Facing an attack from the Herrscher of Thunder that was even more terrifying than before,
Shiro no longer felt the same urgency or exhaustion from defending.
With a casual raise of his hand, he blocked the Herrscher of Thunder’s offensive.
Feeling the clearance of the Herrscher of Void, Shiro couldn’t help but recall what happened when he first woke up.
The moment he snapped out of the Honkai’s bewitchment, Shiro felt like he had been utterly screwed over.
After all, the situation at the time was like having a wolf in front and a tiger behind.
But in that instant, Shiro thought of Kiana embracing the Cocoon to become the Herrscher of Finality, and then thought of a certain talent lying in his talent column.
In a flash, Shiro made his choice.
After he made his choice, a voice that hadn’t been heard for a long time rang out again.
[Ding!]
[Congratulations!
You have actively embraced the Honkai; your Celestial Dragon talent has been upgraded.]
[You have mastered ‘Incomplete Herrscher of Void clearance’.]
…Coming back to his senses, he had already been clashing with the Herrscher of Thunder for a long time.
Thinking that for every extra minute of stalemate with the Herrscher of Thunder, more people would die,
Shiro erupted with his full power.
On the surface, he used his dual clearances as the primary attack, but he hid Time Stop as the fatal blow.
Soon, the battle came to an end.
[The Herrscher of Thunder is dead.]
[She died at your hands.]
[Originally, this should have been something worth celebrating, worth reveling in, and worth everyone’s cheers.]
[However, the atmosphere within the Flame-Chasers is exceptionally heavy.]
[Because in this battle, even though the Herrscher of Thunder was held back by you alone, many soldiers still died under the attacks of Honkai Beasts during the rescue operations.]
[And at this moment, within the combat department of the Flame-Chasers…]
[One White Lily after another has turned the entire department into a sea of white flowers.]
[“Memorial, respect, beauty.”]
[“The longing and reluctance for the departed.”]
[“Hoping all is well.”]
[Elysia’s voice whispered softly.]
[Even she, who was usually so lively, had a face full of deep sorrow at this moment.]
[The impact caused by this Third Honkai Eruption was simply too great.]
[Not only were the casualties heavy, but many cities had also been turned into ruins.]
[Even though the Decapitation Strike against the Herrscher of Thunder went smoothly, and the Flame-Chaser soldiers arrived in time to keep losses to a minimum…]
[In some regions of East Asia, more than half of the territory of some small countries has become a playground for Honkai Beasts, and it still hasn’t been resolved even now.]
[Most soldiers don’t even have the time to come back and pay their respects.]
[According to estimates, it will take at least three months…]
[…before the Honkai Beasts created by this Third Honkai Eruption can be completely dealt with.]
[As for the impact, it probably won’t be suppressed so easily.]
[And at this moment, you are facing another problem.]
Flame-Chasers Base.
Shiro was approached by the faction representing the Higher-ups.
“Mr.
Shiro, Young Miss Elysia, thank you for saving the world once again.
The Higher-ups asked us to pass on a message: there may have been some unpleasantness before, but let the past be the past.
This is a token of gratitude for the contributions of our two heroes.”
As they spoke, they opened a small box, and two glittering Medals immediately appeared before their eyes.
Because he had already decided to use Aponia’s power to unify the entire organization later, Shiro was quite magnanimous at this time.
“Hmm, this is nice, we’ll take it.
To be honest, I thought you’d just give us money or a promotion.”
These people laughed awkwardly.
Regarding money and status, although the Higher-ups knew these two weren’t interested, they had certainly made preparations; it was just that such materialistic things weren’t suitable to be brought out so bluntly.
Shiro continued as he fiddled with the newly acquired Medal.
“Alright, if there’s anything else, just say it.
You came in such a hurry, it definitely wasn’t just to deliver Medals to us, right?
What do those Higher-ups want to ask?”
Not expecting Shiro to be so direct, these people exchanged glances and decided to stop beating around the bush.
“Mr.
Shiro is wise.
But let us state beforehand that we have no intention of opposing you.
However, this matter does indeed require an answer.”
“Regarding the specifics of your power, what exactly is it?”
“Heh.
As expected, it’s about this.”
Shiro curled his lips.
Then, he put on a serious expression and prepared to start bullshitting—(strike that)—promoting.
“I mentioned in the previous combat plan that my power actually comes from Dr.
Mobius.
It’s the product of a special experiment of hers called ‘project stigma seed’.”
“To tell you the truth, the reason I have such extraordinary power is entirely due to Dr. This story is hosted at g.com.
Mobius’s ‘project stigma seed’.
Whether it’s the strength to defeat a Herrscher in single combat or the abilities I used before, it’s all thanks to this.”
Shiro narrowed his eyes, his expression solemn.
At this moment, anyone who knew him would immediately understand he was bullshitting.
But these subordinates sent by the Higher-ups knew very little about Bai Ge.
They were stunned for a moment after hearing his words.
The next second, they felt it was perfectly reasonable!
Everyone in the Flame-Chasers knew what kind of mad scientist Dr.
Mobius was.
Occasionally, one or two monsters wandering out of her lab could tear down half the base.
It’s just that no one expected the young man before them was also one of the people ‘victimized’ by Mobius.
He clearly looked so normal!
“What are the specifics of the ‘MANTIS’ project?
Mr.
Shiro, please do elaborate!” someone asked excitedly.
Shiro and Elysia’s performance in this campaign was obvious to all.
That formidable strength to face a Herrscher head-on—if more people could master it…
“I don’t know the details very well either.
Roughly, it’s about integrating Honkai Beast genes into the human body to create super soldiers with the abilities and physical qualities of Honkai Beasts, but with human consciousness.”
As soon as Shiro said this, it immediately gave these people quite a scare.
Many people swallowed hard, breaking out in a cold sweat.
Injecting Honkai Beast genes into the human body was simply too bold and insane, but it was indeed Dr.
Mobius’s style!
The crowd made the connection and nodded one after another, feeling there was no contradiction at all.
Having obtained the answer they wanted, the group tactfully withdrew, no longer disturbing Shiro’s rest.
Shiro could see that while they were all wary of this plan, they simultaneously coveted this power.
It could be predicted that hereafter, the implementation of Mobius’s ‘project stigma seed’ would be much smoother than in the original timeline.
This was exactly Shiro’s goal.
In the projects started previously, the Divine Keys were being forged in an orderly manner, but when it came to the MANTISes, things got stuck.
The reason was that to successfully create a MANTIS, experience had to be accumulated through a large number of human experiments.
Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for the Flame-Chasers to give Mobius so many death row inmates for experiments.
But Shiro let them’see’ just how much power one could possess after becoming a MANTIS through Super Transformation Surgery.
He believed that once the conversation just now was reported, the progress of project stigma seed would be greatly accelerated.