Chapter 3: Explosive Opening—The Antimatter Legion and the Stellaron Hunters
What appeared before
Guinaifen
and all the
livestream viewers
was a
massive space station
, suspended in the
vastness of space
.
The station was
enormous
and
highly advanced
, floating above a
brilliant blue planet
.
As a
soft, melancholic canon melody
played in the background,
shimmering illusions
began to appear around the station.
It only took a
single glance
for Guinaifen to recognize them.
These
creatures were clearly inhuman
—their
bodies encased in armor
, their
weapons brimming with antimatter particles
.
And the moment she saw them, her
expression darkened
.
“The Antimatter Legion…!”
Because—
Her own homeworld had been destroyed by the Antimatter Legion.
For her, these
inhuman creatures
were
all too familiar
.
The painful memories of the past surged forward, making her unconsciously clench her
fists
.
“No way… Is this space station about to suffer the same fate as my home…? Will it be completely annihilated by these monsters?”
Inside the Space Station
Panic erupted
everywhere
as the unexpected
attack
sent people into chaos.
Security personnel rushed
to evacuate
the researchers
, while warning signals flashed
bright red
across every screen.
The sheer
urgency
of the situation could be
felt through the screen
.
However—
Amidst this
crisis
, a
woman in a long coat
remained
eerily calm
.
She moved
gracefully
, her
hands dancing through the air
in a
bizarre, theatrical manner
.
She held
no actual instrument
, yet she moved
as if playing an invisible violin
, completely immersed in
her own performance
.
Her
serene demeanor
stood in
stark contrast
to the
panic around her
.
And even more bizarrely—
Her
seductive red lips
curled into a
faint smile
, as if she was
enjoying the chaos
.
As the camera
slowly spun 360 degrees
, the woman’s
face was fully revealed
.
Guinaifen took a
deep breath
, calming herself.
She
adjusted her camera angle
, making sure the
livestream audience
could see the
gameplay
clearly.
“Family, are you seeing this?”
“This game’s visuals are so incredibly lifelike!”
“If I didn’t know better, I’d think this was a real-life recording instead of a game!”
“Alright, let me give you all a little explainer.”
“These inhuman creatures you see are the Antimatter Legion. They are the manifestation of [Destruction’s] will and are also known as [Voidrangers].”
“Their sole purpose… is to
eradicate
all civilizations and life forms!”
Livestream Chat Reactions
“The Antimatter Legion?! Countless civilizations have been wiped out by them!”
“This game really starts with a
bang
!”
“Good thing Xianzhou is
impenetrable
—we don’t have to worry about these monsters attacking us!”
“Wait a second… That woman looks so familiar…”
Without a doubt—
This opening
CG
had already
captivated
both Guinaifen and her
livestream audience
.
And Lin Yu had been watching it all unfold.
But this—
This was
just the beginning
.
The real
bombshell
was yet to come!
BOOM!
An
explosion
suddenly erupted
near the woman in the long coat
.
Emergency lights
flashed, shattering
her moment of self-indulgence
.
“Looks like I arrived at a bad time.”
The woman finally spoke.
Her
voice
was husky, yet
magnetically alluring
.
At that moment—
A
silver-white emblem
appeared on the
screen in front of her
.
It
resembled the silhouette of a wolf
.
Then, a
young girl’s voice
echoed from the screen.
“No, I think you arrived at just the right time.”
The
scene shifted
.
The game officially transitioned into
actual gameplay
.
The same
young girl’s voice
continued:
“System time: 23:47:15. You’re punctual, Kafka.”
“Kafka…? Why does that name sound so familiar…?”
Guinaifen tapped her
forehead
, trying to recall.
Then—her
eyes lit up
.
“Wait a second—this is the woman with the
insanely high bounty
issued by the corporation…?!”
Livestream Chat Explodes
“I
knew
she looked familiar—it’s Kafka!”
“That’s
Kafka
—the most wanted criminal with a
10.899 billion credit bounty
!”
“Holy crap! This game is going all out!”
“WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD THIS GAME?!”
“WHAT’S THE GAME’S NAME?!”
Antimatter Legion, Stellaron Hunters…
Right from the very beginning,
Honkai: Star Rail
had
dropped a bombshell
.
Guinaifen was
completely stunned
.
She had
never heard
of a game
bold enough
to feature
two of the galaxy’s most dangerous factions
right at the start
.
She wiped the
sweat
from her forehead.
At the same time, she noticed that her
livestream audience
was
skyrocketing
.
So, she
tapped
on the screen
to continue the dialogue
.
“Elio (the Stellaron Hunter leader)’s visions of the future never fail. Was that explosion part of his [script]?”
“Yes. [System time: 23:44:59—the pulse from the explosion caused a total shutdown of the main control system.]”
“Was that your doing?”
“No, the Antimatter Legion did it. They completely invaded the space station
two system hours ago
.”
“Do we need to fight the Legion?”
“Not sure. Elio didn’t say. That means it doesn’t matter.”
“Understood~” Kafka
whistled
playfully. “Then from now on, I’ll be taking charge.”
The
only
kind of person who could speak so
casually
with
Kafka
was, without a doubt,
another Stellaron Hunter
.
This conversation was
chilling
.
It felt like
eavesdropping
on a
high-level terrorist exchange
.
How could it
not
send shivers down people’s spines?
And from the way
Kafka spoke
to the
mysterious voice
…
It was clear—
They were planning something big.
It was
terrifying
to even
imagine
.
Under the
dual assault
of the
Antimatter Legion and the Stellaron Hunters
…
Just
how much devastation
would
this space station suffer?!