The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

Chapter 314 Interlude Ji... Jizi?

"Ugh! Ah——"

A large amount of memories flooded into her mind, and her head was like a dam that was suddenly filled with excessive water, almost bursting.

"Swish!"

Mei suddenly inserted the Key of the Sky into the ground to support her body, but the impact of the memory just now was so great that her legs gradually softened, and finally she almost collapsed on the long sword.

"This is... the last of the former civilization..."

She still remembered that when she first learned that Mikael came from the former civilization, she asked this question:

"With your power, your civilization was also destroyed? The so-called end... is it really that powerful?"

"No."

She still remembered the sneer on his lips.

"In a sense, our civilization did not perish at the end, but it had already lost its necessity to exist before that."

Not long ago, she also asked Ai Li a similar question:

"So, Ai Lixia, what happened in the twelfth collapse? Why is even Eden so secretive to me?"

Her answer was equally obscure. She said that this world could no longer be saved.

She said that the heroes had lost the meaning of fighting for it.

Contacting Kevin's name for Mikael in reality - "traitor". Mei Yi had taken it for granted that the twelfth collapse was because Mikael betrayed the heroes for some reason.

But now it seems that if it is under such circumstances, even if Mikael really chose to betray in the end, there is nothing to blame.

Looking at it this way, it is Mikael who she always thought was the most straightforward - the former civilization had already been in a state of irreversibility before the end, and it was powerless to turn the tide, so it naturally could not exist anymore.

All the assassins here were cleared out. Mei looked at the star gate she had just jumped out of. It seemed that there was no passage forward. The pattern on the star gate was back to the hall.

She was still in a state of exhaustion, so she simply adjusted her posture and lay down on the crimson floor tiles without hesitation. She closed her eyes and chewed the memory again.

The passage forward did not exist, and the memory also stopped abruptly when Ellie stood at the door of Himiko's bed holding Mikael's hand. Mei did not see what happened next.

And considering the huge size of the paradise and the silent attitude of the heroes, she would probably need a long time to explore if she wanted to know what happened next.

She was not an impatient person before... No, maybe she has always been a straightforward impatient person, only when she was with her...

Anyway, it is a fact that she can hardly restrain her thoughts and continue to live along the broken part of the memory.

She put herself into Mikael in her imagination, thinking, if she and Mikael were in different places, what choice would she make?

Did he really destroy the world in anger?

No, although she did have such an idea for a moment during the introduction process, based on her understanding of Mikael, he would never do that... Well, at least he would never do that when Ellie was still alive.

The most direct proof is that the Paradise of the Past was built according to Mikael's requirements, which shows that they did defeat the 12th Herrscher. If Mikael's betrayal started from that time, how could humans defeat the 12th Herrscher?

Moreover, at the end of that memory, through Ellie's perspective, she could clearly feel Mikael's determination.

He was sad, but he was not desperate. He still had the motivation and courage to move forward in his heart - this was the judgment made by Ellie, who was standing next to him at that time, in her subconscious.

Although Meiyi didn't dare to say that she completely believed in Alishia, because she had never been able to understand her true purpose, but...

At least in terms of understanding Mikael, Meiyi didn't think anyone in the entire pre-civilization could compare to Ellie.

After all... they are the ones who have spent the longest time together.

But... betrayed by all mankind, betrayed by the people they have been protecting, Mei finally understood how heavy it was that Ai Li said "lost the meaning of fighting for it".

She asked herself, if humans faced her and Kiana with such an attitude, what would she do?

Everyone knows the truth of saving the world, but when the world itself wants to be destroyed, what should she do?

"Hmph..."

Mei breathed slowly, taking this time to recover her strength. Although she could rest in the hall, and although she would not feel physically tired after killing some dead men, the memory just now... even from a third-party perspective, it was hard not to feel tired. She was so tired that she didn't even want to move her fingers.

But Mei also set a time limit for herself in her heart - ten seconds, lie down for another ten seconds, and then get up and go back to the hall.

Although the words of the heroes are more like riddles than each other, they never lie. If you look at everyone's attitude towards the same thing together, you may not be able to see the original appearance of the matter.

She began to count down in her mind: ten, nine, eight...

But when she counted down to five, she suddenly opened her eyes, her eye sockets slightly condensed - she seemed to hear the sound of footsteps.

She quickly jumped up, picked up the Key of the Sky, and looked at the person who came.

But when she saw the face of the person clearly, she couldn't help but open her mouth slightly, and her thoughts almost stopped at this moment-"Ji...Ji Zi?"

