Chapter 858

But along the way, they had all lost themselves in Elysia's flawless smile.

The bullet comments were incredibly enthusiastic.

Whether it was this situation of certain death, or Sakura's already dead heart.

Facing this 【Twelfth Herrscher】 with whom she had an inseparable karmic bond, Sakura's ending was already irredeemable.

In the game, the conversation between Sakura and the Herrscher continued.

"Sigh..."

"That was quite a long detour~"

"But, Sakura, do you really know what you are doing..."

"Clearly able to escape, yet you insist on returning here, after a hard battle, only to 【sacrifice】 yourself?"

"It does not matter, I have already had this experience once before," Sakura's tone was incredibly calm; her own life and death seemed to have nothing to do with her.

But the more open-minded she was, the more the audience felt for her.

"Oh? Is it because of my identity as the 【Twelfth Herrscher】?" The Herrscher of Corruption laughed coquettishly:

"Although she and I are not the same existence, you want to use me..."

"To bring closure to the past?"

Sakura: "..."

"I originally only wanted you to prove some things for me, but now it seems... there is no need."

Elysia's appearance appeared in her mind, as well as the words she had said to her not long ago—【Leaving this world a step earlier is indeed my regret.】

【... Sorry, it's strange to say this, forget it. I just wanted to know, if I could witness your 【curtain call】, would I become completely different?】

"Hoo..."

"... Not at all," these words seemed to be self-mockery.

"After witnessing Elysia's departure, my ending, my thoughts, my determination... still did not change at all."

"But... this is indeed what she once said to me—"

【Precisely because you have never changed, that is why... I like everyone so much.】

Her gaze returned to the Herrscher of Corruption.

At this moment, she radiated a lightness she had never had before.

... Because she was about to be liberated.

"Come, Herrscher of Corruption, use your hands... use my death... to prove that she was right."

"But before that, I have one more request..."

"If possible, please let me die more painfully."

Herrscher of Corruption: "??"

Sakura: "Do your best to make me feel despair, feel regret, feel isolated and helpless..."

"Only then will I know how incompetent I was in the past..."

"Only then will I know how I finally... guarded the 【pride】 of being a sister."

Herrscher of Corruption: "... Sakura."

"You still haven't let go?"

"..."

"Never, and never will."

"Even so, you still want to stand here, block my way, and refuse to listen to your own heart... and continue to live?"

"Never... and never will."

If Sakura had just died in battle, it would have been fine; the audience would have felt for her and felt sad for her death.

But, once Sakura's last words were spoken...

Whether they were Sakura fans or not, everyone was collectively broken.

Kiana directly let out a sorrowful "Awoo~".

The bullet comments surged like a tide.

You see, even if they already knew the ending, even if they had already prepared their hearts.

But when the result came, just a few lines of dialogue could raise that feeling of "tragedy" by several levels.

It made the character of Sakura deeply engraved in the souls of the audience.

No matter what kind of audience they were, seeing this would give them the urge to wail out loud.

Just like Kiana.

Her tears rolled down.

Looking at the photo of Sakura cracking inch by inch on the game screen, finally...

A soft "Click~" sound.

Just like the six Flame-Chasers before her...

Now, only Kosma, Griseo, Hua, Eden, Aponia, and Su remained.

And Aponia and Su were already corrupted.

In other words, their deaths were also destined.

No, it should be said that all the Heroes are likely unable to escape Otto's clutches.

This scene was likely planned from the very beginning.

Qiyana, tears streaming down her face, stared blankly at the game screen.

Perhaps because she has been "cut" so many times, she did not seek comfort from Yayi this time.

Her eyes were vacant, yet her right hand was clicking the mouse aimlessly, and there was no telling what she was thinking.

The girls on this side were much the same.

The only difference was that this time, Yae Miko did not smile.

She could not smile.

Perhaps it was because Sakura's image was modeled after her younger sister.

And thus, the sense of immersion was stronger?

... and.