Note: And last! hopefully i won't miss next time... it's hard posting many chapters at once lol
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Chapter 313: Firefly Awakens! "Propagation" Once Again Grips the Attention of the Universe!
Firefly gazed up at the sky.
Yet, the sky was pitch-black and utterly empty.
Further away, the remaining Swarm was still converging toward this location.
Tears slid down her cheeks.
Dripping onto the ground.
"I dreamed of a scorched earth…"
"A new shoot sprouted from the soil…"
The tears were absorbed by the ground.
Along with Firefly's murmur.
A tender green seedling actually forced its way out from between the stones.
In an instant.
It burst with a golden radiance!
"It bloomed in the morning sun…"
"And whispered to me…"
The seedling grew rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, branches and trunks had already sprouted.
Branching and intertwining,
They passed right in front of Firefly.
Growing upward toward the sky…
In a split second.
It had already grown into a towering giant tree!
…
"This BGM is way too shocking!"
"A new bud bursting from the soil…"
"Firefly baby, don't cry~ My heart aches so much, ugh…"
"This tree is…?"
"Holy crap, Abundance miracle!"
"Is it coming!?"
"What's going on!?"
…
"Like fireflies to a flame…"
"…Life begets death."
The branches intertwined, enveloping Firefly within.
Even her hair seemed to be dyed with a fresh, green light of rebirth!
She clenched her fist tightly.
The SAM armor covered her accordingly.
While the red flames burned, a wisp of green flame actually swirled around her!
SAM's overall posture also seemed somewhat different from before!
And that towering giant tree seemed to vanish in an instant.
Facing the distant sky.
Behind SAM.
A pair of green wings spread out!
Leaping up into the air!
In the blink of an eye, she had already reached the horizon.
Subsequently,
She even flew beyond this planet!
A green light swept across the horizon.
The planet's surface was instantly torn open by a massive fissure!
It spread rapidly like a shattered mirror.
Until the entire planet exploded within this green light!
Turning into massive, shattered meteorites in the universe.
The screen slowly faded to black.
And the players in front of the screen…
Were almost all completely dumbfounded!
No one expected that.
At the final moment of this tragic battle,
Such an unbelievable change would actually happen to Firefly!
That transformation experience was practically like a myth!
Even though it had already finished playing, many people were still immersed in the shock, unable to react!
…
"???"
"Ah? She can cleave a planet with one slash?"
"She blew up this planet?!"
"I knew Firefly was strong, but this performance… is way too strong, isn't it!?"
"This isn't just setting the seas ablaze, this is straight-up setting the sea of stars ablaze!"
"What exactly happened just now? Why did Firefly suddenly get a new form?!"
"It should be that she awakened the power of a Path at the moment of life and death…"
"A Path? Looking at that towering giant tree, could it be Abundance? Corresponding to Firefly understanding the meaning of life?"
"I feel like she was gazed upon by [ The Terminus ]. Only Firefly is left of the Glamoth Iron Cavalry, but a seed appeared representing rebirth. Doesn't Terminus mean entering a new cycle of reincarnation after total destruction?"
"Is it possible that the tree actually has more of a symbolic meaning? Representing Firefly obtaining a powerful strength that breaks through her armor."
"I think we can think bigger! It's definitely awakening Trailblaze! Because she is no longer bound by the false mission of protecting Glamoth and the Empress, Firefly broke through her limits, rushed into the sea of stars, and from then on, she can blaze her own trail and live for herself!"
"A single strike directly exploding a planet, I think it's Destruction!"
…
Just when many players thought the video had ended.
To their surprise, there was a post-credits scene at the end!
The unconscious Firefly was seen floating in the universe.
No one knew how much time had passed.
Suddenly, a stream of information from a spacecraft captured this scene.
And inside the spacecraft.
A person was sitting in the pilot's seat.
Sipping the red wine in her hand while looking at the scene before her with great interest.
"Ah."
"I see a firefly dancing among the stars."
…
"Mom!"
"Kafka mom!"
"Waaaah, my Kafka mom, the Stellaron Hunters are the best family!"
"Kafka: Adopted a firefly, guys. She wants to go home with me!"
"Thank you, Kafka mom!"
"She's so beautiful!"
"Kafka: Arrived near the battlefield according to Elio's instructions. New member, recruited!"
"Kafka picked up Firefly, Himeko picked up March 7th, everyone has a wonderful future."
…
Only 5 minutes after its release.
The content related to "Embers of Glamoth" had already rushed to the top of the galactic trending searches!
Simply because in this video.
Not only was the amount of information revealed massive!
The entire process was also extremely shocking!
The very first content to rush to the number one spot on the trending search was—
[ Just how terrifying is the Swarm Disaster? ]
Below the relevant content, discussions among players from all over the universe quickly ensued!
[ According to some data in Honkai: Star Rail, the propagating Swarm can practically be described as defying the heavens! ]
[ The powerful Swarm can rely on continuous devouring to evolve for the sake of propagation… and the propagating Swarm can directly alter physical laws for the sake of propagation! ]
[ They can assimilate all existences into the Swarm, not just living things, but even robots and planets! ]
[ Reply: I've only seen descriptions of the Swarm Disaster in relevant literature. Through "Honkai: Star Rail", it's my first time personally feeling the terror of the Swarm. It's practically like a nightmare! ]
[ The concept of Propagation is truly ridiculous. Its performance in the Swarm Disaster is as follows:
The Swarm can fly out from libraries…
The Swarm can appear in paintings representing mothers…
The Swarm can appear in hospitals…
The Swarm can appear in factory manufacturing…
Bullets fired from gun barrels can still turn into the Swarm…
Wounds healing can also produce the Swarm… ]
[ Reply: Oh my god! If you hadn't said it, I wouldn't have known the game hid so much information… ]
[ Reply: This is too terrifying! This is practically a meme-level infection! ]
[ Reply: Propagation back then was truly terrifying. Women pregnant for ten months could only give birth to bugs! Even praying to Tayzzyronth would produce bugs… Bugs, bugs, nothing but bugs! Disrupting order, making Trailblaze impossible, destroying Preservation. Otherwise, why do you think so many Aeons teamed up to fight Propagation back then? ]
[ Brothers, I'm going to the Swarm Disaster. I have some personal business to attend to [Smile] ]
[ All for the Amber Lord! ]
[ Swarm Disaster, launch! I want to let those dead bugs know what it means by 'I weep for the departed' [Smile] ]