I am in the abyss of Collapse

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Volume 197: Carrots and sticks work best: Chapter Chapter : Elsewhere in the world (Part )

“…Um, I am…”

Siegfried woke up in a warehouse on the outskirts of Sky City. He looked at the unfamiliar ceiling in a daze, and after a few seconds he realized that he was back in the real world.

This is the anti-entropy safe house. To be more precise, it is the safe house of the anti-entropy conservatives - Tesla & Einstein faction. It has nothing to do with the Thunder Ryuma who controls Changkong City.

After all, there are many factions within Anti-Entropy, and it is not something that can be simply divided into radicals and conservatives. Every executive with authority has his own plans.

Raiden Ryoma controls the ME Company and possesses strong scientific research and manufacturing capabilities. He wavers between conservatives and radicals, uses sophisticated political means to gain benefits, and tinkers with his own plans in private, which makes people feel wary.

Therefore, Tesla and Einstein placed spies in Changkong City and prepared many safe houses like this warehouse in order to obtain relevant intelligence and gain the upper hand when dealing with Thunder Ryuma.

As for why Siegfried could live here... it was mainly because of the God's Key held by the white-haired man and his unadulterated S-class powerful martial arts. These things helped him win respect for himself and gained a considerable degree of convenience in Anti-Entropy.

Of course, Tesla's friendship with Einstein was also an important factor... but it could also be because, compared to burning hundreds of millions of dollars on experiments, it was a very cheap and cost-effective thing to put enough money on Siegfried's card for him to travel around the world, provide intelligence and a place to stay in exchange for favor.

Siegfried felt the blood vessels in his temple throbbing. He sighed and raised his hand to rub his forehead, but was surprised to find something else beside him - the bionic mechanical arm that Anti-Entropy had made for him had fallen off and dropped to the side.

"?!"

A few years ago, in the battle when Kiana awakened to become the Herrscher of the Sky, Siegfried used [Judgment of Heavenly Fire] to fight against the opponent. Although a red-haired Valkyrie suddenly appeared and snatched the Key of God, the short time of using [Judgment of Heavenly Fire] still caused irreversible damage to one of the white-haired man's arms - he could hardly hold chopsticks, let alone return to the battlefield to fight against Honkai.

Siegfried simply asked Tesla to help him replace his arm with a mechanical arm... After a long period of training, he finally restored his fighting power to a large extent.

And now, this expensive bionic robotic arm is just lying there, because...

"My arm...grew back?"

The white-haired man looked at the new arm in surprise. From the shoulder down, the skin was white and tender, completely different from his weathered and scarred skin.

"Cecilia…is this the 'surprise' you told me about?"

Before leaving the consciousness space, Cecilia used the Mimic Black Abyss White Flower to heal Siegfried's injuries - including his broken arm and the hidden injuries left by fighting the Honkai beasts over the years.

The white-haired man felt his body refreshed like never before. He smiled, observed his arm, spread out his five fingers, felt the long-lost wind blowing across his fingertips, and the warmth of the setting sun shining on his arm.

Siegfried felt his arm for a while and roughly understood its condition. He knew he would need to exercise more to get it back to its previous level.

Then he pulled out his communicator and pressed a button.

"That's great... By the way, I have to call Dr. Tesla and tell her what I saw here. I believe it will definitely surprise them, right?"

However, Dr. Tesla and Dr. Einstein would definitely not consider that news as a surprise, but more of a shock.

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"Yes, Mr. Longma, I will start investigating the girl right away. Please rest assured that I will investigate her thoroughly... Yes, yes, I know, no problem, it won't disturb your daughter's life!"

A man stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, smiling, and bowed his head repeatedly towards a distant place with a servile look. After more than ten seconds, he hung up the phone and his face changed.

He slowly opened another encrypted communication device and sent out the message he had prepared long ago:

[Ms. Cocolia, I have been assigned the task of investigating the transfer student. Of course, the warehouse for storing Honkai energy you requested has also been arranged. I hope we can work closely together to complete your goal as soon as possible, and I can also receive the remaining payment from you as soon as possible. - Kawada]

The man named Wada seemed unsatisfied. He took out another communicator from the drawer, but this communicator was completely different from the one he had used before. It did not look like a technological invention, but rather like some kind of antique dug out of the ground, painted with gold powder to make it extremely gorgeous, and inlaid with unidentified red gems.

But it works, and it is more advanced than any communicator Kawada has ever come into contact with.

Kawada did not hesitate and turned on the communicator directly. A hazy projection logo appeared in the room - it was a snake with its head and tail connected and a unique shape.

——【World Snake】!

The light from the projection shone on the man, submerging half of his face in shadow.

Not long after, a masked figure appeared in the projection, and she said impatiently, "Okay, Mr. Multifaceted Spy, what do you want from me today?"

This time, Kawada showed a genuine awe on his face. He whispered, "Dr. Jackal's research is truly amazing. You told me before that you needed potential bodies, and I found some for you. Here is the list..."

