I'm playing Honkai Impact 3

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"Will I descend from the heavens again, clad in a five-colored holy robe and riding on a seven-colored auspicious cloud, to save you?"

Why?

"In this kind of hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scenario, you're expected to repay him with your body afterwards."

"Hmph~ What a pity, what a pity, I won't give you that chance~"

March 7th proudly raises its little chin, like a smug little peacock.

She raised her small hand, and the Seven Scissors spun out, followed by the Six Phases Ice Condensation Sword, making a very serious gesture.

"I'm the train crew's best hairstylist! What cannibals could possibly withstand my Star-Slaying, Universe-Shattering Great Glazed Sword?"

"Besides, the hero saves the damsel in distress and then repays her with his body is such an old-fashioned story. It's been written to death."

"Classics never go out of style."

Qiong shrugged, then his golden eyes darted around, and he lowered his voice mysteriously.

"By the way, Ah Qi, have you ever heard of a particularly mysterious saying?"

"what?"

"It is said that when a person is on their deathbed, if they especially miss someone..."

Qiong's voice was somewhat ethereal, creating an atmosphere.

"It's possible to transcend the barriers of time and space and see that person's figure appear before your eyes... for example..."

pat.

A loose pile of gravel not far away seemed to be disturbed by their loud talking.

It fell from the high rock face and hit the ground with a crisp sound.

"What is that?!"

March 7th suddenly turned her head to look, and the pink ends of her hair drew a beautiful arc in the air.

"What? It's just a rock! You scared me half to death, Ah Qiong, let me tell you..."

She turned her head, and the smile on her face froze instantly.

There was nothing in front of me.

Qiong, who was just standing there, seemed to have vanished without a trace, as if he had evaporated into thin air.

"A-Qiong?"

No one responded.

"A-Qiong! A-Qiong!"

March 7th raised his voice, his voice tinged with obvious panic, his eyes darting anxiously around every corner.

"Don't scare me!"

Up and down, left and right, front and back, behind the stone pillar, in the shadows...

There isn't anywhere.

The familiar figure, the warm embrace, the smiling voice... all shattered with the falling stone.

I was lost on March 7th.

Was it really just my imagination?

Before Xingqiong joined the train, she had a similar experience.

That time, when I explored a mysterious ruin with Himeko and Danheng, there was a strange energy inside that could cause hallucinations.

The tomb exudes an unusual aura, with hallucinogenic poisons or ancient anti-theft mechanisms, which seems... quite normal?

March 7th stood there, stunned, her pinkish-blue eyes filled with confusion and helplessness, like a little animal lost in a maze.

As a seasoned pioneer, March 7th certainly has the courage to face the unknown and danger.

It left her feeling empty inside, a huge drop from the clouds to the bottom of the valley in an instant.

And what Qiong just said.

Could it be that she...

Her beautiful pink and blue eyes slowly widened as she was immersed in this sudden sense of loss and melancholy.

"Waaah!"

Thin as a sheet of paper, the flat dome, like a ghost, silently drifted down from a crack in the dome, appearing behind March 7th with a ghostly face and a deliberately raised, eerie cry.

"Wow ah ah!"

The girl was terrified by this sudden close-up attack.

He jumped up suddenly as if he had been electrocuted, instinctively clutching his head tightly with both hands.

"Hahaha~"

Having succeeded in her prank, Qiong instantly returned to her normal form, clutching her stomach and bursting into laughter.

March 7's terrified screams gradually subsided, and he stood there stunned for a full six or seven seconds before he came to his senses.

"bad!"

"You bastard! You're bullying me again!"

March 7th was like a cat that had been provoked, its two pink little fists pattering down on Qiong's chest like dense raindrops.

"Hey, stop hitting me! I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Lightning-speed slide is a skill that Starry Sky has maxed out, especially after bullying Little Three Moons.

"Hmph! I'm ignoring you!"

March 7th turned her head away angrily, her cheeks puffed out like a little pufferfish, looking adorable as if to say, "This girl is very angry and the consequences will be severe."

But her little hand still clung tightly to Qiong's arm, as if afraid that he would disappear in the next second and that everything before was an illusion.

