In order to stop everyone, almost the entire base came out in full force, and Fang Zheng joined forces with Kallen and Sakura to protect Lin and began to break out.
Although Dr. Mei cut off the energy supply and it was impossible to take the elevator up and down the stairs, but for Fang Zheng, this was nothing? He just kicked the elevator door open and ran up the elevator shaft. Ordinary people couldn't stop them at all!
But it’s hard to say for ordinary people.
"drink!!!"
A girl with gray hair suddenly appeared in front of Fang Zheng, and punched Fang Zheng with a clenched fist. However, Fang Zheng swung his sword back, and the whistling sword energy directly hit the girl's body, knocking her out. At the same time, he stretched out his left hand towards the place where the girl flew backwards, and made a vague grab. Then he saw the shadows around him began to twist, and then dark tentacles emerged from them, entangled the gray-haired girl, and swallowed her into the shadows.
"magnificent!"
Seeing this, Kevin also shouted his companion's name, and then he glared at Fang Zheng again - but the latter did not want to talk to him and casually cut the elevator cable and smashed it towards him. He used the force to jump up again and rushed out of the elevator shaft with the other three people.
"Okay, let's continue. We're not far from the ground now!"
"Do you really think we can get away?"
At this moment, Sakura was also fighting alongside Fang Zheng. Although the two sides of the reincarnation had no interaction this time, the fact that the other party rescued Lin and led herself and others out of the base had already made Sakura trust him a little.
"Perhaps ordinary soldiers can't stop us, but there are still thirteen heroes of the Fire Moth in the base. Once they join forces..."
"Who cares if they are Thirteen Eagles or Thirteen Aunts? If they dare to come and die, we will capture them all!"
Fang Zheng once again chopped open the heavy steel door in front of him with his sword and spoke without hesitation.
“…”
Hearing this, Ying was silent for a moment, and did not say anything else, but continued to rush forward with Fang Zheng. Behind them, Kallen hugged Lin tightly, responsible for protecting her safety.
The exit was getting closer and closer, but Fang Zheng did not relax his vigilance. He knew the meaning of this dream very well. It was obvious that Ying was about to rescue Lin, and if he wanted to make her feel the most desperate, then he would kill Lin the moment they escaped.
But… since this is a script written by humans, I’ll show you what players do best… not getting involved!
"Quick, it's here!"
Just as everyone jumped out of the elevator shaft again and came to the lobby on the first floor, Ying also hurriedly pointed to the exit not far away, with a bit of joy in her tone. However, Fang Zheng glanced at the exit and shook his head. He grabbed Ying's hand and continued to speak.
“Follow me!”
As soon as the words fell, Fang Zheng and Ying flew up again and rushed straight to the ceiling. Then Fang Zheng clenched the sword and swung it hard at the ceiling in front of him. Soon, the sword energy condensed into a whistling cold wind and sprayed out, directly cutting the ceiling in front of him. Then Fang Zheng and the three of them jumped out of the gap and landed on the roof outside the base.
Then... they saw hundreds of soldiers and mechas surrounding the exit and forming a battle formation.
So logically speaking, if they went out from the main gate, they would be surrounded by these soldiers. In the base, because of the narrow space, only the bravest can win, so the four of them could hold out against the attack of the fire moths. But if they were in the open snowfield, it would be another matter.
However, the opponent obviously did not expect Fang Zheng to not play by the rules. Not only did he not choose to escape directly, he even went to the trouble of making a circle and directly broke through the roof of the base and ran out from it!
“…”
All of a sudden, the people on the opposite side didn't know what to do.
"Sakura, stop it."
At this moment, Dr. Mei's voice sounded again.
"You should understand that you can't escape."
"Oh, but I don't think so."
Hearing what Dr. Mei said, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows. He knew that this was the key point. This Dr. Mei was not the real Dr. Mei. In fact, everything in this world was controlled by the Herrscher of Corrosion. What she wanted was to make Ying understand that her sister was doomed no matter what. No matter what ability she used, no matter how she tried to save the other party, the final result would be the same.
What Founder wants to do is to do the opposite.
As he spoke, Fang Zheng opened his mouth and took a deep breath.
“——!!!”
The roar mixed with dragon might instantly attacked the entire snowfield, and the soldiers covered their ears and fainted on the ground. The drivers of the mechas and chariots were not spared either, and soon, everyone outside had fainted and was motionless.
"What else do you have? Feel free to use it."
Fang Zheng spread his hands and laughed. The reason why he was so confident was because Fang Zheng knew very well that the Herrscher of Erosion's dream was not without weaknesses.
For example, the most important point is...she can't lie.
If she really wanted Sakura to despair, then all she could do now was to create a scene that matched Sakura's memory. For example, in Sakura's memory, Rin didn't have a terminal illness, so you couldn't suddenly create a heart disease or leukemia for her.
Similarly, Rin's death must also be logical in order to be accepted by Sakura.
Otherwise, if you make a comet hit the earth or the earth explode, no one will believe it.
This is just like the rationality of writing a novel. You have to make the readers believe that this rationality really exists, instead of suddenly saying that the protagonist was hit by a car and died and the whole book is over - then the readers will believe that your ghost is really a ghost.
Therefore, if the Herrscher of Corrosion wants Sakura to believe the legitimacy of Rin's death, he cannot make up stories.
This will limit its performance.
What's more, there is a Fang Zheng here.
