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Chapter 1476: Herrscher of Fire

The news of the Herrscher's appearance was obviously more important than an inexplicable fight, and soon the entire Fire Moth Base was in action again. Dr. Mei also arrived quickly and chose to take the shuttle with Duanmu Huai to the scheduled target location.

"Are you sure it's here?"

"uncertain."

In response to Dr. Mei's question, Duanmu Huai's answer was also confident.

"The Kant counter detection results show that the Hume index in this area has begun to decrease on a large scale, and there are suspected signs of the existence of reality twisters. This is all I can say now. As for whether this is the reason why the Herrscher took shape, you ask me, who should I ask?"

"makes sense."

Dr. Mei didn't care about Duanmu Huai's specious statement. After all, they came from outer space and didn't know much about the situation here. Moreover, using the Hume index to target reality warpers was also a technique of the Inquisition, and it didn't necessarily mean that it had anything to do with the Lawgiver.

But no matter what, you still have to give it a try.

Thinking of this, Dr. Mei turned and looked at his subordinates around him.

"What are the results of the Honkai energy test?"

"The results of the Honkai energy test showed no abnormalities..."

The Fire Moths are not completely without means to detect the Herrschers. A strong reaction to Honkai energy is the sign of the Herrschers, but unfortunately this is useless for prevention. Because when the high-energy reaction of Honkai energy is detected, the Herrschers are born in just a few minutes, and there is no time to evacuate the people. So every time the Fire Moths arrive, the surroundings are already in a mess, and the Herrschers have already been born.

  But now the situation is different! They may be able to save these people!

"Sound the alarm immediately and issue an evacuation order."

At this moment, Dr. Mei also gave the order decisively.

"Dr. May? Are you sure?"

Hearing Dr. Mei's order, the people below were surprised. You know, the place Duanmu Huai detected this time was not a small mountain village or town, but a big city with millions of people. Evacuating the people in such a city is not an easy task!

What if this is a misunderstanding?

"I confirm that a disaster prevention declaration is in place and everyone is requested to evacuate to the nearest shelter immediately."

Although the Honkai disaster is the most serious disaster in this world, it does not mean that this world has nothing but Honkai disasters. Tsunamis, typhoons, earthquakes, etc. also exist. Therefore, large cities in this world also have shelters. Of course, they are basically useless when facing the Herrscher, because there are basically no signs of the Herrscher's appearance. By the time you discover it, it is too late and there is no time to hide.

"Yes."

The subordinate wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing and just followed Dr. Mei's instructions to convey the order. Duanmu Huai only glanced at the woman and then looked away. He certainly understood what Dr. Mei meant by the order. The Kant counter was not that powerful and could lock onto the reality twister in a short period of time, not to mention that this was a large city with millions of people. It would be impossible to check them one by one and find the target.

And judging from the current Hume index value, they don’t have time to look for them one by one, so it is certain that the outbreak of the Herrscher this time is almost a foregone conclusion.

This means that someone will inevitably die.

But if they were evacuated separately, at least the others would be able to survive.

So Dr. Mei's decision is actually equivalent to giving up some people, letting them die, so that others can survive.

As for who can survive, it depends on their luck.

Well, it’s a very oil-guy style, but Duanmu Huai doesn’t mind.

"Owner."

Just then, Ogis's voice rang out.

"The Kant counter shows that the Hume level has dropped to a critical value."

"Activate Scranton Reality Anchor."

"Ok."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Ogis reached out and lightly pressed the machine in front of her. Then everyone saw the device installed in the center of the transport plane like a lamppost quickly unfolded, and then they subconsciously seemed to feel something flashing past them. But if they felt it carefully, they didn't feel anything.

At this time……

"boom-----!!"

The raging flames that shot up into the sky turned into pillars of fire, erupting from a city not far away.

Flames burst out.

This scene was like watching a volcanic eruption up close, the scorching flames melted everything. People could even clearly see through the windows the tall buildings melting and exploding under the licking and burning of the flames. This scene was so shocking that it even made people mistake it for a disaster caused by some kind of heaven and earth change.

At the same time, the Fire Moth staff also screamed.

"A peak Honkai energy burst has been detected! It's the Herrscher!!"

As she screamed, the flames outside rushed towards the transport plane like a huge wave. Seeing this scene, the people of the Fire Chasing Moth were pale and speechless. It was the first time for them to witness this horrific scene from a first-person perspective, watching the flames rushing towards them, and then...

"Hey?"

