Bizarre Honkai, a Wife-Chasing Crematorium

The atmosphere in the conference hall was solemn, like a majestic fortress, with tall pillars supporting the entire building.

The people inside carried the direction of civilization.

The representatives of various countries surrounded the conference table, discussing... some meaningless "major" issues with solemn expressions. The projection on the wall showed various data and charts, as well as the scenes of cities that had been invaded by the Honkai.

The representatives whispered to each other, secretly exchanging glances, and conspiring on the direction of the issues.

Their hearts hid calculations and considerations, and they were always carefully weighing interests and positions.

This was a very normal thing, but... it was too serious.

"Dr. MEI, the degree of threat that the Honkai poses to humanity is gradually increasing. I want to increase the financial investment in the Fire Moth's Honkai organization. I hope you can develop more efficient weapons to fight against the Honkai. I don't want more people to die in my country..."

An old man with a hooked nose, yellow hair, and blue eyes said so, bowing his head and lowering his eyes, his eyes filled with sorrow.

"Oh?" The person called "Doctor" sat in a chair and was silent for a long time. She did not respond, but followed the old man's gaze to the projection screen, where the city had turned into ruins, with broken walls and splattered blood.

Modern thermal weapons could still effectively attack the dead soldiers. At least on Earth, there were no purely carbon-based creatures that could withstand the devastation of human thermal weapons.

But the Honkai beasts, which were tens of meters, or even dozens of meters high, were like giants in mythology, trampling on fragile human bodies.

Their silicon-based outer shells were full of energy, and even missiles could not harm them in the slightest.

The Fire Moth had developed a series of weapons against Honkai beasts, but the efficiency was still too low. It still took several people to keep attacking to fight against a Honkai beast a few meters high, let alone a Honkai beast dozens of meters high rampaging in the city.

"It's a wonder that a capitalist country like yours can put aside personal feelings. I approve of your overall perspective. As a part of the Earth, a leader of a country, I also want to save humanity from this hell."

In the conference room, another old man spoke, his tone sharp.

"Just one person's strength is not enough. Dr. MEI, I will support the Fire Moth with all the necessary resources within my ability. As long as you need anything, you can just ask. I think, at least in the fight against the Honkai, everyone present is willing to believe you."

The generous speech aroused a lot of resonance. Instantly, the atmosphere in the conference room became heated. The leaders of various countries were very enthusiastic, putting aside their previous suspicions and giving up their interests for the sake of humanity as a whole.

Although there were still a few people who remained silent, sitting in their chairs and quietly watching the representatives express their views.

"I will consider your opinions, but now... it's not the time to be at our wit's end. Everyone, please don't... be impatient."

MEI's calm tone did not show any ripples. She neither agreed nor refused.

In the meeting of the United Government, as a chief scientist who was highly valued by an organization and promoted exceptionally, her status was very important, but it was not yet to the point where she was on an equal footing with the leaders of other countries.

After scanning the satisfied expressions of the representatives of various countries, MEI herself showed a little sadness.

After recognizing oneself and reality, many things, no matter how reasonable, were just illusions, a true lie.

Half a day passed, and the meeting ended.

When she returned to the headquarters of the Fire Moth, it was already late at night.

"Doctor, the king has been waiting for you for a long time."

A slender figure appeared in the darkness. MEI recognized the "Poisonous Cocoon" badge on her chest.

The "Poisonous Cocoon" were shadows, assassins, and lonely people who almost never communicated with the outside world.

The only way to join was by a chance introduction, for example, if a certain cadre took a fancy to a person, the "Poisonous Cocoon" would send many people to secretly observe everything about the other party.

Their character, ability, talent, loyalty, and whether they had the courage to die, etc.

Only when all were satisfied did they have a chance to join.

MEI narrowed her eyes, nodded, and turned to follow the other party into a secret passage.

The execution ability of the members of the "Poisonous Cocoon" was beyond doubt. Apart from Raiden Mei, who was the king, the other members were taciturn, would not often come into contact, and would not easily promise anything.

Everyone understood that when they joined the "Poisonous Cocoon", there was only one thing they had to do: absolutely obey the king's orders.

