Chapter 403: The shattered dream! Wait, Hoolay and I are literally just audience members!?
"General, something has happened."
Jiaoqiu's expression was grave.
This matter could be as small as nothing, or as large as a catastrophe.
The Borisin possess the ability to disguise themselves as Foxians!
Heaven only knew how many disguised Borisin had infiltrated the Luofu by now!
"Oh? Did you see something in the plot?"
Feixiao turned around, her arms crossed over her chest, looking completely calm and collected.
"Indeed."
Jiaoqiu adjusted his breathing slightly and spoke in the most concise and effective manner:
"—The Borisin have the ability to disguise themselves as Foxians. That Cloud Knight, Lu Jun, was one of them."
"Hmm…"
Feixiao did not seem overly surprised.
She took a few seconds to process and organize the information.
She muttered to herself, "No wonder I always felt something was off about him, unlike ordinary Foxians…"
"In that case, Jiaoqiu, accompany me to Hoolay's prison."
Feixiao swept her sleeve.
The hem of her robe rustled behind her.
Decisive and prompt, she never hesitated when it was time to act.
Jiaoqiu also knew Feixiao's personality well.
He took a deep breath and followed closely behind.
"What about General Jing Yuan and General Huaiyan?" Jiaoqiu asked.
He had only seen Feixiao here just now.
"They have headed to the positions guarded by Yunli and Moze respectively."
"Too many players have come to the Shackling Prison. Some of them possess such incredible abilities that the two Generals had to personally step in."
"However, having me here alone is more than enough."
With that, Feixiao accelerated once again.
She was so fast that she almost left an afterimage behind.
She didn't even use the stairs, jumping straight down instead!
Jiaoqiu sighed. He didn't possess such incredible agility.
He would stick to taking the stairs.
Three minutes later.
At the bottom of the Shackling Prison.
When Jiaoqiu rushed over, he only saw Feixiao standing at the entrance.
Her gaze was slightly dark.
"Hoolay is gone."
Jiaoqiu sighed, "We were still a step too late."
The situation just now had been extremely urgent. If Jiaoqiu had headed straight to the prison at the very first moment, he might have caught Hoolay in the act of escaping.
However, at that time, Jiaoqiu might have been killed on the spot or taken hostage.
All things considered, his choice to notify Feixiao immediately was still the most correct decision.
"He went in this direction just now, right?"
Feixiao pointed into the darkness ahead and asked.
Jiaoqiu nodded.
But before he even had a chance to speak, Feixiao had actually beaten him to it.
Feixiao explained, "I can sense the scent of that Lupine Poison."
"I'll give chase! You return to headquarters and await news."
With that, Feixiao rushed into the darkness like an arrow released from a bowstring.
Only Jiaoqiu was left standing in place.
Jiaoqiu hesitated for a moment.
He did not choose to return to headquarters.
Instead, he walked in another direction.
He felt that there was something fishy about this entire matter!
Hoolay had managed to escape with great difficulty. Knowing that three Generals were stationed inside the Shackling Prison, why would he leave behind such obvious traces?
Unless Hoolay's brain had rotted away during his centuries of imprisonment, he… was highly likely doing this on purpose!
Of course, up to this point, these were all just Jiaoqiu's conjectures.
He walked forward at a leisurely pace.
Perhaps guided by intuition, he chose the side gate that Yanqing had headed towards.
Although Hoolay had escaped, Jiaoqiu wasn't actually that anxious.
As the Borisin Warhead, Hoolay was undoubtedly powerful.
But right now, three Generals were inside the Shackling Prison.
No matter which one he ran into, his only option would be to surrender.
As he drew closer to the side gate, Jiaoqiu spotted some traces, which further confirmed his suspicions.
"Lieutenant Yanqing, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to hold Hoolay back. I will notify General Feixiao immediately."
Continuing forward, light appeared ahead.
As long as he saw Yanqing fighting Hoolay at the entrance, Jiaoqiu would not hesitate to immediately contact Feixiao using his specially made Jade Abacus!
"Phew…"
He had arrived!
Jiaoqiu's gaze focused.
He was already mentally prepared!
Whether it was Yanqing locked in a bitter struggle, or Hoolay slaughtering everyone in his path, both were possible!
Even if Yanqing and the jailers were instantly defeated in one move…
He could accept even the worst-case scenario!
However, when he saw the actual scene with his own eyes, even Jiaoqiu couldn't help but let out a Xianzhou curse!
"???"
"What is going on?!"
***
It was like the opening scene of a movie.
With the prison gate acting as a frame, the respective actors stood on either side!
And these were no ordinary actors!
The special effects were cranked up to the absolute limit!
A giant sword radiating an icy blue light descended from the heavens!
It was like moonlight pouring down.
The prison gate couldn't even fully frame the grandeur of this scene!
And the one executing this move was clearly the youth in mid-air.
Jiaoqiu recognized him at a single glance.
The Cloud Knight Lieutenant, Yanqing!
Under the reflection of the light, the expression on his face could be clearly seen.
Resolute, determined…
As if he had made a certain resolve.
However, this was not the most exaggerated part.
On the bottom left, a figure stood tall on the ground.
Compared to the descending giant sword, she seemed somewhat insignificant.
But it was this very insignificant figure that displayed a highly visually striking scene!
She raised her scabbard to block the front.
The descent of the giant sword instantly seemed to encounter a massive obstacle!
It was as if it had fallen into a swamp!
The woman stood beneath the giant sword in such a casual manner.
Expressionless, cold as ice!
Then, she reached out her other hand and gave a slight squeeze toward the air.
That giant sword, which resembled moonlight, was actually crushed by her bare hand.
Cracks began to appear along the blade.
BANG!!!
Ultimately, it shattered into countless fragments of light in mid-air, falling like a twilight rain.
Yanqing felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
He fell from the air, kneeling on one knee on the ground, seemingly drained of all his strength.
"How… could this be…"
"With bare hands…"
"Even after pushing myself to this point, I… still can't even compare to a single hand of yours…"
Acheron shook her head slightly.
She looked at her hand.
A crack had appeared on her finger guard.
Although that trace vanished in an instant, Acheron still spoke: "This move wasn't bad."
Hearing this, a spark of light burst forth once more in Yanqing's dimming eyes.
"Thank…"
Before he could finish his sentence, he fainted.
Kafka spoke up, "To receive praise from you, this child has enough reason to be proud."
Sam lowered his arm.
He had originally wanted to cover Kafka and himself just now.
But Acheron seemed to find it interesting and had taken the initiative to test it out.
Of course, she might have also thought that doing this was the most efficient method.
In short, the matter was resolved, and it was time for the next step.
Inside the prison gate, Jiaoqiu stood frozen in place, speechless!
Reignbow On High!
How could Acheron and the Stellaron Hunters appear here?
And they had even clashed with Yanqing?
Even Honkai: Star Rail wouldn't dare to write a script like this!
He wasn't the only spectator who was dumbfounded.
Ahead of them were Hoolay and Mok Tok!
Jiaoqiu reacted quickly, immediately finding a spot to hide himself.
Hoolay, however, was clearly not as fortunate.
The moment Acheron and her group entered the gate, a pair of purple eyes swept over him.
After all, with such a massive Borisin body, it was hard not to draw attention!
And as it happened, Hoolay was standing right in the path Acheron and her group had to take.
Immediately after, Kafka's excited voice rang out!
"Oh my, a Borisin~"
"It looks like I'll get to stretch my limbs a bit today too."