A series of subsequent scenes flooded Su Chen's mind like reality itself.
Watching everything happen, watching everything collapse, watching everything, he felt an unprecedented powerlessness for the first time.
He personally witnessed the Glamoth Empire rise from the brink of destruction, only to fall again due to the flaws of human nature.
In that battle between the Glamoth Iron Cavalry and the Republic, both Glamoths met their demise together.
Everything felt so logical, so reasonable.
Each Iron Cavalry's designation wasn't even a name, just a dispensable number.
Yet the Republic never dreamed the outcome would be like this.
It must be said, this VR game was incredibly realistic, especially since Su Chen was both a participant and an orchestrator.
It placed him in a dilemma, yet he was ultimately powerless.
The VR egg slowly opened.
Su Chen emerged, drenched in sweat.
At that moment, everyone gathered around him.
A gentle voice spoke, "Su Chen, are you okay?"
Su Chen looked up—it was Firefly!
He hugged her tightly without saying a word.
"Wow!!!"
The crowd let out a cheer.
Firefly could clearly feel Su Chen's entire body weight leaning on her.
Her face flushed red to her ears, but she made no move to resist, ultimately choosing to gently pat Su Chen's back.
Silver Wolf, witnessing this, shed tears of relief. "The entire miHoYo has been wingmanning for these two, and it's finally happening!!"
"Yeah." Belle walked to Silver Wolf's side. "It's like the son you raised finally learned to steal the cabbage."
"Right, right." Wait, something's off. I've known Firefly longer! Silver Wolf's expression changed instantly. "This is my cabbage getting stolen by a pig. No way, Su Chen better play games with me for a month, or we're not done."
Belle rolled her eyes at Silver Wolf, not wanting to continue the conversation, and returned to Wise. "So, brother, learned anything today?"
Wise frowned slightly. "What, sis? Learned what? This is normal. Su Chen's probably just tired and accidentally fell into Firefly's arms."
"Huh?" The lollipop in Belle's mouth nearly fell to the ground.
However, the next moment.
"Sorry, Firefly, this VR egg wasn't designed well. My legs are all cramped!" Su Chen shook his legs, then stood up straight.
Belle's mouth gaped wide. "This… this is even more ironclad straight than my brother!"
At that moment, Wise looked at Belle smugly, as if saying, "See, I told you so."
Everyone present slapped their foreheads in unison.
Kiana raised her thumb. "He's got the same face as the clan leader, but how's the gap in being a person this big?"
"As expected of my lil' bro." Stelle hooked an arm around Kiana's neck. "So, my brother's pretty fun, right?"
"I can't say if he's boring or fun."
"Sigh, poor Miss Firefly♪" Elysia couldn't comprehend how there could be such an unproactive boy in this world.
"Shouldn't boys be a bit bolder, a bit more proactive?♪"
Eden comforted her from the side. "Alright, Elysia, it's their business. When the time comes, I'm sure there'll be a result."
Silver Wolf nearly spat out blood. "Poor Firefly!"
In contrast, Firefly, perhaps long accustomed to it, felt a natural closeness to Su Chen, making everything feel unforced.
Just then.
Dan Heng pushed open the door to Herta's office. "You guys done setting Su Chen up?"
"Setting what up?" Su Chen stared into Dan Heng's eyes.
Dan Heng ignored him outright, walking straight to Su Chen and whispering, "The short film about the Thirteen Flame-Chasers topped Bilibili's trending list, with skyrocketing discussion. The servers are almost crashing. I came to ask how you want to respond. I've collected some feedback: the audience's main question is when Honkai Impact Third will officially launch."
"No rush, but it'll be soon." Su Chen pulled out his phone. "Let me see just how hot it's getting."