I have no regrets about my 2D world!

"Do a good job monitoring that area. Send a standby team to evacuate the civilian population nearby. Resolve any problems you encounter on-site as long as they do not violate the requirements! And..."

Orders were passed down one after another by the highest commander here, and the entire branch began to operate as fast as a machine.

They were the only branch in the city, and they merely played a preventive role. They had never been in contact with the front lines of combat against the Herrschers. When they had heard other branches talk about how difficult this was, they had assumed it was because those people were not capable enough.

Now that I've really encountered them, I understand the difficulties those people faced before...

This is suffering! It is simply impossible to do!

It took less than an hour from the detection of the high-intensity Honkai energy reaction to the energy level reaching the Herrscher level. How could it be prevented?

You know, sometimes they are short of supplies, and it takes half a day to deliver them to the headquarters. Even such an emergency will probably take several hours to deliver to the headquarters!

The only thing they can do during this period is to evacuate as many ordinary people as possible from the surrounding area. As for fighting with the Herrscher, don't joke about it. If they don't have the support of the headquarters, they may not be able to gather all the supplies.

If we really want to fight, we'll probably have to get several nearby branches to join in.

"Sir, there's a message from headquarters."

"Huh? It's so fast! It seems this matter is even more urgent.

What did headquarters say?

"Headquarters said... that we should hold them off first and not let the Herrscher run away to other places..." Looking at the information on the screen, the liaison officer's face looked a little grim.

"Hold them off?! Bullshit hold them off! How can we hold them off? Even if we send our combat power to the Herrscher, it won't even be enough for them to warm up. Tell headquarters we can't do it."

"Even if headquarters says it's impossible, we'll find a way. Support is on the way and will arrive in a few hours."

"A few hours... Shit, how's the combatant gathering going?"

"Two minutes left to assemble."

"Give them five more minutes and tell them... to write their will..."

"...yes."

"Tell the nearby branch about this news. I'm going out for a while."

"Yes, but sir, do you want it?"

"I'm going to write one too!"

As the voices of people cursing and leaving were heard, the communication room gradually became filled with the sound of continuous phone calls...

Chapter 148: Order

"How's the Herrscher information investigation going?"

"Time is running out, and we haven't received any useful information yet. All we know so far is that the area around the Herrscher, a dozen kilometers in radius, has been transformed into a dead zone, with no human survivors.

Even a well-trained soldier of the Fire Moth would die within minutes of entering, but previous Herrschers have possessed this ability, so without a close investigation, we cannot determine the capabilities of this Herrscher."

"Didn't they send some 'death squads' in to bring back some bodies?"

“I tried, but I couldn’t bring it out.

That dead zone is expanding every moment. Those who enter it will have no time to return. If it is not dealt with quickly, the city will no longer exist in an hour."

"With so many people, is there no other solution?"

"Not yet... Wait, the latest news is that the local branch has remotely detected a large amount of an unknown substance in the air enveloped by the dead zone. They suspect this sudden appearance of the substance is the cause of death."

"Great, is there any way to isolate it?"

"I suppose it would be possible to use the latest isolation materials to make a suit to prevent this substance from coming into contact with the skin."

"Speculation? Then get someone to try it right away!"

"But this kind of material is currently scarce, and the suits must be made on the spot, so perhaps only a few people can wear them."

"I don't care how many people can wear it. I just know that if we delay for even a minute, tens of thousands of ordinary people could die. Tell the Materials Department to expedite research and development, and make it based on the bodies of the best-trained group. Send it over as soon as it's finished!"

"understand!"

After issuing a series of orders, the officer did not leave, but stared at the screen in front of him.

'A whole city in an hour, ordinary people can't handle it, what a terrifying ability.

It would take at least a few hours to get there from the headquarters. At this rate, the nearby cities would probably no longer exist by the time we got there. This is truly...'

The commander narrowed his eyes slightly and suddenly spoke again: "Contact the nearby branches and tell them, no matter what, even if it means death, to delay the spread of the dead zone to the greatest extent possible!"

"Sir?!"

"Follow orders! Don't forget why you joined here in the first place. I'll take responsibility for any problems that arise later!"

"...yes."

......

A branch near the Herrscher received a message from the headquarters, and the branch chief just wanted to curse.

However, after seeing the message sent from headquarters to their private communication devices, they forced themselves to endure it.

Then he thought for a while in his mind, and his eyes suddenly became fierce.

"Send a message, have everyone except those responsible for evacuating ordinary people return and assign them to the suicide squad."

"What?! But a suicide squad has been there before..." A subordinate nearby said in confusion.

“I know, so I’m going in a different direction this time.

If you can't get in by land, then go by air.

Haven't we already calculated how long ordinary soldiers can survive in there? Calculate the distance for them and airdrop them to the center of that area. Each person will be responsible for an area and search for any trace of the Herrscher as much as possible. Once found, report immediately and we will directly bomb them from the air!

I don't believe the air can be in such an environment!"

"This... is possible, but I guess many people would not want to."

