Chapter 106

"Shouldn't you at least figure out the situation before making a decision?"

Ai Yue's tone was somewhat helpless, "If it weren't for a very complicated project, why would I consider human experimentation? The dangers involved are probably beyond your imagination."

"I'm not going to die, so it doesn't matter."

Mobius said with a puzzled look, "I'm not afraid, so why are you still hesitating?"

Ai Yue looked at her seriously. "What if I told you that this project might cause your resurrection ability to become ineffective?"

This is the reason why Ai Yue has been hesitant.

The current situation of the Stigmata Factor is unclear. If we conduct experiments using conventional methods, it is difficult to say whether unpredictable situations will arise during the process.

If, like Cosmo, the Stigmata Factor could evolve into abilities and characteristics identical to those of Mobius himself, that would be ideal. However, if other trends or even the complete opposite occurred during this process, the risks faced by Mobius would increase dramatically.

This is already a relatively good result. After all, whether the artificial catalysis process will stimulate the Honkai Beast's genes to go berserk or mutate is still unknown. If this happens, Mobius might really be living a life worse than death.

Ai Yue could not accept this result, so he was considering whether to use those death row inmates who had committed unforgivable crimes for experiments, so that they could play a final role.

If all else fails, he would rather stop the project that the system is currently implementing.

But Mobius didn't care about that at all, and instead laughed, "That seems to be a really big project, you can't not let me participate."

"If you want to participate, you can become my assistant."

Ai Yue shook his head. "As for human experimentation, I have someone else in mind."

"Why are you being so indecisive? Weren't you the one who asked me to volunteer?"

Mobius, however, was displeased and frowned at Ai Yue, "I already agreed, and now you're going back on your word? No way, I'm going to be this volunteer!"

Ai Yue didn't speak, but just silently looked at Mobius, and Mobius didn't try to dodge, glaring back without any politeness.

The two remained deadlocked for a long time before Ai Yue finally sighed and gave in, "You have to give me a reason to convince me, right?"

"Because I am the most suitable candidate."

Mobius answered very decisively, clearly having already thought everything through, "First of all, I have extensive volunteer experience, and the ability to resurrect can be reused repeatedly without consuming a large number of lives, which can reduce your moral burden."

Ai Yue's expression was strange. "Don't talk about yourself like some kind of experimental equipment, okay?"

"Secondly, I am also a top scholar in the field of biology, and I can accurately provide feedback on every detail of the experiment."

Ignoring Ai Yue's complaints, Mobius continued, "You should know very well that some details in the experiment cannot be observed simply by collecting data. I can accurately describe every slight change that happens to me. Can others do that?"

Ai Yue looked thoughtful, as if he had been persuaded by Mobius.

"Finally, and most importantly."

Mobius suddenly smiled gently. "This is your request, how could I possibly refuse?"

"Mobius,"

Ai Yue also showed a gentle expression, "Thank you, I understand."

"Good that you understand."

Mobius nodded in satisfaction. "So, what exactly do you want me to do?"

"You don't need to do anything, I mean you reminded me."

Ai Yue said, "Looking at it this way, I'm the one who's most suitable to be a volunteer."

"Ah?"

"I should have realized it when I saw you. Since it's my own project, then naturally..."

Ai Yue was still talking to himself when he noticed that Mobius had stood up with a cold face and was walking towards him. "Hey, what are you doing?"

Before he finished speaking, Mobius flipped Ai Yue to the ground and straddled him. "I've discovered that you're really good at making people angry, so I'm going to vent my anger now. You shut up."

"Wait, this is a laboratory... Ughhhh!!"

When the two finally calmed down, the laboratory was a mess. Mobius lay on the floor, panting heavily, her eyes somewhat unfocused. But when she turned her head slightly, she could see Ai Yue sitting to the side, seemingly quite at ease.

Clearly, after Ai Yue became Fused Warrior, his physical strength in a pure contest far surpassed that of Mobius.

Of course, it's also possible that we were too rough with it just now.

"You bastard..."

