The system handed me over to the state.

Bronya looked a little sad. She also hoped that Bronya could wake up, so that she could take good care of her like a younger sister. But Bronya just wouldn't wake up. Did she really not want to be her sister that much?

"Is that so...?"

Looking at the duck on the bed, Seele felt a mix of emotions. "It feels...so pitiful..."

"It's quite pitiful, but she certainly doesn't want others to talk about her like that. Don't say it again, understand?"

Seele covered her mouth, nodded, and sighed silently in her heart. Bronya from another world... has she really become like this?

At this moment, Bronya's thoughts drifted back to the time when she fought in her faction's war. Back then, the zombie Bronya she encountered was an adult just like herself... What had she experienced?

Chapter 203: Nuclear Nova and the Throne of Doom

Before leaving, Bronya called Mei aside and asked, "Mei, after you left World Serpent, what happened to Paradise and World Serpent?"

Mei raised an eyebrow. Everyone basically knew about World Serpent and her joining World Serpent, but Paradise of the Past was the only thing she hadn't told anyone. Only she knew about it. So how did Bronya from another world know about it?

"How did you know?"

"I have my own channels, don't worry. I don't want to pry into your private experiences in the afterlife. I just want to know about Mebius, the World Serpent, and the afterlife."

"Furthermore, where did the World Serpent go during all these years of your survival in the apocalypse? Do you know that? This is very important because today, Einstein, Dr. Tesla, and I discovered traces that Möbius may have entered China. I need to know this information."

Upon hearing that Mebius might enter Shenzhou, Mei's gaze turned serious. She knew very well how dangerous Mebius was, and the damage he would cause if he were to enter Shenzhou, a stable environment that had not yet collapsed, was unpredictable.

Mei then began to recall her past experiences with the World Serpent and the Paradise of the Past from her mind.

“I remember… when I left Paradise, it was because the outside world had undergone a drastic change. Raven took me away, and it was said that it was with the gray serpent’s consent.”

"But... when we came out, it had already become ruins. Afterwards, we went to the World Serpent's headquarters to meet up with the Jackal, but the Paradise of the Past... had disappeared."

"Disappeared?"

Bronya was quite surprised. Mei nodded. "Hmm...it disappeared. After that, I could no longer find Paradise of the Past. And then, the World Serpent also disappeared...Raven didn't care about this. After all, she was just a mercenary. As for Jackal...he died in an attack by a mutated creature. To be honest, I still don't want to believe that Jackal died. How could someone as shrewd as him die because of a sudden attack by a mutated creature?"

Mei sighed softly, "That's all I know. I don't know Möbius's whereabouts either, nor do I know the World Serpent or the Paradise of the Past."

Bronya pinched her chin; to be honest, this news wasn't particularly important.

"It seems we still have to rely on ourselves..."

Bronya felt a bit troubled. Möbius...where are you? What are you...plotting?

Suddenly, Bronya had a thought: if Möbius had somehow left the Land of the Dead, where would she be now? What would she be doing?

If it were her, she would definitely try to seize the body and consciousness of a Chinese person first, lie in wait, and act when the opportunity arises. Of course, with the memories and power that Mebius possesses, she could even do something more terrifying.

"Tsk... Things seem to be getting complicated..."

Is the situation serious?

Mei asked, and Bronya shook her head. "Currently, the situation is not particularly serious, but it is a very serious potential threat. I have been thinking about the strange behavior of Gray Serpent and Kevin in the World Serpent. I am very afraid that they will enter our world through the passage between the two worlds."

"If they continue with the Stigmata Project... then what I'm about to do won't be so simple."

In Bronya's mind, she recalled the powerful nuclear bomb she had found in the Civilization Pack, from the Gestalt Zero Project, called Nuclear Nova, which surpassed the Apocalypse class. Due to its special nature, this nuclear bomb could not even be hit by orbital airdrop, but had to be dropped by a spacecraft at close range, precisely to prevent it from exploding midway due to instability during orbital strike.

