Sorry, you scumbag woman, you can do whatever you want.

"How cunning! He's managed to make me look forward to the future again." Theresa sighed, seemingly helplessly. Every time she was about to give up or feel satisfied, Möbius could always rekindle her hope for life.

“That just shows that Theresa, you already had expectations in your heart,” Möbius replied matter-of-factly. The Theresa she hoped for was someone full of expectations for life and with a strong desire to live.

Otherwise, Theresa would have no way to defeat... the malice of the Herrscher of the former civilization.

Not to mention, she also needs Theresa as the core of the civilization cluster's evolution.

"I was looking forward to it anyway," Theresa murmured to herself. In order not to hurt innocent people, she could only give up all her expectations and hopes and accept the ending she did not want to accept.

This is a flaw that existed from the very beginning of a vampire's existence.

It is impossible to coexist peacefully with the humans of this world.

……

……

And at the same time.

At Shencheng Pharmaceutical.

A beautiful girl with short gray-blonde hair, wine-red pupils, and a beauty mark under her eye... no, she should be called a little girl.

She nimbly evaded the security guards' gaze, weaving through the stairwells and corridors, approaching the most secluded part of Shencheng Pharmacy.

That's where medical data is stored.

“This is it.” Rita stopped and looked at the tightly closed door. She took out an ID card that she had prepared beforehand, then put on gloves with fake fingerprints and pressed them onto the fingerprint recognition machine.

The heavy door slowly opened.

(It opened so easily?) She didn't feel joy; instead, she felt a sense of unease.

However, since things have come to this point, there's no way to escape it.

They walked straight into the passageway.

"Should I welcome her, or... be hostile?" Gray Serpent emerged from the shadows, clapping lightly with a calm and composed demeanor, as if he had everything under control. He paid no attention to Rita, who had infiltrated the database.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that he intentionally let the little girl in.

“The difference lies in your purpose.” Rita looked around and found no ambush; it seemed that only Gray Serpent had come to see her.

However, she clearly saw the gray snake leave Canghai City with her own eyes, so why is there still a gray snake in front of her?

Could it be that the gray snake has turned back again?

"Then let's hear our ideals." The gray snake's voice was as calm as ever. "Rita Losweiser, do you know how to defeat the Honkai?"

"..." Rita did not answer, frowning as she stared at the gray snake, waiting for it to give its answer.

And as expected.

"Honkai is a phenomenon that exists alongside civilization. The more powerful a civilization is, the more powerful the Honkai will become, until the Herrscher of the End arrives." Gray Serpent chuckled. "However, facing the Herrscher of the End often means the end of a civilization."

"...So, what are you planning to do?" Rita asked bluntly. She had long felt that something was off about Mebius and Shencheng Pharmaceuticals, especially after she received Otto's order to infiltrate Shencheng Pharmaceuticals to investigate where Mebius was using the bacterial Honkai Beasts. The sense of unease became even stronger then.

But now it seems that it's not as simple as it appears.

"Don't be nervous, we're not going to do anything evil," the gray snake replied with a smile. "We just want to redefine humanity."

He reached out his hand to Rita.

"With Miss Theresa's power."

"..." Rita paused for a moment, then her eyes sharpened immediately. She launched an attack on the gray snake without the slightest hesitation or mercy.

And at the same time, a message was secretly sent out.

Ask the Valkyries who are away to provide assistance.

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did that kind of thing

silence.

silence.

silence.

Mebius looked at Rita, who was bound in tortoise shell on the bed, then turned to the gray snake beside him and asked with a hint of surprise, "You... you actually have this hobby, that's unexpected."

“No, I’m not interested in that kind of thing.” Gray Snake calmly shook his head. “I just think you like this way of binding.”

At this point, he added another sentence.

"This was helped by another female executive of World Serpent; I didn't get involved."

"Uh huh"

On the bed, Rita struggled and writhed, making incomprehensible sounds because her mouth was taped shut.

However, upon closer listening, it seemed to be a cry for help.

"Grey Serpent, you will be a very good subordinate." Mebius looked at the serious Grey Serpent beside him and couldn't help but sigh. Fortunately, she was an upright person, otherwise, facing the beautiful girl that Grey Serpent had offered up.

