This Is a Necessary Sacrifice.

Fine, since we're already here, I'll just beat them all up one by one since they've come to offer themselves up.

Anyway, they probably won't believe anything I say, and we'll still have to fight in the end, so it's better to tell them what we're thinking after the fight. That would be much clearer.

As for whether beating these people down would affect the course of the battle...

This is absolutely impossible.

Even if the erosion of this era is stronger, even stronger enough to suppress Ling, it still cannot run rampant in the Elysian Realm like it did in the original story.

Lin Yu and the others won't go for the kill when they make their move. If Erosion dares to show itself after the battle, then Lin Yu, who has a strategy guide, can just find a way to kill it.

Hmm, wait a minute.

Lin Yu, who suddenly had a certain idea, felt that it would be better if he put on an act.

With his current power, combined with the equipment he possesses, and the authority of the Herrscher of Constraint, he can unleash a sufficiently powerful force in a short period of time.

But the problem is that he decides how much force to use.

If he doesn't reveal any flaws now, even if Erosion is really here, he won't have any chance of showing himself.

The Corruption in the original work can't be described as particularly intelligent, but compared to its peers, it's certainly not stupid.

Sigh, I was an actor just a few months ago, and after killing Otto, I still have to win the Best Actor award.

This is such a hassle.

Damn this erosion, what's the point of being so smart?

"Sir."

After manipulating the clone to come into Lin Yu's line of sight, Su calmly spoke to Lin Yu.

"You don't seem to be in a good mood."

"If you'd like, you can tell me about your troubles."

"Before joining Fire Moth, I was a doctor, so I knew a little about psychological counseling."

Looking at the man who appeared before him, Lin Yu knew he didn't have time to overthink things.

After all, there is another memory entity beside Su right now.

Sakura, who hadn't spoken a word, was now completely captivated by Rin's attention, standing beside Su.

Knowing that her younger sister and her original self had met such a tragic end, Sakura, the Elysian Realm, pondered many things along the way.

She had so much to say to Rin, but after seeing her sister, Sakura found herself speechless.

Meanwhile, Rin, who already knew Sakura would come here, appeared calm on the surface, but her heart, like Sakura 'Elysian Realm, was filled with uncontrollable turmoil.

Before Sakura arrived, Rin kept reminding herself that this person was just a memory, not her real sister.

She's just a fake; I don't need to invest any feelings in her at all.

But it wasn't until she met Sakura that Rin realized she wasn't as strong and carefree as she had imagined.

The moment Rin saw Sakura Elysian Realm, she had a thought she didn't want to admit.

Unlike the Sakura Yae Sakura she had encountered in the illusionary realm, the Sakura before her was undoubtedly her older sister.

Even though Sakura is just a memory, it doesn't stop Rin from slowing down her power to erode Elysian Realm and, like Sakura, slowly walking towards her.

At this moment, the three people watching the sisters tacitly refrained from interrupting their reunion with words or actions.

At this moment, even though they were only a dozen steps apart, the time felt like an eternity to them.

The two, who had started running without realizing it, completely let go of all thoughts a few seconds later and hugged each other tightly.

"Elder sister!"

"Bell!"

The two sisters, who were already in tears without realizing it, hugged each other and wept without caring about the others around them.

Seeing the current state of the two, Su, who was hiding in the shadows, breathed a sigh of relief.

If Rin is willing to acknowledge Sakura from the Elysian Realm as her older sister, then there's plenty of room for discussion later.

Things aren't so badly damaged that they're beyond repair, so...

Hopefully, the negotiations will go a little smoother in the future.

At the same time, the energy clone created by Su next to Kevin immediately spoke to Kevin and the others.

"Everyone, please pause for a moment."

"After Rin and Sakura met, they hugged and cried. For now, we probably don't need to fight each other."

"Are you sure?"

At that moment, Kevin instinctively felt that his best friend might be being a little too naive this time.

Even though he had already handed the scene over to Sue to handle, Kevin's intuition kept telling him that this matter was not going to end so simply.

"I'm not sure, but at least we have a chance to try."

"Keep in touch. I'll see what action that intruder will take after Sakura and Rin calm down."

"Oh, then be careful."

Listening to Sue's words, Kevin felt his unease growing stronger.

Intuition, to be honest, is a very mysterious thing in Kevin's eyes.

But it was precisely this thing that allowed Kevin to avoid many of the crises he would have faced before becoming Fusion Warrior.

So now, because of this intuition, Kevin feels that this matter is not so easily resolved.

Moreover, he could sense that Chikage's emotions were obviously very agitated.

Well, Chikage is usually quite manic, but after hearing that Herrscher Chikage come to the Elysian Realm," he has become much more manic than usual.