"Huh? Are you calling me?"

The woman was dressed in black, with her arms folded across her chest, which perfectly outlined her figure. The long hair on the back of her head was fluttering in clusters, no different from the dancing flames.

"In terms of ancient Far East language, it is not impossible to write my name as Jizi. But in terms of the common language of previous civilizations, it would be better to call me Himiko."

She tilted her head and smiled softly, and in Mei Yi's eyes, she gradually merged with the figure she saw in her memory.

"It's almost exactly the same..."

"Huh? Are you talking about me and your teacher?"

Himihu chuckled.

Just when Mei Yi was surprised, she explained again:

"Thunder Mei, that's your teacher, her name is Himeko...right? Mikael mentioned to me that it sounds like that girl is quite similar to me, both in appearance and personality."

"Well, it's really... wrong!"

Mei quickly reacted. While holding the long knife tightly and staring at Himihu, she released the electromagnetic waves in her body and imitated the principle of radar to detect the surroundings - this was something she learned from Mikael.

"The Paradise of the Past is the memory of heroes and warriors, you...should not exist here!"

"Good vigilance, little girl."

Himihu nodded appreciatively, "But why do you think there is only Ying Jie's memory in the paradise?"

"Well?"

Mei frowned slightly, and then realized... the woman in front of her who called herself Himihu... was right!

Because she had always met fusion warriors called Ying Jie in the Paradise, she gradually developed a wrong perception, as if the Paradise of the Past was specially prepared for Ying Jie.

But if you think about it carefully, since Mei's memory can exist here, it means that ordinary people are not unable to withstand the memory manufacturing operation.

Then it doesn’t seem to be incomprehensible that more “ordinary people” exist in the promised land.

Seemingly seeing through her thoughts, Himiko explained softly:

"In fact, in the original Paradise Plan, the digital version of the Paradise of the Past, it was not considered to include ordinary people. This was due to a lack of technical capabilities——

"The original version of the memory creation surgery is difficult for non-fusion warriors to withstand. Moreover, due to the limitation of computing power, the digital version of Paradise cannot guarantee to include more than 20 people even if it has the same computing power as No. 17. The memory operates stably for a long time.

“However, the bubble paradise planned by Mikael is different.

“First of all, due to the integration of the consciousness transfer surgery that Mebius has been researching for many years, compared to the original memory retrieval, the memory you see now is more similar to the existence after the consciousness transfer.

"As for the lack of computing power, firstly, the core of the Twelfth Herrscher was successfully made into a hub. Secondly, the world bubble itself is regarded as half of the real world, which can save more than 70% of the mimicry in the data version. The world’s computing power consumption can certainly accommodate more people.”

This explanation doesn't sound problematic, but Mei is still a little wary in her heart - although there are many similar Honkai beasts in previous civilizations and current civilizations, such as Saniga, Parvanti, Vishnu, etc. But there are also many Honkai beasts that have never appeared in modern civilization.

For example, Mitara and Mayuri are Honkai beasts that can control spiritual power.

And since they existed in previous civilizations, they must also exist in the paradise of the past.

Mei was not sure whether, as a Herrscher, he would be affected by their abilities, but judging from the memory of Mikael, even he was not completely immune before he obtained the power of consciousness.

Of course Himihu could not fail to see her doubts, but she just smiled softly and stopped explaining.

After hesitating for less than ten seconds, Mei Yi finally nodded - "Okay, I'll believe you for now."

She paused, then moved closer to the star gate and asked:

"But why didn't you show up for so long?"

Meiyi's question seemed to hit the point, Himiko's face was slightly drunk, and he replied in a long voice:

"Well... everyone has their own living habits."

"Then...are you going back to the hall with me now?"

"Um……"

Mei pursed her lips and wanted to ask why, but her direct questions had already made her suffer in the paradise, so she thought about it and chose to remain silent.

And Himihu was observing words and expressions, and of course he could not miss Mei Yi's doubts. She twitched the corner of her mouth, a little embarrassed - she couldn't tell the truth:

"Pado has been so busy lately that I can't see her. I've run out of wine and can't find a place to buy some, so I can only come and ask Eden for some."

After crossing the star gate, a fainter feeling of dizziness came over me. Mei Yi's face was expressionless, and she didn't even blink her eyelids - maybe it wasn't that the dizziness was weaker than before, but that Mei Yi's thunder and lightning had continued for nearly a hundred days and nights. During the exploration, I had become accustomed to this feeling of dizziness, to the point of becoming numb.

But Himihu next to her staggered slightly, but she stretched out her arm to help him, so Himihu didn't fall down.

