Chapter 186

Kevin paused mid-sentence, then took a deep breath. "Do you believe what I'm saying, May?"

"Idiot, you chose to tell me this, but you still have to ask this?"

Dr. Mei said without any hesitation, "Stop keeping me in suspense, just tell me!"

"It's Elysia."

Kevin closed his eyes, trying his best to keep his tone calm. "That's Elysia's voice."

Dr. Mei's eyes widened, then she silently and slowly sat back down in her chair.

The atmosphere in the room instantly became extremely oppressive.

No wonder Kevin asked such a question, no wonder he kept it from Ai Yue —if such doubts were to spread, it might lead to the disunity of people's hearts.

After a moment, Dr. Mei raised her head again. "This is impossible. How could Elysia be the Herrscher of Aberration?"

"So I'm entrusting the responsibility of figuring this out to you, Mei."

Kevin shook his head. "Sorry, May."

Kevin's choice to state the facts and then let May decide the reliability of the information undoubtedly shifted the blame for his doubts about Elysia onto her, which is why he apologized.

But he really didn't want to believe that Elysia was related to the Herrscher of Aberration, and he was even less willing to doubt his comrade-in-arms who had fought alongside him for many years and risked his life countless times.

"No, no, no, you didn't understand what I meant,"

Dr. Mei shook her head, her expression returning to calm. "I said this not out of emotion... at least not entirely out of emotion, but with theoretical support."

After the mutation occurred, Elysia was not without suspicion. After all, Mobius did undergo Ai Yue's experiment, which gave him a constitution that was not affected by the mutation. However, Elysia did not have such an experience, so her immunity to the mutation seemed very unusual.

Therefore, Elysia underwent testing by at least five forces immediately, and the results were all normal. In addition, Mobius used the special nature of the End-of-Law Class Honkai Beast "Mahamayuri" that Elysia had fused with as a reason, thus clearing Elysia of suspicion.

However, if that's all there is to it, then compared to what Kevin personally experienced, Dr. Mei would probably still lean more towards the latter. The series of things Elysia did afterward had no trace of Herrscher, not to mention that when the electronic virus incident occurred, she was leading her team in the desolate African wilderness fighting against a sea of Honkai Beast. So, logically and emotionally, Dr. Mei does not believe that Elysia is the Herrscher of Aberration.

"If that's the case, that would be wonderful."

After hearing Dr. Mei's thorough argument, Kevin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and smiled. "To be honest, I don't believe that was Elysia's voice either, because Elysia would never use such a disgusted tone to say anything derogatory to humans."

"Yes, everyone knows that Elysia likes everyone."

Dr. Mei smiled and nodded, then suddenly frowned. "However, this does not mean that Elysia has no connection with the Herrscher at all."

"Huh?"

Kevin, who hadn't expected such a turn of events, was taken aback. "Why do you say that?"

"Because if it's not Elysia speaking, then it can only be someone imitating Elysia —but why must it be imitating Elysia?"

Dr. Mei analyzed, "There must be a reason why Elysia was chosen, it's just that we haven't discovered it yet."

At the same time, Dr. Mei also recalled a memory from a long time ago.

At that time, I had only recently joined the Moth to Fire and was chatting with Mobius about Elysia.

The other party once casually remarked, "Elysia is a really strange person; she has too many secrets."

Why did I recall this memory at this moment? Could it be that I really think there's something wrong with Elysia?

"Now that you mention it, it does make sense,"

Kevin hesitated for a moment, "So what should we do now?"

Dr. Mei snapped out of her thoughts and let out a soft sigh, "These are special times. Let's keep quiet for now and find out the truth ourselves."

Chapter Sixty-Six: This is not my home; my home is not this dilapidated.

Ai Yue was completely unaware of Kevin and Dr. Mei's secret conversation, but even if he knew the content of the conversation, he would just laugh it off.

Elysia's secret is not so easy to uncover. Not to mention that the current state of the internet makes investigation extremely difficult, even reviewing past documents is very troublesome. Elysia's current medical examination report alone is not something that ordinary scholars can understand.

Why did all five tests conclude that Elysia was fine? A major reason is that they couldn't confirm whether Elysia's current medical results were related to Honkai Beast genes or if there were other issues.

After all, so far, only Elysia has successfully fused with the genes of the End-of-Law Class Honkai Beast "Mahamayuri," and there are only two people in the world who can safely extract such genes.

