MGSFV?! Chapter 449. Can Jump but Can't Escape, Entire Server's Unified Move; I'm Fairy Miss's X
If we keep going in this direction...
There are actually quite a lot of "impossibles" in Honkai Impact 3rd, huh?
Like...
Every Captain will eventually learn instant dodging someday... They won't. No matter how you think about it, it's just not happening.
Also, believe in Honkai leaks and your seaside villa...
Really? Based on what everyone at HoYoverse Studios observed, during the recent Honkai Impact 3rd prediction mini-event—the Summer Showdown of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers—under every post confidently analyzing who would absolutely win, there was a pile of replies about heading to the rooftop.
Clearly, it should be: "Bet opposite of Honkai leaks, seaside villa guaranteed," right?
And the even more impossible: 100 SP Raven: 100 Hokuto: Dear Miss Natasha, what do you think?
Raven: ...
In any case.
Think a little, and you can come up with a ton of examples.
Should we say, "as expected of Honkai Impact 3rd"?
Even outside the game, it's packed with memes.
That's the true value of a long-running game (totally serious).
There's always something that brings people joy.
Just like someone often says:
"Games should make people smile and have fun, right?"
That's true... But if he could say that line without that "cunning" grin, it'd be more convincing.
...
Alright, back to the main topic.
Kevin asked the Herrscher of Sentience if she could sense the Cocoon's presence. She only gave him a puzzled expression—but that was enough for him to understand.
"I see. Looks like Hare's worries aren't unfounded."
"...Hey."
The Herrscher of Sentience frowned. "What do you mean? Speak clearly."
But is Kevin the kind of guy who just "speaks clearly" when asked?
Clearly not, based on how he usually acts...
[Kevin: Herrscher of Sentience (solemn tone), you are not yet in need of this knowledge (monotone reading).]
Players immediately started predicting Kevin's next lines in the livestream chat.
But then...
Things took an unexpected turn.
"I am measuring your distance from Origin, from the perspective of Finality."
Kevin actually said something directly?!
Could it be... the things everyone thought were impossible... might actually happen?
Players suddenly perked up, looking at Kevin on-screen, and—strangely enough—felt a bit unfamiliar.
Ancestor, you're being way too straightforward this time.
Something's off. Really off.
"Oh." Senti mused. "Looks like you really did steal Finality's authority."
"To be precise, it was Project STIGMA that hijacked Finality. I'm merely a component within it."
"What's the difference?"
"A clear one. In the past, the Chimera Phenomenon allowed me to serve as the Stigmata Hub... And by the same principle, it determined I could not become the key to Finality."
Kevin paused slightly. "Herrscher of Sentience, you possess Hua's memories. You should understand—Su, Hua, and I... all of us were merely pieces of the final plan."
Hmm...? What do those words mean?
Ancestor, you don't need to be this cryptic.
As expected—or maybe it was inevitable—Kevin returned to riddles after just a few lines.
So that brief honesty was just a flash in the pan?
This is just... too on-brand.
"Impossible" really is impossible.
Players subtly let out a breath of relief... then continued watching with a weird expression.
On one hand, they wanted Kevin to explain everything clearly. On the other hand, it felt off if Kevin suddenly turned into a chatterbox.
Who knows how it'll play out next?
Well, naturally, we'll have to count on the "super" authority-reader—Miss Herrscher of Sentience!
She picked out a certain keyword from Kevin's earlier speech.
Su.
And said: "Even if... Su eventually raised his blade against you?"
Kevin's expression shifted slightly at her words.
After a moment, he replied: "...At that time, we all lost some necessary composure. But you're right—even so, we all longed for the false Samsara to truly end in this era."
"After all, the so-called constellation arrangement cannot succeed in a single strike."
His words—still filled with Kevin's unique foggy phrasing.
Yet it reminded many players of something they read before in the [Legacy Chapter].
This world's Legacy Chapter is different. Or rather, only the Legacy Chapter is different—it wasn't a comic but was instead specially inserted into the main game as bonus story content.
Complete with combat and exploration.
So nearly all Honkai players in this world have seen the Legacy Chapter.
And they all know what Su did back then.
Years ago, the Awakened once left a message for Schicksal's Overseer.
According to his simulations, after passing through 32,874 subtly indescribable nodes, [Project Hensha] discovered the only answer to defeat the Honkai.
["Project Hensha."]
[Schicksal probably had its own plans too, unless... a certain Overseer got hold of it and never had any intention of using it.]
[You know what, maybe. Otto might've been fully focused on reviving Kallen and completely ignored Hensha.]
[Even if it's a Kallen from a different timeline, she'd still have to face the Honkai, right? Otto might've thought of that?]
[Hard to say. Otto just thought Kallen shouldn't have died like that, at that time.]
[...]
Schrödinger's Otto.
Players found it completely impossible to tell whether he ignored Project Hensha to focus on reviving Kallen or if he worked on both simultaneously.
Mainly because...
You can't underestimate Otto's capability—or his insanity.
[If Hensha is about defeating the Honkai, then by current story standards, that feels more like something for later? Right now Kevin and Kiana's top priority is surpassing Finality? (Just my guess)]
[Either way, it probably still relates to Dudu, right? Since she seems to be the only one left from the Legacy Chapter.]
["Querying Dudu's Status"]
[Durandal is currently sprinting back from the Moon to Earth.jpg]
[...Hahaha, you brought that up again, it cracks me up every time. Running back from the Moon is just ridiculous.]
