I am a hero of the former civilization.

“They have disappeared from the church. We have discovered several of their bloody sacrificial sites. They will be eliminated even if they do not betray us.”

“I understand. This Sisous will also be a priority.” Ryan remembered the name, then waved his hand gently. “Father, you may leave now.”

"Yes, Your Excellency."

He had already seen Mei at the door, holding a stack of documents, and rubbing his temples.

What kind of "using work to deal with war" is this? I hope I don't fall for this cunning woman's trick.

Chapter 332 The Ninth Herrscher!?

According to May's plan, he should now stay out of it and not give Mebius and others the opportunity to attack him.

Things are going well so far. After the group was formed, everyone has a huge amount of work to do. Blanca managed to take leave to go back to the Golden Garden to take care of Gretchen. Apart from the collision at the party earlier, there haven't been any problems.

There are so many things to do, how can you have the energy to argue? The Honkai isn't here to play house with you. If you relax too much, what if you die?

The leisurely life is over, and I'll be busy for quite a while, but Ryan always feels that something is wrong. Why am I so busy?

"These are the listening records of several key targets. Apart from some complaints, there are no major problems."

"This is Major Coleman's transfer application. As I expected, he really has a hard time getting along with that serious and rigid guy."

“This is Qianjie’s problem. That Liu Deqina has a very good temper. I plan to arrange some opportunities for the two of them to communicate. At the very least, I want Qianjie to remember her name instead of telling her to ‘get lost.’”

......

As the documents flew by, Ryan's head throbbed, but he couldn't just give up. He saw Kevin, who was wrapped up like a mummy, come out to attend the meeting, even shaking hands with each team member despite the pain, before finally fainting and being rushed to the emergency room in a flurry of activity.

With this paramecium being so reliable, how could Ryan possibly slack off?

So he had no choice but to bite the bullet and scan them one by one, pointing to one of them and saying, "These are Owl number 005 and Hisos number 016?"

This is the file. Ryan had seen it before, but he didn't pay much attention to these two at the time. Looking closely at the photos, Owl is a girl with ice-blue hair. Due to the super transformation surgery, hammer-shaped horns have grown on both sides of her head, making her look somewhat like the horns of a Phantom Sea Dragon.

Hisosus was very tall and thin, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was emaciated. He didn't look like a fusion warrior at all. Because of his reddish skin, Ryan was immediately reminded of a vampire.

"It seems like there's nothing wrong with these two betraying us?" Ryan glanced at them and then spread his hands. "Their mutation level is quite high. Most of the fusion warriors are at least not much different from humans, which is something we specifically requested."

Humans, appearance and soul are equally important. Judging people by their appearance is deeply ingrained. Even Sakura's cute fox ears are disliked by many people. Ordinary warriors will carefully hide any slight mutations.

"The owl was among the first to undergo the super-transformation surgery; it wasn't quite mature back then. As for this Hisos..."

"That guy was insane. He asked for three times the amount of the super-mutant factor injection. He used to be quite good-looking, but now he looks like this." Mebius happened to walk in and, as the chief surgeon, she had a deep impression of him.

"That was quite a thrilling surgery. It gave me a real understanding of how to pull someone back from the brink of disaster. So no matter what goes wrong with your surgery, I have plenty of experience."

“I’d rather there be no problems.” Ryan rolled his eyes. Even without the Firemoth’s permission, Mebius would still inject it wildly out of personal interest.

"With three times the mutation factor, this guy must be very strong. Fortunately, he's just an Emperor-level Honkai Beast, and his abilities are only so-so."

He took a closer look at the information; this Hisos's ability was to manipulate liquids, which was a degraded version of the Wind Authority.

This is nothing serious. Assuming their total energy is not stronger than mine, a single authority is enough to suppress them. However, we still need to be careful with the other fusion warriors.

Ryan didn't think much of it. He wasn't a babysitter; he could only try his best to increase the survival rate. He couldn't fight for others, could he?

Next, May handed over the latest 'Skynet' detection information. With Prometheus's assistance, the tens of thousands of Honkai energy fluctuations could always be sifted out to find useful information. Mebius and Aponia hadn't left either; they rarely saw Ryan working seriously.

"Even narrowed down to the maximum range, there are still fifteen suspected fluctuations? Can't we narrow it down even more precisely?"

"The Honkai isn't stupid anymore; they know how to evade detection. But judging by the timeline, a Herrscher should descend. If not, then it'll be very troublesome."

