……

……

Judging from the results, this battle was unusually tragic, and it was surprising that the Faceless One would actually return for Rena, and severely injured the Queen of No Mercy.

However, on the one hand, the Queen of No Mercy is a very powerful shepherd, and the Faceless has actually received heavy losses in the previous battle, so it has not much combat power.

After joining the battlefield, the Faceless provided great combat power, but it also angered the Queen of No Mercy.

At the end of the chapter, after defeating the Queen of No Mercy, this terrifying boss rises into a rage and wraps many tentacles around the Faceless's body, tearing it to pieces.

Rena was devastated when she saw this scene, crying her father's name, but she couldn't do anything about it.

Seeing that the next person to die was Rena, Sinenozan immediately stepped forward.

Everyone also reacted immediately, and under everyone's joint encirclement and suppression, the Queen of No Mercy finally failed to teleport before she could accumulate enough energy, and was destroyed.

Rena cried into tears.

However, when she looked at Xin, she smiled again, "Dad, he must be pleased, right?" I was finally able to get relief. ”

"Yes, it must be ......"

Xin's voice was choppy, even a little weak, "Rena's father, what a kind person." ”

"He protected you at the last moments and died as a soldier of the Republic......"

Rena also heard that something was wrong, and quickly asked, "Are you alright, Xin?" ”

As soon as the screen turned, in the cockpit of the enhanced Valkyrie-

Xin clutched her chest, blood gushing from it......

The Queen of No Mercy had previously attacked, and the nano fragments pierced his armor.

……

No way?!

Playing here, the touching smile that Yamada Shoji showed just now because of the victory in the battle and the return of Rena's father was like frost on his face at this moment.

I just feel that the whole person is not good.

Really?

This game is about to come to an end, and it is actually at the end of the knife?!

Damn, old thief, I'm going to shark you!!

……

This sudden turn of events suddenly caused the entire Union army to become scrambling, and Rena was about to go forward to check on Sinenozan's injuries, but the ground suddenly shook violently.

In the picture, a large silver spot of light appeared in the moonlight in the distance.

"That's ......"

Ernst's pupils shrank, and everyone was on guard.

"It's the Corps of the Empire. There are too many! Gretilette shouted, "And ......"

A behemoth appeared in the middle of the corps, moving quite fast, and opened up a considerable distance from the other mechs.

It doesn't look like a bug, it's more like a giant metal human body crawling on the ground, and you can even see its cold metal limbs.

It's just that this appearance is indeed a little scary.

"No, it should be the last shepherd."

"The Last Shepherd......"

Legend has it that the last shepherd of the empire, Ralph Rosenfeldt, the king of the former Ziad Empire, authorized the Queen of No Mercy to transform his body after his death, so the entire empire was turned into a steel empire like this.

Ziad was already a non-human empire in the precise sense of the word.

Even if Ralph Rosenfeldt were able to reign over the world, it would only exist in a new form of life, and it would be difficult to say how much of his own consciousness would remain.

However, it is true that after becoming a shepherd, you will have unparalleled power, and each shepherd has his own special abilities.

"It is time to retreat." Ernst urged.

"But...... Xin was seriously injured......" Rena Terrier swallowed.

"It's okay, I'm not going to die, I'm a mourner." Xin smiled reluctantly, her lips pale.

……

[Chapter 51, Death!] 】

When he saw the word Grim Reaper, Yamada Masaharu's heart jumped heavily, and this word ran through the sequel of the entire 86 generation to the second generation.

Sinenozan is nicknamed the Undertaker and at the same time the Grim Reaper.

They were sacrificed again and again, and it was always the Grim Reaper who came to bury them.

The Grim Reaper is a sword that sits over everyone's heads, and you never know if they'll be taken away by the Grim Reaper the next moment.

Even if there are occasional times of joy and peace, death is the main theme of the whole 86.

In other words, fighting the Grim Reaper is the core of 86.

A sense of foreboding swelled in Yamada's heart, the meaning of the word Grim Reaper was too much.

