The Fire Chaser of the Collapsing World

"At least two people are required, one in the cockpit and one in the engine bay to start the engine."

"...I think it is necessary to give you a Turing test..."

"No, I'm just a little more humorous than you. You can't be jealous of me."

Alicia looked amused, tapped the artificial intelligence screen with her fingers, and asked, "Hey, when you talk about girls with pink hair, who do you think of?"

"I think of Sakura." The artificial intelligence replied mechanically.

"..."

"Wow!" Alicia had already raised her fist, but the ship swooped down, breaking through the clouds, and the scenery of Luluye was unobstructed.

Mikael squinted his eyes and looked. Unlike the so-called natural scenery, Luluye revealed the breath of human civilization everywhere.

The first thing that catches the eye is "Luluye Island" surrounded by the ocean. The edge of the whole city extends to the seashore. In order to cope with the high tide, high dams were built. I don't know if it is the bad taste of the designer. These The dikes have been artificially trimmed to look like ancient megalithic fortresses.

The buildings in the whole city gradually rise from the outside to the inside, and it looks completely orderly, but even the outermost floors are more than seventy stories high.The building material is neither stone nor cement, but a crystal clear green spar material.

The rising sun was shining, and each piece of spar contained light, as if floating on the blue waves, floating like gold.

As for the larger outer region separated by a bend of the strait, it would be considered a well-developed evaluation if placed elsewhere, but in front of Luluye, who is like a heaven, it can't help being overshadowed.

"Dr. Mebius, according to the calculations of this artificial intelligence, there is a 98.37% probability that the team leader Mikael will tell you: This kind of green stone is very suitable for you."

"To shut up!"

"Okay, as you wish, Dr. Mebius."

"Do you think you're funny?"

"Yes, Dr. Mebius."

"..."

In the middle of the gradually increasing building is a tower whose foundation covers one-tenth of the total area of ​​Luluye District and is over 3000 meters high. The top of the tower exudes intense light, like a giant holding a spark, or The second sun in the sky.

That is the source of energy for the entire Luluye District.

Inside this high tower, which Mikhail slandered as a plasma spark tower, there are actually thousands of small neutron reactors distributed. The green crystals on the tower body also help the solar panels under it to generate electricity. The electricity produced here is not only It can supply Luluye, and 80% of the power demand of the entire Mu continent comes from here. In recent years, with technological breakthroughs, humans have built a miniature Honkai energy reactor underground on Ponape Island not far from Luluye. group, connected to the pipeline and the Luluye district through an undersea tunnel.

Coincidentally, the landing place of Chasing Fire [-] is Ponapei Island - the hills of the original island have been leveled by large equipment, and a huge airport has been built on the flattened land, which is specially prepared for Chasing Fire [-]. of.

This behemoth, which seems useless to Mikael, will take off via Ponapei Island early in the morning of the second day of the academic seminar, fly over Luluye, and show elites from all over the world how to fight against Honkai of armed forces.

Zhuhuo No. 1 landed slowly, and the fifth team was already ready to go. At the moment when the hull touched the ground and all the green lights in the cabin were lit, Himiko, who was standing at the forefront of the team with a brand new fiery red sword, lightly pressed on his side Press the button, the valve automatically rotates clockwise, ejecting white airflow, and then the quick-response hatch snaps open, and the alloy track slides down along the opening trace of the hatch. It only took less than a minute, The entire fifth team quickly reached the ground...

Then, he was surrounded by a group of guys in suits and leather shoes.

"Hello, let me introduce myself. I'm Alfred von Richtenstein, the mayor of Luluye City, Muzhou Special Administrative Region, Captain Himiko, and I've heard your name for a long time!"

I don't know if it was because they were too close when they landed, but the mayor, who looked less than 30 years old, was a little embarrassed.The full head of blond hair stood straight back, like a Super Saiyan, but his face was delicate and fair, even with a trace of sickly paleness, and the two buttons on the abdomen of his formal suit disappeared, so he could only open his cloak. On his body, the wind blew through the baggy shirt, printing his tall but thin body.

