Chapter 201

Like a candle flame in the wind, or a lamp in the rain.

"Oh, is this my own end? How ridiculous."

Chakravartin turned his head and saw Apponia praying for him with a sorrowful expression.

"Get out of here after you've finished reading. It would be disgusting if you were the one watching me die."

"No... at least, let me preserve your last thoughts. After everything is over, I can still try..."

At this point, Apponia suddenly realized something and shifted her gaze to her hands.

The once sacred and pure white arms were now shrouded in shadow.

"Apponia!"

"That's right. Now that everything is over, I'm no longer in a position to make such a promise."

The shadows were creeping into her arms; death seemed to have already enveloped her final moments.

"Even if you could, don't even think about it. Death is no big deal; I've already died once. But don't even think about humiliating me!"

"In short, thank you, Chakravartin. At least you've shown us just who our enemy really is."

Apponia bowed her head in silent tribute.

I'll be there soon.

"Hahaha, that's right." Chakravartin suddenly burst into laughter. "You and I are no different; we both deserve to go to hell! Then we'll see if you can still ask me to do anything."

"But don't come too early, I don't want to share a ride with you."

"Then, farewell, Chakravartin."

Just as Apponia was about to close her eyes, Chakravartin's consciousness was about to fade away, but he still used his last effort to call out to Apponia.

"Wait, promise me one more thing."

"Um."

Apponia knelt on the spot, silently awaiting the next part of the Chakravartin Calamities.

"This time, I proved Sakura's innocence, right? My body... is the proof; she was never a traitor."

Her already collapsing body was struck by a powerful force, a force that was definitely not Sakura's.

"Go tell them, tell every single one of them!"

"This innocence was earned with my own hands, not given to me as charity!"

"Yes, Chakravartin, Sakura is not a traitor, neither then nor now."

Apponia lowered her head. "Now, it's time for me to atone. I will make up for all the debts I owe."

"It's good that you know you've done something wrong. Get out of here, let me have some peace and quiet."

The consciousness of Chakravartin reaches its end here.

His entire life was so noisy; quiet seemed to be his only solace before his death.

With a compassionate expression, Apponia reached out her hand to Chakravartin's head, deciding to once again use her power to weave a beautiful illusion for him.

There, Chakravartin can at least obtain everything he desires, and his life will be without regrets or deficiencies.

Chapter 325 The Epitaph Carved in Flames, the End of Chakravartin

Like the countless people Apponia had bid farewell to, she also wanted to give Chakravartin a somewhat satisfactory ending in the end.

"Get out of here!"

A shout stopped Apponia's actions.

The person who had lost all consciousness suddenly awoke at this moment.

I don't need the illusions you give me.

"I understand everything, Chakravartin. Please don't say any more."

Apponia shook her head, but still withdrew her hands as requested.

"Shut up. What I truly want, I know I don't deserve. But this time... this time, did I... actually protect something?"

In almost his last moments of consciousness, in his final moments of lucidity, Chakravartin voiced the question that had haunted him throughout his life.

"Answer me... you, answer me."

"Yes, you know, go to sleep... you won't lose anything anymore."

Under the sacred prayer, before Apponia, the consciousness of Chakravartin completely dissipated, turning into specks of light.

Flames became his final epitaph.

I do not fight with others, nor do I deign to compete with anyone.

I warmed myself by covering my hands with the fire of life, but now the fire has gone out, and I intend to leave.

Unfortunately, Chakravartin was not like that. He fought with everyone, simply because he did not want everything that had long since passed away to be forgotten.

He doesn't need to stretch out his hands, for he himself is the flame.

And now the fire is out, just quietly extinguished.

The scene ends with Apponia's sobbing cries.

A silent, oppressive atmosphere spread through the Chat Group. It was a feeling of regret for the death of a Flame-Chasers, and a shock at the self-destructive sacrifice of a fire that should not have been extinguished.

Su: "Chakravartin... why go through all this?"

He used his own life as a foundation, allowing everyone to step on his body to reach victory.

He used his own death as a bargaining chip to unveil the hypocritical veil of the true culprit behind the scenes.

Using his broken body as proof, he proclaimed the innocence of the innocent.

At this point, Chakravartin's actions no longer require any judgment. He used his own life to prove Ying's innocence and to prove that he did not need anyone's charity and could protect what he wanted to protect.

Such stubbornness is just like his unyielding life.

Pardofelis: "Brother Jie, Brother Jie, you died so tragically! Why couldn't you have done it? Waaaaah, Brother Jie, please take us with you, waaaaah!"

Chakravartin: "... Hmph."

Sakura: "Chakravartin, you didn't have to go to this lengths for me. Whether I'm dead or missing, it doesn't matter. Whatever the truth, others will surely give a fair judgment."

