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

Even after the Herrscher was killed and the imaginary singularity was shut down, the Honkai beast tide continued for another twenty-four hours.

From such an exaggerated scale, we can also get a glimpse of how terrifying the intensity of this great collapse is.

However, considering that the Tenth Herrschers, that is, those quasi-herrschers hidden among the crowd have not been completely eliminated, Dr. Mei believes that perhaps they are the fundamental reason why the Honkai beast tide can be maintained.

After all, according to previous rules, as long as the Herrscher dies, the peak of the Honkai energy outbreak will begin to decline. However, in this great Honkai outbreak, the true protagonist, the Ninth Herrscher, left the location from the beginning and eventually died thousands of miles away. Therefore, the only ones who can maintain this level of beast tide are the Quasi-Herrschers.

The facts also confirmed Dr. Mei's speculation. As the Quasi-Ruleers hidden in every corner of Atla City were screened out one by one, the concentration and radiation values of Honkai energy began to drop.

Finally, when everything calmed down, the number of Quasi-Ruleers captured by Hua, Alicia and others reached 168.

Moreover, no matter what method you try, even if you attack from the dark and knock the opponent unconscious before he notices, as long as the opponent is truly a Herrscher, he will be dead within just a few minutes.

Therefore, although 168 Quasi-Rulers had been captured, there were still no survivors in the hands of the Fire Moth.

"So, within this group of Quasi-Herders, not only do they have the ability to communicate regardless of distance, but they also possess a method of remotely controlling the bodies of others, right?"

Looking at the people in the room, Kevin made a brief summary.

After nearly two days and two nights of fighting, Atla City finally settled down and entered the post-disaster recovery and rescue phase, and the members of the Fusion Warriors could return to the branch base to have a good rest.

However, the leaders headed by Dr. Mei still need to design the next plan based on the situation of the Quasi-Lawyer, and this time, Kevin, Alicia and others also joined the discussion.

As Ai Yue's representative and a person who made outstanding contributions to this investigation, Hua was also invited to participate in the discussion.

"Yes, it means they are afraid we will catch them alive."

Dr. Mei said, "Based on this line of thought, I believe that the Quasi-Law-makers may be hiding some secret that can only be discovered when they are alive, and once they die, this secret will disappear."

"Come to think of it, don't these Herrschers have their own code names?"

Alicia suddenly said, "It always feels weird to call her 'Quasi-Herderer'."

"This is indeed just a temporary name. As for the code name..."

Dr. Mei thought for a moment and said, "According to Ai Yue's speculation, the number of these Quasi-Hermits may exceed ten thousand. Why not call them Ten Thousand Hermits?"

"It still feels very casual."

Alicia pondered, and suddenly thought of something. "Oh, right, what exactly are the abilities of these quasi-Herrsers? Whether it's the ones I've encountered or the ones written about in the reports, they all have a wide variety of abilities, completely different from the Herrsers of the past!"

Although the power of the Herrschers had been expressed in many different ways in the past, it was ultimately just different manifestations of a basic ability, and they were essentially the same. However, the abilities of the quasi-Herrschers that Alicia encountered this time ranged from fire breathing to cryogenics to flight and invisibility, and there was no apparent connection between these abilities.

"It's not certain at this point, but these abilities are ultimately just a fraction of the essence of the abilities of the previous Herrschers."

As someone who has been processing relevant data these days, Wei Erwei naturally came up with her own opinion. "I think their true power may be the ability to connect and dominate across physical distances."

"Domination!"

Alicia's eyes suddenly lit up. "Yes, the word 'dominate' is very good, isn't it? I think the code name 'Herrscher of Domination' is very good!"

"If everyone has no objections, let's temporarily name it 'Herrscher of Domination'."

Dr. Mei also followed her words and said, "Okay, let's get back to the topic. Does anyone have any ideas about the response plan for the Ruler of Rule?"

Several people looked at each other, and finally looked at Hua in unison: "Does Ai Yue have any comments?"

"what?"

Hua, who thought he was just there to listen, looked up in surprise. "Dr. Ai Yue still hasn't replied. Maybe he's still working on it?"

"We can't rely on Ai Yue for everything. Isn't this the home we live in?"

Dr. Mei added, "I've developed this habit of thinking, what if one day I can't rely on Ai Yue anymore?"

“I don’t think that will happen.”

Wei Erwei was the first to speak with a smile, but after being glared at by Dr. Mei, she shrank back. "Ahem, well, I think in this situation, we absolutely cannot passively wait for them to be exposed. We must find a way to take the initiative and attack."

"Take the initiative..."

Kevin muttered this word, and suddenly revealed a subtle smile, "Now that we are facing the Herrscher, can we choose to take the initiative and attack?"

This smile contains relief, self-mockery, and many difficult-to-express emotions.

Compared with the collapse disaster, humans are undoubtedly weak. Faced with this disaster that may break out at any time and place, people can only passively be alert and prepared, but have no way to take the initiative.

