As a symbiotic being, I raise children amidst the chaos.

Inside one of the World Serpent's secret bases, four petri dishes emerged from the ground with a buzzing sound. When they were opened, Alicia was the first to open her eyes.

"Hmm~ You're awake again? Who else is like me today?" Alicia stretched and just as she got up, she saw a green-haired mature woman sitting up in the petri dish next to her.

"Goodnight~" Without saying much, Alicia whispered goodnight and immediately lay back. But just as she was about to lie down, a clear, ethereal voice came and immediately stopped her.

"Please wait a moment, Alicia." Hearing this voice, Alicia sighed. Her body involuntarily shivered. Padophilia's earlier advice echoed in her mind.

'What I feared most has come to pass...' Thinking this, Alicia sat up again, and sure enough, Aponia had already stepped out of the petri dish and was now standing beside her.

"Isn't this Aponia...? It's us waking up again?" Alicia sat up with an awkward laugh, glancing at Mébius, who was staring coldly at her. "Dr. Mébius, it's been a long time~"

“It has indeed been a long time, but I don’t have time to deal with you today.” Möbius stood up and stepped out of the petri dish, clapping his hands lightly. The gray snake walked in from outside. “Mother, you called me…”

"More or less." Mebius pulled up her terminal and opened her secret communication with Grey Serpent. The information about Fu Hua's base raid was extremely prominent. "What does this mean?"

“Literal meaning, Mother.” Upon hearing this, the gray snake also opened its terminal and brought up an image, which contained information about Chen Yuan’s symbiotic entity. “Mother, as you know, you have given me the ability to find my father, and the aura of my father is extremely strong on Hua Zhu.”

"Although the maid who accompanied my father when I first met him also had his aura, it wasn't very strong. She must have just been co-existed with my father in the past."

"But on Hua Zhu's body..." At this point, Gray Serpent dared not continue. Although he was a half-mechanical life form, he could feel the extremely hot atmosphere on the field, and the entire space was like a microwave oven.

"Grey Snake... what do you mean by that?" With a loud bang, the door to the last culture dish was violently kicked open, and a fiery woman wearing a black mask emerged!

"It's Qianjie~ Long time no see?" Alicia greeted Qianjie with a smile. But the latter completely ignored her and strode up to Gray Serpent. "Explain to me what you just said."

"Lord of Calamity..." Gray Serpent fell silent, a rare occurrence. After all, Thousand Calamities was different from the others, who would give Mebius some face to some extent. But she was different; apart from Aponia and Chenyuan, this girl dared to challenge anyone.

“A Thousand Calamities…” Mebius frowned, not expecting this guy to awaken this time. Without thinking too much about it, he focused his gaze on Aponia.

"Qianjie, please calm down. Our goal is the same as yours." Aponia clasped her hands together, her ethereal voice ringing out again. Qianjie scoffed in annoyance, then stood quietly to the side, and the temperature in the room dropped.

"Alright, Gray Serpent, continue." Mebius breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Qianjie had calmed down. Although Gray Serpent had many bodies, it would still take time to switch to a different one.

“Yes, Mother.” Gray Serpent nodded and continued to analyze Chen Yuan’s data again, while also bringing up Fu Hua’s data. “If it were just a symbiotic relationship, there wouldn’t be such a strong aura, but based on my perception at the time, it felt like there were two fathers.”

"And there's only one possibility that meets this condition." At this point, Gray Serpent looked at Mebius. After all, if he continued talking, he would definitely be dismantled. Although he wasn't afraid, who could stand being dismantled all the time?

"Tsk, DNA..." Mebius clenched his fist, staring at Fu Hua's image with hostility. The others were in similar states, even Alicia couldn't smile, her face grim.

“If there are no unforeseen circumstances, then it should be,” Gray Serpent continued. “And given the circumstances at the time, it’s very likely that this happened in the last two days…”

"Hua...good, very good!!" Qianjie suddenly laughed, flames erupting from his body. He turned to leave. "I'm going to find her...and ask her what happened!!"

"If you don't want Chen Yuan to be annoyed, then go." Qian Jie had only taken two steps when Mebius's words drifted over, causing her to stop abruptly, but the flames on her body burned even more fiercely.

