Ryan's plan was very simple.
The troops split into two paths, one to advance with the remaining fleet in the open, trying to gather forces along the way, a weakened version of the previous subjugation battle.
The other path would immediately return to the headquarters with him, using the power he had just acquired, to pass through the 'door', and secretly bypass through the Sea of Quanta to get to the front.
Even if the Herrscher's conspiracy failed and He paid a price, the conventional method would absolutely not be able to catch up, and the stealth route could save time, but it was extremely dangerous, at least in theory, it was no different from a suicide mission.
Everyone understood this, whether it was the irritable Kalpas, or the optimistic Elysia, they all sat in their seats with their eyes closed, feigning sleep, trying to recover as much of the physical strength they had lost from sharing the binding as possible, there were also people who were afraid, for example, Pardofelis felt her feet trembling terribly, and she couldn't hold them still with her hands, making her look out of place.
She had never thought that one day she would be the protagonist, she had already been questioning life when she led the charge with Aponia, and she never thought in a million years that she would be selected for the squad by Ryan.
I'm just a harmless little kitty, how can I be a Salvation?
Pardofelis felt her mouth was dry, ten bottles of happy water couldn't relieve her nerves, she suppressed the fear in her heart and didn't cry out, because there was a thought above the fear:
Sensei likes me so much, He definitely wouldn't let me go to my death!
"Don't be nervous, just follow me later, listen to all of Ryan's commands, there must be a reason for him to bring you." Sakura, who was sitting next to her, held Pardofelis's hand, her voice was gentle and comforting.
I can be useful?
The warm touch made Pardofelis freeze, while feeling a little better, she also asked in shock: "Sister Sakura, do you have a fever?"
"After-effects of the artificial collapse, I can still hold on. Don't worry, everyone has it more or less, have you noticed Hua putting on her gloves, and Mobius has been covering her butt."
The gloves were understandable, but what was the deal with covering her butt?
The slightly cold smile was full of warmth, Pardofelis then noticed that many people were a bit strange, as if they were enduring something, as for herself, because she was too weak, the binding she shared was the least.
To go and fight a second battle in this state?
"Sister Sakura, aren't you scared?"
"Of course I'm afraid that Rin will be sad, but fear is useless, so I'm more willing to trust Ryan's judgment, we've safely passed through so many crises, how can a mere Herrscher of Binding shake my trust."
Sakura's voice was very light, as if she was talking to herself, but those who heard it either pouted, or quietly opened their eyes, whether they were willing to admit it or not, Sakura's words represented everyone's heartfelt thoughts.
Yes, this sense of trust did not come from any domineering display or system cheat, it was because everyone here had crossed more than one desperate situation with Ryan.
'Sakura also has the potential to be a political commissar, she stabilized the morale in one go.'
Ryan smiled in his heart, to be honest, he really had no confidence, besides the Herrscher of Binding, he was even more wary of the one behind the scenes.
'According to Mobius, the vessel of the Herrscher of Binding is Calis, using a chess piece to scout my movements, but in reality it was to induce Elysia to use her authority.'
He already knew this news, and then the development of the event was like a script, with twists and turns, with reversals, but the result was similar, it was also the opposite of Aponia.
Using the Herrscher of Human's Reason to regain human sentiment, can a pure love warrior be so stubborn that even time and space cannot separate them?
Ryan knew Calis's wish, but he didn't expect this person to be able to go to such an extent, it really opened his eyes, but on second thought, it was hard to say for the future, at least for now there was a benefit.
"Looks like I can use it."
"What are you saying?" Mobius and Hua were sitting on his left and right, and they both opened their eyes at the same time.
"I'm saying." Ryan gestured to the front with his mouth, a terrifying 'storm' suddenly appeared in the distant Pacific Ocean.
"You guessed right."
Everyone in the cabin looked over, holding their breath, that location was very troublesome, it could both ambush Kevin and the others halfway, and also get to Sea of Quanta City faster.
They looked at Ryan, and seeing that this man had no intention of turning back, they didn't have to consider the first situation.
"The Herrscher definitely won't travel slowly like before, can Su and the others hold Him off?" Hua's face was full of worry, Sea of Quanta City had never considered fighting the Herrscher of Binding one-on-one.
Ryan didn't know the answer either, but he didn't feel powerless or dejected, instead, he was filled with an unexplainable determination.
"I believe they will be able to hold Him off!"
...
The Herrscher appeared!
The remaining detection satellites had already been placed above the Pacific Ocean, and the moment that terrifying domain appeared, they had already locked onto the target.
