Perfection / Not Over Yet, Not Started Yet

"Bang!"

Lin fell to the ground, his blood splattering in the moonlight.

There was a deep, bone-revealing wound running from his chest to his right shoulder.

"That's enough for today, Lin."

The man waved to Lin, who was lying on the ground, with an air of satisfaction, and then disappeared.

"Cough cough..."

Lin, drenched in cold sweat, slowly got up from the ground, clutching his bleeding wound, and slowly walked toward the Oath of Judas.

What just happened?

Before the man could finish his last word, only a blurry image remained on the spot.

That move seemed to have some resemblance to the fighting techniques of the Moth Chaser...

What is going on...

"Knock knock knock!"

There was a loud knock on Einstein's door, which startled her awake. She went to the door and was shocked by what she saw when she opened it.

Rita stood at the doorway, carrying the weakened Lin on her back. He had a hideous sword wound on his chest, through which one could even see his heart and the faintly glowing Pseudo-Herrscher Core.

"What's going on!" Einstein hurriedly asked Rita to bring Lin in and fetch needles, thread, and medicine.

"I don't know, it seems he was attacked." Rita took the needle and thread. "I'll do it."

She skillfully stitched up Lin's wound, and only then did Lin's listless eyes finally relax a little.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Perfect

The blinding morning sunlight roused Lin Cong the darkness. He squinted his heavy eyelids and saw the first ray of light.

Below the chest of the maid outfit is a strip of slightly thin white fabric, revealing glimpses of skin that are almost touching the face.

"Are you awake, Mr. Lin?" The large, beautiful figure shifted slightly, revealing bright, smiling eyes.

Lin turned his gaze away. He tried to sit up without saying a word, but Rita pressed him back down.

"Your injury is quite serious, so it's best not to move around unnecessarily."

"..."

Lin Mo stared silently at Rita, who was smiling, for a few seconds, then glanced around at where they were.

This is the stronghold of the Armed Puppet. They seem to be in an empty room, while I am lying on Rita's lap.

Last night, his memory only lasted until Rita carried him to Einstein's door. After that, he seemed to have lost too much blood and collapsed.

"...Your wounds are terrible; on most other people, they might have died from the injuries. Fortunately, you are in excellent physical condition, and Ms. Einstein's medication is very effective." Rita adjusted Lin's head so that half of his upper body could recline on her lap. "What happened last night?"

Lin remained silent, his suspicious gaze fixed on Rita's face. In his eyes, this person was extremely suspicious.

Was that person from last night related to Rita? Why did that person appear right after she arrived?

"It seems you have some misunderstanding about me."

The maid, whose only eye was visible, keenly sensed the hostility in Lin's eyes, but she didn't care.

Her polite and courteous smile made it impossible to tell what she was really thinking.

"Because your wound will bleed if you lie flat on the bed, this is the only way," Rita explained, turning to discuss another matter. "Do you have a lover?"

"...Um."

"That's really rude, but I think she'll understand?"

"..."

Elysia would probably understand, but she would also throw a few tantrums while smiling.

Rita notified the Armed Puppet standing guard outside the door, and soon Einstein entered the room. She approached Lin with a furrowed brow and examined his pale face.

"I had the little ones investigate the area around the crack and found signs of a battle. Did you encounter an enemy last night?" Einstein glanced at Rita every now and then. She also had doubts about Rita, but Rita was the one who brought Lin back last night after he was injured so badly, so it seemed unlikely that she was the one who did it.

"One person."

"People?"

What kind of vague statement is this?

Lin also found it difficult to describe her feelings for that man.

Beneath that cloak, there seemed to be not a living person, but rather a chaotic mixture of many indescribable things...

"I have investigated the entire World Bubble over the past seven years, so it is impossible for someone to be hiding here."

Einstein calmly asked Rita, "Miss Rita, do you know something?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know what happened either. Mr. Lin went out for a walk last night and came back with his injuries. I know nothing about what happened in between."

"..."

Einstein looked at Lin and nodded slightly.

Even if Lin suspected a connection, he couldn't deny that Rita hadn't taken any extra action last night, and she had quickly brought him back to the base.

"Looks like something new has fallen from the crack..."

Einstein then sent the Armed Puppet out on patrols in shifts, instructing them not to fight the enemy if they encountered them, but to retreat immediately.

Lin lay on Rita's lap, deep in thought about her battle with the man the night before.

No, that wasn't a battle. The outcome was decided in an instant, and the man didn't even use any special abilities.

Transformation Sword - Swift Rain... It sounds like some kind of sword move, and Lin can confirm that the sword he glimpsed before being attacked was very similar to the fighting technique in Moth Chaser, only it has been modified and applied to the sword.

"Although most of what I said just now was nonsense, I really do cultivate immortality."

Could such an absurd thing really happen? Cultivating immortality?

Kelin couldn't explain how the other party could have seriously injured him with just a sword.

In the end, the man didn't intend to kill him.

Is this yet another mystery...? What is the relationship between the man and the moth that chases the flame...?

"Rita, are there many people who can move freely in the Quantum Sea?" Lin looked up, his nose touching her soft spot.

"..."

Lin Mo turned her head to the side.

Rita thought for a moment and replied, "... The Quantum Sea is a very large concept. Its depth is time and its width is space. Even if the probability of an event occurring in a World Bubble is so small as to be almost non-existent, there will definitely be countless low-probability events occurring in the Quantum Sea."

In other words... there must be people who can move freely, and their numbers are definitely not small.

