Rebirth in the Civilization Before the Collapse: Heroes and I
Chapter 301

Facing Uriel

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"I have no reason to trust a Herrscher, especially after you made such nihilistic remarks," Zhu Yufeng said coldly, carrying the Black Abyss White Flower in his other hand as he charged towards Uriel.

The Seventh Great Honkai was originally expected to occur tomorrow. Since Lilith and Elysia had both gone to Eden, he would definitely have to be extra careful here. Anyway, if Uriel didn't do anything unusual at the time, he could explain that he took the Black Abyss White Flower to prepare for future training.

The Fire-Chasing King is no joke.

Suddenly, amidst a chorus of alarms, the incubation device began to melt, and then a burst of flame shot out from within, forcing Zhu Yufeng to adjust his position to dodge.

"Could it be..." Zhu Yufeng looked at the cultivation device.

Uriel laughed, "I am indeed no match for you now, at least until I absorb all the Honkai Energy generated after the Honkai occurs, and before that..."

She really hadn't expected that this guy would bring the Black Abyss White Flower with him when he came to find her. It was already troublesome enough for her, a researcher, to deal with a warrior. Now that she had Surya, she was confident that she could kill Zhu Yufeng, or even make him expose his identity and fight her.

The Seventh Herrscher is actually an assassin targeting Elysia. Her existence is solely to force Elysia to reveal her Herrscher identity or to kill Elysia.

However, none of this ever happened. In terms of strength, she was indeed no match for Elysia. Her lack of combat experience was obvious. If they really fought, she would be a complete pushover. So she chose Himiko, who had rich combat experience, as her vessel. But what she didn't expect was that Dr. Mei's proposed Fusion Warrior Project was approved and successfully implemented. Kevin easily killed Himiko.

However, Uriel never knew the outcome of the situation. After secretly implanting her Herrscher Core into Himiko's body, she fused with Surya and was subsequently killed by Zhu Yufeng.

All of this was unknown to Uriel in this life.

All she knew was that after watching Zhu Yufeng, she realized she needed to change her plans. She originally believed that humanity's biggest trump card in the fight against the Honkai was Elysia, the greatest obstacle to the Honkai's destruction of Honkai, because Elysia was an existence of the same origin as them. But Zhu Yufeng was different; he wasn't Herrscher...

He is similar to Herrscher, but he is not of the same origin as them.

Therefore, Uriel judged that Zhu Yufeng posed a greater threat Elysia, and that in order for the Honkai Energy completely wipe out human civilization, she had to kill Zhu Yufeng here.

Surya was her trump card. By using Agni and the biological samples of the Maheshvara, along with her own power, she created a creature that could fuse herself into the Honkai Beast!

"You will be killed before that time, Xila!" Zhu Yufeng suddenly shouted.

Uriel: "?"

The wall suddenly cracked open, Xila smashed through it and rushed in, pointing a military dagger directly at Uriel's head. Before Uriel could react, a claw emerged from the container and slapped at Xila, Xila caught it with his bare hands. Zhu Yufeng didn't hesitate either; he used Honkai Energy to condense another spear and threw it at Uriel.

Uriel waved his hand, using a burst of flame to briefly deflect the spear Zhu Yufeng threw, but he couldn't completely stop it. He could only reduce the force and change the direction slightly before it pierced her abdomen.

As the original Seventh Herrscher, Uriel's biggest weakness is that her combat ability is really not good. Whether it is reaction speed or close combat ability, she is only at the level of an ordinary researcher. Moreover, she has not yet absorbed enough Honkai Energy, so her chances of winning a direct confrontation with Zhu Yufeng are not high.

High temperatures might pose a significant obstacle to ordinary humans in combat, but for Zhu Yufeng, who is similar to them, high temperatures don't have a major impact on him. Before the high temperatures can cause enough negative effects on Zhu Yufeng, Uriel will be killed by Zhu Yufeng.

Uriel was well aware of this, which is why she was prepared to work with Surya to kill Zhu Yufeng. But... where did this Xila come from?

Isn't she just an ordinary security guard sent by Mobius?

In fact, to ensure that the Seventh Herrscher could be killed in time, Mobius had already discussed with Zhu Yufeng about having Xila come along as well. Xila they encountered Sila, as a Fusion Warrior, together with Zhu Yufeng, their chances of defeating the Herrscher would be very high.

