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"Of course I understand that being completely open and honest is a sign of your respect. Otherwise, you wouldn't be carrying this inscription on your person."

"Alright... then so be it. It's been far too long since I've personally killed a Herrscher."

"Go ahead, I'll give you plenty of time to come up with a hundred ways to save your life!"

[Padofilis]: "Mei-nee really angered Jie-ge. I hope he's alright, I hope he's alright!"

[Möbius]: "Little lab rat, I hope you can hold on a little longer. Don't expect anyone to come and save you."

[Star]: "It seems like nobody believes Mei can defeat Senju?"

[March 7th]: "Do you believe it?"

[Star]: "I don't believe it."

Chapter 224 Mei almost messed up

It wasn't a competition, but a...

Accompanied by Qianjie's sunny and healthy laughter, a towering pillar of flame pierced the heavens and earth. When Qianjie emerged from the pillar of flame, his body was like crimson lava, like a demon crawling out of hell.

This is the man-made collapse of a thousand calamities!

Kiana: "How come Thousand Calamities also has a hidden form?"

[Silver Wolf]: "Isn't it normal for bosses to have a second form?"

[March 7th]: "Wow, that's so cool. Yingjie are all fusion warriors, so it seems they should all have this form."

[Star]: "...Hiss...Hmm...Yes, like those red grunts from the antimatter legion, what were they called again?"

[Dan Heng]: "You must be referring to the Rift Creation - Firestorm Shadow, right?"

[Star]: "That's about right."

[Vilvie]: "They do look somewhat alike."

And what you're facing is...!

"Come, Herrscher. Throw yourselves into the crimson flames with me, and let me see... who will be... burned to ashes first!"

The battlefield had turned into a sea of ​​fire, and Mei could only struggle to hold on. Under the rapid onslaught of Senju, she couldn't even launch a counterattack!

"This power?! It's unprecedented. He can't maintain it for long..."

Mei, with this in mind, tried to stall for time on the battlefield, but she was wrong. The artificial collapse of the Thousand Calamities had no time limit, and such attacks seemed endless. Soon, Mei's defeat CG was displayed.

"……ha."

"what's so funny?"

"...That's all."

“You remind me of the first Herrscher I tore apart… She died too quickly, before I could give my all, and before I could even despair.”

"Was it the fourth or the fifth... I can't remember, and it doesn't matter."

"So... I'll give you one more chance. Leave your last words."

[Star]: "Herrscher of Ice: I'm so sorry I couldn't satisfy Lord Qianjie..."

Kiana: "Mei, run!!!"

[Beng Tie·Xier]: "To verify this prophecy, we really went this far."

[Einstein]: "During the Fourth and Fifth Herrscher periods... Qian Jie shouldn't have been a Fusion Warrior yet, right?"

[Padofilis]: "Yeah, we never said Zed was from Earth. There's a rumor in the Firemoth that Zed might be an alien, and the Fusion Warrior surgery might even be a weakening for him!"

Theresa: "...6".

The truth will be revealed to me...

(...the true face of fate.)

The air became scorching hot again—everything was evaporating, burning, making it hard to breathe.

"Qian Jie's hand has already been raised. If this opportunity strikes, she will be certain of victory from any angle."

Mei's heart sank (There's no way to avoid it... So... now's the time...!).

(I have broken your destiny, Aponia.)

(Show yourself...!)

However, no response came from anywhere, not even a few words, as memories of those messy events flashed by like a revolving lantern.

"...!?"

(What happened...where did things go wrong?)

There were no unexpected accidents, and no one offered to help.

Mei seemed to realize she had gone too far. Aponia hadn't appeared, but she still didn't give up. She gripped her weapon tightly again, but she didn't have any firm confidence in the deadly situation she had created.

The past was already flashing before her eyes, "Is this the moment when a person is about to die?"

“That’s right, Mei. To experience death is also part of your destiny.”

Only then can you truly understand... how heavy it can be.

Gentle holy light parted the clouds, and from the steps, a gentle nun slowly descended from the sky.

[Erio]: "An unsurprising twist."

Silver Wolf: "You think so too?"

[Elio]: 'If fate is so easily defied, why am I called, and why did I establish the Star Core Hunters?'

[Star]: "Waaah...Kafka, it seems like I'm going to have a new mom again!!"

[Kafka]: "...What do you mean? Treasure?"

[Gresh]: "You also want to be Mother Aponia's child?"

[March 7th]: "Be serious."

Would you like to move somewhere else for now? I'd like to speak with Mei alone.

"Aponia, do you want to die again?"

The man suddenly approached Mei, his imposing aura undiminished, and the flames still burning between his arms.

"There won't be a next time, Herrscher."

The man glanced at Aponia again, as if he wanted to say something, but only let out a cold snort before slowly walking away.

After Qianjie left, Aponia gently said to Mei, "Qianjie has become more and more obedient since we last met. It's okay, don't be afraid. He has said this many times before. We can continue."

