The VRIM clan was destroyed just like that.
In a way, they had it all their own way - they infiltrated the human race in disguise, inducing them to take and squeeze magma fuel, bringing the world to the brink of destruction. They also tried to use humans to destroy the dragons, and then completely harvested human souls and occupied the world.
I have to say that the plan was well made, but unfortunately, while the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is behind it, and it is not just VRIM that wants to nest dolls.
Without them noticing, Fang Zheng secretly infiltrated the mobile city and used the city network to mentally pollute the adults. As a result, when VRIM happily swallowed the souls of these adults, they found out that there was poison inside! !
Unfortunately it's too late.
Fang Zheng said that this was a complete accident. He was simply annoyed at the fact that these adults pushed all the dangerous things to the children while they stayed in a safe place and acted as if they were superior because they were immortal. That's why he planned to use mental pollution to teach them a lesson, let their SAN collapse completely and then become the food of the ancient gods.
Unexpectedly, he unexpectedly caught a big fish and killed the invading alien forces so easily... Well, how should I put it, Fang Zheng himself found it quite ridiculous.
But the children left on the ground are more pitiful.
In the previous battle to attack the Great Rift, they had lost more than half of their mobile cities, and the remaining mobile cities were later destroyed in the battle between the dragon and the alien creatures. The only one who was able to escape was the mecha team that evacuated the battlefield according to Fang Zheng's order at that time.
By the way, the Thirteenth City was also destroyed.
Standing on the desolate land, looking at the battlefield in front of them, the children seemed confused. They had always fought to protect the moving city and obeyed the orders of the wise men. But now, the adults were dead, the moving city was destroyed, and they didn't know what to do.
Of course, all this will have to wait and see. For Fang Zheng, the most important issue now is the negotiation with Princess Long.
After destroying VRIM, Fang Zheng also defused the bomb and released Princess Long. However, perhaps because she fell into VRIM's trap, she looked a little weak and no longer had the domineering aura she had before.
But for Fang Zheng, these are not problems. The problem is...
"I hope you can tell me about the core of this world... the tree of imaginary numbers. Do you know anything about it?"
That's right, the so-called dragon people, according to Fang Zheng and Tesla, who are from the world of Honkai, are the Honkai beasts, but compared to ordinary Honkai beasts, they appear to be more human. But in essence, they are still life forms formed by Honkai energy. There is no obvious difference between them and the Herrschers, Honkai beasts, and the Death Soldiers themselves.
The fuel that the dragon people turned into after death was Honkai energy. And the appearance of them after merging with each other was Honkai beast. It is certain that the dragon people clan should have had some kind of inseparable relationship with Honkai consciousness in the beginning.
"I don't know about the tree of imaginary numbers."
"So, how did the tribe you call the Dragon People come into being?"
"Why do you ask that?"
Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Princess Long frowned and stared at him.
"I have my reasons. To put it simply, we need to have a good talk with the guy who created you and settle the accounts... Do you understand? Call Miss Long?"
Standing behind the window, watching Fang Zheng's conversation with the girl called Princess Dragon in the interrogation room, Kiana tilted her head in confusion.
"Mei Mei, that girl's voice is very similar to mine."
"It should be said that the Herrscher of the Void is very similar."
Bronya added silently.
"Is she also a Herrscher?"
"It is true that Herrscher-level Houkai energy can be detected from this girl's body..."
The girls were talking in low voices here, and Fang Zheng's communication with Princess Long was going smoothly. Although Princess Long was very wary of Fang Zheng and other people who suddenly appeared, considering that they had repelled and eliminated VRIM and saved her, it was impossible for her to really not give anything in return.
but……
"Honestly, I don't know what you're looking for."
Princess Dragon shook her head.
"The history of the Dragon Clan is really too long, so long that even I have forgotten most of it. Too much time has passed, and everything that once recorded the glorious history of the Dragon Clan has been buried deep underground. If you want to look for it, I can tell you that it is a waste of effort."
"But there are always myths and legends and such."
Fang Zheng was unwilling to return empty-handed. Even though, as Princess Long said, it was impossible for him to turn the entire world upside down at this point, but at least... you should provide some clues, right?