This time, the Herrscher of Binding did not hide His figure, and did not stay on the sidelines, His authority immediately covered the entire Hawaiian island, and millions of people along with the fleet in the port instantly turned to deadly silence.
There were no flames, no screams, cars were stopped in the middle of the road, as if they had gone from a sprint to a standstill in an instant, and then the roadsides were covered with corpses, piled on top of each other, as if they were covering the island with another layer of dirt.
The sea surface was like a mirror, hundreds of giant ships were still like statues, not drifting a single bit.
Everything was reflected in the Herrscher's eyes, giving Him a sense of satisfaction.
"It's a shame most of humanity has run away, we only caught the tail."
"The plan had an accident, I didn't expect him to actually be hiding in the crowd, and give us a fatal blow."
"I don't think he was hiding, that human's full-force strike didn't look like an act, it's really strange."
The Herrscher talked to himself, one voice was calm, the other was full of regret.
They were just a few seconds away, and this grand show would have been perfect, humanity would have died at the hands of their comrades, adding a touch of 'comedy' to this war.
The script was perfect, but unfortunately it couldn't write Ryan's storyline, otherwise he would have repeatedly encountered accidents and would not have been able to make it in time at all.
"That last strike, did you sense it?"
"The power of the Tenth Herrscher, instantly breaking a huge hole in the remaining domain." The Herrscher of Binding's tone was solemn, this proved that humans had new methods besides their stupid ones, and this could indeed pose a threat.
It was because of that shot that the Herrscher of the Sentience of the Masses's footsteps were delayed, otherwise they should have appeared directly next to Sea of Quanta City.
"How did He write the script after that?"
The Herrscher of the Sentience of the Masses was silent for a moment, and simply read: "Humanity chases with reckless courage, but unfortunately they are one step too slow, and are instead met with our calm attack, all members of the Fire Moth are sacrificed, and civilization enters Finality."
A perfect script, but unfortunately a certain variable was in the game, and after the experience just now, the direction of the script was likely to change.
The first version of the script didn't have Ryan in it, and then he suddenly rushed out, and forcibly changed the perfect ending.
The Herrscher of Binding knew that the authority of the one behind the scenes was not to truly control fate, He just selected one of the possibilities and guided it.
"Then don't give him time to interfere, just rush over."
"This is the only way, even if we fall, we must cause enough damage to humanity, it will always exceed his acceptable limit."
The Herrscher also figured it out, why bother with Ryan, it was better to complete the staged goal with a Herrscher's destructive power.
He acted on it, the huge domain was retrieved, the Herrscher bent His knees, and after suddenly stepping out, there was no sign in the sky, only a straight vertical line appeared on the electronic map.
The Fire Moth had calculated everything but missed one point, leaving aside the authority, the Eleventh Herrscher was essentially a monster with nearly 10000HW.
The domain diameter was less than ten kilometers, but the speed was already shocking, a complete opposite of the previous slow circling tactic, the aura of death came rushing at them.
"Target has exceeded three times the speed of sound, contact time 47 minutes!"
The city in the deep sea had no time to be built, the reserved supplies were not comparable to Mu Continent at all, seeing the two countdowns ticking, everyone was like their throats had been choked, unable to make a sound.
The Commander-in-Chief couldn't make it in time, the Herrscher's speed was much faster than they had imagined.
Su, Han, Zheng, Coleman, Isha, and others looked at each other, in fact, Mei's plan had already made a guess about the current situation, so they weren't too surprised.
This was the Herrscher putting most of His energy into His 'physical fitness', in fact His authority was much weaker, He didn't annihilate all the ships in the Pacific Ocean.
"There's no need to be so troublesome, just take down Sea of Quanta City directly, erase the door leading to the world bubbles, the people left on Earth will die sooner or later, and the people in the world bubbles won't last long either." Han opened his mouth with some difficulty, he was the commander, and he couldn't be in a daze at this time.
"The plan has a countermeasure, it's just that this method is a little too..."
"A little cruel, right." Zheng, who looked like a poker card, took over the words, and straightened his already meticulous windbreaker collar, "Using lives to slow Him down, to buy time."
"Yes, our small force, even if we all go in together, we will die instantly, we can only intercept Him in turns to slow Him down, so as to buy time, but the people who intercept..."
"Will definitely die!" Su finished his sentence for him, sweat beaded on his handsome face, and he even opened his eyes.
