Meanwhile.
In the West Pacific, above the Mariana Islands.
Since Yunduo said she would go to the Sea of Quanta with Bronya to find Seele...
A few days later, everyone gradually learned the news.
Besides Rita, Theresa also told Dr. Tesla of Anti-Entropy.
Because to open the Sea of Quantas Eye, they had to use the power of Anti-Entropy to go to Haiyuan City.
Cocolia learned the news from somewhere, knowing they were going to enter Haiyuan City, so she sent a communication, hoping to see Bronya.
Of course, it wasn't to transfer the gem of desire as seen in the future within the space.
At this time, the gem of desire was not yet in Cocolia's hands, and she didn't know they wanted to enter the interior of the Sea of Quanta.
Ever since the last time in Changkong City, when Cocolia forced Bronya to infiltrate the local Valkyrie unit...
Bronya had not spoken to Cocolia again.
To her, Cocolia had done many excessive things. Knowing what would happen in the future, she no longer wanted to remain hesitant and weak, so she cut ties with Cocolia.
Due to her physical condition, Himeko remained at St. Freya Academy.
As for Theresa and the others, just like what happened in Angel Reconstruction, the original team was all deployed.
Now, they had arrived not far from Haiyuan City.
Because they would pass through the archipelago, Yunduo specifically told everyone to stop.
Here, there were friends Bronya hadn't seen for a long time, Rozaliya and Liliya.
Cocolia had sent the two of them, saying they were to apologize to Bronya on her behalf.
"Wait a moment, the Honkai Beasts here were just handled by us; those two should sense us very soon."
After getting off the transport plane, Yunduo spoke to Bronya.
Meanwhile, she gazed into the distance as a cool sea breeze brushed across her forehead, blowing a strand of hair behind her ear.
As she spoke, two mischievous little girls appeared before everyone, skipping and jumping.
The slightly older, pink-haired Rozaliya didn't stop her reckless pace upon seeing the group, while the blue-haired Liliya seemed a bit more restrained and shy.
The former wore a small pink and white coat, looking adorable, while the latter wore a blue and white coat with a blue bow on her head.
"Bronya~ Yahoo! We're here!"
Hearing the familiar voices of the two, Bronya nodded gently, a slight expression of happiness on her face.
When she saw the little Tails behind the two of them, she couldn't help but purse her lips.
She had originally wanted to take the two away to prevent them from being sewn into the bodies of Honkai Beasts in the future.
She hadn't expected to be too late; that accident must have already occurred.
Noticing Bronya's expression, Rozaliya thought she was surprised, so she explained the origin of the Tails with a giggle.
Of course, this scene had already happened within the Challenge Space, so everyone was unfazed, their expressions calm as if they had seen it all before.
Rozaliya, who had expected them to look shocked, had a large question mark pop up over her small head.
"Do people from outside... all have Tails?"
"Rozaliya, stop joking; that's impossible," Liliya retorted coldly.
"It's been a long time for you two as well," Bronya said, skipping the topic and greeting them.
"Bronya, really, after all this time you haven't changed at all—you haven't grown taller at all~ and you don't have the signs of becoming an adult either. Liliya, look here—mmph mmph mmph~"
Just as Rozaliya quietly pointed a finger at Bronya's unremarkable figure, her mouth was immediately covered by Liliya.
Seeing that the carefree pink-haired girl hadn't realized the gravity of the situation, the blue-haired girl immediately said, "Don't talk about Sister Bronya like that, or Rozaliya will be sharked." Bronya was left speechless.
Bringing along the skipping Rozaliya and Liliya, the group arrived at Haiyuan City.
Because there was no threat from the World Serpent like in the Challenge Space, this place was just an Anti-Entropy ruin; it was very safe, with stationed troops and places to rest.
Compared to saving Seele, everyone seemed more like they were here for a tour... at night.
Moonlight could not be seen within Haiyuan City, nor was there any bright, clear light.
Only artificial night lamps emitted a faint glow.
The group agreed to rest here for the night and begin the plan tomorrow.
Operation Save Seele!
There were two objectives for this mission: first, to enter the Sea of Quanta, and second, to successfully save Seele!
Furthermore, they had to prevent the "Serpent" from escaping the Sea of Quanta!
This matter was only known to Theresa and the others, as well as Tesla and Einstein.
This also included Cocolia, who only knew they were conducting observations within Haiyuan City.
This was because they used the names of Einstein and Tesla, saying that the Far East Branch was cooperating with them to scout for Honkai Energy reactions within Haiyuan City.
They hadn't told her the true objective!
3:00 AM.
After sleeping for a while, Bronya woke up.
Her grey eyes looked out the window toward the center of Haiyuan City, the location of the Sea of Quantas Eye, which was the connection point for traversing the Sea of Quanta.
Thinking about seeing Seele after so long, her emotions became uncontrollable.
As children, they had lived together in the Orphanage for a long time, and the bond between the sisters was incredibly deep.
To her, Seele was just like a biological younger sister!
Back then, their lives were simple and happy, looking out at the unknown future sky from that small house.
But in an experiment in the summer of 2012, the girl named Bronya lost her originally simple life.
Her legs were completely destroyed by Honkai Energy; if she didn't wear Exoskeleton Armor, she couldn't even move.
A part of her brain was burned away, and she could no longer feel joy or show a smile.
Most importantly, she lost Seele, who had always been by her side.
The original subject for the X-10 Experiment was actually Bronya; why did she back down back then?
It was Seele who took her place and went into the depths of that endless abyss.
It was she who chose to sink into the deep sea.
"Sister Bronya?"
As the sleepless Bronya walked through a corner of Haiyuan City, she suddenly heard a sweet, innocent female voice.
Looking up, she saw Rozaliya wearing pajamas.
"Rozaliya, aren't you sleeping?"
"I woke up, and I feel so happy that I suddenly can't sleep, as if the sleepiness bug just sneaked away," Rozaliya said, tapping her pink lips, her small head swaying. "Sometimes before, I'd feel like Sister Bronya was right by my side; I didn't expect that day to come true so soon. Rozaliya is so happy."
"Then Rozaliya..."
Bronya looked up, her eyes flashing like a shooting star as she made a firm vow: "Do you want to see Sister Seele?"
"—Sister Seele?"
Rozaliya was shocked; she hadn't expected Bronya to suddenly mention Seele.
She hadn't even dared to hope she could see Seele again.
"Is it really okay?"
"Really, I promise you, I will bring Seele out," Bronya affirmed.
She thought of the Herrscher of Reason trial card rewarded by the space.
Although it only lasted an hour, it was enough to turn the tide.
The moment this thought flashed through her mind, she thought of Yunduo again.
If it were her... could she become 'myself'?
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