Looking at it this way, Himihu may indeed seldom go out and move around, so that even after 50,000 years, he still cannot adapt to the discomfort caused by the star gate transmission.

"Huh? Eden isn't here..."

Looking at the empty rest area, Himiko couldn't hide his disappointment.

Meiyi looked around and silently added:

"Not only Eden is not here, but the other Yingjie are also not here...even Alicia..."

It is hard not to say this without arousing surprise in Himihu:

"Huh? Do you often see Ying Jie gathering in the hall?"

"Huh? Yeah, what's wrong?"

"Who have you seen?"

Himihu raised his eyebrows, showing a curious expression.

"The first one I saw was Alicia...then Eden, Kevin, Su, Sakura, Ban...Hua, Pado, Mebius, Qianjie, Aponia, and Gracie The family, Kosma and Destobia, and of course May.”

"Well, that is to say, have you met all Yingjie?"

Himihu spread her hands, and she looked Meiyi up and down, with an unexplainable color in her eyes.

To be on the safe side, Meiyi silently took a step back.

"Any questions?"

"Of course there is a problem - Meiyi, you don't think that Yingjie people like to come to the hall to party when they have nothing to do, do you?"

"Huh? Isn't it?"

Meiyi frowned and thought for a while, then realized that Raven had already mentioned this issue to her, but she didn't pay attention to it.

After all, she is a Herrscher. As someone so special that she can't even tell the difference between friend and foe, she takes the initiative to come to the Paradise of the Past. It would be weird not to attract Ying Jie's attention, right?

But Himihu knew clearly that this was not the case, so what if he was a lawyer? Which Yingjie doesn't have the strength to defeat the Herrscher head-on... Okay, I'm sorry, Pado.

But all in all, Ying Jie has interacted with the Herrscher a lot. Even if Mei Yi is a so-called Herrscher fighting for mankind, except for Ai Li, the others won't care too much - it's not like they haven't seen her before.

There can only be one reason why they frequently appear in front of Mei Yi, and that is to recognize...

computing power.

Himihu shrugged and said:

"Come on Mei, you can think of Paradise as a nursing home. People who live here are retired people. It's okay to come out occasionally to provide some experience to young people, but most of the time, everyone just wants to live their own retirement life. ”

"Hmm...is it still related to the Twelfth Herrscher?"

Himiko was walking towards the rest area minding his own business. When he heard this, he turned around and looked at Meiyi carefully again.

"What's wrong?"

"Mei Yi, you are very perceptive, I think I understand...heh, forget it."

"...I just guessed."

Himihu stood on tiptoes, stepped onto the rest area, relaxed his whole body, and sunk deeply into the sofa. Mei hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to walk up the steps honestly, and finally sat half a meter away from Himiko.

Taking advantage of this time, Himihu was already lying on the display window, skillfully grabbing three bottles of wine.

"Uh... won't Eden be angry if you do this?"

Although it is true that Mei has never seen Eden angry, Himihu's bold actions still made Mei smack her tongue.

This...hehe, stealing is no different, right?

Um? steal? Pado...well, maybe Ying Jie has a higher tolerance for this aspect.

"Don't panic, Mei, I have already discussed it with Eden."

Himihu smiled slyly.

"She collected too many wines. However, like most collectors, in the early stages of being cash-strapped, there were always some collections left behind that were of poor quality but were reluctant to throw away, so she simply With a wave of your hand, leave all of this to me. Anyway, I only have one requirement for wine—as long as I can get drunk.”

Well, that does sound... very Edenian.

Himiko skillfully opened the bottle with his bare hands and took a swig. His cheeks instantly turned as red as his hair.

She murmured softly:

"and……"

"And what?"

Mei turned her head suddenly and saw Himihu looking a little sad. It was probably because of the effect of alcohol that she recalled some past events...

Mei Yi had suffered a lot from being obsessed with certain issues, especially at the hands of Qianjie. After such a long time, she had learned to curb her curiosity a little.

But... there was actually one more thing she had always wanted to ask. Eden also drank wine in front of her before, and Ellie also treated her to snacks. As far as she knew, there was no production department in the Paradise of the Past, and this was half the real world, so these things were How is it made?

She had a hunch that if she asked a question, Himiko would definitely answer her - who made her and Himeko... no, Himeko and her... so similar.

Although it is not accurate to generalize the two, both appearance and personality are too similar. She was certain that Himihu was not the kind of person who could tell riddles. If she didn't want to answer, she would just keep her mouth shut.

