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

Under the imaginary vision provided by Xukong Wanzang, everyone's pupils shrank except Otto.

The huge snake-shaped virtual tree skeleton was entwined around Taixu Mountain, covering the entire Taixu Mountain. The scarlet core emitted an ominous light.

Everyone was silent at this moment.

The sense of oppression brought by this thing is much stronger than that of the stone slab last time.

Chapter 137 Transaction

On another mountain path in Taixu Mountain.

Kiana pressed her brows. She didn't know why, but when she walked on the mountain path, she always felt a little dazed from time to time. When she asked Mei beside her if there was anything unusual, she got a negative answer. But Mei told her that the authority of the Herrscher of Thunder seemed to be weakened here, and it felt a little blocked to use.

Upon hearing this, Kiana tried the other powers she possessed, but found nothing unusual. She could still use the powers freely without any sense of obstruction.

If her guess was correct, the virtual tree god skeleton that appeared this time might be able to absorb the power of some weaker Herrschers. For herself who already had the power firmly in her hands, this absurdist that couldn't even appear in the world would have no chance of seizing her power.

But for Mei, there may be some problems.

However, as long as Mei does not overuse her authority as a Herrscher, there will be no problem. This area has fallen into the erosion of absurdism. Every time she uses her authority, she will be contaminated by the imaginary numbers of absurdism. This is the source of the sense of blockage that Mei mentioned.

Kiana told Mei what she knew, but concealed the abnormality in her body.

Because she felt that telling Mei would only make her worry. Mei knew too little and could do too little...

"Kiana...something seemed a little strange about you since a while ago?" Although Kiana hid it well, Mei still noticed something was wrong.

"It's nothing, Mei... I'm just confused by everything that's happening here. Things are getting more and more weird." Kiana said with a random excuse.

Mei nodded. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with what Kiana said. After all, something was wrong with Taixu Mountain since they came here, and Kiana knew more about it than she did.

But she still felt that Kiana was hiding something else from her. Ever since she came out of the paradise of the past, Kiana seemed a little absent-minded.

Of course, even if Kiana was a little absent-minded, he was still no match for her in actual combat training.

"ah!"

A scream was heard not far ahead, and Kiana and Mei's eyes froze at the same time - it was a human voice, but the concentration of Honkai energy in Taixu Mountain was already so high that it was not suitable for ordinary people to survive. Even if the person who made the voice was still alive, I'm afraid the symptoms of Honkai energy erosion on his body would not be mild.

But no matter what, having someone is better than having no one. At least we can understand the changes in Taixu Mountain.

The two looked at each other and quickened their pace to the place where the exclamation came from.

When she approached the place where the sound came from, Kiana saw from a distance several Honkai beasts gathered in one place. Without thinking, she took out the Skyfire Judgment and fired several shots at the Honkai beasts, and deliberately controlled the output power to avoid excessive power from affecting the person who had just made the sound.

After the Honkai Beast was destroyed, the two saw a little girl. Kiana stepped forward first and said, "Little girl, are you okay?"

The little girl raised her head and looked at Kiana, then looked at herself, and said timidly: "I... I'm fine. Are the sisters the ones that the immortal said are here to save us?"

"Immortal?" Kiana raised her eyebrows.

Are you talking about the Red Kite Immortal? In other words, the squad leader is really here?

Mei came to the little girl, squatted down to check her injuries, and then said: "There are no symptoms of Honkai erosion on her body, just some scratches..."

"An awakener born with a stigma..." Kiana whispered, and then said to the little girl in a gentle tone, "Little friend, why are you here alone?"

"Well... I came out to find someone who can save us." The little girl said, "The immortal disappeared to protect us. Before she disappeared, she drew a barrier for us and told us not to go out. The monsters outside would not dare to come in... Someone didn't listen to the immortal and wanted to leave the village, and then he had a lot of scary strings in his hands, and everyone in the village was in trouble."

Kiana frowned slightly.

This means that the squad leader used some special method to block the invasion of Honkai energy at the edge of the village?

"Since the immortal said it's so dangerous outside, why did you come out?" Mei asked.

