The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Uh...um...wow!"

The consciousness is blurred and spinning, looking for the only light point in the dead darkness to escape, and then everything with "I" as the main perspective begins to revive.

But immediately after, Mei covered her mouth with force, and there was an irresistible contraction in her abdomen. She vomited hard, and removed her palm. There was a pool of blood in her palm that was almost black in color.

"Ho...ho..."

Taking a few breaths in a daze, feeling the return of reason and consciousness, Mei patted her forehead hard with the heel of her palm. Her brain swayed back and forth in her skull, and the discomfort similar to hypoxia became more obvious for a while. Fortunately, it gradually dissipated with Mei's heavy breathing.

"Mebius, duh!"

She habitually leaned over to pick up the glasses on the ground, but as soon as she trembled and picked up the thin glasses from the ground, she realized that she no longer needed this kind of thing.

Despite this, she gently touched the cracks on the mirror, and then pinned the glasses to the left breast pocket of her white coat.

"Mebius!"

She controlled her numb legs and moved forward. The black mud in front of her was still surging, like the water surface after a stone was hit. Although the stone had sunk to the bottom of the water, the ripples on the surface took a long, long time. Time will calm down.

Mei stepped into the black mud, and the numb feeling gave her an urge to dance. Fortunately, the current in the black mud was getting closer to nothing as time went by. Mei stood there and waited. After a while, he continued to step forward, knelt on the ground, used his hands to push away the black mud bit by bit, and found the body wrapped in the mud.

"Mebius..."

The head that flew out has been rejoined with the body, and no scars can be seen. The body has returned to the size that a small bean should be. With his hands on his neck, he can still feel the slow, weak, but unignorable pain. pulse. If the time was delayed a little longer, maybe she would really be able to complete the recovery.

If that kind of thing really happens, just relying on the remaining two opportunities will not be enough when there are already precautions. Mei knows this very well.

She wiped away the mud on Mebius' body bit by bit with her hands.

She knew this, but she still insisted on taking the time to speak as clearly as possible.

When a person really wants to do something, he can always find countless reasons and excuses.

People can easily deceive their emotions, but they cannot deceive their rationality for a long time.

Or, sensibility and rationality are originally just abstract modes of thinking of human beings, and the two themselves may not be as distinct as human beings imagine.

It was like everything was happening before my eyes.

Mei was not afraid, and she never thought about what would happen if she failed and was killed by Mebius.

That has never been something that needs to be considered. If everything goes according to the script, humans in the new world will definitely be able to submit a satisfactory answer. On the contrary, these old guys who have failed once before need to take the make-up exam again.

Well, maybe, since Mikael did not let everything unfold as in the script, it means that he is still dissatisfied, and what is that dissatisfaction? He also experienced the twelfth collapse, and Mei, who also read the script, knew very well that, as she herself said, that was the reason why she was here.

Despite this, such resistance is painful after all, far more painful than 50,000 years ago.

Mebius and Mikael must die, not only to defeat Honkai, but also to comfort the humans who died as a result. Only death can repay death. The hundreds of thousands of people in Klosten, the tens of millions of people in the second collapse, the three million people in Changkong City, and the more than one million people in New Zealand, these are all in need of help. Something to pay for with death.

This is a reason, not an excuse, and that is why it is so painful.

What's the excuse?

The excuse is that "relief".

Whether it is "You are the only human being who will stand by his side until the end" or "You are an accomplice in killing tens of millions of people", this is still a category that can be called a reason. And that "relief" is a shameless and arrogant attitude in the true sense.

But anyway, that's all over with Mebius.

"Have a good rest. We'll... see you in the new world. If there really is a new world."

May squeezed Mebius' hand.

Fifty thousand years ago, when she was still an ignorant girl, she was stopped by someone who had already become famous. At that time, she would not have thought that she would become the leader of the entire world in just a few years, nor would she have thought that she would lead everyone to win. He fought every battle, but in the end he won the worst ending. Never would he have thought that fifty thousand years later, he would, for various reasons and excuses, treat this person who had changed his life in a certain sense. killed by seniors.

