Their commission was suspicious.

“I understand. Come back to me when you’ve forged this bow into something resembling an embryo, and I’ll enchant it. Just like forging the Seventh Divine Key,” Chen Luo said.

When Chen Luo was forging the Seventh Divine Sword, he had Velvet construct the weapon's prototype, and then Chen Luo enchanted the weapon in all aspects.

The Flying Flowers of the Past, after being forged a second time, may be able to reach a strength beyond the limit.

"Okay... Alicia gave you the bow and arrow, and then you gave it to me. Why am I so unlucky?" Velvi said dejectedly.

"This is called 'the capable should do more.' As the greatest magician and weapon maker of this civilization, and the engineer of the Divine Key, Velvi, you must not underestimate yourself," Chen Luo said.

"...Just tell me if you want me to do something, don't say nice things that won't make me happy at all."

"..." But Chen Luo felt that Wilvi was smiling quite happily.

"So what are you going to do next? Why don't you come here with me and work as a blacksmith?" Velvi invited.

"No, I need to go see Mebius, so she doesn't... go too far," Chen Luo said, squinting.

“Mebius? It’s perfectly normal for you to go see her, but I have to remind you, it seems Mebius has temporarily left the Firemoth. I wonder what she’s up to,” Velvet reminded her.

"That's the biggest problem. Once someone who spends all their time in the lab leaves, it means there's something more important than doing experiments. Guess what Möbius could have been more important than doing experiments?" Chen Luo countered.

"Uh, sleep with you?" Velvi swallowed, seemingly tempted.

"..."

Chapter 2071 Kosmo: I'm not human anymore! Möbius!

"It's rare for me to come out, and I never expected to see something like this." Chen Luo, who was being pushed around in a wheelchair on the street, seemed to have a slightly sad expression on his face.

After the Ninth Herrscher swallowed the Mu Continent and created a trench thousands of meters deep, social order collapsed completely.

Because no one knows who will be the next target of such an attack, order has broken down, and people seem to be living each day as if it were the end of the world.

Some people struggle to survive in the apocalypse, while others cower in fear.

Even if insightful people are trying to maintain social order, how can ordinary people think that far ahead?

Especially when the fear of the end of the world descends upon everyone, can you expect them to go to work obediently and submit to the oppression of their leaders and superiors?

Therefore, on the first day after the Ninth Herrscher swallowed Mu Continent, the frequency of violent incidents around the world increased dramatically.

In just one day, nearly a million people have died in the world.

Chen Luo's puppet world has also gained nearly a million new adventurers in the new amusement park.

Almost all of these violent incidents resulted in death, but the causes of these incidents varied.

Some people did it because they discovered they had been cheated on, while others did it because their partners owed them money and refused to pay, or even made outrageous statements.

Some of them were because their bosses had illegally terminated their employment contracts a few days ago and even said, "Go ahead and sue me. I can afford to drag this out for a year or two."

Then he was stabbed 18 times!

Every strike is deadly!

Hilarious! Everyone is equal in the face of the apocalypse.

We need to wait another year or two? The Earth will be gone in a year or two!

The Ninth Herrscher was indeed destroyed, but some people think it's fake news, or that since there was a first Ninth Herrscher, there might be a second one... In short, they'd rather take someone down with them.

The world is about to end! If we still have to put up with stupid jerks, then the world's end will have been in vain.

That's why the Eighth Herrscher is considered rather useless. The achievement of killing millions of people in three months seems impressive, but it's not even as significant as the aftermath of the Ninth Herrscher's death.

The damage to the higher-ups of the Fire Chaser was even more devastating. They lost one Spasi, but the Fire Chaser gained Su, a mental perception-type fusion warrior.

However, the Eighth Herrscher's ability to spread panic is indeed quite strong.

Just thinking about the terrifying condition that causes people to fall asleep upon seeing a certain word online, yet having to work in front of a computer to make a living while enduring the nagging of idiot bosses... Chen Luo felt despair for those people.

They pay 3000 yuan a month, but you still have to work yourself to the bone.

It hurts so much!

