The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

The transport helicopter is much faster than the useless Zhuhuo No. 1. They arrived at Pohnpei Island before noon. Just after noon, the fifth team arrived at the Dagon District. In view of the traffic jam in the city, the driver simply Showing off his skills, he controlled the helicopter to hover over a building to the west of the "Abandoned Three Blocks".

After getting off the plane, Himihu casually selected a team member and asked him to take the Fire Moth's certificate to requisition the roof from the owner of the building. At the same time, he also directed several other people to set up tents and various investigation equipment here.

Alicia chose to fish as usual, and Sakura, who had just emerged from the poison chrysalis, knew nothing.

Only the hard-working Mikael used a pair of binoculars to conduct reconnaissance on the dead neighborhood not far away.

"How's it going? Did you find anything unusual?"

Putting down the telescope and looking back, Himiko and Ellie were standing behind him. Sakura always kept a close distance from him. Mikael believed that she must be secretly eavesdropping on what was going on here.

"The three blocks of MLDG185, MLDG186 and MLDG187 are distributed two horizontally and one vertically. They form a square on the plane. The long south side is close to the sea and the other three sides are adjacent to other blocks. Blockades have been implemented around the block. The blockade method is normal. It is normal. It's hard to fault - surveillance and laser detection are used to control key roads, and drones are deployed in many hidden places. I remember the report said that the city hall's explanation for the abandoned neighborhoods was forced demolition? Did the residents get the money?”

"No human traces have been found inside the block. The streets are empty and there are basically no fallen cars. It seems that the government did not cause much commotion when organizing the evacuation of people. However, there seem to be signs of fighting in some places. If they are too far away, use binoculars. It’s not clear either.”

"Also, no trace of Honkaimon was found."

The neighborhood in front of me is so normal. If there were no people living in it, it would look no different from other neighborhoods. But this kind of normality made Mikael feel very uncomfortable. Thinking about it carefully, it was probably because this kind of normality was extremely inconsistent with the weirdness shown by the previous city official.

Himihu crossed his arms and pondered for a moment before saying, "In the administrative report submitted by Luluye, it was stated that these three blocks were abandoned more than a month ago, and they were even on the news at that time. Perhaps we can find out more from the aborigines in those blocks. Condition."

Mikael said: "The report mentioned that the investigators did not actually witness any traces of the Honkai Beast, but at night, before going deep, they heard a roar similar to the Honkai Beast, and then hurriedly evacuated. However, the instrument shows that there is indeed a Honkai energy reaction, but the intensity of the reaction does not seem to be very high. There may be at most one or two ten-meter tank-level Honkai beasts... and they should be more likely to be active at night."

Himihu nodded, obviously agreeing with Mikael's judgment, "I'm going to contact the city hall to see if I can contact the indigenous people in the block. These three blocks are so big, I'm afraid they can't house tens of thousands of people. It shouldn’t be difficult to find... By the way, let Yimer control the drone to check it carefully."

She turned around and dialed the city hall communication as she walked.

Half an hour later, Himi came back with a sigh and an ugly look on his face.

"The city hall refuses to cooperate?" Mikael raised an eyebrow.

"Well... there were various excuses. At first, it was said that the aboriginal people were arranged to go to other neighborhoods or other cities, and they could not be contacted at all. I made repeated requests, and they said they would apply to the municipal officer for a rights grant. I applied for half an hour and got no response.”

Ai Li raised her eyebrows: "Sure enough! I can tell at a glance that the city official is not a good person! Let's just catch him on the scene and see if he cooperates!"

The corner of Mikael's mouth twitched: "Your character today is that you hate evil as much as you hate it?"

Alicia pouted and looked at the sky. She actually understood everything, but since there were Mikael and Himihu in the team analyzing it, she was too lazy to use up her brain cells.

Isn't it more in line with the identity of a cute girl to liven up the atmosphere than to think hard?

Mikael looked at the screen in front of Yimer. Half an hour was enough for the drone to fly over three blocks.

As if he felt Mikael's gaze behind his head, Yimer replied simply with four words: "Not found."

Mikael and Himiko raised their chins at the same time and groaned.

After a while, Mikael said: "How about, don't worry about so much for now, I will take the people and equipment into the neighborhood, explore all the areas where Honkai can be concentrated on the instrument, and then use the drone to observe at night. If If there is still no problem, just clean up the Honkai Beast tomorrow... maybe it is really just an ordinary mission?"

"Okay, there is no other way. I will continue to communicate with the city hall... How many people are you going to bring in?"

Himihu thought for a while, and there was no better way anyway, so he approved Mikael's plan.

