Chapter 130

A fleeting thought flashed through the mind of the Herrscher Ai Yue, but he was unable to grasp it or discern it clearly—because Kevin's second wave of attack had already arrived.

There were both familiar icebergs and familiar waves of fire. Two completely different powers were released simultaneously in Kevin's hands, turning into a two-colored vortex, as if to pull the Herrscher Ai Yue into it.

However, the Herrscher Ai Yue simply waved his hand, dispersing the seemingly terrifying vortex.

The next second, a barrage of arrows swept in once again, engulfing the Herrscher Ai Yue.

Herrscher Ai Yue intended to use the same trick again to directly dispel the Honkai Energy that had condensed into these crystal arrows, but he was stunned when the arrows entered the area covered by his domain.

Some of these arrows are actually crystal arrows!

Although the rain of arrows thinned out considerably in an instant, many arrows still relentlessly continued to rain down on Herrscher Ai Yue!

At that moment, Kevin took advantage of the instant the vortex was dispelled by Herrscher Ai Yue to close the distance with the opponent. Even at the risk of being hit by the arrow, he was determined to rush to Herrscher Ai Yue's side.

"Well."

Faced with the combined attack from both sides, Herrscher Ai Yue made a concession for the first time.

He took a step back, but in an instant, he covered a distance of five or six meters, precisely avoiding the area covered by the arrows and delaying his contact with Kevin for a moment.

This would be sufficient to launch a countermeasure.

The next second, Kevin's greatsword was about to slash down at Herrscher Ai Yue, but his movements suddenly slowed down, so much so that Herrscher Ai Yue easily caught the sword with both hands.

"This move is called 'disarming an opponent with bare hands,' isn't it great?"

Facing Kevin, who seemed somewhat astonished, Herrscher Ai Yue revealed a smug smile.

However, the next second, his smile froze on his face.

Because at that moment, Kevin released his grip on the greatsword and pulled out four metal spheres that Kevin had seen earlier from somewhere!

Kevin, you son of a bitch—

Before the Herrscher Ai Yue could even utter a curse, the explosion roared right next to him.

Although at the last moment, Herrscher Ai Yue used his power to block all the explosions and even used the force to blast Kevin away, the strange impact of the metal sphere's explosion still disintegrated the power field around him.

But what's the point of doing that? Anyway, I'll be... in the next second.

Such a thought flashed through the mind of the Herrscher Ai Yue, followed by a chill that rapidly rose from his tailbone.

The tactics Kevin used during their last encounter flashed through his mind again.

Elysia's rain of arrows and Kevin's offensive were all feints, decoys to create an opportunity for the next attack!

But who will carry out the next attack?

The chill that rose from his tailbone gave him the answer—a slender figure had suddenly appeared in front of him without him noticing.

Sakura, in her Mutated Weapon state, knelt on one knee with her back to him, slowly sheathing her gleaming sword.

At that moment, Herrscher Ai Yue felt countless intense pains exploding within his body simultaneously—

Instantaneous Blade: Endless Evil!

In the ensuing silence, Herrscher Ai Yue slowly collapsed to the ground.

"How about it?"

Kevin, who had rolled over and was rushing towards them, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

Something's not right.

Sakura used the scabbard to support her body, but she still couldn't stop swaying. "The feel... is not right."

She wasn't maintaining that pose to look cool; the strike had completely exhausted her strength, leaving her unable to move at all.

Kevin noticed the anomaly as well and frowned. "He's not bleeding... what's going on?"

"Cough cough, I can't believe I was fooled by the same trick twice."

Just then, Herrscher Ai Yue slowly sat up, causing Kevin to instinctively step in front of Sakura. "You guys, and that strange thing, are actually quite something."

"What exactly are you...?"

Kevin frowned, watching the other person's body gradually become transparent, and suddenly realized something, "This isn't your true form?"

"You guessed right, but there's no reward."

Herrscher Ai Yue revealed a bright smile, "The Herrscher Core of the Herrscher of Domination is indeed a convenient tool, but unfortunately, such a trick is unlikely to work a second time."

"However, I believe the next one will be the final battle. See you later, everyone."

He then waved his hand nonchalantly before his figure finally disappeared completely.

Immediately afterwards, several crystals of different colors fell to his original spot, like rewards dropped after defeating a BOSS.

Kevin looked at the crystals and was momentarily speechless.

Is just a clone... already this troublesome?

102

Chapter 102 You should have said it depended on luck earlier.

Just as Herrscher Ai Yue and Kevin were fighting, Pardofelis also sneakily peeked out from behind the wall.

The airtight space was extremely dark, practically pitch black, but this did not affect Pardofelis. After all, her eyes had already been enhanced by the Honkai Beast genes, giving her the ability to see night vision. Even in this environment, she could clearly see every detail.

Therefore, she immediately spotted the black box placed in the corner.

Rose, is that you?

Pardofelis tiptoed over and patted the box twice. "I'm here to save you!"

"Identity confirmed, Miss Pardofelis."

After Pardofelis touched it, a green light lit up on the black box, followed by Prometheus's voice, "Do not touch it. There is a special mechanism hidden inside this box. If you are not careful, it will cause an explosion."

"Ah?"

Upon hearing this, Pardofelis immediately took two steps back. "An explosion? In this kind of environment?"

Even she knew very well how terrifying the power would be if an explosion occurred in such a confined space.

"This is the trap set by the Herrscher, Miss Pardofelis,"

Prometheus said, "Any slight energy fluctuation will disrupt the balance inside the box, causing an explosion. So I suggest you give up the idea of taking me away and just leave here quickly."

