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"What a petty trick! Is this the pathetic state of a Herrscher struggling in the torrent?"
"All of these factors... cannot be changed."
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For Kiana, the player controlling the game, this kind of story-driven battle is quite simple.
However, Mei's inner monologue in the game fully reveals Aponia's power to all players.
She was indeed no match for Aponia, even though she was the fully-fledged Herrscher of Thunder, and even though her opponent was just a mental fusion warrior... she still couldn't defeat her.
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The audience couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
The previous civilization... whether it was the technology that could create various Divine Keys, or the combat power of individual warriors... it was far superior to that of this century.
But... it still disappeared into the long river of history.
……
To Mei's surprise, she received Gretsch's help during the battle.
However, the other party was simply using the [paint] she had given out to paint.
Therefore, this unexpected help cannot play a decisive role.
"Although Gretchen's help was somewhat unexpected, it's still not enough..."
Just as Mei was thinking this, Raven's voice came over.
"Then, you should have thought of me?"
"A raven?!"
"I'm sorry, although it was difficult, I finally managed to convince Klein."
Immediately afterwards, Klein's lovely voice rang out.
It sounds like...she was coerced...
"Remember this, Miss. You owe me another favor this time."
Mei was truly moved.
A large number of comments also flooded the screen.
It's simply unacceptable not to get married.
……
After receiving the buff from the raven, the battle finally ended.
... 0 ....
"Won!!"
Kiana looked very happy in front of the computer.
Although I know that Mei's character in the game won't just disappear, I can't help but feel a little worried.
But before she could be happy for long, the game screen shattered like a mirror.
"Clang~"
Lan Ke's dream.
The battle that just happened... felt like a long illusion.
“That wasn’t an illusion, but the real future…” Aponia said slowly.
"If you take out your weapon and approach me now, everything you just saw will [replay]."
Mei fell silent.
Although Mei won in the previous scene.
However, she also discovered that she had indeed depleted a lot of her internal energy.
If it happened again... she wouldn't be able to win.
"The end is near, Mei. Can you tell me why you are so determined to 'step into it'?"
Mei remained silent for a moment before slowly explaining:
"Before I set off for this place, I still had doubts about the authenticity of the [prophecy]."
"But at the same time, I also confirmed something else with Alicia—"
"Even if the outcome is predetermined, the process can still be changed."
Aponia: "In your opinion, the result doesn't matter?"
Mei: "I believe it can be changed! Even if it can't, I want to decide for myself the process of reaching that outcome!"
Aponia was unusually silent for a few seconds.
Then, she smiled softly.
"Mei, do you know, there was once... someone who said the exact same thing to me."
"At that time... she, too, resolutely rushed towards an ending that was already predetermined."
"From beginning to end, I could never see her [fate]."
"I thought things had taken a turn for the better... I thought she had achieved something I couldn't do, in ways I didn't know about..."
"But... as you can see, the outcome hasn't changed. That once glorious civilization can no longer be found, not even as a grain of sand."
Finally, I will remember everything about that person... I will record every moment that person's life intertwined with mine, and carefully review them over the long course of time—
“I saw how she survived, I saw how she fought, I saw her crowned with thorns… I saw her in her new clothes, attending her [final] banquet…”
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P.S.: Do you know who "she" Aponia is talking about is? QAQ
The last few hundred words conclude the piece, followed by a section about daily life.
I've also noticed the problem; this part of the game's storyline is too long. I'll try to control it in the future.
Chapter 242 Alicia... The Thirteenth Herrscher?!
So far, only a few girls who participated in the voice acting for "Return to Paradise" know who the "she" Aponia is talking about is.
When Aponia talked about "her" past, neither the players in the live stream nor Kiana seemed to care.
I only thought that "she" was some important person in Aponia.
"Just like you and I are now, on that day, she stood before me and told me about her fate of disappearing in ten days."
"And fourteen days later, the new clothes Eden had prepared for her would be finished, and her eyes still held genuine joy and anticipation."
"Sixteen days later, Kevin's birthday will come again. She softly sings a lullaby, leaving him with one last gift."
"Then, she said that sentence too..."
Aponia looked at Mei with gentle eyes.
"You understand now, Mei. You, all of you, ultimately made the same choice."
"Even if the future cannot be changed, I will decide for myself the process of reaching that outcome." How admirable!
"But, when that kind of helplessness really comes your way, can you still say it so calmly?"
"I don't know... but until then, please keep moving forward. Rather than talking to me about these uncertain things, you should... go and see your own kind."
It sounded like a sigh, or perhaps a recollection...
After saying this, Aponia made way for Mei.
Pure white steps slowly emerged, and a sacred door appeared before Mei's eyes.
From within that gate, bursts of pure white holy light emanated.
"The same kind..." Mei is now certain of her previous guess.
"That person, that companion of yours over these ten days, right? The one who guided me through this trial at just the right moments?"
Aponia did not deny it.
"Just as she said, Miss Mei never disappoints."
"Your continuous seeking, the meaning of the existence of the paradise of the past lives here, the secret protected by the [deepest place]..."
"You are now qualified to go to the location of the Thirteenth Herrscher."
Mei Yi: "?!"
"The Thirteenth Herrscher?!"
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