Honkai Impact 3: Saving the former civilization by rubbing the black technology

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Chapter 87 You don’t even let go of your own property.

The plane that lost power just hovered quietly in the air, as if supported by some invisible force.

In fact, this is indeed the case. After all, among the passengers, there is a psychic-perception fusion warrior who can use telekinesis.

"What to do now?"

Desdobia floated in the air, one hand raised above her head, precariously supporting the heavy transport plane. "We can't just drop it into the sea, can we?"

At this moment, everyone had escaped from the gap at the bottom of the plane and was floating in the air using the armored flight system. For a moment, they felt a little helpless.

"Daisy, how long can you hold on?"

Dr. May was the first to react and asked, "If possible, try to bring it to land. We need to find out what's wrong with it."

Although it is still unclear what went wrong with the plane, the sudden loss of power is very similar to the drone that flew into the empty space. If we can find some clues on this plane, we might be able to determine what kind of power Ai Yue holds.

But what worries Dr. Mei is that according to the information displayed on the map, the plane Kevin and others were on was clearly about fifty kilometers away from the Australian mainland. If all this was really caused by Ai Yue, then doesn't it mean that his power can work at such a long distance?

The amount of information that may be contained behind this scene is really too much.

"No problem. It's not far from Australia anyway. I should be able to do it."

Desdobia nodded, "But you have to stay away from me... Ugh!"

Not long after she finished speaking, she suddenly covered her head and made a sound of pain. At the same time, the plane above her head, which was supported by telekinesis, shook violently, and then tilted and fell down.

"Daisy!"

Kosmo immediately rushed over to support Desdobia and asked nervously, "What happened?"

"Telekinesis... the telekinesis attached to the plane has disappeared!"

Desdobia squeezed out a few words from between her teeth, "I'm sorry, Dr. Mei, I..."

Desdobia didn't even finish her words before she lost consciousness in the intense pain.

"Forget the plane, lower your altitude!"

Kevin made a prompt decision and gave the order, "Otherwise we will become the next target!"

Everyone descended immediately and stopped only when they were almost touching the sea surface.

"What should we do now?"

Kevin asked, "Prometheus, can you contact the drone swarm? Has the drone swarm been affected by the unidentified attack just now?"

Although there is no concrete evidence yet, everyone is clear that an attack that can cause such a result and directly make a fusion warrior fall into a coma from a long distance can only be the work of a Herrscher.

"No, my connection with Quinn has been cut off. It seems to be related to the unknown attack just now."

Prometheus responded, "We must reach Australia to establish communication with Quinn via drone."

"It seems we have no choice but to keep moving forward."

Dr. Mei sighed, "Kevin, proceed with caution. I've marked the crash site. Leave the subsequent salvage and research plans to Wei Erwei and the others."

Before Kevin and others set off, Dr. Mei once asked Weiwei about the current progress of her research, and the answer she got was "soon", so there should be results soon.

In comparison, even if Kevin and others could pull the plane out of the sea, with their abilities, it would be difficult for them to find any useful clues from it. In this case, they might as well put all their energy into the next battle plan.

Kevin had no objection to Dr. Mei's arrangement. He just glanced at Kosmo and said, "Kosmo, how is Desdobia doing?"

"The armor system's life support system detected no abnormalities. It should be a coma caused by excessive mental exhaustion."

Kosmo responded, "Boss Kevin, I want to temporarily place Daisy on the small island ahead. She can't continue to participate in the battle now."

"can."

Kevin nodded. "Also, you should stay and take care of her. That way, we can keep in touch. When Desdobia regains consciousness, remember to ask her about her feelings after the attack. Perhaps you can find some clues from her answers."

If the attack just now really came from the Herrscher, then Desdobia was the first person to come into contact with the Herrscher. Her feelings are extremely important to Kevin and others now.

"I understand."

Kosmo nodded, but didn't ask to join the battle. "Thank you."

If it were in the past, he would probably choose to continue fighting after settling Desdobia, but now, he can no longer say that.

