KY-00 / The Honkai...

Even before those names were engraved on it, Lin had collected the list of victims himself.

Betrayer and Herrscher —their names are not "allowed" to exist here, not even to be remembered.

Lin stood in the center of these names, closed his eyes, and immersed himself in the whispers around him.

Chapter 201 KY-00

A clear blue sky meets the calm sea at the horizon. A speedboat cuts through the azure water, and at first glance, a young man on board appears to be enjoying a speedboat vacation.

But upon closer inspection, one discovers that it is a person covered in armor and a helmet, resembling a futuristic war police officer.

Lin scanned the nearby signals on the swaying speedboat. This scene was not much different from when he was searching for the Deepest Place. However, the place he was looking for now was hidden even deeper than the Deepest Place, and he no longer had the coordinates that Vill-V had provided to help him.

The KY-00 project, which is linked to the Flame-Chaser project, is a mystery. Based on the clues gathered by Mobius, it is highly likely to be another unknown secret of the Firemoth's High Council, and its true form may be a building.

Its purpose, coordinates, and builder are all unknown. Lin spent a long time preparing before finding a clue.

When converting the Headquarters Base into an aerial fortress, Moth of Fire created two super-large anti-gravity devices, one for the main engine of the base and the other as a backup in case of emergency. However, Lin discovered that there were slight discrepancies in the quantities of materials used to manufacture the devices, indicating that they had been modified.

Such traces are mixed in with an unimaginably large total number, and even with Artificial Intelligence calculations, the deviation is no more than 0.3%, so it is more likely a coincidence.

Lin decided to take a gamble. Even if he was just overthinking things, he wouldn't lose anything. After verifying the quantity of materials, he began to investigate the whereabouts of the scraps from the renovation of the aerial fortress. Since there was an error in the quantity of materials for the anti-gravity device, the person who made the change might be planning to build another aerial fortress using the same materials as the Headquarters Base.

Although there was so much misleading information that it could fill an entire hard drive, Lin eventually managed to find several possible locations by using his information processing skills.

Lin stopped on an empty stretch of sea. He had searched all the other possible places in the past few days, leaving only this last place. If it still didn't exist, then he must have made a mistake.

Lin looked up at the boundless sky. The Headquarters Base used optical refraction technology to hide the entire base above the dome. The KY-00 building was very likely the same.

His colorblindness, unlike that of ordinary people, prevents him from distinguishing most colors, but it also allows him to notice details that are not obscured by color more than normal people.

The sun rose in the east and set in the west for a full nine hours, and Lin Du simply stood on the swaying speedboat, listening to the sound of the waves crashing and gazing at the sky.

He couldn't be sure if he would be seen by the "eyes" in the sky. Perhaps the Fire Moth was equipped with a device that could monitor everything around it and on the sea when it built the mysterious structure. All of this was too random. In the end, Lin could only gamble.

Finally, just before the sunset was completely swallowed by darkness, Lin noticed something unusual and looked down at the sea.

The sunset, the sky, and the migratory birds flying by overlapped, creating a momentary misalignment on the sea surface that lasted less than a second.

Lin took a deep breath, closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened his sharp eyes the instant the sun completely disappeared below the horizon and began to check his equipment.

Getting into KY-00 is also a problem. Lin has reason to believe that if anything even slightly larger gets close, it will be detected by the detection device.

But... this may not really be a big problem.

"An approaching flying object has been detected. Its size... it's probably a bird. Should we bring up the surveillance footage?"

"It's just a bird, what's the big deal? Don't worry about it, it'll fly away on its own."

Using an anti-gravity flight device, Lin Fei to within ten meters of KY-00 before he could see the aerial structure under the refraction of light.

At first glance, it appears to be a semi-circular shape, with the upper part of the entire building encased in a protective shield similar to that of Headquarters Base, allowing a clear view of the not-so-large internal structure.

Fortunately, breaking through the protective shield didn't require Lin to use his brain.

He took out a long, cylindrical device covered with energy lines from the weapon case behind him, then pointed one end at the protective shield and pressed the switch.

"Laugh..."

The hexagonal structure on the protective shield collapsed instantly, creating an area about the height of a person, allowing Lin to pass through easily.

This is a breakthrough device designed by Vill-V based on the headquarters' protective shield. She said that if she were to design the protective shield, the resilience generated by the energy cycle would be twice as high as it is now. May is indeed a scientific genius, but she is not omnipotent. At least in terms of energy recycling, her understanding is not as profound as Vill-V's.

Lin entered the protective shield before it closed again. He landed on the top of one of the buildings, calmly crouched down, and observed the surrounding area.

Drones patrolled the air, while some mechanical soldiers that Lin had never seen before roamed the ground. There were also many surveillance cameras. The design style and technology used here were unlike anything even the Headquarters Base had ever seen.