"At least they'll die effectively, everyone, we didn't move with the main force, we are not here to seek refuge." Zheng still didn't have a smile on his face, his solemn gaze swept over everyone, making the already solemn atmosphere even more tense.
"Let's draw lots, we don't have the power of the Commander-in-Chief, but we still have the heart to be a stepping stone for humanity, the survival of humanity requires everyone to fulfill their duty."
His tone did not have much fluctuation, the usually silent and solemn warrior did not seem to be making an impassioned speech, his tone was very steady, but it accurately entered everyone's ears.
Han was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that this warrior who usually had many opinions didn't need him to force him, you have to know that the escape route was at their feet, they could abandon everything and hide at any time, you have to know that Aponia was not here, and she couldn't use her Precepts to influence everyone's choice.
A person with a path to life resolutely chose a path of death, Han who had already prepared to sacrifice himself to save his daughter didn't say a word, he just waved his hand, and told his adjutant to bring the cardboard box that was already prepared.
"Okay, we'll draw lots to decide, who else has any other opinions?"
No one spoke, fear was accumulating, the instinct for survival was spreading, some warriors' legs were trembling, at this time, a hand steadily reached into the cardboard box, fumbled inside for a while, and pulled out a slip of paper, the blood-red '1' on it was very conspicuous.
"Getting what you want, it seems I'm the first." Zheng夹 the slip of paper between his two fingers, maybe it was an illusion, but that face that was jokingly called Count Santiago actually showed a hint of a smile.
"I can't do it alone, Team Exaltation, who is willing to die with me?"
Three branches were stationed here, there were nearly two hundred ordinary Fusion Warriors present, some people lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at his gaze, some people put their hands behind their backs, their fists trembling, some people hesitated to open their mouths, and then closed them again.
"Colonel, is this a voluntary choice?"
"Of course not, either you die with me first, or you stay in the sea like an idiot and die in the end, there is no third way. Everyone, to burn for civilization is our oath, and our duty."
There was no cheesy plot, this was a war that required iron discipline, the oath they took when they joined the Fire Moth was the unchangeable ending.
"First squad, fall out."
"I'll come too, I've already died once during the surgery anyway."
"Instead of dying at the hands of our own people, at least we can get a pension if we're killed by a Herrscher."
With the sound of messy footsteps, fifty people fell out, if you say this was all voluntary, that would be overestimating the light of human nature, because there are many things in this world that transcend instinct.
That is called responsibility, also known as mission.
Compared to a completely rational creature like a Herrscher, humans seem to be complex and changeable, but at certain times, they seem to be on the same path.
Herrschers have their mission, and humans have their determination, there is no high or low, they all go to their deaths for their ideals.
Under the dual suppression of duty and discipline, in the end there was no need to draw lots, considering the characteristics of the Herrscher of Binding, they simply formed a temporary group.
Five high-level Fusion Warriors would each lead forty people and intercept in turns, those whose families were all dead would go first, and then those who had things to worry about would die later.
No one needed to be in a hurry, they just had to queue up one by one.
Humanity needed the effect of role models, when the first team set off, those bewildered naval and air forces also began to form groups, forming formations, and heading towards the Herrscher who was rushing towards them like a flying fireball meteor.
Two hundred kilometers, is it a distance like a chasm?
The strong wind blew his graying hair a little messy, the Colonel laughed when he saw the Herrscher rushing towards him.
It worked, He really can't maintain speed and expand His domain at the same time.
"It seems we didn't die for nothing, if we can cause some damage to Him, maybe we can save more people, and that's also fulfilling our oath."
No one responded, they were all about to die, where would they have the energy to care about the lives of others, but there's no turning back once the arrow is shot, no matter what they thought, the shadow of death was quickly covering them.
"Good eyes, since you've given up your lives, there's no need to think too much, everyone."
The flash of the missile appeared, lighting up the old man's face, this warrior who was always known for his solemnity seemed calm and composed, and instead was filled with a sense of joy.
"We all know that very few people will survive this war, so we will all come to this point sooner or later, at least, burning ourselves out for the future of humanity--"
"Dying is the ultimate glory!"
He jumped out, the powerful Honkai energy was like a rising sun, with one person taking the lead, the second person jumped out in the deadly silence, followed by the third, the fourth...
"For humanity!!"
"For humanity!!"
At this time there were no tactics, they just needed to fully output their Honkai energy, and then crash into the Herrscher, the planes that couldn't turn back also had no other choice.
Throttle pushed to the bottom, press the missile launch button, give it all.
