Pre-Collapse Civilization: My Wife is a Snake!
Chapter 201

Good Morning, Seel!

2,277 words8 min read1 view2mo agoSource
Next

In the lab, Mobius also received the news and was immediately stunned, because... according to Ling Xi, Herrscher would only appear after the previous one disappeared, but now...

Seele has disappeared?

What happened? And... even if the Sixth Herrscher disappeared, the Seventh Herrscher shouldn't have appeared for a while longer, so why is it like this...?

"Doctor!"

At that moment, Klein suddenly said, "Headquarters has requested an emergency meeting immediately, asking you to prepare a plan to counter the Herrscher!"

Mobius: "..." I was just about to give it to Der when Herrscher of Flamescion arrived. My suggestion is to give him the middle finger and leave an unsolved mystery for future generations!

"Doctor, this is video footage from the front lines..."

Klein seemed to have received new information and immediately unfolded the screen.

"Hmm? This Herrscher of Flame looks a bit like..."

Upon seeing the image, Mobius seemed somewhat bewildered, because... wait, where's my husband?

"Doctor, be more confident!"

Klein quietly said, "It's not just similar, it is exactly like that."

Mobius "..."

So, this isn't the Herrscher of Flame, it's just Ling Xi taking revenge... But wait, Ling Xi didn't keep the Flame Herrscher Core with her, but Ling Xi has on her now is...

Okay, the Seventh Herrscher after the Sixth Herrscher is the Herrscher of Flame!

"Doctor, he's currently speeding towards the Mu Continent. According to calculations, his destination should be the capital!"

Klein continued analyzing the data, finally asking, "Doctor, do we need to take refuge in an underground shelter?"

Considering that once someone becomes Herrscher, their Herrscher consciousness will dominate their body, Klein couldn't guarantee that Ling Xi would retain her rationality at this moment, even though... Ling Xi's identity was special. Therefore, Klein still advised Mobius to hide for the time being, after all...

The Far East has already been completely shipped, so it's hard to guarantee that the Mu Continent won't be shipped as well.

The research institute's underground facilities are below 200 meters and have a complete ecological supply system, so it's not a problem to hide there for a while.

"It's probably too late, and..."

Mobius stared silently at the satellite images and smiled, "I think... I know what he's going to do. Perhaps, this world really should change a bit."

"That's Ling Xi, right? Why... why does he have such great power?"

"Hiding? That guy has been hiding his power all along, and... is he Herrscher?"

"Stop talking, he's definitely coming for us, let's get out of here!"

Just as Mobius calmly prepared to watch the show, the headquarters of the Flame-Chasing Moths was in complete chaos. Clearly, they had all recognized Ling Xi's identity, and regret, resentment, fear, and a variety of other emotions surged up at the same time!

But let's get out of here first. No, running is definitely too late. Let's hide in the underground shelter first, where the fire won't reach!

Soon, Ling Xi arrived at the capital of the Mu Continent, and then, with a very clear goal, headed straight for the headquarters of the Flame-Chasing Moths. Indeed, she shouldn't have harbored any illusions about humanity from the very beginning, much less have tried to have the Doctor save the Previous Era, because...

This is just too much for me to handle, so...

"Flame-Chasing Moths..."

Ling Xi had no interest in wasting words with them, nor in vowing revenge. Eliminating them was the best course of action, after all...

My time is very precious, I need to finish the task quickly and go find Him!

Although there may be innocent people among them, if these high-ranking Flame-Chasing Moths were arrested and executed, not a single innocent person would be wronged, and there might even be some who escaped. These guys...

You like playing dirty tricks, huh? You like hiding and sneaking around, huh? In that case...

"Disappear!"

Ling Xi summoned the Gem of Serenity and casually conjured up a desolate space. Instantly, within a ten-mile radius of the Flame-Chasing Moths headquarters, not a blade of grass grew!

Even those who hide underground cannot withstand the power of decay!

In short, Ling Xi was completely at ease and even somewhat happy as she disposed of the ashes of all the high-ranking officials together!

Then, Ling Xi checked the progress bar again; it was only 30%...

So...

"Withering away!"

