Advancing the Fusion Warrior Project

Within Canghai City, Squad Five watched as Mobius soloed the Judgement-class Honkai Beast—Sasha.

"Sister Snake is amazing! Are all researchers this strong?" Pardo sighed as she watched Mobius utterly crush Sasha.

The others did not deny it, remaining alert for any possible accidents.

However, everything proceeded quite smoothly, and Mobius returned with an unquestionable victory.

"Hehe, then sorry for the trouble—please send the corpse to my First Research Institute."

"Mobius, are you sure you want to become a Fusion Warrior?" Elysia asked seriously.

"Oh? Elysia, are you questioning my skills? Do you think I cannot succeed?"

"How could I? My dear Mobius, I am concerned about you."

"How about practicing on Elysia first? The chances of success might be higher," Yoshikage Kira interjected.

"We are good friends, aren't we, Yoshikage Kira?"

"You had already planned to do that, hadn't you?"

"Mm-hmm~ Yoshikage Kira, you are quite good at uncovering a young girl's secrets."

With that, Elysia turned to Mobius.

"Then, Doctor Mobius, please make full use of me!"

"Hmph, a Herrscher? Let me see what result this produces."

The result was that Elysia perfectly mastered the Hyper-Evolution Factor of the End of Dharma-class Honkai Beast—Mahāsvayaṁ.

If there was any effect, it was merely that Elysia's ears had grown longer, making her look even prettier.

Mobius collected the experimental data and prepared for her own surgery.

Three days later, Mobius underwent the Fusion Warrior surgery as well, performed by Mei, Klein, and her former assistant Blanca.

Mobius's surgery naturally succeeded. It seemed that only her eyes had turned into snake pupils.

However, because Mobius did not have the best reputation, and the dresses she usually wore completely covered her legs, coupled with the fact that she had acquired a mobility device, people soon began speculating that Mobius's lower body had turned into that of a snake.

Mobius herself did not care. On the contrary, she was quite satisfied—satisfied with Sasha's ability, Snake Shedding. After death, it merely reversed her body's physiological age. That brought her closer to her goal—immortality.

The emergence of three Fusion Warriors in succession greatly shocked the Flame Chasers.

People marveled at the strength of the Fusion Warriors. This had greatly increased their combat power against the Honkai.

But humanity would always fear powerful things. Many people feared the Fusion Warriors, because after fusing Honkai Beast genes into one's body, were you still human, or were you a Honkai Beast?

Opposition had existed ever since the Fusion Warrior Project was proposed, and once Mobius's appearance was revealed to the public, those objections reached their peak.

Within the Flame Chasers, an opposition faction emerged, opposed to creating inhuman monsters by fusing Honkai Beast genes.

In order to halt the Fusion Warrior Project, the opposition sent Forget-me-not, a member of Poisoned Pupae, the Flame Chasers' assassination unit—namely Sakura—to undergo a Hyper-Evolution Factor experiment.

After some time, Sakura successfully fused with the Emperor-class Honkai Beast—Yaksa.

Looking at the pair of long fox ears that had grown atop her head in the mirror, Sakura's expression darkened slightly.

"Forget it. Gaining power always comes at a price."

"Then it is time to return and report in."

With Sakura's return, the opposition considered whom to target next.

Mobius? Mobius had also undergone Hypervariable Surgery, and her combat capability was unclear.

That left only the other key figures.

In the end, they turned their sights on an ordinary person who was indispensable to advancing the Fusion Warrior Project, yet possessed no combat ability—Mei.

"Dr. Mei, you should rest for a few days."

Mei raised her head and looked out the window. The leaves had lost their green, with a faint yellow beginning to show.

"Has autumn already arrived?"

Mei rose and began gathering her documents, then left the research institute.

I should go see Kevin. Come to think of it, ever since he became a Fusion Warrior, he has been deliberately avoiding me.

At Squad Five's training grounds, although Fusion Warriors no longer needed training, Kevin still held himself to strict standards.

"Sorry to interrupt, everyone. I came to see Kevin."

"Eh, Mei is here! Brother Kevin, Mei came to see you!" Pardo called loudly to Kevin when she saw Mei arrive, having been sitting in a chair to enjoy the peaceful moment.

"Kevin, let's go on a date." Without beating around the bush, Mei directly extended an invitation to Kevin.

After all he had been through, Kevin had begun to be troubled by all sorts of concerns. He hesitated.

Yoshikage Kira gave him a push.

"Go. That is an order."

"Yes, Kevin. The girl has already taken the initiative. How can a boy hesitate?"

"Senior Kevin, hurry up and go."

Listening to everyone's urging, Kevin scratched his head sheepishly and walked over to Mei.

"Then let's go, my princess."

Kevin spoke the same playful words as before, but the low temperature around him prevented the two from drawing as close as they once had.

"There is a lake nearby. Let's go boating there. There are not many people, and the scenery is quite nice," Mei suggested.

"Mm, whatever you say."