Lionel: I See You as Nothing but a Dog

"Mobius, you must provide a reasonable explanation!"

"Why would such a monster appear in this world?!"

"Do you know what you've done?!"

Mobius sat expressionlessly in front of the electronic screen in the laboratory, seemingly unaffected by the questions posed by those people. No, it should be said that she would never have cared about such things in the first place. She could even pick up her coffee, take a small sip, and then continue to listen to their long-winded speeches with an expressionless face.

After sending Xila to Australia with Zhu Yufeng, she had already guessed that this situation would occur. Xila's use of Artificial Collapse was basically self-taught. For Xila, the weapons she was equipped with and the Artificial Collapse were just means to kill her targets. Therefore, when Xila identified a target, she would kill the target at all costs and without considering any consequences.

Once the deafening noise had finally subsided somewhat, Mobius asked casually, "Are you finished talking?"

"Mobius!"

Some people were enraged by Mobius's dismissive attitude. He was about to launch into his usual tirade against Mobius, accusing her of having no moral bottom line. Of course, the ultimate goal was to get rid of that monster and remove Mobius from her position as a senator.

"Gentlemen, don't you think your current argument is pointless?" a gentle male voice rang out.

"Beifengge!" someone called out the name of the person who spoke. "You were the one who strongly supported Mobius becoming a senator, and you must take responsibility for this!"

"Responsible? Ha..." Beifengge shook his head, seemingly amused. "Excuse me, what do I need to be responsible for?"

"Of course..."

"Hathaway, that's the name, right?" Beifengge's voice was gentle, but his tone when interrupting the person was very firm. "I don't care what you're thinking, but tell me, was she a warrior who helped the Honkai attack us? Or was it that Feng alone killed the Honkai Beast Surya, which Uriel created himself? Or was it that the Titan Unit played a greater role than Hathaway and Feng in the fight against the Seventh Herrscher and Surya?"

"Soliciting nonsense..."

"Who is it that is making unfounded claims?" Beifengge rested his chin on his hands, lowered his head slightly, and the monocle on his face seemed to reflect a cold light that did not match his gentle voice. "Everyone has seen the report from the scene. The Seventh Herrscher escaped, and the Titan Unit suffered heavy losses. In the battle against the Seventh Herrscher, ha, to put it bluntly, what role did the Titan Unit play?"

"But, that Hathaway..."

"Lord Cromwell, you must know that I am here at this meeting representing His Majesty's will. My position is His Majesty's position," Beifengge said slowly and deliberately. "Once His Majesty concludes, I will ask you: if it weren't for Hathaway, how much damage would we have suffered in the encounter with the Seventh Herrscher? I have also seen the video of Hathaway fighting against Surya. She fought the Honkai at all costs, and you are sitting here thinking about getting rid of her?"

The man refuted by Beifengge blushed crimson. He wanted to argue Beifengge, but then he remembered that Beifengge was backed by the King of the Mu Continent, and if the King of Mu tacitly approved of Mobius's behavior...

"Hmph, so what?" someone else said with dissatisfaction. "Of course we watched the recording. Hathaway only held off Surya. It was Feng who actually killed Surya. Buying time is something the Titan Unit can do just as well!"

"Even if more people die or are injured?" Beifengge retorted.

"As human beings, we should naturally have the bottom line of being human!" the man said arrogantly. "Moreover, in my opinion, Hathaway didn't play a significant role in this battle."

"Is that so? But according to Feng's testimony and the eyewitness accounts of other warriors, Hathaway not only held off Surya, but also bought time for the other warriors to fight the Honkai Beast tide. Can you say... Lord Abraham, are you more capable than Feng or the other warriors? Or do you think you understand how to fight better than a seasoned warrior like Feng?" Beifengge sneered. "Everyone here knows Feng's style of doing things, right? After all, he is now considered one of the top combatants of the Fire Moth. He never makes unnecessary comments. If Hathaway didn't play a significant role, Feng wouldn't have given such a complete on-site account."

"Hmph, Feng is also a collaborator in the Mobius Laboratory, so he must know about this. He and Mobius are on the same side!" Abraham sneered. "In any case, Hathaway can no longer be considered human. Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!"

