Chapter 216

"I really want to say 'Honkai Energy is omnipotent,' but it's obviously not as exaggerated as you think."

Ai Yue quickly flipped through the pages and found one of them. "The content here has been 'locked' by some special means, so the device can't analyze it, which makes the content appear smaller."

Although Ai Yue cannot yet recite the information in Elysia's genes perfectly, he can still discern which parts have changed.

"So, my deduction is correct?"

Mobius immediately smiled. "Elysia's abilities are indeed limited in some way, which is why she can't make breakthroughs based on the three powers?"

This was one of the few times she was able to reach the correct conclusion before Ai Yue, and this fact clearly pleased Mobius greatly.

"Simply identifying the problem isn't enough,"

Ai Yue simply cut off this part, preparing to compare and analyze it with the previous content. "Things were already troublesome enough, but I didn't expect to have to unlock it first. I'm speechless."

Although he said that, Ai Yue still showed a slight smile.

As the saying goes, "If the enemy opposes me, it means I am right." Since the Cocoon of Finality so unwilling to let them obtain this information, it means that there is indeed some key that can solve the current predicament.

Perhaps this is the Finality power he has been searching for.

Chapter 94 If this method doesn't work, then electrotherapy will be the only option.

In Dr. Dr. Mei's office at the headquarters of the Moth to Fire.

Since the United Earth Government established a special affairs department for the Moth to Fire, Dr. Mei no longer needed to handle other tasks personally, except for major matters, which made her life much easier.

Unfortunately, with the global concentration of Honkai Energy continuing to rise, Dr. Mei, as the direct superior of the Fused Warrior, is clearly finding it difficult to truly relax.

However, compared to the endless work she used to face, at least now she has some time to pick up the various research projects that had been suspended.

However, during this rare moment when she wasn't working, Dr. Mei appeared restless. The research data in her hand had remained unchanged on the same page for a long time, and her gaze kept glancing at the communication terminal beside her, clearly waiting for something.

Finally, the moment Dr. Mei looked at the communication terminal again, the black screen lit up. Before it could vibrate or make a sound, Dr. Mei swiftly grabbed it and connected the communication. "How is the situation?"

"It's not very optimistic, but for now we can hold on."

Kevin's voice, along with his projection, reached Dr. Mei: "The Honkai Energy concentration is expected to start to drop within thirty minutes. The drone swarm suffered significant losses, but I've already applied to Ai for a new batch to be sent here tonight."

Although the concentration of Honkai Energy has been rising, it is not a linear increase without fluctuations. Instead, it will periodically drop back when it reaches a certain critical value, like the ebb and flow of the tide, as if deliberately giving humans time to breathe.

Unfortunately, this respite is negligible compared to the rate at which the Honkai Energy concentration is rising.

"That's good."

Hearing Kevin's description, Dr. Mei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "How is the situation in the Fortress City?"

"The outer protective wall on the north side is severely damaged, but it has been blocked by emergency fortifications. We can just repair it during the decline period."

Kevin sighed as he spoke, "It hasn't been that long, and there are already siege Honkai Beast targeting the protective wall. These guys are evolving way too fast."

"Yes, ever since the Twelfth Herrscher was defeated, things have gone a bit too far."

Dr. Mei rubbed her temples, looking somewhat troubled. "It's fortunate that there are Fortress City; otherwise, with such a dramatic change, who knows how many people would have died."

When the "Hundred Cities Project" was first proposed, some representatives from other countries felt that such a large-scale project was too extravagant and that small countries simply could not afford it. Moreover, given the circumstances at the time, there was no need for such a doomsday-level fortress to protect humanity.

Who would have thought that in less than a year, the Earth's environment would have deteriorated to the point where humans simply couldn't survive without Fortress City?

If it weren't for the United Earth Government's active promotion of the Fortress City project, even exceeding the target by 200% to accommodate everyone in the world, everyone who failed to enter the Fortress City would have died in the current environment.

Even so, the security of the Fortress City has been challenged. As Kevin said, among the newly emerged Honkai Beast, there are types that specifically target fortresses. Although their strength is far less than that of the Judgment-class or Herrscher classes, they have the ability to cause serious damage to buildings, and their numbers are so large that they are impossible to defend against.

"Don't worry, the relevant data has been transmitted to the Virtual Nation. Ai said that virtual Honkai Beast with targeted capabilities will be born in as little as three hours."

Dr. Mei said, then smiled slightly, "It's hard to believe that we now actually have a little bit of ability to fight back against the Honkai."

By relying on the Virtual Nation to mass-produce virtual Honkai Beast that can target Honkai Beast, humanity can now engage in a kind of strategic battle with the Honkai, instead of being passively attacked as before. This can be described as a revolutionary advancement.