"Ellie, and Sakura, the three of us can protect ourselves if we encounter danger inside."

Mikael decided on the choice without hesitation.

"Sakura?" Himiko didn't expect that Mikael would ask to take Sakura with him, but after thinking about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with the reason he gave.

It wouldn't be impossible if it was just him and Ellie entering the neighborhood, but the fault tolerance rate of the two-person team was too low, and they could easily get separated in the event of an accident. With a third person, it would be more secure, and Sakura's combat power would not hinder them.

The most important thing is that, not to mention Mikael, Ellie and Sakura have high adaptability to Honkai energy, and they can enter the neighborhood in plain clothes to investigate in a short period of time. And if it were other team members, or even Himiko himself, they would need to wear chemical protective suits - that would be too eye-catching.

It's just that Himiko feels that there seems to be some kind of story between Mikael and Sakura, and it doesn't seem like they have a particularly close relationship...

"Okay. But I'm going to say it first. I know you three are strong in combat, but don't rush in too much. As soon as it gets dark, evacuate the neighborhood immediately. We have plenty of time, there is no need to take risks."

She deliberately emphasized the word "adventure" to secretly remind Mikael that there is no need to expose the power of the Herrscher in such a mission. After all, no one wants to have their king explode against three. .

Now is not the time to search for Velvet. At that time, the entire team was responsible for searching a city, and there was a serious shortage of manpower. Now there are more than a dozen team members idle, all of which are pairs of eyes.

And from a tactical perspective, Yimer will control the drone to guide Mikael and others at high altitudes, and their actions can be clearly seen in the drone's camera.

Mikael nodded to express his understanding. This was also the reason why he decided to take Sakura with him. Since it was impossible to avoid other people's observation anyway, it was better to bring Sakura with him so that he could also explore her voice.

Sakura was wiping the brand-new knife on her waist. She didn't expect that Mikael would call her name. She couldn't help but show a hint of surprise. However, she quickly reacted and returned the knife to its sheath with a solemn expression, as if she had a look that was not for her age. of maturity.

"Ah, that's right." Mikael suddenly added, "With such a close distance, we don't need to wear a battle recorder."

Anyway, after wearing it, if Mikael really needs to expose the power of the Herrscher to defeat the enemy, he will crush the battle recorder immediately.

The most inhumane thing is that Mikael has to pay for it himself - which is equivalent to his monthly allowance.

Himihu rolled his eyes and acquiesced to Mikael's request.

The three of them put on civilian clothes, carried a small number of weapons, and made their way to the bottom of the building.

For Mikael, walking in a sea of ​​people seems to be something he is not used to. Even though the breaths and voices of so many people are mixed together, it seems as if he is the only two people around him, Ellie and Sakura.

It was as if there was an invisible barrier in front of Mikael, and the red dust rolled past him, but it was diverted in front of him, without letting him get a trace of fireworks.

But for Sakura, she would still stop from time to time to look at the driver who rolled down the window, holding back his flushed face, swearing, and honking the horn wildly, and listened to the jazz music playing on the car radio.

She would look at the girl on the side of the road with one hand held by her parents and the other hand holding snacks or balloons, and listen to the girl acting coquettishly with her parents.

She would take a deep breath when passing the bakery, but her eyes couldn't help but glance at the source of the smell.

When she passed the intersection, she would tiptoe inconspicuously and look at the tall Ferris wheel in the distance...

She didn't think much of the puzzled looks from many people looking at her knife in her hand at first, but the more they looked at her, she suddenly blushed and hugged the knife at her side to her chest.

None of this escaped Ellie's eyes. She smiled slightly, probably having figured out Sakura's temperament.

Sakura seemed to be so immersed in it that she even forgot about her mission and lowered her head slightly to think about something.

But as she got closer to the abandoned neighborhood, the flow of people became less and less. She was still lost in her thoughts, and accidentally bumped into Mikael's back.

Only then did she realize that the people around her had disappeared without realizing it.

There is no obvious dividing line such as barbed wire between the abandoned block and other blocks. Instead, a yellow street sign and a row of stone piers are erected to separate the two worlds.

On one side, there is busy traffic and constant flow, while on the other side, it is deserted and silent. The occasional movement is just a few clumps of fluffy grass rolling across the road.

Mikael turned around and gave Sakura a smile, but didn't say anything.

He turned into a side alley, opened a trash can, and revealed the machine inside.

He took out the Fire Chaser's ID and scanned it, and the green light came on on the machine.

"Let's go, there's not much time until dusk, and we're going to speed up... Sakura, it's your first mission, aren't you nervous?"