The True Traitor / The Hero's Future

Why did it Honkai Energy from the opening of the Stargate?

She pondered for a few seconds, then immediately put down everything she was holding and started to walk out, but just then—

"Boom—"

"Honkai zombie?"

Under Prometheus's protection, Vill-V retreated. The roars that rose and fell around her changed her expression completely. In addition to the mechs, some Honkai zombie had begun to appear, which was undoubtedly a sign of the Honkai.

"Dr. Vill-V, the Ninth Honkai War erupted in Atra three minutes ago, and the Honkai Energy concentration is rising." Prometheus picked up Vill-V and dodged Hephaestus's slash. She quickly jumped to a higher platform and put Vill-V down. "Please leave here immediately and meet up with Lin. He has already sent me the coordinates through Hen's communicator."

"He's back!" Vill-V finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bang!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a beam of light shot out from Hephaestus's chest in the distance. Prometheus blocked the beam cannon with a field generated by the device on her wrist. Amidst the dust and debris, she said emotionlessly to Vill-V, "I will stop Hephaestus X3. If you encounter Honkai zombie or Honkai Beast, please take cover immediately. Do not engage in combat with the enemy. I have also planned a route for you. We are expected to meet up with Lin in ten minutes."

"I understand." Without hesitation, Vill-V resolutely walked towards the route planned by Prometheus. "I didn't expect you to be able to make such accurate logical judgments even without my and Lin's orders, Number One."

"At this point, I should say, 'Thank you for your guidance, leader.'"

Prometheus's pupils were deep red, reflecting Hephaestus's crashing figure as if he were falling from a precipice.

Delta slashed at the swinging giant arm with her sword, the force of which almost made her drop her weapon. She gritted her teeth and gripped the greatsword tightly with both hands. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw another giant arm swinging down. She grabbed the wall beside her with her tail, then pulled back the force in her hands and used her tail to fling her whole body away.

"Bang!"

The shards grazed her face, and her pink hair swirled wildly in the wind.

She could sense it.

As mentioned before, Delta has been exceptionally sensitive to other people's emotions since childhood. She doesn't know if it's a talent or a psychological factor, but she can often tell how someone is feeling after spending some time with them.

The Hypervariable Surgery enhanced her ability to perceive emotions.

To be precise, the abilities of Delta's Flame-Chaser are linked to their emotions.

Delta's fused Honkai Beast her sister transformed into, and is named Ashwatthama. However, the abilities she gained after the fusion are completely unrelated to Ashwatthama herself. This situation also occurred with Aponia. Both of them had their original talents enhanced after the Hypervariable Surgery.

Aponia is a power of consciousness, while Delta can sense changes in the emotions of living beings and materialize those emotions.

This description may be a bit abstract, but the so-called materialization is actually about "coloring" it. Different emotions will have different effects. For example, positive emotions Delta itself will also have a positive effect, while negative emotions Delta can deepen it and use it to corrode and disrupt the enemy's body.

Because of this ability, Delta can sense the emotions of others, and she has never felt... sadness in battle.

Before her stood Honkai Beast that looked exactly like Ashwatthama, radiating a sorrowful aura.

"Are you crying too..." Delta gripped the greatsword tightly, looking at the frenzied monster in front of her. After the surgery, her sister hadn't completely turned into this form yet, still retaining some human emotions. But now she was a true Honkai Beast, meaning that the Fire Moth had modified and controlled her.

Others who underwent Hypervariable Surgery after signing voluntary consent forms and became Honkai Beast are likely being manipulated, just like her sister, to launch bloody attacks against their former human compatriots.

"I'm here... to save you."

Delta turned to dodge the attack, her tail grabbing the blade of the blue greatsword and slashing it across the right side of her giant arm. From the wound flowed not only pinkish-purple blood but also some purplish-black fluid.

Those are the manifestations of Delta's abilities.

After the fluid flowed out of the wound, the Honkai Beast's movements immediately slowed down considerably. She lunged forward, charging along the giant arm toward the Honkai Beast's head!

