Honkai Impact 3: Saving the former civilization by rubbing the black technology

Ai Yue reminded him, "You should understand that even in cities with well-developed medical facilities, this disease is incurable. Even if we take them in, it won't help."

“But I can’t turn a blind eye to something like this.”

Aponya looked at Ai Yue, "Even if it's just hospice care... Besides, you will help me, right?"

Ai Yue looked at her with a subtle look, then sighed: "Of course."

Then he opened his arms again: "But I need a hug in return."

Aponiya looked at Ai Yue with some surprise, but after a little hesitation, she took two steps closer and hugged him.

Ai Yue then tightened his arms and embraced Aponiya's soft body. He lowered his head and whispered in Aponiya's ear: "Aren't you going to wake up yet, Aponiya?"

He could feel the nun in his arms stiffen for a moment, then relax.

"When did you notice it?"

Aponya asked helplessly.

Her tone seemed no different from before, but Ai Yue could hear a familiar feeling in it.

Following Aponya's words, the surrounding environment quickly distorted and changed, and finally completely dissipated, revealing the original appearance of the ward.

"secret."

Ai Yue opened his eyes and looked at Aponya lying on the bed. "But you, you were awake from the beginning, right? Why did you have to create an illusion?"

Aponiya looked at Ai Yue and smiled as well.

"secret."

121

Chapter 121 is actually a suicide for love.

Of course, Aponiya didn't have any bad intentions. She just hoped to have Ai Yue all to herself for a while in this way.

By the way, I also wish that I could have met Ai Yue a few years earlier.

That's why Aponiya created such an illusion the moment Ai Yue went deep into her spiritual realm. Who knew that Ai Yue was so unromantic and would expose her so quickly.

Fortunately, the other party should think that this is just a means of self-restriction and did not pursue it too much, otherwise my situation would be very embarrassing.

Aponya thought so, and then decided to bury what happened today in her heart forever.

Ai Yue is certainly not unromantic, but compared to other things, he is more concerned about Aponya's condition, so confirming the other party's true situation is the most important thing.

Now that he saw that Aponya was fine, he finally breathed a sigh of relief: "You wrapped yourself up so tightly, I thought something was seriously wrong."

“There are some issues, but that’s not the key.”

Aponya smiled and said, "The main reason I chose to do this is because of you."

"because I?"

Ai Yue was a little surprised at first, then frowned, "Aponya, you..."

A room that no one except himself and Mebius could enter, a sealed room that could never be accessed unless awakened from the outside... Knowing Aponya, he vaguely realized the reason for her behavior.

Ai Yue was certain that in Aponia's imagination, Mebius would definitely not be able to enter this room, which meant that if he did not come back alive, Aponia would sleep forever.

If you think about it carefully, this is just like being buried with the dead.

"This wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision, but something I had planned from the beginning."

The smile on Aponya's face remained unchanged, as if this matter was as common as taking a nap. "I think after listening to my reasons, you will agree with me."

Ai Yue didn't say anything, but waited for the other party to continue.

"The reason is simple, because this ability is too dangerous for humans."

Aponia sat up and looked down at her hands. "Once there's no one left who can control it, it would be better for it to disappear, wouldn't it?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Ai Yue frowned, revealing a dissatisfied expression, "Aren't you the one who controls this ability?"

"You are deceiving yourself, Ai Yue."

Aponia glanced at Ai Yue, then smiled faintly. "You act like this when you say something you don't even believe... But in truth, I'm not the one who controls this ability. I'm just a slave to fate."

"I can see the future, but I can't change it. I can only watch this future unfold bit by bit, in anxiety and fear day and night... Ai Yue, the one who truly controls this ability is you."

Ai Yue opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say for a moment.

For others, Aponia's most terrifying ability is her "Discipline", a mysterious power that can stimulate the deepest potential of the human body. Even a powerful fusion warrior like Kevin cannot resist it. But only a very few people know that Aponia's most terrifying ability is actually the power to see the "thread of fate".