After learning that one of them was even Herrscher of Constraint, Chikage's manic emotions had reached the limit of Kevin's understanding.

The reason Chikage hasn't spoken yet is probably because he judges that Chikage, he certainly won't say anything nice.

Alas, Chikage...

Despite being a very considerate person to his comrades, his personality meant that many people would misunderstand this soldier.

"Kevin."

At this moment, Hua, who was following Kevin, looked at Kevin who had stopped and asked Kevin softly.

"Should we really listen to Sue and stop advancing for now?"

"Judging from his speculation, the current situation shouldn't be too bad, right?"

"... No, let's prepare for battle."

After making his judgment, Kevin exhaled a deep breath of cold air.

"Although I really want to trust Sue's judgment, he has too little intelligence about the enemy that came this time."

"Furthermore, judging from the ambush on Elysia, the attacker might be the decisive type of person. Based on this, I even doubt whether Su can escape in time."

"I said, is the discussion over?"

At this Chikage, Qianjie suddenly interrupted their conversation and spoke to Kevin with extreme agitation.

"That person brought... brought the bell to the Elysian Realm, clearly intending to take control of the Elysian Realm for himself."

"Since he's come with ill intentions, then all we have left to do is—smash this brat's head!"

"While you hesitate, the blind man and Sakura could be defeated by the enemy at any moment."

"Enough with the nonsense. I think we'll still have to fight him in the end."

"And speaking of which, when will we...?"

"—Have they become a bunch of useless people who entrust the safety of their comrades to the mood of the enemy?"

Chapter 317. This is a necessary sacrifice.

"When did we become a bunch of useless people who have to rely on the enemy's mood to ensure the safety of our comrades?"

When Chikage uttered those words, complex expressions appeared on the faces of Kevin, Cosmo, and Hua.

Although Chikage has a volatile temper, that doesn't mean he's brainless.

At least for now, the other three people present have no problem with what Chikage said.

After going through so much, the surviving soldiers have lost far too much because of their past naive actions.

Now that the enemy has defeated Elysia, they have begun to encroach on the Elysian Realm. Sue still hopes to use Sakura to influence Rin and try to resolve the conflict between the two sides in this way.

This idea wouldn't be wrong in other eras, but unfortunately, their era was not a friendly one.

In their time, such naiveté could indeed lead to disaster.

"I have no interest in the idea of remaining inactive."

After saying that, Chikage immediately increased his speed and took the lead, trying to rush towards Elysia's location.

But before he had run a few steps, he suddenly looked down at his feet with immense anger.

"Kevin —what the hell do you mean by doing this at a time like this?!"

Beneath Chikage's feet, extremely cold ice had frozen Chikage feet.

Although this level of freezing air wouldn't stop Chikage, who easily defeated the Herrscher of Ice.

But now, Chikage needs to figure out Kevin's attitude.

If he's still indecisive...!

"What I mean is, don't rush too fast."

Kevin, who had not yet fully transformed into the person he would become in later generations, looked at Chikage, who was clearly filled with murderous intent, and spoke to Chikage very calmly.

"We should all be well aware of just how formidable the Herrscher of Constraint is."

"With your current strength, do you think you can defeat the Herrscher of Constraint if you charge ahead alone?"

Cannot.

Even the Mad King, at this moment, made a self-contradictory judgment the instant Kevin raised this question.

If Chikage can truly resolve the issue of the Herrscher of Constraint, then the Fire Moth will no longer have to face the tragedy of restraint.

Kevin's question also caused Chikage's killing intent to subside slightly.

Kevin's raising of this question indicates that he has no intention of giving up the fight.

After realizing that the man she admired shared the same thoughts as her, Chikage didn't mind staying put and listening to his plans.

Seeing that Chikage had clearly calmed down a bit, Kevin then spoke to his other companions.

"In the end, the strength that this Herrscher of Constraint has shown so far has far surpassed that of the previous Herrscher of Constraint."

"However, at the same time, while demonstrating his strength, he also revealed another weakness that the Herrscher of Constraint did not possess."

"Weakness?"

The thought that the Herrscher of Constraint Barrier and whose own strength was extremely weak, had become incredibly powerful in the next generation, gave Hua an immense headache.

In her eyes, the greatest weakness of the Herrscher of Constraint was the weakness of its physical form, but now, this weakness has disappeared from the new Herrscher of Constraint...

Looking at Hua's furrowed brows, Cosmo felt a similar sentiment to Hua's.

That tragedy left such a deep impression on everyone that when Cosmo heard Kevin utter the word 'weakness,' he simply couldn't understand what the weakness of such a formidable enemy was.

"His weakness is actually quite simple—he's too strong, and that's his biggest weakness."

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