The Fire Chaser of the Collapsing World

Seele sat beside him with her hands raised in the air, as if she wanted to say something to comfort her.

But no matter what she said, Cosmo only responded with dead silence from beginning to end.

"Yeah... After all, the color of the hair and eyes have changed, so it's normal not to be able to recognize them for a while."

Alicia said softly, her tone became a little too soft, so soft that she didn't seem like what Alicia would say... as if she was comforting him.

"Ai Li, I'm not that fragile."

Ellie pursed her lips, "Speaking of which, it's a thrilling experience for Cosmo and Seele to survive from Herrscher... Mikael, could it be..."

"No, don't think too much about it. Ai Li, it's not because Herrscher was lenient that they survived...they survived only because Captain Himiko and Yin Moer arrived in time. Besides, in the eyes of Herrscher, ordinary human beings are It’s just ants, there is no need to pay special attention to it, that’s all.”

"Ah...that's right, that's right..."

The soft tone quickly became low, like a flower that exudes a faint fragrance one second, and quickly decays and withers the next second.

Mikael knew why, but he could only open and close his lips in vain.

For the time being, he still can't think of how to explain the reason to Alicia—why is he the only one who can retain his original consciousness?

Yes, this question that has been lingering in Alicia's mind for a long time has changed slightly.At first, the question was [Why can't other Herrschers retain human consciousness like Mikael? 】

But after the Fifth Herrscher showed more complicated human emotions, this problem escalated.

Why?The Fifth Herrscher is clearly full of emotions...why did she still choose to stand on the opposite side of humans?

Rather than saying that he doesn't know how to explain it, it's better to say that Mikael himself only knows the conclusion.

I only know what it is, but not why.

Even he himself has some subtle expectations, looking forward to, under the influence of his butterfly effect, a Herrscher like him will appear.

That not only means the strengthening of one's own combat power, but also means a certain kind of bright possibility-it means that even if the civilization of this era fails, it does not necessarily have to sacrifice Ellie in exchange for the illusory future for the people of future generations. hope.

"Is Mebius awake?"

The only thing Mikael could do was to change the subject abruptly.

"Ah, of course I'm awake, but I'm still a little lost... Do you want to see her? I'll accompany you?"

Facing Ellie's teasing gaze, Mikael rarely remained calm. He gently rubbed Ellie's fluffy hair, and silently refused—for some reason, he always took extra care to avoid Erika's appearance. Ya, he, and Mebius are present at the same time.

Maybe it's because their relationship is not good?

Ellie still stared playfully at his fleeing back, and bit her finger thoughtfully.

After a while, she finally couldn't help sighing, and moved away from Mikael's eyes that had been following him all along.

"Mikael...you seem to have a lot of secrets you haven't told me..."

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"How was the first artificial avalanche?"

Seeing Mikael walking towards her, Mebius unconsciously tightened the white coat wrapped around his body, making the former very embarrassed.

"Man-made collapse... are you talking about that state?"

Mebius muttered something in a low voice, then looked up at him suspiciously, not understanding how he knew—could it be that he also entered that state when he was in Changkong City?

"What the hell happened?"

As the person involved, Mebius's consciousness was extremely dull at that stage, not even as good as the first time he was resurrected in Canghai City.

At least she still had a hazy self-awareness that time, but just now, from the last glimpse of the inhuman reflection on the fracture of Shirtel until she woke up in the airport hall, she has no memory of what happened in between.

It's like opening and closing your eyes, and everything is over.

By the way, even the clothes disappeared.

Thinking of this, Mebius looked at Mikael with a bad expression, although the latter didn't notice it.

Sitting next to Mebius, he rubbed his chin and said, "This is the drawback of the Fusion Warrior plan—artificial collapse."

"Disadvantages..."

Mebius bit his lips lightly, chewing carefully on this word that should not have any ambiguity.

It was getting cold on the iron chair, so Mikael casually constructed a thick quilt, played traditional arts, and wrapped the snake into a cat or a worm.

