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Warhorses neighed, and a line of knights in black cloaks and wide-brimmed hats charged through a forest path, heading straight for them. Their saddles were hung with sabers and flintlock guns, looking quite menacing.
"They don't come in peace." Hua glanced out the window, but had no intention of extinguishing the campfire.
"Don't be careless, the things in the Sea of Quanta are all overflows from normal worlds, who knows what they are." Ryan remained calm, carefully observing the other party.
Well, the speed of the warhorses was normal, with no signs of mutation. The weapons were also very simple, so the threat level was relatively low.
"Any Honkai energy reaction?"
"No, they are just a bunch of ordinary people." Mobius put down her instrument and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
The fire was intentionally lit. Ryan just wanted to test the strength of this world bubble. If a few people had arrived by flying, he would have run immediately. But now, it seemed to be similar to his judgment.
"Senior brother, should we use words or force?"
Ryan glanced at the warhorse in the lead and the blond young man on it, and simply hid in the shadows.
"Of course, we'll take them all down. I need the most accurate information, I don't have time to play house with them."
...
Evans passed through the forest path and could already see the firelight inside the lighthouse. As the constable of the city-state, he had been tortured enough recently.
In the far north, the creatures in several towns were slaughtered, and not even their bodies could be found. The remaining city-states had raised their alert levels, so when he saw the lighthouse 'on fire', he immediately rushed over with his men.
"Scatter! If they are enemies, kill them on the spot and bring their bodies back to town."
The constables were all rigorously trained, and they moved quickly, immediately occupying the high ground and surrounding the lighthouse. Evans himself held a knife in one hand and a gun in the other, and pushed open the iron door.
The campfire on the upper floor was still burning. At the stairwell, a gray-haired girl was looking at him. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old, and looked so young and innocent that he instinctively lowered his gun.
"Are you the one who lit the fire here? Where did your adult go?" The constable breathed a sigh of relief, and then saw that the other party also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Great, we can communicate, this will save a lot of energy."
Communicate? Energy?
Evans couldn't understand, and then Hua's starting stance for the Inch Heart Fist made things very clear.
Not good!
Thump.
In just a moment, a fist slammed into his abdomen, lifting both of his feet off the ground. His bulging eyes were a little disbelieving, he couldn't figure out where this thin girl got so much strength.
As he fell, the constable turned his head and saw all his comrades lying on the ground, and some even had a faint snoring sound.
"Done."
Even without Honkai energy, it was quite simple to deal with some ordinary people. About ten minutes later, Ryan sat by the campfire, rubbing his chin and staring at the constables sleeping against the wall.
Without any authority, the truth serum Mobius brought was not something ordinary people could resist. As long as you asked, they would even tell you what color underwear they were wearing.
"It's so magical, we can even communicate in the world bubble, I thought I wouldn't be able to understand their words." Hua was a little excited, as if she was full of curiosity about everything.
She had not been exposed to the theories of the Third Institute, so it was not strange to Ryan and Mobius.
It was a matter of probability, they could only say they were lucky.
"It seems that this world bubble was formed naturally, whether it's a collapsed leaf from a certain world is still unknown, but it's enough to prove that Mei's guess is correct." Ryan looked at Mobius, and both of them had conducted in-depth research.
Not every world bubble has humans or civilization, some places are just dead silent. Moreover, they are divided into sizes, and some huge world bubbles can maintain balance and float in the sea for a long time.
"The parallel world theory can be confirmed to be unrelated to the world bubble. There is not a single trace of Earth here. Civilization developed independently, and even if it's a collapsed leaf, it has nothing to do with our world."
"Of course, according to the observations of the Second Divine Key, changing the past in a parallel world will only create a new future. This place is completely different. And according to this person, their Saltwind Continent has a complete history and is also very large. It's not something that can be artificially created."
The two of them adjusted their glasses at the same time and entered their 'doctor' identities, which left Hua utterly confused.
"So what should we do now?"
Theoretical research would have to wait. The most important thing now was a way out. Ryan adjusted his glasses again and began to summarize the clues he had collected.
The 'Northern Event' mentioned by the constable felt like it had the shadow of the Tenth Herrscher. And what was this 'god' he spoke of? Why did prayers receive a response?
Ryan felt that the world was full of strangeness. He didn't hesitate too much and said directly: "We'll head north. According to the map we found on them, this world bubble is a whole continent with some islands."
"Like Australia?"
"Something like that. An endless ocean wraps the continent, and the ships can't go to the depths of the sea, they say it's some kind of 'curse of the sea'." Ryan found it very strange, was this like adding sea to the sea?
Never mind, let's go for a walk in the north first. When we find the Herrschers, we'll kill them, and then find a way to return to our intrinsic world. I guess Mei and the others are getting anxious.