While this method may seem simple, it is actually the culmination of countless scientific research projects.

The "fusion extraction technology" can quickly analyze the genetic information of Honkai Beast and transcribe it into digital information; the "gene Virtual Honkai Beast Technology" can re-manifest the digitized Honkai Beast genes as electronic life forms; and the "Virtual Nation" can iterate in a virtual world, allowing virtual Honkai Beast to evolve rapidly...

As Dr. Mei pondered, the smile on her face suddenly became subtle—upon closer reflection, it seemed that all of this was the result of Ai Yue's efforts.

Rather than saying that humanity has gained the ability to fight against the Honkai, it would be more accurate to say that from beginning to end, the one who has been fighting against the Honkai is Ai Yue.

Kevin, on the other end, seemed to realize something as well, and his expression turned strange. "It seems hard to say exactly how much of a role we played in this."

"I can only say that it's good that Ai Yue is on our side."

Dr. Mei adjusted her glasses. "In short, you should rest first. Before the decline period arrives, the Honkai Beast will launch another counterattack, so don't be careless."

"Don't worry, I'm fine even if I don't need to rest now."

Kevin smiled. Although he had been fighting for twelve hours straight, and had even killed three Herrscher-class Honkai Beast during that time, he was not tired at all. "The Brahma Project is really amazing. I feel like I'm more like a Honkai Beast than the Honkai Beast themselves now."

Besides granting Kevin incredible combat power, the most significant boost from the Brahma Project was an equally terrifying combat endurance. After the fusion of his body and energy, Kevin could directly absorb Honkai Energy replenish his stamina. In other words, as long as there was Honkai Energy, he could keep fighting.

This is even more exaggerated than the mythical heroes who possess boundless power simply by standing on the ground, because given Earth's current environment, Kevin's endurance is practically flawless.

Here's a joke: the place with the lowest concentration of Honkai Energy on Earth today is Australia, which was once completely destroyed by the Herrscher.

However, Kevin's words made Dr. Mei frown. "Don't say things like that."

For her, turning her lover into Fused Warrior with her own hands is a scar that is hard to let go of, so she is quite sensitive to words like monster.

However, after saying that, Dr. Mei herself felt that she was being a bit pretentious—if it were in the past, she would never have cared about such trivial matters.

With Ai Yue sharing all the pressure, I've actually become a bit weak.

"I'm not going to say anything more, I'm not going to say anything more."

Kevin scratched his head awkwardly and changed the subject, "Is everything alright at headquarters?"

As the strongest human being at present, Kevin has replaced Dr. Mei as the busiest person in the Moth to Fire. He now travels around the world as a firefighter to protect Fortress City with relatively weak permanent defenses, and therefore has not returned to the Moth to Fire headquarters for a long time.

"Everything is fine, you don't need to worry."

Dr. Mei smiled. "Besides, I'm not as vulnerable as I used to be. I'm safe even without anyone to protect me."

Thanks to the effects of the medicine specially developed by Ai Yue, Dr. Mei has also recovered from the state of being riddled with holes by Honkai Energy and has become healthy. In fact, due to the strong adaptability of Honkai Energy, her physical condition is now far superior to that of ordinary people.

In addition, with Ai Yue's "Taiji Armor" having undergone countless iterations, it can be said that if necessary, Dr. Mei is not incapable of going into battle.

"Then..."

Kevin wanted to say something more, but his expression suddenly changed, and he turned to look in the other direction.

Although Dr. Mei didn't know what he was looking at, she realized from his expression that something unexpected had happened, and she couldn't help but tense up. "What's wrong? Is the counterattack about to begin?"

"No, that's not it,"

Kevin turned back, a look of confusion on his face. "An alarm just went off, but that sound meant the danger was over... The counterattack hadn't even started, and it's already over?"

"That's impossible."

Hearing this, Dr. Mei frowned and glanced at the time. "Honkai Beast have never voluntarily withdrawn before their decline period arrives, unless..."

"Unless the decline occurs earlier,"

Kevin said with a serious expression, "Or perhaps something else has happened that has made them unable to care about the fortress that is so close at hand."

One of them was a veteran of countless battles, and the other had participated in hundreds of missions, both of them possessing a keen sense of what was going on. They exchanged a glance and made the same choice without prior agreement.

"I'll go track their routes,"

Kevin turned off the projector but did not disconnect the communication. "If the Honkai Beast really have another target, then we will soon know their approximate location."

Dr. Mei then directly called out to Ai: "Ai, immediately retest the global Honkai Energy concentration and give me a concrete model."

Just a moment later, both sides received the same result.

"It's not just the Honkai Beast here; almost all of Honkai Beast are converging in one direction,"

Kevin said, "The target is... Australia."

