Mobius: Exhausted

Zhu Yufeng entered Mobius's laboratory, and as expected, the Present only Mobius in the huge laboratory. Mobius was not doing any experiments at the Present, but was calmly drinking coffee.

"Where are Mobius, Rovoc, and Cang Xuan Dan Zhu?" Zhu Yufeng looked around.

"Them? There's a seminar on the Mu Continent recently, so I had Rovoc attend in my place. As for Danzhu and Cangxuan... the two sisters have other things to do, so it's just the two of us here." Mobius put down his coffee cup, looking at Zhu Yufeng with a half-smile, and said, "Long time no see, Yu Feng. How have you been these past few days on the mission?"

"It's alright..." Zhu Yufeng stepped forward. There was a seat in front of Mobius, clearly meant for him. On the lab table, besides the coffee cup Mobius used, there was also a cup of steaming coffee, obviously prepared for him as well.

Mobius looked at Zhu Yufeng, his tone relaxed. "How are you? You ran into your old flame Lilith. You two... got along quite well, didn't you?"

How did Mobius know? Zhu Yufeng was somewhat surprised, but quickly recalled that Elysia had been summoned by Vill-V. It seemed that it wasn't just Mobius who was plotting something; Vill-V had also gotten involved. Perhaps Vill-V had already told Mobius about her identity...

Having figured this out, Zhu Yufeng suddenly hesitated to drink the coffee that Mobius had prepared for him. Elysia was nervous and afraid about the possibility of him leaving, and he knew how Mobius felt about him. If even Elysia was like this, Mobius might become even more aggressive.

"Let's get straight to the point, Mobius," Zhu Yufeng said. "Vill-V suddenly launched a reinvestigation into my identity, and you were involved in that, weren't you?"

"That's right," Mobius said casually. "Starting from the Seventh Herrscher incident, in order to explore the infinite of progress and to find the ladder to godhood, I have studied you for several years. I know every part of your body and every nerve clearly, but in the end, I still don't understand you enough, Yu Feng."

However, isn't your statement somewhat perverse? Even if it's true, you yourself don't know how many times you've been dissected on Mobius's operating table, but you still say it out loud...

Zhu Yufeng sighed softly and said, "I originally thought that Vill-V wouldn't tell."

Mobius glanced at Zhu Yufeng's hand, which was resting on the handle of his coffee cup but hadn't moved, and knew that the other party had begun to be wary of him.

This is not surprising. She understands Zhu Yufeng, and Zhu Yufeng naturally understands her. Since he has guessed the general situation of He Qing, he will naturally be wary of He Qing's unbridled behavior.

After a pause, Mobius continued, "I can accept Elysia always being around you, and I don't care that Lilith kissed you several times during this mission. Even if Vill-V is eavesdropping on and monitoring your life, I don't care if you don't mind, but..."

Mobius's eyes darkened, and her voice turned cold. "You know what? I don't like it when people I like leave without saying goodbye, and I especially don't like it when they leave without saying goodbye and then never see them again."

Zhu Yufeng remained silent, pondering how to appease Mobius. However, he couldn't even appease Elysia in this situation; Elysia herself had to come to her senses. How could he possibly appease Mobius?

Mobius continued, "Traveler from beyond the world... Ah... Now that you have come and taken a place in my heart, you should know what the consequences will be. A snake will not abandon its prey; it can wait, but it will never let its prey escape."

As he spoke, Mobius stood up and walked behind Zhu Yufeng. To be on guard against Mobius suddenly giving him a sedative injection or something, Zhu Yufeng also stood up.

Mobius placed his hands on his shoulders, as if to push him back into his seat, and said, "You are from another world, with no connection to this world, so if you could leave, you probably wouldn't hesitate, would you?"

Based solely on Mobius's combat strength, before undergoing the Fusion Warrior surgery, ten Mobius combined wouldn't be able to defeat Zhu Yufeng. After all, Mobius is ultimately just a researcher, and before Zhu Yufeng supervised his diet, he ate instant noodles every day and stayed up late quite often. His combat strength is probably only on par with Paimon, who is one-fifth the size of the wild boar next door.

