Chapter 152: Unexpected

Chapter 152: Unexpected

"This is... Fenghuang Down? How did it end up in your hands?"

A hint of surprise finally appeared in Gray Serpent's unhurried tone.

Although the number of Divine Keys owned by the World Serpent is not large, they have a pretty clear understanding of the ownership of each Divine Key.

The eighth Divine Key, the key of consciousness, Fenghuang Down, should be in the hands of Hua, the pioneer.

Although they are now friends in the same school, the Divine Key is not something that can be borrowed casually.

"You'll be surprised by so many more things."

Kirataka smiled, and the red feathers guarding the two of them suddenly burst into flames.

This warmth will not hurt him and Bronya. Rather, it is of certain benefit to the girl who has lost her emotional center, as it allows her to feel warm.

But for the gray Serpent, the outsider who invaded here, this flame was so hot that it could take lives.

"Kirataka, a student of Saint Freya Academy, a man who enrolled with the Third Herrscher. I thought you were just a minor character, but now it seems..."

The gray Serpent narrowed its eyes slightly and read the data about Kirataka.

Of course, they also paid close attention to the third eruption in Nagazora City.

However, compared to Kiana Kaslana, the second Herrscher, and Mei Raiden, the third Herrscher, the unknown Kirataka is really insignificant.

Naturally, the World Serpent focused its main attention on the two true Herrschers and only paid minimal attention to Kirataka.

And his actions up to now have not attracted the attention of the World Serpent.

But now it seems...he is not as simple as imagined.

"I repeat again, get out of Bronya's head."

Kirataka said again:

"Or do you want to experience the Burning Heart Punishment?"

As his words fell, the flame that Fenghuang Down turned into expanded a little more, as if it could burn the opponent to ashes in the next second.

"…"

Faced with Kirataka's sudden intrusion, the gray Serpent finally chose to avoid him.

The means displayed by Kirataka made it a little wary. It took a step back and muttered:

"…What a hassle. It was a mistake for me to waste my time on you."

But it doesn't matter. Bronya is just an incidental target, and it's no problem if he can't recruit her under Serpent's command.

The real target is already heading here.

The gray Serpent's figure turned into a pool of black water and disappeared from Bronya's consciousness space.

…

After the gray Serpent left, the silver-haired girl, who had been holding on for a long time, finally relaxed. Her petite body fell backward, but she did not fall on the dark floor but fell into a warm embrace.

"..."

"Is it the right time for me to come?"

Kirataka said with a low laugh.

"...Bronya knew you would come to save me."

The silver-haired girl leaned into his arms and said with her eyes closed.

She felt a little tired, but this fatigue was not physical—when she was a soldier and a killer, she had experienced much more tiring missions than this.

This feeling of exhaustion is more psychological.

"You're sad, Bronya."

Kirataka said in a low voice.

"...Bronya no longer has an emotional center and cannot feel sad."

The silver-haired girl turned her head slightly and stubbornly denied it.

"Even so, you're still sad."

"…"

This time, Bronya did not refute.

She was indeed sad, sad about what happened to Cocolia.

The woman in her past memories who had given her family warmth and motherly care no longer existed in this world.

"If you want to rest here for a while, I can accompany you."

"No, let's first complete the task..."

Bronya is not the type of person who would dwell in sorrow forever, and now is not the time to be controlled by her emotions.

The silver-haired girl was about to stand up, but suddenly realized something:

"Oh, right, those Herrscher clones outside..."

Since Kirataka has already used mental means to invade her consciousness space and can still chat with her so leisurely, it means that the Welt series clones who suppressed her in reality have been eliminated.

"Those fakes? Don't worry, I've already taken care of them."

Relying on the protection of the [Infinity] and the Inch Heart Fist, he easily took care of this group of impostors who were far inferior to Watt One and Watt Two.

After regaining consciousness, Bronya opened her eyes and saw the group of blue-haired clones lying in a pool of blood. They had died tragically and had no chance of survival.

"Justwho is this guy..."

Cocolia's image appeared on the screen in the hall. She stared at Kirataka with displeasure, obviously caring a lot about the fact that he had ruined her good thing.

She had never expected that Kirataka, a "B-class Valkyrie", possessed such unimaginable power that she could destroy her entire team of clones.

However, she hasn't used up all her cards yet.

Since Gray Serpent's attempt has failed, her only option now is to eliminate the root of the problem.

"Haha... It doesn't matter if there's one more of you. Titan mecha array, move out!"

As Cocolia finished her words, a large number of Titan mechas poured into the square from all directions.

As the crystallization of Anti-Entropy's technological power, they possess superior performance. As long as there are enough of them, even a Schicksal A-class Valkyrie can be defeated.

As soon as the tactical mechas appeared, they locked onto Kirataka and Bronya and launched a fierce artillery attack.

Kirataka did not fight back against these tactical mechas but simply launched the [Infinity] to protect himself and Bronya.

"Kirataka, Bronya has calculated the location of Cocolia. Here are the coordinates."

The communication with Cocolia and the confrontation with the gray Serpent gave the rabbit precious opportunities, giving it enough time to reverse calculate their coordinates.

Bronya then sent the space coordinates to Kirataka.

He glanced at the coordinates and said:

"Yes, I have received it."

This old witch was indeed hiding in the airspace near the fortress.

Now, the location of Ryoma and Cocolia's hiding place are both known.

Kirataka did not plan to take action now. Although he could guarantee to rescue Raiden Ryoma, he could not guarantee to kill Cocolia.

Although it is said to be close, it is actually dozens of kilometers away, which is enough for the woman who is worried about her life to choose to evacuate when something unusual happens.

This consideration may also be taken into account when choosing to stay on an aircraft in the air.

Considering the possible black technology of Cocolia and World Serpent, Kirataka is not sure that he can kill the opponent from a distance at this distance.

This is also the reason why he did not chase the Gray Serpent in Bronya's consciousness space just now. This timeline and this attempt were only used to collect intelligence and information.

'If I were to strike her, I would have to catch her by surprise and make sure she died.'

In short, the location of Raiden Ryoma is now known - he has confirmed it in advance, and the other party is indeed imprisoned in room C-13. The coordinates of Cocolia have also been obtained, and Bronya has also been rescued.

Then, the only thing left is...

At this moment, the entire fortress suddenly began to shake violently.

Deafening thunder roared outside, like a bolt from the blue sky. Soon, the ceiling of the building above Kirataka and Bronya was completely cut open. Sunlight and cold wind poured into the fortress, and the two people living in the fortress were able to see the light of day again.

No, it should be said that the entire fortress was cut in half by an anxious girl using the power of a Herrscher.

Of course, the only one who can do such a thing is Mei.

they saw a girl with lightning flashing all over her body standing in the air, her eyes glowing red.

——As Kirataka had predicted, because she was unable to contact them, Mei finally chose to attack the fortress directly.

Cocolia, who was far in the sky, saw that the Herrscher of Thunder had finally appeared at the scene. She showed no fear at all, and her previous displeasure was also washed away:

"Gray Serpent, quickly activate the devices you have set up. Now is the time to capture the Herrscher!"

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