"My Lord Abraham, do you know what you look like now? Like a mad dog biting wildly."

The meeting fell silent for a moment after these words were spoken, and all the attendees looked at the person who had spoken.

"If the arguments presented by Guo Feng and the soldiers on the scene don't carry enough weight, then I'll say I'm right. Does that carry enough weight?" Lionel said coldly, his hands clasped together. "Lord Abraham, as the person in charge of the Fire Moth Corps on the Mu Continent, I personally commanded the campaign against the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Varuna, and I also participated in commanding the ongoing underwater Honkai Beast extermination operation. I said that Hathaway played a crucial role; she reduced our soldiers' casualties and reduced the potential scope of destruction caused by the Seventh Herrscher. Does that statement carry enough weight?"

Everyone else chose to remain silent. Lionel was no ordinary man; his family had been high-ranking military officers in the Mu Continent army for generations. He was not in the same league as these officers. In terms of status, although Lionel was younger than Abraham, Abraham was not qualified to talk much in front of Lionel.

Lionel himself may indeed have some serious flaws, but he is not someone who is unwilling to admit reality. In his view, Xila did play a significant role in the encounter with the Seventh Herrscher, and he keenly perceived that this technology was very likely to be the main means for humanity to fight against the Honkai in the future.

He hadn't spoken earlier because he was carefully reviewing the footage of the battle. Based on his judgment, the Herrscher's ability this time brought extremely high temperatures, which would neutralize any physical means of killing before they even touched Surya. Ordinary people wouldn't even be able to get close to Surya due to that kind of high temperature. He also expressed his approval of Xila's attitude of fighting Surya at all costs as if she were oblivious to pain.

Therefore, he disliked these guys who were spouting nonsense here even more. The most urgent task should be to confirm the plan to subdue the Seventh Herrscher, not to discuss the fate of the warriors who successfully stopped the Seventh Herrscher.

He has truly Honkai against the Honkai head-on, and he understands better than many of the people attending the meeting how difficult it is to fight the Honkai. Last time, there was the Herrscher of Death who could destroy and decompose the target, and before that, there was the Herrscher of Ice with ultra-low temperature. This time, the Seventh Herrscher's ability is even more extreme, with ultra-high temperature flames. The Herrscher after this one will inevitably be stronger than the Herrscher before it.

In his view, the battle between humanity and the Honkai has begun to show signs of decline. The two Herrscher before were killed prematurely because they were not fully awakened, which made people think that Herrscher were nothing special. But what if they were fully developed?

At present, the Seventh Herrscher is clearly developing in the worst possible direction.

The Divine Key Project was indeed effective. The fact that Su Liyeh's self-destruction was so weak and didn't cause much damage was partly due to the presence of the Sixth Divine Key, Black Abyss. However, the existing Herrscher Core can only produce a maximum of six Divine Key, and it's not certain that they can actually produce them all, or that they can find suitable candidates to use them.

Therefore, he wanted to know if Mobius's plan could provide humanity with another way out.

Abraham, who was confronted by Lionel, swallowed hard a few times before finally choosing to remain silent. He really had no right to challenge Lionel; Lionel had genuinely fought against the Honkai, and his family had been high-ranking military officials in the Mu Continent for generations. If he were to cause trouble, it would be unreasonable for him to offend Lionel, which would completely ruin his future career.

Mobius glanced at Lionel with some surprise. He hadn't expected that this guy, who was always picking on Zhu Yufeng and the others at Fire Moth and even had a sour face when asking for leave, was quite different from the others.

It's just that Mobius's impression of Lionel wasn't really deep. After all, Lionel hadn't come to the Fire Moth in her previous life. She only knew that Lionel was the military leader on the Mu Continent responsible for investigating and confronting the Ninth Herrscher during the Ninth Herrscher incident. This also shows that Lionel's abilities were not low. So, this is why Zhu Yufeng and the others turned a blind eye to Lionel's words and actions.

These days, it's not easy to find a teammate who won't drag you down, so let's not worry about it too much. In comparison, Lionel might be a little annoying, but at least he won't hold you back.

