—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Borisin bloodline?"
March 7th: "From the same tribe as Hoolay?"
March 7th: "But General Feixiao isn't a Borisin at all, is she?"
Stelle: "Foxians and Borisins share the same ancestral origin."
Stelle: "So it's not that surprising if some Foxians carry a bit of Borisin blood."
Stelle: "Just like these Borisins—can't they easily make themselves look just like Foxians with the help of those elixirs?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Perhaps all Foxians afflicted with Moon Rage carry some Borisin blood to some degree?"
Furina de Fontaine: "But that doesn't really prove anything."
Paimon: "Is that why General Feixiao doesn't have a tail?"
Xiangling: "Eh? I thought General Feixiao just hid her tail because she found it got in the way."
Hu Tao: "By the way, why does Hoolay look somewhat pleased after hearing General Feixiao's story?"
Dan Heng: "He seems to be scheming something."
Dan Heng: "Perhaps he wants to target General Feixiao?"
Feixiao: "Haha, no matter what schemes or intrigues he has, I won't let him succeed in my presence."
Mualani: "Are things really as Hoolay said?"
Mualani: "Will General Feixiao eventually die in a state of madness?"
Jiaoqiu: "…"
Jiaoqiu: "If we can't find a way to cure Feixiao, then that will indeed be her end."
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『 [ And to repay her for saving your life, you plan to do everything in your power to challenge this unsolvable riddle. ]
Hoolay already knows Jiaoqiu's obsession.
[ Hoolay… do you know what the most tragic thing is for a healer? ]
[ All this time, I have exhausted everything I've learned in my life, trying to snatch those marching toward death back from the hands of monsters like you. ]
[ I would collapse in exhaustion, my hands trembling, thinking that everything I did had meaning. ]
[ But they would rush right back to the battlefield once more. ]
[ And then, I would hear news of their deaths. ]
[ They died under your claws, in your jaws, amidst the flames of crashing starskiffs, and under the Lux Arrow of Reignbow... ]
[ I was like a futile fool, scooping a fish named life out of a boiling cauldron named death—only to watch it struggle once and jump right back into the boiling broth. ]
[ I asked myself, what is it that makes them, once healed, rush back to the place of death regardless of the cost? ]
[ Why don't they cherish their hard-won lives? ]
[ It left me feeling lost, empty… ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "I didn't expect Healer Jiaoqiu to have had such moments of despair."
Lumine: "People who were just saved would rush back to the battlefield not long after, until news of their death arrived."
Lumine: "Then what is the meaning of saving lives?"
Jiaoqiu: "Yes, if the people saved by my hands are destined to die again, what is the meaning of saving them?"
Jiaoqiu: "At the time, that was exactly what I thought."
Jiaoqiu: "And so, with that question in mind, my heart died, and I stopped practicing medicine."
Jiaoqiu: "Until Feixiao awakened me."
Dan Heng: "A healer, even if they can bring back the dead, regrow flesh on bones, and possess miraculous medical skills that cure many…"
Dan Heng: "Still cannot cure a tragic war…"
Silver Wolf: "So studying medicine can't save this world!"
Silver Wolf: "To change all of this, one must possess powerful strength!"
Jiaoqiu: "Yes… one must have the strength to change all of this."
Jiaoqiu: "Only then can we reduce the occurrence of such tragedies."
Jiaoqiu: "I am just a healer, a cook. I can never hope to have that kind of strength in this lifetime."
Jiaoqiu: "But Feixiao does. She has the ability to change all of this!"
Jiaoqiu: "And I must have the ability to cure her!"
March 7th: "I think I understand Mr. Jiaoqiu's thoughts now."
March 7th: "This has been Mr. Jiaoqiu's obsession all along, hasn't it?"
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『 [ Haha… I smell a despair that has seeped into your very bones. ]
Hoolay listens to Jiaoqiu's words with great interest.
[ In the end, I understood that leaving also has value. ]
[ They pressed the weight of their departure onto the hearts of us, the living, giving us more strength. ]
[ They used the coin of death to buy back even more… ]
[ This is why I do everything I do now, staying close to your side, solely to witness one result with my own eyes: your death… ]
[ Your death will also have value. ]
[ It will buy the safety of the Wardance, and a cured Feixiao. ]
Jiaoqiu raises his head, quietly staring at Hoolay.
[ Hmph, the thoughts turning inside your pathetic head are exactly as expected. ]
At Jiaoqiu's words, Hoolay scoffs disdainfully.
[ You knew all along? ]
Jiaoqiu raises an eyebrow.
[ Indeed. Because no one understands the value that death can bring better than the Borisin. ]
[ And for a healer like you who is accustomed to death, simple fear cannot deter you. ]
[ What a pity. ]
[ The moment I finished listening to this story, a sliver of respect for you actually rose in my heart. ]
On Hoolay's face, a rare expression of admiration appears.
