The Truth: You, From Beyond This World! / Humanity's Countdown...

Well, to put it simply... it feels like this charming and coquettish young lady is another new wife.

"Elysia ..."

Ling Xi gently stroked Elysia's hair, then looked seriously into her eyes and smiled, "I really have something to discuss with Mobius. If you're worried, then... let's go together."

Chapter 231: The Truth Comes from You Beyond This World!

Why are you here?

Fifteen minutes later, in the laboratory, Mobius was somewhat surprised by Ling Xi's sudden appearance, but also felt it was entirely reasonable.

After all, the defeat in the battle against the Fourth Herrscher was broadcast live globally, so it was impossible for Ling Xi not to know!

At the time, it seemed that the live broadcast was intended to boost people's confidence, and since they didn't think any creature could survive at temperatures of tens of millions of degrees!

The original plan was to livestream the nuke of the Herrscher Thunder, and that's exactly what happened. It wasn't just clickbait, though...

Unexpectedly, there's a sequel to this story: after the nuclear Herrscher, the Herrscher was completely unharmed.

"Of course I'm here to talk to the Doctor about the Fourth Herrscher."

Ling Xi also sat down and couldn't help but sigh, "How should I put it... Hmm... The power of the Fourth Herrscher has far exceeded my imagination."

"What? Is the Fourth Herrscher in your world weak?"

Mobius asked casually.

"Hmm, very weak. Back then, a single Titan was... Eh? Doctor?"

Faced with Mobius's question, Ling Xi almost blurted out the answer, after all, everyone knew about Wendy and Doraemon from Honkai Impact 3rd. But Ling Xi suddenly realized a problem: Mobius had just said... "Your world!"

Ling Xi: "??? Holy crap?"

"Heh... As expected, you really aren't from our world."

Upon hearing Ling Xi's answer, Mobius couldn't help but laugh. "Hmph, I always found it strange that you had the core of the Seventh Herrscher when the Third Herrscher appeared, and also..."

"The Stigmata Gene, based on my and Mei's analysis, if we start from scratch, it would be a product of at least five years from now, plus..."

Mobius smiled slightly and said, "I've checked your and Hua's records. The records show that you had no interaction before Hua came to the Mu Continent, and there's absolutely no record of the martial arts school excuse you used back then, so..."

Mobius shrugged and chuckled, "Hua, she's your friend in another world... no, I mean, in another parallel universe, right?"

Ling Xi speechless. Although the Doctor's analysis made a lot of sense, and he had almost guessed the truth, but...

I am not friends with Immortal Fu Hua, she is just a character in the game. Although I do have some special feelings for Fu Hua, the Valkyrie of Shenzhou!

"In addition..."

However, Mobius's words were clearly not finished. He smiled at Ling Xi and said, "Seele... I also investigated a bit, especially about how you and Seele met and got to know each other. How should I put it... it feels like you suddenly and unconditionally fell in love with Seele, without any prelude, just like..."

Mobius smiled slightly and said, "What do you think, my former lover?"

Ling Xi: "..." Yes, that's right, Seele is my wife in the real world, the Doctor is right.

"Why..."

After a long silence, Ling Xi finally spoke first, asking, "Doctor, when did you start to have doubts?"

"My initial suspicion came when I was investigating your relationship with Seele, about... about two weeks after you came to my lab. But at the time I didn't think much of it, I just thought you fell in love with Seele at first sight."

Mobius took a sip of coffee and continued, "What makes me even more suspicious is that you told me about the Honkai of Changkong City. It's too much like you knew about it in advance."

"Also, you fought the third-ranked Herrscher in Changkong City. I completely believe that you made that choice for Seele, but I still can't understand why Seele is so important to you, considering what we've been through during that time..."

"Although there was some ambiguity between you two, it definitely didn't go that far, so I guessed that your relationship with Seele might not be that simple, so I started investigating."

Mobius took a deep breath and smiled helplessly, "However, after the investigation, I found that the time you met Seele at the entrance of the Qianyu Academy was really your first meeting, so I could only think about it in another direction. And just a few days later, you told me about the Herrscher Core."

"Ling Xi ..."

