Chapter 299
"The law of contradiction, the unity of opposites." Sir said seriously, "I think Mr. Otto must understand very well what the 'law of contradiction, the unity of opposites' means. That's why he made such a plan."
"Don't beat around the bush!"
'I don't understand!'
Kevin didn't say that. He wasn't a particularly learned person to begin with, and if Sir kept going around in circles like that, he might really get confused.
Although he's basically crippled now.
"Get to the point!" Kevin emphasized again, "Explain! The key point!"
"The key point is that it's not just one person, but also not just one person." Sir spread his hands and said, "Mr. Li Pu is the reincarnation of Sister Mei's era, but Mr. Li Pu is not Sister Mei. Sister Mei is Mr. Li Pu's previous incarnation, but Sister Mei is not Mr. Li Pu."
"From the perspective of reincarnation, they are the same person, but from the perspective of individual beings, they are not the same person."
"Mei's knowledge and personality are far from Mr. Li Pu's," Sir explained. "Even in acting, Mr. Li Pu could not possibly play so many roles by himself. So when they are one person, they can switch roles and depend on each other, but at the same time, as different independent individuals, they can also be separated."
"Mr. Otto's approach is simply to use the Herrscher of Change to fix Mei into Kallen's reincarnation." Sir said as if it were the truth, "To put it bluntly, Mr. Otto only wants Kallen and has no feelings for the other reincarnations. In his view, the result of the Herrscher of Change is nothing more than Kallen's exclusive possession, Kallen's resurrection, or Kallen's unwillingness to become Herrscher and thus separating."
"Being able to awaken to your past life and become that past life means that the fragments of your soul are enough for Sister Kallen to act independently," Sir said. "At least she can act independently under certain protection."
"If Sister Kallen resists the Law of Change and takes over the body, Sister Kallen will be resurrected." Sir paused to observe Kevin's expression, and after confirming that he had fooled him enough, he continued, "Then it would be a sure win for Mr. Otto."
"Of course, if Sister Kallen had not been resurrected but had separated independently, although she is not complete now, Mr. Otto's technology would have been able to protect Kallen soul completely."
"And then..." Sir continued, "We'll continue searching for other soul fragments. It will be a long process, but basically Mr. Otto won't lose out."
"Finally," Sir paused and said, "That is, Sister Kallen and the others eliminated the soul of the variable law. The result was not the best, but it can't be said that they lost miserably either."
"In short, no matter the outcome, Mr. Otto has won."
We won, and we're so excited about it.
This isn't a win-win situation; regardless of the outcome, Otto is almost guaranteed to win, and it could even be a triple or quadruple win. In short, Otto will definitely be the ultimate winner.
Kevin seemed to have sensed it too; at least with Sir's explanation, although he didn't understand it, he sensed both the crisis and the opportunity within it. It was a situation where opportunity and crisis coexisted.
"Very good~" Kevin nodded and said, "You are very good."
Hmm, it seems this little girl is quite useful.
If trained properly, they might become one of my most capable assistants in the future.
"You're right," Kevin said. "Opportunity and crisis go hand in hand, and I have to make things go according to my plan."
"But..." Sir tilted her head and said, "Mr. Kevin isn't outside, and you can't get out of that maze. If we only rely on the communicator to contact each other from time to time, things will probably be over by the time we contact each other again."
"You'll never see Sister Mei again!"
Never again... Never again... Never again...
Seeing Kevin's increasingly defeated and ferocious face, Sir instinctively covered her ears!
"MEI! My MEI!"
Conquer the maze! Immediately! Right now! We must break through as quickly as possible!
Kevin was far ahead of the pack, while Sir remained expressionless.
"Ah~ I was thinking Mr. Gray Serpent would contact us soon." Sir shrugged and said, "Then we just need to continue with the plan to get the gem."
"Looking at it now, let's forget about it and wait for Mr. Kevin to come back."
Chapter 322 Perhaps, Maybe, Possibly
MEI has two pieces of news: one good and one bad.
The good news is that Bronya's team is out of immediate danger; the bad news is that the members of Bronya's team responded once and then fell silent.
The presence of sound is certainly good news, at least indicating that they were alright before the sound went out. The absence of sound, however, could be quite complicated! A sudden interruption of sound could indicate a crisis, suspicion about the unexpected sound, or something else entirely.
In short, since we weren't there, we lacked a basic understanding of the situation.
The only thing that's clear is that their situation isn't much better either.
"Mei." MEI immediately contacted Mei and said, "Report on your current situation."
"Everything is normal," Mei replied immediately. "Do we need to meet with you, Doctor?"
"A reunion?" MEI thought to myself, a sense of foreboding creeping in. "You've left the school?"
