A journey into an infinite dimension

While she was in a daze, Ge Jiuye's voice, which only Shi Ye could hear, sounded in her mind, pointing out a clue for her.

So, taking advantage of the momentary gap, Shi Ye quickly called up the system's task interface:

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【Stage Mission: Three】

The storm is coming, and this may be the biggest challenge you will encounter on this journey—not in terms of strength, but in terms of emotion.

However, as long as you can be ruthless, then this difficulty will be no different from not existing - but, are you really willing to give up like this?

Try to make contact. Regardless of the result, 'Branch Mission 3' will be unlocked.

Status: Completed, rewards are waiting to be claimed.

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Branch Quest 3: Parallel Worlds. This concept exists in countless worlds, symbolizing the infinite possibilities of that world. However, when a certain being possesses the power to travel through parallel worlds, it means that the possibilities of that world will be destroyed and eroded.

Of course, this is a headache for the partners of justice. You are just a second personality without emotions. However, in a sense, this is your fault. Because of the existence of you who does not belong to this world, the tragedy that should have happened has disappeared, and has been replaced by a new tragedy.

Message 1: Countless parallel worlds have been destroyed, and countless years have passed. A mindless slaughter, driven by the last vestiges of perseverance. A certain being has traversed countless parallel worlds and countless years searching for you. Now that she has finally found you, how will you face her?

By contacting the other party, information 2 will be unlocked.

Completion conditions: ? ? ? (will be unlocked after all information is unlocked)

Mission Reward: ??? (Reward will be awarded after the mission is completed)

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Parallel world...

Seeing this, Shi Ye suddenly felt a slight stomachache.

The parallel world is the most troublesome thing, no doubt about it.

Anything can happen, there is no such thing as something that will never happen. Therefore, even though you did not do something, you will inexplicably be blamed. This is also the wonder and trouble of the parallel world.

For example, the current situation.

"....Back to the original question, who are you?"

Bathed in the girl's expectation, Shizhi's heartache and confusion, and Junai's cute gaze, Shiye was silent for a while, and asked in a rather evasive manner.

Since he is from a parallel world to this one and knows her, it means that he also knows Shiori.

After all, her identity in this world is Shiori's second personality, so anyone who knows her will definitely know Shiori.

However, the moment the girl saw Shiori, she launched a ruthless attack on her with the intention of killing her, which is a suspicious point.

So, who is she?

"Come to think of it, my aura is indeed different from before. Plus, with this body, it's normal that you can't recognize me."

The girl took her hand back and gently stroked her cheek, a faint smile flashing in her eyes that were already filled with the color of flames.

"However, although I really want to recognize you now, I cannot violate the constraints of the law for the time being, so please call me by the original name of this body."

Her eyes lightly swept across Shi Ye's face, and then seemed to pause at a certain position. The girl's ethereal and beautiful voice quietly reached Shi Ye's ears amidst the swift sound of breaking through the air.

"Kuonozaki Caihuo, that should be the name."

Ding---

The pitch-black 'big tree' that originally stood beside Kuonzaki Caihuo suddenly twisted its thick trunk to block behind her, like a loyal guard, blocking a laser spear that attacked from behind for her. At the same time, the pair of light wings behind Caihuo suddenly swept across as if they were real, sweeping a pure white figure straight towards Shiye and others.

"Origami, why didn't you go back to Fraxinus with Tohka, Kotori, and the others?"

After catching the figure and removing the kinetic energy from it, Shiye, who received the memories shared by Shiori, couldn't help but ask.

"I'm here to help you."

Gently pressing down the arm that was shaking abnormally, Origami's eyes never left Cai Huo for a moment, and at the same time, a hint of doubt flashed across her eyes.

At the same time, Shiye was also communicating with Shizhi in his consciousness.

[Jia Ye, so who is she? ]

[No, I don't know either. After all, according to her, she's not using her real appearance or name now, and I don't remember knowing anyone else besides you.]

Facing Shizhi's questioning, Shiye also felt very innocent.

Although I know that the other person is from another parallel world and has some connection with me, that is her business in the parallel world. What does it have to do with me now?

And she couldn't tell Shiori about this because there was no basis for it.

