You should act timid when necessary.
If it's no use pretending to be timid in front of that man...
——We can only adapt to the situation as the time comes.
.........
At the same time, the World Snake Headquarters
In the World Snake Headquarters, after listening to the administrator Gray Snake describing the recent situation, even Kevin felt that he was a little dazed.
Less than three months have passed since the Anti-Entropy executor Kokolia began to create man-made collapse in February of this year.
Then in these three months, Chi You was awakened by the World Serpent for Kevin, but as for other things...
Otto used a more sophisticated method than Cocolia and artificially caused the Fourth Collapse.
After that, the fifth collapse happened just a few days ago, and less than a month has passed.
What’s more, the most crucial thing is that the Herrscher body chosen for this Honkai is actually Kevin’s comrade Hua.
In Kevin's opinion, the collapse has reached this point, which is a bit extreme.
What made him feel even more extreme was that a few days after Hua became the Herrscher of Consciousness, the girl named Wendy also became a Herrscher.
Well, in less than three months, four Herrschers appeared.
Even if two of the Herrschers were artificially created, this would be a bit too exciting.
It's true that Kevin is an old warrior who has seen a lot of battles, but in their era, it would take at least some time for the Herrscher to appear.
In Kevin's era, about three years passed from the birth of the Third Herrscher to the defeat of the Sixth Herrscher.
And in this era, from the birth of the Third Herrscher to the defeat of the Sixth Herrscher, it took... three months???
According to our plan, the people of this era should be able to suppress the collapse more smoothly after obtaining the Key of God and the information left over from the previous era.
And logically speaking, with No. 17 'suppressing' the Houkai, the timing of the Herrscher's appearance would not be so chaotic.
Kevin has not forgotten what his lover, Dr. May, once said to Kevin and other heroes of the Fire Moth - no matter what, the people of this era would not be able to activate the Herrscher in advance.
Mei can be said to be one of the people in the world who understands the nature of Honkai best, so Kevin has never had any doubts about the opinions put forward by his lover.
But now, with the facts laid out before him, even if Kevin trusted May, he had to face reality.
"My Lord, the collapse is accelerating. This is an indisputable fact."
Administrator Gray Snake, who had been thinking frantically for a few minutes, spoke to Kevin after figuring out what he should say.
"And during this time, we found a man."
"We suspect that the acceleration of the collapse is most likely related to that person."
After saying this, Gray Snake nodded lightly a few times in the air and displayed the data and information he had already sorted out in front of Kevin.
"He defeated the S-rank knight Lin Yu, the Herrscher of Thunder, Chi You, and the Herrscher of Death."
"Oh?"
After seeing this information, Kevin narrowed his eyes slightly.
Although he has made up his mind to carry out the Stigmata Plan, even Kevin now still hopes to see some hopeful fighters trying to resist the collapse.
And in Kevin's opinion, this young man with a remarkable record is obviously such a talent.
"But I suspect... My Lord, please wait a moment."
At this time, the administrator Gray Snake discovered that very important information was transmitted within the Gray Snake network, and immediately began to check the message.
Then, Kevin looked at the silent administrator Gray Snake and asked lightly.
"What's wrong, Gray Snake?"
"My Lord, you may not believe it, but my comrade from our world snake lurking in the destiny just told me something."
"Just a few minutes ago, Lin Yu defeated the Sixth Herrscher [Herrser of Wind] Wendy."
"And the time they started the battle, according to the news from the Destiny Headquarters..."
"It shouldn't take more than three minutes."
At this moment, listening to Gray Snake's words, Kevin, who had just read Lin Yu's personal information, finally understood why his subordinates fell silent.
"If I'm not mistaken, this member of the Destiny group named Lin Yu has been in the group for no more than three months since his debut, right?"
"Yes, you read that correctly."
At this moment, Gray Snake saw an expression on Kevin's face that he absolutely didn't want to see at this moment.
Kevin, who was originally indifferent to everything...
——At this moment, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
......
Chapter 233. This boy is so terrifying, he must not be allowed to stay!
Seeing Kevin's expression at this moment, the administrator Gray Snake was really not surprised at all.
As Kevin's old subordinate, the administrator Gray Snake certainly knew that his boss was not particularly satisfied with the Stigmata Project.
Just to defeat Honkai, Kevin chose this path that he was not very satisfied with.
In Kevin's heart, he probably always hoped that someone could tell him that he could defeat Honkai without the Stigmata Project.
Even though Kevin's heart is now full of determination to fight against Honkai, he will be happy that a warrior who can threaten Honkai has appeared in this era.
And now, Lin Yu, whom Gray Snake felt extremely wary of, was obviously the type of person that his master admired the most.
"Gray snake."
"My subordinate is here."
Looking at the subordinates in front of him, Kevin adjusted his facial expression and asked Gray Snake indifferently.
"Can you confirm the authenticity of this news?"
"I am 90% sure."
Hearing Kevin's question, Gray Snake spoke directly to Kevin.
"This is the news received by the Tianming Headquarters. Just now, Tianming Headquarters directly started to publicize that 'Knight Lin Yu defeated the Wind Herrscher and is returning to the headquarters with the unconscious Wind Herrscher.'"
"To be honest, we have seen this passage before. When Lin Yu solved the fourth collapse last time..."
