The Vixen's Gambit: Tonight We Hunt

Mobius didn't laugh at Lee's naive dream. She was silent for a long time before speaking.

"It will be very difficult."

"But, it will also be glorious, right?" Lee smiled. "If I become a savior, I'll be a hero worshiped by everyone… Just thinking about it is exciting."

Looking at the longing in Lee's eyes, Mobius clicked her tongue, annoyed. "…Hmph, if you're that naive, I won't stop you."

This idiot didn't know what that goal meant.

Savior sounded glorious, but the burden it carried was darker and dirtier than Mobius's experiments.

Even Mobius, who had done the craziest things, had only used death row inmates for live experiments. But even knowing they deserved to die, seeing them scream and beg for mercy still made Mobius uncomfortable.

And although others respected her as Fire Moth's highest-ranking scientist, their true feelings were another matter.

To become a savior, one had to commit evil for the sake of 'saving the world.'

If a village had a severe Honkai outbreak, and not cleaning it up would cause it to spread, but there were still villagers alive, what should a savior do?

If an organization worshiped Honkai and launched attacks everywhere, believing Honkai was an apocalypse, but when you went to eliminate them, you found that most of these fanatics were desperate women and children who had lost everything to Honkai, what should a savior do?

If you could foresee the emergence of a Herrscher, but found that the Herrscher who would destroy humanity was just an innocent child, what should a savior do?

The answer was only one: eliminate them for humanity and the world.

No one could save everyone. To save the world, a savior had to do things contrary to nobility.

A true savior didn't exist. Lee's dream would only become a responsibility that would crush her, yet still push her forward.

Was Lee really ready for that?

Mobius looked at the girl. Even as a celebrated hero, she was still just a sixteen-year-old girl.

It was ridiculous that humanity was cheering while pushing a girl onto the battlefield…

But Mobius didn't break Lee's dream. She only made a promise.

"If you ever want to give up, just come back to the lab."

"If I give up halfway, will you laugh at me?" Lee joked.

"You can choose not to say anything." Mobius chuckled. "Anyway, I can see what you're thinking even if you don't say it."

"Oh, really?" Lee smiled, thinking that if Plan A failed, Mobius was a good place to harvest energy.

Lee smiled and turned to leave. "Don't worry, I won't give up. With great power comes great responsibility."

"You don't need to worry about the Second Herrscher either. I've already seen her death. Just wait for good news in the lab."

Leaving the lab, Lee's smile didn't fade.

The Herrscher of Void had caused considerable casualties. Although Fire Moth was barely managing to keep it under wraps, Lee found the casualties unacceptable.

Plan A was to defeat the Finality and save humanity. Every death was stealing energy from her future account!

Lee had been anxious, but helpless against the Herrscher of Void, unable to catch her. But now, she wasn't anxious anymore.

Future Foresight had worked again!

"She's planning to feign an attack to lure us away, then attack Fire Moth headquarters… Her IQ and guts have improved." Lee narrowed her eyes.

Without Future Foresight, she might have left headquarters to fight the Honkai beasts in Shanghai City. Fire Moth would have suffered heavy casualties even if they repelled the Herrscher of Void's attack on headquarters.

Especially the scientists. Their deaths would be a huge loss for humanity. If the Herrscher of Void wiped them out, humanity would be half-done for.

But now, Lee could give the Herrscher of Void a little surprise…

But what about Shanghai City? Could she just watch so many people die?

Sigh, Kevin, where are you? If there was one more top-tier fighter, things wouldn't be so complicated.

"Want a helper?"

Brushing past a guard, Lee suddenly paused, then turned her head sharply.

[Target Elysia's affection increased, current affection: 4]

[Current target charging efficiency: 400%]

"???"

What the hell? A random passerby was the world's protagonist?

Lee was stunned. Not just because she recognized the name Elysia, or because such a major character had suddenly appeared, but because of her charging efficiency.

Level 1, 100%?!

Based on Lihua and Shoko's experience, charging efficiency was determined by a person's impact on the plot. The greater the impact, the higher the efficiency.

And 100% efficiency was usually reserved for the most important character in the current storyline, like Otto, or Denji.

Even Makima, who was both the heroine and the final boss, was only 95%.

Mobius was 90%, the level of important characters like Kallen and Aki Hayakawa, which was normal.

But Elysia was 100%… Did that mean she was the protagonist of the Honkai world right now?

Not Kevin, but Elysia?

Damn, even that invincible man who had lived for 50,000 years wasn't the protagonist. Who was this Elysia?

Looking at Elysia, disguised as a Fire Moth guard, even wearing a gas mask, Lee wasn't going to let her go.

She just had one question… Why had her affection jumped to level 4 just by passing by, without even saying a word?

Could it be because she was pretty?