“Your work for today is finished.
You should go rest now.”
Mobius looked at her slightly fatigued junior colleague, her tone gentle.
Unlike Cangxuan and Danzhu, who have peculiar personalities and are pure jokesters.
Mei was steady, courageous, and decisive.
She was an extremely outstanding leader of scientific research projects.
“Mhm, I’ll be leaving then.”
Mei put down the logbook in her hand, and as she moved, her platform high-heels made a crisp clicking sound.
Mobius offered a timely reminder.
“Today is Sunday.
I have to work overtime tonight and won’t be going over there.
I imagine he’s alone too.”
“If you want to fulfill your wish, you should take advantage of this current period.
I don’t think you’ll have such a good opportunity as tonight in the future.”
Hearing this, Mei froze for a moment, then her expression became unnatural.
“I…
I understand.”
Mei subconsciously tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear, a very feminine gesture that highlighted her charm.
Compared to her previous cold and glamorous older sister figure appearance, she now had the demeanor of a young maiden.
A hint of amusement flashed in Mobius’s eyes as she watched her walk out of the laboratory.
It wasn’t until the sound of footsteps faded into the distance of the corridor that the cold-tempered, snake-eyed older sister figure continued to refine another project.
project stigma seed.
A product supporting the Divine Key plan.
It involves using the factors of Judgment-class or Emperor-class Honkai Beasts and integrating them into human genes with strong Honkai adaptability.
This plan is now nearly complete, only lacking the appearance of a true MANTIS.
Outside the corridor.
When Mei moved away from the laboratory area and entered the living quarters.
She completely failed to notice that outside the building, a shadow was following her route.
“Could Mobius’s meaning be…”
The usually calm beauty was now slightly flustered.
Years ago, many people were already well aware of her romantic feelings.
But before she could express them, the Honkai outbreak occurred.
Since then, she dedicated herself entirely to scientific research.
All to make humanity evolve and become stronger, in order to resist the potentially increasingly powerful Herrschers.
Until now.
“Is it going to be today?”
Mei felt a bit lost inside.
She also yearned to give herself to the man she loved.
However, Shiro’s consistent attitude…
This made Mei anxious about potential gains and losses, unable to muster the courage to be direct.
Gently pinching the space between her eyebrows, the purple-haired beauty quickly firmed up her resolve.
She decided to have a good talk with Shiro and see how the atmosphere was.
First, she would discuss the plans concerning the Flame-Chasers.
Once the mood was right, she would follow the flow. This chapter is updated first at g.com.
“Will this be better?”
Thoughts constantly spun in her mind.
Mei felt that emotional issues were truly more troublesome than Herrschers.
She adjusted the pair of non-prescription glasses Shiro had given her, and took a deep breath.
Without further hesitation, she changed her direction and headed toward another part of the living quarters.
However, just as she was passing through the last section of the corridor.
Suddenly, an agile figure burst in violently from outside the floor-to-ceiling glass window.
Amidst the sound of shattering glass, the night wind rushed in eagerly.
“Who?”
Mei exclaimed, immediately casting her gaze toward the assassin.
Because the night sky was too dim, it wasn’t until the figure stepped inside the research facility.
With a fleeting glance, she realized it was someone with cherry-colored hair similar to Elysia’s.
Observing the figure, it appeared to be female.
However, compared to the slightly curvaceous Elysia, this person was much leaner.
The person made no sound and immediately initiated the abduction mode.
She drew the short blade from her waist, the hilt rapidly sweeping toward Mei’s neck.
Apparently to avoid revealing characteristics, the short blade was unremarkable, showing no identifiable forging details.
Completely unprepared for an assassination attempt, Mei’s mind went slightly blank.
Her excessive intelligence allowed her to instantly review the potential targets of the assassination in her mind.
Using the process of elimination, the killer’s true identity was obvious.
“Those people would go to such lengths?”
