Chapter 155: A Blow Through Siberia

Chapter 155: A Blow Through Siberia

Ever since he was framed and imprisoned by Cocolia two years ago, Raiden Ryoma has never seen his daughter again.

He knew that the woman who coveted ME would ruthlessly seize all his businesses, and he had already accepted this fact.

But he never expected that after spending several months in this prison, he would hear the news that his daughter had become the Third Herrscher.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, and it almost caused him to collapse as he was already imprisoned.

——Compared to the fact that the company he had run for many years was taken over by someone else, the safety of his daughter worried him more.

After the father and daughter reunited and hugged each other for a while, he asked his daughter:

"Mei, you are now..."

He hesitated and did not express his doubts.

After all, he had been away from the outside world for too long, and he didn't know how Mei felt about him becoming a Herrscher. If he used too harsh words, it might hurt her feelings.

"Father, you want to ask about the Herrscher, right? Yes... yes, as you can see, I have become the third Herrscher."

The smart Mei naturally knew what her father was worried about, and she frankly acknowledged her current identity.

At first, she was indeed afraid of her new identity, afraid that she would go berserk again and affect more innocent people.

But as she communicated more and more with the other will in her heart and as she got along better with the friends around her, she no longer had any negative emotions because of this identity.

On the contrary, she can gain more powerful strength to protect others because of her identity as a Herrscher, and in turn, stand on the opposite side of Honkai to help humans. She thinks this is a very good thing.

"...That's good. Anyway, let's get out of here first."

Raiden Ryoma took a deep breath.

Although it was a very joyful thing to reunite with his daughter, he really wanted to know how his daughter had been spending the past two years and had many words and questions to ask Mei, but he was a mature and steady Anti-Entropy Executive after all and knew the priorities of things.

Ryoma knew that now was not the time to chat with his daughter all the time. The most urgent thing was to leave here first.

After getting rid of Cocolia, they can chat about family matters as they like.

So, the father and daughter left the cage and started running outside.

Although his external image is that of the majestic president of ME, Raiden Ryoma himself is also a swordsman who is proficient in the Hokushin Itto-ryu. Although he has no talent in Honkai energy, his well-trained physical fitness is impeccable, and he has no problem running at high speed for a long time.

"Mei, you didn't come here alone, did you?"

Raiden Ryoma asked as he ran.

——When Mei came to rescue him, the sound of fighting on the upper level of the base never stopped, so it was easy to imagine that Mei had other helpers.

"Yes, it's Bronya and Kirataka. They are my friends at St. Freya's Academy. As for them..."

Speaking of Kirataka, Mei's pretty face suddenly turned slightly red:

"Well, then, then, father, I will give you a detailed introduction after this is over!"

............ Area C-13 is located underground in this anti-entropy fortress. When Mei and Raiden Ryoma returned to the ground, they could already see Kirataka standing at the exit waiting for them.

At this moment, Kirataka was sitting on a Titan mecha that had fallen to the ground. All around him were the wreckage of tactical mechas that had been dismantled into scrap metal.

Seeing the two people appear in front of him, Kirataka also jumped off the mecha.

In short, when you meet the other person's parents, you should first give a brief self-introduction.

He politely greeted the middle-aged man in front of him:

"Hello Uncle Ryoma, I'm Mei's friend, Kirataka."

"...Hello."

As Ryoma spoke, he glanced around the battlefield and was secretly shocked.

——He is an engineer of Anti-Entropy and has been exposed to Honkai energy for many years. He is naturally well aware of the level of these tactical mechas.

Although the combat effectiveness of a single tactical mecha is far inferior to that of Schicksal's B-class Valkyrie, and the resources consumed in manufacturing tactical mechas are not small, it is still combat effectiveness that can be created with resources, and the number is always sufficient, at least much more than the number of Schicksal's active Valkyries.

All the tactical mecha legions of this magnitude were wiped out, which was a huge loss even for Cocolia.

And this young man who can clear out so many tactical mechas alone... is no simple matter!

Kirataka then said:

"Uncle Ryoma, you just got out of trouble. Take a rest here. Mei and I have something else to do."

"...Do you need my help?"

There were no enemies around to deal with, and Ryoma subconsciously thought that what Kirataka was talking about was something like cracking the data center of this fortress.

If it's about this matter, he can provide some assistance.

"No, you just need to rest aside. What we are going to do is..."

Kirataka smiled slightly and said in a brisk tone:

"We're going to kill Cocolia here."

"…Here?"

Raiden Ryoma said in surprise.

Based on his understanding of Cocolia, the woman was definitely not in the fortress at the moment.

What are they going to do to chase her from here to Cocolia?

"Yeah, right here."

Kirataka nodded.

As for the plan he intended to use to shoot down Cocolia's spacecraft, it was also very simple, that is -

Railgun!

Since he already knew the approximate coordinates of the enemy, in order to launch a long-range attack, he had to use the railgun, which he was best at.

But after all, it was a sniper attack at a distance of dozens of kilometers. It was also Kirataka's first attempt. If he relied solely on himself, it would be somewhat difficult.

At this time, the help of another girl who can also control electromagnetism is needed.

He let Raiden Ryoma sit in the place that was originally the lounge, and he and Mei came to another more open area.

He had already torn down the outer walls of the buildings here and was pointing in the general direction of where Cocolia's spacecraft was.

Kirataka said to the girl beside him:

"Mei, please look for Cocolia's location near these coordinates. She should be on a spaceship."

He gave Mei the coordinates that Bronya in the previous timeline had calculated by reverse calculation using Project Bunny.

"Well, I'll try."

The purple-haired girl nodded noncommittally.

Then, blue-purple light of Honkai energy emerged above her body, forming spots of light that reflected various things.

