Chapter 291: Honkai Impact 3rd's God-Tier Level Design! Kiana is Having a Blast!
Since the fight had become a foregone conclusion, there was no use in saying anything more.
Consequently, everyone's attention shifted to this battle between Kiana and the Herrscher of Sentience.
"But honestly, with Senti's current power, does Kiana really have a way to defeat her?"
Elysia asked, somewhat puzzled.
"If I remember correctly, current Senti possesses the body of a MANTIS at their peak plus the abilities of a Herrscher, right? I'm afraid defeating her is simply an impossible task."
Kiana also nodded: "True, even Bronya was easily defeated by the Herrscher of Sentience... Right now, I can't even fully control the power of the Herrscher of the Void. I can only fight using incomplete power; I can't bring out my full strength at all."
[An incomplete Herrscher trying to defeat a Herrscher who is incredibly powerful in terms of body, martial arts, and abilities... this is undoubtedly an extremely difficult matter...]
[That's true. Although everyone treats Senti like a child, her strength is just too great. I even feel she's second only to Kevin...]
[Senti can even trade blows with Kevin, though the outcome is a different story... But I feel like the other Herrschers of the current civilization don't even have the qualifications to trade blows with Kevin, right?]
[I don't think we should jump to conclusions so quickly. When the six-core Sirin appeared, didn't you brothers also think it was "over"? But what happened? In the end, it felt like anyone with a name could explosive-kill Sirin.]
[LOL, that's actually true!]
Although the paper stats and strength were laid out right there, and the gap was incredibly obvious.
But previously during the Second Eruption, the six-core Sirin was marketed as unprecedented and shocking.
And the result?
The result was that this "Pufferfish" was frantically tortured by the Immortal and the white-haired one, finally meeting her downfall and giving away all the power the Will of Honkai had bestowed upon her.
Then humans used the gems from her body to conduct many experiments, creating several Herrschers...
In terms of "funding the enemy," Sirin truly went all out.
"No, no, no! Why am I being dragged into this again!"
Sirin, who was also watching the livestream, had a face full of grievance.
How is it that before the plot even mentioned her, she was being "insulted" again? Fine, although she really was an arrogant Pufferfish in the Second Eruption, is it really fun for you all to persecute her every day? I'm asking you!
If the internet users saw Sirin's current expression, they would definitely be unable to suppress a smile.
It's fun, it's so much fun! Rather, persecuting the Pufferfish is an essential part for every player, yahahaha!!
[Kiana is the protagonist after all. Since she's the protagonist, she should have protagonist armor, right? This fight definitely won't be that simple.]
[True, apparent strength doesn't necessarily determine the outcome of a battle.]
[Hmm... that's true, but isn't Bronya also a member of the main trio? Why did she go down so fast?]
[Look at what you're saying. Mei was also a member of the main trio before, and yet she still had her "I can't do anything" moment, didn't she?]
[Hey hey hey, why are we starting to insult the Duck and Mei again! You guys, why do you persecute my Herrscher of Reason and Lightning Empress every day!!]
[There's no helping it. Who told Bronya to keep getting her driver's license revoked? This crash rate is catching up to Master Rita!]
[It's over, Bronya is really going to sit at the same table as Rita! Sigh! That damn old thief, does he have some grudge against us Bronya fans? Why treat her like this!!]
The bullet comments in the livestream didn't cause Bronya's expression to change.
Although she would sometimes feel dissatisfied, thinking Su Mu's writing targeted her somewhat in the plot.
But anyone who spent enough time with Su Mu knew he didn't specifically target anyone; that simply didn't exist.
There was no favoritism; he simply wrote it that way because he wanted to.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many livestream accidents, the most classic being the time he sent Otto straight to the hospital.
As the game plot continued.
Looking at Kiana in front of her gripping the Void Spear, Senti laughed out of extreme anger.
["Idiot... since you want to fight, then let's fight! I'll see this through to the end!"]
Under her power, the visuals in the game began to distort, turning into a massive vortex, with ribbons of light extending from it to surround her body.
["This is the complete Jingwei, the complete Fu Hua, the complete... ME!!"]
