The Fourth Herrscher: The Winds Rise! / I Need Someone to Keep an Eye on Ling Xi...

Mobius made no attempt to hide this, saying quietly, "I had been researching Honkai Beast for a while, and after obtaining the Shesha sample three months ago, I intensified my research efforts. It was under these circumstances that I discovered the weaknesses of the Honkai Beast."

"In short, we must use Honkai to defeat Honkai!"

Mobius shared his research data directly, and then said, "There are two main reasons why Honkai Beast are so resistant to firearms. First, Honkai Beast shells are extremely hard, comparable to steel, so ordinary light weapons are naturally ineffective against them!"

"Secondly, there is a shield formed by Honkai Energy inside the Honkai Beast's shell. Calling it a shield might not be entirely accurate, but you just need to know that Honkai Energy can be used by Honkai Beast to strengthen their own defense. This is the main reason why ordinary weapons are so ineffective against Honkai Beast."

"Besides..."

Mobius then played footage of Ling Xi's past battles, including the First Honkai Eruption Honkai the Changkong City laboratory, and the scene where the Honkai Beast were wiped out at the end of the Great Honkai in Changkong City.

"Ling Xi and I conducted numerous experiments. Many of the attacks Ling Xi unleashed contained energy not much stronger than human rocket launchers, but... Ling Xi's attacks could directly destroy Honkai Beast, while human rocket launchers could only cause minor injuries. A very important reason for this is..."

Mobius calmly said, "Ling Xi's energy attack contains Honkai Energy, and it is this Honkai Energy... or rather, destroys the Honkai Energy shield of the Honkai Beast. In this way, his attack can directly damage the Honkai Beast, so he can also kill the Honkai Beast instantly. Do you understand?"

"So that's how it is..."

Mei had already studied the relevant content, and now, after listening to Mobius's explanation, she completely understood the principle behind it. In fact, it is a very simple principle!

In gaming terms, all Honkai Beast have a built-in shield that reduces damage by 90%. Any attack hitting this shield will only take 10% of its original damage. Therefore, Honkai Beast have extremely high resistance to human weapons. However...

Ling Xi's attack, imbued with Honkai Energy, can directly destroy the Honkai Beast's shield, essentially dealing 100% direct damage to the Honkai Beast. Naturally, the Honkai Beast cannot withstand this.

"Did the Doctor find a solution?"

Mei looked at Mobius with some excitement. Having learned the principle, she had a vague idea of what was going on, but before that, she wanted to hear more about Mobius's thoughts.

"It's very simple. Since Honkai Energy can destroy the Honkai Beast's shield, we can approach it from two angles!"

Mobius shrugged and laughed, "One possibility is to use Honkai Energy weapons to destroy the Honkai Beast's shield and then attack it, but this is just a hypothesis because we don't currently understand how the Honkai Beast's shield works."

"Indeed, this method is like using explosives to blow up a bunker and then using a bow and arrow to shoot the enemy."

Mei nodded thoughtfully. This method sounded feasible, but the actual situation on the battlefield was far more complex than imagined!

"Um."

Mobius agreed, saying, "Therefore, I think our research direction should be to create specially made Honkai Energy bullets and Honkai Energy shells, or to encase bullets and shells in Honkai Energy and launch them to directly kill Honkai Beast. In this way..."

Mobius sighed slightly and chuckled, "Humans should also be able to possess the power to directly confront Honkai Beast by now."

"Yes, there definitely will be!"

Mei nodded with absolute certainty. As long as the defenses could be broken, humanity could absolutely defeat the Honkai Beast. She had no doubt about that.

"I hope so..."

Mobius smiled and said, "Then let's not delay. Let's start trying to make special bullets now. After all... we humans may not have much time left."

"Now?"

Mei seemed somewhat surprised and said, "Dr. Mobius, but we haven't even planned out the theoretical aspects yet. Moreover, we haven't solved the problems of what materials to use to contain the Honkai Energy and encase the bullets. How can we start manufacturing them?"

Mei's meaning was simple: although the general direction was there, the basic theory hadn't been solved yet, so how could it be so fast?

"You don't need to worry about that, I've already taken care of it."

