Mobius Is Dead?!

That means that she, the first villager to die, is currently in a state of quantum superposition; if she's dead, she's just a villager; if she's alive, then she is...

"I also don't think it could be Elysia. Elysia wouldn't say something like that."

Eden shook his head.

"That's very strange. As things stand, there might really be an outsider in the Elysian Realm."

Vill-V didn't care that in the storyline, she had guaranteed with her reputation that there wouldn't be a second outsider besides Mei on the journey.

"The Herrscher of Corruption".

Mei looked completely certain.

Only the Herrscher of Corruption could be associated with Sakura.

Is Sakura dead or alive?

It's actually quite easy to guess, since the portrait of a confirmed dead Flame-Chasers would be shattered.

The fact that Sakura's portrait hasn't crumbled yet means that Sakura is still alive.

"Huh? How did it suddenly get to the Herrscher?"

Little Knowledge suddenly found it a bit hard to keep up.

"Little Knowledge, the Elysian Realm is essentially a sea of data. The memories of the Flame-Chasers are also equivalent to a piece of data. They were able to kill Elysia and Kevin without making a sound. I can't think of any reason other than restraint."

Mei became more and more serious as she spoke.

"The power of the Herrscher of Corruption is precisely data, capable of controlling humanity's own nuclear silos to launch and destroy cities. Now, I'm only curious about one thing: who exactly is the Herrscher of Corruption in the current civilization?"

Mei's guess convinced everyone.

However, they had no clues about the physical body of the Herrscher of Corruption.

If Yae Sakura hadn't died, then there's a very high chance she would be the Herrscher of Corruption.

But now Yae Sakura has been reduced to Stigmata.

Who exactly became the Herrscher of Corruption, and who is connected to the Elysian Realm?

To be able to enter the Elysian Realm without anyone noticing, it couldn't possibly be the Feathered Rabbit that the World Serpent has never shown its face, could it?

Kalpas could no longer suppress his anger and threw a punch, but it didn't hurt his opponent at all, and he just stopped in mid-air.

"You are indeed a strong person, I admit that, but... that's enough."

"Thank you for opening the door of your heart to me, and thank you for... volunteering to be the next victim."

"Farewell, the sixth of the Flame-Chasers."

As his words fell, darkness enveloped the surroundings once more.

The journey through Kalpas has come to an end, but it can also be seen as the beginning of a new chapter.

Hahahaha!!!

Kalpas' laughter echoed in the darkness, followed by a burst of fire.

It's you!

The fist that was suspended in mid-air suddenly erupted, flames engulfing the surrounding darkness and scorching the mask of the despicable imitator.

A face was revealed through the peeled-off mask.

"It really was you!"

When Kalpas saw the true face hidden behind the mask of the despicable one, he was completely indifferent to it. In his eyes, Kalpas's dying struggle was useless.

Kalpas was indeed powerless against his opponent.

But it wasn't just one person stalling for time.

"Haha, pinning your hopes on your companions? Is this what [Kalpas] would do? You're just giving me a second generous gift."

He said sarcastically.

"Yes, a bouquet of flowers placed at your grave. [Their way]... It's not that I don't understand, but that I disdain using it, understand?"

In the darkness, only the flames brought a glimmer of light; the raging fire and flickering candlelight seemed like the last breaths of Kalpas burning anew.

"And what you want to see, what [Kalpas] will do... is only just beginning—"

The raging fire was burning, scorching everything, devouring everything, and destroying everything.

"I want to thank you. You made me understand what that woman was saying back then... a second possibility for life, right, hmm?"

"[Pretending to be serious] -- Yes, I've long since stopped wanting to do that."

"Come on, didn't you want to see how I feel? Let's begin, in the way that suits us best—"

"Burn everything, fight to the death!!!"

The man's final, frantic words, accompanied by an explosion of crimson flames, filled the entire screen, and the audience could almost feel the intense heat of the flames.

"Holy crap, this is really exciting!!!"

Little Knowledge almost jumped up from his seat.

"I'm still very curious about what kind of face we see under that mask. Judging from his tone, it must be someone we know."

Vill-V couldn't help but glance at everyone.

Could it really be one of us?

Can a data entity truly become Herrscher?

Nobody knows for sure, but nobody can say for sure either.

553

Chapter 553 Mobius is dead?!

"It has to be Jie-ge again!!!"

Even Pardo felt her blood boiling.

"The more desperate you are when you treat Zed as an enemy, the more at ease you feel when you treat him as a teammate."

Kalpas single-handedly confronted the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Will Kalpas be alright?"

Elysia was somewhat worried.

According to the mastermind, the path of Kalpas has come to an end. No one doubts the truth of the mastermind's words, after all, he has already killed Elysia and Kevin.

What should we do after Kalpas?

