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"What we need to do now is to capture Bronya as well to complete the bond between the three starter Pokémon. Otherwise, it would be difficult to handle the plot where I rush to ME Studio and kick Cocolia to death Bronya."

As Bai Xun said this, he turned to look at Möbius, who immediately understood what he meant.

"The little guy you mentioned is currently monitoring us. Ling has already detected and compromised her equipment and biochip."

"Alright, then watch my performance."

..................

Meanwhile, a loli with silver-white spiral twin tails was lying on the rooftop of the apartment, monitoring Raiden Mei's residence three buildings away.

Raiden Mei's behavior at school today was extremely unusual. She even came into contact with a group of unknown individuals after school. Last night, the surveillance footage of Mei alone at home showed everything was normal, and she didn't contact anyone online. Why did four unknown individuals suddenly appear?

Moreover, no matter what she did, she could not find any information about them. This strange sense of mystery made Bronya choose to hold back for the time being and not immediately follow Cocolia's instructions to deal with these unstable factors.

"Mother, those four unidentified individuals are discussing something with Mei and Kiana, but my listening equipment is being interfered with by some unknown source and I can't get any useful information."

"Schicksal and Anti-Entropy headquarters have already noticed this. We don't have much time left... We must speed up the process of turning Raiden Mei into a Herrscher."

Cocolia's voice came through the earpiece, causing Bronya to pause briefly before speaking softly.

"Mother, what do you need me to do?"

"This is my good daughter."

Although her words were meant to be words of comfort, Cocolia's voice was incredibly cold.

"Snipe Kiana in front of Raiden Mei, thereby causing Raiden Mei to have a mental breakdown and directly awaken the Third Herrscher."

"......"

Not receiving a response from Bronya immediately, Cocolia on the other end of the headset remained silent for a moment before reiterating her teachings to Bronya.

"Bronya... For Seele, for many more, there are always some who have to be sacrificed."

Those who will be sacrificed include Raiden Mei, Kiana, and millions of people in Changkong City.

It could also be myself.

Bronya looked at her slender, pale hands. She couldn't remember how many people she had killed, how many were bad, how many were good, how many deserved to be sacrificed, how many were...

Perhaps from the very beginning, no one was meant to be sacrificed.

Bronya shook her head, pulling her somewhat scattered thoughts back to reality.

Everything was for the sake of saving Seele, whose Seele still stood gracefully at the end of the Sea of ​​Quanta, waiting for her to be rescued.

Therefore, I had no other choice.

"Mother, yes."

Bronya turned off her headset before Cocolia could speak again, her expression cold and lifeless.

It seemed to have completely lost its human emotions, turning into a pure machine that simply carried out orders.

The terrifying assassin of the snowy plains, the legendary "Silver Wolf of the Ural," has begun yet another cold and ruthless mission.

However, when Bronya looked at the monitoring equipment again, she found that the previously unknown signal interference had completely disappeared, and the monitoring equipment had resumed normal operation.

But Bronya felt no joy whatsoever, for the white-haired man suddenly turned around slowly, a faint red light leaking from between his fingers as he half-covered his face, and the index finger of his other hand pointing straight at the surveillance camera.

"Bronya, you were spying on me, weren't you!"

A deep, indistinct male voice entered Bronya's ears through her headphones, and his crimson gaze seemed to descend directly upon her through the screen.

The terrifying sense of oppression made even the legendary Ural silver wolf feel suffocated.

"Quack! You're a pro! Back off!"

Bronya sensed something was wrong and, without hesitation, grabbed her weapon, turned, and rushed into the stairwell to escape.

In the last second before she turned around, she noticed out of the corner of her eye a crimson light suddenly burst out of the floor where Raiden Mei was and rushed toward her.

Bronya had only run down one flight of stairs when her frantic run suddenly froze on the spot.

Her entire body, cold as ice, seemed to be screaming the same thing—if she took another step, she would die without a burial place.

Bronya took a deep breath and slowly turned her head after preparing to summon Heavy Bunny at any moment.

Looking up at the white-haired youth standing at the end of the stairs, his hands on his hips and his body leaning slightly backward from his waist, he was in an extremely strange way.

The backlight made his face appear extremely unreal, but the way he stood there created a strong sense of oppression, as if the air itself had frozen.

“Bronya, your next question is ‘Who are you?’”

"who are you!"

Bronya's voice followed almost immediately after Bai Xun's.

"The next question is, 'What do you want to do?'"

"what do you want to do!"

Bronya was so overwhelmed by the fact that Bai Xun had spoken her mind twice in a row that she instinctively activated her Heavy Bunny.

Unexpectedly, Bai Xun laughed upon seeing this.

"Is this the Heavy Bunny that Seele gave you? What would Seele think if she knew you used the Heavy Bunny she gave you to deal with her brother Bai Xun?"

"Who the hell are you!"

Upon hearing Bai Xun mention Seele's name, Bronya's poker face shattered almost instantly.

As a seasoned fictional historian, Bai Xun naturally began constructing his own history without the slightest shame.

"I am actually a pioneer from the Star Train, traveling through the starry sea and visiting all realms. I entered this world through the Sea of ​​Quanta, where I met a girl in dark blue."

She told me a story about an orphanage in the snowfields and asked me to help her sister Bronya.

