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"Hmm..."
Zhu Yufeng opened his eyes. A crystal butterfly flew past him, circled a few times, and landed on the tip of his nose. A colorful bird stood beside his pillow, tilting its head and looking at him.
Zhu Yufeng: "..."
He sat up, startling the butterflies, but they eventually flew around him again. The little bird that had been perched on his pillow flew to his head.
He glanced at Astaroth, who was still fast asleep beside him, reached out to cover her with the blanket, and got up to wash up.
Whenever he was in his own Fire Moth, Astaroth lived with him. When he was in his own room, he didn't care about Astaroth's abilities, so Astaroth didn't need to wear the Vill-V ability suppressor unless she was going out.
The direct result was that my room became quite colorful.
As the executor of the Chimera Project, before absorbing the Hypervariable Factor of the Brahma, Astaroth's illusions did not possess the ability to materialize; at most, they could cause mental harm to humans. After fusing with the Brahma, the characteristics of the Brahma in creating Honkai Beast extended Astaroth's abilities.
When fighting as Fallen Angel, Astaroth can usually summon Fenrir and Jormungandr. Astaroth's dual Artificial Collapse is somewhat similar to Fenrir and Jormungandr's sister, Hela, the Goddess of Death. Because she possesses mental attack abilities, she has mastered her own power and then it depends on observing the inner thoughts and mood of the person in Artificial Collapse.
Some people see [] as a screaming demon from the abyss of hell, while others see [] as a smiling angel with a bowed head and kind eyes.
Under Astaroth's passive mental attack, she can manipulate targets according to Astaroth's own thoughts, creating psychological suggestions. People with weaker mental strength are easily guided by Astaroth and fall into collapse.
This is also why Astaroth was closely watched in the later stages and was listed as the most dangerous Fusion Warrior among the Fire Moth. At the same time, Astaroth's own personality was also dangerous to others.
To give an analogy, Astaroth is similar to the Black Grail in a certain world. She can grant wishes, but the way she achieves them and the final result will always be a terrible situation. After all Astaroth's ability is essentially a mental illusion, and the monsters summoned by Brahma's ability are also of the Mutant Honkai Beast type. She herself basically accepts all requests, and she will definitely grant them as long as you make a wish to her.
Someone once wished to her for their ideal lover, only to discover, once outside of Astaroth's power range, that it was a humanoid Honkai Beast, and one that looked rather awful...
Cough cough... The person was almost scared to death for a moment, and I heard they even kissed? But even so, even though the Fire Moth forbade him to go deeper into the abyss, he still tried to go to Astaroth more than once when he was on a mission with the Fallen Angel Astaroth. In the end, Astaroth got fed up and did something terrible, driving him completely insane...
That's the truth. Even knowing that Astaroth's abilities are like this in the real world, many people still try to find and become immersed in that illusory world.
Therefore, the Fire Moth was strictly forbidden from having any other contact with Astaroth...
After all, not everyone can resist such Honkai. This might not be a big deal for Kevin and others, but in the later stages of fighting against the Honkai, for those ordinary warriors struggling in despair, Astaroth's ability... is like an addictive anesthetic drug often used during surgery.
They don't possess the immense power of Kevin or other Fusion Warrior, and they're essentially not involved in battles against the Laws. Humanity seems to have little to do with them—some people always think this way, so they try to find solace in the illusionary world, only to sink deeper and deeper into its depravity.
"If each member of the Fallen Angel Squad represents a kind of evil, then the evil that Astaroth represents must be that kind of invisible evil, right? She herself has no malice, but in the end, she always manages to make things turn out like Aponia. However, Astaroth probably never really cares about what happens to the others."
This is Lilith's evaluation of Astaroth.
