Chapter 1282 Fusion Herrscher
As Velvet's chainsaw shredded the abnormal rat to pieces, the entire Z City—no, not just Z City—was like a lake tossed with a boulder, unleashing an unprecedented storm!
"call--!"
There was no sound, yet it seemed as if countless mournful winds were howling in the spirit realm! From every corner of Z City, from the ruins of neighboring A City and B City, and even from more distant, seemingly peaceful areas, countless eerie blue flames, like a swarm of awakened bees, suddenly burst forth from the ground, from the walls, and from the brows of sleeping or dazed creatures, rising up!
They were no longer small, scattered will-o'-the-wisps, but rather coalesced into swaying, chilling, eerie blue seas of fire, blazing and spreading in mid-air. The air temperature plummeted, the light distorted, and a chilling mental fluctuation swept out like a tsunami!
Vilvi stood at the breach in the sewer, gazing up at the gradually merging blue sea of fire above the city, her eyes narrowing. She wasn't afraid; instead, her interest intensified. "Wow~ a chain reaction? Self-destruction? Or... is this the real 'signal flare'?"
Her communicator rang, and Su's voice, as calm as ever, came through: "Vilvie, the situation has changed. Based on the energy resonance pattern and consciousness fluctuation frequency analysis of the just-exploded event... those two Herrschers, the Consciousness Herrscher and the 'Thousand Herrscher' who can split into countless invisible individuals, had already completed at least one deep-level 'contact' or 'resonance' before we intervened, sharing some of their power characteristics."
"Now, they have sensed the deadly threat from humans and no longer choose to fight alone or tentatively join together. Instead, they have activated a kind of pre-set 'emergency protocol': forcibly recalling all the scattered sub-units and fragments and beginning a large-scale fusion that may be the final form."
Velvi whistled: "A combination of consciousness and 'a thousand'? Sounds like stuffing a bunch of random thoughts into the heads of a thousand invisible assassins... This is much more troublesome than the Herrschers of the previous civilization." She watched the surveillance footage as more and more ordinary citizens who couldn't evacuate in time or were affected by the sea of blue flames, and even some Valkyries with weaker mental strength, fell to the ground silently like wheat being harvested, falling into an unawakenable slumber. Her brows furrowed slightly.
Su said in a deep voice, "The problem is that there are very few ways to directly and effectively combat this kind of aggregated consciousness. Aponia is already on its way to you, but even so, the situation is still grim in the face of the soon-to-be-formed fusion and the 'puppet army' it may control."
"I understand, I understand~" Wilvi waved her hand, "The more complicated the toy, the more fun it is to take it apart, isn't it?"
A temporary defense node established on the outskirts of City A.
Fu Hua closed her eyes and concentrated, her body radiating a pale golden aura. The power of Yu Du Chen centered on her, constructing a stable mental barrier with a radius of about fifty meters. Within the barrier, the civilians and some Valkyries who had not yet been affected barely remained conscious, but everyone was pale-faced, enduring the continuous impact of the overwhelming malicious mental fluctuations from the outside world.
Cecilia, holding the Black Abyss White Flower, stood like a white guardian deity at the edge of the barrier, vigilantly watching the flickering blue sea of fire and the constantly falling crowd outside. But a barely perceptible worry lingered in her eyes, and she couldn't help but whisper to Fu Hua beside her again, "Miss Fu Hua, where...where did Siegfried go? It's so dangerous outside..."
Fu Hua maintained the barrier, her voice steady: "He's gone to complete a necessary mission, Ms. Cecilia. Trust him, and focus on the defense at hand." However, her inner turmoil was far from calm. Things had progressed beyond expectations; the two Herrschers had merged ahead of schedule, drastically expanding the intensity and scope of their mental contamination. The pressure on Siegfried's portion of the "consciousness resonance anchor," originally planned to be handled by him, would likely be unimaginable. Even with the Kaslana family's strong bloodline and will, he alone might be crushed at a crucial moment in the plan, or even suffer a mental backlash.
(More support is needed... a stronger morale booster...)
Just as her thoughts were racing, the light and shadow in the air in front of her distorted slightly.
Fu Hua suddenly opened her eyes: "Who?"