"You've seen Seele? How is she now?"

Even though she knew there was a 99% chance that Bai Xun was lying to her, Bronya still found it hard to remain calm, even if there was only a 1% chance that Seele was really involved.

“Seele is very good, good enough to smash the Sea of ​​Quanta with seven punches. The problem is with you, Bronya.”

Haku Xun maintained his DIO-esque stance, looking down at Bronya.

"Bronya, are you really planning to help Cocolia destroy the entire Changkong City and create the Third Honkai?"

"Mother did it to save Seele... Researching the Herrscher is our last hope."

Bai Xun merely smiled dismissively at Bronya's explanation.

"So touching, how did Seele fall into the Sea of ​​Quanta? Wasn't it caused by Cocolia's experiment?"

"If she can use you and Seele as test subjects once, she can do it a second time. If she can sacrifice three million people in Changkong City to create Herrschers, she can sacrifice even more people for greater benefits. You and Seele are also within this scope of sacrifice."

As Bronya fell silent, Bai Xun couldn't help but slowly grin, delivering the final blow.

"Bronya!"

Why did Seele fall into the Sea of ​​Quanta?

Why were children from orphanages used for experiments?

Why would Cocolia implant a biochip in your brain?

"Stop talking..."

Bronya closed her eyes in pain, but she couldn't stop Bai Xun's voice from entering her mind.

There's only one answer—Cocolia doesn't love you at all!

"No, that's not the case!"

Faced with Bronya's continued resistance, Bai Xun did not press her further. Instead, he slowly raised a finger and smiled.

"Bronya, I'm giving you a choice."

If you step down two steps, I will give you a chance to cleanse your sins and reunite with Seele.

Conversely, if you want to die with Cocolia, then you'd better get upstairs.

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He descends two steps, cleanses himself of his sins, and reunites with Seele.

Step onto the two steps, and you'll meet your doom along with Cocolia.

If what Bai Xun said is true, it goes without saying what choice Bronya will make.

The problem is that Bronya doesn't completely believe Bai Xun's words based solely on her own account. The reason she doesn't completely disbelieve her is because Bai Xun knows that Seele has fallen into the Sea of ​​Quanta.

After all, theoretically only his mother and he should know the inside story of the X-10 experiment and that the Heavy Bunny was a gift from Seele. Bai Xun's ability to say these two things undoubtedly made his words more credible.

I love Shirley more or my mom!

How should I choose?

Should they continue down the same path as Cocolia and try to save Seele, or choose to believe in Haku?

Just as Bronya was still struggling with her decision, she suddenly heard Bai Xun let out an uncontrollable mocking laugh.

"Is that so, Bronya? You still went ahead? You still chose to believe me, didn't you!"

Amidst Bai Xun's soft laughter, Bronya lowered her head in disbelief, only to find that she had unknowingly retreated two steps.

"How could that be? I...I haven't done anything yet!"

Bronya had no recollection of how she moved her feet, but she did indeed step back two steps.

Could it be that Bai Xun was behind this?

Bronya looked up at Bai Xun, a startling thought forming in her mind—this guy, could his ability be controlling the stairs?!

At that moment, Bronya watched as her calves began to move on their own, causing her to uncontrollably retreat two more steps.

"What's wrong, Bronya? You seem to be wavering?"

Bai Xun, who had corrupted Bronya's biochip and leg exoskeleton, looked down at the stiff-faced Bronya, covered his face, and laughed.

"Or perhaps, although you think you haven't made up your mind yet, your instincts have already subconsciously led you to back down."

"Bronya! This shows that you've already chosen to doubt Cocolia and believe in me, Bai Xun, in your heart!"

"this..."

Bronya's subconscious act of stepping back down the stairs, coupled with Bai Xun's voice piercing her heart, caused the scales in her heart to begin to tip.

Did I subconsciously choose to believe Bai Xun? But my mother...

Seeing that Bronya had taken the bait, Bai Xun immediately pressed his advantage, shouting:

Trust your heart and instincts, Bronya! Trust needs no reason!

Tell me what your choice is!

Bronya had always been aware of everything Bai Xun said, but she had been numbing herself with the idea of ​​saving Seele. However, when Bai Xun brought these words to the table, she found that she couldn't find any reason to refute them.

All she wanted was warmth and love, even if it was fake warmth from a wicked person... a treasure she could never have before.

How selfish and hypocritical.

"I just wanted to save Seele..."

After a long silence, Bronya spoke softly, as if talking to herself.

Bai Xun shook his head at his awkward expression.

"What a nagging duck! Luckily it wasn't one of the three starter teams I teamed up with, otherwise it would have been a disaster."

Bai Xun shrugged and continued the pursuit.

"Putting aside whether Cocolia can use the Third Herrscher to understand the Sea of ​​Quanta and rescue Seele, even if she does manage to rescue her, what do you think Seele will think after she finds out that you killed three million innocent people to save her?"

"So, let's use Heavy Bunny on Cocolia for Seele's sake!"

"Is this Seele's idea?"

Bronya said slowly,

"Of course Seele wouldn't know about what happened in Changkong City. I'm just keeping my promise to her to save you so that you don't end up following Cocolia down the same dark path."

"What else did Seele say? Did she pass on a message to me?"