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The news that the Herrscher was about to appear was obviously more important than an inexplicable fight. 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?"

"Not sure."

Facing Dr. Mei's question, Duanmu Huai's answer was also justified.

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

"That's right."

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, locking reality twisters through the Hume index was also the technology of the Inquisition, which did not mean that it was definitely related to the Herrscher.

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

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

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

"The results of the Honkai energy detection are normal..."

The Fire-Chasing Moth is not completely without means to detect the Herrscher. The powerful Honkai energy reaction is the sign of the Herrscher, but unfortunately this is of little use for advance prevention. Because when the high-energy reaction of the Honkai energy is detected, the Herrscher is born in just a few minutes, and there is no time to evacuate the people. So every time the Fire-Chasing Moth arrives, the surroundings are already in a mess, and the Herrscher has been born.

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

"Turn on the alarm immediately and issue an evacuation order."

At this moment, Dr. Mei also decisively issued an order.

"Dr. Mei? Are you sure?"

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

If this is a mistake, then…

“I’m sure. We will announce it as a disaster defense and ask everyone to take refuge in the nearest shelter immediately.”

Although the Honkai disaster is the most serious disaster in this world, it does not mean that there is nothing else in this world except the Honkai disaster. 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 they are discovered, 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 conveyed the order according to Dr. Mei’s request. Duanmu Huai only glanced at the woman and then retracted his gaze. He certainly understood what Dr. Mei meant by this order. The Kant counter was not so powerful that it could lock the reality twister in a short time, not to mention that this is a large city with millions of people. It is simply impossible to check one by one and find the target from it.

And judging from the current Hume index value, they don’t have time to find 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 evacuate separately, at least the others can survive.

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

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

Well, it's very oil-like style, but Duanmu Huai doesn't mind.

"Master."

At this moment, Ogis's voice sounded.

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

"Start the Scranton Reality Anchor."

"Okay."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Ogis reached out and pressed the machine in front of her lightly. Then everyone saw that 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 you feel it carefully, you don't feel anything.

At this moment...

"Boom---!"

The flames that soared into the sky turned into a pillar of fire and erupted from the city not far away.

The flames exploded.

This scene was like watching a volcanic eruption up close, the scorching flames melted everything. People could even clearly see through the windows the scenes of the high-rise 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 staff of the Fire Chaser also screamed.

"The peak of the collapse energy has been detected! It's the Herrscher!!"

Along with her scream, the flames outside were like huge waves, rushing towards the transport plane head-on. Seeing this scene, the people of the Fire Chaser were pale and speechless. It was the first time they witnessed this horrific scene from a first-person perspective, watching the flames rushing towards them, and then...

"Huh?"

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

That's right, disappeared out of thin air.

"What's going on?"

Qingqing also curiously asked, but Duanmuhuai didn't speak. Instead, Dr. Mei spoke.

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

"That's right."

Duanmuhuai nodded.

"The Herrscher is a reality distorter, and the disasters it causes naturally distort reality. Likewise, as long as reality is stabilized and the distortion is offset, the Herrscher's ability will disappear completely."

"I see………"

Dr. Mei stretched out his hand, pressed the porthole at hand, and felt it silently. She initially thought it was some kind of energy barrier, but after personal experience, Dr. Mei finally felt the power of the reality anchor. It stabilizes reality and resists all unreality. The flames of the Herrscher can burn everything, but in the final analysis, this is not the power of reality, but the distorted reality from the Herrscher.

But for Duanmuhuai, this is not enough.

"The target has been locked and the scope of influence of the reality stabilizing anchor has been expanded."

"Understood, execute immediately."

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

The weather cleared and the rain stopped.

As if the flames that burned the world just now were like an illusion, the originally raging flames completely disappeared, and the blue sky appeared in front of everyone again. If the destroyed building below was not still there, people might think that all this was just a dream, and they had just woken up from this dream.

"Prepare to land!"

Duanmuhuai didn't care about this. He gave the order directly, and then he saw the transport plane quickly lowering its altitude and then landing in the center of the disaster - there was no need to search for it, it was easy to confirm. Because from the air, you can see that there is an area below that has been completely destroyed by the burst of flames, 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, the latter raised her head and looked at this strange vehicle in surprise. But he quickly stood up and backed away instinctively.

"Are you from the Fire Chaser Special Forces?"

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

"Please don't come here!"

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

"Kill me quickly, I have become the Herrscher!"

Hearing the red-haired woman's words, everyone stopped involuntarily, only Mianmu Zuotiao's eyes shone.

"Can I kill her? Can I kill her now?"