One can be interpreted as an imminent sacrifice, and the other can be interpreted as Sinenozan as a god of death who shines in this chapter.

Masaharu Yamada hopes it's the latter.

The entire 51 chapters are a fugitive chase that requires everyone to move to the exit in the lower right corner of the game to be considered successful.

The victory conditions of the game also specifically indicate that "Sinyenozan the Undertaker must be the last to leave the battlefield"

This condition is really unsettling.

Because Xin looked particularly badly injured at this time.

……

The game continues, the difficulty of the 51 chapters is quite high, and the sense of oppression is also unprecedentedly strong, because the whole process of escaping, basically unintentional love battles, being able to help other teammates leave the battlefield is the most important thing, and once anyone is surrounded by enemies, there is no way to escape smoothly, and the game will fail because of being killed.

Especially when facing the Imperial King Ralph, he basically can't withstand the second attack, and this guy moves very fast, so he has to find someone to attract him.

After many attempts, Yamada realized that the game designers had already chosen that person for you, and that was Shin.

Only by relying on Sin's special defense and dodge abilities can he hold back the King of the Ziad Empire, the last shepherd in the entire game, in this level.

……

Finally, everyone arrives at the escape point, Sinyenozan is the last to leave, and the game ends.

Cutscenes:

Rumble!!!!

Sinenozan's Valkyrie mech was firing at full power, giving everyone the last chance to escape, and he stopped the king of the empire in front of him.

The flames soared into the sky, and nanofilaments grew out of the king's body, instantly severing one of Valkyrie's mechanical arms.

With a loud bang, the machine flew high and slammed to the ground.

"Xin !!"

Rena screamed hoarsely! Tears flowed down quickly.

"Leave me alone, I can't live anymore." Xin clutched his chest, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile of relief.

"I'm sorry for letting you give me a funeral."

"But, I'm happy."

"Xin !!" Rena's pupils dilated suddenly.

At the same time, Sinyenozan's finger pressed the self-destruct button.

"Goodbye,"

The flames exploded, quickly engulfing his body, and at the last moment, Xin silently opened his mouth:

The lip shape is: "I like you, control number one......"

Rumble!!!

The flames exploded, staining the entire night sky red, and the whole grassland was blazing with fire.

……

This...... Yes, what...... Ghost?

Massaharu Yamada's fingers twitched, not in the slightest belief in his eyes.

It's the last two chapters, and you told me Xin was dead?!

His head buzzed, similar to Rena's reaction in the game.

The special bad thing about the old thief of the ancient plains is that he rendered the entire sacrifice extremely heroic, but Xin's last sentence was not conveyed.

Just as the two of them were able to meet each other even after communicating countless times, this time Xin's heart was still not conveyed to Rena before she died.

How sorry is that?

Massaharu Yamada couldn't suppress the churning in his heart, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.

The next plot, he almost finished watching it with tears in his eyes:

Sinyenozan paid the price of his own sacrifice in exchange for the retreat and peace of his teammates.

Except for Xin, there are a total of 48 partners collected from beginning to end in this work, and none of them died.

In the previous work, except for the survival of the five-member team led by Sinyenozan, all members died, which is in stark contrast.

Even if there is no sequel, the 5-person team should end with a team annihilation in one work.

This is probably what Furuhara Tsubaki wants to convey to players:

After going through so much, Sinyenozan finally overcame his demons, let go of the guilt and self-blame in his heart, and at the same time walked out of the identity of the god of death and became the guardian who saved everyone.

The transformation of these two identities corresponds to the changes in Xin's psychological process, which has a deeper connotation.

Masahru Yamada took a deep breath and wanted to cry without tears.

Upon their return to the Union, the Confederates held a funeral for Sin.

The funeral itself was relatively simple, as the body could not be recovered, so it had to be replaced by Xin's mecha number, and the iron badge was placed in the cemetery and buried.

In the process, everyone else is crying, but Rena is the only one with a blank face.

However, when the rusty undertaker's badge with the Headless Horseman was thrown into the cemetery, and Ernst took the lead in laying the first shovel of sand, Rena couldn't hold back and pounced.

