Fire Moths

Mobius Laboratory.

Zhu Yufeng and Elysia sat upright in their seats, obediently waiting like students for Professor Mobius to announce the final results. Mobius, Herrscher of Binding of Binding, walked up to the two of them with a dark face, wearing a white lab coat of a specific size.

"Um..." Zhu Yufeng was about to speak when he was glared at by Mobius and promptly shut up.

Mobius clicked his tongue in annoyance, then looked at Elysia: "Elysia, aren't you usually very talkative? Why are you so quiet now?"

Elysia looked away somewhat guiltily and said, "Uh... well, Mobius, just tell me the result..."

"The result? Do I have to tell you the result?" Mobius said with a half-smile, "Don't you two know what the result is?"

"Male or female?" Zhu Yufeng asked.

A frown appeared on Mobius's forehead. She glared at Zhu Yufeng and said, "It's not certain yet; it's still early stages."

Zhu Yufeng said "Oh," and Mobius continued, "What were you two thinking? First of all, Elysia, don't you know your own body's condition? And Yu Feng, you even thought of using the device made by Rovoc to shield Vill-V, but you didn't take any protective measures?!"

Zhu Yufeng and Elysia exchanged a glance, then looked away and remained silent.

Mobius realized that the two of them seemed to be aiming to have a child. Although their starting points might be somewhat different, they had reached a tacit understanding regarding the outcome.

Mobius rubbed his forehead in exasperation, saying, "We're already in the later stages of the fight against the Honkai, Finality just about a year away. And you two pulled this stunt? Leaving aside whether we'll have enough time, we don't even know how much time Elysia will have left to recover. While it's true that Herrscher and Fusion Warrior have much greater regenerative abilities than normal humans, there's no precedent for this among Herrscher or Fusion Warrior..."

The two people opposite remained silent.

Mobius glanced at the two of them, took a deep breath, and thought that Zhu Yufeng and Elysia getting to base was already exciting enough, but these two were aiming for a child. Didn't they consider how this process would go? And according to Vill-V, Lilith seems to have already made her move. Is someone going to bring in a Lilith later?

If that's the case... we might as well call on Vill-V and take care of this guy too.

After calming down, Mobius said irritably, "So what about during this time? Others will eventually notice. Are you just going to avoid appearing in front of others during this time Elysia?"

The two nodded.

Mobius: "..."

You two have already discussed it, right?

Mobius felt his blood pressure rising. These two shouldn't normally do anything so irrational, yet they maintained a strange tacit understanding in this matter...

She suddenly remembered Vita's cipher, which was still being deciphered, and Michael's mysterious words that he had only told Zhu Yufeng... She had reason to suspect that Zhu Yufeng probably already understood what Vita was saying, and that Michael's words were mostly an explanation of what the Herrscher had repeatedly emphasized before.

Based on this, we can speculate...

She glanced at the two people who seemed lost in thought, thinking that they probably wouldn't reveal the truth. Now that things were settled, instead of thinking about other things, she should think about how to arrange things during this time and minimize the risks.

Most of the Fire Moth already know that the final battle is coming in the near future. At this juncture, the fact that one of the strongest Fusion Warrior is pregnant will be really difficult to handle if it is made public. To cover it up, at least the higher-ups in other departments need to be informed.

"We're already busy enough with so many things to do, and you're still giving me more to do," Mobius said through gritted teeth. "Won't this kind of thing be the same after the War of Finality? Why now?"

Zhu Yufeng and Elysia remained silent.

Mobius also fell silent. At this moment, she finally understood the intentions of these two people. In their eyes, one of them would probably die in the War of Finality, and this child... probably existed only to give the other person something to live for.

Mobius desperately wanted to grab these two guys by the collar and demand an explanation: why wouldn't they believe in everyone else, in their ability to rewrite destiny and reshape the future this time?

But... the words stuck in his throat, and he couldn't bring himself to say them. The recurrence of the Tragedy of Binding restraints showed that the coercive force of fate was in effect. What form the next Herrscher of Erosion would take, or how its powers would change, remained unknown.

