Collapse, women's clothing strategy Qiyana, then

“Hmm…” Alicia tapped her pretty face with her fingers. “Although I don’t really understand what Mei is researching, I think it must be because she has made some kind of preparation here to ensure that everything goes smoothly at any time. Compared to Möbius, Mei is actually more mature and reliable. So I’m not worried.”

"makes sense……"

Outside the door, Aponia, who happened to be passing by, paused slightly, but quickly resumed her steps.

She silently passed through the door, climbed the stairs to the third floor of the villa, walked to her room door, and gently pushed it open.

The spacious room was divided into two parts: the outer part was the study, and the inner part contained the bed.

Aponia entered the inner room.

But the inner room was filled with all sorts of electronic instruments.

Mei sat there, staring at a small but clear screen.

Just now, a group of humans appeared on the screen with identical expressions and inhuman eyes...

Aponia glanced at the screen.

"Herrscher, have you already begun your operation?"

"Yes, everything is going according to plan."

"Mei, after this is all over, I hope to return to the deepest place."

Upon hearing this, May finally turned around and looked at Aponia.

Both of them had calm eyes, and the souls deep within their pupils seemed perpetually undisturbed.

“Okay, I’ll arrange it for you,” Mei finally nodded. “Originally, I hoped you would deliver the final blow in this operation, so that we could also test other ways to use the [Discipline], but she thinks your presence will make the Herrschers hesitant to act.”

“I understand that too,” Aponia nodded. “He didn’t say it aloud, but I know that when dealing with the Eighth Herrscher, he actually wanted to fight the Herrscher alone. At the time, I just thought it was some kind of arrogance on his part, but later I realized I was being too naive…”

"It's not a bad thing. At least the plan has an extra layer of protection. If it had been later, it might have become more difficult. And I know that she was actually fighting very hard at that time."

"Ah."

After saying that, the two of them looked at the screen together.

The battle has begun, and the woman on the screen has already stepped onto the cannon's control panel.

Volume 1: Chapter 182: Mei: Forget it, Teacher Wei, forget it.

Headquarters of the Moth Chaser.

Mei, or rather, Vilvi disguised as Mei, was dressed as the Blank Key and wielding the Third Divine Key, unleashing a furious barrage of attacks on the ever-entering Thousand Laws.

Lightning crackled and flashed incessantly; each dazzling burst of lightning was a devastating blow.

The entire laboratory was filled with the smell of burning, and countless pieces of equipment were destroyed.

Fortunately, the important core equipment had already been moved in advance, or secretly taken away by Pado, and the things destroyed by the aftermath of the battle were of little consequence.

Vervi remained calm as she continued to manipulate the lightning cannon to bombard Qianlu.

"Hmm, at this point in the battle, a human body should be unable to hold on any longer..."

Immediately, Velvi's body swayed, her entire weight pressing down on the Thunder Cannon, her hands trembling slightly as she controlled it.

"Cough cough! Ugh..."

She coughed heavily twice, trying to stand up straight, but suddenly stumbled and fell down.

One hand instinctively tries to grab something to maintain balance.

But the moment it grabbed him, the hand pressed a button.

The instant the button was pressed, lightning suddenly exploded, unleashing power far exceeding that of before, instantly incinerating Qianlu, who rushed in afterward, into ashes.

Seeing this, Vervi lowered her head and used the cannon to cover her body, secretly applied something to her face, and then stood up, trembling and looking weak.

"Cough cough cough cough..."

The cough was violent and prolonged, and breathing gradually became difficult, as if he might die at any moment.

The individual members of the Thousand Laws continued their attacks, as if they could eliminate the humans before them with just a little more effort. In any case, it was all worthwhile for the Honkai Apostles.

Outside the headquarters of the Moth Chaser.

Some of the bolder people quietly gathered around after Kevin and Bai Yan left, curious and fearful as they tried to find out what was going on inside.

"How did they get in? Why didn't anyone stop them?"

"I don't know. Maybe the Fire Moths are fighting amongst themselves, and the guards don't know what to do either."

"Wait a minute, why is there a fight going on inside? Something's wrong with this noise!"

"There's a strong burnt smell, but it also smells kind of good! Could it be—ugh! Oh no, someone's been killed inside!"

Someone realized what the smell was and immediately started vomiting. For a moment, everyone looked uncomfortable and backed away.

As they listened to the increasingly violent sounds coming from inside, accompanied by a strange odor and swirling black smoke, fear gradually crept into their hearts.

The dead cannot hear the verdict.

run!

The crowd scattered again, secretly vowing never to cause trouble for the Moth of Fire again.

This is terrifying! They actually used high-voltage electricity to kill people!

How utterly indifferent to human life must one be to specifically choose this kind of weapon?

No need, no need.

Even though it was a Herrscher, after all that fighting, I wasn't really affected.

There's no need to embrace a doomed situation just for a low-probability event!

slip away.

The sound of thunderous explosions lasted for a long time before gradually subsiding.

Countless corpses lay scattered in the spacious hall.

They each have a different appearance, but at this moment they all exude a certain fragrance and a burnt smell.