But the camera never follows the audience's wishes. They want to see Kalpas and the mastermind fight one-on-one, but the camera focuses on reality.

In the dimly lit basement, Raven was disassembling a sphere, their mission objective.

Through conversation with the Gray Serpent, the audience learns that this Gray Serpent is truly different from the others, even saving the Raven's Gray Serpent, and that each Gray Serpent has a different wish.

Then, with all preparations complete and all external signals blocked, just as they were about to take action against the target, the camera shifted back to the Elysian Realm.

"I don't understand, I don't understand. One shot after another, I just can't understand what it's trying to say."

Little Knowledge shook his head.

Given her intelligence, she could only know that the sphere was important, but she didn't know exactly why.

"It's clear that the line over there with the Raven is very important, otherwise there wouldn't be so many shots of it. Besides, I always have a feeling that the sphere..."

Mei frowned.

A robot with intelligence, isn't that just stacking buffs?

Anyone who possesses the ability to think can be subject to the Honkai gaze.

Could it be that the Herrscher of Corruption...

The camera pans to Eden.

She ventured once more into the Depths, only to Depths rejected. Out of concern for Aponia, she ventured inside.

Unexpectedly, Aponia for an intruder and engaged him in battle. It took Aponia a while to fully regain her senses.

Aponia explained that she had just been touching the entire Elysian Realm, and the fragmented memories within the Elysian Realm had drained her energy, which was why she hadn't noticed Eden's arrival.

Eden didn't care about that; what he cared about was what Aponia had discovered.

After Elysia and Kevin's data disappeared, Aponia discovered something strange while touching Elysian Realm. It was a shadow that kept avoiding her exploration. This shadow was not something she was familiar with, or rather, it was someone she had never seen before.

Eden displayed the Crystal Flower again, Aponia handed the key to Griseo without finding anything amiss.

Eden also saw an emotion on Aponia's face—an expression of resolute determination to die.

Once again touching Elysian Realm, Aponia is prepared to die to grasp that shadow.

However, things went far beyond her expectations; a third party entered the church after she touched it.

"Why... is it you...? Kalpas..."

The screen went black, leaving only Aponia's incredulous voice.

"Kalpas?"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the last sentence.

From their perspective, wasn't Kalpas supposed to be going to confront the mastermind behind everything? How did he suddenly end up in Aponia?

Since they didn't know the meaning of Kalpas's journey to the Depths, they were still relieved that at least Kalpas hadn't died because of it.

"Thank goodness, Jie is alright!"

Pardo genuinely felt happy.

After all, Kalpas is their mainstay and an indispensable force in direct combat.

"Pardo, am I getting a little too excited?"

Sakura looked up.

"The chances of Kalpas surviving the killing of Elysia and Kevin without alerting anyone are slim. Since the mastermind behind this can mimic Kalpas's appearance, could they fool Aponia?"

"Sister Sakura, do you mean... Sister Nia senses that Brother Jie, who has now arrived at the Depths, is an enemy, not a friend?"

Pardo's eyes widened.

"Snort."

Even Kalpas himself wasn't sure if he could be stronger than Kevin in the story.

"Sister Nia, judging from how the plot is developing, it seems like the next target of the screenwriter's attack is... you."

Elysia's eyes were filled with sadness.

She felt extremely saddened by the passing of each Flame-Chasers.

"Separation by life and death... is destined to happen. We cannot refuse our own death, but we can make our death more meaningful."

Aponia stroked Elysia's soft pink hair.

She never hated death, but she didn't want her death to be meaningless.

[At the same time.

Pardo was cleared of suspicion and successfully joined the detective team. She wanted to explore the memories with Mei to prove that Flame-Chasers and the others were innocent.

Mei didn't think the other Flame-Chasers would be as obedient as Pardo in letting them explore their memories. However, the next second, Hua Lue rushed over in a panic, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Mei.

Hua was about to tell them what had just happened when she was interrupted by Vill-V, who suggested that this was the perfect moment to use the hat to probe memories.

As the plot unfolded, just as Vill-V had predicted, Hua did not refuse anyone's attempts to probe her memories.

So Mei and Pardo entered Hua's memories together.

First, she saw flames engulfing the city, Mei instantly understood that this memory was from when the Seventh Herrscher erupted, and from Hua sitting helplessly in the ruins.

Hua gazed into the distance, and even through the firelight, Mei could clearly see the emotions in her eyes—a look of farewell.

In the next memory segment, the audience finally sees Elysia, whom they haven't seen for a long time. Even in Hua's memories, she can't help but recall her past evaluation of the Queen, whose voice and appearance are still vivid in her mind.

Continuing to explore Hua's memories, we finally arrive at the night before Elysia disappeared. Hua sits alone on the empty steps, gazing at the ever-changing light signs above her head, as if watching a dream she doesn't want to break.