Arc 3The Second Great Collapse

Moros and Elysia joined forces to defeat the Herrscher of Void, but the rulers of the human world broke their agreement to give Moros Australia. Moros retaliated against the combined army, and negotiations over his demands ended in deadlock.

  • Moros revealed his Demiplane and his identity as a transmigrator to Elysia and Eden, then toured Graveyard City and its Mage Guild with them.
  • Moros took Elysia and Eden on a journey across varied landscapes and through a Crypt, where they defeated undead guards and shared the treasure before returning to Osaka City.
  • Moros perfected Vampire Transformation Daggers, sold them to wealthy elites, and killed the Moth to Fire leader who tried to stop the auction.
  • Herbert exposed the new vampires to the public, while Mobius studied their nature and Moros claimed African mines by killing the workers and raising them as undead.
  • Subject 173 became the Herrscher of Void and led a Honkai Beast Legion against Mu Continent, killing Benares and devastating cities despite the military's attacks.
  • Moros agreed to fight the Herrscher of Void in exchange for Australia, then joined Elysia to exhaust the Herrscher's Collapse Energy and defeat her forces.
  • After the rulers broke their pact, Moros attacked the combined army and destroyed a city with Armageddon, prompting them to send a delegation to negotiate.
  • Moros demanded compensation and the annexation of Australia and New Zealand, but Richard and Gerard objected and the first day of negotiations ended without an agreement.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51The Demiplane Journey: A Candid Conversation / The Demiplane Journey: The Mage Guild

Moros showed Elysia and Eden his Demiplane, the City of the Dead, and revealed that he was a transmigrator. He led them through the Graveyard City and into his Mage Guild, where he explained its magical defenses and the Ashan World tradition of trapping Mage Towers.

  • Elysia and Eden were stunned by the City of the Dead and its army, and Moros explained that he trusted them enough to reveal his Demiplane and his identity as a transmigrator.
  • Elysia and Eden chose to tour the Graveyard City first, and Moros guided them through its buildings while recounting the history of the Graveyard faction.
  • Moros led Elysia and Eden to the Magic Guild Level 5, where Elysia struggled with its rune-covered door until Moros unlocked it.
  • Moros showed them the runes beneath the corridor carpet and explained that unauthorized visitors could be teleported into dangerous areas.
  • Moros told Elysia and Eden that traps were a traditional part of a Mage Tower, and they learned that spellcasters used them to keep intruders out.

Ch. 52The Second Half of the Demiplane Journey / Exploring the Demiplane

Moros showed Elysia and Eden the Mage Guild before taking them on a multi-day journey through the Demiplane. On the final day, he brought them into a Crypt, where they arrived in a vast cavern.

  • Moros led Elysia and Eden through the Mage Guild, showing them its main hall and library before they decided to explore elsewhere.
  • Moros took Elysia and Eden out of the city in a luxurious magic carriage, and they admired the passing scenery together.
  • Over several days, Moros guided Elysia and Eden across mountains, deserts, forests, and the sea, where they visited Mermaid Rock.
  • On the final day, Moros proposed an adventure in a Crypt, and Elysia and Eden agreed to go with him.
  • Moros touched the Crypt's entrance and teleported the three of them into a vast cavern.

Ch. 53The End of the Demiplane Journey / Magic Experiment, Part One

After clearing the cave trial with Elysia, Moros and Eden collected the treasure and shared it, with Elysia giving Eden the Haste scroll. Moros returned to the Mage Guild and resumed his necromancy experiment, beginning by stabbing a prisoner on the experiment table with a Bone Dagger.

  • Moros and Elysia defeated the cave’s undead guards while Eden watched, and the three were transported back to the cave entrance after their victory.
  • Moros, Elysia, and Eden opened the treasure chest and found 5,000 Ashan Gold Coins and a Level 1 Magic Scroll containing Haste.
  • Moros divided the coins equally and gave Elysia and Eden Storage Bags to carry them.
  • Moros returned Elysia and Eden to their residence in Osaka City, then went back to the Mage Guild to continue his experiment.
  • Moros ordered a prisoner to lie on the experiment table and plunged a Bone Dagger into his heart.