"But as I said, the concept of the Quantum Sea is immeasurable, so even if countless low-probability events occur, the chance of them meeting is almost zero."

"To give an example, if there is an item in your world that allows people to move in the Quantum Sea, then there must be similar or even identical items in other worlds."

"Even if these items bring different people to the Quantum Sea, they may not be able to discover each other's existence even after thousands or tens of thousands of years."

Upon hearing Rita's explanation, Lin's suspicion that his encounter with Yan Luo was orchestrated by someone behind the scenes became more certain.

"However... even if the possibility is extremely small, it will still happen."

"..."

Lin didn't quite understand what Rita was saying.

Rita didn't continue. She smiled and picked up the cup next to her, "Would you like some water?"

"..."

It has to be said that Rita truly lives up to her reputation as a maid. When it comes to taking care of people, no one Lin has ever met can match her. She takes meticulous care of the seriously injured Lin, and even things that Lin would normally avoid doing, she does with a smile.

... Having met so many strange girls, Lin was a little unaccustomed to the sudden appearance of a considerate one.

Moreover, Rita's culinary skills are superb. Even though Lin has no sense of taste, he can tell that Rita's skills are excellent just by looking at the appearance of the dishes she serves.

Even in terms of plating and decoration, it is more impressive than Lindu. Each dish is so exquisite that it looks like a sculpted work of art.

"It's so delicious! Sister Rita, I'll have another bowl!"

"Wow, this is what a maid outfit is! I want to change into a maid outfit too!"

Not only Lin, but Einstein also ate with the Armed Puppet seemed to particularly like Rita, the polite and perfect maid.

Lin Mo leaned against the corner, eating her meal bite by bite, watching the maid with a flawless smile.

Chapter Thirty-Four is not over yet, it has not even begun.

"..."

"I said... Danzhu, don't you want to say anything? You're usually so excited when the Doctor goes out."

Danzhu raised her bloodshot eyes and glanced wearily at Cangxuan, then lowered her head without saying a word and continued doing her work.

Cangxuan was speechless for a moment.

Klein stood there holding a huge pile of documents, unsure of what to say when he saw this scene.

Not only Danzhu, but the entire Moth Chaser shrouded in gloom for nearly half a year. The pain inflicted on people by the Ninth Honkai War and the KY Plan was too severe.

Aside from the Moths of Fire, human society is in turmoil, with religious organizations disrupting order vying to spread the message that the Honkai is invincible, and the Moths of Fire deceiving humanity.

The world has slipped into a vicious cycle. Humanity, which was once full of fighting spirit and seemed to be able to easily overcome even Honkai, has once again returned to the shadow of death.

Even Doctor Mobius...

Since the end of the Ninth Honkai War, Mobius's methods have become increasingly radical. She has reverted to the demon that others once called her, and she no longer cares about such things. She either buries herself in her own research or coldly conducts inhumane experiments on others.

Screams would always come from the lab, even if they were all there voluntarily. If they were to leave the lab alive, they would all regret their decision.

At times like these, Klein would think of a certain helmeted man; only when that man was around did the Doctor seem more like a human being.

Unfortunately, he also disappeared in that catastrophe that took away one-sixth of humanity, leaving only a simple name engraved in the graveyard of the Fire-Chasing Moths.

Where will humanity's uncertain fate lead us?

Klein sighed softly.

"Klein, come here."

Just then, a green-haired girl in a vehicle entered the laboratory. She greeted Klein coldly, followed by several people pushing a person who was strapped to a stretcher and given a sedative.

Klein hurriedly put down the documents in his hand. "Okay, I'll be right there."

A large group of people entered the operating room, quickly changed into surgical gowns, and Mobius swept her long hair behind her green surgical gown. Then she directed the others to lift the unconscious person onto the operating table, restrain him with a restraint device, and then she twirled the scalpel and aimed it at his chest.

Klein found this scene rather strange; why use restraints?

One of them set up a recorder. "Record, X01, Tenth Herrscher live dissection..."

"The Tenth... Herrscher?" Klein she stared in disbelief at the person on the operating table. This person was actually the Tenth Herrscher?

Everyone looked at her, Mobius indifferently shrugged. "Is there a problem?"

"No..."

The person in charge of recording continued, "Multiple superpowered individuals have appeared around the world. They are able to use some of the abilities of other Herrscher recorded in the records. They show a weak Honkai Energy reaction in their bodies. According to Doctor Mei's report, the Honkai Energy reaction in the superpowered individuals' bodies is the same as the physical structure of the Herrscher Core, but the energy level is much lower than that of other Herrscher Core. It is preliminarily inferred that there are multiple Tenth Herrscher."

"Dissection work will now begin on L10-003."

A pluralist?!

Ignoring Klein's surprised expression, Mobius put on a mask and picked up a scalpel. "Surgery begins."

Lin sat on the bed. His wound was healing well, and he was able to move around a little in just one day.

He closed his eyes and recalled the cloaked man's movements. Was he really so fast that he couldn't even react? But in fact, upon reflection, Lin didn't think the cloaked man's speed was so fast that he couldn't cope with it. Sakura was much faster than the cloaked man.

But why was he unable to block that sword at that time?

... Swordsmanship?

Even though it sounds bizarre, the man did defeat Lin with his swordsmanship, a technique so exquisite that even seeing it didn't allow him to dodge it.

However, it's not entirely incomprehensible. Sakura's speed also largely comes from her own swordsmanship, just not as... mysterious as the cloaked man's.