Rebirth in the Civilization Before the Collapse: Heroes and I
Chapter 136

Kevin Never Backed Down

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After the group finished breakfast, Qianjie was pulled aside by his deputy, who said that the higher-ups had assigned him a suitable task. Qianjie, who had been idle at the base, finally showed some interest in his upcoming mission.

The missions that Qianjie is to carry out are generally not secrets and can be seen on the network within the Fire Moth. After all, he is no longer a Poison Pupa and does not need to do any dirty work, so Zhu Yufeng has paid attention to them.

"It's a report of the appearance of the Honkai Emperor." Zhu Yufeng glanced at it and went to the training ground.

Honkai Emperor is the ultimate lower-rank Honkai Beast, second only to the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, but that's about it.

After a while, Pardo finally arrived at the training ground, yawning.

"Sorry, Brother Yu Feng, and everyone..." Pardo said while yawning, "I chatted with Sister Daisy too late yesterday and didn't get up this morning..."

"It's alright. After all, Disaster's situation is indeed a bit worrying," Zhu Yufeng said. "So, in the end, did she come to terms with it a little?"

Pardo looked at Kosma and said, "She said she would definitely show Amo her determination, and she would definitely help Amo regain her former self."

Zhu Yufeng then looked at Bi Kosma: "So, what are your plans?"

Kosma paused for a moment, then said, "... I look forward to her performance."

Elysia shifted her gaze, feeling a sense of unease that she and Feng had had similar conversations. However, the similarities were only in the dialogue itself.

Given Kosma's personality, it would be difficult for him to communicate with Disaster. In this respect, Feng was much more frank than Kosma. As for Disaster ... she ultimately knew too little, unaware of Kosma's past life, and Kosma was unlikely to tell her about it, so...

We can only hope that Kosma will come to his senses someday and then talk to him.

After all, based on the information currently available, the previous conversation seemed to have been a one-sided statement by Kosma to Disaster, after which he left without accepting any further discussion.

Even Feng wouldn't play like this!

Kosma's inner thoughts at this moment were actually quite complex.

(I didn't expect Disaster to be so serious... Then I should prove my stance with corresponding actions to respond to her determination. On the road to fighting the Honkai, we will always face sacrifices, sometimes even meaningless sacrifices... I can't be the kind of Heroes I dream of who can save everyone, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to be a Heroes. Before the choice between two evils comes, I will do everything in my power to prevent that choice from coming.)

Kosma's state of mind had indeed changed, because in his previous life he had witnessed too much helplessness, seen the end of the Fallen Angel who was now spending every day with him, and learned about the choices this Fallen Angel had made in his previous life...

To give an example, if Kosma were faced with the choice of sacrificing himself to defeat a Herrscher or sacrificing an innocent person to defeat a Herrscher, he would still choose to sacrifice himself without hesitation. However, if he were to handle this particular incident, he would make the same judgment as everyone else.

This is not a situation that can be resolved by sacrificing him.

Therefore, the judgment should be made in the interest of humanity as a whole.

This is the change in Kosma.

He possesses the courage and determination to sacrifice, as well as rational decision-making and thinking.

"Now that Phyllis is here, how about we have a small team battle training session?" Elysia suggested.

"Squad battles?" Kevin thought for a moment. "Teamwork is indeed very important, then..."

"I'm on a team with Maple, Sakura, Pardo, or rather, we were originally in the same team." To stop Kevin from messing around, Elysia spoke up first. "As for you, Kevin, how about you team up with Kosma and Hua? For the sake of fairness, our team's life points will be reduced by half, how about that?"

It's a pity that Disaster has to go to Mobius's place today and can't come to training, otherwise we would have arranged for her to join Kevin and the others.

Kevin originally wanted to say that he, Feng, and Kosma on the same team, since it wouldn't be a problem for boys to be on one team and girls on another, right? But Elysia had already said so, and seemed to make a lot of sense, wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate for him to say something else?

Of course not! Who is he? Kevin! He's not one to back down, is he?! Kevin spoke again with a firm tone, "Although what you said makes sense, I think it's reasonable to have one team of men and one team of women from a team configuration perspective."

"But we and Feng are on the same team." Elysia smiled.

"There's no rule that says you can't leave the team, is there?" Kevin said without flinching. "After all, the fact that Feng is the only male in your team will inevitably cause him some trouble, right?"

Elysia decided to pass the question to Zhu Yufeng, "So, Feng, what do you think?"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Can he not answer this question?

After a moment of silence, Zhu Yufeng decided to take a compromise. "After all, it's training. We can try both methods. As for the order, let's decide by drawing lots."

Without hesitation, Kevin replied, "I have no objection."

Elysia gave Zhu Yufeng a somewhat resentful look, but still chose to agree.

She knew that Feng wouldn't give any clear choice, so she wasn't too disappointed. And thinking about it carefully, if her teamwork with Feng in the next group training session was worse than Feng's teamwork with Kevin and the Kevin, then Kevin would definitely have nothing to say next time.

Kevin thought so too.

Meanwhile, Disaster arrived at Mobius's laboratory right on time.

"Oh, Dr. Mobius, I am..."

"Alright, alright, no need for introductions. I know you're Disaster, and I know why you've come here." Mobius waved his hand. "Since you asked Yu Feng for help, I will naturally follow our agreement and take you through this process."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Dr. Mobius." Disaster bowed.

"By the way, you went to the Fifth Research Institute with Su yesterday, right? How did it go?" Mobius asked while flipping through the documents. The preliminary treatment plan from the Fifth Research Institute had already been sent to her. In keeping with her promise to Zhu Yufeng, she decided to hear Disaster's own opinion.

Disaster thought for a moment and said, "I'm not a professional in this field, but in my opinion, Director Spasi's treatment plan is very reasonable. So... will you be using the same treatment plan?"

"You think it's reasonable? Well, that makes sense. After all, the Fire Moth has already made corresponding arrangements for this. You've come here just to see what I'll do, right?" Mobius stood up. "Then come with me and see what the person you want to save is like now."

Mobius led Disaster to the First Research Institute. Through the glass window, Disaster saw those with moderate Corrosion symptoms undergoing extremely complex examinations. They lay among a pile of instruments, their eyes closed.

After looking around, Disaster asked, "Um, where is the old man?"

Mobius glanced at her indifferently and said, "You know him? Heh... He's too old and his Honkai Energy resistance is too low. When he was sent here yesterday, we already thought his condition had worsened and he was disposed of. What, you still want to see him one last time? Well, you'll be disappointed. His body has already been transferred to the Second Research Institute."

Disaster's pupils contracted. She was about to ask if there was no way to slow down the Corrosion symptoms, but then she realized that the person standing in front of her was the top Scholar in the field, so she chose to remain silent.

Mobius then looked at the other infected individuals and said, "As for them, since they are experiencing moderate Corrosion symptoms, they will be the first to be tested with the developed drugs. As for slowing down the Corrosion symptoms, there is currently no effective method for those with moderate Corrosion symptoms."

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