Ah?
Mobius was lying in the sky, the sudden disappearance of the Binding domain made her lose control of her power and she almost fell on the spot, she was cursing Ryan ten thousand times in her heart, and at the same time praying to science that that grass slipper bug wouldn't hit herself.
Then the restraint disappeared, she hadn't figured out what was going on, when she saw the Herrscher in the distance being hit by a Scarlet lightning bolt.
It was like a long spear, accurately hitting the top of the Herrscher's head, completely mangling the entire head, presumably the expression He had just now was as bewildered as Mobius's.
It was too fast, too fast to react.
Just a moment ago He was crushing the entire Fire Moth by himself, how did He die in the blink of an eye? No, even if the authority had reached the critical point, He wouldn't have been pierced by a single stab, and what was the deal with the sudden contraction just now?
Mobius was a bit bewildered, but a pillar of fire swept past her, making the entire sky burn, she only felt her tail get scorched, and when she turned her head, one-third of her snake body had been burned without a trace, and was smoking.
The pain made her quickly sober up, and she glared fiercely at Kevin on the distant deck.
You bastard, I specifically ran to the outermost side, and you, an idiot, can still hit me!?
Ah? What's going on?
Kevin was also bewildered, unable to even answer Mobius's resentment, at that instant, he didn't know who had taken the Herrscher's life, after losing his target, he subconsciously slashed to the side.
In other words, if Mobius had stayed in the center, she wouldn't have been accidentally injured at all.
Of course, this was no longer important, Kevin just felt his mind was like a mush, and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, how was the Herrscher killed in a second? If it was that simple, why did I go to so much trouble?
A strong sense of fatigue made him question life, he couldn't even maintain the state of artificial collapse, the greatsword hung down, melting a hole in the alloy deck, but he let out a long sigh of relief in his heart.
He was just a little bit away from doing something irreversible, even if it was something that couldn't be helped, this sin would accompany him until he died.
Amidst this mixture of fatigue and relief, a hand suddenly rested on his shoulder, making Kevin's white hair almost stand up.
"Hey, were you just cursing me?"
Black hair and gray eyes, a white trench coat, this familiar face appeared in his field of vision, making him unable to recover for a long time.
"Ryan? Why are you here?"
"If I didn't come, I'd just watch you blow most of the Fire Moth into dust?" Ryan complained casually, and saw Kevin's expression change, and he simply waved his hand: "Forget it, it's not your fault, I almost didn't make it in time either."
Ryan had no intention of being a hero, after the communication was cut off, he rushed to the battlefield at the fastest speed, he originally wanted to go directly to help, but when he saw Kevin shrinking in the back from a distance, he knew what he was going to do.
This operation plan was jointly formulated by Ryan and Mei, and the core elements were similar to the original world line, which was to hold on until the Herrscher of Binding's critical point, and then have Kevin detonate.
It was a lose-lose operation plan, just a little less tragic.
Because there was enough intelligence, all the combat power entered at the same time, so the casualties would be much smaller, at least it wouldn't leave the Fire Moth with only thirteen Fusion Warriors, but at this time Ryan felt a trace of abnormality.
The Herrscher had a problem, Kevin's sword strike would have cost them their pants.
"Because I also obtained some of the authority of the Herrscher of Sentience of the Masses, I felt from a great distance that something was wrong with that Herrscher of Binding, so I took the lead, and it's a good thing you reacted quickly."
"Something's wrong? What do you mean?" Kevin was bewildered, he only felt that Ryan's fusion surgery was like a cheat, how did he instantly kill the other party.
"He means, this Herrscher of Binding is a dominated body, we fell for the trap." Mei stepped onto the deck, there was no expression on her face, but her eyes were filled with lingering fear and a hint of frustration.
She was just that close to making an unforgivable mistake, after fighting with Herrschers for so long, this was the first time she suffered a loss.
"He wanted to use our hands to eliminate the elite of the Fire Moth, I said something was wrong, but I was repeatedly interrupted."
"It seems that the twelfth Herrscher had already made a move, influencing you silently, I didn't expect the authority could be used like this." Ryan faced Mei, also full of caution, "If I didn't happen to have the authority of Domination, I wouldn't have seen the problem either, and it's a good thing Kevin had quick eyes and hands, and after seeing the Herrscher 'killed' by me, he changed the direction of his attack."
"It's more than that, it seems the twelfth Herrscher can't affect you, which can't help but remind me of an old saying." Mei opened her mouth, and softly chanted: "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the rider was lost; for want of a rider, the battle was lost; for want of a battle, the kingdom was lost."
It was a bit literary, like writing a script, but the general idea was correct, the Herrscher of Binding only sounded more powerful, in fact, the Herrscher of Probability was more accurate, this kind of silent influence made Mei fall for it.
Even though she was cautious enough, she always missed some key issues, and then used the unparalleled oppressive force of the Herrscher of Binding, to jointly create this grand show.
Sure enough, every authority is terrifying, but thankfully the world still has to rely on Honkai energy to distinguish between strong and weak.
Ryan let out a breath of turbid air, this move was very clever, he almost lost more miserably than in the original world line, at least back then they took down the Herrscher, this kind of cooperation was even more helpless, he was about to speak, when a hand was heavily placed on his shoulder.
