I am the former civilized hero.

"No, the upper-level Honkai beast is a qualified chess piece. You don't care about strength anyway. In human terms, this is called quantitative change to achieve qualitative change." Yanlu shook his head slightly and nodded to Qianlu, who already knew what to do.

Now ordinary Honkai beasts can only deal with human-killing armies, which is really useless. It just so happens that this one can make good use of the waste, so they never thought that they would fail in the end.

No matter how humans struggle, they will never see the end, and this pain will last forever, just like at this moment, a Herrscher was immediately sent down specifically to target him.

That's right, the Houkai energy accumulated in the past two months is only enough to bring down a Herrscher of his strength, but it does not mean that he cannot send authority. Authority without energy is like a tree without water. But thanks to him, there are carriers in the world that far surpass mortals.

Theoretically, a fusion warrior has lost the qualifications to become a Herrscher, but if he opens his heart and offers himself as a sacrifice, he can still do it.

"take me."

A roar was heard, and the thin figure slowly turned around, revealing skin as red as blood.

......

No trace left?

Two days later, Ryan was looking through the investigation report. Donggong City had disappeared from the world, leaving only a huge round pit. When the investigation team arrived, the seawater that poured in had turned it into a huge lake.

Because of the battle with Yan Lu, most of the people in that city had been evacuated, but the remaining 100,000 soldiers and civilians still disappeared from the world.

One hundred thousand lives, at least thirty fusion warriors, just gone like that?

Ryan held the thin document and felt that it was as heavy as a thousand pounds. The blood of a hundred thousand people was enough to form a river of blood, but in the end, not even a trace was left.

Having said that, he once again affirmed Mei's contraction plan, and even felt that not enough places were given up.

'From victory to victory, and then from victory to destruction, this world is really fucked up.'

The flames lit, and Ryan burned the documents into particles, just like what he had been criticized for recently. He had just won a big victory, and now he had to give up 20% of the land. Many people didn't understand, but when they sat in Ryan's position, everything seemed natural.

The world is too big to be defended. For example, in this attack by the Herrscher, even if a Fire-Seeking Squadron was sent over, it might not be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived. And according to the previous configuration of the Fire-Seeking Moth branch, it would simply be sending meat.

I should pull my open palms back into fists so that it hurts when I hit people, but I can't beat them to death.

Ryan rubbed his temples and felt his head swelling. It was so annoying. If he really wanted to attack without regard for everything, he would have to wait until the Herrscher of the End came. All he could do now was to try his best to preserve this fist before the end.

"Do you have a headache?" Ying walked over quietly and rubbed his temple slowly.

"A little bit, but I can vaguely see the end. Only when I get in front of Him can I vent all my anger." Ryan curled up in the sofa, not feeling powerless or helpless at all.

This is war, sacrifice is inevitable, he just uses cold reason to calculate the benefits of every life.

"Every time a high-ranking fusion warrior dies, the chance of winning drops by one percent. If you use this one percent to exchange for a city, you'll lose everything."

These are cruel words, and if they are spread, they will inevitably cause an uproar, but they are also very true. If the end really exists and we cannot get through it, even if the whole world is happy, we will all die on the same day.

"I trust your judgment." Sakura pursed her lips.

"You have something to say?"

"It was there just now, but now it's gone."

She originally wanted to have a deep talk with Ryan, but she found that her personal feelings were insignificant compared to this distress, so she immediately shifted her attention to the business.

"So that's why you want to implement the 'Stray Human' plan?"

"Well, human civilization is a burden, but without civilization there would be no fire moths, so I plan to move them to a safe place for protection."

"The quantum sea?"

"Yes, Dr. Vidic has already figured it out. It's pretty much what I thought."

Ryan was looking through the documents. The Quantum Research Institute had found a suitable world bubble, a continent submerged in the quantum sea. To make an analogy, this thing was similar to planetary colonization yet completely different. It was a cross-dimensional colonization activity.

The 'world bubbles' are actually those worlds that have not passed the test of collapse. If they fall from the tree of imaginary numbers like seeds and crash into the sea, they should disappear into thin air.

