After learning that this world was the "Honkai World," Zeus began to lurk beside Dr. MEI, the scientist dedicated to saving humanity. Watching her busy and serious demeanor, Zeus almost couldn't resist helping her. But then she thought better of it; if her Divinity wasn't still enveloped by her Divine Soul, ordinary people wouldn't be able to see her. If Dr. MEI were to see her, she would probably be "very interested."
"It's not enough, there's too little time."
Dr. MEI frowned, looking at the four weapons in the four containers. These were the four "Keys of God" she had created: the Black Abyss White Flower made from the core of the Sixth Herrscher, the Divine Key of the Scorching Fire made from the core of the Seventh Herrscher, the xuanyuan sword made from the core of the Tenth Herrscher, and the Oath of Judah made from the core of the Eleventh Herrscher. Seeing these genuine articles here, Zeus couldn't help but shed two tears and reached out to touch them twice.
Back then, for these weapons, she had worshipped Dawei a lot, only to find out later that Dawei was a masochist who needed a beating, and only after being cursed would he drop items.
"Only four, far from enough to resist the final Herrscher."
The doctor sighed while holding her aching head, sitting in her chair. Humanity now only had three cities left, and the appearance of one Herrscher meant the demise of one or two cities. Humanity had been pushed to a dead end. If the last hope, the "Keys of God," were not all completed, then only extinction awaited humanity.
While the doctor was having a headache, Zeus was researching the artificial idiot… ahem! artificial intelligence known as "Little Ai" nearby. Without alarming her, Zeus carefully examined her source code. In the end, Zeus could only confirm one thing: this doctor was truly amazing! She completely couldn't understand what these codes did.
"Dr. MEI, the radar has a reaction. Such a strong Honkai reaction… it's a Herrscher."
"What? Quickly, find the exact location."
Just as Dr. MEI was resting, an Assistant suddenly rushed in and reported to her. Hearing the Assistant's report, Dr. MEI quickly stood up and, while walking out of the laboratory with the Assistant, gave orders. Zeus did not follow, because she knew that this Herrscher was precisely the Twelfth Herrscher who had almost completely destroyed humanity, and it was humanity that completed this Herrscher's final evolution: 'death'.
In less than two hours, they brought a pink-haired ponytail girl to the laboratory and began various examinations on her. Unlike other Herrschers, although a strong Honkai energy reaction was detected in the girl's body, she did not possess any special abilities.
Moreover, she still retained her human consciousness.
However, Zeus, standing nearby, revealed a knowing smile. When humans no longer trusted others and instead sank into their own panic, that was when humanity would be destroyed. And the one who pressed this destruction button was humanity itself—how ironic.
"You made a wrong decision, Dr. MEI."
Watching the girl being led away to be locked in a cell, Zeus shook her head helplessly and said to the perplexed Dr. MEI. Some humans would harm others out of fear. From a humanitarian perspective, it was somewhat selfish, but this was the most basic attitude of every life towards an unknown existence that threatened its own life. And thinking humans would amplify this situation, going to eliminate the threat.
Three months later, Zeus looked silently at the innermost cell on the 33rd floor of the base. Inside, a group of people cheered, 'We've eliminated another Herrscher!', while the girl, shot through with bullets and lying in a pool of blood, was on her last breath. In the girl's final moments, Zeus saw 'confusion,' 'unwillingness,' 'despair,' and 'hatred.'
"Alas! How tragic."
Zeus touched the tears at the corner of the girl's eye, stood up, and glanced at the cheering people. In the end, Zeus could only sigh.
As Zeus sighed, the girl's corpse began to change. Zeus was not surprised by this scene, because the 'Herrscher of Erosion' did not need a physical body at all. In other words, the girl's body had limited the evolution of her Honkai abilities. The moment the girl died, she truly became the Twelfth Herrscher.
A black mist floated out from the girl's corpse, and then the girl's corpse instantly turned into black dust, rushing towards the people who had stopped cheering. Upon contact with the black dust, people began to be infected and eventually turned into zombies.
"Alarm, alarm! A huge Honkai energy reaction detected inside the base! It's a Herrscher! It's a Herrscher! All personnel, be careful not to touch the black mist!"
Listening to the loud alarm, Zeus sighed helplessly. Did they think this would be useful?
Indeed, the black mist, as if conscious, began to enter the electrical wires. Soon, the entire base's defense system collapsed, and the black mist drifted from the base into the world.
The Twelfth Herrscher, her revenge had just begun.
Zeus floated to the laboratory, looking at Dr. MEI's grim face. At this moment, she should be considered humanity's last hope. When Dr. MEI saw the signal from the nuclear bomb, she could no longer sit still and began to have 'Ai-chan' help regain partial control of the base, accelerating the creation of a container that could imprison the Twelfth Herrscher.
"What a genius, and to be able to remain so calm. Even some Heroic Spirits can't compare."
Watching Dr. MEI's practical ability, Zeus was deeply impressed. And her calmness and wisdom, to be able to achieve such a degree when she was the only one left alive in the entire base, she truly deserved to be humanity's last hope.
Finally, five hours later, the Twelfth Herrscher fell for the trap and was contained in a small black box.
And the surviving humans were only 31,022 people in the deepest part of the base.
But Dr. MEI had not given up hope. She had been waiting in the black box for the moment the Twelfth Herrscher would surrender, but she hadn't expected the opponent to be so tenacious, never giving up until the 'Last Herrscher' appeared.
"Hey! What are you striving for with all this effort?"
Zeus, seeing Dr. MEI, whose lower body was crushed by a boulder and was already dying, appeared out of curiosity and asked.
"Is it a hallucination?"
Dr. MEI turned her head in confusion to look at Zeus, a smile of relief appearing at the corner of her mouth.
"Uh! It's not a hallucination, I just wanted to ask, is all this worth it?"
Feeling ignored for the first time, Zeus said helplessly to Dr. MEI. This time, Dr. MEI did not ignore Zeus. She stared steadily at Zeus for three seconds, and finally said with some solemnity: "It's not about whether it's worth it, but that I must do it, because I am human."
Because she was human, she needed to dedicate her strength to her species, to ensure the continuation of her species. This was the nature of a species. Understanding Dr. MEI's words, Zeus found her own question amusing.
"Do you want to continue fighting for humanity?"
Finally, Zeus asked; she was still a little curious about the other party's choice.
"If needed, I would, but now we have been eliminated by the world, so we can only leave something behind for humanity of the next century or the century after that."
Zeus watched Dr. MEI take her last breath, a look of respect appearing on her face. She bowed to the other party, then used the Honkai energy she had recently collected to transform Dr. MEI into the world's first'Stigmata.'
"Your will fills me with admiration. I will 'devour' the Honkai energy when it is at its strongest, leaving hope for humanity to continue."
Looking at the hexagonal Stigmata in her hand, Zeus slowly said. She had originally intended to use the Honkai energy to fill her own divinity, and it just so happened to fulfill Dr. MEI's wish. Zeus carefully put away the Stigmata, then went to the laboratory where the four Divine Keys were kept. Zeus only took the xuanyuan sword, leaving the remaining three in place to await their users.
After leaving the base, Zeus looked at the chaotic land and the Herrscher in the sky, like an angel. After eliminating humanity, this Herrscher had remained motionless.
"Perfect, I am very 'hungry,' and you have completed your mission, so lend me your energy!"
Zeus smiled and flew towards the 'angel.' Nothing could stop her from 'eating' such a large 'piece of meat.'
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