[ In that heart of yours, flowing with toxic blood… can emotions like respect actually arise? ]
Jiaoqiu's eyes seem to carry a hint of mockery.
[ Of course, because I caught a faint scent of a kindred spirit. ]
[ Unfortunately, in the end, you are just a weak and powerless fox. ]
[ As the ancient wolf proverb says: Give the wolf a dead end, and it shall find its path forward. ]
[ Feed the wolf with death, and it shall fill its belly. ]
[ Seeking temporary peace leads nowhere but death; fighting to the bitter end ensures eternal existence. ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Welt Yang: "An ancient wolf proverb, is it?"
Welt Yang: "Alas, Hoolay is likely about to make his move."
Stelle: "Does Hoolay mean he wants to carve out a path forward?"
Stelle: "Damn, isn't that just brute-forcing it?"
Aventurine: "Rather, it's the resolve of a pack leader."
Aventurine: "As expected of the Borisin leader."
Aventurine: "Putting everything else aside, at least this grandeur is truly extraordinary."
Black Swan: "How could the leader of a faction that once pushed a behemoth like the Xianzhou Alliance to the brink be an ordinary figure?"
Black Swan: "The terror of the Abundance Abominations is definitely not something to be easily overlooked."
Boothill: "What a fine ancient wolf proverb!"
Boothill: "Son of a nice lady, a bunch of wolf pups making themselves sound so noble."
Boothill: "Their nobility is built upon the bones of countless innocent people!"
Boothill: "They're just a bunch of beasts!"
Keqing: "A race that wantonly tramples on the dignity and lives of others like this is better off disappearing."
Keqing: "I hope the Xianzhou can completely eradicate them."
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『 [ This is also why I am temporarily keeping you alive. I will show you the greatest respect a Borisin can offer an enemy: ]
[ Devour your flesh to nourish our bones, crush your visions to forge our hunting path; ]
[ Let your dead souls witness that the future belongs to me! ]
Hoolay's emotions become increasingly passionate.
[ My Lord! The compatriots responsible for rendezvous have sent word. The setup at Stargazer Navalia has been discovered. We must leave immediately! ]
At this moment, Mok Tok, having received the message, hurriedly reports to Hoolay.
[ None of this is beyond my expectations. ]
[ Mok Tok… what is that sound? ]
Suddenly, a strange sound echoes, making Hoolay somewhat puzzled.
[ It's the Skysplitter. ]
[ The starskiff hosting the Wardance is about to set sail. ]
[ Damn it, the Sky-Faring Commission will clear the flight paths by then! ]
[ If our starskiff tries to escape, we will definitely be spotted. ]
Hearing this sound, Mok Tok's face turns incredibly pale.
Panic begins to set in.
[ Calm down, Mok Tok! ]
[ Look at you now, hiding and scurrying, constantly on edge… ]
[ Where is the dignity of a Borisin in you! ]
Seeing Mok Tok's state, hoolay cannot help but shout in reprimand!
[ I have said that for your smooth return, I do not need any dignity! ]
[ As long as you can return to the Borisin pack, there is still hope for everything! ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Mualani: "To be fair, if they weren't villains, this scene would actually seem quite grand."
Mualani: "But when I remember they are beasts that view human lives as food, I just can't bring myself to be moved."
Kinich: "It's almost laughable. Hoolay, who was imprisoned and tortured for seven hundred years, still retains his demeanor and grandeur as the Warhead after coming out."
Kinich: "While the other Borisins who remained free have already lost their former courage, their spines broken."
Kinich: "From this, it's clear that the Borisin pack indeed declines easily without their Warhead."
Xilonen: "Doesn't this highlight Hoolay's worth even more?"
Xilonen: "It shows that Hoolay is indeed a terrifying leader."
Furina de Fontaine: "This Mok Tok, and the people he brought, would rather die than fail to rescue Hoolay."
Furina de Fontaine: "They believe that with Hoolay around, the Borisin pack will surely regain its former glory."
Furina de Fontaine: "Hmm… to be honest, watching Hoolay's performance now, I kind of believe it."
Lumine: "That's exactly why we can't let Hoolay go back!"
Lumine: "Otherwise, with a spiritual leader back, who knows how powerful the Borisin pack could become."
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『 [ Hope? The Borisin have long forgotten the ancient wolf proverb! ]
[ Weak beasts place their hope in the protection of the strong, while strong beasts carve out a bloody path for themselves! ]
[ That you only want to welcome back Hoolay now, instead of deciding on a new leader, already proves the decline of the entire race. ]
[ And as for the prophet who manipulated you into saving me, she's just a liar trying to use Duran's offspring! ]
[ Mok Tok, let me show you how the Borisin rise! ]
[ We will never hide in the streets and alleys of the Xianzhou like rats. You should be hungry wolves baring your fangs, walking among a flock of sheep. ]
Hoolay begins to lecture Mok Tok, attempting to show him what a true Borisin is!