If it were merely a repeat of the Tragedy of Binding that led them to make such a choice, then Mobius could say that these two were absolutely out of their minds. This is clearly impossible. Considering the unsettling things Vita and Michael said, it's very likely that they had actually foreshadowed the inevitable recurrence of the Tragedy of Binding, and that in the War of Finality, only one of Origin and Time could survive.

This is the only possibility that would lead these two people to make such a choice.

Mobius believed he understood Zhu Yufeng quite well. Although he had a good impression of everyone, in terms of rank, the two people at the top were only Lilith and Elysia. Lilith's stance had always been with Zhu Yufeng, and Lilith attitude was excessively pure. She only cared about Zhu Yufeng; if Zhu Yufeng lived, she would continue to live; if Zhu Yufeng died, she would even rush to die before him as a sign of respect.

So, what about Elysia?

Elysia's choice remains unclear, but what is certain is that for Zhu Yufeng, saving Elysia from her original fate of death is his deepest obsession, the origin of his initial decision to save the world. As for the War of Finality... yes, even now, the power of the Finality is a terrifying force that sends chills down the spine for Mobius, who has faced the Finality head-on. Within the Divine Blessing Barrier, she could rely on Shesha's special ability to regenerate and hold off the constraints, but during the War of Finality, she truly felt an overwhelming sense of death. At that moment, she almost doubted whether her regeneration ability would become ineffective.

The War of Finality... it's hard to say there won't be sacrifices.

The final outcome depends on how well Zhu Yufeng, the Herrscher of Time, or rather, another concept, the Herrscher of Finality, can contend with that reincarnation machine.

"Alright, alright, I understand. You two should deal with the mess you created. I'll just do what I'm supposed to do," Mobius waved his hand and said. "In the meantime, Elysia, you'd better be conscious of minimizing your public appearances."

"Don't worry, Mobius, I was actually prepared for this a long time ago♪" Elysia said with a smile.

Mobius clicked his tongue and then said, "Oh right, I was so focused on you two that I forgot to mention, Elysia, your proposal regarding the Fire Moths has been approved."

"Huh? Everyone was against it in the last life♪ Feng, did you secretly go and talk to them again?" Elysia looked at Zhu Yufeng with some surprise.

Zhu Yufeng said somewhat speechlessly, "I didn't even know you submitted another proposal to establish the Fire Moths. If it gets rejected... then I might have to talk to them."

"Talk? Where are we going to talk?" Mobius said irritably. "Almost all those guys who sat in the council hall in their past lives died in this the Tragedy of Binding. The Fire Moths was established to replace the council's role. Elysia, don't pretend you're surprised; this was already in your proposal!"

"I see..." Zhu Yufeng said thoughtfully, "So... who are the candidates for Fire Moths at this stage?"

"Elysia added all the Fallen Angel and the original Fourteen Schicksal, but Griseo wasn't included; she replaced her with Hen," Mobius said. "However, both Lionel and Mebius objected to this choice; at least, characters like Qianjie and Beelzebub are not on their radar."

"The Fire Moths isn't a parliament. As humanity's last line of defense, simply handling paperwork is definitely not enough, is it?" Zhu Yufeng said.

"Then why don't you think carefully about Beelzebub and Esmodius' fighting styles and tactics resemble a last resort for humanity?" Mobius said.

Zhu Yufeng thought about it and realized... it seemed true.

"Then why don't we reinstate the Fallen Angel system? Flame-Chasers and Fallen Angel coexist. Sometimes, things that Flame-Chasers can't do, or things that are inconvenient for ordinary people to know, can be left to the Fallen Angel. Anyway, that's how it was in the last life," Zhu Yufeng said.

"It's not that simple. You see, neither the Flame-Chasers nor the Fallen Angel can completely replace the original Council's work. There are still some things that the Council needs to handle. However... indeed, the Flame-Chasers system might be able to restrain the Council in the future..." Mobius said, stroking his chin. "Alright, for now, that's the only way. Oh, by the way, Elysia, how do you plan to tell Kevin and the others about what happened between you and Yu Feng?"

