The Fire Chaser of the Collapsing World

But he soon found that Ellie's footsteps were a little unnatural, and after a little thought, he realized that her thighs were numb from his pillow for a long time, so he walked two steps faster until they were shoulder to shoulder, and after a little hesitation, he took her arm .

Ellie shook her body, acquiescing to the intimate contact.

"It was my fault. At that time, the Third Herrscher was powerless to fight back. I felt that the victory was in my hands, so I didn't kill her immediately. When I walked slowly to her side, the snake that fought you The Xinghoukai beast suddenly came out from the ground and took the Herrscher away. Oh, yes, the headquarters has already named the Honkaibeast——Shesha, a judgment-level Honkaibeast.”

Mikael silently covered his forehead.

Although Alicia took the responsibility on her own head, Mikael felt that it was his fault.

He should have known that Shesha might have the property of resurrection from the dead, no, he definitely did.

It's just that at the time, I was full of Ellie, so I deliberately ignored this point, and even forgot to tell Mebius and Himiko in private.Secondly, I also feel that Shesha's recovery may take several hours or even more than ten hours, so it is a fluke after all.

But it’s okay to be upset, there’s no need to regret—Mikael reminded himself.

"Then what's the situation with the Third Herrscher now, Aldemir said, it tried to escape from the sea this morning?"

"Well..." Ellie nodded first to confirm this point, "But it should be seriously injured. The Fire Chaser No. [-] is moored at the mouth of the river in ship mode. It cannot use rail guns, but it can be easily hit by missiles. Retire the lawyer."

"Uh..." Mikael pondered for a while, and asked, "But why didn't it escape from the land? The headquarters didn't seem to intend to reinforce us, which is definitely a loophole for Herrscher. And... the third law An attacker can turn into a lightning bolt in a short time and move at the speed of light, if it wants to escape, how can it be easily found and repelled?"

Ellie tilted her head, obviously a little dazed, "The first question... Maybe it is afraid of us? The second question... Could it be that it is too injured to fully exert its power?"

Mikael shook his head slightly, he couldn't figure it out for the time being.

If we compare the situation of the Second Herrscher, all the behaviors of the Third Herrscher should be explained by "instinct", that is to say, it can be understood by comparing its behavior to ordinary animals.

But "instinct" does not mean "low energy". Snakes, wolves, eagles... Many animals are also labeled "cunning" and "sinister" by humans.

Mikael rubbed his brows - the problem is not serious, as long as the Third Herrscher is still trapped in the East City, the problem is not serious.

What he needs to consider now is his own problems.

Chapter 20 Married?

"Incomplete Herrscher...what on earth does this mean..." Mikael muttered to himself.

Ellie froze for a moment, then remembered that this was what the Third Herrscher said to Mikael.

"Could it be just a casual remark?"

Mikael shook his head in denial.

Since any behavior of the Third Herrscher can be considered by "instinct", then there is no possibility of lying or being aimless.

Moreover, Mikael vaguely remembered that there was a similar description in the plots of modern civilization - the powers of worms, ducks, and flowers can be easily taken by a thousand-person lawyer, but Mei's power can't, Jackal The explanation given is:

"Because you are a fully awakened Herrscher."

Could it be understood that Chong, Duck, and Hua were in the same state as Mikael at that time, and they were "incomplete Herrschers"?

But what's the difference?Qiyana and Hua can be understood as having another personality that shares the power of the Herrscher, while Bronya is not compatible with the core of the Herrscher of Reason.

Neither of their situations had anything in common with Mikael's.

"I have been vigilant for so many years. I can be sure that I don't have a second consciousness or personality. Neither the original Mikael nor the consciousness of the first Herrscher created by Houkai has disappeared. And the Herrscher The core was born in my body from the beginning, there should be no possibility of incompatibility."

Alicia saw that Mikael was lost in thought, and her two slender eyebrows were directly twisted together. She quickly stretched out her hand, pressed one eyebrow with two thumbs, and rubbed them vigorously.

"Don't think so much! I heard from the captain that a group of reinforcements will come from the headquarters today. With the current state of the Third Herrscher, we don't necessarily have to play!" Alicia comforted softly.

She looked around, but she couldn't see anyone else, because of the results of the fifth team's repeated sweeps, even the dead soldiers and the Houkai beast were almost gone, but she still stood on tiptoe and stuck to Mikael's ear , reminded softly: "What about your...identity?"

Mikael pursed his lips, let out an irritable breath suddenly, kicked a piece of brick away as if angry, and finally found a flat place to sit down.

Ellie bit her lip and said nothing.

For some people, this is actually a very weird question.

Would a Herrscher with greater power be subject to human beings? Of course humans have the means to kill Herrscher, but doesn't Herrscher have any deterrent power?

"Actually...you don't have to worry about anything, you don't need to be because of me..."

Ellie whispered.

Mikael glanced at her unexpectedly, and Keli didn't feel the relaxation similar to "relief" and "gratification" from it, but... puzzled, confused and even a little angry?

