The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Chi chi chi——"

"Quack quack quack——"

The unknown bug has been chirping tirelessly for a long time, and even the frogs that have just finished hibernation are infected by this cry, and they start to become noisy.

Mikael silently turned over in bed. In fact, it was not late, but it had been dark for a while. He didn't know whether it was because he was not used to such leisure time, or because the sound outside the window was too noisy, and he couldn't sleep. .

The eyes opened and closed, closed and opened, opened and closed again... At first, the eyelids were a little sore, but later on they became more energetic.

As time went on, even wild cats began to make sharp and long calls, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Mikael wrapped his head tightly with a pillow, but it didn't work.

The physical sound insulation effect of the room is definitely good, but the problem lies with himself - even if he loses his core, even if the Herrscher transformation can't be awakened by the subconscious because of the departure of the core, he is still a fusion warrior. , the senses, especially the hearing, are still different from ordinary people, so the sound that went through all the hard work to get into the room floated into his ears and was instantly amplified ten thousand times...

He turned over again irritably, unable to sleep after all.

"whispering sound!"

In annoyance, he kicked the quilt away and allowed the chill of early spring to seep into his skin bit by bit. But he quickly climbed out of bed, rolled up the quilt and put it away, then lay back on the bed.

He blamed himself as always, so he couldn't express his anger at others, and of course, neither could objects.

"Ta-ta-ta-"

The door rang softly three times, which struck a chord in Mikael's heart. He suddenly felt an impulse, but in the end he still stared at the ceiling silently without making any movement.

"Boss Mikael! Are you there? Open the door, hehe! If you don't open the door, we can't do business..."

"..."

Hearing that familiar call, the strange movement in his heart came again, but it was no longer the gushing impulse, but more like a hot spring flowing through the rocks. Therefore, the corners of Mikael's mouth were not affected. She raised her head in a controlled manner, but was forced down by him the next moment.

He turned his body, his back facing outwards, and ignored Pado.

But then, the sound of "sss" came from outside the door, which was like the sound of a cat's claws scratching the door, but every sound scratched his heart.

He sat upright instantly, but after three seconds, he fell down again.

"I'm sorry...Pado..."

He has said sorry too much, but it still feels like it's not enough. He locked himself in the door not just out of sadness and self-blame, but... he really didn't know how to face other people.

Especially, these are the people who have interacted with Xi'er.

Especially when he found that no one was blaming him, everyone was comforting him and believed that he was not wrong in the general direction in this matter.

It is feasible to bring Xi'er into the world. He did neglect to accompany and care. But as far as Xi'er became the Herrscher, who could have thought that Vishnu who would appear later would What about causing fluctuations in the quantum sea? Who would have known that the fluctuations in the quantum sea would just bring Xi'er back to the intrinsic world?

This is no excuse. Mikael seemed to see the thread of fate forcibly reversing the ending he was trying to shake, and the whole story became more dramatic.

In the final analysis, the outcome that he thought he could shake may, from the perspective of existence in a higher dimension, be nothing more than a small tree shaking a tree, which is ridiculous and overestimating.

He only needs to click his fingers to bring the world line that has changed beyond recognition back to normal in the most coincidental and incredible way.

What about the next Herrscher? Where is Captain Himihu?

Do we still need to struggle like this? Mikael chuckled twice - forget it.

As long as he thought that his intervention would bring even more unacceptable results, he would rather do nothing.

Yes, yes, rather than hurting others because of your actions, it is better to do nothing. Even if others will still be hurt, at least... at least it is not hurt by you.

He thought so selfishly.

"Anyway, I can't do anything. Maybe the reason why I can exist in this world in the first place is because He is showing his incomparable power to mankind - you can just struggle, but in the end nothing can be changed."

Thinking of this, he was even more unwilling to walk out of the room, and even more unwilling to face Captain Himiko and... Alicia.

But the sound outside the door changed again, and Mikael turned over again irritably. He realized that Pado had begun to pick the lock.

But that annoyance was not directed at Pado, but... the moment he heard the voice, the most direct thought that came out of his heart was-expectation.

He expected her to come in.

So he realized again that... under the constant self-blame, he was actually more lonely, more agitated, and more looking forward to meeting them.

"Such a thing...how is it possible!"

Mikael punched the bed hard, and Pado outside the door seemed to hear the sound, and the sound of picking the lock stopped.

But even if she continued, it actually didn't matter. She couldn't pick the lock, because Mikael had already blocked the lock.

The only way to open that door is to use force to break it open, and Pado obviously can't do that.

And those who can do it... Even without closing his eyes, Mikael seemed to see that pink illusion, and the conflict in his heart broke out again.

He hoped that Alicia would open the door roughly, drag him from the bed to the corridor, and then question him harshly, scold him, and beat him.