Even if it was like the Rulers of Rule this time, as long as they didn't reveal their true colors, it would be difficult for humans to screen them out from the vast crowd. But once they were exposed, they would definitely have caused damage and casualties. If they continued to deal with them in this way, the losses on the human side would soon spread to an irreversible level.

"It's just because of the special circumstances of the Ruler."

Velvet sighed, "After all, if it were a regular Herrscher, there would be no way to stop it before it was born."

"One day, we will find the source of all these disasters."

Dr. Mei said in a firm tone, "But now, we still have to focus on the matter at hand. Weiwei, tell me your plan."

"Oh, that's right. I've been working overtime these past two days and finally finished my latest invention."

Weiwei pulled out a suitcase-sized device from behind her back. "Ding-ding-ding~ It's the 'Ringer of Domination Resonance Sensor'!"

"Is it a detection device capable of accurately locating the Herrscher of Domination?"

Kevin immediately focused his attention on the device, "What is its effective range?"

Faced with the existence of the Rulers of Domination that could be spread across the globe and could also move around with human transportation facilities, if the detection device had a too low effective range, then its significance might be even less than Prometheus's monitoring of the network.

"The current initial version can accurately locate an area within a 30-kilometer radius. If you don't pursue high precision and only want fuzzy positioning, the range can be expanded to 50 kilometers."

"Its key components require the Herrscher Core of the Dominant Herrscher," Weiwei explained. "So I'm afraid we can't make much. However, this is only the first version, and it can still be improved."

"That's pretty good. At least if we cross-compare it with Rose, we can greatly improve efficiency."

Alicia smiled and said, "It's better than nothing, right?"

"In fact, the original design was to install it on a satellite."

Wei Erwei glanced at Dr. Mei secretly. "Only 192 satellites are needed to fully cover the Earth while ensuring accuracy, but..."

“There’s no funding, and there’s no time.”

Dr. Mei naturally understood what Weiwei meant, so he ruthlessly interrupted her, "While we're discussing this, the Ruler of Herrscher may have already begun its operation. By the time all 192 satellites are launched, it might be too late."

"What's more, even launching a satellite may not be successful."

Kevin added, "Although we can't confirm the identities of all the Herrschers at this time, since they're capable of launching a nuclear bomb with internal and external support, there must be someone of higher status who has become a Herrscher. This plan is practically impossible to implement."

"So we can only use the existing version,"

Wei Erwei naturally knew everything the others had said, so she didn't show any regret. "When I make a few more, I can try to connect them to form a larger, more accurate detection array. That way, the effect will be even better."

"Then, during this period of time, you should devote all your energy to preparing for this matter."

Dr. Mei nodded. "I'll give you temporary permission. Funding isn't a problem. However, you'd better not mess anything up. Understand?"

"I know. I can still prioritize in this situation, okay?"

Wei Erwei showed a helpless expression, "Really, it's all that guy's fault..."

"In addition, we must strengthen the prevention of key facilities and key personnel,"

Kevin added, "As an organization fighting against Honkai, the Fire Moth will definitely be targeted, including the various facilities built around the world, all of which need attention."

"This will inevitably lead to a dispersion of manpower, which is also a troublesome problem."

Alicia sighed and laughed again, "But at least I don't have to worry about your safety for now, Mei. Did Ai Yue foresee this situation before?"

Once the Herrscher's destructive behavior begins to erupt globally, the fusion warriors led by Kevin and others will inevitably need to travel around. In that case, the defense of the Fire Moth headquarters will inevitably become weak and become a loophole.

But if you think about it carefully, let's not talk about Ai Yue, the key figure of the Fire Moth. Mobius is a fusion warrior and has the characteristics of immortality. There is no point in killing her. Although Su looks amiable, he is a very powerful spiritual perception fusion warrior. If others have bad intentions towards him, they can't even get close to him.

Even Dr. Mei, the only ordinary person, now has a defensive armored body. Ordinary means are completely ineffective against her. Relying on the self-circulating life-support system inside the armor, Dr. Mei can even maintain normal operations for up to a week in a nuclear explosion environment.

"Well, the Fire Moth's headquarters has now entered a state of alert, and Mebius is currently in charge of the relevant matters."

Dr. Mei nodded in agreement. "Once we have cleared the interior of the Fire Moth, our defense work will be much easier."

The most difficult thing about the Ruler of Domination is that it is completely hidden in the dark. Before the other party actively reveals himself, it is difficult to be sure whether the person around you is the Ruler of Domination. As a result, many plans are difficult to carry out.

"The most important thing is to increase the number of people who can deal with the Ruler of Rule, right?"

Hua suddenly spoke up at this moment, "Whether it's the Fusion Warriors or Dr. Ai Yue's drone swarms, it's difficult to cover every corner of the world. While the Ruler's power isn't too difficult for the Fusion Warriors to deal with, it's like the god of death to ordinary people. If we can't solve this problem, the casualties will be devastating."

