Darkness Descends

The sky returned to calm once more. With the monsters that could kill in an instant gone, everyone was overcome with joy.

Although this did not mean the monsters had vanished entirely, it at least signaled that they had achieved a preliminary victory in their battle against them. This was undoubtedly good news, though the cost had been agonizing.

"Watermelon Master is truly righteous. To save the world, she sacrificed herself to perish together with the monsters!" A man bowed toward the distance, performing the gesture three times. Others immediately followed suit, bowing in the direction where Ye Zhao had been.

"No way, Watermelon Hero couldn't really be dead, right?"

"Wuu, if I had known she was Watermelon Hero, I never would have taken her biscuits and candies! I should have let her pick the best phone in the shop!"

"That's impossible, the Master wouldn't die!" someone immediately retorted. "The Master will live a long life; she won't die! They say good people are rewarded, she won't die."

"If there are truly gods and Buddhas in this world, please, I beg you to keep Watermelon Master safe and sound!"

Someone shook their head in regret, "That was a nuclear blast! A nuclear blast that covered at least five kilometers in an instant—no one could survive that, let alone after she had been fighting for at least thirty hours. She is tired; let her rest in peace!"

"..."

There were too many people concerned about Watermelon Hero's fate. Soon, the hashtag #WatermelonHeroSafeAndSound began trending online. Of course, there were also those who believed no one could survive a nuclear blast, so they started the hashtag #WatermelonHeroRestInPeaceThePeopleWillAlwaysRememberYou[Candle]. Both hashtags hung steadily at the top, and for a time, the arguments were fierce.

Some even wanted to build a cenotaph for Watermelon Hero,