Admil: Are You and Lilith Married?

"Admil." Zhu Yufeng looked at the boy in front of him and called his name.

Admil's gaze shifted to Seele beside Zhu Yufeng, then glanced at the other survivors, gesturing for Zhu Yufeng to come with him.

Each survivor rescued from the central area of Sixth Great Honkai will have their own treatment. Those affected by the Honkai Energy Corrosion undergo a simple treatment before being separated and resettled, while the survivors who have not been Corrosion will undergo a medical examination.

Mobius was unable to personally conduct the various checks on these survivors. Although she had become a councilor, she was still being watched by others. Although the Fire Moth was an organization formed by countries around the world to fight against the Honkai, there was still the Mu Continent above it... If it weren't for the existence of the Mu Continent acting as a check, she would have had Xila eliminate all the opposition and replace them with people who supported her.

However, having Admil wouldn't be a big problem. Both she and Zhu Yufeng trusted Admil's abilities. Although Admil was the weakest among the Fallen Angel in terms of combat power, his intellect was Fallen Angel the best. How he ultimately came to the conclusion that the Fallen Angel were the ladder for Zhu Yufeng to ascend to godhood was still a mystery to Mobius.

Furthermore, the Fire Moth has always been prone to making mistakes in detection. In his previous communication with Zhu Yufeng Mobius explained another reason why the Fire Moth's detection device could not detect the possible existence of the Law Core in Seele: Seele can only be considered a Law Element at present, not a complete Sixth Law that has activated Law Power. The detection equipment he has is mainly used to detect the Law Core that has fully unleashed Law Power.

He also explained that in his previous life, he wasn't responsible for this, so he didn't know that the Fire Moth had actually checked these survivors. The check result was that no trace of the Sixth Law was found, so after the Sixth Law incident, the detection of the Law's core has been continuously upgraded.

So, after this thing was developed, it was never used except for positioning the core of the law that had been obtained, and it was the same even after upgrades.

The Seventh Law appeared directly alongside the Honkai, going berserk on the spot, making detection unnecessary. The Eighth Law had no physical form at all. The Ninth Law was found, but she self-destructed as soon as she was found. The Tenth Law was too weak; without using her own abilities, she couldn't be detected at all...

Oh, right? That's how the Tenth Law of Manifestation was detected, but that detection was worse than not detecting it at all.

Mobius asked him another question, which was about the Sixth Divine Key. If, as Mobius speculated, SEELE did not fully unleash the power of the Law Core, then would the Black Abyss White Flower made from the Law Core that was taken out really have the power of the original Black Abyss White Flower?

Just as Kevin is bound to the Heavenfire, Zhu Yufeng's own achievements are almost entirely tied to the Black Abyss White Flower. If the Black Abyss White Flower cannot unleash its full potential...

Even after becoming a healer, when he finally Finality, he still used the Black Abyss White Flower, which had absorbed a large amount of Honkai Energy. In other words, Mobius was asking him if he dared to take on the possibility of losing one or even two powerful weapons.

Zhu Yufeng was not surprised by the question raised by Mobius, because Mobius and SEELE were not familiar with each other, and Mobius's personality was not one to care about many things. When he and Mobius first met and signed the cooperation agreement, in Mobius's eyes, he was just a strange little guinea pig.

Moreover, for Mobius, who has faced the terror of the Finality, it is impossible for her to ignore a factor that might lead to a decrease in combat power when she fights the Finality again.

Zhu Yufeng hesitated, because in his opinion, his relationship with Seele wasn't that close. Before Lilith brought this up, his memories of Seele were almost blurry. He only remembered her because Seele looked similar to Seele in the future.

However... it is undeniable that Seele did accompany him through the second half of his journey in the form of Black Abyss White Flower. After the Tragedy of Binding, Black Abyss White Flower and Divine Grace Judgment were both a way for him to find solace in the past.

"It's not very meaningful to discuss these things before the results of Admil's tests come out," he said.

