Chapter 67

Of course, many people have noticed this – after all, it's suspicious that a politician would suddenly change his usual style and instead of thinking about how to disgust the Moth to Fire, he would give the green light to this organization's plans.

However, Ai Yue is clearly not an easy opponent. Putting aside everything else, the Artificial Intelligence he possesses is enough to suppress the media worldwide. No matter how well you study journalism, you won't be able to stop the "content you're looking for from disappearing."

Once such a plan is discovered by the other party, it is basically impossible to succeed. Therefore, before that happens, all the Herrscher of Domination have to remain silent for the time being, maintain their original lives, and reduce the possibility of being exposed.

Wait until the time is right, then strike...

George Fly returned home, his mind still racing with discussions with the other Herrscher, refining the plan to make it flawless.

But he suddenly felt something was wrong, because the lights in his room suddenly wouldn't turn on.

Whether as Herrscher or a politician, George Fly keenly sensed something. He turned his head without making a sound, preparing to leave his house, only to find that the door was locked.

Damn it, I should have replaced this smart lock sooner!

The next second, the lights in the room returned to normal, and a voice came from behind him. "Mr. George Fly, please stop making pointless attempts."

George Fly sighed, then turned around and saw a hooded figure sitting on his living room sofa. Judging from the lower half of the face illuminated by the light and the voice, the person was probably just a teenager.

"Who are you? Who sent you?"

George Fly tried to play the role of an ordinary politician, asking in a slightly panicked tone, "No matter how much money you received, I can pay double..."

"There's no need to hide it anymore, Mr. Foley... no,"

The boy interrupted him, then slowly removed his hood. "Or should I call you the Herrscher of Domination?"

Just as the other party revealed George Fly's identity, he also learned from his other companions who the person in front of him was— Fused Warrior from the Moth to Fire, now belonging to the "New Poison Pupa" Cosmo.

Despite his youthful appearance, his strength ranks among the top in the entire Fused Warrior group.

Since the other party has come to me, there's no need to say anything more.

"I don't understand what you're saying. You're investigating the Herrscher of Domination, so how did you end up investigating me?"

Despite the other party's bluntness, George Fly made a last-ditch effort, not for his own benefit, but to try and extract more valuable information from them.

Therefore, the politician couldn't help but show an angry expression. "I see, you're trying to smear me and cover up your actions because I mentioned in the meeting that I wanted to cut funding for the Moth to Fire? Do you think such a trick will succeed?!"

At the same time, he also shared the current situation with every Herrscher of Domination through the mental link, and there were even individuals nearby who were preparing to come and support him.

"From the start of the mission until now, Moth to Fire has never wronged anyone."

Cosmo stood up, clearly not intending to waste words with him. "When your autopsy results and the Herrscher Core are presented to the other council members, they will know that you are not innocent."

"Yes, after I die, you can fabricate evidence however you want,"

George Fly said, "I've seen this kind of tactic many times before!"

"You've not only seen a lot of these, but you've also used them quite a bit, haven't you?"

Cosmo scoffed, "I know what you're waiting for. Your companion isn't coming, and he'll be in trouble too."

George Fly's expression immediately changed. "How did you know...?"

The moment Cosmo finished speaking, he heard his companion's last words in his mind: he had been attacked by a pink-haired, animal-eared woman, and then there was no more sound.

Can Artificial Intelligence really achieve this level of lockdown? Could there really be a traitor within the organization?

"Otherwise, how do you think we determined that..."

After saying this, Cosmo seemed to realize something and immediately shut his mouth. "Anyway, after we kill you, we'll send your companions down to meet you."

Cosmo was about to make his move when George Fly suddenly knelt down. "Don't kill me! I can cooperate with you! I know you have a way, right?"

"Unfortunately, you're too late."

Cosmo did not soften his stance despite the other party's pleas for mercy. His claws pierced the other party's heart, and only after confirming that George Fly was no longer breathing did he utter the second half of his sentence, "Our quota is already full."

Seeing George Fly's body fall to the ground, Cosmo took out his phone and said into the microphone, "Daisy, I've taken care of things here. Well, don't worry, I didn't let anything slip... Okay, just a little bit, but how could they possibly imagine Doctor Ai Yue's methods? They're probably still in the dark... I understand, I'll take the Herrscher Core back with me."

George Fly's body lay on the ground, but a glimmer of light still lingered in his eyes—as Herrscher with mental powers, even if his body died, as long as the connection with the Herrscher Core remained intact, his consciousness could survive for a period of time.

He also captured every word of Cosmo's words and relayed them to everyone simultaneously.

This young man probably didn't realize that he had leaked some very important information.

Cosmo finally breathed a sigh of relief after taking George Fly's Herrscher Core.

He turned on his phone, closed the notepad where he had written down the lines, and then made his first call of the night, "Doctor, it's resolved here. Is this really effective?"

"It doesn't matter,"

Ai Yue slid his office chair to the other side on the other end of the phone, looked at the content on the screen and smiled, "Anyway, I'm just disgusting people."

73

Chapter 73 Ai Yue, we must suppress him at all times, we have no choice but to suppress him.

