Then the screen showed Mei defeating Bronya.
Mei, who happened to look up and saw this scene, immediately brightened her expression: "We won!"
At that moment, she felt genuinely happy, like any normal girl, for having won the game.
"But it's really strange, how did I manage to use my ultimate move just now?"
After the initial excitement, Mei felt that something was wrong.
However, before she could think about it, someone knocked on the door.
Who could it be?
It definitely wasn't Kiana. When Kiana left, she intentionally left the key with the other person.
Regardless of who it was, Mei, who subconsciously felt that St. Freya Academy was very safe, still opened the door with doubts.
When the door opened, the hooded man who had appeared next to Cocolia was there in the room.
"Excuse the late inconvenience. I am the newly appointed secretary to Academy Director Theresa. Director Theresa needs Miss Mei to come to her office."
Before Mei could answer, Bronya cautiously spoke: "Bronya wants to come too!"
Hooded Man: "Oh dear, this is a problem. Director Theresa only called for Miss Mei."
"Then let Bronya call the Director and ask."
The more the hooded man said this, the more suspicious Bronya became.
In addition, there is something Bronya has been hiding from everyone.
She discovered that something seemed to have appeared in her brain.
At that moment, a reminder flashed across her mind: the hooded man in front of her was a serious problem.
"Tsk... What a suspicious brat. She wouldn't have gotten hurt if she had just behaved. I had no choice but to take her away by force."
The hooded man used some method to knock Mei unconscious and take control of her.
Bronya, of course, did not stand idly by. She quickly summoned her Heavy Bunny and unleashed a barrage against the hooded man mercilessly.
However, after a cloud of dust dissipated, most of the walls in the St. Freya Academy dormitory collapsed, but the hooded man was completely unharmed.
"How is it possible... to block the Heavy Bunny's attack at such close range?"
Bronya was slightly shocked, but she quickly calmed down and prepared for the second round of attacks.
"Heavy Armored Bunny! Prepare for the second artillery attack!"
"A hundred more shots wouldn't have helped. I really wanted to play with you a little longer, but, unfortunately, there is not much time left. Goodbye, little bunny."
The hooded man sneered as he reached out his right hand and grabbed tightly. The Heavy Armored Bunny that Bronya had summoned was instantly shattered by the man's strange ability.
Just as the hooded man was about to swat Bronya's body aside with another flick of his finger, Bronya's figure instantly disappeared.
How could that be?
The hooded man was clearly unprepared for this unexpected turn of events.
He looked around with a gloomy expression, but he couldn't find any trace of Bronya. It was as if Bronya had completely vanished in that instant.
A cold sweat ran down the hooded man's forehead.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't have lost his composure like that.
However, he subconsciously cannot accept the appearance of things he cannot comprehend.
It was as if he was born to understand the ultimate truth of all things.
This sensation caused the hooded man to momentarily lose his mind.
Just as the hooded man was distracted, he suddenly noticed that his left hand, which was holding Mei, felt lighter.
When he turned around, he discovered that Bronya had appeared behind him at some point and had taken Mei back when he wasn't paying attention.
"Impossible! You are just a brat I only saved from killing upon first meeting, thanks to the repeated pleas of Lord Cocolia. How is this possible?!"
At that moment, the hooded man's expression seemed to have devolved into madness.
The predictability of incomprehensible events would cause him mental confusion!
Just as the hooded man thought, if Bronya was merely Bronya at that moment, he would probably have already stepped on her head with his boots (as happened in the original comics).
Unfortunately, after Bronya realized she couldn't defeat the other party and couldn't save Mei no matter what, she simply relinquished her defenses against the being in her mind and willingly handed over her body.
In other words, the one currently controlling Bronya's body to fight is Prometheus, not Bronya.
As an advanced artificial intelligence, fighting is not Prometheus's strong suit, but she is very good at utilizing knowledge.
Bronya's strength is largely concentrated in her Heavy Bunny.
In her spare time these days, Prometheus had already thoroughly studied every aspect of the Heavy Bunny.
Simply put, this thing is a product of the Quantum Sea and possesses very distinctive quantum properties.
For example, the ability to appear and disappear at any time is a transformation between a quantum state and a collapsed state.
Bronya, who can control the state transitions of the Heavy Bunny, has also developed some connection to the Sea of Quanta to a certain extent.
In other words, Prometheus could completely reflect this quantum state onto Bronya.
That's right, her attacks could not pose a threat to the hooded man, but when she transformed into a quantum state, she could also nullify his attacks.
Of course, Prometheus also considered the possibility that the hooded man could not only manipulate the gravity of visible objects but also influence the gravity of invisible objects.
After all, if this ability is related to gravity, then even in a quantum state, gravity can still play a role.
Fortunately, Prometheus made the right gamble.
And she never imagined that this would lead to an unexpected and delightful result.
When she used her connection with the Heavy Bunny to make Bronya's form disappear into a quantum state from the other party's view, it actually caused the other party to become mentally unstable.
Perhaps she can use this to defeat the opponent directly!
However, just as Prometheus was about to do so, Bronya interrupted her.
For Bronya, the ultimate goal is to rescue Mei from the enemy.
Furthermore, who knows if that hooded man, if he truly breaks through his defenses and goes mad, might harm Mei, who is in a coma?
Therefore, even though there were risks involved, Bronya still told Prometheus to rescue Mei first.
Naturally, Prometheus unconditionally obeyed Bronya's request.
Who can blame them when it was a reward given to Bronya by the Q&A space?
