The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

Chen Li estimated that about 2000 unlucky people instantly turned into suicide soldiers.

However, issuing several thousand resurrection cards was still within Chen Li's capacity—although resurrecting others could bring star stone benefits, it would also put pressure on Chen Li to approve them.

There are always some people who like to resurrect strange and weird things!

“I will check the nearby surveillance footage to see which victims have completely turned into suicide bombers. You can rest assured about this,” Velvi assured her.

Even if some surveillance systems are rendered unusable due to the effects of Honkai energy, satellite surveillance will remain unaffected.

“Meng Ying’s healing is the ‘burden,’ but can it cure the ‘zombie’ transformation? Do I need to develop a corresponding drug within the next few days?” Möbius discovered the blind spot.

More than 2000 people have been completely turned into suicide soldiers, which means that the number of people being turned into suicide soldiers is even more exaggerated.

With the scalpel in hand, Möbius was full of confidence in researching new drugs.

"No need. In a few days, the whole world will be issuing Holy Marks, which will be responsible for resisting the transformation into undead." Chen Li shook his head.

The reason why ordinary people can be turned into zombies is because they don't have enough resistance to Honkai energy.

However, the Stigmata are not strong enough to counteract Honkai energy resistance.

"I almost forgot about that... But why aren't you fighting back, Chen Li?" Mebius found it strange that Chen Li was floating in the air, defending himself solely with his circle of friends without retaliating at all.

“Because her opponent wasn’t me to begin with.” Chen Li shook his head.

Chen Li was merely acting as a target to restrain the Herrscher of Thunder and prevent her from escaping.

"Do you need my help? It only costs 20 Star Stones," Yukari Yakumo asked.

"You really have nothing but star stones on your head," Wilvi complained.

"Because even if I don't want it, if I really help Chen Li deal with the Herrscher of Thunder, he will still pay me. I offered a low price, which is equivalent to giving Chen Li a discount," Yukari Yakumo said confidently.

Because the credit for defeating the Herrscher of Thunder goes far beyond 20 Star Stones.

"No need. Her opponent has already arrived." Chen Li looked into the distance.

A streak of light flashed across the sky, and the hero made a dazzling entrance!

"Whoa! Help!" Kevin screamed in terror as he flew at high speed through the sky, enveloped by the protective shield of his main body's social circle.

Chen Li took control of the WeChat Moments and remotely controlled it to slowly land near him.

"Kevin? No, this is the current Kevin, not the future Kevin?" Alicia's eyes lit up.

“That’s right. Kevin’s projection borrowed the main body of WeChat Moments from me… I knew he would do that,” Chen Li said, who was using the WeChat Moments projection.

Putting your past self into your Moments, and then kicking it away near the Herrscher of Thunder... sounds like something Kevin the Ancestor would do.

"Thank you."

At the same time, a portal opened up next to Yukari Yakumo's gap, and Fu Hua walked out of the portal with someone who looked exactly like her, thanking the person behind her.

"You're welcome," Xilin waved her hand.

Fu Hua was clearly a bit gentler; at least she knew to ask someone to help open a portal.

It wasn't that Fu Hua didn't want to send the message through the WeChat Moments terminal, but rather that the WeChat Moments terminal couldn't send people via teleportation.

However, the next moment, Fu Hua's WeChat Moments terminal lit up. After Fu Hua agreed, Su used the WeChat Moments terminal to send the message.

"Where is this? Who are you?" Su looked at the crowd in front of her with a confused expression.

While it's true that the Moments terminal can't be used to send messages to others, Su directly gifted her Moments terminal to her past self.

"Haha...this is quite a unique way for three people to get together." Alicia smiled, a smirk playing on her lips.

Kevin chose to kick his past self into the present.

Fu Hua chose to ask her friends for help, personally bringing her past self back with her.

Su directly handed the choice over to her past self...

Chen Li snapped his fingers, using the power of the Herrscher of the Void to "capture" Kevin, Su, and Hua in front of him, and expanded the coverage of his circle of friends to protect them.

"Chosen warriors, the evil Demon King has descended, and the world is in grave danger. It is time to awaken the hidden power within you, defeat the Demon King, and save the world," Chen Li said, turning to the three of them.

The first thing Kevin, Su, and Fu Hua's projections did after appearing in the previous civilization was definitely not to wipe out the Honkai Beasts, but to visit their past selves.