The staff opened their eyes in surprise and looked around. The flames were still raging. However, these flames that could melt even steel buildings had no way of getting close to the transport plane. They rushed towards the transport plane and then disappeared into thin air.

That's right, disappeared out of thin air.

"How is this going?"

Qingqing also asked curiously at this time, but Duanmu Huai did not speak, instead Dr. Mei spoke.

"Is this the power of the reality anchor? It stabilizes reality?"

"Yes."

Duanmuhuai nodded.

"The Herrscher is a reality twister. The disaster it causes is naturally a distortion of reality. Similarly, as long as reality is stabilized and the distortion is offset, the Herrscher's ability will completely disappear."

"I see………"

Dr. Mei reached out her hand and pressed the porthole beside her, feeling it silently. She initially thought it was some kind of energy barrier, but after experiencing it herself, Dr. Mei felt the power of the reality anchor. It stabilizes reality and resists all unreal existence. The flame of the Herrscher can burn everything, but in the final analysis, it is not the power of reality, but the distortion of reality from the Herrscher.

But for Duanmu Huai, this was not enough.

"The target has been locked. Expanding the range of influence of the reality anchor."

"Understood. Execute immediately."

Ogis reached out again and operated the reality anchor, and then...

The sky is clear, the rain has stopped.

It was as if the flames that had burned the world just now were just an illusion. The raging flames completely disappeared, and the blue sky appeared in front of everyone again. If it weren't for the destroyed buildings below, people would probably think that all this was just a dream, and they had just woken up from this dream.

"Prepare to land!"

Duanmu Huai didn't care about it. He gave the order directly. Then he saw the transport plane quickly lowered its altitude and landed in the center of the disaster. There was no need to look for it. It was easy to confirm. Because from the air, you can see that there is an area below that was completely destroyed by the eruption of fire, leaving only an open space. In the center of the open space, a woman with long red hair was kneeling there, trembling.

When the transport plane landed in front of the red-haired woman, she looked up and looked at this strange vehicle in surprise, but she quickly stood up and instinctively stepped back.

"Are you from the Fire Moth Special Forces?"

Dr. Mei got off the transport plane and was stunned when he saw the woman in front of him.

"Please don't come over here!"

However, at this moment, the red-haired woman screamed.

"Kill me now, I have become a Herrscher!"

Hearing the red-haired woman's words, everyone stopped involuntarily, except for Mianme Satori, whose eyes sparkled. "Can we kill her? Can we kill her now?"

"Wait a minute."

Duanmu Huai grabbed Menmu Sanatori, who was so excited that he wanted to rush over and chop people, and then looked at Dr. Mei. The latter stared at the red-haired woman, was silent for a moment, and then looked at Duanmu Huai.

"Your Excellency the Inquisitor, we hope to imprison her... Perhaps we can find out something about the Herrscher."

"casual."

Duanmuhuai waved his hand.

"Anyway, within the range of the reality anchor, she is just an ordinary person."

"I understand."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Dr. Mei nodded, and then she and the staff of the Fire Chaser approached the red-haired woman. The latter saw Dr. Mei walking towards her and became more and more excited. However, Dr. Mei quickly calmed the red-haired woman and said something to her. Then the red-haired woman seemed to understand her current situation and soon lowered her head obediently and was monitored obediently.

It was not until this time that Dr. Mei breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and returned to Duanmu Huai's side with a serious expression.

"We must return to headquarters immediately."

Her expression was as indifferent as ever, but her voice revealed an unquestionable determination.

As Duanmu Huai and his group returned, the news that the seventh Herrscher was controlled spread like wildfire throughout the Fire Moth base. For everyone, this was no less than a bolt from the blue. You have to know that in the past, humans suffered heavy casualties in the fight against the Herrscher, and finally destroyed it. As for what the Herrscher is, they are not very clear, and can only study it through the Herrscher corpse and Herrscher core in their hands.

  But now, they actually captured a living Herrscher!

You know, before this, they didn't even dare to think about capturing the Herrscher alive!

But now, they actually did it!

The red-haired woman was immediately sent to the depths of the secret research base of the Fire Moth and imprisoned. Of course, she was also accompanied by a reality anchor. After all, she could not use the power of the Herrscher within the range of the reality anchor. Once she left the range of the reality anchor, the red-haired woman might immediately burn down the entire Fire Moth base.

After imprisoning the red-haired woman, Dr. Mei immediately presided over the first interrogation, and Duanmu Huai naturally participated in it.

