The Thirteen Flame-Chasers (Continued)

Whether you believe it or not is irrelevant. If you don't believe it, you can go see him for yourself.

Regarding the matter of Immer, I honestly don't know how to put it.

Although Immer and Kalpas had a good relationship, they were not in sync in their actions.

In fact, let alone Immer, even his fellow comrades-in-arms might not be able to confidently say that they could keep up with Kalpas's pace.

Immer was likely assimilated during a recent solo mission, but fortunately it didn't last long, and neither Immer nor the lower-ranking members of the Moth Chasers to Fire were able to continue "infecting" those above them.

Qian Jie fell silent for Kalpas before slowly speaking, "Where is Immer now? I'm going to kill him with my own hands."

Rather than let him be killed by others, I'd rather do it myself... Others don't deserve it.

"At the old base."

"Okay." Kalpas turned and left without saying a word.

Mei did not stop Kalpas, after all, no one has been able to force Kalpas's will.

However, losing Kalpas isn't a huge problem, since our side's combat strength is already overflowing.

The difference between having one more person or one less person is not as big as you might imagine.

"... Luckily, we found out early." After Kalpas left, Elysia said with some relief.

The Minister of Strategy is alright; this group of people are all retired, so one being assimilated is no big deal.

But if a vice-captain like Immer can be assimilated... given time, the upper echelons of the Moth Chasers to Fire might also be assimilated.

"So we were very lucky. If it weren't for the Gray Serpent's warning and the teacher's decision, we would have faced the worst possible situation." Mei nodded, agreeing with Elysia's statement.

"Sigh... It feels like things are getting harder and harder. Although this time the intensity isn't as high as before, if we don't handle things properly, I feel like we'll all fall into the abyss." Elysia sighed, a rare occurrence for her.

"There's nothing we can do. We've already missed our initial advantage. It's already quite an achievement to have made it this far. At least, we're about to face the final battle." Mei remained calm, and her composure was part of the confidence of the Previous Era.

"Stop talking nonsense, Aili, and everyone else, let's prepare for the battle against the Herrscher of Herrscher of Domination. On the bright side, we've made it through another hurdle smoothly. Don't let us mess up. The battle is in three days."

"Clear?"

Unsurprisingly, the Tenth Herrscher was easily wiped out in this high-intensity battle.

Not long after, the Keys of Domination was born. Kalpas caused a great disturbance in order to find the Keys of Domination made from the core of Immer, and hundreds of Keys of Domination were destroyed as a result.

Subsequently, the discipline deterioration technology was successful, and the Divine Sound technology was born. However, due to the high mortality rate and instability during the clinical application stage, and with Hua being the only successful case, the Divine Sound project was discontinued.

Months later, Mobius successfully developed the super-mutant agent, which was distributed in large quantities to rank-and-file combatants and then assigned to high-intensity battlefields to unleash their potential.

At the same time, the Moonlight Throne was completed and the Gene Warrior Project was successful.

Several months later, the Herrscher of Binding appeared in the world, and Liu Bai directly chose the tactic of contract plus curse, successfully cursing and killing the Herrscher of Binding.

"The Herrscher lately are getting weirder and weirder. There's even Herrscher that can resist Honkai Energy. If it weren't for Teacher..."

Kevin sat on the ruins and sighed.

Although the campaign was simple, the enemy's power was truly terrifying.

Ineffective Honkai Energy and a significant weakening of other energies... even life itself is considered a form of energy, which Kevin finds utterly absurd.

This thing is completely unreasonable and full of malice.

They simply couldn't engage in close combat with their opponent. If the Herrscher of Binding wasn't Herrscher of Growth type, the teacher wouldn't have been able to curse and kill their opponent so "easily."

Even so, Kevin felt immense pressure.

There's really no way to handle it.

Without Liu Bai, given the current combat strength of Civilization, the only method Kevin could think of was to risk his life to see if he could create an opportunity.

In fact, even with Liu Bai's help, civilization still paid a price—for example, this city and several neighboring cities.

However, such a price can be ignored by any Herrscher.

"That's rare, Kevin. People will laugh at you if they see you looking so down."

Elysia stretched.

"I'm not as optimistic as you Sister Elysia," Kevin sighed.

Although everyone wants to be happy about the present, everyone knows how lucky they are to have gotten this far.

Even Kalpas, who wasn't particularly inclined to use his brain, had a brain.

Especially someone like Kevin, whose intelligence is actually among the best.

"This situation reminds me of my classmates who used to cheat. They kept cheating on small tests to get good grades, but they would be exposed when faced with a strict big test... I think we are about to be exposed."

"I don't deny it."

Elysia crossed her arms and nodded.

"But we can't just cheat, can we? If we fail the exam, it's not something that can be solved by crying a bit and getting a spanking."

"... That's true." Kevin smiled helplessly.

"Honestly, everyone looks so gloomy." Elysia seemed a little annoyed. "Kevin, I have a plan, do you want to hear it?"

Plan?

Kevin immediately became alert.

"What do you want to do, Sister Elysia? I'm not going to do anything stupid anymore. I've already turned over a new leaf."

"..."

