An Equinox-Class Honkai Beast... Sa!

"Elysia, aren't you going to rest a little longer?"

Ling Xi glanced at the time; it was only 7:30. Seele had gotten up so early because she had to go to school, and she was there to take Seele. But... it seemed like Elysia was alright, wasn't she?

"No, I slept very well last night."

Elysia glanced at Ling Xi and smiled, "Besides, I'm also planning to go to the research institute, so I'll go with you while I'm at it."

"All right..."

Seeing that Elysia had said so, Ling Xi naturally couldn't refuse anymore. After all, she hadn't planned to refuse in the first place; she was just worried that the girl might not have slept well.

Although it is the capital of the Mu Continent, there are a lot of people and traffic. However, the place has a high level of technology and many roads. In addition, there is an intelligent vehicle planning system, so there is no traffic jam. Ling Xi hardly ever stops at traffic lights!

As a result, the journey that was originally planned to take half an hour only took Ling Xi about twenty-five minutes to reach Seele School.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

About twenty minutes later, Ling Xi, who had just dropped Seele off at school, returned to the car and apologized to Elysia in the car.

"It's okay, after all, it's a gift for my girlfriend, it's only natural."

Elysia didn't seem to mind at all. She just stretched lazily and said with a smile, "However, I'm a little hungry. How about you treat me to breakfast?"

"Great, that would be my honor."

Ling Xi nodded decisively in agreement, fastened her seatbelt, and prepared to leave, asking, "What do you plan to eat?"

"Anything is fine, you decide..."

Elysia simply let Ling Xi decide, since she wasn't picky about food...

"Good."

Ling Xi didn't say much about it and drove off, asking, "Elysia, you're going to the research institute later, right?"

"Um."

Elysia nodded and smiled, "No matter what, I'm a member of the research institute. It's fine if I slack off every now and then, but if I don't show my face for several days, I'm afraid I'll get my salary docked."

"It's okay, I'll take care of you."

Ling Xi casually laughed and said, "Anyway, we don't have to worry about money anymore."

"Hmph, using Mobius's money to support me?"

Elysia asked with a deliberately amused smile.

"Um... well, I guess that's partly mine too. After all, without my involvement in Changkong City, the Doctor wouldn't have received so much sponsorship, right?"

Speaking of this, Ling Xi felt a little guilty, but she was also very confident. It was the truth. She and Mobius had achieved mutual success and shared common interests. In addition, they had the same ideals, which was the biggest reason why the two of them could get along for so long!

"Hehe, but they still gave it to Mobius, didn't they?"

Elysia complained...

Ling Xi "..."

"Doctor, have you had breakfast?"

At nine o'clock, Ling Xi arrived at the laboratory of the research institute, Mobius, and found her Doctor.

"Hey, isn't your breakfast a bit late?"

Mobius glanced at Ling Xi speechlessly, but still took the bag from her hand. Although she had already eaten, she did not intend to refuse the food Ling Xi offered.

"Heh... hehe."

Seeing that Mobius did not refuse, Ling Xi also came closer and explained, "I took Seele to school earlier, and then had breakfast with Elysia, which took up a little time."

"Elysia?"

Mobius glanced at Ling Xi for a moment, but quickly regained his composure. "She's at the research institute too?"

"Yeah, she said she can't slack off too much."

Ling Xi scratched his head. To be honest, he didn't really want to mention Elysia in front of the Doctor, after all...

"Come on, she's the least qualified person to say that in the entire Flame-Chasing Moths."

Mobius gave a soft hum, then stretched and chuckled, "By the way, Seele's already at school. How's your mission going?"

"Forehead..."

When asked about this, Ling Xi simply touched her nose and smiled, "It's progressing steadily."

"Hmm? Okay, so you didn't do anything."

Mobius immediately understood what this guy meant.

"No, Doctor, this... we need to give it some time, after all..."

Ling Xi tried to explain, because... she had been busy with Elysia these past two days and hadn't had time to go find Seele at all.

"I can't care about you."

Mobius waved his hand and laughed, "Anyway, there are still five days left. If you still can't get it done, then I'll have to help you activate Plan B."

"Plan B?"

Ling Xi immediately had a bad feeling and asked in a low voice, "Excuse me, Doctor... what is Plan B?"

"It's not really a plan, it's just..."

Mobius looked at Ling Xi with a smile, about to say something...

"Doctor."

The laboratory door suddenly opened, and Klein walked in holding a document, saying, "This is the latest news about Shesha."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing news of Shesha, Mobius immediately became interested and asked, "How is the situation? Have you captured or killed Shesha?"

"Shesha?"

Ling Xi was stunned for a moment, and then immediately remembered the snake that the Doctor had shown her that day, which seemed to have been named Shesha. She didn't expect to receive the latest news so quickly. It seems that the efficiency of the Flame-Chasing Moths is not as slow as rumored.

"Forehead..."

Klein a moment, then smiled helplessly and said, "Doctor, you can see for yourself."

Klein handed the data directly to Mobius, then took out his own laptop and said, "According to the latest intelligence from the front lines, the encirclement force of nearly a thousand people has lost ninety percent of its members. The only S-level member of the Poisoned Pupae is seriously injured, and of the five A-level members, two are killed, one is missing, and one is seriously injured. The elite squad's casualty ratio is more than half, and the ordinary combat troops..."

"The entire army was almost wiped out, while Shesha... suffered virtually no damage."

Ling Xi: "..." Wait, is there something wrong with this script? It's just a Honkai Beast that's about ten meters long, right? You... deployed a combat force of a thousand people and it turned out like this?

"What happened?"

Upon hearing this news, Mobius's face darkened. How could this battle, which he himself thought was a sure thing, have turned out like this?