Beifengge showed no surprise whatsoever. He knew Lionel very well and had long suspected that Lionel would speak up. Sigh, it was just Fire Moth he couldn't see Lionel's daily life with his half-sister. He'd heard that his sister didn't want to interact with him much yet, so he had no chance to stir things up. It was truly frustrating...

"Now that you've finished all that useless nonsense, right? It's time to decide on the battle plan for the Seventh Herrscher, isn't it?" Lionel said coldly.

Australia.

In response to the collapse of the Xila Artificial Collapse, the higher-ups held an emergency meeting. Zhu Yufeng, who vouched for Xila, is currently detained and under guard. In principle, Zhu Yufeng will be observed for a period of time until the discussion results are released.

Key points: "The Upper Part of the Principles".

In reality, Zhu Yufeng was not affected at all. At most, he was repeatedly questioned by the higher-ups about what happened and whether he knew about the Artificial Collapse of Xila.

The soldiers didn't have so many thoughts, especially those who participated in the battle with Urielgasus. They had no reason to smear a comrade who had helped them and hadn't harmed them; living was better than dying.

Those high-ranking officials make it sound so simple: even if it means suffering heavy casualties, we must uphold the bottom line of humanity. Let them die and watch? It's not them who will die. They're just making sarcastic remarks. We ordinary soldiers know that we will die on the battlefield against the Honkai sooner or later, but who would want to die if we have the chance to live?

Besides, if she doesn't turn into a monster, isn't this girl quite pretty?

With her seemingly dull and taciturn demeanor, coupled with her ruthless fighting style, the warriors generally respected Xila.

"I only have one thing to worry about right now," a soldier said with a very serious expression.

"What are you worried about? Hathaway is one of Mobius's men. How could Mobius just watch his people get killed by those bastards?" another soldier said nonchalantly. "We've given our statements, saying everything we can, even though those bastards up there often do inhuman things."

"Of course I think everything will be fine. If Hathaway were to turn against humanity, could that prison cell really hold her? A transformation and a single punch would be enough." The warrior said with a strange expression. "What I'm worried about is whether she might also have feelings for Feng. You see, she only speaks a few words to Feng when he's around..."

Although this warrior is not a member of the Fire Moth tribe, Zhu Yufeng is a popular figure among the Fire Moth. There are some things that warriors gossip about without regard to region.

Another soldier paused for a moment, then looked up at the sky. "At least, when we were all terrified of Hathaway's monstrous appearance, only Feng was the first to stand up and be willing to vouch for Hathaway..."

"I think I can take a small sip..."

"That's not entirely unreasonable..."

How bored can the warriors of the Fire Moth be when they're really bored? (Image)

This was Zhu Yufeng's thought as he passed by.

He had just received news from Mobius that the higher-ups had decided not to take any action against Xila for the time being, and had assigned Xila to his squad to keep an eye on Xila. After all, he was the one who vouched for her, so it was natural for him to keep an eye on her. The only thing that surprised him was that Lionel actually spoke up for him and Xila.

Mobius said she had already figured out how to roast those old fogies, but Beifengge ended up arguing with them all by herself, delivering a scathing critique, with Lionel even providing plenty of support. The result was...

Someone suffered a heart attack and had to be resuscitated after being confronted by Beifengge after the meeting.

Why do those guys always have to pick a fight with Beifengge?

In addition, May took the initiative to approach Mobius. By this time, May already had some ideas about the Fusion Warrior Project and would occasionally discuss some issues with Mobius. Now that Mobius had directly produced a complete version, May felt somewhat that Mobius was putting on an act for her.

However, May wasn't bothered by this. She and Mobius still had some disagreements about the Fusion Warrior Project, and it was understandable that he didn't want to share all the information with her. Now, she also saw the necessity of further developing the Fusion Warrior Project, which was why she approached Mobius.

The support from the Fire Moth will arrive soon, and they will join the Australia military in a large-scale search for the escaped Seventh Herrscher, Uriel.

Things seemed to be moving in a positive direction, but for some reason, I still felt a vague unease...