Chapter 544

"Hey, wait a minute, what's going on?"

After watching Lin Yu on the screen, who suddenly apologized to Arlan and then disappeared from the monitor, Asta exclaimed in surprise.

"Where is Mr. Lin Yu?"

"We cannot be certain!"

After reviewing the surrounding surveillance footage, the clerk, who had been questioned by Asta, spoke to Asta and the Herta Doll, now drenched in sweat.

"Sir, he, he, he... wait, that's strange, what's with this energy intensity?!"

At that very moment, the surveillance cameras in the area where the Doomsday Beast was located were suddenly restored.

In the scene, Asta saw the figure of Lin Yu, whom she had just been looking for.

Railways, Chapter 3. How cliché!

However, although Asta saw Lin Yu's figure, Lin Yu's behavior at this moment really frightened her.

In the scene, the supposedly incredibly powerful Doomsday Beast is being held tightly by a huge, dark red energy hand.

Lin Yu, who had vanished without a trace before the Doomsday Beast, was clearly the owner of that giant hand.

With a slight exertion of force from the enormous hand, the once invincible Doomsday Beast...

—In everyone's eyes, it looked like a bullied little animal, letting out a helpless wail.

As Young Miss with a powerful background, Asta had seen battle footage of those powerful Pathstrider.

But honestly, watching someone else's battle footage after they've finished fighting, and seeing the Anti-Matter Legion monsters near you getting utterly destroyed on a monitor, can easily create a slightly different feeling.

And this matter is not over yet.

Despite being positioned as an aggressor and killer, the Doomsday Beast began to struggle its massive body after being grabbed by a giant crimson energy hand.

The behemoth's attempts to resist only made it appear more like a helpless lamb to the slaughter in the eyes of others, and did nothing else.

Because the camera had just been repaired, Asta couldn't hear any sounds from the scene.

But the next second, when she saw the Doomsday Beast being crushed by that giant energy hand, Asta knew that the attack, which would have caused a huge disaster to the Herta Space Station, had come to an end.

"... That's interesting."

Seeing what Lin Yu was doing, Herta said to Asta beside him.

"Asta, bring me the Imaginary Energy intensity detection data for that area."

"OK."

After directing the other staff members to begin mobilizing the data, Asta asked the Herta with a hint of curiosity.

"Ms. Herta, why are you checking the intensity of the Imaginary Energy over there? Is it to determine if this gentleman is the Commander?"

"That's one reason."

After giving Asta a perfunctory answer, Herta looked at the numbers that popped up on the screen through the puppet, and at this moment he already had the answer in his heart.

"Hey, what's this number?"

Looking at the series of values detected by the space station's instruments, Asta asked the clerk in a low voice.

Can you guarantee that the testing equipment is problem-free?

"This... won't work."

Facing his two direct superiors, the clerk wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to them with great helplessness.

"Although the attacks on our systems were primarily aimed at security-related systems, we cannot guarantee that other systems were not affected."

"Even if someone secretly helps us fix the problems in the system, we cannot guarantee that the newly repaired energy intensity detection system is problem-free until our staff conducts multiple data tests."

"Alright, that's settled then."

Herta had no intention of making things difficult for his sweating subordinate.

Asta felt there was something wrong with the measured value simply because it didn't match her prediction.

The energy intensity released after the Doomsday Beast was defeated was already very high, but after the Doomsday Beast was pulverized, the energy intensity released was less than half of the energy intensity recorded in the database.

And that's not the point.

The energy used by the Pathstrider is known in the universe as Imaginary Energy, and the man must have used a massive amount of Imaginary Energy to easily suppress the Doomsday Beast.

In this situation, even if he recovers some of the Imaginary Energy after completing the attack, the on-site detection instruments do not only detect the intensity of the Imaginary Energy at a single instant.

The Herta Space Station uses state-of-the-art instruments, which continuously monitor changes in the Imaginary Energy of the corresponding regions after startup.

From the moment the Doomsday Beast appeared in this area, the data detected and recorded by the monitoring equipment increased significantly, which is enough to prove that the monitoring equipment itself is not faulty.

The testing equipment is fine, but the data is problematic. Any normal person, with a little analysis, would immediately realize that the problem lies with Lin Yu.

Why was Lin Yu able to kill the Doomsday Beast without causing excessive fluctuations in the energy intensity of the region? Herta came up with several guesses after only a little thought.

Firstly, Lin Yu is a super expert. When he made his move, he ensured that the Imaginary Energy was condensed within a certain range, which caused the detection instruments to be unable to detect the numerical changes in the Imaginary Energy that had not diffused out.

However, the probability that this conjecture is correct is not very high.

After all, Herta simply dislikes dealing with the complexities of worldly interactions; it doesn't mean she's some kind of heretic who only knows how to do research and is a complete idiot in other aspects.

Someone who has saved her planet dozens of times is definitely a shrewd and worldly-wise old hand.

The reason she exhibits this attitude is mainly because most of the time she is too lazy to waste too much time and energy on people and things that she finds boring.

But now, Herta has become interested in Lin Yu, the man who suddenly appeared before him.

She not only maintains a good attitude towards people she is interested in (in her own eyes), but she also makes enough concessions in some aspects (in her own eyes).

By viewing things from Lin Yu's perspective, we can analyze his intentions behind instantly killing the Doomsday Beast.

Firstly, instantly killing the Doomsday Beast completes the deal between Lin Yu and Arlan, and at the same time, it is a further gesture of goodwill towards the Herta Space Station.

Secondly, Lin Yu's instant kill of the Doomsday Beast was a gesture of goodwill, as well as a demonstration of his strength, deterring those within the Herta Space Station who harbored ill intentions towards him from causing trouble.

