"Hey, Bella, do you think I did something wrong?" Sirin suddenly began to doubt herself. Just now, how many people had she killed?
At the very least, she had seen an entire country called Poland completely disappear from the map. How many people lived in that country? Moreover, the lethal shockwave produced by the explosion had already swept across Europe and was spreading toward the entire world. Even Babylon Tower had shaken violently for a long time just now.
The most powerful weapon ever detonated in human history was the Tsar Bomba, with a yield equivalent to only 50 million tons of TNT. Yet the meteorite Sirin had casually dropped had two thousand times that power.
Sirin didn't know when she had gained the power to overturn the entire human civilization, but holding six Herrscher Gems made her undoubtedly the strongest individual since the birth of this era.
With such power, wouldn't her very existence be a threat to this world? Sirin had never thought about destroying humanity. Even though that inexplicable "god" had tried to tempt her many times, she had never taken it seriously.
But now it seemed she had truly done something irreversible and wrong. What should she do next?
What should she do? Mom had never taught her, and little Shun had never taught her… Although Sirin had forced herself to grow up quickly in the past half year, she was ultimately still just a twelve-year-old child. Her experience was not enough to support her in making decisions at such a critical moment.
"Bella, tell me, what should I do?" In her most helpless moment, Sirin turned to her only friend.
"Queen, Bella will always stay by your side…" Sensing Sirin's pain, Bella stepped forward and hugged Sirin's head, pressing the two of them tightly together.
Cecilia recovered from her daze. Just now, she had personally witnessed the sun rising from the west. Babylon Tower was close to the Arctic Circle and had almost entered polar night in January, with only about three hours of sunlight each day. But clearly, now was not that time.
So what was that "sun" she had seen rising from the west, far brighter than any she had ever seen before?
Not long after, a shockwave that nearly knocked Cecilia off her feet told her the answer.
It was an explosion of immense power… Cecilia looked toward the direction where the sun had risen earlier and connected it with the location of Schicksal's front-line position in her memory.
Although it was hard to accept this cruel reality, recalling the sudden communication cutoff earlier, Cecilia felt this was probably the truth.
So what should she do next? Should she go back to find Siegfried and the other members of the Snow Wolf Squad still scattered across the Siberian snow plains, or should she head alone to Babylon Tower to defeat the Second Herrscher who possessed god-like power?
"Lady Cecilia, I think we should talk." Just as Cecilia was lost in confusion, two giant figures covered in white snow emerged from the blizzard in the distance.
Only when they came closer did Cecilia see clearly that they were two Anti-Entropy Titan mechs. However, they appeared to be special models, and it was also evident that the two people inside the mechs had unusual identities.
"Who are you?" Although Schicksal and Anti-Entropy were enemies, it was obvious that under the current circumstances, the grudges between organizations could be set aside for the time being.
The danger facing Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and all of humanity together was the Second Herrscher.
"I am Dr. Einstein from Anti-Entropy. The guy next to me is Dr. Tesla. I've temporarily muted her cockpit because it's too noisy inside. From now on, let me communicate with you."
Cecilia watched as the red Titan mech walked over to the First Herrscher's corpse, collected the two severed halves lying on the ground, and then turned back toward the blue mech.
"So, Dr. Einstein wishes to represent Anti-Entropy and cooperate with Schicksal? I'm sorry, but I am merely an ordinary Valkyrie of Schicksal. I have no authority to negotiate on behalf of Schicksal with Anti-Entropy."
Einstein suddenly felt as if Cecilia was subtly mocking someone, but the other party was clearly communicating with her seriously.
In fact, if it had been Siegfried, he would probably have cooperated with Anti-Entropy in his personal capacity. Unfortunately, what they saw now was not Siegfried, but the more rational Cecilia.
"Then please, Lady Cecilia, take Dr. Tesla and me to Schicksal's front-line position. I am willing to be your prisoner."
"I'm sorry, but Schicksal's front-line position may already…" Cecilia looked toward the southwest, her eyes filled with sorrow.
"I'm sorry… but now is not the time for mourning. Although the Second Herrscher has remained inside Babylon Tower and has not chosen to appear, staying here any longer will undoubtedly put us in danger."
"That's true. I still have some companions scattered across the Siberian snow plains. Please allow me to find them first, then I will take the two doctors to Schicksal Headquarters to discuss with Bishop Otto."
"As it should be." Einstein nodded, indicating she had no objections.
"Queen, those three people have left with the First Herrscher's corpse." After finishing her observation of Cecilia's group, Bella returned to Sirin's side and reported.
"It's fine. There's no need to pay attention to their movements. Bella, let's begin…" Sirin looked at her friend before her, reached out to stroke Bella's gray-blue long hair, and said solemnly.
"Yes, Queen."
At this very moment across the Earth, whether it was the hurried people in bustling metropolises or the leisurely residents in remote villages; whether it was the busy white-collar elites working inside high-rise buildings or the children playing in the streets and alleys — without exception, they were all deeply immersed in the immense shock and indescribable unease brought by the sudden and breathtaking meteorite event that had just occurred.
And then, in the silent yet tense atmosphere above this land, a mysterious and carefully mixed strange voice suddenly rang out without warning. The voice seemed to come from the distant depths of the universe, yet also felt close at hand, circling everyone's ears. It was sometimes low and rumbling like muffled thunder, sometimes high and sharp like a piercing whistle, making people's hair stand on end and sending chills down their spines.
"I, the Second Herrscher Sirin, speak to human civilization."
"You must have already seen the little gift I sent earlier. That was a small gift from me as a Herrscher to you all. After all, the mission of a Herrscher is to eradicate filthy humanity."
"Now, I am in Schicksal's Babylon Tower laboratory. I welcome anyone to come subjugate me, defeat me, or kill me. But if you cannot… every forty-eight hours, I will send this world an even bigger gift!"
"Brave ones who delusionally wish to save humanity… do not disappoint me."