Collapse, women's clothing strategy Qiyana, then

broken!

However, due to her injured calf, she couldn't outrun Bai Yan and was immediately overtaken by him.

Bai Yan thrust his sword without mercy, targeting the leg again; Raven quickly parried, but Bai Yan suddenly changed his move and aimed directly at the heart, which Raven parried once more.

next moment.

A stunning sword!

The raven suddenly felt a blinding light in front of its eyes.

Visual dissection!

She sensed something was wrong and, relying on her experience, deliberately fell to the ground, twisting her body and making a rolling motion.

She then continued to swing her hips, mimicking a Thomas Flair, before getting up and immediately starting to run.

But at that moment, a short sword was already at her neck.

Book 1: Chapter 41: The Plucking Raven and the Bubbling Cocolia

"Hmm, um!"

Bai Yan held Raven by the throat, shielding it in front of him and pushing it forward to position it between himself and Bronya.

He remained silent, watching Bronya lower her hands and sit limply on the ground.

A slight noise passed by, and then Bronya's eyes briefly regained their light.

The next moment, she collapsed to the ground and remained motionless.

"...You knew all along?" Raven couldn't help but ask.

Bai Yan's reaction was so unthinking that it completely surprised her.

The World Serpents' technology far exceeded Cocolia's imagination, and they were very clear about Bronya's situation.

Cocolia can control the chip in her brain, and World Serpent can then manipulate it.

Moreover, Cocolia has already been tricked by them...

Originally, they planned to join forces with the controlled Bronya to take down Bai Yan, but the situation suddenly reversed.

"You have too many questions."

Seeing Bronya unconscious, Bai Yan kicked Raven in the back of the knee, causing her to kneel down, and then kicked her hard in the back, knocking her to the ground.

Then, he stepped on her head again and rubbed it hard until she stopped resisting before slightly reducing his pressure.

The ravens behaved themselves.

But at the same time, she was also curious about what Bai Yan would do next.

Bai Yan didn't move, quietly stepping on the raven's head; he didn't look at Bronya either, but instead kept watch on his surroundings.

"Little girl, aren't you going to do anything? Your companion is still unconscious; he might have suffered brain damage from the fever."

puff!

Bai Yan was annoyed and stepped on it.

"Well!"

The raven, its mouth full of dirt, fell completely silent and said no more.

At the same time, he cursed inwardly that the girl was really ruthless, completely mismatched with that face!

She forgot that she wore the cloak precisely to avoid being judged by her appearance.

After waiting a moment, seeing that there was no movement around, Bai Yan bent down and began to feel around on the raven.

He then went to his chest, took off his boots, and even pulled down his leggings.

The raven felt a chill run down its backside and was filled with shame and indignation.

"Hey, what exactly are you looking for? Why don't you just ask me directly, it'll save you some time!"

Where is the Divine Key?

"Uh, no, we don't have that..."

"Then don't say anything, I'm going to strip you naked."

"Why?!"

"It's simple, this way you can't move around freely. There's a clump of bushes over there, if you feel too embarrassed, you can hide in there and wait for someone."

"..."

The raven dared not speak again.

Then, like plucking the feathers from a chicken that had been scalded with boiling water, Bai Yan used his strength to tear the fabric to shreds and threw it into the sea along with the weapons.

Since I can't shoot arrows and it's not a Divine Key, it's inconvenient to carry around, so I might as well throw it away.

The fabric was swallowed by the waves and disappeared without a trace.

Bai Yan grabbed Raven by the neck and threw the white, swaying body into the roadside green belt.

The vegetation in the green belt was only up to a person's thigh, so she could only crawl around in the long, narrow green belt, feeling ashamed and indignant.

After doing all that, Bai Yan went to Bronya.

She is unconscious.

Bai Yan glanced at the green belt and pondered whether to silence them.

But when I think of those children...

"Forget it, I—"

Suddenly, a mech emerged from the sea and slowly walked toward the shore, its head still bearing the black frontal armor of a raven.

Bai Yan quickly removed the heavy-duty rabbit-mounted cannon and aimed it at the mech.

"You're really something, even two highly trained assassins couldn't take you down."

