"Brownie, Bronie, Honkai, world bubble?"
The petite girl named Brownie, with a somewhat familiar face—and the familiar title "Taixu Men"—made Daniel Davis immediately conclude that this was a Honkai world. It also made him understand why this world had an end; strictly speaking, it wasn't a true world at all, but merely a world bubble.
"Is it the ability of the Ruler of Reason? Even without a Ruler's core, Bronie still possesses the authority of the Ruler of Reason!"
Since he knew what kind of world this was, Daniel Davis naturally understood what Bronie's abilities were.
"They even resorted to using hand grenades; these thugs are really pathetic."
Although a few of the thugs were considerably tougher than the ordinary street ruffians, when confronted with the weapons that seemed to materialize out of thin air in Bronie's hands—and with her agile, nimble movements—these thugs didn't even manage to make contact before they all crumpled to the ground, convulsing. Every weapon Bronie used was from the electric shock series, including that hand grenade she'd thrown earlier.
"Snake Eyes—they ran away fast indeed. Well, time's about up."
After knocking down the group of thugs, Bronie scanned her surroundings and noticed that Snake Eyes had vanished. With a slightly displeased expression, she disregarded the remaining thugs and quickly moved off to one side. Under the night sky in the city, a blue figure could be seen flickering nimbly. Then, in a secluded corner, she mounted a cool blue motorcycle, transforming into a streak of blue light as she sped off into the distance.
"Sure enough, the ducks just can't catch a motorcycle."
Watching Bronie riding away on the motorcycle, Daniel Davis immediately prepared to soar on his sword to catch up. But just then, a voice rang out, causing him to momentarily halt his actions.
"Magical Girl teriri co-branded edition, the new generation of optical camouflage winged flyer, now on hot sale. Magical Girl teriri—Invisibility, takeoff, and we're coming for you!"
On a large screen erected nearby, an advertisement began to play. It featured Theresa dressed in a magical girl outfit, promoting a product.
"If this were shown to Theresa of St. Freya Academy, it would undoubtedly be very interesting."
After enjoying Magical Girl teriri's performance for a moment, Daniel Davis couldn't help but think that, since he had arrived in this Honkai world, he would eventually have to visit the Honkai-honkai-honkai world—after all, this was merely a world bubble, and he certainly wasn't going to stay here for long. Even when his strength increased further, he could very well take a look at that Honkai-honkai-honkai world; after all, even among Rulers, there was a world of difference in power. And if he were to go there, he'd surely meet a certain Aunt—and using that as a greeting would be absolutely interesting.
"Let's gather intel on that later; for now, let's see what the local enforcers are up to."
After the advertisement ended, Daniel Davis immediately soared through the air, heading in the direction Bronie had taken.
"People from beyond the light curtain? If they don't show up, fine—but if they do, there'll be two. This is really interesting."
What Daniel Davis didn't know was that, while he was soaring on his sword in pursuit of Bronie, in a dim room a graceful figure dressed in a maid outfit was watching him on a large screen—and suddenly, she revealed a knowing smile. As she mumbled to herself, the image on the screen suddenly split into two parts: one showing Daniel Davis soaring on his sword, and the other a figure clad in black armor with electric light coursing over his body.
Although Daniel Davis knew that this city was technologically advanced, he clearly hadn't grasped just how far its technological prowess extended; even if he deliberately avoided some cameras, he still ended up coming into someone's sight.
"Shencheng Technology Industrial Park."
Although watching the advertisement had cost him some time, Daniel Davis still caught up with Bronie. At that moment, she—and the Magical Girl teriri from the advertisement—were in a narrow alley not far from the Shencheng Technology Industrial Park, discussing how to infiltrate it and obtain the key hidden inside.
"Light Lock Maze City—what a pity, it's been nothing but a pawn all along."
Daniel Davis did know something about Bronie; her actions might have appeared to be her own decisions, but when viewed from a broader perspective, it was clear that most of her moves had been arranged by someone else. Regarding the barrier encircling the city, those who wished to unravel it and venture into the outside world were not limited to Bronie; it was just that, for various reasons, the others were reluctant to act. At precisely that moment, Bronie leaped in, and as a result, she was naturally treated as a pawn by certain individuals.
"They're all robot guards; is this intentional?"
