"But I don't want you to sacrifice yourself!"
Octopus Lady interrupted in a trembling voice:
"I don't want to use your death in exchange for my 'justice' Authority!"
"Maybe... maybe we can think of another way... Maybe we can fill the Blank Authority with other keywords..."
A faint smile appeared on Black Whale's face as he reached out and stroked Octopus Lady's cheek.
"I've already contacted Azure Wave in secret. Tomorrow, they'll infiltrate the core area and detonate demon cores around Haizhuobolia's inter-Star Domains teleportation array, drawing monsters in to invade."
"My dear Matilda, I've already done it, and I did it entirely of my own free will. You have no choice."
"Even if you don't punish me, those elders of the Red Tide Grand Council will judge me."
"Come, let me give you one final gift. Let me fulfill your 'justice'!"
"So that's how it was..." Xu Xiao watched scene after scene unfold on the Final Stage, unable to stop her nose from stinging.
She had never expected that Octopus Lady, who had dominated the entire Star Domains, hid such a tortuous and bitter story behind her.
The person she loved most had willingly sacrificed himself, all to give her one final push.
But then again.
Even if their love ran deep, judging from Octopus Lady's current performance on the Final Stage, she should have known she was undergoing a trial.
Knowing that everything had already happened and could not be changed, after repeating the cycle so many times, she should have been able to act in a way that aligned with the "justice" Authority.
So why could she still not pass the trial?
Where exactly had things gone wrong?
As Xu Xiao pondered in secret, the scene on the stage changed once more.
Octopus Lady led a group