Chapter 215

"I don't deny this view. At least in terms of spatial powers, Elysia's power is indeed more complete than that of the Second Herrscher."

Mobius said confidently, "But that's precisely why this somewhat abrupt passage seems strange."

As the person who has studied spatial powers the longest, even when facing Ai Yue, Mobius was confident in stating her deductions.

Ai Yue understood this as well, because apart from Mobius, no one else could experience every detail of spatial power through their own life and death. At least in the area of spatial power, Mobius had absolute authority.

It can be said that if Mobius could fully master spatial powers, she would be far more proficient than the Second Herrscher herself.

Unfortunately, the Simulated Herrscher Potion developed by Mobius still requires the user to pay with their life to take effect.

However, Mobius had a countermeasure—she used the preserved "Sesha" genes to create a group of Fused Warrior with the same abilities as her.

Of course, these are all digressions.

Ai Yue, refocusing his attention on the message, frowned slightly, a thoughtful expression on his face.

He certainly believed Mobius's deduction, but that's precisely why the information seemed so suspicious.

If there is truly no worthless information within the Herrscher authority, then could it be that they simply haven't yet discovered the true value of that information?

As if he had thought of something, Ai Yue suddenly reached out and pulled up the information of the other powers as well, and then searched among them.

If he is not mistaken, then there should be similar passages in the other powers as well.

As expected, after several rounds of screening and on-site experiments, Ai Yue and Mobius identified a "meaningless information" within the powers of the Third Herrscher that had no effect on the powers themselves.

If there were only one instance of meaningless information, it could be explained by an accident or other reasons. However, the discovery of similar information again proves that Ai Yue's conjecture is correct.

There must be something wrong here.

Mobius frowned. "But what does this really mean?"

Ai Yue thought for a moment, and then found the original versions of the gene information corresponding to these two analysis results.

He put the two pieces of meaningless information together, and then squinted.

Mobius, standing nearby, also realized something. "These two segments... can be connected?!"

"This may be an error that occurred during the transcription of information and was amplified after parsing."

Ai Yue nodded. "In the original genetic information, this part should be related... and obviously it exists not only in these two powers."

"There is a special kind of information that exists in all powers,"

Mobius also realized this, "Doesn't that mean that this kind of information can connect all the functions?!"

"It seems this is what we've been looking for."

Ai Yue finally smiled. "However, we will probably have to wait until we have completely analyzed it to find out what its true nature is."

Although he said those words, Ai Yue had a suspicion in his heart.

In fact, one could say that the moment he realized this, many of his doubts were answered.

Ai Yue was always curious: since all twelve Herrscher had been defeated, and according to the original plot, the Herrscher of the End was ready to appear, why did the Cocoon of Finality prefer to increase the output of Honkai Energy and even create Herrscher-class Honkai Beast instead of summoning a new Herrscher?

He initially thought that because Elysia was still alive, the Herrscher of the End was stuck and unable to appear.

However, this theory has a flaw: the Herrscher of Erosion in the original storyline—as Herrscher, although she was sealed in a black box by humans, she never died. If the Herrscher of the End follows the rule that "only when all Herrscher die can she appear," then she could not have appeared in the original storyline.

So, what circumstances led to the Herrscher of the End only appearing after Elysia's sacrifice? And what allowed the previous civilization to confirm that Elysia was the key to fighting the Cocoon of Finality?

For example—the true power that allowed the Herrscher of the End was actually stolen by Elysia?

Chapter Ninety-Three is... it's the gene lock.

What exactly are the powers of the Herrscher of the End?

According to the game's setting, in addition to the time-related powers she possesses, the Herrscher of the End can also use the powers of all the Herrscher who have appeared before.

However, Ai Yue knew very well that this should only be a certain manifestation of the Herrscher authority, and not a collection of the thirteen Herrscher authority in the literal sense. After all, the power of the Cocoon of Finality was far more than that, and it could be determined from various clues that the Cocoon of Finality possessed far more than thirteen powers.

In other words, the power of the Herrscher of the End is not among the thirteen known powers, but rather a special kind of authority.

This kind of authority has already been demonstrated in Elysia, who is able to wield three different powers simultaneously, which is a special ability in itself.

Therefore, when Ai Yue discovered that there was some special information hidden within Elysia's Herrscher authority that might be connected to all powers, he immediately realized this—if this was what the previous civilization had taken from the Cocoon of Finality using Elysia, then everything seemed to make sense.

