"The way back is blocked..."
"What do we do!?"
Seele instinctively looked at Bronya.
She could fight.
But with this many monsters, she couldn't finish them off in a hundred years!
Fight their way out?
Absolutely impossible!
Bronya took a deep breath.
Trying hard to calm her own emotions.
"Above... there should be other caves."
"Let's rest a bit, don't disturb them."
Five minutes later.
Seele was the first to grow restless.
"Just glancing outside makes my scalp tingle. I can't stay in this damned place for another second!"
"I'll use the grappling hook to find the nearest cave entrance and scout ahead."
Bronya nodded.
Among the group, Seele was the most agile.
This task naturally fell to her.
Although they were facing a "demon's lair," after the initial shock wore off, everyone seemed to accept this reality.
They even found some grim humor in it.
"Do you think future updates of Honkai: Star Rail might turn this place into a stage too?"
"In a way, it's quite spectacular."
"Can't help but miss my Two-Eidolon Acheron and the thousands of Trick Snacks in my bag... With those two, maybe I really could clear out all these monsters."
"Hahaha, then this would become the designated farming spot for players~"
Bronya, however, wasn't in the mood to joke along with the others right now.
After all, Seele was the one carrying out the mission.
She stood at the edge of the cave entrance, helping Seele check the stability of the grappling hook.
"Don't worry, this distance is nothing for me."
Her hands were already gripping the entrance of the cave above.
Just as she was about to pull herself up.
She heard Seele curse again: "Damn it, there are quite a few ice sculptures here too."
"Be careful."
Bronya reminded her.
Just as her words fell!
A streak of black light suddenly appeared behind Seele.
It was a Voidranger capable of teleportation!
Its hands brandished blades honed from that black light!
In Honkai: Star Rail, it might not even qualify as an elite enemy, but here and now, it became Seele's death warrant!
Because Seele was currently stuck outside the cave, with no solid footing to leverage!
When it came down to it, she was just a slightly stronger ordinary person!
Seeing this.
Bronya didn't have time to think!
If she let the Voidranger's blade pierce Seele's body, it would be too late!
He quickly drew his gun.
The muzzle aimed at the Voidranger.
Pulled the trigger.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
"Bang!"
The Voidranger was killed on the spot.
Transformed into a twisted afterimage and dragged into the darkness.
However.
The gunshot echoed far and wide.
This cave became a natural amplifier.
Continuously reverberating!
The sound seemed to break a certain balance point.
The entire space began to tremble slightly!
The first monster awoke.
Turning its stiff neck, its pitch-black gaze directed toward this direction.
Immediately after,
like a single spark starting a prairie fire.
More and more monsters awoke!
Their hollow gazes all converged in this direction!
Bronya's expression changed drastically!
For a moment, she felt a chilling sensation on her scalp!
"Hurry!"
"Follow me up, the cave above is passable!"
Seele lowered the rope down.
"No, the nearby monsters are already climbing over!"
Bronya raised her gun and shot several monsters trying to block the cave entrance.
The Silvermane Guards who had been joking just moments ago suddenly looked at each other.
Simultaneously, they made a decision—
"Lady Bronya, leave this to us!"
"You and Miss Seele should leave quickly, we'll cover you!"
"You two are Belobog's hope, please leave quickly and don't look back."
Bronya bit her lip.
Almost drawing blood.
"You all..."
"I understand."
Just as she made her decision.
Everyone's phones lit up with a glow!
There was no signal here at all, and several Silvermane Guards' phones had run out of battery.
Yet now, they all displayed the same image.
[Yu Ling has released the latest Honkai Impact 3rd short film—Angel's Rebuild. Watch now?]
The Silvermane Guards were stunned!
Then overjoyed!
"It's Yu Ling!"
"We're saved!"
Seele and Bronya exchanged glances above and below.
Their thoughts were almost written on their faces!
Yu Ling had always been active in the game's channels. Could releasing content at this moment really bring a turning point to their current situation?
Suddenly!
Seele remembered the butterfly from earlier!
"It's possible!"
"It must be possible!"
She slid down the rope directly.
Standing at the cave entrance, like a war goddess!
One woman holding the pass against ten thousand!
Cutting down every monster trying to charge in!
"Although I'm often teased by players, called a welder or something, I believe in Yu Ling!"
"I'll hold the line here."
"Hurry and see what this video is about!"
Bronya clenched her fists.
"I'm counting on you, Seele!"
No time to look at the cover or description.
Directly clicked play!
The screen lit up with a blue glow.
The image appeared.
This background... seemed to be her childhood self?
And a woman who looked like Cocolia?
Wait!
This seemed to be content from Honkai Impact 3rd?
Then,
this little girl with twin-drill hairstyle in the video should be that Bronya who shares my name...
Sure enough.
A pair of legs encased in exoskeleton armor stumbled forward.
It could be seen,
even the mechanical exoskeleton was now severely damaged.
Panting heavily,
she spoke in a weak voice:
"This... is the Sea of Quanta..."
"The Herrscher of Reason's core... is here..."
Bronya couldn't quite understand.
Only knowing that this little Bronya also seemed to have fallen into a desperate situation!
But the next sentence.
Made Bronya's pupils slightly contract!
"Seele..."
"Bronya will definitely save you."
Seele?
Seele!
This world not only has someone with the same name as me, but also someone named Seele!
I couldn't possibly have misheard!
She was indeed calling out "Seele"!
That world is so similar to my own, yet so different!
No time to think further.
Just then, Bronya arrived at the edge of the platform.
Gritting her teeth,
She reached out her hand.
The space ahead shattered.
A powerful force leaked out.
All those memory-like fragments completely broke apart.
Only this little Bronya persisted.
Because,
Ahead lay that brilliant and mysterious gem.
The core of the Herrscher of Reason.
Her trembling hand finally grasped the gem.
After a brief silence,
A terrifying energy erupted from the gem!
Just looking at it, one could already sense the horror of that energy!
Accompanied by intertwined red lightning.
Then,
Something even more terrifying happened.
Countless white hands "reached out" from all around!
They seemed to be some kind of monster stationed here!
Innumerable arms intertwined, forming a vortex-like tower.
Tightly entangling Bronya within!
But she still held onto that gem with all her might!
Even her face became marked with red traces of corruption.
"The core..."
"It's going out of control..."
At the same time.
Across the universe.
Countless players watching the short film in real-time.
Exclaimed in awe!
...
"Bronya from another world is suffering just as much!"
"Seele! I heard her say Seele!"
"No matter which world they're in, those two are so close!"
"What would Seele be like in this world?"
"Poor Bronya, unable to do anything..."
"The core of the Herrscher of Reason? Feels like a lot has happened in between..."
"Could this be another tragedy?"