The Crucifixion Cross

As for the Herald of Time...

Anyway, before today, Su Fei had never heard of her existence.

But if you think about it carefully, since there is even the Herrscher of Space, it seems that it is not inconceivable that there is a Herrscher of Time who controls time corresponding to space...

While Su Fei was thinking about these things, Kazumi Mishima went on to say:

"Su Fei, you should know that a Herrscher never fights alone—the birth of each Herrscher is accompanied by an explosion of extremely high-intensity Houkai energy, and in the whole process, human beings with certain aptitudes are eroded into death. The high-concentration Houkai energy condenses into an entity called Houkai Beast... For Herrscher, these dead soldiers and Houkai Beast are like temporarily recruited militiamen.

"Since there are such unreliable bastards as the militia, then the imperial guards who are truly trusted by the lord are naturally—

"Usually, these extremely high-concentration Houkai energy condensates naturally generated with the birth of Herrscher are called 'familiars'.

"Kyoko's power comes from her kin of the Herrscher of Time—Alpha."

"—That's my car." Mu Hai Kyoko said with a smile: "No matter how powerful an existence is, it is difficult to survive the tempering of time, let alone 5 years... Alpha's body has long been in the long years. My car is the new body prepared by Mishima for Alpha... The story between me and Alpha is very long, I believe that the young master is not patient to listen to me It's over, so that's all you need."

"Enough?" Su Fei grinned, "Where is this enough! Herrscher's family is actually on the side of humans, and the stories in this are almost enough to write a short story of 10,000+ words, okay? "

It is not impossible to say that the Herrscher will help human beings, after all, there is a precedent of the anti-entropy lord, and the lady leader can be regarded as a Herrscher on the side of human beings—of course, Miss Leader and Karen’s The situation is not the same as that of the anti-entropy lord. The two of them strangled the immature consciousness of the Herrscher directly in the womb, and occupied the core and identity of the Herrscher...

However, Herrscher's followers are different from his own lord, they are a complete condensate of Houkai energy, and they are born to stand on the opposite side of human beings.

At this time, Kazumi Mishima went on to explain:

"The only one who can make the followers of the Herrscher of Time choose human beings is the Herrscher of Time herself—yes, she is the same as the third Herrscher now, she is an existence who chooses to stand on the side of human beings... After all What made her choose the answer to this question is still unknown. Even the records of the Herrscher of Time in the literature left by the Flamemoth are vague. Herrscher's family chose to follow humans, and her power was passed down along with her bloodline."

"Bloodline!?" Su Fei was startled, and then immediately realized something, "Xingzi and Bai's powers come from the same source, and Xingzi's power comes from Alpha, a member of the Herrscher of Time, which means that Bai is... "

"You guessed right," Mishima Kazumi nodded, and simply admitted Su Fei's speculation, "Bai Winchester, what flows in her body is the spirit of the Herrscher of Time 5 years ago." Blood, the reason why she has such a powerful and incredible power of frozen time is that she is actually a descendant of Herrscher."

"I always think it's nonsense..." Su Fei sighed, "The Herrscher will stand on the side of human beings, it's really..."

"It's not surprising, is it?" Mu Hai Kyoko smiled, "The Herrscher of Time—the Lord of Alpha is different from other Herrschers. Although she was also born on the dark side of human beings, the power to control time makes her She can see far more things than other Herrschers. Her gaze is not limited to this era itself, but spans the past and the distant future that are already out of reach... Let her finally decide to stand on the side of mankind Yes, perhaps it is this power that spans the past and the future."

"This explanation is barely acceptable..." Su Fei nodded with difficulty. Although this kind of routine is not common, it is not completely unreasonable if understood from the author's thinking...

However, Su Fei focused on other things.

"The Herrscher of Time and his family who chose to stand on the human side, and the family of assassins who inherit the blood of the Herrscher of Time... Is this what the master wants me to see with my own eyes?"

"It's not 'only' just these." Kazumi Mishima said while turning her gaze out of the car window—at this moment, the beauty in OL costume also stopped the car.

What was reflected in Su Fei's eyes through the glass of the car window was the all-too-familiar scene of students going to school.

"This is……?"

"Anti-entropy—what Cocolia is begging for, we don't know now," Kazumi Mishima leaned against the car window, and said lightly: "However, Mishima has never stopped studying Honkai, and has never stopped studying Honkai. I never gave up the idea of ​​attacking the other's shield with the other's spear... What I want you to see with your own eyes is the footprints we have left since we walked from the abyss of the quagmire and struggled all the way to the present..."

Hua Ling's words: This is the end of the double update, and the first update will resume from today... There is no way, the grades are too weak, I don't think I have any motivation to explode my liver, and it is already very difficult to update...

