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“Vilvie…even you…”
"Hmm~ You're here too~"
Aponya: "..."
It was Alicia's tone again...
What exactly is going on?
It's not just Aponia who's confused.
The players were completely confused.
"It seems the key to everything still lies with Alicia."
"Then...is she here?"
After ending her conversation with "Vilvie", Aponia continued her search within this space.
Unfortunately, there was no trace of Alicia in this mental space.
"Yes...she wasn't corrupted, so how could she be here..."
"But every single meaning here... truly reflects Alicia's qualities..."
"Could it be... not just her appearance, demeanor, and tone of voice... but even her [emotions] have been [stolen] by the Herrscher of Corruption?"
"So... her erosion of Yingjie was actually out of 'love'?"
"She wasn't lying. While we were fighting to the death at all costs, she really was just... trying to save our lives in her own way?"
Such speculation is something Aponia finds completely unacceptable...
Players were also somewhat incredulous, and...unable to accept it.
Moreover, if Aponia's guess is accurate... then her previous plan—to [reshape] the other party's mind—would be completely impossible to implement.
After all... if the other party's starting point was originally "love", then how can Aponia make her turn back?
Even if that kind of "love" is somewhat distorted.
"Am I... still powerless?"
Unconsciously, Aponia thought of a future where the Herrscher of Corruption had achieved complete success—
Everything outside has ceased to exist, only the concept of [Alicia] remains in the world, and... it is eternal.
"But...that's definitely not the future Alicia wants."
"I...can't stop here!"
Suddenly, Aponia realized something—[That's the thing I hate most, how could I possibly do it myself?]
"wrong……"
"That intense sense of resistance could never belong to Alicia."
"Could it be... that my initial guess was wrong?"
"This...is not the Herrscher of Corruption's [inner world]?"
Seeing this, countless people finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At that very moment, a pool of... dark green liquid suddenly appeared on the game screen.
This scene was all too familiar.
Snake!!
Aponia also discovered the pool of liquid.
Suddenly, she understood completely.
This is not the Herrscher's "inner world," but rather Mebius's "domain."
The familiar tones of "Thousand Calamities" and "Vilvie"... did not originate from Alicia, but were Snake's usual imitations...
Seeing this, the players finally couldn't hold back any longer.
Snake said he hated Alicia.
As a result... his mind was filled with nothing but Alicia.
Laugh to death.
Is this the snake's mouth?
The viewers in the live chat were also having a blast.
This plotline largely dispelled the somber atmosphere brought about by Sakura's sacrifice.
Not only did they get some cola, but players also learned that Snake wasn't completely "dead."
Even Kiana couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw those funny comments.
……
"I'm so glad to meet you here... Möbius"
"Alright, it's my turn to make that expression now," Snake let out a string of yandere-like laughs.
"You've made me wait way too long, haven't you?"
"Or...do you really think...I'll end up in such a ridiculous way, all too soon?"
Snake was speaking to Aponia.
But to the audience, this was clearly a mockery of them, the players.
After all, even heroes cannot be said to know their companions inside and out.
But they truly understand and trust the other party's abilities very well.
Aponia's subsequent response seemed to be a mockery of the players.
"If someone has similar thoughts, it only shows... that they know nothing about you."
Instead of feeling out of place, the players were excited by this dialogue.
Yes, how could the heroes of the previous civilization die so casually?
Of course, the cat goes without saying; all she needs to do is be cute and funny.
……
Then, during their conversation...
The snake not only displayed its stubborn and arrogant nature.
He also revealed his plan on how to deal with the Herrscher of Corruption.
"Humph~"
"An invincible enemy? Then let's arrange an equally invincible opponent for her."
Don't you want to see who's stronger, [her] or [it]?
"I'm so excited!"
This statement is somewhat of a riddle.
But the phrase "an equally invincible opponent" certainly gets people's blood pumping.
.......
Chapter 358 Mei: She's really turned into the boss's shape.
The conversation between Aponia and the snake riddle reveals a hidden plan.
In other words, the research that Möbius had been doing before—
[Imitation of the Twelfth Lawyer].
The so-called "invincible opponent" for the Herrscher of Corruption is a replica of the Herrscher of Corruption from the previous civilization.
However, because Mebius's previous research was too dangerous, Velvey used a backdoor to delete the "viruses" controlled by Mebius.
Therefore, Mebius today does not have the ability to self-replicate.
That's why Möbius was waiting here for Aponia's arrival.
She needs Aponia's help to link to the armed puppet Klein, allowing Klein to use hardware permissions to implant those replica [viruses] in Paradise.
……
Unfortunately, throughout the conversation between Mebius and Aponia, they kept using "it" to refer to the plan.
Therefore, players do not know the specific details of this plan.
Only Mei, who was watching the live stream, knew the specific details.
The only thing the players know is—
Aponia is also going offline.
……