The civilization before the collapse, heroes and heroes are reborn with me

By the way, why hasn't the next time jump started yet?

Zhu Yufeng looked around. He could actually feel the changes in the nature of the energy around him. This Vita really had bad intentions. While talking, she was secretly preparing to stab him in the back.

Seeing Zhu Yufeng's expression, Vita fell silent.

Hiss… This guy is really unconventional, isn’t he? With such an attitude of “believe it or not”, he has been a bystander from the beginning to the end. Could it be that he really came from the future? Is this possible?

"You... seem to be a little too dependent on digital technology." Zhu Yufeng thought of the various things he had seen along the way. The researchers' thinking and calculations, the operation of the equipment, all seemed to be using a special digital system, which could achieve direct communication across the air. This could indeed make things more efficient, but...

The premise is that there is no Ruler of Erosion.

The Fire Moth had actually considered the idea of ​​using digital technology to connect the minds of all mankind, but ever since the incident with the Eighth Herrscher made the Fire Moth realize that the Apostles of Honkai can take any form, once a Herrscher in the form of a virus appeared, the entire civilization would be doomed.

However, this idea was reflected in disguise in the Stigmata Plan, which also shows that Mebius and May never gave up this idea.

And the energy supply to manufacture such a technology is also a problem.

Zhu Yufeng recalled the scene when he first met Vita. The people of this civilization were indeed a little too dependent on artificial intelligence... It couldn't be said to be a bad thing, after all, artificial intelligence was also a major manifestation of the progress of human civilization. However, this was a world where Honkai was omnipotent, and relying entirely on artificial intelligence would leave a fatal flaw, and Honkai would often take this opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

The Herrscher of Corrosion was suppressed in the first place thanks to Sakura's ability to awaken a bit of humanity in Ling, thus preventing the situation from escalating. Otherwise, there would be no firewall that could block the Herrscher of Corrosion.

The Paradise of the Past of the Current Civilization also proves this point. In the digital world, the Ruler of Erosion is equivalent to the end. Once it develops, there is no theoretical way to defeat it except to overturn the table and destroy the entire system.

Human civilization was finally dealt the final blow by the Ruler of Erosion. The End was only there to clean the surface. Although at that time, human civilization was already like a terminally ill patient with only one breath left and no chance of recovery. Erosion only made it die, and the End was responsible for its burial.

Everyone knows it clearly in their hearts, but no one wants to give up. Even if they have failed, they must at least leave a spark of hope for future civilization. So there is the "Last Banquet" to unite the last warriors, and then there is the final battle. The last warriors march towards death, just to have a chance to fight for hope for the next civilization.

"It's just a nice way of saying it. Maybe Kevin and the others really think so. As for me..." Zhu Yufeng smiled inwardly as if he was mocking himself. "I just want to live up to my sacrifices and persistence along the way. It has nothing to do with the future of mankind. I just want to protect... those people I cherish."

It is also possible that he tried his best but failed to save Alicia, and there was no fallen angel by his side anymore, so he was completely desperate and wanted to die.

"After all, the human body is too weak, isn't it?" Vita shrugged and said helplessly, "Our warriors can hardly fight against the abyss beasts with their own strength, or they are not on the same level at all. What else can we do besides relying on machine assistance?"

"What if the Abyss attacks your system in the form of digital life?" Zhu Yufeng asked.

Vita was stunned for a moment: "What did you say?"

What did he say just now? After he said the word "if", she couldn't understand what he said afterwards, as if she was blocked by something.

Zhu Yufeng repeated his words, but Vita still couldn't hear what he wanted to say. From this moment on, Vita was shocked to find that Zhu Yufeng's body seemed to become somewhat transparent.

She could hardly believe what she saw.

Zhu Yufeng understood. It seemed that this civilization was really destroyed because of the Ruler of Erosion. Shortly after this thought came to his mind, he disappeared from Vita's sight without a trace.

But to Zhu Yufeng, it was just a flash of light.

And then Vita was gone?

Zhu Yufeng slowly typed a question mark, and then realized that he should be in the same place in another time period. He glanced at the surrounding environment, and it seemed that there was no change from the time Vita took him on a tour.