Although the individual strength of the Herrschers of Domination is completely inferior to that of the Herrschers and powerful fusion warriors like Kevin, their special abilities and the Herrschers' instinct to control Honkai beasts are enough to allow them to kill ordinary people.

Therefore, even if people all over the world are on guard against the Rulers, it is difficult for ordinary people, even the military, to subdue a Ruler in a short period of time.

What's more, even the most militaristic country cannot have an army large enough to cover every city in its country.

"The third batch of fusion warriors is already being prepared, and after that, Kevin and the others will be assigned to different locations to carry out missions."

Dr. Mei was clearly troubled by this. "But compared to the Herrschers who may number over ten thousand, these methods are certainly insufficient."

At this moment, a voice suddenly interrupted the discussion: "How is Atla City now?"

Everyone was visibly shocked because the voice belonged to that man.

"It's safe now. Post-disaster statistics and recovery work are underway."

Dr. Mei immediately responded, "Thanks to factors like early prevention, we were able to save over 95% of Atla's residents. It was the only city that survived the Great Collapse."

Even if the great collapse disasters in the past ended with the victory of mankind, they often came at an extremely tragic price. Even the eighth great collapse, which caused the least damage, ended with the complete destruction of a city.

But this time, Mu Continent was completely different. If Dr. Mei had not maintained his rationality as a scientific researcher, he would have preferred to call it "a miracle."

Of course, she also knew very well who brought about this miracle - apart from anything else, just the fact that Ai Yue attracted the hatred of the Herrscher and killed him was enough to account for 99% of the credit in this war.

"That's fine,"

Faced with this result, Ai Yue remained calm. "By the way, the precise list is out. We can currently identify over 9,000 people. You should act according to this list first. As for other cases that may appear later, we'll deal with them when the time comes."

After saying this, Ai Yue ended the call. After all, he had other things to do.

In the room, Dr. Mei and others all showed confused expressions.

Once the precise list comes out, it means that the most troublesome problem has been solved, but hasn’t it only been a day?

"Wait, now that the list is out, does that mean we don't need to investigate anymore?"

Weiwei was the first to react and looked at her invention, "What about my invention?"

"It doesn't matter. I will put it in the museum when the time comes to enrich the content of this plan."

Dr. Mei said thoughtfully.

"What about my authority and funds?!"

"Of course not."

"No--!!"

68

Chapter 68: Those who follow the rules.

Naturally, no one cared about Wei Erwei's wailing. After all, the news brought by Ai Yue was something worth celebrating for everyone.

With an accurate list, the difficulty of dealing with the Ruler of Domination instantly decreased a lot, and "taking the initiative" was no longer a difficult plan to execute. Of course, this did not mean that the task of the Fire Moths and others would become easy. On the contrary, after getting the list, some problems that did not need to be considered before emerged.

"There are too many Rulers to capture them simultaneously."

As an experienced soldier, Kevin quickly frowned at the densely packed information on the list. "If we take action against some of these people, we need to consider the possibility that they will become desperate and do something desperate."

"I think there should be a hierarchy of priorities based on the list we have now,"

Alicia added, "Those in high positions who control vast resources and crucial intelligence must be dealt with first. Otherwise, with the interconnectedness of the Rulers, the longer they exist, the more dangerous they become."

"I agree. Ordinary Herrschers may only be able to rely on their own strength, but those in high positions and positions of power are different."

Recalling the missile attacks Kevin and his companions suffered on the front lines, as well as the nuclear explosion on Ai Yue's side, Dr. Mei couldn't help but feel a sense of fear. "If those attacks had been carried out on ordinary people, the consequences would have been disastrous."

"Oh, I almost forgot to mention that Rose has currently blocked all weapon systems that can cause large-scale damage, so there's no need to worry for now."

At this moment, Ai Yue suddenly rejoined the communication, "Also, Aponya will act with you to ensure that there will not be too many unnecessary conflicts during the process."

Perhaps it is because there have been no stupid high-level officials looking for trouble with the Fire Moth recently, so these people have forgotten that those Herrschers hiding in the upper class will not wait to be killed so easily. Their identity is their best umbrella of protection.

It would obviously be difficult to take action against such a person, but with the help of Aponya, these difficulties can be easily resolved.

The most important thing is that with Aponya's current ability, as long as she uses the "Taisu" armor tailored for her by Ai Yue, she can participate in different operations in different regions at the same time, which can greatly alleviate the problem of shortage of manpower.

At this point, Dr. Mei suddenly remembered: "Oh, by the way, with Aponia's ability, can she detect the special features of the Ruler of the Ruler?"

"I'm sorry, I tried, but it didn't work."

Ai Yue's tone was filled with regret. "Those guys, while their individual abilities are completely worthless, are spiritually connected. The combined spirits of ten thousand Herrschers would be difficult for even Aponia to handle."