Chapter 9. The entrusted future

The number of times Su Fei came to Gaoteng is counted on the fingers, and if it is not considered unintentional, it is almost only the time when she helped Mei move.

However, crows are generally black... No, high school students all over the world basically look the same when they go to school. If there is any difference, it is nothing more than the number of private cars parked at the school gate. There is no difference in essence.

At this time, what was reflected in Su Fei's eyes through the car window was such a familiar scene that could no longer be familiar.

However, Mishima Kazumi said that this is the footprint left by their struggle along the way...

"Is it strange?" Mishima Kazumi smiled, "Do you think such a scene is nothing strange?"

"That's right," Su Fei nodded, and admitted honestly, "Anyway, I don't see any difference between this morning and other schools."

"That's because you didn't use your 'heart' to see—" Kazumi Mishima tapped Su Fei's forehead lightly, and said with a smile: "Don't rely on your naked eyes, but use your other pair of 'eyes'— Try to understand all this from the perspective of Houkai, Su Fei."

For someone like Su Fei whose IQ is always online, Kazumi Mishima's words are enough to become an important clue to reveal the truth.

In the blink of an eye, Su Fei realized what Kazumi Mishima wanted to express.

He didn't bother to play any 'eye-opening' tricks, and directly switched the perceptual perception mode to the collapsed side-for him now, this switch is already proficient as if it were instinctive.

Under the vision of Houkai, the elements of 'humanity' are slowly dissipating, replaced by purple light spots with different brightnesses—that means the strength of Houkai energy on an individual.

The higher the intensity of the Honkai energy, the darker and brighter the purple.

Ordinary dead warriors and Houkai beasts are usually light lavender, Mishima's warriors are mostly dark purple, and the outstanding ones like OL beauties are pure crystal purple like crystals. Those at the level of Shima Kazumi and Su Fei are golden, just like the shining golden light in Su Fei's eyes when he seriously uses the Honkai energy.

If it was in places like Mishima Honzaku or Xiaochugao attached to Shengxiang, it would not be unusual for Su Fei's Honkai vision to be filled with purple, but the crux of the problem is that he was in such a scene. Gao Teng saw it? !

That is Takato, the Takato who is opposed to Shengxiang controlled by Mishima, and also the Takato who is the symbol of the confrontation between the emerging business aristocrats in the Far East and the traditional family headed by Mishima!

"Could it be that……"

"It's that'couldn't it'," Mishima Kazumi smiled, "Takato seems to be a signboard of emerging business aristocrats to attract talents, but in fact, this is also Mishima—or, it is the underground of the Raiden family. One of the industries, but there are not so many people who know about it, and the Lei Dian family has no intention of making too many appearances in this area."

"Then Takato's student...?"

"Most of the students don't know the secrets behind the scenes," Mu Hai Kyoko continued, "However, there are students who know the truth."

"You mean, those who can react particularly strongly to collapse?"

"That's right—" Kazumi Mishima said while tilting her head, signaling Su Fei to pay attention to the two girls approaching the school gate——

Under the vision of Houkai Neng, Su Fei clearly saw the crystal-like dazzling and pure purple.

"!?"

Su Fei could hardly restrain the urge to exclaim. He couldn't imagine that there would be other strong men who were at the same level as OL beauties in Jidong... No, according to Kazumi Mishima, these two girls also Within Mishima's sphere of influence, it's just that most people don't know it.

More importantly, it took a while for Su Fei to realize that although the radiance of the two girls was pure and dazzling, it was absolutely different from the beauties in OL costumes—their radiance did not all come from themselves, but from their own bodies. The samurai sword-shaped utensil held in his hand, its own light is actually only slightly stronger than that of ordinary Mishima samurai.

The gorgeous radiance of crystal purple also has a bit more of a weird 'human flavor' - yes, it is a 'human flavor'.

Su Fei was sure that the power of the two girls was Honkai Neng, but compared with the Honkai Neng in his impression, the power flowing through them was more human-like.

If ordinary Honkai can be tea, Su Fei and the others are tea with sugar added, and those two girls have mixed more than half of the alcohol... No one knows whether it is "tea" or "tea" Wine' strange liquid.

This strange situation left Su Fei confused for a moment.

He blinked and withdrew from Honkai's field of vision, and the next moment, the young girl's youthful and beautiful appearance replaced the dark purple light, causing Su Fei's eyes to reveal a hint of surprise.

The younger girl with short hair, Su Fei, doesn't want to say more. After all, short flat hair is not his thing, but the other tall, black, long straight is different. Hit Su Fei's strike zone!

Besides, why does this combination always feel like a sense of sight...

At this moment, Kazumi Mishima took over the microphone in time and introduced to Su Fei:

"Isayama Koizumi and Tumiya Kagura are the most successful experimental subjects of the Alpha Project. They are also the ones I want to introduce to you today. They belong to an important part of Mishima's 'future'."

