Chapter 3 The Beginning of the Fire Chaser

The blood-red lights flickered, and accompanied by the piercing alarm sound, the heavy composite armored door slowly closed, the gears rubbed against each other in the metal gaps, and the white mist escaped, bringing a hazy feeling to the base full of steel texture.

The moment before the door closed, the light of the morning sun shone through the last gap, coating the silver-white fire-chasing moths on the base wall with a layer of golden light - but the next moment, the dazzling fluorescent lights lit up, reflecting everything pale, as pale as the snow outside the base gate.

"Boom", "click", "sizzle", this is the logistics department doing daily maintenance for the large mecha and the exoskeleton experts of the soldiers.

"Tap tap tap", a bright red color swept through the crowd like a burning fire and came to the spacious training ground.

"Stand at attention!"

"At ease!"

Himiko looked at the uniform movements of the twenty team members and nodded with satisfaction.

Her face seemed to be a little tired, but when she faced the team members, she was covered up by a resolute expression.

"From now on, the fifth team will enter the first level combat readiness state and be ready to go at any time. Everyone, do you understand the meaning of this order?"

"Understood!"

The so-called first level combat readiness state means that according to the computer's prediction, the concentration of Honkai energy in some areas is about to rise to the point where a large-scale Honkai will break out.

"I don't know where the Honkai will happen again... I hope it's not my home!"

"Oh! It's no problem to deal with Honkai beasts, but it's too difficult to find a suitable excuse afterwards!"

"That's right! Every time it's a military exercise, people don't believe it anymore. Didn't someone expose the video of our battle with Honkai beasts on the Internet before? Fortunately, the network department acted quickly... But when will such days end!"

After the disbandment, the soldiers who had no training tasks gathered in twos and threes. Some were worried about being stolen by Honkai, and more were complaining about the aftermath.

Only no one was worried about the possible battle.

Yes, although the fifth team was the last team to be formed, who can still stand here when the Honkai outbreak is becoming more and more frequent? Who didn't roll in blood?

Moreover, some people have already been infected with Honkai disease, and the long-term future is more like a consolation that they know is impossible.

In comparison, the doubled allowance during the war preparation period and the wine and dance after the victory are more attractive to them.

But two recruits are different.

Six years have passed since the first Honkai came. After escaping from Vostok, Mikael and Ellie went to many places, met many people who would meet again in the future, and secretly eliminated many Honkai beasts.

At the end of the journey, the two made the same decision-joining the anti-Honkai organization that has been reorganized into the Fire Moth.

Although Mikael is a Herrscher, the Herrscher core contains only a small amount of Honkai energy. As long as he does not actively connect to the Imaginary Tree to gain power, the Fire Moth can only come to the conclusion that "his Honkai energy adaptability is very good."

It is precisely because of the excellent resistance to collapse that the Fire Chaser Moth, who has not experienced the tragic collapse and insists on not recruiting minors, agreed to the two people's joining.

"Oh, what a trouble. I wanted to invite you to watch Eden's performance!"

"Well... did you buy the ticket?"

"No!"

"..." Mikael sighed and smiled helplessly, "I knew it."

"Oh, don't always frown. You look like you are carrying a lot of heavy things. You are not cute at all when you were a child!"

Mikael closed the book in his hand and replied with a wry smile: "Alicia, first, you complained to me yesterday that I always had a stern face when I was a child."

He did want to live a little easier.

But he was the only one who knew the ending. The invisible burden he carried forced him to move forward at all times, turning into a book that he rarely put down.

After all, if you want to use the power of the Ruler of Reason well, you can't do without all kinds of knowledge.

The question is, if he really reveals his identity as a Herrscher, who else in the world can accept him except Ellie?

"What about the second one?" Alicia poked his cheek.

Mikael came back to his senses and was a little annoyed: "If... if this is the second collapse, don't you have anything to say?"

Alicia nodded knowingly. She understood what she meant. It was the intuition of the Herrscher.

But she didn't care and was looking forward to it.

"Hey, what's with your eager expression?"

"Hmm?" Ellie pouted, "Can't you guess this! Of course I want to wake up this guy this time! Just like I woke you up that year!"

"Alissa..."

"Hmm?"

"Allie..."

"Hmm?"

"Nothing."

Mikael put down the book in his hand, put on his helmet, and walked on the way to the gathering.

After all, he was...

He never told the truth to Alicia.

After all, he couldn't tell Alicia the truth in person - once the Herrscher of this generation is born, there is no possibility of turning back into a human.

There are only two exceptions.

One is because of Mikael himself who got stuck in the soul transfer bug.

The other is...

The girl who is as gorgeous as flying flowers who doesn't know this yet.

And the equally important point is - humans don't know this yet.