Ch. 54Magic Experiment, Part Two / Vampire Transformation Dagger

Moros investigated why Experiment No. 39’s vampire failed to awaken spell-like abilities, then improved the Vampire Transformation Dagger to address the problem. Experiment No. 40 succeeded, producing a vampire that awakened Mist Technique, though Moros planned further verification.

  • Moros restrained the vampire from Experiment No. 39 and discovered that damage to the connection between its soul and body prevented it from using magic.
  • Moros disposed of the failed vampire, recorded the results, and left to research ways to repair the soul-body connection.
  • Three days later, Moros forged an improved Vampire Transformation Dagger intended to prevent that connection from weakening during transformation.
  • Moros used the new dagger in Experiment No. 40, and the test subject transformed into a vampire that awakened Mist Technique.
  • Moros recorded Experiment No. 40 as successful and ordered the skeleton attendant to clean the laboratory.

Ch. 55A Special Auction / An Auction Complicated by Unexpected Events

Moros returned to Fuyuan City with ten Vampire Transformation Daggers and auctioned them to the city’s elderly elites, who hoped to extend their lives by becoming vampires. The first buyer transformed successfully before the assembled bidders, driving up the perceived value of the remaining daggers.

  • Moros finished crafting ten Vampire Transformation Daggers, brought them from Osaka City to Fuyuan City, and arranged to sell them at auction.
  • Fuyuan City's elderly elites gathered at a luxury hotel, where Moros offered the daggers through bidding that accepted both cash and physical assets.
  • The first dagger sold for fifteen billion Mu Continent Currency, two African iron mines, and several South American Gem Mines.
  • The winning elite stabbed the dagger into his heart and transformed from a frail old man into a vigorous, youthful vampire.
  • The other elites witnessed the transformation and recognized that the nine remaining daggers were worth even more.

Ch. 56The Dutiful Son and the Intervention / The Winds of Change

A dutiful son’s report prompted the United Nations to send Moth to Fire to stop Moros’s Vampire Transformation Dagger auction, but Moros killed the envoy and ordered the bidding to continue. The powerful attendees remained desperate for immortality, and Moros prepared to profit from their resolve.

  • A Fuyuan City energy magnate’s heir reported his father’s plan to become a vampire to the United Nations, hoping to block his father from gaining immortality and keeping control of the family.
  • After receiving the report and supporting research, the United Nations passed an urgent resolution and sent Moth to Fire to stop the auction and seize its daggers.
  • The Moth to Fire unit leader declared the auction illegal, but a newly transformed vampire urged the powerful attendees to continue bidding, warning they might not get another chance to regain their youth.
  • Moros used Weakness Curse to kill the Moth to Fire leader after the man tried to persuade the attendees not to defy the authorities.
  • Moros ordered the auction to continue after confirming the attendees remained willing to pay for the Vampire Transformation Daggers.

Ch. 57The Speech and Its Reception

After Herbert exposed the newly transformed vampire elites and their crimes in a global livestream, public outrage forced governments to consider bans on vampire transformation. His speech also caught Vill-V’s and Mobius’s attention, leaving both interested in investigating vampires.

  • Herbert ordered Norman to prepare a livestream, then publicly revealed vampire research and footage, along with the crimes of the ten newly transformed elites.
  • Herbert’s speech drew over one hundred million viewers and widespread support, pressuring rulers to publicly oppose vampire transformation and draft prohibitions.
  • Herbert’s vampire father, furious at his son’s betrayal, began calling influential old friends to resist the backlash and manipulate public opinion.
  • Vill-V heard Herbert’s speech during her magic performance and decided to visit Fuyuan City before quietly escaping the square.
  • Mobius watched the vampire data revealed in the livestream and began studying the life form’s relationship to wraiths and humans.

Ch. 58Taking Over the Mine, Part One / Taking Over the Mine, Part Two

Moros traveled to Africa to take control of the mines he had acquired by trading Vampire Transformation Daggers. He slaughtered the living at each site and raised them as undead workers and guards, then continued taking over mines across the continent.

  • Mobius told Klein to deal with the council's envoy while she reflected on human potential.
  • Moros answered invitations from powerful figures seeking Vampire Transformation Daggers and traveled to Africa to claim his mines.
  • When guards at a massive iron mine attacked his Spectral Dragon, Moros's dragon destroyed their defenses and routed them.
  • Moros cast Curse of the Underworld, killing everyone at the iron mine, and raised their corpses as undead miners and guards.
  • Over the next two days, Moros visited his other mines, assessed their needs, killed everyone on site, and turned the dead into loyal undead.