Aponia gave Mei her own mark and brought her into the hall.

Aponia explained the concept of fate to Mei, and to gain Mei's trust more, she told her a story about an astrologer.

But none of this could convince Mei. Aponia had anticipated this; she too had once been the same, ultimately succumbing to fate.

[Thousand Calamities]: "Aponia!! You deserve to die!!!"

[March 7th]: "You two friends are redefining what 'well-behaved' means."

[Silver Wolf]: "Okay, now I understand why they are so similar to Blade and Kafka."

[Eriol]: "Fate..."

[Blue Sparrow]: "Why does it feel like Elio has encountered someone similar, and he keeps sighing here?"

[Star]: "Have you ever heard of a second prophet in the universe?"

[Silver Branch]: "My dearest friend, I have been proclaiming pure beauty throughout the universe for so many years, and I have never heard of anyone like Eriol..."

[Potio]: "Damn it, this guy's at it again."

Brothers, sorry, the next update should be around New Year's Day. I have to face exams in English, modern history, linear algebra, analog electronics, probability theory, and C programming in the next few days.

If nothing unexpected happens, future updates will be two per week as usual. Please forgive me, everyone.

Chapter 225 The Secret of Aponia

Kids, I've won big! Man!!!

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"I... am this very being."

Kiana: 'So Mei's plan failed from the start?'

[Eriol]: "No matter how tortuous the process, whether it was Aponia who saved him or Alicia who saved him, the final outcome remains the same. This... is fate."

Bronya Rand: "How terrible. I wonder if Mei-san will be able to overcome fate in the end."

【Bengtie·Void Treasury】: "If we're talking about simply being alive, then Mei is definitely someone who came out of Paradise alive."

[Raiden Mei]: "But... I'm very curious, what did Aponia mean by that last sentence, 'I am paradise'?"

[Black Swan]: "It is possible that the Paradise of the Past was built around Aponia."

[March 7]: "Could it be that Paradise is built on Aponia's body, or that Aponia's true form is directly integrated into Paradise?"

[Star]: "You guessed right, don't guess next time."

[Raven]: "Back to work again, my future self."

[Qingque]: "I understand when my boss catches me slacking off and then tells me to get back to work. I understand that all too well!!"

[Fu Xuan]: "How dare you say something like that?"

【Estella】: "However, judging from Mei's investigation, she is more inclined to believe that Aponia's prophecy is based on a forced phenomenon rather than the real future."

【Kafka】: "Prophecy is an extremely rare ability. There are very few prophets in our world, so it's understandable that Mei doesn't believe in it."

[Star]: "Prophets are quite common, like that mysterious mouth of March 7th..."

[March 7th]: "Shut up! Who are you calling a jinx?!"

"...Uh, you're not thinking of...accusing me, are you?" Vilvie was somewhat aware of her reputation.

"My sole purpose in coming to the Land of the Dead is to go to its deepest part and obtain the true essence of the Fire-Chasing Moth."

“Aponia appeared as I was moving forward, and everything she did was to stop me.”

“I have reason to believe that there are things deep down that will dramatically change my journey.”

"And Aponia's, I'm afraid its real purpose is... to shift my attention from this point to her, and the secret that will change everything will never see the light of day again."

Then, Mei confidently declared: 'In conclusion, I have come before you—before someone who is not bound by Aponia's abilities and whose understanding must possess profound depths.'

[Vilvie]: "Brilliant, truly brilliant reasoning. I never expected a visitor to be able to deduce this much from the clues here."

[Raiden Mei]: 'So... Aponia's actions were really just a way to use prophecy to cover up a bigger 'secret,' a secret that could overturn my thinking?'

[Theresa]: "So, who exactly is it? Hasn't Mei already investigated the entire Paradise of the Past?"

[Star]: "Could it be a top secret about the Honkai?"

[Fireworks]: "Oh dear~ Have you all forgotten a girl? A mysterious pink-haired girl, Alicia!"

[Hanabi]: "Although Alicia seems to have told Mei everything, there's absolutely nothing about her own identity or anything like that~"

[Fireworks]: "Don't forget, Mebius once called Alicia a 'traitor' as well. Why is that? It's hard to guess!"

[March 7th]: "No, no way, could the real secret at the deepest level be the fact that Alicia betrayed us!?"

Chapter 226 The True Prophecy!

"If you were in that situation, would you be willing to endure something like this for such a reason?"

"I'm not Alicia!"

Mei remained silent, seemingly unsure how to persuade her. Then, Velvet revealed a sly smile: "Let's make a deal, Herrscher of Thunder. Trade my whole self for your whole self."

Mei completely agreed to the suggestion, because there was nothing about her past that she wanted to hide.

【Black Swan】: "Mei revealed her whole heart and all her memories to Vervi. I really hope that Mei can also reveal her memories to me. I will cherish them carefully."