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This plot left players utterly speechless.
Unexpectedly, in reality, to deal with the Herrscher of Corruption, it would actually be necessary to eliminate this gray serpent...
Fortunately, players have developed a certain fondness for the gray snake because of his humor.
But I wouldn't say I like it.
There are just some things that make you want to complain.
You dog Otto, you were going to kill him anyway, couldn't you have used a more insidious Gray Serpent? Instead, you deliberately created a "humorous" Gray Serpent to boost player favorability...
That's absolutely inhuman.
However, with this, the problem of the [Herrscher of Erosion] in the current implementation can be considered to have been completely solved.
To the players' delight, at the end of the story, Raven recalled a line that Gray Serpent had just said—
[Unless... the Herrscher of Corruption can possess other individuals in another way, in a way that transcends "reality"]
Raven: "...?"
She seemed to realize something.
Chapter 327 Mission Within a Mission?!
Seeing this, Kiana also became excited.
"Mei, Mei, is Raven thinking about the Paradise of the Past?"
"What if she tells Kevin, and then Kevin himself enters Paradise, only to be eroded by the veil?"
Mei: "...Um...I think I'd better not spoil it?"
"After all, if I spoil the plot, you won't be excited anymore."
Although that's what she said, Mei didn't actually remember much either.
But she clearly remembered one thing—
Kevin didn't enter Paradise; instead, he stood guard at its entrance, wielding the Skyfire Greatsword...
He was the last line of defense.
If the Herrscher of Corruption wins in the end, when it leaves Paradise, it will be met with a powerful attack from Kevin.
However, this also left Mei somewhat puzzled.
"Could it be... that Raven really reported this to Kevin?"
So much time has passed that Mei's memory of this part of the story, which has nothing to do with her, has become rather hazy.
……
in the game.
After the Raven's storyline ended, the perspective shifted to... the Herrscher of Corruption.
That was when the Herrscher of Corruption was first born.
Judging from the description below, the erosion at the time of "683" was just like an infant, knowing nothing.
Its first understanding is of the world.
Gradually, events began to emerge in this world...
The "event" is the second concept it understands.
At the same time, the game screen lit up again.
And this scene... is extremely familiar to players.
It's the scene when Mei first met the [Will of Honkai].
The Law of Erosion is the third individual that Mei hadn't discovered at the time.
At this moment, Mei was talking to the [Will of Honkai].
The Herrscher of Corruption couldn't understand what they were saying, but it instinctively wanted to "corrupt" the two before it.
Erosion is like breathing to it; it happens naturally.
——【Eroding the Herrscher of Thunder】
——【Eroding the "Will of Honkai"】
After it used its powers... nothing happened.
Clearly, its erosion attempt failed.
But at this point, it hasn't yet learned the concept of "failure".
However, it also knew that the two figures before it—whether it was "He" or "She" who held the power—were beings that the newly born Herrscher could not corrupt.
It shouldn't even be here.
The only reason this newly born "third party" was drawn into this place was because she was "accidentally caught in the crossfire".
Upon seeing this, the comments section erupted in enthusiastic discussion.
Most of them are—
[So filial! (laughing and crying)]
[That's such a filial son! (laughing and crying)]
……
Of course, some people suspect that the appearance of the Herrscher of Corruption here is the work of the [Will of Honkai].
really……
Although its attempt to erode the land failed, it used the opportunity to reside in Mei's body and follow her to the paradise.
Players have also confirmed that this was definitely the work of the [Will of Honkai].
Otherwise, what a coincidence!
Subsequently, it learned what joy was from Alicia and backed it up in purple.
I also understood the concept of "expectation" from Möbius. I'll back it up in blue.
I also learned what "curiosity" is from Gretchen. I'll back it up in Green.
Then, it followed Mei all the way, and when Aponia said she was going to kill Mei, it felt... [fear]. Extending from this, when Mei went to challenge Senju, it understood what [death] was.
After Mei was rescued by Aponia, it began to understand the meaning of "thank you".
It is grateful that whenever faced with a choice, it copies itself as a backup.
At the same time, it also began to understand regret...
It somewhat regretted following Mei into Paradise.
Those who chose to remain in reality should now face a wider world and make more colorful and brilliant decisions, thus causing a surge in the number of clones...
But having followed Mei to Paradise... he made the wrong decision...?
...But it doesn't matter anymore. As long as one of the backups is still alive, the original self can live forever.
However, when it checked the real-world backups, it found that... they had all disappeared.
It doesn't know who did it, nor why the other party was able to do it.
I'm... all alone again!?
It felt fear again.
Because the shadow cast upon it by the Thousand Calamities and Aponia in Paradise was simply too great.
At this point, the text in the game changed to various colors.
Anonymous (in red): I don't want to die... I don't want to... just disappear like this.
Anonymous (in red): I want to live on and leave more of my mark.
Anonymous (blue): Leaving a trace.
Anonymous (green): It will continue indefinitely.
Anonymous (purple): Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes...
……
Upon seeing this, players suddenly recalled the scene at the beginning of Chapter 29.
That section contained those inexplicable "comments".
【Oh my god! ! 】
【66666, is that really how it happened?!】
[Awesome! I didn't expect they left foreshadowing back then. Those suggestive words were actually the Herrscher of Corruption's "soliloquy"!!]
Now, all the plot holes in Paradise have been filled, right?
[I was just saying before, what was the point of that inexplicable opening...?]