This strange ability, which is far beyond human comprehension, allows her to glimpse everyone's future, from small things like what will happen in a few days to big things like the end of life. Nothing can escape Aponya's eyes.

More importantly, fate is called fate precisely because what Aponya can see is destined to happen, and even if she intervenes after knowing the outcome, she cannot change what she sees.

Even as Aponya said, all her efforts to avoid the realization of her fate will eventually become a contribution to the occurrence of established events. This feeling of knowing the ending but being unable to change it is enough to drive any normal person crazy.

In this case, it seems okay for Aponya to say that she is just a slave to fate.

And what she said about the person who truly controls this ability is actually not objective. After all, Ai Yue has never thought about using Aponya's ability, so there is naturally no question of controlling it.

"Without you, such power will only bring disaster to mankind."

Seeing Ai Yue's expression, which was unable to be refuted, Aponya smiled smugly. "This is a fact I have realized through constant reflection. So, making this choice is the right one, right?"

"I disagree."

Ai Yue frowned. "If this ability isn't used properly, it can indeed lead to bad consequences, but wouldn't it be fine if we just didn't use it? There's absolutely no need to go to this extent!"

"How can I control it?"

Aponia said calmly, "When you look up at the sky and see that everyone's fate is heading straight towards destruction, can you really control yourself and not try to change it all?"

"Ai Yue, during the brief time you became a Herrscher, that future appeared before my eyes once again. Can you imagine how despaired I felt when I saw this scene?"

The reason why Aponya regards Ai Yue as the real controller is not because he can control this power, but because he has the power to transcend fate.

What he did was not just to change the direction of fate in Aponya's eyes, but to make the originally clear "thread" become blurred or even disappear into thin air.

This means that Ai Yue not only has the ability to change fate, but even his existence itself is above it.

Above the so-called fate.

This is also the reason why Aponya never questions the other party's behavior, because no matter what, Ai Yue's attempt will inevitably allow humans to break free from the shackles of fate.

It is precisely because of this that when Aponya realized that Ai Yue might not come back, he made such a choice.

Ai Yue hesitated to speak, and finally could only sigh: "Sorry."

He actually thought about whether it was necessary for him to put himself in danger since he had so many responsibilities on his shoulders, but faced with such a situation, he finally made his own choice.

But at the same time, this will undoubtedly make others bear unnecessary responsibilities.

"I'm not blaming you, Ai Yue."

Aponya couldn't help but smile when he saw Ai Yue's reaction. "However, since you said that, I think you understand my choice, right?"

"No."

No matter what, Ai Yue was still as stubborn as ever, "Besides, you won't have the chance to do this again."

Aponia was slightly stunned, then her smile brightened: "That would be the best."

122

Chapter 122 No, is it really such a coincidence?

The topic ended up in nothing. Ai Yue failed to convince Aponya to change her mind, and Aponya failed to convince Ai Yue to agree with her ideas.

The two of them finally changed the topic tacitly and stopped discussing this matter that was destined to be incomprehensible to each other.

At this moment, the door of the ward suddenly opened, and Mebius walked in with an impatient look on his face: "I've been waiting for a long time, are you guys done talking?"

You chose to come in at this time. Don’t you know whether we have finished talking or not?

Ai Yue and Aponya looked at each other and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

"Just finish the chat."

Mebius didn't intend to wait for the two to answer, so he walked over and grabbed Ai Yue's sleeve and tried to drag him away, "Now it's my turn to use him, you wait a little longer."

"Okay."

Aponia nodded, showing no objection to this scene, and even waved, "Goodbye, both of you."

"What words, what words is this!"

Ai Yue protested but did not resist Mebius's actions, "What do you take me for? A public utility?"

It was not until the two people left that Aponya gradually frowned.

She did not feel any fluctuations of mental power from Mebius, which was extremely abnormal for a human being... no, any living creature.

