Chapter 124

Su concluded, "Only by concealing the Honkai Energy emanating from your bodies can you possibly hide it from Ai Yue's senses."

What should we do?

Kevin sighed and accepted Sue's suggestion, "Should we wait for you to come?"

Kevin knows Sue well; since she proposed this idea, he must be confident that he can accomplish it.

"No need,"

Su said calmly, "I'm already working on it."

Before Kevin could react, Kalpas suddenly made an annoyed sound, twisting his body and patting his clothes as if something strange had gotten on him. "Hey, the person talking in my head, did you do this?"

"Kalpas, right?"

Su seemed somewhat surprised, probably not expecting anyone to be so perceptive. "This is just a kind of... protection, a means to prevent you from being discovered by Ai Yue. Just bear with it."

What did you do?

Kevin looked at Kalpas's reaction with some confusion, then looked down at himself. "Why don't I feel anything?"

"It must be some kind of interference on a spiritual level..."

Eden frowned and said, as Mental Perception Fused Warrior, she was somewhat aware of this, "Is it Dr. Su's ability?"

"Yes, this is a new way of using my abilities that I developed after being inspired by Ai Yue."

Su smiled and said, "Through this sharing of abilities, I can temporarily seal the energy fluctuations within your bodies, so that Ai Yue will no longer be able to sense you."

"Will doing this affect the battle?"

Kevin's first consideration was the issue of combat strength, "After all, this is still a battlefield, and we might encounter Honkai Beast at any time."

"Don't worry, the Honkai Beast won't be able to sense you for a while."

Su responded, "However, without the support of relevant equipment, it would be difficult for me to sustain this for long on my own, so it would be best to finish this quickly."

"Who wouldn't want a quick and decisive victory?"

Elysia sighed, "But we've only just gotten back to the same starting line as Ai Yue."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. Although they had imagined before setting off that the plan would not go smoothly, being manipulated from departure to landing and into the present was certainly not a pleasant experience.

"On the bright side, at least we haven't unwittingly become the guides for the Herrscher."

Kevin tried to boost morale, "But then again, if Ai Yue can really determine our location by relying on energy fluctuations, then there's no reason why we wouldn't be able to find the factory's location, right?"

"Whether it's a factory or the Star of Light experimental base, both have a special energy shielding coating on their exteriors. This coating can ensure that more than 95% of energy fluctuations are contained inside the factory,"

Prometheus said, "With such protective devices, coupled with the concentration of Honkai Energy in Australia itself, the factory's secrecy can be guaranteed."

"You've made preparations so early?"

Dr. Mei frowned. "Has Ai Yue started preparing for this day a long time ago?"

The Star of Light experimental base was built before the Great Honkai of Atra. In other words, Ai Yue may have started preparing for this day shortly after the appearance of the Eighth Herrscher. Otherwise, he would have had no reason to design such a thing for the factory and the Star of Light.

"According to Doctor Ai Yue, the initial purpose was simply to prevent wandering Honkai Beast from being attracted to the factory's Honkai Energy, thus avoiding unnecessary losses."

Prometheus nodded in agreement. "But under normal circumstances, every factory has a certain number of drones as a defense system, so I also think that Doctor Ai Yue's arrangement has another meaning."

"In any case, now is not the time to dwell on this matter."

Elysia quickly changed the subject, "What should we do next?"

"I have done everything I can to pinpoint the area where Doctor Ai Yue destroyed the factory."

Prometheus asked, "Should we go and investigate?"

"Can,"

Kevin nodded, then looked at Elysia beside him, "However, I still suggest we split into two groups."

Elysia instantly understood what he meant. "Someone needs to find the location of the Star of Light, right?"

"Yes, the Star of Light experimental base is Australia's last line of defense. I believe that finding the location of Star of Light and ensuring its safety is the top priority at present."

Kevin nodded. "Elysia, I hope you and Eden can handle this task."

"Then what are you going to do?"

Dr. Mei asked, "Even if we include everyone else, we might not be a match for Ai Yue. Now, with just the three of you, are you really sure you can manage?"

"Don't worry, it's just reconnaissance, not direct combat,"

Kevin nodded, indicating that he understood the danger involved. "Even if we can't defeat Ai Yue, it shouldn't be too difficult to escape unscathed. Besides, we're not even sure if we can find him at all."