Mobius smiled and said, "Don't forget, I'm the most professional when it comes to Honkai Energy research. Luckily, we have the materials in the research institute, so let's try making it first."

"Uh... okay."

Since Mobius was already prepared, Mei naturally wouldn't refuse. After all, if this research succeeded, it would drastically change humanity's passive defensive posture against Honkai Beast. If this achievement were truly realized, then...

In the future, Honkai Beast will no longer be a threat to humanity!

"Ling Xi? What are you thinking about?"

On the street, Seele saw Ling Xi staring blankly into space, so she waved her hand in front of his eyes while looking at Ling Xi curiously.

"Eh? Um... Sorry Seele, I was just thinking about something."

Ling Xi quickly apologized with a smile. It was very bad behavior to come out with Seele but not pay attention to Seele and even daydream!

"Ugh..."

Seele looked a little dissatisfied, but in the end she still hugged Ling Xi's arm and said, "Okay, okay, but you can't space out while walking."

"No, it won't happen again."

Ling Xi nodded quickly, then realized that she seemed to have arrived in a familiar place. This was...

"Seele, would you like some milk tea?"

Ling Xi decisively grabbed Seele and asked the girl if she wanted milk tea.

"Huh?"

Seele blushed instantly, but she didn't seem to refuse outright. She just said in a very awkward whisper, "Um... do... do we have to drink it here? No... how about we go back and drink it later?"

Ling Xi: "???"

Ling Xi was puzzled for a moment, then instantly understood.

Ling Xi "..."

"Cough cough!"

Ling Xi didn't say anything, but coughed lightly and pointed to the milk tea shop across the street. It was the same milk tea shop she went to when she first went out to buy a car with Elysia. The milk tea at this shop was really good.

Seele "..."

Immediately, Seele was extremely embarrassed. Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, what was she just saying?

"Waaaaah..."

Instantly, Seele lowered her head. Although her face could not be seen, her ears, which were now extremely red, were visible. At this moment, she seemed to have only two choices: either kill Ling Xi to silence her, or... destroy this boring world!

Chapter 226: The Fourth Herrscher, the Wind Rises!

Two days later...

The hurricane in Oceania suddenly disappeared within fifteen minutes. Although the disappearance of the hurricane should be a cause for celebration, anyone with even a basic understanding of climate should know that a Category 15 or 16 hurricane cannot disappear in fifteen minutes.

However, since there were no signs of a Honkai outbreak after the hurricane disappeared, and no Honkai Beast were found, the higher-ups of the Flame-Chasing Moths, who had been paying some attention to the matter, were relieved. This hurricane was obviously not related to the Honkai.

After that, rescue teams from all sides rushed to Oceania to begin rescuing people who were injured or trapped in this natural disaster. Even the Flame-Chasing Moths sent a force of nearly 10,000 people to participate in the rescue!

Although Ling Xi was puzzled as to why they were fully armed and even driving tanks when they were going to provide disaster relief, could it be that the Flame-Chasing Moths were there to guard against Honkai Beast?

"Could it be that my prediction was wrong...?"

In the laboratory, Mobius was also puzzled. Judging from various signs, coupled with Ling Xi's subtle hints, Honkai should have occurred in Oceania. Could it be that Ling Xi and he had guessed wrong?

Of course, she wouldn't blame Ling Xi. After all, Ling Xi hadn't guaranteed that Oceania would definitely Honkai this time; it was just a guess. But when Changkong City Honkai last time, Ling Xi used a definitive tone, so...

Even if I guess wrong this time, it doesn't matter. After all, I hope the Honkai Energy won't happen.

Another day later, in the Oceania Capital, at 6 p. m. local time!

Twenty-four hours after the storm ended, the central square had become a gathering place for disaster victims, with various tents and prefabricated houses, as well as rescue teams from all sides.

In this disaster, nearly 600,000 people lost their lives in Oceania, more than 10 million were injured, and over a million are still missing. In short...

The entire Oceania was plunged into chaos and confusion!

However, at least now the disaster is over!

"Everyone, dinner is ready. Please line up."

Before long, dinner was ready, and everyone lined up to get their food. Just then, a gentle breeze blew by...

