Lilith: No Need to Thank Me

"Maple!"

The spear-like light pierced through the body of the Fallen Angel, including her heart, abdomen, and multiple joints, all of which were pierced by the spear-like light transformed from the Honkai Energy of the Herrscher of Finality.

According to common sense, if a person is attacked like this, even if they are already dead, the intense pain would make it difficult for them to move.

Moreover, the Finality strike was delivered with all its might, leaving behind a massive amount of Honkai Energy continued to destroy the Fallen Angel's body wherever the light pierced through. Even though the Fallen Angel could use its own power to fight against the Herrscher of Finality's Honkai Energy, its body was already on the verge of collapse long before this fierce battle even began.

Even without the attack from the Herrscher of Finality, he wouldn't have lived much longer.

He leaned forward slightly, and his comrades behind him tried to reach out and pull him back, but before they could, he took a step forward and firmly planted his foot on the ground.

He had very little time left; he had to do one last thing before his body completely collapsed.

Death came crashing down like a tsunami, but at that moment, he felt only peace.

"Kevin, the rest of the business is in your hands."

"Maple..."

"Black Abyss, Zeroth Fixed Rate, Black Abyss, Annihilation!"

Pitch blackness swallowed the figure of the Herrscher of Finality, and the stars dimmed at this moment. As the user of this shot that seemed capable of destroying gods, the young man's already broken body had reached its limit.

First, the Herrscher of Finality was triggered by the self-destruction level of the Moonlight Throne, causing a large amount of Honkai Energy to be lost. Before unleashing her final counterattack, she had already exhausted the last bit of Honkai Energy she could muster. At this moment, she had lost her seemingly impenetrable barrier and took the hit squarely.

However, the true power of the Herrscher of Finality far exceeded everyone's imagination. After the Moonlight Throne consumed a large amount of Honkai Energy and she withstood the young man's desperate final attack, she was only rendered in a state of shutdown. Half of her body had been destroyed by the young man, but after she was rendered in a state of shutdown, she created a barrier that the remaining warriors could not break through. They could only watch helplessly as the Herrscher of Finality gradually repaired her body within that barrier.

As he unleashed his final blow, he was nearly lost. At that moment, however, he clearly saw the figures of his long-deceased comrades.

Twelve Fallen Angel stood before him, with his long-absent deputy at the forefront. He extended his hand and said, "You did it, Feng. You have brought about the final glory of us Thirteen Fallen Angels."

He looked at his deputy, somewhat hesitant. "Have I... truly... not let you down the hope you left for me?"

"How could that be?" Lilith smiled. "You've already done your best, haven't you?"

He looked at the other team members, who were all just smiling at him. Nahamah raised his hand high and gave a thumbs up. "You fought the Finality for so long and still saved everyone else. You are the boss. Only you can do something like this."

"Even now, as the sun sets, the dawn will surely rise again because of you, Captain," Rovoc said, placing his hand on his chest. "This is the hope you have passed on."

"Exactly, exactly. It's not like you're at fault, Boss Yu Feng. Who knew the Finality had an immortality cheat?" Mostima said, shrugging.

"Our story has come to an end, but the story of humanity ends here," Astaroth said. "And it will never end."

Beifengge adjusted his glasses and said, "Every story has an ending. The story of the Fallen Angel has come to an end, but Captain, you have also turned the first page for the beginning of the next story. The existence of civilization has never been due to the perseverance of any individual, but rather to the will passed down from generation to generation, which allows civilization to forever maintain its vitality."

"So you do have times when you don't stir things up, huh?" Admil glanced at Beifengge.

Beifengge shrugged and didn't answer. He wasn't some clueless person; enjoying stirring up trouble didn't mean he enjoyed being ganged up on.

Everyone looked at him with smiles on their faces.

"Perhaps one day, future generations will have forgotten this past of chasing fire, forgotten the glory of the Fallen Angel. But the will of the people of this era who sacrificed themselves to save civilization will live on forever," Lilith said with a smile. "Moreover, Maple, never forget that the story of the Fallen Angel began because of you. You wrote the beginning of this story, and the spark you left behind at the end is the best ending to this story."

Lilith maintained the gesture of extending his hand and continued, "Alright, we should get going. The rest of the story is Kevin and the others' business. You should rest too, shouldn't you?"

He gave a faint smile and reached out to shake Lilith's hand, "Yes, our story... is over."

Originally silver hair, when it held Lilith's hand and joined her in meeting the other Fallen Angel, gradually lost its silver luster and returned to its original black color. The twelve pairs of black wings behind it also disappeared as if scattered by the wind.

He has returned to his original form and will also go to the place where all souls return together.

The only regret is that, until the very end, they were unable to save Elysia's fate and could only watch helplessly as she departed...

Suddenly, as if sensing something, he turned around and looked back. The pink-haired girl stood quietly in the distance, waving at him as if saying goodbye.

"Yes...we didn't even say goodbye properly at the end..." He raised his other hand, and the girl waved gently before turning around and heading home with the others.

Behind him, the girl gazed silently at his gradually disappearing figure and whispered, "At least in this dream, I said goodbye to you properly. Outside of dreams, in reality, our story... won't end like this again, Maple."

The next day.

Zhu Yufeng yawned as he walked out of his room. Strange, aside from having several dreams yesterday, he thought he slept quite well, so why did he still feel sleepy... as if he hadn't rested for very long...

"Good morning, Maple," Lilith's voice rang out. "Hmm... judging from your appearance, did you not sleep well last night?"

