Corruption's Experience and Vill-V's True Self.

Kalpas snorted coldly.

His role not only proved Sakura's innocence, but also served as a warning with his life, revealing the true identity of the mastermind behind the scenes to everyone, doing everything he could.

There is no regret in such a death.

Kalpas does not feel sadness.

But the people around him clearly had a different opinion; they were sobbing uncontrollably, as if he had died in real life, not in a story.

Aponia returned from her Kalpas, her expression filled with compassion. She slowly moved her hands toward Kalpas's head, intending to use her abilities to weave a sufficiently perfect "Final Illusion" for him.

"Get out of my way!"

But a sharp shout stopped her.

The man, who had long since lost all consciousness, suddenly awoke at this moment. His mangled body was still burning with flames, but the fire of anger had gradually dimmed.

"I don't need... the illusions you've given me..."

The Mad King, who had dedicated his life to fighting, had now shed all pretense, becoming as vulnerable as a child, his voice so weak it was almost inaudible.

"What I truly want... I know I don't deserve..."

"But this time... this time... did I...[truly] protect anything...? Answer me... you... answer me..."

At this moment, even Aponia couldn't hold back her tears, which silently streamed down her cheeks. She took a deep breath, her voice choked and trembling.

"Yes... you did it..."

Aponia was like coaxing a child, or like saying a final goodbye to Kalpas.

"Sleep now... you... you will lose nothing more."

Aponia prayed with her hands clasped, her burning, raging remains slowly turning into specks of light and dissipating. The rage that had burned throughout her life for battle was extinguished at that moment.

He fights with everyone because he doesn't want everything that has long since passed to be forgotten.

He doesn't need to stretch out his hands, for he himself is the fire.

The fire is now out.

"Brother Jie! Brother Jie!!!"

Pardo cried as if Kalpas had truly died.

"Even though I know they are memory entities, I still can't help but shed tears when I see them pass away."

Eden wiped away the tears on his face.

Pardo's death was already painful enough, but the writers didn't give the audience a break. They immediately followed up with Kalpas's death, a double blow that was enough to break most viewers' nerves.

"Stop stabbing me... stop stabbing me..."

Elysia looked dazed.

They initially just wanted to know what happened after Kevin's death, but this week's plot has dealt them a triple blow.

Mobius, Pardo, and Kalpas.

Of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, five have died, one of whom was the Vill-V.

"Kalpas will only die standing up, not live kneeling down."

Su looked pained, and even opened her eyes.

"This is the Funeral of Heroes, tragic and painful."

"When Kalpas asked him the last question, whether he had actually protected anything, not only did Aponia not be able to hold back her tears, but anyone else would have been unable to hold back either."

"Su, stop talking."

Kevin looked even more pained than Sue.

The plot has already torn us to shreds, and now Su's few words are going to tear us apart again.

Why are they attacking their teammates indiscriminately?

"Yaqing, who are you planning to kill next? Let me be prepared."

Kevin leaned closer to Yaqing and asked in a low voice.

Before Yaqing could answer, Mobius had already answered for him.

"That must be Aponia, you little lackey. Didn't you see that Aponia has already been infected by the Kalpas?"

Mobius's voice was quite loud; everyone in the Home Theater heard it.

Elysia's already blank stare became even more blank, her mind filled with what Mobius had said, "[Aponia]".

"I didn't say that!"

Yaqing quickly tried to prove herself.

The main concern is that if the pressure continues, they might not survive until next week to escape to Central Europe.

Mobius's eyes were filled with doubt.

Eden looked at the turbulent data flow on Aponia's body, filled with worry.

Aponia quickly concealed her emotions and set a final commandment for Eden: that he should not touch her.

She told Eden that Kalpas had revealed the enemy's location to her with his own life, and instructed Eden to go to the location of the last token and protect its owner.

That's Vill-V.

"There are no traitors among us, but..."

Aponia finally tells Eden who their enemy is: the Herrscher of Corruption of the present civilization.

The scene returned to that familiar place, this time magnifying Kalpas's portrait. With a crisp, mirror-like shattering sound, his portrait broke.

"No... no!"

Elysia was already in tears and reached out her hands to try and stop him, but how could she possibly change the course of the story?

"Brother Jie!"

That shattering sound wasn't just the image of Kalpas breaking; it was the audience's hearts breaking.

Mobius couldn't help but look at Yaqing.

"Whom did Aponia send Eden to protect? Vill-V? And the last villager with the key was a wolf?!"

