The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"erosion……"

Mikael muttered the word and sighed softly.

Mei smiled slightly and took the initiative in the conversation again:

"What? Are you still hesitating? Are you not confident in that plan?"

Mikael rolled his eyes and silently reviewed Mei's so-called plan in his mind——

The matter originated from a top-secret paper report jointly submitted by Mikael, Mebius and Aponia in April, or to be precise on May's birthday. In the report, Mikael based his own experience when he became a Herrscher. The experience and the combination of Mebius and Aponia's experiments enabled Seele to retain a part of her self-awareness after becoming the Sixth Herrscher, and finally summarized the prototype of a "Herrscher of Man" plan.

Based on the analysis of known phenomena, Mikael can retain his self-awareness because when Honkai lowered the consciousness of the First Herrscher, it locked the consciousness of "Mikael" in the original world and directly erased it. Mikael's truly active, time-traveled consciousness escaped, and then before the Herrscher's consciousness could fully control the body and before the core was condensed, his consciousness replaced the Herrscher's consciousness.

Once the Herrscher is born, the connection with the imaginary channel is irreversible. Even if God really exists, he cannot take back this power.

Xier's situation is different from Mikael's, but similar:

Aponia copied one of Seele's personalities. When the imaginary number locked Seele's original consciousness and replaced it, it did not harm the copy of Seele's consciousness. However, after Seele's copy was discovered by Mikael, At that time, the Herrscher's consciousness had matured and began to eat away at the consciousness clone. Mikael, who did not have the power of consciousness at that time, had no way to do it.

However, if you think about it from another way, this also means that when Mikael, who has mastered the power of consciousness, and Aponia, at the moment the Herrscher just appeared, they did have the ability to theoretically create what he called The possibility of a “lawyer of men.”

The key to doing this is to grasp "the moment when the Herrscher first appears."

If you want to seize this moment, you need to determine the Herrscher's suitable body first. At least you need a range of suitable bodies, so that you can hide the truth at the first time.

This plan was originally prepared for the Tenth Herrscher, because if he could penetrate into the enemy's interior, he could accurately detect the opponent's movements and intentions, and it would be easier to pass on various false information.

The expected experimental samples are Yimer and Klein.

However, after Mei read this top-secret report and destroyed it, before she could make up her mind, she was assassinated by Carol, the individual of the Tenth Herrscher, that night.

Then the part of the plan targeting the Tenth Herrscher became meaningless, so it was shelved.

Now that Mei has brought up the old matter again, it is obvious that she has deduced and verified the feasibility of this plan, and is planning to use it on the Twelfth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Corrosion.

Of course, she was definitely not doing this just for a paradise in the past. In fact, she didn't quite understand Mikael's insistence on a "promised land".

From her point of view, in order to achieve the purpose of "leaving a legacy and proving existence", the digital version of the paradise originally designed by her and Mebius was completely sufficient and was the limit of what current technology can achieve.

But Mikael insisted on integrating the paradise of data with the world bubble of reality to form a world that is both real and illusory, between reality and illusion.

Is it because he is afraid that the Herrscher of Corrosion will attack the Promised Land next? However, there is no such thing in the "script". If you are really worried about this, you can also leave the memory first and wait until the twelfth collapse is over before building a data paradise.

But if Mikael insists, then so be it.

Everyone has their own secrets, and Mei doesn't want to ask any more, especially since she knows that the man in front of her knows about the future even further than Aponia, so he naturally carries a weight far beyond that of any of them.

Moreover, it is not impossible - as long as the power of erosion can be used by humans.

Of course, if it's just for the paradise, God's Key may not be impossible.

But the more important thing about this plan is that it can also prevent the Herrscher of Corrosion from being randomly born, which will bring huge disasters to mankind——

Unlike domination and constraint, eroding power is difficult to find a solution for, even after it is well understood.

Maybe it is possible to completely disconnect from the Internet, but how to disconnect the Internet at the moment when the unknown qualified body becomes the Herrscher? How long can humans persist in completely disconnecting from the Internet, and how to determine that the Herrscher has been eliminated?

And is the Herrscher of Corrosion's ability just to corrode the network?

Will humanity finally have enough time to construct the Key to Corrosion?

Mikael rubbed his eyebrows and said with a wry smile:

"It's not that I'm hesitant or that I don't have confidence, but... I'm thinking about how to convince Sakura."

Judging from the ideal result, Suzu becoming the Herrscher of Man who fully controls the power of erosion is the best of both worlds. However, all the best of both worlds in this world often have hidden sacrifices.

For example, even with the most ideal outcome, the bell everyone faces in the end is not the bell it is now.

