I am the former civilized hero.

The Cocoon of the End was stuck, and the restart process seemed to be paused by an obsession, making Ryan's eyes even sharper.

Kallis, go ahead and seek your answer, even if it will only help me hold Him back for one more minute!

Chapter 5: All is done, the end is near (K)

When the mountains turn into plains, when the frozen soil turns into hot magma.

A morning glory is blooming on the unrecognizable land.

It is so magnificent, its petals are like mountains, covering a large area and casting a large shadow.

The quiet moonlight dyed it silver-white, ignoring the ravines and gullies on the ground next to it, and the giant sword suspended on the flower stem, giving it a strange beauty.

"This moon and these flowers are so beautiful."

Eden muttered, his chest rising and falling slightly.

The singing voice can destroy the barrier. She was tired from singing, but when she was depressed, she saw such a beautiful scene, which made her tired look refreshed.

The vast land was dead silent, with only moonlight, white flowers, and a fleet at the edge of the sky. Sensitive people could find beauty everywhere, but others were not attracted by the scene in front of them. They all had serious expressions and looked into the distance without blinking.

Everyone was full of questions about what that thing was and what it wanted to do, because the pressure that had been growing stronger suddenly stopped. It couldn't be an expression of goodwill or preparation for peace talks.

Everyone's minds were a little confused, and warriors like Kevin and Qianjie were even more confused. They were ready to rush forward for a big fight, but they found that the enemy had no reaction, as if they had been beaten to death by Ryan.

"Is this the end? Just trying to be mysterious!" Qianjie snorted heavily, feeling that the fighting spirit that he had gathered with great difficulty was showing signs of dissipating.

"Don't be disappointed, Qianjie. If He stays here, we won't have to take any risks. This would be the best." Hua advised, and then he saw Qianjie half turned around, staring at him with a complicated look.

He seemed to want to scold her, but he couldn't say anything. He could only see the corners of his mouth trembling slightly.

Anyone with a little intelligence would know that the end has not even stepped onto the stage, or has only shown one foot, but has stopped for some reason.

But the train of fate has already roared towards the destination, and no one can stop it, not even the Cocoon of the End itself.

Expectations are mixed with fear. The former is a wish, while the latter is more like instinct. It makes everyone afraid to speak casually, for fear of setting a flag or something.

In this weird atmosphere, Ryan came back.

"What are you all standing there for? All soldiers above the rank of vice captain, go to the bridge. Let's make arrangements for what happens next."

The man seemed very steady, just like his reactions to the Honkai countless times. It seemed that the word "end" was no different in his eyes than the previous Herrscher.

"Ryan, what's up with that thing?"

"Someone is holding us back and causing the progress to come to a halt. This is a good thing for us. At least we don't have to fight continuously and can take a break." Ryan entered the battleship without looking back. He walked hurriedly, but there was really nothing unusual about him.

This is true. It is torture when the knife hanging over your head does not come down for a long time. But on the other hand, wouldn't it be better to take a breath and recover some strength?

Even with rotation, dealing with the tree's attack just now was quite tiring. Facing a strong enemy, of course, we have to adjust to the best condition. At least we can take this opportunity to modify the suicide note.

After a moment of silence, many people turned back to look at the frozen moonlight and flowers.

"This guy is really calm. He's not panicked at all?" Mebius broke the silence. Of course, he would not say that he almost panicked to death just now.

"Maybe he and Mei had already considered all the situations. The end came a little suddenly, but it was not without signs." Ying explained in a low voice. When she accompanied Ryan on hunting, she knew what this man was observing.

"To be honest, I think it's not bad to usher in the end. It's better than this thing sinking the Eurasian continent. If it wants to taste the sweetness, what if it bombs it indiscriminately every time? We can't just watch it destroy the earth."

Ying was very observant and had long seen what Ryan feared the most. If they were really so shameless as to dump garbage, everyone would have to pay with their lives, and then the Cocoon of the End could leisurely calculate and drop a larger amount next time.

"You mean to say that being able to fight Him to the death is happiness?" Andevich took half a step forward and met the girl's stern gaze.

"Yes, at least let the currency of life be spent with value. I am not afraid of fighting to the death, but I am afraid of not even having the chance to see the enemy, and this opportunity is unique."

Everyone was silent. Some people probably knew where this opportunity came from. If they didn't seize it, the fate of the earth would depend entirely on Honkai Mood.

"Don't think too much. Ryan has already built the platform. Let's work together!" Alicia finally stood up and raised her right fist high. However, there was no response. Everyone stared at her silently, which made her scratch her face subconsciously.

