One-way traffic

So he gently knocked on the door with his hand.

"Shall we go and say hello?"

Chapter 285 MSR-7 Heavenly Father

The third floor of ME Company.

Among them is the leader of the Anti-Entropy faction so far.

Cocolia.

She stared at the figure in front of her, the figure lying on the table in front of her.

"Woo..."

That was a girl who was still wailing.

She has black hair with a slightly greenish tint to the inside, and her bright green eyes, which peek out from time to time, are filled with pure pain.

It's Wendy, originally an A-level Valkyrie belonging to the Destiny organization.

Now, because she buried the Gem of Desire within her body, she has been completely corrupted by Honkai energy and has thus become the Fourth Herrscher.

"Lady Cocolia, shall we begin now?"

There's no need to hesitate.

"But... but this is something like directly extracting Honkai energy crystals from a Herrscher's body...!"

"so what?"

Ignoring the researchers standing beside her, Cocolia looked at the girl in front of her with a merciless gaze.

There was no pity in her eyes.

"You don't actually consider this kind of person to be human, do you?"

A law enforcer is a law enforcer.

Those are beings that pose a threat to the entire world. Whether man-made or innate, their power remains beyond human comprehension.

Even if they do nothing, the very existence of the Herrscher is enough to threaten all of humanity.

"If we can figure out exactly how the Herrschers manipulate the natural environment and control the Honkai Beasts, humanity's technological level will be able to leap forward."

"But... if we directly remove the Gem of Desire from this girl's body here, it might cause her to go berserk or something, and she herself might be unable to withstand the effects and be destroyed."

"So what? Or do you think we Anti-Entropy are incapable of accepting those who crave the power of gems?"

Cocolia was already prepared.

Once the Desire Gem is removed from the girl's body, it will enter an unparalleled state of turmoil, but that doesn't matter, she has already prepared the appropriate tools to handle it.

Once the gem is removed, it can be immediately placed into a specific container to suppress the massive energy of Honkai.

"As for this girl...?"

Cocolia responded with nothing but cold indifference.

"Even if I die, it won't matter at all."

“Eh, eh?!”

"What's so surprising? This guy was already a Herrscher, wasn't he? If he's a Herrscher, what's wrong with him disappearing from this world?"

The researcher in front of her seemed to want to say something more, but Cocolia didn't give him a chance to respond.

Only after glaring at the researcher in front of him did the researcher start working properly.

"Hmph, now for what's next."

Those guys from the Destiny Organization will definitely send people here too.

It's not just for Wendy; after all, Bronya herself is still being controlled by Cocolia.

"I just need to wait here for those little mice to come. Anyway, by then I'll have already taken out the Gem of Desire, and then use the mech equipped with the gem's properties to fight them off..."

She didn't care at all how many people the Destiny Organization would send.

For them, the number of enemies is completely meaningless in terms of entropy.

“…Let’s get started.”

The researchers took a deep breath.

Subsequently.

A machine, like an electric drill, shone brightly on Wendy's body.

"Guh—! Uwaa ...

A series of screams echoed continuously.

The black-haired girl's eyes widened instantly, her body arched slightly, and her expression turned extremely painful.

Tears also fell from the corners of her eyes because of the pain.

But Cocolia didn't react at all.

hum-

Soon, a stream of emerald green light gathered in front of her.

"very good…"

Something is forming little by little.

"Excellent, excellent! This is the Gem of Desire... Just looking at it with your eyes is enough to feel its immense impact!"

In less than a minute, a bright green gemstone appeared in mid-air.

This is the gem of desire.

After the gem was removed, Wendy completely lost all her power, and even her vital signs were gradually declining.

The girl's eyes became completely lifeless.

"Hmph, even after all this, you're still alive?"

Although her life force was very weak, Wendy's vital signs remained at a minimum even after the Desire Stone was removed.

However, judging from this situation, it will probably die completely in less than ten minutes.

"Lord Cocolia."

The researcher, who was carefully filling the storage container with gems, looked at her.

"Give it to me and place it on the body of 'Heavenly Father'."

"…Understood."

The researchers nodded.

However, before leaving, his gaze lingered on Wendy.

The girl's eyes completely lost all their light.

He clearly had his last breath, but he lay on the experimental table like a corpse, his breathing barely rising and falling.

That is something that can be observed with the naked eye, the passing of life.

"Even if we leave her alone, she'll die on her own soon, right? Don't worry."

Cocolia smiled and looked at the researchers beside her.

"This girl's wish is to take revenge on the Destiny organization. By using the Gem of Desire within her as a power source to activate our Titan mechs and launch an attack on the Destiny organization, wouldn't that be equivalent to fulfilling her wish indirectly?"

"From this perspective, we've actually done this girl a huge favor."

Perhaps so.

but.

Even a researcher as devoid of integrity as him was well aware of one thing.

'...Is the passing of a life really that simple...?'

He looked at the girl lying on the experimental table with immense sympathy, unable to do anything.

He himself is the same; he can't do anything.

With a heavy sigh, he had no choice but to walk away into the distance.

--Then.

Fear loomed before me.

All the windows in the entire building shattered.

Bang! ! !

"Wh-what? Whoaaaaaah—!!"

"What…?"

Both the researcher and Cocolia showed expressions of astonishment, but their results were different.

The room door was blown open instantly.

With the force of a truck crashing into him, the iron gate slammed into the researcher, sending him flying like a spinning top.

pat.

The sound of shoes stepping on broken glass.

"Please."

Something is slowly approaching.

"If you want to play the doctor game, then go play it by yourself, otherwise..."

A mixture of white and blood descended upon this place.

"But it might attract people like me."

Cocolia couldn't help but frown.

That was a figure she knew all too well.

"...I knew you'd come too."

"Don't say that. There are some things that should have been considered a long time ago, right?"

He opened his arms wide with pleasure.

His bloodshot eyes, like the scythe of a devil, captured his target with unparalleled accuracy.

"So, should I say it's been a long time?"

"Cocolia, my little sister—!!"

Bang! !

One-way passage instantly shattered the ground beneath their feet.

The shockwave was powerful enough to crack the entire floor, but it didn't cause the floor of the building to collapse completely.

Within a five-meter radius, everything was instantly blasted away, with tables and glass shards hurtling towards Cocolia like cannonballs.

The smoke dispersed.

But what stood in his way were countless towering mecha figures.

And behind them, surrounded by petite girls in equally tall mechs.

"Titan Mech, Bronya, hold him off!"

"It seems your memory isn't very good."

He picked up a finger.

"Or are you the kind of idiot who can't tell the difference between us without a real fight?"

Countless Titan mechs rushed towards One-Way Street in a straight line.

But he didn't even make a move.

Simply by standing still, the invincible protective net instantly redirected all impacts back the way they came.