Mobius leaned against Ling Xi and smiled slightly, "I'm glad you're willing to tell me about the Herrscher Core, but... when you said the Flame Herrscher Core was the seventh core and came from a parallel universe, I already had serious doubts about your identity, but..."

"I was afraid you would misunderstand, so I haven't asked you yet."

"I'm sorry, Doctor... I..."

At this moment, Ling Xi didn't know how to explain, nor should she explain anymore. She had thought she had hidden it well, that as long as she didn't say anything, no one would ever find out. But look what happened...

Our own Doctor has almost gathered all the evidence.

"Forget about apologizing. If I were really angry about this, I would have confronted you already..."

Mobius waved his hand and chuckled, "The reason I'm telling you this now isn't to interrogate you, but... now, humanity's time may be running out, and the Fourth Herrscher might not even be a match for you, so..."

Ling Xi smiled slightly and looked at Ling Xi, then said seriously, "Ling Xi, I need more information about the Herrscher. Can you... tell me more?"

"Doctor... that's all the information I have about the Fourth Herrscher. I don't know anything more."

Ling Xi shook his head slightly, then smiled helplessly, "Because in the parallel universe I saw, the Fourth Herrscher was very weak and was defeated almost without demonstrating its power, so this is all the information I know about the Fourth Herrscher."

Ling Xi still didn't intend to tell Mobius the truth. After all... no one could accept that the world they lived in was actually just someone else's game and story. So... when in doubt, quantum mechanics couldn't explain it, parallel universes!

"Parallel universes..."

Mobius narrowed his eyes again, smiling as he looked at Ling Xi. "As expected, you've been hiding quite a few things from me. Can you tell me what happened next?"

"The aftermath..."

"The rest is that humanity was no match for the Herrscher, and in the end, that civilization in the parallel universe perished."

After Ling Xi finished speaking, she seemed to feel that something was amiss, so she added, "Of course, I was talking about that parallel universe. Although it is very similar to our universe, it is ultimately different."

"Oh, so similar? Then... in that parallel universe, am I also there?"

Mobius seemed very interested in what Ling Xi said: parallel universes that are similar but not exactly the same. Although he didn't study this area, it was okay to be curious, right?

Chapter 232: Humanity's Countdown...

"Do I exist in that parallel universe?"

Mobius looked at Ling Xi; she seemed very curious about this question!

"Of course there is, and in that parallel universe, the Doctor is still one of the world's top scholars."

Ling Xi chuckled and casually patted the Doctor's horse... cough cough, a snake's fart!

"Hmph, that's alright, you didn't embarrass me."

Mobius was clearly satisfied with the question, and then asked, "So... in that parallel universe, were we together?"

"This..."

Ling Xi hesitated for a moment, then shook her head.

"I see..."

Mobius felt a little regretful and couldn't help but ask with a smile, "So I guess I didn't end up getting married, right?"

"Um..."

Ling Xi nodded silently and said, "Even until the last moment of his life, the Doctor was still thinking about human evolution."

"And what about you?"

Mobius smiled and asked, "If that parallel universe's human civilization is ultimately destroyed, then what will you be doing in the final moments of its destruction?"

"I..."

Ling Xi thought for a moment, then shook her head and smiled, "I might not exist in that world. Whether I exist or not, that should be the biggest difference between that world and this world."

"So who exactly are you?"

Mobius had already suspected Ling Xi's origins, initially believing that Ling Xi must have come from another parallel world—the destroyed world Ling Xi mentioned—but...

This guy then said that he didn't exist in another parallel world, which confused Mobius. It wasn't this, it wasn't that, so who exactly was this guy?

"Me..."

Ling Xi thought for a moment and then smiled, "I am Ling Xi, a real human being, not some special being. The reason I was able to see things in a parallel universe is not because I am special, but simply because I have seen them before."

"Moreover, I am no different from the Doctor or anyone else. If I am killed, I will still die; if I am hungry, I will still eat; and I have people I like and care about. When human civilization is destroyed, I will naturally not be able to remain unscathed."

"Hehe, is that so..."

After listening to Ling Xi's explanation, Mobius thought for a while before finally laughing and saying, "So, that's why you know the reason for the Honkai of Changkong City, right?"

