I am the former civilized hero.

"Why would I lie to you? He just used another way to combine the garbage and reuse it. It was just unnecessary at that time." Ryan didn't want to explain too much and waved his hand. "Go back to the ship first. After reading my investigation report, think about what to do. I feel very complicated now."

“Shouldn’t you have a big head?”

“It’s a big headache, but I’m still very happy.”

Happy? What's there to be happy about?

Everyone was a little confused, and then they all looked at Alicia who was staring at the pit in a daze. Feeling the gazes, the girl raised her head even more confused, and soon turned into a pink pufferfish.

"Don't look at me, I don't have an idiotic aura!"

Ryan flew high into the sky with the wind, looking directly at the bright sun.

The most terrifying thing in the world is that your enemy treats you as an ant that can be crushed to death at will. He doesn’t even need to use his brain and can bring despair upon you with a wave of his hand. If the enemy reacts, it proves that what he is doing is right. If he reacts violently, it proves that he poses a threat.

Of course I was happy. I almost couldn't hold back my laughter. Inferring from the means, the important conjecture that Mei and I made was indeed correct, and it was realized unexpectedly.

When will the end come? How will the end come?

The research on these two topics started a long time ago. Through the feedback from Alicia and the reaction of the "beast" this time, Ryan was almost certain.

"On the premise that the energy is fully accumulated, as long as all the Herrschers end, the end will come. This end is a modifier, not an adjective. To be precise, it means the Herrscher of the End who possesses the strongest power and all authority. Of course, it does not necessarily have to be a Herrscher. You can be the cocoon of the end and die yourself."

"That's a very accurate description. It can be compared to an executioner who restarts civilization." Mei took off her glasses and wiped them gently on her white coat. "Each Herrscher can destroy civilization, but the end they created is just an adjective. According to your theory, in order for the Herrscher of the End to come, at least thirteen Herrschers are needed to lay the foundation."

Smart people don't need Ryan's long explanation. May quickly made her own judgment, making Ryan nod slightly.

"This is the rule of the game. Otherwise, once they sense my threat, they can directly send down the Herrscher of the End to restart everything, and I won't have the chance to grow up."

"That would be both shameless and boring. If it is just to destroy civilization, then there is no point in restarting it. Since it is a test, we must leave enough time to answer the questions, even if our answers do not meet His wishes."

As a top student, Mei made a very appropriate analogy. She now had the observation of the Second God's Key, Vita's information, and Alicia's wonderful metaphor. Finally, she didn't have to fantasize about it anymore.

It may not be accurate, but I can guess it pretty close.

"Well, just like the basic program, even if you want to eliminate the threat, you can't go beyond the rules, and I accidentally got stuck in a bug." Ryan raised his head with some pleasure and said with a smile: "Originally, the Herrschers fell one by one, and then another one came down, leaving humans no chance to breathe. They either had to find new ideas or keep attacking the Herrschers and step into the abyss step by step."

The Herrscher cannot just sit there and do nothing. It is a life-and-death struggle, because the Stigmata Project and Prometheus are of little reference value to later civilizations in this regard.

"And because of your existence, a variable that was definitely not in the fixed program appeared, causing Honkai to have a second target. In order to increase the success rate, it had to send down multiple Herrschers at the same time. And because of Alicia's authority, a chain reaction was triggered."

Mei seemed to be talking to herself. Her hand wiping her glasses stopped unconsciously. Her eyes looked bright, just like when she had solved a difficult problem countless times while studying.

It was a perfect logical loop. She finally figured out the cause and effect. She couldn't help but look at the calm man, imagining where her fate would have gone without him.

Maybe I can get the answer, but all I can do is leave a seed and hope that people in later generations will perfect it. A fixed fate is indeed cruel, but only a fixed fate can make experience work and find a way out.

"Ryan, this is a very significant discovery."

"I don't think it makes any sense. Even if the probability has reached 90%, it will not affect the outcome of the game." Ryan was not complacent. For him, this was a matter of course.

