Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 240 Mei: I am a fictional historian

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

This is inside Mei's consciousness space. The original hall of Paradise of the Past has been removed, revealing the original pure white space.

"I really miss this scene!"

Mei broke free from Kiana Kaslana's hold and retreated, while also dodging Bronya's attack.

"Okay, you don't have to miss it."

"What exactly did you do to Mei, Herrscher of Corruption?!"

Bronya stepped forward, raised her weapon, and questioned Mei, but then she noticed a different expression on Mei's face.

Because of this momentary lapse in concentration, Mei seized the opportunity, and then Mei lunged forward and slashed Bronya away with a single blow.

After regaining her footing in mid-air, Bronya began to ponder the meaning behind Mei's expression just moments before.

Then she understood everything.

I see. But then I'll have to help act it out myself.

"What's wrong? Well, you don't know what happened back then," Mei said with a grin. "Then I'll just tell you briefly."

Through Mei's (whimsical) narration, everyone understood the whole story.

In short, Mei noticed something unusual in the library and began to investigate on her own.

As a result, Mei did indeed find the Herrscher of Corruption who was lying in wait. Unfortunately, Mei was caught in a trap that the Herrscher of Corruption had set up in advance.

Thus, Mei's data became the first source of nourishment for the Herrscher of Corruption. To ensure that nothing went wrong, the Herrscher of Corruption forged an identical Mei data.

Even her memories were filled in based on the data she obtained, but for some reason, the memories related to the Paradise of the Past were blurry.

On the same night, the Herrscher of Corruption encountered Alicia Memory and Sakura Memory. The former had already been completely corrupted by the Herrscher of Corruption, while the latter had escaped to another place, but she had also been corrupted by herself and would soon be completely corrupted.

Now, not only Kiana Kaslana, but everyone else also showed extremely angry expressions.

Bronya, however, sighed inwardly before putting on a very angry expression.

"Alright, now that you know the truth, it's time for you to go to hell. Let me use the power of the Herrscher of Origin to send you on your way."

"What did you say?!"

Vilvi asked in a trembling voice, but Mei did not give a detailed answer. She proved with her actions that she was not lying.

Mei's clothes were gradually covered by the attire of the Herrscher of Origin, and her aura gradually changed.

Feeling that familiar aura and power, Velvi believed Mei's words.

However, Alicia has already returned to her cocoon, making it impossible for a new Herrscher of Origin to emerge.

In other words, in their world, Mei successfully met Alicia inside the cocoon, and from another perspective, the letter she had prepared had also been delivered to Alicia.

In other words, at least she gambled correctly; Alicia really was still inside the cocoon. However, now they had to face the attack of Alicia's successor. Velvi shook her head with a wry smile.

Just as she had made up her mind to make a move, Bronya stood in front of them all.

Kiana Kaslana asked, "Bronya, what are you going to do?"

"You guys go first, I'll hold them off here."

"How can that be! Mei's situation is my situation too. Shouldn't we fight together?"

"Remember, she is not Mei from your world. The most important thing for you now is to get out of here as soon as possible. I have a feeling that a real threat is on its way."

“I didn’t expect you to be so perceptive,” Mei said. “That’s right, my true form is on its way.”

As she spoke, green smoke began to rise from all around and slowly moved toward them. This was undoubtedly the power of the Herrscher of Corruption, and Mei's next words confirmed this.

"Look, here it is!"

"Hurry! It'll be too late if we leave now!"

"No, if we're going to leave, we'll leave together!"

No, ladies, if you don't leave, how am I supposed to make a proper exit?

Although Bronya was already cursing in her heart, she still had a serious expression on her face.

“Remember, you are the ones whose fate is in the hands of this world. Nothing is more important than your safety. If we all go together, none of us will be able to leave. Someone has to stay behind to hold them off, and no one is more suitable for that position than me.”

"But…!"

“Kiana, Bronya is right.” Fu Hua stepped forward and pulled Kiana Kaslana aside, saying, “I’m leaving this place in your care!”

