Chapter 158: First Encounter with the Duke Inferno! The Most Oppressive Villain!
"Regarding the whereabouts of Ms. Herta, the 83rd Member of Genius Club after the unknown attack on the space station, no organization has claimed responsibility for this incident so far."
"A large number of black fans strongly protested against the management's negligence and inaction."
A short video.
The quarrels in the barrage disappeared and everyone's attention was drawn back to the space station.
Regardless of Ruan Mei.
At this moment, the audience wants to know how many people in the Herta Space Station are missing?
---------------------
Soon after Ruan Mei left, the space station was in crisis again.
This time, even Herta disappeared.
For a moment, the entire space station was in a panic.
All kinds of rumors were flying around.
Even the direction was a little strange and off.
From the disappearance of Herta itself, it turned into an attack on the management of the space station.
The spearhead was directly pointed at Asta.
"How ridiculous! They actually bullied Herta. What is the management doing?"
"That's right, it wasn't the management's inaction, how could the space station not even think of sounding the alarm!"
"The space station's biggest enemy is not outside, but inside, right inside this station!"
"That's right, eliminate the management."
These extreme and chaotic words made Stelle unable to hold back.
At the same time, panic began to spread throughout the space station.
It seemed that without Herta, everyone didn't know what to do.
Many people couldn't even do their job well. They were either complaining or worrying about what the space station should do after Herta disappeared.
Even though Herta rarely showed up in front of the staff, they thought so. They even subconsciously ignored that it was Asta who was originally responsible for the operation, order, and even money of the space station.
Stelle turned off her phone, ignored these remarks, and went straight to Herta's office.
But as soon as she entered, she fell into a coma. When she opened her eyes again, she found that she was sitting on a chair by herself.
In front of her stood Screwllum and Asta.
The two were talking at the moment.
"Mr. Screwllum, this was a premeditated attack." Asta said, pinching her chin.
"Conclusion: The enemy's target is the space station, but we don't know how it will be used." Screwllum's calm voice sounded.
Just as Stelle was about to get up, a familiar voice appeared in her ears.
"Yes, that's exactly why we need her."
"The last person that Herta's puppet saw before it were attacked were Asta and her." Ratio walked up to Stelle and suddenly got close to her, causing Stelle to shrink her neck in fear.
Fortunately, Ratio only took a look at her and then turned away.
Asta explained to Stelle, "This is Mr. Ratio from the Intelligentsia Guild."
"He's an academic professor who came on behalf of the IPC to discuss cooperation with the space station. Alas, it's a pity that Miss Herta is not here now."
With Esta's words, the audience also had a general understanding of Ratio and the Intelligentsia Guild.
They are still geniuses recognized by the universe.
But unlike Ruan Mei, they are geniuses in a general sense.
No matter how many achievements they have made, they still cannot get the attention of Nous: The Erudition.
In the end, such a group of people established the Intelligentsia Guild and carried out research under the name of the IPC.
"In the eyes of some people, the Intelligentsia Guild is more like a gathering of losers who cannot join the genius club."
"I mean, in the eyes of some people in the Genius Club"
"In their eyes, the Intelligentsia Guild is full of mediocre people, and I happen to be one of them."
"If your brain is still clear, you should remember that we have met before." Ratio took over the conversation, walked to the corner and stood still, waved his hand on his face, and the plaster head reappeared.
In the background music, a particularly funny praise sounded.
"You can call me… Doctor"
...
: Now it's interesting. Ruan Mei, a true genius, came before, and now there's someone who can't get into the club.
: The crown of mediocrity and god, so this is what it means, Ruan Mei is divine? And mundane represents Ratio?
: And the professor's personality seems quite interesting, at least more interesting than Ruan Mei.
: He should be more humane.
: But are people who can join the Intelligentsia Guild also considered mundane?
...
Before, there was Ruan Mei who caused a fierce quarrel.
Now, Ratio appeared, and a self-deprecating remark about being a mediocre person makes the audience take it for granted that this plot will be a comparison between a genius and a mediocre person.
But then, the story did not focus on Ratio, who everyone thought was a mediocre person.
Instead, it was placed on the staff members all over the space station.
After a conversation, Stelle began to investigate the whole story of this disappearance case.
At the same time, mysterious disappearances began to occur everywhere.
The disappearance of each staff member was accompanied by violent spontaneous combustion.
This cruel method made the already panicked staff members even more panicked.
For a time, all kinds of people appeared in the space station.
There was Adler who worked hard to investigate and even found some clues.
There were also members of Herta Chat Group who kept spreading negative information on the space station's internal network.
What's more, some people even directly stated that all this was directed and acted by Asta.
The reason is very sufficient: Asta has not come out to explain all this, which further proves that Asta is guilty.
In the chaos, Adler tried to investigate and help the space station, but no one cared about him.
Even though everyone knew what Adler was doing.
"It's useless. We are just a small scientist. Even Miss Herta was implicated in this missing case."
"What can Adler, a small scientist, find out?"
"The only one we can count on is the station's management."
"Hateful! These executives have not spoken out yet! They are just sitting there doing nothing!"
"No wonder Asta was rumored to have used a backdoor to become the station chief."
"But there is nothing we can do. Her father is a senior executive of the IPC and she is rich. She is different from us."
