Collapse, how did I become the Devil King of Destruction while playing a game?

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"It would be too boring if only a few people came to this broken world! We can't bear this suffering alone!"

Words full of anticipation and joy came from Möbius's mouth.

“You’re broken,” Wilvi glanced at her slightly.

“You’re right,” Möbius readily admitted, “I… am broken.”

"I'm just a scientist, and all I want to do is dedicate myself to scientific research. Why did they have to do this? I'm innocent! I'm so innocent!!!"

Mebius gritted his teeth and said each word clearly.

"The collapse that accompanies civilization? The omnipotent Honkai energy? What nonsense! It's just an experiment! This is nothing but an experimental zone!"

Mebius scoffed at the so-called Honkai phenomenon. What kind of disaster in this world comes out of nowhere, especially one that specifically targets civilizations and whose Honkai is stronger the stronger the civilization?

Ultimately, isn't this just interference and influence on the experimental area's environment during biological experiments? Mebius has conducted countless biological experiments; almost everything in the Honkai world is essentially no different from biological experiments—it's all about experimentation, observation, recording, and influence!

"I hate it here." However, Mebius's anger came and went quickly, and he soon regained his composure, staring indifferently at the teacup in front of him.

“Hateful? You’re just being used as a guinea pig because you’re not a test subject,” Velvi said.

“Yes,” Mebius laughed again.

She, of course, hated the fact that she wasn't a test subject.

“Aren’t you the same?” Mebius looked at Vervi.

Vilvi remained silent, but her hand gripping the teacup turned white.

At this moment, the other several Vilvie consciousnesses within Vilvie's body saw that Mebius and the original Vilvie seemed to be acting strangely, and they were all somewhat conflicted and worried.

However, the other consciousnesses of Velvi were completely unable to say anything to the id Velvi who controlled the body; they could only receive the voice of the id Velvi unilaterally.

"What exactly happened during this time?"

The Vilvies were all very annoyed. Their memories of the 12th Herrscher were severely fragmented. At most, they could only vaguely remember seeing the 12th Herrscher, but they had no idea what the 12th Herrscher did, what she looked like, or what powers she had, until they woke up not long ago.

However, when the other consciousnesses of Velvi awoke, they were shocked to find that the original Velvi seemed to have awakened and completely taken control of the body. The other Velvi consciousnesses were unable to compete with the original Velvi for control of the body, and could not even interfere with the original Velvi.

Furthermore, the id Velvey has also changed. Although other Velvey consciousnesses find that the id Velvey is still the id Velvey, it also seems that it is not. It no longer has the cowardice and timidity of the past, but only pure clarity and ignorance.

However, the current id Velvey seems completely unaware of the existence of other Velvey consciousnesses, and the id Velvey is extremely disgusted and uncomfortable with everything in the Honkai world. Her questions and doubts about the Honkai are as if she has never experienced the Honkai.

And Dr. Mebius, why did she become like this? She's become extremely averse to Honkai and super-mutation surgery.

May, Kevin, Thousand Calamities, and Aponia—they've all become very strange.

However, the other consciousnesses of Velvi were completely baffled. Even if they wanted to ask the original Velvi for clarification, they couldn't. The original Velvi had simply locked all the other Velvi consciousnesses in a dark room. Apart from being able to share the original Velvi's vision and hearing, they were completely unable to contact Velvi.

Just as the people of Velvi were filled with doubt, they suddenly heard some strange words.

"Who will Mei target next?"

"It's impossible in China; they're on full alert. The only one not currently in China is Eden; she recently had a concert at the Australian Opera."

"Eden? I remember she's still Alicia's best friend, right? Killing Eden will make Alicia very sad."

Hearing the conversation between Velvie and Mebius, although the content was brief, it was extremely informative. Velvie's consciousnesses all looked at each other in bewilderment. What was going on? Why did Mebius kill Eden?!

"...We must find out what happened as soon as possible!"

"What on earth is going on?! What did that Herrscher do to everyone's memories?!"

"By the way, does the Paradise of the Past still exist? There are the memories of 13 Fusion Warriors there; perhaps it can help them all recall their past lives."

"If the storage device is working properly, the Land of the Dead should still be there!"

Chapter 342 Raging Fire

"But how do we get to Australia? Canghai City is almost completely sealed off."

"We don't need to travel from Canghai City to Australia. Yesterday, Kevin and I tested it and found we could appear directly in the waters near a place we've been before."

At the Firemoth base, May, Kevin, and others were having a meeting, but the atmosphere was extremely strange.

Only May, Kevin, and Mebius were discussing, while Thousand, Aponia, and Velvet remained silent, busy fiddling with something on their own.

Thousand Calamity and Aponia were completely indifferent to May and Kevin's actions, and they would not have wanted to attend the meeting on how to kill Eden if it weren't for Mebius's persuasion.