After speaking, Fu Hua signaled to Velvet to quickly initiate the exit procedure, and forcibly took Kiana Kaslana away from this consciousness space despite her resistance.

Kiana Kaslana could only watch helplessly as Bronya's figure was completely engulfed by the green mist. After they left the consciousness space, Bronya's data body beside her was also completely shattered into fragments.

"why?"

“I’m sorry, we have no choice,” Fu Hua apologized. “Just like Bronya said, if we take her with us, in the end neither of us will be able to leave.”

"But we shouldn't just watch Bronya sacrifice herself! How are we going to explain this to Ashin afterwards?"

Fu Hua opened her mouth, but could only utter a dry, lifeless sentence.

He will understand us.

Just then, Vilvi's voice came from the side.

"At least we received some good news: the Herrscher of Corruption will prioritize corrupting those with more data, which is why Bronya had to increase her power at the last minute."

"What good news is this!"

“This means that once we face the Herrscher of Corruption head-on, we can use this method to let the others escape, right?” Raiden Mei said.

“That’s right. After all, this is the space of data. The Herrscher of Erosion here possesses power sufficient to be called the Herrscher of the End of the Data World. We, as mere data beings, cannot defeat her head-on, unless…”

Raiden Mei asked, "Unless what?"

"Unless I use the weapon I created to arm Kevin 666."

"what is that?"

"That's the only weapon that can be confirmed to have killed Kevin. Its principle is to completely erase the entire Paradise of the Past. As long as the data is completely erased, there is no way that Kevin cannot be killed."

"But in return, the paradise of the afterlife will also be buried with it."

“Yes, so I sealed it away.” Velvi nodded. “Activating it requires someone’s will, and you should all know who that is. Of course, as the creator, I also left a backdoor so that I can activate it unconditionally.”

"But Alicia has already been dealt with by the other side."

"So you all have to take good care of me from now on."

“I understand. If I don’t need it, I will sacrifice myself to ensure your and Kiana’s safety,” Fu Hua said.

"Hey, hey, hey! I'm telling you, old timer, there's no need to go to such lengths," the Herrscher of Knowledge quickly said. "Although we have no chance of winning against the Herrscher of Corruption in Paradise, it doesn't have to be to send you up to sacrifice yourself first."

"But if it's not me, then who else is qualified to be the bait?"

"I'm still here, and shouldn't the most urgent thing right now be to notify others as soon as possible?"

Although Fu Hua seemed to disagree with the Herrscher of Knowledge's statement, she had to admit that the latter part of the Herrscher of Knowledge's statement was indeed more important.

So everyone immediately set off back to the original meeting place, only to find it deserted.

Even Kevin Memory, who said he would always be here, was nowhere to be seen, and all around was silent.

Fortunately, Su returned shortly after having completed the necessary investigation. Surprisingly, Qianjie obediently followed behind Su.

After a brief exchange of information, everyone learned that it was Su who suggested that they go find the currently missing Sakura Memory. Upon hearing that Su wanted to find the Sakura Memory, Qianjie also patiently followed behind Su and acted together.

Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, they only found the mask that Sakura Memory had thrown out. Based on the information left on the mask, Qianjie deduced that Sakura Memory and Alicia Memory must have been attacked.

However, the bloodstains from the Alicia Memory on Sakura's Memory Mask cannot be explained in any way.

Although she really didn't want to suspect her companion, Sue cautiously classified Sakura Memory as a suspect, which almost led to a fight between the two.

In the end, it was Sue Memory who suggested that they return to the meeting point to exchange information and then reconstruct the whole story based on the new information they had obtained.

What he didn't expect was that Kiana and Kaslana actually brought him reliable intelligence, and this intelligence itself was the truth of the matter!

This leaves only one question unanswered: how did the Herrscher of Corruption infiltrate? And what about Kevin?

Sue's Memory looked around but couldn't find any trace of Kevin's Memory, and her unease reached its peak!

So he quickly summoned Aponia, hoping she could help find Kevin's Memory. Soon Aponia brought Eden back here.

