[After all, you are the only one who is close to Gresh and has not left much "color" on her. Others, even Aponia, Cosmo, and even Mobius, are the same. As long as they stay around Gresh for a long time, Gresh will be stained with their "color", and it is an extremely bright one.]
[This is also the reason why, no matter how much Mobius loves Grayshu, she rarely comes to see Grayshu... Mobius does not want his "color" to leave too bright a mark on Grayshu, which is not a good thing for Grayshu.]
[And now, others have some understanding of why Grayshue "likes" you so much. After all, as long as she stays by your side, there won't be much "color" left on her body, so she can at least maintain herself for a long time... That's how it looks in the eyes of others. As for what Grayshue herself thinks, it's not so clear.]
[And not long after, you met Sakura and Alicia as you wished.]
[There was no excitement when we met, no talking or crying. For you, a hug, a greeting, a smile, that's enough]
[As long as we can still be together, this is the greatest happiness]
[However, the long separation still has an impact on you. Sakura fell asleep in your arms after a long time. Her slender ears rested on the back of your neck as usual, giving you a slightly furry feeling. Occasionally, she would rub against you to show her affection.]
[You also try your best to control the water that is constantly spreading and filling up around you, and make your body less wet as much as possible, so that Sakura won't wake up because her whole body is soaked like before.]
[You pulled your "shell"... or "hunter suit" a little bit, extending the part that belonged to the windbreaker a little bit, and then gently covered Sakura's body, so that she could be a little warmer beside you]
[And Alicia, she is still so lively. Even in the "Deepest Place" which is filled with darkness, it cannot cover up her brilliance. When she arrives, it seems that the darkness around her has dissipated a lot, as if it was affected by her liveliness and cuteness.]
[Alicea will not disturb your time with Sakura. She just deliberately controls herself and walks to your side with brisk but silent steps. Then she bends down and gently teases Sakura's animal ears... Whenever Sakura falls asleep in your arms, she likes to do this. After all, this is a rare time when Sakura does not deliberately control her animal ears.]
[At this time, you will reach out slightly and hold Alicia's hand in your palm... This will make you feel better and allow you to clearly feel that Alicia is still there, Ying is still there, and they are still by your side.]
[Although Alicia was a little surprised, she didn't object. She just teased you lightly, saying that sometimes you express your emotions too directly, which makes others feel strange and causes others to have some wonderful and strange misunderstandings... But she didn't mind it very much. Instead, she responded to you very actively and gently squeezed your hand to show you that she is here.]
[Alicea is still smiling, talking to you softly with a bright, unchanged smile. She is still the same as before, as if she has endless words and stories to tell... and you can therefore know more clearly what is happening on land while you are struggling in the "ocean"]
[First of all, of course, you "Fusion Warriors" have gained a few new companions, one of whom is Eden, and she has also obtained the right to use the "Harmony of the Star Sea", which is the "Key of God" weapon made with the "Ninth Herrscher Core"]
[In fact, Eden originally wanted to come to the "Deepest Place" with Alicia and Sakura to visit you, but the request was rejected by the Fire Moth.]
[After that, Alicia continued to talk about some interesting things that happened to the Fire Moth during this period, and told you that Mobius might come to see you in the near future... You were not surprised by this. Even if Mobius did not take the initiative to come, you would have invited her.]
[It’s not that you have changed your opinion and attitude towards Mebius. It’s mainly because she once said that if you have any special situation, you should go to her... After all, Mebius has helped you a lot. Even if you don’t like her very much, you are willing to meet these not-too-excessive requests.]
[But now you are ordered not to leave the "Deepest Place", so you can't go to "visit her", you can only ask her to come over]
[But Alicia seems to remember something, and tells you with a smile not to be too surprised when you see Mebius... She said that for some special reasons, Mebius has become more adorable, like a little girl.]
[And when you see Mobius again, you will understand what Alicia means... Mobius really has turned into a little girl. Although her personality has not changed at all, it is somewhat... weird.]
[As for what happened to you in the "ocean", Alicia was also very curious, or rather everyone was very curious, how did you come back from the "ocean"... and you told Alicia about your experience without reservation.]