Chen Li already knew about this. Therefore, when the Herrscher of Thunder descended upon the world, the three of them were actually the safest.

In other words, of the four people Chen Li summoned, only Durandal has actually done any work so far.

The Herrscher of Thunder also chose a time when all thirteen heroes were present to challenge the world.

"Huh? I remember you, Chen Li. You're not a student at Qianyu Academy, are you? Because I haven't been able to find you." Kevin quickly recognized Chen Li.

Su greeted Chen Li but didn't say much; he was still recalling what his other self had said to him.

Hua remained silent, seemingly aware of what he was about to face.

It's fair to say that of the three, only Kevin is completely unaware of the current situation.

Come to think of it, Kevin isn't exactly known for his ability to explain himself.

Sue explained the basic situation to herself; the rest was all a riddle.

Only Fu Hua would be so considerate as to prepare everything for her past self.

"I'm not a student, I'm a sage. Now you should go fight the Demon King. Yes, that's her, the Herrscher of Thunder." Chen Li pointed at the Herrscher of Thunder, who was constantly striking the protective shield around her circle of friends with lightning.

"Huh, we're fighting this Herrscher of Thunder? Really?" Kevin couldn't help but ask.

No, buddy, she's unleashing lightning right now.

Even if we are some chosen heroes, shouldn't you have weapons and equipment to protect yourself?

“I’m serious. As chosen heroes, when you encounter danger, you will summon your future selves. Any one of them is enough to crush the Herrscher of Thunder. And now is the best time for you to awaken this ability called Stand,” Chen Li said.

Using crisis as a stimulus... that's how Gretchen awakens her Stand.

"Even if you say that... speaking of which, could the one who kicked me over just now be me from the future?" Kevin asked, frowning.

Kevin didn't see the other person clearly at the time, but felt that the person looked somewhat familiar because the other person was moving too fast.

“You’ve all been having dreams lately, haven’t you? Dreaming of some cruel futures? That’s right, that’s the real future. If you don’t want that future to come true, go and kill this Herrscher of Thunder in front of you!” Chen Li said again.

The three of them fell silent at the same time.

Clearly, the three of them did dream about something, and the dream was not pleasant.

"Alright, three seconds left, I'm going to remove this shield."

"Ugh?!"

“3…1!” Chen Li instantly removed the shield from his WeChat Moments.

A dense barrage of lightning struck the crowd in an instant.

All three of them had eyes filled with terror.

"[The cycle of cause and effect]."

The next moment, a shield completely different from the circle of friends appeared, blocking the endless lightning and deflecting it towards the Herrscher of Thunder who had unleashed the attack.

Although the Herrscher of Thunder was somewhat disheveled, she was not seriously injured.

All eyes fell on the figure in front of Su, who had his eyes closed, a calm demeanor, and a face that seemed to exude wisdom—a figure almost identical to Su.

“Chen Li, such a radical method of awakening is not advisable,” Su said slowly.

"Don't worry, I just reduced the area of ​​the WeChat Moments shield to just enough to cover them, and then made the shield transparent. No one will get hurt," Chen Li explained.

A sudden hum of thunder resounded as a massive amount of purple lightning converged into a ball of light before the Herrscher of Thunder.

Lightning crackled at the fingertips of the Herrscher of Thunder.

The lightning flashed with an aura capable of annihilating everything.

Seeing this attack, Su also became serious.

Although the Herrscher of Thunder is not the Herrscher with the most destructive power, her maximum output has the effect of breaking everything down into atoms.

A fiery red figure darted out of the protective barrier in an instant. The next moment, a phoenix burning with flames emerged from behind it and flew towards the Herrscher of Thunder, canceling out the Herrscher of Thunder's all-annihilating attack.

Then, Fu Hua, dressed in a fiery red cheongsam, who had already positioned herself in front of the Herrscher of Thunder, rained down her fists upon the Herrscher of Thunder.

Punch to the flesh!

The Herrscher of Thunder was knocked into the air!

The Herrscher of Thunder is still being levitated!

The Herrscher of Thunder has been floating in the air!

Chen Li couldn't see any lethality in Fu Hua's attacks; they were full of personal emotions.

Purely venting anger!

Looking at Fu Hua's agile yet graceful figure, a strange light shone in Hua's eyes.

Yes, this is it!

Martial arts should be this dazzling!

Who says that with guns, kung fu loses its meaning?

He's so handsome, isn't he!