Chapter 238: "Heavy Rain" and "The Fourth Divine Key"
[This time, the Honkai Eruption in the form of "large-scale torrential rain" was naturally remembered by "Fire Moth" and was even highlighted.]
[There is no way. This abnormal weather has enveloped the entire Mu Continent. In some cities, the rainfall in just a few days is equivalent to the annual rainfall in the past... It can almost be said that a whole year's rainfall has been compressed into these few days.]
[Such heavy rainfall naturally flooded many places... But the strange thing is that despite such abnormal weather and flooding in many places, the casualties were surprisingly few... Most of the losses were financial losses.]
[And the "Fire Moth" also discovered some strange things. The casualties... In fact, no bodies were found. But considering that this rainstorm belongs to Honkai, it doesn't seem difficult to understand.]
[But this is not right? If this rainstorm is an eruption, then the casualties will definitely be huge, especially when it covers the entire Mu Continent. Then why...]
[Anyway, this eruption that manifested as heavy rain is really weird in every way... Never mind, let me sort out the information I have collected.]
[First of all, of course, some strange-looking Honkai beasts suddenly appeared in the city shrouded by heavy rain. Compared with the previous Honkai beasts that were mainly white and purple, this kind of Honkai beast is mainly white and blue, and most of them are dark blue.]
[At the same time, compared to the Honkai beasts that were a huge threat even as a single unit, the strength of these Honkai creatures was very weak, even ridiculously weak, like a juvenile that had not yet fully grown, moving awkwardly on land...]
[According to the judgment of the Fire Moth, even an ordinary person who has not experienced much training can easily kill it as long as he overcomes the fear of unknown creatures - of course, only for a single individual]
[But here lies the problem. These new Honkai creatures are indeed very weak, but their number is really outrageous... Coupled with the heavy rain, they really came like a "tide". The visual impact was too strong and it really scared a lot of people for a while.]
[Although the "Fire Moth" still wiped them out with sufficient firepower, considering their large numbers and the fact that their individual Honkai energy reactions were too small... "Fire Moth" could hardly guarantee whether there were still such Honkai beasts hiding in some unknown corner.]
[Especially after the rainstorm stopped and the water receded, the "Fire Moth" did not find any remains of these Honkai beasts. It was as if when the rain receded, it also took away their remains...]
[This caused a headache for "Fire Moth", after all, it lost an opportunity to understand this type of Honkai beast.]
[In addition, the most critical thing is the abnormally large Honkai creature that appeared in the offshore area. According to the report of the fifth team stationed in the area, almost all the existing weapons of the "Fire Moth" have failed to cause effective damage to it...]
[Of course, it is also possible that it is impossible to determine whether it has any injuries due to the darkness and rainy weather... To be honest, "Fire Moth" prays that this is the best case and that it is best that it is because of the rainy night that it is impossible to accurately determine whether it is injured, rather than that it really has no injuries at all.]
[Otherwise, it would be too scary]
[What's even worse is that, in the following period of time, similar situations occurred all over the world. It rained suddenly in some areas, and then some of these types of Honkai creatures appeared... And isn't this type of Eruption too coincidental? ]
[Not to mention the subsequent outbreaks, the rainstorm that covered the entire Mu Continent alone made the "Fire Moth" feel very strange because that Honkai eruption caused some of the high-level members of the "Fire Moth" to "disappear". In other words... they died because of the Honkai.]
[In addition, the "knife" behind the "Fire Moth", the killer organization called "Poison Pupa", was even worse. They were completely wiped out without leaving any trace...]
[If it weren't for the fact that the rainstorm affected many other places, and the areas where the subsequent rainstorms fell seemed to be random, the "Fire Moth" would have suspected that Honkai had suddenly gained consciousness and started to use its brain against them]
[Otherwise, how could they have eliminated some of their top leaders so coincidentally? And how could they have cleared out the "poison pupa" so coincidentally? ]
[…No, no, no, it's better not to do that. The random rampage of Honkai and the extremely high threat, even the Herrscher that is enough to challenge cognition, are already troublesome enough. If Honkai has consciousness and wisdom, then they, the "Fire Moths", should not resist and should just give up. There is no way humans can defeat such an enemy.]
