Pre-Collapse Civilization: My Wife is a Snake!
Chapter 232

Herrscher of Thousands L10-001, Revealed! / Senior Klein's Worries!

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Ling Xi really didn't understand this question, but she did understand one thing: why the Previous Era didn't use the Herrscher Core to create humans among the Herrscher like the later civilization did, but instead chose to make it into Divine Key!

Although Ling Xi did not deny the power of the Divine Key, no matter how you look at it, the power of the Herrscher was obviously greater than that of the Divine Key, but the Previous Era still made it into Divine Key!

Now, Ling Xi has completely understood this issue, which is...

Humans of the Previous Era could not directly use the power of the core. In other words, people of the Previous Era had to use tools to use the power of the core. Even Mei in the manga used the power of the Key of Blankness to activate the Herrscher Core!

Therefore, humans in the Previous Era could not directly use the Herrscher Core, so they could only make it into Divine Key that humans could use directly!

In addition, although Seele is also Herrscher, Seele seems to be able to use only her own power. When Mobius experimented on Seele, when Seele activated other cores, she was not harmed by the power of the cores, but the cores did not respond to Seele's calls!

In short, the Herrscher Core from the Previous Era was as if it were locked by some rule, and only the initial Herrscher could use it. Of course, I could too!

"Even so, humanity's current power is no weaker than that of the Herrscher."

Kevin slowly spoke, saying, "Sakura, Elysia, and I all possess the dual power of Stigmata and Super Transformation. In this state, even if we were to face the Herrscher of the past, we would most likely be able to win, except for the Herrscher of Flame, of course."

Kevin was quite confident at this moment, which stemmed from his powerful strength. Especially after he instantly killed the Herrscher of Rock, Kevin believed that the power of humans was in no way inferior to that of the Herrscher. At this moment, she was even more convinced that if she could go back two years, she could definitely defeat the Third Herrscher back then!

"But the subsequent Herrscher cannot be dealt with by violence."

Mobius also sighed. After all, he had already talked to Mei about the upcoming Herrscher, so he was preparing to face Herrscher together with Mei, especially... the Thousand-Man Herrscher!

"Beep beep..."

Suddenly, Ling Xi's phone rang; it was a notification tone indicating a message had been received.

Ling Xi immediately took out her phone and glanced at it, only to find that it was a message from Klein...

[Ling Xi, abnormal Honkai Energy reaction has been detected on target number 3, suspected to be L10-001!]

At the same time, there is also a surveillance video...

Ling Xi's expression changed slightly. The L10-001 Herrscher of a Thousand... had finally appeared...?

"Ling Xi, what's wrong?"

Upon seeing Ling Xi's expression, Mobius immediately inquired about it.

"Ah, Doctor..."

Ling Xi simply smiled, shrugged, and said with a laugh, "It seems the Thousand-Man Herrscher has already appeared!"

"The Thousand-Man Herrscher?"

Upon hearing this news, both Mobius and Mei were taken aback, then immediately became serious. Finally, after only two months, the Thousand-Man Herrscher had reappeared, which was enough to prove...

The gap between Herrscher is getting shorter and shorter!

"Who?"

Kevin immediately went into battle mode, after all, Mobius had personally told him that the first target of the Thousand-Man Herrscher was Mebius, so...

Kevin dared not be careless in the slightest!

"Heh, no need to rush, because... it seems the other side has already taken the initiative to approach us..."

Ling Xi looked at the real-time map that Klein had shared with her, and found that L10-001 was still in the restaurant, and... it seemed to be heading towards the private room where she was!

"Kevin, and the other two Doctor, don't reveal their identities directly later. After all, the Herrscher aren't stupid. If we act without evidence, they might realize our plan!"

At the same time, Ling Xi also reminded the three of them. Mobius and Mei were naturally self-explanatory, but Kevin... Ling Xi was afraid that Kevin might suddenly act impulsively and kill the other person instantly!

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

Mobius smiled and nodded, after all, this was exactly what she had originally intended!

"We understand."

Mei nodded silently, glancing at Kevin at the same time.

"I see..."

Kevin took a deep breath, nodded, and then silently stood next to May.

"Creak..."

Suddenly, the door to the private room opened, and a blonde young woman walked in carrying a bowl of chicken soup, calling out, "Doctor, your chicken soup is here!"

Ling Xi "..."

Ling Xi at the photo on her phone, then at the location of L10-001. Good grief, what you're doing...

Immediately, all four of them looked at the blonde woman who had entered—no... to be precise, it was L10-001!