This made Kosmo a little confused for a moment. He didn't know whether such a change in himself had caused him to become weak due to his emotions.

"Okay, keep going."

Kevin nodded, then looked at the others, "To be on the safe side, we should move in a dispersed formation."

Although it is currently impossible to obtain more useful intelligence from the crashed plane, considering that the plane did not lose power just once, but the four engines failed one after another for unknown reasons, which led to the crash, it can be seen that the opponent's attack range is not very large.

Therefore, if lowering the flight altitude still cannot avoid the enemy's aiming, then using a dispersed formation can at least reduce the probability of casualties.

Of course, Kevin still hoped that the other party would not be able to launch an attack in this situation. After all, even though he was a battle-hardened person, he did not have the confidence to dodge that kind of "colorless and tasteless" attack directly.

Fortunately, his wish did not come to pass. After everyone flew in silence for 50 kilometers and arrived at the Australian mainland, everything returned to normal. The kind of attack that came without any warning or expression did not occur again.

After arriving in Australia, Kevin immediately looked at Prometheus and asked, "Can we contact the drone swarm now?"

"Please wait."

Prometheus paused, then sent a navigation message to everyone's armor system, "Follow this direction, there is a drone factory of Quinn, there we should be able to establish contact with Quinn."

Perhaps because the voice of artificial intelligence had no emotional fluctuations, no one had any doubts about Prometheus' words, but only Prometheus himself knew that this situation was abnormal.

Ever since receiving the video, she has never contacted Quinn again, as if he had simply evaporated from the world.

But as the latest generation of artificial intelligence created by Dr. Ai Yue, and with the support of a swarm of drones, Quinn can be said to be the most difficult existence to kill in the world. How could such an artificial intelligence disappear in less than a day?

However, when the drone factory marked by Prometheus appeared before everyone, she finally wavered.

Everything seemed normal in the factory, except that no sound was coming out.

The factory, which should theoretically produce drones 24 hours a day, has stopped operating.

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Chapter 88 The case is solved.

"Rose, are you sure this is the place?"

Seeing this, Alicia couldn't help but wonder: "From the outside, it seems to be fine, but it seems to have been abandoned?"

"This is impossible,"

Prometheus responded, "This place should be working normally. Even if the Honkai Beasts were able to break through the drones' encirclement and attack here, it shouldn't be so quiet and tidy."

Prometheus's answer was not unreasonable. After all, this place was on the edge of the Australian mainland, and there was the sea behind the factory. If a malfunction occurred here due to the attack, it would mean that the Honkai Beast had already broken through the encirclement of the drone group.

But judging from the environment at the scene, there was no trace of a Honkai beast attack at all, and the factory in front of them could not find any signs of being attacked from the outside, as if it had simply been abandoned.

"I'm afraid it's that strange Herrscher power again."

Dr. Mei made a judgment. "We've already encountered two instances where a machine could be paralyzed without causing any damage to its exterior. This factory right before our eyes might be the third instance."

"There's no point in saying more. Let's go in and check it out."

Kevin also made a judgment. "Qianjie and I will lead the way. Alicia, you and Ying will cover the rear. Move forward."

Several people quickly entered the factory, and the scene before them made everyone more certain of Dr. Mei's judgment.

There are still parts on the production line, but the conveyor belt underneath has long stopped running. There is a half-assembled drone on the assembly table next to it. It only needs the last two steps before it can be started and sent to the front line.

“The molten steel used to cast the parts hasn’t even completely solidified yet, but it’s already completely cool.”

After entering the factory, Sakura, who was the most agile, used her advantage to walk around several times inside and out. "How strange! This doesn't make sense at all... It's like the heat has been sucked away in advance."

"Could it really be the power to absorb energy?"

Kevin once again brought up his previous speculation, "But, can such power have an effect on Desdobia's telekinesis?"

"If it was absorption, then Desdobia shouldn't have said 'telekinesis is gone' before she fell into a coma."

Alicia shook her head. "As a fusion warrior with telepathic perception, it's impossible for her to not be able to tell whether her telekinesis was being absorbed. So even if it really was absorbed, it should only be a manifestation of the Herrscher's power."

