Even the other people around were filled with surprise, confusion, and...panic.
But in the end, their emotions turned into surprise.
Because it... stopped in front of Xiwang, a few centimeters away from Xiwang, and even the flames stopped there, and even... the flames were rapidly fading, revealing the real tip of the sword.
Then, Xi Wang raised his hand and lightly touched the tip of the sword with his fingertips.
Then the flame was lit again, but this time the flame was bright and full of warmth, burning its body bit by bit.
And it... did not put up any resistance, but just expressed its praise to Xi Wang, then fell to the ground and stopped moving, as if it was dead, leaving only its wreckage.
"........."
This scene was so shocking that no one spoke for a moment.
"…Paduo, why are you here?"
In the end, it was Xi Wang who spoke first. He turned and asked Padufils.
“Ah… this… that… Sister Nia was worried about you, and I couldn’t stop her, so I just came with her… I was thinking of taking Sister Nia with me to hide so as not to cause trouble for you, boss. Besides, we weren’t hiding far away, so I thought if you were in trouble, we could still come out to help you. At worst, I can run fast, so I can take you guys and run away. I didn’t expect it to turn out like this…”
Padufils scratched her hair, lowered her head, and said apologetically.
Xi Wang withdrew his gaze and then looked at Aponia beside him.
And Aponia's response was simple. She placed her hand lightly on her chest and spoke devoutly and clearly.
“We are surely companions on this journey…under [His] watchful eye and care.”
"........."
Xi Wang understood and slightly tightened the cross pendant in his hand, as if he had received guidance from "Him". He then nodded and stopped asking questions.
Then he reached out his hand and pulled up Sakura, who had been pushed aside by him.
"Feel sorry."
"...It's okay, I just didn't expect that you would have that kind of...solution."
Ying paused for a moment, then suppressed her doubts... No matter what, it was always good to solve the most critical Honkai beast. Moreover, after its death, the surrounding flames quickly extinguished, and the originally scorching temperature quickly returned to normal. The remaining Honkai beasts around were also being quickly slaughtered by Qianjie.
It seems... this collapse is over?
Ying, Hen and others were a little surprised, and some of them rubbed their eyes repeatedly, as if to confirm whether they were dreaming.
It was finally confirmed that this was the reality. The collapse here had been largely resolved, the most threatening target had passed away, and only a small number of collapse beasts needed to be cleaned up.
But... the original Dusk Street had been shattered by the Honkai Beasts and burned to ashes by the flames, leaving only a few broken bricks and tiles.
The place that people loved and were satisfied with, the "Garden of Eden" that outsiders believed existed... just disappeared, destroyed by fire in a sudden and [predestined] disaster.
Chapter 5097: Fire Moth Executives: ...Huh? ()
[This collapse broke out very suddenly, and ended very suddenly, and more importantly, the most threatening collapse beast in this collapse... was defeated so inexplicably? This is hard for many people to accept]
[A Honkai beast that controls fire dies in fire... Isn't this really some kind of joke? ]
[However, after the battle is over, it is time to deal with your problems... Fire Moth requires Ying and Hen to bring you, Aponia, Padufilis, and Qianjie back for interrogation.]
[Yes, the interrogation, they regard you as "sinners" because you wantonly accepted "Honkai disease patients" and further caused the disaster called Honkai to break out, so you should be "criminals", and you, the priest who changed Dusk Street and accepted patients, are naturally the "mastermind" of everything]
[More importantly, the "abnormality" displayed by you and Qianjie... is too alarming.]
[It’s just that, during the process of “arresting” you, there was a little “problem”]
[Not to mention that you just fought side by side with Ying, Hen and the others, and now you are still "comrades-in-arms" in a sense. It is a bit chilling to put restraints on you in this situation... and more importantly, it is difficult to put restraints on you even if I want to.]
[Let’s not talk about Qianjie. He is so irritable that he doesn’t care about the reason. Anyone who tries to get close to him will be beaten away by him, and any restraints will be torn to pieces by him. If you hadn’t stopped him in time, Qianjie would have fought with them directly... Qianjie would not be afraid even if Ying was still beside him.]
[As for you, when the soldier was approaching you, the restraint device would inexplicably begin to melt and eventually turn into a pool of molten iron. If you hadn't reminded the soldier in time, and the soldier hadn't reacted quickly enough to discard the restraint device in time, he would have lost his hands.]
