I am a hero of the former civilization.

"Hey, Möbius, what are you doing?"

She turned around abruptly and saw Vervi standing behind her, having taken off her coat. She glanced at the screen, her mouth forming an "O" shape.

For a moment, all was silent. Mebius looked at Vervière, and Vervière stared back at Mebius. After a long while, she gently stepped back.

"excuse me."

"Wait a minute!" Mebius considered the possibility of silencing him, trying to soften his snake-like eyes: "This isn't my computer, and the things inside aren't mine."

"Then what are you looking at?"

"Of course, it's about finding out that guy's secrets. Don't you want to know what Ryan is hiding deep in his heart?"

"This is not good."

Despite her words, Wilvi's body betrayed her actions as she stepped forward, glanced at the filename, and read: imprisonment, bondage...

"I never would have guessed that Ryan has such dark and profound fantasies."

“That’s why there’s meaning in exploring it. As the most powerful humans, every idea has research value.” Mebius said expressionlessly, no longer caring about anything else. Her secret couldn’t be known by too many people, so she decisively pinned the blame on Ryan.

That sounds...too reasonable.

Vilvi suddenly realized that although she didn't understand how this had anything to do with her field of engineering, seeing those strange terms was like opening the door to a new world, and even sparked some inspiration.

"Wait a moment, I'll create a personality right away."

"What trick are you up to now, magician?"

“Wrong.” Velvi slowly shook her head, took out a pair of black-rimmed glasses from somewhere and put them on, her expression more serious and solemn than ever before.

"Now please call me the pornography reviewer."

Chapter 195 How did I fall for his trick again!

Where did Mebius and Vervière go?

Just past noon, Manhattan Airport.

Ryan looked around with a pile of luggage. They had promised to come and see him off when they had dinner yesterday, but he didn't see them at all.

He has officially begun his vacation, taking a commercial flight and following the proper approval procedures to leave New York openly and legitimately.

"I don't know. I felt something was off about them when we parted ways last night." Kevin scratched his face, not thinking much of it, and just laughed, "Don't worry, I'll take care of things at headquarters."

What do you mean by telling me to go in peace?

Ryan felt it was very unlucky and casually shook his hand to dispel the bad luck.

Kevin, Mebius, Sakura, and Alicia—these few people are enough to destroy the Fire Moth, so he's naturally at ease.

"Listen to Mei's advice and don't act impulsively."

"What's there to be impulsive about? Besides, it's a bit heartless of you not to let Alicia see you off."

“She’ll drag me along, but this isn’t a vacation.” Ryan shrugged, then looked up and saw a few people standing across the waiting area.

Sakura bowed slightly, making a gesture to reassure him. Then, Velvi stared at her with a strange look, slightly amazed and rather disgusted. Mebius covered his mouth and whispered in her ear.

I don't know what these two are talking about, but I inexplicably feel a bit angry.

Ryan was full of questions. If it were a few days ago, he would have tried to probe them, but now that everything was ready, he didn't have time to waste words with these two.

【Dear passengers, your flight to Tokyo is about to depart. Please board promptly.】

The announcement came on, and Ryan glared at the two of them, then patted Kevin on the shoulder: "This vacation might be a bit long. At least one of you will have to stay at headquarters, no matter what."

These words were quite meaningful, and Kevin became more serious.

“I understand. Alicia’s fusion surgery has been approved, and she can stay for a long time.”

“Ellie is too soft-hearted. She can only be intimidated. Moreover, she acts on a whim. Mei can’t control her either, so we still have to rely on you.”

Where is Sakura?

"I will arrange for her to do something later."

Ryan didn't say much. Kevin had long since lost his naivety. He glanced at the group of people across the waiting area and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

"He's gone. Aren't you going up to say hello?"

"Anyway, it won't be long before we're back, so what's the rush?"

"Then why did you stop me? Wasn't this a perfect opportunity to vent your anger?"

“You need to be patient. The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for him.” Mebius controlled his micro-expressions and sighed. “Besides, this trip won’t be easy for him. The plan is very complicated. It’s better to spend less time on him.”

"That's true. Anyway, I gave him a gift, so he won't hold a grudge against me."

"You dare to stand aside?!"

What are these two talking about?

Sakura turned her head, her gaze full of suspicion. She suddenly realized that after last night, Mebius and Vervière's relationship had improved a lot, as if they shared a secret.

If they hadn't been pestering me, I would have come as I suggested.

Sakura was quite disappointed. She had originally wanted to take Ryan to Lion City to see Rin, which would have achieved a similar effect.

"I remember there was Hua at the Far East branch. I really want to see her again."

As soon as she finished speaking, the muttering stopped, and she saw that Möbius's expression stiffened.

"Is something wrong?"

"No." Möbius covered his face and hissed in a low voice, "I feel like I've fallen into that guy's trap again!"

Finally, I've left Mu Continent. This time, I stayed for quite a long time.

Ryan was now 10,000 meters in the air. He glanced at the sea of ​​clouds outside the window and then at the cabin with few passengers.

