Speedrun Collapse!

"Can you confirm the authenticity of this news?"

"I am 90% sure."

Hearing Kevin's question, Gray Snake spoke directly to Kevin.

"This is the news received by the Tianming Headquarters. Just now, Tianming Headquarters directly started to publicize that 'Knight Lin Yu defeated the Wind Herrscher and is returning to the headquarters with the unconscious Wind Herrscher.'"

"To be honest, we have seen this passage before. When Lin Yu solved the fourth collapse last time..."

"——That's also what the Tianming headquarters advertised to the public."

"Is there no possibility of lying about military intelligence?"

"This is unlikely."

Facing Kevin's slightly teasing question, Gray Snake looked up at Kevin very seriously, and tried to speak to Kevin in an extremely serious tone.

"My Lord, although you may find this matter very strange, if it is that Lin Yu, I think he can do such a thing."

"Before this, Miss Hua had already taught him the Shenzhou martial arts that she had improved through the Shenyin system."

"After the fourth collapse, he even gained the right to use the Blank Key and other God Keys."

"If all these equipment are added, it doesn't seem outrageous to me that Lin Yu defeated Miss Wendy."

Kevin found Gray Snake's words even more interesting.

"From what you said, it seems that your evaluation of Lin Yu is not low."

"In fact, my evaluation of him must be higher than what the Lord imagines."

At this time, Gray Snake listed the intelligence he had investigated against Lin Yu one by one and presented it all in front of Kevin.

"Three months ago, Lin Yu was just a junior member of the Tianming who couldn't even pass the initial review of the Tianming combat unit."

"But after he became a destiny agent and participated in missions related to Changkong City, everything started to go wrong."

"At first, when he solved the Herrscher of Thunder, we thought he was Otto's hidden trump card, and that he solved the incident with the HSN serum."

"But when the Chiyou awakening event in Jiuyou began, we discovered something."

"Lin Yu's speed of becoming stronger is really too fast, and my suspicion of him reached its peak after the fourth collapse."

Recalling what he saw through the Gray Snake network that day, Gray Snake said to Kevin with lingering fear.

"After Lin Yu fought and defeated the Herrscher of Death, my subordinates sent combat troops to the location of Lin Yu and the Herrscher of Death in order to recapture the Serenity Gem, and tried to knock them out."

"However, when facing the combat troops sent by his subordinates, Lin Yu only used one move to kill all the nearly 100 pseudo-herrscher clones."

"From that moment on, I felt that there must be something fishy going on with him."

"and......"

Gray Snake looked at Kevin, and after a little thought, he said to Kevin what he didn't want to say.

"His progress is too fast. Even your progress is not as fast as Lin Yu's now."

If it were a narrow-minded senior executive, he would probably feel a little unhappy when he heard someone say such words that seemed to be belittling him.

But Gray Snake knew very well that the great World Snake Lord Kevin was not that kind of person.

Rather than hiding his inner thoughts, Gray Snake felt that it was more important for Kevin to understand the threat posed by Lin Yu.

Anyway, the boss won't be angry. I just need to tell him the facts and Lord Kevin will naturally make a decision.

As for if Kevin made a choice different from what Gray Snake expected - then, it is definitely not Kevin's problem.

To put it bluntly, without Kevin, World Snake is just an inner world organization with some background. If Gray Snake and Kevin have different opinions, it will only be Gray Snake's fault, not Kevin's.

"Indeed, I have to admit that his progress is even faster than mine was back then."

After taking a quick look at the information displayed by Gray Snake, Kevin asked with interest.

"He really didn't undergo the transformation surgery into a fusion warrior?"

"At least for now, Lin Yu has not shown any power close to that of a fusion warrior."

"Interesting. But Gray Snake, you haven't finished what you are saying yet."

As expected, you are worthy of being the Lord. You have already noticed my thoughts.

"Just as the Lord thought, in fact, I have been doubting one thing since the fourth collapse."

At this moment, the gray snake, who had been preparing for a long time, finally said what he had always wanted to say.

"The speed at which this Herrscher of the Epoch appeared has become too abnormal since Lin Yu debuted."

"I admit that the third and fourth collapses were caused by Kokolia and Otto, and cannot be counted in the time it takes for a normal collapse to occur."

"But the fifth and sixth collapses happened so close to the previous collapse, so there is obviously something wrong."

"And now, Miss Lian Hua has been chosen by Honkai to be the Herrscher. So I suspect..."

“——Lin Yu, who is so brave and good at fighting, is not only the culprit who caused Honkai to accelerate the advent of the Herrscher, but is also more likely to be chosen by Honkai as the next Herrscher.”

"His plasticity and potential are really too strong, and this person must be very extreme in his heart."

"If we don't solve this hidden danger before he grows up, he will definitely... No, now he has already hindered the Stigmata Plan of our World Snake!"

Having said that, Gray Snake could no longer suppress the murderous intent towards Lin Yu in his mind, and spoke impassionedly to Kevin.

"My Lord, if this person transforms into a Herrscher, he will definitely become the most troublesome enemy of the snakes in our world!"

"This child is so terrifying, we must not keep him!"

In the face of Gray Snake's impassioned speech, Kevin's face did not show much expression.

