light growing brighter and brighter.
"What is that?" Stelle was still puzzled.
At her side, Moze shouted anxiously: "Scatter! Everyone scatter!"
Although she didn't know why the always calm Moze suddenly panicked, Stelle and the others obeyed without hesitation, sprinting away.
As soon as they retreated, the Borisin swarmed forward.
However, just as they were about to rush out of the alley, the meteor struck!
Time slowed in that moment.
The charging Borisin, and the descending brilliance, all seemed to freeze in motion.
Boom!!!
The cyan light blanketing the screen instantly swept across the entire alley.
Everything around was drowned in the radiance.
A violent explosion erupted in an instant. A colossal mushroom cloud rose into the sky!
The ferocious shockwave blasted through multiple districts.
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: ?????
: I stared at the enormous mushroom cloud, falling into thought.
: Super long-range strike! Enormous kill zone! A mushroom cloud! What? You're saying that was a bow and arrow, not a nuke?
: No way, bro? That's a goddamn strategic missile!
: I swear, it's a long range missile!
: Damn, I was just wondering why Feixiao told people to run earlier. I thought it was to conserve strength!
: Suddenly, the phrase "The Aeon of Hunt only speaks with their Lux Arrows" makes perfect sense.
: Too ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous!
: I almost thought Brother Lan was the one who shot the arrow!
: Whether for her fighting style or her charisma, I'm falling for General Feixiao!
: Feixiao is literally born to be a idol even famous among the females. Damn, the girl watching next to me can't take it anymore, feels like she's about to combust.
: That's only natural.
...
From the moment Feixiao appeared in this episode, she was madly showing her charm to the audience.
Her top-tier looks aside, her confident, dashing personality, and the decisive authority of a true general she had just displayed, combined with such dazzling, explosive combat techniques.
All of it together was simply overwhelming in both quantity and quality.
At this moment, countless men and women alike were in awe of her heroic figure.
Men exclaimed, women screamed.
No exaggeration, even Mihoyo's own girls watching were shouting how handsome Feixiao was.
As the audience's emotions were ignited, on screen, Feixiao, still gazing at the distant mushroom cloud, suddenly shuddered, gritted her teeth, clutched her abdomen, and let out a muffled groan.
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: What's happening!
: Side effects like Jiaoqiu said?
: She used too much force and triggered Moon Rage again?
: Tch… no way, is the general really going to… later on?
: Is this hinting at what was in the PV?
: Shut up! Don't say that!
...
The excited audience was doused with cold water in an instant.
Because in the PV, there had been an edited segment that seemed very unfavorable for Feixiao.
And given how much they loved her now, they refused to consider such a possibility.
On screen, under Feixiao's "missle strike," the alley was littered with the mangled corpses of Borisin.
Some were shattered entirely, impossible to recognize.
The camera only swept over briefly, yet some weaker-willed viewers already felt queasy.
Though the general was handsome, beautiful, and strong, the deaths of those who fell under Feixiao's hand were always especially… gruesome.
Combined with the ominous "editing" in the PV,
Some viewers even entertained a blasphemous thought, from an outsider's perspective, didn't Feixiao seem more like the true… Borisin, as the Borisin themselves called her?
At this time, Stelle and Moze led the Cloud Knights back into the alley.
Seeing the destruction Feixiao caused, Stelle gasped: "Too strong… I want to see the general shoot another arrow."
Moze gave her the look one would give a dim child and asked coldly: "Do you want to die?"
Stelle scratched her head awkwardly.
The two pressed forward, searching for survivors.
Unfortunately, the strike had been far too violent, there was virtually no one left alive.
Suddenly, Moze frowned, looking into a corner of the alley.
An old acquaintance stood there, staring blankly at the corpses.
"Mok Tok…"
When they had been trapped in the courtyard before, Moze had already become very "familiar" with him.
He signaled Stelle, and the two raised their weapons, approaching Mok Tok.
But facing the looming danger, Mok Tok did not flee. He ignored them completely, only staring at the bodies of his kinsmen.
There was no grief in his heart. Only a sudden clarity.
"Heh, heheheh."
"What a terrifying strike."
"Who would have thought… such astonishing power would be in the hands of a Foxian Slave."
Mok Tok revealed a strange smile, murmuring: "So decisive, and so… cruel. Compared to us, fallen into this state, she resembles the descendants of Duran far more. No wonder the War Chief took an interest in her."
Footsteps drew near.
"Drop your weapon, or you die."
"Tell me, where is Jiaoqiu?" Moze and Stelle flanked him left and right, cutting off his escape.
"Heh." Mok Tok lifted his head, smiling: "Save your strength, bastards of Yaoqing."
"You can't persuade me to surrender …"
"Because I have already bathed in the radiance of the War Chief!"
His voice suddenly rose, sounding like a madman.
"Once, we hid and fled in the darkness, the third district like concealed rats."
"We betrayed the ancient teachings of the wolf."
"By the grace of Lord Hoolay, I shared his vision and blood … "
"The descendants of Duran are born for the victory of the pack, and must also die for the victory of the pack!"
"Come on! Bastards of Yaoqing! Show your claws and fangs, you and I will settle this one-on-one!"
Mok Tok's body was torn apart, and in an instant the beastification was complete.
