"Bzzzt!"
A sharp crack of thunder.
Blinding lightning.
Her originally purple hair grew longer, cascading down her back!
A thunder ring manifested!
A pair of dark red horns sprouted from Mei's forehead!
Her originally gentle features, accentuated by red eyeshadow, now carried an air of cold elegance!
And the moment she opened her eyes.
All gentleness, all vulnerability... were swept away in an instant!
A sharp, violet gaze!
A burning determination, seemingly more intense than the lightning itself!
In the viewing area.
March 7th and Little Gui were so excited they immediately stood up!
Her mouth formed an "O" shape!
Raiden Mei in this state was almost completely different from the previous Raiden Mei!
Her aura had undergone a dramatic transformation!
...
"This is the true Queen of Thunder!"
"So domineering! Just seeing this scene makes me feel like I can't help but want to kneel down!"
"Goodbye, Raiden Mei."
"Acheron! This is exactly the image from Acheron's memories!"
"Wow, it's really identical! The source isn't even pretending anymore!"
"She's back, everything's back!"
"It feels like the worldlines are converging at this moment..."
...
On the scene.
Even Acheron stood up!
Gazing at Mei, who had transformed into the Herrscher of Thunder.
Their figures split into two in an instant.
Standing in opposition!
As if looking into a mirror.
One was her past self, the other her future self.
Acheron seemed to sense something.
She gripped the hilt of her sword.
That blade,
was slowly drawn out by her.
Her hair began to turn white from the top of her head!
"Acheron... what is she going to do?"
"Why is she drawing her sword without a word!"
March 7th and Little Gui felt like they could hardly breathe!
Wasn't this supposed to be an experience from the world of Honkai Impact 3rd?
What did Acheron want to do!?
And at this moment.
Acheron's hair had completely lost its color, turning pale.
A line of bloody tears,
flowed from her right eye.
March 7th and Little Gui suddenly felt the atmosphere on the scene change!
They couldn't quite pinpoint what was wrong!
It just felt extremely oppressive!
Even Yu Ling seemed a bit off at this moment!
He and Acheron simultaneously looked up at the sky!
There seemed to be some unknown presence there!
But all they could see was the ceiling of the manor.
"You felt it too."
Acheron whispered.
Lin Yu nodded slightly.
Just moments ago.
An indescribable power seemed about to descend upon this galaxy!
If nothing went wrong,
it should be...
an Aeon!
Aeons, as the supreme beings in the universe, inspire awe and longing.
Since Lin Yu developed "Honkai: Star Rail," he had always been prepared to face the gaze of the Aeons at any time!
After all,
the game he developed was of extraordinary significance to this universe! One could even say it was earth-shattering!
It was not at all surprising that it would attract the attention of the Aeons!
But for so long,
no Aeon had actively appeared!
Thinking about it carefully.
This was really unreasonable!
Even if Aha came to take a look, it would be something!
But strangely,
there was no movement from any Aeon at all!
It once made Yu Ling doubt whether Aeons even existed in this universe!
And now.
The answer was revealed.
They had always been there.
For some reason.
They suddenly chose to reveal their traces at this critical moment!
At this moment.
Across the universe.
Countless players watching the live stream were suddenly disconnected!
Some even had their phones automatically shut down!
Leaving many players questioning their lives!
These were players watching Yu Ling's stream through rebroadcast channels.
Only those in Yu Ling's official stream were unaffected.
...
"Holy crap, what's going on?"
"This is serious, something big seems about to happen!"
"Why does Acheron look like she's facing a great enemy? What did she sense!"
"And at this critical moment, too."
"I was watching the stream during an interstellar voyage, and just now, I seemed to see lightning flashing across many galaxies!"
"This kind of omen feels a bit like the arrival of an Aeon in person!"
"It's not a glance, nor a projection, but the true descent of an Aeon."
"666666! As expected of Yu Ling, even an Aeon was drawn to the preview livestream!"
...
Lin Yu appeared calm and indifferent on the surface.
In reality,
he was inwardly excited!
Only he himself knew.
This preview venue had long been set up as his own territory.
All the rules here were under his control!
If an Aeon truly descended here, then Lin Yu could make it impossible for them to ever leave!
Just as Lin Yu was eagerly anticipating,
that Aeon seemed to sense something amiss!
It hesitated, taking no further action!
Like a hand already gripping the doorknob but too afraid to open the door!
"Come on!"
"Come over here!"
Lin Yu almost shouted it out loud.
Finally having a chance to catch an Aeon, he had to seize it!
"Let me see which Aeon it is first..."
Peering Eye, activate!
In an instant,
the entire galaxy appeared in Lin Yu's vision like a model.
And at the edge of this galaxy,
Lin Yu saw a smiling mask with a glowing forehead.
"Aha?"
Behind this mask was a headless black humanoid figure.
This was Aha's true form!
Just as Lin Yu saw them,
Aha's gaze also fell upon the preview venue!
They chose not to descend in person but instead took a distant glance.
Then,
a voice echoed from beyond the galaxy!
"Old friend, it really is you!"
"You're truly heartless..."
Lin Yu couldn't help but freeze!
What did Aha mean by that?
There was a lot of information in those words!
If nothing went wrong,
they were likely speaking to him!
What did "old friend" mean?
Just as Lin Yu was about to ask in return,
Aha seemed to be startled by something!
They fled in an instant!
Then,
vanished into the distant edges of the universe!
This scene
caught Lin Yu completely off guard!
Am I some kind of devil?
It's always been people trembling in fear before Aeons, but with me, it's the opposite?
Though...
I was indeed planning to turn the area where Aha was into my territory just now.
Watching the galaxy gradually return to calm,
Lin Yu pondered Aha's words.
"Old friend?"
"Was Aha just here to mess with me on purpose?"
"If I weren't a transmigrator, I might have doubted myself."
After all, he had transmigrated with his body.
If it were a soul transmigration, he might have had to investigate his predecessor.
But now, the situation was quite clear.
"Since things have come to this,"
"the preview livestream should come to an end."
"To be honest, this preview didn't seem to achieve the ideal effect..."
Back at the venue,
Acheron slowly sheathed her blade,
returning to her usual demeanor.
She looked at Lin Yu
and asked, "They... left?"
"Mhm."
"Dear players, this preview livestream has now concluded."
"Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.0, 'Ode to Rebirth,' will be updated in 12 system hours. Welcome to log in and experience it as soon as possible~"
...
"???"
"Ending so abruptly—something definitely happened, right!"
"Is there anyone in the know who can share some details?"
"All I can say is: it's related to a certain Aeon."
"March 7th and Little Gui look so confused, haha."
"Yu Ling seemed to have a brief confrontation with an Aeon..."
"Ah? Holy shit! Don't scare me, is that true!?"
"It's Aha! Just received new information—the Intelligentsia Guild captured images of a giant smiling mask outside the galaxy!"
"So what did Aha do to Yu Ling?"
"Great, it's the Aeon of Joy, we're saved!"
"Aha just came to check when version 3.0 will be updated, why are you all making such a fuss?"