I'm not Yingjie

"You're right. I should keep moving forward and not stand still."

"As for whether we will get married or do something else, it doesn't matter. If we keep going, we will find the right path. I am already satisfied to see you little ones grow up."

"Oh, by the way, Lin, after we go back..."

"I was the one who killed the Ruler of the previous civilization."

Breathe in, breathe out.

Inhale——

"team leader……"

He raised his head and saw Hua with a numb face.

"Captain Himiko, she became a Herrscher, right?"

What’s the answer?

At this time, Lin should have said to Hua calmly like Kevin just now, "That's right, Himiko has become a Herrscher, just like the soul has become a Herrscher."

But he didn't say it.

Because Hua already knew it, she didn't come to ask.

Before Lin Zaihua's eyes came out, he left.

……

Before going to Mebius's laboratory, Lin went to the cemetery.

It has been a long time since he came here, and it has been a long time since he immersed himself in the world of the dead.

It's so quiet that it seems like another world.

"...According to Article 41 of the Fire Moth, you cannot enter the cemetery during a major collapse."

Prometheus walked to his side silently, her poker face seemed even more indifferent in the gloomy environment.

"Lin, please don't break the rules."

"..."

Does Fire Moth have this rule?

I don’t know. His extraordinary memory did not tell him that there was such a rule, and he couldn’t be sure whether it was Prometheus’s fabrication.

He had originally planned to bring two people here after returning to headquarters.

One is Himiko and the other is MSA-970.

It is time for Himiko to move towards the future, and it is time for MSA-970 to move towards a new life, starting from the cemetery that represents memory and death.

But collapse never seems to give hope.

So, should we stop here?

……No.

Human beings are always like this, carrying the pain and moving forward.

Now it's just happening again.

……

After the man in the helmet walked into the laboratory, Mebius stopped what she was doing. She silently tidied up the things on the table, gave Klein and the others some instructions, and then walked into the private laboratory.

She closed the door and looked at Lin carefully.

Something has changed.

Just as he had changed after Lin survived the Sixth Collapse a few months ago, he had changed again now, returning to the look that she was so familiar with that she was disgusted.

Silent, cold and hard.

She actually didn't want to hear what he said next.

"I want to have a super-transformation surgery."

See, she doesn't want to hear it.

Chapter 92: Operation Failure

The Fusion Warrior Program needs a volunteer.

The success rate of the operation is almost zero. Humans have never done such a crazy thing. Even those alien races, the Star Colors, only transformed themselves into creatures similar to the Honkai Beasts, rather than integrating the Honkai Beasts into their own bodies.

It's an operation that's almost certain to fail, so so far only two people have volunteered.

Kevin and Lin.

"I want to be the first to have the super-transformation surgery."

"why?"

“The experience I have gained can be passed on to Kevin, and his surgical success rate will increase.”

"..."

Even without asking why, Mebius understood why he did this.

He is now the MSA-079 that she is very familiar with, a soldier who can use poison without hesitation for the sake of humanity, and a living dead who will execute the order even if ordered to die.

The iceberg in my heart has melted over the past few months. I have tried my best to change myself and enjoy my life, but now it has disappeared like a mirage.

The man who said in a cold tone that he understood her and even apologized was not the same person as this person.

Mebius stared at the man who was half a head taller than her. His cold appearance was exactly the same as before. "There won't be much difference between the first and second time. The determining factor of the super transformation surgery is 'luck'."

“But we will definitely accumulate some experience.” Lin’s calm voice sounded inside the helmet like the sound of a bell.

So you're just going to give up on your life?

Should I give up on the life that I had already decided to face positively and enjoy like a normal person?

Mebius couldn't ask. She couldn't refute him with "this kind of thing". He was so righteous and rational, willing to sacrifice for humanity and his friends.

All "selfish" reasons and all "personal" excuses are exposed under his words.

She thought it was disgusting, and because she was Mebius, she refused.

"I agreed with you before that I would be the first volunteer for the Fusion Warrior Program. You also told me that you would perform surgery on me as long as I was alive."

“Now is the time to fulfill our promise.”

Mebius finally realized that she still hated Lin.