Soon, Velvi slowly pushed the cannon out, her steps faltering, and mumbled numbers as she went.

“887、888、889……998、999、1000果然是一千个体，符嫣真的没说错，的确是特殊的律者呢。”

After tens of thousands of hours, Vervier straightened up, her whole body regaining its vigorous state.

She ripped off her disguise, revealing her true appearance, and strode out of the Moth of Fire headquarters.

After looking around, he lightly patted his head: "The relocation of headquarters was too thorough, and the remaining people who received the signal to retreat acted very quickly, leaving me alone to face the Herrscher. Sigh..."

A moment later, Velvi picked up her communicator and connected with May.

"Mei, everything's taken care of."

[Well done, Vivi. Now what about Kevin and the others?]

"They haven't returned yet, they might still be sparring—but Mei, I must tell you something: the Blank Key can only link to one core at a time, but I just tried it and found that it can link to multiple cores with just a small price to pay."

"This is a major discovery, May. I believe we can use this method to directly create an artificial Herrscher with multiple cores. Of course, this is still just a concept; it needs a little bit of support to realize it..."

Mei listened silently to Wilvi's account, feeling no emotion whatsoever and even considering stopping her funding right then and there.

【Vilvie】

"We also need to rework the other Divine Keys—uh, what?"

What was the price you just mentioned?

"Hey, it's just a matter of giving up 'Vilvie' to achieve this. But as you know, a genius like me isn't afraid to pay such a small price at all."

[This plan is very creative, I will seriously consider it. For now, you stay where you are and keep an eye on the individuals you just dealt with.]

"Oh well!"

Mu Continent.

May ended her communication with Wilvi and sighed softly.

Aponia asked, "Is it all over?"

"Yes, it went more smoothly than expected, and it also achieved Fu Yan's goal."

"It is said that the Ninth Herrscher can easily destroy a continent, so why does this Herrscher seem less threatening?" Aponia wondered.

She had already made preparations so that when unexpected events occurred around the world, Kiana would take her to various continents to directly suppress special individuals suspected of being Thousand Laws. This was also something Bai Yan had instructed her to do before the operation, making her the general reserve team and backup plan.

“That’s not actually the case,” Dr. May pushed up his glasses. “While we were heading to the Mu Continent, we also sent people to monitor other continents. It sounds like a huge undertaking, but in reality, it was just about keeping an eye on the nuclear missile silos.”

Aponia understood: "In this way, even if the leaders of each continent are controlled, they can only deploy ordinary armed forces at most, which is the least threatening approach."

The Moth Chaser group has more than one or two people who can kill an entire army with a single sword strike.

In addition, a deliberately staged internal conflict drama led Qianlu to choose a shortcut.

Why go to other continents to gather troops when you can infiltrate the headquarters immediately? Why not take the opportunity to eliminate Dr. Mei first?

Then Qianlu went up and encountered the powerful Dr. Mei.

but.

Qianlu's eagerness prevented them from further infiltrating the Fire-Chasing Moths; while Baiyan truly made some people feel threatened.

It is foreseeable that after the matter is over, there will be no shortage of condemnations and impeachments against Bai Yan.

　Especially, assuming the Heralds did not cause significant damage to the human world.

Volume 1: Chapter 183: Alicia: I've come at the wrong time

Above the sea.

Kevin exuded a deadly chill, his body no longer belonging to the realm of the ordinary human.

He still held the Heavenly Judgment of Fire, fearlessly facing the sky.

However, his breathing was disordered, and he was actually unable to continue fighting.

"You expect to beat me after a man-made collapse? Kevin, such wishful thinking won't do you any good for your future."

"...Is this the end?"

The Heavenly Judgment fell as Kevin realized that Bai Yan no longer had the will to fight.

It's not too late now, Kevin thought.

"Judging by the time, the Tenth Herrscher should have already stormed the headquarters and been fighting the only remaining combatant there for some time now. Shouldn't we go back and check on them?"

Kevin was startled and, without thinking further, turned around and hurried back.

Bai Yan watched his retreating figure, smiled, and sheathed his greatsword.

Soon, a communication was received by Bai Yan.

【How's it going? 】

"I reminded him, and he's just on his way back. He wasn't seriously injured; I was ruthless but careful."

[Even after the collapse, you didn't have a chance. If Möbius knew this, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep.]

"It seems she holds a grudge against me."

[Probably... but are you really planning to go to the deepest parts?]

"I've already given my reasons, and going into the deeper aspects is nothing to me."

Aponia also made this request, and I have already agreed.

"...Why does she have to go too?"

She didn't say, but I think it's related to you. Perhaps you can ask her yourself when it comes to the most profound questions.

"Alright, we'll talk about it later—what about Wilvie?"

[With exactly 1000 individuals eliminated, perhaps we should reassess our opinion of Velvi.]

“Re-evaluate? No, the reason I chose her to be your shadow warrior this time is because of her special ability. She creates a separate personality specifically to impersonate you, and while pretending to be about to be killed by the Herrschers, she uses her last bit of strength to kill all the Herrschers who arrive one after another. That’s the plan I prepared for her.”

Mei paused for a moment.