March 7th excitedly tapped on her phone, uploading all the photos she had taken in one go.
She posted a new thread in the forum:
["Honkai: Star Rail" Insider Leaks!]
[Forum Discussion]
With Stelle's help, she also included some additional character details.
[Who will be in the next banner? How should you plan your pulls for Lynx? Are you worried about the Astral Express crew's future fates?]
[Behold—the world's first leaker, [Zhao Camera], has revealed never-before-seen character content from "Star Rail"!]
The moment this thread went live, it immediately drew in countless players.
Top comment: "Wait, 'Star Rail' has leaks now? Is this for real?"
"User 'Zhao Camera,' what makes you think you're an insider? Are you secretly a Honkai employee?"
"No way! The General is a legendary figure! How could some random leaker expose this?!"
However—
The next image uploaded left players utterly stunned!
Dan Heng, the reserved archivist, stood atop a flower terrace.
But this Dan Heng looked nothing like the one everyone knew! His hair was longer, tied back, and his expression was cold—glancing sideways with an almost disdainful gaze.
"IS THAT DAN HENG?!"
"Dan Heng, what happened to you?! Why do you look like this?!"
"Wait—does this mean he's about to pull out a spear from his sleeve?!"
More photos followed.
The first showed Dan Heng gripping a heavy spear, effortlessly defeating a group of enemies.
The second was a close-up—his sharp features, cold yet mesmerizing, with faint red eyeliner enhancing his piercing gaze.
"He… he grew horns?! And those glowing markings?!"
"Those are Vidyadhara traits!!"
"Oh my god, how was this even captured? If you told me you were March 7th, I'd believe you!"
"Dan Heng, what did you go through?!"
"If you've been kidnapped, blink twice!"
"That's the kind of look that makes me want to kneel!"
"Damn! Dan Heng really has that villain aura now!"
"Is this a new form for the protagonist?!"
"Leak Master Zhao, I hereby declare you the number one leaker in the world! Please, give us more insider info!"
Soon, the thread skyrocketed to the top of the forum's trending section.
More and more people flocked to discuss Dan Heng's shocking new appearance.
And then—
Zhao Camera dropped another bombshell!
This time, it was a 10-second video clip!
The footage showed Dan Heng hovering mid-air, water swirling around him like a vortex.
With a single pointed gesture—
Every enemy on-screen was instantly frozen and shattered!
The visual effects were breathtaking, like a scene from an animated film!
The camera shook slightly—clearly, the filmer was an amateur.
Just as they zoomed in for a close-up—
Dan Heng suddenly turned his head, his eyes locking onto the camera with an icy glare.
He had noticed the intruder.
The video ended abruptly with a panicked gasp.
"Leak Master Zhao, you've outdone yourself!"
"You're basically speedrunning leaks at this point!"
"This is insane!!"
"Wait—is this combat footage?! The animations are too smooth!"
"I'm officially stanning Dan Heng now!!"
"Yu Ling!, I demand you put this in the game ASAP!!"
"AHHHHHHH—DAN HENG, MY KING!!"
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Meanwhile, back in the game—
Guinaifen had just destroyed three Wooden Entanglements, weakening the Mystic Deer's regeneration.
Returning to the Dao Transformation Furnace, she had optimized her team composition this time.
Soon, she pushed the Mystic Deer into its second phase.
In this phase, the deer summoned a new type of corrupted wooden structure, sprouting glowing golden fruits.
March 7th: "Are those… peaches? Huge ones… Should we grab some?"
Sushang sighed. "Please don't touch the enemy's loot."
After clearing the adds, a notification popped up:
[Mystic Deer's "Root Regeneration" ability has been disabled!]
With a flash of golden light, the deer's healing was sealed.
Then—
A massive wood-element beam pierced through the party!
March 7th was instantly KO'd. "But… but healing…!"
Natasha fell next.
Guinaifen was stunned. "This boss's damage is insane!"
Thankfully, Himeko and Asta—both Pyro units—managed to break the deer's weakness.
One final burst of damage secured the victory!
Himeko adjusted her glasses. "The Mystic Deer may resemble a living being, but even fatal wounds heal instantly. Now I understand why Xianzhou hunts the Abundance."
"A half-dead abomination, left unchecked, would collapse an entire world's ecosystem."
"No wonder Xianzhou roams the cosmos instead of settling on a planet…"
Gongshun sighed. "Your insight is sharp. Eight thousand years ago, our ancestors never imagined the consequences of their pursuit of immortality."
"Some foresaw it and rejected the Abundance's 'gift.' But as a civilization… were we truly wiser than them?"
"The wise bury the past. The foolish cling to it."
This lore segment left Guinaifen and Stelle deep in thought.
As outsiders, they hadn't fully grasped Xianzhou's history—or why its people so fiercely opposed the Abundance.
This was a perfect lore dump for players.
Curious, Guinaifen checked the forums to see reactions.
To her surprise, nobody was discussing the story.
Instead—
"Why is everyone obsessing over that white-haired guy?! I'm telling you, he's NOT Dan Heng!"
"Dan Heng uses a spear. That guy has a glaive! Totally different weapons!"
"It's over… Dan Heng has ascended to a form I can't even reach!"
"Little Peach, stop doomposting! Go check the leak thread before it gets deleted!"
Guinaifen blinked in confusion.
"What… just happened?"
"Did something major occur while we were fighting?"
"Did they just drop another earth-shattering leak?!"
To be continued…
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