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

But he himself couldn't be sure how long he could delay. After all, there was no shortage of smart people in the Fire Moth. His bluff would most likely be seen through by others and might even have the opposite effect.

Of course, I am not without countermeasures, but...

Forget it, now is not the time to think about these things. Instead of engaging in meaningless internal consumption, it is better to quickly adjust the state and make the next attempt.

The Herrscher Ai Yue shook his head, adjusted his state, and then closed his eyes again.

He had just vaguely sensed that there was some kind of touchable restriction hidden deep in his consciousness - if he could break that layer of restriction, he should be able to obtain Ai Yue's complete talent.

At that time, he could just abandon the land of Australia and find a place to hide. Anyway, with Ai Yue's talent, he would be able to completely destroy the entire human civilization in less than half a year.

Perhaps because he was too focused, the Herrscher Ai Yue did not notice that the Prometheus extension in the corner seemed to shake slightly.

While the Herrscher Ai Yue was concentrating on breaking the shackles of consciousness, experiments in the Star of Light Experimental Base were also in full swing.

It turned out that Vivi's worries were right. The special stance generator she created couldn't even withstand the extreme cold created by Kevin, and was directly frozen to scrap.

"Sorry, did I push too hard?"

Looking at the metal box falling to the ground and shattering into pieces, Kevin quickly stopped releasing the cold air, "But this level is actually not my limit..."

He didn't finish his words, but his meaning was already very clear - if it couldn't even isolate this level of influence, then facing the domain of the Herrscher Ai Yue, this thing would only die an even more miserable death.

"It seems the power is still too low, but if it's too high, the fuselage will easily explode..."

Wei Wei squatted in front of the wreckage of the metal box, reading the remaining data inside. "Or did I overlook something?"

"It's not really a big deal if the fuselage can't withstand it, right?"

Eden, standing by, raised his own question, "After all, within the Herrscher's domain, if the effects of the domain can't be completely blocked, then the power of the stance generator will definitely be affected."

"I understand the principle, but right now there's no environment that can affect the power of the fuselage. Once I increase the power, I won't even be able to conduct experiments."

Weiwei scratched her hair anxiously, "We can't just use the Herrscher for experiments, right?"

Having said this, she seemed to realize something and her whole body seemed to freeze to the ground.

"Vilvi? Are you okay?"

Alicia noticed her strangeness and couldn't help but come closer. "It doesn't matter if we fail. We still have time..."

Wei Erwei suddenly jumped up at this moment, and then found the blueprint and looked through it again and again: "I see, I was wrong, this thing is not to protect you, it is to restrict the Herrscher!"

As if enlightened, the light in Wei Erwei's eyes grew brighter and brighter. "There's no need to worry about endurance. Just make it a consumable and fire it at the Herrscher. So that's how it is, so that's how it is!"

Having said that, she no longer paid attention to the others present and began to control her mechanical spider legs to work busy in front of the experimental table.

"Uh, it looks like we're no longer needed?"

Alicia couldn't help but reveal a subtle smile, "How about we not disturb her for now?"

The others nodded silently and left the laboratory.

At this moment, Kevin also received a message from Dr. Mei: "Kevin, Su has arrived at the Star of Light. You should also come to the hall. There is new information."

Kevin's eyes widened immediately, and then he rushed to the hall with Alicia and others.

As soon as he entered the hall, he saw his best friend, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, standing in front of the portal, holding a box in his hand. Seeing Kevin striding into the hall, he also greeted him with a smile: "Long time no see, Kevin."

Kevin didn't say anything, but just gave her a warm hug to express his excitement.

"I won't bother with the pleasantries. This is the third generation soul steel I brought from the lunar laboratory."

Su placed the box on the table. "By fusing the special metals obtained from excavating the lunar ruins, the improved Soul Steel has new properties and its resistance to Honkai has been further improved. This may be helpful in the upcoming battle."

"You're a doctor, why are you studying metals?"

