I am the former civilized hero.

Second, Ryan is stronger than Kevin.

"Push over."

Ryan decisively pressed on, taking the second step, the third step, and then faster and faster.

I dare to go all in, do you dare to bet with me?

Ryan was certain of the rationality of the Herrscher. These humanoid machines would never get angry or afraid. Gambling was not an option for them, and they would not get carried away and fight him to death.

It only takes two minutes to press on, and it will be difficult for her to run away.

Kevin and the others were already on the way, Ryan only needed to delay them without rushing, and his route of action was very careful, just blocking the Ruler of Constraint's path of retreating back to South America.

The two sides advanced and retreated, and the speed was not too fast. Ryan walked in the front and always kept a distance, making it impossible for the opponent to fight or retreat, and he kept counting silently in his heart.

One minute.

He felt Alicia clenching his hand, and the area in front of him continued to shrink as he moved forward.

Thirty seconds.

Ryan locked his eyes on the Herrscher in the distance and began to feel strange. He thought the other party was too calm. Was he really not going to take a gamble?

ten seconds.

He suddenly stopped and looked up, and saw a meteor flying in a parabola from the sky, landing right behind the Ruler of Constraint. Just as he was about to step into the Constraint Field, Alicia beside him suddenly exerted force and pulled him back.

Um? ?

The decisive blow is within reach, why are you trying to stop me?

As soon as this doubt appeared in his mind, Ryan stopped. The meteor in the sky suddenly became dazzling, and then broke into large pieces.

The hypersonic shuttle that came from thousands of miles away exploded.

Chapter 4: The Ruler of Fate? ? (K)

A sudden burst of bright light illuminated Ryan's pupils, and a chill struck his mind, causing his thoughts to freeze for a moment.

Exploded? Why did Kevin explode?

He stared wide-eyed and recalled for a moment, repeatedly confirming that he did not see any intercepting light, or in other words, a shuttle flying at ten times the speed of sound at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters could not be intercepted, unless they received the news and set up an ambush in advance.

Honkai Beast is impossible, and the remaining three Herrschers don’t have this ability either. Wait a minute—

Could it be that the ruling body of the Thousand Herrscher secretly placed a bomb? No way. Not to mention that I have already explored Haiyuan City, Mei would never make such a low-level mistake.

Ryan was somewhat unable to explain the situation before him. It was as if he had encountered some low-probability accidental phenomenon, which caused the originally well-connected plan to deviate and fail so easily.

It was obviously just a little bit off.

Ryan didn't care about being angry, he just shouted in a low voice: "Pado, go and take a look, the rest of you follow me and continue to move forward to cut off His way back."

The shock of the accident lasted only a second before he made a decision, still locking onto the Herrscher and driving Him into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.

The support of Kevin and others was not smooth, but the balance was still not broken. As long as they hold on to the enemy tightly, they still have a chance. The key is that people cannot be dispersed, otherwise they will be defeated one by one by the Ruler of Constraint and their strength will be wasted in vain.

This order came at a very timely moment. Everyone saw the 'meteor' disintegrating in the sky and knew that there was something wrong with the battle plan. But now they could neither advance nor retreat, so they had to bite the bullet and follow Ryan to catch up with the Herrscher first.

"Exploded? How is this possible!?"

Thousands of miles away, Mei, who was giving remote commands, stood up suddenly with a rare look of surprise on his face. The firelight illuminated his cheeks, but apart from surprise, he did not show much worry.

This kind of explosion would not kill Kevin and others, but injuries were inevitable, which was very annoying, as it was equivalent to overturning the entire combat plan.

She and Ryan had been preparing for this plan for a long time. It could be said that it started after the nature of the authority of the Ruler of Constraint was confirmed. A minute ago, all progress was normal.

Alicia stepped onto the stage, and the Herrscher of Constraint was successfully lured out. As long as they formed a double-sided trap and stepped into that area at the same time, they could kill this most terrifying Herrscher with minimal casualties and completely eliminate the hidden danger.

It went very smoothly, so smoothly that it was a little unbelievable. The absolute rationality of the Herrscher had long been understood, as if the direction of the program was mastered and the last step was planned in advance.

But just when he picked up the chess piece and prepared to checkmate, something went wrong?