"What does this 'ether anchor point' mean?" Ying pointed at the document and asked humbly.

Of course she didn't understand the profound theoretical knowledge, so Ryan thought about it for a long time and said in an easy-to-understand way: "You can think of it as a book spine. The incomplete world is like a piece of white paper. If you force them together, these fragmented leaves will form a world bubble."

"It can even replicate the world like a mirror. Well, it's similar to the mimicry ability of the First Ruler."

Ryan had read the visual novel of "Yulan Dell" before, and he couldn't remember some of it, but when he combined it with the results of the Quantum Research Institute, he remembered a lot of things.

"Generally speaking, the quantum sea cannot replenish Houkai energy, but larger world bubbles will continue to absorb energy and will not sink to the bottom even if they stay in the quantum sea for a long time. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Although I still don't understand the theoretical knowledge, I roughly know what its use is." Ying breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had returned to the fear of being dominated by homework, so she skipped the theoretical knowledge.

"You want to send people in there? Use it as a shelter?"

"That's about it. The Quantum Sea is so vast that the Herrscher can't find the World Bubble at all. And as an existence on the side of the 'Tree', Honkai theoretically won't rashly enter the 'Sea'."

Ryan explained, then stood up and paced around the room. The original plan of the Quantum Research Institute was to discharge garbage into a certain world bubble, that is, to throw away the world's excess collapse energy, thereby reducing the global energy concentration.

But he always felt that this was unreliable, as one was pouring things in and the other was draining them out, which would not solve the fundamental problem.

The destruction of Donggong City further strengthened his determination to evacuate the population. In the future, the intensity of war will become more and more severe, and the aftermath of the battle will be able to destroy whole cities. Ordinary people will not be qualified to survive in this world at all.

It's better to leave. This way, the tactical flexibility can be greatly improved. Without so many jars and cans, we can drive the Minerva around everywhere.

"Ryan, you are such an insecure person." Ying said silently. She was not satisfied with having such a solid shelter as the underground fortress, and even wanted to run into the Quantum Sea.

"Haha, it's always better to be safe. Send Ling and Grayxiu in, and we won't have any worries. They are too young to undergo super transformation surgery, and high Honkai energy adaptability, you know what that means."

Ying's face suddenly darkened. This was what she had always been afraid of.

According to current research, the higher the adaptability of Honkai energy, the greater the possibility of becoming a carrier of the Herrscher, but Fusion Warriors are not included. However, the two of them are too young and the risk of surgery is very high.

If we go into the Quantum Sea, no matter how terrible the collapse is, it is impossible for the Herrscher to cross the tree and descend into the sea. At least the possibility is extremely low.

"So you had already arranged it." Ying stared at Ryan's profile, her watery eyes full of tenderness.

The hands behind his back clenched into fists quietly, and at that moment, answered Hua's question.

I will join the battle.

, where are the three hundred and thirty-four and the thirteen heroes, isn't that it?

There is no need to hesitate or deceive yourself. Forget-me-nots have always been good at observation and will study every detail of the target before hunting, but once they start, they will never look back.

While Ryan was pacing and thinking, Sakura was slightly absent-minded, and many images emerged in her mind.

She was disheartened when she was captured, but was later forced to cooperate for Ling. Gradually, she found that Ryan was reliable and treated her as a human being, so she devoted herself to working for him.

Nearly two years later, her thoughts changed again in this not-so-long period of time.

Ryan is the only one she can rely on in this apocalypse. He regards her as a very important and close person. It is no exaggeration to say that in her life of more than 20 years, only Ling has been treated like this.

The closest family member, because of him, he has friends like Alicia and Hua, and no longer hides in the darkness and walks alone, as if a ray of sunshine illuminates the sinister figure of the assassin.

Originally, her value would be greater if she returned to the darkness, but this man grabbed her hand and insisted that she bathe in the light.

“So you should be responsible to the end.”

"Huh? What did you say?" Ryan turned his head. He was thinking about the 'coordinate' problem.

"Nothing, I just made a decision." Sakura shook her head. Not like Mobius who was trying to cover up something, but as a warrior, she wanted to be aboveboard.

