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"Gu..."
"Uh..."
The blonde girl's chaotic and empty scarlet eyes suddenly regained a glimmer of light.
In the instant her consciousness was about to be rewritten, countless memories flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern.
Each and every one of those fragments constitutes "Yang Qi," constitutes "Ligray," and ultimately, constitutes the unique her—
"Lingxi"
She shed tears again.
But this time, it's a little different from the past.
This time, she finally understood why she was crying.
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[Kneel, human. My name is Siriote von Mona. Queen of the Dark Night Vampires, transcending life and death, eternally immortal...]
You want me to call your name? You're not worthy.
Qi... why did you... help me...?
[That's wonderful... You'll never leave me again... My knight...]
【Lingxi, would you... be willing to spend eternity with me from now on?】
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【My name is Longinus, Knight of the Apocalypse. I look forward to your guidance, Knight of the Apocalypse... How should I address you, Miss?】
[Really... I always forget you don't like seafood, I'm sorry.]
Those actions were not my intention. We are all merely slaves to the will of those who are bound by the power of revelation. If you share the same sentiment...
Survive, Ligrail. No longer live as "famine"... If it were you, you would find a way...
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Lingxi closed her eyes, her mind filled with the smiling faces of the people she cherished.
Lingxi, please don't leave me again...
【Xiaoqi...even though you didn't choose me...I will still stay with you, forever...】
[Mother...Mother, what are you daydreaming about? Hug...]
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When she opened her eyes again, she already had the answer.
"I swore to him that I would never let anyone manipulate my will again, and that I would live freely, carrying his share of life..."
"I swore to her that no matter what happened, anyone who wanted to harm her would have to step over my dead body first..."
She clenched her hands tightly against her chest, and in an instant, crimson energy surged within her.
A burst of energy from the fingertips.
"But as the saying goes, you can't have it all... If one day you have to choose between the two..."
The girl looked up and stared directly at the astonished man in front of her.
On her face, a smile that was both alluring and elegant was on display.
"I am willing to die alone... in exchange for their lives."
Even if it means eternal damnation.
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The gaunt man cried out in surprise, halting the blood energy erosion of the Holy Grail in his hand, and quickly rolled several meters away—
Crunch, crunch, crunch——
Hehe... I'll take this as my last resort.
[A non-combat spirit like me is as fragile as a flower. If my true form were ever exposed to someone knowledgeable, I might get messed with again, and my consciousness might be completely altered...]
Let's place a restriction within the Holy Grail. If anyone attempts to intrude upon my will without permission, then...
I really hope I'll never need it.
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The Holy Grail of Greed, which was entirely black and decorated with gilded patterns, developed cracks in a burst of red light.
Snap——
Beneath the burst of crimson light, the magnificent vessel shattered into pieces.
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The girl collapsed to the ground the instant the Holy Grail shattered.
The shards of the Holy Grail fell onto the soft, cold snow along with her light, floating body.
Her once-glowing eyes lost their luster again, but this time, a final, triumphant smile appeared on her face.
In this way, she will no longer be used by anyone to hurt the people who are important to her.
Never again.
In her final moments before losing consciousness, she saw—
The man she longed for, in the secluded and tranquil castle, by the window where the moonlight shone, cast a gentle smile upon her.
"I'm sorry... I broke my promise..."
"I miss you so much... Xi..."
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The man in the camouflage trench coat returned to her side.
He stared at the girl's corpse for a long time.
He removed his hood, and a hint of respect rose in his pale blue eyes.
"..."
"I thought it was an incomprehensible monster, but I never expected it to be a chaste and virtuous woman who would rather die than submit."
He spread his palms out and placed them on his chest, bowing solemnly.
"On my personal behalf, I apologize to you."
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Then, he pulled out a signal flare.
"But in the name of the group, your companions and your queen... are still my targets for elimination on this trip."
"The next step for [Artillery]..."
A gunshot rang out, and a signal flare burned in the sky.
"start."
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"It's...it's over here!!"
Yin Shang took the lead and led everyone over the last snow hill.
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The group had seen a signal flare fired in the direction of the battle at Lingxi not long ago—
But half an hour before the signal flare was launched, Lingxi's dark domain had already disappeared.
Ye Liuli originally wanted to lead the group to the secluded place as soon as possible to discuss the matter further, but the raising of the signal flare caused a conflict among the group.
"Are you kidding me? She's a vampire princess! If something happens to her, the vampire clan will be completely wiped out by the corporation! You underestimate the corporation!"
Group buy!
Yin Shang refuted Ye Liuli and, defying the objections of others, turned back towards the direction of the signal flare.
He felt deep down that these vampires still didn't take the group's threat seriously. Rather than pinning his hopes on the vampire queen whose fate was unknown, he trusted the princess who could manipulate people's hearts and control the overall situation more.
But that hope... vanished before everyone's eyes.
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Yin Shang and Ludwig, who were the first to cross the snow hill, were both stunned.
"what's the situation?"
Ye Liuli asked impatiently, and followed the two up the snow hill.
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"Varied..."
Ye Liuli covered her mouth, her pupils dilating as if in an earthquake.
She fell to the ground, staring in disbelief at the scene before her—
The crimson barrier made the girl inside float above the snow, emitting a strong red light that made the surrounding snow hills look blood red.
A fierce battle had clearly taken place here, but the enemy had vanished without a trace.
The girl's body was unrecognizable, covered with fatal penetrating wounds, and wisps of black mist were constantly emanating from the huge, bowl-sized gash in her chest.
Protected alongside her within the barrier were several pieces of fragmented "metal".
Even if Ye Liuli turned to ash, he could still recognize those metal fragments.
"That's...that's..."
Everyone was utterly shocked; they had seen it up close before...
That was the shattered "Holy Grail of Greed".
And this undoubtedly means—
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“No…no!”
Ye Liu rushed forward almost like a catapult, her mind no longer able to consider any possible ambushes.
click-
The barrier seemed to have some kind of recognition mechanism; the moment Ye Liuli approached, it collapsed...
The light-as-feather blonde girl landed in Ye Liuli's arms.
"..."
Ye Liuli's expression was more terrified than ever before, and at this moment, she could no longer suppress the trembling of her body.
Because she had already realized that the girl in her arms was beyond saving.
The blonde girl's lifeless eyes remained open, staring fixedly upwards at her—
The shattered fragments of the Holy Grail, enveloped by a small, blood-red barrier, gently fell.
Then, it fell to the snow beside it, losing the last trace of its crimson luster.
As the barrier dissipated, her body rapidly began to dissipate. Already as light as a feather, her limbs began to become transparent under the dissipating dark energy.