...
A serious discussion got derailed—just as expected.
After all, there's a thousand Hamlets for every person.
...Is that how the saying goes? Never mind.
Point is, people react differently to the same keyword.
Some responses go way off-track, and then the whole chat gets derailed.
Just like making a post on the forum about fighting Abyss with Herrscher of Human team... cat/Herrscher of Human charge—Sushang QTE entry—weapon skill + basic attack for [Windchaser Slash]...
Nowhere near as emotionally resonant as someone blurting out: "I'm Fairy Miss's X."
Ahem.
Back to the stream.
After Kevin finished his last "riddle," the conversation between the two of them paused.
The game screen shifted.
Inextinguishable flames scorched a ruined city. A newly reborn boy lay in a fissure on the ground.
He struggled to rise, barely managing to stand—then noticed the Spree River on his left.
This is Berlin.
A scene all too familiar to the players.
Player: Huh?
They were surprised.
Because in the past, whenever this scene appeared, it was always related to the First Herrscher of Reason...
"——!!"
As their thoughts swirled—
Bronya suddenly woke up in the game.
She looked down at her hands and saw her outfit had changed—back to her sniper attire from years ago.
From Yamabuki to Snowy Sniper.
"This outfit... what happened?"
"..."
She composed herself, scanned the surroundings—
And soon spotted a strange device not far ahead.
Curious, Bronya approached and examined it closely.
"This device... looks like..."
"No good. It's completely inoperable. It's just an empty shell, really."
[I'm making a prediction here—Duckie's going to repair this device later, and it's going to play a big role.]
[Bookmark this. If you're right, I'm coming for you (sarcastic tone)]
In the game.
The mission prompt now instructed players to keep exploring the area.
Worth noting:
While controlling Bronya, Elysia made her hop a few times—only to realize...
Jumping was way faster than floating.
"..."
[Wait, jumping here is actually super fast?!]
[I'm shocked.]
[I'm trying it too!]
[It's amazing!]
And so...
The move of jumping while moving quickly spread—becoming the entire server's standard action.
...
After hopping around a bit—
Suddenly!
Not far ahead, she saw a very familiar figure.
"Welt Joyce?"
[Whoa, Joyce!]
[Old Welt has a model now?!]
[I won't name names, but SOMEONE still doesn't have a model... ()]
Elysia quickly had Bronya chase after him.
But even though she reacted fast and moved quickly, by the time she arrived—
Joyce was already gone.
All that remained was a shimmering fragment, like a mirror.
"There's... a dangerous aura here."
But...
There were no other leads.
"...Let's investigate."
Decision made, Bronya reached out and touched the fragment.
Fire!
The first thing that hit her senses was endless fire.
This one character—made of just four strokes—symbolizes both the most beautiful and most terrifying of things.
In March 2011... the calamity that befell the girl was a fire.
This is a memory from Bronya's past.
At the time, she was just a mercenary sniper in Siberia, working under Uncle Maksim.
Player: "..."
Okay, they already knew this, but seeing Duckie becoming a merc at such a young age...
Still made them feel a bit...
Hmm... But considering Duckie's Russian blood, maybe it's not that surprising after all.
It's practically in the genes—toughness.
It even feels kind of normal?
...
As the memory progressed—
Kiana, who had been trapped in a memory, was pulled out along with Bronya.
"Bronya!"
A voice called out.
Bronya turned at once.
"Kiana?"
"Thank goodness." Kiana stood in front of her. "You're okay. Earlier, I thought I saw Bronya being dragged out of a fire... that must've been an illusion, right...?"
[Wait, Kiana can see Bronya's memories too?]
[Are Kiana and Bronya's memories linked now? Maybe even all Herrschers' memories are connected?]
[Hmm... Does that mean Kiana and Bronya might get to see Elysia?!]
[Elysia meeting Kiana—epic moment chance? I'm starting to hope again.]
After all—
Back when players were playing through the Elysian Realm arc, one of the biggest curiosities was...
What would happen if Kiana met Elysia? Or if Senti met Elysia...
Whether it's Kiana and Elysia, or Senti and Elysia—those pairings would surely spark amazing interactions.
So it's totally natural for players to have hope.
Just not sure if the writers will let them witness such legendary moments.
While players were making future predictions—
Bronya and Kiana finished updating each other.
Kiana's Herrscher Core hadn't malfunctioned, nor had her power weakened—but Bronya's had dropped even lower than before her fight with Kevin.
And this might be because of Hare.
"Hare?"
"For some reason, she gives me constant chills. Not the same as Otto or Kevin—it's more like the pressure from the Herrscher of the Void."
Kiana said this.
[Got it. This is called bloodline suppression from her own mother.]
"Herrscher of the Void?" Bronya looked surprised. "But they look so different."
[Different? I think Herrscher of the Void looks exactly like Hare's daughter (doge face)]
[Hahaha, true enough... not identical, just completely the same.]
If no one mentioned it, people wouldn't think much. But once someone pointed it out—
Everyone started to wonder: was using the Void Herrscher as a comparison here intentional?
Hokuto: ...
Yup. Netizens really do have godlike imagination.
But this time, it really wasn't intentional.
Making memes seems easy, but the hard part is getting people to realize you're doing it.
This was perfectly demonstrated by Hokuto's "little sister" from her past life in Honkai Impact 3rd.
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