This doesn't even include Dr. Mei.

Therefore, unless Elysia reveals her identity, even if Dr. Mei uses his authority to investigate her, he can only find out that there are some secrets in her past. But based on such clues, who would have thought that Elysia is the first Herrscher born in this generation of civilization?

In fact, in the original storyline, it was only after Elysia revealed her identity that everyone finally realized the secret she was hiding.

However, none of these are things Ai Yue needs to consider right now. With the anomaly crisis gradually subsiding, there is only one thing left for him to do.

Two days later, a set of mental stealth devices for accessing the network system was created. With this device, Ai Yue was able to directly input his mental power into the network system through consciousness transmission, thus directly confronting the Herrscher of Aberration.

However, this alone is clearly not enough to gain the upper hand when facing the Herrscher of Aberration. Therefore, Ai Yue has also carefully prepared a special "battlefield" for the next phase of the plan.

Ai Yue looked at the pure black metal box in front of him, which was about the size of a shoebox, and couldn't help but smile.

Hopefully, the Herrscher of Aberration will appreciate this generous gift.

Just then, there was a knock on the door behind Ai Yue, followed by Hua's voice. "Doctor Ai Yue, Elysia is back. She said she brought something especially for you."

Just as Ai Yue was about to open the door, the person outside pushed it open and walked in without any politeness. "Oh, why are you being so polite? Just come in, okay?"

Even without looking up, Ai Yue could tell who it was from their tone and voice.

"It seems that Shenzhou has agreed?"

Ai Yue smiled and said, "They make decisions much faster than I expected."

"Because I didn't want to interfere with your important business, I didn't dare to delay for even a moment,"

Elysia smiled and handed Ai Yue a portable storage device. "So I had to make a special trip—here, this is what you wanted."

Thanks.

Ai Yue took the memory and connected it directly to the armor drive, letting Prometheus do a preliminary data review. "By the way, have you seen Kevin?"

"He's recovered?"

Elysia's eyes widened slightly, then she smiled with joy. "That's wonderful! I'll go find Mei right now!"

After a brief conversation, Elysia left and ran off excitedly.

Ai Yue nodded as he watched the other person leave.

Kevin's complete resurrection is not only a surprise to his friends, but also an exciting piece of good news for all of human civilization.

For human civilization, the disasters caused by the Herrscher of Aberration are even greater than those Seventh Herrscher. After all, even the Seventh Herrscher, who is recognized as the most destructive, only affected Australia. However, the Herrscher of Aberration not only caused all Fused Warrior to fall into the distortion phenomenon, but also destroyed the entire global Internet through an electronic virus.

Without the internet, human civilization regressed by almost 500 years overnight. This situation is undeniably serious. While the casualties caused by the Herrscher of Aberration may be negligible, His methods have severely damaged people's self-confidence.

In this context, Kevin's ability to overcome the distortion on his own can play a positive role, at least letting everyone know that distortion is not as terrible as it seems.

Unfortunately, without the internet, the speed at which news spreads is far too slow. We can only hope that Elysia can push things forward a little.

"The information has been sorted out."

As Ai Yue, he heard Prometheus's prompt. He snapped out of his reverie and began to browse the contents.

What Ai Yue asked Shenzhou for was simple: all of Shenzhou's relevant information about "virtual Honkai Beast," including but not limited to their improvements to the technology, all relevant data about the virtual Honkai Beast, and even information about the pilots themselves.

Such a request is obviously too rude for a country. If such a request were made in the diplomatic relations between two countries, it would probably be regarded as a provocation and offense. Fortunately, Ai Yue himself has a very good reputation, and since this was for the purpose of saving the world, Shenzhou actually sent over the data in the end.

In fact, Ai Yue does not lack information about virtual Honkai Beast. After all, he invented them, and he personally designed the data models of the sixteen virtual Honkai Beast currently used in Shenzhou. However, he lacks relevant data on how these virtual Honkai Beasts are used in real-world environments.

In other words, Ai Yue lacked the information to drive them, which is why he had to supplement it from Shenzhou.

With this data, he would be able to create a group of soldiers in the cyber world who could pose a threat to the Herrscher of Aberration.

Looking at the black metal box on the table, Ai Yue gathered his thoughts and then threw himself back into his work.

