Collapse, I am actually in the villain camp

"... Was it the World Snake that transformed you into this?" Mei couldn't help but ask.

That madman Jackal is indeed capable of doing such a thing, as can be seen from the biological weapons of the "World Serpent".

And when they were at the base before, Jackal had always wanted to study her body.

"I asked for it myself," Night Owl said calmly. "Unlike you, I'm not born with stigmata that can resist destruction. For me, this is the only way to survive.

"Two years ago, I suffered a collapse. Although I survived, my body was severely damaged.

“I wanted to find a way to heal myself, but the more I searched, the more powerless I felt.

"In the end, I had no choice but to abandon my original body. With the help of machines, I can at least live longer.

"Isn't this why I fight for the World Serpent? It's ridiculous."

"...There's nothing ridiculous about wanting to survive," Mei said.

"Thank you, I thought so too." Night Owl pulled up his clothes again and wrapped his cloak tightly around himself.

Now that she knew that Night Owl's situation was not as bad as she had imagined, Mei naturally had nothing to worry about.

Moving forward and continuing to clear out the Honkai beasts that were blocking the road, they soon arrived at the designated target area.

"Has the Herrscher's position changed?" Mei confirmed with Raven through the communicator.

"She's still there and hasn't left." Raven's affirmative words came from the communicator.

After getting confirmation from Raven, Mei and Night Owl turned their gazes to the huge building complex in front of them.

Chapter 16: Raiden Mei, the trap has been set

The huge building complex in front of them once had a dreamlike name - "Stairway to the Galaxy".

"Galactic Staircase" is not only the name of a plan, but also a nickname for this area, representing people's expectations of conquering the starry sky.

This plan was originally proposed by the United Nations in 2008 and is a landmark plan aimed at exploring and developing outer space.

The main project of the plan is to build a space elevator that goes directly to low-Earth orbit, and then use the space elevator as a transportation channel to build a huge space station in near-Earth airspace, which will become a bridgehead for human exploration of cosmic civilization.

After two years of negotiation and resolution, the "Galaxy Ladder" project was officially implemented.

Relying on the emerging city of Coral Island on the equator in the Asia-Pacific region, and based on the various technologies brought by its powerful economy and scientific research center, an elevator that goes straight to the top of the clouds and into space has sprung up.

Today, after seven years of construction, the main tower base of the rail elevator has been successfully completed, and the tower body has reached a height of more than 1,300 meters.

It is the banner of this city, the crystallization of human technology, and the sail that will soon be unfurled by Earth civilization in its exploration of cosmic civilization.

However, with the advent of collapse on this small island, this grand blueprint, originally planned to be completed in 2025, was completely torn to pieces.

The merciless frost covered everything around, even the tall tower that reached the sky was now completely wrapped in frost. The countless ice crystals around it constantly reflected the dazzling light.

This staircase, which humans once took pride in, has now completely become the habitat of the Herrscher.

"Mei, you are about to enter the facility of the Coral Island Orbital Elevator. The Herrscher of Ice is hiding in the garden." Seeing that Mei and Night Owl had entered the Herrscher's range, Raven began to report a more specific location.

Mei nodded and said, "According to the plan, I will go to fight the Herrscher."

"Setting the trap will take about ten minutes. I'll send you the coordinates once I'm done. If there's an emergency, I'll do my best to cooperate." Night Owl pulled the assembled trap from his spacious pocket. "Also, the 'Yellow Springs Staff' takes very little time to activate, so be sure to lure the Herrscher to the correct location."

"Understood. Let's begin." After listening to Night Owl's instructions, Mei nodded, and immediately rushed towards the garden.

Night Owl also walked in another direction, ready to set his own trap.

Li Wen, who was not far away, naturally chose to follow Ye Xiao. After all, whether he wanted to do something or hoped that Ye Xiao could bring him some surprises, it would be more appropriate to follow him.

Not long after, thunder and storms began to rage wildly not far away. Even though it was some distance away, Night Owl could still sense the terrifying energy contained therein.

That is the mighty power of the Herrscher, which is absolutely beyond the reach of a mortal like him. Therefore, in order to better achieve his goal, he can only rely on the "Yellow Spring Staff" in his hand.

After searching for a while, he buried the trap deep in the snow, and then slightly processed the burial location so that others could not tell the difference between this place and other places.

