Collapse, I save everything alone

She really enjoyed her life at St. Freya's Academy, especially after Seele's return, there was almost nothing missing.

It was the warmth she felt here that made her realize the hypocrisy of Cocolia's past actions.

Cocolia said with some sigh:

"That's right. After all, you are different from ordinary children. You can't live in an ordinary school like them. It's not bad if you can make up for it a little bit there."

"…Is Mother Cocolia still conducting those experiments?"

Bronya asked abruptly.

"Well, Bronya, I know you have never really liked the experiments I conducted, but the situation in the world is deteriorating rapidly, and even I am somewhat powerless. I must speed up my mastery of the power of Honkai. Forgive me, Bronya. Everything I do is to reverse entropy and to save humanity."

The blonde woman on the screen showed a kind expression and explained patiently.

She once again said something that Bronya was very familiar with:

"I just hope that my children can survive in this world that is gradually being eroded by the collapse."

...Bronya was very familiar with these words.

This is what she always said to them, whether it was when she first let them try to adapt themselves to Honkai energy with mercury, or before other further experiments involving human bodies.

At that time, Bronya and the other children believed everything Cocolia said, obeyed her completely, and never doubted her motives for the experiment.

But these familiar words now sound like hypocrisy.

"...Anyway, you have captured a Pseudo-Lawyer this time, which will be very useful for the future development of Anti-Entropy. I will arrange for someone to study him first."

While Bronya was stunned, Cocolia had already finished her words:

"Okay, Bronya, you look tired. Go down and rest. The room has been prepared for you. This time you attacked the students of St. Freya Academy. There is no going back. From now on, just interact with each other again under the banner of Anti-Entropy as before."

Attacking and knocking Mingyu unconscious and bringing him back here was an act of rebellion that could not be more obvious. In Cocolia's eyes, Bronya's spy career had to end here.

"...Bronya understands."

The girl nodded slightly.

She lived like this for nearly a year after the X-10 experiment and the Valkyrie Project were implemented.

According to the instructions issued by Cocolia, go to various places around the world to complete the mission.

Because of her outstanding efficiency in completing tasks, she even got a name within Anti-Entropy - [Anti-Entropy Saint].

The last mission she carried out from Cocolia was to retrieve the Third Herrscher in Changkong City.

…For some reason, Bronya remembered the time when she met Cocolia.

At that time, as a military killer, she worked together with other team members to assassinate Cocolia, a thorn in the military's side.

Then, all the teammates except her were killed by the opponent.

Because she was still a child, not only did she not suffer any revenge from Cocolia, but she was taken in by her in her orphanage and taken care of.

She still remembers what Cocolia said to her at that time:

——"Don't worry, you won't have to go to the battlefield anymore."

At that time, Cocolia was undoubtedly a kind person.

She resisted the tyranny of the military and saved countless children who had become homeless due to the collapse and war amidst the hail of bullets.

For a long time, she did enjoy a happy life in the orphanage. Despite the poverty and hardship, she was able to persevere with the support of other children.

But then, everything changed...

She began to use herself wantonly, training herself into a warrior who could skillfully use Honkai energy to perform various tasks, and once again stepped into the battlefield of life and death.

So when did Cocolia change?

Bronya didn't know.

Today, this once gentle mother may have long forgotten her original intention.

"..."

The silver-haired girl did not stand up immediately, but asked in a calm tone:

"Mom Cocolia, now that we have captured the Pseudo-Hermaphrodite, can we rescue Xi'er?"

This was the reason why she served in Operation Cocolia before, and it was also the driving force that Cocolia used to use her.

Now, she probably doesn't know that Xier has been rescued.

"If we want to save Seele from the Quantum Sea, we must capture a true Herrscher."

Cocolia was slightly stunned, then replied.

"...Mother Cocolia, can you tell Bronya why she must use the Herrscher to rescue Seele?"

The silver-haired girl asked immediately.

In the past, she had never doubted the truth of this sentence, but in fact, judging from the fact that Mingyu had previously rescued Xier, the so-called Herrscher Core was not a necessity at all.

He wants the Herrscher core from Mei's sister... maybe he has other intentions, right?

Cocolia frowned and refused to answer:

"This is not something you should know, Bronya."

"……sorry."

The silver-haired girl stood up calmly.

The long-awaited mother-daughter conversation ended here.

Although she and Mingyu were separated temporarily, she still had to continue with the tasks she was supposed to perform.

Since Cocolia is not here, Bronya's next task is to find a way to find her location.

She noticed that the frequency band that Kokolia used to communicate with her was a short-distance frequency band, which meant that even if she was not in this fortress, she must be in Siberia.

……

The bright screen gradually turned dark. Kokolia, who was far away in Siberia, turned away and looked at the blue sky outside the window, muttering to herself:

"Bronya, why... did you betray me?"

Although she said this, she didn't feel too sad about it.

Then, the blonde lady's gaze fell on the shadows on the side, where stood a man in black holding an umbrella.