But that is better than hearing a bunch of specious things that seem to be said but not said at the same time.

She put her questions into words. Himihu was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then smiled:

"I thought they had already answered this question for you."

"I... never asked..."

"Hahaha, that's right. In fact, this problem is also the biggest difficulty in putting ordinary people into the paradise - unlike fusion warriors and herrschers, we only need Honkai energy to survive. However, although we don't understand how to do it Yes, but Mikael solved the problem."

"How to solve it?"

Meiyi leaned forward, obviously very curious about this.

"Now, like this."

Himihu spread her hands, and the brand new Shirter suddenly appeared, lying across her knees.

"As long as it is something that has existed in our memory, it can be embodied in the paradise. So, in fact, it doesn't matter even if I drink Eden's favorite bottle of wine, because these things do not exist and have always been exist."

"This... this is the First Herrscher's... No, Mikael will not always be in the Paradise, that is the Eighth... That's not right, Yu Duchen is in the hands of the squad leader. Is it really just the power of erosion? ? It always feels like it’s more than that.”

"Then I don't know."

Himihu spread his hands as a bachelor.

"So, the Paradise is truly worthy of its name. After all, the ability to manifest things that exist in memory should be able to make up for a lot of losses, right?"

"maybe."

Himihu smiled against her will. Obviously, she didn't think this ability was as wonderful as Mei said.

After all... all that exists in memory are things that have been lost. Realizing these things will only remind yourself of everything that has been lost. But they do not have the ability to create the future and move towards the future.

The pain in this is something that Mei Yi, who has not lost enough, cannot yet empathize with.

"But speaking of this, Mei, is there something you still don't know?"

"Um?"

Himihu seemed to be determined to tell Mei Yi more. She straightened her face and whispered into Mei Yi's ear:

"Many of the people in the Paradise are actually still alive."

"I know, Kevin, monitor, Mebius... No, you said a lot? A lot means..."

Mei's eyes widened in disbelief. She felt that things shouldn't be as outrageous as she thought, but if it wasn't so, why should Himihu emphasize it?

"Yes, to be precise, the Ying Jie you saw may not be a memory, but a superposition of memory and body. The most typical example is Mei."

"call……"

Meiyi's chest rose and fell rapidly, and the impact of just three or two sentences of conversation on her was no weaker than her previous memories.

"But the lifespan of an ordinary person should be less than 50,000 years, right? Uh... no, I think I know how Mikael did it."

Aren’t the two doctors of Anti-Entropy the best examples? As for the Black Abyss White Flower that put them in that state, the previous civilization happened to be Mikael's weapon.

Her breathing gradually stabilized, which was strange. Although she had been unhappy with the heroes before, she actually felt relieved when she learned that they were still alive, at least most of them were still alive?

It's like - "Although they didn't get the perfect ending they deserved, at least it wasn't the worst ending."

When she raised her head again, her eyes looking at Himihu were already a little hot. After coming to the paradise for so long, I finally found someone who knows everything and can tell me everything!

So she asked while the iron was hot:

"Captain Himiko, I saw you were seriously injured in the twelfth collapse... After that... what happened to the Herrscher? How did you eliminate it?"

"Well...I don't know."

"..."

Himiko's answer was crisp and clear. Although Mei was a little disappointed, thinking about it, she was lying on the hospital bed with serious injuries and was about to die. How could she possibly know what happened next?

"However, I do know a little bit more about what happened after that."

"!"

Himihu took another sip of wine, looked up at the chandelier in the hall with blurred eyes, and said inarticulately:

“I had a relatively sober time in bed, and during that time Mikael and Ellie came to see me.

"Mikael... He held my only remaining hand and said: Captain, take a good rest. When you wake up again, you will definitely be in a paradise.

"I opened my mouth and struggled to squeeze out one word: The Twelfth Herrscher.

"He then said: It doesn't matter, I have a way to defeat the Twelfth Herrscher, leave everything to me.

"I laughed. At this time, he thrust an invitation into my hand and said to me with a smile: It's a pity. Before defeating the Herrscher, Aili and I have to hold a wedding first. It's a pity that you can't As our parents attended.”

"wedding?"

"Yes, wedding."

Meiyi held up her head and kept searching for this word in her memory - she seemed to have an impression of where she had heard of this!

ah!

She remembered!

When she saw the memories of Canghai City earlier, she once gossiped and asked Alicia whether the two got married in the end.

And Ellie’s answer was——

"The first and last time my memories synchronized, it seemed that I was preparing for the wedding. Unfortunately, I don't have the memory of personal experience."