"Wait a minute."

Duanmuhuai grabbed Mianmu Zuotiao, who was excited and wanted to kill someone immediately, and then looked at Dr. Mei, who stared at the red-haired woman, silent for a moment, and then looked at Duanmuhuai.

"Your Majesty the Inquisitor, we hope to imprison her...perhaps we can investigate some information about the Herrscher."

"casual."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand.

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

"I see."

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Dr. Mei nodded, and then she led the Fire Chaser Moth staff closer to the red-haired woman. The latter looked more and more excited when he saw Dr. Mei walking towards him. However, Dr. Mei quickly comforted the red-haired woman and said something to her. Then the red-haired woman seemed to understand her current situation and quickly lowered her head obediently and was monitored obediently.

It was only then that Dr. Mei breathed a sigh of relief and turned back to Duanmu Huai's side with a serious look on his face.

"We must go back to headquarters immediately."

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

With the return of Duanmu Huai and his party, the news that the Seventh Herrscher was under control immediately spread like wildfire throughout the Fire Chasing Moth base. For everyone, this was nothing less than a bolt from the blue. You must know that in the previous confrontations with the Herrscher, humans suffered heavy casualties and were finally eliminated. As for what the Herrscher is, they don't know very well. They can only study it through the Herrscher corpse and the Herrscher core.

But now, they actually caught a living Herrscher!

You must know that before this, they had never even dared to think about capturing the Herrscher alive!

But now, they actually did it!

The red-haired woman was immediately sent to the depths of Fire Chaser's secret research base and imprisoned. Of course, there was a reality anchor accompanying her. After all, she couldn't use the Herrscher's power within the scope of the Reality Anchor. And once she leaves the range of the Reality Anchor, this red-haired woman may immediately completely burn down the entire Fire Chasing Moth base.

After imprisoning the red-haired woman, Dr. Mei immediately presided over the first interrogation without stopping, and Duanmu Huai naturally also participated.

As for An and Mary—Duanmuhuai asked them to watch the sleeping birds.

The latter can really cause trouble.

Although it was called an interrogation, unlike the interrogation rooms in police movies, the red-haired woman was not treated so well. Her whole body was restrained, and her whole body was imprisoned in a blank room. Dr. Mei was observing her from the other side through the window and asking questions at the same time.

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

"Your identity."

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

The red-haired woman seemed to have gradually returned to normal and answered 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's hands as soon as possible. From this information, Himiko's experience is very normal and there is nothing special about it.

So, why did she become a Herrscher?

"Actually, I don't know much..."

Himiko sighed and spoke.

"I have been having nightmares for a while... Of course, similar situations have always troubled me. After all, the harm caused by the Herrscher is too great, and we can't do anything. Every time we arrive at the scene, all we can do is to rescue as many survivors as possible from the disaster caused by the Herrscher. But that feeling of powerlessness... is really uncomfortable..."

"…………………"

Hearing Himiko's words, the staff of the Fire Moth were silent. After all, they could understand Himiko's feelings. The Herrscher is too powerful, especially the sixth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Death, who they encountered before. Countless people died in her hands, and the Fire Moth also took great efforts 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 sadness and sighs. So many losses and sacrifices were made. Although the Herrscher was eliminated, it was not the end of everything. No one knows when it will end, and no one knows how many casualties will 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, there would only be one ending, falling into the bottomless abyss.

Himiko was a member of the special forces team, so they who were on the scene could definitely feel this more than the staff in the back.

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

"Then what?"

Dr. Mei was still calm and indifferent, while Duanmu Huai just stood there with his arms folded, saying nothing.

"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 hopeless, and destroying it was the best option. Turning it to ashes, burning it completely, and letting people perish with it was better than struggling in pain. At that time, I just thought that this was just my cowardly escape idea, 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 also felt a little tired. But at that time I saw my companions, I... ..."

Speaking of this, Himiko seemed to remember something and raised her head in a hurry.

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

"……………………"

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

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

"Yes... is that so... "

"Please continue."

Dr. Mei did not give Himiko time to feel sad, and Himiko quickly sorted out her mood.

"At that time, I only felt that I lost consciousness for a moment, but it was not a coma, but more like being imprisoned. I could only feel the heat all around, 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 appear."

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

"Yes."

Himiko nodded.

"I can feel her anger, her fear, she wants to destroy everything, but her power seems to be no longer available, she can't complete her mission, and she is anxious and restless..."

"Mission?"

Dr. Mei paused.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

Himiko nodded vigorously.

"These are her original words - mankind will be destroyed."