Through her previous dealings with Snake Eyes, Bronie had learned about the internal structure of the Shencheng Technology Industrial Park. Coupled with her hacking skills, she quickly grasped the situation inside. After discussing the plan with Theresa, Bronie began her infiltration, while Theresa provided support from the outside. Don't be fooled by Theresa's appearance as a magical girl idol—judging by the way she operated the computer, her skills were far from ordinary.
"I feel like this Theresa is a bit smarter than that Aunt."
After Bronie infiltrated, Daniel Davis watched Theresa and suddenly thought that he had no intention of joining Bronie in her infiltration. This was nothing more than a performance; even if Bronie encountered trouble, it would only be minor. There was no need for him to get involved—especially since Shencheng Technology's guards were all robots, which would be just as much of a hassle for him. If the place were guarded by humans, infiltration would be easy for him. But with machines, it was different—unless he could hack into the system and disable the cameras, even he might be discovered. That was unless he wanted to emulate a certain Ruler and mow down everything in his path. Against machines, the "mirror flowers and water moons" tactic was completely ineffective. Come to think of it, that was one of the methods he had originally considered to dismantle Lanzan's "mirror flowers and water moons."
"These mechs are not bad at all."
While Theresa was monitoring Bronie's actions via surveillance, Daniel Davis—using his invisibility—floated in mid-air and saw everything on the video. The technological capabilities of this world were impressive, but as for individual strength, not so much; naturally, Theresa wouldn't be able to detect his presence. Even so, Daniel Davis didn't have any particular plans regarding the technology. If he really wanted to deal with tech, there was no need to operate within this world bubble—heading straight to the Honkai-honkai-honkai world to seek Inverse Entropy would be better, especially since there were two legendary doctors there.
"The light curtain has been continuously contracting—no wonder, someone must be trying to deactivate it."
After Bronie infiltrated, she soon discovered hidden intel on one of the computers inside—data that ordinary people wouldn't know. For example, the light curtain was shrinking at a rate of 1.7% every ten years. That figure might seem small, after all, it only shrank by so little per decade. But if that continued unabated, one day the light curtain would engulf the entire city. Ordinary people might not care—after all, at that rate it would take roughly a thousand years to completely consume the city, and who among ordinary folks would think so far ahead? Yet those in control of Tianqiu City could not ignore the issue. Since the light curtain was bound to be deactivated sooner or later, they might as well shut it down now.
Besides intel on the light curtain, there was also some information on monsters. Although the intel didn't specify exactly what kind of monsters, Daniel Davis immediately thought of the Honkai beasts. In this Honkai world, nearly all monsters can be associated with Honkai—such as the Judgment-class Honkai beast, Chiyou, among others.
"As expected, it was all arranged—the mech spotted her, and instead of sounding an alarm immediately, it engaged in combat."
Even though Bronie had been extremely cautious, once she infiltrated the core area she was still detected by a mech. Surprisingly, after the mech discovered her, it didn't sound an alarm but instead fought Bronie. In the end, she dismantled the mech using the weapons that materialized for her.
"Floor 33 underground; that's another network system. We can't provide you support from here—be careful."
After Bronie finally found the hiding place of the key, Theresa immediately cautioned her to be careful.
"Clearly, they should be around the same age—so why does she act like a mother worrying about her daughter? The Theresa of this world is definitely not that Aunt."
Although this world had Honkai beasts, it lacked destiny—that is, it did not have a certain First Ruler—so Theresa was naturally neither an artificial human nor a fused warrior. After the communication was cut off, Theresa stared anxiously at the computer before her, trying to re-establish contact with Bronie as quickly as possible. Then, ten minutes later, a sudden alarm rang out, echoing through the Shencheng Technology building. The patrolling mechs immediately went on high alert, and at the same time, the police station sprang into action.
"Bronie, Bronie."
Seeing that Shencheng Technology was now in full lockdown due to the alarm, Theresa kept calling out to Bronie over the headset. After a while, Bronie's voice finally came through.
"Bronie, are you alright? Now is not the time for that—I'll immediately find a safe route for you over here."
Theresa began operating the computer, trying to find a loophole in the lockdown at Shencheng Technology.
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"No need; if we continue like this, you'll also be discovered. Don't worry, I'm already prepared over here."
On Bronie's end, as she was about to disconnect the communication, a stranger's voice suddenly appeared in their conversation.
"If you want to get out, I can help you."
