"No matter how heroically you sacrifice yourselves..."
"As Borisin, your battles and deaths hold no honor whatsoever!"
In the real world, on the Bilibili live stream platform, a channel called "Little Bear" was currently playing through the main story of Honkai: Star Rail's Version 2.5.
He was currently at the part where Moze and Stelle were justly ganging up on a Borisin named Mok Tok.
"This Borisin is still too naive," Little Bear remarked after the righteous beatdown. He couldn't help but wonder if this Borisin was simply too gullible.
I don't think he thought you were stupid. He was betting on you being stupid enough to agree to a fair fight. It's not like we Galactic Baseballers can't switch our definition of "righteous" whenever we feel like it.
This Borisin isn't exactly stupid—his logic circuits are still functional. I'd have said the same thing in his position.
Me too! If I were facing two opponents, I'd definitely challenge them to a one-on-one. Maybe they'd fall for it (laugh).
"Don't worry," Little Bear assured his viewers. "So-called 'honorable duels' only exist on the villain's side."
"On the heroes' side, we always fight with righteous ganging up!"
"A villain taking on the entire righteous faction single-handedly—now that's a righteous one-on-one fight!" Little Bear chuckled, clicking his mouse to advance the story.
"Heh heh heh, it seems... Mok Tok finally got his wish."
A projection materialized before him, revealing the previous Hoolay.
"So, Mihoyo, why didn't you give Hoolay a proper character model?" Little Bear mocked, watching the NPC Hoolay appear in the game. "Does it have to be an NPC model? Surely making a simple character model wouldn't cost much, right?"
Hoolay's words were undeniably imposing, but Little Bear found it impossible to feel any of that power or intimidation from the NPC's design.
[Just be grateful, at least his model is top-tier for an NPC. (Facepalm)]
[Don't even get me started! Watching this NPC Hoolay spout all that domineering dialogue, showing zero fear of the three Generals, it's just hilarious!]
[His status, power, and character model are completely mismatched!]
"Hoolay, your Plan has failed!"
"From now on, no matter where you flee, General Feixiao will hunt you down and deliver the Hunt's Arrowhead upon you, ensuring you meet the same fate as Mok Tok!"
Moze narrowed his eyes, issuing a warning.
"Hahaha..." Hoolay showed no fear at all, instead bursting into loud laughter. "Boy, your words are far sharper than your strength."
"Get lost. You're not worthy of my time."
"Send your General to speak with me. Our hunt has only just begun!"
"Seriously? Hoolay's really planning to fight head-on?" Little Bear exclaimed, his face a mask of shock and disbelief.
If I'm not mistaken, Hoolay, who's been imprisoned for centuries, must have lost much of his strength by now.
Even if he hasn't, given Jingliu's ability to capture him alive, he stands no chance against Feixiao, the Hunt Emanator, right?
After witnessing Phantylia's rampage across the Xianzhou, Sunday's massacre on Penacony, and Acheron's slaughter, Little Bear and the Players had developed a deep reverence for the title of "Emanator."
[Truth be told, these things are seriously OP...]
[Hoolay: Me... me fighting three Generals? Re... really?]
[Will you lose, Hoolay? Nah, I'd Win!]
[ I don't think Hoolay's that stupid. If he dares to confront Feixiao head-on, he must have some strength and backup plans. ]
[ I agree. He didn't mention Jing Yuan or Huaiyan, specifically calling out Feixiao by name... This backup plan must be related to Feixiao. ]
[ Who cares if he has a trump card? I'll just unleash my full power... Glorious Divine Might! ]
"I'm right here, Hoolay. Is there anything else you want to say?" In the game, Feixiao appeared out of nowhere, standing before Hoolay.
"Hahaha, The Vanquishing General..."
"Though we've never met on the battlefield, I've heard many interesting rumors about you from my subordinates and your healers." Seeing Feixiao finally appear, Hoolay scrutinized her from head to toe, a glint in his eyes.
"The Xianzhou people have some nerve, allowing a Foxian war slave with Borisin blood to ascend to the throne of a Xianzhou General."
"Heh, trying to strike up a friendly chat with your enemy on the battlefield? Isn't that a rather subtle way of begging for mercy?" Feixiao chuckled, returning Hoolay's earlier scrutiny with her own thorough assessment. "Hoolay, may I take it as..."
"...that you're begging me for mercy?"
"Hahaha! It seems you possess both the wolf's cruelty and the fox's cunning," Hoolay remarked, unfazed by Feixiao's words.
"Ultimately, all this came from Borisin's gifts to you."
"What we Borisin give, we naturally have the right to take back."
A smirk curled Hoolay's lips as he raised his hand, extending it as if offering Feixiao an invitation.
"The Vanquishing General, I extend you one final invitation."
"I'll be waiting for you aboard the Skysplitter."
Pfft! Hearing this, Little Bear, who was outside the game in the real world, immediately spat out a mouthful of water.
Turning back, he stared at Hoolay's words repeatedly, asking in disbelief, "Where? Did you say where?"
"The Skysplitter?"
"Hoolay, that's a dead end! Hoolay!"
Realizing that Hoolay's words were indeed true—it really was the Skysplitter—Little Bear let out a sigh of resignation.
If Hoolay's chances of winning against Feixiao in a straight fight were 1% (given his hidden trump cards), let's say 1%.
His chances of defeating the three Xianzhou Generals in a direct confrontation? 0.0000001%.
His chances of defeating the three Xianzhou Generals and the Astral Express? 0.0000000001%.
Then his chances of survival on the Skysplitter? That would be 0%.
After all, Lumina was there.
[[Lumina suppressing a laugh.jpg]]
[Laughing my ass off. Between certain death and utter annihilation, he chooses the grand explosion!]
[Hoolay's going to the Skysplitter? Wow, so scary!]
Hoolay's invitation for Feixiao to join him on the Skysplitter immediately sent the live stream's comment section into a frenzy.
After all, this was the first time the audience had seen someone so eager to court disaster.
But what Hoolay said next shattered their sense of the "first time" once again, for both the viewers and Little Bear.
"Before you arrive," Hoolay declared, "I will unleash a massacre on the Skysplitter, rekindling the Scarlet Moon that has dimmed for seven centuries."
"I will bathe that ship, overflowing with Xianzhou people, in blood. I will show the entire Cosmos just how weak and impotent the Xianzhou truly is!"
Hoolay cackled maniacally, his words dripping with cruelty.
"Unleash a massacre?" Little Bear repeated, barely suppressing a burst of laughter.
"Seriously?"
"Pfft... HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
As a professional streamer, Little Bear usually maintained composure and rarely broke character.
Well... unless he just couldn't help himself...
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
And so, Little Bear couldn't help it and burst out laughing.