newbobooks Chapter 533 - 539: Yang: Turn around quick! Honkai is coming for us!
Chapter 533 - 539: Yang: Turn around quick! Honkai is coming for us!
"Alright! Everyone! Welcome to Little Gui's livestream!""As a ten-year veteran fan of Yu Ling, we're among the first to experience Yu Ling's new work — "Honkai Impact 3rd"!"
"Hehe… the game's icon is a cute girl."
"If I'm not mistaken, "Honkai Impact 3rd" is also a positive, healthy, and uplifting game!"
Little Gui's eyes sparkled.
She was brimming with excitement!
Honkai Impact 3rd,
Launch!
As the account logged in.
It seemed like she was continuously ascending within the elevator module.
Amidst the sound of alarms.
The hatch opened.
Marking the official entry into the game.
"Hmm..."
"Little Gui did her homework in advance!"
"According to the content released by Yu Ling."
"In the world of the game, a disaster called Honkai occurred. To deal with it, the organization Schicksal injected Honkai Energy into girls, granting them immense power and turning them into Valkyries!"
...
"So, Honkai is actually a disaster?"
"It's a bit like the Glamoth Iron Cavalry! They also turned a group of girls into weapons of war to fight against The Swarm."
"I bet Honkai has something to do with Nanook! I'll wager 500,000 Credits on it!"
"Valkyries? That sounds really cool!"
"Why have I never heard of this world?"
"Has this world not yet connected to interstellar communications?"
"Got it! We need to Trailblaze this world!"
...
At that moment.
A girl with braided hair appeared in the frame!
She opened her eyes.
Her blue eyes looked exceptionally clear.
After putting on her goggles.
She flashed a confident smile.
Rubbing her hands together.
She was ready to take action!
...
Astral Express.
"Uncle Yang, look, look!"
"Yu Ling just released a new game!"
"Little Gui is already live-streaming it. Let's see what's so captivating about this new game!"
Old Yang chuckled.
Took a sip of tea.
And remarked, "I didn't expect Yu Ling to have the energy to develop a second game."
"'Honkai: Star Rail' is already comprehensive enough to encompass the universe and showcase the world."
"The new game is probably just to support 'Star Rail' or to flesh out some of the lore."
Himeko said, "We can't judge Yu Ling from a mortal's perspective."
"In fact, I think Yu Ling could easily make 'Honkai: Star Rail' the main game and release some side games."
"Many of the characters currently introduced have stories worth exploring..."
March 7th wholeheartedly agreed!
She immediately chimed in!
"For example: 'Chronicles of Izumo,' 'Legends of the High-Cloud Quintet,' 'Stellaron Hunters Side Story'!"
Dan Heng, for once, agreed with March 7th.
He nodded and said, "If we could revisit those events from Imbibitor Lunae's perspective, I'd definitely try it out as soon as possible."
"After all, the developer is Yu Ling. This way, I could understand what was going through Dan Feng's mind back then."
Stelle, with her hands on her hips, said, "After all this talk, shouldn't we actually check out this new game?"
"We might miss the opening lore!"
"Right, right!"
March 7th and Stelle immediately got busy.
Preparing tea and snacks.
Old Yang chuckled.
It was heartwarming to see the young ones so full of energy.
To prevent Himeko from making coffee.
Old Yang brewed a cup of tea in advance.
Fortunately,
Himeko wasn't in the mood to make coffee at the moment.
Instead, she was busy familiarizing herself with the lore of the game Yu Ling had released.
"By the way,"
"What's the new game called?"
Old Yang asked casually.
"It's called... Honkai Impact 3rd."
Hearing this name.
Old Yang's expression instantly changed!
When 'Honkai: Star Rail' was released, he had already felt a bit uneasy!
The prefix "Honkai"
Made his hair stand on end!
But as the story progressed, nothing related to "Honkai" appeared in the universe.
So Old Yang had rationalized it to himself.
The addition of the "Honkai" prefix to Yu Ling's name wasn't meant to signify anything specific. Rather, it served as an adjective implying "chaos" and "subversion." Later plot developments aligned with this notion. Exposing major factions and encompassing significant events across the universe within the game, it indeed caused a "collapse" in the worldview of many players!
However!
This second game!
Was directly named Honkai Impact 3rd!
How to explain this!
It could have been named anything else.
Yet it was specifically named with these two characters!
Yang sensed something was amiss!
He could no longer remain calm!
At that moment!
March 7th and Stelle arrived with the prepared items.
They opened the live broadcast interface.
Little Gui's voice immediately came through!
"This must be where our protagonist makes her entrance!"
"Her name is Kiana!"
"She looks like a pretty cheerful young girl~"
Little Gui commented while trying to operate the controls herself.
...
"Why isn't it turn-based anymore!"
"I've been a fan of turn-based games for ten years, Yu Ling, what are you doing!"
"It looks pretty simple, with only attack and dodge options, similar to most action games I've played."
"Yu Ling isn't like those folks at the Intelligentsia Guild, stacking complex mechanics... The games he develops are meant to be accessible to the majority of us, and of course, the most important thing is the game's story!"
"I dare say, the story of this world is absolutely extraordinary!"
"Of course, Yu Ling loves to go big! If it were just about the survival of an ordinary planet, he wouldn't even bother!"
"Go for it, Little Gui! Push the story forward!"
...
"Kiana!?"
The moment he heard this name,
Yang's eyes widened instantly!
He immediately stood up from his seat!
With a mix of surprise and disbelief, he looked at the screen!
"NekoCharm"
The girl shouted.
Activating her ultimate move.
Between her moves,
Giant cat paws appeared.
And the enemies sent flying into the air...
Were none other than!
Honkai Beasts!
Yang's heart skipped a beat!
Indeed!
It really was!
It was Kiana!
It was his homeland!
Yu Ling had actually turned all of this into a game!
A sense of absurdity and surrealism washed over him.
This time,
It wasn't the Honkai chasing from behind,
But rather, it had come knocking directly!
No pretense, no acting!
In a daze.
Yang seemed to see Himeko brewing two cups of coffee.
.
He handed one of the cups to Stelle.
"Ding!"
He added another sugar cube to her cup.
Smiling, he said, "This is the last one."
"Boom!!!!"
Old Yang suddenly felt the world spinning around him.
The teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a "clatter"!
"Welt?"
"Ahhh, Uncle Yang, what's wrong with you!!"