Simple Things / So Fortunate

"It's hard to say, three Flame-Chaser from KY-00 are seriously injured..."

"That was definitely a sneak attack, that's his specialty..."

"Bang!"

Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and the coffee cup on the table was shaken and fell to the ground. Everyone in the command room jumped up in fear.

"What happens!"

"Surveillance personnel, please respond! Where is the mech patrol?"

"Attack! We've been attacked—"

The helmeted figure watched silently as the warehouse containing the mechs exploded a second time. He coldly glanced at the Flame-Chaser squad rushing to the warehouse.

They were divided into groups of three. Except for the closest group, the other teams would take some time to arrive here, and their formations were scattered, so they couldn't support each other.

Team one, team two, team three... a total of six teams came out, probably not all of the troops. Are the remaining teams on standby?

Lin pressed the button on his helmet, then grabbed the hilt of the sword that popped out of the weapon case, and leaped down from the height, charging toward the unsuspecting Flame-Chaser squad.

Has he begun his operation?

The man gazed at the enchanting moonlight and smiled.

"Then let's get started here quickly."

He walked down the dark corridor, his face completely covered.

"Captain Hen?"

A voice made the man stop in his tracks. He turned around and saw Erwin standing at the other end, looking sleepy.

Where are you going so late?

"Nothing, just couldn't sleep, so I took a walk." The man gave a friendly smile.

"Okay... I was too hungry to sleep, so I came out to find something to eat..."

Erwin pointed in the direction of the dining hall, then staggered toward it.

"The cafeteria is already closed so late."

"Huh? Oh... I forgot." Erwin walked back to his room with a bitter face, then waved to the man, "Then I'll just have to stay up all night. Goodnight, Captain Hen."

"Good night."

Chapter 213 Simple Things

"Bass--"

Two dark figures, moving so fast they were almost invisible, collided, stirring up a bloody gust of wind, and produced a sharp, piercing sound.

"He's hit!"

One of them leaped backward and landed on the wall, clinging to it like a spider, its azure viewing window casting a trailing light.

Half of his hand was missing, and blood was flowing from the exposed bone and flesh.

But in the next second, the blood abruptly stopped flowing, and then, as if the scene had sped up, the bones were instantly fully grown, and muscles and skin covered them.

"What kind of monster is that..." Several people swallowed hard as they watched the terrifying scene.

The figure reached behind his back and slowly drew two weapons.

The sharp sound piercing his brain no longer made him feel uncomfortable. His thoughts became clearer and clearer, and his movements became more agile and simpler. A warm feeling flowed through his body, and he grimaced as he exhaled a breath of hot air from between his teeth.

"Gulp..." A sound that was neither human nor inhuman came from his throat, and two knives, like the outstretched arms of a mantis, instantly sliced the attacking mech in half.

"Stop him!"

"Bang!"

The weapons clashed head-on. The Flame-Chaser's overwhelming strength broke the man's arm, but the knife in his other hand pierced the Flame-Chaser's abdomen, lifted him up, and flung him away.

"Click".

The man coldly looked at the other two who dared not step forward, grasped his severed arm, lifted it up, and it was restored to its original state.

We've dragged this out for too long; we have to go.

He pressed the button on the device in his hand, and he disappeared from the spot.

"CM-079, we have a few questions for you."

Delta broke out in a cold sweat. Standing in the doorway, she remained relatively calm in the face of their questions. "Please ask."

"First, has the wanted man Lin had any contact with you?" the indifferent man asked the first question.

"... Before or after the wanted notice was issued?"

"After the warrant was issued."

"No."

After uttering these words, the person asking the question quickly exchanged glances with the person next to them, and after a second, continued, "Secondly, did Dr. Vill-V contact you after her disappearance?"

"No."

"... Okay, I've finished asking my questions. I'm sorry to have bothered you."

"No, it's okay."

The two people had gone far away, and Delta only allowed the sweat from her pores to seep out after she closed the door, soaking her back.

"It's really not easy to fool the lie detector."

With her feet propped up on the table, Vill-V worked on her laptop, a cup of hot milk beside her, looking completely relaxed, as if she were on vacation.

"If you could hide, I wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble." Delta really thought that Vill-V was indeed a woman who liked Lin, and also a complete oddball. When those two came to search, she just sat in the living room as if nothing had happened.

Vill-V waved her hand dismissively. "Don't worry, I have a backup plan."

"Sigh." Delta didn't know what to say. She walked behind Vill-V and saw the dense, bewildering design drawings on her screen. Curious, she asked, "What are you doing?"

"After I leave the Firemoth, I will no longer be subject to any control over what I create, so I'm going to make the 'thing' that I previously entrusted to Mei to perfect."

Vill-V pressed the confirm button.

"The only problem is Soul Steel, but fortunately, I expected this day would come..."

"Knock knock knock".

"Here we go again?" Delta looked at the door with a serious expression.

But Vill-V snapped her fingers and smiled at the surprised Delta, saying, "Looks like my delivery has arrived. Go open the door."

Delta walked to the door with some skepticism, then opened it a crack and looked outside.

"Who are you..."

"Who is it? Isn't this the famous Mobius? What's up? Have some time to visit us, the 'stepping stone of humanity'?"

Mobius approached the one-way glass. Although the "person" imprisoned inside should not have been able to see the person standing outside, the "person" still raised his head on the restraint frame and looked at Mobius.