She certainly has her own thoughts and preferences, but she will not go against Bronya's wishes.
Even if doing so could lead to the other party seeing through the quantum state trick, thereby putting herself in danger after saving Mei.
Fortunately, after Prometheus appeared and rescued Mei, the hooded man only paused for a moment, his confusion did not subside, indicating that he had not seen through everything.
However, looking at Mei in her arms, Prometheus forced a bitter smile.
If she were alone, she could transform into a quantum state at any time, allowing her to easily flee or fight the opponent.
But now that Mei is here, she can no longer use this ability.
If she were to transform into a quantum state along with Mei, Mei would surely fall into the sea of quantum mechanics, just like Bronya's Seele.
"I never expected you to be able to snatch that person from me, and even render my ability to control gravity useless. You deserve praise."
After a brief standoff, the hooded man's expression became eerily calm. He looked at Prometheus and said, "I can change the gravity of anything in my sight. So, Valkyrie, do you still want to fight me, the First Herrscher?"
First Herrscher?
Prometheus's expression changed.
Yu Duchen's illusion only works on humans, but she is not human, but an intelligent life form.
Moreover, she was a safety net that Fu Hua had specifically left behind. It guided the illusory ones to complete certain tasks at crucial moments, so even though Feather Dust could act on her, Fu Hua deliberately ignored it.
Therefore, Prometheus remembers everything that occurred in the Q&A Space.
She recalled that a First Herrscher also appeared in that 'Stranger' manga, but there was nothing similar between that one and this one, from appearance to personality and behavior.
Prometheus couldn't determine the specific reason based on this, but she connected it with what she had learned from Bronya about the internal situation of Anti-Entropy, and through analysis, she concluded that something had happened within Anti-Entropy, such as an internal conflict.
Although the hooded man in front of her had the ability to manipulate gravity and even claimed to be the First Herrscher, Prometheus knew very well that the other party was nothing more than an imposter.
In the 'Outland' manga, the true First Herrscher, Welt Yang, already mastered the concept of dimensions, so how could he be defeated by a mere trick like the quantum state?
Moreover, the First Herrscher's power was never gravity manipulation!
It is clear that neither the imposter nor the person behind the imposter has a shallow understanding of the First Herrscher.
In other words, this incident has less to do with Anti-Entropy and more to do with Cocolia.
Only Anti-Entropy reformers would know so little about Walter Yang's situation.
However, after analyzing so much, Prometheus understood that she was no match for her opponent.
So, without a second of hesitation, Bronya took Mei into her arms and wanted to leave without a word.
However, for some reason, Prometheus's act of walking away directly enraged the hooded man.
"Kneel!!!"
The hooded man shouted loudly in the direction Prometheus had left.
Prometheus also noticed that her body became incredibly heavy. Under the sudden pressure, she knelt down with Mei in her arms, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth.
Seeing Prometheus's gruesome state coughing up blood, the hooded man's face once again showed a satisfied smile.
Although he still didn't understand how the other person had disappeared and how Mei had been taken from him.
But he had already sensed that, at least when Mei was with her, she was incapable of using that strange ability he could not comprehend.
"Who told you to leave? I don't recall giving you permission to go. It seems I have been underestimated if I don't take this seriously. I regret your arrogance in this hell of a hundred times gravity!"
When the hooded man finished speaking, Bronya felt the gravity on her body increase even further and she was completely unable to move.
"I originally intended to spare Raiden Ryoma's daughter's life, but I've changed my mind. I'll take the Herrscher Core! You will pay with your lives for deceiving me!"
Before he finished speaking, the rubble from the destroyed buildings around them, under the hooded man's control, rushed towards Prometheus and Mei, who were being crushed onto the ground by gravity.
As Prometheus listened to Bronya's voice echoing in her mind, she sighed softly and struggled to move her body under the influence of a hundred times gravity, trying to shield Mei from the fatal damage of the falling rocks.
However, under this round of attacks, amidst the smoke and dust, Prometheus had exhausted a great deal of computing power, reaching the limit Bronya could endure.
With no other option, she had to return control of the body to Bronya.
Bronya, who was being protected by Prometheus just a second ago, regained consciousness the next second and was immediately knocked unconscious by the overwhelming pain.
Prometheus: "..."
However, after hearing the crackling sound of a lightning bolt in her ears, Prometheus finally felt much more at ease.
Even though it was a fake First Herrscher, only a Herrscher could handle it.
Isn't it perfect that our restrained Third Herrscher is taking action?
With that in mind, Prometheus began to calculate Bronya's current physical condition using extremely low energy consumption.
She had barely managed to dodge some fatal attacks, and if she wanted Bronya to recover quickly, she now needed to design a comprehensive treatment plan based on the extent of her injuries.
Seeing that Bronya was still breathing despite being unconscious, the hooded man was clearly incredulous.
"What's wrong? Why hasn't she died yet? Wait... where is the Third Herrscher?"
Having finally discovered the problem, the hooded man turned to look at the source of the thundering sound and, sure enough, saw Mei, or rather, the Third Herrscher of Thunder, standing there.
The Herrscher of Thunder crouched down and rubbed her index finger with a bit of the blood Bronya had spilled earlier. Like a vampire, she smeared it on her lower lip, exuding an unsettling aura.
"How ardent! The blood she spilled to protect that coward, you scum, you will pay for it with your own blood."
"Scum? Are you talking about me?!"
The hooded man looked at the Herrscher of Thunder with a terrifying glare.