"Senior..."

This word alone seems not enough to describe the relationship between them.

Among May's many friends and comrades-in-arms, Mebius is definitely a very special one. Kevin loves her, but not every word he says can give her a response. Velvet is a genius, but her thinking is too out-of-the-box and kind. Alicia...

Only Mebius, whether it is philosophy or technology, they have a lot of common topics, have the same ambition that is difficult for ordinary people to understand, and have also crossed the bottom line of being a "human"...

"It's really...sad. I wonder if Mikael felt the same way when he chose to kill Sakura."

"Oh, it seems it's over for you? I was worried that you wouldn't be able to defeat Mebius. I rushed over here after finishing that girl."

Mei raised her head, and Velvet came out of the tunnel, her expression and pace as grand as ever.

"I just caught her off guard with the information gap. Also, at this time, let the conductor speak out."

After saying this, Mei lowered her head again and looked at Mebius in her arms quietly.

[Magician] Velvet's face stiffened for a moment, then she sighed helplessly and patted her cheek.

"Okay, okay, it's really boring, but my performance is over and the mess is still... Hey, don't push me offline!"

Velvet's expression was dull for a moment, but she soon regained her vigor, but she was no longer as showy as before.

She looked at Mei, looking at Mebius who was held in Mei's arms, lowered her head and observed silence for half a minute.

"Is everything settled over there?"

Finally it was Mei who broke the silence.

"Yeah. That S-class Valkyrie is pretty good, and their artificial stigmata and Valkyrie armor are also very good. It's a pity that that kind of power is still a foreign object after all, and it's not as flexible as the power of a fusion warrior. Hyperion The solution there was smoother, and the group of Valkyries themselves were not enough to deal with Einstein and Tesla, not to mention that the Valkyrie named Anna was still attached to Eleanor, who had the will of the stigmata. , she should have sent Theresa back to Hyperion by now."

"How long did it take to deal with the S-class Valkyrie?"

Mei asked without blinking.

"three minutes."

Mei sighed through her nose.

"After all, human beings in this era cannot compare with 50,000 years ago in terms of force. But it doesn't matter. It is impossible to rely on strength to transcend the end."

"I agree with this. After all, as long as the final power is in hand, he is invincible. However, when you say this, does it mean that 'that thing' is confirmed?"

"Well, maybe there is still a big gap between my guess and Mikael's true thoughts, but judging from Mebius's reaction, I guessed at least 80% right. Use the human's To defeat him... This idea is correct, but we cannot give up force for this. I can no longer contact No. 17, but you have left a backdoor after all. We have other ways to seize Zhongyan. Power. After offsetting the influence of time, there is the final battle... It’s just humans now..."

"Don't underestimate them, don't underestimate these girls, Mei."

Unlike [Magician], [Conductor] Velvet did not like to interrupt other people's words, but it was different this time. She vaguely felt something [change] in Mei, and she didn't know how to describe it. Changes, but one thing she can be sure of is that Mei's conclusion just now was too arbitrary.

"Although it only took a little over three minutes from the beginning to the end of the battle, you also know that the improved Blank Key can maximize the power of the Herrscher's core. During those three minutes, my own combat effectiveness was not It will be inferior to the former Fourth Herrscher, not to mention that I have used more than one blank key. Although I only have the core of the Fourth Herrscher, I can use the conversion of the core on different blank keys to form multiple ones in a short time. The scene where the 'Fourth Herrscher' besieged her, plus I had other works, she lasted for three minutes in my hands, and destroyed four Blank Keys, two against Kevin's K31, and one against Kevin. Against Mikael’s M68 form, the performance exceeded my expectations.”

"You may have misunderstood me, conductor."

Mei showed a somewhat sad smile.

"You also know that I am actually not as rational as I show to everyone on the surface."

Having said that, Mei's overly emotional expression was only fleeting.

"So, sometimes, when I see the humans of this era, I feel a little jealous and a little dissatisfied."

