I am a hero of the former civilization.

Himiko stroked her chin and shrugged slightly: "Perhaps the price is too high, or perhaps the higher-ups don't want this power to get out of control. Even the power that is shown would require at least several dozen special countermeasures team members equipped with MKII-type armor."

Everyone was speechless again. This humanoid Honkai Beast was even more terrifying than the Emperor-class because it could hide among humans and could continuously learn.

Just as they were talking, the battle in the training room finally ended. Kevin was pressed into the steel wall, head down and silent. Ryan glanced at the severed hem of his clothes and made a gesture to the camera.

call--

The door opened instantly, and medical staff rushed in, quickly putting Kevin on a stretcher and taking him away.

"Aside from the somewhat cruel process, the effect is quite good. If you encounter an Emperor-level Honkai Beast, the monster won't show you any mercy." Himiko had also figured out some of the tricks. The most difficult thing about dealing with high-level Honkai Beasts is the mentality. Faced with that overwhelming power, many people simply cannot exert their strength.

To not run away at the sight of such a monster is already a sign of great courage.

"I'd like to ask Dr. Ryan for a favor, so that all the team members can experience what it feels like to be crushed."

She looked at Rose beside her, who was pale and shook her head repeatedly before revealing a wicked smile.

“That recruit is good. Assign him to the expedition against Adedoga,” Edwin said immediately, then turned around. “I’ll go find Dr. Ryan and hope he’ll do me a favor.”

"Branch leader, what are we going to do with this training room? It's practically unusable."

Edwin turned around again and saw the training room in a mess. The steel plates were dented, and some broken wires were sparking. His wrinkles became more pronounced.

The repair cost is approximately ten million euros, but the Far East branch does not have this additional expense.

"By the way, who does he belong to now?"

"Unable to find, but is currently on a mission to protect Dr. Möbius."

Edwin breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand.

“Then deduct it from Dr. Mebius’s experimental funding.”

Chapter Thirty: Emperor-Level Annihilation Operation

Ah, it seems the best way to regulate your mood is to beat someone up.

With a white towel draped around his neck, Ryan had given Kevin a good beating, then took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and even felt much better.

Aside from a slight personal grudge later on, he was generally still helping Kevin. Reality isn't a game; it's impossible to match difficulty based on ability.

If Kevin were to suddenly encounter a King-level Honkai Beast one day, and not be intimidated by its aura and have his mind go blank, wouldn't that be perfect?

“May definitely understands me. Maybe she thinks that Kevin will realize how terrible the world is after being crushed, and then leave in a sorry state. But unfortunately, this guy will only work harder.”

Turning on the hairdryer, the warm air flowed through his hair. Ryan looked at himself in the mirror and saw a line of blood on his collarbone—the scar left by Kevin's last blow before he fell unconscious. He couldn't help but grin.

Kevin, your cheat code is inexplicably powerful.

In this fight, Ryan also wanted to test Kevin. You know, two months ago, this guy was just an ordinary student, except for his good physical strength. He was also honest and had no experience in fighting.

However, in such a short time, his marksmanship, fighting skills, and movement techniques have all improved dramatically. With the help of elite individual combat gear, he might even be able to challenge a Temple-level Honkai Beast. Furthermore, when he is knocked unconscious, he can even unleash his strongest sword strike.

This is clearly illogical. Ryan himself has a destiny bonus, coupled with his honed skills and fighting experience. There can only be one conclusion after thinking about it.

Some people are truly born warriors, born to bear the title of 'savior'.

"Once the Fusion Warrior project succeeds, this guy will definitely take off. Plus, after I beat him up, his desire to become stronger will be even stronger. Now there's only one thing left—"

pat.

Ryan turned off the air conditioner and put on his new white coat.

"How can we ensure Kevin lives long enough for the fusion surgery to be successful?"

That's right, he no longer intends to make Kevin the first Fusion Warrior. As for whether it will succeed, we'll have to see the outcome of the battle with the Third Herrscher.

After leaving the bathhouse, Ryan was about to go and explain to May to avoid the scheming woman misunderstanding him, but as soon as the automatic door opened, he saw an old farmer standing at the door.

"Branch Chief Edwin, thank you for today."

“It’s a small matter. All the combat records have been stored in the classified files. But your strength is truly beyond my expectations. There are only a handful of people in the world who can control Honkai energy.” Edwin gestured for them to proceed, and then walked with Ryan into the empty passageway.

