The Light of the Corona / Otto's Hesitation

Realizing the problem, Gwen subconsciously examined his body, only to find that he was no longer himself, but had become a robot.

However, upon noticing the familiar color scheme on his clothes, Gwen suddenly had a flash of insight and realized the truth of the matter—

"Could it be... that the connection that the Mind Cube created between me and Apollo wasn't like the one between a commander and a ship girl, but rather it directly merged me with him?"

Similar to the Super Beast Warriors in Super Beast Force?

Or is it... that there aren't any ship girls? But I've become a ship-boy?

Feeling the almost instinctive ability to fly, the immense power emanating from his massive body that seemed to move as if it were his own arm, enough to destroy mountains and fill seas, and watching the data that popped up in his field of vision, some understandable and some not, Gwen couldn't help but speculate.

As Gwen pondered, that familiar voice asked again—

What is a Super Beast Warrior?

"Super Beast Warrior..."

Gwen, deep in thought, was about to answer when he suddenly paused—

"Eden, can you hear my thoughts now?"

Although Gwen had considerable trust in Eden, whom he had awakened, due to Eden's circumstances, he would not directly reveal his true feelings to him.

But now, Eden is directly hearing his own inner monologue?

"Um?

"Ahem... But to my ears, Gwen, your voice just now sounded as clear as if you were singing loudly in the center of an opera house..."

After a light cough, Eden's voice seemed to regain its usual composure, reminding Gwen.

"I'm sorry, Eden, perhaps the sudden surge in power has caused my control to weaken."

Upon hearing this, Gwen did not suspect anything and simply replied casually.

Having confirmed once again that his current condition was exceptionally good, though his body was still in a state of relative energy deficiency, Gwen had no intention of lingering there any longer.

Although he has now turned misfortune into blessing, Gwen has not forgotten who was so hospitable as to give him a nuclear bomb to try.

However, due to the recent nuclear explosion, Gwen is unsure of his current location and needs navigation to get back quickly.

Just as Gwen had this thought, an unknown signal requesting to connect to the call jumped into Gwen's field of vision.

Having only a rough guess at his current state and lacking sufficient detailed understanding, Gwen chose to answer the call, and then heard the familiar call—

"This is headquarters. Please respond if you hear me! Please respond if you hear me!"

"Roger, headquarters, this is Gwen!"

Gwen replied immediately.

"After detonating the enemy's super bomb, I encountered a slight mishap, but it has been resolved. I am in good condition and request to return to the Changkong City battlefield. I request headquarters' assistance with navigation."

"Gwen, I'm so glad you're alright!"

Gwen only heard a cheer and a much quieter report—

"Lord Amber, communication with Gwen has been successfully established!"

Chapter 235 The Corona Light

"Gwen, how is the situation?"

Soon, Otto's familiar voice came from the other end of the call.

"Your Lord Bishop, I am in better condition than ever before and request to return to the battlefield in Changkong City."

Although upon closer inspection, Gwen could sense a slight fatigue caused by the overwhelming power within his body, it was entirely harmless.

"...good!"

Hearing Gwen's voice, which had inexplicably become somewhat mechanical, Otto breathed a sigh of relief, assuming that the built-in microphone had malfunctioned. He didn't voice the many questions that were on his mind, and simply answered with a single word.

Otto handed the communication back to the technician, his eyes fixed on the main screen.

But then, the large robot captured by the satellite saw its wings flutter slightly, and then it vanished in a streak of light...

"..."

Otto tapped his fingertips lightly on the table, his Otto slightly bowed, the light casting a shadow on his face through his golden hair...

Just minutes earlier, a warehouse in the K2 district on the outskirts of Changkong City suddenly collapsed, and a colossal, breathtaking creature crawled out, delivering a spectacular gift to the pursuing Valkyrie of the Far East Branch—

Dozens of missiles shot into the sky and then fell straight down, the roar of the explosions echoing as the earth trembled.

"What... what the hell is this?"

In order to protect her subordinates and students from this sudden attack, Judah's group protection mode was activated in an emergency. Theresa, Honkai Energy reserves were almost depleted, supported Judah and stared wide-eyed at the enormous creature slowly crawling out from the ground.

As a former S-rank Valkyrie and the granddaughter of the Archbishop of Schicksal, Theresa was quite worldly-wise, but the colossal creature before her, radiating an aura that even sent chills down her spine, still exceeded her comprehension—

"Oh?

They actually blocked it?

Pulling its massive body entirely from the ground, the giant mech, moving somewhat sluggishly, slowly straightened up, its eyes fixed on Theresa at the forefront, and Cocolia's voice rang out.

"However, after such a large barrier, how much strength do you have left?"

Cocolia finished speaking, a colossal creature, whose size was beyond the comprehension of the Valkyrie of the Far East Branch present, suddenly reached out with a speed that belied its enormous size, grabbing at Theresa, who could only stand by supporting Judah.

Although she gradually became arrogant and looked down on everyone, Cocolia still recognized Theresa.

If we can catch Theresa when she is obviously weakened, we can use her to get Raiden Mei back!

"Headmaster, let's go!"

Realizing what the enemy was about to do, the Valkyrie, who had just survived under Theresa's protection, tried to drag Theresa away—

With the Hyperion not around, they had no way to deal with such a large creature and could only run away.

"Snort!

"You think you can escape the Father's grasp?"

Cocolia snorted coldly, and her enormous hand slammed down, grabbing at Theresa, who was struggling below and trying to unleash Judah—

Having spent so many years with Judah, Theresa believed that as long as she could find the core of this behemoth, she could turn him into a pile of scrap metal.

The wide-area barrier had just depleted her energy reserves, and even with Theresa's superhuman physique, she could not recover quickly. She could only watch helplessly as the giant hand that blotted out the sky fell down.

