Pre-Collapse Civilization, My Wife is a Snake Oh

"In that case, don't blame me."

Seeing the other party's ill intentions, Ling Xi had no intention of holding back. He flicked his right hand and simultaneously activated his Stigmata power.

"Strengthen, Lightning Enchantment!"

As Ling Xi spoke, his right hand was enveloped in a current, and then he threw a punch!

"Bang!"

Instantly, the man in black holding a katana was sent flying, crashing into the wall of the street.

"Cough, cough..."

The man in black coughed violently. Although not killed instantly, he had lost the ability to fight. Not to mention the severe injuries, the current had paralyzed his body, and he couldn't exert any strength at all.

"Hmm?"

Seeing this, Mobius's eyes seriously observed Ling Xi, or rather, the current wrapped around Ling Xi's right hand. It seemed... familiar.

"Who are you, and why are you interfering?"

Seeing that Ling Xi had knocked out one of his teammates with a single punch, the man in the lead had to get serious. He suspected this was no mere passerby.

"Who I am isn't important, but I'm quite interested in who you are!"

Ling Xi had no intention of revealing his identity. Although he was about to leave Changkong City, being noticed too much was never a good thing.

"Save me..."

At this moment, Mobius suddenly accelerated and lunged at Ling Xi, grabbing his arm and saying with a frightened face, "They want to do bad things to me, please, save me..."

"This..."

Seeing Mobius suddenly run to the other party's side, the remaining two were a bit dumbfounded. They had been too careless.

"Uh..."

Ling Xi also felt a bit speechless, but he had no intention of pushing her away. He just comforted her, "Don't worry, I won't let them do that."

"I've noted your words, sir. We shall meet again!"

Seeing Mobius leaning against Ling Xi, the man in black decisively decided to abandon the mission. Not to mention whether they could defeat the opponent, the key was that if they continued to delay, they might be discovered by the patrol, which would be even more troublesome.

Thus, the two men in black, one on each side, supported their injured teammate and quickly disappeared into the darkness. Of course, it wasn't so much that they cared about their teammate's safety as they were worried about their teammate being captured and leaking information.

"Huh?"

Ling Xi's first reaction was to chase after them, but then he thought... his mission was only to save this girl and take care of her until she sobered up. As for those three, there were no mission requirements.

Moreover, the key point was that if he chased after them, he naturally couldn't bring the girl with him, and once he left her here... well, what if she encountered danger again?

At the same time, his energy was limited, and he needed to save some, as the Honkai in Changkong City could erupt at any moment.

In the end, after weighing the pros and cons, Ling Xi did not choose to pursue them.

He glanced at the woman who was already hanging on him, on the verge of falling asleep...

"Mmm... I can't afford a hotel..."

After thinking for a moment, Ling Xi decisively picked her up, preparing to take her back to his apartment.

"Do you have any alcohol? I want to drink."

At Ling Xi's home, Mobius directly hugged him and said drunkenly, "I can still drink..."

"..."

Looking at Mobius, who was clinging to his neck like a koala, Ling Xi could even smell a unique fragrance belonging to Mobius. Of course, there was more alcohol on her. Judging by the intensity of the alcohol smell, well... it would take at least five years in prison, the kind that even Teacher Luo couldn't get a reduced sentence for!

Moreover, due to the dim lighting on the street earlier, he hadn't gotten a good look at Mobius. Now, looking at her up close, to be honest, if the scale was 100, this girl was definitely a 95 in terms of looks.

So beautiful, and drunk, and running around in such a sparsely populated area. No wonder people were targeting you.

Speaking of which, green hair... it looked a bit familiar, like he had seen it somewhere before...

"Give me alcohol!"

Mobius lightly pounded his chest with her fist and huffed, "If you don't give me alcohol, I'll get angry, and I won't play with you anymore."

Ling Xi: "..." For the supply card, I'll endure...

"We've sold out of alcohol for today. You can have some tomorrow, okay?"

Helplessly, Ling Xi could only start coaxing her like a child. He couldn't help it; the mission required him to take care of her until she sobered up.

"Mmm?"

Mobius looked at Ling Xi hazily and said, "Then... let's play finger guessing games. If I win, you give me alcohol. If I lose... mmm... the loser drinks!"

Ling Xi: "..."

"I don't know how to play finger guessing games."

Ling Xi rubbed his forehead with a headache. This supply card was too difficult to obtain.

"It's okay, it's okay, come, I'll teach you..."

Mobius chuckled, releasing Ling Xi, and then began teaching him how to play rock-paper-scissors...

As for him, there was no choice. For his supply cards and to properly serve this elder sister, Ling Xi could only go along with her wishes and play the game.

What to do if there's no alcohol for rock-paper-paper-scissors? Ling Xi decisively took out herbal tea. Not only was it delicious, but it also seemed to help with hangovers – killing two birds with one stone!

Finally, after being tormented by her for a full two hours, until past one in the morning, Ling Xi finally carried the now-asleep Mobius back to his room and placed her on the bed to rest alone.

Chapter 5: Because, the Snake is already watching you!

[Mission Complete: Supply Card * 1!]

The next day, Ling Xi woke up on the sofa and was immediately greeted by the mission completion notification.

Sigh, it wasn't easy. These supply cards were too hard to get!

It had been two months since he arrived in this world. He could occasionally trigger some missions, but including the five he received two months ago, he only had eight supply cards. Not even enough for a ten-pull. Ling Xi couldn't be bothered to draw cards, as there was no need!

As for the Stigmata he currently had, they were the four-star Tesla (Bottom) and the Aslaug (Top). Tesla's effect was to grant him the power of electricity while also increasing lightning's intensity, estimated to reach the level of a B-rank Valkyrie.