He walked in the silent research institute, and could not see any trace of human existence. If this civilization was destroyed by the Herrscher of Corrosion, then what was the reason for the sound of the machines running here? Moreover, compared to the time when Vita took him on a tour before, this place seemed to have become much simpler.

Zhu Yufeng walked for a while and found a road leading to the outside of the research institute, so he walked over.

After walking out of the research institute, I can see that there seems to be a residential area across the bridge not far away. Compared with what I saw on the street before, this residential area looks a bit retro.

Zhu Yufeng walked over, and when he was halfway on the bridge, several Honkai beasts appeared in front of him and rushed towards him. Zhu Yufeng dealt with those Honkai beasts easily. It was effortless for him to kill these things, and... Zhu Yufeng glanced at the cube that appeared and rotated around him again. Although he felt that he could use Honkai energy twice before, he could not use much. This time, it seemed as if the restrictions were directly removed for him.

I don’t understand…

As he was thinking this, he came to the residential area and saw a scene that made him silent.

A mecha pulled out a condenser tube from its body and shouted something incoherently at the ants on the ground: "Destroy them all, you can't resist it. Once, twice, three times... countless times, it's the same!"

Zhu Yufeng: “…”

It sounds annoying. Can it be taken apart?

Zhu Yufeng looked elsewhere. This residential area really looked strange. There were no children running on the road, nor any other pedestrians. As far as the eye could see, there seemed to be only mechas staying obediently in a fixed range in front of the residential buildings, and many of them were doing some strange movements.

Hard to understand.

"Lucifer?"

Vita's voice sounded behind him. Zhu Yufeng turned around and looked over. Vita was standing not far away, looking at him, with some unspeakable meaning in her eyes.

Chapter 282: Billions of Years

Zhu Yufeng looked at Vita. He didn't know why, but at this moment, Vita made him feel an instinctive hostility. He could feel that Vita had fluctuations very similar to those of the Herrscher, but they were only similar, because the Honkai energy flowing in her body came from the Quantum Sea.

A civilization that relied on the energy of the Quantum Sea to fight against collapse eventually gave birth to a Herrscher of the Quantum Sea?

This is not impossible. After all, everything in the Tree of Imaginary Numbers has a reflection in the Quantum Sea. If the conditions are sufficient, it is not impossible for the Herrscher of the Quantum Sea to be born. However, so far, except for Vita, who is suspected to be the Herrscher of the Quantum Sea, the Fire Moth has no evidence to prove the existence of a Herrscher in the Quantum Sea.

Besides, the birth of the Herrscher in the Quantum Sea has nothing to do with the Intrinsic World, right?

"It's been a long time, Lucifer... But for you, this long time may just be less than a few seconds, right?" Vita walked over, and the very unique-looking monster behind her made a threatening gesture towards Zhu Yufeng. Vita glanced at it, and it became obedient and no longer moved.

Zhu Yufeng crossed his arms and looked at Vita. The cube that had been surrounding him warned him that Vita was in danger.

Zhu Yufeng ignored it. Although his body instinctively felt hostile, unless Vita also became hostile, there was no need for him to take action. He still wanted to know more about this Venusian civilization.

When Vita came in front of him, Zhu Yufeng said, "Are you the only living person left in this world now?"

"how could be?"

Vita smiled and walked lightly past Zhu Yufeng. Zhu Yufeng followed her figure and looked away. Vita opened her hands and said to him with a smile, "Look, isn't everyone here?"

All here? You mean the mechas?

Zhu Yufeng did not speak. Based on his observations and perceptions just now, those mechas were not the people he knew who used mechanical prostheses to replace some of their organs. Rather, they were more like constructed creatures, but they seemed to have thoughts, although their thoughts were very confused.

Both of them fell silent, leaving only the mecha holding a condenser tube and facing the ants not far away who continued to yell: "Haha, the 124th time! No matter how many times, you will only be destined to be destroyed! Hahaha... ga..."

It seemed as if the language system was broken, and the mecha's voice turned into complete noise.

Zhu Yufeng looked at Vita. Vita still had a smile on her face, but she narrowed her eyes. Although she looked gentler than when she greeted him before, but...

"A person's eyes can easily reflect his or her inner thoughts. After all, people often say that eyes never lie." Lilith once said this to herself, "So, I have also practiced for a long time."

