frightfiction Chapter 22 Confused
Chapter 22 Confused
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As Seele's hand fell limply to the ground, the withered Seele from the distant heavens transformed into pure energy and completely invaded Seele's body.
Her body swayed and she leaned to one side. Yun Fuyu quickly stepped forward to support Seele... At this moment, only he dared to approach Seele, who was clearly about to transform into a Herrscher.
In the distance, Kevin and many combat personnel quickly arrived and surrounded Seele and Yun Fuyu.
Hen and Kevin exchanged a glance. Hen stepped forward, pulled Yun Fuyu aside, and said in a deep voice, "She is in danger. Please leave immediately."
His voice was low: "I know...but..."
Hen: "No buts! The Honkai energy erosion around a Herrscher is no joke, are you out of your mind? Get out of here right now!"
Yes, the Honkai energy has already climbed up my wrist and spread to the flesh of my chest. If this continues, and my heart is also affected, then I will truly be dead.
Just then, the Honkai energy around Seele began to surge violently. Hen stopped trying to dissuade her, pulled Yun Fuyu aside, and then rejoined the team to prepare for battle.
"..."
Does Yun Fuyu really like Xier that much? Not really.
Since arriving in this world, Seele has been the one who has always been by his side. No one else can give him this sense of peace.
They had promised to escape this place together, but in the end, he could only watch helplessly as Seele sacrificed herself. The emptiness brought on by this powerlessness was the biggest reason for his erratic behavior.
As for the so-called "golden finger" in the dream, it's useless right now and he doesn't care about it at all.
Yun Fuyu sat there blankly, watching Seele stand up again, watching "Seele" contemptuously rebuke the mortals around her, and watching "Seele" mercilessly kill the warriors of the Fire Moth.
A powerful energy pressure expanded in the distance, and the terror that the Herrscher brought to life lingered. Looking at the Herrscher's familiar face, memories of the past flashed through his mind... but in the end, only endless bewilderment remained, with no one to confide in, no one to tell his story.
As an outsider, Möbius walked up to Yun Fuyu and said calmly, "Are you sad? Do you feel useless?"
"……Um."
"You'll get used to it. In this cannibalistic world, everyone has to go through this."
"...Are you trying to comfort me?"
Yun Fuyu turned to look at Möbius. She was a cool and aloof beauty with long, flowing green hair, but the occasional allure that flashed between her brows was completely natural and ingenious. She was dressed in casual, light clothing: denim shorts, a cropped shirt, white gloves, and grey boots.
It's quite beautiful. Unfortunately, he wasn't in the mood for a second glance.
Möbius smiled, seemingly mimicking someone's speech again: "Little guy, you look so pitiful right now, just like a dog abandoned by its owner~. Of course, a kind person like me would rush over to comfort you as soon as possible."
Yun Fuyu was a little speechless. The main reason was that the tone sounded exactly like that of some unknown pink fairy. It felt really strange for someone who wasn't Alicia to say such things.
What's even more speechless is Mebius's description of a dog abandoned by its owner, and then she says she's kind... Sigh, never mind, I'm not in the mood to argue with her.
He said, "Oh."
Mebius raised an eyebrow slightly. It had no effect? He continued, "I'm actually quite interested in you. Come to think of it, you've only known Seele for eight days, yet you easily gained her trust. And during those eight days, the concentration of Honkai energy around her kept rising, but you only showed symptoms today when you faced the Herrscher."
An ordinary person would be certain to die after being exposed to a Honkai energy concentration of 100 HW for three hours. While the Honkai energy concentration around Seele is not as high as that around Apoptosis, it still averages a full 500 HW.
It's important to understand that this is a state without systematic training or various drug experiments. With proper nurturing, he could potentially become another Kevin. How could Möbius not care?
However, Yun Fuyu grasped another key point—Mebius claimed to have known Seele for eight days, but she herself only appeared before them on the seventh day. Just imagine, could she have been spying on Seele and herself the whole time?
Yun Fuyu: "You haven't been spying on us all this time, have you?"
Möbius: "Yes, that's right. I detected the reappearance of the second core area from the first time you met, and then I rushed over."
Although Mebius did notice something amiss, she lacked the drive to personally investigate any unusual situation, so she simply maintained contact with Mebius without paying much attention.
Möbius continued, "You must be very sad right now. I also feel very sorry about this. I was impulsive and said a lot of things I shouldn't have. I hope you can forgive me."
This refers to the previous statements such as "everyone wants Seele to sacrifice herself" and "your words don't matter at all," which did indeed have a significant impact on Yun Fuyu.
Möbius was already planning to kidnap Yun as a brand new, perfect-level guinea pig, and the things she said were completely unlike what one would expect from someone like her. If the people of the Fire Moth heard that Möbius could actually comfort people, they would probably laugh their heads off.
But who knows if she meant it? She's Möbius, after all; don't judge her by normal standards.
However, Yun Fuyu, who was in a state of confusion, did change his opinion of Mebius a lot.
Seeing that Yun Fuyu's eyes gradually focused and were no longer so empty, Mebius nodded to himself and continued, "You should understand what caused the current situation."
"It's not a matter of human nature being inherently flawed; my previous words were indeed a bit extreme. Upon closer examination, it all boils down to the word 'Honkai.' It is because of Honkai that Herrschers are born, it is because of Honkai that people suffer heavy casualties and become homeless, and it is also because of Honkai that we have no choice but to sacrifice the least possible cost to defeat the Herrschers and defeat Honkai."
Mebius looked at Seele in the air. Although she had successfully condensed the Herrscher core, she had been ambushed at the first moment and could only barely fight back thanks to her infinite regeneration. With many more warriors on their way, the outcome of this battle was almost certain.
She patted Yun Fuyu on the shoulder: "Stand up. Even though the world is such a mess, we must still keep moving forward. Think about it, is it really unrelated to you that Seele was able to make such a decisive self-sacrifice? She stumbled along with you through the ruins. Could she bear to see you die with her? Rather than that, why not choose self-sacrifice?"
(Unfinished)