Just One Sentence Is Enough to Set the Whole Crowd Ablaze!
"Take back what you said! Elysia would never do such a thing!"
The comments section was filled with harsh criticism of the Herrscher of Corruption.
In the story, Mei does not comment on the Herrscher of Corruption's actions of harming others in order to survive, but only warns the other party that everything has a price.
The Herrscher of Corruption chuckled. In her view, memory was a manifestation of data, unlike real life. And that was why only she could bring the Flame-Chasers back to life.
As soon as the words were spoken, the surrounding scene changed. The Herrscher of Corruption kept changing the Flame-Chasers it had corrupted, mimicking the tone of Vill-V and Kalpas Calamity.
"Only I can understand them, only I can give them the future they yearn for, and only I..."
The Herrscher of Corruption's boastful talk was interrupted by a clap of thunder.
The dazzling lightning completely destroyed the space composed of data, revealing only the astonished face of the Herrscher of Corruption.
"You..."]
"Here you go!!!"
Seeing this, Little Knowledge couldn't help but stand up and shout loudly.
Fu Hua did not stop her.
The anger in the hearts of everyone in the Golden Courtyard had already been stirred up when the Herrscher of Corruption used the appearance and tone of Vill-V and Kalpas.
Even Elysia and Aponia were no exception.
The main problem is that the Herrscher of Corruption went too far. Killing them wasn't enough; they even had the audacity to claim they could give them a future. What's the difference between that and desecrating a corpse?
"The acting is too clumsy. That can't possibly be Jie-ge, because Jie-ge wouldn't remember Mei's name. He always calls her Herrscher directly!"
Ling raised her little face.
"Oh."
Kalpas did not refute.
"However, why is the Herrscher of Corruption playing the role of Kalpas...?"
There's something Su wants to say, but he's not sure if he should.
In his view, the impression Kalpas left on the audience was that of Mad King in battle, but the appearance used by the Herrscher of Corruption was that of Brother Jie wearing shorts on the beach...
That's hard to say.
"His acting was terrible, not even a tenth as good as my performance!"
The great magician Vill-V, adjusted her hat and gave a soft chuckle.
In her view, how could a thief who steals someone's appearance compare to a genius like her?
The moment the illusion shattered, the Herrscher of Corruption revealed a hint of ruthlessness, but she quickly concealed it and returned to Elysia's expression and tone, joking with Mei with a smile.
Mei was unwilling to continue playing along with the Herrscher of Corruption.
"Stop pretending—and stop imitating her, meow, that will only expose your terrible acting skills."
Mei's icy tone seemed to be telling the Herrscher of Corruption.
No matter how convincingly it imitates, it is ultimately not "her".
"Elysia ...in the end she still came back to her, didn't she? I know that in your heart she is special. You are angry, you feel it's unfair, you just hope she can have a better ending."
The Herrscher of Corruption spoke to herself, a clear hint of embarrassment appearing on her pretty face.
"This... is indeed a bit of a stretch. All I can do is use the corrections from other memory sources and, using myself as a model, try my best to reconstruct her data."
"As you can see... this is my limit."
The Herrscher of Corruption spread her hands, but her face quickly changed to other expressions: joy, excitement, and anticipation.
"I will strive to become her. Her thoughts are my thoughts, her voice is my voice. We have the same face, the same personality, and the same memories."
"If Mei wishes, we could relive those past memories again—"
"Enough!"
Mei interrupted her angrily.
"The more you act like this, the more you remind others that you and Elysia are... worlds apart."
"Click".
The silent Home Theater is like a volcano about to erupt; its surface is calm, but the magma beneath is about to burst forth in fury.
The shattering sound wasn't from Kalpas smashing the armrest, but from Eden cracking the wine glass; luckily, the red wine in the glass had already been finished.
"..."
Ling swallowed hard, watching the cracks spread across the wine glass. She couldn't even imagine how strong Eden's hand really was.
"That's disgusting..."
Eden's voice was filled with disgust.
I said it a long time ago, but it's rare to find someone that Eden can truly loathe.
The Herrscher of Corruption truly succeeded.
"It doesn't even deserve to be called Elysia?!"
Little Knowledge patted Fu Hua hard beside him.
"Old fogey, what do you think?"
Fu Hua felt a sharp pain on her shoulder from the slap; Little Knowledge never knew how to hold back.
"I don't know, but I think the Herrscher of Corruption probably won't have a good ending. Either she'll be killed by Mei, or she'll be killed by the Flame-Chasers, or she'll disappear along with the Elysian Realm."
Fu Hua's meaning is very simple.
The Herrscher of Corruption has no chance of survival.
Forget about the Herrscher who fight for humanity; the things the Herrscher of Corruption have done are already too numerous to count.
Kevin's expression was extremely complicated.
He suspected that the reason Yaqing wrote the Herrscher of Corruption's physical form as a robot was because he knew that everything it did would definitely provoke public outrage, and he deliberately wrote it as a robot for his own safety.
