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"The family acted quite quickly this time."
Firefly put down her phone.
A satisfied smile appeared on her face.
That's right.
Just now.
She was also in the live stream of "Envision a Rose Forthcoming."
She witnessed firsthand the journey of an ordinary person.
In the end, reality and the storyline merged.
Bringing about a perfect conclusion.
Cocona's pursuit of her dream life had just begun.
Seeing such a lighthearted, positive, and sunny plot, Firefly felt that the oak mini-cake in her mouth became even more flavorful.
Now.
What she was most looking forward to was—
Would "Honkai: Star Rail" turn her into a playable character next?
If so, how would Yu Ling design her and Sam's two forms?
"Ah, never mind, I won't think too much about it."
"Yu Ling will definitely come up with a perfect solution."
She continued surfing the web.
Soon.
Firefly came across another topic that piqued her interest.
[You people have no heart! I want to clear Mianmian's name!]
Clicking in, she saw the original poster first sharing some popular video covers from before version 2.2.
The main characters on these video covers.
Were almost all [Something Unto Death].
For example:
[You worm! You! Deserve to die a thousand times!]
[One like, and I'll kill it once, let it know what death is!]
[The 666th revenge for Firefly 25]
[...]
Before version 2.2, Something Unto Death had suffered the most severe online bullying in history because it "killed" Firefly in the main storyline.
Even!
In real life, some bold people claimed they wanted to form a team to kill this monster!
However, after the latest main storyline.
Something Unto Death's reputation underwent a dramatic transformation!
At this moment.
The original poster was speaking up for Mianmian!
[You all got it wrong!]
[The big-eyed monster you've been bullying for two versions is just a Dreamscape transport pet...]
[It thought Firefly was a customer and went to pick her up, getting trapped was actually it helping you fasten your seatbelt, and it even has a cute name, Mianmian!]
[But look at what you all did?!]
[The original poster here must speak up for our adorable and gentle big dog!]
Below.
Many players had already replied.
[Holy cow! Yesterday, I was so angry after finishing the quest where Firefly got "killed" that I went to the Simulated Universe and fought Something Unto Death all day... I'm sorry, I'm sorry...]
[Forgive me, Sleepy!]
[The big-eyed good doggy kindly leads the way, and you still want to fight and kill it.]
[Something Unto Death? Don't let me see you in chaos or the Simulated Universe, I'll kill you ten thousand times and it still won't be enough!!!
[Firefly isn't dead? This monster is a bit off… What is it doing? What on earth is going on???]
[Sleepy, sorry, I misjudged you, although… you didn't mean any harm, but since you're in World 9, I had no choice but to fight you~]
[I'll lead the way, I'll ferry, I'll take the blame, I am Something Unto Death, a means of transportation, enduring all the hard work and scolding, everything dedicated to—Gallagher!!]
After reading this post.
Firefly showed a wry smile.
When she first saw the plot, she knew things couldn't be that simple!
Everything was still under her control.
But what she didn't expect was…
Many players thought she had really died.
And swore to avenge her…
For this reason.
Firefly herself even made a post.
Explaining that Firefly in the plot definitely wouldn't die so easily, and telling everyone not to get so emotional and sad.
Unexpectedly.
That post of hers got flamed.
At the time, many players were highly emotional!
Saying things like "Forever lost my love, everything is in ruins," "How can I stay calm when the Firefly who bought me cake is dead?" and so on…
Some even said she was too cold-hearted…
Fortunately, now.
The truth has finally come to light.
Firefly gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
Thinking about these things, she felt quite happy…
Casually swiping to the next post.
This was a rant post about the new event.
After the main storyline of 2.2 ended.
The other events in the version were naturally discovered by the players.
This event was called [The Legend of Galactic Baseballer].
[The Legend of Galactic Baseballer. I declare! Whoever came up with this event is a genius!]
[Video]
Click to play.
Firefly had also roughly looked into this event.
You could choose various strategies in battle, enhance combat items, and so on.
With the right setup.
A team could achieve extremely exaggerated effects and damage.
At this moment.
The video started with a series of flashy attacks.
…
"Agreed! Just enjoy it!"
"Reply: The most inflated stats in this version, ten thousand times more damage than the Simulated Universe (doge)"
"Fun, this is genuinely fun!"
"Combat, awesome!"
…
At first, the comments on the video were all marveling at the high damage and the satisfying feeling of mowing down enemies.
But soon.
The tone changed!
The opponent turned out to be the Memory Zone Meme, Something Unto Death.
The team also switched to a DoT team composed of Kafka and Black Swan.
Before the characters even started using their skills…
Bolts of lightning rained down from the sky!
Skills like [Crown of Thunder], [Bow of the Tempest], [Eternity of Time]… were unleashed on Sleepy as if they were free!
In an instant.
The enemy's area was filled with thunder and lightning!
Relentless whips and strikes.
Mixed with Sleepy's cries of pain.
It just wouldn't stop!
"Aaaaaahhhhhhh…!!!!!"
…
"Sleepy——!!!"
"One rooftop sleeper chef..."
"Teacher, has my sleeper broken some heavenly law?"
"It's just a hardworking, obedient dog, what crime has it committed?!!"
"'The Sleeper Keeps Barking'"
"Deaths: 6"
"We don't even get this many lightning strikes during our ascension tribulations..."
"My sleeper has even started producing String Vibration (sad)..."
"Pfft..."
Firefly couldn't help but laugh through her tears as she read these comments!
Suddenly, she felt a bit guilty.
After all, it was because of her in the storyline that the sleeper got cyberbullied by players...
And now, seeing it beaten up like this, she actually laughed out loud?
She was such a bad woman!
Firefly quickly took a deep breath.
And stopped her laughter.
Just as she was about to turn off her phone and rest for a while, she suddenly received a new notification.
From—Yu Ling!
[Character Preview—Firefly! Skill Mechanism Introduction!]
Firefly's eyes immediately focused!
It's here!
It's really here!
And it's coming in the next banner!
She believed that countless players across the universe had received this video notification at this very moment!
She mentally prepared herself.
Along with many other players, Firefly clicked on the latest video released by Yu Ling.
A familiar voice rang out.
"Hello, players of Star Rail, I'm Yu Ling."
"The character we're introducing this time is—"
"The iron cavalry of Glamoth Empire's skyline, the Molten Knight who burns everything with fire, a decisive and relentless weapon of war..."
"...Stellaron Hunter: Sam!"
Firefly couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Her title prefix was way too long!
Yu Ling, was this intentional or accidental?
At this moment.
Yu Ling suddenly changed the topic.
"But what's not widely known is that [Sam] is just the codename for the armor."
"Its bearer is actually a seemingly delicate and quiet young girl."
"Clad in armor born for battle, fighting for life."
"This, is Firefly."
...
Born for battle, fighting for life...
Hearing these words.
Firefly's heart stirred slightly!
At the same time.
Real-time comments from the video started pouring in!
...
"Wow! It's finally here!"
"Really? Is Firefly really coming to the banner?"
"Will it be Firefly? It will be Firefly!"
"I've saved up my pity, Firefly come quickly!"
"Finally, this day has come!"
"My wallet is warning me."
"Sam, activate!"
"The first thing I'll do after pulling Sam—ignite the sea!"