Arrogant Even Without a Herrscher Core

With the exhaust system activated, the smoke bombs became much less effective. Admil looked at Mobius and said, "Dr. Mobius, please come with me to the Dark Realm."

Mobius glanced at Zhu Yufeng, who was locked in combat with Xila. After Xila attack, he hadn't seen anyone else. However, the assassination plan clearly included Marshall as a backup plan. If Marshall hadn't appeared here with Xila, then...

Mobius glanced at Elvon again. She had enough reason to suspect that Elvon had already made contact with Marshall. The Xila was able to enter the shelter was enough to tell the story. If what Admil said was true, only he and that old man Elvon had access cards here. If Elvon provided information, it was not impossible that Marshall was secretly waiting for her to come over.

Then, I'll have to fight alongside two unarmed researchers against a single Fire Moth Flames warrior, and I'll also have to consider the possibility of Elvon's backstab...

"This is quite a gamble..." Mobius thought to herself. She rarely entrusted her life to others, and she disliked the feeling. Zhu Yufeng was an exception, but now, it seemed she had no choice but to pin her hopes on Modesti's rebellion.

If she stays here, given Xila's methods, she will probably try to attack her without hesitation. In order to protect her, Zhu Yufeng will have to pay attention to her location and safety. In this way, he, who is already evenly matched with Xila, will be more likely to fall into a disadvantageous position.

Once Zhu Yufeng falls, then every single person remaining present will likely be doomed.

Now, it seems she only has one choice left.

"Let's go," Mobius said.

Xila noticed that Mobius and Admil had retreated into the shadows. She raised her gun with her left hand, which hadn't made much of a move, and aimed it at Mobius. Zhu Yufeng conjured a long spear from his Honkai Energy and threw it at Xila. At the same time, he began to move. Xila reacted immediately and dodged to the side, but she still couldn't avoid being scratched on the shoulder.

At the same time, she also fired that shot. However, Zhu Yufeng was not far from Xila. The moment he noticed Xila's gaze, he began to move and used Honkai Energy to create a shield to block Xila's gun muzzle.

"Hmm!"

Receiving a bullet impact at close range is not as effective as receiving a thrust from Xila. The bullet shattered the shield Zhu Yufeng had created, and the residual kinetic energy caused the bullet to strike his left hand, where it remained lodged.

The moment the shield shattered, Xila didn't hesitate at all. She charged towards Zhu Yufeng with her military dagger and thrust it forcefully towards his heart. Zhu Yufeng wasn't careless; he immediately crouched down to try and dodge Xila's attack. However, the instant Xila noticed his crouching motion, she changed the direction of her dagger thrust, aiming instead at Zhu Yufeng's head.

Zhu Yufeng knew that Xila would Xila react after he crouched down, so he used his right hand to create another shield to protect his head. Because Xila had changed targets temporarily, the force of her attack on the head was not as strong as the force she had used to stab Zhu Yufeng's heart at the beginning.

"If I weren't a Herrscher right now, things would really be a bit troublesome." Zhu Yufeng thought to himself, then used Honkai Energy on his left hand. During his months of special training with Hua Tai Xu Sword God, he not only deepened his mastery of Honkai Energy, but also discovered how to use his powers.

Simply put, he can currently rewind his physical state and time to a short period in time, which sounds similar to the Sixth Herrscher's ability, but in terms of principle, they are completely different.

If it were the Sixth Herrscher, to repair the damaged tissue, the bullet would need to be removed, or during the repair process, the repairing tissue would expel the bullet. In this case, it would be a complete reversal of time, with the tissue damaged by the bullet being repaired instantly, and the bullet remaining in the arm being directly erased.

If this technique could be used on others, Sakura wouldn't have needed a month to recover; he could have healed her injuries right away.

However, this operation is not without its drawbacks. It consumes a significant amount of Honkai Energy. Although Herrscher have a high tolerance for Honkai Energy is essentially stored in the Herrscher Core. He is now essentially a Herrscher without Herrscher Core. High resistance to Honkai Energy does not mean that he can retain a lot of Honkai Energy in his body.

However, due to the Herrscher's high affinity for Honkai Energy, after consuming a large amount of Honkai Energy, it will be replenished after a period of time, which is to say, replenishing the mana bar.

