Chapter 280: "Acting more like a Herrscher than a human"

It must be clarified, the second generation Honkai serum is still not enough to cure end-stage patients with just one injection. This requires periodic treatment to pull them back from the gates of the god of death.

Thea did this on purpose.

Things that are easy to get are often taken for granted.

Thea taught Elysia that simple words like 'thank you' also have a price to pay.

Seeing that the orphanage was becoming busy, Thea ignored the reporters' questions, and she got into the car, accompanied by Maria, back to the hotel she had booked.

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At the night...

The fireflies in the river began to compete with the moonlight behind the clouds, and the night insects began to perform noisy but also quiet musical activities.

The city of Vostok-51 may be somewhat different from modern cities in general, they combine infrastructure and nature together.

Dressed up on the stone bridge, illuminated by street lamps and accompanied by the cold wind and fireflies, Thea, who looked at the flowing river water, sighed helplessly.

No one knows why the IPC company boss is waiting here melancholy. To be sure, Elysia, who tried to pass by secretly, froze in place.

"Are you leaving?"

"I...."

In the original story, Elysia chose to leave the orphanage where she had been living because she was afraid of being found by MOTH soldiers.

Elysia already knew that she was different from normal humans in general.

Everyone in the orphanage was affected by honkai disease, this disease is contagious, but she herself did not get any disease after caring for them for a long time. That explains a lot.

Before the IPC arrived, MOTH soldiers had repeatedly searched this city looking for traces of Elysia because of her unique interference waves. It's just very unfortunate, Elysia also has the characteristic [breaking symmetry] which causes their search to always end in vain.

The arrival of IPC may be a blessing, but it also means that the level of exposure is also higher.

Elysia didn't want to bother everyone because of her, so that's why she decided to leave tonight.

It's just that what she never expected, when she was about to leave the city, she was intercepted by the final Boss at the exit.

This made her break out in a cold sweat.

Facing someone who seemed to know her inside and out, Elysia became a bit confused.

"I'm just hanging out... yeah, the moon is very bright tonight. It would be a shame if we didn't admire the moon, right? However, that sounds quite romantic~"

Thea didn't care what kind of nonsense Elysia said. She came closer, and put a thick shawl on her.

"Be careful, it's very cold tonight. Besides, a beautiful girl like you shouldn't go out at night, you have to know how to look after yourself. Don't get caught by bad people."

"Everyone in the orphanage still needs your help."

"And if you need help too, you can call my number. I wouldn't mind having a chat with our little hero."

"See you later, cute girl~"

Feeling her little nose pinched, and receiving Thea's business card. Elysia, who was in a daze, had unknowingly returned to the orphanage.

It seemed like her body was also telling her that she didn't want to leave her relatives so soon.

"Wait a minute, did I get a good person card?"

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A few days later....

On a sunny day, a spokesperson representative from the MOTH organization came to visit the IPC headquarters.

This is not discussing Elysia's problem, they don't even know that Elysia is a living anomaly in this world. MOTH representatives only come to cooperate.

Since the release of the first generation Honkai inhibitor serum, MOTH's eyes have been focused on the IPC company.

MOTH is an organization formed by prominent families in response to the emergence of Honkai.

Just like Schicksal, MOTH itself has carried out an expedition to the moon, and found artifacts from previous civilizations that record the truth about this world.

No one knows who sealed the Cocoon of Finality on the moon, or whether it lives there. After all, humanity's future crisis is a fact.

Anything related to Honkai will interest them.

"The organization expresses good intentions hoping that you can join our MOTH organization. After all, our enemies are the same."

"The world, we, all mankind, need reliable allies like you."

Thea: "I will consider it. For an organization that fights in the shadows of humans, you have already earned my respect. I believe we will definitely have a promising cooperation in the future."

Sweet words are easy to say. After the spokesperson left, Thea rolled her eyes disdainfully.

MOTH fighting for the fate of humanity sounds very noble, but you can't expect much from an organization built by a group of nobles.

Just like the UN which is an international organization but controlled by the west.

Divisions and the use of personal authority are common there. MOTH in its early stages was just like an organization that aimed to gain fame and status.

The friendly language, so dirty!

For them, newly emerging IPC companies are like bamboo shoots that are very easy to pluck.

If the spies and mercenaries they sent hadn't hit the wall, and hadn't managed to steal the honkai serum research data in the IPC vaults, the people behind MOTH might not have wanted to talk to her at all.

They really look down on outsiders.

If in the future there were no dr.MEI who took over the MOTH organization after the tenth Herrscher mass extermination, humanity might have died first due to internal divisions.

Now, back to the original topic.

MOTH is completely unreliable. But that doesn't mean Thea hates them and wants to get rid of them.

Thea didn't mind a group of jealous, greedy, and corrupt people like them.

For a group of organizations that bring destruction to all of humanity, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Thea is a very tolerant person.

Let us bring the end of humanity to its most dazzling glory.

Thea welcomes all the crazy people who want to play with her.

"Looks like this is the end of our monopoly. Maria, please bring the research data on the first generation honkai inhibitor serum formula and call the head of the Raiden family here. Let's see how big a chip they can offer to get this medicine formula."

"Yes, Saintess Thea."

Thea: "How many times have I told you, call me boss!"

Maria: "Yes boss! Sorry Boss!!!"

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Twilight City, Sundown Alley.

If compared by the standards of the previous world of films, Sundown Alley is the streets of Gotham City filled with criminals and talented people.

You can find five members of the Flame-Chasers here if you come at the right time.

Aponia, the nun who can see the threads of fate. Pardofelis, the thief with maximum luck data panel status. Vill-V, an inventor whose creations cannot be measured using logic, Kalpas, a creature from an extraterrestrial planet, and Sakura, the elite assassin.

But for now, there are only two members of the Flame-Chasers still online in this city.

Aponia and Pardofelis.

They are Thea's next targets.

For this reason, Thea has sent her own [employees] to this city to find the whereabouts of the two of them.