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

Kevin pondered, "After all, judging from the previous situation, unless Ai Yue himself comes here, his attack range should not be enough to directly cover the entire factory. So as long as there is a time difference, the main control center will always be able to preserve something."

That's exactly what happened.

Prometheus quickly processed the remaining data from the main control center and then displayed it in the form of a projection. Unfortunately, the content did not contain much intuitive information. It was basically various text records, making it difficult for people to see the problem at a glance like the previous video.

Fortunately, Prometheus itself can parse this data.

"There's something unusual about the data in this place."

Prometheus directly magnified one set of data and displayed it to everyone. "This data is used to detect the concentration of Honkai energy near the factory. As you can see, the concentration of Honkai energy around the factory plummeted immediately before it stopped operating."

"This can be regarded as another confirmation of our conjecture, right?"

Alicia nodded, "Aiyue's power will indeed have an impact on Honkai energy."

"And this trajectory seems to be that of a long-range shooting?"

Kevin showed a thoughtful expression. "Can Ai Yue 'project' his power in this way? Then the attack on the plane before should have been similar."

"In addition, the data showed that the factory had only suffered one attack."

Prometheus projected a complete model of the factory, then outlined a passage-like structure in red. "This time, the attack entered directly from above the factory gate, striking the factory's energy system directly. This triggered an 'explosion' that paralyzed the factory."

"Explosion? But there's no trace of an explosion here."

Kevin then looked around the factory again, "Could this be a mistake?"

"My description was wrong. This explosion wasn't a physical explosion. Rather, it was the attack itself that caused diffusion after hitting the energy system."

The image projected by Prometheus changed again. The red part that originally ran straight through the entire factory suddenly spread out at the back end of the factory, directly dyeing half of the factory red.

"In other words, it was Ai Yue's power that spread after hitting the energy system, causing the entire factory's energy system to be depleted?"

Dr. Mei quickly reacted, a hint of horror in his tone, "Can power be used like this?"

Among the Herrschers that humans had faced in the past, very few could make delicate manipulations of the power itself. They tended to wantonly wield their power, destroying everything before them like the most brutal and savage beasts.

Even the most cunning eighth Herrscher, "Hersher of Consciousness", is simply trying to use a certain characteristic of power to pull all humans into a dream, but Ai Yue is conducting some special research on power.

Although the methods he has currently displayed cannot be considered exaggerated, such signs have given Dr. Mei a bad feeling.

"I don't want to admit it, but this is the truth. There are at least three independently operating energy systems inside the factory. If it weren't for this method, they wouldn't be able to be eliminated all at once."

Prometheus said, "But the good news is, if the trajectory of this attack still follows the laws of physics, then I might be able to trace back the general direction it came from."

"Thank you so much, Rose."

Dr. Mei sighed, "Although I don't think Ai Yue can stay where he is, it's at least a clue."

"But the most urgent thing now is to establish contact with Quinn, right?"

Alicia said, "As the person who currently has a grasp of the situation in Australia, Quinn must know much more than us."

"I tried to activate a drone that was almost fully assembled."

Eden came over from a distance. "But unfortunately, its internal circuits and energy systems have also been destroyed. I'm afraid Ai Yue's power is far more terrifying than what the data shows."

"Then there is only one way left."

Dr. Mei shook his head and said, "Let's go to the Star of Light. It's Australia's last line of defense and is where Quinn's mainframe is located. We'll definitely be able to contact her there."

However, at this moment, Qianjie, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "I don't recommend doing this."

"why?"

Kevin asked subconsciously.

"……intuition."

Qianjie uttered two words slowly, as if knowing that this was not enough to convince everyone, "Haven't you realized it yet? We've been targeted."

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

"Prometheus, based on the remaining data, can you analyze how long this factory was paralyzed?"

Dr. Mei was the first to react and looked directly at Prometheus.

"It's impossible to determine the exact time of paralysis, but it can be judged based on the stamp marks,"

Prometheus said, "At least five minutes before we arrived at this factory, it was still operating."