[When you were talking about "Skadi", you paused for a while and felt a little depressed, but you finally told Alysia everything, including the fact that you regarded "Skadi" as a friend.]
[Alicea was slightly surprised, but then she smiled happily and was happy that you could make a "new friend"... She didn't seem to care about "Skadi's" identity as a Honkai beast. On the contrary, when she learned about this, she was very... happy? ]
[However, others don’t think so... Fire Moth learned the details of your situation in the "ocean" through Alicia, and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with your description to Mei and Kevin, but the level of detail was far less than your description to Alicia.]
[But the Fire Moth still thinks that you are no longer the "Fusion Warrior" you once were. After all... you can actually make friends with Honkai Beast, not only can you coexist peacefully with it, but you are even willing to give it a name. What's more... you can actually understand Honkai Beast's "language"]
[Secondly, your combat method also made Fire Moth suspicious. Your "hunting" of the "Tenth Herrscher" that was almost like a massacre was terrifying. Especially based on Mei and Kevin's descriptions and your own self-talk during the battle, Fire Moth speculated that you might have "eaten" many "Tenth Herrscher individuals"]
[This situation, which is similar to "cannibalism", disgusts the Fire Moth, and makes it more determined that you have been eroded by the collapse]
[Of course, these are not the most important. After all, no matter what, you have shown your kindness to Mei and Kevin. Sakura and Alicia are willing to vouch for you, and even Mebius is willing to stand up for you.]
[Mebius even refuted the arguments of the Fire Moth one by one... The fact that you can understand the language of Honkai Beast is probably because the "Gabriel" gene in your body is too active, although logically you should be attacked by the "Gabriel" gene at this time]
[But the fact is that you survived and clearly retained your consciousness, allowing you to maintain a "critical point" state, which is undoubtedly an area that needs to be studied]
[The second is the so-called "cannibalism". Mobius laughed at it and said it was just the imagination of the Fire Moth. After all, they are "Herrsers". Even if they maintain human form, they are still "Herrsers". How can the Fire Moth have the nerve to say "cannibalism"? ]
[After all, whether it is Honkai Beast, "Herrser", or "Fusion Warriors" who fight for humanity, they have all been labeled as "monsters" by Firemoth, and even allowed the public to regard "Fusion Warriors" as monsters without any rebuttal. How can Firemoth have the nerve to say such things when it has come to this? ]
[According to the Fire Moth itself, this is just a unique way to destroy the "Herrser". It is just a normal devouring of "monsters". How can it be called "cannibalism"? ]
[Mobius even laughed at the Fire Moths for being a bunch of ridiculous trash. They actually classified the "Hershersmen" as humans again because of your "special performance" and even wanted to restrict you in return. All this was just because they were afraid of your "Hershersmen hunting" attitude. It was really funny.]
[But all this failed to change the Fire Moth's mind, because there is one thing about you that cannot be changed - the abnormal Honkai energy that is almost like a "Herrscher"]
[This is irreversible evidence, and it is also the reason why the Fire Moths are unwilling to let you return to the base... But they are unwilling to destroy you. After all, you did show a friendly attitude, and Aponia has also tested that you do maintain your consciousness. Alicia and Sakura also admit that you are still you. At the very least... Grayshuse's attitude can also prove something.]
[Therefore, after some discussion, the Fire Moth decided to give you a "task" - to clear out the units imprisoned in the "Deepest Place" and use this to observe your condition... They want to do a test]
[Of course, in order not to upset you, Grayshu has been transferred first and is being taken care of by Kosmo. Aponia will temporarily stay in the "Deepest Place" with Velvet to observe your condition and restrict you when necessary.]
[Honestly, this is a very strange task. Although there are many criminals and "failures" imprisoned in the "Deep Place", in a sense, this is also a kind of "resource". Poison Pupa likes to use this kind of "resource". Choosing to clean it up at this time... Why? Just because the leader of the Poison Pupa became a "Lawsman", he couldn't wait to start clearing it out? ]
[Although you feel very strange, you still carry out this order, because you know that if you want to return to the Fire Moth, you must show the attitude of "still obeying orders", so that the Fire Moth can believe that you are still a human being and let people accept you, so that you can accompany them like before]
[Also, clearing the "deepest place" is not a difficult task for you now.]
