Elysia's Death

Asking that question now seemed a little too early.

But they were in the same situation...

Though the form and medium were different, none of that prevented the Flame-Chasing Heroes' personal charm from being displayed before them all...

And drawing them in deeply.

They had known them for only a short time, but that could not conceal their brilliance.

A thick barrier still stood between the audience and them.

But at this moment, they were all moved.

For some unknown reason, was it admiration, reverence, longing, or some other emotion?

They could not tell, but they knew one thing.

Their hearts seemed to beat faster with Su Nian's words, their emotions stirred along with them.

When had it happened... that the Thirteen Heroes of Fire had already left such a deep impression on them all?

They were worlds on the same tree. Though they had no idea how far they were from the people of that world.

There was still some vague resonance between them, something mysterious and inexplicable...

Was she speaking to Raiden Mei? Or to me?

Flame-Chasing Heroes, we love you~ We love Kevin~ We love Elysia~ We love Eden~...

Are you trying to make this awkward?

...I suddenly feel like crying. What's going on, Su Nian? What kind of virus did you download into my brain?

I wasn't the only one touched... I'm a tough guy, yet I started feeling sad just watching this. It's not even midnight yet!

Don't question whether you have any meaning. You don't exist for the sake of meaning. Beware of nihilism invading.

I haven't figured it out yet. Give me half an hour to think of an answer!

It has meaning to Kevin, meaning to the successors, and meaning to me too!

Ah, why am I the only one who doesn't feel anything? What did I skip?!

Su Nian had no idea that this story would affect the Flame-Chasers, the protagonists of this world.

Nor did she know that the story would affect more than just the Flame-Chasers.

In this world, people from the Previous Civilization and the current civilization existed within the same time and space, in a world without Honkai.

An inexplicable tide of emotion left them somewhat confused.

This was no longer something immersion alone could explain.

They did not yet have such deep realizations. They needed more time...

But time was what they lacked the least.

Su Nian had already anticipated their reactions when she began writing. Perhaps, in their eyes, this passage merely counted as a forced attempt at elevating the theme...

Making it feel a little flat instead?

In Honkai Impact 3rd, Elysian Realm and Eternal Paradise had taken players through an entire year before asking this question.

But she was not in a hurry. As a qualified work, Eternal Paradise could still hold its own even after all these years.

The answer left behind by time would only prove that she was right.

"I understand. I will seriously consider this question, but... no matter how long I think about it, I don't believe my answer will stray from the conviction I have always held—you are exactly as I know you to be."

"...Haha, thank you, Mei. I am truly so fortunate to be able to meet you this way. You have brought me... a [gift] I have always longed for, yet never dared to ask for."

"That's a bit exaggerated."

At this point, Raiden Mei still did not know what the [gift] Elysia spoke of truly was.

It was not merely their meeting.

It was Raiden Mei herself.

The audience only felt that this woman Elysia was flirting again. She was practically the Elysian Realm's queen of smooth talk, flirting every second of every day!

I like her even more now!

"Ah... it seems the sky has grown dark. In the end... we still couldn't figure out what that fog was. Now... we'll have to wait until dawn."

"Tomorrow morning, shall we meet here again?"

"I will find a way to open the path. Together, we will go to that small island shrouded in fog, to the place where [The Last Banquet] took place, and witness together—"

"The birth and end of the Thirteenth Herrscher."

Elysia was going to let Raiden Mei witness everything there...

But she had to wait until the next day!

She had even planted a flag in the most textbook fashion.

It was like saying she'd go back to her hometown tomorrow and marry you, only to die on the spot.

And she really did die.

Night has fallen, please close your eyes! The Werewolf has opened his eyes.

All that back-and-forth earlier was just to make them shed even more tears when they faced this!

Elysian Realm Werewolf is about to begin!

At that thought, Su Nian revealed a heartfelt smile.

Hehehe, feel it for yourselves!

Back then, Ship Ghouls spread the news of Elysia's Death to every corner of the internet!

Now, they were completely defenseless.

At most, they thought the Elysian Realm was about to enter battle and might face a little trouble.

But they absolutely had not expected it.

The perfect Elysia—Su Nian had spent an extremely long time shaping her character and making it full and vivid... this very Elysia.