Light and shadow coalesced, forming a translucent figure emitting a faint purple glow. Its outline was identical to that of amethyst, only appearing somewhat ethereal.
“It’s me,” the illusory figure of “Amethyst” spoke, his gaze seemingly able to pierce through the barrier, clearly seeing the horrific scene outside, his brows furrowed. He turned slightly to the side, gesturing to his side—beside his illusory figure stood another blurry silhouette of a girl with twin ponytails, though indistinct. “My main body is temporarily tied up with certain ‘matters’ and cannot come in person. This is an energy and consciousness clone of mine, possessing some of my powers and all my combat experience. Things seem to have developed worse than I anticipated.”
Seeing that it was a clone of Amethyst, Fu Hua breathed a sigh of relief and then quickly said, "You've come at the right time. Our original plan was to use me as a 'guide' and 'barrier,' and Mr. Siegfried's strong will and vitality as a 'resonance anchor' and 'spiritual amplifier,' to try to use Feather of Dust to penetrate into the core of the Herrscher of Consciousness's consciousness to interfere with, divide, or seal it. But now that the fusion of the two Herrschers has been accelerated and expanded, Mr. Siegfried alone may not be able to withstand the pressure of resonance, and forcibly implementing it is extremely risky."
After listening attentively, the amethyst clone pondered for a moment and then nodded, saying, "I understand. The plan itself is feasible; the problem lies in the insufficient strength of the 'anchor point.' This is not difficult to solve."
"Do you have any idea?"
“My clone can serve as a second ‘anchor point,’ sharing the pressure with Siegfried. At the same time, my own powers may be able to better reinforce the resonance channel and prevent mental backlash.” The amethyst clone said succinctly, “Without further ado, I will go and meet up with Siegfried immediately. You maintain the barrier here and wait for the opportunity.”
As soon as he finished speaking, his phantom vanished into the air like a bubble, leaving only a tiny purple particle of light that slowly drifted away.
The amethyst clone acted with extreme efficiency. It didn't search blindly, but rather, relying on the mysterious connection with its main body and its perception of powerful life energy, it quickly located Siegfried in a secluded facility on the other side of the city. Siegfried was in a peculiar meditative state, with a faint golden light emanating from his body. Clearly, Fu Hua had already provided him with initial guidance and preparation.
Without much explanation, the amethyst clone transformed into a stream of light and merged into the space around Siegfried, subtly connecting and synchronizing its power with Siegfried's mental fluctuations in a gentle and stable manner.
At the same time, the core consciousness of the amethyst clone had contacted Su, who was closely monitoring the overall situation, and Aponia, who had just arrived near Z City and was preparing to meet with Vilvie, through a special channel.
A simple mental image simultaneously appeared in Sue and Aponia's minds, accompanied by Amethyst's clear and rapid voice:
"Su, Aponia, the situation is urgent, so I'll get to the point. Fu Hua plans to use Feather of Dust to strike deep into the core of the Fusion Herrscher's consciousness, which requires a powerful mental anchor. Siegfried is in position, and my clone will assist. But that's not enough."
“I have an idea: The Herrscher of Fusion combines the characteristics of ‘consciousness’ and ‘thousands’, and its core consciousness may be extremely chaotic, scattered and highly corrupting. Simply ‘going deep’ and ‘attacking’ may have limited effect, and may even drag us into a war of attrition.”
“We need a process of 'purification' and 'organization.' While Fu Hua uses Feather Dust to force her way in, and Siegfried and I stabilize the passage—”
His vision materialized into clear images: golden threads representing Fu Hua's feathered descent pierced a chaotic mass of dark blue flames; sturdy pillars of light representing Siegfried and his amethyst clone supported the passage; and a third force, like clear water and a gentle breeze, flowed through the passage, smoothing the chaos, purifying the pollution, and gently separating the forcibly mixed and conflicting fragments of consciousness, weakening their unity.
"—Someone needs to use their extraordinary spiritual power to 'purify' and 'organize' that chaotic sea of consciousness. This will greatly reduce Fu Hua's pressure, increase the success rate of the plan, and may create opportunities for the subsequent separation or sealing of individuals."
And those who could do this were none other than the few mental fusion warriors of the previous civilization.