This is one of the abilities of the Herrscher of Thunder, high-dimensional observation.

This is a means of spatial observation and positioning over a large area. The sniper rifle mode of the Third Divine Key, Seven Thunders of Retribution, has this function. It can easily bypass the obstruction of buildings and gain insight into everything in every corner of a city.

Kirataka suspected that it was because of this function that Raven was able to save so many children in Nagazora City.

And since this is a skill that all the Divine Key possess, there is no reason why the Herrscher himself would not be able to do it.

Through the overlapping spots of light, the images in the girl's eyes overlapped layer by layer, and the scene in the sky unfolded to her from a higher dimension like a set of Rubik's cubes.

Her vision is no longer limited to the physical level, but transcends the concept of three dimensions, making everything visible.

Soon, Mei located a spaceship near the corresponding airspace according to the coordinates given by Kirataka.

She whispered:

"Kirataka, I found Cocolia."

"Well, now that the exact coordinates have been determined, the next step is..."

Kirataka nodded, and a lot of electric light appeared in his hands.

He put all his strength into the next electromagnetic cannon to ensure that he could hit Cocolia's spaceship.

Using [Projection Magic], Judah's Spirit Spear was created as a carrier, and the endless electric current began to flow into the spirit spear, ready to go.

Because it is the most powerful railgun to date, the charging time required will be extended accordingly.

At this moment, Mei stretched out a slender hand and held Kirataka's hand.

Kirataka looked up at the purple-haired girl beside him, only to see that she now had a pair of heterochromatic eyes, her right eye was bright red, and her left eye was dark purple.

The girl looked at him with gentle eyes.

"I'll help you."

As a being with similar abilities, she can naturally help Kirataka speed up the progress of the railgun.

The Honkai energy from the Herrscher of Thunder was added to the construction of his railgun, causing its volume to expand a bit more than before.

'Hmm... As expected of a Herrscher who is directly connected to the imaginary space, her reserves of Honkai energy are indeed unmatched.'

With Mei's participation, his preparation work was indeed made a lot easier.

While feeling the warmth coming from his palms, Kirataka concentrated on adjusting the direction of the electromagnetic cannon.

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

"Gray Serpent, what the hell is going on!"

Dozens of miles away in the sky, the angry blonde woman roared at the man in black beside her.

In just ten minutes, all her arrangements in the Anti-Entropy base were destroyed.

This is just a small matter. The most important thing is that according to the current situation, whether it is Raiden Ryoma or Raiden Mei, they will probably escape from her grasp next.

"Abnormal, this is so abnormal."

On the spaceship in the air, Gray Serpent frowned as he watched everything that happened in the Anti-Entropy Base.

"He was so quick and knew our defensive arrangements so well."

Even the usually calm Gray Serpent was quite confused by Kirataka's blitzkrieg.

It's all so weird.

Even the [Moonlight Throne] that was buried underground for capturing the Herrscher was dug out by him and completely destroyed.

'If their information had been leaked in advance... No, it's impossible, it wouldn't happen.'

It has always been the World Serpent that infiltrates others. When will it be the turn of others to infiltrate the World Serpent?

Moreover, the cooperation with Cocolia has always been handled by the Gray Serpent from the past to the present, and no other cadres have ever interfered in this matter. It can't be that the Gray Serpent betrayed the Gray Serpent, right?

But in any case, it is true that the other party knew about its arrangement here in advance.

So, Gray Serpent replied calmly:

"Ms. Cocolia, the World Serpent's confidentiality measures have always been quite perfect. I'm afraid your information has been leaked through the channel of anti-entropy."

"Impossible! Siberia is my territory. I know it like the back of my hand!"

Cocolia denied this possibility.

The entire Siberia is her restricted area. Other executives of Anti-Entropy, even those who are also reformists, cannot reach here.

This world buried by war and ice and snow is her kingdom.

"…"

The gray serpent had no intention of arguing with Cocolia. Faced with such a strange situation, reason told it that among the thirty-six strategies, running away was the best one.

"Anyway... the communication at the scene has completely disappeared. Ms. Cocolia, I suggest you retreat first this time to avoid being caught up by the Herrscher of Thunder."

A distance of dozens of kilometers is not too far for the Herrscher, and it is still time to retreat now.

"…"

Cocolia bit her finger. Although she was a little unwilling, she knew that what the gray serpent said was right. It was better to be careful.

It is better to leave the subsequent blame-shifting and searching for undercover agents until after the fact.

As the old Chinese saying goes, "As long as the mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood."

As long as she is still alive, there will be plenty of opportunities to capture the Herrscher in the future. Moreover, there is not only Mei Raiden who is the Herrscher, so she still has many choices.

For example... She had already started investigating the A-rank Valkyrie of the Oceania branch, Wendy.

Thinking of this, Cocolia immediately gave the order to the cockpit:

"Immediately carry out transfer measures, target location..."

Before she could finish her words, the entire spaceship began to shake violently, as if it had encountered some kind of collision, and the entire ship fell into an unbalanced state.

At the same time, a shrill alarm sounded from the spacecraft.

"What's going on?!"

Cocolia's face changed drastically. She hurriedly held the handle and barely made it to the window.

She saw something piercing through the spaceship she was on, almost cutting the entire spaceship in half.

The lightning that remained on the edge showed what kind of attack had penetrated her flagship.

"This is impossible. My spaceship has activated the highest level of energy shield. Even a Herrscher... even a Herrscher can't penetrate the defense with one strike!"

She couldn't believe this fact.

As it approached, the spacecraft, whose power system was destroyed, embraced gravity again and began to fall at an extremely fast speed, falling toward the snow.

This was a blow that spanned dozens of kilometers of snow and pierced through the Siberian sky.

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