Honkai: Fire Moth Herrschers

"What? We're on standby again?" The order from headquarters was relayed, quickly drawing complaints from Squad Five.

Himeko was about to say a few words of encouragement, but then decided it wasn't necessary.

"To complain about being on standby, their morale is already speaking for itself, isn't it?"

She was also a little worried about the two new recruits, looking towards the end of the line, she saw the two youngsters huddled together, whispering to each other as if no one else was around.

This kind of behavior that violated the rules of formation should have been severely criticized, but for some reason, the girl named Elysia seemed to have some kind of magic. As long as she saw her flawless smile, many words of reprimand just couldn't come out.

"Forget it... it's good that new recruits still have the mind to whisper before a battle..."

"That's it then, stay alert at all times, you can move around freely within a small area, but you cannot leave the camp area. Make sure you can assemble fully armed within five minutes! Dismissed!"

The soldiers scattered.

Himeko, however, stopped Michael and Elysia.

"You two..." What she was about to say was a bit cruel for new recruits, but as a routine procedure, Himeko had to say it. She took out two envelopes and an iron box, "You two, each leave a will."

Usually, new recruits who heard this kind of thing would either excitedly swear that they would be fine, or recall the feeling of fear, trembling and unable to write a single word.

But to her surprise, the two new recruits in front of her didn't have any emotional fluctuations at all.

Elysia pouted, clearly not wanting to write such a thing.

Michael, on the other hand, picked up a pen and first scribbled a few lines on Elysia's envelope, then wrote a few strokes on his own envelope, and then locked them in the iron box.

"You two have a really good relationship..." Himeko's mouth twitched slightly, and she immediately remembered that these two new recruits seemed to have come from the Vostok-51 orphanage...

Even if they wrote their wills seriously, no one would read them, right?

For a moment, the captain, who had always been straightforward and decisive, didn't dare to linger too long in front of the two underage new recruits, and she left as if she were fleeing.

After confirming that she was far away, Elysia turned her head and smiled lightly, "Hehe! Let's start the operation, let's start the operation!"

"At a time like this, shouldn't we avoid running around? Wouldn't it be better to do this after dealing with the Honkai?" Michael wanted to say that.

Besides, he didn't really want to see Mobius. If she developed any interest in him, or if she discovered his Herrscher identity...

But he also knew Elysia's answer: "This is my first battle after joining the Fire Moth, so of course I have to face it in the best condition! And the best condition, how can I be without a unique medal?"

Soon, two fully armed weirdos appeared in the base, wearing gas masks and not having an inch of skin exposed to the air.

When some soldiers wanted to question them, Michael said directly, "We're going to Dr. Mobius's laboratory..."

Before he could think of what to say they were going to do in Dr. Mobius's laboratory, those soldiers hurriedly moved aside, giving them looks of pity and admiration.

"Is that Dr. Mobius so terrifying? The people in the base seem to be very afraid of her?"

"You... Elysia, you don't even know what kind of person you're about to deal with?"

"Oh dear, you're right! I've only heard rumors about that doctor from Ato, after all, we joined late..."

Arriving at the entrance of the experimental area, under the gaze of two guards, Michael and Elysia each took out a card from their pockets and inserted it into a machine next to them.

"Identity verification: Anti-Honkai Squad One Captain and Chief Instructor - Ato, authorization confirmed."

"Identity verification: Anti-Honkai Squad Five Captain - Himeko, authorization confirmed."

The two took back their cards, and then, in pockets hidden from the guards, the identity cards gradually turned into blue light spots and disappeared—these were, of course, replicas made by Michael using the Herrscher of Reason's powers, enough to fool the base's security system at least.

"Hey, don't you think that Instructor Ato and Captain Himeko seem a bit shorter than usual?"

"Hmm? Really? Didn't notice!" Hearing the whispers of the guards behind them, Michael couldn't help but show a smug smile.

The Herrscher of Reason's products are always top-notch.

Next was a long search. After all, the experimental area was too large, and finding Mobius's lab was quite difficult.

"Hehe! Found it!"

But the next second, Elysia's smile froze.

The red lights in the base began to flash, and the piercing alarm sounded constantly.

"Squad Five members, please assemble immediately!"

"This... this... what is that!"

In the war room, the most conspicuous blue screen was displaying the real-time images sent back by the front-line soldiers.

Ato's shouts still echoed through the broadcast: "Headquarters, request to retreat! Headquarters, request to retreat!"

The disaster had erupted almost instantaneously. The entire city of Irkutsk was no more. All living things, if they hadn't turned into zombies and Honkai beasts, were...

Ato led four squads to the battlefield at the first opportunity, but they were unable to establish a defense line in the remote and narrow urban area. To be precise, they were targeted by a terrifying creature from the very beginning.

In the recorders worn by the soldiers, it was clearly a humanoid creature, but it possessed powers that mortals could never grasp.

The bullets that the soldiers fired couldn't even get close to the humanoid in front of them.

She manipulated the power of space at will, devouring all bullets and shells, and returning everything that humans had given her in full.

With a single thought, she could tear open the void with her bare hands, and countless Honkai beasts would emerge from it.

With a single thought, she would take a light step and cross dozens of meters, arriving in front of a soldier.

"Click," the screen in the war room went black. Elvin, who was in charge of the broadcast, immediately typed out a string of code, and the screen reconnected to Ato's perspective.

In just a few seconds, two more mecha wrecks had appeared next to the humanoid, and in the distance, a fighter jet that had lost its tail was spinning and falling.

But Phamas, who was in charge of the headquarters, sat in the dark room behind the command room, coldly watching the battle through the one-way glass.

"Commander!" Himeko walked in.

"My philosophy is different from Dr. Mobius's, but it's clear that her conjecture about the Herrschers has been proven once again," Phamas said abruptly.

"Commander, I don't understand what you mean."

Phamas shrugged his shoulders and didn't continue the topic.

"You should know, right? There's a former R nation military base underground in Irkutsk. It's called a military base, but it's actually a base used to study Honkai energy, storing thousands of HW of Honkai energy."

Himeko instantly straightened her body. Phamas had made it very clear, and she understood her mission.

"Yes, with the current battle situation... Ato and the others have already led the Herrscher... that humanoid creature out of the urban area of Irkutsk. Squad Five must quickly enter the underground base of Irkutsk."

"Your mission is to protect these Honkai energy storage tanks, and then..."

As Phamas spoke the last words silently, Himeko's pupils contracted slightly.

A quarrel soon broke out in the dark room, and the soldiers in the war room all looked to the side.

"I admit that this plan is a gamble, but I only offer two choices. Either Squad Five executes the mission as planned, or the Fire Moth will deploy the Silver Bullet (HWQ)!"

"I..."

"Be rational, Captain Himeko." Phamas sighed, "I know this is cruel to Squad Five, and cruel to you personally, but this is the most feasible plan that I and the staff could come up with. And the Silver Bullet... to be honest, given the opponent's control of spatial powers, we cannot guarantee that the deployed Silver Bullet will explode successfully at the designated location."

"No... Commander, can this mission be completed by me alone..."

"Captain Himeko, I know you are very strong, but you are still a mortal! Do I need to remind you! Irkutsk has already been occupied by zombies and Honkai beasts. You alone cannot enter the underground base smoothly!"

Himeko's fist suddenly clenched, then slowly relaxed, only the white knuckles recording her momentary confusion.