"Ahh

Ernst was in a panic, because he had never expected Rena to be so excited, and his shovel smashed into the back of her hand before he could even retract it, and a red scar immediately appeared.

"No...... Xin, Xin, he's not dead, he must be alive......"

Rena began to dig the sand out of it with her hands.

"Rena......

Ernst shouted, choking in his throat.

"He is the Grim Reaper, how can the Grim Reaper die?"

Lydon said with a tearful smile.

"Yes, he has to give us a funeral, and I will never forgive him for dying like this." Red-haired Kerena.

"Xin, so gentle, he must not be willing to abandon us." Angel.

“……”

So the others stepped forward and followed Rena to dig up the dirt bit by bit.

Woowoo......

Seeing this scene, Massaharu Yamada couldn't hold it back anymore, and the whole person whimpered.

Tears flowed uncontrollably, falling on the back of the hand, a little warm.

……

However, it is a fact that Xin is gone.

The next level is coming, the Alliance Army and the Empire are engaged in a grand battle, and Sinenozan is not named in the team list, and even his Valkyrie mech has completely disappeared from the interface.

Only then did Masahru Yamada finally realize that Sinyenozan was really gone.

The feeling of wanting to cry without tears.

Everyone threw themselves into the battlefield with the buff that Sinyenozan had sacrificed, which can be said to be bursting with combat effectiveness.

The alliance army passed all the way, won one after another, and reached the imperial capital of the Ziyad Empire.

Next, as long as the king of the empire is killed according to the plan, this long war against the empire should be over.

After winning three levels in a row, I didn't expect to encounter a crazy counterattack from the empire in the last level.

The last shepherd of Ziad, King Ralph, possessed unprecedented power, although Yamada Masaharu had already understood it once in the previous escape war, but this time he experienced his horror again in the frontal war.

"Damn, you rebels, all deserve to die!"

Ralph, King of Ziad, let out a loud roar, even though he has now been transformed into a non-human shepherd, but this obsession with unifying the world has not diminished by more than half a point, and even in the face of the powerful offensive of the Alliance army, it has regained great strength.

The Coalition forces were also defeated, and even in the game, Yamada Masaharu thought that defeating Ralph in the final level was almost an impossible task.

Powerful attack ability, super thick blood and armor, plus a full health revival every 5 rounds, who can withstand this?

However, after experimenting with total destruction several times, Yamada Masaharu was desperate to find that this was not the level of plot killing.

In other words, if you lose, you can't clear the level, and you can only trigger the corresponding plot according to the victory conditions.

Take another look at the victory conditions:

Survive and kill Ralph.

Masahru Yamada smiled bitterly, how is this possible?

……

However, after trying his best to press Ralph's bloodline into the death line for the third time, the plot is triggered:

Ralph is resurrected once again, plunging people into endless despair.

Masahru Yamada just thinks this is clearly a bug made by the game designer, right? How is this possible to win?

At the same time, the same is true of Rena's dialogue with the others in the game.

"How can this win?"

"This guy is a complete monster, and the gap between us and him is too big."

There was a wail from the crowd in the game.

Immediately after the perceptive Lida shouted:

"Commander! Look, what's that? ”

Everyone's hearts sank to the bottom of the lake, and they only felt that their blood was cold.

I saw that above the city wall, a metal mecha with a pitch-black body and a super sci-fi smooth appearance appeared.

Judging from the appearance alone, I know that this guy is extraordinary, and at the same time, everyone's heads are buzzing all their lives, and it seems that they are enveloped by a huge terrifying force.

Another shepherd?

Special fear abilities?

In the same moment, when the new shepherd appeared, Rena felt like she was being dragged into the abyss by countless hands, and her whole person was about to suffocate.

King Ziad himself is already unable to deal with it, and at this time there is another shepherd, and it is a guy who has never seen before, how to fight?

Already an abyss within an abyss......

There was utter despair on everyone's faces.

"Humanity, are you going to perish?"

So everyone spontaneously formed a circle, and everyone's avatar was flickering and changing.

