I have no regrets about my 2D world!

"Interesting, it seems I'll have to check the news soon.

By the way, one of them was killed, so what about the one who did it?"

"Oh, he committed suicide."

……

"Suicide?"

Inside the First Research Institute, Mei sat in the laboratory and looked at the latest information obtained, frowning slightly.

Recently, she had heard news of people being killed more than once. At first, she didn't care much about it. After all, the dead were just unknown characters who were almost unknown to anyone except their families.

But as time went on, the identities of the people who were killed became more and more complicated.

Ordinary people, businessmen, scholars, scientists, and now the mayor level.

The more people died, the more obvious the strangeness became.

There were some obvious contradictions at the beginning, but later on the contradictions between the two became smaller and smaller, and it was even like this time there was no contradiction at all between the two, and both of them had relatively good prospects, so there was no reason to fight.

She wondered if one of them might have taken some psychotropic drugs, but the test results showed no mental effects.

They use the most advanced instruments. If there are no results there, I guess nothing will be detected here.

Mei originally believed this, but recently, while conducting an experiment related to Houkai, she discovered a special property of Houkai energy. It seems that Houkai energy can act on more than just matter...

Because there was no specific experimental sample, Mei could only give up for the time being even if she discovered that characteristic, but at this moment she remembered this case.

There is no reason, and scientific means cannot detect the physical condition. What if the spirit or so-called consciousness is affected by the Honkai energy?

Thinking of this possibility, Mei wanted to bring the murderer here for a thorough examination. With the ability of the Fire Moth, even if the people above intervened, it would be enough to bring one person over in a short time.

But unexpectedly, her thoughts seemed to be predicted. As soon as she contacted them, she received news that the murderer had committed suicide.

And the method of suicide is extremely outrageous.

It is said that when the soldier guarding him was distracted, he inserted his palm directly into his chest, pulled out one of his ribs and pierced his heart.

It was discovered because the person watching the surveillance noticed the situation inside and notified others.

Afterwards, the soldiers who were guarding him were also taken away for investigation, but no matter how they were asked, the result was that they were distracted.

All the information has been sent over. After all, the people are dead, so there is no need for those people to hide anything.

I looked through the information page by page until the last page, where I saw a line of special font.

(Note: According to the first person who saw the deceased, the last smile on his face seemed to be one of relief.)

"Relief... He must have suffered some kind of torture. If it wasn't physical, then it must have been mental. And since current technology can't detect it, it can be completely attributed to an accident caused by the collapse.

But now, whether it's my spirit, memory, or consciousness, I don't seem to have a good way to deal with it."

After sealing the information, Mei got up and left the laboratory. She wanted to go find Mebius. After all, Mebius knew more about the human body.

……

A few days later, May and Mebius discussed for a long time but still could not find a way to prevent it. However, Mebius made a suggestion.

She believed that this special ability was not something that ordinary Honkai beasts or Death Warriors could achieve, so she suspected that a Herrscher was born, and that along with the Herrscher, there must be a Honkai beast with abilities similar to the Herrscher.

Find the Honkai Beast, kill it, obtain its genes, and then find someone to perform the fusion warrior surgery. Perhaps this will give you the ability to fight against the Herrscher.

The Herrscher survives in human form, but the Honkai Beast does not, so now we just need to investigate the origin of the first incident and look for any special Honkai Beast there.

Mei accepted the suggestion and started sending people to look for it, but while they were searching, things changed again.

Chapter 169: Long-awaited Reunion

This time, no one was killed again, or rather, no one was killed directly.

In a certain city, a person inexplicably fell into a coma, as if sleepwalking, and suddenly collapsed while walking steadily on the road.

The local authorities noticed something was wrong and quickly launched an investigation. They found that the person was still conscious in his mind, as if he was dreaming, but no matter how he was stimulated, he was like a vegetative person and could not wake up.

This incident seemed to serve as a signal, and the number of people falling asleep continued to increase over the following week, with most of them falling asleep while browsing the Internet.