"Mikael, I'm not little... hum!"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, she realized how immature her voice was, so she could only swallow the words of dissatisfaction.

"To be honest, Mebius, I am different from you after all. I don't like this plan, because it has blurred the boundaries between man and beast, man and Houkai. The reason why fusion fighters can maintain 'human' In the final analysis, it is the rational side of human consciousness that builds a bottom line...

"But the reason why the bottom line exists is because it can be easily crossed. Mebius, you have crossed the line."

"Then what are you going to do, to end this plan from now on? Ah, yes, yes, anyway, as long as our great Mikael-sama is around, any problem can be solved, any enemy can be defeated, what fusion fighter is needed!"

Mikael ignored her madness.

Artificial collapse is both an absolute taboo and an instinctive temptation for fusion fighters.

Once aware of the existence of this possibility, it will be even more difficult to maintain the form of "human".

It's just that before actually seeing Mebius almost fall into the abyss of man-made collapse, he has been selectively ignoring this danger - because in his impression, except for the rare few times, There are not many fusion warriors who have collapsed, and only three of them have achieved complete collapse.

How did they do it?

Mikael filled another name in his heart, which meant that he was going to put someone on the operating table again and accept her original fate.

It's just that she should have expected this.

Mikael glanced at the wall clock in the hall. It was 37:[-], and it would take nearly an hour for the second God's Key to complete recharging, and Qianjie could also come to reinforce it by then.

But it doesn't matter, the reason why the Lawrence was saved, on the one hand, was to allow her and Da Zizaitian to fight each other in the confined space to fight for Honkai, and on the other hand, it was also because Mikael had no intention of fighting again at that time. I have strength.

【However, according to the agreement with that woman, the Fifth Herrscher's life is still left to him to take. 】

"Hi! Captain, Doctor, long time no see."

Yin Moer, who appeared suddenly, interrupted Mikael's meditation.

In front of Mikael, he no longer wore the ugly mask of the poisonous chrysalis.

So, that familiar smile entered Mikael's eyes, "Speaking of which, were you talking about fusion fighters earlier?"

A cold light flashed in Mebius' eyes, if Mikael hadn't held her down in time, maybe the green thunder light had engulfed Yin Moer.

"I, I, I, I'll go...Doctor, don't get excited!"

Yin Moer stroked his chest, he was really taken aback—although it has been two years since someone left Flame Chasing Moth, his illustrious reputation does not seem to have been forgotten.

"Brother Mikael, are you interested in picking him up with me?"

He winked at Mikael, saying nothing.

Chapter No.17 No Choice

"Thank you for the past two years, Yin Moer."

In the past two years, Yin Moer has provided Anti-Entropy with a lot of information about Moth Chasing Fire. Sometimes Vasago would have a sudden convulsion and wanted to have a conversation with Anti-Entropy, and would often choose Yin Moer as the bridge of communication—this is There is a tacit understanding among everyone.

It's just that this kind of work is a bit too heavy for Yin Moer.

"Captain Mikael... Captain, I didn't do this because of your illusory words. I only believe in the facts I see in my eyes—you should be very clear."

After clearing the airport runway, the ground staff fled in a hurry, not willing to stay for a second.After all, thanks to the Fifth Herrscher, the outdoor temperature has dropped to minus [-] degrees. Isn't standing outside in such weather a crime for yourself?

As a result, there were only two small black spots left on the side of the runway, Mikael and Yin Moer.

"Don't put on such an unreasonable look!"

Mikael shook his head. After all, he didn't say this out of his mouth. It's been two years since Yin Moer was gone. Compared to before, Yin Moer was much less... much less humorous, lighthearted, and too much that should belong to a teenager.

And Mikael felt that he was one of the culprits.

Yin Moer wrapped the coat tightly around his body, even so, his whole body was still shaking uncontrollably due to the severe cold, and even his two lips were almost frozen together.

Therefore, if he knew Mikael's inner voice, he should be eager to defend himself:

"Hey! Captain Mikael! How can I be unreasonable? I'm obviously too cold to talk, okay?"

