The player is playing like a god, but their cheat code is Aatrox.

His body hurtled uncontrollably toward the ruins, moving so fast that the surrounding air seemed to whistle.

Then, a blood-red greatsword slashed towards A-Zhui.

Cang Yu only realized this at this time

Something wrong

This... doesn't seem to be my body.

No, that's not right either, this is...

Aatrox!?

"Ha, pathetic birdman, why insist on courting death?"

Just as Cang Yu saw it clearly

Aatrox's voice also rang out.

"As a way of repaying him for giving me his body, I promised him that I would save you for last, so that you could witness this world's elegy!"

"Why, why do you have to throw your life away? Do you really want to betray that kid's feelings?"

Cang Yu was stunned

What's going on?

Did I... give my body to Aatrox?

But wasn't I still in the lab just a second ago?

Is this a dream?

Cang Yu pinched himself, and even steeled himself to put on two large slits.

It hurts a lot

But there was absolutely no sign of him waking up.

Not a dream?

But... why can't I connect my memories?

Or...did I lose consciousness after giving my body to Aatrox?

And for some unknown reason, I've suddenly 'woke up' again?

"Aatrox! Stop!"

Cang Yu roared deep within his consciousness, but the sound seemed to be blocked by a thick barrier, unable to reach the body that was wielding the giant sword.

"Sorry kid, but it seems they're not exactly trying to survive!"

"I respect you, birds... no, angels. Rest assured, this world will soon be destroyed along with me!"

Aatrox raised his greatsword high, crimson energy flowing across its blade.

Ah-Zhui was sent flying, his body crashing into the broken steel bar with a dull thud.

Her wings were broken, and crimson liquid dripped down the gaps in her feathers, forming thin streams on the ground.

Yan stood in front of her, his flaming sword held horizontally before him.

But her left arm was hanging limply at her side, and the armor began to crack from the shoulder, revealing a deep wound that exposed bone.

"Heh, cough cough... That sounds so nice, cough... She's nothing but a demon that stole his body..."

Yan sneered, but the arrogance in her voice was gone.

At that moment, she even coughed when she spoke.

"Oh? Hehe—hahahaha!"

Aatrox laughed wildly but did not pursue.

"I must say, I'm extremely satisfied with that kid, both physically and mentally! If it weren't for you guys, he might not have been willing to give up his body!"

"What...did you say?"

Yan struggled to prop himself up from beside the broken steel bar, half his face covered in blood, but his still burning pupil remained fixed on Aatrox.

"I said, he doesn't want to live at all." Aatrox slung his greatsword over his shoulder, his voice carrying an almost gleeful contempt.

"You think he was forced? You think I took advantage of his serious injuries to steal it?"

"Naive! With such a shrewd body, even I, Aatrox, couldn't have taken a single inch from him unless he willingly handed it over!"

The crimson setting sun cast his massive silhouette onto the ruins, like a crack that could never be healed.

Not far away, A-Zhui slowly closed her eyes beside Qi-Lin, while Zhi-Xin lowered her head.

Her short, flaxen blonde hair obscured her face.

It was impossible to see her expression clearly.

"He's too tired. So tired that he feels the world is meaningless. You're all going to die eventually anyway."

"Swallowed by the void, outmaneuvered by Karl, and dying in some corner. Rather than watching you all leave one by one, I'd rather go first."

"At least his body can still be used, so let me do the last thing for him: destroy everything, and then die."

With each word Aatrox spoke, his bloodlust grew stronger, while the breathing in the ruins grew fainter.

"You ridiculous bird-men, do you really think you have time to waste here with me?"

The sword cut through the wind, kicking up a cloud of black dust on the ruins.

"He doesn't even care about his own life, he doesn't care how badly I'll destroy this world! And you're all here taking beatings for him."

"Tell him why you're doing this! Let him answer that himself!"

No one answered.

Only Yan was still barely able to stand, supporting herself with the broken, flaming sword.

Only at this moment did they finally realize

Yes, it's all their fault.

They were the ones who created a bond between him and them.

It gave him an irreplaceable 'love'.

Finally, there were them, who ignored all advice and persisted time and time again.

He risked his life for them

They killed him with their own hands.

Aatrox's greatsword was pointed at He Xi, who had suddenly become frozen in place.

"Especially you, the silver-haired, blue-eyed birdman, your deception almost made him want to grab me."

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Aatrox's laughter seemed to be mercilessly mocking them.

He Xi looked up, her eyes...

It was as hollow as if all light had been emptied out.

The Celestial King who once shouldered the entire Celestial Legion during the darkest era of the Angelic Civilization

The woman who never bowed her head to anyone in 30,000 years

Standing in the center of the ruins, her long, silvery-white hair was matted together with blood and gunpowder, and her deep blue eyes were wide open but unfocused.

Her lips were moving, but the sound was so faint it was like the wind blowing through a broken porthole.

"...It's me."

"I lied to him. I impersonated Yunxi to deceive him. I used Zhixin to steal his data and test his genes..."

Her voice suddenly choked, her fingers clenched the fabric at her chest, her knuckles turning white.

"He knew all along; I thought he didn't. But he knew everything..."

"I even shamelessly used him... to get his forgiveness..."

Aatrox tilted his head, as if he were watching an exceptionally exciting drama.

"Go on, silver-haired birdman. Keep going. Let him hear—what has his self-righteous forgiveness brought him?"

"Fraudster! Damn it!"

He Xi didn't continue.

She gave a very slight laugh and then closed her eyes.

"Just kill me."

She said it in a calm voice, as if she had finally put down something very heavy.

"I should have died long ago. It was me, it was me... who killed him."

Aatrox didn't speak, he simply raised his greatsword.

Just then, a figure appeared and blocked He Xi's path.

"Don't touch my teacher."

He Xi opened her eyes and looked at the back of the figure blocking her way.

She remembered the first time she saw Cang Yu with that still-childish face; it had also stood in front of him in the same way.

"My name is Zhixin. The Queen sent me to teach you."

Now she is scarred, but she still remembers how to spread her wings.

I took advantage of her...

It was he who used her to hurt the person she loved most.

"...It's heartbreaking. The teacher doesn't deserve it."

"Whether it's worth it or not, I'll know for myself." Zhi Xin didn't turn around, her voice trembling slightly, but she still stood ramrod straight.

"You didn't lie to me. You only lied to him. Have I ever lied to you?"

"When you asked me to observe him more and collect more samples, I agreed and I did. So I'm not clean."

"But now that he's dead, and the teacher is going to die too, then I'll be next!"