Collapse, I save everything alone

"……go back?"

Bronya asked in confusion.

The man replied as expected:

"You don't think that after something like this, you can still stay in St. Freya's Academy safely, do you?"

After the truth was revealed, Bronya had only one choice: to leave St. Freya Academy.

"..."

The silver-haired girl fell into silence.

She liked life here even more than when she was in the orphanage.

But, if it's to find Xi'er...

"Bronya understands."

The silver-haired girl nodded slowly.

But before deciding to leave, she asked again:

"…By the way, did Cocolia's mother tell me what she would do with Raiden Mei after bringing her back?"

All her mother had told her was to bring Raiden Mei back to Anti-Entropy for research.

As for what to do after taking her back and how to treat Raiden Mei, she has never told me.

"After taking the Herrscher core out of her body, this woman will be of no use to me."

The blue-haired man said casually:

"However, according to Cocolia, if you forcibly remove the Herrscher core from a person's body, the person will most likely die."

……die?

Bronya paused as she heard a strange yet familiar word.

She has seen a lot of death, whether as a young soldier or performing missions for Mother Cocolia, the blood on her hands is already countless.

But the death of someone close to her was something she had never experienced before.

The closest person is the blue-haired girl who completely disappeared from this world a year ago.

Bronya originally planned to use her relationship with Cocolia to plead with her to protect Raiden Mei's life after she returned, but now, the consequences of the matter seem to have far exceeded her imagination.

Pursing her lips slightly, Bronya continued to ask:

"...Did Mother Cocolia tell me what she was going to do with the Herrscher Core?"

"Huh? I'm not sure about that..."

The man named Joyce frowned and thought for a moment before answering:

"If I remember correctly, it was probably going to be installed on a giant mecha to be used as an energy source."

Compared to relying on Valkyrie and armor to fight against the Fate of Honkai, Anti-Entropy has always relied on mechanical armor to fight.

For example, the various mechas of the Titan series are the main combat force of Anti-Entropy, and are responsible for clearing out the Honkai beasts in the areas under the rule of Anti-Entropy.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Cocolia's mother is researching even larger mechas.

only……

Isn’t the purpose of capturing Raiden Mei to save Seele?

Cocolia's mother had always told me this...

She has been working towards this goal since a year ago.

"..."

In the past, Bronya had always believed in the orders and words of Mother Cocolia and had never questioned them.

But ever since she met the mysterious woman with donkey ears in Changkong City last time, she gradually began to feel doubtful and puzzled about her mother's instructions.

This time, she finally found the real answer from this so-called artificial herrscher.

——That was the truth that Cocolia’s mother would never tell her.

So, Bronya regretted it.

She has already lost Seele, and now losing her friend Raiden Mei... She doesn't want to see this future.

Fortunately, it’s not too late to regret now.

Now, we haven't left St. Freya Academy yet. As long as we get rid of this intruder here...

The Honkai energy was mobilized, and the figure of the heavily armored Bunny appeared behind her.

Bronya pointed the shiny muzzle of the gun at the back of the man who called himself Joyce and launched the attack.

"Heavy-armored Bunny, heavy particle cannon mode, fire!"

The Heavy-Armored Bunny fired a full-strength attack, hitting the opponent directly and causing a large explosion.

If a sneak attack is carried out at such a close distance, even if the opponent is very powerful, he will not be unscathed.

——Bronya thought so.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

"interesting……"

After the smoke cleared, the man stood in front of the girl, unharmed.

He looked at the girl who was attacking him with interest, his eyes seemed to be looking at some kind of prey.

There was some kind of energy shield surrounding him, which helped him block Bronya's sneak attack.

"…Reload Bunny, and immediately load the second round of artillery fire!"

Bronya quickly ordered the mecha behind her to reload ammunition.

But the next moment, it was as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on her, pinning her to the ground.

The heavily-armored little rabbit behind him was also instantly dismantled under the influence of the huge gravitational force.

"it's useless."

The silver-haired girl barely raised her head, and could only see the man approaching her and stepping on her:

"This is the ability to control gravity. As long as something is within my field of vision, I can change its gravity at will."

With his Herrscher abilities, he easily defeated Bronya.

Since the other party is not honest, knock her out and take her away together.

"Although you have offended me, before coming here, Cocolia told me again and again not to kill you, so I will spare your life this time. Thank your mother."

