I am the former civilized hero.

Boom! Boom!

Just as the white ring appeared in the sky, a mushroom cloud mixed with broken wood exploded on the ground, an obvious hole appeared in the center of the snow forest, and then the dust in the sky was penetrated again.

Second stage acceleration.

It was still so fast, without giving people any chance to breathe. Ryan pounced to the ground and saw a shadow in the center of the pit.

Those black shadows were as thin and swaying as flames. The young man in the center hunched over, and the blood he spat out dyed his long white hair red. He raised his right hand instinctively and concentrated the remaining energy.

Swah——

The thin and long black blade slashed down and paused above the intruder's head.

Ryan raised his left hand as if holding an invisible shield, letting the knife stay above his head. He leaned forward and stabbed his right hand, which was used as a knife, forward, fiercely piercing into the boy's thin chest. The spurting blood dyed his body red.

"Any last words?"

Everything froze, and there was no sound. Adam slowly lowered his head and stared at the killing machine.

He is decisive, capable, and never procrastinates. He uses his strength to crush all schemes, which is the nemesis of his ability.

His vitality was rapidly dissipating. He opened his mouth, but the remaining humanity filled his heart, making him not know what to say. He could only follow his instincts and be filled with hatred.

"Humanity...will be wiped out."

Ryan's expression didn't change at all, but he felt the despair and strong hatred. His experience made him inevitably embark on this path. At least compared with those corpses, he still had the power of revenge.

"I understand you."

Ryan nodded imperceptibly, without any sarcasm, and clenched the knife-like hand that had pierced his body into a fist.

As the thousand birds cried, the lightning roared and annihilated his entire body. Looking at the dull head that was gradually erased, Ryan uttered another sentence.

"I killed you because of my position, but I will erase those sins for you and send them to death soon."

There was obvious shock and confusion on Adam's face. He couldn't understand why this guardian of humanity wanted to help him.

He disappeared in the lightning, his lips moved silently twice, and then he was completely annihilated.

There was no longer any Pseudo-Hermaphrodite in front of Ryan, only a messy forest. He stood there for a while and let out a long sigh.

I never thought that one day, I would be thanked by the minions of the collapse. This world——

That's fucked up enough.

Chapter 172: Rulers, Beasts, and Human Hearts

Adam was not like the Ruler of Erosion, who did not need a body and could hide in power. When he was swallowed by the lightning, he was truly dead, and even the remaining black shadow disappeared into the air.

But Ryan did not have much sense of victory or joy, and the trip to the snowfield was not pleasant in any way. He could also outline the life of this pseudo-hersr.

In a place called "Paradise", Ryan experienced the deepest darkness in the world. He didn't even think about what happened inside because it was too disgusting. Then he was taken to this secret laboratory and suffered the torture of human experiments.

Perhaps because there was a Herrscher in Paradise, or perhaps because he was gifted, he survived the experiment and became an aggregate of Honkai energy, a pseudo-Herscher.

It was known through later generations that this was the best carrier of the Herrscher, which was equivalent to actively preparing materials for Honkai. However, for some reason, he did not obtain the core to become a true Herrscher, and became a strange existence.

If it were in the post-civilization era, there would still be a chance for rescue, but in this pre-civilization, his humanity would only continue to slip away, and one day it would turn positive.

So I had no choice but to kill him.

Ryan looked around but didn't find the Herrscher Core, which confirmed his hypothesis. The combination of a faint sadness and fatigue made him feel very bad.

"This time, I have delved into the dark side of the world."

The trip to the snowfield made Ryan a little tired. He once again witnessed the evil of mankind. If his will was not firm, he would even feel a sense of identity. Fortunately, he was no longer a middle school student and was no longer a naive flower in a greenhouse.

Where there is good, there must be evil. Where there is order in Rundum, there is chaos in Snow Prison Town. But you must know that the world is not black and white, and you must distinguish certain people from human beings.

"Some things are beyond the control of power. Evil never ceases. There are materials for becoming a Herristic Being everywhere, and there is no shortage of idiots seeking death. Compared to them, killing Honkai beasts is more comfortable."

Ryan sighed. This kind of thing really made people feel powerless. A large part of the previous civilization was just self-destruction.

He hesitated for a moment, and then he became pure and determined again. As long as he maintained his 'true self', these things could provide him with strength.

"Similarly, some things are within the power's control, and I can do them."

Ryan turned around decisively and took out his phone.

"Mei, it's done. Help me check something."

"You say." Mei hesitated for a moment. She was a little surprised by Ryan's tone, as if he didn't have the joy of winning a battle.

"Find out who founded the Paradise and who participated in it. Apart from the founder, the rest should be easy to find out."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time. Mei was smart enough to guess the reason. The Pseudo-Hermender must be related to that. It was no coincidence that he was sent to Northern Europe thousands of kilometers away.

"Do you want to follow the clues, or do you want to be a partner in justice?"

"I want both."

