I already said this is not a life simulator!

None of that matters anymore.

Just hug each other, just kiss, convey your feelings and love to each other, just put your palm in his hand and let him put the "ring" on your hand...

That's good.

Chapter 4956: Can Humanity... Really Still Win? ()

[The operation failed, no doubt about it]

[We were originally planning to raid the Herrscher and put an end to this Great Collapse, but in the end, we didn't accomplish anything. ]

[No effective results were achieved. The only two people who actually met the Herrscher were Alicia and Elini.]

[Besides them, the only ones who returned at the end were Kevin and Padufils. Destobia and Hua were nowhere to be found. They were probably left there.]

[As for how Kevin and Padre Felice came back? ]

[They were all "sent" back, or rather, Padufils was the first to be "sent" back. After she showed reluctance and desire to leave in front of Gracie, Gracie sent her out of the "painting", that is, "sent" her back.]

[And Kevin... he was much slower than Alicia and Elini, because he was still fighting with Qianjie. While Kevin was showing increasingly powerful strength, Qianjie's output was also obviously increasing, even giving people a feeling of "improvement at the battle" or even "breakthrough at the battle"]

[It is really evolving and adapting visibly with the naked eye. Once you realize the terrifying speed, you will feel a chill, and even your combat consciousness will be slightly shaken - because in this situation, there is no way to win.]

[All attacks are visibly becoming ineffective, and some of the power is even being manipulated in reverse... Yes, I'm talking about fire, which should be the power that Kaiji rejects and hates the most.]

[Isn't the hot and dry power of fire the opposite of the seawater that "Sea Heir" loves? The two should repel each other, right? Then why... why can Qianjie still use the power of fire? Control the flames? Even traces of molten fire appear on his body? ]

[Has Kaiji adapted to fire and even "evolved" the ability to control it? Or... is Kaiji not afraid of fire in the first place? ]

[…No, that guess is too horrifying, so Kevin dare not think about it any further. He can only fight and try to squeeze out his own potential, further driving the power of the Herrscher Core, hoping to defeat Qianjie in one fell swoop and kill him.]

[This is the only way he could think of to defeat and kill it - that is, to destroy it in one fell swoop before it can adapt.]

[And then? Then Kevin felt the smile and awkward look from Qianjie’s molten mask… This made Kevin feel extremely strange, because he always felt as if the other party was “thinking”.]

[Qianjie was not immersed in the battle, but started to use his brain instead? Why did I have such a dream? 】

[Oh, the opponent is "Kaiji", or maybe even "Hersher" acting under the guise of Senjie, then it's okay.]

[Then he saw a paintbrush appear in Qianjie's hand... Wait, isn't that something that only Grayshu has? ! ]

[However, before Kevin could react, Qianjie took the paintbrush and "painted" at him from a distance, causing him to re-enter the "painting" and land his all-out attack in the "painting"... Although such an attack undoubtedly shattered and burned the "painting", when he walked out of the "painting" again, he was in a different place.]

[There was no Qianjie in front of him. Only Alysia and Elini, who looked depressed, and Padofelice, who looked lost but still tried to cheer up after seeing Kevin coming and greeted him with a smile.]

[He immediately understood why the three people present had such expressions... He learned from Alicia that the commander of "Hai Si" they had been facing, the special "Hersher" was actually Xi Wang, that is... you]

[When Kevin heard this answer, his first reaction was disbelief... From the time you were chosen by Mobius and joined the "Fire Moth", to your "sacrifice" at the end, your contribution to the "Fire Moth" was obvious to all. In the fight against the Honkai, the help you provided cannot be ignored... How could you be a "Hersher"? ]

[Not to mention, Alicia couldn't produce any substantial evidence, which made Kevin even less convinced... at least at first.]

[But if you think carefully about the characteristics of Honkai, and the various strange signs after your "sacrifice"... it seems to prove something.]

Kevin was silent, with a distressed look on his face... He didn't want the Herrscher he was facing to be the you of the past... No, if you really became the Herrscher, then you would no longer be the you who made great contributions to humanity's fight against Honkai and fought for humanity.

[If this is really the case, then... you are just a "herrser"]

[I must defeat you... Only in this way can I be saved]

[But... is it true? Can humans really be "saved"? Can they still win? ]

[I don’t know. Several people present no longer know the answer to this question.]

[Look around you. All that's left is the sea water that has flooded the land and the drizzle that has fallen from the sky.]

[The azure water on the ground flows quietly, covering the original color of the earth, making it difficult to distinguish the scene here...]

[Brown dirt? Green grass? Or gray concrete? Brick roads of different colors or marble roads?]

[No, all of these are gone, I can’t see them clearly, all I can see is the blue water]

[Only the towering buildings around them and the slightly damaged buildings made them realize where they were now... This is a city near the base of the "Fire Moth"]

[Kevin remembers this place. Mei once told him about this place and said that if there was a chance, she wanted to come here with him to have a look]

[Ailixia remembers this place. She once asked a few friends to go shopping here and come here for a "date"]

[The same goes for Elini and Padufils...]