"Roar!"

However, the wind pressure generated by the Honkai Beast's roar forced her to stop. Immediately afterward, the giant arm beneath her feet swayed, and she was thrown away by the monstrous force. In mid-air, she saw a thick fist the size of an entire building coming towards her.

Delta had no choice but to hold the two swords in front of him to withstand the attack.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar erupted in the Branch 10. The destructive power of the Upper-class Honkai Beast caused half of the branch to collapse in an instant. Delta was also sent flying straight out of the branch. She gritted her teeth and plunged her sword into the ground to stop herself from flying backward.

It's okay, we can still fight.

Delta raised her sword again, preparing to attack the Honkai Beast, when she heard a strange... soft sound coming from behind her.

She turned around in surprise and saw a "person" floating in the air, looking down at her with brown, expressionless eyes.

This person... has no emotions.

"Bang!"

Chapter 231 The True Traitor

"The Ninth Honkai War has occurred."

In the virtual meeting, everyone fell into an eerie silence.

They truly hadn't anticipated that the crucial Ninth Honkai War would erupt at this time, not only disrupting their plans but also plunging them into a dilemma.

If we cease hostilities now and unite against the Herrscher, what will happen after the Ninth Honkai War? Will the Herrscher stop? If we continue now, how will we fight the Herrscher?

The "holy war" they started seems to have become unstoppable by themselves.

"I do not agree with a ceasefire. We have a numerical advantage in Flame-Chaser and mechs, and we can even handle the Ninth Honkai War."

At this point, someone was the first to express their opinion.

The Gray Serpent was right. What humans actually need is someone to choose for them, whoever that person may be.

"Then let's vote: for a ceasefire or against a ceasefire."

The core of the meeting system at the High Council of the Fire Moth organization is voting. Since everyone has equal power, the principle of majority rule cannot be broken.

"Where's Skye?" someone noticed that one of them was missing.

"I don't know, he lost contact after the last meeting."

"Then Skye will be considered to have abstained."

The number of votes against a ceasefire far exceeded those in favor, so the decision on this matter was quite clear.

"That's right, it's very clear now."

A voice that did not belong to them rang out, making them widen their eyes. Some of them were even more surprised because they were very familiar with the voice. They had often communicated with it before, and some of them had even communicated with it not long ago to try to persuade it to surrender.

"Plum?!"

Mei's projection appeared in the center of the meeting, right in the center of everyone's projection. "Everyone, you just made your final choice, that was my last chance for you."

Her tone was as confident and calm as ever when she reported results, and her eyes seemed to be looking at some inanimate, lifeless things.

"I know your confidence comes from your own importance, and you are all scattered all over the world hiding and appearing under virtual avatars. To be honest, half the difficulty in stopping your KY Plan comes from yourselves. How do we find you and how do we deal with you?"

"Fortunately, Lin gave me enough time to consider it, and now... it's time to put it into practice."

Mei's tone made many of them realize something was wrong. She was a genius scientist, but she was also a demon who would stop at nothing for humanity. That was why they had promoted Mei back then, but now she had turned her attention to them.

An indescribable fear crept into my heart.

"What do you want to do, May!"

"It's thanks to the fact that you've never really reappeared since the Cleansing Incident that I've been able to think about how to 'humanely' handle the relationship between your power and your lives." Mei smiled knowingly, adjusting her glasses. "Don't worry, no one knows your fate except me. You will be the thoughtful High Council who 'consider the bigger picture' and cease hostilities. You were before, and you will be in the future."

Like Lin, she would bury the ugliness forever in the unknown soil, paving the ground so that even if someone passed by, they would not notice the stench hidden within.

"Bang!"

Apart from Mei, the projections of the others all showed expressions of horror at this moment, as a loud thud came from where they were.

Mei smiled and wiped the blood from her forehead. She watched tenderly as the projections disappeared one by one until, in the end, only her own projection remained.

The next time the projection here is shown to others, those "High Council" will be completely different people.

From that moment on, they became selfless, righteous, enthusiastic, and dedicated...

