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I approached with a wary attitude.
As she drew closer, she discovered that the factory was not only abandoned but also damaged. More importantly, several huge mechanical wrecks lay nearby.
“It’s an anti-entropy mech.” Himeko easily identified its model.
As she continued walking forward, she suddenly felt something under her foot. She lifted her heel to take a look.
Himeko looked down in astonishment. What had been trampled down was a tenacious flower. Looking around, she saw pure white flowers growing everywhere. A gentle breeze blew through the sea of flowers, creating a beautiful scene in this quiet suburb.
She patted her forehead and said helplessly.
"Well, this has once again broadened my horizons. I hope that one of them won't suddenly appear and grab me to be used as fertilizer."
Afterwards, Himeko surveyed the area but found no trace of Honkai energy. Instead, she felt guilty for inevitably trampling on the flowers as she walked by.
After clarifying everything, she began to report the situation to Theresa.
"It's obvious that a battle took place here before, and a Honkai disaster did indeed occur. The damaged Anti-Entropy mechs show signs of being corroded by excessive Honkai energy. Two of the mechs have fatal, massive penetrating wounds, and it looks like the damage was caused by a Temple-class Honkai Beast. Inside the factory, I also found a device for storing Honkai energy."
"It's quite obvious what the people from Anti-Entropy have done here." After hearing this, Theresa understood the situation, and her voice was tinged with displeasure. They actually dared to come to her territory and cause trouble.
They really don't take Theresa seriously. She is the senior of all the Valkyries in Schicksal, in other words, she is one of the most outstanding Valkyries in Schicksal!
Himeko nodded: "That's right, and we even suffered losses as a result, some of the Titan mechs were deliberately destroyed."
"The only thing we can't understand, and the most important thing, is that someone solved the Honkai disaster and even reversed entropy before we arrived, completely rewrote the environment of this area, eliminated all the residual Honkai energy, and even created a sea of flowers."
Theresa: "Unimaginable power. Who do you think could do something like this?"
"Hmm... Welt Yang, the leader of Anti-Entropy?" Himeko replied uncertainly.
"The leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance? That guy doesn't have that kind of elegance; he just throws Titan mechs down from the sky." Theresa snorted, speaking without any mercy.
That guy, who seems to be obsessed with mechs, would actually repair the terrain and create a beautiful sea of flowers after a battle? All he ever does is smash the ground with mechs and black holes, leaving craters everywhere!
She doesn't know how much trouble she's caused Tianming. If she were to see the other person, she would definitely smash them over.
However, Theresa knew she could only dream about it. After all, the elusive leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance was someone she couldn't just meet casually.
“I also think it’s unlikely,” Himeko agreed, having also heard about the Anti-Entropy Alliance leader’s style.
"It seems we need to investigate this matter thoroughly."
Chapter 37 Bronya: I can recommend the auxiliary leg armor that Bronya uses.
So much had happened since I returned home that I still felt a little dazed.
She looked at Qi Shi, who seemed completely unfazed by the disaster, and casually grabbed a drink from the refrigerator, her expression inscrutable.
"Do you want some, Mei?" Seeing that she was looking at him, Qi Shi picked up another bottle of beverage and shook it.
"Ah, thank you, thank you," Mei replied softly, feeling envious and longing.
Kiana is so relaxed. When will I be able to face everything with such ease and composure?
After a short rest, the remaining task was naturally to settle the prisoners.
In an empty room of the Raiden House, Bronya and Anne, the two defeated girls, had four faintly glowing sub-space rings placed on their wrists and ankles, binding them in the air in a spread-eagle position.
Raiden Mei looked at Bronya with a downcast expression, pursed her lips but didn't know what to say.
They were just friends who got along well before, and she was even planning to invite them to live together. But why did they suddenly become enemies and she was even called a test subject? All of this made her feel depressed and sad.
Seeing her expression, Bronya lowered her eyes slightly, avoiding her gaze, and spoke in a flat voice.
"There's no need to press her for answers; Bronya won't say anything."
Although she doesn't want to continue serving Cocolia, that doesn't mean she'll betray Cocolia or the others at the orphanage.
"Haha, you piece of trash, that's all I have to respect about you!"
Upon hearing this, Xing, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but reveal an arrogant expression, saying something that was neither an insult nor a compliment.
But when Qi Shi looked at her, she immediately shrank back and dared not speak any further.
Qi Shi smiled and turned his gaze to Bronya.
“Bronya, I know you’re looking for a little girl who fell into the Sea of Quanta, right?”
“I also know that the mech you summoned was a gift from the other party; it is actually a technological achievement left behind by a previous civilization.”
Bronya's breath hitched. Her eyes remained calm, but one could see the turmoil in her voice and the turmoil within her.
"How do you know!"
How could they know all this!
Even if the other party is a skilled hacker and obtained Seele's information from the lab data, how could they possibly know that they met Seele in the Sea of Quanta, or that the Reloaded Bunny was a gift from Seele!
She didn't even know the origin of the Reloaded Bunny.
