Mobius: Now, Fantasy Time!

Mobius's pupils dilated and contracted like an earthquake, over and over...

But soon, Mobius's shock turned into fervent joy.

Being forcibly kissed was whatever, what truly mattered to Mobius was the physical strength displayed by the man who emerged from the stone statue.

He possessed the power to easily pin her down, and the agility to adjust his skeletal structure at will... Furthermore, having only been awake for a minute and already finding a way to escape indicated that his intelligence was by no means low.

Most importantly, this guy had held her down for so long, and besides swallowing the noodles he'd taken from her mouth, he hadn't done anything to harm her. This meant the man who emerged from the stone statue was capable of communication.

If he could be studied, he would absolutely be a magnificent creation capable of evolving all of humanity!

With this thought, Mobius, who was lusting after Xu Ziling's body, no longer felt the urge to resist.

Instead of resisting the strange man who was constantly searching her mouth with his tongue for food scraps, Mobius actively leaned in, preserving a sample of his saliva in her mouth... It was fortunate it was Mobius, someone who would stop at nothing for experimental data. Any other Doctor would either be enraged to the point of losing their mind or be scared to death on the spot.

After all, discovering a new type of microorganism is a great biological discovery, but a giant new creature with terrifying power could mean the apocalypse for civilization.

As for Blanca, she didn't have Mobius's strong adaptability. In the end, she was just a young girl assisting Mobius.

When she saw the "stone statue man" break free from the statue's restraints and leap out of the sink in an extremely contorted and bizarre posture, pouncing on her Doctor like a wild beast, Blanca's eyes went black, and she fainted. She was a living example of the opposite.

Returning to Xu Ziling himself.

He felt his head was groggy, and he instinctively followed his primal urge to eat, searching for the nearest food.

After finishing the instant noodles, his body's instincts urged Xu Ziling to eat the "green little bun" in front of him. However, as soon as he took a bite, the snake-like scent stimulated him to retract his tongue, and he began searching for other food.

By the time Xu Ziling's consciousness gradually returned, his table was already piled high with empty instant noodle buckets.

And across the table, a tall woman with long green hair pushed a bowl of prepared instant noodles towards him, her pair of pinkish-green eyes blinking at him as if he were some rare specimen.

"..."

Seeing the tall woman in a white lab coat with a look of pure joy on her face, Xu Ziling was silent for a moment before putting down the noodle bucket and tentatively saying:

"...Sssserpent?"

"Hm?"

Mobius blinked her eyes and said with surprise, "You know our language?"

"Hiss~"

Xu Ziling couldn't help but gasp.

However, upon hearing his gasp, the Serpent paused, then tentatively spoke:

"Hiss hiss hiss?"

"...Huh?"

"Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss?"

"...Wait a minute, give me a moment to process."

Having inexplicably appeared here and inexplicably hearing the language of snakes, Xu Ziling was a bit bewildered. He mobilized his chaotic and tangled brain, trying to figure out his current predicament.

The person in front of him had distinctive snake eyes and light green long hair, coupled with the greedy and sinister look for evolution in her brows. This was definitely Mobius.

And the room he was in also had the interior design of a research institute, prioritizing efficiency and practicality, with various instruments of all sizes in sight.

Was this Mobius's research institute?

And why was he here... Had he transmigrated to the previous era of Honkai?

Xu Ziling glanced at the unconscious Blanca in the room, and his heart sank halfway.

No, why did he transmigrate to this godforsaken place?

When he was still inside the stone statue, Xu Ziling couldn't see or feel anything from the outside. But the system said it was the Star Rail Cultivation System, so Xu Ziling thought he had transmigrated to some universe in Honkai: Star Rail.

But the reality was, as soon as Xu Ziling opened his eyes, he saw a dangerously cunning snake, with a mother-in-law figure lying unconscious beside her.

Clearly, this was the previous era of the Honkai Impact 3rd universe.

System, aren't you going to explain?

[Beep~ System rebooting...]

"..."

He couldn't rely on the system. Xu Ziling thought for a moment and shrugged indifferently.

Forget it, so be it, the previous era. Many fanfiction novels Xu Ziling read before transmigrating talked about how dangerous and desperate the previous era was.

Hey, Xu Ziling didn't believe it.

I can't do anything?

No, no, with the system in hand, I can do anything!!

"Test subject, are you listening to me?"