Ch. 59Follow-Up and Video Conference / For the Welfare of All Humanity

Moros expanded his control over mines across the world as powerful figures concealed his African takeover and sought his Vampire Transformation Daggers. At a Moth to Fire Council video conference, Mobius presented her findings on vampires, rejected transforming humanity into them, and secured the councillors’ support for developing a superior life-form.

  • Moros sent excess undead to his graveyard or added them to mine defenses, while powerful figures covered up the slaughter in Africa to preserve their interests and access to his daggers.
  • Mercenary leaders who understood Moros’s strength surrendered and cooperated, while other guards and miners became undead troops.
  • Mobius told the Moth to Fire Council that low-level vampires could live six hundred to eight hundred years and argued that vampires were one possible form of human life.
  • Mobius told Councillor Vincent that humanity should not transform into vampires, and she declared confidence in developing a superior life-form.
  • The councillors offered Mobius funding and research materials, while other institutions pursued vampire research through cruel experiments on missing people and Collapse survivors.

Ch. 60The Root of Evil and Taking Over the Business / Level 26

Moros took control of the industries he had acquired, then left the planet to study more advanced Battle Spells and strengthen himself. After more than half a year, he reached Level 26 and became powerful enough to rival the Herrscher of Flames, while only the Herrscher of Void remained a serious threat among the Collapse-side Herrschers.

  • At the Prometheus Research Center, researchers injected Subject 173 with another full unit of condensed Collapse Energy despite her screams.
  • Moros completed his takeover of the industries transferred by Fuyuan City's elite and let their managers run them as long as they delivered his profits.
  • Moros left the planet, wary that the elites would try to eliminate him if they saw an opportunity.
  • Moros spent more than half a year studying Battle Spells and mastered several third-tier spells, including Earthquake, Blade Barrier, and Firewall.
  • Moros gained a Knowledge point and rose to Level 26, reaching the strength of a normal Legendary Rank necromancer and rivaling the Herrscher of Flames.

Ch. 61Technological Progress and an Uneasy Rhythm / Vill-V’s Actions

Mobius secured further Moth to Fire funding for her enhancement research, while the rush to match her results led other institutes to subject test subjects to brutal experiments. Vill-V found a possible trace of Moros in Fuyuan City, but her attempt to reach him at his hotel drew the attention of threatening men in black suits.

  • Mobius presented her enhancement procedure to Moth to Fire's councillors, who approved the First Research Institute's next round of funding.
  • Other research institutes faced pressure to produce results, and researchers at the Prometheus Research Center forced a purple-haired girl to endure another dose of concentrated Collapse Energy.
  • Conductor Vill-V found a report linking Moros to Fuyuan City First Hotel and left a request for assistance on the Vill-Vs' message board.
  • The original Vill-V took control of the body and wondered whether Moros still remembered her.
  • The Grand Magician arrived at Fuyuan City First Hotel to seek Moros, but after learning its presidential suite was booked, she was approached by men in black suits.

Ch. 62Reunion, Part One / Reunion, Part Two

Vill-V traced Moros’s movements in Fuyuan City and discovered that his wraiths were guarding the First Hotel. Moros deployed his undead to find her workshop, and as the Vampire Lords flew toward it, Vill-V realized she had been exposed and reacted with joy.

  • Vill-V studied official records of Moros’s actions and concluded that he was the person who had once helped her.
  • Vill-V sent infiltration robots into the First Hotel, where wraiths destroyed them, revealing Moros’s presence to her.
  • Moros received a report about the robots, assembled Vampire Lords and wraiths, and equipped himself for action.
  • Moros sent thousands of wraiths to search the city and dispatched the Vampire Lords toward Vill-V’s workshop after it was discovered.
  • Vill-V tracked the approaching bats and understood that Moros’s forces had found her, but she felt delighted rather than afraid.

Ch. 63Vill-V and the Second Honkai Eruption / The Power of Mu Continent

Moros reunited with Vill-V and brought her to Graveyard City, abandoning his planned show of force. Meanwhile, Subject 173 became the Second Herrscher and devastated the Prometheus Research Center, prompting Mu Continent’s leaders to mobilize against her as her Honkai Beast Legion advanced.

