[In the Video]
Just when people were still feeling sorrow over the farewell between Sirin and Van, the screen suddenly changed again.
It returned to the real-world Siberian battlefield.
After Siegfried released the Heavenly Fire, he immediately swung the greatsword in his hand toward the place where Sirin's core was located.
When the soaring flames completely wiped out the Honkai energy, it also lit up the entire space like daylight.
Right after that, the screen shifted again, arriving at the distant starry sky.
Under Siegfried's attack, even the atmosphere was forcibly sliced open with a massive gap.
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[Damn, my father-in-law is this strong?!]
[Just in terms of destructive power, I think Siegfried is basically no different from a Herrscher.]
[The Earth-Splitting Sword, truly terrifying!]
[But more than that, I really want to know what happened to Sirin!]
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[Back to the Video]
However, just as people were still in awe of how epic Siegfried's strike was, the plot made another twist.
In the Schicksal HQ, after understanding the entire situation from the satellite feed, Otto immediately decided to fire a Honkai energy fission bomb at the Herrscher of the Void.
But the true purpose of firing the fission bomb was not to destroy the Herrscher of the Void, it was to kill Siegfried.
Because of the overwhelming power Siegfried had displayed earlier, Otto felt he was uncontrollable.
To prevent interference with his future plans, Otto decided to eliminate this variable, Siegfried, in Siberia.
Seeing this, people in the real world felt nothing but fury at Otto's despicable actions.
Sensing the danger in the air, Cecilia rushed to Siegfried's side at the last moment. Using the final bit of her power, she activated Black Abyss White Flower to protect Siegfried's life.
Looking at the unconscious Siegfried, Cecilia's eyes were filled with reluctant tears.
"I'm sorry, Siegfried... this time I may not be able to go with you..."
"I'm sorry… Kiana, Mommy might not be able to stay with you as you grow up. From now on… be sure to take good care of your Papa..."
After saying her goodbyes, Cecilia slowly walked to the center of the Honkai energy explosion and embraced the unconscious Sirin.
"Sirin, I'm sorry for what you've gone through. I won't ask you to give up your hatred, but I hope that in these final moments… you can feel the warmth of family..."
With the detonation of the Honkai fission bomb, Cecilia and Sirin were swallowed by the blinding white light.
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[Wuwuwu, my Cecilia… wuwuwu, my Sirin!]
[Otto, you really deserve to die!]
[Did anyone notice? When the fission bomb went off, a feather seemed to fall behind Cecilia and Sirin?]
[Could it be the one Van gave Sirin in the dream world?]
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[Back to the Video]
Amid the argument in the bullet comments, the Second Eruption came to an end.
Under Otto's deliberate cover-up, the truth of this incident was buried.
People only knew that this victory was won through the sacrifices of Cecilia and countless Valkyries of Schicksal.
They did not know that behind it were the efforts of Welt, Siegfried, Anti-Entropy, and others that made this result possible.
At the same time, because of the overwhelming power shown by the Kaslana bloodline, Otto also began researching Siegfried's daughter, Kiana.
He extracted DNA from Sirin's corpse retrieved in Siberia and fused it with Kiana's DNA, attempting to create a perfect cloned Herrscher.
However, the first 422 experiments all ended in failure.
So, in the 423rd experiment, Otto took a risk and transplanted Sirin's Herrscher Core into this test subject.
Yet, 18 hours after the core was implanted, the 423rd test subject still showed no signs of consciousness.
This led Otto to believe the experiment had failed again.
What Otto didn't know was… inside this small body, a brand-new soul was slowly awakening.
In endless darkness, Sirin felt as if she had always been dreaming false dreams. In those dreams, she kept longing for that man who was not her brother.
Missing the woman who embraced her at the end of her life. Nostalgic for the warmth they once gave her.
Sometimes, Sirin had imagined… imagined that if she could live in a world without Honkai, could she be happy with them?
If… if she had one more chance, she would definitely…
"Report to Overseer: Test subject K423 shows signs of life..."
As the voiceover rang out, the video slowly darkened.
Then a few familiar bold words appeared on screen.
[Honkai Chronicles, Second Eruption Arc END]
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While the bullet comments were still fiercely debating this extra episode, Raiden Mei, as usual, returned to her dorm from Van's apartment.
The moment she pushed open the door, a figure suddenly leapt at her.
"Mei~ you're back!"
Feeling the warmth in her arms, Raiden Mei froze for a moment, then smiled and patted Kiana's head. "Mm, I'm back."
The two chatted for a bit, then prepared to return to their own rooms to rest.
However, just as Kiana was about to turn around and walk into her room, Raiden Mei suddenly called out to her.
"Kiana..."
"What is it, Mei?"
"When exactly… did you remember all this?"
Kiana, "..."
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