As mentioned before, the so-called omniscience and omnipotence are different for different civilizations. For example, primitive tribes would definitely regard modern people as omniscient and omnipotent gods. To put it bluntly, everyone's views are limited by their own civilization environment. The Herrscher of Corrosion is no exception. Although it is a herrscher, its cognition still remains in the context of the previous civilization.
Take the nuclear missile launch system for example. The Herrscher of Corrosion must have created an encryption system that it knew could not be easily broken. According to the "game flow", only the Herrscher should have this ability.
But wasn’t it still cracked by Fang Zheng violently?
Why? Because the civilization level of Tiandao Palace is higher.
The Herrscher can at best destroy a planet, but Fang Zheng is just burning galaxies for fun. How can it be the same?
So Fang Zheng said, Herr Sincer, you can use whatever tricks you have. If I can't even handle your tricks, then I have traveled through so many worlds in vain.
And Fang Zheng has one last backup plan - don't forget, this is a dream.
He hasn't even released the ancient god's spiritual light yet.
Of course, the reason why Fang Zheng didn't release it was very simple. Once the ancient god's spiritual light came out, it would directly pollute the minds of everyone. If it were to get out, it would directly turn Kallen and Sakura into its believers... It's better not to think about it.
“…”
The other party was silent for a moment, obviously he hadn't expected Fang Zheng to cheat like this. But obviously, the Herrscher of Corrosion would not end here.
"In that case, I have no choice but to resort to this last resort. I'm sorry, Sakura."
"Wait, what do you want to do?"
"In order to prevent the Herrscher from reviving, I installed an electronic bomb on Rin... I didn't want to do this, but..."
“Click.”
Fang Zheng silently took out his personal terminal and fired an overload at Lin. Then he saw the collar on Lin's neck automatically opened and fell to the ground.
"Anything else? Please continue."
“…”
The other party was speechless for a moment. It was obvious that facing Fang Zheng's irrelevant Bug, the Herrscher of Erosion didn't seem to have any good solution for the time being.
After a long while, the voice sounded again, with a long sigh.
"Ying, where can you go with Rin like this? You should know that the earth is now in ruins, with only three cities surviving. Even if you take Rin there, the Fire Moth will not let you go. Do you plan to live a life of wandering and fleeing with your sister for the rest of your life? If other people know that she is a Herrscher, then you should know what the result will be..."
“…”
Hearing this, Ying's expression darkened slightly, while Fang Zheng waved his hand.
"Hey, it's not a big deal. We're just two people. Wouldn't it be nice to find a place deep in the mountains and live a comfortable life away from the world? Even if the environment on Earth is not good, we can still go to other planets. Finding a new world and starting over is also a good choice. What do you think?"
"…An alien planet?"
"That's right. Our Endangered Herrscher Protection Association has the ability to do so. It shouldn't be that difficult to find a new world and start over."
“…”
After hearing this, the other party fell silent again, and Kallen and Ying on this side looked at Fang Zheng in surprise, unable to speak for a moment.
Kallen had no idea what Fang was talking about, while Sakura and Rin were a bit confused.
Finally, after a while, the voice sounded again.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Sakura, I can't take this risk. If you really want to do this, then I will have no choice but to activate the base's self-destruct device. You should know that you can't escape the explosion area."
"this……"
This time, Sakura's expression changed slightly.
"You should know that this is the last base of the Fire Moths. If this place is destroyed, then humans will no longer have the means to fight against the Honkai."
"Then you still want to self-destruct?"
Hearing this, Fang Zheng was also confused.
"Isn't this kid still awakened? You're going to self-destruct now and exchange him for an unawakened Herrscher? That's not worth it."
"Hope for humanity will always exist. Even if we die, there will be people who will inherit our will. However... the danger must be eliminated. This is for the survival of the entire human race."
My goodness, this is a self-torture tactic.
Fang Zheng rolled his eyes.
"I'm sorry, I don't believe this. In my opinion, saving this child is the only hope for saving humanity."
As Fang Zheng spoke, he reached out and rubbed Lin's little head.
"If humans are willing to sacrifice innocent children in order to survive, then they have already lost their humanity and can no longer be called human. The reason why humans are human and stand tall in the world is not because of the instincts and bestiality of beasts, but because of the...humanity that distinguishes us from beasts."
Having said this, Fang Zheng raised his sword.
"So sorry, we still have to take her away."
“…”
This time, the other party didn't say anything, and the next moment, the whole ground suddenly sank.
"Hold me tight!"
While signaling the three to grab him, Fang Zheng gripped the sword tightly and stabbed downwards. Then, thick layers of ice appeared instantly and wrapped them up. Then, a violent explosion erupted from deep underground, and scorching flames shot up into the sky, instantly engulfing the entire snowfield.
Fire erupted from beyond the ice, engulfing everyone like an inferno, while Sakura held Rin tightly, gritting her teeth.
"Don't worry, Rin, I'll protect you no matter what!"
"elder sister……"
Looking at her sister who was hugging her tightly, Rin's expression was a little complicated. She slowly reached out and hugged Sakura's body.
Then... the light appeared.
When the flames dissipated, Fang Zheng raised his head again. He and Kallen were the only ones around him, while Sakura and Rin were nowhere to be seen.
"Mr. Yuuki? Where's Miss Yae?"
"It seems that she survived."
Looking at the empty ground beside him, Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. Then he raised his head and looked towards the sky - at the same time, the sky began to gradually break apart.
"Well, the dream is over, and we should go back."