The Snake Never Hides in the Shadows! / Snake, I Almost Ate You!

However... looking at Mobius's current state, Ling Xi was afraid that if she made a move, an entire army would immediately burst through the door, shouting, "Open the door, Flame-Chasing Moths!"

"White mouse..."

Mobius chuckled softly again, "You remember when you shrunk, right? You returned to normal after about a month, so..."

Mobius chuckled softly, "You should cherish this opportunity, because I'll probably return to normal in a while, and once I do, then... there won't be another chance!"

Ling Xi: "..." Is there... no more chance?

In that instant, Ling Xi suddenly understood. Yes, if they missed this opportunity, they might never have another chance. They couldn't possibly make the Doctor go looking for shit just to create an opportunity, could they?

So...

Finally, Ling Xi gently put her arm around Mobius's slender waist. To be honest, Mobius's waist was indeed much thinner than before...

Then, she gently kissed Mobius...

"Open the door, Flame-Chasing Moths!"

Suddenly, the door was flung open, and Elysia and Sakura burst in. The first thing they saw was Ling Xi holding a young girl, about to commit an indecent act.

"Ling Xi... you really are here. Looks like your location tracking was pretty accurate!"

Seeing that Ling Xi was indeed there, Elysia breathed a slight sigh of relief and said somewhat speechlessly, "Sakura and I have been looking for you all night, you guys are too... um? Mobius?"

Halfway through the conversation, Elysia looked at the girl in Ling Xi's arms with some surprise, because... this girl was both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar, but...

That green hair, those blue eyes, and that look in his eyes that even he himself would recognize after turning to ash...

It's basically the juvenile form of Mobius!

"Hmm, what's wrong? Don't you recognize me?"

Mobius wasn't surprised that Elysia recognized him; in fact, it would have been surprising if she hadn't, since something like that had happened months ago. However...

Last time it was Ling Xi, this time it's me.

"Hmm... Hehe, I feel like you're much cuter now than you are normally."

Seeing the miniature version of Mobius, Elysia smiled and leaned over, seemingly wanting to pat Mobius's head as well.

Don't touch it.

Mobius slapped Elysia's hand away and said irritably, "I'm just temporarily shrunken. I'll be back to normal soon. Also, I'm only shrunken; my memories and personality haven't changed at all."

"Hehe, sorry, sorry, after all, this is the first time I've seen Dr. Mobius so cute."

Elysia awkwardly withdrew her hand. Well, it seems that Mobius's head is still as untouchable as a tiger's butt.

"Um... Doctor, you..."

Looking at Mobius's current state, Sakura also seemed somewhat... conflicted!

Don't worry about it, it's only temporary.

Mobius pursed his lips and snorted, "It's similar to Ling Xi's situation last time. It won't be long before I can turn back, although... my physique might be a bit weaker than Ling Xi's, so it will probably take a little longer for me to turn back."

"Why change back? Isn't this better?"

Elysia leaned against Ling Xi quietly, then nuzzled her head against Ling Xi, and chuckled, "After all, our Ling Xi seems to prefer you the way you are now, doesn't she? You agree, Ling Xi?"

"Cough cough, no, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"

Ling Xi would never admit it. Although she seemed to prefer the current little snake to the giant snake, well... well, whatever makes the Doctor happy.

Mobius was saying one thing but meaning another...

"By the way, Mobius."

Then, Elysia asked curiously, "When did you secretly inject the Hypervariable Factor? And... your current condition is probably only something that could be achieved with the genes of the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Sasha, right?"

"Yes, Doctor!"

Upon hearing Elysia's words, Ling Xi also realized what was happening and looked at Mobius speechlessly, "Doctor, you actually secretly performed the Hypervariable Surgery by yourself. Don't you know that Hypervariable Surgery is very dangerous?"

"Nonsense, of course I know."

Mobius snorted somewhat unhappily, "But as long as it's not activated, there's no danger. Besides... if I hadn't injected the Hypervariable Factor beforehand, even if I had barely survived, I probably wouldn't have been able to wake up."

"Forehead..."

Ling Xi paused for a moment in response, realizing that she couldn't really refute those words.

