Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

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Then the fire-chasing moth would be useless.

So when the clever people saw what Roland did, they all began to use the last embers of their moth-to-a-flame mentality to frantically profit and extract value from the great powers behind them.

Because they all know that once the value of the Moths of Fire has been fully exploited, they will become the higher-ups in Anti-Entropy.

This is the micro-level interest war waged by major powers.

This is also the end for a moth drawn to a flame.

The moth that chases the flame commits suicide.

The leaders of this moth-to-a-flame regime are desperately exploiting every last drop of profit, draining the pond to catch all the fish.

They have new options, so they are pushing for this to happen.

However, not all members of the Firemoth wanted the Firemoth to die quickly.

At least many of the soldiers active on the front lines do not think that way.

After Himiko's original combat squad was dismantled due to power struggles among its leaders, and Alicia led her people to Anti-Entropy, the strongest squad in the Fire Moth now consists of the combat squad led by Kevin.

During this period, Kevin became the captain, Hen became the vice-captain, and among the team members were Kosmo and Desdobia, whom Roland was also paying attention to.

Together with some equally battle-hardened warriors, they formed the most elite team of the Firemoth today.

Every day, they would go out to handle some tasks, and after returning, they could clearly feel that the internal conflicts of the Firemoth were constantly expanding and amplifying. This struggle for interests even affected the logistics and equipment maintenance of these front-line troops. Even these pure warriors, who were not interested in fighting for power and profit and were only focused on fighting the Honkai and protecting humanity, could not ignore the oppressive atmosphere within the Firemoth.

"It's okay. Everything will be fine."

Kevin always comforted his teammates in this way.

Even though Kevin hasn't become a Fusion Warrior yet because of Roland's intervention and Mebius's departure, the environmental problems inside the Firemoth and the increasingly dire situation on the front lines have made Kevin's smiles appear less and less frequent.

Because he knew that even if he told his teammates a thousand times that everything would be alright, reality wouldn't improve even a little bit.

He didn't understand what was happening inside the Fire-Chasing Moth.

He didn't know how to alleviate the current situation.

The oppressive atmosphere made him accept missions at increasingly shorter intervals. He didn't want to stay in the base any longer; in fact, he felt that fighting Honkai Beasts would be more relaxing than staying there...

However, he also discovered this during the process.

The Honkai Beasts are getting stronger and stronger!

Moreover, the impact of small- to medium-sized collapses seems to be growing!

Honkai is growing!

He reported this matter as soon as he discovered it, and he has reported it countless times to this day, but the higher-ups at Moth Chaser have never acknowledged his discovery, only saying that it was all his imagination.

after all...

If what he said were true, wouldn't the world have been in chaos long ago?

But is the world in chaos now?

Honkai remains largely unknown to the general public, Honkai Beasts are dealt with before they can cause large-scale destruction, and small- to medium-sized Honkai attacks are unlikely to cause major disturbances. In fact, due to Anti-Entropy's free treatment of Honkai disease, even the popularity of Honkai disease has gradually faded.

Kevin couldn't understand this answer.

He was absolutely certain that what he was seeing was not an illusion, but real!

Even if all of this were true, it would still have no impact on the world... During this period, Kevin reduced the frequency of accepting missions, and then he found that even if he didn't risk his life to accept those missions to fight against the Honkai, the world would still be the same as before, and the people would still be well protected.

He continued to receive his salary without fail, and in fact, due to the recent power struggle within the Firemoth organization, his salary even received a slight increase...

This situation left Kevin 5.7 feeling confused.

He kept telling his teammates that everything would be alright, but he himself couldn't see any future, nor did he know what he was doing or whether what he was doing was meaningful...

Since Mei and Cecilia went to Anti-Entropy, Roland has been observing Kevin.

He immediately noticed Kevin's confusion, and then he felt that it was about time.

so...

Roland picked up a quest for a raid.

He personally made the arrangements, specifically requesting Kevin's team to complete the task.

There is only one objective in the subjugation mission.