"In other words, this factory wasn't paralyzed a long time ago, but was attacked only when we were heading towards it?"

Alicia also realized at this moment, "Did we expose it?"

Compared to others, Kevin's reaction was more decisive. He jumped up from the spot, broke through the factory roof and rose into the air. Then he burst out with huge energy and swung a sword fiercely towards the Australian inland.

The majestic flames transformed into a real firebird, flew away into the distance, and finally exploded suddenly in mid-air.

After doing all this, Kevin fell back to the ground.

"Ai Yue must have locked onto our location through some means, but we're currently unsure what method he used."

Kevin frowned. "If that's the case, then we really can't go to the Star of Light, because that might lure Ai Yue over there as well."

He just wanted to use energy burst to blur the other party's possible locking behavior. Although he didn't know how effective this method would be, it should at least be able to mislead Ai Yue.

"But as the master of the Star of Light, how could Ai Yue not know its location?"

Alicia showed a puzzled expression, "Could it be possible that the Star of Light can still move?"

"Indeed, Ellie."

Prometheus took the initiative to respond to her question, "The Star of Light is itself a movable fortress, but it is usually half buried in the ground, so no one knows it."

"Such explosive news was just said so calmly?"

Alicia showed a strange look, "I really want to say something, but now I'm a little speechless..."

"In that case, the plan must be changed."

Kevin frowned. "Just like Qianjie said, if we are really being targeted, then the most reasonable thing to do now is... to split up."

90

Chapter 90: Are you hiding well?

"Isn't this a bit too risky?"

After hearing Kevin's words, Dr. Mei immediately expressed his objection: "You already have a small number of people. If you act separately, your combat effectiveness will be further weakened!"

“But this is really the best approach.”

Kevin said, "No matter what means Ai Yue used to target us, this will allow him to expend more energy. And once he thinks he has a chance to defeat us one by one, it will be easy to reveal his flaws."

"You mean, to lure him into taking the initiative in this way?"

Alicia shook her head. "Based on my understanding of Ai Yue, he wouldn't fall for such a low-level trap."

"I think so too."

Kevin glanced at Qianjie, who had fallen silent again, and said, "If it weren't for Qianjie's reminder, we might still be being led by the nose by the other party."

If it weren't for Qianjie's intuition, Kevin and the others might really go looking for the Star of Light experimental base next. With Prometheus as an aid, not only would it be easy to find it, it might even be possible to make the Star of Light appear on its own through contact with Quinn. In that case, Ai Yue's goal might be achieved.

Once Ai Yue gets ahead of Kevin and the others and destroys the Light Star Experimental Base, the combat effectiveness of the drone swarm will be greatly reduced. After losing the advantage of the drone swarm to help clear the Honkai beasts, Ai Yue won't even need to show up, and Kevin and the others may be trapped in the sea of Honkai beasts and unable to escape.

In that situation, if Ai Yue used his strange power to attack them again, the outcome for everyone would be predictable.

"Although this may seem inappropriate at this time, I still want to ask,"

Eden asked doubtfully, "Is Qianjie's intuition so reliable?"

As a non-combatant, Eden had never had any contact with Qianjie before. All she knew about this man came from other people's oral descriptions and impressions. Therefore, apart from knowing that he had a weird temper, was surprisingly strong in combat, and had not yet merged into a warrior, she didn't know much about Qianjie.

"This matter is not easy to explain."

In front of Qianjie, Dr. Mei's words were a little vague, "But I think his intuition can be trusted."

"I also agree with Qianjie's opinion."

Ying said from the side, "And considering the current situation where the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, it is definitely not a bad thing to be more cautious."

"Let's get back to the topic."

Kevin interrupted the conversation and said, "We chose to split up and act not just to lure Ai Yue into action, but more importantly, to try to solve the problem of being locked on by the other side."