Lin frowned as he searched for a space to sneak into, but apart from the top of the building, there was almost no gap for him to squeeze through. Moreover, the top was not safe either, as the drones would switch every thirty seconds, and he had to constantly change his hiding place.

It seems that if there are no opportunities, then we have to create them ourselves.

He took a Soul Steel long blade from his weapon case, scanned the nearby mechs for information, and then, seizing the opportune moment, leaped down from the top just as two mechs crossed paths—

"Hmm? Two mechs have malfunctioned."

"What's going on... Is this a case of an aging part accidentally malfunctioning?"

"Let's be cautious. Have CM-236 and the other aircraft check the situation. If there are no problems, hand it over to the logistics aircraft to be sent to the processing plant."

Lin sheathed his longsword, coldly glancing at the two humanoid mechs he had pierced with his blade at his feet, before turning his gaze elsewhere.

Someone will definitely come to check on the situation soon, and he needs to do something during this brief period of safety.

Speaking of which, these mechs are equipped with very sophisticated weapons, and their design may be a continuation of the Autonomous Titan. He had just seen a large mech that was three times the height of a human and equipped with a mechanical giant sword, which was likely an elite mech.

But how were these technologies designed without Mei's involvement?

A possibility came to Lin's mind.

Starlight and Previous Civilization.

The Starry Sky's science and technology were partially adopted by the Fire Moth, while the technology of the Previous Civilization was completely handed over to the Fire Moth through the core of the Herrscher of Reason from the Previous Civilization. The rapid progress made in the past year is inseparable from the help of these two.

After a brief moment of thought, he immediately left. Other mechs would come to check the situation, and he could use this opening to enter the nearest building.

Chapter 202 The Honkai

"Call..."

In the quiet environment, his breathing sounded like it was about to burst out of his mouth. The air filters inside the building, which hadn't been designed to silence anyone, were whirring loudly. Lin pressed himself against the wall, becoming one with the pitch-black environment.

Lin did not see any surveillance cameras inside the building, perhaps because they were smaller in scale, or perhaps they did not want to leave any evidence.

Everything Lin has seen so far has made something in his heart increasingly agitated, gradually confirming information he couldn't be sure of before.

Lin walked slowly forward along the path in front of him.

The building was much deeper than it appeared, possibly because the lower part of the floating fortress was also utilized within it. Lin found two paths, one going up and one going down, in the elevator. After a moment's consideration, he concluded that the upward path should be the main area of activity for the members, while the downward path...

Lin pressed the down button, and the elevator slowly descended. Lin looked at the changes in his area displayed on the electronic screen next to him, and then the elevator doors in front of him slowly opened.

What came into view was an unbelievable number of mechs.

Different types of mechs were divided into different areas. At a glance, it was impossible to determine how much space was filled by this terrifying number of mechs. Even the mechs that were seen at first glance numbered over a hundred, and there were probably more than a thousand ordinary mechs stored in this area. Among them were many elite mechs that Lin had seen before, and even thirty alien mechs with ferocious appearances that exuded a bloodthirsty aura.

However, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Lin doesn't know if there are other places producing these mechs besides this one. For ordinary soldiers, the lethality of a mech is no less than that of high-level Mortal, while those elite mechs have a lethality to humans that far exceeds that of ordinary Honkai Beast.

Why don't they use these things in the fight against the Honkai?

Lin lowered his eyes as he walked through the mechs, as if he could smell the intense heat of the Particle Beam emanating from their gun barrels.

Why...

Isn't that obvious?

This is their "property," the "wealth" they obtained from the Honkai.

It is both hope and despair, both a reliance for peace and a front line of war.

Once weapons are produced, they have no other use than killing.

"The mechs have been destroyed?"

The information reached the central control room within seconds. The people inside frowned and immediately ordered, "CM-236, CM-237, CM-238, immediately search the surrounding area. The monitoring room will assist them in finding any suspicious individuals in the vicinity. Each of you must submit a written report afterward. The rest of you, be aware that suspicious individuals have been spotted in 'KaliYuga.' Enter Level One Alert. Everyone, begin immediately..."

The alarm sounded earlier than expected.

Suddenly, some of the mechs started making mechanical noises. Lin immediately hid behind the tall alien mechs and watched as dozens of mechs started up and then orderly left through the transmission channel to the upper level.

Was he discovered?

Without hesitation, Lin returned the way he came after the mechs had been at the upper level for some time.

There are still other buildings that haven't been explored. It seems that this aerial fortress can be roughly divided into three areas. These mechs are in one area, so what are the other two areas?