【...】

Perhaps he felt that what Shiye said made a lot of sense, Shizhi was silent for a while, and then, as if he had made some important decision, he suddenly spoke to Shiye in a cautious and serious tone.

[Jiaye, you still have some memories that you haven't shared with me, right————]

However, before she could finish her words, she felt a large number of unfamiliar memories pouring into her mind along a certain 'channel'. Due to the gentleness of the original owner of the memories, she successfully digested these processed memories in the blink of an eye without feeling any discomfort.

In this vast array of footage, she saw a lot.

Bloody, dark, cruel...but there are also those who give silently, gently, and never know about it.

At this moment, all the doubts and questions that Shiori had once had were answered in these fragments of memory, and she only truly realized it now.

Even though I always say that I understand Jiaye, in fact, I only understand him a little better than others, and I can't say that I truly understand him.

It turns out that he has been doing so many things in places I don't know about...

At this moment, Shizhi felt unprecedented confusion and bewilderment. At the same time, she was horrified to find that deep in her heart, she actually developed a sense of strangeness and fear towards Jiaye.

No...don't...don't have such feelings. It's unfair to Jiaye. Don't show up...

"Gaya, come with me."

Not paying attention to Origami's sudden attack, Cai Huo once again extended an invitation to Shi Ye—no, it was a notice.

"Abandon that cowardly, useless, and indecisive guy. You have every right to live your own life without tying yourself to her."

The 'big tree' beside him began to shrink, and in the blink of an eye turned back into a spiral black spear. Cai Huo pointed the tip of the spear directly at Shi Ye, and the image of Shi Zhi, who was being held against him, was reflected in his flaming eyes.

"Yes, I do have the right to live the life I want."

Her mind returned to reality from consciousness. Listening to the words coming from her ears, Shi Ye's face gradually blossomed into an incomparably beautiful smile. At the same time, her amber eyes were quietly replaced by the brilliant and gorgeous color of flames.

It was like the brilliance of a burning flame, or a soft glow slowly flowing, as if it could illuminate the deepest darkness and burn everything reflected in it.

Cold, brilliant, beautiful, charming and dazzling, just like a rainbow in the clear sky or the Milky Way in the deep night. For a moment, the world seemed to have lost all its colors, and only the brilliance of these eyes replaced everything and became the center of the entire world.

“Because of this, the life I live now is the life I want.”

He took a step forward and put Junai and Origami behind him, soft words were whispered softly, and his fair and slender right hand slowly raised. Red, purple and blue, the three colors of light gradually gathered in his palm, and with pure colorlessness as the harmony, a faint shadow was formed in front of his palm. With his thin body as the center, a huge spiritual light column suddenly rose up, and in an instant it penetrated the dark clouds in the sky to create a huge hole, and the rainstorm and hurricane sweeping around were also completely repelled.

Soft sunlight penetrated the light column from outside the hole and fell on the girl, as if she was covered with a layer of colorful gauze, reflected in the eyes of many people. A graceful and soft knight's lance, made of bright red crystal material, more like a unique work of art in this world than a weapon, was quietly suspended in front of the girl's palm. It seemed that bursts of light could be seen flowing inside the transparent interior.

"So, pay the price for your words."

All the glory returned to calm, with a ray of energy-like flame reflecting Cai Huo's posture in the gently swaying flaming pupils. He gently held the spear in his hand. At this moment, there was no trace of emotional warmth in Shi Ye's eyes, only endless cold light swaying.

Chapter 177: The Known Pure Pulse

"Lingyin, what's the situation?"

High above the Twin Islands, on the bridge of the Fraxinus.

After successfully contacting Fraxinus and being retrieved, Kotori asked her most trusted right-hand man.

"Saya has taken over Koori's body and is fighting an unknown enemy in the sky above the sea, assisted by Maruna, who has manifested her spirit suit and angelic form, and Origami, who is piloting Brunnhilde."

His hands were constantly analyzing the work on the computer, and Ling Yin replied while slightly hiding the expression in his eyes.

"A huge and chaotic fluctuation of spiritual energy has been detected. We have confirmed that three of them belong to Miss Shiori, one belongs to Miss Junai, and the rest all come from that unknown enemy!"

Kawagoe Kyoji, who was also busy operating on the computer, reported loudly to Kotori.

