Chapter 151: Get Out of Her Head

Chapter 151: Get Out of Her Head

Faced with Bronya in crisis, Project Bunny was extremely anxious.

 How can she protect Bronya?

 How can she help her escape from the encirclement of these gravity manipulators?

 What can it do? It's just a mecha and doesn't have that much power.

 [...]

 ' It seems that the only option left is to use the last resort.'

 ' ——Now that things have come to this, I can only self-destruct.'

 Detonate your own body to create an explosion of sufficient magnitude, and use this shockwave to break the control of gravity on Bronya, giving her a chance to escape.

 For a mecha, losing its own existence is not something worth being sad about.

 It has been damaged many times in the past when it accompanied Bronya, but in those cases, it could be repaired by recovering the key chip.

 'However, after the self-destruction this time, I'm afraid nothing will be left.'

 'Goodbye, Bronya, goodbye, Seele, goodbye, Kirataka...'

 'Although I'm just an artificial intelligence, I like you guys too.'

 "…Bunny?"

 Bronya looked at Project Bunny beside her in some surprise.

 She noticed the unusual changes in Project Bunny. Without her control, the mecha actually started a certain program on its own.

[The self-destruct program is loading, countdown 10 seconds...]

 "...?"

 Bronya stopped Project Bunny's self-destruction process.

 This gift from the Quantum Sea that Seele gave her, she knew from a very early time possessed a certain degree of self-intelligence.

 However, in the past, it had cooperated with her actions very obediently. This was the first time Bronya had seen it attempt self-destruction like today.

 "Are you worried about me, Bunny?"

 Through the biochip in her brain, the girl sent a message directly to Project Bunny.

 [...Yes.]

 The mecha's response appeared on the electronic screen:

 [I will create an opportunity for you, Master. Please seize the moment of the explosion and escape.]

 "...No, Bunny, don't be so pessimistic. I'll be fine. Compared to this, I need you to do something else for me now."

 Bronya refused the request to self-destruct.

 She turned it around and started executing another command:

 While facing Cocolia and the unknown enemy behind her, she used the connection between the biochip and her to trace back the other party's location!

 As long as there is a connection, there will be a trace.

 Now that Cocolia's full attention was on her, the mecha's subtle movements...she probably wouldn't notice them.

 All previous attempts had ended in failure. Although it was risky, this was the last chance to obtain Cocolia's exact coordinates.

 …

 "Am I the betrayer...?"

 Cocolia did not continue talking to her daughter. She just sighed and said to the man in black standing beside her:

"Gray Serpent, the rest is up to you."

"Is this really okay? Ms. Cocolia, Bronya is your excellent child and warrior."

The gray snake pretended to refuse.

"She no longer obeys my orders. I might as well sell her to you. I can get a good price for her."

The blonde woman said with her eyes closed.

These mysterious men in black from the [World Serpent] did make her fearful and suspicious when she first came into contact with them, but with longer contact, she came to know that although these guys had a mysterious purpose — they said they wanted to find their master in the [Quantum Sea].

In order to achieve this goal, they came to me and maintained long-term trading cooperation with me.

When it comes to trading cooperation, they seem to have their own principles.

In other words, he is the type who strictly adheres to "fair trade" and is a businessman through and through.

The technical support for the X-10 experiment, the technical principles of the Artificial Herrscher, the fusion warrior technology used on Rozaliya and the others...all these precious and mysterious technologies were obtained by her through transactions with the Gray Serpent.

Relying on these technologies and her own political manipulation, she finally stood in her current position, just one step away from completely ruling Anti-Entropy.

Gray Serpent smiled slightly and said:

"For the World Serpent, Bronya is indeed a rare talent. Since you are willing to part with her, we will accept her with joy."

Of course, what the World Serpent covets is not Bronya 's own combat power, they still have enough combatants.

She lacks aptitude. Even with the blessing of Project Bunny 19C, this girl has only barely reached the level of an A-level Valkyrie, and it is difficult for her to rank among the cadres of the World Serpent.

But for them, getting Bronya has two other benefits.

Firstly, she possessed the Project Bunny, a gift from the [Quantum Sea]. By studying the Project Bunny, they might be able to further explore ways to find the Lord.

Secondly, Bronya Zaychik is of great significance to an important cadre of the World Serpent and is also a key partner in their [Stigmata Project].

