The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Speaking of which... Su, does this phenomenon have a specific name in your psychology?"

"Um?"

Two spotlights overhead cast two huge circles of light on the ground, illuminating the figures of the two men.

Mikael tilted his weight back, raising the two front legs of the chair high and rocking back and forth with his movements.

He spent a long time sorting out his words. During this period, Su even completed the observation mission of the seven world bubbles in an absent-minded manner.

"The more a person hopes that a worse outcome will not happen, then even if the probability of this worse outcome is only greater than zero, it will still happen with a high probability. But if a person faces a worse outcome before , has made almost all the preparations he can do to fight against this worse outcome, so even if the probability of this worse outcome not happening is only greater than zero, there is a high probability that it will not happen. "

Su's eyes quickly opened an imperceptible gap, and then he silently put down the "leaf" in his hand, his Adam's apple rolling continuously, and it took him a while before he could put his thoughts into words:

"The first half is the ultimate expression of the typical Murphy's Law, but the second half... haha."

It was rare to hear Su sneer like this, so Michael also raised the corners of his lips.

"Perhaps we can say that it is a type of Murphy's Law, because worse results are always a relative term. When we are not prepared for a result, the arrival of the established result is what we don't want. On the contrary, After we have made all preparations, what we don’t want is if the predetermined results don’t come.”

"ha."

Mikael gave a short, quiet laugh.

"Can it be said that I am looking forward to Honkai turning Suzu into the 12th Herrscher?"

If that were the case, that would be so ironic.

"Don't reach such a conclusion, Mikael."

Before Su could speak, a faint sound came from the darkness beside him.

"It is difficult for a person to know what he really wants. Even if he examines what he really thinks in his heart at a certain moment, he is often looking at flowers in the mist and the moon in the water, and it is difficult to get the real answer."

"snort……"

A pair of plain hands stretched out from the darkness and helped Mikael and Su straighten their collars one after another - even though neither of them were sloppily dressed, their collars would hardly turn up.

The third light came on at exactly this moment, reflecting Aponya's already white skin into an almost lifeless pale.

"Speaking of which, if you two are not around Ling, won't there be any problems?"

Mikael and Aponya shook their heads almost at the same time, but the latter wisely pursed his lips and gave the power of explanation to Mikael.

"I used the power of consciousness to copy a consciousness that monitors Ling's conscious world. Once the Herrscher appears, we still have enough reaction time. There is no need to stay by Ling's side... Maybe this is the last time, so let's Let the two sisters get along alone."

Mikael didn't believe these things and Su didn't know. Maybe he just casually led the topic in another direction, or maybe he just shortened some unnecessary processes in the conversation, skipped the middle, and led to the end.

"Having said that..."

Apponia pouted, and finally couldn't help but speak:

"Having said that, it's been two months since you and Mei made that plan, and there's almost no movement from Suzu?"

She originally wanted to say that it would be too cruel to create a copy of her own consciousness and send it to the most dangerous place. Even if the task was completed, it would probably not be able to escape the fate of being erased.

But when I think about it carefully, I have done this countless times in order to give comfort to those who are in deep pain.

Besides, if we talk about cruelty, isn’t Ling carrying the cruelest mission?

Although the probability of her original consciousness dying is not 100%, the Herrscher may have been killed before she had time to erase her original consciousness, or the Herrscher was not born in her body, or the way in which Herrscher's consciousness was born was different. Not only does the dove occupy the magpie's nest, it may also tempt Ling to her own depravity.

If these were the possibilities, and according to their preparations, it would not be difficult for Suzuhara's consciousness to survive largely intact.

But how likely are these possibilities to occur? It was so "big" that Mikael didn't mention these possibilities at all when he initially told all the plans.

After all, according to Murphy's Law, even if the probability of a bad result is extremely low, it still has a high probability of happening, not to mention that the probability of a bad result is extremely high.

Rather than giving a false hope that turns into deeper despair after the hope is shattered, it is better to only give despair at the beginning, so that if you finally hold on to incredible hope, everyone will be happy.