The only question is, just how special is this power?

"As long as Elysia lives, the Herrscher of the End cannot be born"—this is ultimately just Ai Yue's speculation, and he has not been able to provide any substantial evidence to support this view. Therefore, it is difficult to obtain any valuable information by analyzing it from this perspective.

After all, even Prometheus, who stole fire, only shared the fire with mankind. He didn't take the concept of "fire" away from the gods. What level does Elysia have to go to become the key to preventing the Herrscher of the End from descending?

Besides that, there was another thing that Ai Yue cared about very much.

In the original storyline, everyone in this generation was bound by the threads of fate, but Elysia liberated humanity's destiny from its predetermined trajectory through some means, causing Aponia to be unable to foresee the future of others.

This method clearly surpasses any known Herrscher authority. Even the most famous time power of the Herrscher of the End cannot do such a thing. If Elysia really has a special power belonging to the Herrscher of the End hidden within her, then is this part of that power?

"Ai Yue?"

Mobius, who was standing to the side, saw all of Ai Yue's reactions. "You seem to have thought about a lot of things."

"These are just speculations, and we cannot confirm their authenticity at the moment."

Ai Yue shook his head, snapping out of his thoughts, and deliberately ignored Mobius's pointed tone. "In any case, let's get to work first."

Although we have found two pieces of information that are connected, there is still much to be done before we can put them into practice.

After all, these two paragraphs are clearly not the whole story, so the urgent task is to quickly complete this information in order to determine its true meaning.

During the retrieval and analysis process, Ai Yue gradually told Mobius about Elysia's situation.

When Mobius heard that Elysia could control three different powers simultaneously, he couldn't help but show a surprised expression. "Doesn't that mean that this information really has the ability to connect multiple powers?"

"That's the theory, but whether it's actually their doing is still hard to say."

Ai Yue sighed softly, "It's a pity that Elysia is still at the level of controlling three powers at the same time. I don't know how long it will take for her to make further progress."

Ai Yue was quite tolerant of this matter because he knew very well where his scientific research ability came from, so he would not force others to do the same as him and accomplish in a few days what ordinary people would take years or even decades to do.

It has only been a few days since Elysia mastered all three powers. It is normal that she has not made any progress in such a short time.

But Mobius offered a different opinion. "No, there might be a problem here."

Ai Yue remained silent, simply waiting for the other party to continue.

"You may not have observed that woman closely, but I once... in short, I recorded Elysia's actions for a period of time."

Mobius paused for a moment while explaining, then casually skipped over a certain word, "She may indeed be a bit dull in other ways, but her talent in combat is undeniable."

"In some ways, she is more deserving of the title of 'born warrior' than Kevin."

"In other words, you believe that with Elysia's talent, she definitely won't stop here,"

Ai Yue nodded, understanding what Mobius meant. "The reason she hasn't made progress for so long is because she's been interfered with by some external force?"

Mobius nodded.

As a veteran member of the Moth to Fire, and one of the first to notice Elysia's special qualities, Mobius knew almost everything Elysia had experienced since joining the Moth to Fire. It was because of this that she knew just how terrifying this seemingly fragile girl with a smile on her face could be.

There is no weapon in the world that she cannot master, nor is there any combat skill that she cannot learn. The reason she abandons those things is simply because they are not cute enough, and her fighting posture is not elegant enough.

That's why Elysia ultimately chose the bow as her weapon—so that she wouldn't have to fight monsters at close range, nor would she have to worry about getting her clothes dirty from Honkai Beast.

Just then, the laboratory door was suddenly pushed open, and Elysia walked in. "Gentlemen, is it time to eat?"

Ai Yue and Mobius turned to look at the pink-clad girl at the same time, then exchanged a glance and nodded in unison.

As Elysia watched the two people walking towards her in perfect sync, she suddenly felt that something was amiss.

Their eyes were indeed filled with hunger and greed, but their target was not the food she had cooked, but—herself?

"Wait, what are you doing... Ah!"

"What are you shouting about?"

Seeing Elysia scream like a weak girl just because Mobius grabbed her arm, Ai Yue couldn't help but show a speechless expression. "It's just a blood draw, don't make such a misunderstanding sound, okay?"

Elysia blinked. "Eh, is that all?"

Mobius couldn't help but turn to look at him. "Yes, it's just drawing blood?"