Mebius glanced at Aponia with a puzzled look, then continued, "Don't forget, the current Chenyuan has no memory of us. If you suddenly appear and attack Hua, what do you think he'll do?"

Upon hearing this, the flames on Qianjie's body instantly went out. After a moment of silence, he returned to his petri dish and remained silent.

“Well, ever since Hua took over guarding the current civilization for us, I’ve known this day would come.” Looking at Qian Jie’s return, Mebius sighed. “After all, that guy has always been the one we favored the most.”

"Even so, it's still a bit hard to accept that the first time was with that guy Hua~" Alicia sat on the petri dish, her face unusually full of frustration. "I was quite at ease with Hua, because no matter how you looked at her, she didn't seem like the type to cheat."

Aponia didn't say anything, remaining standing there with an unusually calm expression, as if she had expected this to happen.

A sudden silence fell over the room. After a long while, Möbius spoke first. "Despite all the precautions, I still couldn't prevent it. When Hua sent the Yae Sakura sisters over, I felt there was something wrong."

"Since things have come to this, there's no point in arguing here. Once Mei wakes up, it will be our time to shine. Then we can deal with Hua."

"What are your opinions...? How about becoming my allies and forming a temporary alliance with me?"

Meanwhile, at St. Freya Academy, everyone had finished their meal and were going about their business. In Fu Hua's room, a communication from an uninvited guest came through.

"Why haven't you contacted me lately, my friend?" Fu Hua was sitting on the edge of the bed, putting on her glasses again. At the same time, Otto's image appeared in the glasses. "Did something happen to you? Can you share it with me?"

“No need for such hypocrisy, Otto.” Fu Hua’s expression remained unchanged, but her tone was firm as she retorted. “Our relationship is merely one of cooperation, not that of a subordinate. I hope you understand.”

“I know, I know. But besides that relationship, aren’t we also friends?” Otto sat in the bishop’s office, his arms crossed, and his smiling face looked rather awkward.

"So, what's the matter with this sudden contact?" Fu Hua didn't want to say more, as Theresa's words kept echoing in her mind. "I'm warning you..."

“Dust and Fate…” Otto still had a smiling expression, but the two words he uttered made Fu Hua's brows furrow tightly. “Red Iris Immortal, that name sounds familiar, doesn't it? If I'm not mistaken, this is the person you're looking for.”

“Calling it human isn’t quite right. To be precise, it should be… a monster!” Otto chuckled softly, ignoring Fu Hua’s increasingly gloomy gaze, and continued, “Its abilities are extremely unique. I’ve never seen a Honkai Beast in this form before.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Hua took a deep breath, her gaze fixed on him, her killing intent palpable. "Say it again, and I will absolutely tear your Soul Steel body apart, leaving not a single piece. You know I can do it!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Otto completely ignored Fu Hua's threat, and instead laughed even more heartily. "That's something to look forward to. At least, my friend, your reaction confirms that my guess was correct."

Seeing that Otto showed no sign of backing down, Fu Hua's anger grew increasingly difficult to suppress. However, she also knew how dangerous the man in front of her was, so she suppressed her anger and said coldly, "Otto, don't play games with me. Just say what you want to say."

“It’s very simple. I know that the Second Honkai Impact is related to him, and I also know that Cecilia did not die. I know everything you are hiding.”

Otto's smile faded, and he looked at Fu Hua calmly, his emerald green eyes devoid of any emotion. "I'm very interested in his abilities. If possible, I'd like to meet this friend."

Fu Hua's expression turned extremely solemn. Although she didn't know what Otto was planning, it certainly wasn't anything good. "Impossible. I don't know any Chen Yuan, nor do I know what kind of abilities he has."

“My friend, you seem to have misunderstood me.” Otto suddenly laughed, but the laughter carried an inexplicable eeriness that sent a chill down one’s spine. “I’m not discussing this with you; I’m just informing you.”

"St. Freya Academy isn't that important to me, do you understand, Immortal Red Iris..."

At this point, Otto hung up the call, leaving Fu Hua staring blankly at the glasses in her hand with a serious expression. After a moment of silence, she casually tossed them aside.

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