Every member of the Fallen Angel Squad is somewhat tainted by that disease. Except for Astaroth, who is inactive and evil, as the leader, she is willing to stop at nothing to achieve her goals. The vice-leader, Lilith, is essentially human evil. Xila treats killing as an instinct and is almost a torture machine. Beelzebub is extremely warlike and relentless. Esmodius has severe sadistic tendencies. Rovoc is immersed in the despair brought by wisdom. Admil is too rational; in his eyes, everything is a necessary price to pay for fighting the Honkai. Beifengge is crazy and enjoys creating division and conflict. Baal is arrogant and acts impulsively without thinking. Abaddon is disdainful and silent about saving the world. Nahamah is an extreme materialist. Mostima is keen on teasing the world and spying on privacy.
It seems like the team is doing quite well when I'm leading it myself, but if you take any one of them out on their own, they'll be a disaster...
Lilith...
"Last night in my dream, I saw Lilith and Elysia as the real people, right? When did I acquire the power of the Eighth Law? Mobius couldn't detect anything... So it shouldn't be my problem, right? I can still the Present some spacetime powers, but I can't acquire any Eighth Law powers at all. Wait..."
While brushing his teeth and lost in thought, Zhu Yufeng paused. If it weren't for his own question, considering that the Eighth Law does indeed possess the ability to read memories, Elysia didn't seem like the type to bring herself in and trick him. Of all the dreams, the only one who hadn't suffered a setback was Lilith ...
That's exactly the kind of thing she's capable of doing!
"It seems I'll have to ask Lilith about this later... Although I don't know why she dragged Elysia into this, after thinking about it, she's probably the only one who could and would do such a thing." Zhu Yufeng continued brushing his teeth, preparing to ask Lilith later.
It's not unreasonable for him to think that way, after all, Lilith has a criminal record.
I never expected that even though I brought Astaroth with me to guard against Lilith's nighttime attacks, things didn't go as planned in reality. Lilith started attacking my dreams all night... No wonder Lilith didn't react to Elysia's actions that day. It's because whatever Elysia did during the day didn't affect her being able to take over my time at night, right?
"Um?"
Suddenly, the screen of my phone, which I had placed next to the sink, lit up. It was a message from Lilith.
Zhu Yufeng finished brushing her teeth, picked up her phone, and unlocked the screen. Lilith's message was simple. "Good morning, Feng. Now that all the Fallen Angel are at headquarters, how about we have another team-building activity?"
Zhu Yufeng put down her phone and started washing her face.
"Yes, although I've been having meals with Mostima and Lilith quite often lately, and I've also played basketball and baseball with Kevin with Nahamah, Baal, and Abaddon ... As for Xila, she should have just returned from finishing up her cleanup mission in Africa... Including Beelzebub and Esmodius in the Deepest Place, Admil has been staying at the Third European Research Institute, and will only be at headquarters for a while. Beifengge and Rovoc should be fine too..."
Although none of the Fallen Angel except for himself and Lilith had any memories left, they all left some traces of each other in their subconscious. Mobius had speculated that this was because he had devoured all the Fallen Angel in his Project: Ascend to Divinity, so he had left something for them.
This is why May and Disaster seem to have no resemblance to their past lives.
However, the speed at which the Mei Zhan Feng-Lilith Faction moved is a bit odd.
A team-building event for Fallen Angel... I'm suddenly getting a little excited? This should be the first time the Fallen Angel have ever had a team-building event, right?
Before this, everyone was basically scattered across the globe, especially Admil. In order to solidify the Serpent's intelligence network in Europe and, incidentally, to turn the Third Research Institute into the Serpent's headquarters, Admil really couldn't find the time to leave Europe. This time, he came to the headquarters because the Serpent had already infiltrated Europe quite thoroughly, and he had even shelved the Stigmata Project that he had been working on...
Hmm, the Stigmata Project... I still need to give him a good beating later, I can't forget that.
As for Xila, she was going to Africa to carry out a mission to eliminate witnesses. This wasn't a mission given to her by the Fire Moth, but by the Serpent of the Realm. After the Seventh Law incident, the former member of parliament who was exiled to Africa to mine coal doesn't seem to have given up. He's actively communicating with some local armed groups.
