"Do it."
With cold and indifferent eyes, the silver haired girl looked at 'Joyce' in the eye and declared
"Oh? Well, sure-"
ZZzzzzzzhzzzzzhzhzhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The next instant, the sound of a fierce current was all that could be heard throughout the dormitory as it silenced the blue-haired man's next words
Bam
A piercing echo sounded out as the artificial Herrscher's back made violent contact with the wall.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!"
With an almost comical delay, 'Joyce' let out a pitiful scream, his body convulsing erratically because-
-Right there, on his stomach, was a fist-sized hole. All around the bloodied flesh and almost exposed organs, arcs of crimson lightning flashed
"G-good job, Bronya-chan"
Mei, who was previously supposedly 'sleeping', smiled at Bronya and retracted her extended hand that was still wrapped in lightly crimson electricity.
"Mei-nee….."
The silver-haired girl looked at Mei with concern
That's right, concern.
Why? Because the purple-haired girl's face was pale, and that same hand that launched the sudden attack was trembling
"D-don't worry…!"
Mei bit her lip, trying to steady herself.
This was her first time seeing such a bloody scene. As a normal young rich lady, she wasn't used to this!
In Nagazora city, everyone transformed into honkai zombies. Honkai beasts weren't carbon-based; thus, they didn't bleed. [Heh, Adam could regenerate, and we couldn't hurt him much]
"I…have to face the darkness myself!"
Though her words were weird and her expression was nervous, her eyes looked resolute and unyielding.
Sure, Mei could leave Raiden out and let her kill this man. However….what would be the point?
She didn't want to be a delicate bird in a cage. She won't let what happened back in Nagazora city ever happen again!
[That's right! As expected of the main 'me'!]
"Cough….cough…."
Swaying unsteadily, 'Joyce' slowly stood up. Even though there was a hole in his stomach and his organs were exposed to the raw air, he still stood up
BOOOOM
Another projectile was instantly shot towards him, stirring up smoke everywhere and obstructing their view
"Bronya won't let you!"
-This time, it was the silver girl who fired the shot
Behind her, a mechanized construct phased into existence, the muzzle of the gun that pointed towards the man still emitting smoke
The Herrscher of Thunder's crimson lightning still struck him like glue. And now, after a full-powered shot fired straight at him from Project Bunny should have finished him
-Bronya thought so, at least
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned.
"Hahahaha….!"
The smoke cleared, and the man was standing up, laughing wildly, unharmed by her shot
"Interesting!
He looked at the girl who had just attacked him with a mad fervor in his eyes. However, his eyes instantly snapped to the tense purple-haired girl
Yes, he took no damage from her shot. Though there was some kind of formless energy shield surrounding him, which helped block that shot- his stomach still bore a hole from Mei's attack
"Take this!"
"…Project Bunny, fire!"
Almost simultaneously, they both took action.
BOOOM
As the silver-haired girl prepared to fire yet another shot at him, the purple-haired girl beside her had already beaten her to the punch- her thrown lightning bolt reaching its destination in an instant
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Crashing, deflecting sounds reverberated throughout the room as lightning clashed with the formless shield around the man
Boom
A moment later, Project Bunny's shot arrived, colliding with the two forces of nature and-
Nothing. The instant the shot made contact with the formless force and the lightning, it disintegrated
Bronya's mouth gaped, her silver eyes widening in surprise-
The next moment, her knees buckled. Her whole body suddenly felt pressure- it was as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on her, pinning her to the ground and squeezing her whole body
"This…?!"
Mei's body also felt the pressure, and her face betrayed surprise.
Not only did this man block her attack, but he also-
Bam
The sound of collision reached her ears- but this time, it was the sound of Bronya and Project Bunny dropping to the floor hopelessly
"Bronya!"
The purple-haired called out to her, yet her own body stood in place, refusing to move.
She tried to raise her arm, yet it felt as though she was thousands of meters deep in the ocean
"It's useless."
The silver-haired girl and the purple-haired girl barely managed to tilt their heads to gaze at the approaching man
"This is the ability to control gravity. As long as something is within my field of vision, I can change its gravity at will."
Like a 3rd rate villain, 'Joyce' grinned and explained his abilities
"And you!"
He pointed at Mei with a madened look, gritting his teeth in anger
"Why are you awake?! Why are you conscious!? Didn't this brat drug you?!"
He asked, he questioned, he demanded- all in erratic confusion.