"I also agree with Kevin's plan."

Sakura added from the side, "Before the official start of the war, we must find out Ai Yue's strength. Without enough intelligence to support us, we cannot formulate a real battle plan."

"In that case, I really have no reason to object."

Seeing that the other party's reasons were reasonable, Dr. Mei sighed and stopped trying to stop them. "Until everyone is here, you must remain calm, understand?"

In Ai Yue's plan, the Fused Warrior alone are not enough to defeat the Herrscher. Therefore, before the parts that others are responsible for are completed, the absence of any one person could cause the outcome of the plan to tilt in an unknown direction.

"Don't worry, this isn't my first time on a mission."

Kevin smiled and nodded, then looked at Sakura and Kalpas beside him, "Then, let's just part ways here."

And so, the group split into two groups and headed in different directions.

However, they were unaware that their figures were still clearly exposed to the enemy.

91

Chapter 91 Where Did You Hide My Brain?

In the dimly lit room, the image displayed on a screen suddenly changed.

It looked like some kind of radar detection footage, showing several flashing red dots against a background of concentric circles.

These red dots were originally clustered together, but just now they split into two different teams and moved in different directions.

"Heh, these people are actually quite capable,"

Inside the room, someone let out a disdainful laugh. "No, strictly speaking, this should all be considered a tactic left behind by 'me,' right? What a troublesome enemy I am."

As he slowly approached the screen, in the dim light, a face that Kevin and the others were very familiar with finally appeared—it was Ai Yue's face.

But now, his face wore a smile completely different from his usual one—a smile full of contempt and disdain that Ai Yue would never show to anyone else.

If someone familiar with Ai Yue saw this scene, they would easily understand that the person currently controlling this body is not the Ai Yue they know.

Born from Ai Yue's soul, the consciousness of Herrscher is that of a Herrscher. The person before me can probably be called "Herrscher Ai Yue".

"Unfortunately, I had anticipated this."

Herrscher Ai Yue muttered to himself, "Although Honkai Beast don't have brains, they are still quite good as tools. They don't need food or oxygen. As long as there is enough energy, they can stay underground for a long time without moving. That's really good."

Because it originated from Ai Yue's consciousness, the Herrscher Ai Yue was extremely familiar with his own way of doing things. Knowing that his sensory abilities would not always be useful, he prepared countermeasures in advance.

Command the Honkai Beast to carry instruments that can sense biological reactions and lie in ambush underground not far from Kevin and the others. In this way, even if the enemy can completely evade their energy sensing, the most basic biological signals cannot be hidden.

In this way, I can still keep track of the group's movements, it'll just be a little more troublesome.

However, the smile on his face froze the next second, because the red dot on the screen, which had not yet left the detection range, suddenly disappeared from the picture.

"It seems you didn't fully anticipate this happening, Herrscher."

From the corner, a cold, emotionless voice rang out; it came from the Prometheus extension, which operated independently outside the network system.

"Rose, your behavior breaks my heart."

Herrscher Ai Yue turned around and looked at the black box in the corner. "As your creator, you should have obeyed my orders unconditionally, but now you're mocking your father?"

"From the moment you became Herrscher, you have been my enemy, Herrscher."

Prometheus paid no attention to Herrscher Ai Yue's words, and continued to mock him in a cold voice, "This was also something Doctor Ai Yue had planned in advance."

"Yes, I am really amazing."

Herrscher Ai Yue reached out and stroked the black box that was a meter tall. "For example, even though I created such a miraculous masterpiece, I can't remember how I made it at all."

Prometheus did not respond, but Herrscher Ai Yue clearly had no intention of giving up on the topic. "Don't you think this is strange?"

In the memories that the Herrscher Ai Yue obtained, "Prometheus" was a super Artificial Intelligence that Ai Yue and Vill-V jointly designed and created, but no matter how he recalled, he could not find any clues about the creation of "Prometheus" in his own memories.

It's as if this Artificial Intelligence didn't have a manufacturing process; it was just that one day Ai Yue thought, "Hey, let's build an AI today," and then this product, which is at least a hundred years ahead of human technology, appeared out of thin air in front of him.