Ellie silently looked away.

She knew it, she always knew it.

The subtext of Mikael's look is - how do you know me so well?

In fact, he himself understood.

Sometimes he always keeps saying that he fights for human beings because of Alicia.

But he can't violate his subconscious, he is a very pure and kind person, even without Alicia, he would still make such a choice.

No, maybe he is no longer worthy of mentioning kindness, but at least he is a person with a moral bottom line.

Otherwise, he would not feel guilty all the time for proposing the fusion fighter plan, and even if he had the authority, he would not dare to check the casualty records of the collapse of Vostok many years ago...

Of course, this doesn't mean that he has the potential to become a Holy Mother, he is not hard-hearted, but - it can't solve the problem.

"I can 'clean' those people sent by the coalition government, even the coalition government itself. As for the poisonous chrysalis, they are just a group of small characters. But I can't do that."

Mikael said solemnly: "The reason... don't mention the moral concept, just from the utilitarian point of view, it's actually very simple-it's useless, it can't solve the problem."

"Will humans accept me after killing those stupid people? No, that will only deepen the misunderstanding between the rest of humans and me. The new high-level people will fear me and even reject me. They also killed them all, wave after wave, until no one dared to defy me? No, that was the choice of the tyrant, and this kind of killing is not limited to one corner, but will quickly spread to the whole world and all mankind— —Human beings cannot bear this kind of internal friction.”

"Also, I don't think I have the qualifications to lead humans, because I... don't even know if I'm still human."

"If I really do this, I will never be able to stand side by side with you, Himiko, Mebius, Hen, Aunt Blanca or even Farmas, and you humans..."

He spread his hands on his knees and looked down at his palms for a long time.

In fact, the moonlight was already dim, and it was covered by dark clouds, so he could only see a piece of darkness.

"But don't worry!" His tone became brisk again, "I'm not a fool, let alone a saint, I won't limit myself to dangerous places, and I won't let stupid humans control my destiny .Don't underestimate me!"

"Besides, the confrontation between me and human beings is not the only way to go. You see: Captain Himiko, Dr. Mebius, Sakura...even Farmas, they don't trust me and recognize me—— As a human side?"

Alicia didn't say much, she stepped forward lightly, and wrapped the back of Mikael's head with her palm, and Mikael obediently pressed her face against her soft and warm abdomen, sniffing the lonely A fragrance that belongs to Alicia.

The evening breeze gently avoids the two people who are almost overlapping, but still unavoidably stirs up one or two locks of hair, and the waning moon also reveals a corner from the dark clouds, and lightly sprinkles the watery moonlight on the two of them.

"If only I had some magic to stop time at this moment forever!"

Alicia sighed softly.

Mikael hummed twice, and said in a muffled voice: "It's small, the layout is small!"

"Oh? If you choose, what will you do?"

"It's pointless to discuss this kind of issue, Alicia, we can't have that kind of power."

"Oh! Don't be so disappointing! Just talk, just talk! If you just think it's impossible and don't dare to imagine it, how did human beings get to this point? Don't you think so, Mikael?"

Mikael turned his head and nuzzled in her arms, and Ellie tapped his head lightly.

"If it were me, I'd go back in time to before it all started, to the orphanage in Vostok-51, the world didn't collapse, we grew up like normal kids, grown up, looked for jobs, And then... get married?"

Mikael's voice got lower and lower until, by the last word, it was barely audible.

"Huh? What did you say at the end?"

"No... I said... the moonlight is so beautiful tonight!"

As you can see, Mikael's hands also unknowingly climbed onto Ellie's fleshy back.

"Hey! Don't, don't, Alicia, I was wrong! Pain, pain, pain!"

Mikael has always felt that his ears bear a weight they shouldn't bear at this age.

"Beep beep!"

"The electromagnetic field in Canghai City has basically returned to normal, and communication can also be used."

Ellie first explained something to Mikael, and then she picked up the phone and took a look.

"The captain said that the reinforcements from the headquarters are almost here. They will go directly to the refuge. She will lead the team back immediately. Let's go back too."

"Ah."

Mikael rubbed his battered ears.

Chapter 21 Things That Are Not Human

There were not many reinforcements sent by the headquarters, a total of ten people, wearing strange masks that looked like Houkai beasts, stood straight in two rows in the small shelter without making a sound—even the cloth between the clothes There is no rubbing sound, and even the chest is only slightly rising and falling, from which they can see their long and light breathing.

They haven't said a word since they entered the refuge, and they haven't had any communication with the soldiers of the fifth team, they just stood there coldly.

Out of trust in the "friendly army", the soldiers of the fifth team did not pay too much attention at first, except for one or two soldiers on sentry, the rest seized every minute and every second for rest as usual.

The killing intent and cold air are lingering, especially in the small and dull refuge. After a long time, Aldemir was the first to notice something was wrong. He pretended to talk softly with others, but actually woke them up one by one. Soon, all the fighters opened their eyes.