Lilith really can act according to circumstances with her eyes open. After all, she is the witch who deceives the world. She has been learning how to disguise herself since she was a child and finally succeeded.

In comparison, Vita seems to have not learned enough.

The cube beside him began to spin, reminding Zhu Yufeng that Vita really had murderous intent, even though this murderous intent was not directed at him.

"Oh, he's always like this, saying some nonsense." Vita shrugged helplessly and said, "I have to help him fix his language module later, but before that, maybe it's better for him to be quiet."

As it spoke, the mecha fell completely silent and stopped moving in place. Zhu Yufeng sensed that the mecha was still thinking, but it was as if someone had pressed the pause button.

Su's words came to mind again.

"That female me has a very evil heart. She controls the thoughts of all living beings in the world in her own hands."

It really fits Su's description, but... there's still an indescribable sense of weirdness about this place.

The cubes around him began to flash continuously, and finally conveyed an important message to Zhu Yufeng: everything Zhu Yufeng saw now was a simulated scene based on a certain system, and those thoughts were similar to a digital life.

Digital life? Flesh and blood, pain, mechanical ascension? Did this civilization play such a trick in the end? Or did Vita take some special measures to fight against the Herrscher of Corrosion and turn all the humans in this civilization into digital life? That's not right. Digital life is just a meal for the Herrscher of Corrosion.

Suddenly, Vita reached out and took Zhu Yufeng's hand, and walked deep into the residential area: "Come on, come on. The last time you showed up, I only showed you around the institute. You probably haven't seen much of the world outside the institute, right? It just so happens that today I also want to pay attention to the work status of the institute's employees."

This woman must have bad intentions and she exudes a disgusting aura. I suggest killing her directly to prevent future troubles.

Zhu Yufeng's eyes twitched, and he glanced at the cube beside him, saying, "Are you a human? You're annoying." And he told it to stop making noise.

The Cube followed with a wronged look on its face. It was obviously for the good of its master, but this woman looked dangerous no matter how you looked at her.

Zhu Yufeng certainly knew that the cube analysis was correct. In theory, the Herrscher of Imaginary Numbers and the Herrscher of Quantum were indeed incompatible, but... compared to the danger, he had a feeling that Vita was eager to say something.

It's the kind where you can say anything or nothing, just listen to her.

His hand was held tightly by Vita, as if she was afraid that she would disappear in the next second. Wasn't the simulation of the Cocoon of the End a little too real?

It made him feel like he was having a conversation with Vita in person.

How is this possible? This is Venus from hundreds of millions of years ago.

In short, if we analyze it from the perspective of human thinking, the civilization of Venus may have indeed been destroyed. Vita is the only survivor on the entire planet. For some unknown reason, the power of the Quantum Sea appeared in Vita's body. It may be due to certain factors, such as she came into contact with a device that extracted energy from the Quantum Sea when the civilization was destroyed.

And the current world is a fictional world that Vita spent who knows how long... to rebuild.

She pretended that everyone was there, but in reality, she was the only living person left. Moreover, the "people" here were not normal, and it seemed that communication was difficult.

Therefore, for Vita, she was the first living person she knew after who knows how long.

That's why I'm afraid of my own disappearance...Is that right?

Zhu Yufeng was dragged by Vita to visit a doctor whose name he didn't even remember. The doctor inexplicably summoned a bunch of monsters to besiege him. Zhu Yufeng, who was too lazy to waste time here, snapped his fingers, and the summoned Honkai beast was burned to death by flames in an instant.

Vita's gaze towards Zhu Yufeng changed. She nodded thoughtfully, then pulled Zhu Yufeng to the next area.

From beginning to end, she held Zhu Yufeng's hand tightly and did not let go.

Zhu Yufeng: “…”

Is it possible that even if you don't let go, you can't stop me when I want to leave?

But he chose not to say it. Perhaps this was the instinctive action that the last living person in the world would take when seeing another living person. He didn't want to be alone any longer and was afraid that he would go crazy in loneliness sooner or later.

If this was what happened, there would be no living person in this world except Vita. No wonder she tried to invade Su's mind and take over Su's body after seeing Su... Maybe Su's understanding was a bit wrong. It's not that she controlled the minds of everyone in the world, but that these minds were just a bunch of data...