Kevin even had an idea: so far, there's only one person in the Golden Courtyard who hasn't appeared in the main storyline.
Could it be that the initial concept for the Herrscher of Corruption was...?
Kevin shuddered. If things really went according to that kind of rule, someone would probably never be able to return to the Golden Courtyard in their lifetime.
"Do you want me to tell you what she would have done in her place?"
Mei suddenly said.
"Oh?"
The Herrscher of Corruption showed interest.
"It's a pity that this kind of conversation will never happen, because she never disappoints."
Mei coldly stated the Herrscher of Corruption's purpose.
"You desperately try to imitate her, repeatedly insulting the traces she left in this world, all for your own sake..."
"Just to... activate a long-dead [Anti-Kevin Weapon]."
At that moment, as Mei spoke, the air inside the Ferris wheel dropped to freezing point.
The smile on the Herrscher of Corruption's face vanished at that moment.
But Mei continued speaking.
"That's the only thing you fear, and the only weapon in the Elysian Realm that can completely annihilate you. The command to make everything in the Elysian Realm cease to exist—its activation condition is Elysia's will, isn't it?"
"[Dominion over Anti-Kevin Weapon Type 666]—you went to great lengths to imitate Elysia, wasn't it all just to steal it?"
At this moment, Mei seemed to truly become the Herrscher of Reason, completely tearing apart the secrets hidden by the Herrscher of Corruption and laying them bare before the audience.
"Mei is so smart!"
Elysia's face was full of surprise.
Mei's angry confrontation with the Herrscher of Corruption gave the audience a sense of relief.
What qualifications does she have to play Elysia?
What does it mean to imitate someone poorly? This is exactly what it means to imitate someone poorly!
"I have a feeling that Mei's ability to analyze the Herrscher of Corruption's purpose so easily is inseparable from you guys."
Mei's expression was strange.
Ever since entering the Elysian Realm, Mei has been like entering a den of riddle-makers. No one speaks properly; they say something mysterious and then leave Mei to guess.
If Mei can't figure it out in the long run, then there's a problem.
Mei even had an idea.
The reason why Flame-Chasers is a riddle teller is intentional; he deliberately trains Mei's ability to analyze rationally.
"That definitely has nothing to do with the old antique. The old antique is willing to talk about anything, but he doesn't know anything!"
Little Knowledge wouldn't miss any opportunity to tease Fu Hua.
Fu Hua's face immediately darkened.
Someone who knows nothing can be talked about for a lifetime.
As Mei gradually analyzed the situation, everyone understood the true purpose of the Herrscher of Corruption: it was never about pursuing the right to a beautiful appearance, nor about inheriting the will of the Flame-Chasers.
Simply because of fear of death.
Because it was afraid of dying, it disguised itself as Elysia in order to obtain the weapon that posed a threat to Anti-Kevin Weapon 666.
Eden felt even more uneasy.
If the Herrscher of Corruption truly thought Elysia was beautiful and that's why she chose to impersonate Elysia, but the Herrscher of Corruption was actually trying to seize the Anti-Kevin Weapon, then Eden would be even angrier.
"Well..."
Ling hesitated for a moment.
"Speaking of which, do you guys still remember my older sister? The plot has progressed to this point, but is my older sister dead or not?"
Sakura was stunned; she was still immersed in the story.
Only after Ling reminded her did she suddenly realize that from the moment she entered the Eternal Elysium, her role was practically the same as being missing—neither alive nor dead.
We don't know where it is yet.
Upon hearing this, everyone...
Indeed, perhaps because the plot was so captivating, they all forgot about Sakura's existence and assumed that Sakura was dead.
"Yeah, what's going on with Sister Ying right now?"
But no one is destined to be able to answer Pardo's question.
Because the person who answered the question had already fled to Central Europe.
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Chapter 565 Just one sentence was enough to ignite the entire audience!
[After Mei directly exposed her hidden true purpose, the Herrscher of Corruption was silent for a moment, and then she actually laughed out loud. The laughter was somewhat evil, yet also somewhat cute.]
It praised Mei's intelligence, as if it were admitting to its own actions.
It acknowledged Vill-V's genius, leaving her with such a great gift even after her disappearance.
However, the Herrscher of Corruption showed no panic. Mei's reasoning was wrong about one thing: it didn't want to seize control, but rather to create it.
Elysia was indeed the only condition for activation, but now she has been completely destroyed, so the Herrscher of Corruption needs to transform into her and gradually take control of Anti-Kevin Weapon.
"I (* Herrscher profanity*)!"
When Little Knowledge heard this, he couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out a curse.
If the previous actions of the Herrscher of Corruption only caused their anger to build up, then this statement is meant to unleash that anger like a volcanic eruption.
The Herrscher of Corruption disdainfully stated that Elysia was dead, and beyond dead. It gradually replaced Elysia until it successfully gained control of Anti-Kevin Weapon.