Corruption Comes from Love? Mobius's Social Death.
Fu Hua sighed.
"I'm not speaking up for him. Take a close look at the remaining Flame-Chasers. Do you think... Yaqing will let them go?"
Little Knowledge was taken aback and quickly looked at the big screen.
The only remaining Flame-Chasers...
Aponia and Su have been corrupted, but Eden has two Crystal Flower in his hands, so he will be safe for the time being.
So that leaves the old-fashioned Kosma and... Griseo?
"I (swear word)! Yaqing wouldn't be so inhumane? He even stabbed Griseo? Does he even want to go back to the Golden Courtyard?"
Little Knowledge couldn't help but blurt out a swear word.
It also attracted everyone's attention.
They then remembered that at first they did not think that Yaqing would be so heartless as to harm Griseo, but according to the development of the plot, Flame-Chasers sacrificed himself one after another, how could Griseo possibly escape?
"Good... very good."
Kalpas clenched his fists, making a cracking sound as his bones rubbed together.
Sakura silently pulled a wooden sword from under her skirt.
"Let's settle both old and new scores together."
For a moment, the Home Theater was filled with a murderous aura.
"To be honest, Kalpas and Ying really look alike."
Mei suddenly spoke up.
Kalpas and Ying were both stunned for a moment.
"Hey, do you want to listen to what you're saying?"
Kalpas said irritably.
The plum blossoms remained silent.
"I said that these are the characters in the story. They both like to blame themselves for things, but one likes to keep it to himself and the other likes to vent on the spot. But it's really unexpected that you made completely opposite choices in the end."
The most volatile and easily angered Kalpas, in the final moments of his death, wished to depart peacefully.
But Sakura, hidden deep in her heart, chose the most painful way to die in the end.
Now they're really out of the game.
The Home Theater fell into an eerie silence because of Mei's words.
[The scene shifts, and the pale yellow filter represents memories.]
That was on the night Kevin died, when the Evil Vill-V used the conversation of the Herrscher of Corruption.
The two appeared to have reached a cooperation agreement, but in their hearts, they were plotting against each other with the Evil, eroding the Evil other's trust.
Like an ice surface, it appears calm on the surface, but beneath lies a turbulent undercurrent.
Given Mei's unique nature, Erosion will not allow the Evil to act alone.
The Evil ironically suggests that if she, Sue, and Aponia joined forces, they could indeed create a space that the Herrscher of Corruption could not erase. However, in that case, Mei would also become a kind of existence similar to a memory, losing that special characteristic.
The Herrscher of Corruption believes that the Evil's trickery in deceiving Mei into agreeing to something is not as simple as a child drinking water.
The Evil remained silent for a while.
She discovered that her understanding of the Herrscher of Corruption was slightly off; the Herrscher of Corruption had once said that completely deleting Elysia was an accidental result.
But now, the Evil is increasingly suspicious that Elysia's complete deletion was a deliberate act by the Herrscher of Corruption.
"Wow!"
The audience gasped in surprise upon seeing this.
It turns out that the Evil already knew about this plan and may have even started implementing it. This explains why Mei had such a headache when receiving the Spiral Signets, even though she didn't have this reaction when receiving other Signets.
At that time, Vill-V may have already been trying to sever her thoughts.
The Evil fought fiercely with the other Vill-V.
However, they were surprisingly consistent in their plans to deal with the Herrscher of Corruption.
To be honest, he is indeed a member of the Flame-Chasers the Evil wicked.
This also confirms that saying.
There have never been any betrayers in the Elysian Realm.
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Chapter 569 Erosion from Love? Mobius's Social Death.
My memories end here.
It's not that it's untraceable, it seems that Aponia has become bored.
Kalpas sacrificed her life to allow Aponia to touch the Herrscher of Corruption, but she could only probe the Herrscher's memories and could not establish communication with their consciousness.
At this moment, as a special being in the Elysian Realm, Aponia is transmitting the memories she has witnessed to every corner of the Elysian Realm.
It turns out that while Sakura, Sue, and Mei were confronting the Herrscher of Corruption head-on, Aponia was not idle either. Since the Herrscher of Corruption could not be defeated in a direct confrontation, she would try to defeat it on a psychological level.
This is something only Aponia can do.
As time ticked by, Aponia's situation worsened, and she made two decisions to divide her efforts and pursue them simultaneously.
One approach is to establish a connection with the consciousness of the Herrscher of Corruption, reshape them, and thus resolve the crisis.
Secondly, by using mental perception abilities, one can delay the time it takes to be completely eroded and maintain control over one's own data.
But as time became increasingly tight, Aponia hesitated. If she allowed the erosion to deepen, she might be able to penetrate the Herrscher's consciousness, but if she couldn't find an opportunity to reshape the Herrscher's mind... then it would be a meaningless sacrifice.