Mobius sat in a peculiar mode of transportation, her face cold as she pressed the broadcast button. "Eighth Herrscher, it's been a long time. I thought you would be tortured by various experiments to the point of losing consciousness, but I didn't expect you to be so energetic."

"Herrscher of Consciousness tortured to the point of losing consciousness? You're quite the joker." But the Eighth Herrscher's voice wasn't exactly pleasant. "However, the research humans are conducting on me is quite interesting, hehe..."

"Enough with the small talk, I need your help."

"...help?"

The Eighth Herrscher seemed... no, she had just heard a huge joke, and after a brief pause, she burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha... You, a human, need the help of Herrscher like me?" Even though she was tightly restrained, the Eighth Herrscher still laughed, her voice trembling. "Besides, you did say I was just a stepping stone for humans, so what do you need a stepping stone for?"

"You noticed Lin's problem a long time ago, didn't you?"

On the island, Mobius always remembered what the Eighth Herrscher said, and now he thinks it probably referred to Lin's Pseudo-Herrscher Core.

"... Heh." The Eighth Herrscher chuckled playfully, "So what if it is? So what if it isn't?"

"Answer me."

"Although I don't know why his transformation is so slow, he is indeed transforming into Herrscher, both in consciousness and body."

After receiving a positive answer from the true Herrscher, Mobius's expression became even more somber.

"How can Lin maintain his own consciousness?"

"Are you asking me? I'm Herrscher, how would I know how to maintain human consciousness?"

"But you are Herrscher of Consciousness." Mobius stared at the Eighth Herrscher through the thick barrier, and said coldly, "If you tell me, I can help you regain your Herrscher Core."

"..."

The Eighth Herrscher did not expect Mobius to offer such "generous" terms.

Her current consciousness resides in the body of an ordinary human. Due to the restriction of Honkai Energy, she is unable to return to the core of Qianqi's body, resulting in the separation of her Herrscher consciousness and her Herrscher Core.

Of course, as Herrscher of Consciousness, it is consciousness that determines the Herrscher's identity. As long as there is enough Honkai Energy connect to the Imaginary Gate, she can condense another core of a Herrscher of Reason.

In other words, Mobius can allow her to absorb a large amount of Honkai Energy and restore her Herrscher abilities.

"But I refused."

"..."

"First, even if you restore my power, you will never let me go. I know all too well the traps of your human language. Second... I really don't know how to make a human retain their human consciousness after becoming Herrscher. Is that something I should be thinking about? Hmm... obviously not."

Mobius took a deep breath, and then she smiled.

A cold-blooded smile.

"That makes things much simpler."

Chapter 214 Good Fortune

One, two, three, four.

Lin counted the number of people, including his, after they entered the room.

Why is there one more?

Vill-V jumped to her feet. "Lin, you're finally back! I can't wait to introduce you to my new..."

Why is Prometheus here?

Lin stared intently at the only "person" standing in the room. Her pretty face was expressionless, with the same inorganic texture as always, but her figure had changed again. Before, she could still have the figure of a young girl, but now she was almost the same size as Vill-V.

"You haven't seen her for over a year and you still recognize her right away?" Vill-V quietly circled behind Prometheus, then grabbed the two soft, bulletproof impact pads on Prometheus's chest and started kneading them, laughing strangely, "Look, Prometheus is made entirely of Soul Steel. It can withstand high-intensity attacks while still possessing the same flexibility as a human. Wow... this hair, this chest, this buttocks, these thighs... I even specially installed an artificial uterus for her..."

Prometheus gave a ( ) look, but did not resist. Lin shook his head at the "unbearable" scene before him, put the weapon box aside, and then walked up to the group.

"Things are more complicated than I thought."

"Hmm... I can tell." Vill-V looked at the several torn but uninjured parts of Lin's clothes and nodded with a smile.

"Has there been any progress in resolving your misunderstanding with the Firemoth?" Delta also noticed the unusual activity and asked with a frown, "Someone came to search today; I wonder when you'll be discovered."

"There are some."

What Lin needs to do now is to sabotage the preparations for the KY Plan as much as possible, delay the time for the High Council to reveal their plans, and then find a way to solve the current problems.

However... he saw something in the Gray Serpent and had a somewhat uncertain guess in his mind.

But it's still just a guess, and Lin can't put all his hopes on a guess.

Getting back to the point, Lin looked at Prometheus, who was being groped by Vill-V, and asked again, "Why is Prometheus here?"

"Good question. To put it simply, she's here to help." Vill-V paused for a moment, picked up a piece of paper from the table to wipe her hands, and smiled brightly. "Specifically, she's here to deliver Soul Steel to me."

"..."

"When we were still at headquarters, I asked Prometheus to collect as much soul steel as possible that was being transported outside the headquarters. After all, the soul steel at headquarters is strictly controlled. The weapon case I made for you and the weapons inside were obtained by me secretly."

No wonder Lin didn't see Prometheus during the time he returned to headquarters; it turned out that Vill-V had already sent her out to steal the Soul Steel.

"We have enough soul steel now, we can continue." Vill-V rarely showed a mocking expression. "I'll do what those guys don't want me to do. Anyway, I'm not under their control now, they can't stop me from doing whatever I want."

"What is that?"