They might make a big mistake.

"Then I won't bother you any longer." With an elegant bow, Gray Snake left the room, thoughtfully closing the door behind him before departing.

Accompanied by the sound of the door closing with a 'click'.

The room fell silent, and Rita on the bed also quieted down. Her wine-red eyes looked at Mebius, who was standing quietly by the bedside. She suddenly felt that Mebius might be a more dangerous person than the Gray Serpent and the Raven.

At most, the raven and the gray snake would only take her life, but Möbius might take more than that.

She might also want something that is very important to her.

"..." Mebius raised his hand, his fingers lightly touching his temples. He looked at Rita on the bed with a headache and shook his head with amusement. "He really did send me a watcher that I can't bear to hurt."

After saying that, she gracefully sat down on the side of the bed, reached out and tore off the tape stuck to Rita's mouth, and lightly touched Rita's lips with her finger before she could speak.

Then, he began to explain on his own.

"You must have received orders from Otto that I was planning to do something that would harm all of humanity, and that he ordered you to come and investigate... or something like that."

“Yes.” Rita nodded calmly, realizing what was happening, though she didn’t really want it to be as she thought.

However, she may have been sold by Otto.

“The only people who can truly monitor me right now are Theresa and Fu Hua, but their stances are currently unclear,” Mebius explained with a smile. “Therefore, Otto wants someone with a clearer stance to monitor my actions and prevent things from getting out of his control.”

"So, did the bishop deliberately let me get captured by you?" Rita was very calm, unlike an ordinary little girl, and possessed excellent mental fortitude.

There is a future... The Herrscher of Bitterness, cough, the charm of a perfect maid.

“Not entirely, there are other considerations as well.” Gently shaking his head, Möbius calmly replied, “If you succeed in this operation, you will steal intelligence; if you fail, you can still plant spies around you and test how much power I have.”

"Would you let me spy on you?" Rita frowned, her beautiful brows furrowing. She couldn't understand what Möbius and Otto were thinking. Knowing that she harbored ill intentions, why would they keep her by their side to spy on crucial information?

No matter how you look at it, imprisoning her or killing her outright are both more effective options.

“Because you sent me flowers,” Möbius said with a smile, blinking gently. “I still owe you a favor.”

"..." Rita remained silent, clearly not believing Mebius's claims about a scheme that threatened the entire world.

No matter how you look at it, they wouldn't let her go just because of a small flower, and would keep her around to spy on her at will.

It's clearly illogical.

“I was telling the truth.” Mebius tilted his head slightly. “Then let’s give a more reasonable reason. Otto and I have a tacit understanding. He has what I need, and I have what he needs.”

The warmth in her smile faded slightly.

"Therefore, we need to at least establish some trust."

“I understand.” Rita took a deep breath and smiled at Mebius. “Then, Lord Mebius, could you please let me go?”

"No way." Without a second thought, Mebius immediately refused. She hadn't undergone any human modification, and although she had trained specifically for it, she was still likely to fail against a professional Valkyrie like Rita.

It would be embarrassing if you couldn't beat a little girl.

“I can’t do spying even when I’m tied up, can I?” Rita smiled, but Mebius shook his head in response.

“No, at least not now.” Mebius shook his head with a smile. “After tonight, we can be a little more intimate.”

After saying that, she stood up... wanting to leave the room.

And just then.

"Wait, I need to use the restroom." Rita bit her lower lip lightly, her delicate face slightly flushed, seemingly a little embarrassed.

It's obvious they've been holding it in for quite some time.

"You're not trying to trick me into untying the ropes, are you?" Mebius looked suspicious. Rita was biting her lower lip, her body slightly curled up, and her legs were pressed tightly together, as if she really couldn't hold back any longer.

This was not a lie, yet it was also a lie. She did want to go to the toilet, but she also wanted to take the opportunity to control Mebius and escape.

Although she didn't think Mebius would fall for it.

"Hmm." After a moment's thought, Mebius came to Rita, extended his fair fingers, and gently pressed on Rita's abdomen, slowly increasing the pressure.

Then, Rita's body tensed up as if she had been electrocuted, curling up even more and squeezing her legs together even tighter, letting out a somewhat difficult whimper.