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

She remembered Rita; she was the girl who gave flowers to Möbius back then. However, looking back now, she noticed something was off about the girl's words and actions.

All of this suggests that they were being secretly monitored.

“He’s a spy specially assigned to Lord Möbius.” Rita corrected with a smile. She was less of a spy and more of a mouthpiece for Otto and Möbius.

Therefore, she didn't care at all about her identity being exposed; even if everyone knew, it wouldn't be a problem for her.

Theresa, on the other hand, observed Rita warily and noticed that the other woman's gaze was somewhat strange, seemingly containing a hint of ulterior motives.

It wasn't malicious; rather, it contained goodwill.

However, it felt a bit awkward.

“Möbius is behind the door.” She pointed to the tightly closed alloy door behind her. “Go in now, and you should still have some time to talk to Möbius.”

"Then I'll take my leave." Gray Serpent nodded calmly and walked towards the alloy door. Rita glanced at Theresa, who was silently drinking her blood pack, with some reluctance. If time allowed, she would have liked to talk to Theresa.

However, there will be plenty of time afterward.

"..." Theresa seemed to sense a subtle malice. Her beautiful brows furrowed slightly as she turned to look at Rita, who was still smiling kindly at her. She felt that this woman seemed to have a strange attitude towards her.

It's a bit like... when Möbius first met her.

No, perhaps it's just my imagination.

Without dwelling on it further, she continued drinking the blood pack. Her urge to drink blood was growing stronger, and as she realized that humans were like weeds scattered all over the planet, the Herrscher's malice grew ever stronger.

They urged us to hurry up and wipe out all of humanity.

Therefore, she can only reduce her blood-sucking urges by staying as far away from humans as possible and replenishing her blood.

And at the same time.

Behind the alloy door.

This is a room filled with all kinds of advanced medical equipment; its sci-fi feel could be directly used in a movie.

However, the two women with unique temperaments are the most eye-catching.

"Rita, you've arrived." Mebius, dressed in a white robe and standing barefoot on the spotless ground, smiled at the girl who walked in. "You made your decision faster than I expected."

“After all, Rita is quite curious about you.” Rita covered her mouth and smiled, looking at Mebius and Fu Hua, who was standing silently beside her.

However, her attention was soon focused entirely on Mebius, wondering what made him so special.

To be so highly praised by Bishop Otto of Destiny.

This is quite rare in this world.

“Then you should observe carefully with your own eyes.” Shaking his head, Möbius turned his gaze to the side, where Fu Hua, who had been silent, spoke up.

"From now on, my safety is in your hands."

“…Hmm.” Fu Hua nodded, her gaze falling on Rita. If Rita tried to take advantage of her unpreparedness to attack Mebius, she would have to suppress her, even though Rita was also a Valkyrie of Destiny.

Rita naturally noticed the wary gaze fixed on her body, and she smiled and explained to Fu Hua.

"Lord Hua, I have no ill intentions toward Lord Mebius."

"I still have work to do, so I won't disturb the ladies' conversation any longer," Gray Serpent suddenly said, giving everyone an elegant bow before leaving.

It seems they have no intention of taking Rita away.

However, this is to be expected, given that there are heroes from a previous civilization here, and Rita, this little girl, has the ability to do so.

There is absolutely no chance of any underhanded tactics.

“Now that you’ve made your decision, then help me out.” Mebius watched the gray snake leave and began directing Rita to help her organize the necessary medical equipment.

There's free and attentive labor available, so why not take advantage of it? Besides, this also gives Rita the opportunity to spy on and learn about her.

"Are you going to perform surgery on someone?" Rita asked Mebius while arranging medical equipment.

Although this may seem like a bit of nonsense.

but.

“No, no… that’s true.” Mebius smiled. “I’m going to operate on myself, an operation with a very high mortality rate.”

"Surgery on yourself?" Rita's expression froze, unsure whether the other person was joking or serious.

Mebius simply nodded calmly; she did indeed intend to undergo surgery and modification to transform herself into a Fusion Warrior.

Her mortal body is currently limiting, whether it's the need for intensive research or... facing threats of violence.

These are all problems that require her to spend a lot of time and effort to solve.

"..." Rita looked at Mebius's calm expression and realized that he was not joking. "Are you serious? The pain and lack of concentration during the surgery could kill you."