“…If I had to say, there is indeed some.”
"oh?"
Staring at Fang Zheng, Princess Long hesitated for a moment and then spoke.
"We are called the Dragon Clan. A long time ago, there was a legend... a legend about the origin of the Dragon Clan. According to the legend, our world was created by a dragon. It came from an endless ocean. The dragon opened up the world and laid eggs. What hatched from the eggs were us, the Dragon People. Our tails, fangs, and horns are all signs that we belong to that dragon."
"The endless ocean..."
Hearing this, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Tesla, who nodded slightly. If that were the case, it would be just an ordinary myth. But for Fang Zheng and others, that endless ocean - most likely the Quantum Ocean.
In other words, the giant dragon that created the dragon-man came from the quantum sea... and is it the consciousness of the imaginary tree? Just as Fang Zheng and Tesla hypothesized, the original seed of the imaginary tree fell into the quantum sea and grew into a huge tree. In it, the consciousness of the imaginary tree was born and protected the original world bubble and the residents in it...
In the end, the only useful information Fang Zheng obtained from the Dragon Princess was that the Imaginary Number Tree itself might appear in the form of a dragon.
This means that the target they are looking for next can at least be limited to the dragon.
After this, the final task facing Fang Zheng was to finish it.
Because of the problems of this world itself, Fang Zheng also put in a lot of effort.
First, Dr. Franks committed suicide. Perhaps he finally realized that he had become an accomplice of the aliens and chose death to atone for his sins. Before he died, he left a coordinate and a password to the eight men. Then they followed the coordinates to find a huge underground hibernation facility. The children sleeping in this facility were those who had left because they could not drive the Franks mecha for various reasons.
They did not die, but fell into a deep sleep here, waiting to wake up one day.
Before his death, Dr. Franks entrusted the seventh sister and the eighth son to take care of these children, hoping that they would take on the responsibility of guiding these children as "adults".
Princess Jiaolong returned to the underground after that. According to her, although she was the only one left in the Jiaolong clan, she would still stay here to protect this land.
After losing the mobile city, the children were gathered in the seaside town where the 13th team was previously located. They will use this place as the center and start to learn from their ancestors again and live like humans.
Of course, Fang Zheng and his team also helped a lot.
As cloned life forms, the children have the same natural defect as Misaka sisters, that is, rapid aging. In fact, in the 13th team, Xin and Mirai have already started to have white hair. However, Tiandao Palace's technology is the best in the world. After Fang Zheng, Dan Zhu and Cang Xuan analyzed the genes of these children, they quickly developed a treatment plan to cure this problem.
But the time to say goodbye always comes.
"Well, that's it, we should leave too."
Standing on the hillside, looking at the bustling town below, Fang Zheng chuckled, then turned around and looked at the members of Team 13 behind him. When they heard what Fang Zheng said, their expressions were also complicated. In the past few days, they have heard Fang Zheng explain everything, including the world bubble, countless worlds, the tree of imaginary numbers, the collapsed consciousness, etc. Although the children still don't understand most of the situations, they also know that Fang Zheng came from another world, and now he is leaving here.
"Will we meet again?"
Mei stared at Fang Zheng and asked, and the latter shrugged.
"If we can handle the Honkai consciousness, I will come back to see you when I have time."
“…”
Hearing this, the members of the Thirteenth Squad couldn't help but feel a little depressed. Although they were all children, they were also experienced soldiers. They certainly understood what Fang Zheng meant by this sentence. If he failed, then... they would never see each other again in their lifetime.
At this moment, Mei walked up directly and stared at Fang Zheng.
"I want to go with you!"
"Berry?"
Hearing Mei's words, the members of Team 13 were all shocked, and even Fang Zheng was slightly stunned.
"Is this okay?"
"Of course, I can fight too!"
"But your Franks mecha is no longer usable."
Fang Zheng had to kindly remind him that after he let the Dragon Princess go, the other party used some unknown means to decompose all the Dragons and magma fuel and return them all to the earth. And of course, the Franks mecha could no longer be used.
“…”
"All right."
Noticing Mei's gaze, Fang Zheng shrugged helplessly.
"If you insist... then I have no objection."