Hearing Mei's question, the timid little girl suddenly puffed out her chest with pride and said, "It was the immortal who said that I have a unique bone structure, so I can go out without worrying about those scary lines on my body. So, after the immortal disappeared, I quietly left the village to find someone who could save us."

"We are here to help you. Please take us back to the village first and check the situation of everyone in the village." Kiana said.

The little girl nodded vigorously, and then took the initiative to lead Kiana and Mei to the village. On the way, when she saw Kiana and Mei casually dealing with the Honkai beasts on the roadside, her eyes sparkled, and it seemed that she also wanted to be like them.

So, in the village, Kiana and Mei met a group of acquaintances.

The little girl who returned safely was hugged tightly by her parents, while Kiana and Mei looked at Otto and Walter standing opposite them with complicated expressions.

How come these two people appear at the same time and haven't fought each other?

In addition, Mei's look towards Walter was a little unnatural. After all, it was she who insisted on running away to chase Kiana.

Noticing Mei's strange look, Walter smiled helplessly and said, "Don't look at me like that, Mei, we all respect your choice. As for Otto...he knows more about the current situation than we do, so we have reached a cooperation for the time being."

"Who said that the current situation in Taixu Mountain is difficult for any of us to handle alone? Instead of fighting each other, or even fighting each other, it is better to cooperate to avoid more trouble, right?" Otto's eyes fell on Kiana, "And, I believe that with Kiana's joining, our chances of winning will be much better."

Kiana was somewhat dissatisfied with Otto's attitude of directly finalizing that she would cooperate with him, but she also knew that among Destiny and Anti-Entropy, no one could compare to Otto in terms of understanding the current situation and reserves of relevant knowledge. With Otto around, as long as this thing didn't stab her in the back, she could indeed achieve twice the result with half the effort.

But why does it feel so strange that Otto doesn't backstab anyone?

"What's happening at Taixu Mountain?"

Mei looked confused. She looked at Kiana, who said calmly, "You also saw the skeleton of the Void Tree that is entrenched outside Taixu Mountain, right?"

"That's right. In order to convince the Anti-Entropy leader here of my sincerity, I also used the power of the Void to let them see it." Otto looked at Walter with a joking expression. "How about it, Anti-Entropy leader? Now you can completely believe that I am not lying, right?"

Walter pushed his glasses and said indifferently: “Think carefully about what you have done, do you still think you can be trusted by others?”

Otto shrugged nonchalantly.

"So, you came to the village before us. Do you have any clues?" Kiana didn't want to care about the battle between Anti-Entropy and Destiny. She didn't belong to either side now.

"Although we didn't arrive much earlier than you, we have a basic understanding of the situation." Walter said, "According to the villagers' description, it was the Red Kite Immortal who showed up to protect them when the Honkai beasts attacked the village, and after the Taixu Mountain changed, he drew a barrier here to make the Honkai energy concentration inside lower than that outside, barely able to maintain a level that ordinary people can adapt to, but... I'm afraid it won't last too long."

"Is that so..." Kiana lowered her eyes, "Have you visited the residence of the Red Kite Immortal on the top of Taixu Mountain?"

"Not yet." Walter replied.

"However, I do have some clues about the Red Kite Immortal." Otto suddenly said, "It's just that I want to talk to you alone for a few minutes, Kiana. If you are willing to tell the Anti-Entropy Alliance about the content of our conversation later, that's fine, but how about we just talk alone now?"

"Why should I talk to you alone?" Kiana asked coldly.

"Don't be so cold. Believe me, you will be interested in our topic." Otto smiled mysteriously, "For example, about Lucifer?"

Kiana's pupils shrank, and then she looked at Otto with a very unfriendly look. Could it be that Otto was responsible for Feng's loss of contact? If that was the case, she really didn't mind sending Otto off right now.

"Oh, it seems you have misunderstood something." Otto spread his hands, "But this at least shows that there is a possibility of dialogue between us, right? What do you think, do you agree, Kiana?"

Kiana looked at Mei and Walter, and after a moment of silence, she said, "I'll be back soon."

"There's no need to go through so much trouble. Xukong Wanzang can create a separate space for us right here." Otto said as the golden cube in his hand emitted light that engulfed him and Kiana. With Otto and Kiana as the center, a small barrier was formed that separated them from Walter and the others.

