“Heh.”
Mobius sneered with disdain.
Someone who joined the Flame-Chasers just for his girlfriend wouldn’t last long.
But right now she was actually a little curious about Kevin.
What exactly happened to this guy in the future that made Yu Muyang call him the Savior?
Elysia didn’t say anything, but the curiosity in her eyes was completely unhidden.
Up to now, she still couldn’t see any shining points in Kevin.
But this courage of his was praiseworthy.
Yu Muyang had completely expected Kevin’s thoughts.
He spoke up:
“After MEI joins the Flame-Chasers, she’ll become a top researcher, and later even a doctor who leads an entire experimental department on her own.
But Kevin, I have to make this clear first—if you want to join the Flame-Chasers, you can only start as a regular soldier.”
“To put it bluntly, you’ll be cannon fodder.
The death rate is very high.
Think it through carefully before you decide.”
When MEI heard these words, a trace of worry appeared in her eyes.
From a personal standpoint, she really didn’t want Kevin to join the Flame-Chasers.
But at the same time… she also faintly looked forward to it…
Kevin took a deep breath and continued in a firm tone:
“It’s fine.
I can start as a regular soldier and work my way up step by step.
I’m not afraid of death!”
[As expected of the old ancestor.
But starting as a regular soldier is a bit hard on him.
After all, the current old ancestor hasn’t received any professional training, yet he can already take down Chariot-class Honkai Beasts with just a baseball bat using his physical body.]
[No wonder everyone in the Previous Civilization seems to have a cheat.]
Oh?
This physical body can take down Chariot-class Honkai Beasts with bare hands?
This time, both Mobius and Elysia’s expressions finally changed a little.
“Then welcome to the Flame-Chasers, Kevin.”
“Come with me.
I’ll take you to get a set of temporary clothes.
For now, help maintain order in the disaster area.”
The goal had been achieved, so there was no need to stay here any longer.
Once they returned to the Flame-Chasers, there would be plenty of time to deal with things.
Just as Yu Muyang was about to turn and leave, the System appeared.
[System reward issued.]
[All experimental data on MANTIS.]
Yu Muyang: Hmm…
Yu Muyang: Hmm?
That’s it?
He originally thought the System had lagged, but it turned out it only gave him one reward!
The corner of Yu Muyang’s mouth twitched.
[A bit unexpected.
I didn’t think there would only be one reward after the Third Honkai Eruption ended.]
[Fine, I accept it.
I won’t pretend anymore.
I now have all the research materials and data on MANTIS.]
[Holy shit, am I stealing Mobius’s job?]
[No wait, I can’t understand any of this stuff.
Good, good, I didn’t steal Mobius’s job.
But how am I supposed to give these things to Mobius?
Right now she only has a vague idea about MANTIS.
I can’t just hand her a huge pile of successful data right away, can I?]
[Sigh, this is another difficult task.
I have to slowly give it to Mobius without raising suspicion.]
[Forget it.
I’ll take it one step at a time and talk about it after we return to the Flame-Chasers.]
“Let’s go, Kevin.”
“Okay.”
Yu Muyang left with Kevin.
Only Mobius, Elysia, and MEI remained in the tent.
After Yu Muyang left, Mobius finally reacted.
You don’t need to worry about me!
Just hand it over to me!
I’m so interested in you, how could I bear to do anything to you?!
At the very least, hand over the MANTIS data to me!
Mobius’s expression kept changing between dark and bright.
MEI couldn’t understand what was wrong with her, but Elysia, who had heard the complete inner thoughts, understood how things would end.
She pulled Mobius out of the tent so she wouldn’t say anything unexpected.
“MANTIS data, huh…”
Mobius’s eyes were now full of fanaticism.
“No.
I must get that data!”
Elysia stopped her, a bit helpless.
“Are you planning to just go demand it from him like this?
Aren’t you afraid of scaring him off so he never comes out again?”
“Then what should I do?
Just wait around?”
“Obviously, we can only wait.
He’ll find a way to give you the things anyway, so just relax, Mobius.
You’ll just get them a little later.”
Elysia comforted her, then suddenly changed the topic.
“What do you think of MANTIS?
Or rather, is the MANTIS you’re thinking of right now the same concept as the MANTIS in his hands?”
Hearing Elysia say this, Mobius couldn’t help calming down.
It was true that she had always wanted to find a way for humanity to break free from its limitations and evolve, but she clearly hadn’t found it yet.
After the Second Honkai Eruption, a vague concept had formed in her mind—MANTIS.
Since Honkai Beasts and Herrschers possessed such powerful strength, what would happen if they were combined with humans?
After combining, would they have to abandon human appearance and desires?
In her view, those could be abandoned.
But with what Elysia said now, and the future that Yu Muyang had described, her own idea of MANTIS wasn’t completely correct.
“When I have time, I’ll go ask him personally.”
Mobius was now completely calm.
She would definitely get all the data.
And Yu Muyang would not escape her grasp either.
Today she could get the MANTIS data.
What could she get tomorrow?
Hmm… she should find a way to give him the identity of a research assistant.
With the MANTIS experimental data supporting him, and if she went a little easy on him, he would definitely be able to join the First Research Institute smoothly.
While Mobius was thinking about these things, Elysia’s emergency communicator rang.
Right after that, Elysia left.
Canghai City next door had been attacked by the companion beast Shesha.
Its rank surpassed Emperor-class Honkai Beasts.
It was temporarily designated as… Judgment-class.
At this moment, Yu Muyang was taking Kevin to pick out clothes.
Elysia did not call Yu Muyang.
She planned to go herself.
After all, it was only a companion beast.
Besides, she was clear about how important Shesha was to Mobius, so she would handle it carefully.
When Yu Muyang returned with a fully dressed Kevin, Elysia was already gone.
Yu Muyang looked at Mobius in confusion and asked, “Where’s Elysia?”
“How would I know?
Some wild woman.”
The corner of Yu Muyang’s mouth twitched.
Ah, such strong aggression.
“Alright.
There’s nothing left to do here.
Come with me.
I’ll take you back to the Flame-Chasers.”
“But Elysia…”
“What?
She’s only the captain of the Second Squad.
I’m the one from the higher-ups.
If I say I’m taking you, I’m taking you.
Can she still compete with me for a man?”
Yu Muyang’s body trembled.
The way she said that was so easy to misunderstand.
But before he could resist, Mobius directly grabbed his wrist and pulled him away.
Being dragged by Mobius like this, Yu Muyang didn’t dare use force, afraid of hurting her.
He could only turn his head toward Kevin and say, “Just keep maintaining order.
Someone will come for you new recruits later.
Once you reach the Flame-Chasers, work hard.”
Yu Muyang’s voice grew farther and farther away.
Kevin’s face showed a determination that didn’t belong to someone his age.
The look he gave Yu Muyang was full of respect.
Whether it was his popularity with women or his strength, both made him a strong person that Kevin acknowledged.
I, Kevin, will not fall behind!
As Yu Muyang was dragged through the camp by Mobius, every soldier who saw this scene stopped in place.
Their eyes carried a look of respect, as if saying “have a safe journey.”
Then many soldiers took off their hats and saluted him.
Seeing this, Yu Muyang immediately wanted to spit blood.
Hey, what are you all thinking?!