Now it is very clear that Cocoon of the End does not want him to get stuck in the BUG, ​​so he has to find a way to activate the restart program, or find a way to bypass the BUG.

"He wants to use us to get back on track, and will not tolerate our delay." Mei let out a long sigh and put a stack of documents in his hand. These were the suggestions for handling the situation that everyone had proposed, but they all overlooked a premise:

"If we ignore it, End Cocoon has another option."

"Well, just like Venus, just overturn the table and stop playing, and let this planet return to silence. Without the Earth, we are like stray dogs, and we can only think about how to survive in the quantum ocean in the future." Ryan already had the answer. Human beings have never been the problem. Earth civilization is the essence. Even without the Earth, it seems that this exam has no meaning.

Thinking of this, he asked tentatively: "That is another topic, another enemy. I am confident that I can exist in the Quantum Sea for a long time."

"This is no different from a world bubble, except that with our help, we can survive across world bubbles. But don't forget, except for you, humans are always creatures on the imaginary side. There is too much uncertainty in becoming children of the sea." Mei shook her head and refused. Even with Vita's information, they only knew the tip of the iceberg of the sea.

This is equivalent to starting over from scratch. Not only Suo, who knows if there will be things similar to Honkai in the sea. The Venusians did not think of letting the entire population wander around at the beginning.

"Then let's agree to accept the challenge of the Cocoon of the End. We have been preparing for so long, and we are unwilling to do nothing." Ryan tapped the table with one hand and rubbed his chin with the other hand. "Although there is little information now, I have a hunch that He wants us to get back on track. According to Vita's information, I think the relationship between the Beast and the Herrscher should be equal, but the former failed on Venus, so He put more energy on the Herrscher."

"Then He discovered that there was a traitor named Alicia among the Herrschers. We took advantage of her to exploit the bug. With the level of the Cocoon of the End, we won't be helpless."

Mei listened quietly. There was no evidence for this idea, it was just a wild fantasy, but she always felt that it was possible.

"It's like a backup plan. If the Herrscher route doesn't work, can we use Honkai Beasts to restart civilization?"

"Well, if the Cocoon of the End had only one trump card in its hand, it would seem too shabby. Fortunately, we discovered the abnormality of the Honkai Beast." Ryan stood up with the help of the table and paced back and forth in the small conference room. Every time he discussed with Mei alone, he seemed to be blessed with the 'intelligence aura' and his thinking was extremely agile.

"After fighting him for more than three years, I have another hypothesis: since the energy of the Cocoon of the End is taken from the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, and considering the relationship between the strength of the Honkai and the development of civilization, I think his limit is not fixed, and his power is not infinite."

Ryan has been fighting against Honkai for many years. In addition to allowing the Fire Moth to preserve more power, he has also greatly shortened the time. You have to know that it took five years from the third Herrscher to the eighth Herrscher in the original world line. Even if he is a stud, he should be tired of constantly sending down the Herrscher.

"Now that you mention it, I think the progress is indeed a bit fast." Mei narrowed her eyes, and looking back from the present time, she realized that humans are growing at an extremely fast rate.

Excluding Alicia, in less than four years, they have gone from the third Herrscher to the twelfth Herrscher. They have sent down multiple Herrschers in succession, but most of them were like throwing meat buns at dogs and never came back. Due to the short interval, the last few Herrschers even used unconventional methods.

For example, the authority of the Herrscher of Blood, the use of fusion warriors as carriers to increase strength, and the fusion of the Herrscher of Constraint and the Herrscher of Thousands...

"I seem to sense his fatigue, just like the recycling of the Honkai beast this time. If he was calm, he wouldn't have to be so stingy. It seems to interfere with your pace of becoming stronger, but in fact it's because there is no more energy to waste?"

Mei immediately had an idea. This was a reverse argument. If the Cocoon of the End was really invincible, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. She could just hold back a big wave and crush humans to pieces.