Mei was surprised and also felt disbelief.
You must know, everyone here is a comrade working together to fight the Honkai!
Even if they disagreed with their philosophy and actions, they could have sat down and talked properly; there was no need to resort to this.
Mei was slightly mistaken on this point.
After witnessing the immense power of Shiro, the “MANTIS,” those people intended to abduct Doctor Mei and seize this power for themselves.
“Is this the depravity inherent in humanity?”
“Or do they believe the Honkai disaster is completely under control and can be extinguished easily?”
Numerous thoughts flashed by, but as she watched the increasingly close, chilling figure, Mei’s expression returned to calm.
A trace of regret flashed in her eyes.
At this final moment of her life.
What she thought about was surprisingly not the future fate of humanity.
Instead, it was about how she had never expressed her feelings over the years, and had failed to take the next step with the person she respected and admired, unlike Mobius.
As the saying goes, what one thinks about in their final moments is absolutely what they desire most in their heart.
It was precisely because of this that Mei realized the deepest emotions hidden beneath the veil.
Right at this moment.
Suddenly, the surroundings were enveloped by a layer of the deepest black shadow, and faint traces of purple gradually emerged.
That was a spatial rift tearing open.
Not only did Mei fail to react in time, but the abductor also seemed to be completely unprepared for the unexpected event.
It took no more than a millisecond.
Both figures were instantly swallowed by the rift.
Only the shattered floor-to-ceiling glass window and the biting cold wind remained in place.
On the other side.
The residence of senior members, isolated from the general living quarters.
To get here, one had to go through several procedures and a password verification.
Inside Mobius’s room.
In the previously quiet area, a spatial rift suddenly flashed into existence.
Then, like spitting out debris, two figures were tossed out of the rift, one after the other.
When Mei adopted a posture of alertness, she realized the surrounding environment consisted of familiar furnishings.
“This is…
Mobius’s room?”
Her brain short-circuited for a moment.
She absolutely could not figure out how she had suddenly arrived here.
The assassin also appeared here.
The other party also seemed quite confused, looking around cautiously, and did not immediately make a move.
As their gazes shifted, both saw the third person in the room almost simultaneously.
“Did you see that, Mei?
This is what those Higher-ups do.”
When Shiro’s voice rang out, both Mei and the assassin fell silent.
At this moment, how could she not understand that he was the one who saved her?
Presumably, the events that had just transpired were all witnessed by him.
The moment she saw Shiro clearly, the assassin seemed to know the mission had failed.
Her right hand, which had held the short blade, slowly lowered, adopting a posture of surrender.
This was understandable, as anyone who had witnessed him fighting a Herrscher.
No one would harbor any hope of success against him.
“Sakura, you can take off your mask.”
Looking at the assassin wearing a mask and night vision goggles, Shiro casually revealed her identity.
Mei was slightly astonished.
“Sakura?”
The purple-haired older sister figure felt complicated inside.
How could the person be Sakura?
Although Sakura was a member of the secret unit Poison Chrysalis, the two of them had become acquainted over the years.
Mei had even met Sakura’s younger sister, the frail Damselette, Rin.
Although their relationship couldn’t be called friendship, they were certainly acquaintances.
It was precisely because of this that she found the assassin’s identity somewhat unbelievable.
After a moment, under Mei’s gaze, Sakura slowly removed her mask, revealing her true face.
That cold and beautiful face suddenly appeared.
As a warrior, her usually sharp gaze was now somewhat dim.
“It really is you.”
Mei was momentarily stunned but quickly recovered.
She knew that Sakura absolutely could not refuse orders coming from the people above.
“The mission failed.
I submit to whatever treatment you decide.”
Sakura did not seem to feel excessive regret over the mission failure.
She likely believed she wouldn’t be able to leave alive, appearing quite composed.
Only in her heart did she quietly apologize to her younger sister, Rin.
In the future, she would no longer be able to accompany her.
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”