Nighttime Raid!

"What... How could this be..."

The scorpion was instantly shocked. What was going on? How could someone ignore his black mist attack?

"Pfft..."

The scorpion spat out a massive mouthful of blood, intending to use the more highly irradiated blood to corrode Ling Xi!

"Raikiri!"

Ling Xi decisively unleashed Raikiri, dodging the blood as he swung his sword at the scorpion. It was not that he feared the Honkai Energy corrosion in that blood, but because...

It was too filthy!

"Whoosh..."

"How... is that possible..."

In an instant, the scorpion's body was split in two by Ling Xi, and he rapidly lost consciousness. Even until his death, he could not understand why Ling Xi could ignore his poison. But then... why was that?

"Doctor, are you all right?"

After eliminating the enemy, Ling Xi swiftly returned to Mobius's side. He was unsure whether there was only one enemy; it would be troublesome if they had lured him away from her.

"I'm fine. It's just..."

Mobius let out a helpless sigh and smiled in disappointment. "They actually did this. They... want me dead."

"..."

Ling Xi fell silent, feeling extremely irritated. Six hundred HW of Honkai Energy radiation—if it had been directly released onto Mobius, she would have suffered severe injuries, or even... died outright!

"Ling Xi, let's go back."

After a moment of silence, Mobius smiled at Ling Xi.

"Go back where?"

Ling Xi asked another question.

"Back to the hotel."

Mobius turned to look at Ling Xi, smiling faintly. "Didn't we agree to stay and have fun for a few more days? This is... your chance."

"Uh..."

Ling Xi was instantly speechless. At a time like this, she was still thinking about chances? "Doctor, there will be plenty of chances later. I think going straight back to Changkong City is the wiser choice now."

"No. Going back now might be even more dangerous."

Mobius merely smiled. "For example, an explosion attack at the airport, or an explosion on the plane. Do you think it would be difficult for certain people to arrange such things?"

"This..."

At that, Ling Xi did not know how to respond. After all... if Mobius encountered danger on land, he could still protect her. But if the plane really exploded, or crashed into the sea or something, he would be helpless. After all, he could not fly.

So, Mobius was right. Leaving now was more dangerous than staying here.

"Doctor, they may not give up."

Although Ling Xi knew returning immediately was more dangerous, that did not mean staying here was safe. After all... this was the Flame-Chasing Moths' headquarters, as well as Poisoned Pupae's headquarters. Who knew what kind of enemies they might send?

"Are you afraid?"

Mobius looked at Ling Xi curiously.

"Uh... I'm afraid you'll be in danger, Doctor."

If it were only himself, Ling Xi naturally would not be afraid. But protecting himself and protecting the Doctor were entirely different matters.

"Hehe..."

Mobius gently tugged on Ling Xi's tie, bringing her lips close to his ear as she smiled. "I'm not afraid of danger at all. After all... you said you would protect me forever."

As she spoke, Mobius gently kissed Ling Xi, then released him and smiled. "All right, go get some rest."

Ling Xi: "..."

All Ling Xi wanted to say was that even if he would protect her forever, that did not mean she could recklessly put herself in danger!

But Mobius had already said so. What else could he do? Besides... returning to Changkong City now would only put them in greater danger.

After the two left, a woman dressed entirely in black stepped out from the shadows by the roadside. She had watched the entire battle. She had originally intended to take advantage of Ling Xi fighting the scorpion and directly attack the target, but...

She had never expected the scorpion to be instantly killed in one move. The entire process had taken less than three seconds.

It seemed the intelligence had been fucking wrong again. Not only did the other party possess extremely powerful combat abilities, he was also immune to Honkai radiation sickness.

Fortunately, her target was not Ling Xi, but Mobius. So, they would meet again tonight. That would be... her true home ground!

After all, no matter how powerful Ling Xi was, he could not possibly sleep with Mobius at night, could he?

Night Raid!

In the early hours of the morning, Mobius had already fallen into a deep sleep, while a black shadow slowly crept to her bedside...

"You are an outstanding Doctor, but... too outstanding."

The shadow pulled out a dagger, preparing to assassinate her...

Bang!

"Agh..."

With a gunshot, the shadow was directly struck, and bright red blood splattered across the bedsheets...

"Heh, I knew someone else would come."

In an instant, the lights came on. Ling Xi entered with a Colt Pistol in hand. He had not been asleep; he had been hiding in the dark the entire time, guarding against a possible second wave of enemies. And as it turned out...

Sure enough, Infinity had warned him again, so he immediately chose to attack.

"Ling Xi?"

Mobius awoke with a start, looking at Ling Xi in confusion.

Ling Xi: "..." Doctor, you could actually sleep through this...

"Whistle!"

The shadow immediately let out a whistle. Then...

Crash!

Several figures smashed through the window, wielding all kinds of weapons as they charged at Ling Xi.

