The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Oh, my dear little Theresa, you are finally here. I thought you would cruelly refuse a dying old man's care for his granddaughter..."

"Grandpa! Is now the time to talk about this!!!"

Although she had expected this to happen, Theresa stretched out her nasolabial folds on her too-young face in advance, but after Otto's cynical face and deliberately pinched voice popped up in the communication, she finally Still can't hold it any longer.

"Little Teresa, do you know how shocking your performance just now was. I rehearsed two minutes in advance for the opening remarks of this moment."

"grandfather!"

Taking a deep breath, Theresa suppressed the restless parts of her heart bit by bit.

This is not difficult, because standing on the bridge of Hyperion, you can completely see the scene outside the ship through the portholes.

The ruins that have not been cleaned up, the soldiers who come and go in a hurry, but are covered with dust, and the haggard and withered soldiers, and even if they are isolated, they are always driven by imagination and the mournful sound in the heart.

When a person feels this, no matter how much untimely agitation there is in his heart, no matter how frivolous and infuriating words he faces, he can always calm down easily.

Just like the singing of birds that is impossible to hear in a raging storm.

Glancing at the two doctors standing silently behind her, and then at May, who was standing in front of the porthole with Mebius, Theresa bit her lip and looked at Otto. She was about to say something, but was stopped by Hua on the side took the lead:

"Okay Otto, even if you want to tease us, you should never choose this time. If you just want to joke, just say so and don't waste each other's time."

"Oh oh oh! Look who this is - isn't this my old friend Red Kite Immortal? Red Kite Immortal, you know me best, so you should know what I'm waiting for, right?"

Hua's eyebrows raised upward, then he closed his eyes and shook his head.

But people who are familiar with her can naturally see that this shake of the head is not in denial, but in emotion.

"Of course you should ask for what you want, instead of wasting everyone's and Theresa's time guessing your thoughts."

"Red Kite Immortal, what you said is a bit...the same behavior, if it were that man or the Eighth Herrscher, you would only feel distressed, right?"

Hua pursed her lips and stopped talking.

Theresa also seemed to have just woken up. She looked at her grandfather with an unprecedented scrutiny and asked quickly:

"So grandpa... you mean that you can help us, but we need to exchange for something else, right?"

"Of course, I should have taught you, Theresa - equivalent exchange. This is the underlying logic of how the world operates. This is true whether it is science, philosophy or secular interactions with people."

"Then you should tell us carefully what kind of help you can provide and what kind of reward you want."

"Uh-huh."

Otto responded perfunctorily, but suddenly laughed again.

"What I want is actually very simple - Anna Shaniat. I just want this person. Of course, there is no need to hide it. I actually don't care about her as a person. What I need is the stigmata in her body. Will. I just have something to say to that Stigmata Will, and I have questions that I need to ask. If you don’t want to let her go, that’s fine. I just ask to communicate with her.”

"It's that simple?"

Teresa looked at her grandfather's downcast face. Suspicion first flashed through her heart, and then she quickly became wary.

In the case of a man like Otto Apokalis, the less he asked of you, the more likely he was to double his demands in places you didn't notice.

And this is also in line with what he was talking about not long ago, the definition of equivalent exchange.

But that's not the most worrying thing. If this man is prepared to abide by the rules for the first time, doesn't it mean that his help will be just like the request he made... of little value?

"What? You don't believe grandpa? Theresa, I should have taught you another thing. The same thing or thing often has different weight in the eyes of different people. What do you think is different from The dialogue between the stigmata and the will in Anna's body that never pays attention to you is a thing of little value, but to me, it contains the weight of the entire world in your eyes."

For Otto, who had personally taken care of his granddaughter for forty years, it was just a matter of a glance to see through her thoughts.

And he got his wish, sipping the red wine that was somehow bitter, and said the words he had been holding back for half a year.

Half a year, compared to the five hundred and sixty-six years that have passed, is not a passing time, but it is by no means a long wait.

But when he made this request, his soul steel body had an unexpected reaction - all the muscles in his body became weak and relaxed, only his lungs tightened, and the wings of his nose expanded and shrunk imperceptibly, carefully savoring this Waiting for the results.

However, someone broke all this from the side:

"Hurry up and put away that disgusting expression, Otto! Teresa has long since withdrawn from Destiny and announced that she has terminated her relationship with you. We still have an unsettled account from a long time ago, so stop pretending to be pitiful with us here! If you really want to show your sincerity, why not tell us what you can do quickly?"

Faced with Tesla's sudden provocation, Otto just took a sip of red wine and said nothing.

After Theresa's initial confusion, she soon seemed to understand something. She looked at her grandfather with burning eyes and asked in a neither humble nor condescending manner:

"So, Archbishop Otto of Destiny, since you have made your request, please show your sincerity by the way. In terms of fighting against the suspected Tenth Herrscher and rescuing Kiana, what can you provide? What kind of help?”

