The Campaign Continues

What is a human being?

From the moment he was created, he was given the concept of "life" by his own creator, but what are the differences between his own life and that of other lives called "human beings"?

He was unaware of this, only knowing that, unlike humans, he had likely never experienced childhood. From birth, he was endowed with various basic knowledge—the knowledge required of a "Gray Serpent." Other individuals created afterward shared the name "Gray Serpent," and they communicated through the Gray Serpent Network, constructed by the Creator in conjunction with other researchers...

In his observation, the human being takes many forms: there are indifferent people like Xila, people who are not good at expressing themselves like their creator, and people with two faces like the target he is about to bring back. He has to admit that the human being is indeed an interesting creature.

As the original Gray Serpent individual, he was also described by the other Gray Serpent as the most boring individual because he didn't care about other things. Unlike individual number 1 who liked to ponder cheesy movies, or individual number 3 who liked to do wood carving... He only cared about the completion of the mission. Therefore, he was assigned by that person to come and greet Lady Lilith.

"Whatever Lilith wants to do, unless she asks, do not interfere in her affairs." That's what the adult said. "You are the least likely of the Gray Serpent individuals to do anything unnecessary, you are the most suitable."

Speaking of which, he remembered that Individual Number Six had complained to him that the Creator had deep feelings for that person, but whenever the moment was right, she would always miss it because of her stubbornness.

"Although I don't want to say it, don't you think the tsundere archetype has been phased out compared to Elysia?" said Individual Six.

He said he didn't care about these things, that the Creator and that great being had their own way of getting along, and also reminded his fellow countrymen that if the Creator heard what the number six said, it might become number three plus three.

"That's why I said you're the most boring individual." Number Six shrugged, his relentless pursuit of self-destruction taking the extreme to the extreme. "And don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually a staunch supporter of the Creator. It's precisely because of my worries about the future that I say this, because in this way, our Creator will find it difficult to gain an advantage in the competition with others."

What are all these things?

Weren't that great man and the Creator always meant to be a couple?

Is there even a need to argue about this?

Banishing unnecessary thoughts from his mind, Gray Serpent glanced up at the Assault-class Honkai Beast flying in the sky, then turned and walked in the direction Lilith and the others had left. His mission was to help Lilith and the Fire Moth, and his first priority was to ensure their safety.

Based on my observation just now, Lady Lilith seems to be handling the current situation with ease. However, the elderly man who lured away Honkai Beast was killed by several Honkai Beasts under her watchful eye. He had been following Lady Lilith's instructions: as long as Lady Lilith didn't speak, he wouldn't do anything unnecessary.

The Gray Serpent silently followed behind Lilith and the others, judging when to appear.

On the other side.

With a flash of cold light, several Chariot-class Honkai Beasts were instantly killed. Sakura placed her hand on the hilt of her sword, keeping an eye on the Assault-class Honkai Beast that were constantly circling around her and Zhu Yufeng. As long as they dared to charge over, they would be killed by her in that instant.

"We're almost at the fourth level, Qianjie, what about you..." Zhu Yufeng looked at the Honkai Energy Detector and was about to contact Qianjie when the communication channel suddenly picked up. "Hahahaha...! Is that all?! Qianjie!"

It seems the wind has picked up again in the vicinity...

"Qianjie has always been like this," Ying said. "When Qianjie, Su, and I were on our first mission, one of my teammates was cursing and the other was trying to enlighten people. In the end, I was the only one who completed the mission."

"Qianjie's taunting ability has been maxed out, and Su... well, never mind..." Zhu Yufeng hung up the communication with a dark expression, and casually shot a Winged-class Honkai Beast. "I wonder if the other teams have found any trace of Vayu or any other Emperor-class Honkai Beast ... Sakura, is the wound on your hand completely healed?"

"Absolutely no problem." Sakura's voice suddenly became a little strange. "Maple, in your eyes, am I even more delicate than Xila?"