To be honest, even the soldier himself was a little hesitant to agree with this method.

When they joined here, they said that they would sacrifice their lives to fight the enemy without hesitation in order to protect humanity, but when they really had to sacrifice their lives, many of them would probably choose to retreat.

"Don't want to? Humph, it's not their turn to say no at this time. Do they really think such good conditions are free?

Just tell them that they have actually discovered the Herrscher's response method, and this time they are simply looking for the Herrscher's location. If they feel something is wrong with their body, they can immediately call the people on the plane to save them.

If anyone sees the truth and doesn't want to go anymore, they can leave, but they will never be able to enjoy any preferential treatment from the Fire Moths again in their lifetime.

As for those who, having seen that they did not want to go but did not want to leave and were planning to cause trouble...once discovered, they would be shot on the spot."

"...yes."

The soldier couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he saw his superior's calm expression. There would be a plane, but it would be impossible to rescue them. After landing, unless they were extremely lucky and in very good health, or they were lucky enough to be killed by the Herrscher not long after landing and survive, or they could only hope that their body could hold on until they were rescued.

As for those who discovered the truth within the team... Haha, how could they possibly leave? What if the news got out to those who left? What if it caused a mutiny?

Even if you discover the truth, you must pretend that you have not discovered it, otherwise you will end up in a dead end.

The orders from the headquarters are handed over to the branches for execution, and the branches can only think of their own ways. After all, there are always people who think that the other party’s methods are not good enough.

Some, like this one, sent people in from the air, some tried to enter from underground, and some simply did not intend to investigate and tried to launch indiscriminate bombing on the central area immediately.

Perhaps one of the branches had a good idea, or perhaps someone was lucky enough to find the location of the Herrscher. In any case, with everyone using different strategies, the spread of the Death Zone actually slowed down.

Of course, it’s not much slower.

......

Inside the Dead Zone, on a tall building somewhere, Bai and Prometheus stood there watching the Herrscher wandering around the city casually.

"Is it really her? Although I had my suspicions when I saw her, seeing it with my own eyes is still different from my suspicions."

Although Prometheus had lost her powerful data analysis capabilities as an AI, the body Bai made for her was not particularly ordinary. At least from this high-rise building of more than ten floors, she could clearly see the appearance of the Herrscher walking at the bottom.

"To be honest, I wasn't sure at first, but after meeting her I realized we were actually connected. How about you guess her name?"

"Xie'er?"

"so smart!"

"...Why do I feel like you mean something else?"

"You think too much."

"...Forget it, aren't you going to help these people? If it's Alicia..."

"I've helped."

"Because of Alicia?"

"You've become much smarter, Prometheus."

"Are you saying I was stupid before?"

"I didn't say that."

"Before, I had just become a human and didn't understand the meaning of human speech, so many ridiculous things happened to me."

"I see."

"..."

Prometheus stared at Bai without saying anything, but Bai seemed unaware of it.

"What's wrong? You look so unhappy?"

"What do you think?"

"Hmm...are you interested in the concert?"

"Can you make the transfer harder?" Prometheus complained expressionlessly, "Eden's?"

"Yes."

"can."

"Let's go then." Bai chuckled and took Prometheus' hand.

After messing with his mentality so many times, he finally made a comeback this time. It turns out that home court still has the advantage.

Chapter 149 Prelude to the Concert

On the Australian continent, she had received the news shortly after the Honkai outbreak, but she had no intention of going to provide support. In her memory, someone else would deal with the Herrscher, and if she went there she would only be able to provide a little help.

Besides, Bai had planned for everyone in this world anyway, and those who died in the collapse wouldn't really die, so she wasn't worried about how many people would be hurt.

This timing is very critical. Although she is not very sure, if nothing unexpected happens, there will probably be a big one in Australia this time. She must stay here to take precautions.

The concert will start in one day, but the thing she wants to investigate has not yet been concluded.

Sitting on the bed in the hotel, Alicia was worried about whether to seek Mei's help remotely.

"I remember Himiko should be in Australia at this time, why can't I find her anywhere?

Logically speaking, those who are willing to spend a few hard-earned days of vacation to travel to Australia should want to attend Eden's concert, but I have asked around in all the hotels near the concert, and there is no news about Himiko at all.

Use your identity in the Fire Moth? Himiko will definitely find out, and it will be bad if you go somewhere else.

Why not ask Mei for help? Although it will be more troublesome to explain later, it is still easier than letting him get away."

Muttering to herself, Alicia took out the communicator.

Alicia: "Mei, are you there, are you there?"

Mei: "Ellie? When did you take my communication device and set a special attention for yourself?"

Alicia: "Don't worry about the details. Can you do me a favor?"

Mei: "If it's not an emergency, I guess not."

Alicia: "It's urgent, it's related to the Herrscher!"

Mei: "Let me take you there?"

Alicia: "No, please help me find Himiko's location. I remember he should be in Australia.

Oh, and try not to be discovered."

Mei: "Understood, wait a moment."

Alicia: “Yeah.”