I have no regrets about my 2D world!

They didn't know who these two people were, nor did they need to know. Since Bai said that these two people could do it, then they had to do it even if they couldn't.

After all, when it comes to serious matters, Bai Ke has never joked.

......

The operation went very smoothly, and Bai didn't even need to make any moves. The two of them were able to fuse the genes of the Honkai beast.

After the operation, Su and Aponya, who had recovered, did not wake up immediately. Instead, they closed their eyes and felt the changes in themselves.

The material world has taken on a different appearance in their eyes.

In Su's perception, even if he did not open his eyes, the presence of several people around him could clearly appear in his mind.

The world seemed to have fallen into a state of absolute stillness. Within the range of his perception, the sound of the screws turning inside the machine, the swaying of other people's hair caused by the flow of air, the smell of food near where Bai was standing not far away, and all other objects that could be defined by humans had bypassed the five senses and entered his mind.

He even had a feeling that with other people's consent, he might be able to peek into other people's minds.

This is the realm that belongs exclusively to consciousness.

The other Aponia had already opened her eyes at this time, with her eyes lowered, a look of surprise and confusion appeared on her face.

Unlike Sue, who gained enhanced senses and the spread and application of consciousness, she went in another direction.

Control over the consciousness of others.

Originally, her ability could affect some ordinary people when it was not under control, and it could even affect people with strong wills when it was deliberately controlled. However, it only affected the other person's body, and the other person's consciousness remained clear.

But now, if she wanted, she could even easily shape the other person's consciousness into another form, and the other person would not be aware of it at all.

In addition, the genes of the Honkai Beast also gave her another ability...

Aponia raised her head slightly. Above the heads of Mei, Klein, Cang Xuan, Dan Zhu, and even Mebius and Su who had become fusion warriors, there was a thin line that only she could see...at least that was what she thought now.

She is not sure what those lines represent yet, but she knows that those lines have a huge impact on her.

So she raised her hand gently, intending to touch the lines and understand the true meaning of the lines, but as soon as she raised her hand, she thought of something.

There is another person...

Aponia paused for a moment, then turned around and looked at Bai who was standing beside her with a smile on his face.

Sure enough, I still couldn't see anything.

Faced with this expected situation, Aponya's expression remained unchanged. He just glanced at Bai and was about to continue with his previous action.

But Bai interrupted.

"I know you're curious about that thing, but I suggest you don't touch it, at least while you still consider yourself a human being."

"...What is that?" Aponia stopped.

"You can think of it as... the thread of fate." Bai whispered as he came to Mei's side and placed his hand on her head while Mei stared at him in astonishment.

"So...what if I want to change it?"

"You can try it, but with your current state... trust me, the final result will definitely not be what you want."

Bai's eyes were sincere, and he did not deceive Aponya.

Those silk threads truly represent the fate of every person in the world, from the smallest blink and breath to the biggest birth and death, everything has already been determined.

He did not deliberately change the fate of the people around him, but these people had already been affected by his contact with them.

Aponia can see these lines and can move them, but she does not have the ability to fix the lines after moving them. Under the influence of the world, they will eventually return to their original positions in another way, but whether that other possibility is good or bad is no longer something Aponia can control.

After all, you have taken action that has affected the fate of others. Although the world is too lazy to care about you, it can still block its perception of that person after you took action. As long as it does not affect the final outcome, the world has the final say on how the process will go.

And if she really wanted to influence the final outcome, the world wouldn't just watch.

Those who tamper with fate will suffer the backlash of fate.

"I understand." Aponya nodded gently, clasping his hands together in front of him, with a look of respect in his eyes. "Then, what if you want to take action?"

"Me?" Bai was stunned for a moment, then smiled softly, "Then just watch."

As he spoke, Bai raised his palm slightly, and under Aponya's gaze, he touched the lines on Mei's head. Then the lines shook slightly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Aponya was silent for a moment, lowering his head slightly.

