The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"What am I here to do?"

Mikael repeated Ji Zi's words word for word, and the smile on his face quietly faded.

The next moment, the reflection of Mikael in Jizi's eyes suddenly enlarged. She only had time to take half a step back, and there was a pain in her right wrist. By the time she reacted, Mikael had already grabbed the tube of serum.

"Himeko, you haven't answered my question yet? Who are you leaving this to? Kiana?"

As he spoke, he gently opened the lid of the test tube with his thumb.

Jizi's pupils were shaking slightly. She could not retreat or escape. She could only choose to reach out and grab the serum and the hope that belonged to her students.

But she quickly realized what Mikael was going to do, but she only had time to shout "no" before the serum test tube was inserted into her arm, and the entire tube of serum was injected directly into her body.

"Uh...ah!"

The first moment the serum entered her body, what Jizi felt was not relief, but an indescribable pain.

Instead of fading away, the purple lines on his wrists quickly spread upwards, reaching his chest in the blink of an eye.

Ji Zi staggered and almost fell to her knees, but in fact she knew very well that at this moment, she might not even have the strength to kneel with her hands on the ground.

Fortunately, Mikael did not leave after doing this. He held Jizi's shoulders as expected, helped her lean against the bulkhead, and slowly led her body Slide down until you're sitting on the ground.

"Why……"

Jizi's voice was vague and uncertain, so weak that even she had the illusion that she didn't make a sound.

She quickly pursed her lips again. It took almost all her strength to say that word. Not to mention, the moment she opened her mouth slightly, small beads of sweat rolled down. Even if she closed her mouth quickly, The salty taste still penetrated from the lips, and soon rippled in the mouth.

However, it seemed that she could not keep her mouth shut for long. She soon opened her mouth wide again and began to pant rapidly. Her heart beat rapidly and powerfully, as if someone was beating a drum rapidly in her ears.

"Ah! Hiss——"

The lines on her chest finally expanded to the extreme, and then began to shrink more rapidly, but this was not a comfortable process for Jizi. She only felt that every inch of skin on her body was crawling with bugs and ants. Crawling and nibbling, the painful and itchy touch almost drove people crazy. She could not help but squeeze out a bit of strength and began to scratch her exposed skin with both hands.

But in this case, even scratching has become an "uncontrollable" behavior. Wherever she scratched, the skin was directly cut open by the nails, leaving long blood marks. Unable to eliminate the weird feeling on his body, those "non-existent" bugs began to flock to the scratched area.

She couldn't help but wanted to scratch it, but as soon as she raised her hand, it was grabbed by Mikael. Not only that, he also pulled out the plague gem from the blank key, but he didn't hold it in his hand, but casually Throw it deep into the corridor. Without the plague gem, all the fiery red color on the armor faded away. This time, Jizi really couldn't muster the strength to struggle and resist. She didn't even have the strength to twist her body. She could only suck in the cold air and let out a cry from time to time. Groaning, the only movement of the body is to twitch once or twice with the twitching of the muscles.

At the same time, purple mist began to seep out from the blood marks that were directly scratched. At first, the mist was so light that it was almost invisible to the naked eye, but the color deepened in a very short period of time, until finally it looked like burning black smoke.

The whole process lasted for about five minutes, and Mikael did nothing. He just sat quietly next to Himeko, watching with his own eyes the Honkai energy in her body dissipated little by little, until she finally turned into a completely ordinary person.

"Why……"

Jizi repeated the question again, this time her voice was slightly clearer, but she was still extremely weak, but the weakness just now was due to the sudden loss of strength and pain, and now it is because she has completely lost her power as a Valkyrie. . There is no doubt that this is her weakest moment in ten years. The power she once happily gained and thought she could change something has left her irrevocably.

Now she couldn't tell whether she was depressed or disappointed, she just asked this question in a daze.

Mikael seemed to swallow lightly, and his tone was not calm, but Jizi couldn't understand the emotion contained in it.

He didn't respond to Ji Zi's question immediately, he just kept talking about irrelevant things:

"Otto's improved serum is much more effective than the original version, but the production cost is even higher. In other words, it is almost impossible to get this kind of thing in the future. So you have to pay attention, after all, the serum is just a The existing Honkai energy in the body is cleared. Although your resistance to Honkai energy is higher than that of ordinary people, if you are frequently exposed to high concentrations of Honkai energy again, there is still a possibility of recurrence of Honkai disease. Not to mention the Mark and the Herrscher Core, so don’t go near the Plague Gem after I leave, and notify Theresa to handle it, do you understand?”

