Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

Chapter 40: Cocolia, Death

Inside the warship, Raiden Mei was locked in a Honkai-isolated compartment. She was lying on the mattress inside, pretending to be unconscious. Because of the loss of sight, her other senses were more acute, and she could hear clearly what the people outside were saying.

"Hmph! A Third Herrscher who can't even use her own power is worth my time? So, a matter that could be dealt with by a few Titan mechs has to be taken care of by me. Ha! Cocolia, you're really incompetent!"

Vayte maintained his usual arrogant and domineering attitude, giving Cocolia a good scolding.

Cocolia was also getting increasingly angry at this arrogant clone. Anyway, there were plenty of clones like this, so losing one or two wouldn't matter.

However, now is not the time to completely provoke conflict. If this guy were to go berserk inside the warship, it would cause too many unnecessary losses.

"Leader, this is indeed my mistake. I did not expect the Third Herrscher to use her power in such a rudimentary way."

Cocolia bowed her head in apology, but in her heart she had already decided to kill the clone once she returned to the base.

"You know that's good. I'm sleepy, I'm going to bed now."

Vayte left with his messy hair.

“Cocolia’s mother.”

Bronya had been standing by watching Cocolia the whole time, and only after Vät left did she speak up, asking, "Can conquering the gem really bring Seele back?"

"Bronya, you've had a tough time these past few days. Go back and get some rest."

Cocolia did not give a direct answer to Bronya's question, but simply advised her to go back and rest for a while.

“Cocolia’s mother, please answer me.”

In response to Bronya's insistence, Cocolia paused for a moment before saying, "Yes, it will happen. It definitely will."

"She's lying to you. The conquest of the gems isn't part of the Eye of the Abyss plan; it's for the Moon Throne. She's still vying for the Conservatives' power, not concerned with whether her daughter will ever return."

Cheng Xing's voice rang in Bronya's ears.

Bronya lowered her head, her heart filled with sadness. She had once thought that after being adopted by Cocolia, she would have a better life and a brighter future.

The woman who cared for him like a mother, and the genuine tenderness and care she showed when interacting with the children in the orphanage.

These must be very unforgettable memories.

But that warmth didn't last long. With each experiment, some familiar faces from the orphanage disappeared.

In the course of that experiment, he lost both his legs, and Seele disappeared.

Cocolia always said that she would definitely have a way to bring Seele back, and kept telling herself that as long as she could retrieve the Third Herrscher, then Seele might be able to come back.

In the end, it turned out that this woman was paving the way for her own ambitions.

In the end, all that so-called warmth and love couldn't overcome this woman's pursuit of power?

Bronya suddenly remembered another person who had always brought her warmth, and she suddenly asked, "Cheng Xing, if I were to sacrifice myself one day, I could give you greater power and authority in return. Would you be willing?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Even if sacrificing you could make me the god of this world, I still wouldn't want to."

Cheng Xing doesn't need to sacrifice others to gain his own power. At most, he only needs to sacrifice his own personality, and then the real Fiddlesticks will descend. With its abilities, it would dare to infect not only the Herrscher of the End, but even the Imaginary Tree.

Because it is immortal and indestructible, and its power is constantly amplified by the perceptions of others.

"Ah."

Bronya's face lit up with a beautiful smile, but that smile made Cocolia feel intensely uneasy, as if something terrible was about to happen. She quickly called out, "Bronya! What are you planning to do?!"

Bronya took a deep breath and said softly, "Please, don't let my mother commit any more unforgivable mistakes. The crime that caused the deaths of millions of people truly deserves to be paid for with her life. I'm sorry, Cheng Xing, I can't do it."

"It's okay, my girl. I will respect your choice. If you can't bring yourself to do it, just leave it to me."

Cheng Xing, now back in his original form, appeared behind Bronya. He embraced the girl, who looked rather pitiful at the moment, and softly comforted her, "Don't worry, I will love you forever, until the day you no longer need me and forget me."

"That day will never come."

"Then my love will have no end."

[Yes! Although this sounds cheesy, I think it looks really cool to say it now!]

Cocolia immediately ran back, already feeling the threat of death, but before she had run far, she saw a familiar figure standing in front of her.

That was Vette, whose hair was no longer messy but neatly combed, and who was wearing glasses. For a moment, Cocolia even thought she had mistaken him for someone else.

However, now that he has arrived, he can be used as a means to deal with the enemy.

"Alliance Leader! An enemy has infiltrated the warship and may abduct the Third Herrscher. Please act immediately and eliminate this daring enemy!"

Cocolia hurriedly urged Vayte to kill the invading enemy, but seeing that the latter was completely unmoved, a bad feeling arose in her heart.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Cocolia, we originally intended to let you go, but your previous words have completely broken her heart. Therefore, we have no choice but to change our plans and let you rest here forever."

"Waite" spoke politely and said, "But don't worry, when a person is compressed by a thousand times the force of gravity, he will die without feeling any pain. I will act very quickly, so please rest assured."

"You are not Watt! Who are you! Who exactly are you!"

"who am I?"

A golden light shone in Vayte's eyes, his pupils were completely replaced by gold, and he whispered softly.

"One introduction, a rabble."

"boom!"

In that instant, the gravity in this small space suddenly reached more than a thousand times the normal level. Cocolia didn't have time to react or move before she turned into a pile of minced meat on the ground.

"I'm sorry, it was really difficult to control gravity a thousand times more precisely without affecting the surrounding environment for the first time, and it caused you some pain before you died. But since you're already dead, I'll take that as your acceptance of my forgiveness."