Hearing this answer, Mei tensed her muscles, then relaxed them in an instant. 'Should the world be saved' has always been a philosophical proposition. When people stare at the darkness, they will be swallowed up by it sooner or later.

"Oh, at least you didn't stand on the other side, Ryan. The authority you showed always made me worried. I was afraid that you would be stimulated."

"Of course it's exciting, but it won't change my worldview. Don't treat me like a child."

"Ryan, you're only twenty."

"But I live more thoroughly than those who are about to die."

After the third silence, Mei showed a self-deprecating smile, and even had a desire to control, asking Ryan to stay put and stop running around. There are too many things in the world now that are enough to shatter a person's three views.

But she didn't say it out loud, thinking that such thoughts were an insult to Ryan.

That man is a killing machine. He seems indifferent, but he is used to seeing both bad and good things. He is full of the most complex human nature, and he remains true to himself in this storm.

"Okay, I'll check it for you. Do whatever you need to do quickly, and then come back for an important meeting."

"What meeting?"

"The Key of God has produced results."

Ryan paused as he walked back to Snow Prison Town, and finally showed some joy on his face.

"Okay, that's it."

He hung up the phone and breathed a sigh of relief. Humanity now had another trump card, and he also had the opportunity to see that magical weapon.

Go back quickly.

Ryan muttered, kicked open the door, and returned to the satellite house. The people here were either possessed by the Pseudo-Hermen or had fled in fear from the aftermath of the battle. There was no one to be seen in the entire town.

He went to the deepest secret room, which he had discovered the last time he came to negotiate. Lightning tore through the explosion-proof door, and the room was full of munitions, food and gold.

But he was too lazy to even take a look. He walked to the large desk and fumbled around for a while before finding a list of dignitaries who came to experience the special tourism of Xueyu Town.

Ryan flipped through the pages numbly, muttering to himself.

"I already understand the ability of the Pseudo-Herrscher. It is indeed a degraded product. It cannot be fully mastered like a true Herrscher and then learn to strengthen it. It is similar to the previous Honkai Beast."

Under the light, Ryan's shadow changed like flowing water, turning into a thin and long blade, splitting the safe in two, cutting through the thick alloy without any sense of lag.

"Is this all I can use? I can't decompose, spread, and erode people like he does, turning them into puppets, let alone completely replace them and read their memories."

He sighed, thinking that he could use his transformation and concealment to ambush others in battle, which could be considered an attack and defense combination.

The ability is still useful, at least it can be the last line of defense. Adam has used it to resist many full-strength attacks.

"The biggest reward is that my Honkai energy has finally reached 2000HW, completely surpassing the boundaries of Herrscher."

Ryan paused while flipping through the book, looked at the VIP customers on the list, and smiled cruelly.

"Then let's do some Herrscher stuff."

He put away the list, cut open the wall, and returned to the sunshine. The wind and snow had stopped at some point, and the town was quiet.

Ryan didn't intend to be a savior. Strength alone could not make everyone live happily, nor could it restore countless similar towns to their former glory.

But he is neither arrogant nor aloof.

We cannot eradicate evil, but we can make people pay the price they deserve within our reach.

Ryan took a step forward and disappeared from this dead town.

This is the authority that power confers.

......

The brief battle changed the weather, but in the evening, the wind and snow began to howl again, as if the laws of nature could be affected by humans, but after a while, everything went on as usual.

The terrain within a radius of dozens of miles was also changed by the battle, especially in the central location more than ten kilometers away from the town. An entire forest of cedars disappeared without a trace, the mountains turned into deep pits, and only some ruins were left.

Hey.

A man in a double-breasted trench coat fell into the ruins, holding a cane, strolling through this purest scene of destruction like a British gentleman.

There was nothing. The ground collapsed, completely burying the underground research institute. A strong smell of collapse still lingered in the air.

"It's him."

The Herrscher of Ice stopped and quickly made a judgment. There was no change on his handsome face. He showed neither relief nor anger at the death of his fellow mortals at his hands. He just frowned deeply.

The threat from the two powers increased dramatically, and the possibility of leading humanity to victory increased by several percentage points. However—

There is nothing you can do against him.

The collapse is becoming more and more severe, but it is a gradual process. For some reason, bringing down the end directly will make everything meaningless.

Studying, thinking, planning and even group fighting were of no avail. That human was gradually expanding. The Herrscher of Ice had no doubt that he would be conquered if he encountered him.

What's even more ironic is that humans have more and more fusion warriors. Judging from the power comparison alone, they have already gone far ahead, even exceeding the strength of the Herrscher that can be sent down at this time.

Some kind of emergency mechanism was automatically deployed, constantly adjusting according to the feedback from the world, and the Herrscher of Ice on the snowfield had the answer.

He looked at the ruins of the research institute and realized that everything in this world was the source of collapse.

Like the law, like the beast, like the human heart.

He raised his chin slightly, and a voice seemed to echo between heaven and earth:

"You are so full of loopholes, human."

Chapter 173 I caught the little pervert by the feet!