[At least it is impossible at this stage]
[…Forget it, let's prepare for it first. There's no point in thinking about it here. It will only add to their anxiety and distress… And even if something like that really happened, the "Fire Moths"… no, it should be said that humans should not give up resistance.]
[This is a struggle for "survival", a struggle that cannot stop]
[In order to deal with the increasingly frequent, extremely obvious, and single Honkai outbreaks such as "Heavy Rain", "Fire Moth" also responded quickly]
[After confirming that the number of other types of Honkai outbreaks is decreasing rapidly and the number of "Heavy Rain" has increased significantly, "Fire Moth" also classifies heavy rain and even rainy days as "dangerous weather."]
[After all, it is Honkai. In addition to the sudden rainstorm, the normal rain due to weather changes can also be easily guided into rainstorms, and then produce that special type of Honkai beast.]
[At the same time, regular inspections are carried out in the offshore areas, and the garrisons in the coastal areas also need to be strengthened. During that "heavy rainstorm", the huge Honkai creatures that appeared in the offshore area were a huge threat and needed to be strictly prevented... If the offshore area is not already a "restricted area", the "Fire Moth" will have to go to the offshore area to explore and see if they can detect its presence.]
[The equipment of combat soldiers also needs to be strengthened. Although each individual of the new type of Honkai beast is very weak, there are too many of them. If the clearance speed is not fast enough, it will still cause serious consequences...]
[More importantly, the existing equipment is unable to effectively kill the huge Honkai creature. This problem deeply stimulated the "Fire Moth". Especially after vaguely seeing its exaggerated size from the combat recorder, all the top leaders of the "Fire Moth" reached a consensus - that guy must not be allowed to land.]
[Otherwise, judging by the size of the Honkai beast, if it just rolls on land, half of the city will be wiped out... This won't do. This can't happen.]
[Under this huge threat that was like the "Sword of Damocles", "Fire Moth" quickly agreed to many plans that had been detained or even suspended in the past, and tried to find a way to defeat it... At the very least, it should be able to cause effective damage, right? ]
(TL: "Sword of Damocles" is a phrase. If you say that someone has the Sword of Damocles hanging over their head, you mean that they are in a situation in which something very bad could happen to them at any time)
[Also... I don't know if it was because of the previous "heavy rain" that caused some of the senior executives to die, which gave them a sense of crisis...]
[Or maybe it was simply because a part of the power structure was temporarily vacant, resulting in only a few people in power, and these people were able to clearly recognize the disasters brought about by the Honkai. Those high-level officials who were greedy for power or even overly suspicious in some aspects died because of the "heavy rain"...]
[In short, it is unclear which reason is the most important, but in short, the "Fire Moth" has exploded with extremely high efficiency.]
[First, the Operations Department was given additional coastal defense training and a lot of defensive weapons were added to the coastal areas. At the same time, the coastal fortresses and defense lines were also being built intensively...]
[Also, considering the need to prepare for the extremely dangerous rainy night situation of "heavy rain", "Fire Moth" also built countless special buildings similar to "lighthouses" in coastal areas without hesitation, which have the functions of lighting and defense, mainly to reduce the difficulty of night defense... especially in rainy nights.]
[Then came the rainy days... After the "heavy rain", the rainy days became extremely dangerous, and even made the "Fire Moth" wonder if there was any special existence in the sea or even someone they didn't know about... like "Herrscher."]
[Because only this can seem to explain why after the "heavy rain", other types of Honkai eruption are rapidly decreasing, while the "heavy rain" type of eruption is rapidly increasing... In any case, this speculation makes some sense.]
