Chapter 72: Thinking further will do no good to anyone

Chapter 72: Thinking further will do no good to anyone

Outside the court, Dr. Mei and members of the Fusion Warrior Team were waiting.

When Vill-V arrived here, she saw a group of people standing outside the door with frowns on their faces, and some were pacing back and forth.

"What's going on?" Vill-V greeted with a strange expression on her face, "You don't look like you are waiting outside the court now, but rather outside the delivery room..."

"It's probably the same, the worst news is that no one can be saved..." Kosma was halfway through his words when he received death stares from everyone and quickly lowered his head, "Sorry, I was just kidding."

"Vill-V, come here." Dr. Mei then called Vill-V to a secluded corner, "What did Ai Yue plan with you? You seem to know a lot more than I do."

"No, I'm just following his instructions. It should be the same as you, except that we are responsible for different parts." Vill-V shrugged and said with a relaxed look, "Don't worry, a man like him, would he do something he is not sure of? He is not even willing to take a 1% risk, how could he put his life in the hands of others?"

"I was worried about him at first, but now I realize I might be wrong." Dr. Mei sighed, her eyes full of mixed emotions, "I'm afraid Ai Yue was planning what happened today from the beginning."

"Oh, you know?" Vill-V was stunned for a moment, then said, "I'm sorry, Ai Yue actually told me about it before he blocked the Fire Moth's internal network, but I didn't tell you at that time."

"No, the real plan didn't start from now." Mei sighed, and it was hard to tell whether it was admiration or fear in her tone, "Ever since Ai Yue used the patent to buy Kalpas's freedom, he has been paving the way for today, but why?"

First, he showed weakness to the bigwigs through the incident of Kalpas, revealing his weak and easily bullied side. Then, he demonstrated his value through the ability of Prometheus, allowing those above him to label him as a prey. Finally, he delayed time to give latecomers a chance to muddy the waters, and guided them to choose Judgment through Vill-V's "backstab" and advice.

In this way, a hunting ground unique to Ai Yue was created by the prey themselves.

Even the timing was just right - Dr. Mei was sure that the time when Prometheus lifted the network blockade was definitely not synchronized. Only when a certain group of people thought they had seized the initiative, they would not even have time to think about the doubts, and would go straight to the Fire Moth, trying to take all the benefits for themselves.

When latecomers "get the news" and enter the scene, the whole situation will be disrupted. At this time, no one will care about the problems anymore.

But this still cannot explain the last question in Dr. Mei's mind - how will this hunt end?

Bringing everyone together will lead to one result, that is, all forces will always maintain a balance after another melee. Although Ai Yue's life will often not be in danger in such a situation, he will definitely not have a good ending. From Dr. Mei's perspective, she does not think that Ai Yue will be satisfied with such a result, so the other party must be plotting more.

But the big shots at the top will not show up in person at the Fire Moth, which means that conventional means are meaningless against this group of people. Even if the performance of Prometheus is beyond the times, it is difficult to kill all these people across the Internet. What's more, just killing this group of people is meaningless, and the forces behind them can replace them with a new group of people at any time.

The key to breaking the impasse that Dr. Mei could think of was the power of the Herrscher of Sentience.

A Herrscher who plays with consciousness, her ability can even affect every corner of the world through the Internet. Such power, in such an environment, can almost be said to be invincible.

It can even be said that this hunting ground is prepared for the power of the Herrscher of Sentience.

But if Ai Yue really had been planning this hunt long ago, how did he take the Herrscher of Sentience's abilities into consideration?

Compared to "Ai Yue was able to master the power of the Herrscher of Sentience in just a few hours", "Ai Yue was able to foresee the power of the Herrscher of Sentience" is more terrifying.

Of course, the former was also very horrifying, but it was Ai Yue after all, so she got used to it.

"You thought of that, too?" Vill-V's expression didn't change much, but she was a genius who was no less than Dr. Mei, so she naturally noticed something. "How should I put it? Maybe it's not as exaggerated as you think? After all, this plan can be terminated at any time. Ai Yue is not a fool. If he doesn't encounter the right opportunity, he can postpone things further."

Compared to Dr. Mei, Vill-V, who had experienced the ups and downs of society and had also engaged in fraud herself, obviously had a more open mind. In her eyes, Ai Yue obviously had noble character and left enough way out for herself, so she did not appear to be too much of a charlatan.

"...I was negligent." Dr. Mei thought for a moment, but was quickly led astray by the other party. "This possibility is indeed greater."

She no longer dwelled on the question of whether Ai Yue could predict the future power of the Herrscher. She didn't know whether she thought Ai Yue was not that superstitious or she didn't want to think about other more terrifying things from this question.

Aponia's foresight of humanity's fate means that humanity has never had true freedom. And if even the existence of the Herrscher can be predicted, does it mean that the Herrscher, or even the Honkai, are arranged by some order that is difficult for humans to understand?

After a brief exchange, the two never mentioned the topic again, and soon, the door of the court was finally opened.

Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Ai Yue walked out with a leisurely pace.

Looking inside through the door, there was no sign of any projection in the huge courtroom.

"It's over?" Kevin was the first to speak. "What's the result?"

"Acquitted." Ai Yue shrugged. "I've already said it's nothing. Okay, everyone go and do your own thing."

"Not guilty?" Dystopia couldn't help but widen her eyes. "How is it possible that such a big event ended so easily?"

Kosma on the side couldn't help but nod - to be honest, he was already prepared to take part in the prison break, but it ended so dullly, which made him a little disappointed.

"No matter what, it's good that everything is fine." Elysia finally smiled. Although she had been encouraging everyone not to think too badly about things, she didn't hold much hope. "By the way, since Ai Yue is safe, shouldn't we have a party?"

According to the custom of the Fire Moth, a party is held every time a Herrscher is defeated to relieve the stress of the soldiers from long-term battles.

"Is it really necessary to hold a party this time?" Ato couldn't help but complain, "Except for that special situation, this is probably the most relaxing battle I have ever participated in."

"Then let's hold a celebration banquet for Ai Yue..." Elysia quickly changed the name, but when she turned around, she showed a surprised expression, "Hey, where's Ai Yue?"

"He's gone." Vill-V took over the topic and looked in the direction where Ai Yue left. "Do you feel that Ai Yue seems a little strange?"

It's such a gratifying result, why does he look a little sad?

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