At this moment, Ling Xi had confirmed the other party's identity, and since she had just mentioned that the other party was heading towards them, therefore...

In fact, all four of them now know each other's identities. This is the first Thousand-Man Herrscher, numbered L10-001!

Chapter 413: The Thousand-Man Herrscher L10-001 Appears!

"Chicken soup is here!"

L10-001 carried the chicken soup into the private room, placed it on the table, and said with a smile, "Doctor, all the dishes are served. Eat them while they're hot."

"You're... Chef Phoenix from the restaurant, right? Why are you suddenly delivering food?"

Mobius smiled, seemingly curious, but Mobius clearly knew the other party's identity: Shan Mingfeng!

"Well... you see, because there are so many people dining at this time, the waiters are simply overwhelmed, so I filled in for them!"

L10-001 smiled and gave a flawless answer, explaining that it was normal for them to be short-handed during lunchtime.

"Alright, eat it while it's hot, it won't taste good when it gets cold."

L10-001 smiled again and urged everyone to eat quickly.

"Old Feng, no one dares to eat it."

Ling Xi then laughed and said, "Someone told us that someone poisoned the chicken soup!"

"Hey... Hehe, Commander Ling Xi, you just love to joke around!"

A hint of panic flashed in L10-001's eyes, but it was quickly concealed. He smiled and said, "Eat it while it's hot, I won't bother you any longer!"

With that, L10-001 turned around and prepared to make a run for it!

"Um?"

However, two soldiers had already appeared at the door. They had just been arranged by Mobius and were holding weapons, coldly looking at L10-001!

"Hehe, what... what do you mean by this?"

L10-001 turned around somewhat awkwardly, and said with a forced smile, "You guys didn't actually take Commander Ling Xi's joke seriously, did you?"

Ling Xi didn't speak, but just smiled at the other party. Mobius also smiled and didn't speak. As for Mei and Kevin, they were always quite vigilant, especially Kevin, whose hand was already on the Skyfire self-destruction device!

Ling Xi, who witnessed this scene, was also a little flustered.

Holy crap, Ancestor Kevin, let's talk this out! Heavenly Fire: Unleashed, or the base will be gone!

"Ouch!"

Suddenly, L10-001 pulled out a small kitchen knife, then its body and the knife vanished, directly stabbing at Mei. Faced with this unexpected turn of events, Ling Xi didn't even flinch, because...

To assassinate Doctor Mobius in front of Kevin? Little girl, you're dreaming.

"Snort!"

Kevin snorted coldly, grabbed the other person's wrist, and used a grappling technique to pin him to the ground!

Fortunately, Kevin was wearing gloves at that moment, otherwise the other person would have turned into a frozen lobster!

As for why he was able to spot the other party, it's simple. Kevin's combat experience is no joke, and with the Honkai Energy reaction on the other party, how could Kevin not spot them?

"Heh, I mean, when you were poisoning it, could you at least try to avoid the surveillance cameras a little?"

Ling Xi took out her phone and laughed, "Look, you were being watched by security cameras when you were drugging me."

"Damn it, how could this be? I clearly..."

After being pinned down, L10-001 became visible, and she seemed very surprised because she had clearly been avoiding the surveillance cameras when she took the drug, so why was she still...?

"Kevin, you're in charge of taking her back and keeping a close watch on her!"

Ling Xi also directly ordered Kevin to escort the other party. Although L10-001 was weak, it was still Herrscher after all. Ling Xi was worried that something unexpected might happen, so she decisively ordered Kevin to escort it!

Ling Xi did not choose to kill the other party directly because both Mobius and Mei needed living Herrscher for research!

Although Ling Xi and Seele are the living Herrscher, Mobius can only conduct some simple research. As for human experimentation, he doesn't even want to think about it. But...

It's not so certain about the Thousand-Man Herrscher. After all, there are a thousand Thousand Thousand-Man Herrscher. If they can all be captured alive and used sparingly, it would be enough for these two to use for a long time!

"Clear!"

Kevin didn't refuse, after all, this guy was Herrscher who wanted to assassinate Mei, and he wouldn't trust anyone else with him!

"Kevin, don't forget this guy's ability is invisibility, so be extra careful!"

Finally, Ling Xi added a reminder, "We need to use some technology to keep her in the cell, understand?"

"Don't worry, I understand!"

Kevin nodded again, then glanced at May. "May, I'll be right back."

After saying that, Kevin violently pulled L10-001 up, "Behave yourself, let's go!"