The speaker was, of course, Daniel Davis. Although even if he didn't intervene Bronie wouldn't have encountered any trouble, since he had seen her—and since the other party was in disguise—he naturally didn't mind lending her a hand this time.
"Who are you?"
A tone of caution rang out from Bronie over the headset.
"Ah, who are you?"
At the same time, Theresa's exclamation also resounded.
"Theresa, are you alright? If you dare to harm Theresa, I won't let you off."
"Don't be so tense; I'm here to help you. Now, find a way to appear on the surface of Shencheng Technology—anywhere will do—and I can bring you out. As for everything else, we can talk about it later."
By the time he spoke up to intervene, Daniel Davis had already enveloped the entire Shencheng Technology Industrial Park with the power of his "surgical fruit." However, Bronie was likely somewhere underground and had not been detected.
"Alright."
Though Bronie had many questions in her mind and was worried about Theresa, she knew that now was not the time for too much discussion—at worst, she'd just hand over the key she held. Clearly, she considered Daniel Davis to be one of those coveting the key.
"Don't be so tense, Theresa—I'm here to help you. Look, isn't this coming?"
As he spoke, a green leaf appeared in the palm of Daniel Davis's right hand. As he tossed the green leaf out, in the very next moment, Bronie materialized at the spot where it landed. The sudden spatial shift made Bronie freeze for a moment; then, upon seeing Theresa, an assault rifle immediately materialized in her hands as she aimed it at Daniel Davis. Instantly, two drones appeared out of thin air behind her.
"Hey, I did help you, Bronie; there's no need to be so tense."
Daniel Davis spread his hands and stepped back a few paces, indicating he wouldn't actively approach either of them.
"This is spatial teleportation. What is your relationship with that female ninja?"
Bronie still regarded Daniel Davis with a cautious expression.
"Female ninja? I don't know her."
Although Daniel Davis had a rough idea of whom Bronie was referring to, he truly didn't know her real identity—so this wasn't a lie.
"I think we should move to another place to talk; this place doesn't seem appropriate."
With a large number of police appearing—and though they were at some distance from Shencheng Technology—it was by no means certain that officers wouldn't come looking for them.
"Alright."
After contemplating for a moment, Bronie immediately nodded in agreement.
"You're probably not from Tianqiu City. If someone capable of spatial teleportation appeared in Tianqiu City, there's no way I wouldn't know. Are you from beyond the light curtain?"
After relocating, Bronie immediately asked. She was extremely clever—of course, if she weren't, she wouldn't have become a top-notch hacker. The abilities Daniel Davis displayed immediately led her to guess his origin, and although she was already convinced in her heart, she still expressed it in a questioning tone due to how astonishing it was.
"That's right, I'm from beyond the light curtain."
There was nothing to hide, so Daniel Davis simply nodded in agreement with her guess.
"What is there beyond the light curtain?"
Bronie asked excitedly.
"Nothing at all."
Daniel Davis replied softly.
"Hey, are you messing with me? You said there's nothing—so how did you appear then?"
His words nearly made Bronie jump.
"I'm stating the facts. Besides, aren't you already preparing to open the light curtain? You can verify it for yourself later. As for me—do you know about parallel worlds?"
"Parallel worlds? Like the kind in Galaxy Hacker?"
In disbelief, Bronie pressed on.
"Isn't that from comics? How could it possibly exist in reality?"
Theresa, who had remained silent until now, exclaimed in astonishment.
"Although I haven't seen the comics you mentioned, it should be about the same, right?"
"This is really interesting."
A look of excited glee appeared on Bronie's lips; for this hacker rabbit, the most detested thing was a monotonous life—otherwise, she wouldn't have wanted to steal the key and shut down the light curtain. Later, upon discovering that beyond the light curtain lay nothing but desolation, they went straight to the Quantum Sea. As for what the Quantum Sea was—Daniel Davis could only dare to operate within it freely thanks to the magic of Kamatéiji—because for ordinary people, venturing inside would likely result in the fate of the Wasp Woman.
Just look at Kevin, along with Walter doing sit-ups—both trapped in the Quantum Sea. In Bronie's upbeat tone, having encountered the Hubbilian in the Quantum Sea and boarding it, otherwise, who knows how long they would have drifted around in there. One can only say, as expected of the tiger-eating rabbit, her nerve is indeed formidable.
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