Kevin said in surprise, "I thought you were researching vaccines on the moon."

"We are also researching vaccines. The special environment of the moon does help catalyze the development of vaccines. The Soul Steel project is actually mainly managed by Prometheus."

Su smiled and said, "What should we do with these metals? Let's hand it over to Wei Wei later. Mei, what's the new information?"

"Paddofilis sent a message,"

Dr. Mei said succinctly, "She said she found Ai Yue's location."

99

Chapter 99: If the Herrscher is killed, he will die.

"found it?"

Hearing Dr. Mei's words, everyone was stunned.

How long has it been since then? How efficient is it?

"Padophilis didn't elaborate on the specifics, but she received a signal from an independently operated Prometheus extension."

Dr. Mei continued, "And according to Prometheus, when Ai Yue left the Light Star Experimental Base, he did take away an extension that was not connected to the network."

"Does the Herrscher still have that extension?"

Kevin couldn't help but show a surprised expression. "Why does this sound strange? There shouldn't be any possibility of rebellion from Prometheus's extension, right?"

"Please don't question my bottom line. Protecting humanity is one of the core instructions Dr. Ai Yue gave me. Even if I'm an extension, I will strictly abide by this instruction."

Prometheus protested, "Furthermore, according to Dr. Ai Yue's own request, he lost command of all AIs after becoming a Herrscher. Therefore, there's no need to worry about my clone aiding and abetting the evil."

"In that case, what does he want to do with this extension?"

Alicia uttered a puzzled sound. "A machine that I can't control and that could potentially expose my location—shouldn't I just destroy it or stay away from it? Could this be a trap?"

"Perhaps he believes that he will eventually be able to break through the restrictions set by Ai Yue and gain access to the Prometheus extension. Or perhaps this is indeed a trap, but no one can be sure until they see it with their own eyes."

Dr. Mei said, "Whether you want to go and find out is up to you."

"Of course I want to go."

Kevin agreed without hesitation. "Since the signal is indeed from a Prometheus extension, then even if it's a trap, it must contain valuable bait."

"Of course, we can't just rush over like this, right?"

Alicia added, "Why don't we wait and see what new things Vilvi makes?"

"I just told her about the third generation soul steel,"

Su said from the side, "She should be here soon."

As soon as Su finished speaking, a figure rushed over swiftly.

"Soul Steel! Where is the Soul Steel!?"

Wei Erwei rushed into the hall like a hungry beast and looked around. Soon she saw the box that Su had placed on the table. "Hehehe, I found you!"

Then, in front of everyone's stunned gaze, she pounced on them viciously and rolled away along with the box.

Kevin looked at Wei Erwei, who looked like she was about to use all four limbs, and he was confused. "Is Wei Erwei... usually this crazy?"

"Maybe I'm too excited."

Alicia's expression was also a little subtle, but she was still trying hard not to laugh out loud. "After all, scientists are more or less a little eccentric. It's normal."

"Who said that? Mei is..."

Kevin subconsciously wanted to refute, but suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but shut his mouth, "Okay, that's true."

"Kevin, I'm listening."

Dr. Mei's voice sounded meaningful from the side. "After this matter in Australia is over, I want you to explain to me in person why it is 'really like this'."

Kevin's expression suddenly became subtle, and Alicia finally couldn't hold it in and laughed out loud.

"Okay, let's get down to business,"

After this little episode, Dr. Mei's tone turned serious, "The following inferences may be helpful to your battle."

Kevin also showed a serious expression. At the same time, Su also summoned others through mental link.

"Let's start with the first inference. That is, attacks with a physical form might have a miraculous effect on Herrschers."

Dr. Mei said this while having Prometheus provide an illustration. "Based on analysis of previous battles, the more complex the attack's structure, the more energy the Herrscher will have to expend to neutralize it."

Prometheus simultaneously released the different reactions of the Herrscher when facing fire, iceberg, and crystal arrows. It can be clearly seen that the Herrscher is becoming more and more serious when facing these three attacks.

