The Honkai That Will Destroy the Far East! / Give Up on Seele? No Way!
"Ling Xi!"
Elysia hugged Ling Xi's neck and whispered, "Your condition isn't good right now. We... need to rest, and... that girl Seele is smart, she'll definitely find a place to hide!"
"Besides, if you keep searching like a headless fly, you might not find anything even if you search until you die. We should go back and discuss a strategy with Mobius."
Elysia guessed that Ling Xi might return, which is why she said she couldn't leave. After all, she could see that Ling Xi was almost exhausted. If he returned to the danger zone in this state, he might not be able to find Seele, and he himself might be in danger.
"All right..."
After hesitating for a moment, Ling Xi decided to listen to Elysia. Indeed, the energy of her Stigmata was less than 5%, even after she had changed to Cecilia Stigmata!
It will take at least a day for the Stigmata's energy to recover naturally.
"Call..."
Seeing that Ling Xi finally didn't refuse, Elysia breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that this guy would return to the battlefield right now.
"Put me down, I think... I should be able to walk now."
Having dealt with Ling Xi, Elysia naturally wouldn't linger on Ling Xi any longer, since Ling Xi was already exhausted, so she jumped off his arms.
"Huh? But you weren't just..."
Ling Xi looked at Elysia with some surprise. This girl had just said...
"Elysia, you've tricked me again!"
Ling Xi immediately realized that this girl... didn't want her to go find Seele again.
"Hehe, sorry, sorry, I'm a coward. Without your escort, I wouldn't dare go back alone."
Elysia chuckled and casually offered a way to ease the awkwardness.
"Why..."
Ling Xi just looked at the girl in front of her with a complicated expression. Of course, Ling Xi didn't believe the reason she gave, so it was obvious that she was worried that Ling Xi would be in danger.
"I'm sorry..."
Seeing Ling Xi's helplessness, Elysia quickly moved closer and whispered, "Okay, forgive me, and... are you really sure you want to go back like this?"
"I..."
Ling Xi didn't know how to answer, because she knew very well that she was just putting on a brave face.
"Hmm... I understand, Elysia."
Ling Xi also realized that she needed to rest and recover her energy, otherwise even if she found Seele, she wouldn't be able to bring her back safely.
"Okay, that's good."
Seeing that Ling Xi finally stopped insisting, Elysia breathed a sigh of relief, gently kissed Ling Xi, and then smiled and said, "Don't worry, that girl will definitely be fine. Let's... go back first."
Ling Xi "..."
"Hehe, sorry, sorry, it's because I like you so much, I couldn't help myself, I couldn't help myself."
Seeing Ling Xi's speechless expression, Elysia quickly smiled to ease the awkwardness, saying, "After all, when I'm in danger, I fantasize about a prince descending from the sky to save me from my predicament. And here you are, isn't that what I'm here for?"
Actually, Elysia mainly wanted to cheer Ling Xi up because she saw that he was too depressed. After all, if things continued like this, he might make some very dangerous decisions.
"Alright, let's go."
Although Ling Xi really wanted to complain, she had to admit that being interrupted by Elysia did make her feel a bit more relaxed. Holding Elysia's hand, Ling Xi prepared to return to the camp with her...
However, it's a full 20 kilometers from here to the airport. If we walk back... it will take at least several hours.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Just then, a reconnaissance helicopter flew overhead, and at the same time, a voice came through Elysia's earpiece, "This is the third search and rescue team. Are you Elysia and Ling Xi below?"
"Yes, the two of us are preparing to return and request backup!"
Elysia answered without hesitation.
"Third search and rescue team received. I am on orders from Dr. Mobius to locate you. Please proceed immediately to the open area two hundred meters to the north!"
Chapter 135: The Honkai That Destroyed the Entire Far East!
"Aww, I'm finally back..."
Five minutes later, at the Northwest Airport, Elysia stepped off the helicopter, stretching lazily with a hint of relief at surviving a close call.
