Mobius's Other Plan

On the plane heading to the Third Research Institute.

"The time difference between the Third Research Institute in Europe and the Fire Moth is about 5 hours. That means when we get there, it will be around morning there. In that case, we won't have any time to sleep, not to mention the handover procedures we'll have to complete after we get off the plane. Are you sure you don't want to rest for a while on the plane?" Mobius said, leaning back in his chair. "You should have rested in the afternoon to adjust your condition for the rest of the day, but you've spent all your time with Elysia."

"Of course I know, so I'll chat with Elysia for a little longer and then get ready to rest," Zhu Yufeng said while typing on his phone. "After all, Elysia won't be able to contact me later because of confidentiality regulations."

Upon hearing this, Mobius narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhu Yufeng, saying, "Back then, I never imagined that you and Elysia could develop to this point."

"I didn't expect it either, or rather, I haven't thought about it much since the Sixth Herrscher incident in my previous life." Zhu Yufeng put away his phone after seeing Elysia send him a "goodnight" message. "This reminds me of what happened back then. During my time in Europe, it was probably the longest period Elysia and I were separated. But even then, I could still occasionally get in touch with Elysia."

If I remember correctly, it should be once a month, right? Then, it was almost a year later when I officially saw Elysia again.

"If I remember correctly, the European branch seems to be quite xenophobic, especially towards someone like you who was transferred to a combat unit alone," Mobius asked. "You encountered quite a few difficulties in the European branch during that time, didn't you? Didn't you tell Elysia?"

"I only ever tell her good news, not bad news. There's nothing to say about this kind of boring stuff," Zhu Yufeng shrugged. "Besides, if I couldn't handle that situation... I wouldn't be the leader of the Fallen Angel, and I certainly wouldn't be standing here fighting alongside you."

"Heh..." Mobius closed his eyes. "You should rest for a while after you've finished talking, so that you don't leave a bad first impression on Admiralty as someone who's almost asleep."

"I understand." Zhu Yufeng closed her eyes as well.

"Yu Feng," Mobius suddenly spoke softly again.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Yufeng opened his eyes and looked at Mobius, who was just keeping his eyes closed as if he was dozing off.

"Can I trust you?" Mobius asked.

Zhu Yufeng was taken aback. He didn't know why Mobius suddenly asked such a question, but he still said, "I promised you that if you need me, I will do my best."

"That's good." Mobius said and then fell silent.

This time, I will entrust my life to you as a stake, in exchange for a new possibility and opportunity.

Headquarters of the assassin organization "Arc Moon".

"How is Xila?" the man Modesti, looking at Modes. "Has she reached a level where she can perform missions?"

"Even though her body has been modified with that special drug, the gunshot wound on her arm hasn't fully healed. Although she's reached the point where she can carry out missions, her combat ability will probably be..." Modesti said hesitantly.

"Hmph... The gunshot wound hasn't fully healed? Do you think that will have any effect on Xila?" the man said coldly. "As long as she can move, she can kill! Killing, endless killing, is the only value in her life."

"I understand, Chief. So what is the objective of this mission?" Modesti didn't press further and instead chose to ask directly about the next mission.

Anyway, when it comes to carrying out the mission to assassinate the target, it's Xila. Her only job is to provide cover for Xila and gather intelligence. If things go wrong, she can sell Xila out at any time.

"Mobius ...do you know this woman?" the man said slowly.

Modesti thought for a moment, then said, "I remember she was some kind of mad scientist, wasn't she? I haven't heard from her in years. Is she still alive?"

"Yes, she's still alive. Not only is she alive, but she's also recruited the famous genius Rovoc from the Mu Continent as her assistant. During the recent academic conferences held on the Mu Continent, Rovoc silenced many Scholar." The man said with a sneer, "Those Scholar are ruthless when it comes to the heretics they all reject. Two genius heretics working together might overturn their theories and negate their academic achievements, so they will try every means to suppress it, and then call it protecting humanity... Heh, forget it, we don't need to care about these people's idle scheming. We just need to know that Mobius will be going to Europe soon, and he doesn't have many guards with him. It's a good opportunity to strike."

"Then I'll go find Xila right away and start arranging the assassination immediately," Modesti said. "But what if there's Crimson Night Sakura among the guards? She's probably the only one who can rival Xila right now, isn't she?"

"Don't worry, the list of guards is right here with me," the man said casually, handing a list to Modesti. "After all, Mobius has offended too many people, and too many people want her dead."

Modesti took the list and glanced at it, then couldn't help but scoff, saying, "Aren't those geniuses a bit too arrogant in some ways? Haven't all those assassinations over the years been enough to make Mobius take them seriously? This number might be a bit troublesome for other assassins, but for Xila, even if Xila can't handle it with one hand, killing her would be more than enough."

After speaking, she paused for a moment and looked at the man. "However, Xila will definitely complete the mission this time, but she will probably not survive. Moreover, no matter what, although Mobius is not recognized by the general Scholar as a research fanatic, her status in the academic world is not low. Assassinating her will also cost us a lot, right?"

"You worry too much, always getting caught up in trivial matters, Modesti. You need to understand, Xila's only value in life is killing for us, and Mobius's only value is researching for the organization behind her. And within that organization, there are many who don't approve of her." The man said disdainfully, "Once Mobius dies, who will still investigate these things for Mobius? Her research won't be recognized by the world, and everything she does will be denied. As for Xila, if she dies, her value will also end there. This reward is enough for us to have sufficient funds to train the next Xila."

