Huang Hao looked at the visitor before him in surprise. "Oh, Elysia, what a rare guest. I wonder how you managed to find me?"
Elysia replied with a smile, "It wasn't me. It was her."
A drone slowly flew out from behind Elysia.
"Hello, master of this mysterious flame."
A woman's voice came from the drone.
"My name is Mobius."
The smile Huang Hao had maintained on his face instantly vanished.
Damn it, why did it have to be this science freak? Huang Hao thought to himself.
Since things had come to this, Huang Hao could only steel himself and ask, "May I ask what brings you here?"
Mobius spoke in a falsely smiling voice. "I only want to study this flame a little. There's no need to be nervous."
That's exactly why I'm worried—you're the one who wants to study it. Huang Hao thought silently, but still replied, "It's nothing more than a few little tricks. There's no need to watch."
Mobius said, "How could we let that happen? We of the Moth to the Flame are extremely hospitable."
"Then how do you intend to keep me here, Miss? By relying on yourselves? You're no match for me right now."
Hearing the danger in Huang Hao's tone, Mobius hurriedly replied, "No, no, no. I'm inviting you to join the Moth to the Flame."
Huang Hao had just been preparing to fight when Mobius's words left him stunned. "Wait, you're just going to recruit an unidentified person into the Moth to the Flame like this?"
Mobius said, "Someone who began laying plans from the very start, and who didn't stop us from destroying the Honkai—that alone is sufficient proof of your sincerity."
Huang Hao returned to his signature smile. "Thank you for the offer, but I won't be joining for now."
Mobius asked, "For now?"
Huang Hao said, "That's right. I still have a lot to do. I remember that I have a friend. Once he joins, he'll definitely help introduce me. Just pull me in then. I'll be leaving now."
"Oh, right, Elysia, aren't you really going to comfort Kevin? If you won't, I will."
Elysia had been standing nearby the entire time, watching Mobius and Huang Hao converse without finding a chance to interrupt. When she saw Huang Hao preparing to leave, she was just about to stop him when Mobius held her back.
"Elysia, let him go. Even if you went alone, you wouldn't be able to defeat him. Sooner or later, I'll uncover everything." Mobius spoke with confidence.
Elysia could only watch as Huang Hao surrounded himself with black flames and departed, then return to Kevin's side.
"Kevin, don't be so upset. This wasn't entirely your fault."
Kevin wore a miserable expression and said, "It was all my fault. If I hadn't hesitated, they wouldn't have..."
Elysia looked at Kevin, unsure how to comfort him, and could only point over there. "Don't worry, Kevin. We'll bury—wait. What's going on?"
Black flames reignited over every corpse, and then everyone stood up.
"Why am I fine?"
"It was an angel! That blue-haired girl was an angel. He saved us over there!"
Every civilian began cheering.
Kevin and Elysia stared blankly from the side. "W-What's going on?" they asked in unison.
"How interesting." Mobius's drone flew out again to observe everything. "He directly destroyed their bodies, then brought their spirits to an unknown place. Finally, he created new bodies and brought their consciousnesses back. This process requires an enormous amount of energy. He must have run out of energy just now, which is why he didn't dare attack us directly."
"If we had captured him just now, he truly wouldn't have been able to resist. What a pity. But how exactly did he accomplish all this?"
Huang Hao returned to the base drenched in cold sweat. "Damn, I ran into Mobius just now. Luckily, I bluffed them. Otherwise, considering the state I was in, I probably would have been done for there."
At that moment, Angela appeared. "Father, I've finished everything you instructed me to do."
Huang Hao patted Angela on the head. "Thanks, An'er. By the way, can you contact Mobius?"
Angela replied, "I can. Father, are you planning to..."
"Transmit all the knowledge I currently possess about the Divine Keys and Fusion Warriors to her. Oh, right, include Mei as well."
"What are you trying to do?"
"Help them create Fusion Warriors faster. An'er, hurry and help me train too. We only have the time before three Herrschers appear."
"I want to see how much consciousness can be preserved when the Previous Civilization perishes."
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