Chapter 66 : Chapter 66 What does it mean that even Little Gray can't escape the Grim Reaper's grasp?!
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[What does this mean?]
The final scene had an impact no less than the first oracle Xu Qiong released; everyone will [be with/face] one person...
[Tonight Eat Roast Chicken: Are you kids ready? The Werewolf game is about to begin. Who is next?]
[Damn this cliffhanger!]
[What does that mean? What do you mean even Stelle cannot escape the ten fingers of death, and what do you mean by something far heavier than life?]
[Mydei went to defend Suspended Edge all alone, never to return, and Trianne has already gone ahead to the 'tomorrow' at The End of the West Wind. It won't be Castorice's turn this time, will it?!]
[Even an oracle has appeared... After the embrace comes eternal separation. Tonight Eat Roast Chicken, tell me what you mean by "eternal" separation!]
[By the way, did no one notice Anaxa? Cerces seemed to say that he was already a dying man, right?]
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[His name is Anaxagoras!]
Before they could recover from the sorrow, a series of bombshells at the end of the version appeared.
Community discussion was unprecedented, and it immediately began to spread rapidly across major platforms and websites.
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Meanwhile, Xu Qiong was scrolling through his mobile phone screen.
He had already released the pre-download for the new version. As one of the major versions, 3.2 was a special feature for Castorice, and the amount of resources piled in was not small at all.
So Xu Qiong thought about it and decided to prepare the pre-launch marketing first.
The matter of him wielding the new Path of "Rules" was still in the testing phase; after all, arbitrarily rewriting certain concepts could lead to irreversible consequences.
If he blew up the universe, Xu Qiong's conscience wouldn't be able to handle it, and it would also go against his original intentions.
At least...
That Memokeeper friend who was erased by his use of "Rules."
According to Xu Qiong's understanding, if a person ceases to exist, the causality of the things they experienced would also be left vacant, which could very likely cause strange bugs.
Although the universe is like a machine that constantly auto-repairs bugs, it might just be robbing Peter to pay Paul.
In short, everything still needs to be observed. At the very least, this is the experimental phase to see if her disappearance will cause any huge disturbances.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, a little pink-haired girl suddenly poked her head out from his shoulder, giving the inattentive Xu Qiong a jolt.
"Cyrene? When did you pop out?"
"Sorry, I didn't see you."
Xu Qiong turned his head and looked down.
It was indeed embarrassing; after all, little Cyrene was on the same level as Caesar. Uh, the whole person...
What he meant was her height, she was quite nimble, yes, that's right, nimble!
"partner, what kind of look is that? Why do I feel like you're looking down on me for being short?" Cyrene raised an eyebrow, revealing a look that said she saw right through him.
"Also, you snuck out to play without calling me. Quickly tell me, what did you go do?"
As soon as she said this, Xu Qiong opened his mobile phone and handed it to Cyrene.
On it were the recently released game updates, along with various captions, all related to Tiresias.
What Xu Qiong originally meant to convey was that he had taken Tiresias out to shoot promotional material to help with the game's pre-launch.
But as Cyrene scanned through it, she paused, a faint trace of sorrow appearing on her face.
"That's really... I was just joking with you, partner."
Cyrene returned the mobile phone to Xu Qiong: "I know you went to do important things, partner, and you still have many important things to do; you can't stay with me forever."
"But... your gentleness is always just right, not just to me, but to everyone."
Xu Qiong was stunned for a moment.
Apparently, Cyrene seemed to think that Xu Qiong had deliberately taken Tiresias, who couldn't return home within the oracle, back home for a visit.
It was romantic, sure.
But this was just a promotional update; why did it get so sentimental?
Xu Qiong quickly interrupted Cyrene's little bout of melancholy: "Don't worry, Cyrene, there's a program coming up soon where it's your turn to be included."
"Eh?"
"But before that, you need to grow bigger first. That's right... grow bigger, grow bigger!"
As Xu Qiong requested, although she was a bit confused, in the blink of an eye, the larger Cyrene appeared before him.
She lifted her gown: "Although this form is more gorgeous and beautiful, I always feel it's not very easy to move in."
"So," Cyrene placed her hand on her chest, "partner~ what kind of program is it? You wouldn't just want to trick me into growing bigger, right~?"
While Cyrene was teasing him, Xu Qiong quickly sent a message to Castorice in the group chat.
[Xu Qiong: @Castorice, come over here for a second!]
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[Castorice: ●_●]
[Castorice: My Lord, am I going to die? Actually, you don't have to specifically notify me.]
[Cipher: Haha~ No, Hui Zi, did the Woju Princess learn to be bad from you? Why is she being humorous?]
[Castorice: Hmm... actually, My Lord told me that to write a good book, one must learn to immerse oneself in the characters, so I imitated their way of speaking.]
[Castorice: Sorry, My Lord, I'm coming right now.]
[Castorice: Of course, if I really am going to die, I won't blame you.]
[Xu Qiong: ?]
Xu Qiong helplessly closed his mobile phone, then leaned toward Cyrene and held up a finger: "I can't do it without you."
"We're recording a preview program, and you're going to appear as a special guest!"
That's right, it's a special preview program similar to 'Approaching the Stars'.
"A special preview program?!" Cyrene stopped joking and just blinked her eyes cutely.
"That's right, we'll add the PV and such, and after it's recorded, we'll broadcast it live!"
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After finalizing things with Cyrene, the first PV for version 3.2 was released shortly after.
[Tonight Eat Roast Chicken]:
[Announcement: "honkai: star rail" Version 3.2 PV: "Walking Through the Flowerbeds of the Sleeping Land" is now released!]
Earlier, players were still arguing endlessly about the ending of this version.
Astral Express.
Himeko, who had been suffering from constant anxiety, wearily finished the last segment of the story after seeing the mysterious update released by Xu Qiong.
The high-intensity narrative pressure made Himeko, who understood that these were real events, break into a cold sweat from time to time.
After all, looking at the current situation of this world, it was truly dangerous and shrouded in fog.
Even so-called demigods were at risk of falling at any moment, let alone Stelle and Dan Heng, which made Himeko feel extremely anxious.
With great difficulty, she relaxed a little under Black Swan's comfort.
However.
Just at the moment she thought version 3.1 had finally ended... the narrator said: "Even the little Hui Zi from beyond the sky cannot escape the ten fingers of death..."
In the scene, Stelle collapsed—falling into Castorice's arms as if she were about to dissipate.
Himeko, exhausted from the day, slumped over. Himeko: "? (⊙ˍ⊙)?"
Her brain and eyes synced up, and she realized the sky had fallen!
What does 'Even the little Hui Zi from beyond the sky cannot escape the ten fingers of death' mean? This little Hui Zi, is it... could it be Stelle?!
And immediately after, the game updated with a new PV. By the time Himeko discovered it, the community had already caused a huge uproar.
[The update posted a new PV, is it a teaser for the next version?]
[Damn, this cover? Is the next version a Castorice and Anaxa version?!]
Himeko was finding it hard to care about the Chrysos Heirs; she just wanted to know what was going on with Stelle.
So she eagerly opened the new PV. Unfortunately, this was the first thing she saw— "I want to know, whether my touch, my embrace, is not only capable of deprivation..."
Accompanied by Castorice's voice, Stelle fell in a sea of flowers where numerous souls seemed to be drifting!
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