Herrscher combat operations commence, Herrscher combat operations commence!
Hundreds of 'meteors' were falling from outside the atmosphere. The contrails of cruise missiles filled the sky.
It didn't matter that the Herrscher position couldn't be locked. Mei attack was a saturation strike. Ammunition could be regenerated. She was more like a patient with severe pyromania, firing hundreds of billions of Euros worth of ammunition without restraint.
But meteors exploded in the sky, hundreds of light spheres blooming at the same time. That boundless sense of shock was indescribable.
No matter the guidance, no matter the warhead, cruise missiles lost control, like raindrops falling into the sea. After a brief silence, countless water columns shot skyward, reflecting the light spheres in the air, at least looking particularly spectacular.
The intense light turned night into day. The Herrscher of Stars paused in mid-air. After a slight delay, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.
The Herrscher of Death, a biological nightmare, had already made a move, contaminating a city in a short time, yet the Fire Moth remained unmoved, concentrating all its forces on him?
He could already 'see' hundreds of MANTIS, swarming like a disturbed hornet's nest. This formidable combat power was enough to grind him down, but the Herrscher didn't even consider life or death, only tilting his head slightly.
'So, will he be among them?'
The thought turned, and he retreated ten li without warning, continuing to ignore the beams of light falling from above, because the Honkai energy beams had already twisted before touching his body.
Pause, retreat, pause again, continue to retreat.
On the tactical terminal, the light dot representing the Herrscher continuously retreated into the ocean, while Mobius, in pursuit, had her heart in her throat.
'He wouldn't be that shameless, would he? I chase, he runs. This would be endless.'
"Dr. Mobius, if this continues, the ordinary MANTIS won't be able to keep up. We'll become disjointed!" The one who looked like the 'King of Spades' reminded her, somewhat confused as to why command had been given to this doctor with no combat experience.
They had already pursued for 1,500 kilometers, from riding 'Ravens' to flying on hoverboards. If they continued to pursue, the hoverboards would run out of energy.
Moreover, he felt that concentrating all forces at headquarters was a foolish move. Countless missiles had been launched with no effect, and there were no powerful teammates to intercept.
"Continue to pursue. It doesn't matter if we become disjointed. The fleet from Britannia has departed and should be able to intercept them," Mobius refused on the spot.
'Intercept them? That's a joke. The North Atlantic Fleet barely has any MANTIS.'
The team's communication was silent for a moment, until a lazy voice came: "I heard the second city has been attacked. Do we really not need to send a detachment back for reinforcement?"
"That's none of our business. We only need to repel the Ninth Herrscher." Mobius specifically emphasized 'repel', meaning to inflict some damage on the opponent. Otherwise, if they retreated and the Herrscher came again, what would be the point of fighting?
Seeing her determined to continue the pursuit, those like Zheng and Yun were naturally dissatisfied, but Mei clever arrangement became apparent. After seeing Joshua, Destopia, and Coleman accelerate, the two warriors couldn't say much, only keeping pace.
Due to the disparity in speed and Honkai energy, their distance from their subordinates gradually widened. Mobius stared intently at the tactical terminal, and seeing the distance continuously closing, she finally let out a sigh of relief.
As Mei expected, the Herrscher hadn't truly become shameless, playing the game of 'enemy advances, I retreat', otherwise he would have long since vanished.
"Is it because he wants to see if that idiot is there?"
She pursed her lips, knowing a fierce battle was coming, but she had only participated in one actual combat.
'Let's see how you compensate me!'
With her head lowered, Mobius speed surged, transforming into a winding azure lightning bolt. Not long after, she saw the sky ahead suddenly brighten.
Countless explosions rose and fell, missiles shot from all directions. Clearly, the North Atlantic Fleet had also opened fire, but they flew wildly about ten kilometers from the center, like headless flies plunging into the sea.
'Tsk, a waste of money.'
Mobius felt a pang of heartache, then, as if on cue, the sound of explosions instantly died down, leaving only the glow above the clouds. Almost as soon as she arrived, the suppressive fire ceased.
Prometheus' calculations were very accurate, but she suddenly felt a chill down her spine and plunged downwards.
There was no sound. The sea was cut by a straight vertical line. Dead fish floating on the surface of the sea were swept by the vertical line, instantly crushed into a pulp.
Gravity cut?
Mobius had a slight understanding of physics and immediately realized that within this vertical line, gravity would reach hundreds, even thousands of times, crushing anything instantly.
She didn't look behind her, because those who followed were all high-tier MANTIS. As Mobius dodged, they all dispersed in all directions, and then a crimson beam of light grazed past her head.
"How was it?" Mobius flew close to the sea surface, a thick, dark green liquid emanating from her, making her seem to blend into the night. Then she looked up to see Coleman full-power strike.
Dual guns merged, stars scattered!
'Exploding stars' was definitely the lieutenant colonel's exaggeration, but piercing through several meters of steel plate was more than enough. And once the enemy dodged, it could immediately turn into buckshot, and then—
The Herrscher didn't even look. The beam of light twisted a hundred meters in front of him. Then, countless golden musical notes appeared in the sky, pouring down from all directions like elves.
