Honkai Impact 3rd, Paradise Typewriter isn't for making this kind of game.

"Pado, lock onto the coordinates of the location of Airi that was just captured by Velvi, and activate the second Divine Key."

"Alright, Xia Yuan, Pado received~"

Padofelis took out her second Divine Key and aimed it at Mebius's laboratory. A space appeared before everyone, and Sakura was the first to step into it, followed closely by Xia Yuan and the others.

When Xia Yuan arrived at the laboratory, he cautiously observed his surroundings.

The most conspicuous thing in sight was the metal cage on the lab table, where the long-unseen fairy Airi was lying on her side.

"Little Ellie~"

Xia Yuan called out to the fairy Ai Li.

Upon hearing that incredibly familiar voice, the fairy Ellie quickly gripped the bars of the iron cage and looked toward the source of the sound. When she saw the figure she had spent every day with, Ellie secretly pinched her cheek, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Waaaaah, Xia Yuan, I knew you'd come to save me!"

“Ellie, and this guest of paradise, I’m sorry to interrupt your long-awaited reunion, but the Doctor has given me a mission, so I cannot let you, Ellie, leave from here.”

Little Klein, who had been hiding under the experimental table, lifted the specially made iron cage containing the fairy Ellie high, preparing to escape to the underground of the laboratory with her and activate the laboratory's defense mechanism.

"Friendly reminder, little Klein, haven't you noticed that we're missing one person?"

Upon hearing Wilvi's words, Klein sensed something was amiss.

Looking at the crowd in front of me... where are the guests from Paradise, Sakura, Vilvie, and Padofelis?

Klein, realizing she had subconsciously overlooked Padre and that things were going badly, tried to escape with the fairy Ellie, but Padre Phyllis, who had been quietly approaching from behind, grabbed her by the tail and lifted her up.

Just now~

The moment Xia Yuan saw Klein, he shielded Padrephilis, who was the last to arrive at the laboratory, with his body, and gestured to Phyllis to quietly approach little Klein with his hand behind his back.

"Brother Xia Yuan, catch!"

Pado found the key to the iron cage imprisoning the fairy Ellie on Klein's body and threw it to Xia Yuan.

After Xia Yuan took the key, he went to the iron cage and opened it. The moment the cage opened, the fairy Ellie couldn't wait to fly out and jump into Xia Yuan's arms.

The two reunited~

It felt like a long time had passed since Xia Yuan last saw the fairy Airi, which gave him a special sense of familiarity.

"Wow, Xia Yuan, you really seem to have gotten a lot smarter! Ai Li is so pleased!"

The fairy Ellie spoke as if she were looking at a reliable junior who had gradually grown up, full of emotion and relief.

"Little Ellie, let's leave Mebius's laboratory first."

After all, Xia Yuan still had a lot of things to discuss with Xiao Aili, and he needed to figure out how to settle this score.

"I have to settle all these scores with the fairy Ellie: selling myself to Mebius, installing strange chips on myself, and making me say those things to Qianjie." Xia Yuan shouted to Padofelis with an impatient heart.

"Pado~"

"Alright, activate [Thousand Realms One Journey]!"

Pado was also happy to see that Sister Ellie had been rescued, since she could soon sell Sister Snake's swimsuit dress for money. However, the spatial channel that could establish contact with the outside world was still not opened.

"Huh?"

"Second Divine Key activated! Activated! Activated again! Meow, why can't it be activated? Could it be broken?"

Chapter 124 The Power of the Herrscher of Corruption?!

Padofelis patted the Divine Key on her hand.

How could we let things fall apart at such a crucial moment... If we can't get it started again, and Sister Snake comes back, both Xia Yuan and I will become guinea pigs walking into a trap!

"Phyllis, there's no need to waste your energy. The Doctor anticipated that you would use the Second Divine Key, so he installed a device inside the laboratory to isolate you from the outside world. It's impossible to establish a spatial connection between the laboratory and the outside world."

Klein, bound hand and foot, lay on the white floor, explaining to Padofelis with a blank expression.

"Miss Wilvi, is there a way to restore contact with the outside world?"

[Expert] Velvi shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xia Yuan, but this kind of spatial device inside the laboratory is very likely in the possession of Möbius. We are very likely to have to confront Möbius head-on."

"That's right, just as Klein and Velvet said, you are all already trapped. And welcome to my lab, my lovely little lab rats!"

Möbius's mocking voice echoed in the laboratory...