This is not a philosophical topic that the future me is not the present me, but a real "difference" - unless someone thinks that there is no difference at all between the consciousness replica and the original body.

If the world is treated as a huge text document, then the original "bell" and the "bell" copied and pasted do not seem to be different, and the actual performance is indeed no different. The difference lies in the essence of the two. .

Is it possible to use a replica to replace the fate of the original being being erased?

Does not.

If Herrscher had replaced the active consciousness in this body when he was born, Mikael would have been gone long ago.

In other words, what destiny is connected to is the original consciousness, or in more romantic language - the soul.

In other words, sacrifices will be inevitable.

Can Sakura accept this? Can Ling herself accept this?

Without even thinking about it, Mikael knew how difficult this was.

"I have to think about it carefully... If possible, I will bring Sakura here and have a frank talk with everyone. If that doesn't work, I'll use the God Key solution."

The two Mei fell into silence at the same time, and their eyes became playful - at this point, the concession that Mikael was willing to make was to use the God Key instead of choosing the digital version of the Paradise Plan...

So, Mikael, what does the paradise between reality and illusion mean to your future plans?

Mei also knew something about Mikael's recent movements, not to mention that Mikael didn't hide it from her. She probably knew that the other party had some unannounced plans, but she didn't know the specific contents.

However... in fact, in this conversation, both parties intentionally or unintentionally ignored a certain possibility - that Mikael would reappear to erode power and then build a paradise.

Because those who bear this corrosive power will inevitably become an indispensable part of the Paradise. In other words, if the struggle needs to continue into the next era, then Mikael will be bound to the paradise and cannot do anything else.

This is intolerable in both Mikael's and May's plans.

The empty laboratory fell into a silence that could not be said to be long or short.

"Hiss...hiss..."

There was a sudden noise in Gnius. It seemed that Mei over there encountered something and temporarily interrupted the communication.

This interruption lasted for about ten seconds, and then the noise subsided and Mei's voice sounded again:

"Okay, I'll do as you say from now on. Naturally, I have to discuss this kind of thing with Sakura, but..."

"What's wrong?"

"You may have one more thing to do before that - she wakes up."

…………

The girl felt that she had had a very long dream, so long that the moment she opened her eyes, the memory of the dream quickly dissipated under the dazzling light.

After all, she couldn't capture what happened in that dream.

There is an inexplicable fatigue all over the body. No, it is not clear what happened before that. It is inappropriate to express it as tired. Let's call it weakness.

Her head sank into the soft pillow, as if the pillow had a huge attraction, sucking her head tightly. Whenever she wanted to raise her head, she had to fight against the overwhelming weight, so she couldn't. I didn't want to struggle anymore, I just stared blankly at the ceiling above my head.

There was something strange and familiar about the ceiling.

The air is filled with the coldness of disinfectant water and the warmth of a long sleep.

So, what exactly happened?

No, this is not the most important question. The most important question is - who am I?

It took a lot of effort for the girl to control her hands and get out of the bed, facing her face with her calloused palms.

She vaguely captured something, but when she was about to think deeply about it, this glimmer of light quickly dissipated.

And this feeling is actually somewhat familiar, as if it has happened countless times in the previous dream that I can't remember.

Where is this place? The smell of disinfectant in the air made her realize that this was probably a ward, but if it was a ward, there would be no intravenous drips or various instruments and equipment...

The girl twisted her thigh slightly - but nothing happened, which was suspicious.

"Da da da da da da da da-"

There were rapid footsteps outside the ward, and you could feel the anxiety of the visitor without even savoring it carefully.

Hua turned his head following the sound, and saw the walls and doors, which were as metallic and cold as the ceiling.

Only then did she realize that her hearing was so sensitive. Could she even accurately capture the sounds outside the wall made of such a material?

Or maybe the footsteps were just her hallucination.

But the next moment she realized that it was not an auditory hallucination, but a real sound——

The metal door slid open to both sides under the pull of the hydraulic device, and a strange man paused at the door.

He stayed for about a second or two, his bright eyes gradually becoming dull, and then he walked in with a leisurely attitude.

The girl tilted her head and carefully observed every move of the man. Perhaps it was because her mind was empty and she wanted to know everything about herself and the world that she observed the movements of a strange man so carefully, right?

The door closed behind the man, and he silently walked to the girl's bedside, lowered his head, and looked at the girl with an unpredictable expression.

Those silver-gray eyes were filled with an unexplainable brilliance.

Does he seem guilty? It seems a little gratifying...and admiration and...

The girl easily read the meaning of that look, so smoothly that she could not even imagine it.

Therefore, she was able to conclude that this man must understand her past, otherwise, he should not show such an expression, and she herself would not be able to grasp his emotions so accurately.