"Oh? You're very quick..."

Jackal looked at the information sent on the communicator with great interest. Even the mask could not hide her excited eyes. "Let me see. Oh? Isn't this Mei Raiden? Why is she on your list? I don't think you have the ability to catch her."

"It's almost there, Dr. Jackal. Cocolia has set her sights on Raiden Ryoma. Once Raiden Ryoma falls, I will be able to capture the girl and bring her to you soon."

"Well...but I have been working with Cocolia. It seems that her target is not just Raiden Ryoma. This girl is also in her plan?"

Kawata was stunned for a moment. He was not clear about this matter.

But the man soon had an idea, smiled again, and said, "Dr. Jackal, I am willing to 'accidentally' 'kill' Raiden Mei for you...but you have to help me more in the future."

"Oh? What do you want?"

"Of course it's... Dr. Jackal's research... that can extend life and allow us to reach a new world... [Ticket]."

The man's eyes were full of desire.

The jackal looked at Kawada's ugly face and laughed: "You have good vision, Kawada... Go ahead and do it. If you fail, I will just pretend that this incident never happened. Do you understand?"

"clear."

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I can't struggle anymore today, so I'm going to start a new paper.

Rest, good night everyone.

Volume 198: Carrots and sticks work best: Chapter Chapter : Elsewhere in the world (Part )

The small green figure lay on the operating terminal. The knocking and electric sound that had been going on all night finally stopped, and she let out a long breath.

"Finally... it's over..."

Klein looked at the Paradise server in front of him that was still humming, and the whole armed puppet felt a little unwell.

Since last night, some of the data in Paradise has had problems. Klein did not discover these anomalies immediately, or rather, these newly emerged anomalies are a very common phenomenon for armed puppets.

After all, Paradise has been running for 50,000 years, so there is more or less redundant data piled up, just like the warning information in the software. It can still run without any care...

Moreover, the relationship between these redundant data and Paradise is like some old computers that are covered with dust but can still be turned on. The dust has merged with the motherboard, forming a wonderful balance. If you pull the computer out to clean the dust, the computer will break down. If you don't clean the dust, the computer can continue to be used.

After all, the Paradise of the Past is still something created based on Honkai energy technology. Although the previous civilization has also conducted in-depth research on Honkai energy, it is still a technological black box in some aspects. They only understand how to use it...

All Klein could do was to patch up some programs without affecting the operation of Paradise, and he could only turn a blind eye to those non-malignant and completely unsolvable problems.

This is also the reason why the armed puppets look like they are busy with work and are about to die. Over the past 50,000 years, there are at least tens of thousands of such figures, and in the foreseeable future, their number will continue to increase.

The heavy and endless work will not stop until either Elysium or Klein collapses.

The armed puppet thought that it was more likely that he would collapse first. After all, this place was buried deep underground, and there was a protective layer made of soul steel outside. In addition, the strength of the Paradise of the Past was also very impressive...

Moreover, it is said that armed puppets have appeared in the world of the new era, but the signal disappeared after a period of time. It is very likely that there is no relevant maintenance equipment in the outside world, and the system crashed directly due to insufficient spare parts.

Klein rubbed her eyes and stared at the screen of the operation terminal again. During the few minutes she was in deep thought, the abnormal data that occurred last night finally did not cause her any more trouble. It stayed there quietly, like a well-behaved sheep.

After careful consideration, the armed puppet prepared to rewrite the relevant programs, replace these blocks, and destroy the replaced items that can be destroyed, and throw the non-destructible items into the isolation area of ​​the paradise - this added a lot of tasks to the already busy Klein's shoulders, and her dark circles might even get bigger...

Just as the armed puppet was about to press the button, a pink figure appeared at the door of the operation room and shouted loudly:

"Klein, wait!"

"...Alicia?"

The person who came was Alicia. She was panting and wiping the sweat from her head. Obviously, these were unnecessary actions for the pink fairy lady. Each fusion warrior was a superman who could fight against the Herrscher. With the size of Paradise, even if she ran back and forth dozens of times and blew up countless monsters on the way, it might not allow Alicia to catch her breath.

The purpose of her doing this was probably just to let Klein understand how anxious she was to get here. Of course, there was also some of Alicia's own little fun in it.

“Klein, please don’t delete this data!” The pink fairy clasped her hands together, tilted her head, and put on an apologetic look. “I can feel that the data inside is very important to me. Can you give me the authority to process it?”

"...Of course, Alicia."

In the paradise of the past, Klein's authority is actually no different from the memory of the thirteen heroes, but she still regards herself as Dr. Mobius's assistant as before, diligently providing support services to the heroes.

Klein made some adjustments and said, "I have adjusted the abnormal data to an area that is convenient for you to access. You can reach the target location by following the instructions of the communicator..."

"Thank you so much, little Klein!"

Alicia was overjoyed. She leaned over and hugged the armed puppet tightly. She also rubbed Klein's face, causing her to stammer incoherently.