Himiko perfunctorily pinched the second joint of his index finger and middle finger, and then said strangely: "Mayor Alfred, you should know that we are here to carry out a mission, so you are..."

"You should call me Mr. Lichtenstein..." Alfred muttered, and when he raised his head again, he restored his bright smile, "Captain Himiko, I am from the Lichtenstein family, yes I have heard about your achievements for a long time, especially your performance in turning the tide in the second collapse, it is really... Hehe, I heard that you are going to come to my jurisdiction to perform a mission this time, so as the host, I should naturally do my best You have prepared a dinner, I wonder if Captain Himiko and your team members can honor you..."

Himiko glanced at the crowd behind him. These people seemed to be celebrities from all walks of life in Luluye. Although the distance was a bit far, these people should not be able to hear what Alfred said, but Himiko still let out a cold sweat. She frowned and reminded: "Mr. Mayor, I know that your family has a lot of hands and eyes. Maybe you know a lot about Houkai, but you shouldn't talk about this kind of topic in public! As for the dinner... Mr. Mayor , We are here to carry out a mission, not to be guests."

"Oh, my God! Captain Himiko, you see what a serious mistake I made, I promise this is the last time... But you don't have to rush the mission..."

His emerald green eyes narrowed slightly, but before he finished speaking, Himiko pulled out the big sword on his back, and gently patted the opponent away with the blade of the sword.

"Stay out of the way."

There was an uproar in the scene, but Himiko didn't care, she walked forward without looking back, and the so-called celebrities along the way ran away from her when they met her.

Mikael glanced at the young alderman Alfred before leaving.

There was no anger, no unwillingness, and no timidity in his eyes.

Mikael even saw a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

As if feeling Mikael's gaze, he turned his head and glanced at Mikael, showing a meaningful smile.

This made Mikael even more puzzled.

"This man is definitely not a simple playboy, but he pretended to be like this."

"Theoretically speaking, when this kind of thing happened, the mayor invited the captain to the dinner because of a guilty conscience, and it seemed reasonable to take the opportunity to reach a PY deal. But that would be too stupid, and besides, he behaved very flamboyantly and stiffly. ,just like……"

"It's as if it's not trying to cover up something, but forcing us to quickly perform the task..."

"It doesn't make sense..."

"It's too deliberate..."

"It's a pity that Mebius stayed on the Fire Chaser No. [-], otherwise you can ask her, what the hell is this Lichtenstein family?"

"what!"

Mikael covered his forehead. It turned out that he was too absorbed in thinking just now and bumped into a guide rail unknowingly.

"This is?"

"This is a 680mm railgun. It is impossible for Zhuhuo-[-] to fly over Luluye in its current state... Oh, of course, if the take-off weight is too heavy, this railgun will be replaced by a model of the same scale."

Himiko also fell to the end of the line at some point.

She and Mikael looked at each other, and both of them saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

Himiko tapped his head.

"Don't think about it for now, hurry up and go to the scene. Fortunately, the three blocks are connected, and they are all in Dagon District."

"Ok!"

Before boarding the plane, Mikael glanced back at the young city official on the airport runway again. He was too thin, like a stickman made of several bamboo poles, as if it would disintegrate if touched.His face was also too pale, almost comparable to the white snow on the snow field, so pale that it was a bit dazzling.

I'm afraid I'm not an addict...

He was standing in front of the group of celebrities accompanying the plane, smiling and not knowing what he was talking about.

It was as if that embarrassing scene just now had never happened.

"What the hell is he thinking?"

The whole thing just got weirder.

Chapter 31 Entering the City

The speed of the transport helicopter is much better than the seemingly useless Zhuhuo No. [-]. We arrived at Ponapei Island before noon. Just after noon, the fifth team arrived in Dagon District. In view of the traffic jam in the city, the driver simply Showing off the wave technology, he controlled the helicopter to hover over a building on the west side of the "Abandoned Three Blocks".

After getting off the plane, Himiko casually ordered a team member to ask the owner of the building to requisition the roof with his ID card.At the same time, he directed several other people to set up tents and various investigation equipment here.

Alicia chose to touch fish as usual, and Sakura, who just came out of the poisonous chrysalis, knows nothing.

