The night passed in silence.
The next morning.
Bronya was surprised to find Yunduo, Rozaliya, and Liliya coming out of the bedroom together.
The three of them acted as if nothing had happened.
Seeing a certain Bronya's sharp gaze, they nonchalantly turned their wandering eyes elsewhere.
After a quick breakfast, the group gathered and prepared to scout the Sea of Quantas Eye.
The Sea of Quantas Eye has the ability to connect to the Sea of Quanta at specific times.
And their goal was the end of the deep sea.
In the world beneath the sea, there is no distinction between weather.
But the churning waves of seawater could still be seen from above the Eye of the Deep.
Looking out from the transparent window, today's seawater was unexpectedly murky, as if stirred by something, looking a bit like thick, freshly boiled hot coffee.
There was no natural light to begin with, and now the world outside the Eye of the Deep was even harder to see clearly.
Everyone's mood also grew considerably heavier inadvertently.
This was influenced by the scenery; although it wasn't a major issue, it was ultimately a bit ominous.
Darkness descends, time suffers.
It was not an auspicious sign.
Led by Theresa, Dr. Tesla was also among them.
Einstein would arrive later, probably in about four or five hours.
When the time came, they would open the Sea of Quantas Eye on schedule!
Yunduo followed behind Theresa. Beside her, Rozaliya and Liliya looked nervous, surrounding her like two little bodyguards, terrified of losing Yunduo.
Slowing her pace, Yunduo whispered, "There's no need for you to be so nervous; it's nothing major."
Hearing this, Rozaliya puffed out her tender pink lips and said, "Aww we already agreed, we'll protect you well. Big Sister, don't worry about us"
"Rozaliya is right, we are your private bodyguards now... although Liliya doesn't really want to protect you right now."
Liliya nodded, a trace of resentment flashing in her deep blue eyes.
"Hey~ after we get back from this mission, let's play hide-and-seek together?" Rozaliya suggested.
"Rozaliya, don't make weird promises. In TV shows, people like that are always the first to die."
"Ugh! What do you mean~ That's not it at all, it's just that Liliya was too stupid and didn't even check under the bed carefully."
"...I thought only children could crawl under the bed. Anyone with a slightly better figure wouldn't fit. That was something Liliya didn't expect," Liliya explained in an expressionless voice.
Hearing their conversation, three black lines appeared on Yunduo's forehead.
She felt as if she had been offended.
"Did Sister Yunduo play with them last night?"
At this moment, Bronya seemed to ask casually while sitting on Project Bunny.
Her gaze didn't move, merely gazing into the distance of the deep sea.
Yunduo pursed her lips, suddenly sensing a wave of sourness hitting her.
It was like eating a lemon filled with aged vinegar.
—Is this... jealousy?
The group continued forward. Along the way, there were Anti-Entropy garrison troops everywhere.
Fortunately, Tesla was present, so they passed through without hindrance.
The Eye of the Deep is a city left over from the Previous Era civilization.
It is also one of Anti-Entropy's extremely important ruins!
Everyone saw many things they had never heard of before.
For example, the remains of some black technology, and handwriting carved into the corners of the city.
Of course, they did not recognize those obscure characters.
Only Fu Hua, when she saw a few words pieced together, murmured softly:
"My era has come to an end; may your future be sung without end."
"Signed—Eden?"
Kiana looked at Fu Hua in confusion, not expecting her to be able to translate it: "Fu Hua, you even know this? As expected of Shenzhou's top student!" "..."
Fu Hua didn't explain; she felt a wave of loss in her heart.
Without much hesitation, Fu Hua sighed, stopped talking, and just continued forward.
The others looked at each other and felt it wasn't quite right to ask further.
On the way to the Sea of Quantas Eye, the light ahead grew darker and darker.
It was as if all light was being swallowed by the deep seawater; even the lingering bits of incandescence couldn't escape death.
As the light faded, everyone slowly lost sight of their own shadows.
The surroundings were a pure, unadulterated darkness, like a massive black hole without a single ray of light.
Only the sound of the surging seawater could be heard.
Relentlessly beating against this lost ruin at the bottom of the sea.
"...Gulp."
Helpless, Yunduo held a trembling Rozaliya with her left hand and a Liliya with sweaty palms with her right.
One little loli in each hand.
To be this afraid of the dark, and yet they said they would protect her?
Near the Sea of Quantas Eye, the number of garrison troops increased significantly.
Just as they reached the threshold, they were stopped.
A squad of mechs, even after seeing Tesla, had no intention of letting them pass directly.
"Do you have a pass?"
A cold mechanical voice came from inside a mech.
Tesla, unable to lose face, coughed twice and said, "Don't you see who this young lady is?"
"Move aside quickly, we need to go in!"
As an Enforcer of Anti-Entropy, she was one of the holders of supreme authority.
Dealing with a few squad members should be a piece of cake, right?
However, the other party still insisted on a pass.
Tesla was speechless, not expecting Anti-Entropy to have such blockheads. She had to borrow a pen from Bronya and sign a pass on the spot, specifically signing the name 'Tesla' extra large.
After the other party finished checking, they said apologetically, "Sorry, Dr. Tesla, Dr. Einstein told us to do this."
"Huh? Birds Nest Head? She told you to stop us? That's impossible!"
Tesla's face was full of disbelief.
"Last night, an abnormal situation was detected within the Eye of the Deep. Dr. Einstein was worried that Schicksal people might have sneaked in, so she specifically requested us to maintain strict guard."
"What was the abnormal situation?"
Tesla first nodded to show understanding, then continued to ask at the prompting of everyone's expressions.
"Many Honkai Beasts have shown abnormal restlessness. This wasn't the case before, and we don't know the reason. We are currently investigating, and there should be results soon."
After hearing these words, everyone couldn't help but frown.
Especially Yunduo, who recalled what that little girl had said in the Schicksal Orphanage, and her heart skipped a beat.
Not long ago, the few Honkai Emperors brought by Benares might have been drawn there with Otto's help.
If it was really his doing, what exactly was his purpose?
Before Yunduo could figure it out, suddenly, a strange noise came from inside the Eye of the Deep!
It came from the direction of the Sea of Quantas Eye.
Which was not far from where they were.
"What happened to the Sea of Quantas Eye? It's not going berserk, is it? We clearly arrived early," Theresa said blankly.
"Maybe someone else arrived early with us."
Yunduo suddenly looked up.
She saw countless Honkai Beasts layered upon each other.
The energy fluctuations of the Sea of Quantas Eye were detected to be constantly rising.
Swarms of Honkai Beasts surged like a tide.
From all directions came the roars of Honkai Beasts. The intense Honkai Energy reaction turned the color of the seawater a dark purple.
"They're here!"
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