Just as Cosmo took George Fly's Herrscher Core and called for a cleanup team to finish things up, his words had already caused a violent "earthquake".

In another unknown space, countless noisy sounds are rising up, like ten thousand ducks singing together. Just listening to it for a second will make you feel like your brain is being pierced.

This is the unique territory belonging to the "Herrscher of Domination," and it is also the embodiment of the power that allows the Herrscher of Domination to connect with each other.

Ai Yue once named this possible space "Domination Domain" in his conjecture about the power of the "Herrscher of Domination". This information was also stolen by the Herrscher hidden inside the Moth to Fire and used in their own terminology.

Although the Herrscher of Domination are male and female, young and old, their projections in this space all look the same: jointed doll bodies, and even their heads are identical.

And this is the true nature of the Herrscher of Domination. Their outward human bodies are merely shells; their spirits, or rather their souls, have long been distorted into a uniform form under the influence of the Honkai.

At this moment, the entire Domination Domain was in an uproar over the intelligence that George Fly had sent back before his death. The voices of more than eight thousand people echoed in the space, and everyone reacted differently to the intelligence—some panicked, some conflicted, some furious, and some cowering—making the already noisy Domination Domain even more chaotic.

"There's a mole! Halt the plan!"

"Impossible! How could there be a traitor among us!"

"Didn't you hear what 1327 said at the end? It was that bastard Ai Yue who did it again! I told you long ago, he should be taken down first, just like the Ninth Herrscher!"

"You make it sound so easy. Why don't you go yourself? Is the Ninth Herrscher really that weak? In the end, she not only died at the hands of Ai Yue, but she didn't even manage to completely destroy Atra City. She didn't achieve anything worthwhile. She's a complete joke! Do you want us to become a joke too?"

"Stop arguing. The key now is to find out who the traitor is, right?"

"How do we find them? If the traitor is really among us, then everything being sent from here will be leaked. The best way now is to break the link, have everyone fight their own battles, and destroy everything around them as much as possible! As long as there's no plan, the enemy won't be able to make a move!"

"Are you out of your mind? Fighting each other will only lead to us being picked off one by one! Outside of our Domination Domain, we're nothing more than humans with a few superpowers! What are you up to, urging us to give up our greatest advantage? Could you be the traitor?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

Although they all believed they had transcended from weak humans into superior beings, this scene showed that the weaknesses of human nature had not disappeared from them.

"Quiet down!"

The arguments of countless people were finally overwhelmed by the ever-growing voices. More and more Herrscher of Domination realized that such arguments could not solve the problem at all. Thus, a unified ideology finally buried the disorder and chaos, leaving only one voice.

"Don't panic; this might be what humanity wants to see."

A mature-sounding puppet said, "Before confirming the authenticity of the intelligence, we cannot directly conclude that there is a traitor within our ranks, otherwise we could easily fall into the enemy's trap."

"That's right. Besides, the authority given to us by the gods allows us to be completely honest with one another."

Another puppet chimed in, "Under these circumstances, it would be impossible for a traitor to hide. They would be easily exposed. How could they not have been discovered for so long?"

"But 1327 only heard this news after he was killed. Even if the other side wanted to spread false information, they couldn't have waited until now, could they?"

Some dolls raised objections, saying, "Unless the other party is certain that 1327 will be able to receive the message even after death..."

The room fell silent at these words, except for a low mutter, "My God, isn't that even more terrifying?"

The ability to maintain the soul from dissipation for a short period after physical death is not a capability of all Herrscher of Domination, but rather something that only Herrscher of Domination have mastered the authority over consciousness can do. If the Moth to Fire take this into account, it means that they have even mastered the ability that George Fly possesses.

"Didn't 1327, in order to rise to power, come into contact with people whose minds had been influenced by Ai Yue?"

Just then, someone suddenly noticed a blind spot. "Could it be that Ai Yue took this opportunity to master 1327's abilities and set this trap?"

These words immediately lightened the atmosphere.

In any case, at least his assumption is more acceptable to the Herrscher of Domination than "Ai Yue has mastered the powers of every Herrscher of Domination," since the above conjecture is still too frightening.

"But wouldn't this mean that Ai Yue has a much deeper grasp of the Herrscher authority?"

Another doll raised a new question, "Isn't he just an ordinary person? How could he do something like this?"

"Theoretically, it's possible. You can't judge Ai Yue by common sense,"

The puppet next to him said, "Didn't 3380 send a message before saying that the ordinary soldiers of the Moth to Fire have started to be issued a weapon called the 'Atomic Disintegration Gun'? That weapon was developed by Ai Yue based on the power of the Third Herrscher. One shot and everything on the other side will be reduced to ashes!"

"This thing is already in mass production?"

One of the dolls asked in astonishment, "Can Herrscher authority be released without Herrscher Core? Is there any justice in this world?"

At that moment, the entire Domination Domain suddenly fell into a deathly silence, and all the puppets looked up at the same time, as if they had sensed something.