"Doctor, you'll understand when you see it..."

Mobius opened the video directly on his computer. It was shot by the war photographer and was clearer than the last one, but also... much bloodier!

Chapter 187: Judgment-class Honkai Beast... Shesha!

Last time, the scene began with a ten-meter-long giant snake slaughtering its prey; this time, it's still a giant snake slaughtering its prey, only...

This snake is way longer than ten meters, isn't it?

"This..."

"Forehead..."

Looking at the giant snake in the video, both Mobius and Ling Xi were somewhat surprised, because...

The snake in the video two days ago was only about ten meters long, but the giant snake in the video now is at least twice as long and in diameter!

While Shesha could certainly swallow a person a few days ago, he wouldn't have been able to do so easily during a battle. But today, Shesha was able to swallow a person whole in one gulp during the battle, with the whole process taking less than three seconds. The person being swallowed barely had time to react before they were inside his stomach!

After that came the firepower attacks from elite squads and combat troops, but neither guns nor artillery could inflict any substantial damage on them. Once Shesha broke into the ranks, it was a one-sided massacre.

Ling Xi also saw Shesha swallow a soldier who had opened a grenade, initially thinking it was a victory of self-sacrifice, but then...

Even if a grenade exploded inside Shesha's stomach, it would only burp and exhale a little smoke.

In short...

This is a giant serpent that is twenty meters long. It is Honkai Beast, not an ordinary wild beast. Ordinary firepower is completely useless against it!

As for the Poisoned Pupae Squad, they were no match for Shesha. The two sides were defeated in less than half a minute of contact, and in the end, the entire squad retreated. Shesha gave chase, and by the time the last person who had retreated returned, less than one-tenth of them remained.

"Whoosh..."

After watching the video, Mobius took a deep breath and couldn't help but say, "It seems we all underestimated it..."

"Yes!"

Ling Xi nodded silently. Honkai Beast of this strength was obviously not an ordinary Honkai Beast. The key was... Ling Xi also thought of another possibility.

"Ling Xi, is there anything you want to say?"

Seeing that Ling Xi seemed hesitant to speak, Mobius immediately noticed and said with a smile, "Just say it. It might be very important information for us."

"Doctor, I want to..."

Ling Xi had no intention of hiding this moment, and seeing that Mobius had spoken up, Ling Xi had even less reason to refuse, and said, "Shesha... should be the Third Herrscher's Companion Honkai Beast."

"Companion Honkai Beast?"

Mobius's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked, "What is Companion Honkai Beast?"

"It means exactly what it says!"

Ling Xi didn't explain too much, since there was really nothing to explain. She said, "Doctor, you can understand it as follows: when certain Herrscher are born, the powerful Honkai Energy will additionally give birth to one of the strongest Honkai Beast, the Judgment-class Honkai Beast. This is a higher level than the Emperor-class Honkai Beast. It has a certain level of intelligence and its strength is extremely terrifying. This is the Herrscher's Companion Honkai Beast."

"Judgment-class..."

Mobius chuckled, "That assessment does quite match the opponent's strength..."

"Judgment-class, huh...?"

Klein suddenly spoke up, saying, "But based on the current data, this Shesha doesn't seem to be much stronger than the previous two Emperor-class Honkai Beasts that appeared under the Herrscher, and it might even be weaker than the previous two Emperor-class Honkai Beasts."

"Ah, Klein."

In response to Klein's words, Mobius merely smiled slightly and said, "Have you forgotten something? Three days ago, Shesha was only ten meters long, and its combat strength was estimated to be only at the Chariot-class, but now..."

"It's already twenty meters tall, and its combat strength is estimated to be..."

Mobius stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment, then said, "Although it doesn't seem to have reached the Emperor-class yet, it definitely has the strength of Honkai Emperor. I think... this is probably because Ling Xi eliminated the Third Herrscher prematurely, which prevented it from fully taking shape, but..."

"As it devours more and more things and its Honkai Energy grows stronger, I think it will eventually reach the Judgment-class."

"This..."

Hearing Mobius's deduction, Klein seemed somewhat surprised, but immediately said, "Then Doctor, we should eliminate it as soon as possible, otherwise when Shesha truly grows into Judgment-class Honkai Beast, humanity will only pay a greater price than it does now."

"Yes, that's true..."

Mobius nodded in agreement. If Ling Xi was right, Shesha really was the Third Herrscher's Companion Honkai Beast, and it was only a matter of time before it became Judgment-class.

And now, Shesha is already so troublesome even though it is not yet fully formed. If Shesha really becomes Judgment-class creature, how much will it cost for humanity to destroy it?

So...

The best option is to eliminate Shesha before it fully takes shape, but...

"Ling Xi, how much power do you need to eliminate Shesha?"

Mobius glanced at Ling Xi silently. Mobius had this idea, but at the same time, he didn't want Ling Xi to make a move, after all... the side effects would be too great.

"It does not require the power of the Herrscher Core."

Ling Xi calmly said, "Using my own power is enough to destroy it. Although there will still be some side effects, it is basically a drop in the ocean compared to the Herrscher Core."

Ling Xi wasn't lying to Mobius. With Shesha's current strength, he could indeed eliminate her using the power of the Stigmata. As for the Herrscher Core, it was indeed powerful, but Ling Xi didn't actually want to use it. After all, he didn't want his body to become like Old Yang's, constantly coughing up blood...

"All right."

Seeing that Ling Xi had said so, Mobius also made a decision and said to Klein, "Inform headquarters that Ling Xi, an assistant in the Mobius Laboratory, will participate in this operation, and have them share Shesha's location and intelligence with us."