"Jun... Jun Xuan..."
Mei, who had finally recovered, looked at the boy holding her. Her voice was somewhat weak.
"I... I'm fine..."
Jun Xuan saved me again...
"Hmm? There are actually humans willing to stand on the Herrscher's side?"
On the other side, the blonde woman also expressed her surprise at Dong Moxuan's appearance.
"And he's even a man. A man who can actually survive amid the Honkai... Such Honkai Energy adaptability... Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
After sighing twice, the woman spoke to Dong Moxuan.
"Young man, you probably don't know what kind of existence the woman beside you really is, do you?"
"She is the messenger chosen by the Honkai, the enemy of human civilization!"
"The devastation in Changkong City was caused by her!"
"Your relatives, friends, and classmates all died because of her."
"Even so, are you still choosing to stand on her side?"
"Lady Cocolia, it's been several years, but your talent for misleading people has only grown!"
Hearing the familiar voice coming from the Titan, Dong Moxuan knew that meeting that person was unavoidable.
He could only sigh softly before pulling Mei up from the ground.
"This Honkai was caused by Mei? Everyone's an adult! Don't tell such a ridiculous lie, will you?"
"You..."
Hearing Dong Moxuan's voice, the blonde woman—Cocolia—was jolted, her previously impassive expression suddenly shaken.
As Dong Moxuan's face gradually appeared on the screen, the shock on Cocolia's face almost became tangible.
It wasn't just her. Even the silver-haired girl standing beside Cocolia with an expressionless face began to look more shaken than ever before.
"Long time no see, Lady Cocolia!"
Dong Moxuan gave a bitter smile, his face filled with helplessness.
"You... You are..."
Once she recognized the identity of the boy before her, the surprise on Cocolia's face instantly turned to fury.
"Zhang! Da! Wei!"
Dong Moxuan: "..."
Hearing the somewhat jarring name, Dong Moxuan awkwardly cleared his throat twice. Even Mei beside him had a strange expression.
"You actually dare to appear before me..."
Seeing Dong Moxuan's awkward appearance, Cocolia's anger grew even stronger. She practically ground out the next words through clenched teeth.
"You... traitor!"
"Hey, Lady Cocolia."
Even though he couldn't see her, Dong Moxuan could imagine just how furious the woman was.
That's why I didn't want to come out...
I thought Mei could deal with these Titans...
Dong Moxuan sighed inwardly.
"No matter how you put it, 'traitor' is a bit harsh, isn't it?"
"I was at least utterly loyal to Lady Cocolia back then..."
"Oh?"
Cocolia laughed in her fury.
"Your so-called utter loyalty was leaking almost half of Anti-Entropy's core data to Schicksal and the World Serpent, causing Anti-Entropy to suffer heavy losses?"
Dong Moxuan: "..."
As he listened to Cocolia list his crimes, Dong Moxuan awkwardly cleared his throat twice.
He really hadn't handled those matters well back then.
However...
"You can't put it that way."
Looking at the Titan mecha before him, Dong Moxuan said solemnly, "Didn't I also leak some of Schicksal's core data to Anti-Entropy? Once you add and subtract everything, Anti-Entropy didn't actually lose out!"
Cocolia: "..."
It seemed she had still underestimated just how shameless this man could be.
"Zhang Dawei!"
"Present!"
"Hand over the Herrscher behind you first. We'll settle your affairs slowly later!"
"I'm sorry, Lady Cocolia."
Facing Cocolia's order, Dong Moxuan's expression did not change.
"This matter... I'm afraid I can't do that!"
As he spoke, Dong Moxuan moved Mei behind him protectively.
"Hmm?"
Cocolia's brows furrowed slightly at Dong Moxuan's answer.
"Zhang Dawei! You're not a child anymore! No matter what, you were once my chief scientist. You should know what a 'Herrscher' represents!!"
"They are the enemy of human civilization, the source of every disaster."
"They are the embodiment of misfortune, the omen of destruction!"
"Do you know what you're doing?"
"Staying with that woman will only make you—"
"Enough!"
Seeing the girl beside him slowly lower her head because of Cocolia's words, Dong Moxuan no longer cared about their past relationship and shouted harshly, "Cocolia! Whether or not she's a Herrscher, Mei is my friend. Don't go too far!"
Cocolia: "..."
After being reprimanded by Dong Moxuan, Cocolia fell silent.
After a long while, her voice finally came from inside the Titan.
"Zhang Dawei..."
Cocolia's voice was deep, giving Dong Moxuan a bad feeling.
"You..."
"You actually yelled at me for that woman?"
Dong Moxuan: "..."
Dong Moxuan's breath caught, and he nearly choked himself unconscious.
Lady Cocolia, are you focusing on the wrong thing?
"Um, Lady Cocolia..."
"Hmph. Since you want to protect that Herrscher, we'll see whether you have what it takes!"
Cocolia was clearly furious. She no longer bothered speaking to Dong Moxuan and directly controlled the Titans as they closed in around them.
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