[And Aponia and Padufils were protected by you behind you, and you clearly showed your intention to protect them. Even if someone wanted to negotiate with them, Qianjie would forcibly intervene and drive the others away.]
[To be honest, your and Qianjie's resistance and your previous terrifying performance have made many people more convinced of your "abnormality", and even subconsciously judged you as "monsters"... just like those Honkai, no, maybe you are "Honkai creations"? ]
[If Ying and Hen hadn't stopped you, I'm afraid someone would have pointed a gun at you, and it would have been a bad ending.]
[Then, you proposed to them that you wanted to negotiate with the Fire Moths. After a little thought, they agreed... Mainly because they couldn't do anything to you. If they really fought, it would not end well. In addition, you did show friendliness, so it was natural to negotiate.]
[You expressed your thoughts to the Fire Moth, and said that you could accept the Fire Moth taking you and all of you back, because this was "Him's" arrangement, but... the Fire Moth must give up pursuing the patients who left, and cannot go to other "leaders" to kill the patients.]
[You directly pointed out that Fire Moth had already arranged teams to go to the various "leaders" to kill the patients you had arranged to leave early, so you said that Fire Moth did not need to lie or cover up, and "He" had already told you about this.]
[Naturally, the Fire Moths don't believe what you said. They just think that your intelligence network is so powerful that they can receive all the news from the Fire Moths... However, during the current negotiation period, they have naturally made some concessions and agreed to your conditions, saying that everything is negotiable.]
[However, they did not back down on the issue of you taking in "Honkai patients". They blamed you for gathering these patients together, which eventually caused the collapse and ultimately destroyed your home, the original Dusk Street.]
The ultimate blame is on you, on all of you—that’s what they said.
[However, you directly pointed out something that Fire Moth did not mention - in order to maintain the overall order of the world, Fire Moth previously concealed the existence of Honkai from the world, and therefore did not popularize knowledge about Honkai to the world.]
[Therefore, people who are unaware of the characteristics of Honkai will unconsciously promote the formation of Honkai... For example, you took in "Honkai patients". Although your original intention was good and kind, it ultimately led to the arrival of disaster.]
[Logically speaking, the most fundamental source of this problem should be the fire moth... because "knowing and not reporting is a sin"]
[Besides, I said the same thing again. According to the research of the Fire Moth, the number of patients you took in at Dusk Street had reached the standard for a Honkai outbreak two months ago. So why didn't the Honkai break out at that time? Even in the two months in the middle, Dusk Street continued to take in patients, but there was still no Honkai outbreak. But when the Fire Moth sent people here, it just happened to break out? ]
[In response to your rebuttal, Fire Moth did not respond, but remained silent. Then, it changed back to a friendly tone, saying that perhaps your situation was special, so it needed special discussion. At the same time, it apologized for their previous toughness. After all, they were so nervous because this matter concerned humans and civilization, so they had to do this.]
[Everything is for humanity... Haha, what a high-sounding reason]
[If you calculate carefully, the number of humans killed by the Fire Moth itself is not much less than that of Honkai; the things that the Fire Moth has done itself are not much better than Honkai.]
[But you can put all of this aside for now. After all, the current Fire Moth... is indeed working for the benefit of human civilization. This is something that "He" has confirmed. Therefore, you obey "His" will and go to the Fire Moth.]
[As for the others... Qianjie, he will definitely be taken away because his fighting ability is too abnormal; Aponia chose to follow you, she said that since you are both people who are cared for by "Him", you should go together; and Padufils also chose to go with you]
[And so, the four of you were brought to the Fire Moth, and then... you were detained and interrogated separately.]
[Aponia and Padofelice are okay. As ordinary people, they have not received much "care". Although the Fire Moth regards them as "accomplices", they are not the main targets after all.]
[Qianjie was taken away directly and locked up alone in a place called "The Deepest Place" for additional interrogation]
[As for you, you are being "taken care of" by the Fire-Chasing Moth... Unfortunately, most of its "means" are useless to you, because those instruments that could harm you will begin to melt when they get close to you within a certain range. Those who are responsible for the execution will feel obvious pain from being burned by flames when they show the intention to harm you.]