At this point, Uriel had another option: to make the same choice as the Ninth Herrscher in his previous life, forcibly activating all the power of the Herrscher Core within him and self-destructing.

But Uriel did not intend to do so. In her view, it was unwise, and she did not believe that doing so would allow her to perish together with Zhu Yufeng.

She chose the original plan, first using flames to distract Zhu Yufeng, then she pounced on Surya, who was still in the container. Then, while Zhu Yufeng was on guard, another claw reached out from the container and swallowed Uriel.

With a loud "boom," a gigantic Honkai Beast emerged from the container. It grew so large that it shattered the container. The laboratory seemed too small for it. As it continued to grow, it also knocked Xila back with a single claw.

Soon, the laboratory collapsed within its ever-growing body. Before that, Zhu Yufeng had already used the power of the Black Abyss White Flower to destroy the walls near him and evacuate from the Uriel Laboratory.

"So... Surya, whom I met in my previous life, was actually trained by Uriel?" Zhu Yufeng wondered to himself.

During his brief clash with Xila and Uriel, the Seventh Great Honkai arrived as expected, with fires gradually sweeping across the entire Australia continent from the forests.

Both the Fire Moth and Australia were prepared. After the Sixth Herrscher incident, Australia continuously increased its defenses against Honkai. Although the Seventh Great Honkai came so suddenly, Australia still reacted quickly and launched a countermeasure against the Honkai.

The Fire Moth, located at the Australia Institute of Marine Research, has also equipped itself with considerable combat power, but this power consists of the infamous cannon fodder Titan Unit...

Shortly after the battle with Uriel, which had merged with Surya, began, the Titan force was utterly overwhelmed by Surya. In addition, Surya appeared suddenly, and a large number of Honkai Beast attacked along with the Honkai. The personnel left behind at the research institute were exhausted and the Titan Unit suffered heavy losses in a short period of time.

The Surya body turret, after fully merging with Uriel, is covered in an extremely hot shell. It has only one eye on its head, and that eye is constantly spewing flames that engulf the entire research institute.

Xila attempted to use the collapsed building to jump in front of Surya and tried to stab Surya's core with her military dagger. However, the moment her dagger touched Surya's outer shell, it began to melt. At the same time, Surya attacked Xila with a claw carrying terrifyingly high temperature.

Xila was hit by carbonized material on half of its body and was knocked to the ground.

"In that case, this troublesome woman should be... What?!" Inside Surya's body, Uriel stared in disbelief as Xila's body rapidly repaired itself.

She couldn't quite understand the current situation. What the hell was this?

Is this even human?!

Because Su Liyeh's extremely high-temperature shell can resist most physical damage, no matter how strong this woman's recovery and combat abilities are, she can't break through Su Liyeh's defenses... Hmm?!

Realizing that her weapon could not effectively damage Su Liyeh, Xila simply collapsed to the ground.

Uriel: "?"

Who exactly is the Honkai Beast?!

In its collapsed state, Xila's face looked as if it were wearing a mask. The area where her normal eyes were originally located was covered by a smooth outer armor, while the area with heterochromia was amplified to highlight the characteristics of Xila's heterochromia.

Her body also began to grow unusually long, her entire body was covered in eerie green armor, her hands turned into claws, and sharp, demonic wings grew from her back.

The Honkai Beast that Xila far are Shesha and Yanluo. Although Yanluo's main body was indeed forcibly dragged around the world by Yuga, the body tissue fragments left behind during its battle with Yuga were still recovered by Mobius.

As for Yuga... well, Yanluo was actually defeated by Yuga without taking any damage...

After all, Yuga's ability to rewind time makes it almost impossible for the Fire Moth to take advantage of Yuga's injury and collect Yuga artifact tissue...

Zhu Yufeng glanced at the others who were also stunned by Xila's appearance and frowned inwardly. Judging from Xila's current state, Mobius would definitely be in trouble after this battle.

Although Mobius did indeed intend to launch the Fusion Warrior Project during the Seventh Law Incident, Artificial Collapse was not accepted by people even during the Ninth Law Incident.

"No matter what, let's take down the Seventh Law first!" Zhu Yufeng's eyes narrowed, and he gripped the Black Abyss White Flower tightly. The Black Abyss White Flower is a weapon specifically designed for attacking animals. Even though the original owner of Seele, who was rescued, cannot fully unleash all of his power, activating the zeroth rated power can still effectively kill Su Liyeh.