"Hee! Hahaha! I won! I won!" A young man, dancing wildly like a madman, walked past Chen Luo, still holding a piece of paper in his hand.

And there are many people chasing after the young man.

"...What happened to him? Why is he so excited?" Chen Luo was a little confused.

If Chen Luo had seen this scene back then, he would probably have understood better why Fan Jin went mad after passing the imperial examination.

"Oh, him? He must have won a spot to become a Fusion Warrior, right?" one passerby said to another passerby who asked the same question.

"Ah, fusion warriors? Those monsters?" Passerby B said bluntly.

"..." Hua felt a bit conflicted upon hearing this.

But for ordinary people, they are no longer considered human.

It's understandable that a fusion warrior, who has merged with monsters that destroy homes and exhibits obvious signs of mutation, would remain wary of such a creature even after being protected by it.

But normal does not mean correct.

"So what if it's a monster? At least monsters can survive."

"But haven't I heard that surgery has a very high risk rate?"

"It's impressive, but maybe the other party participated in the plan with the mindset of eating their last meal before death? After all, the River God Church will take care of the other party for 10 days before the surgery."

"To think that becoming a fusion warrior would be a way out..." Hua's expression was inscrutable.

On the one hand, ordinary people avoid fusion warriors like the plague, while on the other hand, they all want to become fusion warriors. Because becoming a fusion warrior at least guarantees survival.

If social order hadn't collapsed to a certain extent, how could things have come to this?

“Indeed, but we should get down to business.” Chen Luo and Hua had come mainly to see Möbius.

But just as Chen Luo and Fu Hua were about to leave, a trembling young man holding a fruit knife jumped out from the roadside and pointed the knife at Chen Luo and Fu Hua.

"Robbery!" the other party shouted with an expression that looked like they were about to cry.

“…Hua, go give him some money.” Chen Luo looked at the young man for two seconds and then said to Fu Hua behind him.

Chen Luo wouldn't be too harsh on someone whose parents died in the riots, who has a younger sister crying for food, and who is unable to work and is starving.

"Okay, Doctor."

Hua nodded and then took out a wad of cash from his wallet and handed it to the other party.

"Thank you, thank you." The other party bowed deeply to Chen Luo and Hua with gratitude, then clutched the money in his hand and ran away immediately.

Although social order has completely collapsed and the industrial system is in chaos, fiat currency still has a certain influence, and the economic system has not completely collapsed.

Otherwise, society would be in complete chaos.

All of this is the effect of the moths exposing themselves to stabilize people's hearts.

And it was precisely because of Mei's speech that Chen Luo, along his journey, occasionally saw some pure faith in Mei.

Of course, it's mostly about faith in the river god.

After all, the River God Cult has now become the largest and most reputable non-governmental organization in the current civilization.

The Gold and Silver Assassins played a crucial role in this.

"Robbery!" But Chen Luo and Hua hadn't even taken two steps when they were robbed again.

This time, the other person's knife was bigger than the skinny young man's, and their expression was also fiercer.

"Hua, go and give him two punches."

“Yes, Doctor.” Hua never held back when dealing with anyone who dared to lay a knife on Chen Luo.

Although Hua didn't know why Chen Luo let the first robber go, he wouldn't be so lenient with the second one.

Hua immediately disarmed the opponent with his bare hands, then delivered two punches and a dislocated bone, beating the opponent so badly that even the opponent's mother wouldn't recognize him.

The fact that two robbers jumped out in a minute is enough to prove how chaotic the social order is.

In fact, this was not the first time Chen Luo and his group had faced a robbery. They had seen several robberies on their way here, but the targets were not Chen Luo and his group.

When social order collapses, some people may indeed turn into beasts in an instant.

Four of them successfully robbed the money, but Hua beat them up and took it back.

Three others not only failed in their robbery, but one unlucky guy also had his life come to an end—he was shot by the Firemoth warriors responsible for maintaining order.

In chaotic times, harsh measures are necessary, and this is certainly true.

Social order isn't actually so chaotic that you can be robbed anywhere you go. The reason Chen Luo and his group are frequently robbed is because they've come to the wrong place. It's an extremely notorious chaotic area... not Twilight Street, but an area ravaged by Honkai Beasts. Moreover, Chen Luo is gradually heading towards an even more chaotic and deserted place.