No, 'holding it' itself has a kind of tiring meaning.

"We need to find a way to prove the collapse limit conjecture. Perhaps the end of our civilization is not as strong as we imagined. If the 'Spark Project' succeeds, the end that the post-civilization faces may be ridiculously strong?"

Mei's face froze. She had been promoting the 'Spark Project', and many of its contents were rejected by Ryan. She was still a little resentful. Then Ryan proposed the 'Honkai Impact 3 Conjecture' and rejected her plan.

Could it be that I am just overthinking this? There is no way to do a control group experiment, and time cannot be reversed.

"Okay, I'll cut the budget for the 'Spark Project' again and invest it in the other projects. We can also put the cannon like Vivi into practice." Mei shook her head helplessly and adjusted her glasses. "To be honest, I don't like being a reckless man and leaving no way out."

"Hahaha, I'm not targeting you. Besides, this hypothesis needs to be verified."

The two reached a consensus and chose to move forward instead of retreating back into the sea. After the decision, things became simpler.

"There are still a few steps left for the Tsunami Plan. We can't just ignore the Honkai Beast. You have to find a way to get something from it. While hunting down the Beast, we also have to get rid of the remaining Herrschers. If the Beast still doesn't work, our patience will run out, and then we'll have to get anxious."

Mei is also very conflicted. She is now afraid of the end, but also looking forward to it. I believe it is the same for Honkai. After all, according to the procedural priority, suspending the exam is the last resort.

"You are talking about Alicia." Ryan looked at her expressionlessly.

"Yes, if Cocoon is unable to implement the restart plan, He will have no choice but to erase the concept of 'Earth civilization'. Judging from the situation on Venus, time is meaningless to Him." Mei crossed her hands and supported her chin. "Of course, these are all assumptions, but we have to be prepared."

Ryan was speechless. He didn't know whether the collapse would overturn the table, but he was clear about its trump card to restart civilization, which was to give birth to the Herrscher of the End.

But this trump card is held down and cannot be turned over. If I were the Cocoon of the End, it seems that I have no choice. I can't just keep giving away meat.

"Don't worry, I have an idea. Under the premise that Alicia survives, maybe someone will help to put together the conditions. Even if the conditions are very reluctant, it doesn't matter from his point of view."

Ryan's answer was somewhat ambiguous, but Mei's eyes lit up after hearing it: "No wonder you revealed some information, are you sure?"

"Everything depends on human efforts. What he can do is the best. If he can't, I have other plans. At most, they will take longer and have greater risks." Ryan knocked on the table, with no intention of discussing the issue in depth, and returned the question to the starting point.

"The most important thing now is to take advantage of this opportunity to reap as much benefit as possible before His patience runs out."

"Judging from the self-explosion just now, he is on guard against you. He is such a smart opponent."

"I didn't say I was the only one who benefited." Ryan spread his hands and made a decision: "We should be lenient with our enemies. We need to speed up the preparations for the 'Star Era' plan. While we are hunting, we should send robots to the remaining military bases and use as many resources as we can."

"Don't you leave any backup at all?" Mei already had a plan for this. For example, the Antarctic shelter could be repaired. After all, the Honkai beasts would not destroy supplies.

"It's right to do the preparatory work in advance. We don't have the qualifications to be a backup. Besides, only with these materials can we advance the construction of 'Genesis'." Ryan tapped on the keyboard, and a giant structure appeared on the computer screen, which looked like a concave mirror.

This is also one of the gifts he prepared for Honkai, and it is also the "cannon" in Mei's mouth. Because there is no Herrscher of Corrosion, human technology can develop without restraint.

"Fusion Warriors, including the later artificial collapse and Chimera Project, are the ultimate in the biological direction, but Velvet has no restrictions, so it can be a blessing for those who suffer from firepower phobia."