[Symphony]'s Cloud blew a golden trumpet. The trumpet sound carried mental guidance, and the musical notes were like exquisite bombs.
Bang, bang, bang—
Hundreds of golden fireballs exploded in the air. Honkai energy exploded and bloomed. Before the afterglow faded, layers of musical staves formed, wrapping around that area like ribbons.
The sky was dyed golden. The multi-faceted attack made Mobius look intrigued. She infiltrated the Herrscher rear to cut off his retreat, and then saw Coleman, Joshua, and Zheng, three high-tier MANTIS, take advantage of the restraint and charge from the front.
Meteor Scatter!
Over a hundred arm-thick beams of light covered the area. The other two followed closely behind these beams.
Normally kind and gentle, Father Joshua held eight short swords between his fingers, his muscles almost bursting through his uniform; Zheng still wore his poker face, holding a military knife, muttering softly.
"I will arrive first, and be protected from arrows."
This seemed to be a psychological suggestion, yet it manifested in reality, because he, who was slower, accelerated in an instant, actually touching the golden sphere, which was tightly wrapped, ahead of time.
His military knife stabbed forward, but he felt as if he had pierced something incredibly tough. Then, dense beams of light bombarded it, reflecting wildly in all directions, but not a single beam accidentally injured the middle-aged man.
The sound of wind whistled from behind his head. He knew 'Father' had arrived. He twisted his military knife.
"I will give my all to punish evil!"
With Honkai energy fully unleashed, the slowed military knife plunged deeper. When he felt the second layer of obstruction, a wild shout came from behind him.
"Amen!!"
With infinite fanaticism, Joshua broke through the limits of gravity, charging directly in. Then he saw the Herrscher hundreds of meters away, a gray-haired youth.
The opponent also stared at him. Seeing the middle-aged man charge in, he lightly waved his palm.
"Get lost."
The second gravitational field spread out, like an overwhelming force, bouncing the two warriors who were charging at supersonic speed, then instantly going from static to rapid.
Whoosh—
The next moment, Coleman triple image appeared all around. Six beams of light passed through the afterimages. He was adjusting his gun to suppress, when he felt a violent suction from above, instantly tearing the mirror.
Gravitational point.
The sea gathered into the sky like a reverse waterfall. The three warriors desperately struggled to break free from the gravitational pull, their muscles aching painfully. As soon as they broke free, they felt as if a huge mountain was pressing down, and they plunged uncontrollably towards the sea surface with the seawater.
Heaven and Earth were stirred. The might of nature made Cloud, who was further away, sweat profusely. He raised his golden trumpet and blew with all his might.
Toot!
Amidst the piercing sound, musical notes formed light spears, flying towards the Herrscher standing in the sky, only to shatter into dust before impact.
"A bit interesting, but that's all." The Herrscher of Stars stood unmoving, watching the three warriors who were about to break free, and gently clapped his hands.
Close.
Gravity pushed down, attraction pulled up, just like a closing hydraulic press. The center point was Coleman and the others. But at this moment, he suddenly turned his head and separated his clasped hands.
Whoosh—
A dark green lightning bolt silently appeared in front of him. According to the intelligence passed by Ryan, when the Herrscher was fully defending and attacking, his space-distorting defense only had one side. Mobius then sinisterly spat out a bolt of lightning, then without looking, plunged headfirst into the seawater.
She didn't have much combat experience, but she had self-awareness. She only wanted to cover those three idiots so they could escape danger quickly.
Five meters, three meters, one meter.
Her hair had already touched the seawater, but the suction from behind made her stiffen, as if a pause button had been pressed.
After tearing the lightning apart, the Herrscher clearly had no intention of letting her go, so she stiffly turned her head.
'If you deal with me, what about those three?'
Turning her head, her snake-like pupils suddenly contracted. A gravitational point appeared in mid-air, distorting the air, dragging all five of them towards it. Of course, this large net was struggling to restrain five desperately struggling fish.
'You want to play a war of attrition with us? Aren't you afraid of being killed by a war of attrition?'
Mobius was thinking about how to defend against the upcoming onslaught, when the center of her snake-like pupils was illuminated by light.
A meteor appeared in the pitch-black night sky, dragging a long tail as it plummeted towards the sea. Several people focused their eyes, and it wasn't a meteor falling from the heavens, but rather—
"He dragged down the space station!?"
"Damn it, find a way to get away!"
Coleman and Yun instantly exploded in panic, but the Herrscher had put most of his energy into the restraint, only controlling the meteor to change trajectory. Breaking free was easier said than done.
'He, he was fighting this kind of monster?'
Mobius instead became silent. She stared directly at the growing 'heavenly fire meteor,' and suddenly pursed her lips.
"I won't let you laugh at me!"
Dark green, muddy substance spread out, enveloping her body. Her Honkai energy surged, as if one side in a tug-of-war had suddenly increased its strength, showing a faint tendency to break free.
Coleman and the others quickly took the opportunity to escape, then looked back at the expanding mass with surprise and uncertainty.
Dr. Mobius had broken through the restraints of human instinct, crossing that boundary.
Artificial Collapse!