"Thank you."

"Nothing. After all, I don't want to see you get hurt by your own actions one day. It would be a bit troublesome to deal with such a situation."

Well, I have to say hello to the world to erase the influence, otherwise it would be a bit impolite.

Aponia nodded and said nothing more, and Bai Ye restored Mei's destiny line that he had hidden.

"Alright, Mei and Mebius, these two are ready-made psychic fusion warriors. Feel free to do whatever you need."

"Well, I'll get ready."

No longer dwelling on Bai's sudden touch on her head, Mei glanced at the two people who were adapting to their abilities, said goodbye to Mebius, and left to prepare.

Mebius stared at Shiro, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

"What do you mean by the thread of fate you just mentioned?"

"That's what you understood."

"That's what I understand..." Mebius narrowed his eyes slightly.

If that's what she understood, then Aponya's ability is a bit outrageous.

After all, Bai only advised Aponya not to touch it, but this also shows that Aponya can influence their so-called fate.

Although she has never believed in that kind of thing, as a scientist, she has to consider the possibility of it even if she doesn't believe it.

"Okay, okay, it doesn't matter whether it is true or not. You can't interfere anyway."

"...Hmph, Klein, let's go."

With a light snort, Mebius did not stay any longer. After all, what Bai said was indeed correct. Even if she knew, what could she do? She couldn't interfere anyway.

But now that she knows it, she has to find a way to take precautions in this regard. She doesn't want to be caught off guard if something goes wrong one day.

As for what happens next, that's Mei's job.

Chapter 177 The Truth No One Believes

A few days later, a full month had passed since the first case of coma. As Bai had expected, the casualties caused by the Herrschers after entering the Fire Moth were increasing rapidly.

It just reached one million a few days ago, but it has doubled in a few days.

The number of people in coma has reached tens of millions, and the death toll has exceeded two million.

However, this situation is about to end now that the Fire Moth has a lot of volunteers and the help of two spiritual fusion warriors.

The plan is simple. Now that we know that the Herrscher has entered the Fire Moth, we will deliberately trigger some keywords of the Herrscher, and then track it based on the Herrscher's attacks.

As long as they can locate the Herrscher's consciousness, Nasu and Aponia can launch an attack directly.

But now there is a very tricky problem. Ordinary people can easily become addicted to the dream created by the Herrscher through keywords. Even if they are not addicted, they have no way to locate the Herrscher. If they want to locate where the Herrscher is, one of Su and Aponia must enter the Herrscher's dream.

"So, you should have gained some understanding of your abilities over the past few days. Now, someone must volunteer to enter the dream to find the Herrscher. You can decide who will go."

In the laboratory, Mei stood in front of an instrument, looking at Su and Aponya opposite her.

The instrument next to it was hastily built in the past few days. It doesn't have many functions, but it is enough to allow people to maintain the condition of the external body when they enter a dream. At the same time, if necessary, it can also stimulate the external body to keep the consciousness awake at all times.

Sue and Aponya looked at each other, then Sue took a step forward.

"Let me do it. My ability is more suitable for searching."

This is not because Su wants to show off his masculinity. After all, they have studied their abilities carefully in the past few days.

His ability enhances his perception and allows him to explore deeper areas, such as the human mind. He can also detect and defend himself in advance when attacked.

Aponia's ability is more offensive. She cannot see what others are thinking, but she can change their thoughts and play with their memories, which is perfect for attacking.

Aponya did not refute, after all, what Su said was true.

Mei nodded, turned on the instrument and let Su in.

"Okay. Next, I'll touch your mental shield and send the keyword 'meme' into your mind. Don't resist, you'll be pulled into a dream.

According to the survey, the dreams we enter are generally beautiful dreams. I don’t know what is beautiful to you, but you must realize as soon as possible that this is a dream, and then take the initiative to find the location of the Herrscher based on the consciousness that dragged you into the dream.

