The Vixen's Gambit: Tonight We Hunt

Lee wanted to cry. She had been looking forward to the MANTIS Warrior surgery for so long, and now she was told she was the only one who couldn't do it?

Was this some kind of joke? No one had told her that Honkai resistance had this side effect!

"Doctor, is there no other way?" Finally, Lee placed her last hope on Mobius. "Use your invincible brain and think of something!"

"Either find a material far stronger than Honkai beast genes, or weaken your Honkai resistance…" Mobius frowned, then waved her hand dismissively. "Alright, I'm starting the experiment. Take Griseo to Blanca, so you don't scare her later. Blanca is reporting experimental results to those old geezers. Just wait for her at the conference hall door."

Although always sharp-tongued, Mobius would still ask others to take Griseo elsewhere whenever she was doing gory or human experiments, not wanting her to see those cruel scenes.

In terms of caring for children, Mobius was more reliable than Elysia, who always cuddled Griseo, and Lee, who had tried to take her skydiving so Griseo could see the blue sky.

Mobius was all bark and no bite. Lee chuckled inwardly, picking up Griseo to leave.

Although Lee wasn't particularly maternal, Griseo's charging efficiency was a whopping 85%! That meant she was an important character, though not as impactful as Mobius yet.

A cute, well-behaved child who was easy to get along with and dropped energy coins, how could Lee not like her?

"Lee, wait a moment, I have something for you to do."

"Okay."

Lee reluctantly handed Griseo over. Elysia cackled eagerly.

"Don't mind Auntie Mobius and Sister Lee, Griseo, let's go play with Auntie Elysia, hee hee hee~"

Poor Griseo, a toddler, yet Lee could see helplessness on her expressionless face.

Anyway, it wasn't her bad luck, Griseo, just bear with it.

Watching them leave, Lee turned back to Mobius. "What do you need me to do, Doctor?"

"…"

Mobius suddenly fell silent again, frowning as she shook the test tube in her hand. After a long pause, she said casually, "Take out the trash."

Huh?

She kept her back just for this? And trash was collected daily!

Mobius, despite her sharp tongue, wouldn't trouble Lee with something pointless. So… she'd wanted to tell her something, but changed her mind?

Lee understood, but didn't show it, just smiled, packed the trash, and left, complaining about doing chores, but still cheerful.

A secret hidden in the early plot would definitely be important later. And early concealment meant later problems.

Whatever, hiding it now might mean more energy later~

Lee left leisurely, but Mobius's mood didn't improve, silently staring at the red test tube.

Honkai disease, a problem that had plagued humanity for years.

There was no cure. Humans couldn't artificially create Honkai antibodies. Drugs or surgery could only delay death.

The only somewhat effective approach was to extract trace amounts of Honkai antibodies from the bodies of those who died from Honkai disease. This small amount wasn't enough to save them, but hundreds or thousands of doses could save one infected person.

Trading a thousand lives for one was too unequal, so humans couldn't mass-produce such a cure. The limited supply was only used for valuable individuals in emergencies.

But what if one person could save ten thousand, a million lives?

Lee, with her abnormal Honkai resistance, in Mobius's experiments, a tiny bit of her blood made reagents with extremely high Honkai-clearing effects.

If this reagent worked on humans…

Looking at the unconscious Fire Moth soldier on the operating table, Mobius hesitated, but finally injected the reagent into him.

A miracle happened. The purple Honkai marks on the soldier, who had been given up for dead, began to recede.

Within a minute, the soldier, who had been on the verge of death, was breathing steadily.

Just as Mobius had predicted, the reagent made from Lee's blood worked wonders. As a scientist, Mobius should be excited. She had found a cure for Honkai.

No need to collect antibodies from countless corpses, just a little blood from one person could create a cure coveted by millions.

But after a moment of contemplation, Mobius did something that would enrage other scientists – she silently opened the experimental database and deleted all research data related to this reagent.

Lee's blood was effective. Less than a milliliter could make a dose.

But if others knew Lee's blood could cure Honkai disease, what would happen?

Fire Moth's higher-ups seemed righteous, but they were just as corrupt as anyone else. Even if they didn't want to offend Lee, a powerful fighter, and had corpse-derived reagents to fall back on, they wouldn't threaten her violently. But what if word spread?

External threats or… public pleas.

Could Lee refuse?

Once the door opened, it couldn't be closed.

Thinking of that confident girl, always gentle to everyone, Mobius sighed wearily.

She had wanted to tell Lee, but worried Lee would be soft-hearted and ignore her own safety. Seeing so many people suffering from Honkai disease, knowing her blood could save them, yet doing nothing… Mobius didn't think Lee could do that.

"…Where… am I?"

The soldier behind her had woken up, but Mobius ignored him.

She made sure all data was deleted, leaving no trace.

This should only be known to her.