  • Moros recognized Vill-V among the intruders surrounding her workshop, and the two reunited, embraced, and promised to stay together.
  • Moros led Vill-V and his undead troops through a Demiplane passage to Graveyard City.
  • Subject 173 tore out her human heart, became the Herrscher of Void, and unleashed a devastating Collapse Energy wave across the Prometheus Research Center.
  • The Herrscher of Void killed the research center’s survivors and led a Honkai Beast Legion toward a nearby town.
  • Councillor Kang alerted Mu Continent’s other Powerful Councillors, and the military established a temporary defensive line in the legion’s path.

Ch. 64Ordinary People’s Struggle During the Honkai Eruption / The War Between the Army and the Honkai Beasts

The Mu Continent military’s missile and aerial attacks against the Herrscher of Void were redirected through Imaginary Passages, and Benares destroyed the surviving aircraft. After the Honkai Legion devastated the city and stalled the army’s advance, Benares led a force against Lieutenant General Spencer’s encircling troops, whose artillery and missiles began to batter the beasts; Benares prepared to counterattack.

  • The Mu Continent military fired missiles at the Herrscher of Void, who redirected them through Imaginary Passages onto a temporary defensive line.
  • The Herrscher of Void redirected the aerial fleet’s attacks, and Benares led elite Honkai Beasts in destroying every surviving aircraft.
  • Charge-class Honkai Beasts entered the city before its evacuation was complete, and the Herrscher of Void’s forces halted the armored troops sent to stop them.
  • The Herrscher of Void ordered Benares to lead half the Honkai Beast Legion, including three Emperor-class Honkai Beasts, against the army surrounding the city.
  • Lieutenant General Spencer discovered the Herrscher of Void was absent and ordered a full-scale attack on Benares’s force.
  • Mu Continent artillery and anti-air missiles struck the Honkai Beast horde and targeted Benares, which spread its wings and formed a thundercloud of Collapse Energy.

Ch. 65The Fallen Judgement Dragon / Nuclear Strike

Benares was shot down by Mu Continent’s Collapse Energy Railgun, prompting the Herrscher of Void to arrive and rout Lieutenant General Spencer’s forces. Spencer then persuaded Minister Harold and Mu Continent’s senior officials to authorize a tactical nuclear strike against Benares, knowing the Herrscher would likely intervene.

  • Benares used Charge-class Honkai Beasts to draw fire away from itself, allowing it to dive toward the artillery positions.
  • Lieutenant General Spencer lured Benares into range and fired the Collapse Energy Railgun, destroying its shield and tearing off a foreclaw and wing.
  • The Herrscher of Void sensed Benares’s grave injuries, opened an Imaginary Passage, and routed Spencer’s forces after arriving on the battlefield.
  • Lieutenant General Spencer realized the Herrscher’s concern for Benares could be exploited and requested tactical nuclear weapon support from Minister Harold.
  • Minister Harold secured agreement from senior military officials and obtained the Mu Continent Parliament Speaker’s authorization for tactical nuclear weapons.

Ch. 66Nuclear Explosion / The Herrscher of the Void Strikes Back

Mu Continent launched two nuclear strikes against the Herrscher of Void, but Benares and the surviving Honkai Beasts shielded her from the second blast at the cost of their lives. Grief-stricken and furious, the Herrscher escaped an aerial attack, while Mu Continent’s leaders faced the prospect of her revenge and sought emergency support.

  • Minister Harold authorized a double nuclear strike, and a submarine launched the first missile toward the Herrscher of Void.
  • The Herrscher diverted the first nuclear blast into Imaginary Space, exhausting her remaining Collapse Energy as she tried to heal Benares.
  • Benares and the other Honkai Beasts sacrificed themselves to protect the Herrscher from the second nuclear blast, and Benares died after shielding her from the explosion.
  • The Herrscher grieved over Benares, then escaped an incoming air-to-ground missile through an Imaginary Passage.
  • The Speaker condemned Harold’s failed operation and began arranging an emergency meeting and requests for aid from other powers.

Ch. 67Elysia Is About to Join the Battle / Different Attitudes

As the Herrscher of Void devastated Mu Continent and defeated the coalition forces, Elysia traveled to the front lines after sensing the Eruption. Meanwhile, Mobius learned that a powerful new Moth to Fire warrior was about to deploy, and Fuyuan City's officials asked Moros to fight the Herrscher of Void.