Velvet said nothing, and it was obvious that this was not an emotion unique to Mei.

Yes, humans in this era are much weaker than in the previous era. Perhaps this is a subjective bias, but it is always difficult for people to be objective, isn't it?

In this era, they have the protection of the forerunners from the previous era, and the technological assistance from the previous era. The most important thing is that someone has cut the thread of fate for them, so that everything they experience, whether it is joy or pain, is for nothing. to true self-will.

Even the Herrscher is no longer the enemy of mankind, but can choose to become a human being again as a Herrscher and choose to fight for mankind.

All this was too beautiful in the eyes of people of the previous era, so good that it was difficult not to have such thoughts——

Why is it not our era that gets these?

This kind of emotion may be called jealousy or can also be classified as unwillingness. In fact, every hero has it in his heart to some extent. If you can't feel such emotions, it's not the way normal humans think.

There has never been a saint in this world. Even if Mei personally made the plan to "win in the next era" fifty thousand years ago, she would not be immune to feeling unwilling.

If you succumb to such emotions, it may cause immeasurable harm...

Mei patted her cheek gently.

"It seems that before we can defeat Mikael, we need to change our mentality first."

The conductor tilted his head in agreement.

But she suddenly seemed to think of something again, and frowned and asked:

"It doesn't matter to us, but what about Mikael? According to Su and Aponya, he has had some problems 'here' since the fourth collapse."

The conductor tapped his head with his index finger.

"I believe in him."

Mei simply highlights four characters.

"Hey, hey! Although I'm glad you can say that, you can't make a conclusion based on belief, right?"

If the same words were spoken by a magician, the volume alone would make people's eardrums hurt, but from the conductor's mouth, this questioning tone seemed a bit weak.

"hehe."

Mei suddenly chuckled and glanced at Velvet.

"Remember what we came here for?"

"Three things. First, according to the script, let the girl named Bronya take over the authority of the First Herrscher. Second, let Su complete his plan. Third, let your boyfriend Fish it out."

"No, in the final analysis, what we have to do is one thing - defeat Honkai Impact. From this point of view, no matter what Mikael thinks, it does not affect what we want to do. It can even be said that we and Mikael Kyle has a mutual supervision relationship. If we deviate from the original intention of 'defeating Honkai', then we will also become the ones who need to be defeated."

"I...I originally thought that you didn't trust Mikael as much as you said, but after hearing what you said, it's clear that you don't trust anyone..."

Mei finally cleaned up the last piece of black mud on Mebius' body with her hands. She first stood up holding Mebius' body, and then replied lightly:

"This has nothing to do with trust. Just trust. I trust every one of us because I know everyone. But no matter how much a commander believes that his army can win in the battle, he will inevitably fail. Make a plan for failure in your mind. As a conductor, you should be very aware of this. "

"I just find it troublesome. Mei, sometimes, don't you feel that you are a little too dishonest? You seem to have become like Mikael, always like to hide your thoughts and responsibilities in your heart. Oh no, you originally That's it. If I hadn't talked to you so much in the Paradise, I wouldn't have thought you were such an emotional person."

"There is no way. People can always find too many reasons and excuses for what they want to do. Whether they are rational people or emotional people, they will not only consider a single factor when making a decision. I can give hundreds of non-repetitive and even self-contradictory reasons for choosing to leave the paradise and fight against Honkai. I believe you can too. But the logic of how this world operates is not centered on 'ideas'. It is 'behavior' and 'result' oriented."

"Then... you must be in pain too, right?"

Taking advantage of Mei's daze, Velvet took Mebius from her arms.

"Having said so much, can I also make a bold guess that you are just talking nonsense to relieve the sadness and self-blame of killing her?"

"You can understand that."

"You can understand it that way, but I won't admit it." It's just that the second half of the sentence often doesn't need to be said.

