The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Let's try to get along amicably if possible, and only resort to force if absolutely necessary.

Kiana thought to herself.

He then continued to Eden, "Eden, I know very well that you came here mostly on Möbius's advice, didn't you?"

No, that's not it.

When Kiana asked him, Eden slowly shook his head and then admitted, "I can't tell you who that person is."

"Oh why?"

"because..."

Before Eden could finish speaking...

The entire duel space suddenly trembled.

A moment later, everyone left the dueling area.

[Ding! Victory in battle! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 50 paints!]

"Is that all there is to victory?"

After the position switch, Kiana and Mei were now much farther away from Eden.

This increased distance freed her from her captivity, allowing her to stand at a distance and watch Kiana.

"A beautiful dance, my friend. And this stranger."

After withdrawing from the battle, Eden did not pursue them further.

For her, her goal had been achieved, and now she could turn back to listen to Möbius's next preparations.

Since there's no reason to continue the fight, why do anything unnecessary?

At least for now, Eden is not prepared to continue the fight.

Similarly, Mei, Kiana, and the others also did not want to continue fighting.

They both hoped that this hero would abandon his evil ways and join their side in finding a way out.

"Eden, I don't think you want to stay here either, right? Why don't you come with us and find a way out?"

Kiana clutched her chest, asking with genuine concern.

She genuinely hoped to bring another hero along on the road ahead.

Unfortunately, there was one thing Kiana hadn't anticipated.

"Leave? My friend, perhaps you haven't realized a problem."

Eden crossed his arms and slowly shook his head.

She actually had no obsession or intention to leave this world.

For her, this fantastical world, filled with many people and things she had never seen before, also held a unique kind of fun.

Of course, the most important reason is...

Yi

Dian let out a long sigh, then asked in return, "For some data that only exists in the past, what difference does it make whether it's here or not?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Kiana immediately realized what was going on.

Yup!

The heroes of this period are basically the data phantoms that Mei encountered during her time in Paradise.

Strictly speaking, they are all phantoms that exist only in the past, left behind by the advanced technology of the previous civilization.

Even now, having arrived in such a strange world that resembles a painting, we are still fortunate.

It's just a transition from a memory I couldn't control to a completely new one.

There's actually no fundamental difference...

Realizing this, Kiana suddenly felt enlightened: "No wonder the heroes didn't take leaving this world seriously. It turns out that for them, leaving or not leaving makes no difference?"

But for me, it's a completely different story.

After all, Mei, Bronya, and the others are all living, breathing people who need to move forward.

That's why I'm so eager to leave this place.

Having realized this, Kiana abandoned her recruitment plans and instead questioned, "So, Eden, are you going to continue to obstruct us?"

"This is not what I meant. I hope you can understand."

Eden took out two glasses of wine, swirled them, and then slowly stepped forward to hand the glasses to the two men.

"We live in this dreamlike world, each with our own mission to complete. Let's keep moving forward. That person is waiting for you."

"It sounds very mysterious."

Kiana took the wine glass and looked at the golden liquid.

After a brief hesitation, she raised her glass and drank it.

When they took a sip, they discovered that it wasn't actually alcohol, but fruit juice.

"Eden, you?"

Kiana licked the juice off her lips and looked at the woman in front of her with some surprise.

The other person smiled slightly, then turned and left.

Seeing that Yingjie was about to leave, Kiana instinctively wanted to stop him, but Mei stopped her.

The reason was simple: Mei thought, "Forget it, Kiana. Let Eden leave. I believe she and Aponia will ultimately choose to stand with us."

Chapter Thirteen: Möbius's Scheme Succeeded

Although Kiana really hoped that Eden could stay.

But considering that it was Mei's request, she felt too embarrassed to keep her there.

Have a safe journey.

Kiana waved, offering her blessing to Eden.

Without her control, Eden was free.

"Thank you, my friend."

Then, Eden simply left them.

Watching Yingjie's departing figure, Kiana shook her head helplessly: "I really wish she could stay now."

“Me too, but Kiana, Eden is not a hero who can be easily persuaded.”

Mei has been in Paradise for so long, she can't say she knows the heroes completely, but she certainly knows them inside and out.

Because she understood this well enough, she knew that some heroes would not succeed without the right means or even the right reasons.

It is absolutely impossible for them to easily join their side and gain assistance.

Forcing the issue will inevitably cause dissatisfaction.

"Let nature take its course; we'll continue patrolling for threats."

"okay."

Kiana and Mei exchanged a smile, then continued their patrol.

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Just as both sides were busy investigating the crisis.

Eden has returned along a specific route to the hidden zone created by Möbius's abuse of power.

Strangely, however, it was Möbius who was supposed to be waiting there and complaining.

But now he has vanished without a trace...

Eden instinctively felt something was amiss, so he asked Aponia, who was praying:

"Mébius...she's gone? Aponia, have you seen her?"

According to the original plan, Mebius was supposed to be stationed here to oversee the operation.

However, she has now disappeared without a trace, which makes it hard not to think that something happened to her, or... that someone is planning some kind of accident.

As a result, Eden received a similar response.

“Eden, she left when you left.”

Upon hearing this, Eden countered, "Then where did she go? Can you tell me, Aponia?"

"No."

Aponia shook her head.

The mystery of Eden remains unsolved.

However, it wasn't a big problem; she had already anticipated that even if she didn't answer.

Eden could also clearly see where Möbius was.

This was an inevitable and unavoidable accident.

'boom!'

With a loud bang, the entire hidden area shook violently.

Eden was shaken so badly she almost fell, but fortunately Aponia caught her.

"Eden, how are you?"

Eden steadied himself, glanced around at the situation, and asked in return:

"what's going on."

Eden didn't know what had happened, but she had a bad feeling.

"Eden...this is the unexpected event we're all going to encounter this time."