After stripping this unlucky guy naked and performing a subtle mental manipulation, Ryan left overnight. When these constables who came to deliver information woke up, they would only remember being robbed, and all their belongings were gone. As for how they would be socially humiliated among the constables, that was not something Ryan was concerned about.
He had to hurry up and dig out the Herrschers, and he also had to avoid getting involved with the natives of the world bubble. The 'sacrifice,' 'gods,' 'prayers,' and 'rewards' mentioned by Evans all sounded like a bad feeling.
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New York, Fire Moth headquarters.
The aftermath of the Second South American Campaign had gradually subsided, and most of the injured had returned to their combat posts. The cards in her hand were gradually recovering, which also made Dr. Mei, who had been worried for a while, breathe a sigh of relief.
But the atmosphere in the Golden Courtyard was completely different. Except for Rin and Griseo who were still going to school, everyone else had a sense of anxiety, and Kalpas was like a powder keg that would explode at the slightest touch.
"You know, during the battle, you took them on vacation, but now that the Herrschers have fully retreated, you're getting anxious." It was rare for Mei to come back to stay overnight. She was clearly aware of who the core members of the Fire Moth were.
The Herrschers not only didn't hunt them down, but also fell completely silent. They were retreating on all fronts, and she didn't know what they were up to. The Fire Moth also didn't have the strength to test them, and the two sides fell into a stalemate again.
"Because Ryan, Hua, and Mobius are not here anymore. Especially Ryan, with him gone, even I feel listless." Elysia propped her chin up, staring at the floor below a little tiredly, "And we weren't on vacation, we were covering Kevin."
Her explanation was weak, and Mei was too lazy to argue. She looked at the few people in the courtyard.
Including Pardo, everyone was wearing their combat uniforms, ready to go out at any time, but they were silent with each other, only occasionally talking a few words.
Normally at this time, the pink-haired fairy next to her would go down to liven up the atmosphere, but even Elysia seemed disinterested.
Yes, she was a little lost, and ready to fight to the death at any time.
It was only at this time that Mei realized the importance of Ryan. He was almost irreplaceable. But it also made sense, the so-called Thirteen Flame-Chasers and the Golden Courtyard were built by that man brick by brick. There were only two core members among the ten-plus heroes.
One was Elysia, and the other was Ryan. Now that the latter's life or death was unknown, it was strange that anyone could get excited.
"Don't worry, Ryan is stronger than me and smarter than me. Since he dared to make such a plan, he must have a way to make it work."
"Huh, you actually admit defeat?" Elysia was a little surprised, Mei was also a very proud person.
"I was originally assisting him, and unlike that platypus, I don't care about winning or losing, so what's there to be shy about."
Hearing 'platypus', Elysia wanted to laugh, and her mood immediately improved. She couldn't help but stretch.
"So you came here tonight just to comfort me?"
"Not just you." Mei was not a harsh talker, she glanced at Kevin and Su in the dining room. The two of them were drinking beer, and Kevin also looked unhappy.
"I've come to realize how important Ryan is. It's not just a matter of combat power. Without him, you're all lost. It seems I have to adjust my plan."
No one knew what kind of plan Mei had in mind, but from the perspective of continuing civilization, Ryan, as part of the Fire Seed Plan, had the highest success rate.
"It's not that serious." Elysia cupped her face, her eyes flashing with a strange brilliance, "He changed the fate of many people, and of course he would also receive feedback. But with Hua and Mobius there, Ryan will definitely not be lonely."
He won't be lonely, but he will have a headache, it just so happened that those two went with him.
Mei quietly revealed a smile, looking like she was in a good mood, and gently patted the railing.
"Then let's go out for a bit."
"To find Vil-V?"
"Yes, the best location to open the door has been found. We need to seize this opportunity and quickly build the door." Mei seemed to have a far-reaching plan, even as the information terminal flashed, bringing the latest report.
"The Herrscher of Death appeared in Europe?" Elysia craned her neck to take a look, and immediately felt that something was wrong.
"It's just a feint to lure us away. Let them do what they want, most of the population has been evacuated anyway." Mei was not shaken, even though she knew that tens of millions of people were still left behind, "Ryan and I have long been prepared for this move. Now the population is concentrated in Shenzhou and Mu, the Herrschers can take the other places if they want."
"So we're going to Shenzhou?"
"The Sea Abyss City is over there, and of course it's only right for me to send half of our forces to protect the core population. Do you know why the Herrscher of Binding hasn't moved yet?" Mei quietly asked, and then answered herself.
"She wants to bring her own kind back, and we have to get ahead of her—"
"To bring Ryan back to this world."
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