After setting the trap, Night Owl did not inform Mei, but immediately used cover to move quickly in the direction they came from.

"Hmm?" Looking at the "Yellow Spring Staff" that Ye Xiao had already placed, and then looking at Ye Xiao's quickly departing back, Li Wen showed a thoughtful expression.

Things seem to be starting to get interesting...

On the front battlefield, Mei is still fighting against the Herrscher of Ice.

As time goes by, the other person's personality consciousness seems to be suppressed even more.

Although the Herrscher of Ice still appeared unconscious, his genuine power truly demonstrated his true strength.

Under her control, the moist cold air turned into sharp thorns that attacked Mei's body.

Mei swung the long sword, and red thunder kept leaping on the sword, making crackling sounds.

boom--

While the flying ice cone was still in the air, it was turned into countless ice chips under the bombardment of thunder.

In the hazy fog, a figure quickly emerged. Mei, holding a katana, approached the Herrscher of Ice at an extremely fast speed.

Facing Mei's attack, the Herrscher of Ice stretched out his hands forward, then suddenly raised them forward.

A huge ice wall suddenly rose from the ground, blocking Mei's path.

Seeing this, Mei's eyes flashed fiercely, and she swung the sword in her hand continuously. A crescent of red lightning burst out from the blade and cut directly into the ice wall.

The power of thunder poured onto the ice wall. With a loud bang, the explosion tore a huge gap in the ice wall.

The flying ice fragments flew in all directions under the violent impact, shattered on the ground, and turned into crystal light spots in the air.

Without any decrease in speed, Mei continued to charge towards the Herrscher of Ice.

However, what greeted her were dozens of ice spikes densely covering the sky, as if waiting for her arrival like a trap.

With her expression unchanged, Mei turned into a flash of lightning, moving continuously in the frozen garden, dodging the pursuit of ice spikes.

Under the control of the Herrscher of Ice, these ice spikes continuously impacted, generated, impacted, and generated, repeating this process, leaving deep marks on the icy land.

The ice cone that Mei dodged mercilessly broke through the ice surface, leaving deep grooves in its place.

The smooth mirror surface that was hit transmitted the scars it received into the distance, causing the ice surface to be covered with cracks like a spider web.

An icy mist filled the garden, enveloping everything.

The occasional flashes of lightning proved that there was another person here.

Finding an opportunity, Mei was finally able to move forward and slash the Ice Ruler's chest with the sharp blade in her hand.

The moisture in the air quickly gathered and condensed into a half-human-high ice shield in front of the Ice Ruler, bearing this terrifying blow on her behalf.

The sword and shield collided, and traces of breakage immediately appeared in front of the ice shield.

Wailing echoed in the air, and ice chips couldn't wait to break away from the ice crystals.

The attack was successful. Just as Mei was about to speed up the attack, the voice of Night Owl suddenly rang in her ears, "Raiden Mei, the trap has been set. Please lure the Herrscher to the coordinates."

Hearing what Ye Xiao said, Mei immediately moved away, passed through the ice fog, and rushed to the place Ye Xiao mentioned.

She has already consumed a lot of the Herrscher's energy, and now it's time to close the net.

It’s time for this book to be put on the shelves. Although it is still a long way from reaching 10,000 copies, I am still quite satisfied with the performance of this book.

This is also the first time I have successfully advanced in the trial push. I would like to thank all the readers for their reading, voting and rewards.

Although my result is still terrible in the eyes of the big guys, it is indeed a breakthrough for me. This has also caused me to feel a little anxious when I was writing recently, worrying that what I wrote would be boring or not good, causing people to abandon the book.

Therefore, this also causes my typing speed to be very slow.

Basically, I have to sit in front of the computer for four or five hours every day to write. When I write, I constantly think about whether my plot arrangement is reasonable, whether it is in line with the current character's motivation, etc.

When preparing for a new update, it is normal to sit in front of the computer for seven or eight hours a day.

In such circumstances, it is also the moment that can best prove how well a book is written.

The performance before the book is put on the shelves is based on the number of readers and collections, and after the book is put on the shelves, it is naturally based on the number of chapter subscriptions.

I understand that some readers may worry that the author may fail to deliver their books, so they choose to hold onto the books. This is human nature.

After all, when I’m following a book, I don’t want it to suddenly be abandoned.

