Ah? This is Calis?
Elysia recognized this former chief of staff with whom she had a very familiar relationship, the aura transmitted by the other party confirmed that this was the Herrscher of Binding, and then she didn't understand.
Why would a Honkai minion thank me, could there be a Herrscher who voluntarily wants to regain human feelings?
Having just tasted the flavor of failure on the Herrscher of Binding, Elysia was full of questions, but for some reason, she always felt she couldn't smile.
The smell of a conspiracy.
She twitched her nose, and then completely couldn't figure out what this traitor wanted to do, it seemed that this Calis had actively exposed himself, not to investigate Ryan's situation?
How strange, if I had known I would have held back, but in that case, wouldn't Ryan be exposed?
Elysia found that she didn't have much room for choice, so she simply shook her head, even the smart Super Ellie didn't have the answer, so she might as well let Mei, who is a tiny bit smarter than me, think about it.
Do good deeds without leaving a name, have to slip away quickly.
She had just turned around...
"Hey, what are you doing here?!"
In an instant, her pink hair stood up, Elysia froze for a few seconds, before patting her chest and turning her head.
"Mobius, you scared me to death."
A green head squeezed in through the gap that had just been cut open, it was Mobius, her pair of snake pupils scanned the area, and was slightly stunned after seeing Calis's corpse.
"This traitor wanted to come and probe for information, and then you took care of him?"
Hey, you're saying it so casually, and so specifically, how am I supposed to answer, how am I supposed to create a sense of mystery.
Super Ellie felt very put out, as if a great deed she had done was summarized with a single 'oh', her eyes were a little resentful.
"My dear Mobius, you really don't give anyone a single chance to show off."
"I hate it when people show off in front of me, if you have anything to say, come in and say it." Mobius retracted her head.
Ah, this, did I seem to have done a trivial little thing?
Elysia had an illusion, and since she was curious, she followed, squeezing through the gap, and found that below was a corridor, only after jumping down did she widen her eyes in surprise.
It was actually a core laboratory, it was impossible to scan the outside from that pipeline, this was obviously another coincidence, just like the protagonist in a novel randomly falling into a cave and meeting a reclusive master.
This authority is too powerful, on what grounds?
She saw Mobius in front of her with her arms crossed, looking as if she was waiting for her explanation, and then turned her head, looking through the thick glass, and saw a familiar figure lying on the operating table.
"Ryan!"
"Hey, I didn't tell you to go in." Mobius was waiting for an explanation, but this fat woman ran off in a flash after seeing Ryan, and could only grit her teeth and follow.
It had only been three days since they last met, but Elysia felt as if she had been away from Ryan for a long time, she saw this man wearing an oxygen mask, but inside it wasn't air, but high-density Honkai energy was continuously being injected.
His body also showed a strange appearance, occasionally flashing with a purple light, and then disappearing on the operating table, two seconds later, he would suddenly reappear.
Flickering unsteadily, a bit like a fluorescent lamp with unstable voltage.
"R-Ryan, he's turned into a ghost??"
"This is him flickering between quantum state and imaginary state, it's considered the most difficult node to overcome." Mobius explained casually, it's not like the fat woman would understand anyway, she frowned: "You still haven't said what's with that traitor."
"How did you know Lieutenant Colonel Calis was a traitor?"
"Everyone except those in the Golden Courtyard is a potential traitor, there aren't that many foreshadowings and setups in reality, and I'm not like you, without any guard against anyone."
Elysia stuck out her tongue, of course she didn't have as strong a sense of guard as Mobius, so she told her everything she had encountered, including the scene she saw at the end of the 'link'.
Mobius leaned against the table, arms crossed, slightly on her tiptoes, listening quietly, without any interruption from beginning to end, but her expression became stranger and stranger.
"It looks like the Herrscher of Binding is causing trouble behind the scenes, I was wondering why His presence was so low, so He has another purpose."
"Huh, aren't you curious why Calis became a Herrscher?"
"Two Fusion Warriors have already become Herrschers, the related topic is what I'm researching, he has the ability, he has the motive, what is there to be curious about?" Mobius snorted, she knew what Calis was pursuing, and she wasn't interested in it just like Ryan.
"Since he wants to get the answer from the Honkai, he is an enemy, what his difficulties are is none of my business, this choice is not a problem for him personally, after all, for things at the level of the soul, it's a bit too naive to crave for humans to find a solution."
"But since he chose this path, he has to pay the price for it."
The logic was clear and the conclusion was decisive, very much in line with Mobius's usual style, and Elysia naturally wouldn't defend an enemy.
She bent down and poked Ryan's chest with her hand, and then retracted it when the latter disappeared, finding that she didn't feel any physical contact at that moment.
"Hey, don't get handsy with him!"