As for Ann and Mary, Duanmu Huai asked them to look after Menmu Satori.

The latter is really capable of causing trouble.

Although it was an interrogation, it was different from the interrogation rooms in police and gangster movies. The red-haired woman was not treated so well. She was restrained all over and imprisoned in a blank room. Dr. Mei was observing her through the window from the other side and asking questions at the same time.

Of course, there is nothing we can do about it, after all, he is a Herrscher... In comparison, the treatment of prisoners is much better than this.

"Your identity."

"Yes... I am the captain of the fifth squad of the Fire Moth Australian Special Forces, Himiko..."

The red-haired woman seemed to be returning to normal by now, and replied in a low voice.

"Do you know what happened to you?"

"I...have some impression."

"Can you tell me more specifically? How did you become a Herrscher?"

This can be said to be the most concerned issue for the people of the Fire Moth. After all, so far, they have not found the law of the transformation of the Herrscher. Not to mention that the Herrscher this time is actually a member of the Fire Moth!

The information about Himiko naturally reached Dr. Mei as soon as possible. From this information, it can be seen that Himiko's experience was very normal and there was nothing special about it.

  So, why did she become a Herrscher?

"Actually, I'm not too sure..."

Himiko sighed and spoke.

"I've been having nightmares for a while... Of course, similar situations have always troubled me. After all, the harm done by the Herrscher is too great, and there's nothing we can do. Every time we arrive at the scene, all we can do is rescue as many survivors as possible from the disaster caused by the Herrscher. But that feeling of powerlessness... is really uncomfortable..."

"…………………"

After hearing what Himiko said, the staff of the Fire Moth were silent. After all, they could understand Himiko's feelings. The Herrscher was too powerful, especially the sixth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Death, who had killed countless people. The Fire Moth had to work very hard to destroy her.

To be honest, after each battle, the staff of the Fire Moth did not feel the joy of victory in their hearts, but only heavy sorrow and sighs. They had lost so much, sacrificed so much, and although the Herrscher was eliminated, it was not the end of everything. No one knew when it would end, and no one knew how many casualties would be caused by the appearance of the next Herrscher. They felt like they were climbing a mountain with no end in sight. And every time they eliminated a Herrscher, it only gave them a moment of respite. After that, they still had to grit their teeth and persist in climbing up.

After all, if they didn't persist, the only outcome would be falling into the bottomless abyss.

Himiko is a member of the special services team, so those who are at the scene can definitely feel this more than the staff in the rear.

"So, sometimes I would have... No, I'm not sure if it's my idea, I want to completely destroy it all and not hold on any longer... No one knows when it will end, so let everything just end here..."

"and then?"

Dr. Mei remained calm and indifferent, while Duanmu Huai just stood there with his arms folded, not saying a word.

"Then, I felt... there seemed to be another me in my body... I'm not sure, it was a bit like another voice? She kept telling me that this world was beyond saving, and destroying it was the best option. It would be better to turn it into ashes, burn it completely, and let people die with it, rather than struggling in pain. At the time, I just thought that this was just an escapist thought caused by my cowardice, but I didn't expect..."

"Is that the Herrscher?"

"Yes."

Himiko nodded.

"Just now, we received an order to evacuate the people in the city, and I felt a little tired. But at that time I saw my companions, and I......"

Having said this, Himiko seemed to remember something and quickly raised her head.

"Where are my subordinates? Where is Hua? How are they?!"

"…………………"

Dr. Mei took the information at hand and took a look at it.

"According to the search team's investigation, all members of the fifth team were confirmed dead except for a special agent named Hua, who was seriously injured and is currently undergoing rescue."

“Yes…Is that so…?”

"please continue."

Dr. Mei did not give Himiko time to feel sad, and Himiko quickly calmed down.

"At that time, I only felt that I lost consciousness for a moment, but I was not unconscious. It was more like I was imprisoned. I could only feel the heat all around me, as if I was in a hot prison. I struggled to get rid of this devouring, but it held me tightly. I could feel that the whole world seemed to be burning, and then... suddenly, it let me go... No, or it seemed to have lost the power to restrain me. When I opened my eyes again and returned to my body, I saw... you appeared."

"So now, can you still feel the Herrscher?"

"can."

Himiko nodded.

"I can feel her anger and fear. She wants to destroy everything, but it seems that her power can no longer be exerted. She cannot complete her mission and is restless because of it..."

"mission?"

Dr. May paused.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

Himiko nodded vigorously.

"These are her exact words—humanity will be destroyed."