[But now, it's gone here. There's no human smell, no human bustle. All that's left is the damp air lingering around the tip of my nose, and an environment so quiet that only the sound of falling rain can be heard.]

[The people here...are all gone]

[I tried to move forward, towards the base of the "Fire Moth"... but the scenery that came into view was not much different.]

[Azure, azure blue, other than the azure blue there is only transparent water... No, all that comes into view is water. Whether it is the azure blue on the ground, the transparent water falling from the sky, or the dark water hanging high in the sky, it is just the moss-like substance climbing on the wall...]

[Everything is just... water]

[Silence, only... silence. Other than that, there was only the shock and fear that appeared in an instant.]

[Kevin didn't care about anything else, not even Alicia's shouts, and rushed into the slightly dilapidated base.]

[There are traces of battles everywhere, and there are also a lot of charred black spots left by explosions... But there is no longer any dryness or smell of fire, only the damp smell of water, and even the charred black spots are becoming lighter.]

[It’s like the water is washing away these traces, it’s like the water is dissolving these traces, it’s like… the water is trying to wipe out all the traces left by humans, which represent the traces that humans once fought here.]

[Scattered parts and broken weapons are everywhere, some of which are even embedded in the wall, with some charred marks from the explosion still left around them... I don't know who drove them in, or if they were pushed back into the wall by the impact of an explosion.]

[But Kevin doesn't care about all this... or rather, he doesn't care that much. After all, there are other people here that he cares more about.]

[Mei...Where is she? Is she still there? ]

[Although I know, I have known for a long time that in the cities swept by the "Sea Si", in the places attacked by the "Sea Si", there are basically few living people left. At most, a few people can survive in the shelters... But what if? Right? What if? ]

[However, when Kevin arrived at the door of the "Fire Moth" shelter... he was stunned]

[Because, the door of the shelter... was torn open]

[It was as if some extremely sharp weapon had pierced into it from the outside, and then it was forcibly torn open by some huge force. The entire door of the shelter... was torn open.]

[As I stepped into it, a stronger smell of dampness rushed into my nose. The surrounding walls were full of traces of "dissolution", as if the objects and colors on the walls could not withstand the erosion of water and showed signs of "dissolution" one after another.]

[It was like... the feeling of paint gradually dissolving in water, and then being dragged downward by gravity. Everything seemed so strange, so strange that it looked like a bizarre "painting", so strange that it didn't seem like a scene that would appear in reality at all.]

[Boom! —Accompanied by a huge roar, a blazing flame reaching the sky ignites, and everything around is burned to ashes]

[But... nothing around him changed, and he did not leave the "painting" again]

[Here is reality]

[When they were heading to Mu Continent to raid the Herrscher, Haisi actually attacked their home instead... and succeeded.]

[Even if they succeed in defeating the Herrscher, what awaits them is nothing but a ruined world... Not to mention, they couldn't even defeat the Herrscher, and two of their companions didn't return.]

[Can humans...really still win? ]

[Kevin fell into a daze, and even his own consciousness was on the verge of collapse... The one who had been supporting him to move forward, the one who had been supporting him to this day, was not anything else, but Mei, and his close companions.]

[And now? Everything... is gone.]

[At that moment, Kevin didn't know whether he should continue to persevere, or even whether he should... continue to live]

[If it weren’t for Alicia and the others stopping him, he would have pointed the blade at himself and killed himself… But fortunately, he was stopped in the end.]

[Although Alicia's expression became increasingly sad after seeing this scene, she still managed to put on a smile, and tried her best to maintain her usual tone to comfort Kevin, comfort everyone, and also comfort... herself.]

[There must be someone alive. Find him, find them... Yes, as long as we find them, everything will be fine.]

[Several people believe this]

[Even if the hope is slim, even if the possibility is low, even if... this hope is as unstable as a candle flame, as illusory as if it were imagined, but you can't give up, you must hold it tightly, hold it tightly, and then... protect it in your palm.]

[Because... only in this way, and only in this way, can they continue to be supported]

[…Fortunately, just like Xiwang, just like what you said at the beginning, as long as they go back early, then they can still be saved.]

[After spending a day and a night, and moving forward non-stop at a high speed, they finally found the place where humans survived - it was a small base located inside a towering snow-capped mountain. The entrance was in a very hidden place, and entering required a series of tedious, complicated, and slightly weird procedures.]

[Hmm... This technique is obviously the work of Vivi.]

[Obviously, this is a base that Weiwei built at some unknown time. Judging from its structure, it seems to also function as a shelter... I don't know when she built it.]

[But no matter what, it’s good to be helpful, and it’s good to be able to use it now, at this time]

[Most of the people from the "Fire Moth" group gathered here, carefully expanding the base's space while working in an orderly manner. Although everyone's expressions were not very good and the overall atmosphere was very dull, but... no matter what, it's good to be alive.]

[What made Kevin even happier was that Mei was also here, and she was alive. When Kevin saw her, he didn't even care about anything else, and rushed up to hug her tightly, fearing that he would lose her again. It took Mei a long time to comfort him before he calmed down.]