The man's lips moved twice, and it seemed that he spent a lot of effort to swallow back the words that were about to blurt out, chew them carefully, and then refine the words from them.

During this process, the girl kept her eyes on him and watched him slowly and inexplicably squat down. Just when she was wondering if he would fall to the ground, a stool appeared out of thin air behind him. He caught him steadily.

The girl blinked, as if confirming whether what she just said was true.

But there was another voice in her heart telling her that everything should be like this, that the man in front of her had such incredible abilities.

In other words, she must have known this man before, absolutely!

And just when she could no longer suppress the restlessness in her heart and was about to ask a question in a hurry, the man spoke first:

"Hua...how much do you remember about the past?"

So my name is Hua... She quickly accepted this, then spent a lot of effort and shook her head slightly:

"I do not know……"

Hua's words were simple and fragmented, but she didn't mean to be so. "I don't know anything, I can't remember." This was a complete sentence she constructed in her mind, but for some reason, at the moment she said it, This sentence seemed to have been roughly cut into pieces with scissors, and in the end, only these three words could be expressed in the form of sound.

She was nervous, but it wasn't her who was nervous, but the man in front of her who became nervous. He clenched his palms that were originally flat on his thighs, and pulled out countless straight bulges from his pants.

"sorry……"

This time she finally spoke a complete sentence. Although it was still extremely brief, the expression of the meaning was at least intact.

The man's breath began to become heavy. At this time, the wise decision should be to skip this topic quickly, but he did not do so. Instead, he waited quietly for Hua's next words.

"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I think you should be a very...important person to me, but...I can't remember your name."

"My name is Mikael."

"Mikael..."

Hua moved her lips and recited the name silently many times, then covered her forehead with a sad expression.

Mikael stared at her dry lips for a while, then snapped his fingers, and a cup of hot black coffee suddenly appeared in his hand.

"Is your mouth dry? Have a drink? Do you want to add some sugar and milk?"

Hua's eyes widened slightly, looking at the liquid in the cup that exuded an unknown bitter taste, he blinked and shook his head.

The corners of Mikael's mouth twitched, and his plan to take this opportunity to trick Old Antique into drinking coffee failed.

So he waved his hand, and the coffee disappeared, replaced by a cup of warm tea.

"Is this okay?"

But Hua still shook her head. She pursed her dry and cracked lips and shook her head again.

Mikael tilted his head, a little confused.

It wasn't until Hua's cheeks turned red when he stared at her that she lowered her gaze. Then he slowly slid his eyes back and saw his thighs tightly pressed together under the thin quilt. He finally understood something... After being in a coma for hundreds of hours. , even if the metabolism of the fusion warrior is different from that of ordinary people, it has already reached its limit.

"You...can't get out of bed by yourself, can you?"

Hua nodded hurriedly. The long-term coma not only made her mentally exhausted, but also because of the damage to her consciousness, her control over the body in a short period of time was almost the same as that of a newborn child. Turning her head and moving her limbs was already the limit. .

"...I knew I would have asked Alicia to come."

Hearing this name, Hua's eyes became confused for a moment, and then his expression became a little complicated.

But seeing Mikael holding the cup of tea at a loss, not knowing what to do, she couldn't help laughing, and then gritted her teeth to stop it.

"Just...just help me go to the toilet once..."

she begged, blushing.

Mikael blinked and soon no longer cared about these details. He first pushed away the quilt, passed his hands under Hua's shoulders and knees, and then walked slowly and quickly to the toilet in the ward.

"no no……"

Hua wanted to say "It doesn't have to be like this", but he was so nervous that he could only say "no".

Mikael carried her to the door. The toilet door opened automatically and the toilet seat was put down with a click. He quickly took two steps forward and put Hua down. Then he closed his eyes tightly and quickly grabbed her arm. Pulling down his hospital pants, he finally turned around and left coolly.

He even didn't forget to close the toilet door.

"ah……"

Hua couldn't help but let out a long breath, then cupped his hot cheeks, looked down, and finally pulled up his pants silently.

"Mikael..."

Her lips opened and closed silently, and she had already read the name many times in her heart.

What was the relationship between this person and her before this?

The interaction between him and her was obviously very intimate, but also very unfamiliar. Obviously he was carefree, but he was secretly worried in his heart.

More importantly, when she was hugged, she should have punched her without hesitation. Even if her body couldn't do it, she should have had this idea in her mind, right?

But why did she feel that it was indeed... a long-awaited and somewhat soft resistance?

How complicated is the relationship between these two people?

Unconsciously, she had separated her past self from her current self.

"Ah……"

She rubbed her cheeks vigorously and began to try to recall everything about that person in her mind.

"But... what does his relationship with the old me mean to me now?"