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"The truth means nothing to you, and I'm too lazy to waste my time explaining it."
"But you will be in trouble. To be honest, I guarantee that there is a 50% chance that Wei Wei will not die."
"I don't want to bet on my other half. In terms of value, that group of people combined cannot compare to her. As for me, you don't have to worry about me." Ryan adjusted his glasses and looked at the helicopter flying in the distance.
"I am an expert at dealing with Honkai, but when it comes to killing people—"
“I’m more of an expert.”
Chapter 22: Are you asking me to sell my masculinity?
A large amount of seawater poured into the cabin, and the tens of thousands of tons of oil tanker was slowly capsizing and soon ran aground at the berth.
Ryan arrived on the deck one step ahead and looked at the machine left by Vivi with interest.
The shapes are all strange and bizarre. Some are simply giant pistols that move on two wheels. Some armors are full of welds and rivets and look crudely made. But if you think about it, these were all made by Weiwei alone, so what's the point of a bicycle?
The girl herself has no combat power, but the war machine she designed is enough to deal with medium-sized collapse.
Ryan patted the cold wreckage, and these things finally turned into scrap metal.
"He's really a genius, and his brain is quite useful. After he ran away, all the control chips self-destructed."
It is comfortable to cooperate with smart people. He calculated that as the butterfly effect deepened, two major trends had changed.
First, May and Kevin joined the Fire Moth in advance; second, Velvet was not arrested.
These two changes are not big at all. The extra time is not enough for these three people to solve too many things. They are not small at all. Just like a chain reaction, they will change the world line geometrically.
For better, or for worse?
Ryan can't see the future, but he knows that exploration is always accompanied by the unknown. All he can do is keep moving forward and pay a price for every step.
"Mebius's interests don't matter, but I am becoming more and more entangled with this world, and more and more people will notice me."
Just like a shit stirrer, if you stir it, it will become smelly and will always attract flies.
Fortunately, Ryan never regretted it. Danger is also an opportunity. He must keep moving forward in his pioneering spirit.
buzzing...
The blades stirred up a strong wind, and Ryan came to his senses and turned around to see a helicopter painted with the Fire Moth logo hovering in the sky. The well-trained soldiers quickly occupied the commanding heights, and under their cover, one of the helicopters slowly landed.
The hatch opened, and Ryan immediately saw a middle-aged man in a black uniform. He pulled down the wide-brimmed hat on his head and jumped off the plane nimbly, followed by a dozen black-armored soldiers.
"Special countermeasures force, why didn't they go out at Chiba Academy?"
Ryan glanced at these soldiers. They were wearing black tights and their armor exuded a metallic texture. These were combat exoskeletons. The guns in their hands were not only sci-fi in shape but also had a large caliber. They were electromagnetic rifles that were rarely issued.
The technology in this world is much more advanced than that of the Earth before Ryan crossed over, and the Fire Moths are even above average. Otherwise, the successive disasters would have caused the human order to collapse long ago.
Each branch will be equipped with several special countermeasures troops, each of them is composed of adaptors, with a slight modification of the body and equipped with advanced weapons, enough to fight against the temple-level and below Houkai beasts. Before the completion of the Fusion Warrior Project, they were the elite of mankind, and in fact, most of the "materials" of the Fusion Warriors were selected by these people.
"Most of them are the results of Mobius's research. If the collapse is only at the level of the first two Herrschers, it should be enough to deal with it."
Ryan shook his head slightly. This was the limit of human technology at this stage. In essence, it was still humans who controlled the machines. Unfortunately, Mebius had already guessed the result:
Humans cannot fight against collapse, unless they stop being human.
Back to the present, more than a dozen soldiers spread out and surrounded Ryan in the center. Although the muzzles of their guns were lowered, once the target moved, they could shoot hundreds of deadly "steel needles" in a second with the help of the AI in their helmets.
Ryan glanced at these soldiers and felt a little threatened. He was not invincible. Even with hundreds of elite soldiers and heavy firepower, he would still be defeated.
So she focused her gaze on the man in front of her and nodded gently: "Director Edwin, long time no see."
The man stopped three meters away and took off his wide-brimmed hat, revealing his angular face and black and white hair. He looked a bit like a worried old farmer.
He was serious and didn't say hello to Ryan. He just looked around and waved gently.
"Send the transport plane over and take all these things away."
"Yes."
A group of people immediately took action and, with the help of exoskeletons, they actually lifted a machine weighing several tons with their bare hands.
Ryan didn't help, he just watched the show with his hands in his pockets: "MK.II exoskeleton, the latest integrated helmet, equipped with electromagnetic rifle, oh, and bioelectric body enhancement, it would be great if these technologies could be promoted."
"Don't tell confidential information casually, Dr. Ryan." The man finally turned around and warned in a deep voice: "Super-standard weapons must be controlled, otherwise the damage they cause will be more terrible than the Honkai beast."
"Yes, the electromagnetic rifle kills people much more efficiently than the Honkai beast. Just pull the trigger and hundreds of people can be shot into sieves. Coupled with space-based weapons, the First Herrscher can also be defeated. No wonder the organization has so much confidence in me." Ryan smiled. This is why he dared to stand out.
As long as Ryan didn't tear the Herrscher apart with his bare hands, everything would be under control, at least that's what they thought.
"It's good that you know. It's this rationality that prevents the organization from treating you as a monster." Edwin nodded and slowly opened his triangular eyes. "The wanted criminal escaped?"
"Well, before they separated from me, they prepared a submarine and hid it in the sea."
"Do you know where her information comes from?"
"How would I know without any contact?"
Edwin stared at Ryan, but didn't find any clues. He looked away half a minute later.
"I never thought the legendary 'blood ghost' would fail."
