The eldest princess noticed the Red Queen's gaze, and in that instant, she realized something as well.
Her body vanished once more.
Even if there was only the slightest possibility, she had to follow in his footsteps and give him a chance to return.
She also had to pay for her father's mistakes!
"Very well. Even if the Shepherd truly achieved some breakthrough in consciousness like I did and found his own future,
it would still be difficult for him to survive under these circumstances."
The Red Queen laughed. The Shepherd truly was her greatest enemy.
Whether in ability or will, he was an opponent worthy of respect.
Most importantly, he was still only a young man.
He had grown to this point in such a short time. Faced with every kind of pressure and the future, he had hesitated for only an instant before choosing to perish together with her.
Even though this enemy had nearly killed her, she gave him the respect he deserved.
"So don't even think about making all of this happen again." Countless forces spread through the surroundings, and under the influence of royal authority, the air rapidly turned into deadly poison.
All manner of abnormal effects spread outward.
The eldest princess felt pain throughout her entire body in an instant.
The scorching, stabbing sensation of her internal organs burning made her feel as though she were melting.
Then the eldest princess understood that the sensation was not an illusion.
She truly was melting. The poison corroded everything she had, and her body was rapidly dissolving.
"Closer, just a little closer!" The eldest princess's body collapsed at once, yet she still used her last bit of strength to crawl toward the god-given object.
"The substances leaking from your dissolving body have already exposed your whereabouts."