He also hoped that she would break open the door roughly, then hold him in her arms, and the two of them would cry heartily.

But there was a third option, the one he would no doubt really react to - he would jump out of the window and hide again somewhere where she couldn't find her.

Yes, he still doesn't know how to face her.

Pado seemed to give up, and for a long time, Mikael never heard the movement outside the door again.

He just stared at the ceiling, looking at the ventilation ducts above his head.

"Boom——"

A muffled sound came from the ventilation duct, followed by a second and third sound.

Mikael's doubts only stayed in his mind for a moment, and he soon smiled bitterly - "As expected of Pado..."

Then he rolled over on the bed and began to struggle with whether he should run away or...

"Wow——"

"Boom!"

"Ouch!"

"I*!"

Pado hit the bed and rolled down again. She raised her head dizzily and saw that Mikael on her bed was arching his body into a shrimp shape, rolling around and sucking in air-conditioning continuously.

"M...Boss Mikael...are you okay?"

"Woo-"

Mikael whimpered twice. Pado touched his forehead last time, and it was so painful that he was covered in cold sweat.

Where did she hit?

Pado didn't know, she could feel the pain just by looking at Mikael's appearance, as if she was coming back every month... No, it seemed that the pain he felt at this moment was stronger than that then. A thousand times, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is heartbreaking.

She was at a loss for a while, and after digging around for a long time from the treasure bag behind her hood, she finally took out a tube of essential oil at random: "Boss Mikael, this is our Phyllis elixir. After drinking it, your waist and legs will not be sore." It doesn’t hurt, and my heart doesn’t even beat! Phyllis’ elixir is guaranteed to save you! How about a sip?”

"Forget it...forget it..."

Mikael suppressed the pain and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, but he suppressed it again.

Seeing that his performance failed to achieve the expected effect, Pado was a little embarrassed.

After a while, Mikael gradually recovered from the pain. He leaned back on the bed and tried to ask in a calm and unconcerned, even reproachful tone: "Pado, what are you doing here?"

"Ah I……"

Pado panicked instinctively at first, but after a second thought, she realized that she was not here to purchase goods this time, so there was no need to feel guilty!

So she straightened her chest, cleared her throat, raised her chin and said, "On Sister Mei's order, we are here to deliver medicine to you, Boss Mikael!"

"……Yeah."

"Ah...ah! That's right!"

Mikael's silence suddenly made the atmosphere become a little cold. Pado shuddered and felt that his hair was about to stand up.

Especially, when she saw Mikael's hand reaching out to her, the chill was even worse, making her want to retreat unconsciously.

But somehow a stubbornness arose in her heart, which made her stand there blankly, watching the hand getting closer and closer to her...

Finally, he spread it out in front of her:

"So, where's the medicine?"

"Ah...oh! Here!"

She turned around and rummaged through the bag for a long time, and finally took out the jar of medicine, hesitated, and stuffed it into Mikael's hand.

Mikael opened the medicine jar, pinched out one pill, and looked at it under the weak fluorescent light outside the window - the color of the pills was not clear yet, but it was no longer in the shape of a strip, and had "L40" engraved on it. Lurasidone is a small almond-shaped tablet.

"Hey, are they brand new pills? Are they prescribed by Su or Mebius?"

Padu bit his lip and did not answer.

Mikael just asked casually, and he took out a small piece of paper from the jar. Without even thinking about it, he knew that it was the prescription left by the prescriber——

"Vortioxetine tablets, a single tablet of 10 mg, once a day, the initial dose is one tablet. You should have experience in adjusting the specific dosage. Remember to take it after getting up in the morning. Do not take it before going to bed, as it will make you unable to sleep."

Okay, Mebius, it's up to you.

"Why……"

He sighed suddenly. When I think of Mebius, more complicated emotions come out again, hehe...

"Then... well, Boss Mikael, if there's nothing else, we'll leave first! We still have business to do!"

"Oh? Where are you coming from?"

Pado just raised his feet and froze on the spot.

She glanced at the ventilation duct, then at the door, and finally rubbed her hands in embarrassment - "Boss Mikael, how about you stuff it back into the duct for me?"

"Puchchi——"

After all, Mikael couldn't hold it back and chuckled.

Clinker Paduo heard the laughter and stared at him instead.

Just when Mikael thought she was going to accuse him, or accuse him of being cold-blooded, or accuse him of being incompetent...

But none of this happened.

Unexpectedly, Padu breathed a sigh of relief.

She patted her breasts, which were already slightly wider, and put her hands on her hips, pretending to be mature: "Brother Mikael, if you can laugh, then we can rest assured!"

Mikael was silent again, and Pado became uneasy again. He didn't know where his words just hit Mikael's fragile nerves.

