'Peydella' suddenly collapsed, blood gushing from her throat. Seeing this, the Dull-Haired King immediately stepped forward, lifted Peydella from the ground, and held the back of her neck with one hand.
"Ar, Artoria."
Peydella's voice grew weaker and weaker. Her problem wasn't that a vital area had been pierced or that she had suffered severe blood loss. Her soul had sustained irreversible damage.
That Violator was named Diya, and her ability was extremely fearsome. Rather than completely replacing the indigenous inhabitants, she invaded other people's souls with a portion of her own consciousness.
It was like an arrow piercing the victim's soul. To prevent the victim from breaking free, Diya had covered that 'arrow' in barbs. Now, she had forcibly pulled the arrow from Peydella's soul. The resulting injuries were easy to imagine.
Even worse, Peydella's soul was relatively weak. Diya's brutal extraction of her consciousness had nearly torn Peydella's soul apart.
"Artoria...lia, are you there~"
Peydella tried to raise her arm, but failed after several attempts.
"Yes, I'm here."
The Dull-Haired King spoke softly.
"Then... good. Meeting you... was really... wonderful..."
After saying this, Peydella's arm drooped limply, and the light in her eyes rapidly faded.
"Yes, I feel the same."
The Dull-Haired King grasped Peydella's hanging arm. It was gradually losing its warmth. She looked toward Su Xiao.
"She didn't have to die."
The Dull-Haired King looked at Peydella's pale face. She knew Su Xiao had been using Peydella all along, but she had no way to stop him.
"Oh."
Su Xiao was closely monitoring the situation on the tablet computer. Bubu Wang was already very close to the Violator.
"She didn't want to..."
"Are you sure?"
Su Xiao interrupted the Dull-Haired King. Her lips opened and closed, but for a long time, she couldn't say anything.
Peydella