When she took over, there were indeed a few Impostors mixed in, but they were all low-level.

The members of the "Poisonous Cocoon" were extremely vigilant, and they did not often come into contact and were scattered all over the world, so the Impostors did not spread.

After removing all the Impostors within the organization, MEI ordered everyone not to meet, to agree to any requests from anyone other than Beichen and herself, and to hide themselves as much as possible, to hide and disappear in the sea of people.

This organization soon disappeared from the sight of the higher-ups.

The higher-ups only knew that it existed, but did not know where it was or what its current situation was.

Along the way, apart from the sound of breathing and footsteps, there were no more sounds.

The "Poisonous Cocoon" member leading the way was silent. They knew the information about Impostors internally.

In order not to hurt their own people, the best behavior was to be distant.

"How have you been recently?" MEI took the initiative to ask the "Poisonous Cocoon" member leading the way in front of her.

Seeing MEI ask, the "Poisonous Cocoon" member did not choose to hide it, and directly confessed, "More than ninety percent of the high-level officials of the United Government have been replaced. The United Government is just a shell."

"But because the replacement time is not long, there are many flaws. The doctor should have seen it already."

MEI paused and sighed, "Yes, I have already seen it..."

"It's not yet a matter of life and death, but they are busy showing their affection, showing their admirable overall perspective. This is also the weakness of Impostors. They process information without distinction. They can't distinguish a person's true face in a short time."

"Textbooks, videos, newspapers, news, classes... there are too many social factors that tell the beautiful side of the world, and too many novels and movies that show the unity of mankind to the outside world to the fullest."

"But reality is not simple... looking back at history, even when death is at hand, there is still internal strife, fighting for a little self-interest."

"Lies, betrayal, fraud, selfishness... only by entering society can one feel it more deeply. And before that, Impostors are still at the level of righteousness and morality in the mouths of the world."

"How ridiculous. Our hypocritical side has actually become a life-saving straw for identifying Impostors and confirming companions."

The words were clear, and what MEI said echoed back and forth in the secret passage, unceasing.

How absurd. It was like a person with Alzheimer's forgetting they had this disease and returning to normal, or HIV and a special virus fighting in the body, and in the end, both died.

The world was a huge circus. No matter how absurd things were, they would be staged on the stage for people to see.

The "Poisonous Cocoon" member did not reply, but silently led the way in front, until the two were blocked by a door.

"Doctor, please verify. The king has been waiting inside for a long time. I need to leave and continue to play the role of the United Government's secretary."

The "Poisonous Cocoon" member retreated behind MEI and said seriously.

After speaking, she left without waiting for MEI to give a second order.

The people in the "Poisonous Cocoon" were always so resolute and decisive.

MEI said nothing, walked straight to the door, and entered the room after verification.

Beichen, dressed in a red and white ancient-style long robe, sat on the sofa, doing her makeup in the mirror, very engrossed. So much so that MEI came in and did not move her attention from her face in the mirror.

MEI found a random place to sit down and closed her eyes to meditate.

She had been doing experiments in the morning and having meetings in the afternoon. She hadn't even had time to eat dinner, and her spirit was extremely tired.

She would take a short nap. Beichen would wake her up after she was done with her makeup.

Tick-tock... tick-tock...

A simple clock hung on the wall. It was not a smart electronic clock, but an ordinary clock that even the bottom class could buy.

The hour hand, minute hand, and second hand turned at a fixed frequency, recording the passage of precious time.

Slap. Beichen placed the makeup box on the dressing table, turned her head, and looked at this superior who looked very similar to her, but had no blood relationship according to DNA tests.

"It's time to wake up," Beichen called out softly.

MEI opened her sleepy eyes, rubbed them, and made eye contact with Beichen, "So, you called me over for something important? I have a lot of experimental projects recently, and my time is very tight."

Beichen nodded, "Then I'll be brief. The source of the Impostor has met me. I have sent the surveillance video to your email. It is a white-haired girl. She seems to have a complete personality and consciousness. It is not yet clear who she is. I have searched the artificial database with the authority you gave me. This world... has no record of her."

