I am a hero of the former civilization.

There should be no more than three. You don't need to send out your entire force to deal with just one pseudo-Herrscher.

Ryan paced back and forth. In order to reassure the Herrscher, he did not call for help, since he only had a few high-end combatants around him.

Hua and Himiko went to headquarters to report for duty with peace of mind. They are currently receiving treatment for Mebius's low blood pressure. Hen is still at the Southern China branch and goes to work on time every day. Kevin went to South America and complained a few days ago about being kept at the base.

As for Alicia, she's out of sight, but she was tricked into going to Japan by Ryan under the guise of an 'Autumn Festival' and is currently scratching her head in confusion.

The only one whose whereabouts the Fire Moth couldn't be tracked was Sakura, but since Rin had also left Lion City, it was logical to assume that the assassin had gone to protect her sister.

In other words, there are now only two separate targets. Out of caution, you dare not provoke 'Ryan,' but 'Adam' should be fine, right?

A sinister smile appeared on Ryan's face. He turned around and saw Padofelis rushing back.

She jumped onto the roof in a few steps, holding her knees and panting heavily: "Teacher, something bad has happened!"

"What's wrong? You look like you're in a hurry."

“We just went to the port to buy goods, and it seems like we stole, no, we got something incredible.” It took Pado several seconds to catch her breath. She grabbed Ryan’s hand and ran away. “Come and take a look. There are so many words on the instruction manual that I can’t understand.”

Ryan was full of questions, but Paddo wouldn't lie, so he simply followed her to the port area.

There are many warehouses here, most of them heavily guarded, but many others have been abandoned or destroyed in the process of double-crossing. Pado jumped into the warehouse through a hole in the roof, and Ryan quickly followed. They saw several large boxes in the dimly lit warehouse.

At first glance, the wooden crates seemed fine, but upon closer inspection, the Moth of Fire logo immediately made him frown.

"Where did you steal it from?"

"On the ship, I saw it was shiny and thought it was some rare thing. When I brought it back and looked at it, I found the mark of the Moth of Fire."

Sparkling?

Ryan knew that Paddo liked collecting things, so he had a rough idea of ​​what was going on. He quickly walked to the box, opened it, and took a look.

Inside, there were about a dozen cylindrical containers neatly arranged. The containers were in a vacuum state, and in the center of each container was a spherical, luminous object that looked like a precious gemstone at first glance.

"It is the core of energy."

"What is an energy core? This thing looks so beautiful, can it be used to make a necklace?" Pado's eyes lit up.

Crystal clear and radiating a soft glow, it is indeed more beautiful than a diamond.

Ryan turned his head and stared at the other person speechlessly: "This is a high-tech creation. The energy that drives the machine has replaced gasoline, natural gas, and batteries."

"So, can you make a necklace?"

"No, this thing is essentially solidified, high-concentration Honkai energy. Wearing it is no different from suicide."

Upon hearing the words 'Honkai energy,' Pado's cat body trembled instantly, and she silently jumped several meters away.

Ryan, disregarding the lecture, glanced at the container inside the box and let out a long sigh of relief.

The actors have finally arrived.

Chapter 233 The Pursuers Arrive

The Honkai Energy Core can be compared to a nuclear fusion battery, possessing extremely high output power, and is one of Virvi's proudest inventions.

As long as the 'radiation' is controlled, its energy efficiency is extremely high, and its small size makes it easy to carry. It is because of this breakthrough that the airship program was developed, as well as increasingly powerful combat robots.

Once there are breakthroughs in materials and energy, technology can grow explosively. Coincidentally, Ryan also participated in some of the research, and he could not hide the Honkai energy core of this scale from his eyes.

"These are from the GAX mech series, and these are the core of the T-series combat machines. They are all annihilation warfare equipment."

Thanks to May's warning, Ryan already knew that some elite troops had been deployed nearby, and now they had finally arrived.

"Wait, you said it was found on the ship?"