However, if one continues to linger here and browse through memories, there is also the possibility of gaining nothing.
Aponia, who foresaw the future, is once again experiencing the feeling of facing a choice when she couldn't see the future.
"Aponia is also working hard..."
Someone muttered to themselves.
Since Elysia's death, Aponia's storyline has been scarce, with her last highlight being the fight against Mei.
But they always believed that Aponia would have more to come. It wasn't that they liked Aponia that much, but they trusted the writers. Even though the plot had progressed to this point, it would be impolite if Flame-Chasers didn't die.
"I never imagined that Aponia, who could foresee the future, would one day face the pain of making a choice."
Mei sighed.
Rather than feeling it was a cruel twist of fate, she felt it was more the screenwriter's malice.
"Well."
Aponia also sighed.
Perhaps because of their shared sense of self, she could better sense the helplessness of "herself" in the story. Perhaps accustomed to foreseeing the future, when faced with the inability to see it yet forced to make a choice, she too...
"Whichever of these two choices you make, Sister Nia's final fate will be... death, right?"
Pardo hesitated for a moment.
This was the ending she least wanted to see, but it was also the ending she couldn't escape.
"This is perfectly normal. Don't forget, this is the Honkai."
Eden gently shook his head.
She could almost see herself disappear.
When they were brought to the screen, they were already prepared to be ripped off.
It's just a matter of whether the degree of violence is acceptable.
Aponia has made her choice.
She walked slowly toward the portal of light.
"Come, Herrscher of Corruption, please... come into my arms."
Entering the depths of the Herrscher of Corruption's consciousness, Aponia was surprised and puzzled to see Kalpas. However, she quickly judged from the tone of voice that the Kalpas in front of her was not Kalpas.
On the contrary, there was a hint of Elysia's tone in Kalpas's voice.
Aponia was furious; the Herrscher of Corruption were like an insult to Kalpas.
But she still had some doubts. The Kalpas before her wasn't Kalpas, but neither was it Herrscher of Corruption. Where did that tone of voice, so similar to Elysia's, come from?
Seeing this scene, everyone in the Golden Courtyard felt a chill.
How could Kalpas possibly say such a thing?
What's wrong? I thought you'd be happy to see me.
They racked their brains but couldn't figure out the tone in which Kalpas said those words.
"Hmph, that damned Herrscher! It has proven itself deserving of utter slaughter!!"
Kalpas already disliked the Herrscher of Corruption, and when he saw this imposter, his anger flared up instantly.
"It's a bit out of character."
Little Knowledge offered a fair and insightful comment.
Regardless of the reason for the birth of this Kalpas, it is definitely not the Kalpas in their memories, whether from the tone or the character design.
"We are all heroes fighting against the Honkai, yet we are humiliated like this by the Herrscher. I would be angry too."
A hint of anger also appeared on Elysia's pretty face.
"Kalpas would never say such a thing to Aponia, nor would he kill all of humanity for no reason. He is a warrior against the Honkai, a hero!"
Elysia was furious.
"That's a bit much. Even I would be angry."
Aponia's expression didn't change, but anyone could tell she was angry.
Aponia then found Vill-V.
But it was also Elysia's tone, and when Aponia deliberately brought her up, when she sacrificed herself to fight against the Herrscher of Corruption, Vill-V actually said that death was the thing she hated most.
In the words of the woman in front of us, Vill-V, it is—
"After all... I like everyone, so... no matter how noble your purpose may be, I hope that everyone can cherish every day of their lives."
Vill-V scratched her head, seemingly a little embarrassed, and then made the same gesture as Elysia.
"The smiles of everyone will never fade... That's what matters most to me."
Aponia immediately realized that the key to everything lay with Elysia, but she couldn't find Elysia anywhere in the entire space.
So, Aponia came up with a guess.
That means not only their appearance, demeanor, and tone of voice, but even their emotions have been stolen by the Herrscher of Corruption.
This is clearly an unacceptable fact.
This is because it is equivalent to the Herrscher of Corruption corrupting the Flame-Chasers out of love.
"She wasn't lying. While we were fighting to the death at all costs, she really was just... trying to save our lives in her own way?"
Not only was Aponia stunned, but all the viewers who witnessed this scene were also stunned.
If this assessment is true, it would be tantamount to declaring Aponia's failure.
She originally wanted to use her abilities to reshape the other person's mind, but if the other person's starting point was love, how could she get them to turn back—even if that love had already been misplaced?
"I (swear word)!!!"
When Little Knowledge heard Aponia guess that the Herrscher of Herrscher of Corruption's motivation was love, she couldn't help but swear.
"If Yaqing really dares to write that the Herrscher of Corruption killed us for love, I'll show him what true depravity is!"
At this moment, Little Knowledge completely forgot that she had once said that Yaqing was her best brother for life.
"Hehe..."