Mobius decisively jumped over, blocking Ryan behind her, with a disgruntled look.
I should have known to block this fat woman outside, I haven't even touched him yet.
"Oh, don't be so stingy, I'm just curious about Ryan's current state" Elysia put her hands behind her back, gently rubbing her fingertips, "He really is like a ghost, he wasn't in this world just now, but when will he wake up?"
"You have to ask him that, Ryan is the first and also the last to undergo the quantum fusion surgery, I've done my best anyway." Mobius gently raised her chin, only she could complete this kind of surgery, of course she had reason to be proud.
"By the way, what if Ryan can't wake up..." Elysia said a joke casually, and saw Mobius's expression freeze, and then she also froze, just staring at each other with wide eyes.
She suddenly realized that Mobius was not as confident as she appeared to be, and some things were more difficult than she had imagined, but this hesitation only lasted for a second.
"It's okay, Ryan will definitely be able to wake up."
"Aren't you afraid of me becoming a sinner to all of humanity?"
"This is the path Ryan chose, you are just helping him realize his ideal, why would I blame you?"
"That's a bit more like a human speaking, I'll forgive your rudeness just now." Mobius's tense expression relaxed, and she walked to the console, starting to prepare a new dose of medicine.
Her pressure was greater than she had imagined, she was already prepared to accept any principle, because starting a clinical surgery directly after animal experiments failed, even a fresh graduate wouldn't make such a low-level mistake.
But Ryan wanted to take a gamble, so she helped him, it didn't seem to be a problem, Elysia's comfort was meaningless, but it could make her feel a little better.
"Do you want me to help?"
"Clumsy, don't come and bother me." Mobius narrowed her snake eyes, staring at the liquid seeping from the tip of the needle, "You go find Mei, there will be a lot to do later, the Herrscher of Binding will be here soon."
"I blocked Calis though."
"Your obstruction itself is an exposure, with so many coincidences, the Herrscher will make a judgment, moreover, He now has an emotion called 'impulse'."
Elysia felt it made sense, she didn't know what the Herrscher of Binding would do, but it probably wouldn't keep the orders of the Fire Moth from leaking, just as she was thinking, red light began to flash in the operating room.
On the screen embedded in the wall, the numbers that had been frozen for a long time began to count down again, the Herrscher who had been circling outside finally moved, and began to approach at a faster speed.
"Hurry up and go, that woman Mei should be anxious too." Mobius seemed very calm, just mixing different liquids together.
"Okay, I'll leave Ryan to you, if he continues to sleep, this battle will be very difficult to win, at least a lot of people will die."
Elysia didn't dare to stay, and quickly ran out of the laboratory, when that wisp of pink hair disappeared outside the glass, Mobius then showed a troubled expression.
If he doesn't wake up, you'll probably die, the Herrscher's target is very clear.
With a soft snort, Mobius didn't have any idea of intentionally delaying, but instead walked to Ryan's side, and once again buried her head, when she raised it, her face was still slightly red, with a hint of doubt remaining.
"How strange, why didn't it work this time?"
Thinking about it, she felt that she was being too childish, how could she believe in this kind of unscientific metaphysics, reality is not a fairy tale, and Ryan is not a Sleeping Beauty.
Just as she was feeling a little depressed, Mobius 'whoosh' raised her head again, and saw a person on the outside of the glass, with her purple eyes wide, and her mouth in an 'O' shape.
This fat woman actually came back for a surprise attack!?
Mobius's head was buzzing, her mind was full of regret from 'being schemed against', before she could think of a way to defend herself, she saw Elysia walk in sneakily.
Her face was slightly red, with two meanings written on it: 'you were indeed secretly eating' and 'how bold', making it impossible for Mobius to argue, so she simply gave up trying.
"Since you've seen it, I won't pretend anymore. Actually, this is a kind of treatment, after two experiments it has been identified as successful, don't look at me with that kind of gaze, I'm telling the truth, there is psychological basis for it!"
Mobius looked convincing, which actually confused Elysia, who remembered some interesting things Mei had mentioned.
Hahaha, this stupid woman actually believed it, I really am a genius.
Seeing Elysia fall into contemplation, Mobius was immediately amused, but before she could enjoy it for long, the pink-haired girl placed her index finger on her lips.
"But you failed this time, how about... I give it a try?"
...
This Mobius, she's not using me as mouthwash, is she.
Ryan floated in the boundless space, the dense golden light was like a starry sky, with the previous experience, he already knew where the faint coffee taste in his mouth came from.
Mobius, she's doing experiments again, but this isn't useless, at least it makes him feel a connection to the real world, like the string holding a kite.
You should increase the effort, maybe you can really pull me back.
Ryan moved his lips, and soon felt that something was not right.
Huh, how did the taste change?