Chapter 206

It was precisely because of this understanding that Elysia faced Ai Yue with a very subtle feeling—because she always felt that perhaps only someone like Ai Yue could truly recognize and understand her.

"Okay, okay, calm down, this isn't over yet."

Seeing Elysia crying with all her might, showing no signs of stopping, Ai Yue couldn't help but pat her shoulder. "If it really doesn't work, why don't you let me go before you cry? I'm in a really uncomfortable position right now, and I feel like my butt is going to cramp up."

He meant it sincerely, after all, he had been pulled down by Elysia, and his whole body was twisted and uncomfortable.

"How could your butt cramp up?"

Elysia laughed at Ai Yue's words and let go of his hand. She composed herself and said, "Thank you, Ai Yue."

You've said that way way too many times.

Ai Yue shook his head and couldn't help but yawn. "Alright, now that things are over, I'm going to get a good night's sleep. Don't wake me up before noon tomorrow."

With that, he put away the several Divine Keys and turned to leave.

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Elysia finally called out to Ai Yue, and when she saw him turn around, she showed a somewhat conflicted expression, "This helmet... am I supposed to wear it all the time?"

To be honest, even if Ai Yue said she didn't have to wear it, Elysia would probably still wear the helmet for peace of mind. But the problem is—this helmet is just too ugly!

If I had to walk around with something like this on my head, Elysia would rather stay in my room and be a shut-in from today onwards.

"No need,"

Ai Yue immediately saw what Elysia was really struggling with, and then said with a smile, "This helmet is so bulky because it's for collecting data. If it's just to suppress the risk of losing control, it can actually be made very small. You'll have to make do for now, I'll get you a new one tomorrow."

Elysia then smiled with relief.

Ai Yue also left Elysia's room and closed the door behind him.

Where Elysia couldn't see, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it seems that the risk has been eliminated, as Ai Yue himself said, things are only half done—no, not even half done.

For now, he can only temporarily block the interference that could cause Elysia to lose control, but Elysia's true powers, and how to use this interference information to track her in reverse, will require more time.

Not to mention that, in addition to Elysia's matter, projects such as the Brahma Project are also nearing completion... It's just a pity that the most crucial project has yet to be completed.

Ai Yue glanced at the system panel and couldn't help but sigh.

At the same time, a voice reached his ears. "Brother Yue?"

Ai Yue subconsciously turned his head and saw Pardofelis wearing a fluffy nightgown, looking at him with a subtle expression. "Did you... just come out of Sister Ai Li's room?"

At this time?

Ai Yue was also surprised to see Pardofelis here, and was stunned for a moment before replying, "Ah... um, I brought some things to prevent that guy from having nightmares."

Finally, he casually changed the subject. "But you, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I did sleep, I just woke up after a nap,"

Pardofelis looked at Ai Yue with a subtle expression, "When I woke up, I found Brother Yue you hadn't come back yet, so I thought I'd go to the lab to look for you."

"Mainly, the research is almost finished, and we really can't wait any longer,"

Ai Yue scratched his head, slightly embarrassed. "Alright, now you can go to sleep."

As he spoke, he walked towards his room.

Pardofelis followed behind Ai Yue, but subconsciously glanced back at the direction of Elysia's room.

She frowned slightly, a hint of danger flashing in her eyes.

There's a problem, a big problem!

After sleeping comfortably with his cat until noon, Ai Yue finally yawned and got out of bed. He had to admit that after experiencing the maid's wake-up service for a while, he was a little unaccustomed to not having that pink figure to wake him up.

When he arrived at the central hall but did not receive the familiar dishes, Ai Yue finally realized what was going on.

"Ai, where is Elysia now?"

"We did not find any trace of Elysia today. Based on our analysis, she probably hasn't left her room yet."

Upon hearing that Ai Yi's guess was the same as his own, Ai Yue couldn't help but reveal a somewhat speechless smile.

Is it really because she's too ugly to go out? The entire base is full of our own people, do we really need to be so particular?

Despite complaining like that, Ai Yue quickly made a maid hair clip-style shield and went to Elysia's room to rescue his temporary maid.

I'll also take the data from the helmet for research.

However, there was no valuable data in the helmet—in fact, no data was collected at all.

After all, Ai Yue had already turned the shielding device to its maximum power to eliminate any potential risks. Now that Elysia was wearing this thing, she couldn't even make a phone call and had to be temporarily transferred by someone else.

However, this result also proves that the jammer is indeed reliable. As long as she wears it, Elysia will not have any problems even if she tries to control multiple powers repeatedly.