However... based on her understanding of Mikael, she has another guess——

Perhaps this is what Mikael himself wants.

Since Ling was forced to this point, as the person who proposed this plan, he must also bear the same responsibility.

Since it is not possible to retaliate for the time being, let a part of your consciousness go with the bell.

Aponya was calm on the surface, but so many thoughts flashed through her heart in an instant. She blinked her eyes and looked at Mikael, knowing that the other person might be the same way.

"There is still movement."

He said in a deep voice, and Aponya was stunned for a while before she remembered that he was answering her previous question.

"Huh? I can't seem to find it."

"Because...the source of the movement is not the bell."

Mikael raised his eyes and glanced quickly across her face.

"ah?"

It's no wonder that once Aponya decides to do something, he will devote himself to it, and he won't be so concerned about other things for the time being.

But Su knew better:

"Mikael, do you think...Honkai has noticed our intentions, so it will no longer use Suzu as a suitable body for the 12th Herrscher?"

"Um."

"Ta, ta, ta -"

Mikael tapped the armrest of the armchair with his index finger and smiled miserably:

"In the past two months, there have been some abnormal Honkai energy reactions in various parts of the world, some like the Tenth Herrscher, but the strength of the Honkai energy is not the same. Mei sent soldiers to deal with these abnormal Honkai energy reactions. After investigation, no obvious 'identical' characteristics were found in the corresponding locations, and there were no large-scale instigators of rebellion like the previous Tenth Herrscher."

Both Su and Aponya were silent at this moment.

If they still couldn't understand what Mikael wanted to express at this point, it would be a disservice to both of their abilities and responsibilities.

Aponia had the ability to visually observe destiny. Although Su could not see the real future, with the power of the Second God's Key, Thousand Worlds, he was able to observe everything in other world bubbles and parallel worlds.

Naturally, the upcoming twelfth collapse will not be missed.

"But I can't say for sure. The abnormal Honkai energy reactions don't mean anything. The intensity of those reactions is far inferior to those of Herrscher. It should be said that we are already used to it. Maybe I am sensitive."

Mikael covered his forehead, and suddenly denied his point of view - some kind of intuition from some dark place told him to put back the Honkai knife for the time being, spare Ling, and put the twelfth law The person was born in another place, but he cannot agree with this judgment based on intuition alone, nor can he deny this judgment because he does not believe in intuition.

"Who can say for sure about this kind of thing?...At least we can't deny this possibility. The Twelfth Herrscher may have been born somewhere else. Ling is safe. Haha, that's right. How could Honkai happen? He is a fool. The trap we set is so undisguised, it would be too stupid for him to jump down."

Mikael never expected that this time, the result he didn't want would actually be avoided.

Logically speaking, he should be happy and relieved - although it is not 100% confirmed, Ling should, maybe... at least very likely, no longer need to bear the fate of sacrifice.

"[Please] relax, Mikael, isn't this the result you expected?"

Aponya's voice gradually calmed people's minds, but in the final analysis, she just repeated what was in Mikael's mind.

Besides, Mikael didn't want to admit it, nor did he feel that he fully wanted such a result.

"You should know what this means."

Ling and countless lives were already on two guillotines. Two sharp bevel blades were tied with a rope and hung on the two guillotines.

Lifting the blade up on one side meant death on the other side.

Only one side can survive.

"Mikael..."

Aponya looked at him with pity. He knew that the man in front of him had been strong all the way to now and was no longer as fragile as he was two years ago.

If it were the person he was then, he would probably lock himself in the room now, escaping one by one and giving up on himself.

But being strong never means being pain-free.

The pain never goes away, just like the knife cutting a bloody wound on the body. Unless some external force is applied, it is impossible for people not to feel the pain.

Frail people may even scream in pain and ask for comfort even if they have a small cut on their fingers, while strong people, even if their hands and feet are broken, can only moan in pain or curse a few times.

He no longer howls, sheds tears, and is no longer afraid, but that doesn't mean he can't feel pain, it's just that he can endure it all.

