Eden's Sorrow and the Crystal Flower. (Continued)

"Yaqing, tell me honestly, is the plot going to be angsty this week?"

Kevin moved closer to Yaqing.

He asked a pointless question.

Yaqing couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Even Kevin himself is dead, and they're still asking him if the plot this week is going to be angsty?

If he said he wouldn't use a knife, even he himself probably wouldn't believe it.

"Whether it's a knife or not, you can see for yourself."

Yaqing said irritably.

After everyone was seated, Elysia took out a remote control that she had somehow found and nervously turned on the latest episode.

The story hadn't even started playing yet.

Just seeing the episode title almost made everyone lose their composure.

Funeral of Heroes

The abacus beads were falling right into the audience's faces; they weren't even going to act anymore.

Elysia, who had been looking forward to it, suddenly froze.

"Goodness, if you don't put salt in the food, you might as well not even act anymore."

Little Knowledge blurted it out.

"Cooking without salt, isn't that just like a plum?"

Yaqing then made a joke.

Mei's face darkened.

"I'll hit you."

Mei raised her little fist.

"Mei, you don't need to do this kind of small thing. I'll take care of it for you!"

Kevin couldn't allow Yaqing to be rewarded; he absolutely wouldn't allow it.

The word "Funeral of Heroes" is enough to leave everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.

Just by seeing the title of this episode, they could already predict that several people would die in this episode.

"A snake will not submit to death."

Mobius snorted coldly.

"We... we shouldn't die, right?"

Pardo trembled.

Blanca and Hen exchanged a glance.

They didn't think the screenwriter would be so heartless as to kill off little Griseo, and the Flame-Chasers in the story would never allow such a thing to happen.

Unless they're all dead, leaving only little Griseo.

"Yaqing, it's all your fault, I'm a little afraid to watch."

Elysia puffed out her cheeks.

Yaqing tilted her head.

Just because of the episode title, I don't dare to continue watching?

Yaqing thought it best to call an ambulance for Elysia first.

Yaqing then glanced at Jie Ge again, wondering if she should call one for herself too.

Under the complex gazes of the crowd, this week's episode officially began to air.

The story doesn't begin in the Elysian Realm, but on a dark street in reality, where the Raven, who hasn't appeared in a long time, meets with a Gray Serpent to carry out a mission.

This Gray Serpent is quite different from the Gray Serpent that the audience is familiar with. He is talkative, tells corny jokes, likes to wear Hawaiian shirts, and is an old acquaintance of Raven.

According to what Gray Serpent told Raven, not only World Serpent, but also Anti-Entropy and Schicksal have taken action. All three major organizations have begun their operations, and tomorrow's mission sounds extremely dangerous, even involving sacrifices.

Everyone seemed to have gotten used to the inexplicable plot at the beginning.

Even so, I was still incredibly curious.

"Wait... Hiss, World Serpent, Schicksal, and Anti-Entropy have all launched operations against the Honkai Organization simultaneously. What's going on? Another Herrscher has descended?!"

Little Knowledge gasped and blurted out.

"It's not impossible."

Mei nodded.

Aside from the arrival of the Herrscher, she couldn't understand what other reason it could be.

It's impossible that Otto was resurrected and crawled out of his coffin, right?

That has nothing to do with the World Serpent!

"According to the order of Previous Era, after constraints comes erosion."

Vill-V paused for a moment.

Everyone in the courtyard knew what the tragedy of the Previous Era's invasion represented; rather than a tragedy of invasion, it was more like a tragedy of bell.

"Our current civilization is about to reach the Herrscher of Corruption. I wonder which lucky one (or unlucky one) will become the Herrscher?"

Mobius's eyebrows and eyes were curved.

It seemed like they were seeing something really funny.

If Bronya hadn't already become the Herrscher of Reason, and considering the computer virus, the first person that comes to mind when thinking about Herrscher of Corruption's body would probably be Bronya.

A sudden inspiration struck Mei.

"Is it possible that the Herrscher of Corruption has already been born and has entered the Elysian Realm?"

"Don't say such terrible things, Sister Mei!"

Pardo thought that if there really was a Herrscher hiding in the Elysian Realm, the first target would probably be her, this weak and vulnerable little Kitty.

After all, she was truly the weakest of the Flame-Chasers.

"Mei, you're overthinking it. Kevin is out there. What Herrscher would be so foolish as to cause trouble at World Serpent, especially disturbing the peace of his comrades? That's just courting death!"

Sakura smiled.

That's Kevin.

Despite Kevin's mysterious death in the Elysian Realm, they still believed in Kevin fighting prowess, not for any other reason than that Kevin was the strongest fighter among the men who had appeared so far.