Mei glanced at the screen. This was also one of the projects she led. She spoke hesitantly, "The development of the war machine is not a high priority. I don't know if the Herrscher of Corrosion will come, and I don't know if Prometheus can suppress her."

"Don't worry about it. Just pile up all the scientific research results and use up all the supplies. We are not qualified to take it easy. If the end comes sooner than expected--" Ryan waved his hand and said decisively:

"The first battle is the decisive battle, I want to go all in!"

Chapter 4: Hunting! (K)

The first battle is the decisive battle. If we really push the progress to the end, there will be no chance to turn back.

Either you cross over and gain true freedom, or you finally destroy everything and restart civilization.

Of course, there is a third possibility, that is, like Venus, "Cocoon" changes its target and directly blows up the earth. He will start a new test on another planet.

If you think about it carefully, this third result is not a big loss for Jian.

In fact, when Ryan and Mei were discussing the next step, the corridor outside was already crowded with people. After all, the previous combat meeting was not a pleasant one, and everyone racked their heads but could not come up with a suitable solution.

The strange Honkai beast was hiding underground, and most people believed that it must be constantly moving. When the global surveillance report from high-altitude satellites came out, their guess became more certain.

South America is the base camp, but after the humans retreated, other places have long been occupied by Honkai beasts. According to the latest surveillance report, those Honkai beasts that used to wander around in groups of three or five have disappeared, as if they had committed mass suicide, and no trace of them can be seen anymore.

There are no such coincidences in the world. According to Mobius, the Honkai beasts remaining in various places have been summoned.

Who is calling them? What are they being called for?

There are no answers to these two questions yet, but judging by the intelligence we know now, it is more like clenching a loose palm into a fist, preparing for a heavy blow.

Because the presence of the Herrscher has always been so strong, people have forgotten that the original intention of creating the Fusion Warriors was to deal with the Honkai beasts.

"And that fat woman is still so heartless, making me worry for nothing." Mobius glanced and saw Alicia sitting behind the railing, swinging her legs gently and humming a song.

She did not participate in the discussion, but she knew that this would not work. The matter of the Herrscher was not over yet, so how could there be another threat from the Honkai Beast?

"Isn't that how Ellie is? She knows it very well." Eden smiled and didn't take it to heart at all.

"She should at least be a little nervous."

"It's meaningless. Just listen to Ryan's instructions. He will come up with a perfect plan."

Mobius moved his lips, not knowing what to say to these idiots. Can trust alone solve any problem?

Well, I don’t know what to do, so I’ll just let that guy worry about it. Well, although I’m the one getting the salary, this is the responsibility of the general manager.

Dr. Mebius, who was known as the smartest person in the Fire Moth, stopped thinking decisively and leaned against the wall in a daze. Not long after, the door opened and Ryan came out with a calm expression.

Her eyes lit up and she immediately went up to him: "What did you discuss with Mei?"

"Are you curious? Didn't I ask you to join just now?"

"Just listen to the result. I don't want to quarrel with that woman."

"Counterattack as the enemy attacks us. The battle continues. This isn't the first time Honkai has given me problems." Ryan looked confident as he glanced at the people at the door. "Besides being a little shameless, this is essentially a form of waste utilization. He's anxious, which is a good thing for us. It's better to take action than to hold back."

Isn't this also holding back? When those Honkai beasts reach a greater strength, who knows what they can do. Besides, it's not like the Herrscher was once a human being, so even the fat woman's authority cannot interfere.

Mobius was not so easy to fool. Based on her professional ability, she noticed the third advantage of this tactic: beasts and humans are completely different. This would nullify Alicia's authority. As long as the connection was established, the Herrscher would stop himself from self-destructing because of his survival instinct.

But she didn't say it out loud. If Ryan wanted to fool her, then let him do so. Why did he have to jump out and sing a different tune?

"Well, they are just a bunch of brainless monsters. They are only strong in Honkai energy."

"Without authority, the threat is much smaller. To be honest, it's just that he is fearless and daring enough to die, which is commendable."