After his left hand recovered, Zhu Yufeng immediately pulled out another pistol with his left hand. He wasn't left-handed and his left-hand shooting accuracy wasn't very good, but with Xila so close to him, it would be strange if he missed.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Even Xila didn't react in time. After all, in her prediction, Zhu Yufeng's left hand was already embedded with a bullet, making it difficult to use flexibly and unable to launch a quick counterattack in a short period of time.

The bullet struck her abdomen at close range. After a moment of disorientation, Xila acted as if she felt no pain and resumed her actions. She distanced herself from Zhu Yufeng fired several shots at him with her left hand, all of which were blocked by Zhu Yufeng's shield.

After this exchange, Zhu Yufeng was injured but managed to retreat on his own, while Pu Xila suffered an abdominal injury and several other minor wounds.

Blood gushed from Xila's abdomen, but she paid no attention and continued to launch attack after attack on Zhu Yufeng as if she were unaffected. However, her movements began to slow down as time went on.

"A tranquilizer dart?" Xila said for the first time.

Immediately, she prepared to stab herself with the military dagger in an attempt to forcibly delay the effect of the tranquilizer dart. However, because her movements had become sluggish, Zhu Yufeng stepped forward before she could make a move, snatched the military dagger from her hand, and pinned Xila to the ground.

Then another tranquilizer dart was fired.

"Why...?" Xila finally asked.

Zhu Yufeng did not answer, but just watched as Xila lost consciousness.

Xila has a high resistance to anesthesia, so he chose to Xila. The tranquilizer darts only take effect after hitting the target's body. Because of her high resistance to the tranquilizer darts, Xila did not notice it at first. Then, after being hit by the tranquilizer darts, she moved violently, which caused her blood flow to slow down, causing the tranquilizer darts to take effect quickly.

"At least... it's easier to deal with than Qianjie..." Zhu Yufeng muttered to himself. Last time, when he and Elysia subdued Qianjie Jie, they emptied several magazines, and Qianjie only lay there for a while before waking up.

Compared to Qianjie, Xila's physique should still fall within the human category...

Although logically he should tie Xila up tightly now, he also considered what Mobius had thought of: he was afraid that Modesti might not act as agreed, or that she might be discovered to have betrayed him and be eliminated in advance. In that case, Mobius and his companions would be facing an elite warrior of the Fire Moth.

Therefore, after giving Xila a simple bandage, he hurriedly entered the secret passage and moved forward at his fastest speed. He himself did not notice that silver began to appear in his eyes.

On the other side.

Mobius looked coldly at Marshall, who stood opposite her. Marshall greeted Mobius with a smile, "Hi, Dr. Mobius, I never thought we would meet like this."

"Ha, enough with the pleasantries, Marshall," Mobius sneered, glancing out of the corner of her eye at the woman beside Marshall, who appeared to be Modesti.

"Sigh..." Marshall carried on the theme of villains dying from talking too much, "A great scientist like you, dying without leaving anything behind, doesn't that make people feel regretful?"

"Is it because you think I can't escape that you're so relaxed?" Mobius sneered. "In my opinion, you're just giving me a chance to buy time."

"Oh?" Marshall said, toying with the gun in his hand. "So you're pinning your hopes on that guy Feng? That's a real shame. The assassin he's facing is the Evil Eye's Xila. Last time, even Sakura, who was once known as Xila Crimson Night Sakura, couldn't get the better of Seraphim and seemed to be at a disadvantage. I admit, Feng's record in the fight against the Honkai is indeed outstanding, but this time, he's not facing some mindless beast, but a killing machine with human thoughts."

"Really?" Mobius crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow. "I'm sorry, but I also have a lot of confidence in Yu Feng."

Marshall clicked his tongue, becoming somewhat irritated. "He's really too dazzling. But if it were just dazzling, it wouldn't be so bad, but why does he always have so many people around him paying attention? Elysia, you, even that Vill-V, and Sakura and Pardofelis... Besides them, there are other girls who aren't close to him but admire him. Tell me, how many more people does he intend to ruin?"

Mobius remained silent. Well, Zhu Yufeng's ability to attract girls had become an undisputed fact within the Fire Moth. This was partly due to the promotion by the lively Zhu Cangxuan and his sister. Even though she rarely left the lab, she would occasionally hear people discussing who Zhu Yufeng would end up with.