Another Herrscher of Domination has died, leaving behind a message that, like everyone else, shocked everyone before his death—

Ai Yue did indeed possess the method to control the Herrscher of Domination; he was killed by another Herrscher of Domination!

The news caused an uproar in the Domination Domain once again. All the puppets immediately looked around with suspicion, while distancing themselves from their comrades who should have been close, as if this would protect them.

Compared to previous reports, this intelligence is undoubtedly more explosive. There are two completely different situations: one is an insider leaking information, and the other is an insider betraying their compatriots. Under these circumstances, it seems that staying away from one's compatriots and hiding one's thoughts and whereabouts is the best choice.

In just a few seconds, more than one-tenth of the Herrscher of Domination chose to actively sever their connection with the Domination Domain. The other individuals could still sense the other's current state through the Domination Domain, but they could not directly know the other's mental activities, and therefore could not confirm what the other was doing.

Of the remaining people, apart from a small number of autistic individuals hiding in a corner praying they wouldn't be chosen, the rest were a bunch of hot-tempered guys and Know-it-all started arguing fiercely. If you doubt me, I'll accuse you of knowing nothing. Although there were still quite a few highly intelligent individuals trying to calm everyone down, the series of bad news caused this already low-class mob to completely lose control.

Oh, you said there are only two bad news items? Don't worry, the third one is coming soon.

A sudden silence descended upon the Domination Domain once more, and this time, another puppet sacrificed its life to obtain more specific information.

Ai Yue has completely analyzed the Herrscher Core of Herrscher of Domination and created a device that can shield individuals from the link between the Herrscher and the Domination Domain. Using this device, humans can "turn" the Herrscher through means such as mind control without being discovered by other individuals, which eventually led to the current situation.

This time, all the puppets fell silent.

Among those Herrscher of Domination specific thoughts can no longer be detected, how many are fellow citizens hiding out of fear of having their information leaked, and how many are traitors using this as an excuse to conceal their identities?

"We can't just sit here and wait to die; we must take action."

After a moment of silence, one of the puppets finally spoke, "Even with the most optimistic estimate, our information has probably been completely exposed. If we don't do something soon, we may have no chance at all!"

"Why is it always Ai Yue who ruins our plans!"

Some hot-tempered individuals couldn't help but complain, "We clearly chose to go around him, but he still keeps attacking us!"

As the Herrscher of Domination gradually awakened and the Domination Domain was just being constructed, they held a plenary meeting to discuss the specific plans for the next step.

Is it like the Ninth Herrscher, whose main goal is to kill the elite among humans, or is it to make the most of the Herrscher of Domination's advantage of being able to break down into smaller units and launch attacks in every corner of the world to strike at the entire human society?

Since the Ninth Herrscher had already died at that time, and the first and strongest nuclear attack on Ai Yue had failed, the Herrscher of Domination chose the second plan after a vote by all members.

The plan is easy to understand—while Ai Yue is powerful and the Fused Warrior of the Moth to Fire are indeed troublesome, their scale is ultimately limited, and they simply cannot protect so many people in the world.

It is important to understand that protection is inherently more difficult than destruction. Once the Herrscher of Domination is determined to launch an attack at the cost of their lives, no matter how tight the defenses of the human side are, they will ultimately be unable to completely stop it.

It can be said that the Herrscher of Domination's plan is actually quite reasonable. Once the human population declines to a certain level and the city's infrastructure is severely damaged, the entire civilization will find it very difficult to continue.

What they didn't know was that not only did humans have power levelers, but these power levelers were also incredibly skilled cheaters with superhuman abilities.

Under Ai Yue's long-planned scheme, the Herrscher of Domination fell into a trap from the very first step of the plan, namely "concealing their identities." The failure of a series of plans led the Herrscher of Domination to choose to temporarily lay low and lull the human side's surveillance and guards into a false sense of security, causing them to miss their last chance to cause trouble.

Now, Ai Yue's plan has been completely completed, and the roles of hunter and prey have finally been completely reversed.

These three pieces of bad news are Ai Yue's greeting to the Herrscher of Domination—

"It's almost time."

"It's all because of that Ai Yue!"

More and more puppets realized what was happening and focused their attention on the frequently appearing name. "If only we had done everything we could to kill him back then! Even if we couldn't kill him, at least we should have kept him busy and unable to deal with anything else!"

"They have Artificial Intelligence, so managing these things doesn't require any effort on our part. What's the point of just dealing with them?"

The Know-it-all doll chimed in Yin and Yang, "No matter what, it's pointless to say these things now."

"Then what do you suggest we do?!"

The puppet that had spoken earlier couldn't help but roar, "We've been driven to a dead end!"

"It's very simple, all this information actually points to one thing."

The Know-it-all puppet said, "Even if this information is true, it doesn't mean we're out of options. If the Moth to Fire really has all our information, their actions should be much faster."

"Indeed, if I were in a human's shoes, I certainly wouldn't be able to tolerate the Herrscher of Domination continuing to live in the world."

One of the puppets chimed in, "Every second we exist, the humans around us remain under our threat. If they had complete information about us, they would have already taken action."

"What are their intentions?"