"Um."

Himeko replied dazedly.

"You don't need to worry about Kiana. As a Herrscher, her physical strength is much higher than yours, so she can take some special measures. Do you remember the Moonlight Throne Engine?"

Himeko nodded in confusion, but Mikael had finished his sentence even before that.

"That is the 'Moonlight Throne' from the previous era that was reproduced by counter-entropy based on drawings. Yes, like the blank key on your body, they are both from the previous era. The Moonlight Throne... Ha, Captain Himihu , do you still remember that neither the engine nor the main gun is the real purpose of the Moonlight Throne? Its essence is a high-efficiency Honkai energy conversion device. It is said that Honkai is a manifestation of entropy increase, and human civilization It can only achieve negative entropy and cannot reverse the increase of entropy, so the Moonlight Throne is something that may theoretically be able to truly achieve reverse entropy... And it is really a coincidence that its drawings were obtained and restored by the reverse entropy of this era. . Although limited by the technological level of your era, the power of this Moonlight Throne may not be one-tenth of the previous one, but it is not the same enemy it faces... It is enough to face the Second Herrscher. ”

Jizi listened in a daze. Mikael seemed to have no intention of harming her. In her current condition, it was impossible for her to attack Mikael in turn. Besides... Teresa was vague about what Mikael had done, but for some reason, in the past three years of getting along with him, Jizi always felt that Mikael was not a bad person, or rather, he shouldn't be a bad person.

However, what Mikael said was still too advanced for her, a Valkyrie who only knew how to fight. She only heard it in confusion until she belatedly noticed Mikael's name... …

Captain Himihu...

Although the pronunciation is very similar, Himeko has never been his captain.

She suddenly turned her head hard and stared at Mikael's side face.

His head was lowered, and the dazzling lights in the aisle made his features disappear into the darkness, but the light still faithfully outlined the outline of his face.

She saw his nose twitching unconsciously and his eyelashes trembling slightly.

She felt that maybe she shouldn't interrupt him, but she couldn't help but ask:

"Mikael, did you...did you call the wrong person just now?"

Mikael's expression did not change, and he did not respond. He just maintained a silence that was so deep that it made people breathless.

Then Jizi knew that he called the wrong name on purpose.

Those words were indeed meant for her to hear. He was telling her that this tube of serum was just for her. Don't worry, Kiana had another way.

Use the Moonlight Throne to convert the Second Herrscher's Honkai Energy. Although the Herrscher can obtain nearly unlimited Honkai Energy from the Imaginary Number through the core, there is an upper limit to the total amount of Honkai Energy the core can hold. Absorbing energy from the Imaginary Number is also It takes time, and it only takes time to completely convert the Honkai Energy in the core. Even if only half of it is converted, the Herrscher's consciousness will decline, and Kiana's consciousness can suppress the Herrscher again. In the subsequent handling, with Mei's "record", Hyperion was not completely helpless when facing Kiana.

These words were indeed spoken to her, but for Mikael, maybe it was another person he wanted to stay here to listen to these? A man named "Captain Himihu"?

Maybe so.

Jizi closed her eyes, inhaled gently until her lungs were completely filled, and then exhaled slowly.

"However, the Second Herrscher controls the power of space... Although I don't know much about the Moonlight Throne, but such a weapon should be a one-shot victory type, right? With the power of the Second Herrscher, it is difficult for us to guarantee that we can directly Hit her, and with the Hyperion's charging efficiency and the power of the Second Herrscher, we shouldn't have a second chance."

Even though she was tired and weak, Jizi still stood up with all her strength, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Mikael with burning eyes.

Mikael's eyelashes twitched suddenly, and the muscles in his cheeks twitched.

He just replied flatly:

"You'll have a chance of hitting her."

"..."

Mikael closed his eyes gently. He just closed his eyes without any precautions. Jizi swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, and quickly gave up the idea of ​​doing anything.

Mikael sat next to Jizi with his eyes closed for a minute. Then, he slowly stood up and seemed to be planning to leave.

Jizi bit her lower lip and raised her hand following Mikael's figure, but she was too weak and was unable to hold Mikael's hand when he took the first step.

But Mikael seemed to feel her movement and stopped on his own initiative.

Jizi raised her lower lip slightly, her nose twitched slightly, and she asked the question for the third time with a choked voice:

"Why?"

