Apponia prophesied with her eyes covered; Mei's future was all tragedy

She simply stood there, watching the approaching flash of the blade.

"Mei."

"Um?"

"If one day, you also lose the person you wanted to protect..."

She asked softly.

"What will you do?"

Mei's steps did not stop.

"I will carry on with what she left behind."

Even if it hurts a lot?

Even if it hurts a lot.

The blade flashed.

There was no blood splattering into the sky, nor any screams.

Mobius's figure gradually turned into dust amidst the thunder.

The pink light swept past her, like a long-overdue embrace.

Outside the Light Screen, Ning Rongrong's eyes reddened.

Huo Yuhao said softly, "She finally admitted it."

Tang Wulin clenched his fist.

"Admit defeat?"

Gu Yuena shook her head.

"It wasn't because I lost to Mei."

"I lost to the part of myself that refused to face the truth."

Tang San looked at the gradually dimming Light Screen.

Sometimes, the most difficult enemy to defeat is not a powerful external force.

"It was a lie that someone fabricated to survive."

The Light Screen froze at the last moment.

Before Mobius vanished, his golden eyes reflected the Flower Sea of pink flowers.

She seemed to see a familiar figure.

Then, very softly, he said:

"Elysia..."

This time, I won't pursue you.

The pink Flower Sea in the Light Screen gradually withered.

As the last petal fell, the lightning also subsided.

Mei stood in the center of the empty Laboratory, the long sword in her hand hanging limply, the only sound around her the faint crackling of data disintegrating.

Mobius has disappeared.

But the words, "This time, I won't pursue you anymore," remain like an invisible needle, etched in everyone's hearts.

Before the Douluo group could recover from the tragedy, a dark ripple suddenly spread out from the depths of the Light Screen.

There is no music.

There is no narration.

There wasn't even any warning.

That recently completed Laboratory was as if it had been erased from the picture by an invisible hand.

Instead, there is a long staircase with no end in sight.

Pale candlelight burned on both sides of the stairs; the flames were cold, and the light could not dispel the surrounding darkness.

Mei walked alone among them.

Her footsteps echoed, each one seeming to pound on the heartbeat of a sleeping person.

"Where... is this place?"

Mei stopped in her tracks, her purple eyes scanning her surroundings.

In the distance, a figure sat quietly at the end of the steps.

Her black nun's robes trailed to the ground, the hem spotless. Her hands were clasped in front of her chest, her posture serene and devout.

What's most captivating is her eyes.

Those eyes were covered by a butterfly-shaped eye patch.

The edges of the butterfly wings curled up slightly, as if countless unseen gazes were piercing through the darkness from behind, watching everyone who came here.

"The Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire, Third Seat."

A deep, gentle voice came from the end of the stairs.

"Discipline, Apponia."

Mei's pupils contracted slightly.

In her previous battles, she had seen too many dangerous enemies and too many Remembrance projections that could not be explained by common sense.

But the woman before him was different.

She was clearly just a phantom made up of Remembrance data, yet she exuded a kind of oppressive aura that made the space itself feel heavy.

It was not murderous intent.

It's not simply a matter of suppressing strength.

Rather, it's a certainty that "you will inevitably be like this."

Mei didn't even hear the other party give the order, but her body tensed up instinctively.

Outside the Light Screen, Zhou Weiqing subconsciously took a half step back.

"She hasn't even made a move yet, how come she already makes people feel breathless?"

"It's not a pressure of Soul Power." Tang San's expression was solemn. "That power directly affects consciousness."

Huo Yuhao closed his eyes, and as soon as his Spiritual Detection spread out, his expression suddenly changed.

"Her Divine Power... no."

"What's wrong?" Bei Bei asked immediately.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes, a look of surprise appearing in them.

"I was trying to sense her presence, but the moment I touched her, a result flashed through my mind."

Tang Wulin frowned. "What was the result?"

I will fail.

The surroundings immediately fell silent.

Xu Sanshi's eyes widened.

"You were just investigating her, how could you immediately conclude that it was a failure?"

"Because that's not speculation," Huo Yuhao said in a low voice, "It's more like a conclusion that has already been written."

Gu Yuena's silver eyes narrowed slightly.

"To glimpse destiny, to converge possibilities."

The Dragon God's voice came from behind, carrying an unusual seriousness.

"She represents not the future itself, but the power that compresses countless futures into a single outcome."

The Dragon Prince couldn't help but ask, "Father, if she can decide everyone's fate, wouldn't she be invincible?"

Fate is never invincible.

The Dragon God gazed at the black-robed figure on the Light Screen.

"But the closer one gets to fate, the more easily fate will turn against them."

In the scene, Mei slowly raises her long sword.

"You're going to stop me?"

"No."

Apponia gently shook her head.

I just wanted to let you know that you will keep going.

Mei frowned slightly.

"Is this a prophecy?"

"This is the choice you've already made."

Apponia's voice remained calm throughout, showing no emotional fluctuation.

"You will take up arms, embark on this path, experience pain, and lose loved ones."

"But when you finally reach the finish line, you'll find that what you truly wanted wasn't victory."

As soon as she finished speaking, the scenery around Mei suddenly changed.

She saw the city ravaged by Honkai, the streets ablaze, and familiar faces lying in pools of blood.

She saw herself swinging the knife again and again.

Chasing after chasing.

Time and again, they stood just one step away from the answer, only to be pushed back into darkness by new sacrifices.

Her expression grew increasingly cold in the video, and her fingers clenched tighter and tighter.

"Enough!"

A burst of purple lightning erupted, tearing apart all the illusions.

Mei looked up at Apponia.

You're trying to read my mind.

"I'm just showing you where it's possible to get there."

That's not my future.

"There are many paths to the future."

Apponia rose to her feet, her black robes swaying silently in the candlelight.

"But when you see one of these options and feel fear, anger, or desperately try to avoid it, it has already begun to influence your choices."

Ning Rongrong's face paled slightly upon hearing this.

Every word she uttered seemed to be forcing people towards the ending she had foretold.

Ning Tian nodded slightly.

"The scariest thing is that she may not be forcing anyone."

"She just revealed the result beforehand," Tang Ya continued, "But once people hear the result, they unconsciously act according to that result."

"Isn't this just stealing our right to choose?" Xu Sanshi couldn't help but say.

Xiao Xiao shook her head.

What if what they're saying is true?

Xu Sanshi opened his mouth, but for a moment he couldn't refute it.

Tang San was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "The terrifying thing about fate is that it can determine everything, but that it can make people believe that they cannot change everything."