Diluc was the most severely injured, yet he was still the first to reach Ruola's side.
He stumbled over, his legs suddenly losing strength, and he collapsed beside Ruola.
"Ruola, what's wrong? Don't scare me. Please open your eyes and look at your brother, okay?"
Looking at the blood that stained the ground, and the gruesome knife wound on his sister's chest where the blood was now flowing slowly, Diluc's tears streamed uncontrollably.
He tremblingly reached out his hand, wanting to staunch the wound, but halfway there, he helplessly pulled it back.
The Pyro Vision that Ruola always wore at her waist also extinguished at this moment...
"No, you can't, Ruola, don't, don't leave me!"
Diluc hugged Ruola tightly, seeing her pale little face, feeling not a trace of life.
This was his only sister, his most beloved sister, the sister he usually couldn't bear to say a harsh word to, and the sister he had doted on since childhood!
Diluc didn't even want to tell her the truth about their father's death, unwilling to let her come into contact with the dark side of Mondstadt, only hoping she would retain her initial innocence and live a happy life forever!
But why did this happen? Why was it her, of all people?!
"Ah!!!"
Diluc pounded the ground with all his might, venting his endless sorrow and towering rage.
His heart felt as if it were being slowly tortured, the soul-piercing pain making Diluc unable to speak; even normal breathing was difficult at this moment, as if something was stuck in his throat.
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Player World.
Although Guojia noticed something was off, she hadn't yet realized the seriousness of the situation.
Seeing Ruola display such divine power, she subconsciously ignored the previous scene of Ruola bleeding from all seven orifices, excitedly acting like a two-hundred-month-old child, her mouth curving into a wide smile.
"Ahhh, so cool!"
She frantically took several screenshots of Ruola standing majestically in the last segment, with the Ruin Guard falling after its explosion behind her.
Guojia felt something strange about this scene, but when Ruola smeared her face, she finally realized that Ruola had been bleeding from all seven orifices earlier!
In China, bleeding from all seven orifices basically means death!
Guojia also answered Ruola's question to her brother on Diluc's behalf:
"Ruola is great, truly amazing, Ruola is the strongest!"
But after answering, she suddenly realized something: wasn't this the question characters in novels often asked before dying?
Connecting this to the name of the mission, Guojia's heart suddenly clenched.
No way, no game company would be willing to kill off such a character, right?!
With this thought constantly in her mind, even Ruola's final thumbs-up gesture felt like a farewell.
Unlike the streamer, the bullet comments focused on more things.
: "Something's wrong, something's wrong, something's wrong, why do I have a bad feeling?"
: "That guy from the Abyss, he's not dead yet, that dog is still hiding!"
: "Oh~ I knew I forgot something, it's over, they don't seem to have noticed this, don't be careless, that dog is very insidious!"
Guojia also reacted.
She said she forgot something, it was that dog!
While the Players thought of it, the Traveler in the game also thought of it.
But just as the Traveler's warning came out, the Players saw a scene that made them collapse.
"Ahhh!!! Noooo!"
: "What the hell!!!"
: "???!!!"
: "Did they really kill her?!"
: "Stupid mhy, I'm done, why kill my Ruola?!"
: "Wuwuwu..."
: "Bastards, who's the scriptwriter for this part, I'll *******—"
: "I always thought this was a casual game, hehe..."
: "I'm not playing anymore! Damn it, how can I keep playing this game if Ruola is gone?!"
: "So, 'Blazing Flames' meant this, huh? You're good, mhy, you really are!"
: "..."
Guojia stared blankly at the screen, covering her mouth with her hands, tears falling in large drops.
A voice came from the computer again:
[ "Is this, my, perfect, final, curtain call?"
"It should be—" ]
At the end of the screen, there was a close-up of Ruola's Vision; the originally glowing Vision suddenly extinguished.
Guojia could no longer hold back and burst into loud sobs:
"Wuwuwahhh..."
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Mondstadt.
"Rou...la..."
Kaeya's eyes were bloodshot, suppressing his grief, standing behind Diluc, wary of his surroundings: "Damn bastard, come out!"
Jean, Eula, and others also gathered around, their expressions filled with sorrow and indignation, shielding Diluc and Ruola in the center.
Jean gently stroked Ruola's small face; she used her healing abilities, but they had no effect on Ruola at this moment.
Ruola simply lay there with her eyes peacefully closed.
Eula's hand gripping her greatsword was pale from exertion; her gaze was fixed intently on her surroundings.
Amber and Noelle's faces were already tear-streaked, yet they still stood at the front, gripping their weapons tightly, meticulously watching for fluctuations in space.
Noelle repeatedly wiped away her tears, then firmly gripped her greatsword again.
Sucrose bit her lip so hard it bled, yet she seemed oblivious.
Rosaria closed his eyes, two lines of clear tears sliding down his cheeks.
Razor said nothing, only continued to charge his power.
Lumine looked at Ruola, who had already become a corpse; her lips trembled, never having expected such an outcome.
This first friend she met in Mondstadt besides Paimon, who was so kind to her and Paimon, gave them gifts, and whose smile was so bright and beautiful— the girl was actually...
Lumine bit down hard on her teeth, her gums bleeding.
The longsword was still in her hand, but the person who gave it to her was no longer there.
Malice suddenly reappeared at this moment.
Although he was prepared, he was still startled by the swift, face-to-face attack.
"Ice Spike!"
"Sanction!"
"Solid Ice, Cut Off Deep Hatred!"
"Go with the wind!"
"Die for me!!!"
Everyone's furious attack was narrowly dodged by Malice; he immediately widened the distance, moving to the foot of the fallen Ruin Guard.
The long blade that Malice's right hand had transformed into was still stained with fresh blood; at this moment, Malice even brought the long blade to his face, his head leaning in.
He seemed to be sniffing, or perhaps... licking?
The people of Mondstadt were already consumed by rage; seeing this scene made their eyes burn with fury.
Lumine was the fastest, rushing over with her longsword; her furious strike was powerful, colliding with Malice's long blade, causing both of them to recoil.
Malice was about to advance when he suddenly looked up at the sky, then vanished from his original spot.
Lumine and Kaeya's attacks missed entirely, and they thought Malice had hidden again as before, so everyone became vigilant once more.
It wasn't until Dvalin's roar came from high in the sky that they relaxed.
Venti's battle with Durin did not last too long; if it weren't for the zombie dragon's incredibly tenacious vitality, the speed might have been even faster.
Before fighting this demon dragon, Venti had already cleared most of the monsters in Mondstadt; he had not expected that a despicable fellow like Malice would attack Mondstadt while he was away.
It was only after Venti completely killed the demon dragon, and the fierce winds shredded every cell of the demon dragon, that he suddenly realized.
A barrier had been set up around them at some point.
The sole purpose of this barrier was to cut off his perception of Mondstadt; the guy who set up this barrier also put in a lot of effort, managing to keep him from noticing it for a while?!
If the demon dragon hadn't been completely destroyed by him, causing the barrier to automatically break, Venti might have taken even more time to notice it.
The moment he knew the barrier had broken, Venti rushed to Mondstadt at his fastest speed.
Venti's heart was in turmoil at this moment; he didn't know what had happened to his Mondstadt, but he could anticipate that it definitely wasn't anything good?!
In an instant, Venti arrived outside Mondstadt.
He saw the battlefield after the great war, saw the Ruin Guard lying on the ground incapacitated, saw all of Mondstadt's injured, and also saw— Ruola —surrounded by everyone, held in Diluc's arms, already lifeless!!!
The winds of Mondstadt suddenly grew violent, just like Venti's heart at this moment.
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