Despite the advanced medical technology in this world, most simple surgeries can be performed even with robotic arms and artificial intelligence.

However, no one would... perform surgery on themselves, as that would be irresponsible towards their own life, given the psychological pressure they would bear during the procedure and the fact that they would witness their identity and flesh being cut apart.

To maintain extreme calm and rationality, and to ignore physical pain to reform oneself, is incredibly difficult... not impossible, but practically impossible.

Anyway, it's impossible for a normal person to do that.

“...In this era, it would be very difficult to find someone to perform the surgery on me,” Möbius replied calmly. “It involves too much knowledge that doesn’t belong to this era; if they were to perform the surgery on me, I would have virtually no chance of survival.”

She originally planned to use the power of the World Serpent to find someone with sufficient ability and knowledge to assist her in the fusion warrior transformation.

So, when Gray Serpent recommended Jackal for assistance, she did some research on Jackal's records and felt that he... was quite capable.

He is undoubtedly a good researcher in this era.

However, Jackal has a habit of occasionally letting things go wrong, especially during her fusion warrior transformation.

Then she... won't have a tomorrow.

"Are you confident in yourself, or arrogant?" Rita asked with a smile, she roughly understood Möbius's unusual behavior.

This woman hides an arrogance beneath her gentle exterior to an almost illogical degree.

"Witness it with your own eyes." Möbius did not argue, but calmly prepared to begin the surgery.

Meanwhile, Fu Hua, standing to the side, frowned deeply, feeling her body react even more strongly. Why did she have such a familiar feeling?

Is it a memory that remains deep within the body?

Chapter 25

Otto, you're lying to yourself.

The process of self-transformation was like dancing on a tightrope or a swordsman fighting on the brink of life and death.

Holding their breath, as if afraid of breaking this delicate balance.

then.

“…It’s over. That was really thrilling.” Rita looked back at the closed alloy door. She had witnessed Mébius’s self-modification the whole time. Although she only watched the surveillance footage, it gave her a deep understanding of just how crazy Mébius was.

No… that’s not madness, it’s confidence that defies common sense and cognition, and it’s about things that people think are impossible.

It wasn't difficult for Mebius.

"Next, we just need to wait for Mebius to absorb enough Honkai energy to complete the surgery."

The heavy alloy door opened, and Fu Hua walked out seemingly calmly. However, the fine sweat on her forehead betrayed her inner turmoil.

Throughout the surgery, she stayed by Möbius's side to help, not only because she was worried about him getting hurt.

I'm even more worried about whether I'll make a mistake.

"...Recovered that quickly?" Rita's gaze passed over Fu Hua, and before the alloy door closed, she glimpsed Mebius curled up inside the incubation chamber filled with high concentrations of Honkai energy.

That was a high concentration of Honkai energy that would trigger Honkai disease if an ordinary person touched it even slightly, but Mebius was unharmed in it.

Furthermore, there was no damage to the skin.

“I don’t know.” Fu Hua shook her head. She knew almost nothing about Mebius’s situation, only that Mebius had fused with Shesa’s Honkai Beast power and suspected that it was the power that brought him to power.

However, she didn't need to explain to Rita, as it was ultimately a personal secret.

There is no need to inform outsiders.

"Is that so?" Rita smiled and nodded, then turned her gaze to Theresa, who was sitting in a chair not far away, drinking from a blood bag, and gracefully approached her.

"Lady Theresa, there's blood on your lips." She gently took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of Theresa's mouth.

Then, she spoke with a smile.

"Eating it like this is such a waste, Lady Theresa. Let me make a dish from the blood for you."

“…No need.” Shaking her head, Theresa glanced at Rita. The handkerchief was spotless. She was certain that she hadn’t lost her composure and let the bloodstains get on her lips. That’s why Rita had taken the initiative to come closer and wipe her mouth earlier.

That was just an excuse, and also because she couldn't quite understand the source of Rita's passion.

They suspected there might be ulterior motives.

"Really? That's a real shame." Rita didn't seem to mind and continued chatting with Theresa with a smile.

During this process, Theresa suddenly realized that she was not good at dealing with people like Rita.

There was no malice involved; it was a purely enthusiastic approach.