Dong Moxuan and Cocolia

"Jun... Jun Xuan..."

Mei, who had finally recovered, looked at the boy holding her, her voice weak.

"I... I'm fine..."

I was saved by Jun Xuan again...

"Oh, is someone actually standing with a Herrscher?"

On the other side, the blonde woman also expressed her surprise at Dong Moxuan's appearance.

"And a man at that. A man surviving within the Honkai, this kind of Honkai Energy adaptability... Tsk, tsk, tsk..."

After a couple of exclamations, the woman spoke to Dong Moxuan.

"Young man, you probably don't know what kind of existence the woman beside you truly is, do you?"

"She is the messenger chosen by the Honkai, an enemy of human civilization!"

"The current state of Changkong City, that was caused by her!"

"Your family, friends, classmates, all died because of her."

"Even so, you still choose to stand by her side?"

"Madam Cocolia, it's been a few years, and your skill at deceiving people has only grown!"

Hearing the familiar voice from within the Titan, Dong Moxuan knew meeting that person was unavoidable.

He could only sigh softly, taking Mei's hand as they stood up from the ground.

"This Honkai was caused by Mei? We're all adults here! Don't tell such ridiculous lies."

"You..."

Upon hearing Dong Moxuan's voice, the blonde woman, Cocolia, whose expression had been as calm as an ancient well, suddenly trembled.

As Dong Moxuan's face gradually appeared on the screen, Cocolia's shock was almost palpable.

Not only her, but even the silver-haired girl standing beside Cocolia with a perpetually blank expression, her eyes showed unprecedented turmoil.

"Long time no see, Madam Cocolia!"

With a wry smile, Dong Moxuan's face was filled with helplessness.

"You... You are..."

Recognizing the identity of the young man before her, Cocolia's surprise instantly turned to fury.

"Zhang! Da! Wei!"

Dong Moxuan "..."

Hearing this somewhat incongruous name, Dong Moxuan coughed awkwardly, and even Mei beside him had a subtle expression.

"You actually dare to show yourself before me again..."

Seeing Dong Moxuan's embarrassed demeanor, Cocolia's anger intensified. She spoke the rest of her words through gritted teeth.

"You... traitor!"

"Hey, Madam Cocolia,"

Even without seeing her, Dong Moxuan could imagine how furious she must be.

This is why I didn't want to come out...

I thought Mei could handle these Titans...

Dong Moxuan sighed inwardly.

"Regardless, calling me a traitor is a bit much, isn't it?"

"I was once loyal to you, Madam Cocolia..."

"Oh?"

Cocolia laughed in anger.

"Your so-called loyalty involved leaking nearly half of Anti-Entropy's core data to Schicksal and World Serpent, causing Anti-Entropy immense losses?"

Dong Moxuan "..."

Listening to Cocolia enumerate his crimes, Dong Moxuan coughed awkwardly.

Those actions back then were indeed not honorable.

But...

"You can't put it that way,"

Looking at the Titan mecha before him, Dong Moxuan said earnestly, "Didn't I also leak some of Schicksal's core data to Anti-Entropy? When you add and subtract, Anti-Entropy didn't actually lose anything!"

Cocolia "..."

It seemed she had underestimated the extent of this guy's shamelessness.

"Zhang Dawei!"

"Here!"

"Hand over the Herrscher behind you first. We'll talk about your business later!"

"My apologies, Madam Cocolia,"

Dong Moxuan's expression remained unchanged in the face of Cocolia's command.

"This matter... I'm afraid I can't comply!"

As he said this, Dong Moxuan shielded Mei behind him.

"Hm?"

Cocolia's brow furrowed slightly at Dong Moxuan's response.

"Zhang Dawei! You're not a child anymore! You were once my chief scientist, you should know what a 'Herrscher' represents!!"

"They are the enemies of human civilization, the source of all disasters."

"They are the embodiment of ill omen, the harbinger of destruction!"

"Do you know what you're doing?"

"Staying with that woman will only lead you to... "

"Enough!"

Seeing the girl beside him slowly lower her head at Cocolia's words, Dong Moxuan disregarded their past relationship and sharply rebuked, "Cocolia! Whether she's a Herrscher or not, Mei is my friend. Don't push it too far!"

Cocolia...

Hearing Dong Moxuan's scolding, Cocolia fell silent.

After a long pause, Cocolia's voice finally came from within the Titan.

"Zhang Dawei..."

Cocolia's voice was low, giving Dong Moxuan a bad feeling.

"You..."

"Are actually shouting at me for that woman?"

Dong Moxuan...

Dong Moxuan choked, almost passing out.

Madam Cocolia, is your focus a bit off?

"Um, Madam Cocolia..."

"Hmph, if you want to protect that Herrscher, we'll see if you have the ability!"

Cocolia was clearly furious and, without further discussion with Dong Moxuan, directly controlled the Titan to surround them.

Seeing this, Dong Moxuan sighed helplessly. He took out a bright silver cylinder and pressed it lightly.

Sputter...

Instantly, the Titans seemed to short-circuit and collapsed to the ground.

"Titans... How could this..."

Cocolia's pupils contracted sharply as she watched the scene transmitted through the camera.

"Madam Cocolia..."

After dealing with all the Titans, Dong Moxuan calmly put the cylinder in his pocket and explained to the Titan before him, "You should not have forgotten that I supervised the manufacturing of a little more than half of your Titans, right?"

"And the remaining larger half were also maintained and repaired by me..."

Hearing Dong Moxuan's explanation, Cocolia seemed to understand something.

"You scoundrel, don't tell me..."

Dong Moxuan didn't let her finish. He took out a dark blue device and pressed it lightly.

"Farewell, Madam Cocolia."

Zzzzt!

With the sound of an electrical interruption, the screen before Cocolia instantly went black.

"Phew..."

Dong Moxuan breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the scene before him.

"It seems to be temporarily resolved..."

However, he knew that the backdoor he had left in the Titans would only last for half an hour at most.

"Mei..."

He gently took Mei's hand.

"While the Titans are temporarily paralyzed, let's get out of here quickly!"

"Huh?"

After hearing Dong Moxuan's words, Mei, who had been lost in thought, suddenly snapped back to reality.

Her expression was hesitant.

"B-but..."

"What is it? Mei, is there something else?"

"...No, it's nothing."

In the end, Mei said nothing.

As Dong Moxuan pulled her along and they ran, she subconsciously glanced back in a certain direction.

In that direction, a white plush toy was hanging on a cracked wall panel, tattered and torn.