Chapter 156: Blood Falls on the Snow

Chapter 156: Blood Falls on the Snow

"Ha ha..."

Near the wreckage of the crashed spacecraft, Cocolia poked her head out from the snow pile with difficulty.

Falling from a great height, even though she activated the emergency protection device, she still suffered considerable injuries.

She struggled to stand up and looked around, only to see a vast expanse of ice and snow.

At this moment, she was the only one left on this land of ice and snow.

Next to her was the spaceship that had been completely destroyed by the electromagnetic gun.

"Damn it..."

Cocolia couldn't help but feel a sinking feeling in her heart.

She leaned against the spaceship that had turned into scrap metal and couldn't help gasping for breath.

The injuries on her body were too severe, and she felt severe pain. The bones in her left leg were broken, and her internal organs were also damaged.

With such injuries, she could hardly imagine how to continue to escape from this icy land. Even without the threat of pursuers, the bitter cold of Siberia alone would be enough to kill her in the near future.

As she was thinking this, a gust of cold wind blew past, bringing a biting chill that made her shiver all over.

"…I can't admit defeat."

No matter what, she is not a woman who will sit still and wait for death.

More than a decade ago, she was able to find a glimmer of hope in the catastrophe of the second eruption, and she will definitely be able to do so this time.

With this belief, Cocolia began to stagger forward towards the wreckage of the crashed aircraft.

The snow under her feet was crushed by her, making a rustling sound.

She could feel the cold touch of every snowflake, and every bit of cold wind irritating her skin. Her breath condensed into white mist in the cold air, and as she exhaled, it gradually dissipated in the ice and snow, like a gradually disappearing life.

Cocolia planned to find some usable supplies among the wreckage, at least some weapons and food.

However, at this moment, a bullet shot from the wind and snow in the distance, accurately hitting her relatively intact right calf, completely taking away her ability to move.

"Hmm…!"

The blonde lady fell to the ground in pain, blood gushing out from her footsteps and dripping onto the snow.

'The pursuers...the pursuers have arrived? How could it be so fast?!'

'It's dozens of kilometers from that Anti-Entropy Fortress to here!'

Cocolia turned around reluctantly and saw a familiar silver figure in the wind and snow.

She was a little surprised:

"Bronya..."

It was her daughter who had betrayed her.

'Had she already arrived here? Was she waiting here? Waiting for me to fall from the sky before taking action?'

It seems that her action plan has indeed been completely leaked.

The other party already knew all of her arrangements and escape routes, and targeted them one by one.

She didn't know who she was playing against, but, unfortunately, she was still one step behind...

Although she had been severely tricked by the other party, she still made a wrong decision.

This wrong decision was enough to allow Cocolia to escape from the immediate danger, regain her life, and make a comeback in the future.

——Sending Bronya to chase her would have no effect at all.

Because Bronya had long been her puppet.

Cocolia sneered and issued an order:

"Valkyrie system activated, highest level command, take over control authority!"

The biochip embedded in Bronya's head gives her the highest control authority.

Even if the girl in front of her was unwilling, she would be forced to become her guardian and be controlled by her.

Her original plan was to let Bronya lurk in St. Freya's Academy and use this authority to seize their achievements at a critical moment, but now, she had to use it to protect herself.

Cocolia was originally worried about not being able to move quickly after being injured from falling from a high altitude, but now that she controlled Bronya, her escape tool was in place. She only needed to ride the Project Bunny and transfer to other bases at full speed... this crisis would be naturally resolved.

The corners of her mouth involuntarily curled up, this was the joy that came from escaping a desperate situation.

After issuing the command to take over control, the blonde woman looked at Bronya again with expectant eyes.

However, there was nothing unusual about the silver-haired girl, and she was not affected at all.

"No..."

Cocolia realized something.

This means that her remote control of Bronya has failed.

"…"

A hint of disappointment flashed across the silver-haired girl's gray eyes.

It was indeed as Kirataka said, Cocolia left a back door on her body to control herself.

If Kirataka and Higokumaru had not helped her modify the biochip in advance, she would probably have become a puppet without self-awareness.

"...Bronya, Seele, Rozaliya, and Liliya are they just tools for you to pursue strength and power?"

The silver-haired girl closed her eyes and asked in some pain.