The reason he hasn't become a "scumbag" is probably because he often forgets other people's names, is too introverted, and rarely takes the initiative to communicate with others, so most people think he's just lacking in common sense.

"Is that why you accepted this assassination attempt? Don't you think you're being incredibly naive?" Mobius decided to ignore the question and instead chose to mock directly. "An elite warrior of the Fire Moth, participating in an assassination attempt that offers little benefit to you for such a childish reason... Or is this just a trigger, and the real reason is that those old fogies offered a high enough price that even if you die, your family will still get a substantial share?"

"Dr. Mobius, under these circumstances, all your statements seem like mere stubbornness." Marshall shook his head with a smile. "Actually, killing Maple wasn't originally part of the assassination plan; I added it later. There are plenty of talented people to fight the Honkai, and we don't necessarily have to limit ourselves to just one, do we? I think Kevin, Qianjie, and Kosma are all quite suitable, not to mention Elysia, who has always been the best warrior. So, letting him rest here in peace isn't a bad thing, is it?"

Modesti, standing a body length behind Marshall, twitched at the corner of her eye. Had the people in this organization lost their minds? Letting this person handle the handover and assist in the assassination? If she hadn't already decided to rebel and was only holding back for the time being, she wouldn't have bothered listening to any of Mobius's nonsense the moment she saw him; she would have just shot him and been done with it.

If this guy were one of her subordinates, she would have shot him dead long ago. With his reckless attitude, he could turn a winning game into a losing one.

Marshall was in a good mood because he felt confident. He had confirmed how strong Xila was, and he had also watched all of Zhu Yufeng's combat footage inside the Fire Moth. He could tell that Zhu Yufeng had no chance against Xila; at most, they would Xila together. Given this, with only four unarmed researchers on the other side, one of whom was a mole, wasn't the situation completely under his control? Moreover, he had an assassin by his side.

Although he himself would have to deal with the assassin eventually.

Let Modesti do it, then he'll kill Modesti during the process, and then kill everyone else present. That way, there will be no explanation.

Anyway, there's no way to prove anything since the dead are dead, and he has high-ranking officials backing him up, so what could possibly happen to him?

Suddenly, Marshall's gaze swept past the four people in front of him and saw someone rapidly approaching from a distance in the dark passage. In just a moment, the person would be right there.

Zhu Yufeng?!

Marshall's eyes widened, and Modesti beside him also showed a surprised expression. Could this boy have really killed Xila? Even if Xila wasn't at her peak, the battle shouldn't have ended so quickly, right? And that movement speed...

"Damn it!" Marshall didn't know what was going on, but he knew he had to act quickly, at least to take Mobius hostage...

Just as he was about to act, a gunshot rang out behind him, followed by a sharp pain in his chest. He turned around and looked at Modesti in disbelief. Modesti tossed her hair and mimicked his tone, saying, "What a pity, we're not on the same side."

This sudden turn of events surprised both Sue and Admil immediately looked behind them.

Just then, it was like a strong gust of wind, and the next second there was a "thud" as if something had hit the wall. When everyone looked over, they saw Erwin, who had been kicked against the wall by Zhu Yufeng and was holding a knife.

"Director Erwin!" Sue immediately stepped forward to check the situation.

Admil glanced at the knife Erwin had dropped on the ground and deduced what had just happened. He sighed softly to himself. To be fair, his teacher was a very stubborn teacher, but he was also too obstinate. In the end, he paid the price with his life because of his stubbornness.

Zhu Yufeng's kick was merciless, aimed at killing the other party instantly. Therefore, even if Erwin hadn't died, the kick could have seriously injured the old man. Unfortunately, when Erwin hit the wall, the back of his head struck it directly, and his brains were smashed out, resulting in his instant death.

"Mobius, are you alright?" Zhu Yufeng asked.

Modesti looked at Zhu Yufeng, trying to figure out how long it had been from when she first saw Zhu Yufeng to when he kicked Erwin to death. She concluded that this guy had approached at an abnormal speed, as if he were on double speed, and then kicked Erwin away at an abnormal speed...

Shouldn't she be glad she acted early? Otherwise, if he misunderstood that she hadn't rebelled and gave her a beating, that would have been terrible.