"There must be another way!"
Lily whispered, "Don't be willful. We don't have time anymore. The sun has set, and after dark, the insect tide will become even more dangerous. We must lure the insect tide away as soon as possible."
"But…"
The players, though reprimanded, did not back down.
Lily stared at them for a long time, finally sighing. She moved away from the crowd, walked to a lit area, and looked out at the chaotic fleeing refugees.
She said in a very calm tone, "This is where I once lived. There are many familiar smiles here, and you are here too, the legendary heroes. Do you remember what I said that day when I came to find you? I cannot sit by and watch this place become a monster's paradise."
Excavation Princess had originally wanted to say something, but upon seeing that lonely figure under the lamplight, she suddenly felt her throat constrict.
That day, it was the day Lily came to warn them about the Wildfire Gang's attack, despite the danger, wasn't it?
—I'm starting to understand why you're worthy of being the legendary heroes.
—You don't understand, you don't understand anything!
Line after line of dialogue began to echo in Excavation Princess's mind. She had played many games, but this was her first time experiencing something so special.
Here, she was herself. She wasn't anyone else. Here, she didn't have to peer into another world through a screen, but was truly integrated into this world.
Excavation Princess suddenly felt a bit annoyed. Why did this game have to have such high immersion?
It wasn't just Excavation Princess; the reactions of the other players were similar. They wanted to do something, but what could they do?
"I can't accept this!"
"But this is life; there will always be things that don't go your way." Lily smiled. She turned to Yago, "Mr. Yago, can I borrow your car?"
"Ah, the car, well, no, no problem, but… are you really going?" Yago's emotions were complicated.
Lily said, "Mr. Yago, I think you should be very clear that this is the best solution right now."
Yago fell silent.
Yes, rationally speaking, this was the best solution, requiring the sacrifice of only a very few people.
But the person being sacrificed was Lily, someone particularly interesting in this wasteland, someone who made people unconsciously want to be her friend.
He gritted his teeth for a long time, finally throwing out the car keys.
"I'll wait for you to come back."
Shino immediately followed, giving all her weapons to Lily: "I'll wait for you to come back."
"Thank you."
Lily jumped into the car.
Just as she was about to start the car, Patrick Star suddenly rushed over.
"Take me with you. At a critical moment, I can jump out of the car and lure away some of the bugs."
"I can too!" Convert to My Lily was the second to rush over.
A group of players blocked the car like that. Lily looked helpless, but in the end, she chose five players to take with her. The reason she didn't take more was because the car could only fit that many people.
The operation finally began.
Under Yago's command, some players intentionally provoked the shape-shifters and then lured them to other places. Their actions were successful, and soon a small gap appeared in the insect tide.
Lily raised her right hand high and waved it left and right.
Goodbye, everyone!
After sunset, at the edge of the Abandoned Cooling Plant, Yago, Shino, hundreds of players, and even more players in the live stream room watched the not-so-tall silver-haired girl.
For love.
For this land she loved, for the people living on this land she loved, and also for the players who held such high hopes.
As the car began to roar, the silver-haired girl resolutely drove towards the high wall of death in the wilderness.
At this moment, the first bullet comment that floated across the live stream was—
[My heart has been stolen by Lily; perhaps in this life, there will be no more joy or sorrow.]
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