Although Mei felt her arrangements were mostly correct, Kiana's personality made it unlikely she would obediently stay behind. However, with Mei, there shouldn't be too much of a problem. With Mei's mature and steady personality, she should be able to keep Kiana in check and prevent her from running around recklessly.
Could it be that I misjudged the situation? Mei led astray by Kiana?
"This..." Mei and couldn't answer.
"You guys managed to escape, didn't you?" MEI asked. "Didn't I tell you to hold your ground and wait for reinforcements? Don't act rashly?"
They really ran away! They didn't hold their ground! If this happened in Comrade Dalinzi's time, you'd be sent to dig potatoes!
"Sigh..." MEI gently rubbed her forehead, not wanting to lash out. She had already anticipated the worst outcome: Bronya hadn't even found Kiana yet, and now something else had happened. This whole mess left MEI feeling stuck, unable to move forward or backward.
"Is Kiana right beside you?" MEI asked directly.
"Yes." Mei relaxed a little when she saw that Mei wasn't angry and said, "I'm with Kiana."
"Take care of yourself and Kiana," MEI said. "Be careful and try to avoid fighting."
"Remember, we're not here to be heroes; getting back safely is the best thing we can do."
The massive outbreak of Honkai has turned Changkong City into a ghost town; apart from Honkai Beast, there is almost no living thing here. Only they exist here, and they are also the most dangerous here.
MEI has never been worried about these Honkai Beasts. Honkai Beast without Herrscher are basically not scary. They have nothing but the instinct to destroy, and lacking organization, they have no tactical plans. They act solely on instinct.
Their sheer number is perhaps the only advantage these Honkai Beast currently possess.
However, the situation is completely different with Herrscher. Although Honkai Beast lack intelligence, their obedience is exceptional! Having Herrscher is equivalent to having a commander and an organization. Anything is vulnerable to organization; once organized, the combat power of Honkai Beast can easily increase two or three times over.
But this is the issue that MEI is most worried about: the Herrscher.
My current team has Kiana and Mei, two ticking time bombs, and Bronya is a minefield of enemies.
If any one of them were to be legalized, it would push the situation in the worst possible direction. It really feels like...
"It feels like dancing on the edge of hell," MEI lamented. "We have to get the Bronya squad, Mei, and Kiana out of here as soon as possible. The longer we stay here, the worse it will be! Time is of the essence, and it's time for her to make her appearance."
As a flash of light appeared, a beautiful figure appeared here.
"It's time to break through the encirclement, are my lovely kittens ready?"
Kallen appeared here as if a saint had descended.
"Can you hear me?" Kallen immediately contacted Mei upon appearing, saying, "Please respond if you can hear me."
"I can hear you," Mei replied immediately.
"I'm giving you Bronya's team the coordinates for the first and last time I'll reply." Kallen didn't ask any questions but directly gave the order, "I'm not going to wait for you two here. Now you'll have to get to the coordinates as soon as possible. We'll meet there."
"Time is life," Kallen said, already taking action. "We can't afford to waste time! Also, we shouldn't attract too many Honkai Beasts."
Staying in this environment for too long will inevitably lead to her transformation into a Herrscher of Law, and she must act quickly. She can neither stop and wait nor turn back to find Mei and Kiana; the best course of action is to give them the coordinates and let them go there to meet her.
The three-person squad in the game can be switched at any time, but that doesn't mean the game can't teleport.
"Hurry up, kitties~" Kallen started to move.
Mei was in a dilemma. Kiana! Kiana! Kiana was gone! Because she hadn't agreed to Kiana's decision, she had been forced to chase after her. Although Mei had anticipated some of it, she hadn't completely foreseen it. Kiana, just like those three idiots, had simply vanished without a trace!
She disappeared from sight even though it should have been only a few steps away!
They've disappeared! Although Mei now has the Doctor's unique way of contacting people, Mei finds that she doesn't know how to use it. She can only passively establish contact with the Doctor but doesn't know how to actively contact the Doctor and Kiana.
Mei was already hesitant about whether she should tell the Doctor, as it wouldn't be a good thing to cause trouble for him at this crucial time.
But now...
She was even more at a loss.
Should we give up searching for Kiana? But if we continue searching aimlessly like this, we risk delaying our Kiana with the Doctor. Both matters are important, and we can't afford to delay either.
But now it seems we have to choose between these two things.
Mei hesitated for a long time, Kiana...
She couldn't abandon Kiana and go meet the Doctor alone. She should go find Kiana first; if Kiana was in danger, it might be too late to find her later. On the other hand, if she chose to meet the Doctor, he would definitely notify her afterward, and then they could meet up and evacuate.
In short, we absolutely cannot abandon Kiana!
Mei finally made up her mind.
"This Kiana really enjoys causing trouble for others."
Chapter 323 Unexpected, Right?
What can be done? What can be done?
Bronya felt helpless; the current situation was indeed unexpected.