Immediately, an incredibly cool CG animation played.
In the CG, pitch-black feathers surrounded Senti. However, in the next moment, the background suddenly turned blood-red and black.
In the dark screen, Senti suddenly snapped her eyes open, and a shining diamond-shaped gem appeared prominently on her forehead.
The clothes on her body also completely transformed into Herrscher attire. That scene, full of madness with black feathers blotting out the sky, made the viewers in the livestream cry out—isn't this just too cool?
"Holy crap!"
The Senti in the livestream couldn't help but stand up directly, her eyes wide and glowing.
"After liberating my Herrscher power, I'm just too cool!! This is even cooler than Night Tenebrose, hahaha!!"
After all, she had a child-like nature; her temper came and went quickly, and all her previous gloom was swept away.
"Su Mu, you really are my good brother! You gave me so much face! I've decided, I'm not breaking off our friendship anymore, hahaha!!"
Hearing Senti's magical laughter, a hint of helplessness appeared on Su Mu's face.
Sigh, what a child.
"Is this the Herrscher of Sentience... I've realized now that the clothes for these Herrschers are designed very well, they are 10 out of 10 fit..."
Elysia's eyes were glowing even more, looking even more excited than Senti, to the point where she was almost drooling.
The "Lesbian Queen of the Realm" was really about to lose control.
However, Su Mu truly agreed with what she said. It had to be said, MiHoYo's art team was always carrying the game with their lives.
As an important "profession" in Honkai Impact 3rd, the design of the Herrschers was a masterpiece.
The Void Spears of the Herrscher of the Void in 2018, unfolding behind her like wings, combined with that side-glance of contempt for all living beings, could be said to have directly ignited the players' wallets at the time.
Later, Bronya riding her Project Bunny motorcycle while playing with floating cannons, princess dress + white tights + mecha girl, made another large group of players offer up their Crystals.
And when the Lightning Empress returned, everyone shouting "kitchenware surrender to me" finally fulfilled the dream for this girl who previously "couldn't do anything," giving Mei the strength to finally become the "A1" (top tier)!
Of course, someone might say, why was the design for Wendy so half-hearted? It seems MiHoYo was "insulting" Wendy.
But who said Wendy's design wasn't thoughtful? Look at how big the mecha "Titan" is—could a design like that be half-hearted?
What? You're asking where Wendy is? Wendy is inside the Titan acting as fuel.
This was truly another "Honkai 3rd Hell Joke."
And the Herrschers yet to appear would prove time and again that MiHoYo's art team was truly a god-tier carry for multiple departments!!
Amidst everyone's sighs of admiration, Kiana entered the next stage.
The background of Mount Taixuan had completely turned into an ancient battlefield. Countless giant swords with chains were suspended in the air. As the BGM started, the entire scene was filled with a chilling atmosphere.
In the center of the ancient battlefield, Senti, already in her Herrscher form, was pacing in place.
["From my resurrection until now, I have yet to taste defeat, humph... Kiana, how do you think you compare to Otto, Kevin, or Durandal?"]
Her steps were leisurely, the posture of a powerful expert.
["Don't overestimate yourself! Fool!"]
There was no more need for words.
This battle between Herrschers began immediately.
As the Herrscher of Sentience, while also inheriting Fu Hua's body and martial arts, Senti could perform many different martial techniques in battle.
The blood-red light and shadows attached to every attack, the black feathers appearing when she moved, and those crisp, clean movements displayed her characteristics to the fullest!
Furthermore, there was a detail: although Kiana's attacks seemed to hit Senti, every time she struck, Senti's body would displace slightly.
This seemed to represent that even the fact that Kiana hit Senti was just an illusion...
No matter how Kiana attacked, the Herrscher of Sentience remained unmoved, taking slow, unhurried steps followed by extremely rapid combos.
And her thick health bar, compared to Kiana's pitiful damage, also demonstrated the Herrscher of Sentience's power from another angle!
["You don't even dare to use your full Herrscher power—hey, didn't you say I'm a Herrscher too? If you don't bring 100% of your strength, how can you fight me?"]
After a hard-fought battle, Kiana finally pushed Senti's health bar down by one segment.
