The Thousand Herrschers Infect Indiscriminately, Turning Comrades into Enemies! The Herrscher of Corrosion Seizes Control of Technology

[The heavenly fire is unleashed, igniting the sky; its price is the burning of one's own life.]

Kevin swung his greatsword.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a blinding white light.

When the light faded, the Herrscher of Binding and that pure white domain vanished together.

Kevin's figure also became ethereal, as if it might vanish at any moment.

"At the cost of my life..." Tang Wulin clenched his fist.

He recalled how he had repeatedly burned his own bloodline power to fight against the Abyss Plane.

That kind of resolute determination, that willingness to die to protect everything behind them, is something they all share.

This man named Kevin is a true hero.

But the mood among the people did not ease at all; on the contrary, it became even heavier.

A single Herrscher requires the leader of humanity to risk their life to resolve the situation.

What about the next one?

[The Twelfth Herrscher - The Herrscher of Corrosion]

The scene shifts to a small town where cherry blossoms are fluttering in the air.

A girl named "Rin" is innocent and carefree.

However, within her body resides an unawakened Herrscher core.

Human fear led them to make the wrong choices.

[Due to the fear and suspicion of the higher-ups in humanity, their original body—the innocent girl, Rin—was mistakenly killed.]

The cold blade pierced the girl's chest.

She died in endless pain and resentment.

The next moment, the weather changed dramatically.

[In the depths of hatred and despair, the Twelfth Herrscher descends.]

This time, there is no physical form.

At the same time, a strange smiling face lit up on all the electronic screens in the world.

[Its essence is Data Virus.]

"Data... virus?" Tian Hen and Hai Long looked at each other, completely unable to understand the meaning of this word.

But Huo Yuhao and He Caitou instantly understood the horror involved.

"Oh no!" Huo Yuhao blurted out, "He has taken control of... technology!"

Before he could finish speaking, the scene on the screen confirmed his guess.

In the human city, all the automatic defense turrets turned around and aimed at the homes they had once been protecting.

The drone armor was activated and began indiscriminately attacking civilians on the street.

The lid of the nuclear missile silo slowly opened.

Those are weapons created by humankind itself to destroy the world.

Now, their target is humanity itself.

"This is madness! This is utter madness!" Duke Dai Hao stood up, the iron-blooded general's face now filled with terror.

This is even more terrifying than the Thousand Herrschers!

The Thousand Herrschers still need to be "infected" one by one, but this Erosion Law User only needs a single thought to make the "sword" of all human civilization pierce its own heart!

[He manipulated all of humanity's technological weapons to launch a devastating saturation attack on cities around the world.]

Mushroom clouds rose one after another across the continent.

A bustling metropolis was reduced to scorched earth and radiation-filled ruins in minutes.

Life, in the face of such power, is as fragile as dust.

[After this battle, the number of human Survivor plummeted to 30,000.]

30,000.

When this number appeared on the screen, the entire Douluo God Realm so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone felt as if an invisible hand was gripping their throats, making it impossible for them to breathe.

Thirty thousand...

What does that mean?

Xue Ye's vision went black, and he fainted.

Ning Rongrong and her father Ning Tian were also pale-faced. At the height of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the number of disciples was much greater than this.

And a once vast civilization with billions of people, in the end... was reduced to only 30,000 Core Flame?

"Extinction... this is the extinction of a civilization..." Tang San's voice was extremely hoarse.

He had experienced countless wars and witnessed mountains of corpses and seas of blood, but he had never imagined that the demise of a civilization could be so swift, so... complete.

This is no longer a tragedy.

This is the end of the world.

[To end this nightmare, the Fusion Soldier 'Sakura' used her own life as a vessel to seal the Herrscher of Corrosion within her own body.]

In the scene, a pink-haired woman, carrying her younger sister Rin's cold body, walks step by step towards the center of the disaster.

There was no hatred in her eyes, only endless sorrow and resolute determination.

She opened her arms, and countless streams of raging data, as if finding their home, surged wildly into her body.

Her body was becoming data, collapsing, and dissipating.

But on her face was a relieved smile.

"Don't want..."

Zi and Ye Yinzhu, these two gods from Other World, couldn't help but let out a mournful cry at this moment.

They have seen too many sacrifices, but this one is so heartbreaking.

To atone for humanity's mistakes and to save a world with only 30,000 survivors, she chose to Self-Sacrifice.

In the end, Sakura's figure, along with the Data Virus that had ravaged the world, disappeared into the light.

The world finally quieted down.

All that remained was a devastated land and 30,000 Survivor weeping amidst the ruins.

Dead silence.

A prolonged silence.

No one spoke; everyone was completely overwhelmed by the successive waves of despair.

One Herrscher after another, one hero after another sacrificed themselves.

This civilization is like a candle flame flickering in the wind, which could be extinguished at any moment, yet time and again, people use their own bodies to shield it from the storm, even if it means they themselves are consumed by the flames.

A complex emotion flickered in Gu Yuena's silver eyes.

She had once wanted to destroy humanity, but witnessing this scene deeply shocked her.

Faced with true doomsday, the will that humanity displayed, that moth-to-a-flame courage, moved even her, Dragon God's Clones.

Just as everyone was still immersed in this boundless sorrow, the dark screen lit up slightly once again.

A bright red number slowly appeared.

On the Light Screen, the cherry blossoms fell silently, like snowflakes.

That pink figure vanished in the wind, as if it had never existed.

The entire Douluo God Realm, and all the planes under its jurisdiction, fell into a deathly silence.

The Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, who were transformed into Niu Tian and Tai Tan, two Deity- level Soul Beast powerhouses, felt a chill run from their spines straight to the top of their heads.

They had witnessed countless life-and-death situations, but never such a resolute and tragic death.

"For...the belief..." Niu Tian murmured to himself, his voice hoarse.

Tang San's fists clenched without him even realizing it, the mark of the Sea God Trident on his forehead burning slightly. He saw it in that warrior named "Sakura," a kind of resoluteness similar to his own, willing to give everything to protect those he loved.

But this act of protection ultimately ended in such a tragic way.

This weighed heavily on his heart.

Huo Yuhao's eyes reddened. His position God of Emotion allowed him to clearly feel the pervasive emotion called "despair" emanating from the Light Screen. It wasn't just one person's despair, but the collective collapse of an entire civilization in the face of doomsday.

The Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire, those warriors who stand at the pinnacle of humanity, are seeing their spiritual world crumble inch by inch.

The image on the Light Screen changed.