Mobius, You Old Thing, You're Such a Nag!

Mei's statement made the atmosphere in the entire conference room freeze.

"Mei... what nonsense are you talking about?"

Kevin felt that his temper was indeed very good. At this moment, he could still control himself and not rush forward to punch Mei in the face. If he really did that, there would probably be another headless corpse in this conference room.

"I can understand that your emotions are difficult to accept, but this is the situation we are facing." Even though she felt the dissatisfaction of many people, sharp as knives, directed at her, Mei had no intention of changing her words.

"MANTIS warriors and mechanical creations are ineffective against the Eleventh Herrscher. The only feasible idea left is Mobius's suggestion of using a non-human to try."

"Kalpas's origin is unknown, but his body is indeed different from humans. The Eleventh Herrscher's barrier may not be effective on him. Besides him, there's Lee. The current Lee is vastly different from humans in the traditional sense. As an artificial Herrscher with a Herrscher core, she might not be restricted by the barrier... Of course, considering Lee's current condition, the best-case scenario is that Kalpas can complete the mission and successfully subjugate the Eleventh Herrscher."

"The worst-case scenario is that both Kalpas and Lee are unable to resist the constraints of the barrier... But right now, all ideas are just speculation. Without trying, everything is meaningless. If Kalpas doesn't cooperate, we'll just have to find a way to make him cooperate." Mei calmly put down the documents in her hand. "If you don't want to go and talk to him, I can go."

It was needless to say that anyone who proposed such a threatening statement to Kalpas would definitely be regarded as an enemy by him. Even if they weren't torn to pieces on the spot, they would definitely not have a good time afterward.

But Mei no longer cared. If humanity and civilization could survive... she had already said words that even she herself detested. What else did she have to worry about?

That's right, anyone could be sacrificed for the sake of truth and the greater good, including herself... So, even if it meant making that person take risks again—

"Enough, I don't agree with this method!" As if to prove Kevin's anger, everyone in the room could feel the temperature dropping rapidly. "Even if we don't let Lee take risks, I can still eliminate the Herrscher!"

And Mei looked at him calmly and raised her question, "How? You don't even know where the Herrscher is."

"You are indeed very strong, Kevin, and you can even temporarily maintain your combat effectiveness within the barrier... But for how many minutes? From the moment you enter the barrier, you will be constantly weakened. Even if you are lucky enough to encounter that Herrscher, how can you defeat her when you are just a spent force? If Lee and Kalpas are affected by the barrier like this, or if they can't eliminate her after finding her, we will need you, the strongest human, to launch a full-force surprise attack on her."

"So my opinion will not change, Kevin... Many people can be sacrificed, but the current you are not one of them."

"But ultimately, we are not discussing Lee, but Kalpas," Mei pushed her glasses up and looked at the others in the conference room. "Since many people have opinions, let's vote. The minority will obey the majority."

There were no ordinary people in the conference room now. Everyone here was an important figure in Fire Moth.

Eden, in charge of the logistics department. Kevin and Aponia, in charge of the combat department. Mei and Mobius, in charge of scientific research. And Su, the leader.

Originally, Elysia and Vill-V should also have been eligible to participate, but these two people were completely unreachable at the moment, and no one knew what they were doing. Therefore, the decision-making power fell on these six people.

And the vote proposed by Mei was undoubtedly a test of their hearts.

From a rational point of view, Mei's proposed plan was obviously no problem. Find a way to get Kalpas to try first. If that doesn't work, then let the only other possibility, Lee, go.

But this was undoubtedly using Lee. After squeezing out everything she had as a warrior, even her bonds with others were to be used as tools...

But they had no other choice.

"I disagree!" Kevin said angrily. "Can you guys be human?!"

"I also object..."

Eden sighed wistfully. "No matter what, this is too much... Maybe there are other ways?"

"..."

The people around them expressed their opinions one by one, while Mobius irritably rubbed her dry hair. Rationality told her to agree with Mei's plan, while emotion...

Lee killed Klein.

Yes, all Lee killed were members of the Herrscher of Dominance, but Klein, she clearly—

...She was clearly just like usual?

Diligently doing the work she was assigned, honestly running errands and experimenting for her, caring about her regardless of rumors...

Why did she have to kill her? Why couldn't she have discussed it with her in advance and explained it?

She had killed Klein right in front of her.

Lee should have been the one who understood her best. She should have known her thoughts...

Was it because everything related to Herrschers had to be killed immediately, and everything else, including feelings, could be put aside after eliminating the Herrschers?

When did Lee become such a person? Or was she always like this, and she just hadn't seen it clearly?

Alright, since everything must be prioritized to eliminate the Herrschers, then it's justified for her to agree with Mei's idea at this time, right?

...But Mobius couldn't say anything.

Even standing at the pinnacle of human wisdom, there would be times when she didn't know what to do.

But whether it was fortunate or unfortunate, someone helped her make this most difficult decision.

"Why don't we hear the opinion of the person involved?"

The door of the conference room was pushed open, and the person who walked in with a smile made the originally noisy conference room suddenly quiet down.

"Lee, why are you here? Shouldn't you be..."

Looking at Lee, who was already wearing her battlesuit, Su subconsciously lowered his voice.

"Because it was too quiet around me, I had to slightly access the consciousness of nearby staff," Lee shook her head gently. "The Eleventh Herrscher appeared and you didn't even notify me. How cruel of you... Are you still suspecting that I'm being affected by the Herrscher's consciousness?"

"That's not it, we just—"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm just kidding~" Lee, somewhat distressed, covered her ears and smiled. "I accidentally overheard your plan outside just now... Instead of using me to threaten Kalpas, why don't you let me try it myself first?"

"The restrictive barrier created by the Herrscher may not be effective against me, an artificial Herrscher~"