"Look, Mebius's current state should be the moment before she was revived by you using the commandments, right? In this way, she is not considered dead in the true sense, but more similar to... a vegetative state, and she can still touch it. It's her heartbeat. If necessary, just let Su or Aponia release her discipline, and she will be able to jump around in a few seconds. Did you deliberately delay the discipline at this point?"

"I didn't expect that the behavior I had explained so much to her and wasted so much time could actually be interpreted this way...Actually...this should be just a coincidence."

Mei rubbed her eyebrows vigorously.

"Let me tell you, you and Mikael have something in common in terms of 'thinking too much'. You said it yourself, our goal is to fight Honkai, as long as we stick to this, that's all. Of course. , I don’t deny that this is what you do, but sometimes you can be more relaxed by thinking less like Little Pado. Besides, you are going to see your boyfriend soon, so don’t look so grim.”

Mei nodded, then raised her trembling hand and patted her cheek.

Velvet tilted her head, opened her lips, and said softly "ah".

"I'm sorry, I forgot this is your first time..."

If you don't count the operating table, this is indeed the first time Mei personally kills someone. Although he did not kill, as a human being, he still needs to take a breather, even if it is five minutes of quiet time.

"Let's go back to Hyperion first. Let the two doctors temporarily monitor the Eye of the Abyss. What should we do with poor Dr. Mebius? Bring back the reverse entropy, or find a way to send him back to the paradise afterlife? "

"Bring back the anti-entropy, the paradise of the past... As an ordinary person, there is no way for me to go back under his eyes. The gods long for humans to defeat themselves, but they do not want this victory to come from their own charity, so the gods also We should go all out in this battle. Mikael will never behave like he did 50,000 years ago and 500 years ago. Besides, we just did this to Mebius. , that’s fine if he doesn’t have a chance. If he has a chance, he won’t let us go, right? I don’t mind dying at his hands, but if possible, I would like to use my own eyes to see how people in this era can defeat the collapse. bad."

"Hearing what you said, I feel a little regretful..."

Putting her stained hands back into her pockets, Mei stepped towards the opposite direction to the Eye of the Abyss.

"Then again, Mei, what are you going to do with your last chance to use the seal?"

"Not ready yet."

"What an unexpected answer... I thought people like you had already made 360 ​​plans for this."

Velvet sighed softly.

Mei suddenly stopped:

"What about you, Velvet? When did you come out - the original Velvet?"

"Well, you can see it... I feel a little insincere if I say goodbye to an old friend and use my own personality as a substitute. However, it turns out that the real me is still so useless, even pretending to be a commander. I can’t even make it look like home…”

Mei didn't answer, and she took the lead into the dark tunnel.

This fifty thousand year journey is finally coming to an end.

Regardless of whether what happened is right or wrong, the end point is there, somewhere faintly visible.

Afraid that the ending will be unsatisfactory, afraid that the ending will not be as beautiful as imagined...

Is it not for this reason that we want to leave the Paradise?

I always feel that as long as I do my best, I won't regret it, but Mei knows that this is impossible. It's like they did do their best in the last era, but now they still regret what happened at that time. Even so, this time, I still want to do my best, as if this is the only way to suppress the fear in my heart. But this will lead to more regrets.

In life, we are constantly experiencing expectations of "what we can do", and constantly facing empty joy and regret, but every time I do this, I feel as if I have taken a step forward. Just like this, step by step, I have reached the present moment, very close to the finish line.

What Mikael felt in his heart was probably similar to this.

But I always feel that there is something else that needs to be said.

But I always feel that there is something else that I am not happy about.

When I opened my mouth, I instantly felt the extreme emptiness and desolation.

can only say……

can only say……

"Hopefully this time it will be a 'Happy Ending'."

Mei whispered. This sentence, spoken by a woman who always showed her rationality, had a hint of prayer.

"What did you say?"

May didn't answer.

Stop scolding, stop scolding, reopen the second half of the volume and start writing the remaining parts. I will try my best to adjust the issues that can be adjusted, and I will also find ways to adjust the issues that cannot be adjusted. If you have any questions, you can directly comment or go to the group. Aite, I brought it up