With her current abilities, it would be somewhat difficult for her to use her powers to construct a nuclear nova, but that doesn't mean she can't do it. If Kevin and the Grey Serpent want to cause trouble, she will first stuff a nuclear nova into the bases of Paradise and the World Serpent.

"Judging from your expression, I have a bad feeling..."

Bronya brushed a stray hair behind her ear. "That's right. If the World Serpent wants to cause trouble, I wouldn't mind stuffing a nuclear nova into Paradise."

"Nuclear...nova? What's that?"

Mei tilted her head in confusion, while Bronya smiled and said, "Nuclear weapons. These nuclear weapons come from an interstellar civilization. After this nuclear nova is detonated, it can destroy all the buildings and creatures on half the planet's surface, and it will also leave behind highly lethal radioactive dust."

Mei's expression immediately turned horrified. "You...you want to stuff that kind of thing into Paradise?"

"That's right. Even if I can't blow up Paradise of the Past in the end, I can still make most of it unusable. Although I feel a little sorry for Klein, there's nothing I can do. Who told her to cause trouble outside with her creation and that ice block?"

Bronya extended her index finger, a blue oval bomb swirling around it. "Boom!" The bomb suddenly exploded, and the nuclear explosion simulated by Bronya's control of the energy sent chills down Mei's spine. "You...you wouldn't use this weapon in the upcoming war with that so-called empire, would you?"

Bronya shook her head. "Your information channels are quite efficient."

Although the base did not hide this matter, not many people at the garrison knew about it, and it was unexpected that Mei found out.

"Don't worry, I'm not so heartless as to destroy my own planet like that."

"At worst... I can use all my power to construct a Doomsday Throne to add a little light to the world of the Shadow Kingdom, which would be a good idea."

"That sounds even scarier..."

The Throne of Doom sounds terrifying, and it can consume the full power of a powerful Herrscher of Reason. It's probably similar to the nuclear nova we just saw, and is some kind of planetary strike weapon.

"I now fully realize how terrifying it would be to become a mortal enemy of a Herrscher of Reason."

Mei said with lingering fear, and Bronya suddenly clenched her hands and smiled, "You can rest assured, Mei, we will always be friends. The friendship between Shenzhou and you will last forever."

Mei didn't answer. Something suddenly occurred to her: the friendship between Shenzhou and them was only because Shenzhou would receive compensation after their world was rebuilt. But what would Shenzhou do if their world lost its value?

"You seem to be thinking about something unpleasant?"

Bronya suddenly moved closer to Mei, causing Mei to abruptly step back, her face slightly flushed. "Sorry, I have something to do... so I'll have to leave now."

Watching Mei's departing figure, Bronya sighed, "It seems that even after going through so much, she's still so shy... Oh well, let's deal with this troublesome Mebius first!"

Meanwhile, in a room in Kyoto, Shenzhou, a black-haired girl looked at herself in the mirror, clenching her teeth, "Damn it... who tampered with my power?"

Chapter 204: Foreign Object

After returning from the outpost, Bronya originally intended to immediately contact the commander of the outpost in another world, but halfway there, she was stopped by Tong Xi, who suddenly appeared. Yes, suddenly appeared.

The latter was still wearing warm pink pajamas, her hair was messy and hanging down her back, looking exactly like she had just woken up.

Upon seeing Bronya, he immediately rushed over and said, "Bronya, I caught something interesting!"

Seeing the "Praise me, praise me" look on the latter's face, Bronya tilted her head. "What is it? What makes you find it interesting?"

"Hey, take a look at this, I think you'll be interested."

Tong Xi, as if seeking praise, held a strange object resembling a cocoon in her hands and handed it to Bronya. Bronya looked at the oval, cocoon-like object in her hand, which was black with some green, with confusion. She... felt a sense of familiarity? Where had she seen this thing before?

"What is this? It feels a bit...familiar?"

"Hey! You didn't recognize it? I thought you were very familiar with this!"

However, Tong Xi looked surprised, as if she was shocked that Bronya had failed to throw it. Bronya blinked and said, "It just feels somewhat familiar. Where did you get it?"

"Just... a few hours ago, I suddenly felt something strange enter your world through the world barrier. I tried to grab it, but instead of grabbing the person, I grabbed this strange thing."