Ryan had been tested like this too many times, and without thinking, he replied, "At least there are still some people, and my background is not mysterious."

Ryan transmigrated as an infant, and his family holds a high position of power and influence, making him a truly upright and righteous person. Every record in his file is crystal clear, making him far more innocent than Alicia and the others. Not to mention, he has done a lot of bad things for the Firemoth.

Even if the Moth of Fire were to eliminate all the special individuals, it would be the last one.

“I didn’t mean to test you. The people behind you can easily find any excuse to send me to the Arctic branch for a briefing.” Edwin paused, then said in a deep voice, “So within the organization, whether it’s the younger generation or the overarching faction, they all trust you quite a bit, at least on the surface.”

Ryan turned his head with some confusion. This statement was not quite correct, because he had not performed in the first or second Honkai Impact 3rd, and the younger generation did not know him.

But Ryan wasn't stupid; he knew that Edwin was one of the key members of the younger generation, so there was no reason for him to say anything nice about him.

"Your Excellency, please speak frankly about what you need to say."

“Okay, I like your straightforwardness. Actually, it’s like this.” He took out his tablet and showed it to Ryan while explaining, “An Emperor-class Honkai Beast has appeared in the Far East, but this thing is very cunning. We’ve deployed a large number of troops to hunt it down, but we still haven’t been able to capture it.”

Emperor-level?

Ryan immediately became interested. He had been worrying about this very thing. Ordinary Honkai Beasts provided too little 'understanding', and it would take a lot of time to explore the map.

He swiped his finger across the tablet and saw a photo of a pitch-black monster about five or six meters tall, its body seemingly covered in hard rock, with six segmented limbs and a ring behind its head, vaguely recognizable as humanoid.

Upon closer inspection, it resembles a Yaksha Myōō in a temple. Since the Emperor-level Honkai Beasts are eligible for naming, this one is called 'Adiedo'.

"The detectors indicate it's around 300 HW, which is quite a high level of Honkai energy. No wonder you've deployed so much heavy equipment." Ryan thought of the busy airport and asked, "Are you worried about accidentally harming civilians?"

"No, it's that this monster is elusive. Every time the detector locks onto it, it's already gone by the time the main force gets there." Edwin shook his head and sighed, "Emperor-class Honkai Beasts already have a certain level of intelligence. They won't just stay in one place waiting to be killed, especially small enemies like this. The intelligence department even suspects that it has some kind of spatial teleportation ability."

As expected of a commander who rose through the ranks, Edwin's words hit the nail on the head.

Human civilization has created powerful things, but they require a collective effect. Just organizing and planning an attack force is a troublesome matter. Even organizing a few hundred people to go on a trip is troublesome, let alone an army.

Therefore, later Valkyries may not necessarily be more powerful than fleet bombing, but they are very agile individually, and organizing a few people to hunt is much more convenient than commanding thousands of troops.

Have you considered using nets for hunting?

“The Emperor-class can’t be held back by one or two small teams. Even fighter jets can’t patrol 24/7. And I’ve already tried.” Edwin’s face showed a hint of sadness and gnashing hatred. “We lost two hundred men and all we gained was some intelligence, which was eaten up like dessert.”

Ryan swiped further and indeed saw the intelligence that had been obtained at the cost of lives. In the captured footage, a blade of light swept across, accompanied by screams, and the camera was stained blood red.

Before the Fusion Warrior project succeeded, high-strength individuals were a major headache for humanity. The most troublesome thing about ants trying to move an elephant is gathering millions of ants together. Moreover, this is not a Herrscher, so it is not necessary to mobilize global forces to besiege and suppress them.

"What are your plans?" Ryan didn't ask any more questions.

"The intelligence department will calculate the approximate trajectory and have a sufficiently elite force lie in ambush in the area. Once the Honkai energy is detected, it will be entangled, and then a large force on high alert will launch a heavy firepower strike."

It's a very meticulous plan; this one sentence alone contains hundreds of pages of detailed steps. The difficulty lies in these 'elite' troops. If they aren't entangled, it's like handing meat to the door.

“So you need my help to deal with this ‘Adiedo’.” Ryan paused deliberately, watching the ‘old farmer’ become increasingly nervous, before saying helplessly, “I’ll do this for you. Remember, you owe me a favor.”