It can be said without exaggeration that this was the prototype of the later Rebel Army against the Fire Moth.
During the Eighth Law Incident, the Rebel Army had already shown signs of activity. Coupled with the already unstable situation in Africa, the Fire Moth's control over the region was insufficient, which led to them causing trouble during the Ninth Law Incident. After the Ninth Law Incident, they stopped pretending and directly confronted the Fire Moth openly.
Fortunately, after the establishment of the World Serpent, it paid special attention to the situation in Africa, especially those who were "exiled" to coal mines because they lost in the power struggle. The World Serpent was a key focus of its attention.
After all, the Rebel Army that caused trouble in the last time were basically driven by those defeated people.
The former senator probably didn't expect that Mobius would actually resort to underhanded tactics, sending Xila, a Fusion Warrior, to carry out an annihilation campaign. The former senator and his allies were wiped out. Since the situation in Africa was already unstable, and the Serpent had been supporting other armed groups there to provide cover when necessary, this incident would ultimately be covered up as an armed conflict.
Sometimes, being able to predict the future can be quite helpful.
The Rebel Army from the previous life were nothing to the Fire Moth, after all, the difference in combat power was obvious. The Fire Moth had Divine Key and Fusion Warrior, and the reason why they hadn't taken action against them was because they had considered some issues of public opinion.
The key point is that they tripped Fire Moth Mu Continent in the Ninth Law incident. The sacrifice of Hen and others and the sinking of the Mu Continent were not unrelated to those people. In the Tenth Law incident, they were even used as targets by the Tenth Law.
So after enduring it again and again, the council finally decided to stop. In addition, humanity was already at a great disadvantage in the fight against the Honkai, and the Rebel Army could no longer be allowed to cause trouble.
Currently, the situation regarding the fight against the Honkai is relatively good.
However... speaking of the Mu Continent, we must also consider the issue raised by Vill-V. The Mu Continent's approach to the Fire Moth has gradually shifted from assistance to constraint. To eliminate the constraints imposed by the Mu Continent, we must reconsider how to utilize the Ninth Law when it appears, rather than prematurely nipping it in the bud...
After thinking for a while, Zhu Yufeng made a decision.
Then they started contacting Lilith to organize the first team building event for the Fallen Angel... Wait, speaking of team building, it seems that Flame-Chasers's side, including the previous one, has never had a formal team building event... Even when the Fourteen Schicksal was first established and took a group photo, he, Mobius, and Qianjie all refused to attend for personal reasons.
She herself was there for Elysia, Mobius simply didn't want to come, and Qianjie didn't want to see Aponia...
This depends on Kevin. Although he is a member of the Feng-Lilith Faction, he often speaks with low emotional intelligence, such as "The Parliament has no intention of establishing the Flame-Chasers system" and "Stop being willful. You should know why Maple did this." However, at least Kevin will listen to Elysia's suggestions. If she asks him to be the leader, he will be; if she asks him to take photos, he will take them. The only exception is that he becomes a member of the Maple Party.
"I'll tell Elysia later..." Zhu Yufeng thought to himself.
Among the Fallen Angel, the only one who isn't Fusion Warrior right now is Mostima, who's still slacking off. She's probably one of the few who became Fusion Warrior later than the previous one...
However, she had no reason to become Fusion Warrior. In her previous life, she had hacked the Fire Moth's system, causing the Fire Moth's internal network to crash. In the end, she was captured and had to choose between being executed and being put on the operating table.
Mostima was forced to run away with Lilith early on and join the Fire Moth. Now she is fighting for the World Serpent and taking care of her child. There is no reason for her to undergo the Fusion Warrior surgery.
Speaking of Mostima, she is probably the Fallen Angel who has been transformed closest to becoming a complete being in this lifetime. Compared to the previous one, she has a home to return to and a child to take care of, though it's unclear who is taking care of whom. Although she hasn't changed in essence, she still does the same things she used to do when she goes to cafes or other places to play games. She is definitely much better off than the previous one.