"Well, do children really need to be left alone? - Teresa, you have really grown a lot in the past six months. The anti-entropy doctors are really good at teaching and educating people. But as a grandfather, I have to tell you one more thing . When your strength is on the relatively weak side, don't always behave like them... Okay, okay, don't look at me with such angry eyes, I said, I said, okay? ”

Covering the turbulent emotions in his heart with a sly smile, Otto put the bitter red wine aside. It wasn't until his expression looked more solemn and serious that he spoke:

"The help I can provide is nothing more than two points. First, in fact, as early as a month or two ago, there were many mecha rampage incidents in Europe similar to the mecha rampage you encountered not long ago. For example, a large-scale explosion occurred in a weapons manufacturing factory. After the strike, the suppression was finally completed, only to find that a large number of weapons had been transferred during the riot, and soon appeared in another batch of armed riots against Tianming.

"Fortunately, it involves destiny, so I can send Bianca and the Immortal Blade to investigate those abnormal situations. Of course, the results of the investigation are not satisfactory, but it can be seen that there is a driving force behind these incidents. However, if you want to dig deeper, it will be quite difficult. There is no doubt that the other party has the ability to elude you, abundant manpower, and a very secretive and complete communication network, but its power is relatively weak, so it can only do this. The sneaking thing corresponds to the characteristics of the Tenth Herrscher of the previous civilization..."

"So, you scumbag, can you get to the point? Don't you know how tight our time is now?"

In the projection, Otto glanced lightly at Tesla, who was rude again.

He wasn't angry, just a little bit emotional - was he really showing his emotions too directly?

Even though Tesla had this fiery temperament in his mind, Otto didn't think that Tesla would be so reckless. There is no doubt that perhaps from the moment they took the initiative to exchange prisoners of war many times, the two doctors of Anti-Entropy have already noticed something.

To actually make such a low-level mistake in the end, even Otto himself couldn't help but laugh at himself. But, it doesn’t really matter. Because this time, he no longer needs to betray anyone.

"Yes, yes, then I will tell you the results directly. The biggest results Bianca has achieved are...these."

Otto in the projection raised his hand, and a stack of ticket-like things appeared in his hand.

"what is this?"

"You know it from the looks of it, it's something like tickets."

"I mean, what is this ticket for?"

"Sure enough, after skipping so many explanations, the next words will be a little difficult to understand..."

"Huh? What do you mean, this is our fault, right?"

"Dr. Tesla, if you interrupt me like this again, I'm afraid..."

Theresa and Einstein silently pulled Tesla behind them.

"When Bianca was scouting for clues, she found this kind of ticket in the homes of several people who have been identified as the organizers of abnormal events. Without exception, those people seemed to have disappeared from the world. This was the only ticket in their home. Something of value.

"According to Bianca's speculation, the targets of those suspected Tenth Herrscher individuals are probably in the place where the [Domination Theater] is written on the ticket. They exchange information there, determine the target, and then set off from there, suddenly appearing in Somewhere in reality, an abnormal event occurs.

"In other words, after they capture Kiana, if they are not anxious to execute her immediately, but want to use Kiana herself to do something, they will inevitably take Kiana there."

Hua lowered his eyes, walked aside silently, and dialed a message for Su Shang.

"Um……"

Theresa held her chin up in thought. It was undeniable that the information provided by Otto was indeed valid, but...

"It seems that the Tenth Herrscher of the pre-civilization did not have this kind of space, right?"

"Please, my dear Theresa, this is a new era. The power of the Herrscher may be highly consistent with that of previous civilizations in general, but there will always be differences in the use of details."

"Well……"

After thinking about it, Theresa accepted this speculation.

"[Domination Theater], if they communicate and move through such a space that is independent of the intrinsic world, then there is only one possibility for this space itself - world bubble."

Einstein stood behind Theresa and added unhurriedly.

"The problem now is that even if we have the Second God's Key, we can't accurately locate the [Domination Theater] in the quantum sea. Otto, you don't know what the specific function of these is, let alone what they have." How can I use the useless ticket to enter the "Domination Theater"?

"Yeah, yeah, Dr. Einstein, the question you asked is accurate, pertinent, and to the point, but have you forgotten something? Our Biancaco also has something gifted by a former civilization forerunner. ”

Einstein was stunned, but Theresa quickly read out the name of the thing before she could react - "Sumi mustard seeds?"

"Otherwise? Otherwise, what do you think Bianca has been doing during this month? Or did you not notice that Bianca disappeared for a month?"

"Grandpa, you are talking as if Youlandale is some kind of public figure..."

Theresa complained in a low voice, but suddenly, her body stiffened and she quickly glared at Otto:

"Destined Archbishop Otto! At this time, are you still trying to get information about spies from us?"

"Ah, ah, sorry, sorry, I'm just used to it. Theresa, you will definitely forgive me, right?"

Looking at her grandfather with a "smile as bright as a flower", Teresa was speechless for a moment.

She always felt that something had changed about her grandfather, but with her limited understanding of him, she could not describe this change for a while.

