Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

Before Keno could ask further, Mebius continued to explain, "I don't know the details of that battle, but no matter how much sympathy he harbors, he will not be defeated by the Herrscher of Death."

"Because of the human emotions displayed by the Herrscher of Death, he finally chose to let go and charge towards the Honkai Impact itself, which he had always been able to see but never faced. The final result is obvious: he died."

"Secondly, just as your sister Kiana is the Second Herrscher Sirin, from a materialistic perspective, you and him are essentially the same person. It was my and Mebius's choice to separate you from him, but not everyone sees it that way."

"As for why you have an independent personality and haven't been replaced by him... you should thank him for that. He gave up the infinite immortality and chose to accept death and forget the past like an ordinary person, allowing the new personality to usher in a new life just like his original self."

Chapter 249 Eyes

The atmosphere fell silent again. Both Kaino and Mebius remained silent. No one spoke.

a long time.

Kaino took a deep breath and smiled bitterly.

If you put yourself in his shoes, he would definitely not want to erase his memory.

Thinking about it this way, that Ruler of Law of the previous civilization, that past me, in a sense, also gave me a new life?

"I have completely eliminated the source of the stigmata on my body. As for the Stigmata Project..."

"Are you really interested in that kind of thing?" Mebius asked back.

Kainuo was choked by the other party and stopped talking.

If the original Stigmata Project was based on the soul, then mass production would be impossible. The improved Stigmata Project currently being implemented by the World Serpent had too many side effects, and he was even less likely to agree to it.

In that case, there really isn't anything to ask... No, there's more.

Kaino looked at Mebius, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Speaking of which, Doctor," Kainuo stretched out his hands, staring at the lines on his palms with a puzzled look on his face, "you just said that I could observe things that normal people couldn't, but I don't feel that what I see is any different from what others see."

One of the few people he could observe on his own was Hong Xier, who was living in Lan Xier's stigmata, but this shouldn't be enough for Mebius to praise him too much, right?

In particular, the only Hong Xier he could see seemed to be the Hong Xier from the original world.

"If a person's perspective has remained unchanged since they can remember, how can they be sure that what they see is different from what the average person sees?"

Looking at Keno, who immediately began to reflect on himself because of his words, Mebius raised the corner of his mouth. "Of course, your current perspective is indeed the same as that of a normal person - no, it should be said that it is almost the same."

Mebius crossed his legs and tapped the table unconsciously with his right index finger.

"Of course, it's not that there's a price to pay for resurrection—if there really were a significant price, I wouldn't have given it the name Infinity."

"What is that...?" Kainuo asked in confusion.

"You don't think that facing the collapse and dying will cost you nothing, do you?" Mobius asked.

"He's not facing Honkai, weakened by the Thirteenth Herrscher's utmost might, but the thread that connects the world to the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, the very laws of the world... Without power beyond Honkai, relying solely on the Six Paths power bestowed upon the Herrscher by Honkai, how could he possibly win? And after being defeated, how could he possibly achieve victory without paying a single cent?"

"What's more, when he faced the Herrscher of Death..."

When Mebius talked about the Herrscher of Death, his brows furrowed, as if he had mentioned something unlucky.

"Never mind. Just know that a piece of his soul was shattered when he faced the Honkai. While his basic abilities like reincarnation and carrying power are still functional, his observation abilities are largely gone. Unless something unexpected happens, they're unlikely to recover."

"If there are no accidents?" Kainuo repeated what Mebius had said, looking at her with curiosity.

The subtext that most people emphasize when they do this is basically that I have already done it.

Mebius raised his head proudly and listened to Fu Hua's chest.

"Of course, I'm the tenth of the Fire Chasing Heroes, possessing unlimited Mobius. With fifty-five thousand years of time, what unexpected event can't be resolved if I put my mind to it?"

As he said this, Mebius snapped his fingers.

A ball of translucent, invisible and intangible light blue light rose from her fingertips and penetrated into Kayno's body in an instant.

A dizzy feeling as if the world was upside down suddenly flooded into Kainuo's mind. He couldn't help but lean on the table and retched, and almost spit out the coffee he had secretly taken a sip of before.

Of course, although vertigo is the most severe feeling, it does not mean that there are no other feelings.