This level of combat power was sufficient for now. At least self-preservation wasn't an issue. Unless he was exceptionally unlucky and encountered a Honkai Emperor-class monster, even if he couldn't win, escaping would be simple.

So, Ling Xi didn't draw any cards, planning to save them for a ten-pull. After all, a single ten-pull to get a perfect set was a legendary feat.

"Right, where is she?"

At this moment, Ling Xi remembered the elder sister he had brought back yesterday. He quickly looked towards his room. The door was already open, and Ling Xi walked in directly.

"Looks like she's already gone."

Looking at the empty bed, Ling Xi knew the other party should have already left. That was for the best.

"Hmm?"

Returning to the living room, Ling Xi noticed a piece of bread on the table with a piece of paper underneath it.

He picked up the paper and read the words on it: [Thank you for last night, but please don't leak any information about this. Oh, and you don't have to worry about not finding me, because... we will meet again.]

"..."

Ling Xi silently crumpled the note and threw it into the trash can. Meet again? Better not.

If it weren't for the supply cards, who would want to see her!

Moreover, there probably wouldn't be another chance to meet. After all, after Changkong City was destroyed by Honkai, it was unlikely that even one in a hundred thousand survivors would remain.

"Ling Xi, one of the survivors of the Honkai incident in H City two months ago. His identity is a citizen of Tianqiong City in Shenzhou. He came to Changkong City two years ago and is currently a third-year student at Qianyu Academy's high school department. Two months ago, he traveled to H City, encountered a Honkai event, and was brought back to Changkong City by the Flame-Chasing Moths unit!"

After finishing the report, the green-haired girl looked up at Mobius, who was sitting in her chair, and asked, "Doctor, why are you suddenly investigating this person's information? According to the data, he's just an ordinary person."

"Heh heh, an ordinary person..."

Mobius chuckled and asked, "Klein, do you think someone who can wield the power of lightning with his bare hands and send a C-rank assassin flying with electricity is an ordinary person?"

"Hmm?"

Klein was immediately startled. She glanced at the data in her hand and asked, "Doctor, you don't mean..."

"Yes, that's right, Klein."

Mobius nodded and smiled, "When I was wandering around last night, I encountered him by chance. Don't you think... this power feels familiar? And it just so happens that two months ago, he was in H City..."

"Hmm... then what does the Doctor mean?"

Klein looked up at her, suddenly having a bad feeling. Generally, people who were targeted by the Doctor often ended up becoming...

"It's very simple. Isn't he about to graduate? Since he doesn't have any academic commitments right now, how about... we recruit him into our laboratory first?"

Mobius looked at Klein with a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

"Doctor, you should consider this matter... Hmm? Doctor, what did you say?"

Klein was about to persuade Mobius to be kind, but it seemed... she misheard?

Mobius said with a smile, "I said, I've taken a liking to him, so how about recruiting him to work in our laboratory?"

"Mm... whatever the Doctor says goes."

Klein had no objections to this. After all, she also felt that their laboratory was a bit short-handed. Although there were interns like Dan Zhu and Cang Xuan, they were... completely unreliable. Although, Klein didn't think Mobius would succeed.

After all, their Doctor had a terrible reputation. Normal people would do anything to avoid her, let alone come here to work.

"Then, Doctor, I wish you success!"

With that, Klein was about to go back to work.

"Klein..."

Then, Mobius suddenly grabbed her and smiled, "This person is very important to me, so... I hope Klein can personally recruit him. And... before bringing him here, don't tell him my name, and definitely don't tell him this is my laboratory..."

Klein: "..."

"Doctor, this is your own business, and besides..."

Klein looked at Mobius speechlessly, "Doctor Mobius, just saying your name is enough to scare away almost everyone. Not a single intern from last year was willing to come to our laboratory. Don't you know the reason yourself?"

"Don't be like that, Klein..."

Mobius directly grabbed Klein's sleeve, looking at him with pleading eyes as she said, "I'm begging you, Klein. You know, most people refuse me as soon as they hear my name, so if I try to recruit them, I'll definitely fail. So... Klein, please help me."

Klein completely ignored his doctor's words and intended to leave...

"Klein..."

Mobius decisively hugged Klein and said coquettishly, "Just go in person. I know you're the best to me, Klein... sniffle sniffle..."

Klein: "..."

"Sigh... What can I do with this doctor?"

In the end, Klein could only agree to his doctor's request. There was no other way; if he didn't agree, Mobius would pester him all morning.

Of course, even if he agreed, Klein didn't think the chances of success were high. After all, everyone in the organization knew about Mobius's "bad reputation." Even if they could trick outsiders into joining, they would definitely run away in a few days. This kind of thing had happened many times before.

Chapter 6: My Doctor Has an Invitation!

"The Honkai outbreak is about to erupt in Changkong City. Currently, Shenzhou appears to be the safest."

In the classroom, Ling Xi pondered for a moment and decided to head to the region. Based on the information he had, Shenzhou was naturally the first choice. At the very least, Honkai outbreaks were less frequent there, and there had been no Herrscher-level outbreaks, which was enough.

Moreover, even though he had transmigrated, the regional settings of the two worlds were very similar, so he still felt a sense of belonging to Shenzhou in this world. At the same time, he was more familiar with Shenzhou than with other places, so going to Shenzhou seemed like a good choice.

Besides, the Far East wasn't far from Shenzhou; it would only take less than an hour by flight.

However, going to Shenzhou would only provide temporary stability. Not to mention the thirteen Herrschers before, there was also the Finality's cleansing at the end. Unless...

He could also build an underground base like the Pre-Collapse Civilization and use stasis pods to travel to the future.

This method seemed feasible, but there were many problems: funds, technology, research personnel, and so on. All of these were indispensable, and time was tight.

"Ring ring ring..."

At this moment, the class bell rang, and the morning classes concluded.