Whenever Stelle finds a person to ask for clues, there are not many clues.
But the complaints are all the same.
…
: Damn, what's wrong with this.
: Don't these scientists have any independent thinking ability?
: They are too superstitious about Herta, but Herta has never taken care of them.
: And this blame-shifting logic is really too classic
…
The audience frowned.
These people on the space station gave them the feeling that they were just like crazy fans who blindly believed in Herta.
When the incident that caused Herta to disappear occurred, they were suddenly at a loss. They even subconsciously hated Asta in order to find a scapegoat for this incident.
Even though Asta was the one who was really busy for the space station.
So much effort and hard work.
Just because Herta was a member of the Genius Club.
Obviously, these people in the space station were carefully selected.
They were the elites from various places.
But they admired the strong and followed blindly.
They behaved so badly.
Fortunately, there was Stelle in the space station.
As the investigation deepened.
More and more evidence was obtained, pointing the finger at the creation of Phase Flame.
Just when Stelle and Ratio were debating.
Inside the space station, a piercing sound suddenly rang out.
The news department of the space station activated their authority and urgently broadcasted a video.
"Ms. Herta's attack incident – an urgent news!"
"The attack on Ms. Herta has finally come to a conclusion. The Ever-Flame Mansion, a faction of the Annihilation Gang, claims to be responsible for the entire incident and will take the next step."
The female host's voice fell.
The screen flickered and a ball of blazing flames appeared on the screen.
"The gods among the stars are detached from the secular world, and have no regard for the insignificant living beings."
"Only the Lord who bears the wound can bathe all worlds in the flames of destruction."
"There are always cowardly villains who try to reject grace and escape from the pain."
The hoarse and oppressive voice showed the audience…
It was a monster with a goat's head, completely covered in flames.
He wore single-sided glasses, a well-fitting suit, and his hands were open. The flames burned inside his body, emitting countless sparks.
The background music was covered by a sad voice, making the audience seem to see a world burning with fire.
"Run away, run away… No matter where you flee, annihilation will eventually come."
The screen went dark.
This sudden interruption message ended.
...
: Holy shit, who is this! Isn't this too cool! ?
: The sense of oppression is so strong, the appearance of a demon, and the suit, the violent and elegant design, it's so explosive!
: This fire special effect is so overbearing.
: Damn, a big boss suddenly jumped out at this time.
: Could this monster be the big boss in the future? Just like Phantylia.
: The design of this villain is really cool. This is the first time that a heavyweight figure has appeared in the Destruction Faction. Before, there were all small fry of the antimatter legion who had appeared.
: Phantylia's body is not as oppressive as this guy!
: I have to say, this villain is too handsome.
: It's just a video, and it's cool and handsome!
...
The barrage of comments flashed like crazy.
The first appearance of the Duke Inferno of the Ever-Flame Mansion was based on the case of the disappearance of Herta.
The audience subconsciously ignored that what was missing was just a Herta puppet.
What they are thinking now is that Herta must be as scary as Ruan Mei, but even so she disappeared.
Then this goat-headed monster, wouldn't it be even more awesome?
And Honkai: Star Rail will not make useless insertions. Maybe in Penacony, the goat-headed monster will have an important role, and it may even be the ultimate villain! ?
I have to say. All of this makes the Duke Inferno look very impressive in the eyes of the audience.
Professor Ratio's words further proves the audiences' point of view.
"This Duke Inferno Ifrit was born from the destruction of the planet, Fetora."
"Fire demons are violent by nature. Burning and destroying are their instincts. The Ever-Flame Mansion he leads is an archenemy of the Jepella Brotherhood, which is also a member of the Annihilation Gang."
After Professor Ratio finished speaking, Asta thought and said, "Jepella Brotherhood, sounds very familiar."
Ratio on the side responded, "The Stellaron Hunter's were accused of being the culprit for the destruction of the Jepella Brotherhood and it was a huge news some time back."
"The Jepella Brotherhood collapsed in flames, and the same thing is about to happen in the space station."
"Born as a fire demon, he is good at tricks of spontaneous human combustion. The disappearance of the staff and the puppet is also part of his plan."
"And after that… just wait and see, it won't be long before the space station turns into a sea of fire"
"What he wants to destroy is probably more than just trust."
Everything is connected here.
The spontaneous combustion of the human body, including the internal strife, is related to the Grand Duke Inferno.
Ratio's words are obviously exaggerated, but the audience took it seriously.
The many handsome names that appeared in his words made the audience excited.
Jepella Brotherhood, Ever-Flame Mansion.
Look, it's a name that only a big villain can have.
...
: Damn, I have to say, the name Honkai: Star Rail gave is so cool.
: The space station looks like it's really in crisis.
: Will Stelle fight against the Grand Duke Inferno?
: The fire demon of destruction and Stelle of destruction, I wonder if Stelle will gain new power.
: Xianzhou didn't get a new destiny, is he waiting here? Before going to Penacony, upgrade Stelle's power of destruction?
: I'm looking forward to the Grand Duke Inferno's attack method, such a handsome posture, I wonder how shocking it will be when fighting.
...
The audience is very excited. Everyone wants to know how the space station and Stelle will solve the problem when facing such a strong enemy.