The pain was like a knife stirring in the brain, the burning sensation flowed through the body and finally gathered in the chest, a hand patted the back lightly... all kinds of strange feelings mixed together and were hardly better than the dizziness.

Is there something weird mixed in there?

However, all the strange feelings are gradually subsiding.

"Any attack on the spiritual level will cause people to feel excruciating pain. It's normal for a soul composed of millions of people to feel this way when healing. Just get through it."

Mebius looked at Kayno, whose condition had improved, and offered words of comfort. At the same time, he stretched out his hand and took back the [Klein No. 37 Automatic Massage Doll] standing behind Kayno.

"How are you now? Do you feel that what you see is different?"

Kainuo stood up with the help of the table, shook his head to get rid of the remaining feeling, and then squinted his eyes to look around.

Table, normal.

The laboratory is no different from before.

Dr. Mobius... huh?

Kaino's eyes couldn't help but widen.

The other things were fine, not much different from the original ones, or even nothing at all, but Mebius was still sitting there...

It was true that the extremely young body was still sitting there, but a 30-year-old Mebius whom he had seen in Kevin's memory fragments was overlapping with her body. Behind them, there was a large black and green snake standing, coiled around its body and staring at him.

"Hello, Mebius Orochi." Kaino said subconsciously.

Although the bodies of the latter two are translucent, the scene is still extremely weird.

"What the hell did you see?" Mobius frowned, looking dissatisfied. "Stop looking at me and myself in Paradise at the same time."

Kaino did as he was told.

Soon, the big snake behind Mebius disappeared quietly, leaving only the adult Mebius.

"So, I should actually call you Aunt Mebius?" Kaino asked tentatively.

Mebius glared at Keno fiercely and waved his hand as if to drive him away.

"Okay, you've asked all the questions. Now that you're done, leave now. I have experiments to do later and don't have time to stay with you."

Kaino was a little surprised. After a moment's silence, he said, "Doctor, this should be the laboratory of Elysium Mebius, right?"

"You don't need to remind me." Glancing at Kaynor, Mebius put his hands on the headband, as if the robot was pulling out the power supply by itself.

Just as she put her hands on it, Mebius paused. After hesitating for about a second, she looked at Kaino again.

"This should be the last time we meet, so I'll give you two pieces of advice."

"what?"

"Make good use of your World Bubble and your Eyes, and defeating the End won't be difficult." Mobius said calmly, as if he didn't take the Herrscher of the End seriously at all. "You can either pour excess Honkai energy back into the World Bubble to weaken the End, or use Star Energy to sever the connection between the End and Honkai. These methods can all help you survive the Honkai."

"Then……"

Mebius's expression grew slightly more serious.

"After I take off the headband, I suggest you run as far as you can and leave the paradise of the afterlife as soon as possible."

"The me in Paradise is nothing like the real me. She's a typical bad woman. Unlike me, she can't separate you from him. Now that she's recovered her memory, I can't guarantee what will happen next. I can't guarantee what will happen to Alicia and the others after they learn the truth."

Mebius said, and without giving Kayno any time to react, he unplugged his socket.

The petite body slammed down on the table.

Chapter 250: Ai Li, do you know the Thirteenth Herrscher?

Looking at Mebius slumped on the table, Kaino was a little confused for a moment.

What the hell? What's going on? What's going on?

When Mebius was giving the second piece of advice, Kayno was still thinking about whether the final solution she provided was feasible. As a result, when Kayno came to his senses, the real Mebius had already taken off the headband and left.

So should I run away now?

But it seems a little late...

Looking at the black-green giant snake that reappeared in his field of vision and Mebius whose fingers began to move, Kaino realized that the other party was about to wake up.

In this case, there is nothing we can do...

Kainuo took a deep breath and completely closed the other perspective that was a bit in the way.

A blue light appeared in the palm of his right hand, and a soul steel baseball bat reappeared in Kayno's hand. Without the slightest hesitation, Kayno struck Mebius, whose eyelids were already trembling, hard on the back of his head.

A dull thud was heard, and Mebius instantly became motionless.

Even though it's a soul steel bat, it shouldn't kill him instantly, right?

After checking and finding no blood on the stick, Keno breathed a sigh of relief.

But we can't let our guard down yet.