Ling Xi directly unleashed the power of the Gem of Serenity, fully releasing the power that hadn't been released when the Sixth Herrscher was born, and then released it in a fan shape, scattering it towards the southern part of the Mu Continent...

In an instant, hundreds of millions of people were deprived of their lives, and the progress bar He gave Ling Xi finally reached 100%!

Done...

"Ling Xi? Is that you?"

Inside the research institute, Mobius looked at Ling Xi, who had suddenly appeared behind him, and felt... somewhat surprised, but also somewhat complicated.

"Of course I am me."

Ling Xi sighed silently and said, "I just made a deal with the Honkai!"

"So, are you planning to destroy the world?"

Mobius looked at Ling Xi silently and asked the question she most wanted to ask!

Because Mobius could see that although Ling Xi had obtained the power of the Seventh Herrscher, her consciousness was still Ling Xi's own, only...

She didn't know Ling Xi's next plan, but she knew very well that once Ling Xi wanted to end this era, then humanity would have absolutely no ability to resist!

Perhaps, in the future, I might be able to defeat Ling Xi, but right now... it's absolutely impossible.

"No, this is not my job."

Ling Xi shook her head again and said, "Strictly speaking, the Honkai is not meant to destroy humanity, but rather to test humanity. Therefore, apart from the final Finality, it will not present an unsolvable problem, but..."

Ling Xi laughed self-deprecatingly, "I used to not understand why other parallel worlds still had top scholars like you and Mei, yet they still couldn't escape the fate of destruction. But now I understand, because... this civilization simply didn't have the right to exist. Individual abilities cannot change the fate of the entire civilization."

"..."

Mobius remained silent, because to be honest, this incident, especially the one led by the Flame-Chasing Moths that exposed the selfishness of human nature to the fullest extent, had truly made Mobius abandon his last shred of illusion!

As for why Ling Xi became the Seventh Herrscher, that question... probably doesn't need an answer anymore!

Speaking of which, if Ling Xi suddenly obtained the first Flame Herrscher Core, then what? You even said you had no connection with the Herrscher of Flamescion from another world?

What are your plans next?

After hesitating for a moment, Mobius still asked Ling Xi about his next plans. Since Ling Xi said he wouldn't destroy the world, what were his plans afterward?

"My mission is complete."

Ling Xi replied, "The follow-up will be handed over to the other Herrscher."

Although God commanded Ling Xi to destroy the world, it wasn't actually about destroying the world. Rather, it was like a job, giving Ling Xi a target. Once the target was met, it was equivalent to completing the task given by God—a transaction...

That's it!

Although Ling Xi really wanted to restart the world, but...

It's definitely not feasible at this stage. After all, the purpose of Honkai is not to destroy the world, but simply to filter things out. Moreover, Mobius and Mei's plans are not yet complete. So, if we restart now, the future will probably be gone!

Besides, my mission is complete; as for the remaining humans...

They will slowly feel despair; subsequent Herrscher will continuously give them Seele, only to inflict despair once more, and...

The Honkai of the Previous Era had absolute control over the Herrscher. Without May's operation of sealing 90% of the Honkai power on the moon, the Herrscher of the Previous Era... would have had almost no chance of escaping the control of the Honkai, nor could they have been redeemed!

Although the intelligence of the people in the Previous Era was not high enough to even think about trying to influence the Herrscher!

Chapter 352: Good morning, Seele!

"Then, can you tell me about the next Herrscher?"

Hearing Ling Xi's answer, Mobius seemed relieved, but also somewhat regretful. However... no matter what the future holds, Mobius still wants to continue her research.

"Can!"

Ling Xi nodded slightly and said, "Normally, the Seventh Herrscher should have been Himiko, Hua's captain. However... the Will of Honkai changed its mind, and I'm willing to accept this power. The Eighth Herrscher is the Herrscher of Reason. I don't know exactly who it is, but the Herrscher of Reason's ability is to modify the target's mind, for example..."

Ling Xi smiled slightly and gave an example, "The Herrscher of Reason altered the Doctor's memories and thoughts, making the Doctor believe that Elysia is an enemy and that he wants to kill her!"

"Wow..."

Mobius nodded thoughtfully and smiled, "Then my thinking may have been modified, because I originally wanted to kill that girl anyway."

Ling Xi "..."