That is, the Fire Moth side has not yet realized that it is the Eighth Herrscher's companion Honkai Beast, and also the vanguard released by the Eighth Herrscher while hiding itself - the Honkai Beast Moyuri!

....

122. Moyuri and the Eighth Herrscher

Moyu is the companion Honkai Beast of the Eighth Herrscher.

Among the Honkai Beasts that accompany these Herrschers, strength is only one aspect; the main factor is their abilities.

It's possible that not all companion Honkai Beasts possess a disgusting ability, but the majority of them certainly do.

Mo Yuli is one of those types.

Its ability is to transform Honkai energy into something specifically targeting humans, similar to a neurovirus—it's useless against any other living being, but in exchange, this neurovirus is extremely lethal to humans.

So, can Kevin's team take down Moyuli?

That's almost impossible.

Because the Flame Chaser did not carry out the Fusion Warrior project, and since the Herrscher of Ice, the Flame Chaser has never been involved in the Great Honkai, the lack of attention to the increase in the strength of the Honkai has also led to the obsolescence of equipment.

In addition, with Velvi joining Anti-Entropy, she didn't bring a major equipment overhaul to the Firemoth, nor did she obtain any Divine Keys.

Even Mebius, the top biologist who can develop antidotes for neuroviruses, is no longer chasing after them like a moth to a flame.

Therefore, from providing support to engaging in direct combat, Kevin's team had no chance of winning.

Roland was aware of this when he assigned the tasks.

This resulted in him leaving Anti-Entropy 19 after Kevin's team set off, and heading towards Moyuli's location as well.

"The target is shaped like a giant bird."

"It has golden feathers, a long green tail, and its whole body radiates a soft light... Hmm, this is probably the most beautiful Honkai Beast we've seen so far."

Desdobia said this while looking at the report in her hand, while Hen scratched his head after hearing the evaluation.

"That's a Honkai Beast, you can't just describe it as pretty. When it starts killing people with its claws, you won't think it's pretty anymore."

Hearing what Hen said, Daisy Dobia, who had a single golden ponytail and was dressed in clean, neat, and fitted clothes, snorted softly but didn't say anything.

Kosmo, who was at the back, and Kevin, who was at the front, did not join the conversation; they simply kept a watchful eye on their surroundings.

The other team members dispersed.

After all, intelligence indicated that the other party was in the vicinity.

"turn up......"

Kevin was the first to spot the other person.

Or rather, once the other party descended from behind the clouds, it stopped trying to hide itself.

As for the reason...

Kevin had only uttered two words when he felt his vision begin to sink.

He collapsed to the ground, unable to utter a single word!

He tried to move his eyes around and looked around, and then he found that everyone from Hen, Desdobia, Kosmo, and the other team members was in the same state as him!

Is this what their ability is?

Kevin was certain he hadn't been careless at all, and even now that he'd been infected, he still couldn't understand what the other party's ability was—a physical limitation? A neurovirus? Or some other, even more bizarre ability...?

He was trying hard to figure out the other person's abilities, and he was also desperately trying to get his body moving.

But... it's impossible!

Before becoming a fusion warrior, Kevin was just a human being.

So now he could only watch helplessly as the large bird descended from the sky, spreading its wings and scattering golden dust as it used its claws to grab at Hen, who was lying on the ground!

Kevin's eyes started to bulge when he saw this.

Kosmo also tried hard to get himself moving.

Hen was even starting to say his last words to his wife and daughter.

But Moyuri's attack failed.

As the other party descended to a certain point, a figure appeared among them. With the appearance of this figure, Mo Yuli, who was still in mid-air, seemed to be hit by something and fell down, crashing heavily to the ground and creating a bottomless crater!

"That's pretty much it."

Roland used gravity manipulation to hold down Moyuri, then looked at the Kevin team lying on the ground around him. He rubbed his fingers together with his ring, activating the magical artifact Medea had given him a long time ago, dispelling the toxins from the Kevin team's bodies.

Kevin noticed this immediately, so he got up right away.

"Thank you very much."

"No need... We Anti-Entropy also need to defeat this Honkai Beast, and we just happened to save you when we saw you, that's all."