After arriving at the upper level, Lin observed the sudden increase in the number of patrolling mechs around him, and even the number of drones in the sky had doubled, indicating that they had indeed begun searching for him.

Seeing this, Lin drew a long sword and a katana from his weapon case. With a slight flick of his wrist, a layer of electric light flashed on the long sword.

The weapons crafted by Vill-V not only possess the material strength and regenerative properties of Soul Steel, but like Delta before her, she also added certain unique characteristics to them.

For example, like this!

Lin swung his longsword, manipulating the electricity with deadly force, and slashed at the chest of the mech soldier who emerged from around the corner.

The electric current penetrated the mech through the point where the blade pierced it, causing its entire body to flash rapidly. Then, white smoke drifted out from the gaps, and it stiffly collapsed to the ground.

He charged out, his entire being resembling an assassin of the night. The fluorescent blue lightning in his hand transformed into a streak of light, which would penetrate the core of the mech at an extremely fast speed wherever it went.

Lin observed the core of the mechs underground. Although there were layers of protection, perhaps the Soul Steel had not been fully utilized when these mechs were manufactured, so the material was relatively fragile for Lin's weapons. In addition, his movements were precise, and he moved among the mechs without getting a scratch. The mechs didn't even get any useful information before they turned into a pile of scrap metal.

But his big move naturally attracted a lot of mechs. Lin stepped on the head of a mech and leaped up. Under a clear full moon, the blue viewing window lit up. He pulled out a grenade launcher in mid-air, aimed it at the position where the most mechs had been attracted, and pulled the trigger.

"Boom!"

"Over there!"

At this moment, Lin caught some faint whispers amidst the flying shrapnel and explosions. His mind was exceptionally clear. After seeing that the mechs had not suffered much damage in the explosions, he immediately changed his strategy, stepped on the wall, and used his jetpack to run in the opposite direction.

The mech pilot locked onto his back and followed him, while the surrounding drones fired bullets at him from the small machine guns at the bottom.

Lin spun around in mid-air, switching to a rifle in his hand. In an instant, seventeen bullets hit the seventeen drones that had followed him. As he landed, the drones fell to the ground, each sparking as they went.

During this time, Lin Chong entered another building. Since the internal structures of buildings were all similar, he found the elevator, pressed the button for the lowest floor, and watched the position change on the electronic screen. His breathing gradually became heavy, and those trivial sounds reappeared in his ears. He gritted his teeth, and the moment the elevator doors opened, he covered his helmet and opened his eyes wide to look inside—

"So this is where you escaped to?"

Three "orcs" arrived in front of the building Lin had entered.

They possess extremely obvious mutated features: deformed horns, claws, and tails, as well as eerie eyes, all of which clearly demonstrate their identity— Flame-Chaser.

However, their numbers are not currently on the list of Flame-Chaser's numbers.

In other words, they are hidden Flame-Chaser.

Just as they were about to enter the building to apprehend the suspicious person, a person wearing a helmet and armor, with his head down, silently walked out of the building's door.

Every step he took felt as heavy as if it were made of lead.

An aura of death permeated his body.

"Hey! Get down on the spot right now and raise your hands!"

"Hehe, someone actually found this place. Do you think we should give it a try?"

"Try what?"

"Of course, it's the Flame-Chaser's power! You see, we can only play around in the simulation room, we've never fought against real people."

The man looked up, and azure particles continuously emanated from his helmet.

"Are you fighting against 'humans' in the simulation room?"

Chapter 203 Guns and People

The oppressive air was forced out of my chest, and the noisy sounds were particularly clamorous at this moment, as if mocking and nagging in my ears. An unprecedented impulse awakened in my body, and my knuckles cracked.

Within this castle, the pinnacle of human wisdom, beneath the countless lives sacrificed for its technological advancements, and in the world revealed after the elevator doors opened, plummeting towards hell, what Lin saw was a crimson landscape that made him question his very identity as a human being.

He stepped into the underground, which was even darker than the Deepest Place, and what came into view were "monsters".

Mobius's unrefined Hypervariable Surgery had a success rate of nearly 30%, but it would cause those who succeeded to experience more severe mutations than before.

What happened to the remaining two-thirds of those whose surgeries failed? What happened to those who had successful surgeries, who all developed severe abnormalities?

The answer is that, apart from death, the only option left is to be completely "mutated" into Honkai Beast without human form.

That's right, what exists there are aliens mutated from humans. They are kept in cages like pets, and their stench and howls echo in the dark space.

Lin Cong saw something different from Honkai Beast mindless... eeriness in their murky eyes in the darkness.

The cages are numbered, the categories are planned, and there are feeding bowls. They are tamed and treated like dogs.

Instead of being sent to the Deepest Place of Aponia to be appeased, they were used by their own people in potential future repressions and wars.