Mobius simply looked at him and spoke before ending the call, "What you've done is very likely just delaying the decision. If it's really as I think, when that time comes, will you really be able to make a decision during the time you've delayed?"

Zhu Yufeng did not answer.

He shouldn't be an indecisive person, nor should he care much about other people's opinions, but Seele was just too complicated for him.

Zhu Yufeng pondered these thoughts as he followed Admil toward his laboratory.

Admil glanced back at the seemingly timid girl who appeared in the white Seele persona, then looked at Zhu Yufeng and whispered, "The Sixth Law?"

Zhu Yufeng nodded. He also glanced at Seele. For this current personality, the only things that could give her a sense of security were the Black Seele, who was resisting the Corrosion Honkai, and himself...

He thought he had made a decision.

"Regardless of the test results, the core of the Law Spirit must be extracted." Zhu Yufeng said in a low voice. He was thinking about the incident involving the tenth Law Spirit. He still felt guilty towards Ling because of it. He had the ability to protect Ling, but he... only decided to move at the last moment. He did not choose to fight back when faced with the soldiers' attack. He only tried to protect Ling. He knew that once he fell, Ling would still face her original fate, but he still did nothing.

Enduring attacks seems to be merely an excuse to seek inner peace.

Humanity has suffered a crushing defeat and faces its Finality with little chance of victory. However, humanity still has three settlements, and the population there is far too large for the All Things Dormant Project. If this problem is not addressed in time, humanity will face another massive civil war crisis after the Finality defeat.

No one gives up the hope of having a chance to live.

But he couldn't do it himself; if he did, it would immediately lead to a civil war between the Flame-Chasers.

Therefore, he pinned his hopes on the tenth law...

At the moment he made this decision, had he already resigned himself to his fate?

He didn't know that Sakura survived the 10th Ritsu incident. She didn't awaken out of resentment for being killed innocently, but out of anger at the "Heroes" who protected humans. She chose to commit suicide, and finally went berserk and awakened to become Ritsu.

He still remembered that when she was sealing the tenth law, she asked him, "Brother Yu Feng, do you still remember your original intention?"

Even if part of the reason he made those choices was the result of his gradually fading humanity, it was still a decision he made, and he must take responsibility for it, even if no one knows it, even if the person involved no longer has that memory.

"Now that I have a second chance and more choices, why not try a different path?" Zhu Yufeng thought to himself. "Everyone has to bear the consequences of their choices. If I don't even dare to take responsibility for the possibilities of the future, how can I fight against fate?"

He could risk everything to challenge fate because Elysia saved his life and because he fell in love with her, and he could also bear all the consequences of Seele's sacrifices for him in her previous life.

Admil was taken aback. Mobius had already told him the general situation, and he probably knew about the ongoing Divine Key Project. To be honest, as of now, not a single Divine Key had been completed, and the effectiveness of the Divine Key Project in combating the Honkai was still unclear. However, an unawakened Law Core was an irresistible temptation for Admil. He wondered if he could use it to create an artificial Law, or rather, to create a Law with human-like thinking.

In his own opinion, if the core of the Law is not yet fully awakened, he would prefer to leave the core of the Law inside the body of the first Law and then conduct various experiments on the first Law... because Admil's core concept in fighting Honkai is to fight poison with poison and to use the Law to counterbalance the Law.

Zhu Yufeng glanced at Admil.

Admil: "..."

For some reason, I felt like Feng could see right through me with that look. I should have questioned him, but...

"I understand," Admil said. "Furthermore, ensuring Miss Seele's safety must be our top priority, right?"

From a purely rational perspective, both removing and leaving the Law Core have their advantages and disadvantages. It's just that Admil himself prefers leaving the Law Core inside the Law Core for experimentation. However...

After completing the examinations of the survivors under his responsibility, excluding Seele, Admil had the others take them to the temporary accommodation area to await resettlement. When it was Seele's turn, only Admil and Zhu Yufeng remained in the lab besides Seele. Everyone else had been sent away by Admil, and they didn't question Admil. So many survivors had been tested without any results, so it wouldn't be a problem for Deputy Director Admil to complete the remaining examinations by himself. Besides, if there really was an accident, even one of the strongest warriors of the Fire Moth, Feng, was in the same boat.