On the surface, they were still sitting against the wall, but the gun was already in their arms, and Aldemir even opened the safety.

But in the face of an increasingly tense atmosphere, Stander still did not make any response.

As soon as Mikael and Ellie returned to the shelter, they saw such a strange scene.

"Poisonous chrysalis?"

This mask is so recognizable, Mikael pretended to be inadvertently touched the back of Ellie's hand with his finger, and the two of them immediately became alert.

"Is it Captain Mikael?"

The chrysalis closest to the gate of the shelter suddenly turned to face Mikael.

It can be heard that he has tried very hard to make his voice sound gentle, but his cold eyes betrayed him.

"it's me."

Mikael nodded sharply, but didn't say another word—there was no such nonsense as "welcome" and "thank you".

At this moment, even the dullest person could sense something was wrong, "Crack, click", the soldiers of the fifth team in a circle turned the safety of their rifles one after another.

And there was also a commotion in the poisonous chrysalis that was standing erect—in fact, no one made a sound, but each made some small movements due to nervousness, and the sounds caused by these movements gathered together and turned into a commotion.

The poisonous chrysalis who spoke just now seemed to be the captain. He instinctively held the dagger at his waist with his left hand, but he quickly realized the mistake. He pretended nothing happened and scratched his waist, then his thigh, But the hand never put it down, but kept as close to the small bag on the trouser pocket as possible.

"Oh! Why are you all so nervous! At this time, shouldn't you say some words of welcome? After all, he came all the way from the headquarters to reinforce us! We can't neglect him!"

Ellie stood up in a timely manner, with a flawless smile and a slightly exaggerated relaxed tone, easily blowing away the tension and solemnity just now.

The soldiers of the fifth team stood up silently, with their guns slung across their shoulders, pointing their muzzles to the ground.

Even the captain of Poison Chrysalis was visibly relieved, he put down his bewildered left hand again, and placed it close to the seam of his trousers.

Only separated by a cement wall, there was a sudden low and melodious sound, which added a weird flavor to the confrontation in the shelter.

"Oh! It seems to be Eden singing! Uh-huh! It's the big star Eden! Really, even if she is going to hold a shelter concert, she should have notified us first, so quietly It's annoying that we're falling behind!"

Ellie smiled and took half a step forward without a trace.

Probably aware that the rhythm of the conversation was gradually being controlled by Alicia, the captain of Poison Chrysalis quickly coughed twice, and said: "We were ordered to come to reinforce the fifth team. I heard that Mikael and Alicia are two people. The captain has already fought against the Third Herrscher, and the headquarters ordered me to ask you about the situation..."

Mikael nodded, without saying a word, and turned to look at Captain Poisonous Chrysalis with gradually indifferent eyes, and then, a murderous aura that was extremely thick and extremely strong permeated his shoulders.

"He can easily crush me to death..." Captain Poison Chrysalis swallowed, he didn't know everything - he knew exactly what the man standing in front of him was, monster, Herrscher, whatever you say, anyway Not human.

And that girl who looks harmless to humans and animals also has power far beyond ordinary people. After learning about the "Companion Honkai Beast" this time, someone in the staff even suggested that "Alicia is Mikael's companion Honkai Beast." this point of view.

And he himself is indeed a pure and incomparable human being.Even after the most rigorous training, he has no confidence that the two people in front of him, no, even one of them, even if they fight with ten poisonous chrysalis, there is no possibility of defeating them.

Especially if they are on guard.

The poisonous chrysalis requires all members to abandon all emotions, but how can people have no emotions?Not to mention that they are not soldiers who have received military training since childhood, but all kinds of felons.

He has already scolded the eighteen generations of high-level ancestors who made the plan in his heart-they always feel that all difficulties are "surmountable".

The power of the Herrscher may not be so strong - he admitted that he thought so before he came, but only when he was really on the front line, saw the razed Canghai City, and felt the suffocating collapse around him. Only then can he realize that the Herrschers are such terrifying monsters that mortals simply have no power to fight back against them.

Judging from the past experience of the Herrscher, it seems to retain human emotions, it will not take extreme measures, and it cherishes the bond with humans... huh?Then why grab it?

He had vaguely heard some rumors that even though most of the top management (actually Famas was the only one who opposed it) believed that the Herrscher should be brought under control immediately, but their ideas were divided into two factions, one faction believed that the Herrscher was the Herrscher , it should be immediately clear, while the other faction believes that the living Herrscher is extremely valuable for research, and it should be captured for research, trying to crack and master the power of Houkai.

But it doesn't matter.

Cold sweat slipped from his forehead and into his eye sockets. Since he was wearing a mask and couldn't wipe it off, Captain Poison Chrysalis could only narrow his eyes slightly.

No matter what the higher authorities think, his task is to bring Herrscher back to the headquarters of the Flamemoth, and their differences have nothing to do with him.