[More importantly, Alicia and Sakura were promised that as long as you show an attitude of "obedience", the Fire Moth will be willing to believe that you are still a "human", so they also reluctantly accepted this order.]
[But soon, you find out that you are wrong, you are all wrong, the so-called promise never exists]
[The Fire Moth never intended to accept you, nor did they intend to let you come back... They did not allow a person with extremely strong Honkai energy, or even a suspected "Hershersman", to return to the Fire Moth]
[They ordered Weiwei to transform the "Deepest Place" to detain you, and the so-called "cleaning up the criminals in the Deepest Place" is just a pretext to delay your time and distract your attention.]
[They were worried that you would go berserk and rebel after discovering the truth, so they left Aponia to restrain you, and even...deliberately sent Alicia and Sakura to calm you down, so that you could "voluntarily" accept the fact of being imprisoned.]
[No matter how much Alicia and Sakura emphasize, as long as the facts are revealed to you, you will voluntarily accept imprisonment. In order to fight against Honkai and for the sake of humanity, you will understand the difficulties of everyone and be willing to sacrifice yourself to protect humanity.]
[But Fire Moth doesn't believe it, because in the previous test records, you are very disgusted with dim and closed rooms, and your emotions even become abnormal... Fire Moth doesn't think that you will voluntarily be imprisoned because of an order, and even be willing to stay in there quietly.]
[Their final reason for refuting Alicia and Sakura was also very simple - for the sake of humanity, they could not accept placing a "time bomb" back into the Fire Moth base]
[…It’s really hilarious, the attitude of the Fire Moth]
[But in the end, things really turned out just as Fire Moth had expected. When you found out that you had been deceived and imprisoned in the "Deepest Place", and were ordered not to leave, you did show very extreme emotions... If it weren't for Alicia and Sakura's comfort, I'm afraid that most of the "Deepest Place" would have been demolished.]
[This also made the Fire Moths more determined in their thinking - you are no longer a "human", you must be restricted, and if necessary... you must be eliminated]
Chapter 49 [Fourteen Heroes]
[Since that day, you have never left the "cage" of "The Deepest Place". You were even ordered not to leave. Even if Mobius came to you to do experiments, you had to stay in the "cage", and you couldn't stay for long. The Fire Moth was worried that you and Mobius would discuss some escape plan.]
[After all, after Klein's death, Mobius became more and more "crazy", and his interest in you reached a "fanatical" level. Fire Moth was very worried that Mobius would release you directly in order to study you or to do some special experiment.]
[Even when Alicia and Sakura come to visit you, they have to apply in advance to enter the "cage". In other cases, they can only meet you through the observation window... It can be said that you are being guarded against in all aspects by the Fire Moth.]
[This kind of wanton suspicion is really... disgusting]
[However, at this stage, the Fire Moth still doesn't want to deal with you directly. After all, Mebius and Mei both said that you are very valuable for research, and Alicia, Sakura and Kevin are also guaranteeing you, and said that as long as you show any abnormality, the three of them are willing to act as pioneers and come... to attack you.]
[So, you settled down in the "Deepest Place"... Come to think of it, there were countless criminals and "failures" imprisoned in the "Deepest Place" before, but now it is only used to imprison you, which is a bit funny.]
[Although you are more or less accustomed to the dim and depressing environment of the "Deepest Place" due to your experience in the deep sea, this closed room still makes you feel mentally stressed. In addition, Wei Wei comes to perform magic shows with you from time to time, and the noisy atmosphere makes you feel a little irritated.]
[But you didn't complain. After all, you could feel that Wei Wei's ideas and starting point were good. She hoped that her performance could relieve some of your pressure and release her own desire to perform... So when she was performing, you would also applaud a little at the end, as a way of expressing your attitude.]