"——That's also what the Tianming headquarters advertised to the public."
"Is there no possibility of lying about military intelligence?"
"This is unlikely."
Facing Kevin's slightly teasing question, Gray Snake looked up at Kevin very seriously, and tried to speak to Kevin in an extremely serious tone.
"My Lord, although you may find this matter very strange, if it is that Lin Yu, I think he can do such a thing."
"Before this, Miss Hua had already taught him the Shenzhou martial arts that she had improved through the Shenyin system."
"After the fourth collapse, he even gained the right to use the Blank Key and other God Keys."
"If all these equipment are added, it doesn't seem outrageous to me that Lin Yu defeated Miss Wendy."
Kevin found Gray Snake's words even more interesting.
"From what you said, it seems that your evaluation of Lin Yu is not low."
"In fact, my evaluation of him must be higher than what the Lord imagines."
At this time, Gray Snake listed the intelligence he had investigated against Lin Yu one by one and presented it all in front of Kevin.
"Three months ago, Lin Yu was just a junior member of the Tianming who couldn't even pass the initial review of the Tianming combat unit."
"But after he became a destiny agent and participated in missions related to Changkong City, everything started to go wrong."
"At first, when he solved the Herrscher of Thunder, we thought he was Otto's hidden trump card, and that he solved the incident with the HSN serum."
"But when the Chiyou awakening event in Jiuyou began, we discovered something."
"Lin Yu's speed of becoming stronger is really too fast, and my suspicion of him reached its peak after the fourth collapse."
Recalling what he saw through the Gray Snake network that day, Gray Snake said to Kevin with lingering fear.
"After Lin Yu fought and defeated the Herrscher of Death, my subordinates sent combat troops to the location of Lin Yu and the Herrscher of Death in order to recapture the Serenity Gem, and tried to knock them out."
"However, when facing the combat troops sent by his subordinates, Lin Yu only used one move to kill all the nearly 100 pseudo-herrscher clones."
"From that moment on, I felt that there must be something fishy going on with him."
"and......"
Gray Snake looked at Kevin, and after a little thought, he said to Kevin what he didn't want to say.
"His progress is too fast. Even your progress is not as fast as Lin Yu's now."
If it were a narrow-minded senior executive, he would probably feel a little unhappy when he heard someone say such words that seemed to be belittling him.
But Gray Snake knew very well that the great World Snake Lord Kevin was not that kind of person.
Rather than hiding his inner thoughts, Gray Snake felt that it was more important for Kevin to understand the threat posed by Lin Yu.
Anyway, the boss won't be angry. I just need to tell him the facts and Lord Kevin will naturally make a decision.
As for if Kevin made a choice different from what Gray Snake expected - then, it is definitely not Kevin's problem.
To put it bluntly, without Kevin, World Snake is just an inner world organization with some background. If Gray Snake and Kevin have different opinions, it will only be Gray Snake's fault, not Kevin's.
"Indeed, I have to admit that his progress is even faster than mine was back then."
After taking a quick look at the information displayed by Gray Snake, Kevin asked with interest.
"He really didn't undergo the transformation surgery into a fusion warrior?"
"At least for now, Lin Yu has not shown any power close to that of a fusion warrior."
"Interesting. But Gray Snake, you haven't finished what you are saying yet."
As expected, you are worthy of being the Lord. You have already noticed my thoughts.
"Just as the Lord thought, in fact, I have been doubting one thing since the fourth collapse."
At this moment, the gray snake, who had been preparing for a long time, finally said what he had always wanted to say.
"The speed at which this Herrscher of the Epoch appeared has become too abnormal since Lin Yu debuted."
"I admit that the third and fourth collapses were caused by Kokolia and Otto, and cannot be counted in the time it takes for a normal collapse to occur."
"But the fifth and sixth collapses happened so close to the previous collapse, so there is obviously something wrong."
"And now, Miss Lian Hua has been chosen by Honkai to be the Herrscher. So I suspect..."
“——Lin Yu, who is so brave and good at fighting, is not only the culprit who caused Honkai to accelerate the advent of the Herrscher, but is also more likely to be chosen by Honkai as the next Herrscher.”
"His plasticity and potential are really too strong, and this person must be very extreme in his heart."
"If we don't solve this hidden danger before he grows up, he will definitely... No, now he has already hindered the Stigmata Plan of our World Snake!"
Having said that, Gray Snake could no longer suppress the murderous intent towards Lin Yu in his mind, and spoke impassionedly to Kevin.
"My Lord, if this person transforms into a Herrscher, he will definitely become the most troublesome enemy of the snakes in our world!"
"This child is so terrifying, we must not keep him!"
In the face of Gray Snake's impassioned speech, Kevin's face did not show much expression.
In fact, if Lin Yu hadn't given him such a big surprise, he wouldn't even show such an expression of raising the corners of his mouth.
"Gray Snake, you said so much just to make me kill him?"
"...I believe that the decision made by the Lord will not be wrong."
After listening to his subordinates' words, Kevin stood up from the throne, walked to the side of the gray snake, and continued to speak to it.
"I know what you are thinking. Although your thoughts are biased, I must admit that what you said is indeed not wrong."
"Lin Yu is a good talent. He is improving too fast."
