"Splat."
Mobius raised her hand and caught the eyeball.
The slightly disgusting sensation did nothing to diminish her fondness for the object in her hand—the feedback from the Honkai energy detector clearly told Mobius that this was the target of her current operation:
Shesha's eyeball.
However.
This joy lasted only for a fleeting moment.
Curiosity and fear of the unknown simultaneously assailed Mobius's mind—this bizarrely behaving Honkai Beast had not only refrained from attacking her but had instead helped... no, even if Honkai Beasts lacked expressions, the opponent's action just now was as casual as an emperor bestowing alms upon a subordinate.
This abnormality was something Mobius had never witnessed.
Whether Herrschers or Judgement-class, no sentient lifeform on the Honkai side had ever reacted in such a manner.
"Is it because of Ramiel?"
Mobius first thought that the opponent had mistaken her and Ramiel for the same entity—although an artificial Honkai Beast, Ramiel's aura was indistinguishable from that of an ordinary Emperor-class. The initial purpose of this experiment was, in fact, to create upper-tier Honkai Beasts that could serve as "spies."
"No."
Mobius quickly dismissed this idea.
Even if Ramiel could obscure its own presence, something as conspicuous as a "Key of God" would surely not be ignored.
Not to mention.
On this creature's shoulder, the coiled little snake was precisely the Herrscher of Thunder's companion Honkai Beast—the latter couldn't possibly fail to recognize the core aura of the Third Herrscher.
"What on earth is..."
Mobius was starting to get excited.
A specimen never seen before.
A completely unknown existence.
To a researcher, this was tantamount to an unexcavated treasure trove falling from the sky right before her.
Mobius was eager to try.
Even if the risk was enormous, possibly even fatal, if she didn't act upon such an opportunity, then she wouldn't be Mobius.
But the next second.
The intent transmitted from Ramiel completely shattered her thoughts—
"Mobius."
————
She had been called by name.
She had been called by name by a Honkai Beast.
She had been called by name by a Honkai Beast, through her own creation!
Ramiel possessed a certain degree of autonomous capability, but the primary operational authority still rested with Mobius, who held the Seven Thunders of Retribution.
This creation, which should have been incapable of "speaking," had actually called her name in her mind through a telepathy-like ability from another lifeform!
Mobius's actions froze instantly.
Her trump card was the Key of God, but Ramiel was equally indispensable—since the opponent could "communicate" with her through Ramiel, perhaps... there was also the possibility of them seizing control of Ramiel! At the very least, they had the ability to stop its movements!
Because of this.
Mobius had no choice but to abandon her plan to "give it a try."
Another important reason was that this was the first time Mobius had learned what "Honkai's perception of humans" was like—Honkai Beasts had unique methods of individual identification; they had no need for things like names. The mental fluctuations obtained from the few captured "Variants" were also extremely chaotic, impossible to translate.
But this one before her was different.
The opponent had very clearly spoken her name—how could it "know" her? If it knew her, did it then "know" more humans... no, was it aware of The Flame-Chasers' existence and its significance?
A series of pressing questions appeared in Mobius's mind.
Unfortunately.
Apart from that somewhat ethereal voice earlier.
The opponent showed no intention of continuing to communicate with her.
————
The ring behind his back slowly unfurled.
Between the distorted curtains of light, a portal was gradually opening.
Lu Xing presented the [Eye of Shesha] as a "meeting gift" to Mobius, this "big sister" of The Flame-Chasers.
The reason was simple.
Lu Xing hoped to see the emergence of more Fusion Soldiers... no, to be precise, what Lu Xing hoped to see was more Fusion Soldiers appearing in the form of "Man-Made Honkai Corruption."
If he had the ability.
Lu Xing would have preferred to completely erase these existences before the Fusion Soldiers even appeared—now that Kevin had already fused with Parvati's genes and slain the Herrscher of Flame, this possibility no longer existed.
To defeat Kevin.
No, even to fight him to a standstill, or to escape from Kevin's grasp, Lu Xing's strength would need to increase by at least two major tiers.
This was difficult to achieve in a short period.
Therefore.
Compared to that plan.
Lu Xing, upon encountering Mobius, had a few other small ideas:
Since Mobius enjoyed creating Fusion Soldiers, then Lu Xing would proactively lend her a hand!
The fusion of human and Honkai Beast genes endowed them with even greater combat power, and even more terrifying potential.
The premise was.
Humans had to be the dominant factor in this process.
If the Honkai Beast genes overwhelmed the human part after fusion, then this Fusion Soldier would exhibit an entirely new form... using the Honkai Beast it fused with as a template.
In short.
Fuse with who, become who.
This was the origin of the phenomenon known as "Man-Made Honkai Corruption" in Fusion Soldiers—most Fusion Soldiers were strong-willed; even if their bodies transformed into Honkai Beasts, they had a high probability of maintaining human rationality in that form.
However.
Human negative emotions could change this situation.
As long as one added a little fuel to the fire during the "Man-Made Honkai Corruption" process... Lu Xing was confident he could turn humanity's creations into his own fighting force.
His brief exchange with Shesha earlier had further convinced Lu Xing of this.
When the original Honkai Beast host had not died, they possessed the ability, to a certain extent, to influence the genetic part fused by humans—this method was usually ineffective, but when the opponent's spirit was weak or their will dejected, it could subtly exert a miraculous effect.
Mobius.
This scientific madwoman in pursuit of evolution would inevitably, in the future, proactively touch upon this forbidden domain of "Man-Made Honkai Corruption."
By that time...
The portal had finished forming, and Lu Xing's body slowly receded backward into it.
"We'll meet again."
The final words left behind confirmed to Mobius that the earlier voice was not an illusion.
By the time she surveyed the scene again, there was no longer any trace of a Honkai Beast's aura.
"Dr. Mobius?"
At this moment, from the distant ruins.
Two slightly panting figures finally arrived at the scene—they were Hua and Imer, who had rushed over from other locations after receiving intelligence about the explosion.
"Oh my."
"You've arrived a little late. The Shesha matter has already been resolved."
Mobius quietly clasped her hands behind her back.
"You...?"
Hua spoke, a hint of disbelief in her voice.
After all, in her impression, Mobius was just a researcher with no strength to even truss a chicken.
Imer, on the other hand, seemed to have noticed something, but he decisively chose silence—many rumors about Mobius within The Flame-Chasers were more sensational than urban legends.
"Don't overthink it."
"I'm just a scientist; I don't possess the kind of power you all have."
Mobius's peripheral vision swept to her side.
Ramiel's figure had completely vanished—mastery of the electromagnetic field, in the hands of a scientist versus a 16-year-old underage girl, was entirely different kinds of power.
"Before I arrived."
"The future's direction had already changed."