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So he just left.
Mebius only went to the table after Roland left to organize the documents and check if anything was missing.
During this time, Blanca returned to the laboratory and was somewhat surprised to see that Mebius had woken up, but she still quickly told Mebius about the two things that had happened at the Fire Moth.
"Dr. Mebius, the cores of the First Herrscher, the Second Herrscher, the Third Herrscher, the Fourth Herrscher, and the Fifth Herrscher have all been stolen!"
When Blanca mentioned this, Mebius's eye twitched, but she knew who the murderer was, so she wasn't surprised.
"Calm down, it's just that we lost some things, there's no need to panic..."
She could still say such things at this time.
But when Blanca said the next thing, even Mebius turned his head and stared wide-eyed.
Because the second thing Blanca said was...
"Alicia just sent a message saying she's staying in Anti-Entropy and won't be coming back, so—Alicia has defected!"
....
90. Möbius: Perhaps I should defect too!
For the Firemoth, losing all the Herrscher cores it has acquired so far is not actually a particularly big problem at this stage.
After all, before the Divine Key Project began, the Herrscher Core was only used for experiments and had little practical use. Humans also could not control the Herrscher's powers.
It's the kind of thing whose potential everyone can see, but no one can bring it to fruition; it's something you can only look at, not eat.
So if you really lose it, you'll feel bad, but it won't be too painful.
The situation is different when the adorable Lisia defectes.
This incident caused a huge upheaval within the Fire Moth organization, and it was a devastating blow to the organization!
Because Alicia is a veteran of the Fire Moth and a hero who has fought against the Honkai multiple times, she can chat with anyone and has a particularly good reputation.
This person defected to Anti-Entropy
Before leaving, Roland distributed the anti-entropy data he had seen at the previous meeting to all members of the Firemoth.
This caused many people in the Fire Moths who knew Alicia to also leave behind a resignation letter and run away!
By the time the Fire Moths discovered this and began to stop it, some people had already fled, so the panicked higher-ups inevitably resorted to harsher measures, which forced even more people to leave.
Some were scared away.
After everything stabilized, when the Moth of Fire carefully calculated the losses, they discovered that due to Alicia's defection, they had lost approximately one operational unit!
At this juncture, this is a significant loss far exceeding the core of the Herrschers. It also brings Anti-Entropy back to the High Council of the Flame Chaser.
The previous discussion about entropy was merely a way to stop Möbius's experimental application and change the subject.
This time, however, the concept of entropy has truly begun to be taken seriously by the Fire Moth.
"Um, Alicia-neechan... that's how it's done, right?"
Standing on a beach, Seele stretched out her hand towards the sea. As a pale blue flame burned, a huge scythe appeared in her hand, with a chain attached to the end of the scythe. The scythe itself carried an indescribable sharpness and coldness, while the chain connecting it to the end of the scythe carried a sense of warmth.
Apoptosis and regeneration—this is the power held by the Lawgiver of Death.
"Yes, that was great! You deserve a compliment!"
When Alicia saw Seele wielding Herrscher powers, she smiled and came to her side, continuing to guide her.
Seeing Seele was like seeing hope for her.
I saw hope that Herrschers could also fight against Honkai and fight for humanity.
Roland watched the two from a distance, and he slowly smiled.
He knew that the fate of the previous civilization was about to change from this point onward.
After all, in the original storyline, because of the Herrscher of Death, Alicia comforted Kevin while also revealing her own fate. After this incident, Alicia seemed to remain the same, but when the time came for her to step forward, she entrusted her choices to the future.
But no more now.
Seele was just the first.
While Roland couldn't guarantee that every Herrscher would be reborn, there would definitely be more than one Seele.
"Aili is amazing."
As Roland contemplated the future, Aponia came to his side.
Aponia has always been in charge of personnel matters within Anti-Entropy, so after Alicia arrived at Anti-Entropy, Aponia was responsible for receiving and arranging all the people who defected from the Firemoth.
Aponia already possessed the ability to perceive things that others could not to some extent. After installing the magic circuit device and connecting it to the magic base, she quickly mastered the techniques for distinguishing between good and evil, truth and falsehood. She also used the most basic suggestion magic with unparalleled skill.
Therefore, she knew perfectly well how many of the members who defected to Anti-Entropy came because they trusted Alicia.