"..."

In Valkyrie, the unremarkable Fu Hua frowned, and a faint spark flickered on her clenched fists.

Although Otto's mission was only to infiltrate the Far East Branch, Fu Hua obviously couldn't just stand by and watch Theresa be captured by that madwoman Cocolia.

At this critical moment, a streak of light as fast as lightning suddenly attacked from afar, instantly traversing a vast distance and colliding with the massive hand that crashed down.

Bite!

A crisp sound of metal clashing resounded throughout the heavens and earth, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

The next moment, the shadow that had been looming over Theresa vanished abruptly as the earth trembled.

At the same time, a giant sword spun and struck the ground.

The bright sunlight pierced through the thin mist, shining on the greatsword's blade, which seemed to be bathed in sunlight, giving people a sense of warmth.

"This is..."

Theresa, her head slightly fuzzy, looked at the giant sword that was only a few steps away from her and couldn't help but show a puzzled expression.

However, before Theresa could get closer to check, the giant sword, whose half-sword was stuck in the ground and had attracted everyone's attention, suddenly flew up and was firmly grasped by a large hand, pointing at the enormous thing in front of her that had retreated several steps but had already erected a thick barrier.

Under the rising sun, the red giant's sword points forward, as if it were an angel descending to earth bathed in holy light to judge evil.

Amidst the crisp clang of the sword, a majestic and awe-inspiring sound resounded throughout heaven and earth—

"Cocolia, how dare you!"

"Hmph, how dare I?"

Isn't it your Schicksal to prohibit those who research Honkai Fission Bomb?

Seeing Apollo pointing the giant sword at her, Cocolia frowned, but her words showed that she was not willing to suffer any loss.

The woman's sharp, sarcastic voice echoed throughout the world, almost drowning out Gwen, chilling question.

"If we don't ban it, are we going to let you bomb the city and cause Honkai?"

Faced with Cocolia's rebuttal, Gwen frowned slightly and questioned her.

Faced with the facts presented by Gwen, Cocolia was speechless and could only resort to sophistry.

"To defeat the most terrible evil, I must inevitably peel away the thin sugar coating of false controversy."

"You dare talk about justice?"

Gwen's voice grew even louder, resounding throughout the heavens and earth, clearly reaching the ears of all the Valkyrie on the ground and everyone on the Hyperion, which was rapidly returning to Earth.

"More than a decade ago, Cecilia Schariac saved you in the snowy plains of Siberia, and today you use nuclear missiles to bomb her daughter?"

Is this your idea of justice?

The smile of the white-haired woman from over a decade ago flashed through her mind, but the sudden feeling of apology was quickly banished from Cocolia's thoughts.

Cocolia glanced at the progress bar that was being transmitted back in real time, gritted her teeth, and continued to argue her point—

"Snort!

While I was fighting for justice, you were still nowhere to be found!

What right do you have to talk about justice in front of me?

However, even though Cocolia still argue eloquently, she couldn't help but gasp in surprise when she saw the progress bar not only stop increasing but actually start to regress—

Bronya, what are you doing!

Realizing instantly that Cocolia was remotely controlling Bronya to pilot the giant mech, Gwen had no more desire to waste words with her.

"You are so cruel and despicable, disregarding life. Today I will execute you on the spot and make you pay for your sins!"

Light Energy Convergence—

Having finally found the part he needed from the vast amount of information, Gwen did not hesitate for a moment and transformed into a planet with a loud shout.

In an instant, the world went dark, except for the warm golden halo illuminating the area where Gwen was.

Amidst the golden light, Gwen, transformed into a planetary form with wings of light and the Corona Sword surrounding him, resembled a rising sun, radiating boundless brilliance.

The energy deficit in his body was instantly replenished to a considerable extent, but Gwen did not continue in this state. Instead, under some kind of pull, he absorbed all the golden aura around him.

Reverting to human form, he drew the Corona Sword from his back with his right hand and traced a line along the spine of the sword with his left. A streak of light shot out and transformed into a golden-red field above Gwen's head, then projected a golden rainbow that enveloped Gwen, so dazzling that it was difficult to look directly at him.

The golden light dissipated, and Gwyn, holding the golden giant Gwen phantom, swung it down with overwhelming force—

"Corona Light!"

The colossal sword slashed down fiercely, unleashing a light so intense it was almost blinding. A hurricane swept through the area as energy surged, blowing Theresa and Judah, who were closest to the sword, away. Fortunately, Fu Hua caught them, preventing them from getting hurt.

Gradually, the blinding light faded, revealing the massive mech that had been cut in two, with a cloud of white mist rising from its body and large, clearly visible signs of melting on its surface.

However, at this moment, everyone was no longer paying attention to the colossal figure that had caused the earth to shake when he appeared, but instead focused their attention on Gwen, who had already hung the Corona Sword on his back.

Chapter 236 Otto's Hesitation

Theresa maintained a friendly yet necessary wariness towards this Apollo of unknown origin.

Although Gwen had just saved Theresa, making Theresa willing to look at him with kindness.

However, faced with this powerful mech that had never appeared in the Schicksal battle sequence before, and which even Theresa knew nothing about, even if Theresa was willing to believe that the other party had good intentions, she still had to be responsible for the students and subordinates present.

After all, Anti-Entropy is the most skilled force in the world when it comes to the field of mecha.

However, as the other person's words echoed in her mind, Theresa vaguely felt that the other person's voice was somewhat familiar.

As Theresa frowned in thought, Apollo, now merged with Gwen, silently flew back to her and placed a hand on the ground.

"Theresa, this child has a biochip implanted in her brain by Cocolia to control her."