The Fire Chaser of the Collapsing World

"No, no, no, Vasago, I should ask you this—what do you want to do?"

Vasago pursed his lips tightly, like those prisoners he had seen in the interrogation room, gritting their teeth.

Before that, he never thought that he would be face to face with a Herrscher, and communicate with humans in general.

But the absurd thing happened like this...

But this is also an opportunity!

He leans forward slightly, elbows resting on his thighs, trying to make his movements as inconspicuous as possible.

Mikael couldn't help chuckling: I'm sorry, he really couldn't help it, the action of this old guy with gray hair in front of him really made it hard not to remind him of the time he used to secretly take a cup from the belly of the table in class. The novel or the self of snacks - I think my movements are small and seamless, and I am sitting in the last row, the teacher will definitely not find out...

Hehe, it's a ghost if you don't find it, "Master Vasago, can you stop glancing at me every now and then, as if you're afraid that I won't know you're going to do something bad!"

Vasago's eyes widened suddenly, and his hand clearly touched the pistol's storage location, but it was empty and there was nothing there.

"Don't be so excited!"

Mikael put the pistol on the table, Vasago didn't appreciate it, picked up the pistol and pulled the trigger on Mikael's head.

But there was no gunshot.

Mikael lined up nine bullets on the table without saying a word.

Vasago quickly pressed the bullet into the magazine with trembling hands, and pulled the trigger on Mikael's head again.

But still no gunshots rang out.

Mikael clenched his fist with his right hand and put it on the table. As his five fingers loosened, gunpowder flowed out from between his fingers.

Vasago collapsed on the back of the chair in despair, and silently closed his eyes.

Unexpectedly, Mikael just waved his hand and said impatiently:

"Okay, okay, I'm not kidding you anymore."

"Joke! You call this a joke!" Vasago wanted to yell like this, but the muscles in his throat were tense because of fear, and he could only make a weird "gurgling" sound for a while.

"Okay, Vasago, let's talk about business." Mikael's face became serious, "You are a purely narrow-minded humanist, so I don't expect to gain your trust...I only hope that you can Think about it: If I really want to be bad for humanity, why should I fight my 'citizens' and help humanity again and again?"

"You should have seen the power of the Second Herrscher and the Third Herrscher, so you should also understand that if I really have malice towards human beings, this so-called Flaming Moth Headquarters Base, I can even Destroyed in an instant, right?"

To Mikael's question, Vasago just gave a soft snort.

"Maybe? Maybe there is a hostile relationship between you Herrschers. You just want to use our human power to hunt and kill your 'citizens', so as to gain their authority."

"?" Mikael made a question mark in his mind. He had never thought of this kind of explanation, and it seemed to sound like that...

"Are you serious? If I really think so, can't I purge the flame moths and even the top leaders of the coalition government, and let the remaining people become my puppets, then do I still need to be like this?"

Vasago sneered, "That's because you know it's useless to do so. No one is a fool. How many people can you control alone and for how long? Does the puppet you set up really have the prestige to lead mankind? Or You plan to end in person... Even if you can hide your identity, you can't guarantee that you have that kind of prestige; even if you can control the fire moth, you can't control all mankind... So it's not that you don't want to do this, but you I also expected it - it is meaningless to do so, unless you can really suppress all human beings by yourself, in that case, maybe we will respect you as a god - but a single Herrscher is powerful, but still More than that."

Mikael shook his head helplessly. He said similar things to Ellie before. Sure enough, everyone has brains. Leading all mankind' illusion.

And Vasago's reaction wasn't exactly what he expected - don't try to argue about something with anyone who already has prejudices.All his opinions are based on existing prejudices, and you can't compete with him.

So Mikael doesn't think it's a pity... Besides, if it's impossible to build a united front, it's okay to make some small deals, right?

"Deal?" Vasago tilted his head, "Why do you think I will make a deal with a Herrscher?"

"Oh, then you can treat me as coercion by force."

"..."

"Vasago, I actually find it quite strange. At this point, it should be impossible for you to believe that pure human beings can defeat Honkai, right?"

"..."

Vasago closed his eyes. From the moment he witnessed the destructive power of the Third Herrscher, the belief he had maintained for 20 years had already collapsed, leaving nothing left.

Without faith, how could he continue this terrible life...

power?

