Collapse, I am actually in the villain camp

Seeing Alicia arrive, Spasi was obviously relieved.

Although he was not sure whether Alicia could defeat the two people in front of him if an accident happened, at least he felt relieved that there was one of his own among the people present.

After greeting Spasi first, Alicia turned her attention to the two people in front of her.

Glancing at the two of them, her eyes revealed a look of great interest.

Especially Kiana. According to Mei's detection, the previous Herrscher reaction similar to the Herrscher of the Sky was released from the other party's body.

She was very interested in the fact that a Herrscher could still retain his humanity.

After all, she had thought about letting the Herrscher stand on the human side.

But unfortunately, the Herrschers so far have not yet demonstrated this characteristic.

The Sixth Herrscher's humanity before his death was merely a disguise to cause greater destruction.

Himiko... Although she retained a certain degree of humanity and memory, she was ultimately driven by Honkai and caused large-scale destruction to Australia.

In order to avoid causing greater damage, Kevin had no choice but to kill the other party.

And now, a Herrscher with his own will appeared before her. How could she not be interested?

"Hi, how are you guys?"

So she smiled and greeted the two of them.

Li Wen and Kiana were not too surprised by Alicia's reaction.

After all, in their previous interactions, they had already pretty much figured out Alicia's personality—sunny, cheerful, enthusiastic, and curious about everything.

It is normal for others to greet them as long as they do not show any malicious intent.

"Hello."

Therefore, in response to Alicia's enthusiasm, the two responded.

Next, following Alicia's lead, the few of them exchanged names, which allowed them to get to know each other better.

The waiting time was boring, so after communicating with Li Wen and Kiana and feeling that both of them had good temperaments, Alicia asked the question she wanted to know most.

"May I ask, is Kiana... a 'weapon'?"

As Alicia finished speaking, she seemed to realize that "weapon" was just a pseudonym for the title "Hershersman" to avoid the Eighth Herrscher's meme weapon. She thought the other party might not understand what it meant, so she quickly explained again.

"'Weapons' refer to the strongest creatures born from the explosion of energy."

Listening to Alicia's question, Kiana cast her inquiring eyes towards Li Wen. After seeing Li Wen's agreement, she nodded to Alicia, "That's right."

"Ah." Alicia exclaimed in response, her face full of smiles.

Then, she asked again: "Then, I would like to ask Kiana, how did you maintain your self-awareness?"

Her eyes showed an extremely expectant look.

If Kiana regained her humanity through some means and allowed her "self" to take the lead, then they might have a chance to replicate this operation, so that all the Herrschers who appear later can break free from the control of Honkai and stand on the side of humanity.

After all, "Fire Moth" has never lacked research-related geniuses.

Faced with Alicia's question, Kiana was in a dilemma.

To be honest, she didn't know what was going on with her.

Because she had never felt the control of "Honkai" over herself.

Even the Herrscher of the Void's consciousness seemed to be simply seeking revenge on humans because of past experiences.

At least, Kiana did not feel that the other party was being controlled during the conversation.

As for the other Herrschers, they also seem to be different from the Herrschers of previous civilizations.

According to Li Wen, the Herrschers recorded by previous civilizations never discovered human consciousness, and after becoming a Herrscher, each one was basically dominated by the Herrscher consciousness.

Unlike the current civilization, although the Herrscher consciousness has the upper hand, human consciousness is not without the possibility of turning defeat into victory.

Most importantly, the Herrschers of the current civilization, whether they succumb to the collapse or fight back, ultimately the consciousness that controls their bodies is acting according to their own consciousness.

Unlike the Herrschers of previous civilizations, they were simply puppets that carried out destruction.

Seeing Kiana's apprehensive expression, Li Wen spoke directly, "Her situation is very special. Other... uh... 'weapons' probably can't be the same as hers."

He was telling the truth. In history, no Herrscher from previous civilizations had ever stood on the side of humanity.

Only the Twelfth Herrscher remains a normal human being after becoming a Herrscher.

However, that should be classified as the situation where the other party has not fully awakened.

"Is that so..." Alicia showed a disappointed look.

But soon, she cheered up again, "However, since there are special beings like Kiana, who knows, maybe other "weapons" will be like this in the future."

Listening to Alicia's words, Li Wen was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Silence returned to the institute.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Finally, accompanied by a clear electronic sound, Su was the first to break away from the dream - he had locked onto the trace of the Eighth Herrscher.

The moment he broke away, the recorded information was immediately synchronized to the combat terminal of "Fire Moth".

Mei, who had been waiting anxiously in the laboratory, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"All soldiers, head towards the target location immediately."

She quickly gave the order.

The Eighth Herrscher has been locked onto, and even if he changes his position, he cannot escape their pursuit.

Kevin, who was originally heading towards the Fifth Research Institute, immediately changed direction and walked towards the target location.

……

After Su Qing came to his senses, he separated from the vessel, glanced at the people in front of him, and his heart moved slightly.

But he didn't say anything. Instead, he nodded to Spasi and said, "Doctor, its location has been locked."