Strangely, Mebius could not be found inside the laboratory.

Where could Möbius be now? Xia Yuan concentrated, thinking about the most likely places Möbius would appear, and what he would do if he were Möbius...

The first priority is to reduce the enemy's combat strength as much as possible, and reduce their numbers. The most likely scenario is that Padofelis is staying at a distance from Velvie, Sakura, and herself, with Little Klein.

"Pado, leave where you are now."

Upon hearing Xia Yuan's shout, Padofelis instinctively sensed the approaching danger.

Like being targeted by a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, Padofelis wanted to leave, but her body wouldn't obey her commands, remaining stiffly in place.

"Eh, I... I can't move my body, meow?!"

Mebius appeared out of nowhere behind Padofelis, his slender, pale fingers glowing with an eerie, ghostly green light. In that critical moment, Sakura used her scabbard to shield Padofelis from Mebius's attack and quickly led Padofelis to the vicinity of Xia Yuan, maintaining vigilance against Mebius.

"Eh? We're saved?! Thank you, Sakura-nee~"

Padofelis wanted to hug Sakura, but Sakura stopped her with a look.

"I'm sorry, Doctor, I've let you down. I failed to keep a close watch on the fairy Ellie, who was imprisoned in the special iron cage."

Klein, who was bound up, stood up from the floor and said to Mebius.

"What does it matter, little Klein? You've done a great job. It wouldn't be more appropriate to wipe out all the guinea pigs like this."

Mebius used his fingertips to cut the ropes binding Klein, and Klein ran up behind Mebius with a very cute walking posture, seemingly typing something on the virtual screen.

"Sakura, your speed has increased a lot again~"

Mebius looked at Sakura, who had saved Padofelis in an instant, and praised her.

“I’m sorry, Professor Möbius, I do not wish to have a conflict with you. Please allow us to leave the laboratory.”

Sakura seems to have gotten too close when she saved Pado, which caused her some discomfort.

"Oh dear, Sakura, that's not right of you. As a guest, don't be in such a hurry to leave. I'd really like to see what you look like when you draw your other sword, [Seven Thunders of Purification]~"

“I’m sorry, Professor Möbius, but I will not use this weapon on a former comrade-in-arms.”

"That's a real shame."

The conversation between Sakura and Möbius did not affect Xia Yuan, who was currently thinking about a way to escape from Möbius's laboratory.

"Sakura, there's no need to get too entangled with Mebius. Unleash your strongest attack at the laboratory wall behind us; that should be enough to cleave the space in front of us."

Xia Yuan issued the orders as the team leader.

As long as they escape the laboratory and don't fight in an environment where Möbius is good at it, even if Möbius keeps chasing them, in the open terrain outside, with Sakura and Vervie working together, and only Möbius pursuing them, they won't gain any advantage.

"Oh dear, little guest of this paradise, we've only just met. It's probably inappropriate to try and destroy someone's beloved laboratory. And it seems you've overlooked something: my fingertips are highly poisonous, you know~"

After speaking, Mebius licked his fingertips playfully.

Xia Yuan quickly looked at Ying.

A faint green hue is spreading across the surface of the scabbard of the [Spirit Blade - Frosty Prison]. Even the extreme cold of the blade cannot stop this green hue from corroding the scabbard and gradually extending to the back of Sakura's hand.

Xia Yuan gazed at the constantly shimmering, eerie green...

"Eroding the power of the Herrscher?"

As expected... Mebius never gave up on his research into the core of the Corruptor.

"Mebius, you are despicable for using such methods! The angry fairy strongly condemns your immoral behavior, Mebius."

Ellie pointed her little finger at Mebius and said angrily.

"Alicia, are you a child? Or have you been inside the armored doll for too long? I only wanted Pado to temporarily lose her mobility, but I didn't expect Sakura to save Phyllis instead. But Sakura, you don't need to worry too much. For you, it's just a temporary loss of most of your power. For example, Sakura, your hidden trump card will definitely be unusable."

This is the result of Möbius's research.

He transplanted a portion of the core of the previous civilization's Corruptor into his own body.

Having possessed a portion of the powers of the Herrscher of Corruption, and looking at Sakura's current state, it's clear that the powers of the Herrscher of Corruption are almost invincible in a data-driven region like the Paradise of the Past.

So, Sakura has quite a connection with that Herrscher of Corruption, but will Sakura's current memory have forgotten how that incident actually happened?