Most people aren't in a very good mood. Well, just hearing the word 'end' is scary.

She was just thinking about how to mobilize everyone's emotions when she saw Kevin was the first to walk into the ship, followed by Qianjie, and then Ying. Gradually, everyone filed in.

Of course fear exists, but I have been able to get through it for so many years, relying on inertia, it seems that the End is no different from other Herrschers.

......

Dengdengdeng.

The leather boots pounded powerfully on the steel floor, and the man, whose murderous aura had not yet dissipated, strode forward.

Ryan didn't have the energy to prepare himself mentally, at least he was in control of the overall situation and could be mentally prepared. Ordinary warriors would inevitably feel confused when transitioning from "beast" to the end while fighting.

After finally destroying the Ruler of Constraint, we encountered beasts again. While hunting the beasts, a skeleton giant appeared. After we killed the skeleton giant, a giant tree followed. It seemed endless.

One thing after another made Ryan a little overwhelmed, but fortunately he was also the scriptwriter, so he was mentally prepared.

"It's a miracle that Kallis actually did it."

Before Kevin and the others came in, Ryan had already found Mei. She also had a part in the script, and many images were flashing on the big screen in the conference room, but Ryan had no time to observe them carefully.

"It is indeed a miracle, but he was forced to do so. Just now, Cocoon of the End either wanted to recycle all his strength and make a desperate attempt, or he ran out of patience and was ready to give up everything."

"He couldn't accept either possibility, and neither could I."

"The first one doesn't work either?"

"I can hunt down ordinary mutated Honkai beasts, but that thing definitely has no chance. When it is sure that I will cut it in half, it will release energy instantly, commonly known as self-destruction."

According to Mobius' calculations, this explosion must be extremely powerful and can completely sink the Eurasian continent. In fact, this is not a big deal. The only thing is that the Cocoon of the End may feel that the damage is too severe and not even worth restarting, so it may simply destroy the Earth completely and go on to cause trouble on the next planet.

Restarting and destruction may seem the same, but they are completely different in essence, and the means to be taken are even more different.

The highest level of restart is the Cocoon of End itself, which is equivalent to the examiner leaving the stage. You will pass if you defeat her; Destruction is when the examiner leaves the stage and burns down the original examination room while walking to the next classroom.

Ryan couldn't help but think of Vita's last information. The Venusians were forced to perish together, and he was immediately grateful for what he saw in the Quantum Sea.

Venus played the role of "pre-civilization". With their information, Ryan planned according to destruction as the final test from the beginning, and now it has come to almost the same time point as the Venusians.

There are many ways to be destroyed. The most horrible one is of course for the examiner to take part in it himself, but the most likely one is also like this. At least in a sense, this is a continuation of the exam.

It is much more beneficial than hiding in a dark place where he cannot be reached and then setting fire directly.

He rolled his eyes and looked at one of the screens, which showed the images taken by the launched satellite.

Above the moon, a touch of purple light appeared in the vast dark universe, somewhat like rising waves, and in the center of the waves, a huge sphere was breaking through the waves, in a half-real and half-virtual state.

The destructive energy, which was enough to cause the detector to explode, spread throughout the universe, as if it was going to swallow the moon. Then the wave formed a tail that linked to the earth 380,000 kilometers away, and its end point was the flower on the ice field.

"The cocoon responded to the call of the 'beast'. So that's it. The tree pulled it out." Ryan said to himself in a slightly superstitious tone:

"Gather all the beasts into one, use the huge Houkai energy to cause resonance, make the cocoon appear, and produce the brilliant flower called the end. Sure enough, there is a way to skip the necessary conditions I know."

"Is this the opportunity that Calis seized?" Mei was also a little curious. Seeing the numbers scrolling on the screen, Prometheus was using energy changes to calculate the time when it would finally arrive.

Before it became a reality, no one could attack it, so she didn't seem to be in a hurry.

At this time, all the soldiers above the level of vice-captain also came to the bridge and were attracted by the picture in the center of the screen. The anomaly that appeared in the vast starry sky was indeed mysterious and magnificent.

As their sights were focused, they felt as if their souls were being drawn in, their hearts beat instinctively, and everyone felt their mouths dry.

So the real enemy is in the sky, and the tree is just a signal tower? And why are Mei and Ryan so calm? Don't they think that thing is very dangerous?

Ryan was indeed very calm. He allowed the group of people to use their imaginations while looking at the screen, and he also had the leisure to answer May's questions.