Fortunately, there are relatively few Honkai Beasts that can fly, so air transport was not affected as much as sea transport, and it has become almost the only long-distance transportation method for humans.

From his observation, very few people are leaving Mu Continent now, after all, the headquarters of the Fire Moth is there, and it has deployed heavy troops for defense.

They were all gathered together and then wiped out by the Ninth Herrscher?

Ryan stroked his chin, realizing he was overthinking things. With him around, how could they possibly let their hideout be blown up?

Go to Japan first to investigate the Tokyo situation. This makes sense both publicly and privately, and theoretically it's worth investigating. It's enough to hide his tracks, since logically speaking, there's no reason for him to ignore the current events and secretly run off to the other side of the world in the twilight district.

"This whole thing is really interesting. Two Emperor-level Honkai Beasts bypassed the outer defenses and went straight to the center to explode, causing nearly a million casualties. I don't believe there wasn't some inside traitor leading the way."

He browsed through the documents. In principle, this was within the jurisdiction of the Inspection Department, but Ryan liked to meddle, and it could also be linked to the investigation of 'Paradise'.

So he didn't bring any helpers and traveled alone as usual, but in fact, the Far East branch was the one he knew best.

"And incidentally, I also need to appease a certain troublesome person."

Ryan took out his phone, opened WeChat, found Hua's profile, and saw that a few days ago, she had finally learned how to send emojis. She sent a crying emoji and then stopped replying to messages.

Undoubtedly, she was angry to see herself being left behind, and with Alicia around, it would be almost impossible to keep it a secret.

Sigh, let's put out the fire first.

The plane traversed the entire continent of Mu, crossed the Date Line to the north, and finally headed south along the coastline, gradually descending after about ten hours.

It was the dead of night when a huge city silhouette came into view, its lights shining brightly. However, a large area in the southwest of the city was pitch black, as if a piece of flesh had been ripped off.

You've turned into this horrible mess after just a few years.

Ryan saw the brightest lights on the harbor side, and some ships were slowly leaving. He had been to this city with the most neon lights before, and now the desolation was visible to the naked eye from the sky.

Anyway, it's better than Changkong City, which has already been designated as an occupied area.

He took out the documents and glanced at them. The Far East Branch was working very hard, but the harder they worked, the more territory they lost. Now they had shrunk their defenses to the Kanto region.

boom--

The landing gear touched down, causing a slight jolt. The flight didn't go to the terminal because it was already full of departing planes. It braked on the tarmac, and then the boarding stairs truck quickly drove over.

So cold.

The hatch opened, letting in the late summer breeze, but Ryan pulled his collar tighter. The weather was clearly abnormal; he used to wear short-sleeved shirts at this time of year.

Snow in August, is that alright?

As Ryan lined up to leave the cabin and stepped onto the gangway, he saw snowflakes falling into his hands. Then he saw military transport planes parked on both sides of the runway, with some giant robots rumbling down, and soldiers dressed in winter uniforms.

This is clearly the effect of the collapse; the weather on the Mu Continent is still quite normal.

Is it proportional to the amount of Honkai energy remaining?

Ryan took a breath of the cold air. It was clear that the neon lights were gone, leaving only large swathes of occupied and abandoned areas. Then he soon saw Hua.

The girl was wearing an old-fashioned gray trench coat with black tights peeking out from the hem. Her long blue hair was tied in a neat ponytail, and a dark-skinned girl stood next to her.

"Carol?"

"Hi, we meet again, senior brother." Carol greeted her warmly, then secretly nudged Hua from behind, causing her to stumble forward a step.

"Senior brother, you've arrived."

Still in that serious tone, Ryan handed her the luggage, not needing to play any tricks on her, and asked directly, "Are you angry with me?"

"No, it's just that I feel like I haven't been of much help. If I could fully control the power, I could apply for a leave of absence to go to headquarters..."

"Don't put so much pressure on yourself, there's still plenty of time." Ryan patted her head as usual, then looked up at the brightly lit airport terminal. "Looks like quite a few people are running away."

“Neon is no longer safe, but leaving is not so easy either. Sea transport is dangerous now, airlines can't take too many people, the Administration Bureau has also controlled the flow, and ticket prices have skyrocketed.”

"why?"

"Perhaps there are few places willing to accept refugees, or perhaps they are afraid of causing panic among the people."

Both of these statements are correct, but combining them with the Honkai invasion incident makes it more complicated.

Ryan didn't think much of it; he was just there to cast a trap, and had no intention of slowly investigating the truth.

Seeing his thoughtful expression, Hua pursed her lips: "Senior brother, did you come to Tokyo specifically to investigate the truth? How can the Far East Branch cooperate?"

"No, that's not true. I'm just here on vacation and to visit some old friends. I didn't bring any authorization documents. How can I get the Far East Branch to cooperate?" Ryan smiled, took Hua's hand, and pulled her outside.

"Let's go, find me a place to stay first."

Hua didn't believe he was on vacation at all. She glanced at the man's hand silently, without thinking anything of it.