"She is in the dark, I am in the light. Also, please don't mention this shameful title. I am just a powerless researcher." Ryan adjusted his glasses, looking gentle and refined. "I would like to know when the Far East Branch's response speed became so slow. Is Dr. Mebius not valuable enough?"
This statement is full of irony. Mobius is priceless, and any experimental results can reduce the pain by 50%. Fire Moth is not a fool, so how could he throw billions of euros to a fool to burn.
"We have already investigated. The communications soldiers of the Liaison Department provided false information, making us think that this was just a terrorist attack. The Changkong City Police Department was also infiltrated and suppressed the true situation." The branch chief paused and spread his hands helplessly: "In addition, Dr. Mobius always likes to escape from our protection."
Protect? More surveillance.
Ryan saw through it but didn't say anything. He just asked, "Have you found out who did it?"
"All the parties involved chose to commit suicide out of fear of being punished, and did not give us a chance to investigate."
Was it suicide with five bullets in the back?
Ryan couldn't help but show sarcasm on his face, he knew that there was a lot of water here, but the collapse was so simple that it was cute.
Destruction and ruin are at least upright.
"Then please report this to the headquarters and let the intelligence department take charge of this matter. I'm leaving now."
"Wait, you can't leave yet."
Ryan paused and subconsciously looked around. He found that no one was pointing a gun at his head. He turned half his body and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
"It has nothing to do with me." Edwin tapped the information terminal on his arm, and his miserable face became strange: "An order came from above. They take tonight's attack very seriously and want you to..."
"Let me hunt down that Vilvi?"
"No, Dr. Mebius has applied to the headquarters, hoping to obtain your protection during his vacation, and the Fire Chaser Council has just agreed."
Ryan turned around abruptly with an expression that said 'are you kidding me', and then it was obvious that a smile appeared on the old farmer's face. After seeing that Ryan's face looked very ugly, he coughed lightly.
"Dr. Mobius is a very valuable talent. She can't be absent from work all the time. And you know she is very stubborn. I can't persuade her."
"So you sold me out?"
"No conditions are attached except protection. Just be careful. She will go back when she has had enough fun."
It's ok if you've had enough fun.
Ryan gritted his teeth, his brain working rapidly. A researcher like Mobius certainly couldn't be forced with a gun pointed at his head. And tonight's events seemed like a hero saving a damsel in distress. The Fire Moth didn't mind helping out a little. If Mobius could be more obedient, it would also benefit the organization.
This woman is truly a born conspirator.
Ryan even felt that Mobius was playing a trick on him, but after thinking hard, he found that he had no reason to refuse.
Before, you were studying Honkai Impact 3rd at school. Okay, I'll send you an expert right away. Our Fire Moth is so considerate.
"Okay, but before that, have the helicopter take me back to Qianyu Academy. I have something to get."
"That's no problem. Do you agree?"
"Don't worry, I won't defect because of such a trivial matter." Ryan frowned and asked casually, "But what kind of deal did she make with the higher-ups?"
Edwin did not answer, nor did he shake his head. He pressed the information terminal in his hand again, and a cold female voice came out. If you listened carefully, you could hear a hint of pleasure in it.
"Take a guess."
Chapter 23 You are also special
This woman is just like a snake, once she wraps herself around someone she will never let go.
In the helicopter, Ryan kept shaking his feet, making the accompanying soldiers afraid to look at him, as if they knew that this mysterious warrior was in a bad mood.
Mebius was obviously a threat, but there was no way to eliminate him physically. On the one hand, he had to be on guard, but on the other hand, he couldn't get rid of him. The conflicting emotions were suppressed in his heart, making him depressed.
"But thinking about it carefully, she didn't attack me. She was also quite reliable when dealing with Wei Weiwei before, and she didn't kill someone with a borrowed knife."
Ryan comforted himself that this was the most annoying thing about Mebius. He was between an opponent and a friend, which made it difficult for him to be cruel. In addition, he had many different faces and was hard to predict.
Although he knew that Mobius had bad intentions, he actually did nothing and instead assisted him wholeheartedly.
I wish I didn't know her true face, it would be easier.
This thought popped up in Ryan's mind, but he quickly extinguished it. With such a naive idea, sooner or later he would wake up and find himself lying on the operating table, with an amiable green-haired lady in front of him, staring at him with an elegant smile.
Mebius, I won't let you have it easy either.
Countless plans to break through the defense are brewing in my mind. It depends on my IQ, right? Who isn’t a genius?
"Mr. Ryan, we've arrived at the academy."
At this moment, the team leader's voice came to my ears. The helicopter had landed on the ground and several soldiers pushed open the cabin door.
"I'm sorry to have to make you take such a detour."
"No, I'm glad to escort such a powerful warrior like you." The captain pointed to the academy in the distance and saluted. "If it weren't for you, many of our brothers would have died last time. With such powerful beings like you and Miss Alicia, humanity will definitely survive the disaster."
Through the mask, Ryan saw deep gratitude and understood why Alicia had such a high reputation.
Every time she took action, she could save many lives. How could others not be grateful? The lower-level soldiers didn't think so much. They just wanted to survive and protect their families and earn a good salary by the way.
These people are so tiny that they are almost invisible, and in the future they will be just cold statistics, but when you really face them, you will realize that they are real living people.
"Then live well and become an equally powerful being."
"I don't have that talent. I can't even do the simplest physical transformation." The captain sighed, patted the rifle in his arms, and looked determined: "But if those monsters want to kill my wife and daughter, I will stop them at all costs!"
Ryan glanced at the other people in the cabin. These frontline soldiers knew how terrible the Honkai was. They had seen their comrades beaten into a paste by Honkai beasts, and they had also seen humans being corroded by energy and living a life worse than death.