This question is really simple enough. If it is not placed at this moment, it can be applied to most situations in the world where questions are needed.

But as the person involved, Mikael naturally didn't know what she wanted to ask.

"because……"

Mikael raised his head high and said in the most indifferent tone:

"Because in my plan, this is not the place where you die. You should...hehe..."

In the end, he didn't finish telling the lie.

As Hua sees it, except for the occasional sudden excitement that is almost convulsive, in this era... no, to be precise, he has always been a very silent person.

Silence is not what the silent person desires.

Just like in the previous era, the reason why he was silent was because he was burdened with the fate of the entire era and was unable to confide to anyone. He didn't want to make people who still had hope despair because of this, or in other words, he didn't want to spread that despair to others, even Aili, but he didn't dare. He was afraid that the other party would ask about her ending.

And the same is true in this era.

But just like the previous era, he couldn't hold it back in the end. He first told Aponya part of his fate, and then told Mei everything. At this time, he still couldn't bear it, especially in front of a specific person.

Human beings are so fragile, so fragile that they can't bear the loneliness of having no one to talk to about their worries. This is the gift left by Alicia, but...if he didn't have the power left by Ali, would he still be able to identify himself as a human being deep down in his heart if he had reached this point alone?

"In the last era, I once knew a person who looked very similar to you."

"That...Captain Himiko?"

"Yes...but...I failed to save her back then."

so……

Frankly speaking, so what if they look similar? So what if the sound matches the name?

The time of the world was turned back to the final fifty thousand years ago, and human beings began to evolve again. This similarity is just due to accidental symmetry. After all, Xi'er is not Xi'er, Mei is not Mei after all, and Himeko is not after all. Himiko.

His relationship with Himeko is not bad, but she is not Himiko, so why would he go to such trouble to do something that was originally unplanned? In fact, Himihu is not dead, but due to his current physical condition, he can only stay in the paradise. Moreover, he obviously went ahead with his plan, even if Jizi died here...

Maybe it’s because I’ve done so many bad things, and occasionally I want to do a good thing.

Or maybe it’s a spur-of-the-moment impulse that stems from human sensibility. Didn't Mei once comment that he and Kevin were both guys who looked silent and steady, but inside they acted entirely based on emotion.

Mikael told himself this in his heart.

No matter which it is, since you have done it, so be it.

In the past, he didn't have time to save Himiko, so at least this time, he caught up and saved Himeko.

"Is that the reason?"

"Um."

Mikael nodded heavily.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something - just like this, the fiery red figure sitting in the corner behind him, and the scene where he raised his head and blocked her in front of her, seemed to have really happened before.

He turned his face slightly and glanced at the stunned Himiko with his peripheral vision... No, Himeko. For no apparent reason, he recalled the oath he had made back then.

Maybe... maybe that's why he really wants to do this:

"Captain...yes, I am the Herrscher, the Herrscher who fights for mankind. Just like you, I am a moth chasing the light of fire!"

Perhaps, he just wanted to prove that he was still the fire-chasing Herrscher, but he could no longer face the person he swore to. Even if she was in the paradise, even if it was so simple for him to see her, how could he Can she see herself now?

Even that time, if Aili hadn't appeared herself, he would never have gone to see her.

"Himeko."

"Well?"

"There is one thing, you may not believe it if you tell me."

"Then you have to say it first..."

Ji Zi smiled helplessly and feebly.

"I am...forget it, if I were a Herrscher, Himeko, do you think I would be fighting for Honkai, or fighting for humanity?"

Mikael waited for another full minute, but did not get an answer from Himeko.

Some questions, no answer is the best answer.

The space in front of him was torn apart silently. Mikael gritted his teeth and waited for another second, but there was still no sound from behind.

However, when he stepped into the space rift with one foot, Ji Zi's voice finally came belatedly:

"So what do I think? You know very well in your heart what you should do and what you want to do. Why do you need to ask me for my opinion? Well... it's really a wonderful feeling to teach an old antique like this."

"..."

"But...Mikael, I know this is not the answer you want, but after all, you are asking about what you think! If the question is changed to 'I hope'...I hope you are a person who The Herrscher who fights against humanity, is this enough?"

This time, the person who didn't respond was Mikael.

He raised his head higher, and the fluorescent lamp above his head glared so hard that his eyes even felt a little burning.

He raised his hand, wanting to pursue that glimmer of light, but at the same time, his figure disappeared in front of Himihu.