Even if he managed to preserve Mobius's consciousness with Soul Fragment and turn her into a hero's Stigmata, he would need to use a second Soul Fragment to revive her. Given his luck, he would probably have to wait until the next hundred-pull to collect the second one.

"Heh... I can only say, this is more like you, using yourself as an experiment, hmm..."

Elysia thought for a moment and smiled, "I guess it's been at least ten times already, right?"

Ling Xi: "..." Holy crap, so the Doctor is actually this ruthless to herself too?

Using her as a test subject... yeah, that's awful!

"Alright, let's talk about this later."

Just as Ling Xi was about to say something, Mobius abruptly ended the topic, turned to look at Ling Xi and Mobius, and smiled, "You two should tell me what exactly happened, and... the results of your investigation!"

"That's a long story, but it can be summed up in one sentence, which is..."

Elysia laughed directly, "Mobius, it seems you've become a thorn in someone's side again."

Chapter 313: Snakes never hide in the shadows!

After Elysia and Sakura explained, Mobius roughly understood what had happened, while Elysia continued to speak...

"And, Ling Xi..."

Elysia glared at Ling Xi, somewhat annoyed, and snorted, "You took Mobius with you last night, fine, but you should at least have told us. Instead..."

"You disappeared with Mobius without saying a word. We couldn't reach you by phone, you didn't reply to your texts, and the location system couldn't find you. Do you know how long Sakura and I have been looking for you?"

"Forehead..."

Speaking of this, Ling Xi felt a little embarrassed. Last night... she had focused all her attention on Mobius, and her emotions were somewhat overwhelmed at the time, so her only thought was to save Mobius. Therefore...

"I'm sorry, I was..."

Ling Xi scratched his head, looking slightly embarrassed, and said, "At the time, I was in a hurry to save Mobius, and I couldn't guarantee whether I could succeed, so... I'm sorry, Elysia, Sakura, I... I won't abandon you again."

"I didn't mention that you abandoned us, I just wanted to say..."

Elysia rubbed her forehead and smiled helplessly, "You could at least have told us beforehand. It's really worrying to just disappear like that, you know?"

"Okay, I understand, Elysia."

Ling Xi nodded seriously, after all, it was indeed her fault. However, Ling Xi asked with some curiosity, "By the way, after I brought the Doctor home last night, I've been in the underground lab the whole time. Couldn't you find the location?"

"Indeed, it cannot be found."

At this moment, Mobius also spoke up quietly, "Because the laboratory where you brought me back is actually a multi-functional operating room with the function of isolating Honkai Energy and signals. Therefore, if we stay inside, the signal will be blocked."

Ling Xi "..."

"By the way, where 'Klein?"

After saying that, Mobius also thought of Klein, because she remembered that Klein was driving when the car accident happened, so Klein should also be...

"I'm here, Doctor..."

At this moment, Klein had been "invisible" the whole time, finally spoke. He glanced at the time and said quietly, "Six minutes have passed since I came in, and the Doctor finally remembered me. I... am very touched!"

Mobius "..."

"Alright, Mobius, let's get down to business."

Elysia suddenly became serious and asked, "What do you plan to do about this, Mobius?"

"Heh, how do I do it?"

Mobius laughed and retorted, "Do you think this question even needs to be asked?"

"Do you know who the other person is?"

Elysia instantly understood what Mobius meant, but there was one problem: the other party's identity.

How could I possibly know?

Mobius rubbed his forehead and said, "I've offended a lot of people over the years, but recently, because of the Hypervariable Factor, it seems that quite a few people are against it, so we can roughly determine the scope, but we can't guess exactly who they are."

"You don't know? That's a bit troublesome..."

Elysia stroked her chin thoughtfully. There were three main suspects at the moment: first, Mei's research institute because of the Stigmata and the Hypervariable Factor; second, the councilors who had recently clashed with Mobius; and third, those guys who had once wanted to kill Mobius.

However, the operation was carried out very discreetly, leaving almost no clues, making the investigation extremely difficult.

Ling Xi listened silently to their conversation without interrupting. However, when she heard that even the Doctor couldn't confirm the other person's identity, Ling Xi felt a surge of annoyance. For a fleeting moment, she even had the urge to wipe out all the higher-ups of the Flame-Chasing Moths, after all...