A moment later, Aponia opened her eyes and shook her head, saying, "Unfortunately, I haven't found any trace of Kevin anywhere else in Paradise. It's very likely that Kevin has already..."

"If it were Kevin, there shouldn't have been no sound at all."

Kiana, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke. Indeed, as Kiana said, if Kevin Memory had encountered the Herrscher of Corruption, there should have been a lot of noise.

After all, that's Kevin!

Even a memory is the strongest warrior; the Paradise of the Past cannot simulate his limit.

Even if the Herrscher of Corruption has such a great advantage in the data space, Kevin's Memory should not have been corrupted without his knowledge.

Could it be that she took advantage of Kevin Memory's trust in acquaintances?

After all, Mei is a prime example. It can recreate anyone it has corrupted, and so far it has corrupted Patophis Memory, Mei, and Alicia Memory.

If one were to disguise themselves as Alicia Memory, a successful sneak attack would be possible, but this would also raise another problem.

That's why the Herrscher of Corruption didn't recreate a memory of Alicia before, just like she did with Mei.

This way, even if the reproduced Alicia Memory cannot be a perfect imitation, it should at least delay the possibility of being discovered.

During this period, the Herrscher of Corruption could find opportunities to defeat them one by one until the entire Paradise of the Past was finally corrupted.

What exactly caused the Herrscher of Corruption not to choose to recreate a memory of Alicia?

"What should we do now?"

Aponia asked, but she was more concerned about the safety of Gretchen's Memory than about the next steps.

"Besides, Gretchen and the others are still unaware of what's happening in Paradise. Shouldn't we tell them to prevent them from being harmed by the Herrscher of Corruption without their knowledge?"

Su took a deep breath and said, "That's right, it's time to let them know the current situation. Aponia and Eden, you can handle this matter. Qianjie and I will continue to search for Sakura's whereabouts."

"No." Qianjie rejected Su's Memory's suggestion. "Now that we know who the murderer is, there's only one thing to do: kill! Even if I drag that Herrscher out and kill him a thousand or ten thousand times, it still won't quell the hatred in my heart!"

"But Qianjie, we should act together now, otherwise none of us can guarantee that we won't be its next target!"

"Aponia, don't even think about stopping me! I'm not a coward like you!"

"But…"

“Let him go,” Su Memory said. “You know Qianjie’s personality; you can’t persuade him otherwise.”

"Hahaha, I heard you, Aponia! Even a blind person knows how to assess the situation better than you! You'd better get out of my way!"

Finally, Aponia sighed, lowered her outstretched hand, and made way for Qianjie. Qianjie walked out without any politeness, and even deliberately bumped Aponia with his shoulder as he passed by.

"Is it appropriate to just let him go like this?" Kiana Kaslana asked.

"There's nothing we can do about it; that's just how Qian Jie is. He won't listen to anyone's arrangements, and besides, he has his own goals, so let him be."

Su paused for a moment and then spoke again: "Going back to the previous topic, since Gretchen and the others have entrusted Aponia and Eden with the task of informing them, what about Möbius and Hua?"

“Leave Mebius to me,” Velvi said, stepping forward. “She’s probably in her lab right now, but I don’t think Hua is with her, so I’ll leave the search for Hua to Kiana and the others.”

"But then you'll be all alone, won't you? Do you need someone from here to keep you company?" Kiana asked.

"Well, in that case, let Mei keep me company. I happen to have some data I want to share with her."

"can."

Raiden Mei nodded in agreement to the arrangement.

“If there are no problems, then let’s leave it at that,” Sue said. “Before we officially begin, please allow me to briefly reiterate what I’ve said.”

"Gresch and the others will be notified by Aponia and Eden, Mebius by Velvet and Raiden Mei, and Hua by Kiana leading the team. Is everyone clear?"

Su looked around and saw that no one raised any objections, except for the Shizhi Lawyer who had some complaints, but overall there were no objections.

And so the group split up, each hoping they could still make it in time.

Just then, it started "raining" again from the sky, and just like last time, it was the paper used by the LeTu printer that was falling.

And it also contained information that everyone already knew, namely...

"Kevin is dead."