Realizing that something was wrong, the Fire Moth immediately launched an investigation.

After using artificial intelligence to investigate and compile statistics on the internet browsing history of these comatose people, we obtained a rough result.

They seemed to have fallen into a coma after seeing a certain word or sentence.

Another week passed, and the number of people falling into a coma around the world had reached hundreds of thousands, and the Fire Moth finally determined the method of attack.

An attack called "meme" uses human text as a carrier. As long as people see a keyword with "meme", they will be pulled into a dream. So far, no one has woken up safely.

After understanding the method of attack, Mei quickly came up with a countermeasure and worked with Mebius to develop a drug, which they called "Consciousness Shackles".

The "Consciousness Shackles" are made by artificial intelligence. Based on previous keywords, they infer the keywords that may be transmitted as "memes" next. Its function is to make the person who takes it change the keywords they see into other ones, so as to avoid the "meme" attack.

But this is just dodging. If you want to truly defeat the Herrscher, you must find out where the Herrscher is, all of his attack methods, and who can carry the fusion of the spiritual Honkai beast.

......

The situation in the outside world was widely spread, and almost everyone who knew about it was worried that they would be the next person to fall asleep. Only the Fire Moth did not seem to be very nervous.

After all, the drug to resist this attack was first developed by the Fire Moth, and they believe that this problem will be solved soon... Most people think so.

People still live their lives as they should, but they just reduce their internet browsing.

The way of life has changed a little, but this does not affect the arrival of happy events.

After several years of separation, Kevin's good friend, Su, joined the Fire Moth as a mature doctor.

It can be said that the two of them have a special fate. At the beginning, Kaiwen didn't know that Su came to the Fire Moth because she was training at that time.

At that time, Su didn't know that Kevin was here. He came here as a doctor who had enough knowledge about Honkai disease. His purpose was to learn more about Honkai disease from the Fire Moth and save more people in the future.

The person who brought him here was introducing to him the layout inside the Fire Moth and the things that needed attention, such as the training grounds, especially the elite training grounds, which were introduced in detail.

He also unexpectedly caught a glimpse of Kevin's back.

At first he thought it was just an illusion. After all, they had been out of touch for so long, and he didn't even know if Kaiwen was still alive. How could she have become an elite member of the Fire Moth?...

So he asked with a skeptical attitude, and then got the result that Kevin did exist.

Afterwards, he did not rush to find Kevin immediately, but used his special identity as a doctor to find Kevin's contact information that day.

When he sent a message to Kaiwen at night, he could even feel Kaiwen's surprise through the screen, but he didn't know if it was an illusion, he always felt that Kaiwen seemed to know that he was still alive.

Neither of them got much rest the whole night, and if it wasn't for the night, they would have probably gone out for a get-together.

The next morning, Kaiwen asked for a day off. Su also had a friendly conversation with her boss, telling him that she had met a good friend whom she hadn't seen for a long time and wanted to get together.

After his boss learned about his situation, he did not make things difficult for him and approved the day off.

So, after a few years, the two finally met again.

......

"I can't believe you've changed so much in just a few years, Kaiwen. You're an elite warrior of the Fire Moth. I've seen you're talented since we were in school, but I never thought you'd be this strong.

I've asked around with other soldiers here, and some of them have been here for over a decade, but they're still not as good as you are now."

The two sat in a beverage store, and Su felt a little emotional when he saw Kaiwen had changed so much.

When she was in school, Kaiwen showed extraordinary physical fitness. In sports competitions, she would win first place in almost all the events she participated in.

I originally thought that this level was something that ordinary people could achieve in the military, but who would have thought that the systematic training in the military would be even more abnormal.

"Su, I admit you're amazing, but it's not just my talent. When I fled Changkong City, I thought you were dead. That's why after joining the Fire Moths, I've been training much more than everyone else every day, hoping to avenge you one day.

But who knew that not only was you fine, but you also fulfilled your dream as you wished.

You are much more comfortable than me."

