By the time Fang Zheng and the others reached their destination, it was already deep into the night.
"So this is where Bronya and the others are being held?"
Looking at the building before them, Fang Zheng spoke. Theresa, standing beside him, nodded.
"That's right. The Intelligence Department has confirmed that Mei, Bronya, and Wendy, who were taken by Anti-Entropy, are currently being held in the ME Company headquarters building. As you can see, ME headquarters is heavily guarded, so you'll have to find a way to infiltrate it."
Hearing this, Kiana immediately clenched her fists and swung them forcefully.
"Don't worry, Auntie Theresa! We'll definitely rescue Mei and the others!"
"Who are you calling Auntie?!"
The instant she heard Kiana's reply, Theresa exploded. Only then did Kiana realize what she had said and hurriedly stuck out her tongue.
"S-Sorry... Principal."
"Haaah... Forget it."
Theresa sighed helplessly before speaking again.
"Mr. Yuuki, what do you plan to do?"
"It's very simple."
Hearing Theresa's question, Fang Zheng chuckled.
"Miss Theresa, do you know? Civilization is a very fragile thing."
"Huh?"
Theresa froze, not understanding what Fang Zheng meant. He, meanwhile, strolled forward leisurely as he spoke.
"Especially modern society. Advanced technology has brought people convenience, but that convenience has also brought vulnerability... Like this."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng extended a finger and lightly tapped his Personal Terminal.
"—!"
The next instant, the brightly lit building before them was plunged into total darkness. At the same time, the drones and Mechas patrolling outside seemed to have had their power cut off, collapsing motionlessly onto the ground.
"Huh?"
Kiana cried out in surprise at the sight, and Theresa was equally stunned.
"What did you do?"
"I infiltrated ME headquarters' command network, overloaded their power core, shut down every warning system, locked the