Fusion Warriors

[In June, at the age of 21, the Seventh Herrscher—the Herrscher of Flames—was born.]

[The Herrscher's identity was the captain of the highly decorated Squad Five—Himiko.]

[Thirty seconds before Himiko transformed into a Herrscher, you ordered Squad Five to evacuate. Everyone trusted you and Elysia. Despite their doubts, they chose to follow your orders, resulting in no casualties for Squad Five.]

[As for why you didn't inform the people in Australia beforehand, you believed it might create a butterfly effect, where even a small change could lead to different outcomes.]

[But in reality, you didn't care. They weren't on your list of people to save.]

[This is Yoshikage Kira: a calm, elegant murderer who craves peace within his heart.]

Seeing everyone return to base, Mei breathed a sigh of relief, but Vill-V's brow remained furrowed.

Vill-V walked over to Pardo, whose eyes were red. Seeing Vill-V, Pardo tearfully sobbed, "Wuwuwu, Sister Vill-V... Boss... Boss he..."

Vill-V gently patted Pardo's back and patiently said, "It's okay, Pardo, take your time."

"Boss... Boss didn't come out." Pardo finally managed to utter a complete sentence, but this was not the news Vill-V wanted to hear.

Without any shouting or crying, without blaming anyone, Vill-V calmed down. She looked at the distant inferno that continued to spread and consume every inch of Australia, and said, "All logistics and research personnel, take essential supplies and data, and abandon the Australian sub-base."

"All other combat personnel, prepare for combat and search and rescue."

Although Vill-V was not the overall commander, everyone understood that this was the best course of action. Thus, everyone quickly sprang into action.

As people bustled around her, Vill-V stood frozen in place, no one knowing what she was thinking.

A moment later, Vill-V took a deep breath, returned to her Spiral Workshop, and retrieved the Third Divine Key—the Seven Thunders of Retribution.

As if sensing Vill-V's current mood, the Seven Thunders of Retribution obediently remained in its sniper rifle form.

Vill-V pressed the self-destruct button for the Spiral Workshop and slowly walked out, heading towards the members of Squad Five.

"I'll go with you," Vill-V said to everyone, raising the sniper rifle in her hand.

Considering that only Vill-V understood the Divine Key she held, everyone agreed to her providing long-range support.

However, within an hour, everyone had withdrawn from Australia.

Like magma, like the sun, the extremely high temperature of the flames had turned every inch of Australia into a living hell, and the seawater surrounding the continent churned and boiled.

The Herrscher of Flames' authority rapidly swept through every corner of Australia. Squad Five was forced to leave before they even saw the Australian Dome.

Standing on the departing ship, Vill-V tightly gripped the railing, staring intently at the flames engulfing Australia.

Back at the Flame Chasers headquarters, Kevin reported the situation to the higher-ups.

Following this, the Flame Chasers convened an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

But everyone was at a loss.

No matter what weapon was used, it was instantly vaporized upon entering Australia, let alone any people.

"Then, shall we try my 'Fusion Warrior Project'?"

While everyone was troubled, Mobius proposed.

After another round of discussion, the higher-ups agreed to this sole method that might break the deadlock.

Mobius would perform surgery, implanting a "Hyper-Evolution Factor" modified from Honkai Beast genes into the human body.

But what were the chances of the experiment succeeding? Almost zero.

Hearing this chance, which was practically equivalent to a suicide mission, everyone fell silent.

Only Pardo and Vill-V raised their hands.

But then, Kevin also raised his hand and said to the two of them, "Let me do it."

"But Kevin..." Seeing her lover raise his hand, Mei immediately spoke up, intending to say something, but Kevin interrupted her.

"Mei, do you know, although everyone calls me a hero, in my heart, Senior Kira is the hero."

"The Hyper-Evolution Factor was perfected by you and Dr. Mobius together, right?"

Mei nodded, and Kevin continued, "Then please believe in me, just as I believe in your research results."

"A hero can't flee from battle."

After speaking, Kevin also promised Pardo and Vill-V, "Leave it to me. I will definitely bring Senior Kira back."

As if by a miracle, Kevin survived the experiment with an almost zero chance of success.

Kevin fused with the genes of the Emperor-class Honkai Beast—Parvati, codenamed CM-001, possessing the ability to control ice.

After emerging from the laboratory, an unbearable cold emanated from Kevin.

Mei stepped forward to embrace Kevin, but he dodged her.

"...Mei, you might get frostbite if you touch me." After a brief silence, Kevin explained to Mei.

Mei ignored his warning and stepped forward, grabbing Kevin's hand.

"A brief contact won't cause much harm... I won't waste any more words. Let's go defeat the Herrscher, Kevin."

Pulling his hand away from his lover's, Kevin nodded.

"Leave it to me."

After Kevin left, Mobius looked at Mei by the doorway and said, "Do you need me to treat that for you?"

"Then I'll trouble you, Doctor." Looking at her frostbitten hand, Mei thanked Mobius.