bayedsolid Chapter 246 The Tragedy of Restraint
Chapter 246 The Tragedy of Restraint
Fire Chasing Moth Base.
As the boundaries of the restraint knot continued to extend into the base, facilities in multiple areas suffered varying degrees of damage due to the instantaneous disappearance of Honkai energy. Many soldiers and researchers who did not have time to escape died on the spot due to the disappearance of bioelectricity in their bodies.
Hua took great risks and, with the help of Yu Duchen, pulled the fallen Qianjie out of the barrier and eventually sent him to Mobius' laboratory.
Of course, it would be wrong to say that humans had no influence on the Law Constraints. After the death of thousands of soldiers, including dozens of fusion warriors, the expansion speed of the constraint barrier and the speed of invalidating the Honkai energy within the barrier significantly slowed down.
Therefore, an obvious method emerged: rely on piling up heads to increase the upper limit of the constraint barrier.
However, from a rational point of view, no one knows the upper limit of the law-constraint, and how many people need to be sacrificed; from an emotional point of view, not many people are willing to issue an order to command troops to die collectively.
The final order issued by Fire Moth was: All troops, especially the Fusion Warriors, should fight the Law Constraints with all their might.
At this time, Bronya and Seele walked out of the archive room. The engine of the Moonlight Throne was obviously not suitable for indoor construction, so Bronya had to find a relatively open place.
On the way to the action, they saw countless warriors rushing towards the direction of the restraining barrier. Some of them had flames on their bodies, some were surrounded by cold air; some had wings on their backs, some had scales on their bodies; some had eagle claws on their feet, and some had bear paws on their hands...
"Are they all... fusion warriors..."
This was the first time that Bronya and Seele had seen such a scene. If they hadn't known about fusion warriors in advance, they would even have doubted whether they had entered a world bubble in the quantum sea or were teleported to other planets.
However, no matter how powerful these fusion warriors looked, they fell asleep immediately after rushing into the constraint barrier, and lost their combat effectiveness immediately before they had a chance to use their abilities against the constraint law keeper.
Will the Constrained Herrscher, like other Herrschers, act as a source of Honkai and spread Honkai energy in all directions? The answer is of course yes. After all, the Constrained Herrscher itself is not affected by the Constrained Barrier, and high concentrations of Honkai energy will still spread in all directions with it as the center.
However, since the range of the restraint barrier reaches 100 kilometers, ordinary people will die due to the disappearance of bioelectricity before being infected and turned into dead soldiers. Therefore, when fighting against the Constraint Lawbreaker, there is no need to worry that the teammates who were fighting side by side just now will suddenly become Honkai creatures.
Therefore, Seele and Bronya had no problem traveling through the base of the Fire Moths until they stopped at a semi-open field. Bronya remembered that this was one of the places where the Fire Moths tested their weapons. One kilometer in front of her, there was a faint light curtain.
"Material, mass, volume, density..."
Bronya recalled the data just now and activated the power of the Herrscher of Reason. A cannon over a hundred meters long appeared out of thin air above her.
[This is... the power of the Herrscher of Principle... The abilities of the Herrschers are indeed extremely outrageous.]
Hei Xi, who had not spoken for a long time, also saw this scene through Bai Xi's perspective. Although she had already learned a lot about the power of the Herrscher of Reason when she was in the World Serpent, it was still a big shock to her when she saw with her own eyes that Bronya could create complex weapons out of thin air as long as she consumed Honkai energy.
"Fire!"
The high-energy beam shot out, and when it touched the restraining barrier, a violent roar erupted. A large hole with a radius of more than ten meters appeared on the light curtain in the air.
"Great, it works!"
Seele and Bronya showed their joyful expressions, but their smiles froze immediately because the hole in the light curtain was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"The output power... is it still too low..."
Just as Bronya was thinking about how to construct a more powerful weapon, a green bodhi leaf fell from above her head and sank into her body the moment it touched her. Then, a strange voice sounded directly in her mind:
[Hello, Miss Herrscher of Reason. Please don't be nervous. This is my ability to connect with other people's spirits. You can simply think of it as an unimpeded conversation.]
[You just proved with your actual actions that at least in terms of fighting against the Constraint Lawgiver, we are on the same side. However, the output power just now is still a drop in the bucket for eliminating the constraint barrier.]
"Please tell me how much output power can break through the upper limit of the restraining barrier."
Although Bronya didn't know who the other party was, she was sure that the Ruler of Constraint didn't have such ability. Therefore, she thought that the other party should also be a fusion warrior, and his ability might be similar to Yu Duchen. After such analysis, Bronya decided to believe him.
[According to Mei's calculations, in order to break through the upper limit of the restraining barrier, the output power just now needs to be increased... 104 times. ]
"..."
Bronya stood there in a daze, not answering for a long time.
[Because the information in this base is not complete, the engine you just constructed is actually a weakened version of the Moonlight Throne. According to Mei's estimation, if the real Moonlight Throne can be put into use, it will 100% be able to break the constraint barrier when the restrictions are lifted.]
"So... the Moonlight Throne cannot be put into use in a short time due to some reason?"
[This is one of the reasons. After the sinking of Mu Continent, the Moonlight Throne has not been able to take off due to the loss of core technology. In addition, Mei feels that it is not the right time yet... The Moonlight Throne is the most powerful weapon we currently have. Mei believes that we should give a fatal blow to the source of the collapse when we face the end of the collapse...]
Bronya learned from several doctors of Anti-Entropy that the source of modern civilization's ability to create the Moonlight Throne was the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in a cave in the wilderness of Kiber Qumran northwest of the Dead Sea.