"Why do you think that?" Zhu Yufeng was a little confused, but still followed up on Ying's words and said, "From a general rational point of view, Xila, her body has been modified, not to mention that she is now Fusion Warrior. In terms of physique, she is indeed stronger than you."

Cherry. "..."

So that's what Feng was thinking? However, although she didn't intend to get involved in Elysia's or others' competition for Feng, she felt that at the very least she should fulfill her role as a sword. As a result, Feng still occasionally showed concern for her previous injuries. It wasn't that she didn't need this concern; she just felt that... Feng could trust her a little more and believe that she wouldn't be affected by these things.

At the same time, there was also a competitive mentality at play. She had already given up on joining Elysia and the others' track, but now someone was even trying to take the job she was supposed to do. She still couldn't forget the strange look that Xila gave her before this mission, and then she said to Feng Bai, "I think I'm stronger than her, why won't you let me team up with you?"

Sakura sensed something else in Xila's current role as Mobius's bodyguard. If Mobius needed Xila to Fire Moth, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to give her a fake identity and fake her death. Moreover, Xila clearly wasn't following Mobius's orders. Therefore... it seemed more like Mobius and Maple wanted to use Xila to do something. As for what that might be, Sakura had a good idea.

She used to be an assassin, so she could have done those things.

"I mean, Xila can do, I can do too," Sakura said.

"Where does this unfounded competitive mentality come from?"

Cherry. "???"

Competing? She didn't! She was just slightly aroused by Xila's competitive spirit, a feeling that stemmed from their past as equally matched assassins. How could it be considered a pointless competition?

"Feng, I meant me..."

"You still have a younger sister, don't you?" Zhu Yufeng's voice remained crystal clear despite the howling wind. "Even though you've made countless contributions to the Fire Moth, your former assassin identity is still a sensitive issue. The reason those people haven't said anything is largely because Ling is still under their control; she's your only family. Isn't your life stable enough now? You're handling missions within your capabilities that are safer than when you were carrying out assassinations, without worrying about enemies coming after you, because the Fire Moth is your strongest support right now. I don't want to see you picking Ling up from school covered in wounds one day. You're a warrior of the Fire Moth now, Ling's older sister, not some assassin."

"You're so self-righteous... no, you've always been this self-righteous..." Sakura said softly, "Always thinking so much about us, but do you really care about our thoughts?"

"What did you say? The wind was too strong, I didn't hear you clearly." Zhu Yufeng moved closer to Ying. He really hadn't heard what Ying had just said. It seemed like she was talking about him and something else.

"Nothing, just some self-talk," Sakura said. "I was thinking, could I become even stronger, like... like Xila, and have a Fusion Warrior surgery?"

"But the Yaksha hasn't even appeared yet, so where are we going to find the right Hypervariable Factor for you?" Zhu Yufeng said. "Besides... at this stage, humanity doesn't need the appearance of Fusion Warrior. Have you noticed? It seems that Honkai is constantly creating laws to destroy human civilization. Humanity's greatest confidence in fighting natural disasters comes from the abundance of food. As long as there is food, we can still build homes. The fourth and Fifth Herrscher laws destroyed farmland, causing food production to decrease. The seventh law further dealt a huge blow to human food reserves and destroyed most of humanity's spiritual wealth. Then there is technology and organizations that fight against the Honkai. The eighth law targets human consciousness, causing people to fall into a perfect dream and use it to find the existence of the Fire Moth. The ninth law directly destroyed the center of technology... and so on. The conclusion that Mobius and Vill-V have reached is that if a large number of Fusion Warrior are produced, there is no guarantee that the constraints will not arrive prematurely."

Everyone in the world knows that if the constraint arrives prematurely, in the current situation where even the Divine Key is not available, humanity's existing methods are simply incapable of overcoming it.