“Both the Far East branch and I owe you a debt.” Edwin breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid the other party wouldn’t agree. “I’ll have someone send the specific combat data to your room, please prepare to depart.”

Ryan nodded and walked indifferently toward the elevator, but his hand, hidden in his sleeve, had clenched into a fist, and a look of wild joy flashed across his face.

It was like a perfect opportunity; he was just worried about not having high-quality prey, and with a bunch of people supporting him from behind, it was much more reliable than him going solo.

'Killing them would be best, but if you can't beat them, you can at least hold them off and wait for the Moths to come and help.'

When facing an Emperor-class Honkai Beast for the first time, Ryan wasn't nervous. He just kept looking at the constantly flashing floors and thought of something else.

The appearance of even Emperor-level beings proves that the Third Honkai Impact is truly imminent. We must seize the last opportunity and at least possess the power to threaten the Herrschers. Just as Kevin needed the Fusion Warrior plan to take off, the qualitative change predicted by Ryan is this Third Herrscher.

Ding.

The elevator doors opened, and his thoughts were interrupted again by the person in front of him. Möbius was actually waiting at the elevator entrance, his hands in his pockets, with a cold smile on his lips.

"You're done strolling around? I've been waiting for you for ages."

"You're not expecting me to compile the statistics, are you? I really need to collect overtime pay."

"Can you get rid of this tacky habit? Statistics is also an important part of scientific research." Möbius rolled his eyes at Ryan, grabbed his hand and walked away. "It's rare to find an assistant as useful as you. I've already mercifully given you a day off."

Ryan glanced at the white hand, feeling the delicate touch of his palm, and for some reason, he didn't mention the matter of defeating the Honkai Beasts.

He noticed that the researchers who brushed past him all had strange looks in their eyes.

"Hey, what did you do to them?"

“I hate gossipy people the most. I taught them a little lesson, and it’s fine. I don’t care what they think,” Möbius replied without turning his head.

Then they started hating me too.

Looking at the tall figure in front of him, with her long green hair swaying and revealing her small ears and gold earrings, Ryan began to understand why this woman looked down on others.

She disdains being understood, yet also longs for someone to understand her, and then—

Do I seem to have the qualifications to evolve from a lab rat into an assistant?

This is truly... cause for celebration.

Chapter Thirty-One: Sorry, I only cooperate with others.

Perhaps because he had given Kevin a beating, Ryan found Mebius less annoying and even had the leisure to admire his back view.

Even the loose white coat couldn't hide her pert buttocks. With the clatter of her high heels, she swayed like a peach. Her long, shapely legs were encased in black stockings, and her slightly curly green hair swayed back and forth with each step.

"Is it pretty?" the woman in front of me asked abruptly.

Ryan remained calm and replied frankly, "That's right, your curves are in all the right places. Aesthetically speaking, you've surpassed most humans."

"You're so vulgar and annoying. Why should humans be confined to this fragile body? They can become much more extraordinary beings."

“Whether it’s a digital life form or some kind of monster, as long as consciousness and memory remain, aesthetic sense will not be abnormal. What is beautiful and what is ugly is not entirely determined by the soul.” Ryan raised his hand slightly and said solemnly, “Mebius, don’t underestimate human instincts.”

If others overheard their conversation, they would probably just roll their eyes. It's just some trivial stuff, why make it sound like a research paper?

Mebius was no ordinary person. She was silent for a moment, and then nodded gently: "Hmm, what you said makes some sense. I'll study it more in depth when I have some free time."

The two walked and discussed what human instincts and desires were. Before long, they entered the laboratory. Blanca was dozing off next to the computer. Hearing the door open, she felt as if she had been granted a pardon.

"You've finally arrived, Doctor. I've recorded all the data from the first to the fiftieth set. Can you go take care of some personal matters?"

"That man again?" Möbius glanced at his assistant and waved his hand impatiently. "Go on, I've already caught his accomplice."

Blanca quickly grabbed her phone and ran off, giving Ryan a grateful look as she passed by, leaving him completely bewildered.

What's wrong with Blanca?

“Because of boring love, huh? Humans always waste time on such meaningless things.” Möbius sat down, patted the computer next to him, and began typing slowly. “I have a feeling that Blanca won’t be around for long.”

She spoke with a hint of regret, as she didn't have many assistants to begin with, and her tone became irritable. Ryan glanced at her, then sat down next to her and began entering data as well.