In other words, he was numb to the pain.

But the more this happens, the more he needs mercy - at least that's what Aponya thinks.

The stronger the person, the stronger the tolerance for pain. People often ignore the wounds on their bodies. When they finally find that they are covered with bruises one day, they are already helpless.

"snort……"

But Mikael seemed to have expected it and spoke before her:

"In this matter, no matter what the outcome is, it is unacceptable to us. So, there is no need to persuade me, and I don't need this."

"Yeah……"

A strange smile appeared on Aponya's lips.

"I understand what you mean, Mikael. Regardless of whether the final result is the sacrifice of Ling or the sacrifice of countless humans, this is a heavy burden that we cannot accept. However, such a result also means that Ling survived, Or countless human beings can survive. From this point of view, no matter what the final outcome is, isn’t it acceptable to us?”

"Changing perspectives does not change the outcome. It is also an escape, Aponia."

"..."

"This kind of escaping can't save anything. The only thing that can be saved is yourself, but you are often the one who needs saving the least."

But even just relaxing a little bit... is better than holding on all the time...

Aponya really wanted to say this, but seeing Mikael's determined eyes again, she felt that these words were unnecessary.

Suddenly there was a strange noise in the darkness around the three of them. It seemed like someone was walking in the darkness, breaking the air, and their clothes were fluttering, but it was so strange that there was no sound of footsteps.

"Prometheus, you're too late."

Mikael closed his eyes and complained without looking back.

"Um……"

There seemed to be something stuck in No. 17's throat, but anyone who was familiar with her should be able to tell that that "um" was definitely not out of some kind of affirmation or reply.

On the contrary, there were a lot of words stuck in my throat, and I didn't know which one to say first.

Of course, if you describe it in plain language, it is actually...

Speechless.

After being stuck for two or three seconds, she finally spoke the exact language:

"First of all, please call me No. 17. I don't want to be compared with those two idiots No. 0 and No. 16. I have reminded you of this a hundred and seventy-eight times.

"Secondly, it's very difficult to sneak out of Dr. Mei's place without anyone noticing. It's not easy for me to get here. You have to be considerate, even though I'm an artificial intelligence."

She received a communication from Mikael not long ago, hoping that she would avoid Dr. Mei and come alone to attend an "important meeting."

Perhaps, she should ignore Mikael and report this information to Mei, but the procedure did not specify how this situation should be handled. In her final assessment, she still chose to go to the appointment.

After all, according to the model analysis, the possibility of Mikael looking for trouble is almost zero. Considering that Mei even needs to be avoided, that must be a very important thing.

Let's listen first... something is wrong, and then report it to Dr. Mei... This is probably No. 17's idea.

"Okay, okay..."

Mikael nodded hurriedly, and then wiped away all the color on his face.

The sadness, heaviness, determination, confusion, and helplessness all dissipated.

At this moment, his face was like an extremely smooth marble slab, with no emotion able to stop on it.

"Now that Prometheus is here, let's get started..."

"It's number seventeen. Prometheus number seventeen."

"Ahem! Before the next meeting begins, I would like to trouble you all to keep everything I say next secret - especially from Alicia. I beg you all."

…………

"Quick! Hua! Come here quickly!"

"Well……"

Although two months had passed since then, Hua still wasn't quite used to Alicia's enthusiasm.

"This way, this way! There is a lot of space here, so I can show you the next moves!"

"Move?"

Hua's eyes shined with light. She had temporarily digested the memory in the Eighth God's Key. Although it could not be regarded as her "own" memory, with the instinct imprinted on her body, she had already mastered the boxing skills she had learned since childhood. Integrate everything.

Naturally, it was impossible for her not to be interested in the moves of the others.

"Yes, this is something I have been thinking about for a long time!"

Ai Li took Hua's hand and half pulled and half dragged her to a spacious place.

"Watch it!"

She made a fist with her left hand and bent her elbow upward, while her right hand spread its fingers and pointed straight at the ceiling, as if she wanted to take down the chandelier above her head.