Just as Dr. Mei and others had imagined, the reason why Herrscher Ai Yue kept the Prometheus clone was to use it as bait to lure the Fused Warrior into a trap.

Inside the enclosure, he created an ingenious "energy balance" centered around the energy system of the Prometheus submachine gun. As long as the enclosure is not opened, the internal energy cycle can continue to operate normally, thus maintaining the operation of Prometheus.

However, if someone attempts to intervene from the outside, even the slightest release of energy will cause the energy balance inside the box to become unbalanced, thus triggering the chaotic and complex energy inside and ultimately causing a violent explosion.

Even without the intervention of external energy, the act of dismantling the box itself will trigger the internal mechanism, directly activating the Herrscher of Domination core placed inside by Herrscher Ai Yue, thereby disrupting the "energy balance" and causing an explosion.

Such an explosion might not cause much damage to the Fused Warrior, but it would be enough to destroy the Prometheus module itself, forcing them to return empty-handed.

Herrscher Ai Yue did not believe that this method could cause any real harm to the Fused Warrior. He did it simply to toy with humans.

So he deliberately let Prometheus know all this, in order to put the Fused Warrior in a dilemma.

"If I leave, what will you do?"

Pardofelis's eyes widened. "Isn't there any other way?"

"The only way to eliminate the 'energy balance' is through the power of the Herrscher; there is no other truly feasible method."

Prometheus said, "Moreover, the reason I didn't choose to self-destruct immediately was to send you the location of the Herrscher. Now that the mission is complete, the rest is no longer important."

Because the Prometheus extension was not connected to the network, she could only send messages if there were other processing cores nearby. If Pardofelis hadn't happened to wander into her signal range while she was wandering around, Kevin and the others probably wouldn't have been able to quickly pinpoint the location.

"There's no truly feasible solution, meaning there are other potentially workable solutions?"

Pardofelis noticed Prometheus's choice of words. "Anyway, I don't have anything else to do, Rose, why don't you explain in detail?"

"Alright, since that's the case,"

Prometheus paused for a moment, perhaps calculating the feasibility of the situation, "Under certain circumstances, there is indeed a way to safely remove me without destroying the 'energy balance,' but this method requires a certain amount of luck."

"Luck?"

Pardofelis paused for a moment, then proudly raised her head. "You should have said so earlier! I'm so lucky!"

Even so, please be careful.

Prometheus continued, "According to my scan, if you open the box from the left side panel, there's a chance the Herrscher of Domination's core won't be triggered..."

Before she could finish speaking, Pardofelis swiftly pried open the left-side panel.

After doing all this, she suddenly stepped back and plunged into the wall, as if trying to avoid a possible explosion.

A moment later, Pardofelis poked her head out. "It seems... it worked?"

"It seems you're not very confident in your luck."

Prometheus said calmly, but Pardofelis felt, perhaps it was just her imagination, that he was Yin and Yang.

"Well, it's always good to be cautious."

Pardofelis smiled awkwardly, then leaned closer again. "What should we do next?"

"Please observe the internal structure, then reach inside, avoiding everything inside."

Prometheus said, "Afterwards, I will abandon the energy system and cover my body with your hands, so that you can take me away without disrupting the energy balance."

Herrscher Ai Yue's plan was actually very good, and his design was flawless, but the only problem was that he didn't know the specific structure of the Prometheus extension.

As the latest generation of quantum computer, the Prometheus subsystem possesses liquid deformation capabilities, which not only allow it to flow like mercury, but also enable it to freely divide its internal structure, separating single or multiple systems from the main body. This allows for the fusion and expansion of multiple subsystems in the presence of multiple subsystems, or the merging of them with the same system.

It was precisely because of this that Prometheus had the opportunity to carry out this plan.

Of course, the most crucial step is actually the first one – how to open the box without touching the Herrscher Core.

Pardofelis was unaware that the "certain probability" Prometheus spoke of was actually less than five in a thousand. In other words, no matter which direction the box was opened from, it would almost always trigger an explosion.

Whether it was Pardofelis's talent as a phantom thief or her incredible luck, the matter was indeed resolved.

"That's it?"

Soon, Pardofelis took out the quantum computer, which had transformed into a black metal glove. She scratched her head, a puzzled look on her face. "It doesn't seem that difficult."

Prometheus did not respond, because it had shut down after its energy system was split.

103

Chapter 103 I beg you, please stop talking.

Pardofelis quickly returned to the Star of Light experimental base with Prometheus's sub-unit.

However, just as she was about to share her joy with others, she found that the atmosphere in the hall seemed a bit... somber.

"What's wrong?"

Upon seeing this, the girl quietly slipped in from the side, found Elysia, and whispered her question, afraid of disturbing others.

"Little Pardo is back?"

Compared to the others who looked worried, Elysia seemed relatively normal. Seeing Pardofelis's cautious manner, she couldn't help but smile. "Are you alright?"

"No, no,"

Pardofelis shook her head, raising her left hand at the same time. "And I also brought Rose back... but she seems to be asleep."

"This shutdown is due to a lack of power."

A drone flew up to Pardofelis and spoke in Prometheus's voice, "Leave it to me."

The next second, a tentacle emerged from the bottom of the drone and snatched away the metal glove that Prometheus had transformed into.

It was at this time that Pardofelis learned why everyone was so depressed.

"That Herrscher was a fake?"

Hearing Elysia's brief description, Pardofelis was taken aback. "So, we haven't seen a real Herrscher yet?"

"Yes,"

Elysia nodded. "Even I didn't expect that."

"No wonder everyone looks so dejected,"