Maybe, he really liked power, otherwise he wouldn't have longed for Farmas' position.But when the news of Farmas' death reached his mind...he felt that power was nothing more than that, and he still needed to do something—to show that he had once existed as a human being.

Mikael carefully looked at Vasago's changing face, and had a clue in his mind: This is a person who is still in the stage of confusion—very easy to fool.

"Then let me ask another question, Vasago, no matter what my purpose is, I am indeed fighting against Honkai, right?"

Vasago hesitated at first, but quickly nodded again. He really couldn't deny this.

"That is to say, we are not enemies who must kill each other in the short term, right? The reason why most of you hate me is only out of rejection and fear of aliens." Before Vasago could refute , he continued to himself and said:

"Then let me go, okay? Since you can't tolerate a Herrscher, then I will fight against Honkai in my own way. Of course, this is also a good thing for you. After all, studying the core of Herrscher is the responsibility of Lezren. If the core of the First Herrscher suddenly disappears, and then Alicia, the hero who ended the third Houkai, also disappears, leaving behind a letter accusing Lezren, it will be of great prestige to him hit."

"Jump out of the flame-chasing moth...I don't comment, but why do you think he and I will be two factions? We worked very well before."

"Come on, Vasago, in this world there is only sharing adversity, how can there be wealth and honor? According to your secret deal, you should be the leader of the Flaming Moths by now, right? But now Lezren has become the leader. Chief of Staff, but the leader is still vacant... tsk tsk tsk... Eh, isn't that right, the Lichtenstein family is not the only force behind you? No, no?"

A # appeared on Vasago's forehead, but he suppressed his anger, and tentatively said, "What if I don't agree, or tell Lezren all this after agreeing? Are you not afraid of this?"

Mikael didn't speak, he just snapped his fingers, a 270mm rail gun instantly filled the entire office, and the muzzle pointed directly at Vasago - this was his answer: shoot.

"Okay, okay..." Vasago spread out his hands, signaling for himself to accept, "What exactly do you want?"

"I want to ask you for someone."

"If you were talking about Sakura, she would not be affiliated with the Poison Chrysalis long ago."

"No, Sakura, I can pick it up myself, what I want is—— Bell."

"..."

Vasago was speechless. It seemed that there was only one person, but in fact there were two... But Sakura was already an abandoned child, so it didn't matter.

"Why, do you feel that you are at a disadvantage? Then how about I send you alone?"

"Who?"

"Oh, a young man who is very good at passing things to people."

"Can I not..."

"Then why don't you do me another favor?"

Vasago stared at Mikael with rounded eyes, as if he had discovered a new continent:

No...how is this Herrscher more shameless than humans?

"Yes, but I have conditions."

"Ok?"

"You are a Herrscher, you should have a better understanding of Honkai than us humans, I need this."

Mikael was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly tilted his head and asked strangely: "Are you sure you are Vasago, not Famas pretending to be?"

Vasago was stunned...

yes……

*!

How did I start to look like that annoying guy...

Chapter 44 Prologue

Today is a funeral, not just for Farmas - for all the members of the Flaming Moths who died in the Third Houkai.

Mikael is naturally among them. In fact, as a "human being" who has made great contributions in this collapse, his tombstone is in the row behind Farmas.

That's right, the fact that Mikael is the First Herrscher is no longer a secret among the high-level officials, but they are not in a hurry to let everyone announce it at this time, and even their attitude towards this matter is somewhat secretive .

It is also understandable, maybe they think that if these ordinary warriors know, Herrschers can also show the same emotions as humans, and when they are not using their powers, they may behave the same as ordinary people.

This might cause panic.

It may also make many people feel confused-since Mikael, as a Herrscher, can also fight against Honkai, should he still kill the Herrscher?If Herrschers can regain their humanity, is it also possible for Houkai to infect comrades who are dead soldiers?

So, they didn't say anything.

The dark clouds cast shadows just right, and the world was covered in gray.

In front of the tombstone, the crowd stood sparsely, and at least two-thirds of the seats were vacant. Everyone could only make up for it under the urging of their respective captains, and step by step over the seats that should belong to their teammates.

As the only sub-captain of the fifth team, Alicia stood beside Himiko.She seems to have deliberately restrained her color today, silent, gloomy, and silent, anyone who sees her for the first time can't help but marvel:

"Is this Alicia?"