Unfortunately for him-
"Heh"
A mocking chuckle was all that answered him.
Bronya felt her body lighten, the pressure on her body vanishing entirely
The ground beneath them was still cracking, meaning….that this guy didn't recede his ability.
Instead…..
"You….!!"
The false Herrscher's eyes bulged, as if his eyeballs were almost popping out of his head in anger.
The silver-haired girl's gaze fell onto Mei. And the first thing she noticed was…. That with the purple-haired girl's body as the center, an invincible, almost impossible to see field has risen
Yes, even though Bronya couldn't see it, she knew that….this field had counteracted the enemy's gravity
"You dare-?!"
Just as he was about to lash out and crush this woman, he stopped
Because-
'Mei' raised her head, two cold, merciless, and cruel crimson eyes bore at 'Joyce', staring at him with intensity
"You insect…"
Lips curling upwards, she grinned-
"Since when were you under the impression that 'I' wasn't conscious?"
-And lightning bloomed
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By the time Adam and Kiana arrived at the girls' dormitory, everything was already over
There were…no sights of fighting. No, instead, what remained was only the blackened, charred wreckage of the dormitory
"That's... !"
The white haired girl beside him froze, gasping as her eyes widened.
She shriveled her head around, looking everywhere at her surroundings
"Could Mei and Bronya have….."
The white-haired girl bit her lips, her body trembling as her face was etched with concern
While she was trying hard to find her companions, Adam stood motionless, eyes half-lidded, as if dazed
"Adam?"
Kiana wrapped her arms around his left arm, pressing her body against him as she shook his body
In such a serious time, how can he still have the time to sit here and stare blankly?
"...Don't worry. They are fine." The silver-haired boy pinched the bridge of his nose. "They are somewhere in the forest."
This is also a logical deduction
St. Freya's Academy is built on an island. In order to support Theresa's dream, Otto not only constructed a lavish academy, but also constructed a small city
And yet, the only way to get into that city and leave the Academy was through the main road. Except for this road, there were only forests all around
"In the forest... Crap! It's too damn difficult to find them!!"
Kiana gritted her teeth as she realized this immediately.
It's almost impossible to find just three people on such a large island- an island that is filled with trees and plants, no less!
"Kiana, go find Fu Hua and Himeko." He patted her shoulder comfortingly. "They'll know what to do. In the meantime, I'll….try my best to find them"
"...I see!"
The white-haired girl nodded repeatedly, trusting in his arrangements
"Adam-senpai, take care!"
She turned around and rushed towards the main building of the Academy at full speed
Compared to going to random valkyries for help, going to seniors like the class president and Teacher Himeko is a far wiser choice. After all, the invader is suspected to be a Herrscher. Having random valkyries in training go after him is like throwing meat to a tiger.
At the very least, she herself had to be a Valkyrie of Himeko's and Fu Hua's leved. Without that, she didn't even have the right to be present in the battle
- This is Kiana's understanding
Although she usually looks silly…. When it comes to combat, her brain is always 'online'. Her instincts, logic, and experience is always reliable
Of course, she also had a hunch that…Adam sent her away so he could join the fight and help Mei and Bronya
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In fact, Adam already knew the location of the two girls. And already knew that they were facing yet another clone
He was always wary of an invasion from Anti-Entropy. In his previous life, there was a short story about this invasion- though he didn't personally read it, he had plenty of knowledge of it from fanfictions and other media
Though the world he now was inhabiting was real, and he had considerably changed some stuff….Cocolia's greed wasn't among them
That CocoDanzo would never give up on a Herrscher core, thus….Adam maintained the illusion of Bronya being that woman's subordinate.
Unfortunately for this good-for-nothing mother….Her daughter had already betrayed her. The moment Cocolia informed Bronya to drug Mei, Adam was already aware of it.
He cooperated with both Mei and Bronya- maintaining the illusion that the purple-haired girl was drugged.
All of that, to 'ambush' the clone of the first Herrscher.
In Adam's opinion, there was no need to go through all that trouble. After all, not to mention Raiden, even Mei could easily kill that useless clone.
But…He wasn't sure if the enemy was just one clone.
And his fear came true. After killing one clone, another one showed
"No matter…."
Adam cracked his knuckles. There was no concern or doubt in him.
Raiden could easily deal with another one, but impulsively, he wanted to intervene.
'Joyce' will become a good punching bug….Because Adam was still mad that someone dared to try to kidnap his girlfriend
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