Under his manipulation, a "trap" targeting the Herrscher of Aberration is gradually taking shape.

Three days later, Ai Yue arrived at the room where Aponia was. Before he could knock, the door was suddenly opened from the inside.

Eden, who seemed to have known he would come, stood behind the door and gave him a faint smile.

During this time, Eden stayed by Aponia's side almost every step of the way, helping her maintain the barrier used to protect the consciousness of the Fused Warrior. As more and more Fused Warrior recovered, their burden was finally relieved.

The protective barrier, which was originally expected to last only thirty days, appears to be able to continue to hold for a while longer.

However, at this moment, Ai Yue could still see the undisguised exhaustion on Eden's face.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Ai Yue nodded at her. "Isn't there anyone to switch shifts with you?"

Some of the psychic-sensory Fused Warrior were also rescued. Although they lacked combat power, they could temporarily serve as a small communication network using their powerful mental strength, which proved very important in this situation.

"They didn't discuss it with me, but I refused,"

Eden smiled and shook his head. "After all, I'm still not comfortable entrusting my friends to someone else's care."

"That's true."

Ai Yue nodded understandingly, then turned his gaze to the cocoon behind Eden. "I'd like to spend some time alone with Aponia, is that alright?"

"Of course,"

Eden turned to the side, gesturing for Ai Yue to come inside. "Nia is waking up more and more often these days. She's been waiting for you since earlier."

Ai Yue quickly arrived beside the cocoon, extending a hand to touch it. "Aponia?"

"I am here."

Aponia's voice echoed in Ai Yue's mind, "Are you leaving?"

"Yes, we can't delay any longer. According to my calculations, eighty days is the limit for Prometheus and the others."

Ai Yue said, "If this cannot be resolved beforehand, the situation will become even more difficult to control."

Aponia paused for a moment, then said, "So, is there anything I can do?"

"I need you to help me pinpoint the current location of the Star of Light Experiment Base."

Ai Yue said, "It should still be drifting in the North Pacific Ocean. If you can find it, it will save you a lot of trouble."

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't help you."

Aponia quickly replied, "With my current energy, I can't explore that far, so..."

"No, you must have a way."

Ai Yue interrupted Aponia, saying, "Aponia, you were able to lock yourself up in advance and come up with a strategy to slow down the aberration, so I believe you must have been paying attention to the movements of the Herrscher of Aberration beforehand."

"He is still under your surveillance, right?"

When faced with Ai Yue's question, Aponia chose to remain silent, but silence is also a form of response.

Ai Yue wasn't in a hurry; he just waited quietly.

He could understand Aponia's thoughts. If this time was included, then Ai Yue had actually made three radical and risky decisions in a row. First, he used himself as bait to deal with the Herrscher of Binding, then he entered the Sea of Quantum alone to sever the Teleportation Gate link, and now he planned to confront the Herrscher of Aberration... To be honest, Ai Yue himself felt that he might be a little tired of living.

But these things always need to be done by someone, and he is the most suitable person to do them.

Aponia wasn't unaware of the situation; she was simply unwilling to confront it.

After a moment of silence, Aponia was the first to react. "What are the chances of winning this time?"

"We can only be sure once we see the Herrscher of Aberration."

Realizing that the other party had relented, Ai Yue couldn't help but smile. "We don't know Him well enough, so we can't make accurate calculations right now."

Although Ai Yue has devised countermeasures against the powers of the Herrscher of Aberration, no one can guarantee that these countermeasures will actually be effective until they actually come into contact with the Herrscher.

But if you don't make contact, you'll never find a way to defeat your opponent.

"At this point, even if you're just trying to lie to me, you should at least say you're fully confident, right?"

Aponia's tone was slightly resentful, "How can I convince myself to help you when you're like this?"

"But I don't want to lie to you, Aponia,"

Ai Yue gently stroked the cocoon's outer shell, "But I will definitely come back alive—I can guarantee that one hundred percent."

Aponia didn't speak again, but Ai Yue suddenly closed his eyes—in his perception, something unusual suddenly appeared, as if something on the other side of the distance was responding to him.

"I will share my senses with you, so that you will be able to sense His location."

Aponia spoke again, "I only have one request—you can't go alone, understand?"

That's what I planned too.

Seeing that he had obtained what he needed, Ai Yue breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't worry, I've already prepared a way out for myself."