A crazy emotion was spreading in the sky, Zheng was flying at the very front, but the fingertips hidden in his sleeves had been trembling, this emotion of calmly going to his death was like a sudden push on his back, and finally, it stopped shaking.
He saw the Herrscher in the distance instantly stop, a look of elation on his face, he opened his mouth, and spat out all the emotions in his chest.
"For humanity!"
Energy was blooming, all kinds of ammunition seemed to vent and smash forward, and then after half a minute, everything was annihilated, as if they had never appeared.
But the Herrscher stopped His footsteps, holding His right hand straight, His purple pupils were a little confused, reflecting the 'tombstones' in front of Him.
With Zheng at the lead, dozens of warriors, and hundreds of fighter jets were solidified in the air, like motionless ice sculptures, the Herrscher tilted His head slightly.
With this level of strength, they would die instantly, do they not even realize this?
But in an instant, He understood why humans didn't come out to stop Him all at once.
"They want to buy time?"
This level of combat power just happened to require Him to stop to deal with, but was it necessary, didn't it seem foolish?
"Using so many lives to exchange for five minutes of time, the cost-effectiveness is unimaginably low."
"But this is what they call sacrifice." The Herrscher of Binding could sense that sorrowful emotion.
"What's the meaning of it?"
"I don't know, maybe this is one of the emotions that humans have that transcends instinct."
"Nonsense, let's continue."
He accelerated again, waved His hand to sweep the sky, freezing the missiles, and then slowed down to expand His domain, turning a pile of charging warships into floating garbage.
No one could stop Him, not even an entire fleet could only slow Him down, and buy two minutes of time, but they were still endless, a team after another rushed over, making the Herrscher feel a little numb.
I can sense the emotion of fear, and there is no feeling of being manipulated by Precepts, why do these people dare to come? Do they not see how powerful the combat power needs to be to stop me?
They're just simply throwing their lives away, and in rows too, according to His estimation, humans would hesitate when the third round was wiped out, they would retreat when the sixth round was wiped out, and after killing two more groups, humanity would collapse.
"But this is already the tenth round, and they are still throwing their lives away endlessly?!"
Affected by Elysia's authority, the Herrscher of Binding became confused, and then He paused for a moment, preparing to speed up to the extreme, and no longer entangle with these lunatics.
But at this time, a huge Honkai energy came from a distance, and He had to stop His footsteps.
Looking up, a straight-haired girl was swinging a meteor hammer and crashed into Him like a wild barbarian, her eyes were filled with an emotion called 'hatred'.
"Give my sister her life back!"
This team was different from the one before, everyone was full of hatred, and was exhausting their body's potential without reservation.
The timing is perfect, I originally didn't want to deal with them.
The Herrscher of Binding felt a little helpless, for a desperado like this, if He wasn't a little serious, He might get hurt, He just looked at the messy group of Fusion Warriors rushing up, and slowly raised His hand.
No matter what awareness you have, no matter what hatred you have, only death is eternal!
The radiance that Isha gave off was fleeting, but it bought ten minutes and provided a role model for those who came after.
Even if they were throwing their lives away, humans were also summarizing, first they feinted and hid outside the Herrscher's expanded domain, and then when the latter thought they were scared away, they activated artificial collapse, and plunged in with a crazy momentum.
In the end, the meteor hammer was only a hundred meters away from the Herrscher, almost completing a great feat that Ryan couldn't even do.
"What a shame, if Isha had hammered this bastard to death, I wouldn't have to go on." After an epic lungful of smoke, Coleman threw away his cigarette butt, his mouth was sighing, but his face still had a cynical look.
"What a waste, such a beautiful girl died in an instant, I was still thinking of developing a super-comrade relationship with her."
Everyone looked on in silence, no one cursed this horny guy for having a crazy idea, they only looked at the countdown in their hands, and found that the time had become slow and occasionally stopped.
"The Seventh Fleet has started their charge, you have five minutes to prepare, and then it'll be my turn, do you have any requests?" Ato said quietly.
"My family is all dead, I have nothing to worry about, unlike you who have a wife and kids." Coleman thought for a moment, and suddenly laughed: "Tell the Commander-in-Chief to hang my photo in the female staff's locker room, let me see if the future Fire Moth members are developing normally."
This horny guy almost made everyone lose their composure, if it weren't for the tragic feeling brought by death, they would have burst out laughing, but even so, Su quietly covered his mouth.