  • The Herrscher of Void destroyed nearly ten cities in three days, while Mu Continent's military and an international coalition struggled to slow It down.
  • After the Herrscher of Void redirected a nuclear missile into a Mu Continent city, the military abandoned nuclear attacks and focused on holding the enemy back.
  • A staff member collected Mobius's numbered badge, and Mobius questioned them about the Second Eruption before learning that a new Moth to Fire warrior would soon reach the front lines.
  • Elysia sensed the worldwide rise in Collapse Energy, traveled to Mu Continent, and found the Herrscher of Void slaughtering coalition troops.
  • Fuyuan City's officials visited Moros and asked him to fight the Herrscher of Void.

Ch. 68Negotiations / The Battle with the Herrscher of the Void

Moros negotiated with Fuyuan City's mayor for compensation in exchange for fighting the Herrscher of Void, ultimately demanding Australia. The rulers secretly agreed to the transfer while planning to renege afterward, while Moros intended to use their recognition to justify claiming territory to Elysia and Eden.

  • Fuyuan City's mayor asked Moros to help fight the Herrscher of Void, but Moros refused to act without compensation.
  • The mayor offered Moros one hundred billion Mu Continent credits and membership in the United Nations, which Moros rejected.
  • Moros demanded Australia as payment, shocking the mayor and forcing him to seek approval from higher authorities.
  • The rulers of the Pre-Collapse Civilization secretly agreed to transfer Australia while planning to break their promise after the Herrscher of Void was defeated.
  • Moros recognized the rulers' likely deception but accepted their verbal agreement as justification for claiming territory to Elysia and Eden.
  • Both sides signed a secret agreement involving the transfer of Australian sovereignty.

Ch. 69The Testing Phase / Legion Battlefield

Moros began his battle against the Herrscher of Void, testing her defenses before opening a Demiplane passage to deploy his Undead Legion against the Honkai Beast Legion. The two armies clashed as Moros continued weakening the Herrscher, and the battle was still escalating.

  • Moros rode a Spectral Dragon to the Herrscher of Void and used War Shackles to prevent either of them from retreating.
  • The Herrscher of Void attacked with Void Lances, but Moros blocked them with spatial disorder and Circle of Winter, then pressured her with Lightning Bolt and Wind Elementals.
  • The Herrscher of Void enveloped herself in Imaginary Passages, swallowing Moros's attacks, and he ended the testing phase.
  • Moros used Dark Magic to weaken the Herrscher of Void and opened a Demiplane passage to summon the Undead Legion against the approaching Honkai Beasts.
  • The Undead Legion assembled its Spectral Dragons, Fear Knights, Grim Reapers, Archliches, and howitzers as its basic forces engaged the Honkai Beast Legion.
  • Cruiser-class, Shuttle-class, and Winged Honkai Beasts poured into battle alongside other elite Honkai Beasts, intensifying the clash.

Ch. 70The Battle Intensifies / A War of Attrition

Moros and the Undead Legion fought the Herrscher of Void and her Honkai Beast army, while Moros used stored magic well water to sustain a prolonged assault. Elysia joined the battle, and the chapter ended with her curving a pink arrow toward the Herrscher of Void’s vital point.

  • The Undead Legion clashed with the Honkai Beast Legion in fierce aerial and ground battles, while Moros’s spells gradually weakened the enemy’s ranged attacks.
  • Moros revealed that a Water Elemental Magic Bottle filled with magic well water let him repeatedly restore his mana, and he shifted to wearing down the Herrscher of Void’s Collapse Energy.
  • The Herrscher of Void attacked Moros with spatial barriers and Void Lances, but he held his ground and continued his spell barrage.
  • Elysia joined the fight and fired a pink Collapse Energy arrow at the Herrscher of Void, forcing her to spend more Collapse Energy to evade it.
  • Moros thanked Elysia and struck the Herrscher of Void’s Imaginary barrier with Rotting Curse (Decay) as Elysia fired again, guiding her arrow along a curved path toward the vital point behind the Herrscher of Void’s heart.

