We Meet Again, Seele... / A Showdown Between the Serpent and Seele!

Seeing that Mobius's expression was not good, Ling Xi quickly grasped Mobius's hand and explained with a wry smile, "Doctor, you have to understand, we have only just defeated the Third Herrscher. If you were to start researching the Seventh Herrscher Core such a high-profile manner, wouldn't that completely expose our secrets?"

"Um... I'm sorry, it was my oversight."

After listening to Ling Xi's explanation, Mobius realized that he had misunderstood Ling Xi. Moreover, Ling Xi's words made a lot of sense. Apart from heaven and earth, only he and Ling Xi knew about this matter. If it were to be exposed casually, it would definitely not be good news.

"What a pity, we can't study it..."

Mobius looked somewhat regretful. The Herrscher Core was clearly with his Ling Xi, but he couldn't study it. Don't even mention studying it secretly. This is the Herrscher Core! The energy and noise it releases are no less than when it creates mushrooms. How could it be done secretly?

"Doctor, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Seeing his wife looking a little disappointed, Ling Xi naturally wanted to comfort her. He took out the Lightning Herrscher Core and said with a smile, "The Flame Herrscher Core is not allowed, but it doesn't say the Lightning Herrscher Core is not allowed, right? So, my dear Dr. Mobius, what do you think?"

"Hmm..."

Mobius hesitated for a moment, then looked at Ling Xi with a smile and deliberately asked, "Ling Xi, the Herrscher Core is yours, you know. Are you sure you want me to study it?"

"Hehe, aren't my things the same as the Doctor's? Why are we talking about this?"

Ling Xi smiled and looked at Mobius, then suddenly thought of something and said with a mischievous grin, "However, if the Doctor feels bad about it, he can pay a little price to compensate me."

"The price...tell me."

Seeing Ling Xi's expression, Mobius also curled his lip, sensing that this guy had ill intentions...

"It's very simple, for example..."

Ling Xi stroked her chin with one hand, admiringly examining Mobius's body, and chuckled, "It'll allow the Doctor to unlock more positions and stuff..."

Mobius "..."

To this, Mobius simply smiled, rolled up his sleeves, and looked tenderly at Ling Xi, "Darling, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly!"

Ling Xi "..."

Chapter 144: We meet again, Seele...

"Awooo..."

A moment later, Ling Xi covered her head, looking at Mobius with a wronged expression, "If you won't unlock it, then don't unlock it, why are you bullying me, the injured one..."

"Hmph, serves him right."

Mobius blushed as well. Although he wasn't particularly opposed to learning new knowledge with Ling Xi, well... this guy was still lying in bed and was always so unserious.

"Alright, let's talk about it after you've recovered."

However, seeing Ling Xi like this, Mobius felt a little sorry for her. He patted Ling Xi's hair and said with a helpless smile, "After you recover, you can do whatever you want, but for now... you need to heal your injuries first, understand?"

"Hurt?"

Ling Xi thought for a moment and said, "Doctor, actually I'm not injured at all. I just overexerted myself. I've rested for three days now, and I'm fine now."

"Lie."

However, Mobius exposed Ling Xi's lie without hesitation, saying, "While you were unconscious, I conducted multiple tests on your body. Guess what I found?"

"Forehead..."

Seeing Mobius's expression, Ling Xi already guessed the answer. She touched her nose and said somewhat awkwardly, "This is just a small side effect of using the power of Herrscher. Don't worry, it's nothing serious."

"A little bit of side effects?"

Mobius's face darkened, and he said, "Your body has been eroded by nearly 20% by Honkai Energy, and this is the little bit of side effect you're talking about?"

"..."

Ling Xi was speechless for a moment...

"Don't forget, I'm Mobius, I have Doctor."

Mobius looked at Ling Xi and said, "I know just as much about your health as you do, so there's no need for you to hide anything from me."

"I'm sorry, Doctor, I just..."

Ling Xi immediately lowered her head and admitted her mistake. This was the backlash from the Herrscher power that Sirin had mentioned... She thought she could get away with it, since Mobius and Mei's research on Honkai Energy was still relatively limited at this time, but...

Clearly, I underestimated my own Doctor.

"You're just afraid I'll worry, right?"

Mobius raised his hand as if to slap Ling Xi again, but in the end he gently stroked Ling Xi's head instead, laughing and scolding, "What an idiot..."

Ling Xi "..."

"Never mind."

Mobius shook his head and said, "I won't say anything this time, but..."

Mobius looked at Ling Xi sternly, "From now on, you are not allowed to use the power of the Herrscher Core without my permission, understand?"

If Mobius had only doubted before, after talking with Ling Xi for so long, especially after Ling Xi said herself that using the Herrscher Core would have side effects, she was now completely convinced that Ling Xi's body was in this state because of using Herrscher power!

And...

The body's erosion level has reached 20%, which is not good news. But don't think that this number is not high. You should know that many people who die from Honkai Disease infection only have a body erosion level of about 50%.

So 20% is really not low. If it's 20% once, then twice... it's close to 50%.

As for what will happen next... Mobius dares not even imagine.

"Yes, don't worry, Doctor, I... understand."

Seeing how serious Mobius, Ling Xi didn't dare to say anything more, because... she didn't want to hurt the people who cared about her!

"That's more like it..."

Seeing Ling Xi make such a solemn promise, Mobius finally smiled with satisfaction. After all... he couldn't bear to part with such an adorable little white mouse.

"By the way, Doctor, where's the restaurant? I... I'm a little hungry."

