I am in the abyss of Collapse

Luo Lin was numb.

"Why is Siegfried here..." The girl tried hard to stimulate her brain which had stopped working due to shock, "Maybe he is protecting Kiana in secret? He seems to be capable of doing such a thing..."

No, now is not the time to worry about why this guy is here...

Because Luo Lin is still the Valkyrie Cecilia with long white hair and a heroic appearance - look at his eyes, Siegfried is obviously in love!

Moreover, because of the error in the system module, she has not found a way to change herself back...

Maybe I have to complete that quest full of gibberish?

But if Luo Lin didn't change back, how would she explain to Siegfried? Siegfried was Cecilia's husband, and he would definitely be able to tell that she was not the real Cecilia. Luo Lin was not sure what Siegfried would do.

Although Luo Lin was certain that Siegfried made the difficult but correct choice between "saving Walter alone" and "saving everyone in the world" with great calmness on the moon during the second collapse, completing his bitter growth...

But facing things related to Cecilia...can he really stay calm?

More importantly, Xilin was right next to her and had completely regarded Luo Lin as her own mother. Luo Lin didn't dare to think about how terrible it would be if she had a conflict with Siegfried and Xilin found out that her mother was actually someone else in disguise.

Perhaps the best case scenario is that the Herrscher of the Void awakens and Changkong City is doomed.

Luo Lin believed that she, Fu Hua and Siegfried could still control the situation with just one Herrscher of the Void. But if the situation got worse...

For example, after the Herrscher of the Void awakened, she opened a channel directly to the imaginary space and tried to fill the Changkong City with Honkai energy to speed up her recovery... It's not like she had never done that before! Luo Lin saw the Herrscher of the Void do this on the snowy plains of Belarus with her own eyes!

Don’t forget, the system had previously detected signs of activity from the Herrscher of Thunder and the Herrscher of Consciousness… The Herrscher of Void wanted to recharge himself, and by the way, he wanted to energize the other two as well!

Even if the Honkai energy provided by this channel is not enough for three Herrschers... but there are three Herrschers!

If three Herrschers appeared during the third Collapse, that would be a joke from hell.

I'm afraid that by then, not only Changkong City... the entire Far East will wither away! (Sad)

Just when Luo Lin was in a state of confusion and shock, Xilin, who had been running around in excitement before, jumped back into her arms like a young swallow returning to its nest and rubbed Luo Lin's chest: "Mom, hug me!"

"……it is good."

Luo Lin gave up thinking, bent down and picked up the purple-haired girl. Xilin giggled, hugged her neck, and looked around.

Not far away, Siegfried abruptly retracted the step he was about to take. He looked at the girl with purple hair and golden eyes with a grim face.

"The Herrscher of the Sky..."

"dad!!"

Siegfried's white hair was extremely conspicuous even in this space of consciousness. Sitting in Luo Lin's arms and occupying the high ground, Xilin easily spotted him and waved to him excitedly.

Siegfried looked at the purple-haired girl clinging to Cecilia with a happy face, and the memories buried deep in his heart immediately surfaced, bringing him back to the time of the second collapse.

In the illusion created by [Key of Consciousness·Yu Duchen], Siegfried and Cecilia even spent quite peaceful and even beautiful days with Sirin, the Herrscher of the Void.

The white-haired man murmured in a trance: "...Am I hit by [Yu Duchen] again?"

Luo Lin came over holding Xilin, and happened to hear Siegfried talking to himself. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"Daddy hugs!"

Xilin opened her arms, but after waiting for a long time, she didn't get any loving hug from her father, so she tilted her head and looked at Siegfried with a complicated expression.

"……dad?"

Siegfried pursed his lips and stared at the increasingly confused Xilin, his fingers clenched into fists, without moving for a long time.

The two of them were in a stalemate. Luo Lin was terrified and even felt the Houkai energy in Xilin's body stirring, so she quickly interrupted and said, "Qi Ge, are you back from your business trip?"

"...Ah, um."

The white-haired man finally spoke. He responded in a low voice and looked around vigilantly.

——It seems that I am trapped in an illusion, and someone is trying to use illusion to break through the defenses of my consciousness.

I'm afraid it's Bishop Otto's right-hand man, Fu Hua from Shenzhou... Is Otto determined to capture me? Is he planning to take back the Key of God from me?

Fu Hua, who was floating behind Luo Lin, sneezed loudly. She rubbed her nose in surprise: "Can a consciousness also sneeze? It's amazing."

Seeing Siegfried's eyes rolling around, Luo Lin realized that he was thinking with his Kaslana brain, which had unstable upper and lower limits. He was probably stuck in his own thinking loop and might not be able to get out for a long time.

She sighed, patted Xilin's back, and said softly, "Xiao Xilin, your father just came back from a business trip and is still very tired. Let your mother hold you."

"Well……"

Xilin was in a low mood, but at least she managed to control the surging Honkai energy in her body.

Luo Lin let out a long sigh, reached into his pocket, pretended to search, but actually used the system warehouse to take out a piece of candy and quickly stuffed it into the purple-haired girl's mouth.

"Okay, okay, how about I give you a candy as a reward?"

Luo Lin touched the other person's hair again, making Xilin close her eyes comfortably.

"Um... Boss? Do we still need to look for someone? If we don't continue looking, should we return the money to you...?"