"How many?"

"I don't know, but the total number won't change. If the individual is slightly weaker but the number is large, shouldn't you be happy?"

Upon hearing this, Ryan laughed, explaining that authority is more like a skill, requiring Honkai energy, or mana, to support it.

He would certainly like the Honkai Impact 3rd to send down 113 weak Herrschers, so that he could collect over 100 authority.

Regardless of whether he can combine these powers, the more of these things that transcend the rules of physics the better; who knows when they might have a miraculous effect.

Who would that be?

Ryan's fingers tapped on the document. Because of the Eighth Herrscher's mutation, he really didn't have the confidence to guess the riddle now. Perhaps it was something he had seen before but in a different order, or perhaps it was a different authority, or even something that had never appeared before.

'Anyway, it won't be a Herrscher of Restraint. I deliberately didn't wipe them out completely. If the Honkai is a tool of reason, it won't turn against its own people.'

He had planned this all along. If he took the opportunity to eliminate the Death Law and the remaining Thousand Laws, the probability of the Law of Restraint descending this time would be extremely high. It wasn't that he couldn't win, but that the losses would be too great.

Even with the most optimistic estimate, at least half of the people I met today must be dead.

Phew... It's good that it's not the Law of Restraint. I don't have the means to deal with this mini-boss yet.

Ryan breathed a sigh of relief. The Herrscher of Binding is like a magic-suppressing field, which can suppress Honkai energy and weaken bio-energy, electrical energy, kinetic energy, etc. in a large area. The original timeline's approach was to use human heads to push this magic-suppressing field to its limit and then launch a fatal attack from a distance.

Then, of the thousands of fusion warriors, only thirteen remained. The Evil of Fire had basically lost its ability to resist. It should be noted that even if Andevich and Coleman could not defeat Thousand Calamities, there was no difference in their levels.

If most of them were still alive, when facing the end, even if it meant sacrificing lives, they could probably make up for 10% of the losses.

Of course, it's not bad to summon the Herrscher of Constraint now. The time interval is too short, and the accumulated Honkai energy is not enough, which means that the Herrscher's upper limit is not high enough. No matter how powerful the authority is, it can be overwhelmed by sheer numbers.

Why does he seem to have suddenly relaxed?

Mebius and Aponia exchanged a glance. She was somewhat surprised, while the latter remained calm. Mebius didn't want to ask this charlatan, so she simply asked, "What are you thinking?"

"Ah, I feel a sense of relief."

Do you know who the Herrscher is?

"Of course I don't know."

"Then what's with you breathing a sigh of relief? Did you think you were sure you'd win?"

The words were harsh, but the concern in them was undeniable. Möbius was afraid that he would become complacent and that a single misstep could be fatal.

"Are you stupid? If this Herrscher is absolutely certain, then why would he hide? Why not just take action against a city? Since he didn't do that, he doesn't have an overwhelming advantage. Even if he's strong, he still has the opportunity to scheme."

"I just didn't think of anything right now, why are you calling me stupid?!" Mebius's eyes suddenly sharpened, but Ryan ignored her and clenched his fist.

I felt a little apologetic today, but never mind, you bastard deserved it.

At this point, she couldn't argue or make trouble, because Mei would take the topic of the Honkai very seriously, and angering this woman could have unpredictable consequences.

"Luckily you were fast. If you hadn't dealt with the Seventh Herrscher and crippled the Eighth Herrscher, things would have been much more troublesome."

Accumulating four Herrschers at once could have disastrous consequences.

"I'd say the timing is just right. Taking down the Herrscher of Death would have been more troublesome. It's difficult now, but there's still a chance." Ryan propped his head up, feeling like he was about to become a master of playing with fire.

The fire in the palm of your hand must not be too intense, lest it set you ablaze, nor can it be extinguished completely, lest it ignite an even fiercer bonfire.

"Put the detection of the Ninth Herrscher as the top priority, and then organize the combat forces as soon as possible. The scale of this battle is getting larger and larger, and I can't handle it all by myself."

“Mebius, you go and settle things with your people too. Aponia, go and take over as soon as possible. Move the Holy City to the Mu Continent. I need to prepare for further contraction.”

Neither of them had any objections, especially Mebius's squad, which mainly consisted of highly educated fusion warriors who could assist her and Velvi in ​​conducting many experiments.