At the operational meeting two days ago, Alicia specifically asked her for her opinion, and she said she hadn't made up her mind yet. It would be too shameless to sneak out now.

It doesn't make any sense, never mind, let's get back to business.

"Coordinates, coordinates..."

The quantum sea and the intrinsic world must be bound by a coordinate, otherwise humans will really become wandering humans. No matter how solid the world bubble is, it will be difficult to survive for a thousand years before it will dissolve in the sea.

According to Mei's plan, the Fire Moth will open the door between reality and the sea through a device developed by Grius. This device is designed to digitize matter at the starting point and materialize information at the destination.

However, the 'steel cable' connecting the reality and the world bubble must not be broken, otherwise the people who were sent away will never come back.

"It's a headache. Ordinary people can be sent away, but the soldiers must stay. If everyone runs away, the world will be filled with Houkai energy sooner or later. As long as the 'steel cable' is cut, humanity will perish without a fight."

Ryan never thought about making a living in silence. For human beings, living for a thousand years would be a blessing, but civilization would definitely be completely cut off. It would be better to implement the Fire Plan.

"Do you want me to give you a massage?" Ying couldn't help much and just spoke silently.

"Trouble." Ryan sat back in the recliner, feeling Qianqian's slender fingers rubbing his temples. The slightly cold body temperature calmed him down.

The intelligence is insufficient, and most of the current information comes from past life memories and the exploration of the Quantum Research Institute. The 'sea' that is opposed to the tree of imaginary numbers is definitely not that simple. He even doubts the existence of 'quantum energy'.

I have to go there in person. This Herrscher is so annoying. He comes in waves and I have no time to get away.

Because of the time disorder in the dream, Ryan didn't dare to explore the deep sea under the tense situation. It would be troublesome if there was a slight error in the speed of time flow. Besides, he had so many powers on the imaginary side that he would not have any rejection reaction.

After much thought, Ryan decided to make some time to go there. He opened his eyes, and his grey eyes became firm again.

"Have you made your decision?"

"Well, we'll go after we kill one more Herrscher. There are thirteen teams in total. I don't believe we can't suppress a few Herrschers."

"Perhaps, you should trust us a little more?"

"Of course I believe it. I am here just in case something unexpected happens. For example, this Ninth Herrscher must have a conspiracy. I can't let you take that risk."

Ryan smiled bitterly and waved his hands. He was the only one who could handle a situation like Donggong City. How could the others fish well if their fighting ability and acting skills were not up to standard?

"Anyway, there's no rush. Let's concentrate the population on Mu Continent first. If we really start planning, I think Honkai will get angry. Write down my analysis as a report and give it to Mei to get her opinion."

"Ok."

He answered, but the hand on his head didn't stop. Ryan felt it was a bit strange, but since he was so comfortable, he didn't pursue it. At this time, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Click.

The door lock turned and Hua walked in. He saw Ryan, who was resting with his eyes closed on the recliner, and Ying behind him. He looked up immediately.

Ying also looked at her, her eyes revealing determination, which made people understand immediately.

I see. No wonder Yingjie was hesitant that day. Didn't she say she hadn't thought it through yet? What happened that made her think it through all of a sudden?

Hua understood immediately, but he was mentally prepared, so he was not frightened.

Fighting with one person is fighting, fighting with two people is also fighting. At least Sister Ying is not as annoying as Mobius. She is very polite and well-mannered.

"Brother, I have almost finished organizing the detachment."

"So fast?" Ryan sat up straighter and realized it was Hua. He quickly broke away from Ying's hand. He was not thick-skinned enough to remain indifferent.

"Well, the Floating Life team doesn't have many members, and most of them are former veterans of the Sword of Punishment. Freya knows them all, so it's certainly easy to organize them into a team."

The Tenth Team has a relatively weak captain but very strong subordinates, mostly veterans. Freya is one of the earliest fusion warriors and had collaborated with Ryan during the Battle of Britain.

Ryan also thought of the somewhat sarcastic girl, and looking at Hua Mu'er's personality, the two should get along well.