Chapter 234

It doesn't feel very safe.

Sakura: "Pardo, the Herrscher of Corruption is not so easy to defeat. Mei and I alone are far from enough."

Bronya: "To put it simply, isn't the main storyline all about directly confronting the Herrscher?"

If we don't fight, how can we buy time? If we don't fight, how can we give Su time to solve the two remaining mysteries?

Sue: "So the key point comes back to the triple mystery left by Vill-V."

Vill-V: "Looks like I'm definitely going to be named Man of the Match."

I wonder if her Memory Body, when setting up the puzzle, had the awareness of Magician to leave everyone with an unexpected surprise.

[Q&A begins.]

[What is the answer to the third of the three riddles left by Vill-V?]

[Quick Answer Question]

Kiana: "A quiz show? I have a bad feeling about this."

Pardofelis: "We're doomed! We're doomed! Who can solve the problem that Sister Vill-V doesn't know any of in a short time?"

The moment the question and answer appeared, Pardofelis felt as if her life had lost its luster, and she lay motionless on the ground.

I'm going to die, I'm definitely going to die!

If her name isn't on the lucky draw list later, Pardofelis... Pardo will make the Canned Food do a handstand and dance.

Kiana, too, felt she had a high chance of being chosen, or even that she would definitely be one of the lucky viewers.

Kiana: "Bronya, don't you love playing games? Hurry up and solve the puzzle!"

Himeko Murata: "Kiana, shouldn't you rely on yourself in a situation like this?"

Bronya: "Reporting to Teacher Himeko, that idiot Kiana can't play puzzle games, and she always loses when she plays versus games with Bronya."

Kiana: "Bronya, you!"

Calm down, calm down. Let's get through this crisis first before settling scores with Bronya.

Things are different now. Kiana has gained the ability to Gluttony. If you let her go hungry for three days and three nights, she might actually take a bite out of Honkai Beast.

Kiana: "Hmph, you talk like you could have guessed it, Bronya."

Bronya: "Bronya can't guess, but there's one person who definitely can."

Pardofelis: "Who?!"

Mobius: "Of course it's Vill-V. Who else could have posted the topic besides her?"

The puzzle contains three answers, but the system deliberately asks for the final answer. Isn't that just making things difficult for them?

Vill-V: "Well, that's true, but you know, Vill-V is different. I wouldn't dare to make any assumptions about the propositions made by Trickster."

Elysia: "Hmm... I'll leave it to you, Su!"

The propositions presented by Trickster are very likely to be false propositions.

Let's leave the task of solving these mysteries to those Enlightened One discerning eyes.

Su: "The puzzle is an absolutely safe place in the Elysian Realm. The first layer is the space created by Sakura, the second layer is the answer left for me, and as for the third layer..."

Without a doubt, this third layer is the most crucial.

It must be the right answer, a space that is truly undisturbed by the Herrscher of Corruption, but there is no such place in the Elysian Realm.

In a land composed of data, the Herrscher of Corruption can penetrate everywhere; it's only a matter of time.

So, in the style of Trickster, there must be a lie in the proposition, but this lie must also be true.

Su: "In the Previous Era Elysian Realm, yet not in the Previous Era Elysian Realm... There is only one place that fits this requirement, and that is the visitor's mindset."

[Correct answer.]

For Enlightened One being, this is not a particularly difficult task, especially knowing that Vill-V is a Trickster.

It was precisely because of this that Vill-V specifically told Sue about the riddle, right?

Elysia: "Su, well done."

Vill-V: "The wisdom of the Enlightened One is incisive. Even the Extreme Evil one probably didn't expect that the riddle she set up would be so easily seen through."

Su: "It's not simple. It's just that as an outsider, I can see through the fog more clearly right now."

Keep in mind that just to solve the first puzzle, Su's Memory Body would have to risk his life to save Sakura.

[Congratulations, Su, on receiving the reward: Brocade Pouch of Stratagems.]

[Description: When you encounter difficulties or are in deep crisis, you can open this guide; its contents will point you in the right direction.]

Su: "?!!"

A palm-sized brocade pouch landed in Su's hand, which puzzled him.

As a doctor with eight years of clinical experience, Su found it difficult to accept the scientific outlook on development, as she didn't really believe in such things.

At the same time, I'm also curious about what's written in the brocade pouch.

Pardofelis: "Or, why don't we open it and take a look?"

Kiana: "No, these things usually come with conditions, like they won't work after you open them."

Bronya: "Why does this remind me of a con artist?"

The Herrscher of Reason: "Seriously, Su? You actually believe in this stuff? Even I don't believe in this kind of thing?"

Little Senti said she was very familiar with the tricks of con artists, and that such low-level scams couldn't fool her at all.

The so-called advanced deception naturally refers to the illusionary powers of the Herrscher of Reason.

The Herrscher of Reason, "I'll bet my entire week's allowance that it says 'Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed.'"

Kiana: "Turning back is the right path."

Bronya: "Perhaps the long arm of the law will eventually catch up with you."

You people are talking nonsense, making it sound like he's about to do something illegal or disorderly.

Sue: "Let's keep it."

Su understood that the brocade pouch couldn't be opened anytime soon, so he put it away and turned to look at the screen.

[In the scene, the Herrscher of Corruption takes a hit from Sakura, but Sakura is also corrupted, and a green haze spreads across her hands.]

