Chapter 190
But the Herrscher was already starting to have a hard time.
"Even you guys are bullying me, aren't you!"
Some of the frantic Herrscher suddenly rose into the sky, gathering power in places the virtual Honkai Beast couldn't reach. "Since that's the case, then nobody's going to have an easy time!"
Judging from her posture, she seems to be planning to use some suicidal move to destroy everything here.
"No, why are all you Herrscher like this?"
This move also took Ai Yue somewhat by surprise. "If you can't beat them, you just self-destruct, huh? You have no backbone at all!"
"So what!"
Having given up all hope, the Herrscher started yelling, "You're going to die here anyway!"
Before Ai Yue could respond, a sudden voice answered the Herrscher on his behalf.
"No, Doctor Ai Yue will not die here."
A figure quietly appeared in front of Ai Yue. "The only one who has to die is you, Herrscher."
It was Prometheus.
Chapter 69 Herrscher of Aberration: I've Become Fusion Material?
"Prometheus?"
Looking at the girl who appeared in front of him, Ai Yue couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
He had even considered that Hua might use the properties of "Qi" to attach herself to him and enter this place, but he never imagined that Prometheus, who had been sentenced to death by the Herrscher, could appear before him.
Unlike Hua, he did not question the authenticity of Prometheus, because in this space, the data entity held no secrets in his eyes.
So, how exactly did Prometheus do it?
Could it be that the backup automatically activated? That's impossible. Without an internet connection, how could it automatically activate unless scheduled in advance?
Even if it activates automatically, she can't get in without being connected to the network system.
"Doctor Ai Yue, it's been a long time."
Prometheus turned his head and smiled at Ai Yue, "It's so good to see you back safely. Please leave the rest to me."
"I'll leave it to you?"
Before Ai Yue could speak, the Herrscher above his head laughed, "He's just a defeated opponent, what right do you have to say such things?"
At this point, she shook her head indifferently. "Never mind, you're going to die again soon anyway."
"It's not too late to talk about that kind of thing after it actually happens."
Prometheus looked at the Herrscher again, then stretched out a hand and pointed at him, "Now, get down."
Hearing Prometheus's commanding words, even the Herrscher couldn't help but laugh in anger, "You're ordering me around? You dare to..."
But before she could finish speaking, her expression changed.
The previously surging power suddenly began to calm down, just like a speeding car slowing down. But the key point is that the car was clearly out of control, and even the driver's brakes were useless. So how did it slow down?
This is an attack that the Herrscher attempted to unleash at the cost of detonating her Herrscher Core, an ultimate killing move that could completely destroy herself and everything around her. At this point, even she herself couldn't stop it. So why could this Artificial Intelligence stop it with just one sentence?
Is she the Herrscher or am I the Herrscher?
Even as the Herrscher fell headfirst to the ground, her face remained filled with confusion and bewilderment. But when she saw Prometheus walking towards her, a strange emotion suddenly arose in Herrscher heart.
It was an emotion she had never felt since birth, an emotion called fear.
She didn't understand what was happening to her, what was happening to the other side, or what was happening in this place—she had hacked into the global internet and believed she had mastered all the secrets of this planet, but everything that happened today felt like a slap in the face.
That feeling of being unable to control one's own destiny is something that, once experienced, is hard not to feel afraid of.
Most importantly, this is clearly just the beginning.
So she made a very difficult decision—to disappear before the eyes of Prometheus and Ai Yue.
"They... escaped?"
Even before he fully understood what had happened, Ai Yue looked at the scene with the same confusion on his face as before the Herrscher disappeared. "Wait, what exactly happened?"
"Simply put, the Herrscher's current data is not pure."
Prometheus explained, "But now is not the time to talk about these things, Doctor Ai Yue. We must find her quickly."
Although Prometheus calculated that the Herrscher had less than a 12% chance of discovering the crux of the problem, given Ai Yue's requirements, that probability was far too high, so she couldn't gamble on it.
"In that case, let's level this place."
Ai Yue also unhesitatingly chose to support Prometheus's choice, saying, "Although the Herrscher can't do it, you definitely can."
"Clear."
Prometheus nodded, then opened his arms.
Without any extra movements or instructions, the entire virtual city began to gradually collapse in the next second.
With the intervention of a super Artificial Intelligence, all the data within this server began to follow her will.
More and more virtual Honkai Beast broke free from their original confinement and spread out in all directions at Prometheus's command.
That despicable Artificial Intelligence, and that despicable human being!
The Herrscher shamefully concealed himself within the city's data, attempting to distance himself as far as possible from Prometheus's location.
She never imagined that one day she would choose to run away—her pride as Herrscher originally wouldn't allow her to do so, so even if it meant using a means of mutual destruction, the Herrscher never had the idea of running away.
But if one cannot even perish together with another, then wouldn't one's existence be meaningless?
Recalling the moment when her body was out of control, the Herrscher couldn't help but grit her teeth.
No matter what, she had to get rid of that guy Ai Yue, so she had to figure out why the Artificial Intelligence could interfere with her.
Having determined that his location was relatively safe for the time being, the Herrscher began to think.
Her first suspicion was about Prometheus's permissions on this independent server. Since the other party was a super Artificial Intelligence created by Ai Yue, it seemed reasonable that it would have extremely high permissions in this place created by Ai Yue. In addition, with her own computing power, it could be said that Prometheus could do far more than she could in this place.
However, the Herrscher quickly dismissed this idea, because even if the other party had extremely high privileges on this independent server, they would have absolutely no ability to interfere with her, since she was an external virus and would not be subject to any privilege restrictions.