Is Paimon, with his skinny arms and legs, really one-fifth the fighting power of a wild boar?

No, the two worlds have different combat strengths, so they can't be compared...

"Elysia asked me the same question, and I don't even know the answer myself," Zhu Yufeng said calmly. "While it's undeniable that I want to go home, I am not without attachment to this world either."

"If... your child is here, would you still want to leave?" Mobius almost pressed her body against his back, whispering in his ear. Then, noticing that Zhu Yufeng didn't intend to sit down, she lowered her hands and instead hugged Zhu Yufeng's waist.

Zhu Yufeng: "!"

What does that mean? What is Mobius trying to do? Genetic engineering?

"Although I believe that children created through artificial insemination are genetically superior to naturally born children, you wouldn't develop any feelings for such a child." Mobius's voice was alluring. "So, if this world had a naturally born child of your own, would you still want to leave?"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

He glanced again at his untouched coffee. Was Mobius planning to attack him? At least with Vill-V, he could get his ego to save the day. If Mobius really intended to do this, he couldn't defend himself.

"Moreover, I am a dangerous person who is highly watched by those old fogies. If I have children, do you think they would be happy to see that?" Mobius said quietly. "Because in the inherent concept of mankind, once a person's life is continued, he will have some concerns, and some of his obsessions will also decrease."

"Why bother?" Zhu Yufeng said.

"Yes, why bother?" Mobius remained leaning against him. The Present almost summer, and everyone was dressed lightly; he could feel the other's body heat...

Wait, did Mobius use computer parts on herself?

"If someone had said all this from the beginning, perhaps I wouldn't have needed to do this." Mobius's voice softened considerably. "But you've kept this a secret all along, only revealing the Present. You have no connection to this world; your initial purpose in joining the Fire Moth to fight the Honkai was solely for Elysia ..."

Zhu Yufeng remained silent. He needed to know exactly what information Vill-V had told Mobius. Otherwise, even if he knocked Mobius the Present here, Mobius could still find a way to do what she wanted. He couldn't possibly be on guard against Mobius all the time, could he?

He decided to ask the truth, "What did Vill-V tell you?"

"Oh? It seems there are still some things I don't know." Mobius's voice turned dangerous again.

Zhu Yufeng thought for a moment. It seemed that Mobius only knew that he was from another world, but knew nothing about the story of the Thirteen Heroes of Fire Moth, which he had known from the beginning.

Then, the situation will be easier to handle.

The Present the situation, Mobius didn't put computer parts in her coffee, but it wouldn't matter if she did, since she can't beat her. She can just tie Mobius up and wait for the drug to wear off.

"Can we sit down and talk slowly?" Zhu Yufeng kept an eye on Mobius's hand. It was true that he could beat Mobius, and he could also beat Vill-V. But last time, Vill-V had ambushed him with a stun gun, so he had to be on guard.

"Okay, fine." Mobius agreed and let go of his hand. Zhu Yufeng immediately turned to look at Mobius. Mobius gave him a somewhat amused look and sat back down in his seat under Zhu Yufeng's gaze.

"You look so wary, are you finally starting to be afraid of me?" Mobius said with a light laugh.

"Vill-V once took advantage of my inattention and used a stun gun and tranquilizer spray on me," Zhu Yufeng said speechlessly. "Do you think I wouldn't be more careful?"

Mobius: "..."

It turns out that Vill-V got herself into trouble. She said that Yu Feng had always trusted her, but this time it seemed like she was being overly wary...

Although she did indeed have a stun gun in her lab coat pocket...

"Tell me, what else is there that Elysia knows, Lilith knows, and Vill-V knows, but I don't?" Mobius asked.

Zhu Yufeng looked at Mobius and wondered if Mobius would tear him apart if he knew that he already knew that Klein would become the Tenth Herrscher.

Looking back the Present, considering the events and their consequences, I realize I did have a suspicion of deliberately trying to boost Mobius's favorability back then.

But right now, it seems there's no other way but to tell the truth.

Zhu Yufeng then took a deep breath and said, "I am indeed a person from another world. At the same time, from the very beginning of my arrival in this world, I knew the whole story."