It wore a white mask with only its right eye exposed, and on it was a black pattern of two intersecting daggers.

Cocolia asked directly:

"Gray Snake, are you sure that the Third Herrscher will really come to Siberia?"

"Of course, after all... this is the information we got from the data network of the Far East Branch of the Destiny."

The other party answered casually.

Bronya is not the only hacker expert.

It was also they who informed the other party that Bronya was very likely to have betrayed Cocolia.

"Someone previously investigated the location of Thunder Ryoma through the World Serpent's intelligence network. In my opinion, this is their purpose. This is also a great opportunity for you to capture the Herrscher."

Cocolia clenched her hand into a fist, then relaxed it:

"Hmph... This time, I must get the Gem of Conquest."

"Your previous attempt to create the Sixth Herrscher in Singapore failed. We have already suggested to you that there is no need to do that. Just hand over the gemstone to us and we will be able to meet all your needs."

Gray Snake said slowly:

"Whether it's more advanced mecha technology or more advanced biotechnology, we can trade with you."

But it was obvious that at that time, the suspicious Cocolia did not trust them that much. After all, they were two different forces.

As for the result, the Singapore incident was a waste of effort. Cocolia simply wasted a lot of troops and lost a high-quality Walter series clone.

That incident not only caused some losses to Anti-Entropy, but for some reason, since then, Destiny seemed to be intentionally investigating the World Serpent, causing them considerable trouble.

Many spies hidden within Tianming have been uncovered.

This cooperation between World Serpent and Cocolia is beneficial to both of them.

Cocolia covets the power of the Herrscher, and they urgently need to conquer the gems and the deep-sea ruins managed by Anti-Entropy - Abyss City.

Specifically, it is the Eye of the Abyss in the Abyss City that can open the gate to the Quantum Sea.

Cocolia snorted coldly and said:

"You mentioned earlier that you would provide support for the operation to capture the Third Herrscher... I hope you won't let me down and let me see the World Serpent's cutting-edge technology."

The operation to capture the Herrscher of Thunder was jointly initiated by her and the World Serpent.

In order to ensure that the Herrscher of Thunder would take the bait, she did not even bring out Raiden Ryuma, but instead imprisoned him in the base as usual, as bait to attract Raiden Mei.

Gray Snake smiled slightly and said confidently:

"Please rest assured, the arrangements against the Herrscher of Thunder have already been made in that fortress. You just need to watch the show here. That is... a very restrained prop for the Herrscher. Now we just need to wait for the bait to be hooked."

……

After being taken away by the Anti-Entropy soldiers, Ming Yu had all his equipment and weapons stripped away, leaving him with only a thin set of clothes.

Afterwards, he was temporarily detained in a small room.

This small room was pure white on three sides, and one side was blocked by a railing. Mingyu knocked on it gently. Hmm, the main material should be soul steel.

He calmly deployed the electromagnetic field, intending to use it to figure out the specific structure of this fortress that covers a large area. It would be even better if he could use it to directly determine where the Thunder Dragon Horse is.

But the trick that had never worked before failed this time.

Nine out of ten electromagnetic waves he emitted never returned, as if they had penetrated into a bottomless pit.

Ming Yu realized something and narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the wall of the room:

"…The walls of this fortress are all coated with anti-electromagnetic materials."

After all, electromagnetic control is a capability that relies on the laws of physics, so naturally there are corresponding countermeasures to counter it.

This anti-electromagnetic material can absorb electromagnetic waves, which is equivalent to a shielding cover or shielding film, blocking the propagation of electromagnetic waves.

The exploration methods that were once able to easily gain insight into everything about this fortress are now unable to make any progress and cannot obtain much effective feedback.

Not only the walls around us, but also those outside the corridor and even other places in this fortress, I'm afraid the same material has been used.

This material was used throughout the entire fortress, it was simply...

It was as if they were preparing for the arrival of the Herrscher of Thunder.

"This old witch has indeed made the corresponding preparations."

Mingyu pondered.

This means that she has already received intelligence that the Herrscher of Thunder may attack here, and has prepared countermeasures against this possibility.

That is to say...

This is a trap that has been prepared.

When did she realize it? Was it when she was investigating the whereabouts of Thunder Ryoma and was sold to Cocolia by Gray Snake as intelligence, or was it when Bronya was using hacking methods to collect information about Cocolia that she discovered it?

Or maybe... both?

The former is fine, but if it's the latter...

I'm afraid that Bronya's betrayal of Cocolia has probably already been known to the other party.

Well, this was indeed within his expectations...

Although his methods are far inferior to Otto's, Cocolia is still a local tyrant after all. If he couldn't even get this little information, he wouldn't have been able to climb to his current position of almost dominating Anti-Entropy.

She has already set up a tight net, waiting for Mei to take the bait.

In addition to these materials that block the propagation of electromagnetic waves, I'm afraid there are other preparations.