Mobius struggled to his feet, gritting his teeth as he said, "Don't get too cocky!"

Ai Yue tripped Mobius, causing him to lose his balance and fall. He then caught Mebius in his arms and said, "Alright, you've vented enough, haven't you? You've had enough."

"Enough with the nonsense!"

Mobius looked at the mess in the laboratory, his face flushed, but he still glared at Ai Yue, struggling to speak, "This isn't over yet!"

"Okay, okay,"

Ai Yue hugged her tightly, "Why are you reacting so strongly?"

What do you think?

Mobius glared at him. "Ai Yue, I've said it many times: I can die, but you can't! Whoever heard that last sentence here will definitely oppose you, do you understand?"

This is what infuriates Mobius the most. The other person's personality of prioritizing the safety of others in everything and not caring about himself makes it hard for those who care about him not to be angry.

More importantly, Ai Yue was not only important in Mobius's eyes, but he was of great significance to the entire human civilization. Such a person's life was even more important than that of a country, but he himself did not think so.

"I understand, I understand."

Ai Yue sighed, as if giving up on something. "Alright, welcome to this project, volunteer Mobius."

Ai Yue also realized that from the moment Mobius discovered that he had something on his mind, it was no longer possible to hide it from her. Since that was the case, all he could do was to minimize the risks as much as possible, rather than trying to deceive her.

"You agree?"

Mobius was taken aback at first, then smiled, but his expression quickly turned wary. "You rascal, you're not planning to fool me first and then do it secretly yourself, are you?"

"Then you're welcome to supervise 24 hours a day."

Ai Yue stretched out his arms in a welcoming gesture, "How about that, is that sincere enough?"

"That's more like it."

Mobius finally believed Ai Yue's words, and then tried to stand up by supporting himself on Ai Yue's chest with his hands. "Alright, hurry up and get ready... sigh!"

She fell back into Ai Yue's arms halfway through her sentence.

Ai Yue reached out and supported her. "What happened?"

"My legs... my legs are weak..."

Mobius lowered his head and said in a low voice, but when he heard Ai Yue burst out laughing, he bit him on the shoulder angrily, "It's all your fault, and you're still laughing!"

"Wrong, wrong,"

Ai Yue quickly begged for mercy, "Don't move around. We need to rest for a while so we can get up and clean up this place."

"Hmph, that's easy."

Mobius then relented, a smug look on his face. "Watch closely!"

As she spoke, she shifted a couple of times, finding a comfortable position in Ai Yue's arms. Then she saw the familiar dark green viscous substance spread from her feet, gradually covering every corner of the laboratory. For a moment, the entire room was plunged into darkness.

After Mobius reabsorbed this substance, although it still couldn't change the messy state of the laboratory, it did reduce a lot of the chaotic mess.

"Absorbing nutrients and converting them into one's own energy—this technique can be used in this way too?"

Ai Yue looked thoughtful. "Speaking of which, wouldn't you say this is a kind of self-circulation?"

"Are you stupid?"

Mobius rolled his eyes, about to say something, when he suddenly froze, then abruptly stood up from Ai Yue's back, "You... you... how did you recover so quickly!"

"Isn't this the kind of thing you used to use to mock me for?"

Ai Yue also stood up, deliberately revealing a sinister smile, like a thug who had cornered an innocent girl in a dead end. "Looks like you've recovered quite a bit, haven't you? Round two?"

"Wait, wait a minute,"

Seeing Ai Yue's expression, Mobius subconsciously took a step back. "Let's get down to business first. Business is more important!"

She doesn't know if it's just psychological, but she still feels her legs are weak.

"Alright."

Ai Yue didn't insist, after all, he was actually all bark and no bite. So he pulled up a chair and sat down, picked out a black folder from the messy pile of documents, and handed it to Mobius, "Take a look at this first."

Mobius breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the skirt from the side and put it on, then took the folder from Ai Yue and started looking through it.