"Ling Xi ..."
Not far away, Mobius was also waiting. When she saw the helicopter land, she quickly walked over. Although she had received news of the helicopter and found the two of them before, she could only be completely at ease after seeing Ling Xi in person.
"Mobius ..."
Elysia excitedly rushed towards Mobius...
Then...
Flash!
Mobius dodged Elysia and hugged Ling Xi behind him, saying, "You're back. It's good that you're alright."
"Um."
Ling Xi smiled at Mobius and said, "Thank you for your concern, Doctor. I'm fine."
Neither of them were the type to be sentimental, nor did they need to say many words of concern, since... they both knew very well their place in each other's hearts.
"Let's go inside first and talk about it then."
Without saying another word, Mobius pulled Ling Xi and headed towards the temporary camp...
Elysia: "..." Heh, Lü Ren...
In a makeshift shed, Ling Xi roughly understood the current situation. The core area of Honkai outbreak was a hospital about 20 kilometers away from the Qianyu Academy. Within a radius of 10 kilometers from there, almost no one survived.
This place is a temporary base set up by the rescue facilities arranged in advance by Mobius, guarded by thousands of guards. At the same time, all the passenger planes at the airport have been requisitioned and are being rapidly transported to Fucheng.
"Fucheng?"
Ling Xi asked with some confusion, "Changkong City Honkai, wouldn't it be enough to just transport the survivors to other cities in the Far East or to the peninsula? Why transport them to Fucheng, which is more than 2,000 kilometers away?"
Transferring survivors would only require moving them to a place far away from Changkong City. Is it really necessary to transport them 2,000 kilometers away? Isn't that a waste of time?
"Why..."
Mobius sighed softly, just about to say something...
"Ling Xi!"
Klein spoke up promptly, immediately deploying a holographic map of Asia, then drawing a circle with a radius of approximately 1,500 kilometers centered on Changkong City, and said, "This Honkai is not the Honkai of Changkong City, but..."
Klein pointed to the circle and said, "With Changkong City as the center, large and medium-sized cities within a radius of 1,500 kilometers have all experienced varying degrees of Honkai, and Honkai Beast are currently rampaging through these cities!"
As he spoke, Klein put on another news report...
Today, Canghai City was hit by a Honkai attack, suspected to be an aftershock of the Honkai of Changkong City...
[Today, the Chen City is under attack by a large number of Honkai Beast. The army is currently fighting against Honkai Beast...]
[Today, Busan was attacked by a large number of zombies and Honkai Beast...]
Seoul is under attack by Honkai Beast...
Kyoto was attacked by Honkai Beast today, and the situation is currently...
In short, throughout Northeast Asia, within a 1,500-kilometer radius of Changkong City, almost all large cities and some medium-sized cities have seen a large number of Honkai Beast appear, and a very few cities have even seen large-scale zombies, or rather... Dishi!
Ling Xi: "..." This is... wasn't it supposed to be the Honkai of Changkong City? But...
It seems like Northeast Asia has been hit by Honkai.
No wonder the Doctor sent the survivors to Fucheng, because... Fucheng really is the closest large city that hasn't been attacked by the Honkai and has an airport.
Clearly, the Honkai Changkong City in the Previous Era was not like the Honkai Changkong City in the main storyline, which actually only occurred in Changkong City. The Honkai Changkong City in the Previous Era... was only centered on Changkong City, and the affected area reached a full seven million square kilometers, the size of two Indias. Fortunately, most of it was sea area.
Only then did Ling Xi realize how naive her initial thoughts were. This place... was Previous Era!
Can the Honkai of Previous Era be compared to the minor skirmishes of a post-civilization?
It seems that the Honkai of Changkong City is not just the destruction of Changkong City, but... Honkai that destroys the entire Far East and Northeast Asia!
"Ling Xi, don't worry."