After passing through a place ravaged by Honkai Beasts, Chen Luo and his companion were completely surrounded by humans.

Because of the shortage of manpower for the Fire Moth, the Honkai Beasts in this area should not have been completely eliminated. However, Chen Luo and his companion did not see any Honkai Beasts along their route, but instead saw some dark green traces.

"This is... Dr. Mebius's work?" Hua frowned as he looked at the few remaining dark green lightning bolts in the shadows.

"Just keep following them and you'll find out." Chen Luo didn't give any further answer, and Hua, trusting Chen Luo, didn't ask any more questions.

After being modified by Vilvi, Chen Luo's wheelchair became an excellent means of transportation.

Even though the road had been damaged by some Honkai Beasts, after a period of rapid travel, the two finally spotted Mebius's trail.

At this moment, Möbius was in an abandoned building in this wasteland, standing on the edge of an open-air floor that looked like it was being gnawed by some giant creature.

“Every night, hordes of demons howl through the streets. They are numerous, with hideous and terrifying faces. Never look them in the eye under any circumstances… They are the most wicked creatures that once writhed in the abyss. It’s hard to believe that this is used to describe you.” Mebius’s tone was quite mocking.

At that moment, Chen Luo's wheelchair happened to run over a pebble, making a sound that attracted Möbius's attention.

"Hmm, what brings you here?" Upon seeing that the visitor was Chen Luo, Möbius's gaze instantly shifted from wary to languid.

"I'm just here to remind you not to go too far. That's all. I also came out to help Mei collect some things," Chen Luo said.

Some... the power of faith in Mei.

Chen Luo's arrival made the sulfurous-smelling creature in the shadows that Mebius was facing even more restless.

"The Moth Chaser didn't think there was any trace of you recently appearing as a monster, nor were there any rumors of you affecting the residential area, so they didn't prioritize searching for you. But they never imagined that the horde was just one person, right, Kosmo?"

“…Leave…and never come back.” An evil yet fragile echo reverberated through the abandoned building.

"Oh, really? I'll give you one more chance to think about it. You're asking the only person who knew this would happen and who was the only one who could cure you to never come back?"

"...?"

"To put it simply, the so-called 'overweight mutation' of the lab rats is the reason you've become like this. I've known about it for a long time," Möbius said lazily.

"...But you remain silent." Kosmo's voice changed, as if he were questioning him.

"Of course, because I lack empirical evidence, such as the one you have shown, that one can remain rational after entering this state."

A silence befitting Kosmo's style.

"Put away that temper of yours, Kosmo. I have studied Vishnu's nature, and even paid a price for it. Whether you like it or not, I will make you pay that price in my place."

“After all, I’m the only one who can stabilize this side effect and restore you to human form. Oh wait, that guy in the wheelchair downstairs will do too. But guess what? If you ask him for help, and I also want to join the research, will he refuse me?” Möbius asked with a smile.

"..."

“Silence… well, that’ll be taken as your agreement.” Möbius chuckled.

Then, Mebius slowly turned on the flashlight he was carrying.

Upon seeing the strange object curled up in the seemingly writhing darkness, Möbius's snake-like eyes widened, and a very satisfied smile appeared on his face.

“Very good…very good…is this the posture of evolution? It’s just too…[beautiful].

“Relax, Kosmo, you can take the Fusion Warriors a step further, making it easier for civilization to fight against the devastation of the Honkai. You will… become the hero of the entire civilization!” A blush of excitement rose on Mebius’s face.

The word "hero" seemed to touch the heart of Kosmo, who was now an alien being, causing a slight disturbance in the entire abandoned building.

"Be good, don't move around. After all... you don't want anything to happen to Desdovia, right?"

"!!!"

Upon hearing the name of a familiar person, Kosmo's state, which was on the verge of losing control, strangely calmed down.

Kosmo displayed an extremely strong will to survive.

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【I Want to Be Human Again!】: Transforms Kosmo back into human form.

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