To create Honkai Impact 3rd in a world where Kallen exists.

A long corridor of memories, a dark red burning sky, is the world of memories from a thousand tribulations.

The faded monster appeared out of nowhere to obstruct them, and among them, an unknown outsider's voice echoed in their memories. Aponia understood a part of its conversation with Qianjie.

But she continued to move forward silently, hoping to catch up with Qianjie one last time.

"They're too slow... Aponia."

Not far away, Qianjie waited quietly with his back turned, not turning his head, and muttered, "It got away. Tch."

He turned around and gave Aponia a cold smile.

Only she would come here at this moment.

Afterwards, Aponia used her own method to go back in time and look at Qianjie's memories, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

This time, the enemy was unexpected; it wasn't her memory, nor her thoughts, but rather...

The moment after viewing Qianjie's memories, Qianjie flickered in the consciousness space, like an old television with a poor signal. But Aponia, who knew the true enemy, understood at this moment... that the other party was heading towards a deeper death.

Qian Jie noticed this as well. He glanced at his illusory arm and gave a cold laugh.

"This is my own end? How ridiculous..."

Raising his head, he stared at Aponia, who seemed about to speak but hesitated, and said coldly,

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

"No...at least let me retain your thoughts..."

Aponia shook her head, about to speak, trying to wake her up again in the future, but then she paused and looked at her hand.

Slender and delicate, those fragile hands... were now tinged with a fleeting touch of green.

Or rather, the shadow of death.

To touch it is to die.

"Okay, I guess I can't do it anymore, sorry..."

Aponia smiled wryly and took back her words, curling her hands back into her sleeves to cover herself slightly.

She felt only remorse, not fear.

"Thank you, Qianjie, for at least letting us know where the enemy is... As for where you are going, I... will be there soon."

Qian Jie remained silent for a moment. The flames burning in his eyes behind the mask were not those of anger. Perhaps he was contemplating something, or perhaps he was simply quietly awaiting death.

The dull sound rang out again.

"Yes, you and I... both deserve to go to hell. But... don't come too early, I don't want to be on the same train as you."

Aponia...aren't you only good at inflicting pain? Well then, inflict a lot more on that guy too...

"Okay, I'm looking forward to it... Goodbye, Senjaku."

Aponia simply smiled in response. Qianjie disliked her, but she never disliked the Qianjie before her who was used to feigning rage.

He... has always been a very, very good kid.

"and many more!"

Qianjie stopped the other party, and in the end, only Aponia witnessed it, which was something that couldn't be helped...

The only thing he wanted to confirm and have proven at that moment was—

“This time… I proved Sakura’s innocence, right? My body… is the proof.”

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"She was never a traitor!"

“Go and tell them—tell every single one of them! This innocence was earned with my own hands, not given to me by them.”

His smoldering anger reignited, and in an instant, his aura overwhelmed everything.

But in Aponia's eyes, it was nothing more than a last gasp, a dying struggle.

But now... she can hardly protect herself.

The man who had been angry all along finally fell silent before he died.

Aponia wanted to do something for him, to use her abilities to give him a flawless dream, a dream in which he would grant him everything he desired…

This was the only thing she could do for him.

"Go away!"

Qianjie opened his eyes and roared angrily. Even though his body was riddled with holes, he still possessed an indomitable will.

He will not accept such an insult, absolutely not!

The soldier's eyes dimmed; even the strongest will could not withstand the passage of life.

"What I truly want... I know I don't deserve..."

"But this time...this time...did I fail to protect anything..."

"Answer me...answer...me..."

Qianjie's last voice was weak and calm, unlike his usual self.

"Hmm... Go to sleep... You're not going to lose anything anymore."

Aponia's Soft Voice, practicing it.

..

He fights with everyone because he doesn't want everything that has long since passed to be forgotten.

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

The fire is now out.

And just like that, it quietly went out.

The card symbolizing a thousand calamities shattered, and the man who had always been proud and disdainful of everyone died in the end by fighting to the very end. He possessed both gentleness and strength.

All that Aponia intercepted and learned was to send Eden to the location of the final token and to protect its owner... Velvet.

There are no traitors among the heroes.

But for the memory entities, they are now facing an existence similar to the Herrscher of the End from back then.

The Law of Erosion has been proven... to be untouchable!

Chapter 81 The Origin of Erosion (1/20)

In the Golden Courtyard,

Having just taken control of the game, Gretchen frantically pressed the options, only to see the plot unfold and be unable to take any remedial measures, watching helplessly as the Thousand Calamities vanished before her eyes.

"Huh? Brother Jie is gone?"

Pado scratched her head, a clear look of naiveté in her big eyes, still not quite recovered from the scene that had just unfolded.

She thought it was just her plot twist that was hurtful...

Unexpectedly, even in the storyline of Brother Jie, there is a unique and natural swordsmanship.

Jie Ge always seemed to dislike interacting with anyone, but in the end, he sacrificed everything just to prove that his companions hadn't betrayed him.

Comrades...

He valued his comrades more than anyone else.

"Hmph—, it's only because Aponia was the one who performed in the final scene that I feel uncomfortable..."

Qianjie snorted coldly.

His mask revealed little to no change in his emotions.

"Why...didn't he accept the dream Aponia offered? Wasn't reality already cruel enough?"

Kiana asked, somewhat puzzled.

If nothing can be changed before death arrives, ending with a beautiful dream... well, she couldn't judge right or wrong for the time being.

She has no right to make a choice between false beauty and real pain for others.

"First of all, I won't take anything from that guy, it's filthy... And, dreams? Beautiful? Happy? Hah—"

Qianjie responded with a simple "hehe" to criticize the question raised by Kiana.

Aponia doesn't deserve it, and neither does he.

Just as those words said, he didn't protect anything in his lifetime... Perhaps in Paradise, Sakura's innocence is proven.

That's not bad either.

Qianjie breathed quietly and closed his eyes.

"...Thank you, Qianjie. I never expected that if something like that were to happen, you would be the one willing to stick to it to the end."

Sakura expressed her gratitude, though she wasn't good with words; she simply bowed her head slightly to show her respect.

She and he were comrades-in-arms, but she never expected him to go to such lengths for her.

"..."

Qianjie turned his head away and spoke in a low voice.

"Although that pink-haired girl with the same hair as you would do the same, she died in the first round, so what can you do?"

"I was just watching to see if her so-called trust in her companions would still be reliable after a crisis, betrayal, and suspicion arrived. And the result... how ridiculous!"

Alicia blinked innocently, not understanding why the other person had targeted her.

Soon, as if she had figured something out, she raised an eyebrow with a knowing look.

"So... Qianjie was trying to pin the credit on me just now? It was clearly your idea that you wanted to do it, don't be shy."

The gentle words revealed Qian Jie's hidden thoughts: he wouldn't have risked his life just to test her.

"Sigh~, no wonder some people say that Qianjie can be quite stubborn sometimes."

"Miss Pink Fairy said with a frown."