"That guy must have entered your world, and it seems like he opened up a passage in advance. If I hadn't taken precautions, I probably wouldn't have known that he had appeared."

Bronya took the strange object from Tong Xi's hand. The moment she touched it, Bronya seemed to see a giant black snake spewing lightning and lunging at her.

This really startled her, but she quickly came to her senses. Upon closer inspection of what she was holding, Bronya remembered—wasn't this the Mebius Recollection Vessel, representing Möbius's past? How did this end up in Tong Xi's hands?

"Hehe, you guessed it, right?"

Tong Xi chuckled and said, Bronya nodded. Of course she had guessed it... According to the system, she had stripped away that 'guy's' power, so the current Mebius was just a powerless being.

However, possessing only memories and intelligence will still cause great trouble... No, we can't let this drag on; we must find Mebius's existence as soon as possible.

"Tong Xi, do you know who owns this power, and where she is now?"

"do not know!"

Tong Xi's immediate answer left Bronya speechless, "Uh...you don't know?"

"Yes, I don't know. That girl is very cunning. Because she set up the passage in advance, I didn't realize she was halfway in."

"When I failed to catch her and was about to go looking for her, her aura was pitifully weak because I had taken away her power, and the passage was destroyed by a self-destruct program."

"All I know is that her last trace was in Kyoto, the city where we live. That's all I know."

Kyoto... But Kyoto is quite far from here. How did Möbius manage to set up the passageway there?

Moreover... Bronya's gaze shifted to Tong Xi, who maintained her previous expression. Bronya narrowed her eyes. "Alright, I know about this. Is there anything else? If not, I'll be leaving now."

"Hmm...that's all for now...I'll be going then!"

After saying that, Tong Xi disappeared without any special effects, vanishing into thin air as if she had been directly erased.

Bronya was somewhat bewildered by this scene. In the end, she shook her head and thought, "Never mind, I don't care." However, since Mebius's power had been stripped away, she would definitely have to find it back. This power represented an important aspect of whether Mebius could continue his infinite cycle.

Without power, she would truly die the moment she died.

Therefore, finding Mebius now would make it easy to control her, or... using the power in our hands as bait to lure her into a trap seems like a good solution.

Moreover, it was someone who...walked right into a trap.

"Ha, Mebius, just you wait."

Bronya placed the pupa representing Möbius's infinite power into her spatial storage. Next, she was going to Kyoto because the invasion of the Shadow Kingdom was imminent, and many of the country's plans needed to be implemented, including the development and use of some special technologies. It was time to bring them to the forefront.

..........

"Hey! You're here too?"

"You're here too! Your team actually sent you! Hahaha! How lucky!"

Two boys in bright red uniforms hugged each other excitedly. The last time they met was at the sports meet, and they never expected to meet again today!

"Haha! Yeah, I was chosen by the team leader to represent the team at this event. But I'm quite curious, since they haven't revealed anything about it. What do you think... it's going to be about?"

One of them looked puzzled, while the other smiled and said, "Who knows? We'll find out when we get inside."

So the two walked toward the building in front of them, but after passing through the passage and arriving at the hall, they were surprised to find that the hall was full of people, all of whom were... people selected from fire stations in various cities across the country to be their representatives.

Among them were acquaintances, former classmates and comrades-in-arms, as well as strangers and those they had only heard of. Although the hall was filled with the firefighters' slightly excited conversations, they still tried their best to suppress their voices and maintain the proper order.

Three days ago, their fire station received a notice from above that all fire stations should select one outstanding member with the strongest professional skills to participate in this training activity.

The content of the training activity was kept secret, and they didn't know it, but since it was an arrangement from above, they always supported it unconditionally. So they all selected the strongest people in the station to participate in this activity.

Now, they stood in the hall, quietly waiting for the next training arrangements, with a slight doubt in their hearts. Was the person in charge here... late? Why hadn't he arrived yet?

A few minutes later, a closed door in the hall suddenly opened, and a group of people suddenly entered the hall, instantly drawing everyone's attention.