"That's right, if you want to laugh, then laugh, I hate funeral-like atmospheres the most, I used to think that when I die, the memorial service must have two strippers, Su, you look so handsome, why don't you do me this favor?"
"Get lost!!"
Su kicked him, and Coleman had already flown out one step ahead, and dozens of Fusion Warriors followed behind him, all of them were people who got along well on normal days.
Unlike Zheng's full sense of mission, or Isha's deep hatred, the group led by Coleman seemed particularly relaxed, like a bunch of perverts going to get a foot massage.
"Captain, should we die fast or slow?"
"Nonsense, of course it's slow, it's best to trick the Herrscher like Isha did, by the way, your parents have all gone to the world bubbles, why is it your turn to die in the third batch?"
The warrior smiled, his face was very serious: "A few kids are still virgins, as a brother, of course I have to rush to the front, I lost my virginity last year, so it's worth it."
"You're a bit interesting kid, if you survive I'll treat you to a foot massage."
"Colonel, setting up this kind of FLAG before a battle is a suicidal act."
So what if I die, I'll screw a big hole in fate sooner or later.
Coleman looked at the Herrscher in the distance who had stopped, His authority was accumulating, the fear of death was coming at him like a mountain, with their little energy, they were like a candle in the wind, the other party could pinch them out with a single hand.
Sure enough, I'm still afraid of death, at least I should die in a woman's bed, but this Herrscher is quite beautiful, so it's not a loss.
He suddenly found a psychological comfort, pulled out his two guns, and infused them with Honkai energy that surpassed their limits.
"Let's kill this bitch, I want to taste what a Herrscher tastes like!"
A group of people charged forward screaming, making the Herrscher of Binding's eyes become even more strange.
It was also a suicidal mission, but the emotions of each wave were different, for example, the group led by Coleman was full of 'desire', and after a careful perception, He felt a chill.
Death can actually be played with in so many ways by these humans, they really are incomprehensible.
With the lesson of wasting time just now, He became more serious, pouring terrifying Honkai energy into His authority, and then releasing it in an instant.
One hundred kilometers, expand.
The invisible domain spread out, the sky that was just screaming became silent in an instant, besides Coleman, all vitality was instantly cut off, the planes that had lost power fell one by one, and he himself felt like he had plunged into a swamp, as if in slow motion.
Is this the authority of Binding? No wonder Dr. Mei had to concentrate so much power.
Can't turn back, can't turn back, I hate attending funerals, I'm going to give this bitch a slap!
His will drove his body, making his entire body become blurry like a person in a mirror, his handsome features were also disappearing, gradually, he felt his whole person disappear from reality, and the body he left in the air suddenly shattered.
Artificial collapse!
What is wrong with these humans, that woman just now almost crossed the line, why are they all able to have a breakthrough at the last minute when facing death?
"It's unexpected, but it's meaningless!"
He turned his head, and looked at the faceless man with two guns who had appeared behind him, the other party seemed to be between reality and imaginary space, avoiding the binding to the greatest extent, but the Herrscher just raised His hand, and condensed His authority into a greatsword.
Erase!
The authority gathered, the intensity of the binding suddenly increased by several hundred times, without even a second of reaction time, Coleman's left hand holding the gun was completely erased, and even the gun made of soul steel fell apart.
It's useless, artificial collapse is also ineffective, at most it can hold on for five more seconds.
But at this time, the Herrscher who was twisting His wrist suddenly gave up on the attack, and moved to the side.
Whoosh--
A Scarlet long spear swept past Him, the thick beam of light that Coleman had shot out disappeared without a trace before it touched His body, the Herrscher didn't care about him, and He suddenly twisted His head, and saw a figure rushing from a distance.
A lone person, but His momentum surpassed the desperation of the humans just now, that killing intent made His sense of anxiety increase, a hint of confusion flashed in His mind.
This scene, is it also in His 'script'?
Somewhere in South America, in a dark cave, the blond man closed his eyes and meditated, after a moment of hesitation, he used the air as his finger, and extended his index finger to write.
"Humans sacrifice themselves, and intercept the powerful Herrscher in segments, no one who chooses to charge survives, but they go on one after another, one wave after another walking towards death, fear and despair are spreading, but their footsteps have not stopped."
"This incomprehensible sense of contradiction is perhaps the most unpredictable part of a human being, the powerful Herrscher has to slow down to deal with them, wasting a lot of time for this."
His finger paused slightly, Calis lowered his hand and stopped writing, he looked up at the stone wall, and let out a faint sigh.
"It just so happens that at this time, he arrived."