The content of the video suddenly stopped here.
The entire extra episode only added up to just over ten minutes; this short duration made countless people uncontrollably curse aloud.
[Don't cut off the story at this kind of place, hey!!!]
[Damn it, Mihoyo, I know you still have more in storage, hurry up and release it all at once!]
[One day, with a knife in hand, I'll kill all the cliffhanger bastards in the world!]
On the internet, countless netizens expressed their anger on the forums.
However, they forgot, no one remembered who first said they only wanted to watch the main story and didn't want extras.
People, in the end, can't escape the "truth smells good" law. (i.e., they end up liking what they initially rejected)
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After watching this segment of the video, Mobius turned to look at Van, her expression complicated as she said,
"So you guy, turns out you already planned the 'Elysium Everlasting' project back then?"
Van nodded, without speaking.
"Then can you tell me, how did you realize this plan?" Mobius asked.
Hearing Mobius's words, Van looked at the screen that had already turned black, and his memories seemed to return to that day of the Final Battle.
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[Flashback]
After waking up from his room, Van pulled open the curtains. Sunlight instantly spilled through the window onto the floor, as if everything looked the same as before.
But the cruel reality was, on the entire planet, besides those in the base, no humans had survived.
Thinking of this, he sighed, then picked up the communicator on the table and sent a message summoning everyone to gather.
Moments later, the remaining people in the MOTH base gradually walked into the meeting room.
Van sat at one end of the long table, his eyes swept across everyone's faces. Their expressions varied, but without exception, all were heavy.
Seeing everyone's solemn expressions, Van did not choose to immediately start the pre-war mobilization. Instead, he casually chatted with everyone.
"Let's not rush to talk business today. Let's chat a bit. How have you all been recently?"
Van's words made everyone freeze. Obviously, they hadn't expected Van to suddenly say this.
Kalpas immediately slammed the table angrily, roaring furiously, "You... are you mocking me?"
Van shrugged and didn't answer. Instead, he pulled out a stack of paper slips from his pocket and handed them to everyone.
"Here, write something. If there was no Honkai, what would you want to do? What kind of person would you want to become?"
Mobius took the slip, sneered coldly, "Does this kind of hypothetical have any meaning?"
"Just treat it as a small relaxation game. By the way, don't tell me you're so nervous that you've forgotten how to write?" Van smiled, but his tone carried a firmness that couldn't be refused.
Although Van's behavior made people confused, in the end, including Kalpas, everyone still accepted the paper slips he handed out.
The meeting room quieted down for a while, leaving only the sound of pen tips scratching across the paper.
After a while, after checking everyone's paper slips, Van carefully folded them and put them in his pocket. After doing this, his gaze lingered on each person's face for a moment.
Then he took a deep breath, and his tone began to turn serious.
"All right, chat time is over. Next, let's talk about the battle that's coming…"
He stood up, walked to the center of the meeting room, his gaze resolute,
"The Elysium Everlasting plan is complete. That means we have a fallback. As for the Final Battle, I plan to go to the moon alone to face the Herrscher of the End. All of you, enter the world bubble of the Elysium Everlasting to preserve your strength and carry the fire for the future era."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kevin immediately stood up, his brow tightly furrowed, "No way. That's way too risky. You going alone, it's absolutely impossible to retreat intact."
Van shook his head, tone calm, "Trust me. My ability is enough to let me retreat safely. You don't need to worry."
"Are you joking?" Kevin retorted, "According to the calculations, the Herrscher of the End is several times stronger than all the previous Herrschers we've faced combined. What gives you the confidence to say you can come back unharmed?"
The two, with differing opinions, naturally began to argue, and the atmosphere quickly became tense.
Just then, a loud noise suddenly came from the meeting room.
Bang!
The two turned back at the sound, only to see the already shattered meeting table and Kalpas, who was covered in flames.
Looking at the two arguing, Kalpas roared with endless fury in his voice, "Noisy. Argue all you want! But I... will never give up on joining the battle!"
Although Kalpas didn't state clearly whose side he was on, his actions already showed his stance.
Seeing this, Van still wanted to say something. But when he saw the determined expressions on his companions' faces, he finally chose to compromise.
"Since your minds are made up, I won't try to persuade you anymore..."
Then Van began assigning tasks for the next phase.
The first one assigned was the youngest, Griseo. As the executor of the Ark Project, everyone decided to have her stay behind at the base.
Similarly, Su and Aponia, both with strengths in spiritual power, were also left at the base by Van, to assist Mobius with support work.
And as the lowest-ranked among the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, Pardofelis, Van also left her at the base under the excuse that Dr. Mobius "needed a runner."
However, everyone knew this excuse was made up by Van.
Because, with spiritual power communication, Aponia and Su's interaction had already surpassed the limits of the physical, there was absolutely no need for a messenger or runner.
And the true reason Van left Pardofelis at the base, everyone understood in their hearts.
It was because this lowest-ranked Flame-Chaser was simply too weak. So weak that if she participated in the battle against the Herrscher of the End, she had virtually no chance of surviving.
As for the final person Van planned to leave behind, it was Sakura.
The reason Van gave, the people staying behind are non-combat personnel, so they need Sakura as a bodyguard.
But in reality, the real reason Van wanted Sakura to stay, was to have her take care of his sister, Rei.
Ever since the Herrscher of Corruption incident, Rei's condition had not been good. Her guard toward the outside world was extremely high.
In the entire base, only Van and Sakura could get her to open up.
But Van, as the main force in the coming fight against the Herrscher of the End, naturally could not stay behind. So the only suitable person to take care of Rei could only be Sakura.
However, Sakura rejected Van's arrangement. "Van, I appreciate your good intentions, but I have a reason I must join the battle."
Sakura touched the Seven Thunders of Purification at her waist, her eyes complicated. "As for Rei... I'll talk to her myself."
Sakura's resolute attitude left Van helpless.
Even though there were countless things he wanted to say to persuade her, the words couldn't come out once they reached his lips.
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