She was once an elite squad leader who led Sir and Anne Mar in countless battles, and what kind of situation hadn't she seen? Today's scene really forced her to change her perception.
She had never seen anything like it before.
Communication between squads was completely paralyzed, and no matter how hard Bronya tried, she couldn't make any contact with the surrounding squads. She had no idea what the situation was with the other squads, nor could she be sure when this strange anomaly would subside.
Bronya did consider rushing back to the school, because that was their starting point and the first gathering point for their final retreat.
Bronya had seen all sorts of Honkai Beast, but she had never seen one from the sea. Her several attempts to fight her way back to school only resulted in her being completely surrounded.
Bronya initially didn't think much of Wendy's mistake. Who hasn't had moments of excitement? Who hasn't had a moment of childish eccentricity?
It's just a single Honkai Beast, so what if it's killed? With Wendy's strength, dealing with that lower-level Honkai Beast shouldn't be a problem. Although Wendy's actions aligned with her initial plan to sneak back to school, avoiding any trouble, it's not always possible to just ignore everything. There are always some Honkai Beast blocking their path that they can't avoid.
Wendy was wrong for acting on her own and disobeying orders, but their bigger mistake was misjudging the combat strength and number of Honkai Beast.
After discovering that Wendy hadn't defeated the enemy instantly, they had no choice but to go up and fight. When they actually faced these Honkai Beasts, Bronya realized that these Honkai Beasts were much stronger than the simulated Honkai Beast she had fought in the training room!
Even if they still manage to win, it won't be as easy as during training. What's more serious is that they didn't manage to defeat the Honkai Beast instantly.
The roars of the Honkai Beast and the commotion of battle attracted all the Honkai Beast in the vicinity. From just two or three at the beginning, to a dozen or so, and then to hundreds, the Honkai Beast seemed endless, surging towards them like a flood.
They charged forward, their Project Bunny's cannons glowing red, but the number of Honkai Beast didn't decrease at all; in fact, it seemed to increase. They didn't give their squad a single chance to catch their breath.
The team had already done everything they could to survive and hide inside the building.
What to do next? Bronya didn't know. She couldn't break out, and her attempts to contact others for help were unsuccessful. She also had no idea about her mother's situation. They were completely trapped in a desperate situation.
"Bronya," K423 leaned closer again, seemingly hesitant, and said, "Um... this... well..."
"Speak, K423, what's your plan?" Bronya didn't mince words; she wanted to get straight to the point. At this stage, it would be best if K423 could offer some constructive suggestions.
Although Bronya had no expectations of this idiot who not only looked like Kiana, but also had a similar personality and a similar mind, sometimes the idiot would have a flash of inspiration and offer some very useful advice.
"Um..." K423 scratched his head and said, "I think... I... should I respond to that voice just now?"
K423's words went unanswered, Bronya realized she really shouldn't have expected anything. What good ideas could that idiot possibly come up with?
"No!" K423 probably figured out Bronya's thoughts. She was both anxious and troubled, scratching her head as she said, "I don't think that's a Honkai Beast. I think that's my mother's voice."
"Mom..." Bronya said expressionlessly, "Now that communication has been completely cut off, how could Mom call us in such a strange way at this time? That could not possibly be Mom's voice, it must be some Honkai Beast doing it."
"No! I don't think that's possible." K423 denied, "Although my grades aren't very good, I have carefully read the Honkai Beast Encyclopedia. I remember the appearance and abilities of every known Honkai Beast very clearly."
"So far, I have never seen Honkai Beast whose abilities and appearance are not registered in the encyclopedia!"
"And... and..." K423 added, "Doing this kind of thing requires a lot of intelligence, you know. If they want to fool us, the Honkai Beast should at least know what we're thinking, right? Whose voice do we respond to, and what do we crave the most?"
K423 confidently stated, "The textbooks say that Honkai Beast are generally not very intelligent, and without the command of Herrscher, they will only act on instinct."
After K423 said that, Bronya seemed unable to find any reason to refute it, and upon closer reflection, it did seem to be true. At least so far, they hadn't encountered any strange Honkai Beast.
Theoretically, Honkai Beast with the same appearance should have the same abilities. However, if their abilities differ, their appearances will also mutate.
They rushed through without finding any unusual-looking Honkai Beast outside the encyclopedia. And it seemed, as K423 had said, that it did indeed require a certain level of intelligence to entice people.
Honkai Beast without Herrscher are similar to ordinary wild beasts, or even worse. Wild beasts at least have some cognitive ability, while Honkai Beast rely purely on instinct.
That makes sense; the voice was indeed a bit unusual.
"Mom's past life was a very powerful doctor!" Seeing that Bronya seemed to believe her, K423 quickly pressed on, "Given that doctor's abilities, it's not unreasonable that he would have developed some special communication method under these circumstances."