Va-T's golden eyes returned to normal, and then he used gravity to gather the indistinguishable, fleshy pieces of the tower on the ground together and carry them away from there.

Cheng Xing also left with Bronya and Raiden Mei.

Perhaps they will only discover that their superior has mysteriously disappeared when the warships return to base.

Chapter 41: The Anti-Entropy Invasion Chapter, End

Bronya stood in the snow and ice, not knowing what special place this was that was worth remembering, but she just stood there blankly, looking at the snow around her, lost in thought.

Cheng Xing stood beside her the whole time. The two of them had been standing there for a full ten minutes. Standing still for ten minutes in this cold weather was enough to make anyone feel the pain.

However, for the two characters with superhuman physiques, this coldness was nothing to fear.

"Is this place in Bronya worth remembering?"

Cheng Xing looked around but couldn't see anything strange, not even any signs of life from small animals. Why was he standing there for so long?

"This is where you committed suicide."

Cheng Xing was speechless upon hearing this. He scratched his head awkwardly and then unconsciously shifted his gaze, looking around aimlessly.

“Although you have forgotten, I still remember this place,” Bronya said, looking around at the surroundings. She couldn’t help but recall the scene of that person’s death that day. “At that time, I felt my whole heart was overwhelmed by immense regret and guilt. I stood there dumbfounded for a long time. When I wanted to take you back to the orphanage to bury you, I found that your body had turned into a cloud of black mist and disappeared.”

"At that time, I thought that perhaps you weren't dead. Only after the fallacy of time was dispelled did I finally recall the past, which is the future for you. Cheng Xing, how much do you think you changed in the past?"

"I'm not quite sure. I only know that my abilities are a thing of the past for you, but a future for me."

"Well, there's no need to think about that now. Focusing on the present is enough for me. Let's move on."

Bronya remained floating in mid-air, while Cheng Xing followed beside her with a jet-black umbrella to shield her from the snow. The seemingly fragile umbrella actually withstood the wind and snow, without letting a single snowflake fall on Bronya.

After the two continued walking for a while, a building appeared ahead.

That used to be the orphanage, but the other children in the orphanage have all grown up and moved to other places.

And this place is now abandoned.

Bronya took out a jar from her small bag, which contained Cocolia's ashes.

"Let Mother rest here forever. This place used to be a warm place for all of us. It was the best place for her."

Bronya dug a small pit with a shovel, placed Cocolia's ashes in it, and buried it herself. Cheng Xing did not interfere during this process; he simply stood quietly by her side, shielding her from the wind and snow.

After everything was over, Cheng Xing used gravity to pull a stone from a distance and placed it on top of the object.

"Do you want to write something down?"

Cheng Xing asked the girl next to him.

"No need, this is enough."

Bronya then stared at the spot, reminiscing about the past, about the woman who was like a mother to her, about the things that had happened, and about the suffering she had endured.

After the commemoration ended, the two left.

At St. Freya Academy, Himeko and Kiana were both shocked to see Raiden Mei and Bronya return unharmed.

Theresa didn't seem to be shocked. She just stared blankly at the sky outside the window. She had personally destroyed all the cloning experiences in the underground experimental base, and she was now cooperating with the conservatives of Anti-Entropy.

When he asked about his two students, Dr. Einstein, who was representing them, looked somewhat strange, only saying that the two would return unharmed and there was no need to worry, without revealing any further information.

When Einstein pressed for information about the mercenary, he said that the mercenary was hired by Cocolia and had nothing to do with them.

"Mei! I'm so glad you're alright. I haven't been able to eat or sleep these past few days, just thinking about how to rescue you! I'm so sorry, I'm so useless! I'll definitely train hard from now on and try my best to protect you next time we're in danger!"

Kiana threw herself into Mei's arms, sobbing uncontrollably, looking utterly devastated by her own powerlessness.

Himeko calmed down a bit, then asked Bronya, who was calmly watching everything from the side, "How did you get out?"

Following her pre-arranged script, Bronya pinned everything on the mysterious mercenary.

"It was a mercenary with white hair and green eyes who let us out. He called himself Sakho and said that the cooperation was terminated because of Cocolia's death, and that he sent us back as compensation for the offense he had caused to Ms. Theresa. Right, Mei-neechan?"

Raiden Mei was silent for a moment, then nodded, which was considered a response to Bronya's question. In fact, even if she wanted to refute it, she couldn't come up with an answer.

She remembered what the man had said to her.

"Miss Raiden Mei, our cooperation has been finalized. From now on, Reverse Commerce will no longer cause you any trouble. However, to avoid any unnecessary trouble, please keep this a secret for me. Thank you."

Raiden Mei felt that she would develop a certain fear of the word "please" from now on, because every time that man said the word "please" to her, she felt like she was being manipulated and couldn't control herself.

In fact, Cheng Xing felt that if Raiden Mei could reconcile with her Herrscher personality and completely become the Herrscher of Thunder, that is, after the time of Sinner's Lament, he would not be able to control her so easily.

It's a pity that she still rejects herself internally. This obvious personality flaw is so easy to exploit.

And so, amidst everyone's confusion and bewilderment, this inexplicable anti-entropy invasion incident finally came to an end.

At St. Freya Academy, only the plants and buildings suffered some damage. As the main target was Raiden Mei, the students were not targeted and only suffered injuries, with no deaths.

Entropy Reversal eliminated the radical faction led by Cocolia, completely unifying the internal voices and giving the previously weak conservative faction a chance to grow.