Keno produced another bundle of soul steel ropes, pulled them with both hands to test the strength, nodded with satisfaction, and turned to look at Mebius who was still lying on the table.

I'm sorry, Doctor.

...Yueyi* first ~ release-...

The moment he left the Mobius laboratory, he was discovered by Alicia, who had been lingering around the portal.

A natural joy showed on her face. She took two steps at a time and waved to Kainuo, her voice filled with unconcealable excitement.

"Hi, Kayno, how was your chat? Did the doctor bully you?" While speaking, Alicia also looked at the portal behind Kayno.

"Didn't the doctor come out with you?"

"Well, the doctor went back first. Maybe it's a side effect of receiving consciousness. She's sleeping soundly in the paradise now." Kainuo said, raising the headband he had taken off Mebius's head. "By the way, is it okay for me to take this consciousness receiving device away for my collection?"

"Hmm? It's no problem," Alicia nodded. "I'm sure the Doctor himself wouldn't mind, right? On the contrary, if it stays here, Mobius might take it away and dismantle it!"

"...Thanks." Kainuo looked at Alicia with mixed feelings.

Previously, he had assumed that Alicia was simply being enthusiastic, so he had naturally accepted her care and help. But now that he knew she had other reasons for her fervent enthusiasm for his visitor, he felt a little guilty about accepting her help.

――This is different from Mebius.

Although she had bestowed much more favors on herself than Alicia, she also knew that Kayno and the Ruler of Reason were two completely different individuals in a philosophical sense. Her assistance might have been deeply related to the Ruler of Reason, but she was clear that the person she was helping was undoubtedly Kayno.

An analogy would be Kiana and Bianca.

One of the main reasons why Kiana has almost no worries is that Bianca is still alive.

This not only made her realize that no one died saving her, but also made her understand that the love and care shown to her by the people around her had little to do with Bianca - not even Theresa.

Phew… Although judging from Alicia's personality, she might not care about this, I should still introduce myself to her again if I have the chance in the future.

"We can be considered friends, right? Then there's no need to thank me!"

As Alicia spoke, her eyes moved upwards, their gaze constantly wandering over Keno, finally settling on his ear.

"Of course, if you really want to thank me, I won't stop you. If possible, you could let me touch your ears. I've always wanted to know what they feel like!"

"Forget it." Kainuo refused decisively.

I always feel like if I really get touched, my reputation will be ruined...

"Is that so? Okay then..." Alicia stretched out the last syllable, with a look of obvious disappointment on her face.

But the next second, her mood returned to normal.

"By the way, Kaino, you haven't answered my question yet! How was your conversation with the doctor?" After hesitating for a moment, Alicia asked more bluntly, "Did the doctor explain the origin of your stigmata?"

The truth rolled around in Keno's stomach, and when he was about to blurt it out, it was stuck in his throat by Mebius's final advice. He revealed it after deleting some of the content.

"I did mention something about the Ruler of the previous civilization," Kainuo said. "But to be honest, I don't have any real sense of it, and I don't have any memory of that previous civilization."

"Oh, I see." Alicia's elf ears drooped slightly, and her interest was obviously a little bit down.

Seeing this, Kainuo coughed lightly and quickly redirected the topic.

"By the way, Ellie, do you know the power of the Thirteenth Herrscher? While the powers of the first twelve Herrschers are well documented, neither the Divine Key nor written records remain of the Thirteenth Herrscher."

I am indeed curious about the Thirteenth Herrscher, Kaynor.

After all, there was no record of it in the Destiny Database, he hadn't been to the World Serpent yet, and Fu Hua, who had survived the Battle of Paradise, had long forgotten about it. Therefore, Kainuo really wanted to know the information about the Thirteenth Herrscher.

Mebius has already given a solution to the information about the end. The first twelve Herrschers have information from previous civilizations to refer to, so the only remaining Herrscher, the thirteenth, is the only one that needs attention.

Alicia's ears twitched and she blinked with a strange expression.

"The Thirteenth Herrscher? I'm sorry, I probably can't help you, Keno, with that." Alicia said, "You know I'm just a memory. I must have died outside of Paradise when the Fire Moths fought the Thirteenth Herrscher, so I can't tell you anything about her."

"Ah...sorry."