Even though she is out of contact and her innocence cannot be verified, Sakura's condition can almost be considered as death.

Even so, Chakravartin was determined to fight her way out to prove her innocence, and Ying was very happy to be trusted by her companion.

However, the cost of doing so would be far too great.

Chakravartin of life and her innocence—these two should never be equated.

Chakravartin: "How I do things, what I want to do, is none of your business to interfere!"

Apponia: "Chakravartin, thank you. You've proven to us that the true culprit isn't among us. Although its true identity is still unclear, it's evident that Elysian Realm has changed."

Gray Serpent: "But in reality, Elysian Realm shouldn't give birth to new things, nor does it possess the necessary conditions."

Apponia: "But it has indeed happened, hasn't it? Chakravartin has proven it to us."

In Fifty Thousand Years, what remains unchanged?

All they need to know is that the real culprit isn't one of them.

Chakravartin: "Heh, it would be even better if I didn't see you before I died."

Apponia: "I'm sorry, Chakravartin."

Pardofelis: "Waaah, I still can't understand! Why, why Brother Jie, such a good person... or maybe not so good, have to face the murderer alone?"

Pardofelis: "If, if everyone puts in a little effort and gets together for Team Building, maybe, maybe..."

Halfway through her speech, Pardo's voice grew softer and softer, then turned into a sob.

Indeed, given that they were capable of killing Kevin, killing Elysia, and even easily executing Chakravartin, the rest of them together would be utterly meaningless.

It will only allow the murderer to take everything away in one go.

Su: "Unfortunately, in the end, Chakravartin sacrificing his life to find the murderer's identity was the best possible outcome."

Chakravartin: "Hmph, at least you said something sensible."

Pardofelis: "But, but why does it have to be a tragedy?! First there was mutual suspicion, and then Brother Jie suddenly died..."

Pardofelis: "Yes, it's all the system's fault. Can't you come up with something that makes everyone happy?"

[???]

Pardo unreasonably shifted the blame onto the system, even straightening her back with self-righteousness.

Gray Serpent: "Because, the Honkai... it is inherently a disaster, inherently a tragedy. It even involves war, suspicion, greed, and the inherent flaws of humanity."

Gray Serpent: "Being born into such a cruel world is a misfortune in itself; even a moment of beauty is a luxury for countless people."

Kiana: "..."

What this person said makes so much sense, and he speaks in such a refined, poetic way that it's always hard to keep up with his highbrow attitude.

[Q&A begins.]

[After being stranded on a desert island, whose vacation, vlog, and views all went down the drain?]

[A: Elysia.]

[B: Fu Hua.]

[C: Pardofelis.]

[D: Vill-V.]

Pardofelis: "The options are all Flame-Chasers, but being stranded on a deserted island? When did that happen?"

Pardo thought to herself that she had always been lucky, and as for Sister Elysia, they certainly didn't seem like the type to be stranded on a deserted island.

You can walk back by hiking or wading through the waves.

Vill-V: "When I was researching prisons from which there was no escape, I did try trapping myself on a desert island, but the result was obvious."

Theresa: "How is it?"

Vill-V: "I landed that morning, and by afternoon tea time, I had already escaped."

At this point, Vill-V couldn't help but feel a little smug.

There is no prison in this world that can confine her, unless she develops one herself!

Bronya: "The key to solving this problem isn't being stranded on a deserted island, but rather which of you Flame-Chasers cares most about things like vacations, vlogs, and view counts."

Fu Hua: "It wasn't me. Previous Era, I probably wouldn't even know what a vlog was."

After all, the Hua family runs a martial arts school, and she is so engrossed in martial arts that social life is almost irrelevant to her.

Pardofelis: "Not really, but if I were stranded on an island, the first thing I'd think of is finding food."

View counts and all that are less important than filling your stomach.

The Flame-Chasers all shook their heads in unison, until their gazes fell on Elysia, at which point she silently raised her hand.

Elysia: "It's me, it's me, the lovely and alluring Miss Fairy!"

Chapter 326 Summer Island

Holidays, vlogs, view counts—even among all the Flame-Chasers, probably only Elysia cares about these things.

[Correct answer.]

Raiden Mei: "Elysia, it really is you! But why are you stuck on this island?"

That shouldn't be the case. With Elysia's abilities, she could swim back even if she just swam, so how could she be trapped?

Ultimately, can people like Elysia Kevin really be contained without a few End-of-Era Honkai Beast?

Elysia: "Who knows? Maybe it'll be some weird plot twist, like when Hua raised the Chi Yuan on Mount Tai Xu."

The Herrscher of Reason: "You mean those fat chickens? Talking about that will wake me up!"