"Waa...!!"
"Wuwuwu... Wuwuwu!!"
At this moment, Mo Zhi could no longer hold back, crying out with all her might.
Tears flowed like a breached dam, surging and magnificent.
In an instant, half a pack of tissues was used up.
The viewers in the live stream, who watched until the black screen reflected their tear-streaked faces, saw no reversal.
They exploded!
"Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck!!"
"Even now, I still can't accept the news that FrostNova is dead..."
"No, FrostNova isn't dead, she lives on in every Doctor's heart!"
"So, FrostNova, goodnight and sweet dreams. The Doctor will be with you in another way."
"Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh White Rabbit—"
"A very good candy made of blades. Even I was almost cut to death. Who is this designer?!"
......
FrostNova!!
Mo Zhi propped herself up on the desk, her body trembling, her mind filled with the image of FrostNova lying in the Doctor's arms, dying.
FrostNova—!!
She was clearly so unwilling, she already knew Talulah had deceived her, and Lungmen was a complete sham.
FrostNova could have returned to Chernobog with the Phantom Shooter.
Yet, she still chose the most tragic way to meet her death.
Not only did she break the Phantom Shooter's promise to the Yeti Squad, but she also made Patriot, who had been waiting for her return, experience the pain of losing a loved one again.
Mo Zhi simply could not accept this ending!
FrostNova had no need to fight Rhodes Island with her life.
Even if there was a chance to board Rhodes Island, with Kal'tsit's medical technology, a miracle wouldn't have been impossible.
But, it ended with such regret.
She had so many paths she could have taken, yet she chose the worst one.
Mo Zhi instinctively rejected this outcome.
She had poured too much hope into this character.
Even in the last moment, like the audience, she foolishly expected a reversal.
However,
reality was just that cruel.
The girl in the cold wind longed to go home,
Her companions had all left,
She understood,
That by moving forward,
Someone would be waiting.
But the gem in her arms was unbearably cold,
Perhaps only bringing harm,
The one waiting walked towards her,
Yet she chose to turn away.
..........
The wind stopped,
The snow melted,
She was gone.
The girl slept forever in the Doctor's arms.
Her lips curved slightly as she departed, as if she were merely asleep.
But at this moment, Mo Zhi's mental defenses were completely breached, collapsing, memories flashing through her mind.
Her lips curved upwards, as proud as if she were alive.
She stepped into the blue point of light,
There were no ear-piercing alarms, no malfunctioning proxies.
Finally, she gently closed her eyes and spoke her last words to the Doctor.
"I am willing to join Rhodes Island..."
She was a member of Rhodes Island!
Where she went, white bones lay scattered, where she walked, flowers bloomed!
Like frost and snow that vanish with winter, like a meteor streaking across the sky,
Just like this girl's life, brief, but within that short span, she struggled against this unfair and cruel world.
Sleep, you are tired. The beautiful future you never saw will be realized by Rhodes Island.
Silently bidding farewell to FrostNova in her heart.
Mo Zhi composed herself, forcing a smile with red-rimmed eyes.
She had to return to reality; she still had work to do.
The snow outside the window had stopped at some point. In this vast white expanse, the world seemed to have lost its color.
"Guys, do you remember what FrostNova said?"
"Warriors cannot shed tears. She left with dignity in the end."
"Like a proud snow lotus, even if this world had nothing, no light, she still lived with effort and optimism."
She tried her best to control herself, preventing tears from falling, forcing a smile that looked more like crying, her voice hoarse and trembling.
"We all hoped FrostNova could live. The foolish Yetis sacrificed their lives to save her."
"Foolish players also fantasized, fantasizing that a miracle would happen at the last moment, fantasizing that a high-tech chip would later appear to save her life."
"But this world is just that cruel. Perhaps in another parallel universe, FrostNova joined Rhodes Island and was sitting in her dormitory after returning from an external mission."
"Arm wrestling with Blaze, playing chess with the Doctor."
"Telling the Doctors through her standby animation that they couldn't rest yet, that victory had not yet been achieved."
"But, even the mighty Patriot couldn't save her life. How could our weak Rhodes Island Doctor create a miracle?"
"This, in the end, is just a wish."
"Although she didn't fulfill her promise to anyone, everyone hoped she could live."
"She was also more afraid of death than anyone else, because if she died, she couldn't fulfill the beautiful wishes that those fools had placed upon her."
"Because she died, that inwardly fragile and porous old monster would suffer another blow. Even with a false father-daughter relationship, Patriot tried his best to make FrostNova live."
"FrostNova knew that this last bit of life did not belong to her. As she said, it was to be given to someone trustworthy. She was a true warrior, for the sake of no one else suffering the same pain as her, to realize the ideals of all those who had died and were alive."
"She had to pass on this unforgettable anger."
"Pass it on to those who were still struggling and lost in the darkness. These people were Rhodes Island. That's why she warned Rhodes Island that she was merely a captain under Talulah, and Talulah was the leader of Reunion."
"She used her life as a catalyst to awaken the anger and faith of Rhodes Island."
"She was truly afraid, afraid that Rhodes Island would become the next Reunion. If that happened, the infected in this world would truly have no tomorrow."
"She was even more afraid that Rhodes Island would follow in her footsteps, facing Talulah, facing this dark world, and be as powerless as herself. If this battle was FrostNova's test for Rhodes Island and the others, wanting to prove if Rhodes Island could realize her ideals."
"It would be more accurate to say that this was FrostNova's guidance for Rhodes Island. She wanted to use her remaining warmth to illuminate the path forward for Rhodes Island."
"This is also why, in 6-16, we always felt FrostNova was intentionally or unintentionally testing Rhodes Island and the others."
"FrostNova planned everything meticulously, only failing to consider herself, only failing to consider how much weight she carried in Rhodes Island, and how much she meant to the players."
"So, when the Doctor finally asked FrostNova if she was willing to join Rhodes Island, she was so cautious in seeking confirmation that she truly deserved it..."
*Crack!!*
Mo Zhi slammed the table abruptly: "Of course she deserved it!"
"She underestimated her own value as a person. She forgot that there was still a living fool who couldn't bear to let her go."
"And beyond the fourth wall, there are countless players who can't bear to let her go. This foolish rabbit!"
By the end of it, Mo Zhi was hoarse from speaking.
Her tears had stopped unconsciously, but the wordless sadness in her heart could not dissipate.
It was like a fire encountering tinder at absolute zero.
That feeling of helplessness, of seeing the best possible outcome but being unable to prevent it from heading towards the worst.
Then, watching helplessly as the vehicle drove towards an endless abyss.
Mo Zhi closed her eyes, letting the feeling wash over her.
So, powerlessness was the highest level of suffering.
......
(Feeling particularly melancholic today. What I wanted to express is all in the text. You probably know why...)