If Cocolia hadn't done this, Bronya might have still had a glimmer of hope for her, thinking that she wasn't that bad yet.

If Cocolia didn't do this, Bronya might have softened her heart and pleaded with Kirataka and Mei, hoping to spare her life.

But now, she has completely recognized Cocolia.

"No, it's impossible. Why would it be...! Take over, take over, take over!!"

Cocolia had no time to care about Bronya's sadness and confusion, she just screamed almost hysterically.

After so many years, she once again felt the approach of death.

It was such a familiar yet strange feeling that made her lose her rationality.

Faced with the approaching silver-haired girl, she instinctively rolled and crawled on the snow, trying to get as far away from her as possible.

But no matter how hard they struggle, it is all in vain for those who are forced into a desperate situation.

Bronya saw all of Cocolia's ugly behaviors.

"…"

Bronya suddenly felt a little emotional.

In the past, she met her because of the mission to assassinate Cocolia, and now, the same "mission" is about to end.

At that time, Cocolia was still an excellent fighter and could easily detect and stop her.

Today, she is no longer good at fighting and has lost her former sharpness, as well as her former... kindness and gentleness.

The silver-haired girl raised her pistol and pointed it at Cocolia in front of her.

Although there was no emotion changing on her face, the girl's hand holding the gun was still shaking slightly.

"Oh right... Seele, Seele! Bronya, if you kill me, Seele will never be able to come back from the Quantum Sea!"

In order to stop Bronya's behavior, Cocolia, who was desperate, had to bring out her other daughter.

She knew that among all the children in the orphanage, the one who had the best relationship with Bronya was Seele.

If they want to rescue Seele, they must rely on her technology and that of the World Serpent, and they must rely on the Eye of the Abyss which can open the portal to the Quantum Sea.

However, Bronya replied calmly:

"...You may not know this yet, but Seele has been rescued."

When she was communicating with Cocolia in the past, she had always kept Seele's affairs well hidden and did not let Cocolia know that she had returned.

"What…"

As expected, Cocolia showed a look of astonishment.

'Impossible, impossible, impossible.'

This was the word that had appeared in her mind the most times from just now until now.

Today, so many things happened that were beyond her expectations.

However, now was not the time to be surprised or confused. Facing the dark muzzle raised by the girl, she finally struggled:

"Bronya, do you really want to kill your mother who has raised you and saved you from that sea of suffering? Seele will hate you!"

Bronya just pulled the trigger wordlessly.

A few crisp gunshots were heard, and a few more bloodstains appeared on the snow.

Following closely was Cocolia's painful voice.

The silver-haired girl looked at her struggling on the ground and whispered:

"You are wrong... Bronya will not kill you. The power to kill you should be given to those who were framed by you."

As Bronya finished her words, Kirataka and Mei also fell from the sky and landed on the snowy ground.

He was not the only victim of Cocolia's abuse.

"Bronya..."

The purple-haired girl came to Bronya's side.

She looked at the blonde woman struggling on the ground and asked in a low voice:

"She is... Cocolia?"

For Mei, it was the first time she met the culprit who caused her family to be destroyed.

"Yes, that's right, it's her."

Kirataka nodded.

Bronya was sent to this nearby area in advance to wait for orders so that she could catch Cocolia who might not have died after the spaceship crashed.

In this way, the source of all evil of anti-entropy finally fell into his hands.

The first life-and-death disaster he encountered after coming to this world was caused by her. Now, the time for revenge has finally come.

"You have brutally killed millions of people... but now that you are about to die, are you still afraid?"

Looking at the blonde woman lying in the snow and a pool of blood, she was dying and could only instinctively say these words of begging for mercy.

Kirataka sighed, and then said to the girl beside him:

"Mei, go ahead and make this all end."

He left the task of delivering the final blow to Mei.

As the one who was most persecuted by Cocolia, she deserves this qualification.

"...Um."

Taking a deep breath, Mei raised the blade in her hand.

Endless lightning gathered on her sword blade, condensing into a terrifying aura.

This sword was for her father, for those innocent ordinary people in Nagazora City, for Kirataka, and also for... herself.

The symphony of thunder completely drowned out Cocolia's pleading for mercy. In the last scene of her life, she only saw the lightning of punishment coming towards her.

And after that, there was no trace of the body left.

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