Time in a collapsing world

"Instead of taking huge risks and looking around like a headless fly, it's better to finish the things in front of you first. This birthday party... has been planned for a long time."

Mei stuffed a small piece of cake into Kevin's mouth, "So, just relax and enjoy this banquet, just like relaxing before the war."

"..."

Kevin chewed the cake in his mouth and then swallowed it. His sense of responsibility as a soldier made him want to attack immediately, but looking at Mei and all the fusion warriors in the room, Kevin silently suppressed this idea.

Since Mei has said so, then so be it...

……

【strangeness……】

"what happened?"

[The contact with your ‘brother’ has disappeared. 】

"Brother, he was discovered?!"

[Maybe, but it doesn’t matter. The failure of this step will not affect subsequent plans. 】

"Then... can my brother come back to us?"

[Capturing him is a very simple matter. The biggest threat now is the Fire Chaser Moth, the so-called human defense line against collapse. There are still people with strong mental power in this organization. They will cause us obstacles. . 】

"Then do you need my help?"

[There will be a time when you are busy, but not now. 】

The Eighth Herrscher said casually, to be honest, he didn't particularly think highly of this guy, but it was better than nothing. Sometimes multiple helpers could get twice the result with half the effort.

[Let’s carry out the second step of the plan. The number of ‘seeds’ is enough, whether it is in the Fire Chasing Moth or elsewhere. Haha, let this group of humans see the true power from the Honkai Apostles. 】

……

"Li, how did you feel when you were controlled by the Eighth Herrscher?" Mei asked Li.

"Being pulled into a place like an illusion or a dream, it should be the world of consciousness. He can control everything there..."

Li knew that Mei was getting information, so she described everything she had experienced in detail.

"Hmm... It seems that the Eighth Herrscher completes the control of the human body by imprisoning the consciousness of the body through dreams. Of course, other possible means cannot be ignored." Mei concluded, "With the ability of the spiritual system, Apo Nia, at present, only your [Commandments] can compete with it."

"I can prevent it through [Commandments], but if you want to cure someone who has been controlled, although it is not completely impossible, it will be more difficult." Aponya explained the specific situation. He had previously liberated and captured Li's consciousness. The awareness of "glass" cost her more energy.

"Well, it's just like preventing diseases is easier than curing them." Mei nodded, indicating that she understood, "Then...Aponia, what did the conscious body say? Can we conduct an interrogation?"

"……no."

Aponya shook his head, "He was originally a consciousness created by the Herrscher, and I wanted him to betray his creator... Sorry, I can only say that it is impossible, and it is very likely that the Herrscher did not transfer himself Inform Him of its location.”

"..."

Mei frowned and pondered, "What about the others? Those people who are known to be controlled by the Eighth Herrscher, can you make them speak?"

"I can get them to talk, but I can't get an answer. I tried."

"..."

There is nothing we can do for now.

"Mei, I've finished the painting~?"

At this time, Alicia, who had been writing and drawing beside her, said happily that just now, Mei asked her to draw the appearance of the little girl she saw next to Li. It was Li's job, but looking at the newly baked ghost drawing charm passed by Li's hand, Mei still handed over the task to Alicia. At least she wouldn't put her eyes on the nostrils when drawing faces.

Mei took Alicia's painting and found that her painting skills were quite good. On the paper, she looked like a normal little girl, and the details were well handled. Li also looked over it and confirmed that it was the eighth one. After seeing the appearance of the Herrscher, Mei took a picture with her mobile phone and saved it.

Generally speaking, with the appearance of the Herrscher, combined with the shape of the white clothes and sun hat, the Herrscher's specific location should be found quickly, but unfortunately, this time the Herrscher cannot be seen by ordinary people. Even surveillance was not possible, so Mei did not place all her hopes on it, and asked Alicia to draw it just to confirm the general appearance.

It is currently known that only Alicia can see the Herrscher when he activates his power, and Aponya may be able to, but with only these two people, their power is limited. If you want to find the Herrscher, you still need to think of other ways. .

"Everyone, please return to your posts for the time being. I will inform you as soon as I have any ideas."

Mei had no choice but to let a few fusion warriors wait for orders.

"Then you'd better hurry up. The longer it takes, the greater the possibility that the Herrscher will take the next step. I don't want to wake up and see everyone in the Fire Chasing Moth shouting at me~" Mebius spoke up about the problem.

"...I know, so, Aponya, can I ask you to do a comprehensive inspection of the people in the Fire Chasing Moth?" Mei looked at Aponya and asked.

"Well, leave it to me."

Aponya accepted this task, and she did not want more people to die because of the Herrscher's existence.

"That...Dr. Mei?" Destobia raised her hand weakly.

"what happened?"

"Can I go see Nier? She is the member of Team 6 who was controlled. She is my friend..."

When Nier was arrested, she had already been told the news and understood the reason. She also realized why Nier's behavior was so weird before. It turned out that this "Nier" was no longer Nier.

"Of course, but she needs to be cured by Aponia first."

"I will do my best as soon as possible. Whether it is her or others, I will try my best to liberate their consciousness." Aponya smiled slightly at Destobia, whose face was full of anxiety.

"Yeah, thank you, Aponya!"

"Let's go, I'm going back to the laboratory first."

Mebius stood up, glanced at Li's face, then opened the door and was the first to walk out.

"Hen, Kosmo, let's go too."

Kevin said to his two team members that they were assigned the task of patrolling near the base in groups of three. After all, the Eighth Herrscher had learned about the existence of the Fire Chaser Moth and had conducted certain infiltrations, so they Certain precautions must also be taken against this.

After hearing what their captain said, Hen and Kosmo both stood up and followed him out.