"'Alpha Project'..." At the same time that these two familiar names gave rise to the feeling of "it really is like this", Su Fei's perennial online IQ also allowed Su Fei to connect everything together in an instant, "Just listen You can tell by the name that it is a project that has a deep relationship with Kyoko and Alpha..."

"That's the truth," Mukai Kyoko smiled, "I joined Mishima a long time ago as a 'ronin'—that is, in a situation similar to the current 'Wuxin', and became a member of the special operations force. However, In addition to performing various confidential tasks, my most important 'efficacy' is still being studied as an experimental subject."

When the word 'experiment' was mentioned, Mu Hai Kyoko's expression was unbelievably calm.

Obviously, she voluntarily became an 'experiment' on the premise of full knowledge.

"The so-called 'Alpha Project', to put it bluntly, is actually a man-made plan to make the 'accidental' between Kyoko and Alpha an 'inevitable' plan—it is no longer praying for a certain Herrscher to leave his power to humans, but borrowing The power that truly belongs to human beings born from Honkai—the future opened up by this power is what I really want you to see."

Kazumi Mishima's voice was very soft, but the will hidden in it was unparalleled in sharpness.

"It's not human beings that carry the power, but a life form they call 'spirit beasts'," Mu Hai Kyoko said, "The existence of 'spirit beasts' is similar to Alpha, but it's different from mine. Compared with Alpha and Persona of the Phantom Thieves, the existence of spirit beasts is closer to a kind of 'prop' that is almost harmless to the user, used to refine the Houkai energy and remove the negative elements in it, and the Houkai energy is pure "Energy" - I believe you have also discovered that although Isayama Koizumi and Tumiya Kagura are contaminated with the aura of Houkai, they are still just ordinary human beings, because they are pure "energy" users. , does not have any bias in itself.”

"The essence of this Gaoteng Academy is a large-scale experimental observation base in Mishima. More than half of the students here are the owners of spirit beasts, and it is also an important part of Mishima's future territory." Kazumi Mishima said. He exhaled softly, "I don't know what Cocolia's plan is, and what is the purpose of Persona's existence, but the girl Lai Qixiao did give us a lot of help...it is because of her' Only by paying' can we completely stabilize the spirit beast and become a reliable force, instead of the same as the current 'qi', which has the risk of corroding the host at any time."

Mishima Kazumi looked at her white and smooth palm like a girl, but in her bitter voice, she could vaguely sense the longing and hope for the future:

"We are already terminally ill and there is no cure. It won't be long before I can no longer resist the erosion of Honkai, and I will degenerate into a sad dead man like my ancestors, and become a running dog of Honkai, but those children are different. ...Sooner or later, their fragile shoulders will grow enough to bear the future entrusted to us."

Hua Ling's words: I won't go astray to eat the spirit, please rest assured, Huang Quan and Kagura are just showing their faces and going through the scene. I haven't lost my memory to the point of repeating the tragedy of the previous volume...

Chapter 10. Just for a moment...

When Su Fei regained consciousness, he was already standing at the door of the house.

Everything that happened in the past few hours was like a dream bubble, as if it would disappear with a light poke - if it was really just like a dream bubble, it might be a good thing for Su Fei...

When faced with the unbearable truth for a short time, people will always subconsciously escape from reality and deceive themselves, but what can escape do?

The cruel reality still exists, unless one has the power to completely rewrite the reality, one day one will have to face this uncomfortable reality...

Su Fei once thought that he, who had inherited the power of a sage, possessed such power. Relying on Niwa's fire, he not only completely burned the Personas in the bodies of the members of the Phantom Thieves, but also burned the Houkai energy remaining in their bodies. After more than half of the work, the only remaining ones, as long as they accept Mishima's arrangement and recuperate their bodies obediently, they will be able to return to their own peaceful daily life in a short time.

However, as Kazumi Mishima said, she is already terminally ill and has no cure...

Even the immortal Niwa's fire couldn't completely wipe out the Houkai energy in Mishima Kazumi's body—to be precise, Su Fei couldn't even expel the Houkai energy in Mishima Kazumi's finger, because in For more than 100 years, Honkai has already become a part of Mishima Kazumi—or, Mishima Kazumi has become a part of Honkai, but she barely survived the erosion of Honkai by relying on her tenacious spirit. Just self-awareness.

Unfortunately, her resistance is not unlimited.

One day, Mishima Kazumi will be the same as Mishima's predecessors, because of the weakening of willpower, he will eventually become a collapsed doll.

During this period of time, Mishima Kazumi occasionally made some "beyond common sense" actions, which is a direct proof of her weakening resistance—if human civilization represents order, then as the enemy of mankind The collapse of the sky represents chaos and disorder.