Even if it were possible, the cost would be "the Tragedy of Binding 2.0". Humanity's strongest weapon against Honkai — the Fusion Warrior —would be utterly insignificant in the face of the Law of Bondage, unless they adopted the tactics proposed by the Evil. But clearly, Elysia would rather sacrifice herself than take such a plan, as would Kosma and Disaster.

There are certainly not a minority of warriors who share their opinions.

Furthermore, the emergence of the Fusion Warrior now raises questions about whether they could be exploited by those with ulterior motives and ultimately become bargaining chips in the power struggles among the higher-ups.

Taking these factors into consideration, Mobius and Vill-V ultimately decided that one would not propose the Fusion Warrior Project before the Seventh Law burned Australia, while the other would wait for a major casualty incident before bringing out the Seven Thunders of Purification.

Sakura fell silent, unsure how to respond.

She just wanted to tell Feng that she wasn't some delicate vessel that needed careful protection; she wanted to protect him, not be protected by him again.

But in the end, she chose to remain silent.

Here at Qianjie.

Qianjie easily broke through the storm of the Fourth Law, and even mocked the other party for saying, "Is that all?" The deputy, who had tried to lead the team into the storm several times, heard his captain's words on the communication channel and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. Captain Qianjie is indeed extraordinary, and he speaks with such confidence!

But can we consider those who are about to be blown away by the storm?

"Everyone retreat, prepare to support Captain Qianjie as needed!" the deputy commanded the other squad members. "Pari, keep an eye on Fourth Law's coordinates, don't let her get away!"

Suddenly Kevin's voice came through the communication channel. "Seventh Squad, Judgment-class Honkai Beast detected, suspected to be the Companion Honkai Beast of the Fourth Law. It is currently heading towards the Fourth Law."

"Qianjie Squad received. Captain Qianjie is currently in contact with the Fourth Lawful Beast. We have located the Fourth Lawful Beast's position. That Judgment-class Honkai Beast... oh, I think I saw it... Everyone prepare for battle!"

Every team that stormed into the Amazon rainforest instinctively looked up at the colossal, bird-like Honkai Beast that blotted out the sky. Pardo smirked and said, "Isn't this Honkai Beast a little too big?!"

"Don't let its size fool you, Vayu's true form is actually quite small. It's just that it has so many Honkai wings around its body that it appears enormous," Elysia said. "However, ordinary weapons won't be effective against Vayu."

"We've been waiting for you!" Hen, who was in charge of the command, said, "Ground artillery team, all existing firepower, aim at this Honkai Beast and shoot it down!"

On Lilith's side.

"We should be safe here for now, Lilith, we..."

With a gunshot, Adams stared in disbelief at the blood splattering on his chest. He looked at Lilith, who was smiling at him with a gun in her hand. His heart was destroyed, and he could not speak. He soon collapsed.

"When I killed you before, I couldn't see your expression at the end, but now I finally see it. Not bad, is it?" Lilith turned to look at Gianna in Mostima's arms, her finger still on the trigger.

Her undisguised malice was finally noticed by the young child, who instinctively hugged Mostima tightly. "Sister Mostima, I'm scared!"

Mostima raised his gun and said, "Even though I might not be a perfect shot, if I empty the magazine, I'm sure I'll hit it once or twice, right? Lilith, you wouldn't do something so unprofitable, would you?"

"If I were you, I would have shot him directly, not threatened me like this," Lilith said calmly. "Mostima, you're right, I don't want to see Feng with wounds all over my body either, so I won't do it, but only if I don't have any help."

"A helper?" Mostima was taken aback. What helper? Lilith had been with her all this time, how could she possibly contact anyone else?

"As expected of Lady Lilith, she immediately recognized that I was your accomplice."

Something cold and hard pressed against the back of Mostima's head.

"Believe me, my bullet will pierce your head before you pull the trigger. So, put down your gun, miss, for the sake of Lady Lilith's lack of intention to kill you."

"And what about Gianna, her sister?" Mostima asked.

"That's not within my current mission scope. I'm only responsible for acting according to Lady Lilith's wishes."