The days passed by.

Time in the animation also ticks away second by second as the audience endures their torment.

William stopped forcing a smile, and Chtholly stopped pretending nothing was wrong.

There is an unspoken tenderness in this home.

They would walk side by side at dusk, just like any ordinary couple.

They would tell stories to the young fairies together, and they would smile at each other over trivial matters.

They never mentioned the future.

It's as if the crisis won't come if we just don't look at it.

But the audience can see it.

Su Laozei uses his straightforward cinematic language to remind everyone time and time again.

Each time Chtholly returned from battle, a striking red would appear on her beautiful blue-green hair.

From a single strand to a whole sheet.

When the latest episode of the anime was released, viewers were horrified to discover that the red color had covered most of her hair.

She was like a flower that was burning from the inside out, withering away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

No, please don't let it turn red anymore!

Every update feels like being sent to the execution ground; I feel like my heart is being repeatedly roasted on a fire by that old scoundrel Su.

[I can't watch anymore, I'm really scared, please, Su the old scoundrel, let her go!]

The audience's wails rose, but they could not change the course of the plot.

Healing Animation Company, office.

Su Bai watched the animation, a satisfied smile curving his lips.

"The groundwork has been laid."

He said softly.

Shen Qingyue, standing to the side, stared intently at the screen.

She knew that the final moment was approaching.

In the animation, the piercing alarm broke the brief tranquility of the warehouse.

The military liaison officer relayed the latest enemy situation in a hurried voice tinged with fear.

"The largest herd of beasts in history has been detected! Larger than ever before!"

"All combat units, immediately enter combat readiness!"

On screen, the hearts of all viewers were suddenly in their throats as the alarm sounded.

As expected! In Su Laozei's script, there was never an option for a smooth landing!

He will only plunge you into an even deeper abyss of despair when you think you've reached the lowest point!

Soon, the order to go into battle was sent to the fairy weapon warehouse.

As an adult fairy, Chtholly had to go.

This was her destiny, and also the final mission assigned to her by the military.

As Chtholly calmly took the document and turned to change into her combat suit...

A hand gripped her wrist tightly.

It's William.

His eyes were bloodshot, and an almost ferocious expression of anger appeared on his usually gentle face.

"You're not allowed to go."

His voice was hoarse and low, each word sounding as if it were being squeezed out from between his teeth.

"Stay!"

Chtholly looked at him without saying a word, only gently shaking her head.

This simple action triggered his complete outburst.

"Stay! I told you to stay!"

For the first time, William lost control of his emotions towards her, gripping her shoulders tightly.

"We can escape! Let's go now! Let's leave this place and go somewhere no one can find us!"

"Or I could destroy all those holy swords! Yes! Without weapons, you won't have to fight!"

"So what if it's the military! So what if it's the world! I don't care about anything anymore!"

He was rambling incoherently, and every proposal he put forward was so impractical and so crazy.

He even proposed to fight against the endless horde of beasts on his own.

He frantically grasped at every possibility around him, even if it was just his own illusion.

He just wanted to keep her here.

That's it.

This scene broke the hearts of viewers across the internet.

He loved her so much he was willing to defy the whole world! That's more powerful than any sweet talk! But why! Why at a time like this!

[I'm crying so hard! A person who's always been gentle and rational has been forced to speak incoherently. Su Laozei, is your heart made of iron?!]

Please, please don't go, Chtholly!

Countless viewers typed the same words that William was thinking at that moment in the live chat.

Like William, they were making a final struggle.

Faced with William's near-collapsed pleas, Ctholly's reaction was eerily calm.

She just watched him quietly, letting him vent all his pain.

William's voice became hoarse from exhaustion, and his body trembled uncontrollably with excitement.

Chtholly slowly reached out and gently cupped William's cheeks with her icy hands.

Her eyes were so sad, yet they also carried a hint of happy smiles.

"Thank you, William."

She said softly.

"Thank you for going to such lengths for me."

With just one sentence, all of William's struggles crumbled instantly.

He was stunned.

Ctholly calmly rejected all of his offers.

"Where can you run to? Those beasts will destroy everything here, destroy this home, destroy the children, and destroy you too."

Her voice was soft, yet it carried an undeniable resolve.

"I am a fairy weapon; battle is my destiny and my pride."

She raised her head, and her eyes, which had been mostly stained red, shone with an astonishing brightness at that moment.

She looked into William's eyes and spoke, word by word.

"I want to use this life, which is about to burn out, to protect the people I love most and the home I love most."

"This in itself is a kind of happiness."

This sentence sent chills down the spines of all the viewers, leaving their minds blank.

William's struggle, the audience's pleas.

Compared to Chtholly's line, which is full of awareness and self-sacrifice, I seem so insignificant and so selfish.

She wasn't unaware that she would die.

She simply chose how she would die.

She chose what she considered the happiest way to face death.

"I."

William opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

He was utterly defeated by the noble character of the girl before him.

He slowly released his grip.

In those eyes, only a heartbroken calm remained.

He realized that he could no longer stop her.

Looking at William, who had finally stopped struggling.

A relieved yet reluctant smile appeared on Chtholly's face.

She tiptoed and whispered in William's ear.

"so."

Her voice, though soft, struck a chord in the hearts of William and all the audience.

"Before I go and achieve my own happiness."

"Can you let me finish this last bit of my stubbornness?"

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