Because of this, the most direct manifestation of being severely eroded by the Houkai is "deviation from humanity"-that is, no longer obeying the ethical relationships and moral constraints of normal human society.

Mishima Kazumi's symptoms are not very serious, but from her increasingly abnormal behavior, Su Fei can vaguely glimpse the truth...

For her now, the best result is probably to contribute her remaining strength to the family before she completely degenerates into an inhuman thing, and then peacefully fall into an eternal sleep in the arms of her beloved apprentice. ...

Not as a dead man, but as a human being—as Mishima Patriarch Kazumi Mishima.

Su Fei's rationality can understand Kazumi Mishima's calmness and indifference, and he even agrees with Kazumi Mishima's choice and dedication in his heart, but his sensibility cannot bear the fear and pain of being separated from his loved ones.

That's right, Mishima Kazumi has indeed cheated Su Fei more than once. Her kind deception has made Su Fei extremely painful, but this can't change that Mishima Kazumi is always one of the most important people in Su Fei's heart. fact.

Even in a certain world line, maybe Kazumi Mishima will eventually become a mother and a lover for Su Fei, and it is not certain...

Su Fei couldn't accept the fact that his most beloved master was about to leave him, so he tried his best to save her, but...

Kazumi Mishima just smiled calmly.

Looking at her beloved disciple who was sweating profusely because of herself, her eyes were kind and peaceful.

Mishima Kazumi did not mean to persuade Su Fei, she knew very well that some things are useless to use words alone, only the cruelest and most powerless reality can make him realize that not everything can be solved by force.

That day, Mishima Kazumi took Su Fei to many places.

Not only Gao Teng whose real identity is the Mishima Experimental Base, but also other laboratories that Su Fei has never heard of before.

Those laboratories researched a lot of things, not just the Alpha project that Kazumi Mishima valued the most, but also a series of projects that Su Fei had never heard of before, such as the artificial dependents, the core of the pseudo-herrscher, the key of the false god, and the excavation of holy relics...

In other novels, the parts of these plans that completely deviate from human nature are enough for the protagonist to turn against his own family, but how could the current Su Fei be like the other protagonists because of the actions of passers-by who have nothing to do with him? Life and choose to stand on the opposite side of Kazumi Mishima?

He didn't even have any extra sympathy or pity in his heart, he just listened to Kazumi Mishima introduce the cause, purpose and results of these experiments to himself in a calm voice.

Those words passed through Su Fei's ears without leaving any traces. Mishima Kazumi was not angry at the disciple's absent-mindedness. Anyway, what I said today will soon become detailed information and put it in Su Fei's On the desk, for her now, what is really important is not to introduce these secret things to Su Fei, but to enjoy this last peaceful life...

Mu Hai Xingzi closed her mouth very rarely, but silently stood behind the master and apprentice, followed them through the streets and alleys, watching their footprints spread all over every corner of the city.

Those shallow imprints will disappear without a trace one day, but the thoughts and memories engraved deep in their hearts will accompany them for a long time...

Sometimes, she would suddenly feel that her nose was sore, but it didn't take long for those sour emotions to leave her——as one of the few "close friends" in Kazumi Mishima's life, Mu Kai Kyoko understood Kazumi Mishima's mood better than she imagined.

It wasn't until the end of the day's journey that she bid farewell to Su Fei with a hug after Mishima Kazumi.

In the end, she left a soft sigh in Su Fei's ear:

"Cherish the last time well, young master..."

Looking at Su Fei who seemed to be in a daze as if she didn't hear anything clearly, Mu Hai Xingzi felt helpless, but at the same time felt pity.

She is very clear that what she said about cherishing is all fart, and it is useless at all, but other than that, she really has nothing to say...

And when Su Fei finally got rid of the cloud in his heart, it was already evening - he was gently pushed awake by Qiyana.

"Su Fei...?"

The lovable girl blinked her big blue eyes lightly, and looked at Su Fei who was standing outside the door in bewilderment.

Behind her, Mei, who was wearing the same school uniform, also cast a puzzled look.

Her wandering thoughts returned to reality because of her lover's return. Su Fei, who came back to his senses, took a deep breath, didn't say anything, just stepped forward silently, and suddenly opened his arms, hugging the two girls in his arms. in the arms.

"..."

They didn't know what happened to Su Fei, but the sadness that seemed to come from the bones made them surprised, and they chose to obey tacitly.

Perhaps they had already seen something from Su Fei's slightly hunched figure, neither of them was surprised or resisted, they just hugged Su Fei back, using their bodies to support their lover who was exhausted to the limit.

After a long time, Su Fei's bitter voice rang in their ears:

"Sorry, can I hold you for a while... It doesn't take too long, just a short, short time..."