Mental fluctuations are proof that a living being has self-awareness, but Mebius now has no such thing at all. If judged according to general circumstances, Mebius should undoubtedly be dead.

But the other party's vivid expression and movements were obviously not in line with common sense. Aponya thought for a moment, and in the end he could only think of one thing that might be related to this.

"Project Stigmata"... the thing that Ai Yue regarded as the most important part of this plan, could its result be the current Mebius?

Although Aponia had only had a brief contact with Mebius at this moment, she could feel that Mebius's current state was no longer affected by the "commandments".

After all, Aponia couldn't even understand the other party's state of consciousness, so naturally she couldn't exert the power of the commandments on her.

If Aponya knew that Mebius could freely enter and leave her ward without any influence while she was sleeping, she would be able to confirm her guess, and it was indeed the case.

"All the current data for the Stigma Project has been compiled."

In the laboratory, Mebius casually handed a document to Ai Yue, "I have removed some redundant data. You can analyze the rest yourself."

"No, I already understand."

Ai Yue took the document, glanced at it casually, and closed it. "Thank you for your hard work. It must be very uncomfortable."

After coming out of Mebius's stigmata field, Ai Yue used the system's capabilities and some of Mebius's samples to complete the content of the stigmata plan. He not only fully understood the data that Mebius gave him, but also clearly knew the content of the part that was disposed of by the other party in the name of "redundant data".

That was the experimental process in which Mebius continued to improve and correct her mistakes despite repeated deaths. It was all she had given to this project.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from you."

Mebius wasn't surprised by Ai Yue's words. Instead, he emphasized, "Let me make it clear that all my efforts for this project are voluntary. I didn't do it because I received an order, nor for anyone else's benefit. So you don't need to feel any apologies for this. Do you understand?"

"Understood,"

Ai Yue nodded honestly, "So I won't apologize."

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a sharp pain in the soft flesh of his waist, followed by Mebius's gnashing teeth: "You really don't have any apology at all!"

Ai Yue immediately begged for mercy.

In the end, Mebius let go of the other party's hand contentedly after receiving empty promises such as "increase the budget" and "expand the research institute." However, both of them, who had already had a tacit understanding, knew that this was just a way to end a heavy topic.

Mebius really didn't care about this matter, but she knew very well that Ai Yue must be having a hard time letting it go. Ai Yue also knew that the so-called promise could not make up for anything, but doing so could make the other party happy. After all, the relationship between the two of them had long surpassed the scope of what ordinary people could understand. Therefore, this topic that originally seemed a bit heavy was easily resolved by them.

"At present, although the means are too rough, at least the result is not a problem."

After concluding the above discussion, the two quickly turned the topic to business. "All we need to do next is adjust and correct the process. As for the other results—from your current expression, it seems that they are already self-evident."

Although Mebius did not explain it proactively, Ai Yue had already determined through observation and touch that the other party's physical condition had grown several years older than before the Stigmata Project. This meant that by completing the Stigmata Project, the other party had broken through the inherent defects of the fusion warrior ability and sublimated this ability.

In other words, Mebius will no longer experience a regression in his biological age due to death.

"Yes, and there's more to it than that."

A smile appeared on Mebius' face. "I was thinking of showing it to you later, but it's really hard to keep a secret like this."

As she spoke, Mebius's body began to change at a speed visible to the naked eye. Her height shrank, her limbs became thinner, and her facial features and face instantly changed towards childishness. In just a few seconds, Mebius changed from an adult woman in her twenties to a child of only twelve or thirteen years old.

No, maybe even smaller than that?

"How about this?"

Mobius's young face revealed a charming smile that didn't match her appearance. She hugged Ai Yue, but due to her height, she could only look up at his expression. "Will it give you a different kind of stimulation?"

“…I was just terrified.”

Ai Yue looked furtive, constantly looking around, "You'd better change back quickly. If someone saw this, it would be hard to explain!"

"How could anyone come at this time?"