Could Ling Ke be the "Herrscher of Man" in the next era?
Alicia's guess was obviously revealed unconsciously because she had not seen that "nonexistent memory."
And having seen that "nonexistent memory" with one's own eyes is equivalent to Su, after ascending in disguise, reminding Kevin to "not be enemies with Ling Ke," which is naturally very clear...
For human civilization on Earth, Ling Ke actually has origins similar to the "Cocoon of the End."
In fact, he is higher than the "Cocoon of the End."
So—
"Don't think too much, Alicia."
Kevin reminded directly: "He and you… no, you and He are not the same."
In just one or two brief sentences, Alicia hears the nuance in Kevin's tone.
At that moment, she smiled reluctantly and nodded.
But she also didn't answer the question May had just asked.
May certainly noticed this as well.
She also tacitly refrains from mentioning it.
Because, as she said before: the people here are not qualified to make decisions for others.
After all, what the World Serpent is about to do next is—extinguish the other's hope with their own hands in exchange for their own long-term future.
This kind of thing, if not followed by people who are determined to walk this path themselves, can easily cause major problems at critical moments for anyone forcibly dragged into the cart.
So—
"Next, we'll be very busy."
Mei "ended the topic."
She first looked at the white-haired (?) young man not far away, "Kevin, first go to North America to contact Cosmo and Desdobia."
Kevin nodded, "OK!"
She turned back to look at the pink-haired girl on the sofa beside her, "Alicia, go contact Eden... I remember you two have known each other for a long time."
"Uh-huh~"
Alicia nodded, knowing that what Mei was referring to here was "future information," and immediately smiled and said: "This task is perfect for me."
Mei chuckled softly, then continued: "At present, that person (Ling Ke) should be blocking Twilight Street and its surroundings for unknown reasons."
"So, Abonia, Qianjie, Padophyllis... These three flame-chasing heroes are temporarily beyond our reach."
"But precisely because the one blocking Twilight Street is Him, we don't need to worry about the safety of those three for now."
Apparently, she is wise and also trying to avoid standing on the opposite side of Ling Ke.
And to some extent, she has great "confidence" in Ling Ke.
So, on that basis—
"Gretheus, whose mother—Mrs. Blanca, and father—Mr. Mark, can be contacted by Dr. Mebius."
"Of course, at this stage, it's best not to put too much pressure on a child."
Mei said calmly: "But considering our upcoming actions, we'll face the 'Flame-Chasers' sooner or later, so we should first notify their family of three... At least we must notify Graciel's parents."
"After that, when Dr. Mebius believes there's no longer a need to remain in Fire Chaser, she'll take all three of them out."
"In the end, there are still three heroes among the Thirteen Flame-Chasers: Vilvi, Ying, and Hua..."
Mei took another sip of her foamy milk coffee and continued: "Intelligence shows that Vilvi is currently imprisoned on the isolated island P-21, which is also the future construction site of the 'Deepest Place'..."
Alicia suddenly raised her hand like a student, "You can leave this to me too."
"However, I think the timing of the contacts should be reversed."
"Although I also want to see my dear Eden soon, the situation there is relatively stable, but Vilvi..."
Alicia said with some concern: "She could be in danger after too long."
"After all, because she had done something privately before, her current identity is that of a criminal recognized by the Fire Moth."
Alicia's face was a bit awkward, "I actually caught her not long ago."
Mei nodded.
From the information provided by Kevin, it was revealed that everything related to Vilvi had previously been handled by Alicia, who had not yet escaped from the Fire Moth.
She, in fact, was very familiar with these matters.
But after bringing back Vilvi... Well, with Alicia here, and Kevin and me in the city, I think I can feel a bit more at ease.
To put it bluntly, Vilvi's talent is still worth the risks she might pose.
So—
"Hua is about to go study in Canghai City. Although her father is still alive, he has been hospitalized."
"Considering that Hua is only fifteen years old right now, contacting her... I recommend reaching out to her father first."
"As for Sakura—"
Mei recalled what Kevin had said recently about the rather unpleasant scene when they met...
The other person is an assassin who will kill him in the future, whose codename is 'Forget-Me-Not.'
And at the same time, it was he who introduced her to the Fire Chaser organization.
So—
"Sakura's whereabouts may be uncertain, but as long as we find her sister Suzu, she can be found."
"And she... If her character is really as you described, Kevin, then she will definitely become our comrade-in-arms."
Mei still gave the calmest analysis.
After all, Sakura's sister will die unexpectedly in the future, and she will personally extinguish the body of the 'Twelfth Herrscher – Herrscher of Corruption,' the last ray of hope for humanity.