Seeing Su's emotional expression, Kaiwen curled her lips and expressed her envy without any concealment.

When she first came here, she really put herself through some devilish training. It can be said that except for her rest time, almost all her time was spent on training.

Her captain at the time was afraid that she might get into an accident and tried to dissuade her.

If she hadn't heard the news about Su from Bai later, she probably wouldn't be so optimistic now.

"You can't blame me for this, Kevin. I had the same idea as you at the time, but we were working in different directions.

It's true that you were training in the army, but I was also studying hard in the hospital, otherwise you might not be able to see me now.

By the way, Kevin, tell me honestly, did you know that I was fine a long time ago? "

Su spread his hands, indicating that he was not idle at the time, and then showed a suspicious look.

He knew his good friend too well. If he really thought that something happened to him, Kaiwen would definitely drive him into autism. He would never be as relaxed as he is now.

Kaiwen shook her head, indicating that it was not what Su thought.

"Of course not. Didn't I tell you? I've been training myself like a devil for a while."

"You said it's been a while, so why didn't you train later? Don't tell me you're tired, I don't believe it."

"Well, this is actually related to another person."

In front of her good friend, Kaiwen did not hide Bai's story and told him everything she thought she could.

Chapter 170: His Name is Friend

"So this Bai is really powerful. According to what you described, Kaiwen, I didn't feel anything at that time."

After listening to Kaiwen's description, Su naturally thought of a powerful and gentle being.

“Yeah, I also think he’s very powerful and quite mysterious.

By the way, Su, you should have heard about Alicia, right? "

"Are you talking about Alicia, the one with long pink hair who everyone praised for being enthusiastic, lively, extremely smart, and friendly?"

"Of course, who else could it be besides her? It seems like you've heard about it, Su."

"Of course, the person who brought me here told me that Fire Moth doesn't have to know anyone except Alicia, because she really is as the rumors say.

So what happened to Alicia? Is it related to Mr. Bai?"

Speaking of special relationships, a look of curiosity appeared on Su's face.

One is the mysterious man praised by Kevin, and the other is a star in the Fire Moth. If there is any relationship between these two people, the entire Fire Moth will probably be shaken if the news gets out.

What's more, when it comes to gossip, it doesn't matter whether it's true or false, as long as you find it interesting and don't spread it around, that's fine.

"Well, for the sake of our good relationship, I'm telling you, please don't tell anyone."

Kaiwen was still a little hesitant about whether to tell Su about her discovery and speculation. She thought it was not good to spread it privately, but there was always a feeling in her heart that pushed her to tell this matter.

She didn't know whether this matter was a secret to Alicia and Bai, but since they didn't say they wanted to keep it secret, it should be possible to tell others, right?

Seeing Kevin's hesitation, Su instantly understood what his friend was worried about, so he immediately patted his chest and made a promise.

"Don't worry, Kevin, don't you know me well? As long as it's a secret that comes to me, it has never been leaked once."

"...That's true, Su, you're really tight-lipped."

Ignoring Su's strange look that was wide open in her eyes, Kaiwen was somewhat impressed by Su's character.

At least Su has never failed to fulfill his promise.

"Then let me tell you, it seems like they've been living together for a long time, and according to Alicia herself, they have a very close relationship."

"Wait, putting aside the relationship, how did the two of them live together? Do Fire Moths even have single dormitories?"

"I have a special status, so what's wrong with having a separate place to live in the Fire Moth?"

"Okay, that's true."

Thinking back to his roommates who were around fifty years old, Su sighed silently. He also wanted a single dormitory.

Fortunately, the sadness only lasted for a moment, and Su's attention returned to Kaiwen's words.

"They live together and have a close relationship. And Alicia said it herself?"

"Of course. I asked Bai to help find you, so I went to visit you. It turned out that it was Alicia who opened the door for me. And during our conversation, they had some intimate interactions from time to time. It seems that they have a special relationship."

"So you have a good relationship with them?"

"Huh? Why do you say that?"