Thanks for the invitation, I am in the state of collapse, brushing attribute upgrade

Gwen nodded slightly, and faced Aponia's doubtful gaze, suddenly revealing a somewhat distressed expression -

"But... after all, this is not the place to meet..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of breaking glass suddenly rang out, and the bright and picturesque world in Gwen's eyes suddenly collapsed into pieces, and the stunned Aponiya in it turned into countless fragments and flew away with the wind.

Returning to the darkness, Gwyn roared infernal sound and stepped forward again.

"After all, if there's a problem with that system, it'll be quite troublesome..."

This time, not long after walking, Gwen stopped on his own initiative——

He was already able to "see" the soul that imprisoned itself here.

"Apponia?"

Although it was already confirmed, Gwyn still asked tentatively.

“If you want to see me, you are always welcome in the paradise of the afterlife.

Why do you have to pursue it all the way here?"

Words filled with unrelieved sadness confirmed Gwyn's guess.

"But some things are better said in person."

Gwyn smiled, and suddenly a faint light burst out from his body. The light quickly expanded, making Gwyn like a bonfire in the dark world, illuminating the darkness.

In the light, Gwyn was able to see Aponia clearly in front of him—

The illusory soul kneels down to pray as if in paradise, with thorns all around it, binding the soul that wanders there.

439

Chapter 439: The Thorn of Rejection? Burn!

"As expected, you are the one who bound yourself here..."

Gwen gently reached out his hand, feeling the resistance and tingling in his fingers, and couldn't help but sigh.

"This is my own choice, and it's the fate I deserve. Please... don't waste your energy on this."

Seeing Gwyn's actions, Aponia sighed and admonished Gwyn.

As Aponia finished speaking, Gwen could feel an invisible force descend upon him, forcing him to stop his actions as Aponia had instructed...

“Is this the commandment?”

Feeling the invisible power influencing him, Gwen couldn't help but reveal a look of interest in his eyes -

"It's somewhat similar to the Eye of Suggestion I envisioned, but it's not a purely psychic ability. On the contrary, to a certain extent..."

Carefully controlling his own strength so as not to directly destroy the power that was affecting him, Gwyn carefully analyzed Aponia's commandments.

"So... you came here for the commandments?"

Listening to Gwyn's mumbling, Aponia's plump face showed a hint of understanding, but her voice was filled with more compassion.

“Please believe me, this is by no means an omnipotent power.

If you hope to do something with this, you will only reap greater tragedy..."

"First, I have no intention of abusing the commandments, or rather, I don't want to replicate them. I simply hope to analyze the principles behind this ability and absorb it as nutrients."

Gwen said, meeting Aponia's surprised gaze, and laughed—

"Secondly, I'm not here for the so-called commandments—"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gwyn's palm, which had been rejected by the "thorns of rejection" all over Aponya's body, was thrust into it. The dripping "blood" dyed the withered thorns red in Aponya's suddenly contracted pupils.

"No, this isn't..."

The compassionate expression was finally completely broken, and Aponia raised her hand to push Gwyn out -

The thorns that bound Aponya were also in the realm of the soul, and mixed with them was a certain power that originated from the so-called commandments and came from Aponya's innate talent.

The blood that came out of Gwyn's wound wasn't real blood, of course. It was...

However, Aponia's hand that wanted to push Gwyn away failed to succeed, and was instead grabbed by Gwyn's blood-stained hand.

Aponia looked up in surprise, only to meet Gwyn's smiling eyes—

"But it's for you, my sister..."

As he spoke, the blood-stained arm suddenly exerted force and pulled Aponiya out of the thorn bush.

The thorns that originally bound Aponya did not cause any hindrance.

The thorns that had been soaked in Gwyn's blood had silently ignited golden flames.

When Aponya looked at it in disbelief, he only saw a faint flame and dust on the ground.

"Sure enough, Aponya's talent is very special..."

While Aponya's compassionate face was filled with surprise, Gwyn was carefully recalling the thorns' "resistance" in his heart -

"If we can utilize it, perhaps the Phantom Demon Emperor Fist can reach another level..."

"you……

Too impulsive...

Don't resist, please—let me see your condition..."

Aponia, who didn't know what Gwen was thinking, raised his head, pulled Gwen closer, and directly rested his forehead against Gwen's forehead——

Since conventional methods could not bypass Gwyn's mental protection, Aponia could only try a more direct approach.

However, even with direct brain contact, Aponya still found himself facing a towering mountain range or a bottomless abyss, unable to see clearly...

"Please rest assured, this injury is nothing to me."

Noticing Aponia's extremely active mental power, Gwen smiled and gently patted Aponia's shoulder.