That's why she made that remark.
"Yes, she is indeed very capable."
Roland responded with a sound of agreement before turning his gaze from the distance to Aponia.
"You rarely come to see me, so is something wrong?"
"without..."
Aponia shook her head, then exchanged a glance with Roland.
"I heard from Tiamat that the data on the Fusion Warriors that you brought back and the data from the Honkai Beast gene pool at the Firemoth have had a very good effect, so the Fusion Warrior project has started and Anti-Entropy will soon produce the first batch of Fusion Warriors - so I want to apply to become a Fusion Warrior."
“Our Fusion Warrior program doesn’t involve much risk, so this was originally arranged by you and Tiamat. If you want to become a Fusion Warrior, you can do it anytime. There’s no need to apply to me.”
"What I want to apply for is not the ordinary Honkai Beast genes, but the kind like Thousand Calamity, and I... have my eye on a rather special Honkai Beast."
Upon hearing Aponia's words, Roland remained silent for a moment, then let out a long sigh.
"If it's just ordinary Honkai Beast genes, it won't put you in any danger in the Sea of Life, nor will it give you any non-human characteristics later on. Going out of control is completely impossible. But if it's a Honkai Beast of that level, it might make you grow a pair of wings. Would that be okay?"
"can."
Seeing Aponia give her answer without hesitation, Roland remained silent for a while before finally nodding.
"Okay, I agree."
Moths drawn to fire, Möbius Laboratory.
Mebius did not look well when he returned from parliament.
Because Anti-Entropy stole the Herrscher core and poached Alicia, who also took so many people with her... Under these circumstances, the Council of the Flame Chaser still could not reach a consensus. They had been discussing for so many days, but without any results.
This made Mebius even more disappointed with the Moth of Fire.
“Dr. Mebius, this is the intelligence you previously asked me to keep an eye on.”
When Blanca saw that Möbius had returned, she handed him the information he needed before attending the meeting. Seeing that he had the information he wanted, Möbius's expression improved considerably.
"Thank you, Blanca."
She said that, then sat on the sofa and began to peruse the intelligence she had in her hands.
The information first concerns the current situation in Changkong City, the site of the Third Great Collapse, and then it details the Honkai Beast Shesa, which appeared in Changkong City during the Third Great Collapse.
Shesa's intelligence was exactly what Mebius wanted.
Shesa has been sighted many times, and there are even records of him being killed, but he always reappears, as if he is... immortal!
As the proposer of the Fusion Warrior project, Mebius also intended to become a Fusion Warrior himself.
The Honkai Beast she chose to merge with was Shesa!
However, after reading the third intelligence report, Mebius's expression worsened.
Because Shesa, whom she had her eye on, was defeated in a one-on-one duel by Qianjie, a warrior from Anti-Entropy, and then captured!
Upon seeing this, Mebius made a trip herself and, upon seeing the information that many Honkai Beasts had been captured by Anti-Entropy, she thought of the invitation from Anti-Entropy, Shesa, and Anti-Entropy's emphasis on Fusion Warriors, the future of humanity, and the Honkai.
With that thought, Möbius breathed a sigh of relief.
She felt that there were some things she really should have decided sooner.
Just like...
Should we also defect from the Moth of Fire and join Anti-Entropy?
.....Everyone.
91. Roland is definitely the weakest point in terms of entropy!
Although the Fire Moths are not efficient at all, if they drag this out long enough, they'll eventually manage to produce something.
Just as Alicia and the members who defected to Anti-Entropy because of her had all integrated into Anti-Entropy, and the Fusion Warriors had become widespread in Anti-Entropy, and even when Velvi developed a special metal called Soul Steel, which revolutionized the equipment of all members of Anti-Entropy, and even the first Divine Key, Void Treasury, was forged, and the second Divine Key was almost completed.
The Moths of Fire have made their move!
And it wasn't just a minor skirmish; it was a full-blown, devastating attack!
Multiple units of the Firemoth were approaching Twilight Street from all directions, their mission being to eliminate the faith-corrupted organization, Anti-Entropy.
Although the members of the Firemoth's action force were fully aware of what Anti-Entropy was, they did not defect with Alicia at the time, which means that they still had some lingering feelings for Firemoth.