After sending everyone away, Admil changed some of the instrument's parameters and calibrated the instruments that had not been used before.

"Next, Miss Seele, please lie down in this machine," Admil said. "It was transferred from the Spiral Workshop, so it just so happens to be in use. Don't worry, it shouldn't hurt too much. After all... this is the first time I've given a lawyer a complete examination."

Seele glanced at Zhu Yufeng hesitantly, then obediently lay down in the instrument. Admil connected the instrument, closed the hatch, and waited for the data to be displayed on the screen.

While waiting for the results, Admil spoke up, "Maple, do you know what the most absurd thing is for a scientist?"

"Um?"

"It's just that, subconsciously, I would believe in an absurd dream," Admil said calmly. "I even have a feeling that I might have known you in a past life."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Perhaps... this isn't just a possibility, but a reality...

"After meeting you during that incident, I kept having the same dream. In the dream, I seemed to have a group of rather abnormal companions, and I did a lot of absurd things that I would never do. But once I woke up, I couldn't remember any details of the dream. Even so, I subconsciously, or rather, from the bottom of my heart, believed in this dream." Admil continued, "I was very curious about this, so I collected data on my brainwaves and various dreams. And recently, I finally found twelve names."

Zhu Yufeng looked at Admil.

"You, Lilith, Xila, Beelzebub, Baal, Rovoc, Mostima, Astaroth, Esmodius, Nahamah, Abaddon, Beifengge," Admil said, looking directly into Zhu Yufeng's eyes. "Including myself, we are called Fallen Angel, and after obtaining these names, I conducted an investigation. Guess... what the result was?"

"Just state your conclusion directly," Zhu Yufeng said quietly. Could it be considered that Admil had found his memories of his previous life through his own efforts? It's just that he didn't remember them, but rather found them.

"Apart from Beelzebub, Astaroth, Baal, and Esmodius, whom I haven't found any information about, I've obtained information on everyone else. Abaddon is even the Present Fire Moth soldier in this research institute." Admil shifted his gaze to the data screen. "Maple, tell me, do you know something?"

Why are you so sure?

"Because in my dream, you are the center of everyone, the center that connects everyone," Admil said bluntly. "Moreover, from the very beginning, I felt that you seemed to know me very well. Just that glance you gave me not long ago, you actually already knew that I wanted to leave the core of the Law in the body of the First Law for further experiments, right?"

"That's right." Zhu Yufeng lowered his eyes. "As Blasphemous Fallen Angel, you are the Fallen Angel most wants to pull the so-called god off the throne. You want to destroy the Honkai and His apostles as the concept of gods. For you, a god's apostle that you can control is an irresistible temptation."

"Blasphemy... is simply because humans don't need gods; we are our own gods." Admil, seeing the data analysis complete, didn't continue the topic, seemingly only seeking verification from Zhu Yufeng.

Admil carefully compared the collected data with the data from other Law Cores he had previously obtained, and then said, "Dr. Mobius was right. Compared to other Law Cores, the First Law Core is indeed in a dormant, unawakened state. However, regarding the matter of removing the Law Core from the First Law Core, I need more data and to discuss it with Dr. Mobius. After all... there has never been a precedent for this before, and for you, you are willing to give up a more secure option, so of course you hope that Miss Seele will be safe and sound."

"We don't have much time left."

"There should be a few days, right? Just like surgery in a hospital, we need to conduct a detailed assessment of the target's condition before the operation. What's more, none of us have experience with this."

"I understand. Everything is in your hands now, Mobius."

Admil chuckled softly, turned on the instruments on Seele's body, and said, "For a scientist, the greatest motivation is to try something that has never been done before. Oh, by the way, I have another question."

"What?"

"Were you and Lilith, in the past, or perhaps in the possible future, husband and wife?"

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