"Mo Wang! What on earth happened? What was that just now?"
At this moment, the arriving Theresa and the others stopped in astonishment at the sight of the ice and snow in front of them, and hurriedly asked Mo Wang what was going on.
At this moment, it seemed that more than half of the city had been frozen in an instant.
The surrounding buildings were covered in ice, the windows were covered with crystal clear ice flowers, the shop signs were hung with ice crystals, the light of the street lamps was frozen into faint spots of light, reflecting a faint blue tone.
The whole world seemed to be swallowed by an invisible layer of ice and snow, and even the air was filled with a bone-chilling cold, making people shiver involuntarily.
Just now, the few of them were still discussing how powerful the Divine Thunder was.
But the next second, a cold wind suddenly blew from that side.
If it weren't for Wendy's timely wind shield, the few of them would have probably been frozen into popsicles by now.
"Achoo! It's nothing serious. It's just that Cocolia seems to have become a Herrscher."
The approaching Mo Wang suddenly sneezed and then said to everyone.
Everyone: (—`′—)?
"What the hell? Cocolia became a Herrscher? Wait, is that a small matter!"
Theresa felt like her head was about to explode.
Wait, how long has it been? In less than a day, you've created another Herrscher?
And it's even someone like Cocolia?
Doesn't this mean that they're completely doomed?
"Mo Wang, you bastard, you'd better give me an explanation!"
At this moment, Theresa, as if she were about to go crazy, grabbed Mo Wang's collar.
"What can I do? Who knew that the robot could leak Honkai energy when it exploded? But it seems we don't need to worry too much."
"After all, Cocolia's Herrscher transformation is not complete, and she has even lost her mind."
Mo Wang spread his hands and did not say that he had specially injected a wave into Cocolia.
After all, the idea of turning Cocolia into a Herrscher only came to him when he arrived at the ME Corp building.
At the very beginning, Mo Wang was just thinking: This B-Y-D Cocolia, she likes to mess with Herrschers so much, why don't I just turn her into a Herrscher?
And as soon as he had this thought, Mo Wang's thoughts became active.
After all, Herrschers are actually like a different version of the Investiture of the Gods.
Basically, no one wants to go on it, and there are only so many positions.
It's a one-person-one-pit type of thing.
And if he could turn this Cocolia into a Herrscher in advance, could he just squeeze out someone else's position?
At this time, Mo Wang couldn't help but think of that guy Otto, who seemed to have used this method to directly get rid of Theresa's Herrscher seat.
So, Mo Wang began to secretly make a plan. He didn't tell anyone about this.
Originally, he just wanted to try it. But he didn't expect the plan to actually succeed!
"But why is it so coincidental that it's the Herrscher of Ice?"
Mo Wang glanced at the city next to him, which had almost become the same as Jarilo-VI. Could it be that this was the correction of the world's consciousness? But it wasn't a loss.
Although he was a little surprised that Cocolia had become the Herrscher of Ice, Mo Wang didn't care too much.
The Herrscher of Ice was good, this Herrscher of Ice was too good.
To be honest, he wasn't worried about most of the Herrschers of this generation, but the final Herrscher of Corruption and Ana's Herrscher of Ice were really a headache.
After all, with Ana's situation, she couldn't be saved if she changed.
Since this Cocolia had squeezed out Ana's position, he didn't have to worry about Ana becoming the Herrscher of Ice anymore.
"Even so, that's still a Herrscher. How weak can a weak Herrscher be?"
Theresa frowned and said.
And hearing this, Mo Wang silently glanced at Wendy on the side...
How weak can a Herrscher be?
To the extent of being knocked down by a Titan with a single punch?
"Phew~!"
Just then, a cold wind blew by, and the Cocolia from Honkai Impact 3rd, who had the same look as the Great Sage Cocolia from the neighboring game, had already walked out from the side.
As soon as she appeared, a cold wind blew from the side, giving everyone a shiver.
Just as Mo Wang had said before, although Cocolia had become a Herrscher, in fact, due to the lack of Honkai energy, the Cocolia version of the Herrscher of Ice was very weak.
In terms of strength alone, she was probably about the same as the original Wendy.
