Before the two little ones could reconcile, the scene began to shift.
Gray Serpent's body instantly tore apart; his human form disappeared.
In its place, scarlet and deep blue carapaces burst through the metallic prosthetics, transforming into massive arms that slammed into the ground.
In a moment, the original appearance of the two individuals called "Gray Serpent" was completely gone.
"Gray Serpent... turned himself into a Honkai Beast?"
Theresa in the image stared blankly as two gigantic Honkai Beasts rose from the ground, her expression utterly bewildered.
"Hey! First twins, then beast transformation, is this guy here to cause trouble?!"
Rozaliya shouted loudly, stamping her foot.
Their attributes are overlapping!
One blue, one red.
Aside from the color of their carapaces, everything else was identical.
"Idiot Rozaliya, you should talk less."
Liliya sighed, speechless.
"Hehe~ Let me test the extent of Jackal's research results."
The gigantic Honkai Beast, striking with its hammer-like arms, spoke with a ghostly voice.
"How is that possible? This guy is undoubtedly a Honkai Beast, yet he still retains human rationality?" Theresa was shocked.
Its movements were as agile as a human's; she had never seen anything so strange.
To test its strength first, Theresa swung her crimson Judah.
Chains flew, chasing the giant beast like howling light, forcing it back step by step.
Looking at the retreating giant beast, Theresa frowned.
"Something's very wrong. Although they possess intelligence, they are, after all, just two Emperor-Level Honkai Beasts. They're not that strong..."
"What makes Gray Serpent confident enough to personally intervene?" she muttered to herself.
"Perhaps he still has a hidden card. I must get the children out first."
Thinking this, Theresa said to the two children beside her: "Rozaliya, Liliya, I'll hold them off. You two quickly take Cocolia to a safe place!"
Knowing that this was not the time for sentimentality, Cocolia's injuries could be fatal with every second of delay.
And the two Emperor-Level Honkai Beasts were no match for Theresa.
Liliya said: "Rozaliya, let's go quickly."
But Rozaliya, hearing this, stubbornly said: "No, I want to stay and help!"
"This guy ambushed Mom and severely wounded her..."
In her heart, a burning, hot flame yearned to be released.
Running away like a coward? Rozaliya absolutely refused!
Seeing this, Gray Serpent also scoffed: "Theresa is right, run, Rozaliya. As a fellow kind, I really don't want to hurt you."
The mockery contained boundless malice, enough to ignite all the anger in one's heart.
Rozaliya had never felt so disgusted before, and she loudly retorted: "Who, who is the same kind as a disgusting guy like you!"
Gray Serpent smiled sinisterly: "What are you talking about? The surgery that saved you and Liliya from the brink of death, the technology that transformed my body into a Honkai Beast..."
He deliberately paused for a second, then, under Rozaliya's incredulous expression, grimly stated: "They are the same thing."
"No!"
"It's also thanks to you and other guinea pigs that we were able to find the optimal concentration for Honkai Beast factor fusion with the human body."
"Of course, your foolish mother believed until the very end that she had received charity."
"You... don't you dare talk about Mom like that!"
Rozaliya yelled furiously, her face flushed crimson, like a boiling furnace.
Cocolia, however, had already fainted from blood loss, so she couldn't explain anything.
At this moment, Theresa quickly said: "Calm down, Rozaliya, he's deliberately provoking you—"
Before she could finish, the alien beast leaped up, pouncing directly at the unsuspecting Rozaliya!
Everything happened so suddenly!
No one had time to react! They merged in mid-air with an agility that belied their size, extending their demonic claws towards the girl.
Rozaliya's eyes were blank, completely unable to dodge in time.
And Liliya, in that instant, shouted: "Rozaliya, watch out!"
Time seemed to freeze at this moment; Liliya could only hear her own heartbeat.
Her innocent eyes recalled many things!
That was her, Liliya the younger sister's, first half of her life.
In her early years at Cocolia's Orphanage, she made many friends, but she always clashed with Xing, and the two often bickered, though they would ultimately be suppressed by Bronya.
She always scored full marks on exams, a stark contrast to her sister Rozaliya, who always got zeros. Once, she and her sister Rozaliya discovered Cocolia secretly hoarding many cookies. When caught, Liliya fled in a hurry, while Rozaliya ate her fill.
At the Orphanage, Cocolia Mom would teach the orphans how to read and write. Besides regular classes, they also had to learn how to control Honkai Energy, and Rozaliya and she were always at the bottom of the class.
To successfully control Honkai Energy, Rozaliya and Liliya snuck into the X-10 Experiment lab.
There, the two found Sirin's genes, injected themselves, and grew horns and Tails. It was then that they realized the selection plan had already ended.
In 2016, four months after the Herrscher of the Void's reappearance incident, Schicksal had been tracking the gem of desire. Anti-Entropy strongholds around the world were attacked, and Rozaliya and she followed Cocolia, constantly hiding and evading.
After the children in the Orphanage had their lives taken by the Great Collapse, Cocolia fled to the Eye of the Deep with the sisters and the gem of desire. On a small island that had broken off from the Eye of the Deep, discovered by the Rozaliya sisters, she erected tombstones for the three deceased children.
In the coldest abyss, the children finally had a home.
That was what Liliya desired most.
Liliya had been weak and sickly since childhood, growing up under her older sister's protection.
Compared to Rozaliya, her treatment seemed incomplete.
Liliya had to rely on the assistance of some small devices to fight alongside her sister.
But regardless, she loved the feeling of being able to run under the sun with Rozaliya.
"As long as I can be with my sister, Liliya is willing to do anything."
The side effects of the experiments caused Liliya to fall into a deep sleep every day at seven in the evening, but compared to her former self who was always sick, this limited time of free activity already made her very satisfied.
The sudden sleepiness every day always caught people off guard, but Liliya wasn't afraid at all.
—Because Rozaliya would be by her side.
"Blueberry Blitz."
This was a name Rozaliya had given Liliya without permission, saying it originated from a mixed drink.
Liliya was not yet of legal drinking age, so she didn't know what it was actually like.
Was it a clear azure like the sky?
Or a deep blue like the ocean?
Regardless, she believed her sister would give her the best name.
She also believed her sister would always protect her.
In short.
Liliya had a wish since childhood: to obtain great power.
To protect her sister Rozaliya in turn!
Yes, what younger sister wouldn't want to protect her older sister?
Until the final moments of her life, she had always been well-protected by Rozaliya.
But finally—
She finally had enough power to protect Liliya!
It's... now!
In a flash, Liliya lunged from the side, using almost all her strength to shove Rozaliya away.
Leaving her sister with only a gaze full of no regrets.
Those eyes were saturated with silent emotions, a glimmer of light buried deep within.
She fell into the hands of the monster.
At the same time.
Watching this scene,
the bodies of the Arin sisters in the outside world felt as if they had been struck by lightning.
This happening was exactly the opposite of what the two of them had just said!
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