Honkai: Star Rail – Banner Character, Delivering Knives to the Player [11]

“Let’s get you airborne!”

Ah Xian’s eyes lit up as she couldn’t help but gush:

“So cool! But man, he really hates using those wings to speed up.”

“Why are you so obsessed with Lingzhou’s wings?”

“Can you not picture a lovestruck girl nestled in her beloved’s arms, soaring through the sky with him? That freedom, that intimacy—so romantic~~”

“Plus, guys with wings? Super hot. There’s this unique sense of safety that comes with it.”

[Tsk tsk, looks like Ah Xian’s about to ascend herself—just from the thrill.]

“Shout-out to SC from elementary school... great taste.”

The corners of Ah Xian’s lips lifted in a calm, self-satisfied smile.

“How about I end stream right now and go crank out that fic draft? I need to write a scene of me and hubby going wild in Inkbrush World…”

[Maybe don’t.]
[If you stop streaming, who’s gonna feed us our daily mental nutrition, huh?]

“Alright, alright, back on track. I noticed something.”

“I still can’t apply debuffs to trigger Lingzhou’s follow-up. Looks like the key trace isn’t active yet.”

“Eh, whatever. Let’s just check out the Ultimate first.”

Soon, she had Lingzhou’s energy fully charged.

“Here we go~”

But the Ultimate animation left the chat feeling... a bit underwhelmed.

Not because it wasn’t stylish or eye-catching—but because they’d already seen it during the Doomsday Beast boss fight.

It was the same field-support animation.

The only difference? You now got to watch him lift off the ground before deploying it.

Even so, the disappointment lasted less than a second.

Because what Lingzhou did next made everyone’s eyes go wide.

“Dao follows nature.”

After landing from the Ultimate, without warning, Lingzhou suddenly whipped out—two guns.

Handguns!

Real, modern firearms!

He unloaded five quick shots at the enemy while muttering under his breath.

It was—

Completely unexpected, absurd even. But so damn funny.

Who would’ve guessed that a character with such clean, elegant animations for his basic attack, skill, and ultimate… would have this as his follow-up?

But then again, even the way he fired the guns was undeniably cool.

He didn’t just stand there and shoot—his whole body moved with flair. Every gesture was sharp, fluid, full of style.

At one point, he even pulled off a blindshot—turning away and firing behind him with zero visual.

Then came the grand finish: twirling his pistols, blowing the smoke from the barrels, and holstering them with a smirk.

The sass. The drama. Peak showmanship.

Ah Xian froze.

The chat exploded with laughter.

[Mamma mia... so that’s what “Dao follows nature” really means.]
[Right? “Ballistics are also Dao!”]
[So cool. A turn-based game with this level of animation quality? Respect.]
[No wonder he inflicts debuffs through follow-up—dude’s probably poisoning the bullets. He is a doctor, after all.]
[Well technically, the bullets aren’t poisoned yet.]
[Because the passive that inflicts poison needs weekly boss mats to unlock. LOL.]
[But hey, his Ultimate’s Dreambind counts as a debuff too. That synergy is nuts.]

“Okay now I get why his follow-up’s tagged as ballistic. This chaotic spray-and-pray style is just too damn slick.”

“Peak freedom. Shoot whoever, whenever, however he wants.”

“I want hubby Lingzhou to fire his gun straight into my heart too…”

[??]
[Don’t get carried away. The heart? For real?]
[You do know Ah Xian has two hearts, right? One on top, and the other... well, you know.]
[Ma’am. MA’AM.]

Ah Xian opened the battle info panel, and sure enough—all characters had gained a flat +8 Speed.

Once the Simulated Universe run ended, she wasted no time pulling up the warp screen.

[What are you doing? Didn’t you already max out Seele?]

“Nothing much. Just saying—if I can get E6 Lingzhou now, why not enjoy the ride early?”

...

So… two hundred pulls later....

Good news: the last two Eidolons for Lingzhou secured.

Bad news: she pulled four more Seele copies—completely useless now, already E6—so they converted into Stellar Jade.

Pulling SSRs you don’t need? Painful, but undeniably great for content.

After all, this is the kind of drama people tune in for.

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It wouldn’t be long before the story spread far and wide: 8K-jie, already with maxed Seele, diving back into the pool just for Lingzhou—XP over meta.

And what made it even juicier? Every multi-hit was on target. No off-banners.

Word would spread like wildfire.

Lingzhou’s info—his Path, free acquisition method, full kit breakdown—was already circulating fast in player communities.

Many even made guide videos on how to get him.

Any player with internet access and a gaming circle would inevitably hear the news.

Katia’s glowing praise of Lingzhou was also a major push behind the hype.

That Doomsday Beast scene? His dramatic entrance to save the day?

Sure, a bit tropey. But just like the age-old “hero saves damsel” cliché—it works. People eat that up.

He was a new member of the Astral Express crew. A familiar face. A well-liked design.

Good looks and solid kit.

Even male players—unless carrying some very specific trauma—had no reason to hate a normal, cool male character.

So despite the game being relatively new, a sizable number of players had already grown attached to Lingzhou.

When players like a character, a fandom naturally forms.

And for Lingzhou, that meant the start of faith collection.

Unfortunately, progress wasn’t visible.

Only a string of numbers ticking upward: a few hundred here, a few thousand there.

Even if it hit a million—what did it mean?

No overall progress bar. No endpoint in sight.

At the moment, the faith gathered in this lifetime was around 14,000—and slowly climbing.

All he could say was: damn this rigged system.

Thankfully, this round didn’t require him to play the messiah.

Just looking after his crewmates on the Astral Express was enough. The rest? Up to his mood.

Sometimes even when he wanted to step up, he just couldn’t.

Every life he lived—any power gained—would vanish with his death.

Only the power from his first life remained.

And in this entire universe, only he still retained that power.

As his strength grew, so did his ability to wield it.

His earlier remark to Welt about recovering “not even 30%” of his strength hadn’t been a lie.

Truthfully, not even 10%.

After all… that was the total power left behind from a fallen Aeon.

Without an Aeon’s divinity, trying to lift such power was like handing a newborn a ten-ton weight.

There was only one outcome: utter annihilation.

So how to grow stronger?

Simple. The more faith he gathered in this lifetime, the stronger he’d become.

For Lingzhou, the path ahead was clear.

To players, the true protagonists were Trailblazer and Stelle.

All he had to do was treat them well, stay in character, and he’d be fine.

Breaking player immersion? Not an option.

“System?”

[At your service, Father. Speak, please.]

“Can you create some rewards? Like Stellar Jades or limited warp tickets?”

[Yes, but they’ll cost faith points from this lifetime. Please see the conversion chart.]

A huge list of in-game resources appeared—an absolute treasure trove.

“You little traitor. You’re skimming off the top?”

A single Special Pass worth 160 Stellar Jade required 1,000 faith points?!

[Falsely accused! Dearest Father, I swear I’m not profiting. I simply can’t generate resources from nothing…]

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T/N: im imagine like joker from person shooting in the super smash games for his follow up

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