The comics have already taught me that Mei and Mobius's greatest enemy is not the Honkai, but this group of idiots!

So, if we really wipe them all out, the Previous Era might actually have a chance to continue!

However, Ling Xi knew she couldn't do that now, because the order of human society was still functioning, and the United Nations and the Flame-Chasing Moths were still indispensable to this world. If she did that, she would truly be at odds with the whole world. Although with her current strength, it wouldn't matter if she were at odds with the whole world, but... then what?

Will he destroy all of humanity in place of the Honkai and the Herrscher? Or will he take those around him and disappear completely, severing all ties with the world?

Clearly, neither option was the outcome she wanted, and neither Mobius nor Elysia would possibly agree to it.

"It's alright, we'll investigate this matter thoroughly."

After a moment's thought, Mobius chuckled, "Anyway, they can't escape. Besides, those guys did me a favor. Without them, I might not have been able to successfully become a Fused Warrior. So, for the sake of this, let them live for a few more days. But after we investigate..."

Mobius's eyes turned cold as he chuckled, "Heh, the main reason my research is progressing so slowly is because I can't arbitrarily perform disruptive surgeries on volunteers. So, it would be great if I could have a few living test subjects that I could modify at will."

Ling Xi: "..." Why do I suddenly feel a little chilly?

However, I strongly agree with the Doctor's idea, because for some people, killing them directly would be a relief. It would be better to leave them to the Doctor so that he can make a final contribution to the development of humanity.

"Doctor, here's a clue."

Klein suddenly spoke up, saying, "Currently, only five research institutes have relevant research records on targeted gene weapons, and only two of them have successfully weaponized them!"

"Oh... really?"

Upon hearing that Klein had a lead, Mobius smiled slightly. "Sakura, Elysia, please go and investigate these two places separately. Remember... don't alert them."

"Then, Doctor, what news is there about you..."

Klein said quietly, "My suggestion is to keep it secret for now, so that the other party can lower their guard more easily and thus reveal their weaknesses."

"No!"

Mobius, of course, understood Klein's meaning, but she refused, laughing, "While it's true that snakes should lurk in the shadows, striking decisively at crucial moments, I don't like hiding. I want to..."

Mobius stated very firmly, "I will make a public appearance, let everyone know I'm alright, I will make them live in fear from this moment on, I will make them unable to sleep a wink until I find them, and..."

Mobius shrugged and laughed, "My research isn't finished yet. If I hide, the progress will slow down!"

Klein "..."

Ling Xi "..."

Well, our own Doctor really never forgets his research, huh? Well, be thankful, humanity, because... you truly have a great scientist!

Chapter 314: Snake, I almost ate you!

"Honkai Energy Adaptability, 1800HW, hmm..."

Fifteen minutes later, inside the research institute, Mobius looked at his latest Honkai Energy Adaptability data and a satisfied smile appeared on his face. "Unexpected, yet reasonable. It seems that, at least at the current stage, the upper limit of the Hypervariable Factor is still higher than that of the Stigmata Gene."

"Damn it, I've become third again."

Seeing Mobius's exaggerated Honkai Energy Adaptability, Elysia was speechless and couldn't help but complain, "He was in third place for three months. He only managed to surpass Sakura and reach second place after finally getting the Stigmata Gene implanted, and now..."

"Mobius, you really are something else."

At this point, Elysia couldn't help but admire Mobius. He possessed both terrifying intelligence and the courage to conduct experiments himself. Therefore, while Elysia certainly envied Mobius's current success, she harbored no resentment, because...

This is what Mobius deserves.

"It's okay, I'm still behind..."

Sakura smiled and said, "However, it seems that the Hypervariable Factor is indeed more powerful than the Stigmata Gene, although its stability is relatively weak."

"It's not just that..."

Mobius smiled slightly and said, "The Hypervariable Factor gives the injector an extremely strong physique. For example, if an accident like yesterday happened to me again, I would at most feel a little better. Even if I suffered an extremely serious injury like yesterday, I would probably be able to recover on my own in a short time."

Mobius was convinced of this, after all, it had been tested. However, recovery would require a lot of energy, and if there wasn't enough energy, the recovery process would be slower.