[As for whether you watched her magic show or not... you don't care, and neither does Wei Erwei. She performs and you applaud, that's all. You should know that Wei Erwei also has the responsibility of "monitoring" you.]
[Aponia, who was originally used as "insurance", went to "take care" of Grayshu]
[Alicea and Sakura will come to visit you when they are free. Although you all know that this is an arrangement by the Fire Moth to calm your emotions, you no longer care. After all, you already understand the choice of the Fire Moth. It is normal to imprison a dangerous person, a person who is suspected to be a "herrscher."]
[Everything is for humanity—you think so]
[It's just that more or less... you still have some complaints, right? But you just suppressed them in your heart.]
[At least we can’t make it difficult for them—you convince yourself]
[For you now, as long as you can still be with them, as long as you can see them again... this is enough]
[As the days passed, more and more things happened inside the Fire Moth]
【Based on your physical data and the experience of Kosmo who had a similar situation before, Mobius developed an ability called "Artificial Collapse". This ability can allow fusion warriors to gain even greater strength. The price is that they will completely become "non-human" and show a posture of "Honkai". And if they don't have a strong enough consciousness, they may very likely... completely become "Honkai creatures" and never be able to return to human form.】
[This ability is undoubtedly dangerous, but it was eventually accepted by the Fire Moth. After all... the Fire Moth needs this power now.]
[As for fusion warriors, Mei also has a new research result - "META-MORPH reagent", which is the final product of the "mass production of fusion warriors plan". Although the "fusion warriors" produced in this way cannot be compared with the original ones, and even need a near-death battle to stimulate the "super mutation factor", this method at least will not cause people to die directly during the operation.]
[With the addition of the mass-produced "Key of God" made with the "Tenth Herrscher Core", the core strength of the Fire Moth was replenished, and the war against Honkai was stabilized for a while. Although it is impossible to take back the land occupied by Honkai, at least it can ensure that the existing cities will not be invaded by Honkai.]
[Later, Alicia also proposed the "Three-man Squad Plan", which was a proposal based on the excellent group combat of the "Tenth Herrscher". The fusion warriors were divided into three teams to fight and get to know each other, so as to improve the combat effectiveness of the fusion warriors against Honkai. This would also allow new fusion warriors to get familiar with their own strength faster and bring them closer to each other.]
[Because the existing number of fusion warriors has reached the scale of a military due to the "mass production plan", the Fire Moth agreed to this plan and began small-scale testing]
[The final effect is naturally gratifying. The three fusion warriors cooperate with each other to fight the Honkai, especially the high-threat Honkai beasts, which is very beneficial. They can basically maintain suppression throughout the whole process, and there are no casualties... The only problem is that a small number of people will have some "small problems"]
[For example, Aponya always says some strange things and persuades his teammates to "become enlightened", Su cares about the mental state of his teammates... This is nothing, it's just that he cares too much]
[What’s even more troublesome is Qianjie… Yes, Qianjie has also become a fusion warrior. He always wreaks havoc during combat, which ultimately delays the mission time… This gives many people a headache.]
[When Ying told you this, you didn't know how to comfort her. After all, you weren't even considered a "fusion warrior" by the Fire Moth. You were just a "prisoner"... Therefore, you could only hug her gently and comfort her with your slightly clumsy eloquence.]
[At this time, Sakura would like you to touch her ears, and then stay in your arms and rest quietly... This way her stress can be relieved.]
[But fortunately, situations like Qianjie's are individual cases after all. The "Three-person Team Plan" works well among ordinary fusion warriors, so it is fully promoted by the Fire Moth.]
[Thanks to this, the Fire Moths' fight against Honkai has become much easier, and they even have the opportunity to expand outward and continue to build new cities...]
[Unfortunately, Honkai has dealt you a blow once again... because the "Eleventh Ruler" has appeared.]
[That is a special "Anti-Law", who can unfold a special "barrier" that can slowly expand. As long as you are in it, everything related to "energy" will be suppressed, and the effect on Honkai energy is particularly obvious.]