There is a gust of cold wind pouring down the mouth as soon as you open your mouth. Who would talk carelessly in this kind of day?

Except for some perverts.

Yin Moer glanced at Mikael enviously. Compared with Yin Moer who was wrapped like a rice dumpling, Mikael almost only wore a layer of unlined clothing...

"stop--"

The two suddenly let out their noses together, and when they looked at each other again, they suddenly smiled at the same time, as if they had returned to that time, when they took pictures of each other's ugly photos in the dormitory to make emojis and avatars.

Goodbye now, we are all adults now.

"By the way, Yin Moer, did you change your profile picture later?"

Yin Moer didn't even need to think too much, the scene of Mikael sleeping with his underpants covering his head flashed across his mind for the first time.

"Of course... um? Here we come."

Mikael looked in the direction of his finger, and a black spot suddenly appeared in the eastern sky.After only a few seconds, the black spot has been magnified hundreds of times, and the outline of the whole body is already clearly visible.

"Chasing Fire No. [-]?"

"No, this is already Chasing Fire No. [-]. The weight has been reduced again, and the engine has been upgraded. Its current cruising speed can reach three times the speed of sound!"

"Hmm... so powerful..."

Mikael couldn't help laughing, he suddenly felt that the scene just now had some historical significance - human beings were showing off to a Herrscher that they had stronger weapons.There are too many elements that can be explained. Some people may think it is irony, some people may think it may be despair, and some people think it is full of an unyielding struggle.

Chasing Fire-[-] didn't seem to want to land at all, and it didn't need to refuel anyway because it was nuclear-powered.

It directly hovered at a height of hundreds of meters above the airport runway, and then a delivery port under the belly of the aircraft that was used to deliver heavy equipment opened, and a white shadow disappeared in an instant.

"boom!"

There was a sound of not violent collision behind him, and then Yin Moer trembled more and more violently.

"What's the situation, why is it even colder?"

He hastily covered his mouth and nose with the fur collar of his coat. If he was a little later, his nose might fall off.

"I say……"

Mikael joked without turning his head: "Kevin, is it necessary for you to design such a cool way of appearance? You even landed on me on purpose... Achoo!"

"Woooooooo..."

"Bang bang bang..."

The expected response from Kevin did not come, but was replaced by indistinct groans and struggling sounds of slapping the ground.

Mikael and Yin Moer turned around together, only to see Kevin stuck his head into the soil like a carrot.

"..."

"..."

Mikael grabbed Kevin by the ankle and pulled him out.

The latter sat slumped on the ground, quickly took two deep breaths, then scratched his head embarrassingly and said, "That... the first time I landed without a parachute, it's a bit sloppy..."

"It's all right, the pose is perfect—by farcical standards."

Mikael quietly put his hands behind his back. He purposely didn't use Honkai to protect his hands. Just a brief contact with Kevin's body surface caused extensive frostbite on his palms. Based on his physical fitness far exceeding that of ordinary people, according to a rough estimate, Kevin's body surface temperature is even minus [-] degrees!

Is it still like this...

I still remember that Mebius bragged to him some time ago, saying that with the current technology, super transformation will not leave any side effects visible to the naked eye.

But for the flame-chasing moth, for Mei, this is still the first super-change.

It is inevitable to have some side effects, and from the current point of view, this side effect is not particularly serious, and there are miraculous effects in summer.

But only after a long time, he and she can understand what this side effect means.

Mikael inevitably felt sorry for them first.

Kevin rubbed his nose and looked at Mikael expectantly: "Long time no see, shouldn't you give me a warm welcome?"

The sadness was still brewing, so he was interrupted by Kevin first. Mikael was at a loss for words, but just stared at him in a daze, so in just a few seconds, the corners of the two people's mouths opened unconsciously, silly The smiles of each other were reflected in each other's eyes, and they couldn't stop——

This is the goodbye between men, there will be no moving hugs, no tears, and no nonsense.