[At this moment, Kevin is also sincerely grateful to Wei Wei, even her slightly strange and funny behaviors on weekdays have become cute]

[…Then Kevin and the others realized that in order to buy time, Velvet and Aponia stayed behind to cover the retreat, which bought enough time for the Fire Moth…There was nothing they could do. The Herrscher was coming straight at them, so they had no choice but to resort to this last resort.]

[If the vast amount of "sea heirs" had not come with her, the others would not have had time to retreat and would have been drowned by the sea water and the "sea heirs"... But no matter what, at least everyone is still alive now.]

[However, this is the only good news. After all... Kevin and his team failed in their mission. Not only did they fail to complete the expedition, they also lost two of their companions.]

[Alisa also told Mei again about the real "Hershersman", that is, about you... Unexpectedly, Mei seemed to believe her. She only asked a few key questions, and after getting answers from Alisa, she stopped questioning Alisa.]

[Very good, now we have finally confirmed the true identity of the Herrscher. The fake target has been eliminated. Next, we just need to continue to target the real Herrscher...right?]

[Stop joking]

[The surprise attack on the Herrscher failed. Except for Alysia and Elini, the others didn't even see the Herrscher, and were "sent" back by the enemy in the end... In other words, this kind of surprise attack is useless. As long as they are discovered, they will be "sent" away by the enemy and cannot be defeated at all.]

[Not only did the battle fail, but their "home" was also blown up by the enemy, and they also lost the key figure, Vilvi, and the special combat power Aponia. They can only evacuate to the bitter cold land to survive for a while.]

[There is also the "Fourth God's Key", and even the entire space orbit has been directly occupied by the other side. After losing the support of satellites, human communication has become a big problem. The survivors have been separated and communication has become difficult.]

[Not only that, Kevin also recounted his experience of fighting with Qianjie, that is, the fire controlled by Qianjie... In other words, Haisi's current weakness has disappeared, and Haisi is no longer afraid of fire.]

[Maybe Kaiji was just pretending to be afraid of fire from the beginning? Haha——At the end, someone even made a bitter joke, but no one could laugh, and no one was willing to believe it.]

[Because there is no way, this kind of thing cannot be believed... If this is really the case, then wouldn't it mean that their previous resistance is ridiculous? The power they have been using was deliberately revealed by others, and even the so-called "weakness" was deliberately pretended by others, just to make them think that they can still fight, just to make them continue to fight, and become more and more dependent on the power of fire]

[If that is really the case, it is too horrible and too despairing]

[So, it can’t be like that… It must be that Kaiji later “evolved” to have the ability to resist fire, and further controlled it.]

[It is like this, it must be like this, and it can only be like this! ]

[Otherwise... no one knows what to do next, nor what the point of continuing to fight is.]

[But even so, even if I hypnotize myself like this...what can I do? ]

[Can humans really still win? ]

Chapter 6155 What a pity, it’s all too late ()

[“There’s still a chance” — Mei said so]

[As if to boost morale, as if to make a promise to everyone, in these few places where humans still survived, Mei said this to the depressed and dejected people, and made this promise to them.]

[“Humanity will definitely win” - Mei said this again]

[No matter what sacrifices we make, no matter what price we pay, in the end... we will definitely win]

[After a moment of silence, everyone nodded in agreement.]

[Everyone knew that Mei was encouraging people, keeping their hearts and minds from falling into despair... Because they knew this, no one showed any resistance, nor did they raise any objections.]

[At least at this moment, it cannot be shown]

[However, when everyone dispersed and returned to their own affairs, in places where no one else could see, everyone showed worried expressions. That was anxiety about the future and fear of the upcoming "ending"]

[Even Mei... is the same]

[Kevin, who just needed Mei to comfort him, now needs Kevin to comfort Mei... After all, Mei is now bearing responsibilities and pressures far beyond what she needs to bear, especially with the bad news that Kevin and Alicia bring one after another. She also needs to work hard to keep everyone's emotions from collapsing, and find a possible way out in such a dark and desperate environment.]

[But this... is really too difficult, too difficult]

[What are humans facing now? The endless and constantly evolving "Sea Si", the former hero of the "Fire Moth" and now the powerful "Hersherrs", the almost equal "Hersherrs", and the "rainstorm" that may come at any time]

[And what do humans have? They are the increasingly scarce fusion warriors, the survivors who are forced into a bitter cold land, and the people who are struggling to survive and are about to lose the motivation to fight.]

[The spirit has been defeated, and the energy has been exhausted... It can be said that human civilization has entered the countdown]

[It has come to this, how can we find a way out?]

[And even if they find a way to survive, how can they put it into practice? Even if they put it into practice, even if they succeed...what will they have left in the end? ]

[Escape? If this proposal had come up earlier, it would still be feasible to realize, but... with the current industrial capacity of mankind, how can we build a vehicle for escape? And even if we can build it, what will happen? The "Hai Si" can travel in space. At the speed of their "evolution", they will be caught up sooner or later.]

[You can't escape. You can't escape at all... There's no point in running away.]