As Chen Rui continued onward, scene after scene appeared before him, all from a third-person perspective. These were memories scattered from consciousness on the verge of collapse, and he could clearly feel her true state of mind at the time.
In the scene, the two sides were locked in confrontation.
Opposite them stood a group of angels radiating dazzling light, forming a stark contrast with the dark camp she belonged to.
At the forefront was a male twelve-winged angel, his face twisted with mockery. "Lucifer, you despicable Fallen One! You abandoned the light, and you betrayed and hurt Tessaniel as well! Today, I, Uriel, will personally cut off your head and bring it back as a gift for Tessaniel. Then, she will become my woman!"
She glanced at the man who concealed his grief and fury within his deep eyes. Without offering comfort, she transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged at Uriel first.
Uriel was one of the archangels, stronger than she was, and he had not taken her seriously. Yet he had underestimated her madness. She remained standing after suffering dozens of Deadly Attacks, then, before the disbelieving eyes of every angel, severed Uriel's head with a single stroke of her sword.
Before she lost consciousness, those deep eyes still filled her mind, while one sentence echoed through her soul: "The reason I exist..."
The scene gradually faded, and another appeared.
In the sky, blood-red clouds were slowly dispersing.
The tall, lean man had twelve wings behind him—half white, half black. His features were somewhat blurred, and his figure was fading away bit by bit.
"No..." She charged madly toward him, but suddenly stopped, because the man looked at her. There was a trace of warmth in his gaze, but it was only that single glance. Then