Actually, there was only half. Bronya refused to be controlled by the chip and burned it herself; Raven was careless and was defeated by its own special move.

But this voice greatly surprised Bai Yan.

Cocolia?!

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Anti-Entropy, Cocolia. Now come with me, don't think that thing can penetrate this mech's frontal defenses."

As if to prove her words, the mecha deployed a light blue energy shield.

Bai Yan lowered the cannon, his mind racing, and asked, "What is your purpose, the Herrscher of Thunder?"

"You have no right to ask questions. Lay down your weapons and surrender."

As she finished speaking, one mech after another emerged from the water and quickly surrounded the two of them.

The sea breeze at night was icy cold, whistling as it swept through the metal structures.

At this point, Bai Yan was powerless to turn the tide.

He put down the cannon, threw away his pistol and sword, and raised his hands.

"Don't hurt Bronya, I'll go with you."

"Oh? I thought you'd change your mind after you realized she was working for them," Cocolia said, surprised.

"In the end, she did not hurt me."

"Humph……"

Cocolia was somewhat displeased and then asked, "I just wonder if your brother would do what Bronya did to save you."

Bai Yan's lips twitched.

You wicked stepmother!

But circumstances dictate his actions, so he could only offer pleasantries.

“I am very grateful that you adopted my brother so that he wouldn’t freeze to death.”

"Hmph, you do understand human relationships better than your ungrateful brother."

"So you won't do anything to my companion, will you?"

"You do value your companions quite a bit, that's good. Well then, I'll give you face and not touch her. Since you're so willing to throw away your weapon, I won't make things difficult for you. Just come with us obediently."

"it is good."

Bai Yan nodded, and soon he was carried away by a mecha, along with all of Cocolia's troops.

Cocolia walked into the green belt and took a look.

Nothing at all.

"They ran away... running away naked. The World Serpent's executives are really decisive."

After that, Cocolia hurried along, as if she was in a rush to do something, without stopping at all, only speeding up.

Soon, Bai Yan was taken to an underground base.

The dimly lit corridor connects to a point dozens of meters below the ground.

We were sandwiched between the mechs on either side, and it took almost ten minutes before we saw the bright lights.

Suddenly, the space opened up, and Bai Yan squinted slightly to see the situation inside.

A secret laboratory.

Flashing indicator lights, glass test tubes filled with various colored liquids, and even an electrocardiogram connected to someone else...

"This way." An electronic voice came from inside the mech.

Bai Yan glanced at the electrocardiogram and followed the instructions to walk to one of the rooms.

In the center of the room was a giant culture chamber filled with liquid, and a person was floating inside.

She was completely naked, with tubes inserted all over her body, her eyes closed and her expression slightly pained.

Bai Yan recognized her.

Wendy.

His gaze shifted to the side.

On the lab bench, various electronic instruments surround a metal base, which is covered by a transparent glass cover.

Bai Yan noticed the contents of the container immediately.

The green gemstone floats, emitting faint energy fluctuations, its halo flowing like stars.

A desire for gems.

Bai Yan's expression turned ugly.

It's true that he wants a weapon with wood or wind attributes, but he definitely doesn't want to equip himself with gems and gamble on whether he can become a Herrscher.

Cocolia entered, accompanied by mecha guards.

Seeing that the mecha had already pressed Bai Yan onto the operating table, several people in white coats took the opportunity to begin testing his various data.

"According to the information we obtained from Schicksal, this girl's Honkai energy adaptability is excellent, making her more suitable as a vessel for the Gem of Desire," a doctor in a white coat reported to Cocolia, holding a file in his hand.

The latter nodded and asked, "What about becoming the physical form of a Herrscher?"

"Slightly better than Wendy, but there is no qualitative change in the evaluation results."

"Hmm?" Cocolia asked in disbelief.

The doctor in the white coat quickly explained, "If we implant it, at most it will reduce the chance of disability, but the probability of becoming the ideal Herrscher is extremely low."

Cocolia waved her hand impatiently: "As long as there's hope, it's better than wasting time on her."

"Lady Cocolia, Wendy's vital signs are gradually decreasing, is this...?"

"It's alright. Even Destiny doesn't care about her, so why should we? Let's prepare for the experiment."

"Yes."