This instrument will monitor your mental changes at any time. Once it determines that your mind is in a stable state for more than three minutes, I will stimulate your body, and your consciousness will feel pain.

I don't know how much pain your consciousness can withstand after being enhanced, so I will only judge based on the data. As long as your consciousness does not become active again, the level of stimulation will continue to increase."

"...I understand." Su took a deep breath, lay in the instrument and closed his eyes, "Let's start."

Mei pressed the button of the instrument and it started up. A key word appeared in Su's mind. Then, when he let go of his conscious defense, another consciousness appeared in his mind. In just a moment, Su found himself in another place.

A place that was beautiful yet full of pain for him.

"Doctor Su, don't be dazed. Patient number seven is waiting." A voice came from my ear.

"...Okay, I'll be there right away." After responding to the man, Su looked down at his clothes...a white coat.

......

Seeing Su fall into a coma and confirming that Su's consciousness remained active, Mei relaxed a little.

She has been really busy lately, performing surgeries, making plans, arranging personnel attacked by the Fire Moths, dealing with some issues caused by the Fusion Warriors, and studying the instrument next to her.

Even with Prometheus' help, she still felt physically and mentally exhausted.

But even if she wanted to rest, reality would not allow it.

From the discovery of the Herrscher to the designation of the plan, everything came from her. Even though Mobius knew some things, there was still a big gap between what she knew and what he knew.

She didn't dare hand over this plan to others, otherwise if something unexpected happened, there might be millions of casualties.

Sometimes she wondered why she worked so hard. After all, she had come to the Fire Moth in the beginning just to learn more about things related to Honkai and to acquire more knowledge.

But after seeing the soldiers returning from the battlefield and the information they sent back about the casualties, she understood.

She just wanted to do her best to add more hope to the world.

"Aponia, when you awakened your abilities a few days ago, you said you saw the thread of fate hanging over our heads. Can you tell me what that was?"

While keeping an eye on Su's condition, Mei and Aponya beside her took the initiative to bring up the topic to prevent herself from being distracted, so that she could always stay in a state of thinking.

"Of course." Aponya nodded gently and spoke in a soothing tone: "The so-called destiny is the entire process of a person from birth to death. No matter what happens during this period, it is already predetermined.

According to him, I can change the process at will, but I cannot change the ending.

It is precisely because of this that I have never attempted to change the fate of others."

"If that's the case, then wouldn't it be like you can predict the future?"

There is a hypothesis in science called "Laplace's Demon". This Laplace's Demon can know the exact position and momentum of every atom in the world, so it can calculate everything that has happened in the past and future in the world based on these things.

Although Aponia cannot know all the atomic states now, his ability is no different from Laplace's demon, and may even surpass it.

Predict future?

Aponya nodded silently, then shook her head.

"No one will believe it."

If you tell someone that he is lucky today and will win if he buys a lottery ticket, he might be happy for a moment and might actually buy a ticket. But if you specify a certain lottery number as the winning one, he will definitely think you are crazy.

Similarly, if you tell someone that they will be in danger today and advise them not to go somewhere, if it is a friend, they may consider whether you are sick and stay to take care of you, but if it is a stranger... I hope you run faster than that person.

“Yes, after all, this is an era of science.

Can you help me see if we can succeed today?"

Aponia was stunned for a moment and was about to say that her fate had been changed, but she noticed Mei's eyes fixed on the instrument.

"...Can."

As he said this, he wanted to touch the string on Mei's head, but at this moment, there was a commotion outside.

Chapter 178: The Foolish Herrscher

There was a noise, and Mei, who was staring at the data, and Aponia, who was about to do something, stopped at the same time.

The sounds were chaotic but familiar, coming from the various standard weapons within the Fire Moth.

The place where they are now is not in the First Institute, but a temporary place built to prevent any problems in the institute from affecting researchers elsewhere.