[If an ordinary fusion warrior moves within the barrier for more than one minute, he will die due to disordered body functions. As for ordinary people, they can only hold out for two breaths before they die due to the disappearance of bioelectric voltage in their bodies. Even within the barrier, all equipment cannot function because there is no energy to start the equipment. Even if they are forced to start, the equipment will malfunction, be damaged, and eventually become scrapped.]
[Add to that the slowly expanding barrier... It can be said that as long as the "Eleventh Ruler" exists, even if it does nothing, human civilization will slowly fall into ruin.]
[Finally, the Fire Moth had no choice but to make a desperate attempt and put all the fusion warriors on the battlefield in order to eliminate the "Eleventh Ruler"]
[But even at this critical moment of life and death, they are still unwilling to release you, because "they are worried that you, a suspected Herrscher, will undergo uncontrollable changes after coming into contact with a real Herrscher... human civilization cannot withstand the destruction of two Herrschers."]
【……hehe】
[So that in the end, when you know about this, everything is over, just like the previous "Fusion Warrior Surgery"... everything has ended without you knowing it]
[It really makes me...irritated]
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"Um... Ai... Sister Ai Li, can I not go?... This place always gives me a bad feeling..."
"Oh~ Phyllis, don't worry, Wang is a very nice person. Although he seems awkward most of the time, he can be very straightforward sometimes~"
Alicia walked with a girl with brown hair and heterochromatic eyes in the [Deepest Place], heading towards the only cage.
“Is… is that so… but why do I feel like it’s so cold here… ugh!”
The girl named Padofils seemed to feel something suddenly. Her whole body stiffened. The strange cat tail behind her and the pair of cat ears on her head also straightened at this moment. She stood there like a frightened cat with its fur standing on end, unable to move.
She felt a sense of being "targeted"... a feeling that she might be "hunted" at any time.
"Ai...Sister Ai Li..."
Padufils gently tugged at the corner of Alicia's clothes, with a sad face, begging for her protection.
"Haha~ Phyllis's reaction is very cute~ But... Wang, don't overdo it, okay? After all, this is Phyllis's first time meeting you, and she's not very familiar with you~ If you leave a bad impression on your friends, they will dislike you."
"I haven't done anything yet. She just overreacted."
Xi Wang's voice came from the darkness ahead, and a pair of golden pupils with scarlet outer circles appeared in mid-air. Even through the observation window, the predator-like feeling made Padufils' hair stand on end.
But... mid-air?
Padufils was a little surprised for a moment, until the secret room gradually lit up with fragmented, ocean-like blue light, and everything in the "cage" became clearly visible.
The entire "cage" was inexplicably filled with bubbles, as if it was in water, but there was no trace of water. The walls were clinging to a moss-like azure blue substance, which emitted the blue light. If you look closely, you will find that it is not moss at all, but a kind of azure blue "liquid", and when it is about to slide down the wall, it will slowly wriggle back to its original place, as if it has life.
Xi Wang himself was still wearing the "hunter's suit", holding the strange dark blue sword in his arms, floating quietly in the air, rising and falling slowly, as if immersed in the ocean.
This "cage" has been transformed by Xi Wang's unstoppable "water" aura, and has become something similar to the ocean... except that it is not filled with water.
"Hello, Kitty... Come to think of it, when Ying came here, she told me that you were supposed to come with her to see me, but you took the initiative to apply for a transfer. I would like to thank you here in advance. After all, Ying... um, is allergic to cat hair."
Xi Wang "swam" from mid-air to the observation window, looked at Padufils, and spoke in as soft a tone as possible.
"No no...no...you're welcome...you're welcome?"
"…Has she always been so timid? And according to her habits, cats should like [fish], right?"
Seeing Padufils trembling and unable to speak clearly, Xiwang looked at Alicia in confusion.
"Phyllis is just an ordinary person~ She became our companion due to some accident, and Wang is not an ordinary [fish]... Hmm... Would cats like large aquatic animals like killer whales? I don't think I know... I'll ask Mobius when the time comes~"
Alicia answered Xiwang's question with a smile.
"But, can you please not invite me in? I miss you so much. It's so sad to turn someone away~"