“Yeah, smuggling ships often bring in good stuff,” Pado replied nonchalantly.

Ryan stared at her, then shook his head after a long while. It was the first time he had ever felt 'lucky'. This kind of equipment must have been heavily guarded, and he didn't know why it was stolen by Pado right under his nose.

Smuggling? Trying to sneak in, huh? You just got ashore and ran into Pado.

Ryan glanced at Pado, who had quietly slipped away again, and waved with a smile: "What are you so nervous about? I won't let you return the things."

"Phew, we dare not go back, we'll definitely die." Pado patted her chest, looking relieved, but then her eyes lit up and she became lively: "Teacher~~ how about we take these things back? We can definitely sell them for a lot of money."

She deliberately dragged out her words, acting coquettishly.

Ryan glanced at her and patted the box: "This thing has a built-in tracking function. Do you want customers to come to your door?"

"Why not just break the jar?"

"That would turn most of Dusk Street into a polluted area, with very strong energy radiation inside."

Paddy immediately pouted, feeling that she was really unlucky and had wasted her time today. Just as she was feeling depressed, she saw Ryan put his hand into the wooden box, and some kind of dangerous energy was emitted.

"Teacher, what are you doing?"

"Give them some more fuel, let's hurry up and move on, the enemy is still about two hundred meters away."

Having received the result from the authority, Pado stared wide-eyed, wondering why Ryan remained so calm with the enemy so close. She quickly turned and ran.

After running a few steps, she felt herself being lifted up, as if flying in the air. She swung her arms wildly, and then froze after touching something strange.

"Don't move, I'll take you out." Ryan shouted through gritted teeth with a strange expression, then disappeared into the complex port area in a few leaps.

Paddy curled up like a cat. She didn't know why Ryan was moving so fast, or where he was going, but she understood one thing.

The teacher wasn't lying to me; he really is a man!

boom--

The warehouse walls caved in, then were covered in white frost. A moment later, all the bricks within a ten-meter radius shattered into tiny ice particles, which then dissipated into the air.

A thick leg stepped into the hole, followed by a huge body, more than two meters tall, its muscles straining against its black leather jacket.

The strong man had a square face and a head of stiff, black hair like a hedgehog. He scanned his surroundings with his brown eyes and swung his heavy, dark gold boxing gloves.

"Safety."

“Your Excellency Andevich, with your high profile, how could you not be safe?”

With a soft, feminine voice, a figure that was significantly shorter than him jumped down from the roof and landed silently in front of him.

A red cloak covered her body, and a white smiling mask covered half of her face, making it difficult to determine her gender. Her eyes were narrow and upturned at the corners, and being stared at by those green eyes made one instinctively uncomfortable.

'Fist of Shattering Ice' Andevich was indeed uncomfortable, but he didn't speak ill of this high-ranking fusion warrior directly under the council, and shook his large head slightly.

"Duwakyin, you people of the Poison Chrysalis are unreliable. You've lost something so important."

This poisonous pupa has nothing to do with the previous assassination organization, and most of its members come from research institutions directly under the council. The current Fire Moth is divided into two lines in the 'production' of fusion warriors.

Dr. Mebius and Dr. Damian each led a group.

In terms of combat organization, it consists of three parts:

As the Punishment Sword Squad of the garrison troops, as the high-ranking fusion warriors of the mobile force, the rest are the poisonous cocoons directly under the council.

"Our mission is to eliminate traitors, not to protect anything," the fusion warrior named Duvakin said, shrugging.

The non-stick pan-like appearance made Andevich frown, but he said nothing and strode towards the center of the warehouse, leaving a large trail of icy footprints behind him.

The man in red glanced at it, smiled, and followed after it, making jokes as he went.

"You're much more unlucky than Kevin, both of you are from Parvati's super-mutant factor, leaving you with such severe aftereffects."

"I heard Dr. Möbius was very gentle with Kevin. To reduce his aftereffects, he deliberately divided the injections into several sessions, which would weaken the effects, but life..."

boom! !