"Phew, thank goodness we had a plan, otherwise this would have been really hard to guard against."

With Kevin gone, Mei sat back down in her chair, letting out a slight sigh of relief. Luckily, Mobius had made a plan in advance to deal with the Thousand-Man Herrscher; otherwise, these Herrscher would have been impossible to defend against!

Since there is currently no way to predict Herrscher, anyone could potentially become Thousand-Man Herrscher in the unknown!

"Don't worry, we can't be sure about the Thousand-Man Herrscher outside, but the Thousand-Man Herrscher inside the Flame-Chasing Moths are relatively easy to find."

Mobius also smiled. Thanks to Klein's efforts over the past two months, the monitoring plan in all the Flame-Chasing Moths research institutes has been executed perfectly. Everyone in Flame-Chasing Moths must carry a communicator on their wrist at all times!

Inside the communicator, a data collection device was secretly installed. It would collect the user's data once per second and then upload it to headquarters, so that the Honkai Energy reaction could be monitored at any time!

"In any case, the first Thousand-Man Herrscher have been dealt with, but that's only because we already knew their identities. Next..."

Ling Xi also said seriously, "That is the key to verifying whether this system is useful."

"Yes..."

Mobius nodded in agreement, stroking his chin slightly, and murmured, "The Thousand-Man Herrscher... this is just the beginning."

At this point, with humanity's power, even if another powerful Herrscher were to emerge, whether it be the Herrscher of Wind or the Herrscher of Ice, as long as it's Herrscher, humanity has the ability to destroy it. However...

Faced with the current Thousand-Man Herrscher, humanity can only rely on strategy, since the Thousand-Man Herrscher are very different from the previous Herrscher!

First of all, there are a large number of Thousand-Man Herrscher, and although their individual abilities are not strong, there are a total of a thousand people. Moreover, apart from L10-001, Herrscher was killed by the prophet Ling Xi, the remaining 999 people are all Hidden Wolves, which poses a great threat to humanity!

Moreover, compared to the power advantage possessed by the previous Herrscher, the advantage of the Thousand-Man Herrscher lies in their covert presence. Furthermore, Mobius's plan currently only covers the research institute of the Flame-Chasing Moths, while the Thousand-Man Herrscher outside...

It seems that we can only wait for the other party to appear. After all, there are more than six billion people in the world. We can't possibly check them one by one, can we?

Perhaps it is precisely because humanity has powerful warriors like Kevin and Elysia that the Honkai Consciousness gave birth to Thousand-Man Herrscher, Herrscher that cannot be dealt with simply by violence...

Chapter 414: Senior Sister Klein's Worries!

Half a month has passed since the first case of Thousand-Man Herrscher appeared. During this period, seventy-eight more Thousand-Man Herrscher were discovered in the Flame-Chasing Moths base. Apart from thirty-one who were killed, the other Thousand-Man Herrscher were brought under control immediately.

Outside, humanity has only discovered seven Thousand-Man Herrscher. Although... this might be because the Flame-Chasing Moths hasn't found the remaining Herrscher, however...

It seems to be true that the Thousand-Man Herrscher likes to appear inside the Flame-Chasing Moths...

"Senior Sister!"

That day, Ling Xi also came to Klein's office and said with a smile, "Thanks to you, the first Thousand-Man Herrscher did not cause any harm to humans, except for a bowl of chicken soup. And until now, all the Thousand-Man Herrscher appeared inside the Flame-Chasing Moths were discovered immediately!"

"Is this all your doing?"

Klein remained calm and smiled slightly, "If it weren't for your clues, I wouldn't have been able to identify the other party so quickly, and... the subsequent Thousand-Man Herrscher will definitely become more and more vigilant!"

"Heh, with my senior sister here, I feel very at ease."

Ling Xi wasn't worried at all. After all, the main reason why humans were so passive in the original story was the information gap. But in this timeline, because of her existence, humans gained an information advantage!

Moreover, Mobius and Klein had already made arrangements for the plan against the Thousand-Man Herrscher. Any Thousand-Man Herrscher appeared in the Flame-Chasing Moths base would be discovered almost instantly, so it was basically impossible for the Thousand-Man Herrscher to cause any trouble in the Flame-Chasing Moths base!

The only thing worth paying attention to is the Thousand-Man Herrscher that have appeared in the outside world. Since the Flame-Chasing Moths cannot monitor everyone, the Thousand-Man Herrscher that have been born in the outside world can only be investigated slowly or wait for them to be exposed!

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