"Thunderlight!"

Ling Xi directly released an electric current!

"Crackle, crackle, crackle..."

In an instant, several assassins lost their ability to fight.

Assassins were called assassins because they were only suited for assassination: one lethal strike, and once discovered, they were finished!

Therefore, these people known as assassins were truly poor in direct combat. Facing Ling Xi, they could not even delay him.

Seeing this, Shadow, their leader, immediately ran to the wall and slipped into the darkness.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the most dangerous enemy escape, Ling Xi was furious. This fucking ability was far too dangerous—impossible to guard against!

If he did not kill her today, the Doctor could be in danger at any time in the future.

"Ling Xi, that's Shadow, an A-rank assassin!"

Mobius quickly revealed the other party's identity. "Her ability is to hide within shadows. She's very difficult to catch."

"Then... can she use shadows to escape outside?"

Ling Xi asked curiously.

"Of course not."

Mobius shook her head. "According to the information I received, Shadow's ability only lets her hide in shadows. She cannot travel through them, so... she is actually still hidden inside that wall."

"Hehe, is that so? Then the problem... is simple!"

Ling Xi raised his right hand and chanted, "Star Destroyer 19C, manifest!"

In an instant, Ling Xi somehow pulled out a cannon and carried it on his shoulder. It was none other than Star Destroyer 19C!

"How did it go again? Hmm... Right, become a star..."

Ling Xi directly poured one-third of his remaining Honkai Energy into Star Destroyer 19C and chanted, "Explosion!"

Boom!

At once, eighteen energy missiles burst from the cannon's muzzle. In an instant, the wall in front of them, along with the platform, vanished!

"Ahhh..."

Shadow, who had been hiding inside the wall, fell out directly. She was injured by the shockwave from the missiles, on top of having already been shot!

"I surrender!"

Having lost her greatest advantage, Shadow immediately chose to surrender. She pulled off her head covering, revealing her full face, while raising both hands.

"Who sent you?!"

Ling Xi demanded furiously. They had repeatedly tried to harm his Mobius; they had already crossed his bottom line. The upper ranks of the Pre-Collapse Civilization's Flame-Chasing Moths... those idiots who were useless at everything except internal strife deserved to be destroyed in the end.

"I don't know! I only obey orders from my superiors. As for who gave the order, I truly don't know!"

Shadow had no intention of hiding anything!

"Then go die."

Ling Xi did not hesitate in the slightest and directly fired!

"Wait, I can obey your—"

Bang!

Before she could finish speaking, Shadow had already become a corpse.

"And you lot..."

"Whoosh!"

Ling Xi turned toward the assassins who had lost their ability to move after being struck by his electric current. He drew the Dawnbreaker and decisively cut off two heads before walking toward the remaining people!

"Ling Xi!"

Mobius hurriedly grabbed Ling Xi and said, "Calm down."

"Doctor, I can't calm down!"

Though furious, Ling Xi had not lost his reason. He did not struggle, because Mobius was still an ordinary person right now. His struggle could hurt her!

"No, you need to calm down!"

Mobius still held onto Ling Xi tightly. "I don't want you to be consumed by rage. Although it is difficult for humans to remain rational at all times, you must at least stay rational."

"I..."

At those words, Ling Xi calmed down a little. He took a deep breath and silently turned to Mobius. "Doctor, what do you want to do?"

"A warning will be enough."

Seeing Ling Xi calm down, Mobius visibly sighed in relief. She said calmly, "We cannot easily investigate the mastermind behind this. Once we do, it will cause turmoil throughout the Flame-Chasing Moths, and it will be detrimental to my research as well. So... warn them. If they come again, then there will be no rest until one side is dead!"

Although Mobius was also angry, her greatest trait was her ability to remain rational and obtain the greatest benefit!

At this moment, the other party was clearly one of the Flame-Chasing Moths' higher-ups. If she truly investigated and sought revenge, it would only cause greater conflict and turmoil. Then, not only would she herself be in danger, but Klein, Danzhu, Cangxuan, and the others would also be dragged into it.

As for Ling Xi, although his individual strength was extremely powerful, before the massive force of the Flame-Chasing Moths, that strength only made him a slightly stronger ant. Mobius did not want Ling Xi to be harmed. She absolutely did not want that!

Moreover, once this so-called "war" began, she would no longer be able to peacefully conduct research. Compared to the matter of ensuring humanity's continuation, such personal grudges were simply not worth mentioning.

Therefore, giving them a warning was equivalent to issuing a final ultimatum. If they gave up now, then this matter would end. If they continued causing trouble, then it could only be as she had just said: no rest until one side was dead.

"Doctor..."

Hearing Mobius speak so rationally, Ling Xi did not know how to respond. He truly hoped that... sometimes, the Doctor could be a little less rational!