"Heh …"
Moze curled his lips in disdain: "You dog shit, still got some sense of honor. But don't delude yourself, who's going to duel you one-on-one, Stelle? Let's go!"
The fight began. The outcome was predetermined. No matter how much Mok Tok struggled, he was absolutely no match for Stelle alone.
And at this moment on the screen's comments, what the audience cared about was not this fight.
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: Hoolay has reignited Mok Tok's pride as a Borisin.
: That Phantylia , I wonder if she realized the people she sent would be re-defected by Hoolay.
: In the end Hoolay's personal charisma is stronger huh.
: There's a kind of inferiority mixed with admiration, reverence?
: Clearly they were cannon fodder made by the Borisin themselves…
: Hiss … Hoolay over there too, I'm thinking, Hoolay's purpose wouldn't be to try to convert Feixiao, right?
: Ah ?!
: Foxians and Borisin are blood enemies!
: Wait, seems like, could make sense, and it exactly matches the Feixiao segment in the PV.
: I remember in the trailer General Huaiyan even said Feixiao betrayed the alliance's trust.
: Feels like a diversion! The last part ends with Feixiao's cool hunting line!
: Aaaah! I don't know! So nervous, I really want to know how the plot develops!
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Hoolay's attitude toward Feixiao. And now Mok Tok and the others suddenly launching suicide attacks everywhere.
All are hinting at this war leader's special attitude toward Feixiao.
And right then. The battle on screen had already ended.
Mok Tok was already lying in a pool of blood; a holographic relic rolled out of his clothes and suddenly popped up.
Hoolay's holographic image appeared in the air.
He glanced at the situation at his feet, then said lightly with a smile: "Hahaha, it seems Mok Tok has already completed his mission."
"Hoolay…"
Moze did not understand why Hoolay's hologram would appear here, but his mouth was still unforgiving: "Don't be smug, our will surely catch you, and you'll pay for Jiaoqiu."
"Hehehehaha!"
"Kid, your mouth is much sharper than your claws."
Hoolay didn't take it seriously, and said: "Don't get in the way. Let your general come see me, my hunting game with her hasn't ended yet!"
"You think you're worthy?"
Moze said nothing.
Stelle had already picked up a baseball bat and sprayed back: "Let me tell you, Hoolay, I'll be waiting for you on Aurum Alley, you and that Mok Tok, you two are… "
"Stop, Stelle." Feixiao appeared behind Stelle; she had just arrived and saw this scene.
"General." Stelle swallowed the coarse words in her mouth, then glared at Hoolay in displeasure.
Feixiao came to Hoolay, hand on her hip, her face calm as she said: "Hoolay, before I catch you, is there anything you want to say?"
Seeing Feixiao in person at last, he craftily said: "General, although we have never met on the battlefield before, I've heard many rumors about you along the way."
"The Xianzhou people sure are bold, challenging the authority of a true general."
"Has no one ever questioned your bloodline?" These words were extremely sinister.
He didn't state any purpose, but instead planned to strike at the heart first.
Feixiao's expression didn't change at all; she replied directly: "On the battlefield, appealing to kinship with your enemy can be considered a subtle plea for mercy…, Hoolay, are you begging me for mercy?"
Hoolay no longer engaged in verbal sparring, but replied: "It seems your blood not only has the cruelty of the wolf, but also the cunning of the Foxian."
Then he no longer hid it.
Right in front of Feixiao, he declared war.
"I am right now inside the Skysplitter."
"Before you arrive, I will open a slaughter. This seven-hundred-year dim Crimson Moon will flare up again, pulsing, illuminating this ship watched by all with the light of blood, letting the world see how weak and incompetent Xianzhou is."
"Then, I will steer this ship through all blockades and make it the flagship of the Borisin's resurgence!"
"Before I complete all of this, you have the chance to stop me, or to die by my hand, that is the path I have prepared for you!"
Like Feixiao, Hoolay also never intended to go all the way down a single road to death!
He also split his forces into two: the main army is below, while he himself had already infiltrated the Skysplitter.
Moreover, from the viewers' perspective. They had already seen what Hoolay's goal truly was.
Hoolay's goals were more than one! Everything this guy said was true.
He had people causing trouble below, trying to muddy the waters, while he prepared inside the Skysplitter to use the Crimson Moon to cause greater chaos at any moment.
If a route worked, he would take that route.
Besides that, there was another hidden objective: to confront Feixiao directly, or rather, to definitely see Feixiao in person!
Just now, under Feixiao's verbal provocation, Hoolay did not respond, but instead used a line about Borisin's cruelty and the Foxian's cunning.
From the Borisin's perspective, this sentence more directly revealed Hoolay's admiring attitude.
No one knew what scheme Hoolay was really up to.
If that Crimson Moon can assimilate Foxians. Would Feixiao also be assimilated?!
The clever audience had already figured out most of the outline.
Combined with the trailer's content, the viewers' hearts were now raised, unwilling to imagine the worst outcome.
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: Don't agree, this is a trap!
: It's over, Hoolay's real purpose is to use the Crimson Moon to assimilate Feixiao!
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The comments surged.
But Feixiao on the screen merely narrowed her eyes and slowly said.
"I will catch you. And give you the ending you deserve!"