Meiyi outside the barrier looked worried, while Walter frowned. Suddenly, he thought of something and quickly looked at Meiyi and said, "Meiyi, did you come into contact with the Forerunners when you were in the World Serpent?"

Mei was stunned for a moment, then nodded. If Walter hadn't asked her, she would have forgotten about the many pioneers in Saint Freya. But... would telling Mr. Walter and the others about this disturb the pioneers who are still in Saint Freya? For example, Master Qian might not be so easy to talk to. In reality, he is rather irritable and has a bad temper, but he is still nice to everyone in Saint Freya. After seeing Qian Jie's irritability in the paradise of the past, Mei began to worry about what would happen if Walter and the others really annoyed Master Qian and Master Qian got angry?

"Saint Freya...had a forerunner, right?" Walter asked again.

"Yeah." Mei nodded, "Teacher Velvet and Teacher Grayshu, and our class monitor."

There shouldn't be any problem talking about the three pioneers who have already left Saint Freya, right?

The corner of Walter's eye twitched. It was really right under their noses?

"What about Sakura, Anti-Entropy's executor in the Far East?"

"……Too."

Walter couldn't help but press his brows when he heard this, with a headache on his face: "Then...are there any pioneers in Saint Freya now?"

Mei was silent for a moment. If she remembered correctly, Su was a moderate among the Yingjies. He had a good temper and his methods in dealing with Honkai were not so radical. If Anti-Entropy wanted to communicate, it should be no problem to find Su. So she said, "Doctor Su."

Walter's eyes twitched. Before they came over, Su resigned to Theresa, saying that he wanted to return to Shenzhou for further studies, and Theresa agreed...

You don't play like this, do you?

At the same time, in the space created by Xukong Wanzang.

"...In other words, the eighth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Consciousness, has taken over the monitor's body, but seems to have regarded himself as the real monitor?" Kiana frowned. "If that's the case, how do you explain the changes here? And... Otto, what about the matter about Feng that you mentioned at the beginning?"

"Oh, be patient, don't you? We have to deal with things one by one, right?" Otto looked at Kiana with amusement, "Or is it that the matter of Lucifer can make you care so much?"

Kiana was silent.

"I am still investigating the cause of the changes here, but I do know a little about Lucifer." Otto looked at Kiana with a calm smile, "If I am not mistaken, the connection between you and Lucifer has been severed, right?"

"……what do you want to say in the end?"

"I know who did this, and I know how to help you see him again," Otto said, "but in exchange, I hope you can do me a favor."

"explain."

"Sure enough, I'll take out my 'goods' first." Otto looked into Kiana's eyes and said, "The one who severed the connection between Lucifer and you was another ancestor of Shaniyat, Alicia."

"Alishia?! Why would she do this?" Kiana's pupils shrank. She really never thought that the person who would do this would be Alishia. What good would this do for Alishia?

"Let me remind you that what is disconnected is only the connection between you and Lucifer. But it does not mean that Lucifer does not exist in the original world at this moment. He is now... probably in Shaniyat's stigmata space." Otto said.

Kiana: "..."

If I remember correctly, Alicia also has control over Shaniyat's stigmata space. In other words, although there may be no benefits for Alicia to do this, at least it will not harm her.

"Tell me what you want me to do." Kiana said.

Chapter 138 Concept

In the village of Taixu Mountain.

"Most of the villagers are fine. As long as the source of this incident can be resolved as soon as possible, those who have already shown symptoms of erosion will only need to recuperate for a period of time." Bronya said after giving each villager a rough check.

Wendy crossed her arms and looked solemnly in the direction of the giant snake that Otto had seen earlier with the help of the Void Ten Thousand Treasures. She said, "I didn't expect that the Red Kite Immortal was really capable of isolating a space to protect the residents here..."

"It should be said that the lords standing behind the World Serpent may all have such ability." Bronya remembered that Lucifer had a history of directly resetting time and space, and felt that it would not be difficult for the Red Kite Sage to draw a barrier on his own to protect the villagers from the invasion of Honkai energy.