[After all, that huge and extremely terrifying Honkai creature... maybe it's the companion Honkai beast of the "Herrscher" in the sea? If so, many things can be explained.]
[Then, let's continue thinking based on the premise that this speculation is true…]
[First of all, if the 'heavy rain' was caused by the 'Herrscher,' and the subsequent series of eruptions related to the 'heavy rain,' and even those special types of Honkai creatures, are all related to the unknown 'Herrscher,' then there is good news and bad news here.]
[The good news is that the only type of Honkai that 'Fire Moth' has to face is 'Heavy Rain.' As long as you focus on dealing with this, 'Fire Moth' will be much easier.]
[Although 'Fire Moth' doesn't quite understand why the unknown 'Herrscher' took such a somewhat arbitrary move as 'limiting the types of Honkai outbreaks and even limiting the types of Honkai beasts that appear,' but... it doesn't matter, 'Fire Moth' doesn't need to know.]
['Fire Moth' just needs to know that this is more or less good news.]
[And the bad news is... that is a 'Herrscher,' and an unknown 'Herrscher' who has not yet demonstrated their power, and even a 'Herrscher' who has not yet appeared in front of everyone.]
[This unknown situation makes 'Fire Moth' feel a sense of urgency and crisis, and therefore... 'Fire Moth' intends to let the people under them do it freely.]
[For example, regarding the issue of the 'heavy rain' type Honkai eruption, since this type of eruption is caused by the 'Herrscher,' can it be offset by the power of the 'Herrscher' as well?]
[After all, the ability to control the weather seems to be something that 'Fire Moth' has in their hand, a 'Herrscher Core' that can do it.]
[The only question is... how to use the power within?]
[After 'Fire Moth' raised this question, Vill-V took out her own design drawings almost immediately—using satellites as carriers to drive the power of the 'Fourth Herrscher Core' to adjust the existing environment of mankind, especially when the 'rainstorm' is about to come.]
[Vill-V's idea is somewhat fanciful, but based on her previous designs, she has made them herself, so no one questioned her design. They are just seriously discussing and researching whether Vill-V's design can maximize the power of the 'Fourth Herrscher Core' and help human society avoid the 'rainstorm.']
[The final answer was somewhat unexpected, or perhaps not unexpected—everyone believed that Vill-V's design could achieve the intended goal, so... it was passed unanimously!]
[However, before that, a series of tests must be conducted to confirm that the power in the Herrscher Core can be guided and used... But there is no need to explain this process in detail.]
[Soon after, with the full support of the 'Fire Moth' and the efforts of everyone, the satellite with the 'Fourth Herrscher Core' as its main body was successfully launched into space and successfully adjusted the weather in a large number of areas.]
[In just one week after entering orbit, this satellite helped humans avoid double-digit 'rainstorms' and also assisted the garrison troops in easily repelling several waves of Honkai beasts that surged from the sea.]
[However, as a price, the distant sea area has completely become a 'forbidden zone'... After all, water circulates and circulates on the surface of the earth. When the 'Fire Moth' controls the 'Fourth Divine Key' to change the weather in the inland area, the affected rain will be dispersed and then gathered again.]
[And the areas where these rainwaters gather... are mostly in the open sea.]
[In other words, it rains almost every day in the deep ocean now, and the islands isolated in the ocean are completely useless. If the 'Fire Moth' wants to fly across the sea area now, it must stay above the clouds. It is raining under the clouds, which is too dangerous.]
[But... no matter what, the inland areas where humans live are considered safe.]
[Vill-V has made great contributions to this achievement, and she is deservedly praised...At the same time, Mei, who also worked on this project, also has her own ideas.]
[Mei contacted Vill-V and invited her to discuss a special plan. The main idea is to find a way to drive the power in the 'Herrscher Core' so that humans can also exercise the power of the 'Herrscher.']
[Vill-V didn't seem surprised when she received Mei's proposal. She discussed it with her seriously, and then formally submitted the plan named 'Divine Key' to the top management of 'Fire Moth.']