Mobius was incredulous.

She began to believe what Yaqing had said—that Aponia wouldn't be the next one to be stabbed.

Since the villagers went to see the werewolf alone, even a fool could guess what would happen next.

Yaqing's next target is... Eden?

"Aponia is right. There are no traitors among them, but there are traitors among them."

Mei seemed to be reciting a tongue twister.

But everyone understood what she meant.

The traitor will not be Vill-V, but Vill-V could be the traitor.

"Wait, if the last token is in my possession, then... was it just me, Kevin, Eden, and Aponia who attended that banquet?"

Vill-V suddenly realized something.

That would mean that only the three of them knew the true cause of Elysia's death in the Previous Era.

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Chapter 557 The Experience of Erosion and the True Self of Vill-V

"Vill-V, why are you participating too?"

Mobius couldn't understand, or rather, why others hadn't participated?

If Elysia had only said it was a banquet, then there would probably be other Flame-Chasers willing to join in the fun, not to mention Pardo.

If we're talking about the finale, Eden and Aponia are easy to understand; as friends, they're there to see Elysia off on her final journey, while Kevin is the executor. But what about Vill-V?

It's impossible that they came here on purpose just to join in the fun.

Why can't I participate?

Vill-V's eyes were curved in a smile.

She had already guessed what must have happened at that banquet, and the token left behind would definitely play a huge role later, so Vill-V would definitely go and join in the fun.

"Yes, Mobius is right. Aponia doesn't know that Vill-V's other personalities have been taken over by the Evil ... Will sending Eden to find Vill-V really not cause any trouble?"

Elysia only then realized what was happening.

"Elysia, have you lost your mind because of that knife? How long have I been saying that?"

Mobius had a strange expression.

Their conversation was no longer about Eden going to find Vill-V, but about why Vill-V had attended Elysia's party.

"Sister Elysia, don't worry. We don't know what's going on with Mei yet. Maybe Sister Eden is going there to rescue Mei."

Pardo finally managed to stop crying.

Mentioning Mei drew everyone's attention away from Kalpas's death, reminding them that Mei's current situation was also not good, even a matter of life and death.

The camera shifts again, and the screen goes black.

Raven declared in disbelief that the Herrscher of Corruption had been born.

They found the Herrscher of Corruption's true form in reality, which turned out to be the disassembled guide robot. Raven had always thought that the probability of the Herrscher's original form was human, while Gray Serpent said that the birth of the Herrscher depends on thought.

Even if this robot's thoughts are very immature, equivalent to a human infant, it has indeed developed thoughts that shouldn't exist.

Finally, the Gray Serpent decided to use its own body as Black Box. Even when the Raven asked it for its wish, it did not speak out, for fear that if it spoke out, it would not want to die.

The Raven suddenly opened its mouth towards the door.

Rita's voice came from outside the door; she was expressing gratitude on behalf of Schicksal for the World Serpent's contributions.

Suddenly, the Raven seemed to realize something, and kept recalling the Gray Serpent's last words.

However, what they didn't know was that the Herrscher of Corruption did indeed reside in someone else's body, thus entering the Elysian Realm.

"The Herrscher of Herrscher of Corruption's true form is actually a robot?"

Even Mobius was taken aback.

Before this, they always thought that Herrscher had to be at least a human being, and there had never been a non-human Herrscher in the story.

This time, the Herrscher of Corruption gave them a signal: whether or not someone is human is not important; as long as one has thoughts, one can become Herrscher.

"I have a feeling it's hinting at something?"

Mei couldn't help but sit up straight.

Could this be hinting at something?

After all, memories also possess consciousness, so does that mean... the Thirteen Flame-Chasers of memories also have the potential to become Herrscher?

"No!"

Pardo's eyes widened.

"Why is even the Gray Serpent being slashed?"

Although the death of the Gray Serpent did not cause them pain, it left them with extremely mixed feelings.

Despite being just one of many Gray Serpent, it was full of personality, just like a living, breathing person.

Elysia's eyes were filled with resentment.

She strongly suspected that Yaqing intended to stab everyone in the Golden Courtyard, including herself, since he was the voice actor for Gray Serpent. If that were the case, what if he stabbed all Thirteen Flame-Chasers later on...

Then the Golden Courtyard was completely wiped out.

The camera suddenly focused on a newborn consciousness.

That is the Herrscher of Corruption.

It was like a child at first, full of curiosity about everything in the world, and was accidentally caught up in the space where Mei was talking to the Collapse Consciousness.