The cadre named "Hato" has been asking them to collect information about Bronya while also ensuring her safety.

If Bronya could be recruited into Serpent's fold and allowed to come into contact with [Hato], the officer would definitely be happy.

(TL: FYI I don't know who is this Hoto maybe it's Raven or Jackal?)

This must be a great gift for her...

Gray Serpent immediately activated hacking methods and invaded Bronya's brain through the biochip in her mind.

…

"...?!"

When she came to her senses, Bronya was already in her own consciousness space.

There was no sound, no light, no smell, only endless darkness so thick that it was suffocating.

Because she has been modified by a biochip, her brain circuits are slightly different from those of ordinary people, allowing her to receive data signals more easily and navigate the electronic world composed of 1s and 0s.

And in such a world, a man in black appeared who did not belong to Bronya's memory.

He was wearing a black hoodie, a white mask that only revealed his right eye, and holding a black umbrella in his hand.

He comes with ill intentions.

The silver-haired girl said calmly:

"You were the one who monitored Bronya's hacking, right?"

Gray Serpent clapped his hands and admitted bluntly:

"Yes, Ms. Bronya. Considering your age, your hacking skills are already quite sophisticated and excellent. However, due to your lack of experience, you are still a little behind the best ones, such as me."

They have accumulated 50,000 years of experience and technical means from previous civilizations, allowing the Gray Serpent to easily defeat Bronya, who was fighting alone, in terms of hacking technology.

"Besides, Miss Bronya, you have always been in the Serpent Eye. We know everything about you."

"...I didn't expect you to be perverts who have a hobby of monitoring girls' private lives."

"Haha, that's just because of some mission requirements."

Gray Serpent said casually:

"Ms. Bronya, I am sending you a sincere invitation here, hoping that you can leave Schicksal and Anti-Entropy and become a member of the Serpent."

"...Bronya refuses."

The girl answered simply.

Gray Serpent was not surprised by this answer.

But it has plenty of ways to make Bronya surrender.

"Bronya Zaychik, you don't know what you are fighting against. Our antiquity is beyond your imagination, and so is our power."

The gray serpent raised the black umbrella in his hand, and at the same time, everything around him began to change abruptly.

The data began to weave into a whole new picture, the sky became heavy as lead, and the icy wind howled in the girl's ears.

"…"

"Siberia, your hometown, trained you from an innocent child into a cruel child soldier. Look, those are all painful memories."

"...Bronya's emotional center has long been damaged, and she can't feel pain at all."

"Some emotions have nothing to do with the brain; they go deep into the soul and you can't forget them."

Gray Serpent pointed out:

"Your parents whom you have never met, the warlords who treated you cruelly, Cocolia who no longer values ​​you... Experience the revenge of your memories and savor your own powerlessness."

Countless past scenes were forcibly presented in the girl's mind.

If it were just an ordinary person, Gray Serpent would not be able to do such a thing, but now, Reanna, who has a biochip implanted in her head, can do it as if she were a psychic perception type.

Reanna was in agony. She reluctantly said:

"…These are just illusions!"

"Reanna, are you still troubled by the pain of the past? Let the serpent's embrace relieve your pain."

Gray Serpent said patiently:

"You are the chosen one who passed the X-10 experiment. So many children failed, but you are the only one who survived and brought back the gift from the [Quantum Sea]. You should come to the Eye of the Serpent and become His child."

"…"

The girl tried her best to support her remaining senses, trying to capture the way out from the memory space constructed by the serpent and find a way to leave here.

But the opponent's technical means were indeed much more advanced than hers. She realized that she was like a drowning person. The more she struggled, the deeper she sank, and she couldn't even hold on to a straw. The only way to save herself now was to give up, stop fighting, and obey the opponent's purpose.

So, Reanna stopped struggling and stood there, motionless.

Gray Serpent was very satisfied with this. He gently turned the black umbrella in his right hand and said slowly:

"Very well, Miss Reanna, it seems you have chosen to accept your fate."

However, just as it was about to approach the silver-haired girl, a red feather appeared beside the girl and turned into a protective barrier, intercepting the gray serpent.

Then came a voice that the girl was very familiar with:

"Gray Serpent, get out of Bronya's head."

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