After resolving each Herrscher, Dr. Mei had already begun preparing to deal with the next one. Even with Prometheus, a super AI, they still could not predict what type the next Herrscher would be. But if they could not prepare specifically, they simply had to consider every possible type of Herrscher and make plans for each one.
Moreover, Fire Moth was not completely ignorant about Herrschers.
Besides the members stationed on the ground to fight the Honkai, some Fire Moth personnel had gone to the moon to investigate the ruins.
Fire Moth had even built something as convenient as a Star Gate—a teleportation portal—for that purpose.
However, since there were no Honkai Beasts on the moon, high-end combat forces generally remained stationed on Earth.
"The only pity is that the Seventh Divine Key still hasn't been made."
"Isn't that because you were only satisfied after I revised the Seventh Divine Key's design nineteen times? The Divine Keys had only just been put on the agenda when the Ninth Herrscher appeared."
"As the Divine Key with perhaps the greatest destructive power, the Seventh Divine Key only needs its power raised to the maximum." Dr. Mei paid no attention to Vill-V's blunt resentment.
Vill-V's philosophy when designing Divine Keys had always differed from Fire Moth's mainstream views. That was nothing unusual.
"Also, don't call him a Herrscher so openly. Be careful the Eighth Herrscher incident repeats itself."
"Yet the fact is that, based on current experience, no Herrschers that have appeared in this civilization have been of the same type."
"...Don't let your guard down."
"The squad closest to Mu Continent was deployed this time, right? Kevin, Cosmo, and Mark?"
"Mm." Mei nodded.
Kevin and Cosmo's mission was naturally to kill the Seventh Herrscher, while Mark's mission was... to serve as the