"The last battle is over, and without sacrifice, the people behind us will not be able to see the light of the future."

"Well, it's the last battle."

"yes, the last battle."

Everyone is ready to die together.

No matter what, do your best to die with the last two shepherds.

……

But just when everyone was looking at death as if they were at home and preparing to die generously, a familiar voice came from Rena's headphones.

"The Republic of Sinsan Magnoria, Captain of the Vanguard, Sinyenozan, come to report."

The BGM full of rhythm sounded, and the dynamic music ignited the blood in everyone's hearts at once, and Yamada Masaharu only felt that his blood was boiling, and he was almost moved to cry.

What?!

Sinyenozan?!

Is it Sin?

This shepherd is actually Sin?!

His eyes trembled, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

Good guy, you're waiting for me here.

Yes, since both Ray and Rena's fathers can be transformed into shepherds, then it is possible for Xin to become a shepherd.

Moreover, becoming a shepherd does not mean that you will lose all your sense of self and become a killing machine, whether it is Ray or Rena's father, in fact, in the end, they can uphold the last attachment to their loved ones in their hearts and regain their senses, then it is entirely possible for Xin.

Even, Sheen performed better than all the shepherds before him.

"How is this possible? Sheen became a shepherd and still managed to maintain a sense of self? ”

"I don't think it's likely, but that's the way it is."

Xin's avatar appears on everyone's communication screens.

At this time, Xin, who had been transformed into a shepherd, lost part of his body and was actually dead in the last explosion, but his head was rescued by King Ziad and transplanted into armor to become the new shepherd.

He had a gentle and kind smile on his face, and a pair of red pupils sparkled.

Aside from the fact that the shape is not human, it seems to be no different from the Sinyenozan they knew.

Rena choked up several times, wanting to say something but unable to say anything.

It eventually boiled down to a sentence, "Welcome back, Shin." ”

"Hmm."

Sinenozan nodded, and the last shepherd, the Grim Reaper, joined the battlefield.

……

The entire corps seemed to feel a great threat and change, so they sent out to increase their strength one after another, crawling densely like a tide.

The king of the Ziyad Empire also became extremely manic after Sin's appearance.

"How is this possible?! It is impossible for a person who has been transformed into a machine to retain the will of a human being!!

It must be fake! ”

The game has finally come to an end.

Xin's Grim Reaper has a super ability to suppress blood regeneration, so this time Ralph's HP is getting less and less, and he can't be resurrected.

Finally, after unleashing the final blow, bringing King Ralph's HP to 0, the massive golden mech trembled, let out a low roar, and exploded outward.

The crowd was knocked backwards by the huge shockwave, and many mechs fell to the ground like fallen dominoes.

……

The flames burned, and there were fragments of mecha in the air, like meteors, and I didn't know where to fly.

Is the battle over?

Everyone was puzzled.

And at this moment, the dense imperial army continued to crawl towards them.

Everyone was stunned at first, and then showed an indifferent expression of going to death.

"Ah...... Wouldn't it be useless to kill the king of the empire even if these damn mechanical reptiles? ”

"It should be that the internal program has been set, and it won't stop until the goal is achieved."

But just as everyone was in despair, the guys stopped, and even stared at them with some stupid movements, tilting their steel heads, and waving their hands.

Everyone's faces were amazed, and they didn't understand what was happening.

"Have you forgotten? I am the last and only shepherd. Xin laughed, and though he had no body, the only head still had a gentle smile on his face.

……

【THE END】

At the end of the game, a large sea of flowers appears in the screen:

Red flowers bloom all over the hillside.

Burning like a flame......

Rena was the first to open the hatch, jumped from it, and ran over to see what had become of Shin.

"Xin, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, but ......"

Bitter smiled, "But I can't hug you anymore." ”

Xin, who has no arms, and now only has a head left, although she can respond to her, she can no longer hug Rena.

Rena's eyes darkened at first, then brightened again.

She reached out and gently touched Xin's Reaper mecha, then laughed silently.

A gust of wind blew, gently lifting Rena's long hair.

The red petals on the ground are scattered like butterflies.

……

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