Chapter 383: Hoolay: "Is this Jingliu even more insane than I am?!"
He had endured over seven hundred years of imprisonment, subjected day in and day out to the torture of the Shackles prison's sword-trees.
To survive in such a brutal environment without turning into a raving lunatic—
Aside from the Crimson Moon within his body,
his own willpower was naturally extremely resilient!
However…
Just today!
He had finally escaped.
He had just stepped out of his prison.
Yet, instead of a hearty, blood-drinking feast,
he was forced to witness a scene like this!
The words of these people were simply unbearable to look at!
The Borisin language contained plenty of harsh curses.
But for the first time, Hoolay felt that
what truly hurt wasn't straightforward abuse,
but this kind of sarcasm!
This kind of casual, dismissive mockery!
In the mouths of these people,
it seemed he wasn't even worthy of carrying Jingliu's shoes!
"Mok Tok, tell me!"
"What kind of program is this?!"
"Is this some kind of play deliberately arranged by those lowly Foxians to disgust us?!"
Mok Tok opened his mouth.
He really wanted to tell Lord Hoolay not to care about this, to say it was just a joke!
But…
Hoolay was, after all, the Warhead of the Borisin.
Facing the hope and authority of his clan,
Mok Tok could not hide the truth or lie to him.
He could only speak the truth.
"Lord Hoolay, this is… a live broadcast."
"What you are seeing right now are the comments of those despicable people on the network."
"The mainstream opinion on the network is controlled by these people, so they naturally use every means possible to defile your noble status!"
Hearing that this wasn't a staged play,
but his current public reputation!
Hoolay let out a furious roar!
This was harder to swallow than death itself!
In the past,
just hearing the word "Borisin" would make crying children stop.
The name Hoolay was enough to strike terror into anyone's heart!
And now,
he had actually become an object of mockery and entertainment on this so called network!
How could Hoolay accept this?!
It was fortunate he was Hoolay.
Anyone else might have spat out a mouthful of blood and died on the spot from sheer anger!
But even so,
Hoolay was feeling wretched to the extreme.
A low, furious growl escaped his throat!
The veins on his limbs bulged!
He had to kill, he had to drink blood right now!
Only that could soothe the rage in his heart!
"Who is this Foxian in the screen?!" Hoolay asked in a dark, low voice.
"She… is the General of the Yaoqing."
Mok Tok braced himself and replied,
"She was a war slave who escaped from the hunting pack, a piece of cannon fodder, a thief!"
"She stole our power. Relying on her knowledge of the Borisin, she used every despicable method in the war—"
Mok Tok grew more and more agitated as he spoke.
Especially seeing Feixiao looking so high-spirited under the gaze of the entire universe, while he could only hide in the prison like a pathetic rat.
This imbalance and sense of disparity was enough to drive him mad!
Hoolay interrupted: "She defeated you."
"Heh…"
"The Borisin were actually crushed into a scattered mess by a single Foxian."
Hoolay laughed out of sheer anger!
The pain he suffered in prison suddenly seemed like nothing.
Compared to that,
the reality he saw after escaping was what truly cut to the heart!
"You said just now, this is a live broadcast, right?"
"Yes, my Lord. Are you planning to…"
Hoolay thrust his sharp claws into the screen,
crushing it into a lump of scrap metal.
"I will let them know that the Borisin Warhead, Hoolay, has returned!"
"I will reclaim everything we have lost…"
"And make everyone remember once again the terror of being ruled by the Borisin!"
As Hoolay spoke,
his fangs ground together, making a harsh, grating sound.
Clearly!
He had endured too much!
He could not wait any longer!
Only slaughter
could appease his current humiliation and wrath!
However,
Mok Tok's expression changed!
"My Lord, times have changed!"
"You want to go and make a scene at the broadcast? You absolutely must not!"
"In the current universe, there is a game called Honkai: Star Rail. The people and things inside are real…"
Boom!
Before Mok Tok could finish,
Hoolay punched the wall above him.
The wall was blasted into a large crater.
"Mok Tok, I don't care how times change. There is one thing that will never change!"
"From the moment I step out of this prison, the ones who should be afraid are the people of the Xianzhou!"
"Because I will make them understand what a true disaster is!"
Cold sweat poured down Mok Tok's face,
shocked by the Warhead's imposing aura.
If…
If that was the case, perhaps Lord Warhead really could lead them to carve out a path of blood?
To make the Borisin great again?!