Both Qianjie and Aponia considered returning to the jar and back to the virtual world, but it was Mebius who persuaded them to stay in the Honkai world as a safety net, to stop Mei and Kevin from going further insane.

Wilvi was equally unconcerned about May and Kevin's actions. She knew that even if she returned to the virtual world, she would be pulled back out, because of her mechanical talent, May would never let her go back easily.

Moreover, Virvi didn't want her creations to be used by May and Kevin to slaughter others, so she needed to put a lock on her creations.

However, May and Mebius didn't care what Velvi, Qianjie, and Aponia were going to do. As long as Velvi continued to use her mechanical talents to repair the weapons and various devices in the Honkai world, that was fine. As long as Qianjie and Aponia didn't interfere with the operation, May had no interest in asking them to do anything.

As for Kevin, he knew, but he didn't care. His obsession with taking revenge on the Honkai and the Herrscher was growing stronger, no matter the cost!

Thus, during their discussion, May and Mebius devised a plan to destroy Eden in the virtual world.

Once the plan was finalized, May and Kevin left to prepare for their operation in Australia.

Mebius watched the two leave.

"What happens after Eden? China won't relax its protection of St. Freya's students."

Even before arriving in the Honkai world, Velvi could sense the importance and protection that Shenzhou placed on her, but she was still killed. This suggests that Shenzhou is very likely to go all out in the true sense.

Before they knew of Mei and Kevin's existence, Shenzhou couldn't react in time, allowing them to succeed. But now, things are different; Mei and Kevin are ultimately no match for Shenzhou.

Even if we transplanted the technology of the Fire Moth to the virtual world, it would still be impossible, since the virtual world does not contain Honkai energy.

Upon hearing Vervie's question, Möbius turned to look at her.

There's no need to rush.

"Möbius said calmly."

Opportunities will always come; there's no need to rush.

Currently, the remaining fusion warriors are Alicia, Eden, Su, Sakura, Kosmo, Gretchen, Hua, and Padofelis.

It's no longer easy to get them to come back to life in the virtual world.

Sydney Opera House, Australia

A grand music concert is about to be held here. It is a music concert by Eden, the world's most famous musician. Audiences from all over the world have snapped up all the tickets for the opera house. Even scalpers have stopped selling the tickets they snatched at high prices, because the scalpers also want to listen to the concert!

Even before the concert started, the online live stream nearly crashed the streaming website's servers.

However, what Eden's fans didn't know was that backstage at the opera house, Eden was talking to her best friend Alicia because she was considering giving up the Australian music concert.

After learning about the recent events in Canghai City, Eden initially planned to return there immediately. However, if his assistant hadn't called Alicia in time and persuaded him to stay, Eden would already be on a plane to Canghai City.

"My dear Eden, please don't stand me up! You should stay in Australia and continue your concert tour, otherwise your fans will be heartbroken."

"Okay, I understand."

Eden smiled in response to Alicia's words, but he could tell that Alicia wasn't in a good mood. Although her voice still sounded as enthusiastic as before, Eden could hear the sadness in it.

Eden continued chatting with Alicia for a long time until the concert was about to begin, at which point he reluctantly hung up the phone.

Canghai City, St. Freya Academy

Alicia put down her phone, feeling happy that Eden would give up the concert to go back to Canghai City to see her, but on the other hand, she was also unwilling for Eden to stand up the audience all over the world because of her.

Although there weren't many people at the Sydney Opera House, Eden's concert was incredibly popular online, with over ten million viewers worldwide already watching online even before it started.

“Eden…” Alicia was unwilling for Eden to disappoint his fans because of her.

Meanwhile, backstage at the Sydney Opera House

“Alice…” Eden was worried about Alice’s current situation.

Neither the assistant nor Alicia told Eden the details of the recent events in Canghai City, but Eden had his own channels and methods.

Alicia was attacked by terrorists, and her classmate Velvi was killed in a third attack by terrorists, which is why Eden wanted to rush to Canghai City immediately.

But last night, Eden's assistant had already asked Alicia to start persuading Eden, and today was actually the third time Eden and Alicia had spoken on the phone.

Eden's feelings were extremely complicated, and he had no interest in the upcoming concert. However, even so, Eden did not take the concert lightly. After a little preparation, Eden began to perform on stage.

When Eden appeared in the center of the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, the audience erupted in excited screams.

Then, the prelude to the music began, and Eden slowly began to speak.

After the Sydney Opera House was renovated, the interior design of the concert hall perfectly conveyed Eden's songs throughout the entire hall, and audiences at the venue and online were quickly immersed in Eden's voice.

Not far from the Sydney Opera House, Kevin held an unremarkable remote control button in his hand, gazing at the iconic Australian landmark in the distance.

"Eden," Kevin murmured to himself.

