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With a "ding," the screen lit up again.
The scene was the Hotel Lobby.
An empty corridor.
The air seemed to be separated by a faint layer of mist.
Acheron immediately warned, "Be careful! There's a dangerous presence nearby."
"Everyone, stay alert."
Guinaifen realized.
Something was very wrong!
It was too quiet.
Not a single person in sight!
Coupled with the warnings from Acheron and Black Swan.
The calm before the storm was palpable!
As they approached the front desk.
In the distance, they saw a figure standing by the railing, gazing out.
Silver hair.
With some green elements on her body…
"That's right!"
"It's Firefly!"
Seeing the figure there.
Little Gui didn't hesitate.
She immediately switched to Dan Heng, the High Elder.
"Cloud Chant Water Control!"
With her previous experience racing against Bailu, she now had a deeper understanding of the High Elder's drifting technique.
"Vroom, vroom, vroom!!!"
Relying on the burst of speed provided by Dan Heng.
She arrived at the scene in no time.
Firefly seemed to sense someone approaching from behind.
She turned around cautiously at first.
But when she saw it was Stelle, her expression turned to surprise and delight.
Little Gui let out a huge sigh of relief!
Patting her chest, she exclaimed:
"Thank goodness!"
"She's fine!"
"We made it!"
"Phew, that scared me."
"That part in the elevator was really unsettling."
Stelle also smiled in relief.
She immediately ran over.
However.
At that moment.
The camera shifted to a distant perspective.
It showed.
A purple mist suddenly appeared in the space above.
A red light flashed.
A sharp claw swiftly emerged from within.
It bypassed Acheron and Black Swan.
Even.
It directly leaped over Stelle.
And headed straight towards Firefly, who stood there in a daze!
Firefly was pushed forward by death.
As if swept into the air.
Death then circled around to Firefly's back.
"Buzz!"
A sharp Metal blade instantly pierced through Firefly!
Stelle, Acheron, and Black Swan were all shocked by this sudden turn of events.
Tears welled up in the corners of Firefly's eyes.
"I'm... sorry..."
As her words fell.
Death seemed puzzled as to why Firefly still had the chance to utter her last words.
Its eerie purple eyes shifted slightly.
"Buzz!"
Another fierce stab!
Firefly's tears immediately burst forth.
Streaming down her cheeks.
Firefly's body fell limply from the air.
Stelle scrambled over, trying to catch Firefly.
Even abandoning her baseball bat!
However.
Just as she embraced Firefly in her arms.
Firefly suddenly vanished.
Transforming into a pool of light blue liquid that splashed onto the ground.
...
"???"
"Huh?"
"It's over."
"Done for."
""Thank goodness, thank goodness"."
""Just made it"."
"Not good at all."
"I'm dumbfounded."
"Bailu, save us!"
"Ahhhhh"
"I can't do anything!"
"[Sunglasses][Sunglasses][Sunglasses][Sunglasses][Sunglasses][Sunglasses]"
"Take off those sunglasses!"
"I voluntarily join the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus."
"Dragon Transformation Technique, activate!"
"Dan Feng, lead us in another Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae!"
"Acheron is acting!"
"She turned Firefly into a pile of mush right in front of the three of us? Is there no justice, no law?"
"Why didn't she go for Stelle first!"
"Stelle: Hello."
...
In the live stream room.
Guinaifen was completely stunned.
It was as if the screen had frozen.
But the flood of comments proved it wasn't frozen.
Describing Little Gui as dumbfounded at this moment would be an understatement.
It was more like her cerebellum had short-circuited.
She was utterly shocked!
She waited for a long time but still couldn't process it.
Just like that, she's gone?
Really gone?
???
...
"Host, say something!"
""Only Silence Remains""
"Hate the Moon Drinker, pity the Moon Drinker, learn from the Moon Drinker, become the Moon Drinker, surpass the Moon Drinker."
"Now you know why "Only Silence Remains" is a Light Cone of The Hunt."
"Your silence is deafening."
"Friendly reminder: This is not a still image."
"Host, why aren't you speaking? Do you not like to talk?"
"Damn it, you all have no heart! How can you still joke around?"
"What a swift blade."
"I suddenly feel at peace with death."
"Little Gui, say something, don't be like this, I'm scared!"
...
After a long silence.
Little Gui finally took a deep breath.
With a trembling voice, she spoke: "Does Firefly… have some kind of… clone mechanism?… ability?"
"Like a water clone or something…"
"It's just… this is just one of her clones, right… so…"
Little Gui's voice grew softer and softer.
It seemed like her language module had malfunctioned.
Obviously.
She couldn't even convince herself with this reasoning.
After getting past the initial stage of brain freeze.
She entered the second stage of self-deception.
With a deep exhale.
Her eyes welled up with tears.
"Wuwuwuwu…"
"It's so sudden…"
"I knew this might happen, but…!!!"
"You were just too fast…!"
"Really, it's too sudden…!!"
And just at this moment.
Acheron came over and asked: "Are you… okay?"
Although Acheron was concerned about the protagonist's mental state.
It was clear.
At this moment.
This comment was somewhat tactless.
Little Gui was stunned.
The comments instantly exploded!
...
""Are you okay?""
"Do you think I'm okay?"
"I'm great! Absolutely fantastic!"
"Hahahaha I'm fine!"
"This is hell…"
"I'll kill you!!"
"No worries, everything's fine at the grave"
"Little Gui can't do anything."
...
"Cough… cough…"
Little Gui coughed while sobbing.
She quickly got up from her seat.
Five minutes later…
Little Gui returned.
She must have gone to wash her face.
Her eyes were still a bit red.
She took a deep breath.
It seemed she had calmed down a bit.
She said pitifully: "It's just… too sudden."
"It's really too sudden…"
"I wasn't ready…"
"I knew something might… might happen… but… it was a bit too fast…"
"It's really too sudden…"
The light blue liquid on the ground had now disappeared.
But there were still glimmers to investigate.
She walked over.
Investigated.
A selfie appeared.
It was the one she took with Firefly on the rooftop earlier.
In the photo.
Firefly looked sweet and adorable.
Stelle appeared confident and radiant.
[A half-dissipated phone lay on the ground, with an unsent message lingering... A group photo, where the two people in the picture were smiling brightly.]
[(Picks it up)]
[The phone completely dissipated, vanishing into a dream bubble.]
Guinaifen was stunned once again!
At this moment, background music suddenly began to play.
It was a softly hummed version of If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking.
Little Gui fell into silence once more.
...
"Only Silence Remains ×2"
"Absolute kill!"
"Good, good, good..."
"Follow-Up Attack"
"[Sunglasses][Sunglasses][Sunglasses][Sunglasses][Sunglasses][Sunglasses]"
"Such a cruel heart!"
"Ahhhhhhh!!!"
"Killing and then shattering the heart?"
"Break Effect!"
"Going on a killing spree!"
"Little Gui, stop deceiving yourself."
"It hurts too much!"
"Dao heart shattered"
"I want to create a world where Firefly exists!"
"The departed returns, let's go, Luocha, it's time to set off."