In fact, if Lin Yu hadn't given him such a big surprise, he wouldn't even show such an expression of raising the corners of his mouth.

"Gray Snake, you said so much just to make me kill him?"

"...I believe that the decision made by the Lord will not be wrong."

After listening to his subordinates' words, Kevin stood up from the throne, walked to the side of the gray snake, and continued to speak to it.

"I know what you are thinking. Although your thoughts are biased, I must admit that what you said is indeed not wrong."

"Lin Yu is a good talent. He is improving too fast."

"However, Hua was chosen by Houkai to become the fifth Herrscher... This is somewhat surprising to me."

"Yes, I am also very surprised, but this is absolutely true!"

"I believe in the information you have collected, and that is why..."

Kevin, who had already made up his mind, stretched out his right hand towards the back.

As he did this, the cooled down Greatsword of Destruction suddenly seemed to awaken its self-awareness, flew into Kevin's hands, and activated its power again.

"I have to find some time to meet with him."

"I can't just listen to your one-sided words about many things. I will make a specific judgment after meeting him."

If it is true as Gray Snake said, then Lin Yu can cause the collapse to accelerate, which is enough to show that even the collapse feels "threatened" by his existence.

Killing him... This kind of thing will not benefit me or humanity at all, so of course I will never do it.

But even if he is a good candidate, both other humans and the World Snake will need more time to fight against the collapse.

According to our calculations back then, the end of the world is still about three and a half years away.

But judging by the speed at which the Herrscher is appearing now, let alone three and a half years, three months would be considered good.

The World Serpent is now in a semi-paralyzed state due to Otto's previous focused attack.

If we want to carry out the Stigmata Plan, it is not enough to rely on this World Snake that has exhausted its resources to save me.

time......

But this is what we lack most right now.

Let’s meet Lin Yu first and then make plans.

But before that...

"Gray Snake, I was trapped in the Quantum Sea for 1,500 years, and my condition was not very good."

Kevin picked up the big sword, looked at the gray snake who had stood up, and asked him.

"Where is Chi You's body?"

"In fact, Chi You's body is in Shenzhou Jiuyou and has never been moved."

Hearing Kevin's question, Gray Snake said with great shame.

"I am incompetent. I can only confirm that Chi You's body has not been moved by Tianming and Shenzhou."

"It doesn't matter."

Facing his subordinates in front of him, Kevin comforted them in an indifferent tone.

"You have done a great job in dealing with this complex situation."

"My subordinates dare not."

Faced with Kevin's comforting words, Gray Snake felt his heart filled with guilt.

"If I had not made the wrong judgment at that time, the World Serpent would never have been destroyed to this extent by Otto Apokalis due to information leakage."

"My Lord, besides Lin Yu, you must also be careful of Otto."

"Although he has reached a cooperation agreement with our World Snake and has indeed helped a lot in liberating you, in the eyes of his subordinates, he is still an untrustworthy person!"

"I understand."

After Gray Snake mentioned this person, Kevin thought about it for a moment and immediately changed the plan he had just made.

"Then I'll contact Otto Apokalis while I'm preparing to go to Shenzhou."

"According to what you said, that man had the audacity to come and help after he had dealt such a heavy blow to the World Serpent. He must have some ulterior motives."

"After meeting him, we might be able to obtain some intelligence and benefits that are worth our attention."

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Destiny Headquarters. Bishop's Office

In the office, Theresa sat in a specially made booster chair, looking at Lin Yu who had no injuries at all, and always wondered if she had worried too much before.

But that’s not my problem!

Who could have imagined that after Lin Yu faced Wendy who had transformed into a Herrscher, he would be able to knock Wendy unconscious to the ground so easily.

After thinking about her battle with the Herrscher for a while, Theresa discovered something very sadly.

If she were to fight against other Herrschers, she would definitely not be able to win so easily.

Theresa, who holds the [Key of Constraint], is considered one of the top three to top five fighters in terms of combat power within the Destiny.

After activating the Divine Grace Barrier, a special move that hurts others first and then oneself, even if Theresa could rely on the fact that the Herrscher was unaware of the special move in Oath of Judas and catch the Herrscher off guard, the best she could do was to use this self-destructive attack for a one-for-one exchange.

As for someone like Lin Yu, who could easily defeat the Herrscher and render him powerless...

The child Yulandel can't do such a thing, right?

"That, Bishop Theresa."

Seeing Theresa constantly examining him with subtle eyes, Lin Yu asked very uncomfortably.

"I have already sent the mission report to the database. If there is nothing else..."

"I'm talking to Lin Yu."

Looking at Lin Yu who was about to retreat on the spot, Theresa suddenly sighed helplessly.

"I know you are strong enough now. Sometimes I don't need to worry too much about you."

"But, your mentality problem is getting more and more serious."

Of course Theresa had read the report submitted by Lin Yu.

Just at the same time that Lin Yu submitted a report, the pilot Mike who was working with Lin Yu also submitted a report.

However, the report submitted by Mike was not a report on this mission, but his personal application to the organization.

Based on Mike's remarks in the report, he suspected that Lin Yu's mental illness was somewhat serious.

In the subsequent content, Mike used about two hundred characters to describe how important Lin Yu was to Tianming, and ended the report with "I implore the headquarters to let Lin Yu see a psychiatrist."