"Doctor Mei, what else do you need me to do next?"

A projection that had disappeared reappeared, but the person projected onto it had completely transformed into a tall man wearing a cloak and a mask.

The Gray Serpent, its body covered in blood, stood silently behind Mei.

"No, you don't need to do anything anymore." Mei took a deep breath, a hint of weariness in her eyes. "Thank you for your help in providing me with their conference channel, which allowed me to locate them."

"No need to thank me, I just wanted to witness all of this and offer some small help."

Mei exited the simulation chamber. Her fragile body almost caused her to faint the moment she returned to reality. She held onto the chamber door, breathing heavily.

"Judging from your disheveled appearance, haven't you ever considered undergoing Hypervariable Surgery?"

Mei wiped the blood from her forehead; she had only wiped away the virtual blood that had been scanned during the meeting. After catching her breath, she smiled again, "Doctor Mobius, you know it's impossible for me to perform the Hypervariable Surgery."

Mobius, sitting in her vehicle, saw Mebius's appearance and snorted coldly.

"Thank you very much, Doctor Mobius. The technology you provided has played a crucial role."

"It's just a byproduct of my research." Mobius's eyes darkened, and he said with particular displeasure, "That girl Vill-V, ran away without saying a word. Am I supposed to run away with her too?"

"Haha... Sometimes being liked by too many people doesn't seem to be a good thing."

"What do you like?"

Before Mobius could completely erupt, Mebius stood up from the ground, her smile fading as she said seriously, "Now, it's time to get back to our jobs."

What is the essential work of a moth drawn to a flame?

That's of course...

Fight against the Honkai.

"Forest!!!"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Lin saw a woman carrying a suitcase waving at him from afar as she ran towards them.

Her smile was especially radiant the moment she saw Lin.

But behind her, like a tidal wave, a horde of Honkai zombie and Honkai Beast roared and approached her, relentlessly pursuing her!

"Forest..."

Before Hen could finish speaking, Lin had already jumped out of the speeding SUV, pulled out his gun, and activated the Phase Transfer Device in mid-air.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two rapid gunshots rang out, followed by bullets grazing the side of Vill-V's face and striking the head of the Honkai zombie was about to grab her shoulder from behind. Then, Vill-V felt herself being pulled into a firm embrace. She looked down and felt the strong heartbeat of the person.

"Although I have a lot to say," Vill-V suppressed all her bitterness and tears, and when she looked up, all she could see was the bright smile she usually showed him. "But I'll give this to you first."

She handed the suitcase she was carrying to Lin.

Chapter 232 The Future of the Hero

"Cough cough..."

Delta staggered to her feet from the ruins, and after straightening up by leaning against the broken wall, she coughed up another mouthful of blood.

What happened...

Her brain also seemed to have been impacted, showing symptoms of concussion and intracranial hemorrhage, which affected her consciousness and control over her body.

"Roar!"

Oh, right... that "person" was floating in the sky, and then she raised her hand...

The surrounding objects all seemed to have been struck by something of terrifying weight; those with higher hardness sank deep into the ground, while those with lower hardness turned into powder.

"Howl!"

As the terrifying roar drew near, Delta, heeding the alarm signal from the Honkai Beast genes deep within her body, grabbed the sword at her feet and held it in front of her.

"Bang!"

Here it comes again, the monstrous strength of her sister transformed into Honkai Beast!

This time, however, Delta was seriously injured and had no power to resist such force. She was thrown off her feet along with the ground beneath her, and a steel bar pierced her abdomen.

"Gulp... cough—"

Delta a sweet taste in her throat and vomited blood again. Everything in front of her was covered with a film of blood. Thick red blood seeped from her mouth and nose. She struggled to grip the steel bar and lift her head, which felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Her blood-red eyes, as if streaming with scarlet tears, watched her younger sister slowly approaching on all fours.

Are you... there?

Delta reached out towards the unreachable core of the Honkai Beast, a grim smile spreading across her face, which was covered in bloody scratches.