Walter Young's father, Elias Nokiantanen, accidentally discovered the Planck constant and the reduced Planck constant, which were exactly the same as the research results of Planck and Schrödinger. He used the Caesar code to decipher the document and found the conversion formula recorded in the document that can reduce Honkai energy to ordinary controllable energy.
In 1955, Schrödinger and two other North American branch researchers proved his discovery through testing. Based on this discovery, Edison proposed the Moonlight Throne Project, which aims to convert Honkai energy into other energies and thus achieve harmless treatment of Honkai energy. This plan eventually led to the establishment of Anti-Entropy... and the tragedy of Anti-Entropy.
But there is no doubt that the Moonlight Throne was eventually created by Anti-Entropy, and it was ultimately inherited from the previous civilization. Therefore, Bronya and several doctors from Anti-Entropy wanted to know how powerful the Moonlight Throne of the previous civilization was. The information conveyed by this fusion warrior still surprised Bronya.
Because according to him, the energy output of the Moonlight Throne's reckless all-out attack... is much stronger than any Herrscher she currently knows.
At the same time, this also means that even if Bronya consumes all the Honkai energy in her body, she will not be able to create such a weapon.
[It seems... this way won't work. No problem, Fire Moth has another plan... You can also try another method. ]
The voice in her head disappeared, and Bronya came back to her senses and found Seele standing there, looking very anxious and a little overwhelmed. Bronya recounted everything that had just happened.
"I'm glad you're okay, Sister Bronya. So when I was talking to my other self before, was this how others saw me?..."
Xier realized that now was not the time to think about these things, and she shook her head desperately:
"Then... Sister Bronya, what should we do now? Even when I was drifting alone in the quantum sea, there was another me by my side, and I still had the courage to move forward. But now... I... This is the first time I feel... I don't know where I should go, I don't know what I should do... despair."
Bronya stepped forward, held Seele, whose body was trembling slightly, in her arms, and gently comforted her. Despite the restraining barrier that continued to expand deeper into the base, she also felt a pale sense of powerlessness in her heart.
"If everything we see is the history of previous civilizations, then they... should be more desperate than us..."
In the distance, various whistling sounds and explosions were heard one after another. They knew that these were the missiles of the Fire Moths and the various abilities of the fusion warriors.
After just a few minutes, the original noise fell silent, which only meant one thing: mankind's struggle still ended in failure.
But the silence did not last long. A new round of noise broke the silence, and the next batch of fusion warriors rushed into the restraint barrier again. Bronya listened to these sounds, and her eyes became more determined. She gently patted Seele's back in her arms, and Seele consciously got out of her arms.
"Sister Bronya, you want to..."
"Seele, although Bronya can't break the restraining barrier by piling up the power, Bronya is sure that what happened just now was not her limit. Bronya wants to try and see what she can do after giving everything. Even if she can't achieve the original goal, Bronya feels... this can also reduce the number of casualties."
Bronya said, took a step forward, and closed her eyes. Seele clearly felt that something had changed in Bronya.
Soon, a Moonlight Throne engine exactly the same as the previous one appeared on her upper left, but she had no intention of stopping, and a second Moonlight Throne appeared on her upper right.
And Xier was still spinning in circles, not knowing what to do.
[Idiot, if you keep spinning like this, I'll get dizzy if you don't! ]
"Ah... I'm sorry... But, my other self, what should I do now?"
A few seconds later, a long sigh sounded in Xier's spiritual space.
[I ask you, what is the purpose of our coming to the Quantum Ocean? ]
"Ah... cooperate with the doctors in their research, because we are familiar with the situation in the Quantum Sea..."
【anything else? 】
"…Protect Sister Bronya…"
[So isn't that all right? If you ask me, sometimes being too kind isn't a good thing. I know you don't want to see others die, but if you have to choose between those strangers and Bronya, which one would you choose? I don't need to tell you.]
"I……"
[Sometimes, you should try to let go of your desire to help others and respect the fate of others. When the collapse comes, many people will lose their lives. Can you still save everyone? For example, I don’t like to save people who die. I just want to ensure your safety...]
[…Please don’t misunderstand me. I want to ensure your safety because we are in the same body. If you die, I will die too. In the end, I am doing this for myself.]
After Xier successfully ignored the last words of her other self, she replied gratefully:
"Thank you, my other self. I understand. Just like I am the most important person in your heart, Sister Bronya is also the most important person in my heart. You are right. Compared with other people, Sister Bronya is more important. So, even if I am no match for the Herrscher, at least I can still protect Sister Bronya's safety."
[No, I've already said it... Never mind. Although there are problems in the process, the result is right. It's OK as long as you understand what you should do now.]
[But... Bronya is the most important in her heart after all. That's right. After all, I am...]
However, this time, Hei Xi's last whispered soliloquy was heard clearly by Bai Xi.
"Another me, so you care about this... But, we are one, you belong to [myself], not to [others]."
Hearing this, Hei Xi's face instantly turned red in his mind space:
[How come my ears are working so well now! Bronya is about to take action, don't worry about me. ]
Seele's gaze returned to Bronya. There were already 10 engines around her. Since the target was too big, she didn't need to spare any energy for precise aiming.
"Moonlight Throne, full power output, Fire!"
Ten beams of light shot towards the light curtain, making an even louder roar.
Before she could observe the impact of the attack, Bronya's eyes went dark, and she fell into Seele's arms and passed out.
In the distance, the holes in the restraining barrier healed again at a speed visible to the naked eye. The miracle they were expecting did not seem to happen...