"I think it's unlikely," Modesti said skeptically. "Xila's talents and personality are unique..."

"It's precisely because of her personality that she has to die." The man looked at the various bounty screens on the wall. "After Crimson Night Sakura disappeared, there are no more assassins capable of controlling Xila. She has killed more and more high-ranking targets, and the value she can bring has reached its limit. It's time for her to leave the stage."

"To die in the assassination of a brilliant academic, and to have the assassination succeed, that's the best end for her, for an assassin, isn't it?" Modesti smiled. "Since we're on the topic, I won't linger. Let's get ready immediately. You'll hear news from us soon. Don't forget to prepare that unique wine from the Mu Continent for me."

Modesti finished speaking and left.

"I'll prepare for it." The man watched Modesti's departing figure and smiled contemptuously. "However, you probably won't get a drink. After all, even within that organization, there are quite a few people who want Mobius dead. Assassinating Mobius won't be so easily forgotten..."

At that point, what could be a better solution than a human head that could have produced such a monster as Xila?

Although Xila has never experienced any intense emotional fluctuations, it cannot be guaranteed that she doesn't harbor feelings for Modesti, who has been with her for ten years. What if Modesti develops a grudge against her and sends Xila to kill him?

As an assassin, being emotionless is necessary, but that's also Xila's biggest problem: she's too obedient. So obedient that she'll kill whoever she's told to kill without any objection, carrying out every instruction to the very end...

Extremes beget their opposites; being too obedient can actually frighten people.

A weapon doesn't need thought, but precisely because a weapon has no thought, anyone can pick it up and use it to kill others.

For men, Xila has almost become this kind of existence.

So instead of keeping Xila, it's better to take this opportunity to eliminate two potential threats and earn a considerable sum of money.

Why not?

The man knew that the tallest tree in the forest is the first to be felled by the wind. There was another assassin organization that could rival "Arc Moon," but that organization was wiped out after Crimson Night Sakura left. "Arc Moon" could not dominate the market, and without Xila, "Arc Moon" could at best be considered a first-rate assassin organization. In this way, there was no need to worry about being targeted by other assassin organizations.

In other words, "Arc Moon" owes its current status primarily to Xila, but this excessively high status has become somewhat dangerous.

The man had a feeling about this even when the assassin organization Crimson Night Sakura belonged to was still in existence, and after that organization was wiped out, he often felt uneasy about it.

However, I no longer have to worry about these things.

On the other side.

After several hours of flight, Mobius and Zhu Yufeng finally arrived at the European city where the Third Research Institute was located.

Before getting off the plane, Zhu Yufeng asked Mobius again, "Mobius, what exactly did you mean by what you said earlier?"

He didn't mean anything by it; he just felt that Mobius was plotting something, and because he was a little curious and concerned, he asked. Since Mobius didn't answer, he didn't press the matter. Everyone has their own privacy, and besides, what if Mobius's plan was something too big for him to grasp? He might end up making things worse.

Mobius chuckled softly, glanced back at the entourage following behind him—someone who was monitoring him and others protecting him—and said slowly, "You'll find out soon enough. Oh, Sue is here to pick us up."

Zhu Yufeng followed Mobius's gaze and looked in that direction. A handsome and gentle young man wearing a white coat had one hand in his pocket and waved gently at him with the other.

It was Su, whom I hadn't seen for a long time.

Zhu Yufeng was about to walk over and greet Soda when suddenly Mobius grabbed his hand. He looked at Mobius with some surprise. Although he didn't know what Mobius was thinking, it seemed that Mobius didn't want him to be too far away from her...

Wait a minute... Zhu Yufeng remembered that Mobius had just glanced at the people accompanying her, both monitoring and protecting her. He glanced at them too, and then finally realized something.

If those people are really in charge of security, isn't the number of security personnel a bit too small?

He didn't know how many people Mobius used to bring with him when he traveled. After all, he and Mobius officially became acquainted during the Seventh Herrscher Incident. Not to mention that Mobius underwent Hypervariable Surgery to become Fusion Warrior. With Shesha's immortality, why would he need any accompanying personnel for protection?

However, the other one had also been assassinated quite a few times. He knew some of the security measures for May. Compared to May, who always brought Kevin and a large group of security personnel with her when she went out, Mobius seemed to have brought too few people this time.

He had been too used to Mobius acting alone, ignoring the fact that Mobius currently had virtually no combat ability, needed protection, and was also a major target of hatred.

"Can I trust you?" Mobius's words echoed in Zhu Yufeng's mind. Zhu Yufeng stopped in his tracks and stood beside Mobius, waving to Su in response.

Su noticed Zhu Yufeng and Mobius's strange behavior. As a "wise and Flame-Chasers, Su had a keen eye for observation. He quickly noticed that the number of security personnel Mobius brought was unusual. Su immediately remembered that Mobius was also unpopular within the Fire Moth, and there were people at the higher levels who wanted to kill Mobius.

Su quickly put it into her mind.

Given Mobius's character, she would never take such a pointless risk to come here unless there was something she was willing to gamble on, and that was clearly not an investigation of Admiralty.

What was Mobius trying to do by testing the assassination attempt? Currently, among Mobius's bodyguards, the one with the highest combat strength is Feng, so it's not a problem that she needs Feng's protection at all times.

However, it seems that Feng was unaware at first and only realized it after being pulled by Mobius. Does that mean that Mobius didn't even tell Feng about her plans?

Whatever Mobius was thinking, she was glad that Feng wasn't Kevin, because Kevin really wouldn't think that far ahead...