"The magnanimous and intelligent beautiful girl, March 7th, I was wrong, okay? How about I tell you a touching and tear-jerking love story? Please forgive me, you are so kind."

"Hmph~?"

March 7th hummed softly, without turning around, but her disdainful little eyes glanced at him sideways.

I'll reluctantly listen.

"Cough cough."

After gathering her emotions, Qiong began to chant in a solemn and dignified tone, as if she were about to unveil an epic tale.

"A long, long time ago, there was a pair of childhood sweethearts who grew up together."

"The boy's name is Xiaoqian, and the girl's name is Xiaobei."

"On a stormy night..."

Qiong paused here.

After a long silence, March 7th tilted his head in confusion:

"and then?"

Why did it stop so suddenly?

"Good girl."

"?"

March 7th typed a question mark, completely misunderstanding the meaning of "穹".

He looked at Qiong with a strange expression.

It wasn't until Qiong smiled and made a very vivid gesture with two fingers that she finally realized what was going on, and her pretty face suddenly flushed with an extremely beautiful blush.

"What kind of touching story is this! Watch my fist, as big as a sandbag, teach me what truly moves people, aha~"

The two joked and bickered without a care in the world, creating a cheerful atmosphere in the cold tomb.

After making a ruckus, the two finally arrived at the dark blue stone gate, which was tens of meters high and covered with spiral red patterns.

"Ah Qi, how long have you been here alone? How did you get in through that portal outside?"

Qiong held the girl's fair and delicate hand and asked curiously.

"Did anything happen outside? How did you get in?"

"We don't know either."

March 7th scratched her head somewhat blankly, her silly yet thoughtful expression perfectly showcasing her cuteness.

"At the beginning, in that strange space, I first met Lord Fu Xuan, and then there was the Messenger from the Memory Court who helped me find my memories in the Qiong Guan Formation."

"Clam?"

Qiong was stunned. What kind of development was this?

"Oh dear, it's just an illusion~"

March 7th hurriedly waved his hand to explain.

"Then I encountered your illusions again, saying they were waiting for me inside Onpharos and that I should hurry through that portal of light to meet them."

"And then you came in?"

Qiong's expression gradually became subtle.

"Of course not! Do you think I'm that stupid?"

March 7th's proud little eyes flashed quickly.

"With my discerning eyes that can see through anything and spot the wicked, I can tell at a glance that those illusions are imposters! Their eyes are all suspicious!"

She described it vividly:

"Just as I was about to expose them, a voice suddenly sounded behind me, I don't know where it came from."

"That voice stopped me, exposed the illusions of those who remembered, and then told me some things about Onpharos, saying that this world seemed particularly dangerous..."

March 7th proudly puts her hands on her hips, puffing out her shapely, full figure.

"But! Am I the kind of person who gets scared by danger?"

"Thinking that Xing, Danheng, Kiana, and Elena have already set off, that Xing guy is such a worry!"

"Kiana and Elena are newcomers to the train. Without me, their experienced and intelligent mentor, they'll probably have a hard time getting by in the new world, won't they?"

"Sigh, there's no way around it; with great power comes great responsibility!"

She sighed, her little face clearly saying, "I can't do without you."

"I came in because I was worried about everyone."

"No matter what danger there is, as long as we are together, there is nothing we cannot overcome."

"Brilliant! As expected of a seasoned senior, the brilliant and insightful nameless beacon of light—March 7th."

Qiong clapped and cheered, her smile enigmatic.

"Do you know that Xing and the others haven't even touched the edge of Onpharos yet, since they launched their attack not long ago?"

"what?"

March 7th was startled, her little mouth opening into an adorable "O" shape.

"That's not right!"

She hurriedly started counting on her fingers.

"I feel like I've been in that place, which feels like a narrow passage between fates, for almost three or four days. How could Xing and the others not have arrived yet?"

“Silly boy, the flow of time in Onphalos is different from that in the outside world, at least a thousand times faster. It’s only been a little over ten minutes since everyone left your room.”

"what?"

March 7th was immediately plunged into a vortex of thought by these words, her brain CPU usage at 99%, and it took her a while to blink.

He pointed blankly at the tip of his nose.

"So, this girl is the first pioneer to enter Onpharos?"