After chatting with Mobius for a while, Ling Xi felt increasingly hungry. After all, the only thing she had eaten in the past three days was the apple that Elysia had just peeled for her. At first, she didn't feel anything, but now...

I'm so hungry!

"What do you want to eat? I'll go and bring it to you."

Mobius promptly stood up and offered to bring Ling Xi food.

"No need, I'm really fine."

Ling Xi looked at Mobius with some helplessness and said with a wry smile, "Doctor, if you keep making me lie like this, I'm afraid I'll get sick even if I'm not sick."

"Forehead..."

Seeing Ling Xi's condition, Mobius hesitated for a moment, then checked Ling Xi's vital signs monitoring report again, and indeed there was nothing seriously wrong.

"Okay, but if you feel unwell anywhere, remember to tell me immediately, understand?"

In the end, Mobius agreed, after all... given this guy's personality, he definitely wouldn't stay idle.

A moment later, Mobius led Ling Xi out of the lounge. Just as he was about to take Ling Xi to the cafeteria,...

She saw Seele still standing at the door waiting...

"Seele?"

Seeing Seele, Ling Xi was pleasantly surprised. Sure enough, Elysia hadn't lied to her; Seele was really alright.

"Hmm..."

Seele glanced at Ling Xi, as if she wanted to say something...

"Mmm..."

Mobius stretched and said, "Ling Xi, I'll go order first, it'll be about five minutes. Why don't you chat with Seele for a bit, so we won't be late?"

"Okay!"

Ling Xi didn't think much of it and readily nodded in agreement. Besides... she really did need to explain things to Seele.

Mobius merely glanced at Seele silently before leaving.

With Mobius gone, only Ling Xi and Seele remained on the scene, neither of them speaking, seemingly waiting for the other to speak...

"Um, Seele, I..."

In the end, Ling Xi spoke first, intending to ask Seele about her situation in Changkong City...

"Sorry..."

However, Seele interrupted Ling Xi directly, silently walked to Ling Xi's side, gently grabbed Ling Xi's clothes, rested her head in Ling Xi's chest, lowered her head slightly, and whispered, "I'm so sorry, I didn't know things would turn out like this, really... sob..."

As she spoke, Seele burst into tears...

"Hey... Seele, what are you doing? Did someone bully you?"

Seeing that Seele was crying, Ling Xi suddenly became flustered. After all, she had only known Seele for a month and this was the first time she had seen her cry, so... Ling Xi panicked, really panicked.

"No, no one bullied me..."

Seele shook her head, sobbing, "Dr. Mobius told me about what happened that day, but... I really didn't mean to. If I had known it would turn out like this, then... then I definitely wouldn't have done it. I'm sorry... Ling Xi..."

Looking at Seele, who was still sobbing in her arms, feeling the warmth on her chest from the tears, and hearing Seele's constant apologies, Ling Xi... had a general idea of what Seele was saying.

Chapter 145: The Showdown Between Snake and hope!

Rewind to two days ago, twenty-four hours have passed since the battle in Changkong City!

Outside the lounge on the Mu Continent, Mobius was looking at Seele with a complicated expression.

"Seele, do you know what you've done?"

Looking at Seele before him, Mobius felt a complex mix of emotions. If it weren't for Seele, Ling Xi wouldn't have been forced into such a hasty battle with the Third Herrscher. The original plan was to evacuate; everything was prepared, but...

In the end, this guy changed his mind for Seele's sake and went straight to fight the Third Herrscher. Fortunately, he won in the end, but even so...

Ling Xi's body also suffered severe damage.

"Sorry..."

By this time, Seele had already understood what had happened, why Ling Xi wanted her to go to the Mu Continent with him, and why Ling Xi ultimately decided to fight the Third Herrscher.

In particular, after Mobius played Ling Xi's last voice message for her, Seele really didn't know how to describe her feelings at that moment.

"Keep those words for Ling Xi. You haven't done anything to wrong me."

Mobius sighed and asked, "So, what exactly happened? Didn't you and Ling Xi agree to leave together? Why couldn't you contact them in the end?"

"I..."

Seele hesitated for a moment, then quietly said, "I saw you guys on Friday night. You were eating ice cream..."

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Mobius understood. So this was the real trigger.

To be honest, this plot... is just ridiculous.

In other words, if I hadn't taken the initiative to kiss her, this matter might have remained a secret, and Seele wouldn't have been angry, allowing the evacuation to proceed normally.

But then again, it seems like it was Ling Xi who initially suggested getting the marriage certificate on Friday night, so...

Can we finally shift the blame to Ling Xi?

Mobius "..."

In short, upon hearing Seele's answer, Mobius's feelings became even more complicated, after all, the plot was truly outrageous.

"So what are your plans next?"

After a moment of silence, Mobius didn't want to waste any more time with Seele. After all, what had happened was already done, and Ling Xi had defeated the Third Herrscher. What needed to be done now was not to review the situation, but to resolve the current predicament.

Regardless, if Seele continues like this, she will inevitably become a hidden danger sooner or later, so... Mobius had a new idea.

"I..."

Seele opened her mouth, as if wanting to say something, but she couldn't quite speak. She was really angry about what happened that night, but she didn't know what to do, and then...

The Honkai occurred, and Honkai Beast were everywhere. I fled the school with the crowd, but I soon discovered that Honkai Beast surrounded me and there was no way to escape.

So he hid, hoping to wait for rescue, until about twenty hours later, he saw the battle in the sky...