[So the Fire Moth plans to turn its "tactics" to Aponia and Padufils... Please don't get me wrong, I don't mean to take action against them, but I just want to use them to put pressure on you and make you admit your "guilt"]
[As for what the Fire Moths call their "guilt"... isn't that obvious? It's just that you took in a patient with Honkai disease, which led to the Honkai disease... They stubbornly believe that you took in patients for some special purpose, and that you must know some special "secret"]
[You watch them perform deliberately in front of you, listen to their guiding words, and remain silent]
[You know, the Fire Moths have already determined that your actions have ulterior motives. You must know something, and it is too difficult to change what they already believe.]
[And getting them to admit they were wrong is even harder]
[So, you didn’t say much, but answered their questions one by one according to “Him”’s will, and warned them slightly when they crossed the line.]
[In the end, the Fire Moth became a little annoyed and decided to use some "special means"... Then "He" told you about it, and you immediately pointed it out]
[“I have to remind you and the people behind you,” in the interrogation room, Xi Wang looked at the interrogator who was twisting on the ground because of the burning sensation in his body, and then tilted his head to look at the one-way glass on the side, and said to the person on the other side of the one-way glass who was observing the interrogation]
[“The images in your heart are too explicit. Desires that are too strong often lead to disaster. I hope you can encourage yourself.” - You said so]
[Perhaps your words brought them back to their senses. The Fire Moths began to discuss again how to arrange for you... Of course, more importantly, the "leaders" who are still active outside... have begun to move.]
[After losing your suppression and confirming that the effectiveness of the "rules" began to weaken, those "leaders" quickly returned to their original appearance]
[Greedy, stupid, and violent... With the improvement of their vision and knowledge, the power and authority in their hands have been strengthened, and the disasters brought by those "leaders" have become more and more terrifying.]
[Although it is not difficult for the Fire Moth to deal with them, the social unrest caused by them still gives the Fire Moth a headache]
[So they had to adjust their original plans for you. They wanted to get more "value" from you to make up for the manpower and material resources they spent on cleaning up the "leaders" and calming down social unrest... However, more people still wanted to "get rid of" you.]
[Because the "abnormality" in you is too strange, it must be dealt with. At the same time, someone must take the blame for the social unrest caused by those "leaders"... You are a good choice, enough to appease the people's emotions, not to mention that there is another collapse caused by you. It can be said that you are the best "scapegoat"]
[Not only that, the Fire Moth executives are still unwilling to believe that you are taking in patients just because you are kind. Even though they have received enough information from Aponia and Padufils, they are still unwilling to admit this.]
[As someone who can completely change the chaotic place of Dusk Street, and even push the entire Dusk Street gang to such a level, how could you do such a thing just because of kindness? You must have other reasons! ——The top leaders of the Fire Moth firmly believed this]
[Moreover, your actions actually led to the outbreak of Honkai - even if you didn't originally know that the gathering of a large number of patients would lead to the outbreak of Honkai, it is an objective fact that Honkai occurred as a result.]
[Although the Fire Moths were also at fault for concealing the collapse, they will not admit it; although they know in their hearts that you should be kind, but for various reasons, "good intentions turned into bad things", they will not admit it.]
[They would rather believe that you are extremely hypocritical than admit that they were wrong]
[It's really...disgusting]
[In the end, a "councilor" suggested that we push you into the "Fusion Warrior Program". After all, the failure rate of the "Fusion Warrior Surgery" is frighteningly high. You can't survive unless you are lucky... This way you will most likely die. Even if you are lucky enough to survive, you will become a "Fusion Warrior" and have powerful combat power that can be used by the Fire Moth.]
[At the same time, this "councilor" emphasized that the Honkai is becoming more and more frequent, and the losses caused by the "Herrser" are also increasing. The Fire Moth should focus its resources and attention on fighting the Honkai... This proposal was supported by a group of scientific researchers headed by Dr. Mei.]
[In the end, even Mebius voted in favor... because she learned about your "abnormality" and was very interested in you. She wanted to study you and perform your surgery herself.]
[So, after careful consideration, Fire Moth approved this proposal and arranged a "Warrior Fusion Surgery" for you, Aponia, and Padufils]
[On the way, you also got to meet the "senator" who proposed this proposal. The moment you saw his appearance, you knew who he was - Wright]
[I never thought that he would actually do it. After leaving the church, he actually became a congressman... It seems that he is really a hardworking and good kid.]