"The concentration of Honkai Energy is declining globally, and the rate of decline has far exceeded that of a typical decay period,"

Dr. Mei also shared her own test results, "But in one place, the concentration has increased instead of decreased, and it has far exceeded the levels of a typical Great Honkai outbreak."

Dr. Mei did not explicitly name the place, but combined with Kevin's remarks, it was all self-evident.

"It seems that Ai Yue has finally come up with a result."

Kevin's tone revealed a subtle hint, "What exactly did they manage to pull off this time that warrants such a large-scale operation?"

"This may not be solely due to him."

Dr. Mei, on the other hand, had already begun a rational analysis. "After all, no matter what, Ai Yue shouldn't be able to mobilize so many Honkai Beasts, so it's very likely that 'the other side' has also noticed him."

"What do we do now?"

Kevin asked, "The Honkai Beast have all left, so it seems like I don't need to stay here any longer."

His implication was clear: he wanted to go to Australia to check on the situation.

"You should go and wait in the vicinity of Australia. Since Ai Yue hasn't asked for help yet, it might not be the right time for us to get involved."

Dr. Mei gave Kevin a coordinate, "If possible, try to intercept some of the Honkai Beast for him. I will send Sakura and the others over to help you."

Considering that the anomalies caused by Ai Yue were likely related to Elysia, Dr. Mei naturally did not intend to let more people know about this matter. Therefore, the people she could gather were all those who had known Elysia's identity but still chose to believe in her.

"I see."

Kevin responded, "But would Ai Yue really actively seek our help?"

He thought about it carefully and realized that he didn't seem to have had a similar experience.

"Well..."

Dr. Mei adjusted her glasses, then looked uncertain. "This has caused such a big stir, it's probably... right?"

In fact, Ai Yue really wants to find someone to help him right now.

The problem is that the difficulties he encountered seem to be unsolvable by anyone in the world.

On the Star of Light, a little earlier in time, Ai Yue and Mobius were staring intently at the screen.

A day earlier, they had finally completed the analysis of Elysia's genetic information and found a way to unlock the strange "gene lock".

Now is the time to verify whether this method can succeed.

When the result of the virtual model run by Ai Yi showed "success", the two of them breathed a sigh of relief and then slumped into their chairs.

"Finally, finally it's done..."

Mobius stared blankly at the ceiling, muttering, "I don't want to see anything like this again for at least a week."

During this period, the two of them hardly rested. As soon as they opened their eyes, they were faced with endless codes to decipher and incomprehensible genetic information. Despite being in their own areas of expertise, they could hardly understand anything. This psychological torment was quite severe for Mobius.

Mobius has now even taken on the appearance of a young girl. As a dual being of mind and body, this means that her energy expenditure is truly enormous.

As the main source of this torment, Ai Yue remained relatively calm. He rested briefly in the chair before standing up again. "Alright, let's go now..."

Seeing that Mobius was already asleep, Ai Yue couldn't help but shut his mouth. He quietly walked around to the side, not forgetting to take off his white coat and cover the other man with it.

For Mobius, she has done enough during this period; the rest is up to her to handle.

He then went to the adjacent laboratory and took the completed research results out of the equipment.

It was a tube that looked like a lake-blue liquid, and when it was shaken, you could vaguely see some shimmering light inside.

This is the "gene decoder" that Ai Yue and Mobius jointly developed for Elysia.

Hidden within this liquid, whose main component is a gene catalyst, are a small number of nanobots. Once inside Elysia's body, these nanobots, under Ai's control, release special signals to amplify the catalyst's effect on Elysia's genes, enabling her to successfully break through the blockade.

After obtaining the catalyst, Ai Yue went to the other side of the laboratory, took a strangely shaped device from the equipment, and put it in his pocket.

When Ai Yue found Elysia with the catalyst, she seemed to have been prepared and was waiting for him in the central hall.

At this moment, Elysia changed out of the maid outfit that Ai Yue had become somewhat accustomed to and put on a gorgeous evening gown—a style that Ai Yue had never seen before. Although the carefully designed gown was gorgeous, it did not overshadow the girl; on the contrary, it accentuated the girl's beauty, making it difficult for people to look away.

"How is it? Does it look good?"

Seeing Ai Yue's somewhat surprised expression, Elysia smiled serenely, giving off a calm and elegant feeling. "This was prepared for me by Eden. It's the first time I've ever worn it."

"It is quite beautiful."

Ai Yue nodded, but his brows furrowed. "But I still prefer the usual you."

Despite wearing such a gorgeous gown, Elysia didn't give him the feeling of a leading lady preparing to attend a banquet, but rather a warrior about to step onto the battlefield to face death.

He absolutely, absolutely, absolutely hated this feeling.

"Oh dear, are you saying I'm already adorable even without this dress?"