"So, Hollandale has been using Sumeru Mustard Seeds to observe the position of the [Domination Theater] relative to the intrinsic world this month?"

"That's right. Of course, this is also thanks to the help of Dr. Schrödinger. In short, as long as you agree to let me communicate with the will of the stigmata in Anna's body after the incident subsides, I can send you the coordinates now ”

"...Yes, but I have a supplementary suggestion - whether in the capacity of Theresa or Theresa Apokalis, I hope that you will have me present as a supervisor when you communicate, so as not to do anything to her. Bad things."

"Little Teresa, how much do you not believe in your grandfather? This would really hurt the heart of a 566-year-old man..."

"...Grandpa, isn't this your own problem..."

"Ahem! I will have Amber send the positioning of [Domination Theater] directly to Hyperion's communication mailbox, remember to check it. In addition, Bianca has maintained a stable relative position with [Domination Theater] with the help of Gnius , once you launch an attack, she will also cooperate. "

"Is this the second help...Thank you..."

If we switch to another mission, if the enemy is just an ordinary Herrscher, having a comrade named Hollander beside him is enough to surpass the S-class Valkyrie. Setting a new standard of Valkyrie's combat power in his own name is certainly a thing. Something exciting.

But when the opponent is that man, just being a Hollander... is not, really not enough.

"No. How Bianca plans to act depends on her. I will not give her any more orders. What I said is just a guess based on her character. As for the second point of help... Delly Sha, do you mind connecting to another communication?"

"Connect another one? Is it Sushang's? Or..."

"I've already said hello to Su Shang. They will follow the clues about the tickets. However, there are fewer abnormal events in China, so there won't be many clues that can be found, and it's too late now."

Hua walked back from the side and silently interjected.

"I also reminded Su Shang. But the second point of help is not about Taixu."

"Could it be..."

Theresa's eyes widened a bit, and she nodded to Ai Yi, who had been standing by. After a while, another communication was connected, and as the stereoscopic projection was turned on, what appeared in front of everyone was a leader. A strange woman wearing a jackal mask.

Of course, it was said that she was unfamiliar because it was indeed the first time for most of the people present to see her in person. This appearance quickly matched some of the information in their memory——

"You are a cadre of World Snake, codename [Jackal]. I have a good memory, right, Ms. Cleo?"

Looking at each other with the two doctors, Theresa tried her best to keep her voice low.

And at the moment when the jackal appeared, where no one noticed, Mebius, who was leaning against the porthole and silently looking at the ruins, shook his body and wrapped his emerald green hair with the stand-up collar of his white coat. .

"Uh-huh, with such a tone, I always feel that Ms. Theresa has a lot of objections to me."

Jackal waved her hands, and the huge mask covered her entire face, even her eyes, making it difficult to see what she was thinking.

"Not to mention what happened in Tianqiong City, you, the director of the World Snake, don't know what your Lord did until now, right?"

Seeing Theresa's angry and resentful eyes, Jackal sneered, somewhat interested in teasing her.

"We just received the news. Oh my, my, I'm so sorry, I couldn't control our Lord for a while. Who knew he could do such a big thing? It's really..."

"Miss Jackal, I suggest that everyone be more frank and not waste each other's time."

Theresa closed her mouth silently and looked at Otto who had robbed her of her words with some confusion.

"Tsk, you, Otto, are not qualified to say such things."

Having said that, after looking at this man who could shock most of the world by picking his nose, and considering some of his own considerations, the Jackal quickly calmed down, took two seconds to organize his words, and then spoke again:

"Let me tell you some good news. In fact, as early as last night corresponding to your American mountain time, the Lord suddenly returned to the base and summoned myself, Raven, and Gray Snake several senior cadres to hold a very brief meeting. . The content of the meeting is quite simple, in one sentence - he is no longer the Lord of the Snakes in our world."

"ha?"

"In other words, he resigned and elected a new Lord. No matter how unsightly World Snake is in your eyes, its purpose is still to fight against Honkai. Logically speaking, if something like this happened, his final decision should be Declared invalid. However, we think that the new sect leader he recommended is quite suitable, and it is necessary to inform you and cooperate with you on this basis. "

"Could it be that the new Lord of the World Snake is..."

Theresa thought of something and smiled with a complex expression. She felt that it was unexpected and that it was indeed something that could be done by a man who was more unpredictable than her grandfather.

"Forget it, after something like this happened, all the talk will only make you think that we are exonerating ourselves. Fortunately, I left the meeting minutes as evidence, so I might as well just let you listen to him. The original sound of it——"

The jackal in the projection pressed some button, and Mikael's voice soon came from the other end of the communication:

"...To sum up, I, Mikael Shaniat, will resign as Lord of the World Snake from now on and completely withdraw from the organization. As for the candidate of the new Lord, I will nominate him and you will vote for it. The principle of whether it is passed or not is determined, and the candidate I nominated is - Raiden Meiyi." (End of this chapter)