Chapter 187: When Nihility Descends! Face the Fate of the Memories Being Shredded!
In the background, the swan, struggling in pain, was tightly bound by the venomous snake, unable to move.
And just as the audience watched, jaws dropped in shock at these scenes.
The snake's blood-red vertical eyes.
The skeletal wings of the bird.
Suddenly, in sync with heavy drumbeats, flashed repeatedly on the screen!
Finally, it froze on the full skeletal remains of a bird!
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Thick blood dripped down from the screen.
The scene shifted.
What was originally a realistic setting suddenly turned into a sketch!
The stark contrast in style brought about a new kind of visual shock!
Between the black and white lines, a cheetah pounced on an antelope.
A massive bear bit down on a little white rabbit.
On the grasslands, a wolf pack hunted together and took down a bison.
In the deep sea, a shark opened its gaping jaws, devouring a school of fish.
And a spider, weaving its web to hunt prey.
One after another, scenes of brutal hunts were depicted in black and white sketches, yet they still carried an overwhelming sense of impact.
In fact, these sketches were inherently hinting at the "fading" element tied to Acheron.
But at this moment, the fans' minds were already awestruck by the abstract and shocking display.
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: Whoa… damn, what a powerful portrayal.
: I really didn't expect this scene to be depicted in such a way.
: Just looking at the earlier parts, I thought it was going to be some yuri story. This twist is insane.
: A seasoned hunter often appears in the guise of prey!
: Acheron is the predator chasing down her prey!
: Is this implying that Black Swan is being mentally counterattacked by Acheron's memories?
: The black-and-white sketches are incredible. If the goal was to highlight Acheron's danger and terror, this approach is much more unforgettable.
: The way Acheron looks in her memory is completely different from reality! Does she have an alter ego or something?
: Black Swan is probably freaking out! The hunter becomes the prey—this just further proves how unfathomable Acheron really is!
: Aaaaah, what is she up to?!
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On the screen, as those abstract images flashed by one by one, Black Swan's hand reached out like a drowning person's, struggling.
But it was instantly torn into fragments by the force of a powerful gravitational pull!
The violin sound in the background no longer resembled music.
The piercing, chaotic strings, combined with the image of Black Swan being shredded, sounded more like her screams.
At the moment the music reached its finale, the scene returned to the dance floor.
Black Swan, drenched in cold sweat, collapsed as if all her strength had been drained.
In mid-air, Acheron held her by the waist, the two stared at each other intensely.
It was a familiar scene, one the audience had seen many times before.
But previously, it was always Black Swan taking the lead.
The camera froze for a moment on Black Swan's panic-stricken expression, then shifted to Acheron's face.
At this moment, the image blurred slightly, as if simulating Black Swan's vision as she struggled to escape her memories.
Acheron still had her usual calm demeanor, but there was now a trace of contemplation in her gaze.
"Annihilation Gang? Who…?" She muttered dumbfoundedly.
The tense audience couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.
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: Such an intense scene, and you suddenly made me laugh.
: Black Swan was probably shocked because of the Inferno Duke's death, which made her want to test Acheron.
: But Acheron doesn't even remember who the Duke was.
: Dude, you're the one who killed him! Why are you asking Black Swan?
: Pfft… Hahahahaha! Sorry, Duke, I really can't hold it in!
: Am I the only one who finds this terrifying?
: Acheron literally wiped out the entire Annihilation Gang and doesn't even remember her opponents' faces! It's like crushing a bunch of ants!
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On the screen, after Acheron finished her question, the story seemed to end here.
With Black Swan's narration, Acheron walked alone on an empty street.
Only the crisp sound of her footsteps echoed.
"I've been watching her for a long time."
"Tonight is the last invitation."
"Galaxy Ranger…"
"No…"
"I made a fatal mistake."
Black Swan's voice no longer carried its previous composure; it even held a hint of panic.
In the image, the street Acheron walked on was gradually filled with blood red.
Indistinct traces began falling from all directions.
The audience stared wide-eyed.
Wanting to see those things clearly.
"But some people's past..."
"...is a silent deep sea, filled with the corpses of the drowned."
Black Swan's words fell with a hint of having narrowly escaped calamity.
Everyone finally saw clearly what had fallen from the sky.
Countless corpses!
They were all drowning victims, descending endlessly into the deep abyss.
"Annihilation Gang? Annihilation Gang?"
In the midst of this terrifying backdrop, Acheron walked along the road, repeating this phrase over and over.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, she stopped in her tracks.
An expression of sudden realization appeared on her face.
"Oh."
"It's them."
The screen darkened.
The PV officially ended here.
At that moment, the comments exploded like never before—this was likely the most visceral reaction in all of Myriad Celestia Trailers.
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: Damn... I'm speechless.
: How many people has Acheron even killed?
: Someone help, who gets it? Acheron's serious, pensive look reminds me of that classic line, "Do you remember how many slices of bread you've eaten?"
: This is terrifying—can she even be called an Emanator of the End? More like an Emanator of Destruction!
: And it's not just ordinary people who died. It's the entire Annihilation Gang, and Acheron doesn't even remember!
: This just proves that this woman has witnessed the death of countless people or forces at least on the same level as the Annihilation Gang.
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The final scene of Acheron, deep in thought, became etched into everyone's minds.
But combined with the endlessly drifting corpses falling from the sky, it only made the audience feel even more chilled to the bone.
A simple "murderer" isn't actually scary.
Especially when the murderer's true identity has already been revealed.
A person who kills countless people can still be understood in the context of this situation.
But a murderer who has killed countless people yet cannot even remember those they killed?
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That is utterly terrifying.
It reflects a complete indifference to life.
Because every life represents a certain degree of autonomy and motive.
That motive, in itself, holds intrinsic value.
Even after death, the value of existence persists—whether through memory or through interaction with the universe.
Perhaps in spirit, perhaps in legacy.
The true loss of all meaning in life only happens when all of that is erased.
This truth may not be fully understood by all viewers, but it is instinctively felt.
This is why the final scene of Acheron, doing nothing at all, still managed to send chills down the spines of countless people.
Her reactions and behavior point directly toward the deepest fear of all sentient beings, the loss of meaning in existence.
Acheron killed people and even erased their very existence.
The meaning of their lives was completely extinguished in her hands—because she doesn't even remember!
This feeling isn't unfamiliar to anyone.
All living beings instinctively fear the cessation of life.
And when this is taken further, it becomes a fear of the loss of existential value.
In philosophical terms, in common understanding, the ultimate fear of all things is the point where everything ceases to exist.
When nothing remains, there is naturally no meaning to existence.
And that state, is called "Nihility."
This is the feeling Acheron conveyed to the audience in this PV.
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"Acheron does not belong to the End, nor to Destruction or the Hunt."
"We were all wrong..."
"When the memories represented by the Memokeeper were torn apart in Acheron's deep sea, we should have realized it."
"The only one capable of this..."
"is..."
"The Void or Nihility."