"The Ninth Herrscher is the Herrscher of Rock, and by Rock I mean rock as in rock. Her power is to manipulate gravity. As for who exactly the Ninth Herrscher is, I still don't know, but..."

Ling Xi paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "The Ninth Herrscher's record should be the best besides the Finality, because... the Ninth Herrscher directly sank the Mu Continent. In another parallel future world, the Mu Continent does not exist!"

"Puff..."

Upon hearing this, Mobius could no longer contain himself and nearly coughed up blood. "Damn it, the Mu Continent has sunk?"

"So... is this why you wouldn't let me buy a house in the Mu Continent back then?"

Mobius looked at Ling Xi with a hint of resentment, recalling the past. He had always found it strange that Mu Continent such favorable conditions, so why didn't he buy a house here?

So that's the truth!

"Um."

Ling Xi still didn't deny it, and continued, "The Tenth Herrscher is Thousand-Man Herrscher. To put it simply, there are a full thousand Tenth Herrscher, and their abilities vary, but they are all relatively weak. However..."

"The destruction caused by the Tenth Herrscher was in no way inferior to that of the other Herrscher, because a large number of Thousand-Man Herrscher appeared within the core human institutions, and in the end..."

Ling Xi sighed and said, "In another parallel world, Mei used herself as bait to lure most of the Thousand-Man Herrscher into a trap, and then eliminated them. Because of this, Mei's body was also eroded by Honkai Energy, and her physical condition deteriorated rapidly!"

"..."

Hearing this, Mobius was also slightly moved. Möbius...

"The eleventh Herrscher, also known as the Herrscher of Constraint, is considered the most troublesome Herrscher for humanity besides the Finality. Their power is to restrain all forms of energy. In other words, within the influence of the Herrscher Authority, all forms of energy will be nullified, including..."

Ling Xi said seriously, "Life energy. In the parallel world, the tens of thousands of powerful Fused Warrior that humanity possessed all died under the power of the Herrscher of Restraint. In the end, only thirteen Fused Warrior remained in the entire world!"

Mobius: "..." This is getting more and more outrageous...

However, Mobius did not speak, but continued to listen quietly.

"The Twelfth Herrscher are like bells..."

Ling Xi immediately revealed his identity Twelfth Herrscher.

"Bell?"

Mobius was startled again. What the hell was going on? Why were there three Herrscher around him?

"The Twelfth Herrscher is Corrosion Herrscher. In life, they had no abilities and were no different from ordinary Herrscher, but..."

Ling Xi briefly recalled some content from the manga and said, "In a parallel world, Mei discovered and found the identity of the Twelfth Herrscher, and then temporarily imprisoned them in the Flame-Chasing Moths Prison. Originally, as long as Rin was alive, there would be no threat. Moreover, at this time, the human population was less than 30,000, but..."

"Some Herrscher, harboring suspicion and fear of the Herrschers, secretly killed Rin, causing her to fully awaken the power of the Herrscher. The Corrosion Herrscher has no physical form; its ability is to corrupt everything, including but not limited to human thought, human electronic devices, and so on. In the parallel world, the last three human cities were destroyed by nuclear missiles launched under the influence of the Corrosion Herrscher!"

"At this point, humanity had no surface facilities left, with only a very small number of people barely surviving in underground bases."

Mobius "..."

Well, the storyline of Bell... feels similar to Seele's ending now, both because of humans...

No wonder Ling Xi did that!

"Finally, the Thirteenth Herrscher before the Finality, but..."

Ling Xi shrugged and sighed, "I know absolutely nothing about the Thirteenth Herrscher. I don't know their abilities, who they are, or when they appeared, but..."

Mobius immediately became serious, because if there's a "but," then the preceding content can basically be ignored!

"The Thirteenth Herrscher might be Elysia. Of course, I have no evidence, and it's just a guess."

Ling Xi said quietly, "This is different from Seele and Ling. They clearly know that they are Herrscher, but there is no information about the Thirteenth Herrscher. All of this is just speculation."

Mobius "..."

Wow, that's the fourth Herrscher. I have to say, you're surrounded by really talented people!

Although Elysia was only guessing...

End of Chapter
Prev
NovelSummaries
Next

Comments