Mobius quickly said, "The Honkai isn't that terrifying yet. Apart from Changkong City, other cities are only seeing Honkai Beast and some Dishi. As long as we eliminate them quickly, at least... although Changkong City is destroyed, other cities won't be completely destroyed."
That's true. Compared to the situation in Changkong City where Honkai Beast are everywhere, there aren't actually that many Honkai Beasts in other major cities. As long as they can be eliminated in time, most of the more distant cities can be saved.
"Doctor, where is the Herrscher?"
Ling Xi directly inquired about the Herrscher's situation. As long as the Herrscher remained, the destruction would not cease, but...
How did the Previous Era defeat the Third Herrscher? That... I don't know!
"The Herrscher is still in the hospital."
Klein unfolded another satellite map and said, "Centered on the hospital, the Honkai Energy reached 1500 HW, and it gradually weakened as it spread outwards. Currently... the Herrscher has not taken any action."
"The Herrscher hasn't taken any action?"
Upon hearing this news, Ling Xi was also somewhat curious. Generally speaking, don't Herrscher start causing trouble as soon as they are born? Like the future Herrscher of Rock, who unleashed her full power right from birth, causing the entire Mu Continent to disappear. Only Einstein used a quantum device to save an area roughly the size of a city...
But now, the Third Herrscher hasn't taken any action. What does that mean?
"Charge!"
Mobius uttered those two words silently.
"Charging?"
Ling Xi understood the meaning of those two words, but didn't quite grasp what Mobius was trying to express.
"Klein."
Mobius didn't bother to explain and simply asked Klein help.
"When the Herrscher was born, its Honkai Energy was only 1000 HW. Two hours later, it reached 1300 HW. Five hours later, that is, now, it has reached 1500 HW. According to data analysis, the Third Herrscher has not been fully born, but is in the charging stage before its birth, and its upper limit is..."
Klein flipped through the data again and said, "According to current calculations, the upper limit of the Third Herrscher's energy level is approximately between 2200 and 2500. And once this level of Honkai Energy erupts, then..."
"Therefore, all living things within a radius of approximately 500 kilometers centered on Changkong City will be completely reduced to ashes by the powerful Honkai Energy. In other words..."
Mobius concluded by saying, "The Far East will, in a physical sense, completely disappear!"
Ling Xi was speechless. So, after all that talk, the Third Herrscher hadn't even fully emerged yet, and it had already caused so much destruction. If the Third Herrscher were to fully appear, then...
Honestly, we should run away as soon as possible, because I really can't figure out how the current Previous Era could possibly eliminate the Third Herrscher!
Chapter 136: Abandon Seele? Impossible!
Upon learning that the Third Herrscher had not yet been born, Ling Xi fell into deep thought. To be honest, the best option right now was undoubtedly to run away, to run away as fast as possible, and to run away without looking back!
But where is Seele? If the Third Herrscher is fully born, the entire Far East will disappear. What will happen to Seele then...?
Does this even need to be said?
So...
"Klein, how long until the Third Herrscher is fully born?"
Ling Xi decisively asked the most important question: how long until the Third Herrscher appears?
"Based on the timeline, the Third Herrscher will fully awaken in approximately twenty to twenty-four hours."
Klein also provided his calculations, saying, "But this is only a prediction based on the current energy increase, and it may be revised later. Also..."
Klein pulled up the Asian map again and said, "When the Third Herrscher's energy erupts, the affected area is at least 500 kilometers, so the safe distance should be around 800 kilometers. At the speed of a helicopter, we need to evacuate at least two hours in advance. Moreover, the awakening time of the Third Herrscher is not very certain, so I suggest we prepare to evacuate at least twelve hours in advance!"
"Ling Xi".
After glancing at Ling Xi, Mobius said quietly, "We... should leave."
"I..."
Ling Xi felt conflicted, unsure of what to choose: should she abandon Seele and leave?
"I know what you're thinking, but now is not the time to let your emotions get the better of you."