"Wait a minute, you mean the Herrscher of Binding was fake?!" Kevin had been thinking for a long time, and finally understood what these two people were talking about, his brows were tightly furrowed, and his face showed obvious fear.
"That's impossible, He suppressed eighty percent of the Fire Moth's combat power, an imitation is absolutely, absolutely impossible to do that."
Ryan looked at his old friend, knowing that his heart was in turmoil, so he patiently explained: "One Herrscher can't do it, but two Herrschers could, if He hadn't retracted His authority at the last moment, how could I have used a javelin to kill Him from over a hundred kilometers away?"
Now Kevin had no more illusions, he knew that Ryan had definitely gotten stronger, but he would never be strong enough to instantly kill the Herrscher of Binding with a single shot, so he opened his mouth silently, and then closed it without a word, only the fear in his eyes became more intense.
It was just a little bit, I was just a little bit away from making a mistake, an irreversible mistake.
If he had really killed the Herrscher, Kevin would be sad, but he would also bear the sin, but if he gained nothing, and was incited by the Herrscher to kill hundreds of his comrades, how could he forgive himself?
The fatigue of depleted Honkai energy and this sense of guilt superimposed, making the young man look a little haggard, he dragged his greatsword, and went back to the ship without saying a word, Mei had the intention of going after him to comfort him, but she first bowed to Ryan slightly.
"I owe you another one."
This favor was a big one, Mei also couldn't tolerate Kevin taking the blame for her 'mistake'.
"There's no need to thank me, our debt of favors has long been impossible to calculate, but this time the Herrscher's plan was indeed brilliant, but He also made a big mistake." Ryan first waved his hand with a smile, and then his expression became cruel, "If He had really messed up Kevin, they would have died even more miserably."
A Flame-Chaser who bore the name of Salvation is not so easily struck down and depressed, what they call shame turning into courage, if Kevin went crazy, even he would be a little bit afraid.
With this reminder, Mei also realized something, her man would not be so easily disheartened, but this time there was no thought on her face.
"Forget it, I don't want Kevin to become this way, I'm not a psycho, I don't have to like an extreme person."
"Because of me?"
"That's right, with you to bear it, Kevin will always be a little more relaxed."
What the hell...
Ryan clenched his fists, and soon let go, there was no way, this was the path he chose, and the blame was also what he had to take, ending up in this situation was what he deserved.
"Go comfort Kevin, no, you two comfort each other, I'll give you half an hour to adjust your mood."
This was the first time Ryan used a commanding tone, and he didn't insult Mei for taking a tumble, the girl didn't have her usual confrontational attitude, and she bowed slightly for the second time.
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief."
Mei left, her back was a little lonely, Ryan didn't think too much, he only subconsciously realized that this woman seemed to be convinced?
It wasn't easy to convince her, by the way, how many times have I saved Kevin's life?
Ryan didn't know, and he didn't intend to treat it as some kind of achievement, he stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the returning warriors all over the sky, even though they were far apart, he felt an emotion called 'reverence'.
No matter what the reason was, the Herrscher was killed, and they didn't sacrifice themselves as planned, what else could they say besides shouting 'The Commander-in-Chief is invincible'.
The high-altitude air flow stirred his white trench coat, at Ryan's stage, he no longer needed much sense of accomplishment.
"The fate of everyone is in my hands, of course I have to bear this pressure."
He raised his hand, and held the Red Spiral that flew back from a distance, even the last trace of lingering fear was snuffed out, instead, the angry Mobius and Elysia who was desperately pulling her caused a faint smile.
Kevin's life aside, that sword strike was really something he couldn't let him perform.
"Where's that grass slipper bug, damn it, he could still hit me like that!" Mobius landed on the deck and started to settle the score, it was the first time she had fully demonstrated artificial collapse, and she was burned in half by her own people.
"If you weren't so clever and ran to the edge, you wouldn't have been hit." Hua was panting, very unconvinced, she had made up her mind to die, and rushed at the very center.
"I'm not as stupid as you guys, if the Herrscher didn't die, I could have gone up to finish him off."
"To put it bluntly, you're just afraid of death."
Ryan reached out and held the two of them down, a group of warriors who had survived the disaster but were still bewildered had just returned, he really couldn't let the two of them lose face.
"The Herrscher of Binding has not fallen, this battle has just begun."
Ryan's voice was not loud, but the people who heard it were all stunned, and they looked at him in horror, finding that he didn't seem to be joking, and they all questioned life again.
They had really given their all, and they had seen the Herrscher pierced with their own eyes, how could He not be dead?
"So that's it, I was wondering why the restraint was lifted at the end, and I couldn't find the Herrscher core." Sakura was the last to return, she had obviously gone to look for the Herrscher core.
Look, this is what a serious person is like, what it means to complete a task meticulously.
Ryan gave her a look of approval, and then faced everyone.
"This was a coordinated operation by two Herrschers, it was my lack of foresight that put everyone in danger, thankfully I realized the truth at the last moment and avoided a failure."
His tone was sincere, but he was smiling wryly in his heart, since he had to take the blame anyway, he might as well take it to the end.