Only the hard-working Mikael took a pair of binoculars to reconnaissance the dead neighborhood not far away.

"Well, did you find anything unusual?"

Putting down the binoculars, looking back, Himiko and Ellie are standing behind him, and Sakura has always kept a close distance from him. Mikael believes that she must be secretly eavesdropping on the movement here.

"The three blocks of MLDG185, MLDG186, and MLDG187 are distributed in two horizontal lines and one vertical line. They just form a square on the plane. The long side of the south side is close to the sea, and the other three sides are close to other blocks. Blockades have been implemented on the periphery of the blocks. The blockade methods are normal and normal. People can’t fault it—monitoring and laser detection are used to control key roads, and drones are deployed in many hidden places. I remember that the report stated that the city hall’s explanation for the abandoned blocks was forced demolition? I don’t know the aborigines Did you get any money?"

"There are no traces of people in the block, the streets are empty, and there are basically no fallen cars. It seems that the government did not cause too much disturbance when organizing the evacuation of people. However, there seem to be signs of fighting in some places. The distance is too far. Use a telescope I can't really see it either."

"In addition, no trace of the Houkai Beast was found."

The block in front of me is too normal, if it is not that there are no people living in it, it looks no different from other blocks.But this kind of normality made Mikael feel very uncomfortable. Thinking about it carefully, it was probably because this kind of normality was extremely inconsistent with the weirdness revealed by the previous mayor.

Himiko folded his hands on his chest, pondered for a moment and said: "In the administrative report submitted by Luluye, it was more than a month ago that these three blocks were abandoned, and it was on the news at that time. Maybe you can ask the aborigines in those blocks to find out. Condition."

Mikael said: "The report mentioned that the investigators did not actually witness the traces of the Houkai Beast, but heard a roar similar to the Houkai Beast at night, before they went deep, and then hurriedly evacuated. However, the instrument shows that there is indeed a Honkai reaction, but the reaction intensity does not seem to be very high, there may be at most one or two ten-meter-level tank-level Honkai beasts... and they should be more inclined to be active at night."

Himiko nodded, apparently agreeing with Mikael's judgment, "I'm going to contact the city hall to see if I can contact the aborigines in the block. These three blocks are so big, I'm afraid they can accommodate tens of thousands of people. It shouldn't be hard to find... By the way, let Yimer control the drone and check it carefully."

She turned around and dialed the communication of the city hall as she walked.

Half an hour later, Himi came back with a sigh, his face was ugly.

"The city hall refuses to cooperate?" Mikael frowned.

"Hmm... All kinds of excuses. At the beginning, it was said that those aborigines were arranged to go to other blocks, or went to other cities, and they couldn't be contacted at all. I asked repeatedly, and they said they would apply to the city magistrate for permission. After half an hour of application, there is no response."

Ellie raised her brows: "Sure enough! I can tell at a glance that the mayor is not a good person! Just arrest him at the scene and see if he is worthy of cooperation!"

The corner of Mikael's mouth twitched: "Your character today is envious?"

Alicia pouted and looked up at the sky.She actually understands everything, but since Mikael and Himiko are in the team to analyze, she doesn't bother to consume brain cells.

Isn't something like an active atmosphere more in line with the status of a cute girl than hard thinking and meditation?

Mikael looked at the screen in front of Yimer. Half an hour is enough for the drone to fly over three blocks.

As if sensing Mikael's gaze at the back of his head, Imer simply replied with four words: "I didn't find it."

Mikael and Himiko raised their chins at the same time and pondered.

After a while, Mikael said: "How about, don't worry about so much, I will enter the block with people and equipment, and check all the areas where the collapse can be concentrated on the instrument, and then use the drone to observe at night. If If there is still no problem, clean up the Houkai Beast tomorrow... Maybe it is really just a normal task?"

"Well, there is no other way. I will continue to communicate with the city hall...Which people are you going to bring in?"

Himiko thought for a while, and there was no better way anyway, so he approved Mikael's plan.

"Eri, and Sakura, the three of us, if we encounter danger inside, we can protect ourselves."

Mikael did not hesitate to determine the candidate.