[It's a little funny to say that the satellite that Vill-V had designed for the 'Fourth Herrscher Core' actually fits the description of the 'Divine Key' perfectly... This situation where the finished product came first and then the plan made people laugh a lot.]
[Because the finished product was available in advance, the 'Divine Key' plan was naturally approved, and Vill-V began to concentrate on designing the carriers of several other 'Herrscher Cores.']
[Taking into account the requirements of the 'Fire Moth,' the direction this time was fixed on 'weapons'... This was not difficult for Vill-V, she quickly came up with a design, passed the review, and even successfully built it.]
[But in the end... 'Fire Moth' temporarily stopped this plan, or in other words, temporarily asked Vill-V to stop designing the 'Divine Key' into a weapon.]
[After all, the 'Divine Key: Hibernation of All Things' created by Vill-V, which uses the 'Fifth Herrscher Core' as its main core... the power it finally displayed was too terrifying.]
[So much so that even the current 'Fire Moth' has concluded that this weapon... cannot be used until a suitable user is found.]
[Unless you are facing the Herrscher.]
[However, even if you are facing the Herrscher, you must think carefully before using this weapon... There is no other way. If you don't impose many restrictions, it will be a disaster if Hibernation of All Things falls into the hands of someone with ulterior motives.]
[If something like that happens... there's no need for Honkai or the Herrscher to come, humans will probably destroy themselves.]
[Therefore, 'Hibernation of All Things' must be temporarily sealed, and even if it is finally activated, the users must be carefully selected.]
[So, while Mei and Vill-V are working hard, and the 'Divine Key' plan is also progressing smoothly...what about you? Where are you?]
[Ah… Speaking of this, there is nothing we can do about it… After all, the 'Fusion Warrior' plan that Mobius wants to promote has now reached a bottleneck.]
[No matter what, this kind of plan that requires genetic fusion with Honkai beasts is seen by others as actively pushing humans into the 'inhuman' realm. It can be said that it is a dangerous plan that completely crosses the 'bottom line'... It is natural that it is difficult to implement.]
[Even the current 'Fire Moth' must carefully consider this point. After all, no matter how you look at it, Mobius's experiment... has touched on some 'taboos.']
[Especially now that the 'Divine Key' plan is being smoothly implemented, the 'Fusion Warrior' plan seems a bit 'extreme'...]
[Because of this, Mobius received warnings and dissuasion from 'Fire Moth,' and you, who unexpectedly supported Mobius in this regard, also received similar treatment.]
[You understand the choice of the current 'Fire Moth.' After all, unlike the previous 'Fire Moth,' under your deliberate shaping, the current 'Fire Moth' is more concerned with the ethical issues in the 'Fusion Warrior' plan, as well as the risks inherent in the plan.]
[Especially the success rate that Mobius indicated... it's really shockingly low.]
[Now that the 'Divine Key' is being smoothly implemented... 'Fire Moth' has no need to carry out such a 'radical' plan.]
[And Mobius is somewhat dissatisfied with this... In her opinion, those so-called 'Divine Keys' are not the power of humans themselves. With the progress of Honkai in this regard, one day the 'Divine Keys' will lose their function.]
[Instead of doing this, it is better to take the step called 'evolution,' embrace the Honkai, and even go further... control the Honkai.]
[Only in this way can humans completely get rid of the influence of the Honkai.]
[But the Fire Moths don't care about that. They are only worried that Mobius might get angry and conduct illegal experiments in private... In order to avoid such a bad result, they came to you and asked you to take care of Mobius.]
[They were even considerate enough to consider the delicate relationship between you and Mobius, and specially approved vacation for both of you, as if they were planning to let you two go out on a date and have fun.]
[There is only one purpose for everything "Please, take care of Mobius! There is no need for her to break the 'taboo' now!"]
[You naturally accepted this offer...why would you refuse? Right?]
[And it just so happens that you can choose the destination where you want to go and see if you can find them...]