"Um..."

Ling Xi nodded silently. "I told the Doctor that the Honkai of Changkong City is something that may happen in the future, not something that will definitely happen. So... if too much is changed, then the Honkai will break out elsewhere."

"Yes, I understand."

Mobius nodded silently, agreeing with Ling Xi's words immediately, because if he were Ling Xi, he would probably do the same!

"Then why did you suddenly tell me the truth? Logically speaking, shouldn't you have continued to hide it from me? After all..."

Mobius sighed somewhat helplessly, "If we know what might happen in the future, the butterfly effect has already occurred. Even if we try not to change it, we will still be affected subconsciously."

After learning the truth, Mobius suddenly became concerned about this issue, after all, the butterfly effect—if you know what the future holds, then the future will inevitably be changed.

"It's very simple. As I just said, the parallel universe I saw, which is highly similar to ours, had a top scholar Dr. Mobius leading humanity in fighting the Honkai, but..."

Ling Xi took a deep breath, then spread his hands and laughed, "The human civilization in that parallel world will still perish in less than ten years."

Mobius: "..." Good heavens...

Ten years?

"Ling Xi, do you think... we can hold on for another ten years?"

When Ling Xi mentioned the word "ten years," Mobius was slightly surprised, but upon reflection, it should be good news, after all...

Given the Fourth Herrscher's current strength and speed, humanity would be wiped out in a month. But if it takes ten years to die out, doesn't that mean humanity should be able to survive this crisis?

"Forehead..."

Hearing Mobius's question, Ling Xi was also taken aback. Indeed, it seemed that humans nowadays couldn't even pass the test of wind rhythm. Ten years...

Also, I still want to ask this question: how the hell did the Previous Era in the original work defeat a Herrscher of the Wind, who was a bug-level Herrscher?

"Doctor, as I said, there are two worlds... although they are highly similar parallel worlds, but..."

Ling Xi took a deep breath and said firmly, "After all, we are not exactly the same world. So, we can use another parallel world as a reference to see how our world will fare, but... we cannot take it as our future."

"Yeah, that's right..."

Mobius stretched and smiled slightly, "So, our world might perish within a year... or, if we're unlucky, within six months. By the way, Ling Xi,"

At this point, Mobius suddenly remembered something and asked, "In that parallel world you mentioned, how many Herrscher... did they defeat?"

"Thirteen Herrscher!"

Although Ling Xi initially didn't intend to tell the Doctor this news, now that she's already laid it all out, it's okay to tell Mobius.

"Thirteen..."

A hint of surprise flashed in Mobius's eyes, and he chuckled, "Heh... I didn't expect that to be such a great civilization, defeating thirteen Herrscher... So, they were defeated by the Fourteenth Herrscher?"

"You could say that, but you can't say it entirely."

Ling Xi nodded, then shook her head slightly, and said, "Actually, from the tenth... no, it should be said that after the appearance of the Eighth Herrscher, humanity had already lost. The remaining battles were just humanity's unwilling struggle."

"That's still better than what we're doing now..."

Mobius shook his head with a wry smile. Thirteen Herrscher ...

If the Herrscher are truly all incredibly powerful, then the civilization in that parallel world is truly remarkable, managing to hold out until the emergence of the Thirteenth Herrscher.

However, Mobius was considering another problem: Herrscher... would continue to appear, and humanity could only continue fighting...

If Herrscher continue to appear, wouldn't that mean the inevitable demise of humanity?

"Ling Xi, is humanity... truly destined for extinction?"

Upon learning this news, Mobius became even more convinced of one thing: the butterfly effect is truly a trap!

For example, he was initially full of fighting spirit, believing he could definitely lead humanity to victory against the Honkai, but after learning about the future, he suddenly felt...

All of this is meaningless!

After all, the only difference between defeating Herrscher and not defeating Herrscher is whether humanity can live a little longer.

Chapter 233: As long as we defeat the Finality, everything will be fine!

"Of course not. As long as the Fourteenth Herrscher is defeated, then humanity should be considered to have passed the test."

Since she had already said what she should and shouldn't have said, Ling Xi naturally didn't mind telling Mobius more information.