Thinking of this,
Mok Tok also felt his blood boiling!
"My Lord, I will march with you!"
"Even if we die, we must leave an unforgettable shadow on the Xianzhou people!"
Mok Tok clenched his fists.
No matter what,
at least their current morale was incredibly high!
It really felt like the revival of the Borisin was just around the corner!
They were close!
Just ahead was the exit of the Shackles prison!
At this moment,
Hoolay suddenly stopped.
Mok Tok thought the Warhead had sensed some dangerous presence.
Instead,
Hoolay asked gloomily, "I saw that most of those comments mentioned Jingliu. It seems this name is not unfamiliar to them."
"Could it be… is the current Jingliu really still on the Luofu?"
Mok Tok immediately replied, "My Lord, this has a lot to do with the Honkai: Star Rail I mentioned earlier."
"Please look at this…"
Mok Tok took out his Jade Abacus.
He skillfully launched Honkai: Star Rail.
"In this game, Jingliu has become a playable character."
As he spoke,
he entered a battle.
After unleashing a sword wave, Jingliu entered her [ Spectral Transmigration ] state.
"You have nowhere to run!"
"Prepare to meet your end!"
Hearing this voice suddenly,
Hoolay's hands trembled slightly!
He must be too angry!
Yes!
It must be because he heard the voice of his old enemy, and the vengeance flowing in his blood made him tremble with excitement!
Next,
Jingliu's Ultimate was automatically activated.
"With the moonflower…"
Jingliu leaped high into the air.
The giant bright moon behind her was gradually eclipsed by a black shadow.
The ice sword in her hand slashed down.
"All will be revealed!"
Several sword waves rained down from the sky!
Like beams of moonlight slashing down!
Hoolay's eyes widened instantly!
Hearing the final, piercing cry, his knees buckled, and he fell half-kneeling onto the ground with a thud!
Mok Tok was utterly shocked!
"My Lord, what's wrong?!"
"It's fine. I haven't moved for too long, my body is just a bit stiff," Hoolay said nonchalantly.
He supported himself against the wall and stood back up.
Hoolay's gaze drifted slightly.
He muttered to himself, "This game is actually made so realistically…"
"It seems even that sword intent can be replicated."
"You're right, Mok Tok. This game is indeed very important."
"Since it made Jingliu a character, there must be more information about her inside!"
"Show me all of it!"
Mok Tok froze.
Jingliu's previous story quests had already passed, how could he replay them all at once!
Right!
He had a sudden inspiration.
He opened a fan-made edit of Jingliu's story on the community forums.
He hoped Lord Hoolay could quickly get an overview of Jingliu's current state.
As soon as the video started,
Jingliu's sharp voice came through.
"Keep this oath. We Cloud Knights, like clouds covering the sky, shall shield the Xianzhou. Draw your swords!"
On the screen,
it was a scene of Jingliu instructing Jing Yuan.
At this time, Jingliu and Jing Yuan were master and disciple, both very young.
Then,
the scene shifted.
The once heroic and valiant Jingliu disappeared.
Replaced by her with crimson eyes,
and a strange, crazed smile on her lips!
She stood atop a cliff.
Below her were giant ice spikes,
each piercing a corpse!
"I was once bound by fame and fortune, and stayed my hand for loyalty and love."
"But in the end, they all departed from this sword."
"Because a sword is just a sword, an instrument to decide life and death. It is so pure, it brooks no dilution from external things!"
"Only by treading the path of wrath, the path of greed, and the path of ignorance, can one cut down all obstacles!"
The Jingliu on the screen
wore a pure yet crazed smile,
as if she wanted to slaughter every enemy in existence!
Hoolay took a deep breath.
What was going on?
He was the one who had been imprisoned for seven hundred years.
Why did it feel like Jingliu was even crazier than him?!
And looking at her like this,
she seemed even stronger than during their battle back then!
At this point,
the video reached the final clip.
"Jing Yuan, do not stand in our way."
"The Reignbow Arbiter, the Abundance, the Destruction…"
"This is a game played by gods. If you do not stand on the winning side, you are a loser."
"And this time,"
"we will definitely put the Abundance to death."
Jingliu wore a black veil,
her voice devoid of any emotion.
And looking at the surrounding environment,
it was actually this very Shackles prison!
"Has her current enemy already risen to the level of Aeons…?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Mok Tok, take me to… the live broadcast venue!"
"Let me see just how strong the current people of the Xianzhou have become…!"