"Yeah." Seeing that his student was safe and sound, Spasi was very happy. "The coordinate information has been sent. I believe this crisis will be resolved soon."

"Yeah." Su nodded, without saying anything else, and walked straight to Spasi.

He had already recognized that the two people in front of him were not from the "Fire Moth".

Moreover, Dr. Spasi and Alicia were standing at a clear distance from each other, which made him feel a little alert.

Li Wen and Kiana didn't care too much when they saw this.

Or it’s useless for them to care. They are just passers-by here. Once the trial is completed, they will naturally leave.

So, in this silent atmosphere, they continued to wait.

Soon, a hint of joy appeared on the faces of Spasi, Alicia, and Su.

As this ray of joy emerged, the whole world froze again.

【The third trial is completed.】

[Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward, "Fragment of the World's Origin"*1.]

Chapter 34 Earthquake

The moment the prompt sounded, Li Wen directly received the "fragments of the origin of the world" and continued to strengthen the "power of the world" under his control.

At the same time, he also began to look around the new environment.

There was no doubt that he had not completed all the tasks, and this scenario was still a trial.

After confirming this information, he immediately began to look around and capture information.

After a quick glance around, they found that the place they were in looked like an ordinary city, with nothing unusual.

Combining the information about the location with the information in his memory, he suspected that the city he was in might belong to Mu Continent.

The Herrscher they are about to face is very likely the Ninth Herrscher who caused the complete sinking of Mu Continent - the Herrscher of Rock.

In order to confirm whether his guess is correct, Li Wen plans to let Blake hack into the network here and check the corresponding information so as to increase the basis for his judgment.

So, he said directly to Kiana: "Let's find a secluded place to talk."

Although it was not impossible to ask Blake for help on the street, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he decided to find a slightly more secluded corner nearby, which would not waste much time for him.

After hearing Li Wen speak, Kiana nodded and continued to follow Li Wen with Blake in her arms. The two of them quickly walked towards a more remote corner nearby.

Seeing that there was no one around, Li Wen said directly to Blake: "Hack the network here and help me confirm whether this place belongs to Mu Continent."

As he said that, he threw the instrument in his hand directly to Blake.

Blake stretched out his claws and caught the instrument steadily, then began to operate it skillfully.

Hacking these civilian networks was much easier than hacking into the internal network of the Fire Moth base, so it completed the task easily without much effort.

"That's right, meow." After taking a look at the information on the map, it nodded and confirmed Li Wen's guess that this was indeed a city on Mu Continent.

Li Wen's expression didn't change. He continued, "Let's check again to see if there's any news about sleeping sickness."

Following Li Wen's request, Blake once again entered the three words "sleeping sickness" into the search engine.

Soon, the web page was filled with relevant information.

Under the influence of the Eighth Herrscher, millions of people around the world fell into a coma, a fact that even the "Fire Moth" would find difficult to completely conceal.

Therefore, they did not choose to hide it, but allowed the information to circulate.

However, they shifted the cause of this phenomenon from "collapse" to "a disease caused by a special magnetic field" and gave a reasonable explanation, which did not arouse suspicion among the general public.

Looking at this piece of news, Li Wen can now completely confirm that what they will face next is the Ninth Ruler.

After all, there was already information about the Eighth Herrscher on the Internet, and after the Ninth Herrscher appeared, the entire Mu Continent sank to the bottom of the sea.

Therefore, since they are on Mu Continent, it means that the Ninth Ruler has not appeared yet, or the other party has not yet exerted the power that is enough to destroy Mu Continent.

Now that they have identified their goal, the only problem now is - where should they go?

The entire Mu Continent is home to more than one-sixth of the world's population, which shows how huge this land is.

Now they need to search for the trace of the Ninth Herrscher in such a vast land, which is undoubtedly very difficult.

There was no other way, Li Wen could only turn his gaze to Blake, the tool cat, again.

"I need to confirm the relevant information about the Ninth Herrscher. Please hack into the internal network of the Fire Moth."

Hearing Li Wen's words, Blake grinned. "I can invade, but the problem is, as soon as I invade, they'll definitely be able to spot me. After all, the current 'Fire Moth' isn't in any danger."

"It's okay." Li Wen said nonchalantly, "The world will reset anyway, so what are you afraid of?"

"Yeah, meow." Blake thought about it and realized that this was the truth, so he immediately started preparing to invade the Fire Moth's network.

After its claws had tapped a few times on the keyboard, its ears suddenly twitched, revealing a suspicious look. "Did you feel any movement?"

"The ground... seems to be shaking slightly?" Kiana also showed a puzzled look.

The vibration was so slight that she wondered if it was just her imagination.

Li Wen didn't say anything, but just raised his head and looked at the sky.

Seeing this, Kiana also followed his gaze towards the sky, but all she saw were towering skyscrapers and nothing unusual.

Just when she was about to ask, suddenly, a more violent vibration came again.

This time she and Blake could confirm that what had just happened was definitely not their illusion.

The more violent shaking also caused people on the street to stop.

Feeling the slight vibration from the ground, people showed hesitation on their faces and began to look around.

The originally noisy crowd fell into an eerie silence because of this vibration.