When he first faced the fire wave, he didn't move at all, but when facing the iceberg, he needed to concentrate. The appearance of the crystal arrow made him respond in advance, which is enough to explain the problem.

"In that case, wouldn't it be better to just use something like stone?"

Alicia said, "Icebergs and crystal arrows are essentially made of Houkai energy, so they will be restrained by the Herrscher's power. But if it's a pure substance like stone, he should have a hard time dealing with it, right?"

"If he can manipulate vectors, then there's essentially no difference. It's just that the Herrscher can't directly disintegrate the stone."

Dr. Mei said, "The most crucial point is that most Herrschers are very confident in their own powers, and this time is no exception."

"The Herrscher could have dodged these attacks in advance, but he chose not to. Instead, he directly dismantled them. This demonstrates that the Herrscher's inherent arrogance doesn't allow him to evade the very area he excels in."

Dr. Mei continued his analysis, "But I can't be sure of this either. After all, the human heart is the most difficult to guess. I can only wait and verify it later."

"At least we understand that pure energy attacks have no effect on him,"

Kevin nodded. "In this case, you may need to be the main force in the next battle, Alicia."

"Then leave it to me."

Alicia agreed without hesitation, "I will try my best to give that guy a surprise."

"I think this matter still needs to be discussed because it is related to the second inference."

Dr. Mei said, "I may know why the Herrscher attacked Sakura first."

"why?"

Even Sakura herself couldn't help but make a sound of doubt.

"Because he's afraid of Ying."

Dr. Mei said in a subtle tone, "Perhaps in the eyes of the Herrscher, she is the one among the Fusion Warriors who is most likely to pose a threat to him."

"I don't think I have anything..."

Sakura said subconsciously, then realized, "No, if there's anything I'm most confident in, it's only my speed."

"Indeed, if there's one most important theory we can draw from our past battles with the Herrschers, it's that the Herrschers themselves are often their weakness."

Dr. Mei nodded. "So far, we've almost never directly defeated the Herrscher's power. But those who wield this power are, after all, but flesh and blood."

"So I speculate that the Eleventh Herrscher thought he couldn't handle Sakura's speed, so he dealt her a heavy blow early on."

100

Chapter 100: Beneath the trump card is another trump card.

The Herrscher's weakness is the Herrscher himself.

This sentence may sound like nonsense, but it points out the fundamental reason why humans have always been able to defeat the Herrschers.

As Dr. Mei said, since the Herrscher was born from humans, no matter how powerful his power is, it is always in the hands of a flesh and blood person.

It is precisely because of this that the upper limit of the Herrscher's power itself depends on the user himself.

Human beings’ combat ideas have always been very simple - they may not be able to solve the problem, but they can solve the people who create the problem.

This idea is still effective in this battle - although Ai Yue had become a fusion warrior before, his own strength is limited after all. Even with the blessing of power, he cannot cover up his own "vulnerability".

"That does make sense."

After figuring this out, Kevin nodded in agreement. "Even I can't handle Ying's ultimate strike. Starting from this point, perhaps it will be feasible."

"Then please let me participate in the next battle."

Ying said seriously, "As long as I can find the flaw, I may be able to destroy the Herrscher's combat effectiveness without endangering Ai Yue's life."

"Don't fight with that thought in mind, Sakura."

Alicia shook her head. "Casualties are inevitable. If you hesitate or slack off during battle, you will most likely not achieve the desired result."

Those who aim for the best will get the middle. If you hold the idea of "sparing the opponent's life" from the beginning, you may reveal a flaw that can be exploited by the opponent.

Sakura's ears twitched slightly, and then she lowered her head: "I understand."

Ying also realized that her idea was not advisable, but she had received too much kindness from Ai Yue. If she wanted to kill her benefactor with her own hands, it would be too harsh for her.

"In this way, the battle plan will be carried out by the three of us for the time being."