Mebius stared at Sakura, whose eyes resembled those of a snake, in front of her.

Sakura took a few steps forward, sword in hand, and met Mebius's gaze.

"Your Excellency, there is no need to worry. Even if I lose most of my power and am unable to break through the space between the laboratory and the outside world, I still have the strength to fight and can lead you all to safety."

“Sakura, I admit that in a serious head-on battle at my peak, I am indeed inferior to you, but do you really think you can fight me in your current state? Then... Little Klein, activate the backup plan.”

Chapter 125 Möbius's Interest

Mebius would never fight Sakura, especially since she already knew Sakura's weakness.

"Doctor, I understand."

Klein kept swiping the modules on the virtual screen.

"Meow~~~"

It seemed that some creature had been released by Klein from the depths of the laboratory. Accompanied by the sounds of cats, a large group of cats were surging towards Sakura's direction and pouncing on her.

"What?! So many cats! Oh my god, is this... heaven?!"

Padofelis affectionately picked up a cat and rubbed against it, then suddenly thought of something.

"Wait... Oh no, Xia Yuan, Sister Wilvi, Sister Ai Li, come quickly and help us move these cats off Sister Ying. She's allergic to cat fur."

After effortlessly defeating the most troublesome Sakura, Mebius watched the dramatic scene unfold with a look of delight.

"Having spent so much time together, I know the weaknesses of every hero."

Once I know someone's weakness and exploit it, even someone like Qian Jie, whose mind is only filled with killing and fighting, can be manipulated by me. So, Alicia, you have absolutely no chance of winning this gamble. Be smart and accept your defeat. Hand over your little guest to me~

Mebius extended his hand to the fairy Ellie, gesturing for her to hand Xia Yuan over to him.

If she wants to leave the Paradise of the Past and become not just a memory, but the real Mebius, then she needs the man in front of her named Xia Yuan, the guest that Alicia brought to the Paradise of the Past.

"No, I won't hand Xia Yuan over to you. Besides, dear Möbius, the battle isn't over yet, is it?"

"Alright, alright, it seems you really won't learn your lesson until you're faced with a real problem. Looks like I didn't feed you enough little cakes before. I also want to get some exercise~"

Now~

Sakura, who was able to fight her head-on, had lost her ability to fight, and Vervi's firepower was simply not effective in this confined space, unless she disregarded the safety of the little guest.

Even if the other side dropped a nuclear bomb and destroyed the entire laboratory, as an immortal being, he would not be afraid at all. Mebius was full of confidence in his abilities and believed that Velvet would not dare to act recklessly.

The snake was slowly approaching her rightful prey, step by step, preparing to capture it.

But at this very moment~

Xia Yuan then took out a recording device and played back what Mebius had just said to Qian Jie.

“Dr. Mebius, I will send this recording to Qianjie. If you don’t want them to come to the lab and cause a scene, let us leave the lab.”

"Oh dear, little guest, it's not good to borrow someone else's power. Do you think I haven't considered the possibility of Qianjie? Just a short while ago, he was restricted by Aponia's [Discipline]. Of course, perhaps for your sake, little guest, Qianjie might break Aponia's [Discipline] and come to rescue his... little lover?"

Mebius looked at Xia Yuan with a meaningful gaze.

She couldn't understand how anyone could be interested in Qian Jie, not with the same kind of interest she had in wanting to dissect and study him, but rather with an emotional connection... This little guest's hobby was truly strange.

"Pfft~"

Fairy Ellie couldn't help but laugh out loud. When she noticed Xia Yuan's gaze and resentful look, she covered her mouth with her little hand to stop herself from laughing.

Xia Yuan sighed, wondering who was to blame for all of this.

She could never go back. When she thought of other heroes, she didn't think of who she was. Instead, she thought of... her confession to Qianjie after being pranked by Ai Li.

It seems that the plan to use Qian Jie to restrain Möbius is no longer feasible... Xia Yuan put down the recording device he was holding high and returned it to Vervie.

"Hey, little guest, why did you put it down? Why don't you give it a try? I'm actually quite curious whether Qianjie will come to save you or not. If he does come, I'll let you go, how about that?"

Xia Yuan's actions just now piqued Mebius's interest.

Of course, he would be the only one released. The others would remain in the laboratory as his prisoners; Möbius didn't believe Xia Yuan would abandon them.

"No need."

Just then, a light and ethereal voice came from not far away. Gretchen walked in with another Mebius and came to the front of the group.