The inability to determine Ai Yue's location had already made it difficult for Kevin and others to proceed to the next step of the battle. Now they were even being targeted by the enemy, which could be said to be a rebellion against Tian Gang.

If this problem cannot be solved, then their every move will be clearly exposed to Ai Yue. Even though Kevin is confident that with his strength, he is not afraid of any unorthodox methods, but when he thinks that the enemy he is going to face is Ai Yue, he can't help but waver.

He has such strength, but he has received a lot of care from Ai Yue. If he goes head-to-head with the opponent when he is at a disadvantage in intelligence, does he really have a chance of winning?

"Tell me about your specific plan."

Dr. Mei didn't argue any further. She knew she was far less experienced than Kevin in this area. So, she might as well make some changes based on Kevin's plan to improve its success rate. "If everyone agrees, then I won't object either."

"The plan is simple. First of all, we can confirm that Ai Yue only has creatures like Honkai Beasts that lack intelligence under his command. Honkai Beasts are unlikely to be of any help in tracking."

Kevin explained, "If that's the case, then the only one who can lock onto us is Ai Yue himself, and the technology he may have."

"Are you planning to increase the cost and effort for the other party to target us by splitting up your operations?"

Alicia also understood Kevin's meaning. "So, you don't plan to just split into two teams, right?"

"Yeah, if I could, I'd like everyone to spread out and go in different directions."

Kevin nodded. "The further we spread out, the less likely Ai Yue is to lock onto all of us. Once someone is out of his range, things will start to change."

"But how can we be sure we're out of his range?"

Ying showed a puzzled expression, "We don't even know how we were targeted by the other party now."

"This... I'm still thinking about it."

Kevin's expression couldn't help but become a little embarrassed. "But at least with the energy I just released, I can let Ai Yue use most of his energy on me. This way, your chances of escaping the lock will be higher."

"What kind of split-up operation is this?"

Dr. Mei finally couldn't help but say, "Aren't you just using yourself as bait?"

Although she did not explicitly express her disagreement, even Qianjie could hear the strong opposition in her words.

What's more, the feasibility of this plan is indeed not high. After all, even Kevin himself was hesitant in speaking about it.

The atmosphere became tense again.

"Come to think of it, isn't there a way to deal with this kind of problem in the plan that Ai Yue left behind?"

Alicia suddenly came to her senses. "Since he can predict his own transformation into a Herrscher, he should be able to take some countermeasures to what happens next, right?"

As if responding to Alicia's doubts, at this moment, a gentle voice reached everyone's ears.

"He did anticipate it, but I'm a little late. Sorry, everyone."

"Su?"

Kevin was the first to react, and then showed a happy expression, "Why are you here?"

Su was in charge of a new experimental project on the moon, which was something Kevin and others all knew. Therefore, although Ai Yue had made arrangements for him, no one had any expectations for it.

But I didn't expect that he could actually make it here.

"Of course it was Ai Yue's arrangement,"

Su smiled and said, "However, I just came down from the moon, and it will take some time to reach Australia."

"Su, do you mean that Ai Yue arranged for you to solve the current problem?"

Alicia then asked, "Do you have a way to help us avoid Ai Yue's lock?"

"First of all, the term 'locked' isn't accurate, because from my observation, Ai Yue didn't lock onto your specific location."

Su said, "You should have some understanding of Ai Yue's power, right?"

Kevin nodded and then expressed their guess.

"That's the problem."

Su smiled and said, "If this premise is true, then Ai Yue should be using the Honkai energy waves emitted from you to determine your location."

"It makes sense indeed. The power that can directly interfere with energy must also possess a keen sense of energy."

Dr. Mei agreed with Su's conclusion. "Compared to ordinary people, the radiation readings on fusion warriors are indeed much higher. Even if Ai Yue doesn't use his power, with his ability level, I even suspect he can use the materials from the drone to make a temporary monitoring system himself."

"So, it's not that splitting up the efforts is ineffective, but the risks and benefits are not proportional. I don't agree with this plan."