Ch. 71The Second Honkai Eruption Comes to an End / A Blessing from Elysia

Moros and Elysia defeated the Herrscher of Void, ending the Second Great Collapse, then helped the Undead Legion rout the remaining Honkai Beasts. After Moros removed the War Shackles, a wraith warned him of vapor trails approaching across the horizon.

  • The Herrscher of Void’s Collapse Energy ran out, and Elysia chose to deliver the final blow while Moros stood aside.
  • Moros and Elysia joined forces to destroy the remaining Honkai Beast Legion, ending the Second Great Collapse.
  • Moros removed the War Shackles after the battlefield’s enemies were eliminated and explained the treasure’s risks to Elysia.
  • A wraith sent Moros an urgent warning through their mental link, showing him dense vapor trails streaking across the distant horizon.

Ch. 72The Battle with the Allied Forces / Missile Surprise Attack and Another Devastating Blow to the Air Force

After the rulers broke their pact and sent a combined army against him, Moros led his Undead Legion into battle and destroyed the enemy’s advanced aircraft. He prepared his forces for the next assault, then saw a sea of cruise missiles approaching.

  • Moros told Elysia that the rulers had torn up their pact, and she read the agreement that revealed his plan to claim a continent as his territory.
  • Moros left Elysia with the Spectral Dragons and led his aerial undead toward the combined army, while Elysia wished him well.
  • Moros shot down dozens of Collapse Energy Enhanced Fighters with Eldritch Arrows as the wraiths fought the human aircraft.
  • At the combined army headquarters, the generals ordered the attack despite recognizing that Moros could inflict devastating losses.
  • Moros summoned over a thousand Earth Elementals and strengthened his mid- and high-tier undead before spotting the combined army’s incoming cruise missiles.

Ch. 73Doomsday Judgement / Life Amid Doomsday Judgement

Moros destroyed the Joint Command’s cruise missiles and newly assembled air fleet, then targeted General Qian’s heavy armored force with the Level 5 Destruction Magic Armageddon. As Armageddon began to fall, General Qian ordered an immediate retreat, but the chapter left the city and its troops facing the coming strike.

  • Moros turned more than 5,000 incoming cruise missiles into fireworks with Chain Lightning.
  • The Joint Command sent out its air fleet, but Moros’s lightning storm destroyed it within seconds.
  • General Qian’s heavy armored units arrived by train in a city 120 kilometers from the Undead Legion’s main force.
  • Moros located the armored force through a wraith and spent ten minutes preparing Armageddon above the city.
  • Moros launched Armageddon, then drank magic well water to restore his depleted magic power.
  • General Qian recognized the sky’s changes as a magical attack and ordered his troops to retreat immediately.

Ch. 74The Scene of the Apocalypse / The Mu Continent Council’s Resolution

Moros unleashed the full power of Armageddon, annihilating a city and its inhabitants before returning to the Undead Legion. Satellite footage showed the devastation to Mu Continent’s leaders, who condemned the necromancer’s disregard for human life.

  • General Qian refused to flee and faced the coming destruction with the officers who remained beside him.
  • Moros advanced Armageddon to its final stage, and its flames and shockwave erased the city, leaving a vast crater.
  • Moros admired the destruction but worried that Elysia would reject him for what he had done, then rode the Spectral Dragon back to the Undead Legion.
  • Mu Continent’s leaders watched satellite footage of the city’s destruction and denounced Moros.

Ch. 75Negotiations, Part One / Negotiations, Part Two

Human society’s rulers agreed to negotiate with Moros rather than risk nuclear war, and the United Nations delegation met him as his forces advanced toward another Mu Continent city. The first day ended in a deadlock after Moros rejected their objections to his demands, leaving the delegates exhausted and facing the reality of defeat.

  • Mu Continent councilmen blamed the Speaker for the secret pact’s failure and the worsening battlefield crisis, forcing him to admit responsibility.
  • The rulers of human society chose compromise over full-scale nuclear war and sent a United Nations delegation to negotiate with Moros.
  • Moros accepted the request for negotiations while leading the Undead Legion toward another Mu Continent city.
  • Richard and Gerard objected to Moros’s demands, including 1.5 trillion Mu Continent Currency in compensation and allowing Australia and New Zealand to be annexed.
  • Moros defended his terms as a small addition to the original secret pact, and the first day of negotiations ended in deadlock.
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