But you can rest assured, I can guarantee that this book will never be abandoned.

When I wrote the last book, I was actually hit hard by a lot of setbacks. My faith in Taoism collapsed, and coupled with the 996 working hours in the gaming industry, my mentality eventually collapsed and I stopped writing.

At the moment, I'm idle at home, so I'm not constrained by time constraints. And because I need to pay my mortgage, I need a certain income, so I definitely won't give up on this book I've painstakingly written and put on the shelf. (Young people, take my advice: stay away from real estate, gambling, and drugs.)

Therefore, I hope that readers can support me if they have the conditions, and place an initial order to give me more confidence.

I would like to express my deep gratitude!

As for tomorrow's release, five chapters should be updated around 12 noon.

If the first order is greater than 1000, an additional chapter will be added for every additional 300.

After the chapters are put on the shelves, the number of words in each chapter will be changed from two chapters per day to 4,000 words to 6,000 words.

Although I have a framework and an outline, I'm not sure about my writer's block, so 6,000 words is my limit.

Of course, I will try my best to write more, and update more often if I am able.

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Chapter 17: Li Wen's Order (First Update, Please Subscribe)

While Mei was struggling to confront the Herrscher of Ice, she began to shift the battlefield over there.

Under the ravages of thunderstorms and frost, the site became increasingly dilapidated.

Thinking that the distance was almost enough, Mei Raiden gave up the attack and began to lure the Herrscher of Ice towards the place mentioned by Night Owl.

After all, if she continued to fight like this, it would be difficult to guarantee that the traps set by Night Owl would not be damaged in the collision between her and the Herrscher of Ice.

And just as she had expected, the Herrscher of Ice had been completely aroused by her and had locked his target firmly on her. After seeing her escape, he immediately chased in the direction she fled.

Seeing the Herrscher of Ice chasing after her, Mei felt delighted. It seemed that the other party still could not maintain normal thinking. In this case, as long as she lured the other party to the corresponding position, Night Owl could set off a trap and capture the other party.

She always kept a distance from the Herrscher of Ice. When the Herrscher approached the trap, Mei was worried that Night Owl wouldn't have time to react, so she immediately shouted in the communication channel, "I've reached the target location."

"Received... The Herrscher's path has been determined, and the "Staff of the Underworld" will be activated soon." Night Owl's calm voice came from the communicator.

When the Herrscher of Ice continued forward and reached the place mentioned by Night Owl, Mei immediately shouted, "Night Owl, it's now!"

However, there was no response from Night Owl on the communicator, only a strange silence.

This suddenly made Mei feel bad.

The next second, the lightning wrapped around her suddenly weakened a lot. She suddenly lowered her head and looked at her feet. An ominous red light was flashing under the ice, which made her feel very nervous.

"Yellow Spring Staff!" A voice of disbelief came out of her throat. She didn't expect that the "Yellow Spring Staff" that was supposed to be used to capture the Ice Ruler according to the plan would appear under her feet.

The trap was set by Night Owl. It is impossible for him not to know the coordinates of his trap. In other words, he did it on purpose?

But why?

Mei didn't have time to think and swung her sword again.

A new crisis has arrived!

Under the influence of the "Yellow Springs Staff", the "channel" between her Herrscher core and the imaginary space was disrupted, which caused a serious decline in her strength. When her strength was weakened, the Ice Herrscher standing in front of her launched his attack without hesitation.

"Ah--!" With a scream, Mei's figure was instantly swallowed up by the rising ice mist.

Looking at Mei Lei Dian who was engulfed by the ice fog, Li Wen, who was observing secretly, showed a look of surprise and at the same time dispersed the energy gathered in his hands.

When he noticed the change, he was still wondering whether he should take some action to prevent Mei Raiden from dying at the hands of the Herrscher of Ice. Unexpectedly, he didn't expect that the other party would gather up her remaining strength at the last moment and successfully resist the attack.

Although the opponent was firmly trapped in the ice at this moment, his life was not in danger, so he naturally lost the reason to take action.

"What's wrong with you, Mei?" Raven, who was standing at the distant observation point, was not aware of this. Looking at the space obscured by ice fog, she asked Mei anxiously on the communicator.

It was this carelessness revealed in the anxiety that gave the other person the opportunity to launch a sneak attack.