"The spiritual power values ​​currently monitored have far exceeded all records observed so far, and are still continuing to rise rapidly!"

"A large amount of spiritual energy has already affected space, and signs of a space quake have been detected!"

"Based on current numerical estimates, the spacequake will strike within ten minutes, and its magnitude is initially estimated to be one-third the size of the 'Eurasian Space Disaster'!"

At the same time, pieces of information were reported to Kotori by Shiizaki Hinako and others, allowing her to clearly understand the extent of the situation.

"Where's the image?"

Without having time to change clothes, Kotori sat in her seat in her swimsuit, and then took the red military uniform from Kannazuki who was standing beside her and put it on.

As Kotori finished her words, an image that appeared unusually blurry in the heavy rain appeared on the large screen in front of the bridge.

"Because the energy at the scene was too chaotic, and the heavy rain interfered, the camera couldn't capture a clear shot. That was the limit."

Kanwu Yue rarely showed his perverted side. Instead, he looked at the screen calmly and spoke seriously.

"According to the detector's data, the white light is Ms. Origami, the red light is Ms. Shiori, the black light is Ms. Kuna, and the colorful light is that unknown enemy."

As a wave of light swept across the display screen, the original scene where only heavy rain and flashes of lightning could be seen was replaced by a colorless picture. At the same time, four different rays of light collided and separated on the screen one after another, and every time they came into contact, a brilliant wave would spread to the surroundings.

The frequency of collisions is very high, almost reaching several times per second, and the fluctuations generated are also greater each time, which proves that the war situation is still gradually escalating.

"Kotori-san, can I go help Shiori-san and Kayo-san?"

Yoshino and Yoshina, who were also on the bridge, were watching the images playing on the screen. After looking at Yoshina in her hand, Yoshino looked up at Kotori who was sitting in the commander's seat, and her soft voice was full of determination.

Although she didn't like fighting and was afraid of pain, her important people were fighting now and she couldn't just stand there and watch.

She is going to help them!

"With the techniques that Jiaye-kun taught us to use our strength, even if we are sealed, we are not completely powerless."

Shionai said with a grin, waving her short little hands.

"Yoshino, Yoshino..."

Looking at the two of them in a daze, Kotori couldn't help but smile slightly at their determined gazes.

"Well then, I'll leave my sisters and the others in your care, Yoshino, Yoshina."

"Ok!"

"Leave it to us!"

Unable to help but reveal a happy smile, Yoshino and Yoshina nodded heavily, and then trotted off the bridge.

"...If you use it, are you sure you can hit the enemy without affecting my sister and the others?"

After watching the two of them leave, she turned back to look at the various information and data that were transferred to her device. After her eyes flickered slightly for a moment, Kotori suddenly turned to Kannazuki and asked.

Everyone is fighting, so of course they can't just stand by and watch.

"As long as you seize the opportunity, it's fine."

Faced with this requirement, which is almost equivalent to hitting one target among hundreds of mosquitoes without affecting other mosquitoes, Shen Wu Yue's reaction is still very calm, as if this task is not a very difficult thing.

"However, based on the feedback, it may not be able to cause effective damage."

However, being able to hit the target is one thing, but being able to break the defense is another.

After all, even if a sharpshooter can hit the target every time, he cannot use his bullets to penetrate the entire earth and hit the core of the earth.

"...So, what?"

After a long silence, Kotori asked again.

"...I can do that, but Commander, if you do that, you'll be affected by that power again, and Miss Shiori and Kaya-kun will definitely notice it. Is that okay?"

Kannozuki asked Kotori seriously, even solemnly.

Although he is usually a little eccentric, he is not unable to distinguish between situations where jokes can be made and situations where jokes cannot be made.

While listening to the conversation between the two, everyone inside the bridge remained silent, just waiting quietly for Kotori to make a decision.

But there is no doubt that no matter what choice Kotori makes, they will follow her.

Because she is their beloved commander.

"Of course no problem, what could be the problem?"

She took out a Chupa Pearl from the storage compartment on the seat, unwrapped it and put it into her mouth. A fearless and confident smile quietly appeared on Kotori's delicate little face.

"I trust my two stupid sisters. Besides, this isn't a secret that needs to be hidden."