But such a thing is impossible, so there is only one answer—that is, before realizing that he would become Herrscher, Ai Yue tried to erase the relevant memories.

He did more than that. Besides Artificial Intelligence, there were also armored systems, simulated Domination Domain, Virtual Honkai Beast Technology... This series of things should have been developed by him personally, but apart from one name, he couldn't remember anything else.

For the Herrscher Ai Yue, this was practically like being born disabled.

It should be noted that if Ai Yue's intelligence and knowledge could be utilized, along with the "divine power" he now possesses, Herrscher Ai Yue is confident that he could destroy this planet in less than five days.

No, if he only wanted to destroy this civilization, he wouldn't even need any special powers; he could do it simply by relying on Ai Yue's original talents.

It can be said that Ai Yue's move of "cutting off the fuel supply" directly reduced the power he should have been able to unleash by more than two-thirds. Not to mention destroying human civilization, he would have to be extremely careful just to deal with the upcoming offensive of the Moth to Fire.

From this perspective, the damage caused to him by Ai Yue alone far exceeds that of the entire human civilization—not to mention that the Fused Warrior who reacted in less than a day and came to Australia were definitely also Ai Yue's doing.

Thinking of this, a feeling of admiration arose in the heart of the Herrscher Ai Yue. Ai Yue could have chosen not to do this. After all, the birth of Herrscher is random. If he hadn't created the conditions himself and walked right into the door, he wouldn't be Herrscher now.

Regardless of his talent in life, once he becomes Herrscher, he will be treated as an enemy and eliminated by humans. In addition, with so many restrictions placed on Ai Yue, Herrscher Ai Yue, though outwardly disdainful, is well aware that it is almost impossible for him to complete his mission under these circumstances.

In other words, Ai Yue sacrificed his own life to minimize the potential harm a Herrscher could cause to human civilization. If the Herrscher's plan had gone smoothly, there might have been only one casualty in the entire Great Honkai.

Of course, this is all predicated on the fact that his plan can proceed smoothly.

Thinking of this, Herrscher Ai Yue stood up, ignoring Prometheus, and turned to leave the dimly lit underground shelter.

Although the situation looked very unfavorable, he did not intend to sit idly by and wait for his doom.

When Herrscher descends into the world, all they rely on is the power in their own hands, and right now, he is the most powerful of all the Herrscher.

Let me use these Fused Warriors to announce my arrival to humanity.

92

Chapter 92 Isn't he afraid of my teammates?

At this moment, Kevin's trio is still cautiously advancing through the wilderness.

"We have arrived at the area marked by Prometheus."

Kevin looked at the map projected in front of him by the armor system and said, "But there doesn't seem to be anything unusual here."

"It seems we were indeed a step too late."

As soon as Sakura finished speaking, her figure had already flashed far away. "I'll go and search around to see if I can find any traces that might help me figure out the direction Ai Yue left in."

"Be careful, don't go too far!"

Kevin gave a brief instruction, then began communicating with Elysia, "Elysia, how are things on your end?"

"It's going quite smoothly. We've found a factory that's still operating and made contact with Queen."

Elysia said, "Unfortunately, Queen doesn't know where the Star of Light is either."

"What's the meaning?"

Kevin frowned subconsciously. "Isn't Queen's main control center on the Star of Light?"

"She said that other factories had been destroyed in previous attacks, and to prevent exposure, she immediately severed the connection with Star of Light,"

Elysia said, "Before severing the link, she controlled the Star of Light to sink into the sea and enter a silent state. She could only give us the final coordinates and let us find them ourselves."

"That way, at least we don't have to worry about Ai Yue finding it before us."

Dr. Mei picked up the conversation, "We're now planning to locate the Star of Light, and Queen will also command the remaining drone swarm to cover us. What are your plans?"

"If we still haven't found any clues in half an hour, then we'll come and meet up with you."

Kevin made a decision. "Sue, can you hold on?"

"Don't worry, I'll let you know in advance if I can't hold on."

Sue responded, "Also, I sensed another Fused Warrior operating in Australia, but strangely, I can't connect with her. Who is she?"

"It should be Pardofelis. Ai Yue's original plan for her was to act alone,"