"That being said, if every pioneer has this ability, then what kind of future will it be that they have to take extreme measures to face?" Wendy lowered her eyes and said, "If even they can't defeat the last enemy and can only take such an extreme path, how can we defeat those enemies?"

Bronya lowered her eyes. It was not easy for her to answer Wendy's question. If she had some confidence before, thinking that they could prove to Lucifer that they were qualified to protect this world, after seeing the giant snake outside Taixu Mountain and the safe zone designated by the Red Kite Immortal for the villagers, Bronya became a little confused about the future.

There was a debate on the forum. Someone asked, "How can you say that the chef is not good if you can't cook?" But then someone would retort, "If you can't cook, can't you taste the flavor of the dishes?"

This view is still valid today, but the premise is that they know there are more reasonable solutions than those of their predecessors.

If the person tasting the dish doesn't know that there are better dishes than this one, how can he know that the dish is not cooked well?

They opposed the extreme solutions chosen by the forerunners, but in the face of the crisis of human extinction, could they come up with a better solution?

For example, now, if there was no Red Kite Immortal, Bronya asked herself, not to mention whether she could save the villagers in front of her, it was still unknown whether she could leave Taixu Mountain smoothly.

Therefore, Bronya is a little confused now, not to mention that she has also seen Kevin's helplessness in the trial of the Quantum Sea, so her mood is a little complicated at this moment.

They said they wanted to prove to Lucifer that humans in today's civilization can control their own future. Now that such a big guy is here, how are they going to get rid of it if the forerunners don't take action?

"Bronya, Wendy, how are the villagers doing?"

Walter’s voice sounded behind the two of them. They turned around and looked over, all a little surprised: “Mei, why are you here too?”

They thought it was the Shaniyat team led by Kiana that came over...

"Shaniat's team is on guard outside Taixu Mountain and is doing a good job of investigation and support." Mei explained. She looked around again and said with some confusion, "When Otto came here, weren't there two people with him? Aren't they here?"

"Senior Sushang and Senior Kallen have gone to deal with the Honkai beasts near the village, and are looking for some possible clues." Bronya replied, "Wendy and I will first conduct a simple inspection of everyone in the village."

"So that's how it is." Mei nodded.

Wendy asked curiously, "Where is Kiana? Where is Otto? Isn't he with Mr. Walter?"

"Otto proposed a deal to Kiana. They are now talking inside the isolation barrier created by Void Manzang. Mei and I waited for a while and then came here first." Walter said, "By the way, how are the villagers doing?"

"No problem." Bronya said.

Walter nodded: "In this case, after Otto and Kiana finish talking about things, we can prepare to set out to the top of Taixu Mountain to find out what's going on."

"Otto must be up to something bad again." Wendy said indignantly, "He even negotiated a deal with Kiana alone... But if that's the case, does this Taixu Mountain operation count as a three-party cooperation between the World Serpent, Destiny, and Anti-Entropy?"

"You can think of it this way." Walter said, "When Kiana and Otto met before, I could tell from what Kiana said that Otto did not deceive us about the crisis that Taixu Mountain is currently facing. And, I'm afraid that among all the people present, only Otto and Kiana know the most information."

Mei glanced at Walter and chose to remain silent.

Although she came with Kiana, she really didn't know the specific situation Taixu Mountain was facing before she met Walter and others. If she hadn't asked Walter when she came here with him, she wouldn't have known that there was a virtual tree god skeleton coiled outside Taixu Mountain.

No, that's not right. I must have been too careless. The skeleton of the virtual tree user had clearly appeared on the way here, but I didn't think of the possibility of the existence of the skeleton of the virtual tree god.

"By the way, Sister Mei, since you are also in World Snake now, can I... ask how Seele is doing in World Snake?" Bronya asked.

"Xi'er..." Meiyi twitched her lips. How should she answer this question? Is Xi'er actually a senior figure in World Serpent? From time to time, she would visit Tianming to guide Youlan Daier in the training of Black Abyss White Flower...

As for why she didn't come to Anti-Entropy, it was mainly because Anti-Entropy's identity was somewhat sensitive and it was not convenient for her to come to Anti-Entropy.