A fist thrust out in front of him interrupted his words. A gust of wind swung open his hood, revealing long golden hair. Behind Duwakyin was a hundred-meter-long stretch of icy road.

The two stared at each other silently. The terrifying killing intent caused all the fusion warriors who had followed them to retreat. Even though they were both fusion warriors, the difference between the superior and inferior ranks was like an insurmountable chasm.

"But you've also gained even greater power, isn't that good?" The man in red still smiled, as if he hadn't seen the scene of the walls turning to dust.

“I’m here with you on a mission, don’t try to get close to me.” Andevich gave the other man a deep look and withdrew his massive fist.

"Yes, we have things to do."

"Then don't talk nonsense."

The two did not make a move. After all, not everyone can break the rules like Ryan. The existence of the poison pupa is to hunt down traitorous fusion warriors and ensure their obedience.

"Nothing was lost; it seems the local natives did it."

“They’re lucky. If these Honkai energy cores were exposed to the air, Twilight Street would be a dead zone.” Duwako whistled and spread his hands again. “In that case, we’d have to send people to clean it up. I hate fighting assassins the most. These monsters have no brains and no sense of pain. They don’t give any feedback when you torture them.”

The burly man ignored his companion's nonsense. He bent over, roughly checked the core, and subconsciously ran his fingers through his hair.

Ding ding ding.

The sound of metal scraping against the gauntlets was crisp and clear. Andevich muttered to himself, "The theft itself is suspicious. What kind of petty thief could steal a Honkai Core right under the noses of a Fusion Warrior?"

"I've checked. The two idiots in charge of guarding them are either eating lunch or going to the toilet. If you don't believe me, I can give them some treatment."

"No need. The personnel for this operation were all transferred from the South American branch, and have nothing to do with him."

"That's right, that doctor has really a wide network of connections." The man in red sat on the box, crossed his legs, and asked mischievously, "By the way, why did you join the operation? Are you jealous of Kevin?"

The burly man's lips twitched. He was, of course, jealous of Kevin. He himself was enduring the torment of sub-zero temperatures every day and could no longer embrace his wife and daughter, while that man received special treatment.

“Somewhat, but most importantly, I cannot tolerate the rules being broken, and no one can be above the organization.”

"I didn't expect you to be so loyal to the organization."

"No, this is just an adult's weighing of pros and cons. I don't want to see personal ambition ruin this great situation and make millions of people pay the price. You know, we are closer to monsters than ordinary people."

This sentiment reflects the feelings of most Fusion Warriors. There are now numerous cases proving that Fusion Warriors can transform into monsters after crossing a certain threshold.

His task was simple: capture the pseudo-Herrscher at all costs, try to keep as many alive as possible, and find out the relationship between the pseudo-Herrscher and Dr. Ryan.

As a pawn, Andevich cannot see the whole picture, but the information he possesses is very clear and specific:

A pseudo-Herrscher has become entangled with Dr. Ryan, who causes a ruckus in Japan. Although he conceals his identity, his stance has become questionable.

This is absolutely intolerable. A human hero, the original fusion warrior, defected to the Herrscher side, and the aftermath is unacceptable to all of humanity. As for where the pseudo-Herrschers came from, that's the work of scientists.

"What if, as the intelligence department says, Dr. Ryan has joined forces with the Herrscher? He's the father of the Fusion Warriors, you know." Duvakunin's tone also became serious.

“I am grateful for the power he bestowed upon me, but precisely because of this, I cannot allow his mistakes to affect all Fusion Warriors. Now that our power is established, it is far more difficult to correct than the ‘pure-blood faction,’ and we cannot allow humanity to harbor doubts about us.”

All cases of excessive mutation are top secret. Ordinary people are already afraid of fusion warriors. If they knew that these warriors could turn into monsters or even rebel, it would be terrible. Wouldn't humanity then become two distinct life forms?

"so what?"