"..."

Taking a half step back, looking at Gwen's gentle smile, Aponia pursed her lips and said nothing more—

Although this was inconsistent with her cognition and beyond her comprehension, but... the thorn of rejection did not reject Gwyn.

And she was indeed pulled out by Gwyn from the thorn cage that had gradually grown over the past 50,000 years.

"Let me introduce myself--

I'm Gwyn, and as for my identity... you can just think of me as a warrior fighting against the Honkai in the new era."

Seeing that Aponya did not continue to delve into the previous question, Gwen did not continue to explain and turned to the business -

"As for why I ventured out of the Paradise of the Past twice... it's because someone really wanted to meet you..."

"Someone... wants to see me?"

Hearing this, Aponya couldn't help but frown slightly——

Aponia knew very well how attractive the commandments were to those who did not understand them.

However, before Aponia could say anything, a faint Honkai energy surged, and three light shadows quietly condensed around Gwyn, transforming into three figures that made Aponia's pupils shrink subconsciously -

"Hey, Aponya, did you miss me~?"

After appearing, Alicia flew directly to Aponia's side, holding her arm, with a smile on her face.

"Ellie?"

Feeling the real soul breath beside her, which was definitely not something that the memory in the paradise could possess, Aponia's voice trembled unconsciously.

“Hmm~

It's me~?"

Seeing that Aponiya recognized her at a glance, the smile between Alicia's eyebrows became more intense, and her delicate little face rubbed against Aponiya's shoulder.

"But...why..."

The person whom he had only been missing for 50,000 years appeared before him again. Aponia was already in a state of confusion. Looking at the smiling girl beside him, he didn't know how to start talking for a moment.

"To be able to make Aponya show such an expression...

Hmm... As expected, only you, Alicia, can make Aponya show this expression..."

Looking at Aponya's bewildered look, Vivi stroked her chin and said with a smile.

However, even though she said this, Velvet did not approach the two of them and still stood beside Gwen.

Eden, on the other hand, had already come to the side of Alicia and Aponia—

"Long time no see, Aponya—

Although in my impression, we have been separated for less than a year.

But... you have already spent fifty thousand years here alone..."

Looking at Aponia, whose elegant face still looked bewildered, Eden sighed softly, but a gentle smile still appeared on her beautiful face...

440

Chapter 440 Do what I can as a human being.

"But after 50,000 years of waiting, I finally got a miracle, didn't I?"

Hearing Eden's sigh, Aponia just shook her head slightly and looked at Alicia beside her with a smile. Her somewhat haggard face was filled with a sincere smile.

"No~?"

Hearing Aponia's words, Alicia raised her index finger, met Aponia's puzzled gaze, and shook it with a smile, looking at Gwyn who was looking at her with a smile on his face.

"This isn't a miracle from the gods, but a miracle from humans, okay?"

"A miracle... belonging to humans?"

Following Alicia's gaze, Aponia saw Gwyn smiling back at her.

"Being able to bring back souls like us, buried in history, into this world—this kind of thing, no matter how you think about it, can't be described with words like magic, right?"

Velvet put one hand on her waist and the other on Gwyn's shoulder, looking proud.

"..."

Listening to what Alicia and Velvi said, Aponia looked at Gwyn more seriously, as if she wanted to see through this young man.

"Remember what I said?"

Seeing Aponia's appearance, Eden couldn't help but smile, as if remembering the scene when he faced Gwyn alone. A faint smile appeared on his graceful face.

"To put it in the present, it is—

Gwyn...will become the fire that illuminates this world..."

"..."

After hearing what Eden said, Aponia couldn't help but show surprise again, and looked at Gwyn more seriously.

Gwyn did not dodge Aponia's gaze that seemed to see through him, but just smiled.

When the intense gaze had calmed down again, Gwen spoke curiously.

"How about, from your perspective, can you see something in me?"

"..."

Hearing Gwyn's question, Aponia closed her eyes and shook her head gently. After a moment, she opened her bright eyes again and met Gwyn's gaze.

"I saw a lot, but it was all blurry—

I saw the sun set, and the fire rise from the ashes..."

Under Gwyn's gaze, which suddenly became serious and solemn, Aponia began to explain what she had seen.

However, after just saying two sentences, Aponya's figure trembled, and he almost disappeared in the wind like a wisp of smoke.

Gwyn, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, rushed to Aponia's side and supported her with Alicia to help her stabilize her body.

After a while, Aponya opened his eyes again, with a look of confusion on his pale face.

In response to Alicia and Eden's concerned inquiries, Aponia simply shook her head slightly.