"Sakura?" Himiko didn't expect that Mikael would take the initiative to ask to bring Sakura, but after thinking about it carefully, the reason he gave was indeed not wrong.

It wouldn't be impossible if he and Ellie were the only ones entering the block, but the fault tolerance rate of the two-person team is too low, and it is easy to get separated in case of an accident. It is safer to have a third person, and Sakura's combat power will not drag them down.

The most important thing is that, not to mention Mikael, Airi and Sakura's Honkai are highly adaptable, and they can enter the neighborhood to investigate in a short period of time.And if other team members, even Himiko himself, need to wear chemical protective clothing-that would be too eye-catching.

It's just that Himiko feels that there seems to be some story between Mikael and Sakura, and it doesn't seem like a particularly close relationship...

"Okay. But let me tell you what I said before. I know that the three of you are strong in combat, but don't be too aggressive. As soon as it gets dark, you should immediately evacuate from the block. We have plenty of time, so there is no need to take risks."

She deliberately emphasized the word "adventure" in order to secretly remind Mikael that there is no need to expose the power of the Herrscher in such a mission. .

Now is not the time to search for Weiwei. At that time, the entire team was responsible for the search of a city, and there was a serious shortage of manpower. Now there are more than a dozen team members who are free, and they are all pairs of eyes.

And from a tactical point of view, Yimer will control the drone to guide Mikael and others at high altitude, and their actions can be clearly seen in the drone's camera.

Mikael nodded to express his understanding. This is also the reason why he decided to take Sakura with him. Anyway, it is impossible to avoid other people's observation, so it is better to take Sakura with him, and he can also check her tone along the way.

Sakuramoto was wiping the brand-new sword at her waist. She never expected that Mikael would call her name, and she couldn't help showing a little bit of surprise, but she quickly realized that she sheathed the sword, with a solemn expression, as if she was not of this age. mature.

"Ah, that's right." Mikael suddenly added, "The distance is so close, so I don't need to wear a battle recorder."

Anyway, after wearing it, if Mikael really needs to expose the power of the Herrscher to match the enemy, he will crush the combat recorder as soon as possible.

The most inhumane thing is that Mikael has to pay for it himself - it is equivalent to his one month's allowance.

Himiko rolled his eyes and acquiesced to Mikael's request.

The three of them changed into casual clothes, carried a small amount of weapons, and came all the way to the bottom of the building.

For Mikael, walking in the sea of ​​people seems to be a very unaccustomed thing. Obviously so many people's breaths and voices are mixed together, but he seems to be surrounded by only Ellie and Sakura.

It was as if there was an invisible barrier in front of Mikael, the world of mortals rolled by, but shunted in front of him, without letting him be contaminated with a trace of fireworks.

But for Sakura, she would still stop from time to time to look at the driver who rolled down the window, blushing, cursing and honking his horn, and listen to the jazz music played on the car radio.

She would glance at the girl on the side of the road who is being held by her parents in one hand and holding snacks or balloons in the other, and listen to the other party and her parents acting like a baby.

She would take two deep breaths when passing by the bakery, but her eyes could not help but glance at the source of the aroma.

When she passed the intersection, she would tiptoe imperceptibly, looking at the tall Ferris wheel in the distance...

At first she didn't feel anything about the puzzled gazes of many people looking at her with the saber in her hand, but after being seen a lot, she suddenly blushed and hugged the saber by her side to her chest.

None of these could escape Ellie's eyes, she smiled slightly, probably already figured out Sakura's temperament.

Sakura seemed to be intoxicated by it, and even forgot about her mission, she lowered her head slightly and thought about something.

It's just that the closer she got to the abandoned block, the less and less people flowed. She was still in her thoughts just now, and accidentally bumped into Mikael's back.

Only then did she realize that the people around her had disappeared unknowingly.

There is no bright dividing line such as barbed wire between the abandoned block and other blocks, but a yellow street sign and a row of stone piers are placed to divide the two worlds.

One side is busy with traffic, and the other side is deserted and silent, with occasional movement, but it is just a few balls of grass spinning and rolling across the road.

Mikael turned around and gave Sakura a smile, but didn't say anything.