And as soon as Cocolia appeared, she let out a strange cry, her eyes fixed on Mo Wang and Bronya.
"Mother Cocolia..."
And at this moment, Bronya, looking at the Cocolia in front of her, was full of complicated emotions.
Although... in Bronya's memory, it seemed that there was not much emotion between Cocolia and her.
Their relationship was more like that of a superior and a subordinate than a mother and a daughter.
And Cocolia had even conducted experiments and gotten rid of her only friend.
She had even installed a chip in her own body and wanted her to kill her own friends...
But, the former Bronya had also sincerely believed in Cocolia.
Well, that's right. After all, there was no conflict between believing and wanting to kill the other person, right? Don't you think so, a certain green tanuki?
"Bronya, be careful!"
Seeing Cocolia's gaze lock on to Bronya, Theresa immediately became alert, her Judah already unfurled, ready to deal with a possible attack.
Mo Wang stood aside, his hands in his pockets, his expression still relaxed, as if the crisis in front of him was not a big deal. He glanced at Bronya and said faintly, "Don't worry, she's just a machine out of control now. She's no threat."
"No threat?"
Theresa glared at him, "You call this no threat? She's a Herrscher!"
"Herrschers also have strengths and weaknesses."
Mo Wang shrugged, "Look at her, she can't even speak clearly. How much power can she have?"
Just then, Cocolia suddenly let out a low roar, and the surrounding cold air instantly condensed into countless ice cones, which shot towards everyone. Wendy quickly deployed a wind shield, blocking the ice cones, but a layer of frost quickly formed on the surface of the wind shield.
"Tsk, what a pain."
Wendy frowned, feeling that the strength of the wind shield was being corroded by the cold air.
"Bronya, get back!"
Theresa shouted, and the golden chains from her Judah had already been released, winding towards Cocolia. However, the moment the chains approached Cocolia, they were frozen by the cold air and then shattered into ice slag.
"Her cold air... is too strong."
Theresa gritted her teeth, feeling that the matter was a bit tricky.
Mo Wang was still standing there, with no intention of making a move. He looked at Bronya and found that her expression was still complicated, as if she were still hesitating about something.
"What? Do you need me to make a move?"
Mo Wang looked at Bronya and slowly said.
"If you can't bear to do it, let me do it for you..."
"No need, thank you, Mo Wang."
However, faced with Mo Wang's suggestion, Bronya took a deep breath and slowly shook her head.
"Although Mother Cocolia was not very good to Bronya, and she was not a good person either."
"But, after all, she was the one who adopted me when I needed help the most."
"It's time for me to face her."
Although Bronya's face showed no emotion.
But from her words, Mo Wang could already feel Bronya's determination.
"Good determination, young lady. In that case, go ahead!"
She slowly raised her hand, and Project Bunny 19C emerged from the void, its cannon aimed at Cocolia.
"I'm sorry... Mother Cocolia."
Bronya said in a low voice, and then pulled the trigger without hesitation.
A huge energy cannon blast instantly shot towards Cocolia. However, just as the cannon blast was about to hit her, an ice wall suddenly formed around Cocolia's body, blocking the cannon blast.
"Tsk, as expected, it's not that simple."
Mo Wang shook his head, "It seems you'll have to rely on yourselves."
Theresa gritted her teeth and swung her Judah again. The golden chains danced in the air like spiritual snakes, trying to attack Cocolia from different angles. However, every time the chains approached, they would be frozen by the cold air and could not cause any effective damage.
"Wendy, can you suppress her cold air with wind pressure?"
Theresa turned to Wendy.
Wendy nodded, her hands clasped together, and the surrounding air began to flow violently, forming a huge whirlwind that swept towards Cocolia. The whirlwind and the cold air collided, creating a harsh friction sound, and ice crystals flew in the air.
"Bronya, now!"
Theresa shouted.
Bronya did not hesitate and launched another attack. The cannon of Project Bunny 19C shone with a dazzling light, and the energy cannon blast shot towards Cocolia again.
This time, the ice wall became fragile under the suppression of the whirlwind, and the cannon blast directly penetrated the ice wall, hitting Cocolia's body.
"Roar—!"
Cocolia let out a painful roar, and her body was pushed back several meters by the impact of the cannon blast.