But it was only after Herta analyzed the second reason that she found it strange.

For Pathstrider to demonstrate sufficient power, the best approach in many cases is to directly unleash Imaginary Energy within a certain range.

Lin Yu seems easy to talk to, so it's normal that he would be concerned about whether the space station would have problems due to excessive energy intensity.

But it's really strange that not a single bit of energy leaks out.

Could it be that... his strength does not stem from the destiny he embarked on?

If that's the case, then this person harbors far more secrets than I imagined.

Most powerful beings and major forces in the universe now use Imaginary Energy in their battles.

Now, a master who can instantly kill the Doomsday Beast has actually revealed another energy system...

The Herta is not Siegfried. As the Executor of Ingenuity, after realizing that the energy system Lin Yu used was different from this universe, a whole bunch of ideas suddenly burst into her mind.

However, since Herta wasn't Siegfried, she, with her extremely high intelligence, discarded most of those ideas in the next second.

The reason why geniuses are geniuses is that, while possessing extremely high intelligence, they are also able to make some prudent and discerning moves, thus preventing themselves from courting disaster and driving themselves to their deaths.

Now that Lin Yu's power is unclear and he has also done Herta a favor, Herta, whose moral standards are not low to begin with, certainly cannot impose those bad thoughts on Lin Yu.

The Herta will certainly not be merciful when dealing with enemies, but it will not be so extreme when dealing with potential friends who are actively showing goodwill.

Why resort to armed conflict when knowledge and information can often be obtained through interaction?

Of course, after analyzing the above two points and seeing the Herta in the scene, I also thought of a third reason.

In the scene, the child of unknown origin lunged directly at Lin Yu.

Although the intense battle between the Doomsday Beast and the Stellaron Hunters meant that the on-site surveillance system could only see the images but not hear the sounds, just by seeing this scene, Herta didn't even need to guess to be certain that Lin Yu and this child had a very close relationship.

Haha, maybe after all my analysis, the reason he took action was because he was worried that the child would be bullied.

Forget it, no matter how much analysis I do, it's better to meet him in person first.

I'll think about what action to take after I meet him.

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Meanwhile, somewhere on the space station

After Lin Yu crushed the Doomsday Beast with his giant energy hand, Lin Yi looked at her father who suddenly appeared in front of her and pounced on him as soon as Lin Yu landed.

"Dad!"

After easily catching his daughter, Lin Yu really discovered...

I realize I'm not quite a mature father yet.

The reason he didn't immediately deal with the Honkai Beast after eliminating the Voidmote was because the powerful judgment bestowed upon him by the pearl was telling Lin Yu —hey, your daughter is old enough, you need to train her a bit.

At first, Lin Yu thought this judgment was correct.

Although Lin Yi is only ten years old, her strength and emotional intelligence far exceed those of ordinary people.

For Lin Yi, what she lacks most right now is actually external training and challenges.

After all, Lin Yi can't be blamed for not having enough experience.

As Lin Yu's Daughter, she has been under the protection of Lin Yu and his companions and lovers ever since she found Lin Yu, and has never had the opportunity to undergo any trials.

Occasionally, she would have the opportunity to go out and fight a few Honkai Beast, but that was only because those Honkai Beasts were too weak, so no one was worried about her and that's when she had the chance to take such action.

Later, with the Honkai accelerating, everyone definitely wouldn't let Lin Yi go out freely anymore.

She is indeed strong enough as Simulated Herrscher, but the problem is that everyone is worried. Lin Yi, who has always tried to play the role of a good girl, will definitely not do anything that would make everyone worry.

As for what happened later...

Lin Yu even molded the Cocoon of Finality into Devil's Castle like clay.

The phenomenon of Honkai in the world has basically disappeared.

In their world, everyone is striving to fight against potential future enemies, while the remaining ambitious individuals are no match for supernatural power.

Once Lin Yu returns, Lin Yi will be even less likely to encounter any danger.

For this reason, Lin Yu wanted to give his daughter a chance to train, which is why he didn't kill the Doomsday Beast immediately.

But soon he realized that he might have overestimated his own mindset.

Lin Yu, who had corrupted the monitoring system with his power of erosion, felt his blood pressure slowly rise after seeing his daughter fighting with the Doomsday Beast.

My daughter does need exercise, but the problem is...

—That damn Doomsday Beast dared to beat up my daughter?!

So what if they spoil me? I can't be bothered to care anymore!

Not wanting to see his daughter suffer, Lin Yu, after realizing that he was not a mature father, immediately rushed to the Doomsday Beast and blew up the annoying giant beast on the spot.

A man who could handle even the Cocoon of Finality couldn't do his best in educating his daughter.

Upon reflection, Lin Yu suddenly realized that he was truly... quite pathetic.

"Hey, Dad, why aren't you saying anything?"

Looking up at the silent Lin Yu, Lin Yi suddenly asked cautiously.

"Is it my performance that you're not satisfied with?"

"... That's not true, Xiao Yi."

Gently stroking his daughter's hair, Lin Yu spoke softly to Lin Yi.

"You've done a great job."

"Eh, really? But I still think I didn't pass the test this time."

After jumping down from Lin Yu's arms, Lin Yi said with a hint of helplessness.

"Dad, you came too fast! My brothers and sisters and I have already found this guy's weakness. Give us two more minutes and we'll be able to take it down."

Listening to Lin Yi's speech, Xing, who had just shifted her attention to Lin Yu, looked at March 7th and Dan Heng beside her and saw a hint of doubt in each other's eyes.

Two minutes later...

Can we handle the Doomsday Beast?