Chapter 49 You Don't Deserve This Name

By the time Mingyu and Kiana arrived at the girls' dormitory, the scene had become a mess.

There were obvious signs of fighting everywhere, and in the living room, there were a lot of scattered mechanical wreckage.

"That's... Bronya's Heavy Armor Bunny!"

Kiana recognized the pile of mechanical wreckage as the giant mecha that Bronya would summon when fighting.

She looked everywhere in the room but didn't see Mei and Bronya.

"Could it be that Mei and Bronya have been..."

The white-haired girl ran back to Mingyu panting and said with some concern.

While she was trying hard to find her companions, Mingyu stood there motionless, as if in a daze.

"Mingyu?"

Kiana shook his arm anxiously.

It's such a critical moment, how can he still have the leisure to sit here and stare blankly?

After being shaken, Mingyu finally opened his eyes and whispered:

"...I think the attackers probably escaped from the forest with Mei and Bronya. If we want to chase them, we have to go into the forest."

St. Freya's Academy was built on an island. In order to support Theresa's dream, Otto almost used up all the funds and resources needed to build a small city to build this academy.

Despite this, except for a necessary main road, the rest of the place is still surrounded by pristine forests. The forest covers a very large area, giving it a feeling of paradise.

"In the forest...it's too difficult to find them!"

Kiana realized this immediately.

It is almost impossible to find the location of three people on such a large island.

"Kiana, go find the class monitor and teacher Himeko first, and ask her to come look for Mei and Bronya as well. Um... let's search separately. I'll go to the east, and you and the class monitor will go to the west area."

Mingyu arranged.

"……I see!"

The white-haired girl nodded vigorously, then turned around and ran out of the dormitory, leaving according to Mingyu's arrangements.

The reason why all students were not mobilized to go into the forest to search for the two missing people was because the other party was suspected to be the First Herrscher after all. If ordinary reserve Valkyries approached him, it would undoubtedly only increase the number of casualties.

At the very least, she has to be a Valkyrie of Ji Zi or Fu Hua's level.

——This is what Kiana understood in her mind.

Although she usually looks silly, her thinking logic and actions are quite reliable when it comes to combat matters.

However, she didn't know that Mingyu asked them to go to the west to look for the two missing people for a reason.

He had already almost grasped the position of the man-made law-maker, or Watt.

Well, in a timeline that no longer exists.

——Because Mingyu had known for a long time that Anti-Entropy would have an invasion, he had been saving files at a high frequency recently, re-recording the save point every hour to prevent sudden attacks.

As soon as the attack happened, he went back in time to three hours ago and ambushed near Mei's dormitory in advance, and saw the invasion of the false First Ruler.

He saw where that guy landed on the island, the exact time of the invasion, and even what Bronya did in the dormitory and her final regret.

This ability to go back in time did indeed give him quite powerful intelligence capabilities, allowing him to experience everything in advance.

The enemy thought his plan was flawless and his actions went unnoticed, but he didn't know that he had already mastered all the details.

"Hmm... Anyway, let me deal with that guy."

A faint electric light flashed on Mingyu's body. He took a step forward and rushed towards a certain direction in the east at a very fast speed.

He knew the guy was there.

In fact, he could have prevented the invasion by going back in time. For example, if he could have induced Fu Hua or Theresa to appear near Kiana's dormitory at the right time, he could have easily used their fighting power to deal with the invader.

Or, Mingyu, who has already grasped the opponent's route of action, can stop Watt in the forest in advance and prevent the disaster from happening.

But he chose not to do so.

There are two reasons for this.

Firstly, after experiencing the previous incident in which Otto tried to erase him from the Destiny Database, Mingyu planned to act as cautiously as possible next time.

Frequently refreshing the save point is one thing, but at the same time, he doesn't want to act too different to avoid attracting more attention from the man.

Secondly...

Taking advantage of the anti-entropy invasion incident, he could also give Bronya a push, allowing this indecisive girl to completely turn to his side, or in other words, to the side of St. Freya Academy.

——He had seen in the previous timeline that Bronya chose to fight in order to get Mei back, and knew her thoughts.

If the attack was prevented in advance, it would make it difficult for the girl to make up her mind.

As for why I have to go alone to deal with the invader now... Of course it is to try out the new ability I just got.

For the time being, he didn't want to make his new abilities public, so he decided to act alone.

The more hidden cards you have, the better.

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