"Then let me think about it...it should be like this!"

The waist is slightly deflected, and the right arm slowly and straightly slides from above to the left side of the body. After it is in place, the left arm is quickly twisted, and finally the two arms are diagonally parallel in front of the body.

"..."

Hua looked at this so-called "move" and couldn't help but hold his chin and fell into deep thought.

Also lost in thought were Kosmo and Destobia, who were huddled in a corner not far away. They could neither advance nor retreat. They could only bend over and poke their heads out to observe.

"Ta-ta-ta-"

There seemed to be chaotic footsteps coming from behind, and the two of them were frightened, and for a moment they were even more in a dilemma.

"What are you doing?"

Kosmo felt someone tap him on the shoulder, and Mikael's voice sounded softly in his ears.

Kosmo was still hesitating how to answer, when Mikael's chin hit the top of his head, pressing his entire body against Destobia's back, leaving him even more speechless. .

However, Destobia's shoulders were still shrugging, apparently suppressing a smile, which only made the two of them more physically in contact.

At this moment, Kosmo just felt like he was in hell.

But the disaster was not over yet. Kosmo's body sank again. Su lay on Mikael's back, and then stuck out his head - although his eyes were still closed.

Apponia shook his head, pulled Prometheus to a few people, and stuck his head out as another queue.

"Huh? What's wrong? Do you need me to demonstrate again?"

Without waiting for Hua to refuse, and not seeming to care about the noise in the corner, Ai Li repeated the above actions again, but she threw away the greenness of the last time, and this time the movements were much smoother.

"handsome!"

The corners of Aponya's mouth twitched. As a spiritually aware fusion warrior, it was difficult for her not to hear what the four people around her were thinking...

"Ka-ka——"

Aponia and the four people around her turned around and saw Prometheus No. 17 making a fist with his left hand and bending his elbow, while his right hand opened straight towards the sky.

Facing the gathering gazes of everyone, she tilted her head in confusion.

"..."

"Oh! Even No. 17 thinks this move is good?"

Alicia turned her head with a smile as if she had just heard the noise.

"Ahem, we have something else to do, let's go first!"

Kosmo pushed Destobia and left in a hurry. Su turned around and walked back without hesitation. Aponia smiled apologetically at Ellie, walked to Hua with Prometheus who didn't know why, and then One hand grabbed the other and pulled him away.

"No...no, why do you always leave me alone when this happens?"

Mikael covered his heart, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Who said you're alone?"

Ellie gently held his hand.

"That's right! I've thought of the name you asked me to think of last time!"

"Um?"

It took Mikael some time to connect the cause and effect——

After discussions between him and Mei, the more than two thousand new mass-produced fusion warriors still belong to the anti-entropy group, but those with stronger combat effectiveness will be selected from the old batch of fusion warriors to form a separate elite team.

Mikael handed over the naming rights of this team to Alicia, but who knew that she had been delaying it for more than a month.

And not surprisingly:

"I have been choosing for a long time! Let's call it Zhuhuo Yingjie."

Mikael pursed his lips and was silent for a moment, "Okay-" Before he could say anything, Ellie raised his hand high, and then said like a child acting coquettishly:

"I want to see you do that!"

"Which one?"

Alicia silently took out her phone and clicked on the video recording function.

Then Mikael knew that he was doomed.

Mikael reluctantly and shamefully did it again. Ellie recorded his appearance amidst a string of laughter, then stepped forward, held his hand, and walked towards the dormitory.

"Hey, Ellie, I still have training to do today!"

"Huh? Really? But I remember that there is an annual leave system, which can combine all the holidays throughout the year. But you have hardly had any rest this year, right? What's wrong with taking a day off!"

Mikael swallowed and said with a wry smile:

"But no one else has had a rest either..."

Ellie suddenly stopped.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Ai Li sucked her fingers and pondered for a long time, then suddenly slapped her head:

"Yes!"

"What?"

"Then just let everyone rest!"