Time in a collapsing world

"It's a pity, there are a lot of delicious food over there on 14th Street." Mei sighed. She remembered that many people in the Fire Chasing Moth had invested money in that place. After the sixth war with the Herrscher, they might not have any money left.

"Unless you can find the Herrscher from the crowd now, that street will never survive the seventh collapse." Mebius's eyes were gloomy, and few people knew that she was actually secretly in the ten Sijie invested a lot of money, and originally wanted to earn some research funds. Now it seems that it will be good if she doesn't drink the northwest wind next month.

Hmm... How about using the implementation of the fusion warrior plan as an excuse to apply for some funds from the higher ups? I believe they won’t refuse during this critical period of plan implementation, right?

"By the way, doesn't Fire Chaser Moth have any tools other than surveillance that can be used to find the Herrscher's location? Where's the Honkai Energy detector? Is it broken?" This is the first time Mebius has tested Fire Chaser Moth. Doubts about the level of technology.

"The Herrscher who appeared this time is different from the previous ones. The detector can only briefly determine the Herrscher's position when she uses her power. Under normal circumstances, there is no response. The principle is not clear yet, maybe it is Why haven't you awakened yet?" Mei fell into deep thought.

"The Herrist was detected for the first time last night because she used her powers. According to Li, the Herrscher originally wanted to use her powers to kill him directly, but was stopped by the First Personality..." said At this point, Mei deliberately mentioned: "How about we take Li around the whole city, and the irregular ones will pop out on their own?"

"You'd better not even think about it. He's my experimental subject." Mebius glared at her and said grimly: "If you don't want to be the sinner who caused the fusion warrior plan to die halfway, you'd better take back this thought. ~"

"Okay, okay, of course I know how important Li is to you... and Fire Chaser Moth's experimental plan. I just talked about it. How could I take action against humanity's future anti-Honkai weapons?" General Mei said. He raised his hands to both sides in a surrender gesture to show that he was harmless.

"Ha, it's best..." Mebius sat back on the chair. She didn't even notice that just now she was so stimulated by Mei that she jumped out of the chair. "What about the power of the Herrscher? That kind of black mist , can you analyze its ingredients?”

"You really want to ask me everything..."

"Anyway, you have already obtained the Herrscher's information. Rather than letting me check it myself, I might as well ask you directly for it."

"Why don't you go to other departments more often? It's because of your withdrawn personality that you have so few friends."

"No time, no interest."

"I kind of want to break up with you..."

Having said that, Mei generously shared the fruits of her labor with Mebius, "The elements in that black mist do not exist in this natural world, at least not discovered by humans, so the ingredients are tentatively classified as unknown. Generally. It is harmless under the circumstances, but when it is stimulated, it will instantly engulf all cellular life forms it comes into contact with..."

At this point, Mei considered the words, "To be precise, it can accelerate cell apoptosis, just like swallowing life. All cells that are touched will lose all vitality in just a few seconds."

"Sounds scary." Mebius felt troubled just thinking about it. Dealing with such an unknown thing that was so close to death would be a disaster for a mortal body.

"Well, based on this characteristic, they temporarily call the soon-to-be born Herrscher the Herrscher of Death, which means to control life and death."

"Haha, which Herrscher appeared before was not a god of death to humans?" Mebius sneered and mocked.

"It's just a code name..." Mei smiled bitterly and suddenly noticed Kevin who seemed to be thinking beside him, so she asked: "Kevin, what are you thinking about?"

"No..." Hearing Mei's question, Kevin shook his head, "It's just some unrealistic fantasies."

"...Do you also think that Herrscher can still be saved?" Mei guessed after recalling the conversation she had just had with Mebius.

"Well...she is not controlled by the second personality's murderous intention towards Li, she still has humanity." Kevin nodded and briefly summarized.

"They will be devoured in the end, without exception." Mei was still thinking about how to respond tactfully, but Mebius mercilessly shattered his illusions.

"I know." Kevin closed his eyes and did not refute.

"..." Mebius looked at Kevin's face that was gradually turning into ice. He twitched the corner of his mouth and had no choice but to look at Mei, "You talk to him properly, otherwise neither side will have any subordinates on the battlefield in the future. Room for mercy.”

Mei smiled helplessly and turned her eyes to Kevin. Kevin happened to be looking at her at this time, and the two looked at each other.

Mei smiled bitterly again.

……

Dinner time, welfare home.

"Brother Li, you are back!"

"Brother Li, welcome back!"

Li touched the heads of the children who came to greet him, but his eyes stayed on the dense or sparse purple stripes hidden under their clothes, which was one of the symptoms of being infected with Honkai Disease.

After talking to Mebius, Li thought for a long time outside. He was still immersed in the shock that the girl was a Herrscher, and he was also worried whether the children in his orphanage would become one of them. After all, All have symptoms of Honkai disease infection.

It wasn't until the sunset that he realized that he had been outside for a long time, so he hurried back to the orphanage, just in time when Qianjie was preparing dinner.

Without responding to the children's greetings, Li was still stroking the purple stripe on the neck of one of the children, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Li, brother Li...?" The child that Li kept touching was a little girl. Feeling the touch from the back of her neck, she blushed a little and stammered: "You, what are you doing?"

Li came back to his senses and found that there was already a circle of people around him, including Qianjie and Aponya. Oh, there was also Pado, but he was hiding at the back of the crowd and looking at him with a strange expression. .

"Um..." Li felt that she needed to explain it properly.

"Can't you see that you actually like such a young child?" Qianjie spat on the ground and said disdainfully: "What a bastard."

"Brother Li, I misjudged you..." Pado attacked weakly, "I thought you were really a gentleman..."

"Li, please come to my room after dinner..." Aponya immediately wanted to provide all-night psychological counseling to Li.

"Listen to my explanation!" The last thing that came was Li's hysterical shouting.