"Um?"

"Whew... It's so cold."

Although it's not uncommon for the wind to blow here, this particular breeze felt especially cold...

"Whoosh!"

In that instant, a green light shot into the sky from the city, followed by a giant tornado surrounding the beam of light. But that wasn't the most deadly part; the worst part was...

Several wormholes connecting to the Imaginary Space appeared in the sky above the plaza, and then white and purple Honkai Beast leaped out from them...

However, no one was afraid, and no one was killed by the Honkai Beast, because the very next second after the Honkai Beast appeared, a fierce wind with a radius of one hundred kilometers, centered on the pillar of light, instantly enveloped the area...

Those touched by this wind felt their bodies peel away bit by bit, like sand being blown away, until they finally turned to ashes...

Whether it's an elderly person queuing for a meal, a child playing, or a guard on duty, under this breeze filled with death, all beings are equal!

There was nothing they could do but watch helplessly as their bodies were blown away bit by bit by the north wind, until they finally turned to ashes...

As for the scene, just look at the moment when the purple sweet potato spirit was snapped away by Tony!

Not only that, but the same was true in other cities near the capital. Within a 100-kilometer radius, apart from a very few who survived by some coincidence, the rest... were all wiped out!

10 PM...

Ling Xi held Elysia in his arms as the two watched a holographic movie together. It has to be said that technology changes lives; watching a movie with holographic projection is truly stunning.

"Beep beep..."

"Um?"

Suddenly, Elysia heard her phone ring. She quickly picked it up and saw that it was a message from Mobius...

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that Elysia was looking at her phone, Ling Xi asked her about it out of curiosity.

"A message from your Doctor..."

Elysia glanced at the message; it was brief, but packed with information...

"Doctor?"

Ling Xi panicked immediately. Uh... this shouldn't be a text message catching someone cheating, right?

"Um."

Elysia put away her phone, then turned to look at Ling Xi and smiled, "Ling Xi, it seems that you and Mobius... guessed right again."

"Huh? You guessed what right?"

Ling Xi was naturally a little puzzled. Couldn't this girl just finish what she was saying at once?

"Hehe..."

Elysia smiled helplessly and said, "The Fourth Honkai Eruption... has erupted."

"The Fourth Honkai occurred at 6:05 PM local time in the Oceania Capital, which is equivalent to 8 PM here. I only received the news an hour ago and then spent some time confirming it..."

About fifteen minutes later, Ling Xi and Elysia arrived at the laboratory, where Mobius was recounting the recent Honkai.

"As for why the response was so slow this time, it's because in the initial response, out of approximately 50 million people within a 100-kilometer radius of the Oceania Capital, only a few hundred survived. The rest..."

Mobius took a slight breath and said, "All gone!"

Ling Xi: "!!!"

This news shocked both Ling Xi and Elysia. Although they knew the Honkai was likely to happen, and that Honkai would definitely die, but...

In an instant, just an instant, fifty million people were gone...

"In addition, within a radius of one thousand kilometers, various cities and temporary gathering points have experienced varying degrees of Honkai, along with a massive number of Honkai Beast. In short..."

Mobius opened a map of Oceania, and then a third of the area was marked in red. He said, "If this continues, Oceania... is not far from falling."

"Where is the Herrscher?"

Compared to the Honkai Beast, Ling Xi was actually more concerned about the Herrscher, because no matter how many Honkai Beast there were, they were just cannon fodder in front of her. Even humans could eliminate the Honkai Beast by paying a certain price.

But no matter what, and no matter how many Honkai Beast there are, they are just small monsters. The Herrscher... that is the real BOSS!

"Over the Oceania Capital, we are now heading towards Xilan Island and have already traveled halfway."

Mobius switched to the map and marked the location and route of the Fourth Herrscher on the Oceania map. He also added, "Because she destroys cities as she moves, her speed is not fast, but at this speed, she will arrive at Xilan Island in about an hour, because there is nothing in the sea along the way that she can destroy!"

Chapter 227: I need to find someone to keep an eye on Ling Xi...

"Doctor, headquarters has sent several communications requesting Ling Xi to take action!"