Moreover, these thoughts seem to be somewhat hostile to Vita. For example, the one who said he wanted to conduct some experiments and get Vita's cooperation ended up with a bunch of Honkai beasts besieging Vita.

At the same time, these thoughts are all conveying one point: destruction is inevitable.

There is another strange point. Although his cube clearly said that the appearance of this world and the mechas inside were simulated by a certain system, the Honkai beast actually appeared.

How strange...

Zhu Yufeng followed Vita to the location of the last "employee".

Zhu Yufeng fell silent as he looked at the trash can in front of him. At least the one he encountered before was a mecha, so how come this person turned into an intelligent trash can? If everything here is under Vita's control, then it can only be said that this appearance... is somewhat tainted with personal grudges.

Sure enough, the last "employee" started out by mocking him: "Ha... after all this time, you finally simulated a human figure? Oh my god, look who this is, is this the person you had a crush on?"

"My dear Mara, it's a pity, this is not some data, but a real person," Vita said with a smile.

"Human? Are there any humans other than you in this world?" Mara said sarcastically, "You have turned everyone into a half-human, half-ghost appearance. No, we were not humans to begin with. Haha... You are just escaping, escaping from the true face of this world..."

Vita's smile disappeared at this moment and she became expressionless.

Zhu Yufeng was a bystander watching their conversation from beginning to end. He had doubts about it, but he was just waiting for Vita to speak herself.

He coldly watched the conspiracy designed by "Dr. Mara", which made him understand something called "Spiritual System". It should be this thing that saved all human thought data, and then reconstructed the current world under Vita's control. Mara forced Vita to remove the virtual scenery in order to catch her.

A desolate world appeared before Zhu Yufeng.

After resolving Mara's issue, the two stood on a high ground.

"Actually, I don't like seeing the planet become like this," said Vita.

"But this is the fact." Zhu Yufeng, who had been silent from beginning to end, spoke up, "You... encountered the digital life form [Abyss], right?"

"Yes, we used the spiritual consciousness system to connect everyone's thoughts together, but no one expected that such an enemy would appear in the end." Vita's voice was no longer light. "In the end, I decided to completely connect the spiritual consciousness system with the [sea] and use the power of the [sea] to destroy it. I succeeded, but our world was also destroyed."

Zhu Yufeng was silent. In other words, this civilization was not wiped out by the End, but ended after being eroded? Or was it that the End was only to recreate civilization, and Venus had lost the possibility of giving birth to civilization again? That was why the End did not appear.

"Everyone died under the impact of the sea. Fortunately, I survived because of the sea. Unfortunately, I was the only one who survived." Vita continued, "After I woke up, I found that for some reason, the spiritual consciousness system saved everyone's thought data."

"So you used this to construct the world we just saw." Zhu Yufeng looked at Vita, "I feel that you don't really like these people, but you still kept them."

If they like them, at least don't have a negative favorability rating, so that they don't appear in the form of mechas, right?

"If you want to ask me why I made them like that, my answer is, because it's fun." Vita's lips curled slightly, "I can manipulate everything about them. Even if Mara wants to play her tricks, how can she succeed if I don't want to?"

Zhu Yufeng glanced at his hand which was held by Vita.

"I now believe that you are from the third planet in the future. However, you are not a complete human being, right?" Vita looked at Zhu Yufeng and said, "You... should actually be an apostle of the Abyss, right?"

"Yes, I am a Herrscher, or what you call an Apostle of the Abyss." Zhu Yufeng admitted very straightforwardly, "But, I was once just an ordinary person."

"So, how did you destroy your civilization?" Vita asked, "Or, by learning how our civilization was destroyed, are you ready to destroy your civilization?"

"No, what happens to civilization has nothing to do with me." Zhu Yufeng denied, "I don't care about the survival of civilization. I just want to protect the people I love and the people who love me, that's all."

"Is that why?" Vita laughed. "Don't you think it's childish? Or do you want to find a way to win through our destruction?"

"Maybe." Zhu Yufeng looked up at the almost unreal sky of Venus and said, "But, we have actually failed once."

"There's no chance of failure for humans, right?"

"Yes, we can win many times, but we can't afford to lose once." Zhu Yufeng said, "It's just that our situation is a little special. The time of the universe was reversed due to a certain opportunity, and we started over again."