"In other words, she should have appeared out of thin air, without replacing anyone."

MEI sat up straight, immediately opened her email and glanced at it, then exclaimed, "She's quite beautiful. But what I'm more curious about is, you actually didn't kill her? Of course, it's definitely not because she's beautiful that you showed mercy. Is it because... killing her would cost you a very heavy price, or you just can't kill her now?"

Beichen did not deny it, and answered frankly, "Yes. I tried to kill her, but I failed. Although I can find a... old friend... to help me kill her completely, I'm afraid I will die immediately."

"I can't die yet," Beichen said calmly. "In addition, the culprit of the population disappearance cases has already spread to this city."

With that, Beichen rolled up the sleeve of her right hand, revealing a pale arm that was almost like a dead person's.

There was no blood color, only countless strange patterns twisting and turning on it, rooted in the flesh and blood, like living earthworms, twisting and pulsating inside.

And near the shoulder, a bright red rose suddenly appeared. Compared to the strange patterns, this rose was like a work of art, adding a touch of enchanting color to her stunning appearance and cold temperament.

Unfortunately, this work of art was fatal.

After showing it for a few seconds, Beichen put down her sleeve again, and reopened the makeup box to do her makeup.

Trying to use cosmetics to cover the deterioration of her decaying body.

"It seems that the cosmetics I developed for you are not bad," MEI joked.

Beichen "hmm'd," and then said sincerely, "Thank you."

MEI: "It's too much to say thank you. After all, you've helped me a lot. Without you, I would have died at the hands of all kinds of ghosts long ago."

Beichen: "One thing is one thing. You can't die yet, that's all. As for the plan you mentioned that can eliminate almost all Impostors, I remain skeptical, but you can rest assured that I will not deny your decision just because I doubt whether you can do it. Before I die, I will try my best to listen to your opinions and protect you from harm."

MEI: "Should I say thank you at this time?"

Beichen: "It doesn't matter whether you say it or not. I won't give any emotional feedback."

MEI: "Haha... about that plan you want to know... it's actually not a good solution, it's just out of desperation. After all, we can't deny that a victory of despair is also a victory. Whether it's against the Honkai or against ghosts. They are all too deformed, too strange. This world is already riddled with holes and incurable. What I can do, what I am doing, and what I will eventually do, is just to make despair come a little slower."

"By the way, do you think... when everything in the world is constantly repeated, and everything that is full of value will fade with time and become meaningless."

"In other words, our world is an endless hell full of endless terror. No matter how hard we try, we are just desperately striving for a false happiness, a short period of peace. No matter what, everything will return to the starting point, just like the beginning. Whether it is success or failure, hard work or not, how much has been paid, how much has been sacrificed... the process is futile, the ending is futile, and salvation is futile..."

"So, are there any, even just one, things that you are willing to do and can be sure of their value even if you have to do them over and over again?"

MEI's eyes suddenly became very bright. She stared straight into Beichen's eyes, like a child in their childhood lying on a hillside and staring at the glowing stars in the night sky.

At that time, the evening wind was falling, and the trees were leaning. The hair at her temples was blown by the wind.

Looking at the vast distance, her memories suddenly disappeared.

[And the light of those stars, after a few years, decades, or even millions, tens of millions of years, traveled from a distant galaxy to Earth, and finally entered the eyes of humans...]

[Then would there be such an almost impossible possibility that her eyes, her answer, had also traveled for tens of millions of years to have such an opportunity for communication?]

Beichen pondered for a long time. Her pupils suddenly contracted and then enlarged, as if she had thought of something.

She nodded slightly and moved her gaze to the blade in her hand. Her sharp eyes became extremely gentle.

Her temperament suddenly underwent a earth-shaking change. She suddenly changed from a cold and aloof mountain flower to an approachable one, much like the rippling surface of a lotus pond, rippled by a small stone.

Beichen: "There is..."

MEI: "What is it? Let me guess. You are looking at this blade with such a forbidden expression. This blade was given to you by your sweetheart, your first love?"