"I guess... I guess so..." Zhu Yufeng yawned and gave an ambiguous answer. The initial dream of the Tragedy of Binding was a nightmare for him, while the subsequent "The Final Banquet" had a significant impact on him. As for the Finality battle... apart from feeling a little strange watching himself fight the Finality from a third-person perspective, there was nothing else wrong with it.

In the very end, did he reunite with the other Fallen Angel at the other side of that imaginary number...? He did have some recollection of the Finality battle. Before he unleashed his final blow, he felt that he was not standing alone before the Finality. At that moment, it was as if all the Fallen Angel had returned to him and unleashed their final blow together.

But that reunion... he really didn't remember it...

"They say dreams are a reflection of a person's thoughts. Could this be considered a subconscious form of self-comfort?" Zhu Yufeng thought to himself. Indeed, he carried the power of all the Fallen Angel and the hope they left him. But in the end, he could only barely hold his own against the Finality. His body Honkai Energy and he perished, only managing to stop the Finality's activity for 72 hours.

This... could be considered a thought that had always been in his mind, but because he was reborn and everything started anew, he buried this thought deep in his heart.

"Don't you need to go back to sleep?" Lilith handed breakfast to Zhu Yufeng. "There's no need to force yourself—that's what I say, but I'm not even sure how much you'll actually listen to."

Zhu Yufeng took the breakfast and said, "No need, I'm just a little sleepy. I'll just go to bed early tonight..."

"Phew... Good morning, Maple." Elysia walked over with a yawn. "Hey, you didn't sleep well last night either?"

Zhu Yufeng looked at Elysia and said with some surprise, "I guess so... I remember your sleep quality has always been pretty good, right?"

"I had nightmares all night, this is the worst night I've ever slept..." Elysia threw herself into Zhu Yufeng's arms, "Let me hug you for a while, to comfort myself..."

Heaven knows what she experienced last night. First, she dreamt of the Tragedy of Binding. She ran all the way to the church where the final battle took place, but could only see Zhu Yufeng carrying Lilith away... At most, because she arrived early, she also saw Lilith confessing to Zhu Yufeng again... After waking up, she had the dream of "The Final Banquet." Well, this one was somewhat comforting, since the Finality battle was real...

She could only understand the general events from snippets of conversation with other people. Even though Mobius called everyone over to carefully verify the situation at the time in order to confirm Zhu Yufeng's powers, there was still a considerable difference between what she saw on the spot.

After all, when Mobius and the others recalled this event, they were only recalling situations that might be related to Zhu Yufeng's powers after becoming Herrscher.

She was forced to witness the entire battle almost as a "spirit," which left her feeling terrible.

When Zhu Yufeng mentioned it before, he only gave a general overview, glossing over the details. "It's nothing, it wasn't a very important matter, and it's all in the past, there's no need to dwell on it."

"It's not a very important thing," "There's no need to make such a fuss about it"...

Do you even know what I thought when I witnessed the carnage of that battle? No, perhaps it's precisely because you know that you won't tell me all this. Just like... I won't tell you that before the "The Final Banquet," I prepared a pink crystal flower...

Finally, they were able to see each other. She had so much to say, but in the end, she chose to wave goodbye. By then, it was too late for them to be together, and all her words would be meaningless.

But thankfully, that's all in the past. He and she still have the Present. They will experience it together, face it together, and never repeat the same mistakes.

In conclusion, the first thing Elysia did after waking up in the morning was to go to Maple's place to comfort her after a night of nightmares.

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

I can already imagine what kind of nightmare it is... By the way, isn't Lilith the Present by my side? She...

Zhu Yufeng looked at Lilith, but Lilith, contrary to her usual behavior, did nothing. Instead, she wore an enigmatic smile... It was a strange feeling that Lilith was brewing up some kind of powerful move...

Lilith looked at Elysia with a smile. She was just laying out the problem that the two of them had to face. You wouldn't know unless you peeked, but it turned out that Elysia had prepared two crystal flowers in the first place.

Although not a single flower was given out, leaving the other party completely unaware, what can be done about it?

Actually, she didn't intend to involve Elysia at first. The main reason was that when the dream of creating the Tragedy of Binding was first started, Elysia appeared on her own, which really had nothing to do with her. This made Lilith quite puzzled. However, it was obvious that Elysia had an almost PTSD-like reaction to the Tragedy of Binding and woke up not long after.

The reason was that the Tragedy of Binding temporarily caused Feng to feel guilty and pain, so that in the beautiful dream that followed, she could do some things she wanted to do.

Although it would be better to do it in reality, she has no experience with it. Her assessment is that it would be better to practice it in her dreams first.

However, Elysia's appearance disrupted her plans, and she the Present has no clue why Elysia's dream and Zhu Yufeng's dream are intertwined.

However, it's not a big problem. Since there's been a change, we can just adjust the plan a little and see what kind of feelings Elysia has for Kaede in her own memories.

Besides... after all, my initial job was to bring them together, so even if I were to personally take charge the Present, would that conflict? No, it wouldn't.

Holding onto the final gift that I prepared for him in "The Final Banquet," knowing how strongly I once longed for his return, let me share with you the details of the Finality battle during the public event. This is an immersive 4D movie, helping you experience the Finality.

No need to thank me. I just wanted to delay the time before Feng found out that I had eaten the Eighth Herrscher. After all, even the Eighth Herrscher knows that you and I are equally important in Feng's heart. So if we both appear in his dreams at the same time, he won't think too much about it.

Zhu Yufeng glanced at Lilith. Although Lilith hadn't done anything, his intuition told him that Lilith was definitely thinking something unpleasant.