"Feel sorry"

Kevin pressed the button on the remote control in his hand.

For the past two days, May and Kevin have been busy planting bombs on the stage inside the opera house.

Actually, killing Eden before or after the opera would have been the best option, but Eden was so eager to run back to Canghai City because of Alicia. May had already discovered that Eden would immediately board a plane and head straight for Canghai City after the opera ended. Once Eden was on the plane, May and Kevin would have no chance to make a move unless they ignored the ordinary people around them.

But Eden was too famous, and there were many people watching her. Kevin couldn't find any opportunity to shoot without harming innocent people, and besides, Kevin's marksmanship wasn't that good.

As a compromise, May and Kevin chose to plant the bomb on the concert hall stage.

While the security measures at the Sydney Opera House are decent, they are far better than the situation in Canghai City, where cameras are everywhere. Besides, Australia doesn't have any supercomputer arrays to counter Ai's subroutines.

With a muffled thud, a small explosion occurred inside the Sydney Opera House, just enough to kill the singers on stage.

Just as Kevin was about to leave the virtual world after seeing the operation succeed, he suddenly received a message from Mei.

"Kevin, something unexpected happened," May's voice was somewhat heavy.

Beside her, Möbius watched indifferently the camera footage coming from inside the Sydney Opera House, where people were running around in utter panic.

Möbius deftly drew his dagger, stabbed himself, then lit a fire, silently watching Möbius amidst the flames.

"What's wrong?" Kevin asked, puzzled, but then froze in place.

"A fire broke out inside the opera house due to the explosion, and it's now spreading throughout the entire opera house. Many people are trapped inside the Sydney Opera House..."

Chapter 343 Reality

"Yesterday, a sudden explosion occurred inside the Sydney Opera House, triggering a fire that destroyed the opera house and resulted in hundreds of deaths. It is understood that world-renowned musician Eden, who was performing at the time, died in the explosion. At least tens of millions of online viewers witnessed Eden's death in the blast..."

The detailed cause of the Sydney Opera House bombing is still under investigation, but Australian authorities have stated that they are not ruling out the possibility of a terrorist attack...

"Ms. Eden graduated from the Music Department of St. Freya College in Canghai City, China. She is a renowned modern classical musician who has brought outstanding performances to the music world. She has won numerous honors and is adored by many fans around the world."

"Her death is a great loss to the world of music and art..."

Alicia sat there blankly, no longer paying attention to the news.

Eden is dead.

Alicia's tears slid silently down her pale cheeks. Her blood-red lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but her throat was choked with sobs, and she could only let out soft, intermittent sobs.

Gradually, the tears flowed more and more turbulently, like a dam breaking, and could no longer be contained. Alicia's shoulders heaved violently, her fingers clenched tightly until they turned white, as if trying to grasp something that was about to vanish.

Her eyes were red and blurry with tears, but Alicia stubbornly kept them open. She couldn't believe the reality before her. Eden was dead, killed in the attack by those terrorists.

"..." Ellie came to Elise's side, quietly hugged her shoulders, and then raised her hand to wipe away the tears on Elise's delicate face.

Orange-red eyes gazed with pity and heartache at deep blue eyes filled with pain and sorrow.

"Eden!" Finally, Alicia could no longer hold on and collapsed into her sister's arms, her long pink hair spreading out in disarray like a piece of dull silk. Her cries finally erupted, no longer suppressed sobs, but heart-wrenching grief.

Having witnessed Velvi die in agony, and now learning of Eden's death in the bombing, Alicia felt as if she had been stabbed several times in the heart, and she wept uncontrollably.

Ellie didn't say anything to comfort her, she just quietly let Ellie cry on her until Ellie cried until her tears dried up and she fainted from the heavy blow.

Shortly after, medical staff rushed over to examine Alicia.

"Miss Alicia is fine for now, she just fainted from excessive grief," the medical staff said with a sigh after examining her.

The other medical staff and security personnel around her sighed inwardly when they saw Alicia's haggard and frail appearance, and became even more disgusted and wary of the fire moth terrorist.

However, after seeing Elise's determined face, everyone was happy for Elise. Elise also has a twin sister who has always helped and supported her. Although she is the younger sister, she is more like the older sister in terms of her behavior and personality.

After confirming that everything was alright, everyone left the twin sisters' room.

Looking at Alicia lying on the bed, fast asleep, Alicia's once exquisite and beautiful face was now filled with haggardness and brokenness, but this did not hide Alicia's appearance, but added a touch of sickly beauty.

“They’re already planning to rebuild the Firemoth,” Ellie said softly, but her voice didn’t come out; no one could see or hear her.

Even the sleeping Alicia couldn't hear it.

"While everything here isn't perfect, it's a pure and beautiful world, free from collapse and disaster, and largely peaceful."