"It feels as good as ever! I'll be leaving now!"

Miss Pink Fairy left in a hurry, leaving Klein helplessly to continue working overtime in the control room, dealing with the workload that was increasing all the time and could never be completed.

Alicia hummed excitedly. She certainly knew where the abnormal data came from. Last night, she had personally experienced an adventure. After she was disconnected from that wonderful consciousness space, she found that part of the data had returned to the paradise of the past with her.

"Well, go from here, turn left, the second portal..."

Alicia passed through the portal and came to the wide platform. She looked at the garbled codes flashing with soft light on the platform and touched the entangled light spots with her fingertips.

A bizarre scene flashed through the mind of the pink fairy lady - it was the scenery of Changkong City in the consciousness space, where there were many familiar faces of hers, and their identities were different...

For example, Kevin, who was busy as a policeman chasing vendors, Padofelice, who was busy running around to avoid being chased, Velvet and Eden, who were cooperating in a play, Cosmo and Gretsch, who were good brothers and sisters, Su, who was staring at the spicy barbecue, and Qianjie, who was serving super spicy barbecue...

“Hahahahahahahaha, Qian… [Master Qian’s BBQ Restaurant]… No, I never thought there would be such a scene…”

Alicia bent over with laughter, and was even more looking forward to seeing a girl who had made a promise with her to visit the paradise.

Luo Lin, you have to come quickly!

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"...This is what I have seen and heard, Bishop Otto."

"..."

Even a man as smart and strong-willed as Otto Apokalis couldn't help but feel confused for a few minutes after hearing Fu Hua's story. The Bishop of Heaven's Destiny opened his mouth several times, wanting to say something, but couldn't find the right words to describe his feelings.

Fu Hua listened to the silence coming from the other end of the communicator and could not help but speak up: "My Lord Bishop, Luo Lin's will to resist Honkai is beyond doubt, and her specialness is not only the mysterious heritage from the parallel world she carries on her body, but also the ability to suppress the impulses of the Herrscher... I don't think we should take drastic actions..."

"Okay, okay, my old friend, there's no need to worry. I won't do anything to her."

Otto comforted Fu Hua, and then said: "What you said is indeed a bit unbelievable. But I believe you, Fu Hua, but I have to witness these things in person... Considering the current situation in Changkong City, I will allow you to temporarily put aside the infiltration work to St. Freya Academy and stay where you are to assist Luo Lin in handling matters related to the Herrscher..."

The Bishop of Heaven's Destiny paused for a moment, and finally said:

"Communicate with me in time and I will provide you with the necessary support..."

"Yes, Lord Bishop."

The blond man hung up the phone, frowned, tapped his fingers on the armrest of his chair, and fell into deep thought.

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Continue to struggle at night and eat first.

Volume 199: Galloping towards a new future: Chapter Chapter : In pain, the face of being beaten is painful

"Tsk tsk, is this the endless abyss you mentioned? There's something there..."

The Herrscher of Consciousness first looked at Luo Lin and Wuliangta Jizi, who were lying on the ground with a look of burnt body, and then looked at the huge plane that was gradually disappearing in the system space, and couldn't help but feel pity.

"You just came out of the conscious world after being busy for three days and three nights. Don't you even plan to take a break?"

Luo Lin thought for a long time about how to respond to this sentence, and finally uttered a sentence with difficulty: "It's addictive. Ah, I can only say that it's addictive."

"You might as well say you like crystals."

The last chapter of the book said that our dear Fu Hua and Luo Lin went down into the abyss together, and demonstrated the power of the Red Kite Immortal, forcibly lifting the black-haired girl from the third level of original sin into the first level of pain.

Then Luo Lin sadly discovered that she had returned to the days of fighting small monsters and scraping them, and even Wuliangta Jizi using [True Red Knight·Eclipse] was powerless to save the situation.

Of course, the culprit is the environment of this issue of the Abyss:

[Ice Fear: The enemy's ice damage increases by 50%, and the fire damage reduced by 50%]

No wonder True Red had no output when attacking others. First, it was because the weather reduced the fire damage. Second, it was because it was attacking airplanes. Aircrafts have mechanical attributes, and True Red also has mechanical attributes. It had no restrained damage to make up for the lost output...

Even though Luo Lin adjusted herself to the supernatural attribute and concentrated on throwing freezing grenades that could freeze the enemy (made with great care from [Key of Revelation]), and activated all the freezing mechanisms, they still failed to knock over the giant plane with two lives before the countdown ended.

"I'll beat you O! &#...@)!!"

The victim's words were very harsh and his voice was temporarily muted.

Shibao quickly reached out and held Luo Lin's shoulders, stroking the girl's back like a cat: "Hey, calm down, calm down, if you can't beat me, then you can't beat me. At most, you can just take less crystals..."

Wuliangta Jizi was in a very calm state of mind. After all, when they were on the battlefield, the strengthened Herrscher of the Void beat them all over the ground, and she could never forget that incident.