Thinking of this—
"In addition to the future 'Thirteen Flame-Chasing Heroes,' there are also those fusion warrior comrades who died in the 'Moderation Tragedy,' as well as elites who have made great achievements in many fields of scientific research."
"Vail, Jonas, Mira, Immer... Danju, Cangxuan, Spassi, Erwin, Einstein..."
Mei recited many names at once.
These were the names Kevin had told her.
Even after more than 50,000 years, this "big boy" still remembers the names of those people.
Perhaps he'll never forget.
So now, she won't forget them either.
Thus—
"Let us begin, our bloody road to redemption."
Mei pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose.
At this moment, the lenses reflected slightly: "Taking advantage of the upcoming semester break—"
"First gather all effective forces."
Meanwhile—
"Clang~"
"Clang~"
Cold, tense.
The movement of the train passing over the gap between the rails made a rhythmic sound.
"Hmm~"
Xier frowned and slowly woke up.
Suddenly—
"!!!"
She stared.
At that moment, she remembered what had happened before she lost consciousness.
And at the same time—
"Hiss~"
There was a burning pain on her right arm.
Looking down, Xier found her right arm severely scalded.
However, the injured area was small.
Yes, compared to someone else nearby.
At that moment, the gray-haired girl she had just met today, Bronya, had suffered an extremely severe injury to her entire right arm.
That horrible wound, wrinkled and raw, extended from the shoulder to the neck and even to the cheek.
In addition, blood marks appeared on the opponent's head.
As if she had been struck by something heavy.
"…"
At that moment, Xier didn't know what to say.
Now, due to her limited knowledge, she still believed that the Bronia in front of her had implicated her.
But earlier, at that most critical moment, the other party had risked her life to protect her weak self as a priority.
Otherwise, she would not be so severely injured now.
"Why... why did you..."
"Buzz~"
It seemed that noticing Xier was awake, the reloaded Bunny beside Bronya reappeared.
This sudden movement startled Xier.
She nearly fell off this cargo train car.
The bunny reacted quickly and protected her with its huge robotic arm.
This time—
"Are you protecting me too?"
"Feeling the mechanical touch from behind," Xier asked tentatively.
The reloaded bunny had no neck joint and could not nod.
So, its other robotic arm gave a thumbs-up.
Like a ruined vanguard titan messed up by some Tetsuyu agent.
Well, thumbs-up or whatever, it's kind of messed up, but Xier understood.
So—
"You guys... why did you come for me?"
Xier glanced sideways at the collapsed figure. Although unconscious, she was still frowning in obvious pain—Bronya—and asked.
Of course, during the inquiry, she had already gone to Bronia with the intention of helping treat the head wound first.
Limited conditions.
She could only tear off her tattered sleeve and make do for now.
But the wound on her right arm still got in the way too much.
Every time Xier moved a bit more, she felt so much pain she had to steady her breathing.
After fumbling for a while—
She focused on the big robot next to her.
"Why won't you answer my question? Could it be that you can't... wow~"
When the cargo train passed through a quiet forested mountain area, the reloaded bunny's two giant robotic arms suddenly extended, grabbed Xier and Bronya, and jumped off the suspended train.
Not far away, she saw signs of fireworks from a countryside area.
In the air, Xier originally wanted to struggle instinctively a few more times.
But she looked down at the height from the ground and stopped quickly.
Though her tone was still very annoyed, "Hey, you're so stubborn. Can't you really talk?"
[…]
The reloaded bunny didn't respond.
Not even an electronic sound came out.
Maybe it's broken?
Or everyone starts thinking… maybe it only has command language modules now. In the future, it must get an intelligent voice module that can speak clearly and has more freedom.
Like those "armed figures."
Even better if it can show disdain or use a chip sound to act cute or something.
Well, very far off topic.
The reloaded bunny didn't stay in the air for long.
After landing with Xier and Bronya, it arrived at a mountain path.
Immediately, it first let Xier support the still-unconscious Bronya, and then quickly transformed into a sleek motorcycle.
At the same time—
[Bip~]
A screen was projected from the fuel port of the motorcycle.
Xier held Bronya closer.
"Please proceed to the designated place to heal Bronya?"
After reading the German text on the screen, she frowned and said, "Hey, why should I do something so troublesome?"
"I don't want to be dragged into this anymore…"
Actually, she said that, but she didn't leave Bronia behind.
But right then—
[Those people's real target is actually you!]
Reloaded Bunny displayed such a phrase.
Suddenly—
"What?"
Xier's eyes widened. "What do you mean?"
"Tell me clearly!"