First Squad Captain Airi Reports, Junior Member Corporal Chang Yuan

"What's going on! Why isn't there one this time! And this trace, someone got here first?"

Looking at the mark on the Herrscher of Void's chest, Mebius realized that someone had beaten her to it this time.

Otherwise, judging by the remains of the first Herrscher, there should have been a core here as well.

"Was it those guys? Or someone else?"

Mebius's suspicions were limited to two groups. One was the council; she suspected they didn't want her to uncover anything that could threaten them.

The second group was logistics. There was an inside informant from another organization within the team, who had taken the Herrscher core beforehand while it was being transported back.

"Tsk, this Flame-Chasing Moth is really quite shabby."

Spitting, Mebius felt both love and hate for the organization.

Although the organization had many restrictions, the funding it provided her was an astronomical sum.

If not for that, she would have packed up and left long ago. Who would want to stay in a place like this and be stifled?

Little did she know that the culprit responsible for the loss of her Herrscher core was currently being cheered by everyone within Flame-Chasing Moth.

"It's them, it's those two who worked together to kill that monster."

"What? The two of them actually worked together to kill that monster? You know, the first monster took a small nuclear bomb to defeat."

"They're so amazing, they must be the most powerful people in the world right now."

Listening to the crowd's praise, Chang Yuan felt a little embarrassed.

After all, the one who deserved the most credit should be Airi, and his role was merely to be a pawn.

"Hmph, A-Yuan, look how enthusiastic everyone is."

Seeing the fangirls with stars in their eyes, Airi also smiled happily.

"How could they not be enthusiastic? Your existence alone has caused their fear of Herrschers to plummet.

Because in their eyes, your killing a Herrscher proves that those monsters are not invincible, thus their desire for hope grows even stronger."

"Hehe, that's just because I'm amazing. But A-Yuan, why didn't you let me say that it was your self-sacrifice that achieved the great feat of killing the Herrscher?"

Airi didn't quite understand this.

If it were reported, and rewards were given out later, Chang Yuan would also receive more.

"I have my own plans. I don't intend to appear too dazzling in the eyes of those people yet. It might make things inconvenient later."

Chang Yuan naturally planned to keep a low profile for now, as he intended to deal with the council later.

If he were too high-profile, those council members might notice him.

If one day Lao Chou felt he was a threat, he might send assassins from the Poisoned Pupae to assassinate him, and then he'd be in trouble.

You must know that the ace assassin was Sakura, the woman who, with her mortal body, managed to make Qianjie, who had torn apart Herrschers with his bare hands, lose a heart.

If he were the target, he couldn't imagine if he'd just die in his sleep one day. Unless he could sleep with Airi, he really couldn't guarantee his own safety.

Therefore, before he had absolute strength, he didn't plan to be too high-profile. The best approach was to let all the glory belong to Airi alone.

Because Airi's strength was already sufficient, she didn't fear any assassins, including Sakura.

"Alright, since A-Yuan, you've made your decision, I won't ask further."

Seeing this, Airi didn't press on.

She believed that Chang Yuan must have his own reasons for doing this.

"Is Airi there? Is Airi there? If you are, please come over."

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, a voice that stood out from the rest rang out.

Hearing someone call her, and seeing that it seemed to be important, Airi immediately took Chang Yuan with her and walked over.

The person looking at Chang Yuan, who was following Airi, didn't pay much attention.

After just a glance, their gaze returned to Airi.

"After many layers of high-level decisions, due to the death of the captain of the first squad, we will be granting you the position of captain of the first squad of Flame-Chasing Moth. We hope you will continue to fight for humanity in the future."

As she spoke, she handed Airi a pre-prepared badge.

This badge was different from the ordinary silver ones; the moth pattern on it was not copper-colored but made of gold thread.

It was on the same level as Mebius.

After all, top researchers and top combat power were equivalent; both were extremely important.

After the awarding ceremony, the woman left very efficiently.

"Mhm~? A-Yuan, do you think this badge looks good?"

Holding the badge against her chest and gesturing, Airi smilingly asked Chang Yuan for his opinion.

"Mhm, it looks very good. It suits you very well, Airi."

Facing the girlish Airi, Chang Yuan naturally didn't skimp on his compliments.

"Hmph~? I knew it, I look good no matter what. But from now on, you're a member of my first squad. What should you call me from now on?"

Airi playfully winked at Chang Yuan and asked, "Captain Airi, your subordinate Chang Yuan greets the captain."

"Excellent, excellent. Your ideological awareness is very high. Keep up the good work, and you'll be my vice-captain."

Leveraging her 1.63-meter height, Airi patted the shoulders of the 1.8-meter-tall Chang Yuan.

The scene looked somewhat comical.

Seeing this, the others also felt it was quite a cute pairing.

However, where there are people, there will naturally be clear distinctions between good and evil.

"Tsk, the vice-captain is already decided? That's unfair, it's completely unfair to the other members."

One must understand that the prestige of being captain was not just a little bit high; it also represented numerous privileges.

It's important to know that the establishment of Flame-Chasing Moth was unanimously agreed upon by the highest decision-making bodies of all continents.

Therefore, the prestige of a captain within it could already be compared to that of a Lieutenant General in the military of their respective continents.

Such prestige would naturally make others envious, but when it came to Airi, no one was envious.

This was because she had earned it through her own strength. If they could also solo-kill that monster, they would absolutely be appointed captain as well.

However, they did not believe Chang Yuan had the qualifications to be vice-captain.

They believed Chang Yuan was only appointed as the predetermined vice-captain because he followed Airi closely and had a good relationship with her.

Therefore, many who were envious of this position were very dissatisfied with Chang Yuan, the predetermined vice-captain.

"Airi, Airi, because of your words, I've now become the target of everyone's criticism."