However, Sakura, who was practically sentenced to death, wore a smile of success on her face.

"Herrscher of Corruption, perhaps you are too confident in your control over the data space. You did see through our disguise, but you overlooked something else."

Sakura sheathed her weapon and spoke slowly.

"To deceive perception through illusion and achieve disguise, my swordsmanship cannot do that."

Chapter 380 The Signet of Setsuna: Here We Exit

In the Previous Era Elysian Realm, apart from the Eighth Divine Key Fenghuang Down, there is only one other person who can do this.

"Psychologically perceptive type?"

For the first time, the Herrscher of Corruption finally widened her eyes.

A warm white light poured into her eyes, and the light appeared on Raiden Mei, completely engulfing her.

And the fourth person in this world has officially appeared on the battlefield.

"The Herrscher of Corruption, this battle has never been a two-on-one fight, but a three-against-one, Sumeru World-Bubble."

The light flashed for a moment and then disappeared. When the Herrscher of Corruption opened her eyes again, Mei was nowhere to be seen.

The only person standing before her was Sakura, whose body was on the verge of collapse, trying to stop her.

Raiden Mei: "Wait, your so-called plan is to switch me out and let Sakura stay?"

The final layer of the mystery: the absolute safest place in the Elysian Realm is the visitor's mind. Raiden Mei finally understood the significance of this answer.

Admittedly, her mind is not data and cannot be corrupted by the Herrscher of Corruption of Corruption.

But this doesn't mean they can escape from the Herrscher of Corruption. The purpose of Su healing Sakura was already predetermined from the moment Sakura stepped onto the battlefield.

Bronya: "With Sue and Sister Mei gone, only Sakura and the Herrscher of Corruption remain on the battlefield. If there are no further unforeseen events, this should be the complete picture of the plan."

Raiden Mei: "But..."

For some reason, Raiden Mei always felt a little uneasy.

This is how Vill-V traded her Original for Extreme Evil, and the price she paid was giving up the possibility of defeating the Herrscher of Corruption, as well as a genius who could completely outmaneuver the Herrscher of Herrscher of Corruption.

Sakura is like that now too.

Judging from the current situation, Raiden Mei cannot find any value in making them go to such lengths.

Raiden Mei: "I'm not Memory Body. Even if I fight the Herrscher of Corruption, I can hold out for a long time. And judging from her previous attitude, the Herrscher of Corruption can't do anything to me in the short term."

Otherwise, the Herrscher of Corruption wouldn't have said so many meaningless things to her before this.

Sue: "Miss Mei, I understand your resentment, but as the final solution to the triple puzzle, the absolute safety of the Elysian Realm, your importance is indispensable to the plan."

Raiden Mei: "But it's not like you have to abandon Sakura so decisively, is it?"

Sakura: "It's not about abandoning it, but about fulfilling my duty as Flame-Chasers. Besides, if I have the chance to fight a true Herrscher of Corruption and verify the final outcome, I'm willing to try."

Sakura looked at herself in the image, and at the Herrscher of Corruption with Elysia's appearance.

The tragedy of the past lingered in her heart, and even now, the questions that had always been hidden within her continued to haunt Sakura's mind.

--If she had made a different choice back then, would the outcome have been different?

At the last moment, the Herrscher of Corruption destroyed humanity's last three cities with nuclear bombs created by humankind.

Sakura has reflected more than once on whether she could have defeated the Herrscher of Corruption and prevented the tragedy if she had made a different choice.

And right now, the answer to this question is being verified on the screen.

[In the scene, Raiden Mei is teleported away by Sumeru World-Bubble, leaving only Sakura and the Herrscher of Corruption at the scene.]

"So, your only purpose in coming here is to be corrupted by me?"

The Herrscher of Corruption looked down at Sakura.

Sakura remained in a fighting stance, and without the help of her companions, the virus was spreading faster and faster within her.

Even a brief clash was more intense than the combined damage he suffered while fighting alongside Raiden Mei.

"With your abilities, whether you can detect and stop the Thousand Worlds the moment it is activated is something Su Ye can be certain of."

Therefore, Sakura's initial preparation was to face death head-on.

Only if one person remains to stop the advance of the Herrscher of Corruption will their plans have time to unfold.

"Even you have to expend considerable effort to erode a sufficiently powerful Memory Body, making it impossible to maintain that omnipotent state."

Raiden Mei and Sue had already left, proving her judgment was correct.

"But, Sakura, do you really know what you're doing?"

"The Herrscher of Corruption asked."

"He could have escaped, but he chose to return here again, to be caught in another fierce battle, all for his own sake."

Even the powerful Herrscher of Corruption, who rely on their will to survive and the belief in their ability to live, still cannot understand their thoughts.

Sakura shook her head. "It's alright, I've had this experience before."

"Oh, is it because of my identity as the Twelfth Herrscher? You want to use me to put an end to your past?"

"I just wanted you to prove something to me, but now it seems unnecessary."

Sakura stared at the green haze that was spreading across her hand.

"It seems that even after witnessing Elysia's departure, my fate remains unchanged."

Because they have never changed, they are still the same Thirteen Flame-Chasers.

Sakura took a deep breath and turned her gaze back to the Herrscher of Corruption.

"Come on, Herrscher of Corruption, use your own hands, use my death, to prove she's right!"