"You bastard! How dare you hurt Mei and Bronya!"
And at this moment, Kiana, from somewhere, suddenly rushed out, and her fist, full of Honkai energy, hit Cocolia's face.
Suddenly, several pieces of ice broke off from Cocolia's body.
It had to be said that Kiana was indeed a worthy disciple of Fu Hua.
To be able to beat a Herrscher into such a state with a single punch, it could only be said that her potential was huge.
At this moment, Cocolia let out another painful sound. Her movements became slow, and the madness in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by a dazed look.
"Now!"
Theresa seized the opportunity, and Judah's chains finally broke through the seal of the cold air and wrapped around Cocolia's body.
Judah's power locked Cocolia and began to suppress the Honkai energy in her body.
"Bronya! Bronya!"
At this moment, the frenzied Cocolia was still constantly calling out Bronya's name.
Bronya was stunned, and her movements also stopped. She looked at Cocolia, her eyes full of complicated emotions.
"Bronya, don't hesitate!"
Theresa reminded loudly, "She's not the person you used to know anymore!"
Theresa's words made Bronya's expression darken, but then, a determined look reappeared on Bronya's face.
"I know. I... won't hesitate anymore."
"For everyone in the orphanage! For everyone in St. Freya! And... for Seele!"
At this moment, the Valkyrie armor on Bronya's body also changed into a new form with her awakening.
"Oh, sugoi, it's a live evolution~"
Mo Wang, seeing Bronya's new equipment at this moment, was just about to praise it, but...
"By the way, what was this armor called again?"
"Dimension Breaker?"
"Dimension Breaker?"
"Emmmmm~ oh! It's Dimensional Break!"
Don't blame Mo Wang for not remembering what this thing was. The truth was, this set and Lightning Empress and Knight Moonbeam were on the same level, almost considered Bronya's first S-rank armor in the true sense, so it really didn't have much of a presence.
First, it wasn't like Lightning Empress, which could still be used for charging. Even if its strength was too low, it could still be used as a support in the Elysian Realm.
Second, it wasn't as cool as Knight Moonbeam, which was why Mo Wang had no impression of this armor.
He didn't even remember if he had used it after he had pulled it.
But anyway, at least Bronya, who had changed into a new armor, had indeed improved her strength a lot.
Facing Cocolia, Bronya gritted her teeth and finally raised her hand. The cannon of Project Bunny 19C was once again aimed at Cocolia, and energy began to gather.
"I'm sorry... Mother Cocolia."
Bronya said in a low voice, and then pulled the trigger.
The energy cannon blast directly hit Cocolia, and her body gradually disintegrated in the light, finally turning into a piece of ice crystal and dissipating in the air.
The surrounding world seemed to have returned to calm at this moment. The cold air gradually receded, and the ice in the city began to melt. Theresa put away her Judah and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Finally... it's over."
She said in a low voice.
At this moment, Mo Wang walked over, rubbed Bronya's head, and said with a light laugh, "You did well."
Bronya did not reply, but just looked up at Mo Wang and then lowered her head.
However, Bronya did not resist Mo Wang's hand rubbing her.
"Mo Wang, you bastard, why were you slacking off just now? Didn't you see that we all went up together!"
And at this moment, Theresa walked over and couldn't help but frown when she saw Mo Wang rubbing Bronya's ducky head.
"Please, Principal, that's not how you exploit your employees."
"I've worked so hard today. Can't you just let me rest for a while?"
At this moment, Mo Wang felt very wronged. He had clearly gotten the highest KPI in these few battles, but Theresa still said he was slacking off?
"Hmph! Who asked you to cause so much trouble?"
Theresa's face turned red. She had just remembered that Mo Wang had not rested since last night.
"Let's go, let's leave this place first."
She turned and said, "This city still needs time to recover. We need to go and see if there are any other survivors."
Everyone nodded and followed Theresa out of the frozen ruins. Bronya walked at the end, looking back at the place where Cocolia had disappeared, a hint of sadness in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.
Mo Wang walked at the end of the group, his hands still in his pockets. No one noticed that at this moment, in Mo Wang's hand, a Herrscher core was shining brightly.