There was a hint of anticipation on her face—after all, this time she could use Ai Yue's influence to her advantage, and maybe she could get something more out of Elysia.

"It's just a blood draw!"

Ai Yue reached out and pinched Mobius's cheek, a speechless expression on his face. "You did this on purpose, didn't you!"

Finally, under Ai Yue's supervision, the matter ended with a simple blood draw. However, the entire process was handled by Mobius, which fulfilled a long-held "dream" of hers.

However, just as the two were about to return to work with the blood samples, Elysia grabbed one of their shoulders with each hand.

"Now that we have the blood sample,"

Elysia still wore a gentle smile. "So, isn't it time to eat?"

Ai Yue immediately avoided Elysia's gaze. "Oh dear, work is more important, this is a matter of great importance to the whole world!"

"Yes,"

Mobius nodded in agreement. "Elysia, you don't want to be like this either..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a sudden surge of force on her shoulder.

Elysia's smile remained unchanged, but her tone now carried an undeniable air of authority. "Eat first."

Thus, the most brilliant scholar of the time and his assistant were obediently escorted to the dining table.

The dishes prepared by Elysia were undeniably lavish, not only nutritionally rich and well-balanced, but also meticulously plated, with every detail reflecting the maker's care. No wonder she insisted so strongly that the two of them come over for dinner.

After all, if no one appreciates such a carefully prepared meal, its creator would naturally be very sad.

Unfortunately, Ai Yue and Mobius had no time to appreciate the care Elysia had put into the food. After all, they were preoccupied with the secrets of Elysia herself and had no time to care about such trivial matters.

So, as soon as Ai Yue sat down, he couldn't wait to start stuffing himself, wishing he could just transfer all the food on the table into his stomach. Mobius, on the other hand, went even further. She first calculated her calorie needs, then piled the corresponding amount of food in front of her, and then suddenly buried her face in it—

The next second, Mobius transformed into a strange black-green substance, enveloping the food on the table. In the blink of an eye, she returned to her original form. But even this extremely brief process was enough for her to complete the entire process from eating to digestion.

"I'm stuffed!"

After doing all this, Mobius seemed to have matured a bit. She stood up, turned and left under Ai Yue's envious gaze, "Then I'll start working first, I won't wait for you?"

Ai Yue watched Mobius's figure disappear through the doorway, then quickened his pace of eating.

"You guys..."

Faced with this scene, Elysia could only sigh, "Seriously, no matter how nervous you are, you should at least have time to eat, right? Ai Yue, if you keep going like this, you'll really have mental problems!"

"As long as we resolve everything before our mental state deteriorates, that's fine."

Ai Yue mumbled, "Besides, the sooner we finish, the sooner you can recover, right?"

Elysia looked at him, opened her mouth, but ultimately chose to remain silent.

Although his eating efficiency was indeed much lower than Mobius', Ai Yue, relying on the powerful physique of Fused Warrior, was able to satisfy his hunger within three minutes and hurriedly rushed to the laboratory.

Why are you in such a hurry?

Seeing that Ai Yue still had rice grains stuck to the corners of his mouth, Mobius reached out and removed them. "This is just the beginning, you won't miss anything."

Ai Yue glanced at her. "Wouldn't you be anxious if you were in her shoes?"

"If it were me, I would definitely be anxious. After all, three minutes is of little use to me, but it's a different story for you."

Mobius replied matter-of-factly, "Who knows what you can come up with in three minutes? I certainly can't miss a single second."

What you said seems to make sense.

Ai Yue stroked his chin. "How about I go back and have a couple more bites? You know what, Elysia really knows how to cook."

"Who would understand this?"

Completely skipping the step of tasting the food with one's taste buds, Mobius rolled his eyes and grabbed Ai Yue's sleeve, "Anyway, don't run away!"

The relaxed chatter vanished the moment Ai's initial analysis results came out. The two of them, having obtained the results, quickly got to work and began to re-compare the changes in Elysia's genetic information before and after she lost control.

Ultimately, it turned out that Mobius's conclusion was correct—the preliminary analysis of Elysia's genetic information after she went out of control was forty pages shorter than before.

This means that when Elysia lost control, the power within her body did indeed undergo some unknown change.

"But no matter what, losing almost a fifth is just too outrageous, isn't it?"

Looking at the result before him, Mobius looked somewhat astonished. "Is this really possible?"