Although the content was a mess, completely unformatted and just Ai Yue's own random notes, Mobius knew his habits well, so it didn't affect her reading. She quickly grasped the message and then looked up at Ai Yue abruptly. "Is this why you suddenly organized the physical exams?"

She had clearly connected the dots from what had happened before.

"Well, the result wasn't ideal."

Ai Yue nodded. "I haven't figured out the middle part yet, so just go straight to the end."

So Mobius skipped the data report on the Stigmata Factor in Kevin and the others, and saw Ai Yue's speculation on the existing information. "The special components generated by the potential explosion of humans when they are on the verge of death... isn't that a bit too imprecise?"

Mobius's expression was strange, as if he were reading some cheap, low-quality literature. "And this 'Stigmata Factor'... wouldn't you say you're plagiarizing me?"

Mobius certainly wouldn't forget that one of his projects that was halted was called "Stigmata Project".

"Because I haven't figured out the principle behind the formation of this substance, this is the only conclusion I can draw for now."

Ai Yue shrugged, deliberately skipping the topic of plagiarism, "However, the current phenomena do support this conclusion, at least the direction should be correct."

"So the reason I'm not in the sample data is because I'm not afraid of death, so I can't unleash my potential?"

Mobius frowned and flipped back through the file. "Logically, it seems to be fine, but why does it feel so unsettling? I've experienced my fair share of crises!"

"Currently, there are two possibilities. One is that you genuinely don't have it. After all, once you become Fused Warrior, you basically have no concept of death, so it's understandable."

After obtaining Cosmo's blood sample, Ai Yue had a new understanding of this. "The second possibility is that you actually have the Stigmata Factor in your body, but because you keep dying and being reborn in that special way, this part of the Stigmata Factor has been deeply integrated with your genes, so it cannot be detected."

Due to Sesha's unique characteristics, Mobius has the highest degree of fusion with Honkai Beast genes among all Fused Warrior. In other words, there is very little human component left in her body.

From a rational perspective, the Mobius before Ai Yue is essentially just a shell, a kind of mimicry. The real Mobius is actually a special blackish-green substance, which is why Mobius can be resurrected no matter what kind of death he experiences.

Therefore, under these circumstances, even if Mobius contains the Stigmata Factor, it may exist in some other way and cannot be detected by previous detection methods, which is understandable.

"Is it just my imagination? I keep feeling like you're insulting me."

Mobius flipped through the documents, then suddenly looked up and gave Ai Yue a suspicious glance. "What are your plans for the next phase of the experiment?"

"I haven't thought about the specifics yet, but I can start with the basics,"

Ai Yue scratched his head. "For example, how about we inject the Stigmata Factor extracted from other people's bodies into yours first?"

"That sounds weird,"

Mobius subconsciously touched his arm, but did not object. "But since you've said so, I'll listen to you."

As she spoke, she deliberately revealed a charming expression and raised her eyebrows at Ai Yue: "This body is yours to use from now on."

Ai Yue smiled, then suddenly stepped forward and picked the other person up in his arms. "You said it yourself."

"Wait, that's not what I meant!"

62

Chapter Sixty-Two: Now the Farmer and the Snake (4,000 words)

How are you feeling?

The following day in the operating room, Ai Yue took off his protective gloves and looked at Kevin, who was slowly waking up.

"It seems... I don't feel anything?"

Kevin sat up from the operating table and looked at his hands. "Was there really an injection of new Honkai Beast genes?"

"Because this time we are using Honkai Beast genes with the same attributes as 'Parvati', theoretically it should enhance your own ability to control ice."

Ai Yue began tidying up the surgical instruments. "The fusion of multiple Honkai Beast genes is a gradual process. Otherwise, if we break the balance before it is stable, it may cause the genes in your body to collapse on their own."

"Is it that serious?"

Kevin couldn't help but look worried. "What if I explode while I'm on a mission?"

"That's unlikely. How could my surgery possibly have such a hidden danger?"

Hearing Kevin's concerns, Ai Yue couldn't help but laugh, "Don't worry, even if you directly Overweight Hypermutation now, you won't explode."