Although few men have appeared in the Honkai anime.

As the story has progressed to this point, few people are attributing the recent strange events in the Elysian Realm to the Herrscher of Corruption, especially since Kevin is guarding the door.

Only Mobius and the other doctors from Anti-Entropy, as well as Otto, harbored some doubts and speculations.

The scene then shifts to the Elysian Realm, where Mei is still in shock from Kevin's death until Eden's calls bring her back to reality.

Mei couldn't believe that the man had died just like Elysia.

Eden was quite certain, but she didn't use death, but rather disappearance.

She suddenly looked at the bushes on the other side.

Pardo emerged awkwardly from the bushes. She had been so frightened by Kalpas's anger that she had hidden herself. She trusted Flame-Chasers and her comrades who had risked their lives for her, so she did not believe in the existence of any traitors.

Kosma clearly disagrees with this. Each memory contains hidden secrets, about itself, about others, and about the Herrscher.

A thread of doubt had already formed between them.

Eden then came up with a proposal: rather than watching the differences deepen, they should go their separate ways, protect what is most important to them, and wait for news from Sue.

Mei frowned. At this critical juncture, weren't they afraid of being defeated one by one by splitting up?

Eden shook his head. Even the most special Elysia and the most powerful Kevin could not escape this fate. There was actually no difference between acting together and acting separately.

Pardo wanted to follow Eden, but Eden refused. She suspected that the mastermind was committing the crimes according to rank, and it would be unsafe for her to stay by her side. Besides, she needed to go to the Depths to ensure Aponia's safety.

" With Kevin and Elysia dead, and Aponia no longer involved, Eden is finally going to step up!"

Eden has fans all over the world. Even fans who don't follow anime will watch Elysian Realm because of Eden's appearance.

This is the kind of buzz that celebrities generate.

Especially since they are global superstars.

The audience was so excited when they saw Eden become the mastermind behind all the Flame-Chasers.

"Flame-Chasers no longer trust each other, and the path is filled with suspicion and distrust, they will eventually come to their doom."

Aponia's eyes were filled with sorrow.

"But I also believe in everyone, and I will never let this end. I will definitely catch the mastermind behind it all! I will clear everyone's name and show the audience that there has never been a traitor!"

Elysia is serious and earnest.

"Believe, because belief needs no reason!"

Yaqing really wanted to complain when she heard this.

What kind of divine pronouncement is this?

"Eden's guess is the same as ours back then. The mastermind may have been killing people according to their rank, which explains why the mastermind spared Pardo but attacked the strongest one instead."

Mei frowned.

Although Eden did not allow Pardo to accompany her, she still assigned Pardo a task: to observe whether anyone else had used the shortcuts and paths in the Elysian Realm she was most familiar with.

Even though it was dangerous, and she might even run right into the killer, Pardo still agreed.

Kosma's task is to protect little Griseo.

Finally, there was Mei, whom Eden asked to tell Vill-V what was happening.

"Elysia ...she's really gone."

Eden's tone was filled with sadness.

The situation is different now. The Flame-Chasers need a leader, but she has neither Elysia's unifying power nor Kevin's strength, so she can only choose to do things that are completely different from the two of them.

Mei was somewhat surprised and puzzled that Eden would step forward to take the lead.

Eden said that even she has moments when she acts out of character, and she stretches out her hand into the distance, with golden light blooming at her fingertips.

"It's a beautiful flower, isn't it? Just like her. I always carry it with me, it reminds me of her face, her smile... her love for everyone."

For the first time, the noble Eden revealed such vulnerability in front of the camera because of Elysia's departure. Sadness masked unease, and pain masked fear. Clearly, her death had left her heart in turmoil.

"And just when I was almost overwhelmed by the sorrow of parting from her again... it was this light that once again showed me the way."

"This is what it told me... Go stand in the spotlight and connect with everyone, just like she used to do, otherwise, everything she left behind... won't it all just disappear?"

Eden seemed stunned.

Eden's sorrowful words were like knives, cutting into their fragile hearts again and again.

Not a single word was mentioned, yet not a single sentence was mentioned.

The words were a clear reminder to the audience that Elysia was dead!

"Eden ..."

Elysia was deeply moved, tears welling up in her eyes.

Eden loved Elysia so much that after Elysia's death, her heart was not as calm as it appeared; she must have been in great pain.

No matter how much pain she was in, at this crucial moment, she had to take on the responsibility and step forward to lead everyone.

Even if she doesn't have Elysia's cohesion or Kevin's power.

"Eden, your eyes are telling me that you are in great pain."

Aponia suddenly said.

Eden tilted his head.