Bronya pursed her thin lips, her gaze fixed on Qi Shi.
"You are definitely not Kiana, who are you?"
She used the word 'you'.
The other party could absolutely not be that impulsive and somewhat foolish Kiana.
As for manipulating Kiana's body to communicate, it is likely a form of brainwashing and hypnosis, which will only appear to resolve the danger when the host is in peril.
Considering the immense power Kiana possesses, they are likely a hidden, powerful organization whose sole purpose is to create Kiana as an experimental subject and exploit that immense power.
As for Cocolia's mother, there has been no movement from her side, which means she must have been dealt with by their people, or their communication has been blocked.
In an instant, Bronya considered many things, and a strange emotion inexplicably flashed through her mind.
I suddenly had a strange feeling.
Cocolia's mother was truly incredibly unlucky. She wanted to conquer the Gem Host, an experimental subject, but the obstacle she encountered was an even more powerful experimental subject from another organization. This interference disrupted the other organization's plans, leading to a purge and ultimately causing her to fail. It was truly tragic.
Qi Shi looked at Bronya, knowing she had imagined many things, but he didn't care or explain. Instead, he spoke in a soft, seductive tone.
"You don't need to know how I know this."
"However, I happen to know how to rescue that child named Seele from the Sea of Quanta."
“Bronya can tell you anything.” After a moment of silence, Bronya suddenly changed her attitude and said.
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"You, you fucking bastard, I misjudged you, Bronya, you really are a weakling!"
Xing cursed angrily, her body gripping Bronya, who had given in so easily, as if she wanted to punch her.
"You bastard! I'm not like that piece of trash, I'm not afraid of you at all! Don't even think about getting anything out of me!" Xing shouted and cursed at Qi Shi across from her.
"I wasn't planning on asking you anything, you little brat."
However, Qi Shi merely raised an eyebrow and snapped his fingers.
Immediately, amidst Xing's somewhat panicked voice, the void ring binding her lit up with golden light, gradually swallowing her legs and arms, leaving only a short section remaining, preserving a semblance of beauty.
Xing's entire body, including her hands and feet, disappeared. Only her body and head were suspended in the air, appearing as an incredibly smooth golden cross-section when viewed from the side.
"What did you do to me! Let me go!" Xing cried out in panic as she could no longer feel her own hands and legs.
Raiden Mei behind her pursed her lips, and her cheeks suddenly flushed slightly as she looked at the other person's expression.
This...this looks a bit like a pose from a manga.
Faced with Xing's panicked cries, Qi Shi smiled, patted her head, and said lightly.
"You're tired today, so you can stay here. We'll go rest first, and we'll continue the investigation tomorrow."
"Come back here! You jerk! I won't yell at you anymore! I...we can talk this over!"
Then, amidst Anzu's panicked cries, Qi Shi left the room with Mei and clicked the door shut.
"Let me out, and you come back here right now!"
Inside the room, Xing kept screaming in panic, completely disoriented.
"Stop shouting." After a while, Bronya suddenly said, then ignored the other person and continued on her own.
"What they just said must be something they need Bronya to do."
"And you, you should be let go."
"What? I'll be released?!" Xing was surprised and delighted, but then looked doubtful. What kind of daydream was she having?
Ignoring her expression, Bronya calmly said, "Yes, they captured you, not intending to get anything from you, but also not planning to kill you, so naturally they won't make things difficult for you."
"If you behave better afterward, stop swearing, and stop resisting, you might avoid being punished as much as possible and eventually being abandoned."
"However, I don't know if your hands and feet will be able to recover," Bronya said, her gaze fixed on Xing's hands and legs, which had disappeared into the ring.
"I can recommend the auxiliary leg armor that Bronya uses to you, but Bronya can't help with the arms either. Maybe you can try contacting Anti-Entropy's engineering department."
"Aaaaah! You son of a bitch!" Xing screamed in a fit of rage.
Chapter 38 Sister, You Smell So Good
They didn't care what happened to the two people who were locked up.
Qi Shi and Raiden Mei were much more comfortable, having dinner together and then taking a bath. The atmosphere was as warm and cozy as ever, as if no crisis had ever occurred.
As night falls, the entire city is enveloped in the tranquility of darkness, ending a long day's rest.
Mei, however, couldn't sleep in bed.
Entropy, her father, gems, Honkai, and numerous crises—all these things beyond her comprehension entered her world in a single day.
Moreover, another crucial reason is because...
Raiden Mei glanced nervously to her side.
Beside her was a white-haired figure, her hair loosely spread across the bed. It was as if she had gathered all the beauty in the world to create her flawless beauty, ethereal and serene. Even the moonlight seemed to linger over her, like a sleeping goddess.
Having experienced so much during the day, the scenes she witnessed were still vivid in her mind, making it impossible for her to sleep.
My mind is filled with Kiana's dashing and reliable image.
That caring protection settled her in, and she faced the terrible disaster alone. In that radiance, a figure seemed like a god, resolving everything and protecting her.