It was clear that the previous Anti-Entropy probing was to confirm the status of the Third Herrscher Mei.
Now that it was confirmed, Cocoilia dispatched Anti-Entropy's strongest individual combatant, Bronya.
After all, based on the Honkai energy detection from before, mechs and such were just cannon fodder. To be safe and in case of resistance, Bronya was sent.
Hmm... at least the strongest from Cocoilia's side.
Honestly, upon seeing Bronya, Kiana was instinctively quite happy.
After all, they were considered comrades who had fought side by side, but she quickly realized... they weren't comrades now!
And Bronya looked like she was going to take Mei away, and possibly deal with her too!
With a lift of her hand, Bronya threw something she didn't recognize.
But from a suppression and restriction perspective, it was either a flashbang or a stun grenade, but it should be a flashbang, as Kiana had been blinded by them several times in the game.
Before she even had time to warn Mei, the flashbang instantly erupted with intense light. She only managed to close her own eyes.
"Ah!"
Mei was predictably blinded. Just as she started to panic, Kiana grabbed her hand.
"Don't worry, Mei! It's just a flashbang! It'll be fine in a moment. Now... let's run!"
Without time to say much, Kiana pulled Mei and ran.
"Obstruction detected. Execute kill?"
Watching the two gradually run away, Bronya chased after them while reporting to Cocoilia.
"...Kill her. We're not short of one more. For our objective, these are necessary sacrifices."
Although Bronya had lost her personal consciousness and was completely an emotionless machine, Cocoilia spoke slowly, as if convincing Bronya, or perhaps herself.
She didn't care who was beside the Herrscher; presumably, it was someone from Schicksal, but not as powerful as her Bronya. To be safe, she would eliminate her first.
No one could stop her from retrieving the weakened Herrscher.
"Mission received. Priority set to highest. Commencing annihilation mission. Capture target is near annihilation target. Commencing dispersal."
Upon receiving the command, the Heavy Armor Bunny behind Bronya gradually solidified, then its mechanical arms began to clench, and almost instantly, it charged to Kiana and Mei's position.
It smashed down with force.
Bang!
Before being struck by the mechanical fist, Kiana let go of Mei's hand and awkwardly rolled to avoid the attack.
She had to admit, she was really flexible.
"This is really bad..."
Looking at the giant robot, completely disproportionate to the girl's figure, Kiana couldn't help but wonder... how did the other Kianas defeat this thing?
Could a trained ordinary person really beat this thing?!
Before she could even think of what to say, the Heavy Armor Bunny's hand began to charge.
"Hey, hey, hey! Stop bombing! If you bomb again, I really can't take it!"
Seeing this, Kiana could only run towards an area with cover, unable to say anything to Mei for the time being.
However, Mei must have seen Bronya chasing her and would probably run away.
Boom!
It was still the sound of artillery. Kiana only felt the surroundings constantly shaking, and dust continuously falling.
"If this continues, I'll get pneumoconiosis..."
Kiana waved her hand, fanning away the dust.
She figured her loose hair was probably covered in dust.
So difficult, this isn't fun, there's a cheat.
The room clearly couldn't hold up. If she hadn't hidden deep enough, she would have been crushed by falling debris by now.
"Kiana! Himeko has reached the vicinity! Run this way! Himeko is rushing towards that side!"
The incident happened so suddenly. Theresa's side was already rushing over as fast as possible without provoking the Herrscher.
"Okay, I hope this life-saving mechanism isn't triggered, otherwise I can't guarantee what will happen to Mei..."
Kiana, having no other options now, could only follow the route to find Himeko.
Just wait, Bronya! She was going to call for backup!
She naturally didn't dare to say harsh words in front of Bronya. She found her direction, flipped out of the crumbling window, and moved towards the direction Theresa had given her.
Just after she flipped out, the building completely collapsed, and Bronya naturally followed.
"If you're so capable, don't use that robot! Fight me one-on-one!"
Turning her head, she saw Bronya's preheating cannon muzzle, and Kiana finally couldn't help but shout.
But it was useless. The missile launched, and at this distance, there was no way to escape.
This time, it seemed she had to activate her quantum state to escape... She hoped Mei wouldn't lose control afterward...
It was a pity; if only she could run faster.
Suddenly, whether it was a hallucination or not, Kiana suddenly felt her body lighten, and almost instantly, she ran out of the blast radius.
"What... what's going on?"
Kiana didn't understand at all, but never mind! She didn't need to care about these things!
She could just ask Theresa and the others later if there were any problems! What she needed to do now was rendezvous with Himeko!
With her body feeling lighter and lighter, Kiana quickened her pace. As long as Himeko arrived, Bronya would be nothing to fear.
Although she didn't know who was stronger between them, Himeko's arrival surely meant she wasn't coming alone.
"Target is escaping. Continued pursuit is too inefficient. Initiating full-area suppression."
Perhaps displeased with the slow progress, and now far from Mei, Bronya raised her hand, and countless red lights spread out.
"You're using your ultimate just to deal with a minion!"
Kiana was on the verge of tears. In a way, this was a sign of how much she was valued, but she'd rather not have this kind of treatment!
A dense barrage of explosions erupted instantly. Kiana only had time to raise her hand, attempting to block it futilely.
But for some reason, the projectiles near her seemed to be interfered with, deviating significantly from their targets.
"This is…"
Even if she wanted to throw it to Theresa, Kiana now had to think. Suddenly, she saw faint electric arcs flickering around her.
"Mei's power?!"
[It's a Honkai energy reaction. Kiana, you…]
Theresa's side also detected the Honkai energy signal.
She had no time to deal with Theresa. Having found something amiss, and trying again, Kiana could now confirm it.
She seemed to have the Third Herrscher's ability, using electromagnetic signals to interfere with Bronya's targeting signals.
As expected…
The previous… must have been electrical stimulation of muscles.
But it was quite weak, completely unable to create the huge lightning that Mei could to strike Bronya.
However…
Stimulating her body and blocking signals was still possible.
Next, she would charge directly at Bronya!
Kiana finally found an opportunity to counterattack.