Click...
Accompanied by the crisp sound of the door closing, Ho'olheyak's legs almost gave out, and she nearly collapsed to the ground.
God knows how she managed to walk out of Mobius's office...
After a brief pause, Ho'olheyak didn't dare to linger any longer and quickly made her way to her office.
To be honest, she was quite shaken by the implications of Mobius's last words.
Others...
Ho'olheyak had never imagined that "gods" or such ancient beings could form organizations. This wasn't just about joining a group; it was about beings of the same caliber coming together.
After learning this, Ho'olheyak couldn't help but think of the [Bright Knight] who appeared in Kazimierz some time ago...
Some things are better left unexamined. But once she started to analyze it, she found many similarities between the two—such as their almost race featureless appearances and their terrifying power.
As she continued on her way, Ho'olheyak couldn't help but shudder, her feathers standing on end.
Her intuition and experience told her that the "details" revealed by Mobius this time were highly credible...
If she had harbored even a shred of hope because Mobius had never truly displayed her power before her, that hope was now completely crushed.
Ho'olheyak had watched the live broadcast of the battle involving [Bright Knight] and had even saved the video to study it carefully.
In her opinion, that kind of power was beyond human capability... nor could humans contend with it.
Although she didn't want to admit it, Ho'olheyak knew all too well that the wind and thunder powers her race had always pursued are insignificant in comparison.
In the past, their race's power was indeed formidable, but it couldn't resist certain technologies or enemies. However, the power of the [Bright Knight] could easily do so—even destroying a country would be no problem.
So, after this conversation with Mobius, Ho'olheyak had completely dispelled the chaotic thoughts and ideas in her heart and calmed herself.
Not only that, but she would also be more careful and cautious in her future interactions with Mobius. After all, she didn't want to anger her due to any carelessness.
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In the Office—
Sitting at her desk and flipping through documents, Mobius couldn't help but slightly raise the corners of her lips after noticing Ho'olheyak lingering outside her office door.
That little detail had been deliberately revealed to Ho'olheyak by Mobius. How much this little snake would figure out was up to her own imagination...
Then, Mobius withdrew her attention and refocused on the information in her hand.
...
As time passed, the sunlight streaming in through the window slowly shifted direction until it finally dimmed, almost disappearing.
Sensing that it was getting dark, Mobius set down the documents she had been reading. However, she didn't rush to turn on the lights in the office. Instead, she stretched her body slowly and muttered to herself:
"Ah, it's almost evening again?"
After a while, Mobius finally stood up slowly. She quickly organized the documents and instruments on her table, then walked out of the office at a leisurely pace.
After all, there was something she hadn't completed today. For the sake of tonight's plans, she felt it was necessary to check on the situation.
As for what it was... Of course, it was to investigate the status of Silence's laboratory. Whether she would go to Ifrit for a physical examination tonight depended on this.
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"Wow... Today's investigation was exhausting," Muelsyse sighed tiredly as she drove back to Rhine Lab in the fading sunset.
"Fortunately, there was major progress today, so I shouldn't have to go back tomorrow."
After parking the car, Muelsyse slowly popped a candy into her mouth, gently patted her cheek, and adjusted her mood.
Although she hadn't shown it in front of Saria today, the tape found in the basement of the Hayden Laboratory had still affected her deeply.
At the same time, it had once again stirred something within Muelsyse... She decided she must visit the poor child Saria was concerned about tonight. No more delays!
...
Meanwhile, after effective information collection and confirmation, Mobius learned about the situation in Silence's laboratory and some other news.
For instance, after confirming she wasn't exposed, Saria, the director of the Defense Section, seemed to have noticed something and strengthened the security of the Structural Section this afternoon, adding quite a few guards.
To be honest, when Mobius first received the news, she thought she had been exposed and immediately started investigating and confirming the details.
In the end, she confirmed she hadn't been exposed, and after roughly understanding Saria's intentions, she was relieved.
However, even though she was relieved, Mobius had no intention of jumping into this kind of waiting game.
Although she had ways to avoid these guards, it would be too troublesome, and the risk of exposure was high. Rather than take that risk, it was better to avoid it altogether...
If she didn't visit Ifrit, Mobius would have more time tonight to spend on experiments and research with Bianka.
After making this decision, Mobius finished dinner in the cafeteria and quickly returned to her laboratory without lingering.
After all, from the lessons of the past few days, she found that staying outside was more trouble than it was worth. Instead of wasting time entangled with this group of people, it was better to go back to the laboratory to study more materials and learn more.
...
And so, without Ifrit knowing, the visitor who was supposed to come tonight quietly changed. From a stubborn snake, the visitor became the "water elf" from her fairy tale picture book.
However, at this moment, neither Mobius nor Muelsyse noticed the movements of a certain someone...