Zhu Yufeng and Elysia exchanged a glance, then Zhu Yufeng said, "Just say what you want to say."

Mobius: "..."

Okay, that's something those two would do.

After leaving Mobius's lab, Zhu Yufeng looked at Elysia, his expression somewhat complicated, and said, "It seems our goals are actually the same..."

Elysia lowered her eyes. "Yes, no matter which of us leaves in the future, the child will stay. Of course... the best outcome would be for neither of us to leave, and for us to grow up together with the child."

Zhu Yufeng hummed in agreement, then said, "Do I... owe you a grand and perfect wedding?"

Elysia smiled gently and said, "Of course!♪ You'll have to make it up to me properly later!♪ But right now, I'm afraid it's not possible. You can make it up to me after the War of Finality is over!♪"

Zhu Yufeng wanted to nod, but then he remembered Lilith and the others. He suddenly realized that things might not be as simple as he thought. However, that wasn't something he needed to worry about right now. His primary goal was for everyone to survive the War of Finality.

At the same time, it's normal to feel like you deserve to die once again because you're a scumbag.

"So... how should I tell everyone about this?" Elysia tapped her chin lightly with her finger. "Although when I told Mobius before that I would speak frankly..."

"It's alright, I don't think there will be any problems," Zhu Yufeng said. "At most, Kevin's reaction will be much stronger than Pardo's, hmm... Eden might want to kill me..."

Elysia, recalling Kevin's unwavering Feng-Lilith Faction, couldn't help but agree with a dark expression, "If it's Kevin... that's true... As for Eden, I don't think she'd want to kill you. At most, she'd give you a few Zeroth Power from Star Sea Harmony, right?"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

So, they really didn't come here to kill me?

As expected, after the truth came out, Pardo remained completely unfazed. In her words, "Since Lilith already has Lilim, it won't make a difference if Sister Elysia has one more."

Aside from Eden, who wore a "kind" smile, most of the women didn't react much, as if they had expected this... Perhaps it was because of Lilim?

On the men's side...

Kosma was blushing, lost in thought, but it was definitely about Disaster. It was rare to see someone so innocent after dating for so long...

Nahamah was taken aback for a moment, then gave Zhu Yufeng a thumbs up. While Nahamah was indeed Feng-Lilith Faction, he leaned more towards Zhu Yufeng's own choice. Abaddon felt the same way, and had even started planning how to raise the two children...

Don't plan so fast!

Beifengge, always eager for a good show, was the only Baal was a bit loud, shouting, "Big Sister Lilith, you can't give up!" before being silenced by Astaroth.

Hen looked at Zhu Yufeng with a rather complicated expression. After a long while, he patted Zhu Yufeng's hand and said, "Now that you've made your decision, you must protect her."

Kevin's face seemed to turn as cold as ice at that moment, and he practically dragged Zhu Yufeng away.

Seeing the Jie Mie Kevin pulled out, Zhu Yufeng swallowed hard. "Are you serious?"

Kevin didn't waste any words with Zhu Yufeng and went straight into a full-blown fight with Zhu Yufeng on the Pacific Ocean. The fight ended with Zhu Yufeng knocking the demonized Kevin into the ice.

Zhu Yufeng reached out onto the ice and pulled Kevin up. Kevin exited his demonic state and looked at Zhu Yufeng, saying, "You seem even stronger than you were at this time in my previous life."

"If you don't become stronger, how can you protect the people you need to protect?" Zhu Yufeng said with a helpless smile.

Kevin paused for a moment, then said, "Does it really have to be this way?"

Zhu Yufeng lowered her eyes. "You..."

"At least Mei used the same method to save my life." Kevin's gaze shifted to the distant horizon. "Feng, do you... really have so little faith?"

Zhu Yufeng sighed softly, "I can't afford to lose... I absolutely cannot lose..."

Kevin lowered his eyes, remained silent for a long time, then punched Zhu Yufeng hard in the chest and said seriously, "Whether it's Lilith or Elysia, you must treat them well... and more importantly, you must survive!"

Zhu Yufeng's voice was soft yet firm. "Isn't that obvious...?"