Mei suppressed her suspicion and asked coldly, "Have you found the cause of the shuttle explosion?"

"According to the data sent back by the shuttle in real time, it was caused by the overheating of the Honkai engine. There should be a problem with the cooling system." Senna was sweating profusely, holding the report in his hand, and said in disbelief: "Preliminary judgment is, it is a mechanical failure."

Mechanical failure? That's why?

Mei was both angry and amused. A battle that would determine the survival of mankind turned out to be ruined by a mechanical failure. She couldn't accept it, but she had no way to refute it.

There is no 100% safe machine in the world. Even if it is made by Weiwei, no matter how carefully it is checked, it is impossible to reduce the probability of an accident to zero. Since it is not zero, there is a probability of an accident.

This is normal, it's what ordinary people call a matter of luck.

Wait, low probability event?

Mei was not the kind of mortal who would attribute failure to bad luck, and she instantly raised her head and met the eyes of Mebius who had stayed behind, with a gleam of rationality in her spectacles.

"Do you think it's just bad luck?"

"I don't believe in luck, I only believe in probability. A one in ten thousand chance happening at such a critical moment is not normal."

"So someone is manipulating this probability behind the scenes?"

"Well, it's possible in theory, after all, there's the example of Aponia, but I think it's difficult to do in reality."

Mebius was silent. He always felt that this woman was too obsessed with science. Some things in the world were simply uncontrollable. There had to be at least evidence of human manipulation.

"It's difficult in reality, unless——"

At this moment, the assistant's voice attracted their attention again.

"Something happened with the commander-in-chief."

The two turned their heads and were both stunned. Mei maintained a calm expression, hiding her inner nervousness, and uttered the final answer.

"An authority that transcends scientific theory and reality!"

Ryan still held Alicia's hand and walked in front, but the expression on his face became more and more weird, and he couldn't help muttering:

What the hell? Is this a non-African sanctioning me? This is not right. If a non-African has any grievances, he should sanction Padufils.

After the shuttle exploded, Ryan immediately entered pursuit mode, preparing to stick to the Herrscher first and then think of a solution, and the Herrscher of Constraint also cooperated.

He did not fight back, nor did he even speed up. He retreated leisurely and has now retreated into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.

At first Ryan thought it was reverse fishing, but gradually he felt something was wrong. It wasn't an ambush by the Death Law or the Thousand Laws, but the bad luck that had been chasing him all the way.

First, the anti-gravity system of the emergency support Minerva had problems, causing the Honkai energy engine to overload. After the entire ship lost power, it plunged into the sea and withdrew from the pursuit without firing a single shot.

Then, the ordinary fusion warriors who were riding on the frisbees encountered strange things one after another. Either the flight system overheated, slowing down and falling behind, or a warrior suddenly fell ill and had to go back for treatment.

Finally, a hurricane blew up on the sea, tearing the formation apart. Some soldiers were soaked and even caught a cold.

Fusion warriors can also get sick, but the chance of that happening is too small. It might be only once in a hundred times that they get sick, let alone a collective outbreak. However, after monitoring by Prometheus, all events have causes and consequences. For example, the Minerva missed a few screws during maintenance, and was not properly inspected during an emergency dispatch.

This is normal. There will always be a few unexpected situations out of a thousand sorties, but it is very abnormal for them to pile up and erupt at this moment.

There is a problem, absolutely there is a problem.

"Ryan, should we continue chasing?" Alicia was also a little nervous. She had a strange feeling, as if an invisible hand was playing with the thread of fate.

This is luck, but also inevitability.

Ryan did not answer immediately. He squinted his eyes and saw turbulent waves in front of him, but calm sea in the distance. The sea was like a mirror. That was the restricted area, and the boundary line had retreated several kilometers.

The Ruler of Constraint remained calm and composed, as if he was watching a good show.

"If I'm not mistaken, this coincidence should be some kind of authority that can influence the authority here even if it is hidden thousands of miles away." Ryan answered with an almost certain tone.

"Yeah, I have a similar feeling. It seems to be somewhat similar to Aponya, but completely different."

What Alicia said hit the nail on the head. The commandments themselves are a kind of control over fate, but Aponia can see the future but has no way to change it. No matter how many commandments are imposed, fate will still stubbornly return to its track.

