I have no regrets about my 2D world!

"They didn't avoid you during their intimate interactions, isn't this a good relationship?

Kaiwen, you're being a little dishonest. Tell me how you two met and how your relationship became so close."

"What do you mean I'm dishonest? Su, there's something else behind your words.

And how do I know that I have such a good relationship with them? You know, the number of times we've met so far can only be counted on one hand."

"Could it be... Never mind, it probably isn't." Su seemed to have thought of something, his eyes flickered for a moment, but he abandoned the idea.

"What's not?" Kaiwen's face showed confusion. She felt that Su seemed to be thinking about something bad.

"Nothing. I was originally thinking that maybe he was attracted by your beauty, but then I thought about it and realized that you probably can't compare to Alicia, so I can rule that out."

"What do you mean, Sue?"

"That's what I meant." Su spread his hands, not afraid at all when he saw Kaiwen glaring at him.

"At least there are rumors about Alicia, saying she's beautiful, gentle, and powerful. But as for you, when I asked others about you, they only had an impression of you.

"Oh, you mean Kevin? She's a very good fighter."

How can you compare yourself with others?"

"Su, you..." Kaiwen was about to retort, but after thinking carefully, it seemed that Su was not wrong, so she could only sigh helplessly.

“Well, I really can’t compare to that.

I don’t know why they would tell me these things, though.”

"Maybe I feel like you're not smart, so I think it's okay to tell you?"

"Su, do you want to try how strong I am now?" Kaiwen waved her weak-looking fist calmly.

"Uh... I'm sorry, it's my fault." Su admitted his mistake without hesitation.

"You're treating me to dinner today."

"I just got here and I haven't received my salary yet!"

......

The reunion of the two came to a temporary end with a one-day dinner party. At the same time, far away in the courtyard on the other side, Bai was happily enjoying the long-lost peace and tranquility.

"Ling, have you been learning massage techniques privately? I feel like you've become much more skilled."

Bai leaned back on the sofa with his eyes closed, feeling Ling's small hands performing a professional massage on his body.

Hearing his teasing words, Ling remained calm.

"Isn't this all thanks to your good teaching? You always remind me whenever there's something wrong. I don't even have to study for so long. I can teach you everything completely just by muscle memory."

"This shows that you have a natural talent for this. I wouldn't teach ordinary people if they wanted to learn it."

"Come on, you're just saying it like whoever you are wants to learn it from." Ling curled her lips, withdrew her hands from Bai's shoulders, turned around and sat opposite Bai.

"Okay, that's the end for today."

"So soon? It feels like it hasn't even started yet. Do you want to do it again?"

"No, my hands are sore."

"Would you like me to help you relieve it?"

"Thank you very much, but that's totally not necessary. Just rest for a while."

Ling waved her hand and rejected Bai's proposal without hesitation.

Bai is in high spirits now. If he really helps her recover, he might ask her to do something else. After all, Bai has a history of this kind of thing.

So she would rather let the pain ease slowly than have Bai cure it all at once, at least not now.

Seeing Ling's strong opposition, Bai could only shake his head regretfully.

"By the way, Ling, your vacation should be coming soon. Have you thought about how to spend it?"

It is already late autumn, and it will soon be the holiday that students look forward to twice a year.

During the last holiday, Ling and he were not very familiar with each other, so he did not take the initiative to participate, but this time, he could offer some suggestions.

After all, holidays are for entertainment, and he would like to find something interesting to do if possible.

"Vacation? I haven't decided yet, but I think maybe the vacation will come early."

Ling frowned slightly, as if she had thought of something bad.

"Bai, have you heard about the recent sleeping incident?"

Chapter 171 Ling's Doubts

"Have you heard that it has affected you?"

"Well, a teacher in our school fell asleep in the office. He was sent to the hospital when he was discovered, but it has been almost a week and he still hasn't woken up.

At first we didn't know about this, but recently other classmates said they had encountered someone who suddenly fell asleep, and then they started discussing this matter, wondering if the teacher didn't come to class for this reason.

Although the school wanted to deny it, a picture of the teacher being taken to the ambulance that day was leaked from somewhere.

Now almost everyone among students is talking about this, and I guess the school can’t suppress it anymore.

It is also said that this thing that makes people sleepy seems to be contagious, and usually when it happens, a large group of people will be affected, so many people in the school are worried that one day it will be their turn.

If this continues, we might even have to take our holiday before it's time."

Speaking of this, Ling didn't even know whether to be happy or sad.

The happy thing is that I can take a holiday early and have more time to rest and have fun. The sad thing is that I worry that this matter will have too much impact and cause some unacceptable consequences.

Although she was worried that there was nothing she could do, we were all human after all, and it was inevitable that some people would feel sad when so many people got into trouble.

"Someone is already handling this matter. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be concluded within a month, so don't worry too much."

Bai didn't pay much attention to this matter, but based on Ling's description, he could guess what it was.

The eighth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Consciousness, has been born. The so-called slumber is one of the Herrscher's methods. In fact, it is to weave an extremely beautiful dream for people, so that people who enter it will forget that they are dreaming, and they are unwilling to wake up even if someone outside calls them.

Perhaps someone could stay awake inside, but if they didn't have the ability to fight against the Law Defender, staying awake would only hasten their own death.

If a person is in a coma, he will only die if something unexpected happens to his body. However, if he wakes up, he will attract the attention of the Herrscher, who will personally kill him.

Faced with such a situation, the only thing ordinary people can do is pray that someone will come out to solve the problem quickly, or pray that they are not the next one to fall into a coma.