This has not changed since they first met.

……

"The fused Honkai Beast is chosen to be Vashago, the emperor-level Honkai Beast born from the Second Honkai. It is the companion Honkai Beast of the Second Herrscher. MSA-079 is compatible with it as a conqueror."

"Does MSA-079 require anesthesia during the operation? The severe pain caused by the operation may have a positive effect on his maintaining consciousness."

"If the operation fails..."

"Injected Honkai energy..."

"The replacement part..."

An academic discussion on how to transform humans into monsters is held at the Fire Moth headquarters, where humans could be assimilated by alien civilizations in just a few hours.

They racked their brains and tried their best to perfect the plan of the operation. The most advanced equipment was pushed into the laboratory and colorful liquids were filled into syringes.

Everyone spoke their mind without reservation, condensing it into an operation that lasted less than three hours.

Yes, this operation is scheduled to take no more than three hours.

The super-change surgery was supposed to take nearly ten hours.

Because according to the plan, they have two super-transformation operations to be performed next, and the time is tight, so they simply cannot spare so much free time. As for Lin, who has a lower success rate, as the first one, it is more of an experimental verification.

In other words, they had actually determined from the beginning that Lin's operation would fail.

Mebius sat at the corner of the long table. She did not join in the discussion, but stared at Mei, who was sitting in another corner, with icy eyes.

The two of them stared at each other in silence, and Mei simply accepted Mebius's sharp gaze that was about to pierce through her.

"Any other suggestions?"

May asked everyone after the discussion was over.

And only one person, at this moment, made a discordant and harsh sound.

"I object to the super-transformation surgery on MSA-079."

When the others saw that it was Mobius, their faces changed. Even though they were all co-planners of the fusion warriors, it didn't mean that they all had the same personality as Mobius.

She is a lunatic, even among this group of lunatics, she is the craziest one.

But Mebius seemed not to notice their gazes. He slowly stood up and looked down at everyone. "His adaptability to Honkai energy is far below average, and his Honkai energy resistance has been raised because of the Honkai energy serum. He does not meet the requirements of the Fusion Warrior Program at all. Even if the operation is successful, he may not be able to achieve the expected results we need."

The adaptability to Honkai energy is low, but the resistance to Honkai energy is high, which is contrary to the original intention of the Fusion Warrior Project.

So this is also the most "reasonable" reason.

"But MSA-079 is the only volunteer."

"..."

Mei's words silenced Mebius.

She knew very well that when two individuals conducted the same experiment, the one with more variables was more likely to fail, so it was chosen as the primary experimental subject.

This is common sense.

It’s not a question of whether it’s appropriate or not, because even if it’s not appropriate, they have no choice.

So, as expected, this meeting ended in silence after the insignificant "crazy talk" of a "madman".

……

Mebius occasionally thinks back to his childhood.

Human memory is selective. If a person has a miserable childhood, he or she may forget it unconsciously when he or she grows up.

But Mebius remembers his past clearly, a childhood that ended with the smell of drugs, dirty ceilings and someone's hysteria.

Her goal had been set at that time. She was determined to evolve humans into a more "beautiful" appearance, rather than a group of wriggling flesh and drug-dependent worms living in the sewers.

She will do whatever it takes to survive and allow humans to evolve, just like her name, witnessing the "infinity" of life.

This is the truth that Mobius recognized.

She should have sneered at Lin's life principles which were completely different from hers, giving up herself so easily just to give others a chance to live.

But now, she is in doubt.

The hand holding the scalpel began to tremble without knowing when.

I have performed countless cold-blooded operations, whether it was taking away life or giving life, without any hesitation, but at this moment, I stopped.

She is the lead surgeon.

"Snapped."

A hand grasped her trembling palm, making her hold the scalpel tightly.

She was lying on the operating table, without even anesthesia. He held her hand with unprecedented tenderness.

"let's start."

Do not say.

Mebius wanted to cover his ears.

Don't say that to her.

"I believe you."

Her heart was throbbing.

My heart, which had not felt any pain since the day I left the cave called "home", was twitching.

Three hours later, Lin's super-transformation surgery was declared a failure.