[And Light obviously recognized you and apologized to you...Getting you the "Fusion Warrior Surgery" was the most direct way he could think of to avoid you being executed by the Fire Moth... He was very sorry that he could not save you, and could only let you break free from the "death sentence" and pursue a slim "hope of survival"]
[You didn't complain about anything, but just thanked him for his help, and reminded him not to communicate with you too much, as this would make other members of the Fire Moth question his position.]
[Wright also understood, and after chatting with you for a few words, he left... Perhaps you will hardly meet again in the future.]
[So, a few days later, you were brought into Mobius's laboratory by the Fire Moth... She was quite excited and seemed to have been waiting for you for a long time]
[She curiously asks you whether “He” really exists, and you naturally give her an affirmative answer]
[For some reason, she seemed a little excited, but also a little disappointed]
[Immediately, she began to experiment on your "abnormality", and you cooperated with her... This surprised her. She thought you would be the same as others, or even more resistant to her than others. After all, outsiders called her a "devil". With such a name, she should be hated by a "clergyman" like you.]
[And you responded to her truthfully - the reason you cooperated so well was because of "Him"'s will, because "Him" once said that she was trying to touch "Him"'s ladder, which was not something to be disgusted with, and even though she was so eager, she still had her own bottom line in her heart, which was extremely rare, so "Him" should be praised]
[This answer made Mobius a little stunned for a moment, but then he became even more excited, even a little fanatical... I don’t know whether it was because of “Him”’s words, or because she obtained some more special data from you.]
[Perhaps because the data obtained from you proved her conjecture, Mobius was obsessed with studying you for several days in a row, and even forgot that you still had to undergo "surgery"... In the end, if it weren't for the warning from the Fire Moth, I'm afraid Mobius wouldn't have thought of this matter.]
[But even so, Mebius still used his power to delay your "operation" again and again, and even postponed the "operations" of Aponia and Padufils. It was not until the Fire Moth sent another warning and temporarily froze Mebius's laboratory funds that she began to prepare for your "operation"]
[As for the Honkai beast you want to fuse, Mebius has also picked a suitable one for you, or in other words, the Honkai beast that has the highest "compatibility" with you selected based on recent experiments - "Michael"]
[Perhaps this code name may confuse people... But it is actually the Honkai beast in the Twilight Street Collapse, which was burned to death by flames after being lightly touched by you]
[Yes, it was the Honkai beast that was killed by the flames even though it was controlling the flames.]
[Before the operation began, Mebius was quite regretful, saying that the time to study you was too short... But she believed that you would survive, right? ]
[And you just nodded, without responding... because this was "Him's" will and arrangement, and you had no complaints]
[And then... the facts were as expected (or just not in line with Fire Moth's expectations), you... survived and became a "Fusion Warrior", numbered CM-005]
[Not only that, even Aponia and Padufils...they all survived and became "Fusion Warriors"]
[This unexpected situation surprised the Fire Moths, and they even suddenly realized how naive their original thoughts were... because they had no means to control you.]
[They had never thought that you could survive the "surgery" in the first place, let alone the possibility that you would all survive... Now... they can't restrain you. Even Aponya and Padufils can't restrain them, let alone you.]
[The situation seems to be getting a little unfavorable for the Fire-Chasing Moth...]
Chapter 4752 I will watch you until the end ()
what are these?
As Aponya looked at everything in front of him, this question couldn't help but arise in his mind.
Those were veins made of light, like silk threads, drawing completely different marks on everyone's head... or they crossed and entangled somewhere, and then dispersed somewhere else, stretching to their own ends, or they came to an abrupt end somewhere.
But without exception, these [threads] have only one ending... that is, they dissipate and break.
what are these?
There was confusion in her pupils, and with an indescribable feeling of restraint, she reached out to the [threads] surrounding her - however, she could not touch anything.
She could only look at these [threads] but could do nothing.
Suddenly, someone seemed to give her a gentle hint, and then everything became clear to her at once, allowing her to see everything that fate has left for all living beings.
Whether it is regrettable or perfect; whether it is lucky or unfortunate; whether it is cruel or beautiful... everything is reflected in her pupils.