But when they thought about what she had lost, it didn’t seem surprising—then, people sighed again: Sure enough, no matter how optimistic a person is, it’s impossible to keep smiling when a close person passes away...

When Ellie thinks about it carefully, it's really ironic... People around her clearly think that the relationship between the two of them should be like this, but as the person involved, she actually chose to escape her own feelings for such a long time... Fortunately There is still a chance to start all over again...

However, Alicia's sadness was not feigned, because this kind of mourning was not for Mikael, of course, but for Farmas, for those soldiers who died on the battlefield like nothing.

"Captain, is it the Victory Ball again tonight?"

"Ah... yes."

If it wasn't for Ellie's reminder, Himiko himself would have forgotten about it.

Every "Victory Ball" is a time when she is in the limelight, and it is also a time when she is suffering a lot.Even though her heart is so dark and painful, she still wants to turn into a torch to illuminate the hearts of others... She is really tired of this kind of thing.

But this has to be done, besides her, who else can revive the morale of such a team that is called victory but is actually a defeated team in just one night?

"Ai Li, I can't get away tonight, so you just stay in my room, where..."

"One minute of silence for all!"

As if against her, Vasago stood in front of Farmas's tombstone, and through the microphone, he ordered a moment of silence in his hoarse, unhuman voice.

Airi and Himiko who were standing in the first row had no choice but to bow their heads quickly in a state of silence.

Himiko could only glance at Ellie from the corner of his eye, signaling her to be obedient.

She wasn't sure if the chief of staff named Lezren was only interested in Herrscher, if so, then it wasn't bad, but she couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't extend his claws to herself, Airi and Sakura.

Fortunately, they are also considered to be the great contributors to ending the third Honkai, but any normal person would not choose to attack them at this time.

But what about the pancakes with brains?

Anyway, her Himiko dormitory is big enough, so I just let Sakura and Ellie move in, and the three of them can take care of each other more or less together.

"Libi!"

"Next, I invite the new chief of staff of Flame Chasing Moth, General Lezren von Richtenstein, to deliver a eulogy for the soldiers who died heroically in this collapse!"

[To be honest, I have recently followed up, changed sources, and have many voices for reading aloud, .yeguoyuedu Android and Apple are both available. 】

"Dear warriors, just a week ago, mankind experienced the largest collapse in history. In this collapse, human beings lost at least two hundred settlements with more than 10 people, of which the population of more than 2000 million There are two cities... In order to fight against this collapse, Flame Chasing Moth paid an unprecedented price: the first team and the second team were reduced by more than half, and the fifth team was reduced by four-fifths, and there was a team leader Died in battle, the third team was wiped out in Changkong City, no one survived..."

Ellie didn't want to hear the next words, nor was she in the mood to listen.

It's nothing more than official articles that make readers feel happy. If you have this leisure, it's really better to observe two more minutes of silence.

Fortunately, Lezren seems to be somewhat self-aware. The manuscript is not long. He simply calls on everyone to overcome their grief and continue to work hard.

"The eulogy ends!"

"Three bows!"

……

"Fire the gun!"

"Get ready—let it go!"

The pacesetters headed by Kevin pointed their guns obliquely at the sky and fired twelve shots.

Alicia glanced at the familiar white-haired young man, and heard that he broke his own record in the simulation training room, and his statistics were only lower than Mikael's?

If it was normal, she would have to play tricks on the other party, to see how this stupid guy in Luluye was better than herself...

But... hold back!Hold on, Alicia!Your current character design should be a girl who has lost her lover, quickly suppress the smile on the corner of her mouth!

"Bury!"

The guards of honor put small urns into small sarcophagi under the tombstones—not all the urns contained ashes, and most of the soldiers’ bones were mixed together, making it difficult to tell them apart, so most of them were clothes tombs. .

But Ellie knew what was in that urn of Mikael's.

As an important experimental sample, it is naturally impossible for the fire-chasing moth to let go of the corpse that seems indifferent to Ellie at this time. Therefore, when Himiko found her with the urn, I hope she can put some for Mikael. When she went in, she picked out for a long time, and finally found Mikael’s favorite pair of striped underpants with the help of Yin Moer—the one that Yin Moer photographed as an emoji when he covered his head. strip……