[ Warhead, our pack is not here! ]
[ We cannot rashly start a war! ]
Hearing Hoolay's words, Mok Tok says with great urgency.
[ The pack is not here? ]
[ No. Wherever I walk, there is the pack! ]
With that, Hoolay begins to walk toward the captured Foxian prisoners nearby, and amid the latter's terrified and desperate wails, he bares his fangs and bites down on the prisoner's neck.
A moment later, as a wolf howl rings out, that Foxian actually transforms directly into a Borisin! 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Boothill: "Miau! Son of a nice lady."
Boothill: "What kind of ability is this?"
Guinaifen: "Oh my god!"
Guinaifen: "A Foxian bitten by Hoolay actually turns directly into a Borisin?!"
Guinaifen: "This is way too terrifying!"
Lumine: "Wherever I walk, there is the pack…"
Lumine: "So that's what it meant?"
Lumine: "I really didn't expect Hoolay to have such an ability…"
Lumine: "Now we're in big trouble."
Paimon: "If any Foxian bitten by Hoolay turns into a Borisin, and there are so many people around right now, won't… won't they!"
Mavuika: "Things have gotten thorny again."
Mavuika: "General Feixiao needs to hurry up."
Yanqing: "Dammit!"
Yanqing: "Turning Foxians into Borisins…"
Yanqing: "Hoolay's actions absolutely cannot be forgiven!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Wait, from the perspective just now, I saw Mr. Moze secretly rescue another Foxian escapee."
Furina de Fontaine: "And he wasn't discovered. Mr. Moze's stealth skills are really amazing."
Feixiao: "No… they were too close."
Feixiao: "With Hoolay's strength… he must have noticed Moze long ago."
Moze: "Really?"
Moze: "I thought I performed quite well in the video."
Feixiao: "Don't underestimate Hoolay. He is far more powerful than you think."
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『 [ Mok Tok, we are the predators at the top of the food chain. ]
[ As wolves, we are the creators of fear, not the slaves of fear. ]
[ If you cannot see the path, I will become the high-hanging crimson moon, illuminating the way for you— ]
[ And share my crimson blood with all my brothers. ]
[ Use it to infect the Foxians, use it to create fear! ]
[ Now, you devious monkey... Come out and face me! ]
As Hoolay speaks, he suddenly lets out a loud shout.
Hearing this, Moze, knowing he has been discovered, emerges from the doorway.
[ …Jiaoqiu. ]
Moze looks at the already injured Jiaoqiu, his expression solemn and worried.
[ Moze… run— ]
Jiaoqiu frantically signals to Moze.
[ He cannot leave, and neither can you. ]
[ Monkey of the Yaoqing, you have come at just the right time. ]
[ Tell your General… ]
[ Tell her, I will start from here and tear through the Luofu Xianzhou. ]
[ From this moment on, wolves bearing my blood will hunt on every street, feasting on the followers of that Devilish Archer. ]
[ Follow me, my cubs! We shall stride among the prey! ]
Hoolay shouts, and echoing cries immediately ring out in the courtyard.
[ Gift the wolf a dead end, where new paths arise. Raise him to a doomed fate, where satiation lies. The cowards in forgotten corners meet their unworthy demise. Yet the valorous, in brutal battles, embrace their eternal prize... ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Oh no, Mr. Moze was indeed discovered."
Robin: "What incredible cohesion."
Robin: "With just a few words, Hoolay has awakened the true nature of these Borisins."
Stelle: "Wants to tear through the Luofu?"
Stelle: "What a big mouth!"
Stelle: "Even Phantylia didn't dare to be this arrogant here!"
Stelle: "I'd like to see what kind of waves this Hoolay can actually make."
Furina de Fontaine: "Hoolay seems ready to risk everything."
Furina de Fontaine: "Does he plan to have all his subordinates reveal their true forms?"
Furina de Fontaine: "That's not without its benefits."
Furina de Fontaine: "At least we won't have to worry about not being able to tell them apart."
Silver Wolf: "Is this Hoolay just hot-headed?"
Silver Wolf: "Why do I feel like he's a bit brainless?"
Silver Wolf: "For the sake of dignity and face, he chooses to go head-to-head with the Luofu."
Silver Wolf: "And that's a Luofu with three Generals present."
Silver Wolf: "Who gave him the courage?"
Topaz: "I think he's the type who would rather not live if he loses his dignity."
Topaz: "His pride cannot tolerate living on in disgrace."
Topaz: "Just like the ancient wolf proverb he speaks of."
Yunli: "Hoolay is cornered and desperate. Where is General Feixiao?"
Yunli: "Hasn't she arrived yet?"
Yunli: "If she doesn't show up soon, things will really turn into a complete mess!"
Feixiao: "Don't worry, a hunter will never let their prey run wild!"
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(The Duran spoken of by the Borisin and the Tushan of the Foxians are actually the same figure, named Evanescia)