If Prometheus were restricting her actions by manipulating data, that would be understandable. However, the Herrscher clearly sensed that the other party was interfering with her core consciousness, something that could not possibly be related to authority.
As for whether Prometheus himself could do such a thing, that is even more impossible—the opponent was in a state of complete victory before, and with the computing power provided by hundreds of servers to entangle with her, she was still no match for him. Now, how could he possibly do such a thing with the computing power of a single independent server?
Therefore, there is only one answer left.
The problem lies with her.
With that in mind, the Herrscher no longer hesitated and began to carefully examine himself.
At the beginning, the Herrscher was actually suppressed by two super Artificial Intelligence. Although her powers were virtually invincible in the network system, Prometheus and Queen had the advantage of terrain, making it incredibly easy for them to suppress her.
Later, in order to fight against these two Artificial Intelligence and to better understand humanity, the Herrscher began to absorb various data from the network and assimilate them into herself, so that the scope of her influence would become larger and larger.
Could there be something wrong with that data? But I've already assimilated it, so how could it possibly resonate with that Artificial Intelligence, let alone influence me in turn?
The question had just surfaced in the Herrscher's mind when she suddenly felt the surroundings become empty. She looked up sharply and realized that the entire city had been completely destroyed without her noticing.
Prometheus and Ai Yue appeared before her, surrounded by countless virtual Honkai Beasts.
"Got you?"
Prometheus said calmly, "In that case, you have nowhere to run away, do you?"
"Run away? Ha, that's just a way to buy time,"
The Herrscher was still being stubborn, "However, I didn't expect you could use the data absorbed by my body to interfere with my behavior. But now that I've discovered it, this trick is naturally useless!"
Just now, she had hardened her heart and given up a portion of her power to isolate herself from Prometheus's influence. Although this would make her weaker, it would not be a big deal for her self-destruction.
After all, the self-destruction used her power and Imaginary Singularity. As long as the core consciousness remains, the final outcome will not change.
"So that's what you think."
Upon hearing the Herrscher's response, Prometheus shook his head. "But unfortunately, you've still misunderstood the most fundamental thing."
"Although the principles are indeed similar, I am not influencing you through data."
As Prometheus spoke, he walked toward the Herrscher, "It seems you haven't realized that your previous victory was actually a handout from us."
"What, what did you say?"
Hearing such a somewhat humiliating word, even the Herrscher couldn't help but widen his eyes. "How dare you say charity... Don't look down on people!"
As soon as she finished speaking, towering flames erupted from her body, and the raging flames coalesced into a gigantic monster that swung its claws down at Prometheus.
This is the manifestation of the power that the Herrscher relinquished; she will use this monster to buy herself enough time.
Prometheus didn't even look up at the monster before the surrounding virtual Honkai Beast rushed over to shield her from the attack.
But the Herrscher also seized the opportunity to take to the air. This time, she did not hesitate and directly wanted to unleash the power within her body to completely destroy everything here.
This is the right she, as a messenger of God, possesses and must exercise.
However, she heard that voice again.
"Get down."
Thus, the Herrscher once again fell awkwardly, landing in the virtual Honkai Beast.
After discarding the absorbed data, it could no longer maintain the appearance of Elysia and revealed its true form—a huge eyeball filled with anger and hatred.
"Why!"
The Herrscher stared intently at the Artificial Intelligence before him, his voice filled with resentment and confusion, "How did you do that?!"
"It's all thanks to your greed and relentless pursuit."
Prometheus responded, "The war of attack and defense on the network is very complex. Do you think you're the only one who can compromise others?"
"What do you mean?"
The Herrscher seemed to understand something. "You mean, I've been corrupted by you?"
The Herrscher wanted to laugh because the statement was really funny. Corruption was part of her power, so how could she be corrupted by someone else?
But faced with the current situation, she couldn't smile at all.
"Strictly speaking, it's not erosion, but none of that matters anymore."
Prometheus had already reached out and touched the Herrscher. "After all, you don't have a chance to regret it anymore, do you?"
The Herrscher wanted to say something more, but in the end, she simply closed her eyes silently.
If even the final struggle couldn't be completed, then nothing else matters anymore.
Thinking back to when I first learned about the achievements of the previous Herrscher, I secretly mocked them and believed that I would definitely complete my mission. In the end, I was defeated by the same person.
Just as Prometheus was about to make his move, Ai Yue called out to her, "Wait a minute, Rose, perhaps there is another way?"
"Don't worry, Doctor Ai Yue, it will be over soon."
Prometheus shook his head, "Again..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but instead walked directly into the giant eyeball and merged with the Herrscher.
The next second, Ai Yue was gently ejected from the independent server.
When he removed the helmet used for the connection and opened the hibernation pod, he saw Hua Xinxi's delighted expression. "Doctor Ai Yue! Did you succeed?"
With less than five minutes left until their agreed time, Ai Yue's initiative in opening the hibernation pod meant that he had already resolved the final issue before then.
"I guess so."
Ai Yue stood up and stepped out of the hibernation pod. "Although it wasn't something I solved."
As soon as he stepped out of the hibernation pod, he saw the mechanical body lying opposite him, connected to the black box.
The crude design, the rushed workmanship, and the exaggerated twin tails with metal drill bits clearly indicate that Prometheus was using this body to connect to the black box.
Ai Yue could even tell at a glance that most of the parts in this body were from drones, and it was truly remarkable that these parts could be pieced together to form a human shape.
That guy really did secretly get himself a body made.
"You didn't resolve it?"
Hua also realized something, "It seems that Prometheus really is Rose."
She then realized what she had done and looked apologetic. "I'm sorry, Doctor Ai Yue, I..."