You? Have you turned over a new leaf?

Elysia couldn't help but give Kevin an elegant yet polite smile.

"Don't worry, it's a perfectly normal plan. I've named it— The Thirteen Flame-Chasers!"

"It sounds like some kind of underground idol group," Kevin honestly stated his first impression.

Does "Flame-Chasers" sound a bit like a chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur)?

"Bingo! It's about idols! Just like Eden did before, bringing confidence to everyone with their idol-like presence!"

"..."

It sounds like it might actually be a little bit plausible?

Is it me who's wrong, or is it Elysia who's wrong?

However, Kevin did become somewhat interested in this matter. "Okay, idols it is, but who are the thirteen Thirteen Flame-Chasers? Let me think... me, you, Sister Elysia, Dr. Mobius, Su, Kalpas, Eden, Kosma, Sister Ying, Senior Sister, Big Sister Aponia, Dr. Vil-V... these eleven, who else?"

"Pardo and Hen!"

"Um... Pardo counts too?"

Kevin scratched his head. Isn't this thing a pet?

As for Hen, Kevin felt that although he was a bit bad at it, he was passable by all accounts.

"You'd be better off sending Captain Himiko instead of Pardo," Kevin retorted.

Himiko also underwent Hypermutation Surgery, and her genes came from the Emperor-Class Honkai Beast Razel.

Although Himiko didn't see much action on the battlefield due to surgery performed later in her life, she still made many contributions in the early stages of her life, making her far more reliable than Pardo, a mere pet.

"No, Himiko actually quite shy," Elysia waved her hand.

"That drunkard auntie will be shy... Sister Elysia, are you kidding me?"

Kevin scratched his head again, but he didn't dwell on the problem any further.

After all, Pardo also contributed, but her contribution mainly focused on luck, which is not easy to mention. However, if we were to calculate it, it is obviously possible.

"So, what do I need to do?"

"All we need to do is agree. I'll ask everyone when the time comes, and if everyone agrees, then it'll be approved."

Elysia stands with her hands on her hips.

"Ask them all...?" Kevin suddenly fell into deep thought. "Um, Sister Elysia, I was just asking, have you thought about who should be number one?"

"You!" Elysia pointed directly at Kevin, "If I were number one, it would be seen as a ranking of girlfriends, but the ranking doesn't really mean anything, just put them in any order."

"So, I'm just a meaningless number one, huh?" Kevin thought he understood.

"Yes, yes, that's exactly what I mean." Elysia's face lit up with a look of eagerness to learn. "And then, I'll be second!"

"Um... Sister Elysia, wouldn't you consider lowering your position a little further?"

Kevin felt that Elysia was burying her head in the sand.

Is she planning to create a ranking system with different genders? For example, adding men would result in a random ranking, while removing men would result in a ranking of girlfriends... Kevin thought Elysia was really capable of doing something like that.

"Are you kidding me? I'm not Mobius." Elysia put her hands on her hips, giving me a "You look down on me?" look. "Do I need to resort to such petty tricks?"

"... That's true." This person's direct combat ability is somewhat outrageous.

But why do both Eden and Sister Elysia like to bring up Dr. Mobius?

Kevin felt like he had discovered some kind of covert bullying...

"Alright, since you agree, I'll go ask someone else!"

"You... go ask."

[Gray Serpent: Sakura-sama, are you busy?]

[Stay Away from Cats: I'm on my way to a meeting, is there anything I can help you with?]

[Gray Serpent: Ah, it's nothing. I've completed my observation here. Sakura-sama, you can come and eliminate it when you have time.]

[Stay away from cats:...]

[Stay Away from Cats: Okay, wait until my meeting is over.]

Sakura's lips twitched as she looked at the private messages on her phone, a strong feeling that something was amiss.

This doesn't look like the style of a chaser and a fugitive at all, does it?

Okay, if it's not true, it's not true. Anyway, ever since Sakura discovered that Gray Serpent was the son of the Mobius family and had so many bodies, she hasn't thought about killing him or anything like that.

Sakura took a deep breath and knocked on the conference room door.

Knock knock knock

"Please come in."

Mei's somewhat tired voice came from inside, and Sakura immediately pushed open the door and entered.

"Doctor, have you gained weight again?"

Sakura pushed open the door and made a joke at Mei, whose figure had become much fuller.

"If she gets any fatter, she'll surpass Aili."

"Cough cough!" Mei choked on her water twice. "Stop talking nonsense!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Sakura casually pulled up a chair and sat down. "Is it just the two of us at today's meeting?"

"Me too." Liu Bai appeared beside Ying. "It's just a private meeting, don't worry about the details, let's get straight to the point."

"Um... is this serious?" Sakura keenly sensed that something seemed off.

"The problem is a bit big, but... not that big?"

Mei scratched her head.

"In any case, don't get excited yet—according to Prometheus's calculations, Rin will be the last Herrscher before the Finality."

Snap!

Sakura slammed her hand heavily on the table.

"Mei, this joke isn't funny at all."

"Um, don't rush, let me finish." Mei gestured for Ying to calm down. "But your sister... you know, she has a really good mentality."

Is that really good?