"He just went with the flow. This thing has many uses. It can be used as a signal tower, and it can also be used for other things."

"Does he have an answer?"

"I don't know, but Calis lit the fuse, so he must have a way to ask the Cocoon of the End." Ryan chose to think from Calis's perspective, and didn't dwell on how Calis did it. "Before getting the answer, holding on to His thigh and not letting Him go on, objectively gave us time. As for how long, it still requires Prometheus to calculate."

This is equivalent to the effect of Kevin's strongest sword in the original world line, which stopped the pace of the End for twenty-four hours. Originally, Ryan had to find a way to get this breathing space, but now it seems that the gift can be saved for later.

It was very short, but very precious, and it even made Alicia and others feel good about it. Calis did help objectively.

"Can he succeed?"

"I don't know, and I'm not interested. Even if he has the answer, he needs to get close to the tree without the authority to restrain him. I can only wish him good luck." Ryan seemed extremely indifferent. This was originally a mutual exploitation, and there was nothing to empathize with.

"There's no need to waste time on his affairs. Regardless of success or failure, Calis has nothing to do with our world line. Let's all find a place to sit. Now it's time for us to answer questions."

As soon as he finished speaking, those who were staring at the screen in a daze or trying to help Calis came to their senses and dispersed. Then they realized that there were too many people and there was no place to sit. Most of them could only lean against the wall or squat on the stairs.

As the most important combat meeting in the history of Fire Moth, no, humankind, this is too informal, isn't it?

Alicia tilted her head. She didn't care about the sense of ceremony, but she just felt that it was different from what she had imagined.

It should be in a conference room with a huge icon of the Fire Moth painted on it. Ryan sat at the top, sweeping his majestic eyes over. Everyone looked serious and excited, but Ryan was serious now, but he was leaning back in his chair, raising his right foot and swinging it gently, with the pen in his hand spinning rapidly between his fingers.

"Still no signs of panic. Also, dear Mebius, can you not move closer to Ryan? Didn't you see that the bunny-eared bodyguard has pushed you away several times?"

As she watched, Alicia started to smile. This kind of serious, lively, united and tense atmosphere was also very good.

Ryan did not look as if he was facing a great enemy. Things had already happened and there was no point in scaring others or himself. Even the preliminary battle plan had been drawn up long ago.

"Let's carry out the 'Star Era' operation according to the second version. We just need to modify the details."

It has never been Ryan's style to cram and decide on a battle plan at the last minute. As soon as he finished speaking, the top-secret information stored in the central database was sent to everyone's tactical terminal.

The content was tens of thousands of words long, filled with densely packed tables and data. Unlike in the past, this time even Qianjie, who had no interest in plans, stretched his head to read it carefully.

It is very detailed, and you can see that there are many modifications. Each step has multiple extensions, and tries to take the enemy's response into account.

"I don't quite understand it, but it looks pretty impressive."

Qianjie had never attended any special training, and Liu Deqina turned the pages too quickly, so he soon retracted his head and stared at Ryan in the captain's seat in a daze.

This guy had arranged everything? How did he know that the Honkai beasts could gather together and attract the End, and that the End would pause and use this time to start all the preparations?

I understand. He can predict the future. No wonder that woman Abonya is always talking nonsense. No wonder I can't beat him no matter how hard I try.

Huh, it seems that my original purpose was to fight him to the death. The future and end of mankind has nothing to do with me.

Qianjie suddenly had an epiphany and was about to ask when his head was turned away by a small hand.

"Captain, please be serious. No one will be safe after the fight starts. If I die, the Annihilation Team will have to rely on you to lead it." Liu Dezina was serious for a rare moment, and there was no warm smile on her tense face anymore.

"If you want to kill you, you have to step over my dead body!" Qianjie blurted out, and then saw a hint of surprise burst out in those ruby-like eyes. He simply closed his mouth and turned his head to glare at Ryan.

Forget it, I've fallen into the trap. There's no way back anyway.

Why is Qianjie glaring at me? I was clearly somewhat impressed just now.

Ryan was puzzled. If he knew what he was thinking, he could only throw up his hands and say, "It was Mei who plotted against you. What does it have to do with me? And I don't have any vision for the future."

There are many similar battle plans in the database. They were all ideas proposed by him, and then Mei used Prometheus to calculate them. Humans cannot be omniscient and omnipotent, but they can use tools to try to take every detail into consideration.

This plan was proposed after exploring South America. There are several versions and it has been revised dozens of times. Basically, all the results of Kallis have been taken into consideration. This second version is not perfect, but the prerequisites are already very good.