Perhaps the fate of this civilization has been revealed from the moment this organization was named "Fire Chasing Moth".

What an ironic name... Aren't the so-called fire-chasing moths just moths that fly towards the flames one after another, and then are burned up?

"The second collapse..." Mikael muttered to himself as he walked ahead alone.

The pink crystal rose condensed into an entity in his hand, but judging from the style of a brooch, the edges were a bit too sharp.

"Hey, how about this brooch? Do you want me to pin it on for you?" He stiffly changed the subject.

The girl looked surprised.

"Ah! Such a beautiful crystal flower, it suits me so well! Yeah~ you said it! Come and put it on for me!"

"..."

Behind that flawless smile, does she really know nothing?

Sometimes, Mikael would be so suspicious.

Pinning the Crystal Rose to her chest, Ellie suddenly put her hands behind her back and shook her shoulders awkwardly.

"Stop covering up, what do you want me to do for you?"

Ellie smiled slyly and put her arm around Mikael's shoulders.

"Although it was a bit inappropriate when I raised it, Mikael, don't you think... a beautiful girl should be equipped with a unique medal in addition to a beautiful brooch!"

Mikael held his breath and tried to sound normal and natural.

"unique?"

Mikael took off the Fire Chasing emblem from his chest. It was an alloy emblem with a moth engraved on it. The ring in the center of the badge does not know what material it is made of. Even if it is illuminated by just a ray of light, it will reflect a stream of light like a burning flame. On the reverse side of the badge is a string of characters: MSA-014.

"Based on universal rationality, everyone's medal is unique, right?"

"Hmm~ This kind of badge cannot reflect Alicia's unique beauty, cuteness and gentleness. What I want is to be unique in the true sense!"

"Unique? That's the only one..."

Mikael scratched his head. He had already guessed Alicia's target, but when he thought about that person... he felt a little frightened.

He sighed slightly, "Even if I don't help you, you will get it yourself, right? If I'm here, I can at least eliminate all the trouble you may cause."

"Oh! I knew it! Mikael is the best to me!"

"But that badge...how are you going to get it? Besides, even if you get it, you can't wear it openly, right?"

"Whether you can wear it or not is one thing, but whether you can wear it or not is another thing! You will definitely help me, right? My good Mikael?"

Just as Mikael was about to bite the bullet and agree to Alicia's request, he was interrupted by the piercing siren.

"Alert! Level 1 combat readiness! Please go to the combat conference room to gather team leaders immediately!"

"Repeat! Level 1 combat readiness! Please go to the combat conference room to assemble immediately!"

"Repeat! Level 1 combat readiness! Please go to the combat conference room to assemble immediately!"

"what happened?"

Himihu walked into the combat conference city and immediately saw the numbers that were constantly refreshing on the huge display screen.

[A large number of Honkai energy reactions occurred in the city of Irkune in Eurasia. The concentration of Honkai energy is:

990HW……

1000HW……

1200HW……]

"Although we made successful predictions several hours in advance, I still regret to inform everyone that since the one six years ago, mankind has once again experienced a collapse with an energy response exceeding 1000HW." Famas Station In front of the electronic screen, he said in a deep voice.

"Where is Dr. Mebius?" someone questioned, and his words instantly caused a commotion. Himihu glanced around, and abnormally did not see the conspicuous long green hair in the crowd.

"Ahem!" Famas coughed heavily, and the city fell silent for an instant, with only the siren on the radio constantly echoing.

"Dr. Mebius has important matters to deal with and will not participate in this operation for the time being. However, she is not originally affiliated with the combat position. Even without her participation, it will not have much impact on you, right?"

The captains looked at each other and nodded helplessly.

The man's words were indeed correct, and everyone's confusion was just because this was the first time Dr. Mebius had missed a combat meeting.

Besides, Dr. Mebius’s command level... let’s forget it.

Himihu did not participate in these discussions, but stared at the numbers jumping on the screen until it stopped at 1800HW.

"Irkune City..." Himihu said silently. If she remembered correctly, this place seemed to be a military base of Country R.

"In this battle against Honkai Impact, only the first to fourth teams will be dispatched. The rest of the mecha units and air units will be mobilized directly from the Shenzhou branch. Do you have any objections?" Famas quickly arranged the combat tasks.

"Command!" Himihu stepped forward and stood up. Her flaming hair instantly became the focus of everyone's attention. "Although the fifth team was formed the latest, I think my team members are also capable of participating in this battle."

Famas nodded first, then shook his head, "Himihu, go and convey the standby order to the fifth team, and then come to me alone."

As their eyes crossed, Himihu seemed to understand something.

According to her military instinct, she understood that look meant... there was a more important mission for you.