I am a hero of the former civilization.

He walked quickly to the window, peeked out, opened the door, and then frowned slightly.

"Hey, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and catch up!"

Mebius, holding a cup of instant noodles, stared at Ryan, his usually cold gaze now holding something more.

"After hearing this, my impression of you has changed somewhat."

"What changes?"

Mebius knelt on the ground, his legs, clad in black stockings, were tightly closed, his expression both indifferent and alluring.

"Your ability to understand these things proves that we have a foundation of peers."

For many years, from short-sighted high-ranking officials to uncouth soldiers, no one has been able to understand my efforts for human evolution.

They knew nothing and thought the products on the operating table were monsters. No, they were just cocoons that would eventually turn into beautiful butterflies.

Colleagues? They do have some things in common.

Ryan had this idea and started to walk away.

"Faster, stronger, smarter—that's what humanity strives for. Alright, you can eat your noodles now. I'm leaving."

After saying that, he stepped out of the room, ignoring the voice behind him saying, "How about we cooperate?"

It was already past midnight, and the moonlight was completely obscured by dark clouds. In the quiet night, the sound of sirens could be heard in the distance. Occasionally, a drunkard would appear in the alley, but whenever he got close, Ryan would put him into a deep, infant-like sleep.

The Moth of Fire was still nowhere to be seen, undoubtedly held up by something. Ryan leaned against the alley entrance and glanced at the empty street outside.

There wasn't a single person in sight, but cameras were constantly moving around everywhere.

Sure enough, she hacked into the municipal network. The firewall was no different from a blank sheet of paper in front of that Velvi, and the cameras on those patrolling police officers were also her eyes.

'Once we find the approximate coordinates, we can unleash a barrage of fire. It might not be effective against Honkai Beasts, but there are plenty of ways to kill them.'

Ryan was silent for a moment, then he had an idea.

He turned his head and saw Möbius hidden in the darkness, only half of his face showing: "Can I ask you for a favor?"

"no problem."

"Your straightforwardness makes me feel a little guilty."

Möbius rolled his eyes at him and replied seriously, "I just suddenly realized that your life is more important than I thought. Originally, picking up a corpse would have been fine too. So, tell me what you want me to do."

To retract the foreword, he's still a weirdo.

Ryan, not wanting to waste words, put on his headset and spoke faster: "First, give me the distress signal device. Second, find a way to hack into the network and find the location of that Velvi's terminal. Can you do that?"

“Just kidding, I’m an all-rounder, hacking is too easy for me.” Möbius subtly lifted his chin and asked again, “You really don’t want my help? Your life is an order of magnitude more important.”

Ryan glanced at her, then his knees buckled, and he leaped onto the roof.

"No need, it's more dangerous to bring a burden along."

"you!"

Ryan didn't give her a chance to retort and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye. A cool night breeze swept by, and her eyes twitched involuntarily.

The doctor stomped his foot heavily, but quickly bent down again.

Ouch, it hurts...

Chapter Twenty wasn't interesting enough.

Ryan trudged through the night, making it easy for him to walk on the tilted tiles and the suddenly rising buildings, using both hands and feet as if he were on flat ground.

Several years ago, he consulted an assassination organization in the Middle East. The complex terrain of cities is exactly where assassins excel at footwork.

He grabbed the iron pipe, spun around a few times, and swung his body out. Using the protrusions on the wall, he climbed up, leaped over the hurdle, and landed on the rooftop of a high-rise building. Looking at the face in the window, he found himself actually smiling.

She must be furious...

He didn't know why, but he felt happy when he saw Mebius get frustrated, and he was pleased when she couldn't get what she wanted and broke down.

Wait, why am I thinking about her so much?

He patted his face, calmed himself down, and leaned down to look at the empty street where police lights were flashing.

"The surveillance cameras should have caught my shadow. If she's not stupid, she can deduce my movements from the source of the signal interference. But what about this Velvi? How should we deal with her?"

He wasn't standing up for Mebius; the key was Virvie, an engineering whiz and the main designer of the Divine Key.

It would be a pity if he were killed by a hail of bullets, and he always felt that the internal workings of the Fire Moth were too complex, and it was difficult to distinguish between friend and foe, just as the higher-ups had never been at ease with him.

He doesn't have the same popularity as Alicia, and he always has to cover up one lie with another. He really doesn't feel comfortable entrusting a special talent like Velvet to the Moth of Fire.

'This distance should be about right. Using me as bait, I can lure those robots out; she shouldn't bring too many.'

Ryan glanced around, then pressed the button on his headset; this specialized communicator was designed to withstand interference.

"Mébius, did you hack into the municipal network?"

“Wait a bit longer. This computer is on a completely different level compared to the research institute.” Möbius’s fingers left afterimages as he typed on the keyboard, and camera feeds flashed by one after another. “Found it. It turns out those machines were moving through the underground waterways and were converging on you.”

"Looks like she's not stupid. Now find her terminal location, I'll handle the rest." Ryan took out the black box and pressed it lightly. An invisible electronic signal spread out. Without a doubt, the signal would be intercepted halfway and then lock onto him in the opposite direction.