Isn't Su Liyeh's problem precisely that outer shell? Black Abyss White Flower's greatest strength lies in destruction and disintegration. If they're lucky, they might even be able to directly harm Uriel inside Su Liyeh's body.

The Black Abyss White Flower in his hand gradually began to emit a light that intertwined with black and white. Zhu Yufeng said to the people around him, "Everyone scatter! Stay as far away from Su Liyeh as possible!"

Although the others didn't know what Su Liyeh was that Zhu Yufeng was talking about, they quickly realized that he was referring to the Honkai Beast in front of them. Despite their doubts, they immediately dispersed.

Xila immediately began trying to tear apart Su Liyeh's armor. Xila's two hands transformed into claws that pierced through Su Liyeh's armor and penetrated Su Liyeh's body. At the same time, Su Liyeh's extremely high temperature caused Xila's hands to make a "sizzling" sound.

Soon, Xila tore a piece off Su Liyeh's armor, but the injuries on Xila were also beyond her ability to heal, and both hands were charred black.

"Xila, retreat!" Zhu Yufeng shouted.

Uriel, inside Su Liyeh's body, was stunned for a moment as he watched Xila retreat without hesitation after receiving Zhu Yufeng's instructions. This monstrous woman had paid such a high price to tear open a gap, and she retreated just like that when Feng said to retreat.

"Black Abyss White Flower, Zeroth Rated Ratio, Black Abyss, Annihilation!" Zhu Yufeng threw out the Black Abyss White Flower, which was activated to its maximum Ratio, targeting the area of Su Liyeh's outer armor that had been torn open by Xila.

Uriel hurriedly urged Su Liyeh to try to stop the flying Black Abyss White Flower, but Su Liyeh's claws quickly disintegrated before they even touched the Black Abyss White Flower.

"Tsk... Did I underestimate your trump card..." Uriel frowned, then decisively chose to abandon Su Liyeh, ejecting herself from Su Liyeh's back, while ordering Su Liyeh to self-destruct.

Su Liyeh's self-destruction didn't actually cause much damage. Before that, its body had already been hit by the Black Abyss White Flower. Although the Black Abyss White Flower didn't kill Su Liyeh in one blow, it did inflict some wounds on Su Liyeh. In the end, its self-destruction only bought its master time to escape.

Xila, whose progress was halted by Su Liyeh's self-destruction, was also unable to continue pursuing Uriel, while Zhu Yufeng and the other warriors had to deal with the Honkai Beast that were attacking like a tide.

With Xila in her collapsed state, the Honkai Beast was cleared out quickly. However, after the Honkai Beast was cleared out, the warriors all turned their weapons on Xila.

"Put down your weapons, she is not our enemy," Zhu Yufeng said.

"But, Feng, the way she looks now..."

"Didn't you see how she fought Su Liyeh? Or did she help the Honkai Beast attack you?" Zhu Yufeng asked in return.

"Even so, we still need to confirm the monster's safety!" an officer said. "None of us know..."

"I know, I vouch for her, is that a valid reason?" Zhu Yufeng pressed the pistol against the back of the officer's head. "The people from the Mobius Laboratory are none of your business. What role did you play in the fight against the Honkai Beast just now?"

"You..."

The other soldiers exchanged glances. If it was Feng who vouched for them, that should be enough. They all knew about Zhu Yufeng's deeds as ordinary soldiers. During their time stationed in Australia, they had learned more about Zhu Yufeng, so they all put down their weapons.

Zhu Yufeng sighed softly. He knew this would be the outcome... If Qianjie were here now, he would be doomed. He had no idea that Uriel was the Seventh Law, and he was confident that if it were just Su Liyeh, he and Xila could take him down.

He looked up at Xila, Xila had also exited the state of Artificial Collapse. Speaking of Artificial Collapse, one thing that must be mentioned is that after the Artificial Collapse ends, the clothes of the collapsed people are still there... The answer is that Honkai Energy is omnipotent...

The Artificial Collapse Xila is similar to that of Mobius, except that the Honkai Energy transforms into an outer armor that encases the main body, rather than the main body directly turning into a monster.

So there's no need to worry about clothing.

Those who transformed and had their clothes ripped off... those were Nahamah and Beelzebub.

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