However, Ai Yue was also well aware that this was just a matter of responding to each move – the Cocoon of Finality would not be easily stopped by a mere shield. If it blocked this path, it would probably find other ways to continue interfering with human civilization very soon.

To completely solve this problem, we either need to kill the Cocoon of Finality in one fell swoop, or we can only try to find a solution from Elysia.

"Ai Yue, you were looking for me?"

While Ai Yue was still pondering, Elysia walked into the laboratory. "Are we about to proceed with the next experiment?"

"Um."

Ai Yue snapped out of his daze and took out something else. "Try this."

"This is..."

Elysia looked at the object in Ai Yue's hand and was the first to show a surprised expression, "It's so beautiful."

It was a bracelet composed of several crystals of the same size but different colors and shapes. Under the laboratory lights, it refracted magnificent colors and looked like a priceless treasure.

But Elysia quickly realized the true identity of the bracelet. "Was this made by Herrscher Core?"

"Hmm, the core of the Tenth Herrscher, anyway, there are so many, and we haven't used them all yet."

Ai Yue shrugged. "It's impossible for you to keep monopolizing so many Divine Keys forever. This is a kind of substitute."

"But isn't the core of the Herrscher of Domination only meant to be used to control the power of domination?"

Elysia picked up the bracelet and examined it closely. "And, it seems there are only ten beads?"

"Of course, my research results are involved in this. Although the effect is not as good as the original Herrscher Core, it is still fine for simulating driver software."

Ai Yue first proudly mentioned some things that Elysia didn't quite understand, then sighed helplessly, "As for the number—after all, the Herrscher of Domination is only the tenth."

If the Herrscher of Domination is the last Herrscher to appear, then He might actually be able to gather the power of all twelve powers. However, the Herrscher of Constraint and the Herrscher of Aberration appeared after Him, so the substitutes for these two Herrscher authority need to be researched by Ai Yue himself.

The more awkward problem is that the Herrscher of Binding is Ai Yue himself, while the Herrscher of Aberration has long since become a part of Ai Yi, leaving only the Herrscher Core, which is now serving as a core server component of the Virtual Nation. Obviously, it is difficult to conduct direct research on either of them.

Therefore, it can only be put on hold for the time being—after all, Ai Yue didn't really intend for Elysia to obtain all the Herrscher authority to confront the Finality head-on; he just wanted to try to awaken her through this method.

Thinking of this, Ai Yue couldn't help but look at Elysia again. "So, you really can't feel the Herrscher power within you?"

Elysia looked at Ai Yue with some helplessness. "You seem to have asked this question many times already. If I really had a solution, there would be no reason for me to keep it hidden until now, right?"

This is something Ai Yue cannot understand.

Although the original storyline was quite vague about how Elysia sacrificed herself and how she awakened her Herrscher authority, one thing is certain: Elysia was always aware of the power hidden within her, and her awakening did not require external help.

Whether she understood this from the very beginning or gradually came to realize it as she grew up, remains unknown.

Could it be that the Cocoon of Finality used the link to block Elysia's path to self-awakening?

Or is there another problem, that my appearance caused Elysia to lack sufficient understanding of the rise and fall of this civilization, so she didn't receive enough stimulation and was therefore unable to awaken for a long time?

Recalling all the changes that had occurred since he joined the Moth to Fire, Ai Yue couldn't help but rub his temples in exasperation.

At this moment, he somewhat understood those transmigrators in novels who were restrained in order not to affect the plot. After all, any move he made could trigger unpredictable consequences, and who knew if these changes would become obstacles for him later.

But this understanding only lasted for a moment. After all, one cannot disregard the lives of so many people just to pursue comfort. So no matter how many times it is repeated, Ai Yue is certain that he will make the same choice.

In short, there are too many uncertainties, and you can't figure it out just by thinking about it.

So Ai Yue decided to continue his experiment.

Unfortunately, perhaps because she lacked the experience of losing control, even though Elysia obtained the driver that was associated with ten powers, she could only control three powers at the same time.

Although these three powers are no longer limited to the three Divine Keys she had previously encountered, the inability to increase their number means that Elysia is stuck.

Could the key point actually be the loss of control? For Elysia, losing control is actually a breakthrough?

Over the next few days, Ai Yue continued to train Elysia's mastery of her powers, but unfortunately, there was no substantial progress.

Until one day, the training program was terminated.

However, it wasn't because Elysia had fulfilled Ai Yue's request, but because an unexpected situation had arisen.

"You mean, Honkai Beast we've never seen before has appeared?"

Looking at Dr. Mei's serious expression on the screen, Ai Yue pondered the information she had just provided, a subtle expression appearing on his face. "What do you mean by 'Herrscher- level Honkai Beast'?"