The rooftop was perfect for helicopter rescue, which made perfect sense. Ryan simply pulled open his white coat and stroked the hilt of his knife.

"Hey, don't die, I'm still waiting for you to cooperate."

Ryan paused slightly, thinking to himself that this Mebius was indeed persistent, but he ignored her and focused on his work.

He saw fireworks arcing across the night sky, flying straight toward him. Before he could even draw his sword, he felt the floorboards tremble, undulating like an earthquake.

Sound wave resonance, directly demolishing the building!?

There was no fire, no explosion. The six-story office building disintegrated like building blocks, with countless bricks and stones pulling it downwards. Looking up again, the missile's exhaust flames were already overhead.

Boom——Boom——

The calculations were flawless. Two fireballs exploded in the collapsing building, and a column of smoke shot into the sky. A moment later, a red figure pierced through the dust and landed steadily from a height of more than ten meters.

Just as a saturation bombardment couldn't take down a Herrscher, the Honkai energy surrounding her body formed a shield-like structure, deflecting shrapnel and debris.

Ryan knelt on the ground, his hand that had been stroking the hilt of the knife suddenly gripping it tightly.

Clang—Boom!

The blade was drawn, and then the ground around it arched and broke open, revealing six powerful machines emerging from the earth.

With his formidable computing power and precise command down to the millimeter, everything seemed like magic. Ryan didn't stop; the amount of Honkai energy he could mobilize was limited, unlike the Herrscher who was indestructible.

But you are not strong enough either.

Crimson electronic eyes, giant circular saws, hydraulic shears, high-speed machine guns...

Ryan in the center raised his foot and concentrated the Honkai energy beneath it.

boom! !

The entire ground shattered, and then the shell tore through the dust, leaving the adjacent walls riddled with holes.

[Missing, searching]

The machine wouldn't stop; the electronic eyes darted around, searching for infrared signals, but the next moment—

boom!

A crimson beam suddenly rose from the ground, engulfing the black robot like flames. The steel melted at a visible speed, and the red electronic eye immediately went out.

[High energy reaction detected. Ascend and evade, launch a sustained attack.]

Ryan, who had fallen into the sewer, looked up and saw only the trail left by the jetpack and the bullets fired from the six machine guns. He realized that these AIs were very smart, as they knew to keep their distance.

Why do I focus on Honkai energy? Because it originates from the energy of imaginary space—

A torrential downpour of shells rained down, instantly creating countless craters in the ground. Ryan leaped forward several steps, listening to the shells exploding behind him. With a flick of his wrist, he unleashed the energy accumulated on the blade, forming a crescent moon.

"Far surpassing human civilization!"

Tiger roars!

The energy surged like waves, engulfing the shells and igniting the gunpowder. Just like dozens of fireworks bursting forth, it illuminated the sky and even interfered with the detectors, causing the AI ​​to lag and display glitches.

Before they could break free from the interference, a spinning circular saw flew into the sky, circled in the air, and sliced ​​through a 50-millimeter-thick steel plate like tofu, cutting the central machine in two.

[Retreat, retreat. 】

The steel disintegrated in mid-air, its sparking torso falling to the ground. The remaining three machines quickly scattered, sprouting wings from their backs and taking short flights.

But right above them, a beam of light condensed in the darkness, instantly slicing through like a blade and causing the one on the left to explode in mid-air.

"That's outrageous??"

Velvi's eyes widened. She had done experiments and found that her creations were barely enough to fight against Temple-level Honkai Beasts. Then she realized what she had just realized.

This target is too small, making it difficult for high-powered weapons to hit it directly. More importantly, it needs to be intelligent to avoid a head-on collision like a Honkai Beast.

"Could this be a humanoid Honkai Beast researched by the Fire Moth? Interesting." Her eyes lit up, and she switched to direct control mode. "My brain is much smarter than an AI's."

A tungsten rod pierces through; let's see if you can withstand the impact.

A robot's chest armor was flipped open, and propelled by high-energy gunpowder, more than a dozen black alloy tungsten rods shot down, instantly piercing through the buildings blocking the road.

The method by which the Moths Chase Flames fight against the First Herrscher.

Ryan frowned slightly. The protection against Honkai energy has its limits. The First Herrscher was worn down to death, although its scale was hundreds of times stronger than it is now, and it even used tactical nuclear warheads.

He didn't have time to think much; instead of retreating, he advanced.

He bent down, drew his sword, concentrated his energy, and swung the sword like a wall.

Ding ding ding ding.......

Bright sparks flew together, energy was blasted away, the tungsten rod was bounced off, and the alloy-forged blade was covered with cracks before finally shattering with a crash.

Time seemed to slow down in Ryan's eyes. Fragments of the blade and tungsten rods over a meter long spun and fell through the air. In the distance, the machine's shoulder cracked open, and a miniature missile was igniting.

Breaking through the defenses and attacking the main body, without the protection of Honkai energy, flesh and blood cannot withstand the steel storm, but—

Skill and tactics can transcend these limits.

Inch-force. Thunderous strike.

Ryan raised his fist. He didn't have the power of the Herrscher of the Void. He unleashed a series of heavy punches and whip kicks, accurately striking the tip of each tungsten rod.