Would be killed off by her directly!

MiHoYo was the first game Su Nian could remember that would kill off playable characters.

A character who had entered the pool could actually die? And die thoroughly at that.

It directly shattered their preconceptions.

Now, this pain was about to spread.

Didn't expect it, did you? The real Elysia died, and the memory version of Elysia would die too.

Perhaps because Su Nian had not handed out any emotional blows since the start of Elysian Realm...

Or perhaps because the previous scene had been too beautiful, they had not even considered the possibility of tragedy.

Now, as the audience once again saw Su Nian smile, they could only think...

What a bright and cheerful smile!

Though your Previous Civilization story ended in tragedy, it must have only been to fit the show's prompt, right?

How could someone capable of creating such a wonderful person as Elysia possibly have such a terrifying heart?

Su Nian did not rush to begin Elysian Realm Werewolf right away.

Instead, she polished the famous Elysian Realm scenes she had been unable to write earlier.

All this information had been revealed through conversations between the Flame-Chasers.

Su Nian organized it all, since there were still traces to follow.

The first, second, and third matters concerning this and that.

At the same time, she was whetting their appetites.

Let the story fly a little longer. It was still too early to start cutting.

Besides, in Elysian Realm Werewolf, they had to understand what traits and personalities each Flame-Chaser possessed before they could be given enough clues...

That was necessary to support the chain of suspicion.

For example, the V2V personalities, as the Elysian Realm's second wolf, absolutely needed these introductions.

And now, the time had come.

It was time to complete the Flame-Chasers' character cards.

Previously, Su Nian had only written character cards for Kevin, Cosmo, and Sakura. The rest of the Flame-Chasers' cards were still blank.

Looking at it that way, today's task was already clear.

The bullet comments had also awakened from that brief moment of beauty.

They could not forget that beneath the surface beauty lay Flame-Chasers who had already passed away.

Given that, along with Su Nian's "criminal record" of writing about the Previous Civilization.

It was hard not to wonder what this story's ending would be.

Some believed Su Nian would write a happy ending, while others felt that Su Nian genuinely enjoyed writing this sort of thing...

This part was written so well, it was so heartwarming. Why did the show have to give them a prompt about regret?!

I don't think it's the show's problem. Telling you to write regret doesn't mean telling you to kill off the main characters.

This is only the first stage of the finals. Couldn't she use the simplest method? Her peers this year aren't even close to matching her, so there was no need to aim so high.

Listen to yourself. She's put so much effort into this work—how could she not take it seriously?

The show should give a better prompt next time! Something more positive, like... healing, dedication, growth, or something!

Exactly! Even though her tragic endings leave us regretful and melancholy, what she writes is truly exceptional.

I was wrong about you, Su Nian. I thought you were some newborn author who could only hand out emotional blows, trick us into crying, and make us suffer. I am truly sorry!

I don't think you were wrong about her... Ah, can I say that?

Don't tell me what you think. I'll tell you what I think!

Su Nian never could have imagined that the first thing the audience discussed after reading the plot was whether this story would deliver more emotional blows.

Though... whether they were right remained unclear.

Su Nian could not see the bullet comments. Otherwise, she would have laughed even louder.

Didn't expect it? Good. You weren't supposed to.

They should also count themselves lucky that the head writer of the Elysian Realm writing team was not Lingyi Niang.

Otherwise, there really would have been blood everywhere.

Chapter 68, Elysia's Death

Su Nian needed to flesh out every detail of the stories between the Flame-Chasers. It was not all text volume, but there was still a great deal of it.

Details determined success or failure. The story could not fall flat in her hands.

Under these circumstances, Su Nian activated her second great weapon, something that could create text quickly.

Voice typing.

This method was indeed fast, and Su Nian also had material stored in her head. Though she could not reproduce it word for word, she could remember the general content, and that was enough.

But comparatively speaking... voice typing had another drawback.

Its greatest difficulty was... embarrassment.

An insurmountable sense of embarrassment.

If she was alone, it would be much easier psychologically. After all, only she would know, as long as she did not tell anyone.

Su Nian once again applied to cut off the livestream, preparing to secretly use voice typing to complete this enormous amount of text.

But when it came to cutting off the livestream, Su Nian was the only one willing.