If nothing unexpected happens, Mei is already studying this matter. After all, this feature is too obvious, it would be strange if it was not discovered.

With Mei taking action, and with Mebius being able to create fusion warriors, they should be able to get rid of this Herrscher.

"Within a month? Were those from the Fire Moth involved?"

"That's right, but how did you know about the Fire Moth?" Bai looked at Ling with a little surprise. Logically speaking, Ying shouldn't have told Ling about the Fire Moth.

"This...actually, I asked Sister Paduo."

"Pado?"

"Yes, doesn't Sister Paduo often go out and bring back some things? I saw some things that didn't seem to be available in the store, so I asked out of curiosity. Then Sister Paduo told me that those things were obtained from the Fire Moth.

What kind of organization is the Fire Moth? The name sounds a bit mysterious and powerful.

"Fire Moth, you can think of it as an organization that handles accidents caused by Honkai. You should have heard of Honkai, right?"

"I've heard of it, I've heard of it." Ling nodded her head quickly, recalling what she had seen on the news.

"It's said that the wildfires in Australia a while ago were caused by Honkai Impact 3rd. Could it be that the Fire Moths handled this matter back then?"

"You can say that."

Although this incident was also caused by the people of Fire Moth.

"Are fire moths really that powerful? That fire burned all of Australia, and it was resolved in just a few days.

But I heard that even though the fire is out, Australia is still uninhabitable.”

"That brings me to another point about Honkai..."

I briefly talked to Ling about Honkai, and the curiosity in Ling's eyes gradually dissipated and turned into worry.

"Houkai Beasts and Death Soldiers... Is there no one to deal with them? That's the whole of Australia."

"How could there be no one to deal with it? It's just that there are not enough people."

The smallest Honkai beast, known as the 'mosquito', is about the same size as a bell in the Assault class, and ordinary weapons can't even break through its defense. Even if humans want to deal with it, it will be difficult.

"Not enough manpower?" Ling was a little confused. Even if many people became dead after the Honkai outbreak, the total number of humans would still be far greater, right?

"Well, Ling, do you know what the current mortality rate is for people infected with Honkai?"

"Hmm... With Honkai being so horrific, the mortality rate should be around 70% right?"

Imagining the disaster caused by the collapse, Ling tried to come up with an answer.

However, Bai shook his head slightly and gave a meaningful look.

"Once you're infected with Houkai, unless you have a special constitution, the mortality rate is 99.9%."

It would be a waste of time to know that humans have now developed a drug to treat Honkai disease. Although it is extremely rare, it still gives people some hope.

"No way?!" Ling couldn't believe it.

Ninety-nine point nine percent, what does that mean? Only one out of a thousand people can survive!

"Unfortunately, this is the truth, and I'm still being conservative."

If Bai wasn't worried that Ling wouldn't be able to accept it, he would still be willing to tell her about the situation where a city of millions of people was destroyed and only a few hundred people survived.

"The mortality rate is so high, and if the deaths aren't treated promptly, all those infected with Honkai will become dead.

Just think about how many people there are in Australia. If a huge area like that were to experience a collapse, how many people would be killed.”

All over Australia...

Ling couldn't imagine it.

The fact that it is called a continent is enough to show how vast its area is. Moreover, Australia is one of the few relatively developed places in the world, and its population is no less than that of other places.

Even if there are only one billion people, it is estimated that only about 100,000 will survive this collapse.

As for the others... She thought that no place would be willing to deal with so many corpses, which means that more than 900 million people would become dead...

Ling suddenly felt a little fortunate. There was an ocean between them and Australia, and those assassins had no way to get here by land.

"But if all of Australia has become a paradise for assassins, why not just use heavy firepower to wipe it out?"

Even if he becomes a dead soldier, his body should still be a human body. Logically, he should not be able to withstand human weapons.

"This brings us to another point, Ling. The Death Soldiers are the weakest group in Honkai..."

Chapter 172 Plan

"Dr. Mobius, is there still no one willing to perform the Fusion Warrior surgery?"

In the First Research Institute, Mei came to Mebius' laboratory with some information, but her face did not look very good.

It's been a week since the demand for fusion warriors was released, and there's not a single person willing to participate in the experiment.

There are nearly a million people falling into a coma outside, but inside the Fire Moth, it seems as if nothing has happened.

If there is no good news, she doesn't mind using some force.

"What a pity, Mei, there aren't any."

A hint of sarcasm appeared on Mebius's face.

Although I don't know why the higher-ups would agree to a project like the Fusion Warriors, which can almost be called an anti-human project, the facts have already proven that not everyone wants such an opportunity.

"Mei, you're just too kind. For something like this that concerns all of humanity, you're actually willing to let them volunteer.

Do you think they don't know that it's the Herrscher who's behind this?

They knew it, but they could also see that the impact of the Herrscher this time was nothing compared to the previous ones, so they thought from the bottom of their hearts that the Herrscher this time was insignificant.

I don't know when the death toll became synonymous with the harm done by the Herrscher.

From the third Herrscher, the Herrscher of Thunder, to the previous seventh Herrscher, the Herrscher of Fire, the death toll has been increasing every time since it started from millions. The strength of the Herrschers is divided so clearly.

This Herrscher has been around for almost a month, but the casualties it has caused are not even as great as those of the third Herrscher. Therefore, for the people of the Fire Moth, this Herrscher can be solved by sending a few teams. It is not worth it to conduct an experiment that may cause them to die on the operating table.