Seeing that Xu Ziling remained motionless, Mobius put the noodle bucket aside and tentatively tapped his forehead with her finger.

Seeing that Xu Ziling didn't seem angry, Mobius couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

At the very least, based on current communication experiments, she discovered that this humanoid creature that emerged from the ancient stone statue was friendly and communicative as long as it wasn't starving. This meant Mobius could converse with Xu Ziling without worrying about this "ancient creature" suddenly attacking her.

This time, she and Blanca had snuck out, so they naturally wouldn't bring bodyguards. If they ended up dying at the hands of her own test subject, there would be nowhere for her to even cry.

"Sorry... I zoned out just now..."

With the mental encouragement from the system he possessed, Xu Ziling naturally accepted the fact that he had transmigrated to the civilization before the Honkai very quickly. His thoughts returned, and he turned to Mobius, saying, "Please continue."

"Mhm... If... hypothetically! If you can truly understand my language, tell me your name first?"

Mobius did her best to show goodwill towards Xu Ziling. After all, based on her experience learned from some unknown fairy, getting along well with the subject... no, with the experimental subject could make the entire experimental process much easier.

Xu Ziling heard this and carefully stared at Mobius's chest.

Hmm... And the great Serpent, with her ample bosom. Her personality is qualitatively different from the extremely wicked Serpent in the later eras of the Imaginary Tree. Now I have even less to worry about. At least the one in front of me won't tie me to the operating table while I'm sleeping.

Having figured this out in his mind, Xu Ziling slightly adjusted his excited mood after being resurrected in the stone statue after his transmigration. He smiled at Mobius and said, "Doctor, before asking for someone else's name, shouldn't you introduce yourself first?"

Seeing that Xu Ziling had spoken so much in one go, Mobius's eyes lit up.

She wasn't sure before, but now it seemed... this strange man who had emerged from the stone statue had indeed learned the language she used!

He had only been awake for less than half an hour, and most of that time was spent eating. Yet, just based on a few casual words she had spoken, he had learned the language she used... What a terrifying display of intelligence!!

If she could get his experimental data... As long as she could get his experimental data! Wouldn't the research funding from "M" Continent be approved until her hands were sore? And those old fossils in Fire Moth who used to oppose her would have to come and apologize to this Serpent!

Thinking of this, Mobius couldn't help but lick her lips, then she couldn't help but laugh.

Xu Ziling looked at Mobius, who was chuckling to herself in front of him, with some surprise.

Although he knew there would be differences between the great Serpent and the younger Serpent, Xu Ziling hadn't expected the difference to be so significant.

At the very least... the Mobius in the game would absolutely never show a smile like this.

So, what had turned Mobius into the extremely wicked figure she was in the later eras of the Imaginary Tree?

Hmm... It must have been () who did it!

"Doctor?"

Seeing Mobius seemingly lost in her own thoughts, Xu Ziling couldn't help but ask, "Are you alright?"

"Cough. Cough."

Mobius gave a tactical cough, adjusted her state, and said, "My name is Mobius. As you can see, I'm a down-on-my-luck biologist."

As she spoke, Mobius pointed to Blanca, who had been carried to a chair and was unconscious, adding, "This is my experimental assistant, Blanca... Don't worry about her for now. She's been working hard for several days to help me leave M Continent overnight. Let her sleep for now."

Xu Ziling nodded thoughtfully, then said, "My name is Xu Ziling. The 'Xu' is the one for 'double people,' and the 'Ziling' is the one for 'mausoleum.' Doctor, you can just call me by my name or call me Ziling."

Seeing that Xu Ziling seemed very easy to talk to, Mobius nodded with satisfaction and said, "Xu Ziling, huh? Alright, I've got it. However, I usually call you my little white mouse... it's just a personal habit, don't mind it. Do you have any other needs right now? I'll try my best to satisfy them, but in return, after a while, I hope you can cooperate with me for... a small experiment."

"No problem."

Xu Ziling agreed without hesitation. Come on, being experimented on by a big sister, just thinking about it is exciting!

"It's just... Doctor, I'm still very hungry. Can we eat first before the experiment?"

"Easy peasy... but we only have instant noodles left here. Can you accept that?"

"I'm not picky... As long as Doctor doesn't mind me eating a lot."

The laboratory jolted and swayed. Blanca opened her eyes.

She said she had just had a dream.

She dreamed that the laboratory went bankrupt... today.