"I found the factory's main control center."

At this moment, Eden's voice came from the other end of the factory, "But it seems that it can't be started. Kevin, can you bring the Prometheus host over here?"

After the incident in Australia, Prometheus lost contact with all its extensions in Australia. Therefore, in order to facilitate operations, Dr. Mei specifically asked Kevin to bring a Prometheus extension, for fear of further loss of contact.

Kevin and the others quickly arrived at Eden's side, and after a simple scan, Prometheus made a judgment: "It's just out of energy. Just connect me to the host and you can start it."

Soon, the screen of the main control system lit up, but this time it only lasted for a short time before going out again. No matter what Prometheus tried, it was of no avail.

"what happened?"

Kevin asked, "Isn't it just a lack of energy?"

"The internal circuits are also completely burned out. Judging from the current situation, this factory must have been hit by excessive energy during operation, causing a malfunction."

Prometheus responded quickly, "I can only try to read the information on the internal disk. I hope I can find something useful."

"Excessive energy impact..."

After hearing all this, Dr. Mei fell into deep thought, and then said, "Kevin, take down the independent energy system of the main control center and take a look."

In order to prevent accidents in the factory due to unexpected events, in Ai Yue's design, each fully automatic drone production factory will set up an independent energy supply system for the main control center. In this way, even if the loss cannot be stopped in time, at least the main control center can collect enough data to improve the subsequent factory design based on this and prevent similar incidents from happening.

"I understand."

Kevin nodded and was about to squat down, but stopped. "Uh, where is the independent energy system here?"

Finally, under the guidance of Prometheus, he found the energy system of the main control center. After removing the outer shell, he found that the core part inside was empty.

"Are Honkai Energy Crystals used here?"

Kevin immediately reacted, "Is it so luxurious?"

"It's an artificial Honkai energy crystal, the masterpiece of Dr. Ai Yue."

Prometheus corrected him, "We originally planned to make it public, but then we were afraid of causing a riot, so we put it on hold."

"Can Honkai energy crystals be artificially created?"

Kevin immediately showed a look of astonishment. He knew nothing about scientific research and naturally had never cared about it, so he was completely unaware of these things.

"After all, it's Ai Yue, so it's normal."

Dr. Mei didn't care. "I don't think there's anything he can't do. The main reason the artificial Houkai energy crystal project hasn't been made public is because it's not universally applicable. Currently, only Australia has the conditions to manufacture it... Anyway, that's not the point. Kevin, focus on observing the inside of the shell."

Upon hearing this, Kevin turned the shell over and quickly discovered something: "Is this... a sign of melting?"

"A large amount of Honkai energy released in an instant would cause such marks, but the material is of high quality. Even with this, it hasn't burned through."

Dr. Mei found the clue he was looking for and nodded with satisfaction. "It seems that the energy was not sucked away, but was forcibly released."

"Isn't it a power that can make Honkai energy ineffective?"

Kevin couldn't help but open his eyes wide, "Does such power really exist?"

After all, this kind of power sounds completely contrary to the essence of the Herrscher.

"But if that's the case, it would explain why the Honkai Beasts would be circumventing that area."

Ying said, "Given the nature of Honkai beasts, they will be killed immediately if they enter the area covered by the power."

"So that's why Daisy said 'the telekinesis disappeared', not that the telekinesis was sucked away, right?"

Alicia suddenly realized, "The power that Ai Yue possesses is the manipulation of energy? But isn't the scope too exaggerated?"

Whether it is this factory or the plane they are riding, they are at an exaggerated distance from the blank area in the video. If Ai Yue can release his power at this distance, then even a fusion warrior would not be able to get close to him, let alone defeat him.

At this moment, Prometheus, who had been silent for a long time, finally responded: "Residual data detected, recovering..."

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Chapter 89 What? My long legs ran away?

"I don't know what clues we can find in the residual data."

Looking at Prometheus processing data, Dr. Mei's tone was full of anticipation.

"There's always something to gain."