Mobius was taken aback at first, but then quickly understood what Zhu Yufeng meant. She said, "You mean, you knew from the beginning which Herrscher were there, and you knew from the beginning that everything would happen later?"

Zhu Yufeng nodded.

Mobius closed his eyes, and after a long while opened them and said, "So you also knew from the beginning that Klein would become the Tenth Herrscher?"

Zhu Yufeng sighed but did not deny it.

Mobius's hand trembled slightly, and his voice gradually turned cold. "You know how important Klein is to me, don't you?"

Zhu Yufeng did not answer.

"You knew she would become the Tenth Herrscher, yet you still went to Africa to carry out a mission..." Mobius's voice began to grow increasingly strained.

Zhu Yufeng remained silent.

When he told Mobius the truth about Klein's death and the whereabouts of her Herrscher Core, Mobius was on the verge of a breakdown. Besides constantly cursing him, he almost Artificial Collapse own.

What was he thinking at the time? The Flame-Chasers kept the truth from Mobius for 50,000 years, and Mobius in the Elysian Realm never knew... No, with Mobius's intelligence, she should have guessed something. Her constant questioning was probably just to numb herself.

She killed her only confidant, and she devoured the last thing left by Klein in this world: the Herrscher Core the Thousandth Herrscher.

He chose to tell Mobius everything for two reasons. First, Mobius, as his collaborator, used this to blackmail him and force him to tell her the truth. Second, he felt that the situation was different now. He was existing as the Project: Ascend to Divinity. Before his wish was fulfilled, Mobius wouldn't abandon the Project: Ascend to Divinity so quickly to his death. Just like Sakura in the Elysian Realm had long realized the whole story of the Twelfth Herrscher Incident, Sakura ultimately chose to accept it. Give Mobius some time, and she could create an Armed Doll and accept reality just the same way.

Another point is that he asked Lilith beforehand if there would be any problems, and Lilith agreed to let him do it.

"What do you think I should do to you?" Mobius's voice was as cold as when he first saw her.

"It all depends on you," Zhu Yufeng replied calmly.

He offered no explanation, nor did he want to.

Mobius looked at Zhu Yufeng and gradually clenched his fist. It all depended on her? In other words, if she said she never wanted to see him again, then this guy would definitely make sure she never saw him again, just like he did with Elysia in his previous life.

In other words, he doesn't care at all how he treats him...

I'm afraid even if she were Elysia, it would be the same.

Zhu Yufeng is a person who always seems somewhat passive and negative when it comes to maintaining relationships. If he cares about someone and that person doesn't want to see him, he will choose not to see them, but this will not affect his continued care for that person.

This person won't even try to keep you! He might feel regret and sadness, but he will absolutely not try to keep you.

This kind of personality prevented him from ever developing a close relationship with the world.

"Don't you...want to defend yourself?" Mobius continued.

"I knew all this would happen, and I went to Africa, those are facts, what's there to argue about?" Zhu Yufeng said honestly. "Are you asking me to say that I did this so that I could be your last confidant? So that you would rely on and trust me more? Do you believe me?"

Mobius looked at Zhu Yufeng and slowly said, "I believe you."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Seeing Zhu Yufeng's speechless expression, Mobius finally admitted defeat. There was no point in putting on airs with this man; you couldn't expect him to say he was wrong or ask for forgiveness. At most, he would just say "sorry" and that would be it.

To think that I would end up falling for a man like that... is truly...

I'm mentally exhausted.

Mobius sighed and squinted, saying, "Alright, with your brain, you would never even think of that. Although you would stop at nothing to achieve your goals, you would never think of controlling others with emotions or anything like that. Your brain is not capable of such operations."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

He was ridiculed! Come to think of it, he wouldn't have thought that way. Did Lilith actually think that back then?

Mobius looked at Zhu Yufeng, feeling utterly exhausted again. Why would she get angry at him over this? In that situation, even if he went to the Fire Moth headquarters, what could he change? At most, he could leave behind the Herrscher Core of Klein, but what good would leaving behind that Herrscher Core do? She's gone...

Besides, he had already vented all his anger and frustration the moment he told himself the truth.