["Do you think your eyes are sharp?! Huh? Then can you find me?"]
At this point, Senti would use her power to split into three on the ancient battlefield, requiring the player to find her true body among them.
If the player failed to find Senti's true body, they would be attacked by all three Sentis simultaneously.
In fact, it wasn't hard to notice that the true body had a shadow—however, if playing this stage on a mobile phone, the phone would automatically lock onto whichever clone... Su Mu had also complained about this point in his previous life.
At least let me choose; if I can't even choose, what am I supposed to do?
After finally clearing Senti's health bar... everyone soon discovered that this wasn't the end, but only the beginning!
["Fine, Kiana... I value fairness the most. You use a spear, so I'll use a spear too. I want you to lose convincingly!"]
Senti brandished a long spear in her hand, performing a spear flourish in the air.
["That's a polearm..."]
Looking at the spear in Senti's hand, Kiana couldn't help but make a comment.
Please, can you first figure out the difference between cold weapons and firearms!
(Note: In Chinese, "Spear" and "Gun" share the same character 枪.)
A bit later, when players pulled the Herrscher of Sentience from the gacha pool, they would find that Senti's weapons were incredibly interesting.
——[Sword: Speech is Silenced] / [Spear: Words are Thrust] / [Chain Blade: Passive-Aggressive]
It was purely playing with homophones and puns!
["They're all spears anyway!"]
Senti didn't care.
After entering the spear form, Senti's attacks would occasionally mix spear techniques with sword techniques, switching back and forth, making her even more flexible and difficult to deal with.
["What's wrong, Kiana? Is this all you've got? Listen up, apologize to me now, and I might still let you off!"]
She claimed she never showed mercy to enemies, yet even now, Senti was still thinking about making Kiana apologize... and everyone in the livestream agreed that if Kiana really apologized, Senti truly would have let her go...
After all, this kid was just that straightforward...
Seeing Kiana's stubborn resistance, Senti turned the surroundings pitch black, this time splitting into four and beginning to charge up from four different directions.
["Pitch black, isn't it despairing?"]
But just then, Fu Hua's weak voice sounded, and a golden light fell upon Senti's true body.
["I will guide you..."]
Following the guidance of the golden light, Kiana quickly found Senti's true body, and at the moment of discovery, Senti entered a staggered state, leaving her open to Kiana's attacks!
"Old Timer is really giving her life to play support..."
Seeing Fu Hua, who was so weak she was about to dissipate, still using her power to help as much as possible, Kiana couldn't help but be deeply moved.
At the same time, she felt very sad.
With her current strength, defeating the Herrscher of Sentience was impossible.
So to win, she would likely have to rely on Fu Hua's power.
But Fu Hua was already this weak... Could it be that they really had to rely on Fu Hua's sacrifice to defeat the Herrscher of Sentience?
After finally defeating the Herrscher of Sentience, a cinematic played, and the battlefield changed once more.
Kiana appeared on a chain connected to a giant blade, and at the end of the chain was the Herrscher of Sentience.
As the camera in the game extended, the Herrscher of Sentience faced Kiana, gave her a thumbs up, and then fiercely turned it downward.
["Come here!"]
Combining the "Two-Finger Zen" and "Lion's Roar," the taunt was undoubtedly maxed out.
As the battle began, Kiana sprinted along the chain toward Senti.
["Hey, come see, this is real sword qi!"]
The Herrscher of Sentience continuously released sword qi and throwing stars, while interaction buttons appeared on the screen, requiring the player to control Kiana to squat and attack to neutralize the opponent's attacks one by one.
This gameplay style couldn't help but make the viewers in the livestream's eyes light up!
[What, what kind of gameplay is this?]
[It looks a bit like a rhythm game?]
[LOL, in our Honkai 3rd, you can even play rhythm games!]
[Damn, the old thief is just too good at designing levels. How does his brain work?]
This segment of level interaction completely captivated Kiana. She controlled her in-game self to dodge the Herrscher of Sentience's assault, and the feeling of every dodge or using the spear to knock down sword qi made her scalp tingle!
Thrilling, it was just too thrilling!!
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