She opened her mouth several times, but finally sat down by Mikael's bed without saying a word and looked at him quietly.

"Brother Mikael..."

She no longer called him "boss", but used the previous title.

Mikael's eyes gradually blurred, as if he saw a fiery red sunset, and the street was illuminated by the sunset. He was walking in the street alone and maturely, with the noisy Pado and Ellie beside him...

"Pado... I really want to be like you..."

"Huh? Brother Mikael, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"I mean...if only I could be as optimistic and positive as you..."

Pado squinted her eyes and scratched her hair. Her tone was a little lonely for a moment: "Well... we thought that our heartless behavior would make Brother Mikael annoying..."

"...No, I think it's fine."

"Really?"

Pado suddenly raised his head and looked at Mikael. The fluorescent light outside the window slanted in, making the girl's eyes look like two stars in the night sky.

The starlight kept flickering, and Mikael finally understood - even the most optimistic Pado, why wasn't she sad in her heart?

"Actually, that night when we first heard that Xier... was gone, we felt uncomfortable for a long time, and we didn't cry or make a fuss, but we couldn't fall asleep even when we were lying on the bed. If we didn't pay attention, tears would flow down our faces... …”

She said while snorting lightly.

"In Twilight Street, we have seen a lot of things like separation and reunification, and we thought we could get used to it. But every time we encounter this kind of separation, we still feel uncomfortable. But... there is nothing we can do. The next morning we As soon as they walked out of the door, everyone... Sister Ai Li was in a daze looking at the dessert, Brother Kevin was silent in the corner holding his sword, and Ah Hua ate seven bowls of noodles and six steamed buns in one go, and then sat in the corner alone. Don't talk...

"Brother Su was sitting there with his eyes closed. The wolfberry tea he made was completely cold and he didn't take a sip... As for Brother Jie, he almost demolished the simulation training room because it contained the Sixth Herrscher's Data... Sister Snake was in and out of the laboratory, not doing anything, but the door was operating too frequently, and the chip was down. Only little Gracie knew nothing, but she was also taken away by Sister Blanca... Originally, if Sister Nia or Sister Eden were here, they could comfort everyone, but Sister Eden, Ah Mo and Destobia were injured, and Sister Nia seemed to have gone to take care of them... So... so……"

Pado clasped his fingers and his voice suddenly became louder, "So, there is nothing we can do! Everyone is sad and sad, so we just thought that someone must come to comfort everyone... We remember, Brother Mikael, You and Sister Ellie always laugh when you see me, which means we still have the talent to make people laugh...Brother Mikael, look at us and laugh again, okay?"

"Pado..."

Mikael pursed his lips, but couldn't force a smile.

So Padu stretched out her little hand, gently pinched his cheeks, and pulled them apart.

The muscles on his face were a little stiff, but under the influence of the girl's movements, he actually smiled.

Seeing this smile, Padu withdrew his hand with satisfaction, wiped his tears briefly, and prepared to turn around and leave in a pretentious manner:

"Okay! Boss Mikael, you have to cheer up quickly! We still have a big business to do, and it will be too late if we don't leave!"

She had only taken two steps forward when suddenly her collar tightened and she was lifted back like a kitten by Mikaelti.

"It's so late, what other big business is there?"

Mikael brought her back to him, took out the last two tissues on the bedside table, and wiped her nose clean.

"Hey, it's a big business! Of course the content must be kept secret! What is this called... Oh! Trade secrets!"

"Okay, okay, business secrets, business secrets, then I won't ask. Just be careful and don't get caught."

"Oh, don't worry, brother Mikael, we can even kill Brother Jie's room and Sister Snake's laboratory, so there's nothing to be afraid of!"

"Anyway, be more careful."

Mikael put her down and ruffled her hair.

The arm was a little sore and numb, not because her body was too weak after suddenly losing the power of the Herrscher, but because Pado had grown up and was no longer the little girl like a kitten.

He suddenly got out of bed, yanked the door lock and opened the door under Pado's surprised eyes.

"I, I, I, I, go! Brother Mikael, are you going out?"

"What are you shouting about? Keep your voice down!"

Mikael nodded her forehead, and his eyes dimmed.

"I'm sorry, I...I still don't know how to face other people, especially...and..."

Moreover, since the core does not recognize him, he can no longer possess the power of the Herrscher. Even if he goes out, what can he do?

Even if he wanted to defy fate one more time and send Captain Himihu into the world bubble, he couldn't do it.

It’s not that I don’t want to do it, it’s that I can’t do it.