But the feeling now is completely the opposite. Even without a complete report, Ryan can probably guess some clues.

If a person's fate is compared to white woven cloth, there are certain threads of other colors in it. The area occupied by these threads is very small and should not be touched under normal circumstances. However, this person can pick out these threads and turn chance into inevitability.

For example, it’s like a strong man in his prime dies of a sudden illness, and people around him can only sigh: It’s fate.

He shouldn't have died, but it doesn't mean he won't die. That's luck, that's fate.

"What metaphysical authority? This is definitely not something the three remaining Herrschers can do." Ryan's eyes twitched. As a physicist, he hated metaphysics the most because there was no way to deal with it with logic. He secretly glanced at Alicia next to him.

Isn't this a kind of fate? Even after I became like this, you still became the thirteenth Herrscher. You are worthy of being the home of Honkai. Even I, the fate walker, can't completely change it.

"This should be the twelfth Herrscher. Judging from its performance, it can basically be called the 'Herscher of Fate'."

"Ah? Am I really a jinx? I shouldn't have chatted with the Ruler of Constraint if I had known." Alicia covered her mouth, her gem-like eyes full of confusion.

She was a little depressed, but Ryan was actually even more depressed. He specially created Prometheus just to entertain the twelfth Herrscher who was supposed to come - the Herrscher of Corrosion.

With his preparation, no matter how this person's authority changes, it will be like delivering meat to his doorstep, and it will be difficult to create a threat.

So Honkai predicted my prediction and simply changed the candidate. Who can I go to for justice?

But no matter how depressed he was, Ryan felt it was natural.

Ignoring the changes in order and the strengthening of authority, two Herrschers were replaced, one is the Herrscher of Consciousness, and the other is the Herrscher of Corrosion. Both of them are extremely low threat after their birth. Since they are playing chess, they can't always expect the opponent to make stupid moves.

"I have completely changed the course of civilization and gathered a huge force. If I can use foresight, even if I cheat, Honkai will only be a waste of meat. For example, the spiritual fusion warriors have a special subject in the tempering plan, which is prepared for the Herrscher of Knowledge."

"Forget it. I don't mind if the easy way doesn't work. It's always good to have a little challenge." After his punch missed, Ryan quickly calmed down.

He watched the Herrscher of Constraint drift away, and heard reports from the team that someone had suddenly fallen ill, or that the flying discs had lost control and collided with each other. Even though most people were still gritting their teeth and following, who knew what would happen next.

The good news is that his power is not that strong. If it were like the Death Note, where a cause of death is written and the target dies suddenly due to coincidence, I wouldn't play this game.

"We can't chase him. Although I forced the Twelfth Herrscher out, this authority is completely unfamiliar to me. I don't know how far He can go." Ryan made a decision quickly, but held Alicia's hand and continued to move forward.

"But we can't retreat. The Ruler of Constraint and He are working together. There is no place in the world that can stop us. I don't know how to clone myself, so it's impossible for me to rush to support him in an instant."

He had a terrible headache and even missed the Herrscher of Blood. At least the head-on, bloody fight was exhilarating, but with this kind of metaphysical authority, he didn't even have the chance to draw his sword.

If the number is not enough, they will be killed instantly by the Ruler of Constraint. Now there is another Ruler who is suspected of controlling fate. If the kind of accident Kevin and the others encountered happens once, it can kill a lot of people.

How can I predict this? This authority has no signs, and I don’t know when something will go wrong.

How to fight? Even if all the forces were gathered together, the Herrscher would not choose to fight head-on with his current style. He would only take the opportunity to clear the world and lure him to attack. As long as the Fire Moth took action, there would be a chance to fish in troubled waters.

No, they can even pretend to be dead, allowing humans to huddle together for warmth like hedgehogs, and slowly wear them down over ten, twenty, or even a hundred years.

This is the worst option, but even if it is the worst option, we have to wait until the Wandering Human Plan is completed. Considering the strength of the Ruler of Constraint, only one of New York and Haiyuan City can be saved.

"We can't retreat, nor can we chase. At this time, we have to rely on the genius girl, Super Ai Li."