Chapter 86 This time, there's no way to get freebies.

The ranking system for Honkai Beast was already fixed before Ai Yue joined the Moth to Fire, and it seems that it has not changed since then.

The most powerful among them are called Judgment-class. They are usually born alongside Herrscher only during Great Honkai eruption capable of giving birth to Herrscher. Their strength is terrifying, and they possess special abilities related to the Herrscher authority.

For example, there's the serpentine Honkai Beast "Sesha," which is born alongside the Third Herrscher and can control lightning, or the pterosaur-type Honkai Beast "Garuda," which is born alongside the Seventh Herrscher and can control flames.

However, the concept of Herrscher-class Honkai Beast has never existed before.

Could this be the new method of the Cocoon of Finality?

"It means exactly what it says: the newly emerged Honkai Beast possess destructive power equivalent to that of Herrscher."

Dr. Mei was projecting the image, sighed and directly displayed several images in front of Ai Yue. "I won't explain any more. See for yourself."

The three images feature three different Honkai Beast: a giant python radiating lightning, a pterosaur with flames burning on its wings soaring freely through the air, and a colossal elephant whose every step exudes endless chill.

Around them, swarms of drones were launching a continuous barrage of attacks, but those attacks could not cause any real damage to Honkai Beast of this level. Instead, the drones themselves were destroyed by the terrifying power surrounding the Honkai Beast before they could even get close to them.

Wherever they went, they left behind only desolate wastelands devoid of life.

Seeing this, Ai Yue couldn't help but frown—such a force would probably be difficult for the current Fortress City to resist for long.

If they were to actually invade the Fortress City, the consequences would be quite terrifying.

However, at the end of the scene, Ai Yue was still shown the fate of these Honkai Beast —the giant python that controlled lightning was killed by the female swordswoman with fox ears on her head, the pterosaur flying in the air was frozen into a statue by the terrifying extreme cold, and the giant elephant that spread extreme cold was also pressed to the ground by another ferocious and huge beast, becoming food for the other.

"Looks like the result went well?"

Realizing that the Honkai Beast were dealt with before they even got close to the Fortress City, Ai Yue breathed a sigh of relief. "What about the specific losses?"

"There were no casualties, but this is only temporary."

Dr. Mei said with concern, "I don't think that killing them will end the matter—the concentration of Honkai Energy worldwide is still rising, and if this continues, there may be even more terrifying enemies than them."

Actually, today was supposed to be a good day—at nine o'clock this morning, the entire world's population had completely moved into the Fortress City.

This not only means that people's lives are safe, but more importantly, accomplishing such a feat also represents that people all over the world are truly united.

It is important to understand that coordinating manpower among different regions and countries, getting powerful countries to help weak countries, and wealthy regions to help less developed regions, is an extremely difficult task. Throughout history, not to mention the whole world, even a single continent or half a continent has never truly united.

But now, they have accomplished this in their generation.

If humanity can truly overcome the Honkai and survive this calamity, with this hard-won unity, they may really have the opportunity to break out of the Solar System and travel to the vast universe!

But such beautiful dreams didn't last long before they were extinguished by a sudden bucket of cold water.

The Herrscher- level Honkai Beast seem to be equivalent to Herrscher, and even considering that Honkai Beast have no brains, their strength is even weaker than that of Herrscher, but they represent a despairing fact.

What humanity has experienced so far is far from the limit of the Honkai power. The opponent only slightly increased the difficulty and forcibly created such a monster.

While the Fused Warrior could easily kill it, how could you possibly kill all the Honkai Beast?

During this period, due to the continuous increase in Honkai Energy concentration, the quality and quantity of Honkai Beast have been constantly improving. The low-level Honkai Beast of the past have long since disappeared, and the basic units used to form the Honkai Beast Legion are now actually the former Temple-class.

Will an army composed entirely of Emperor-class Honkai Beast appear in the future?

The lower limit of Honkai Beast is constantly increasing, so what about the upper limit? Herrscher level... could that be the upper limit?

Dr. Mei looked at Ai Yue with a hopeful gaze, trying to get some answers from this savior.

Little did she know that Ai Yue knew even less than she did, as this thing was indeed beyond his comprehension.

In Ai Yue's memory, the upper limit of Honkai Beast was only the Judgment-class, and even in the later part of the story, Honkai Beast were no longer relevant. So where did this Herrscher- level Honkai Beast come from?

He vaguely recalled that there seemed to be some kind of Planet-class Honkai Beast, but that was something from another timeline... It couldn't be that he had actually been living in another timeline all along, could it?