"Then...Boss Mikael, you have to promise me that no matter when, no matter how long you have to wait, you must come back one day! And, you have to follow the snake... Ahem! You have to Take the medicine on time according to the prescription, and don’t hurt yourself... Anyway... Oh, I won’t say such sensational words... Anyway, everyone is waiting for you!"

After Pado left, Mikael quickly moved a cabinet and blocked the door.

He leaned against the cabinet, just leaning on it quietly.

My nose was sour, but there were no tears left.

It's probably because the tears have dried up, or maybe it's because of Paduo's words...

There was a strange feeling in those words, and a mass of inexplicable emotions settled in his chest.

He suddenly turned around and wanted to move the cabinet and go out...

But it stopped midway.

He's not ready yet.

Unprepared means that preparations have already begun.

…………

"Core analysis level, 93.78%..."

"94.27%..."

"94.36%..."

As the mechanical female voice counted the numbers one by one, on the screen in front of Mei, the internal structure of the Herrscher core was also constantly improving.

"100%, core analysis has been completed, do you want to print the drawings?"

"yes."

Mei ordered without thinking.

"Construct a 3D model at the same time and upload it to the stereoscopic projection device."

The moment Mei took off her glasses, her eyes narrowed unconsciously, and tears came out of her eyes - she hadn't slept for almost three days.

"Mei, take a rest..."

Kevin put his hand on the heat pipe to warm it, then walked behind Mei and gently massaged her temples.

His body temperature has basically stabilized at around 20°C. Although it is still a little cold, it will not cause frostbite.

In Mebius's words, the resources spent to help Kevin eliminate the sequelae of surgery, according to her "Mass Production Fusion Warrior Plan" that was blocked by Mikael, could be used to perform almost 30,000 super-transformation surgeries. Even this level of adjustment was not entirely achieved by Mebius' genetic engineering - in the core part, Mikael used the power of the Herrscher to help Kevin almost one by one. The chromosomes have modified genes.

Mikael...

When they thought of this name, both of them sighed.

Prometheus silently moved the Herrscher core out of the scanning device and sent it to Mei with a mechanical arm.

"Thank you, Prometheus."

May brought her eyes back.

"Doctor, please call me No. 17, thank you."

"Ah, I understand, Prometheus Seventeen."

Kevin held Mei's head and leaned it gently against his abdomen. He advised again: "Take a rest for a while, Mei."

But Mei shook her head stubbornly.

"No, it's not time to rest yet. The Vishnu Super Transformation Plan that was interrupted by the Sixth Honkai Impact has to be rescheduled... An hour later, there will be a test experiment for the Sixth God's Key. Before that, , I have to take this opportunity to analyze the First God Key... There are so many things to do, even if you let me go to sleep, I can't sleep. "

Mei's voice was weak, and Kevin bit his lip, wishing he could complete these tasks on Mei's behalf.

"Oh, by the way, can't these tasks be left to Prometheus?"

Kevin slapped his head and thought he had discovered Hua Dian.

"First of all, please call me No. 17. Secondly, I am not as smart as you think. At least my program does not include the [decision making] module for humans to process information, so I am not suitable for these jobs. Finally, even if I draft each project plan from beginning to end, your Dr. Mei will change 90% of it on a whim after reviewing it. So instead of doing this kind of useless work, I would rather It’s better to leave the task of drafting the plan to her. I am an artificial intelligence, but I will also be tired. Thank you for your understanding.”

"..."

"Okay, okay, you two can actually still talk."

Mei suppressed her smile and stared blankly at the gem in front of her.

An impulse suddenly welled up in her heart, as if there was a voice in her heart that kept tempting her——

"Pick up the core, pick up the core, pick it up - pick it up, I..."

"Well!"

Mei sat up straight in an instant, and then tremblingly reached out to the Herrscher's core.

"plum!"

"Dr. May!"

Kevin gently held Mei's wrist, and No. 17 also inserted a special piece of glass between Mei and the core:

"Dr. Mei, although the Honkai energy emitted by the deactivated core is far lower than we expected, so that you can observe it without protection, but according to my calculations, if you come into contact with it, you will be within 0.0001 seconds. He was transformed into a dead soldier, so you'd better not be so enthusiastic."

"Hey, Prometheus, I can't even tell such a cold joke, okay?"

"First of all, please call me No. 17..."

Mei covered her mouth and smiled, but quickly raised her head.

"Just now... I was probably too tired... I was reaching my limit..."

Mei turned her head and looked at the wall clock. At four o'clock in the morning, the operation on Pado's side should have started...

Lezren, what on earth are you doing?

Suddenly, there was a noise outside the door. Kevin rushed to the door consciously, but was unexpectedly smashed into the wall along with the door panel.

The man wearing a mask walked in. He didn't care about Kevin behind him, and just stared at Mei coldly.

"Where's Ymer? Where's Pado?"