Just as Ryan was about to ask May about the progress of the exploration of the Sea of ​​Quanta, Sakura, who was guarding outside the door, hurriedly walked in. Seeing the people inside, she no longer needed to hide anything.

"Just received intelligence: the Ninth Herrscher has appeared, located in Donggon. This is satellite imagery that was just sent, and the instantaneous Honkai energy reaction detected is above 5000 HW!"

what?

Ryan subconsciously sat up straight, feeling a bit like his 'wishes had come true,' then took a stack of photos and quickly flipped through them, while the others gathered around.

It was a huge crater, like a piece of cake scooped out with a spoon; the whole city was cleaner than if it had been burned.

The Herrscher of Rock? Has the world line come full circle again?

Ryan's pupils contracted slightly. He was a Herrscher who manipulated gravity, and his destructive power would rank among the top three in the original timeline.

The Herrscher of Fire burned Australia, and the Herrscher of Rock simply wiped out the entire Mu continent with an artificial black hole, demonstrating astonishing power.

However, Ryan found it strange, because given the characteristics of Honkai, doing this was a bit too straightforward. What was the point of simply increasing output?

5000HW is no improvement over him in any way, and it's even less powerful than the suppression of the Flame Law. My understanding of the Authority shouldn't be hidden from the Cocoon of the End. What's the difference between this and feeding him meat?

The Ninth Herrscher is terrifying, but not terrifying enough; its threat is not even as great as that of the Thousand Herrschers.

"It seems there's a conspiracy behind this." Mei didn't even need to look at Ryan's expression. There wasn't a single fool present who knew that Honkai was like a life-or-death exam, and every Herrscher was a test question.

The most basic requirement is to be able to wipe out humanity. Every time, you have to fight tooth and nail to get through it. It's definitely not an easy task.

“There’s definitely a conspiracy. The current Flame Moth is much stronger, and what makes a Herrscher terrifying is their authority. Energy only determines the lower limit, and this Ninth Herrscher is far from enough.” Ryan stroked his brow, looked at the huge scar on Earth, tapped it lightly, and took out another document.

"Moreover, targeting Donggong City is a provocation against me. Also, did you notice that the battle had already begun before the Herrscher alarm was sounded?"

The 333 camphor trees on the land will join the battle!

In Donggon, the earth presents a perfectly proportioned circular pit.

This circular pit is over 100 kilometers in diameter, and its sides are completely smooth. Cities and people have all disappeared, with only groundwater splashing around.

Before long, a circular lake will appear on Earth, so perfectly round that it will inspire awe at the power of nature.

There was no sense of desolation after a fire, but the howling sea wind brought a terror that penetrated to the bone.

On a distant mountain peak, a young man gazes at the 'lake,' his hair swaying in the wind, his handsome face bearing a slight smile, seemingly even more vibrant than the previous Herrscher.

"It vanished in an instant, but unfortunately all the valuable targets were moved away, which makes me feel a little regretful."

"My dominion delayed the alarm, but you should have warned me before you destroyed the city, making me lose a dominion for nothing." The alluring blonde woman stepped onto the mountain peak, clearly dissatisfied with the heavy losses she had suffered in the previous battle.

"I'm sorry, I'm newly born and haven't been able to control my power yet. I'll be more careful in the future." The boy spread his hands and pointed to the figure in the distance with its back to him. "Besides, I had to erase all traces to cover up His existence, otherwise humanity would have gotten wind of it."

Indeed, the Herrscher never cared about revenge or provocation, simply because before the black hole was formed, the remaining 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Donggong City had already encountered indescribable horror.

A crimson shadow swept into the city, slaughtering all the residents and soldiers. The blood that flowed stained the streets, and the corpses filled every room. It was a true hell on earth.

However, under the infiltration of a thousand Herrschers, no alarms were sounded, and then these traces were completely erased. It seems more like the Herrschers came to retaliate and instantly destroyed the city.

"not enough."

The sound, like stones rubbing together, entered my ears. The figure crouching in the distance disappeared and instantly appeared between the two Herrschers, strangely facing away from each other.

"They're all trash; they don't provide much power. I need warriors, higher-level fusion warriors, to allow more beings to merge into this body."

The two Herrschers remained silent, unaffected by the seemingly manic tone. Despite their numerous failures, they remained confident, knowing that this time the difficulty would be significantly greater.

"Be a little patient and use Honkai Beasts as a transition. A suitable sacrifice will come soon," Iwa-no-Ryō said calmly.

"Then, can Indra be used?"