A cautious voice came from the side. Luo Lin turned her head and saw a very distinctive figure wearing a cat-ear hood. She was struggling with a bunch of shiny coins.

Luo Lin blinked and asked, "...Padochilis?"

The girl in the cat-ear hood blinked and responded happily: "Hey! Boss, you know me!"

"...Uh, well...I have indeed heard of your name." Luo Lin felt a little embarrassed when she heard this address, but she quickly adjusted her mindset and continued to ask, "Who did Zieg just tell you to look for?"

"Well, the boss said to look for Kiana Kaslana, and I happen to know where she is!"

Paddo smoothed her bangs and responded briskly.

Hearing this name, Xilin's eyes lit up: "It's my sister! I'm looking for my sister!"

Luo Lin was a little surprised: "Do you know where she is?"

"Of course, we are the best businessmen!" Padu puffed out his chest, "Whether it's people or things, as long as the reward is enough, we can definitely help you get them!"

“…It’s really a restoration.”

The cat-eared girl in front of her, Padufils, was probably an NPC constructed based on Luo Lin's impression. Whether in terms of personality, tone or profession, it was very consistent with her memory...

It is also possible that before Luo Lin traveled through time, Zhou Zhou was using Paduo to beat Paradise and get crystals, so she was particularly impressed.

Padu looked at Siegfried who was lost in thought, then turned his gaze to Luo Lin: "Then what should we say... Madam Boss?"

Luo Lin blinked: "Of course we have to continue looking for her, she is Xilin's sister... Let's go, Zig, stop thinking about it."

Luo Lin nudged Siegfried with her elbow to bring him back to his senses from his brainstorming. The white-haired man rubbed his waist with a grin and muttered subconsciously: "Cecilia, use less strength..."

"And then I'll just leave you alone on the street and stare blankly?" Luo Lin showed a teasing smile and adjusted the position of his arm to let Xilin sit higher. "Okay, let's go and find sister Kiana!"

"Great!"

The purple-haired girl cheered.

"..."

Siegfried scratched his head, his eyes flickering, and quickly followed.

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Struggle struggle!

Volume 140: Carrot and stick are most effective: Chapter Chapter : Familiar Swallow Returns

Padua Felice continued to lead the way, using her superb eloquence to describe every detail of the city to the "family of three" following her.

No matter what street or tourist spot it was, Paddo could always tell a story with a lot of interesting allusions and anecdotes at her fingertips. Little Xilin was fascinated by it and called it very interesting. She strongly asked Paddo to tell another one.

And Paddo was very tolerant and patient with children. She deliberately slowed down her speech and added some exaggerated gestures, which made the purple-haired little girl giggle. A joyful atmosphere filled the team for a while.

"Thank you, Paddo. Celine enjoyed your story."

Luo Lin took out a bottle of water from her pocket and threw it to the thirsty girl in the cat-ear hood. Padufils took a step forward and lightly picked up the bottle from the air.

Siegfried was surprised at her quick and decisive movements, but when he thought about the word "purchase" that Pado had inadvertently mentioned before, he realized that it was natural for her to have such skills.

Padu unscrewed the bottle of water without hesitation, took two sips, and sighed happily: "Ah, I actually like children very much, because children are not like adults, their minds are less complicated... Oh, we are here, the 'Qiana Kaslana' you are looking for should be working here."

Luo Lin looked at the large, square building in front of her, and the words "Fire Moth Science and Technology Research Institute" clearly written on it, and said with a strange look on her face: "Um, Padu, are you sure Kiana is here? Is it a character with the same name?"

"Probably not. Anyway, I haven't heard of such a unique name anywhere else." Padufils touched her chin. "In fact, I have a deep impression of her. After all, she looks a bit like the boss..."

How can you see that the silly paramecium-like Kiana is similar to the cold, stern-faced Kevin who swears to destroy Honkai?!

Siegfried looked at the guard at the gate and stroked his unshaven chin: "Looks like we can't get in?"

The girl in the cat-ear hood laughed and produced a black card from her hand like a magic trick: "Hehe, this little thing is not difficult for Padofils. Clang! The pass to the institute! As long as you use it, you can enter the institute for a visit!"

"Did you 'purchase' this too?" the white-haired man raised his eyebrows and asked.

"I have forgotten where I got this thing from, but it should not be... obtained through 'purchase'. After all, I got this card a long time ago." Padu scratched his head and replied in a somewhat uncertain tone, "Maybe I am very lucky. Every time I can bring people in for a visit - but it's just a visit..."

"Is it really that magical?"

"Of course, follow me, we'll go in and take a look now."

Pado walked in with Luo Lin and his group in a swagger. When the guard saw the black card in the hand of the girl in the cat-ear hood, he pressed the release button without hesitation, allowing them to pass through the gate and enter the institute.

As soon as she entered the door, Luo Lin felt a high-end and classy atmosphere. Many glittering trophies and medals were displayed in transparent glass cabinets, and various cooperation plaques almost covered the entire wall next to it, which was quite exaggerated.

Siegfried had never seen such a scene before, and even walked a little lighter. However, he remembered that this seemed to be an illusion, and his originally stiff attitude relaxed again.

Xilin seemed to feel the weight of the knowledge, or maybe because she was too excited before and was a little tired now, she stopped cheering loudly, but just stayed quietly on Luo Lin, looking at everything around her curiously.

Continuing to move forward, Luo Lin saw a lot of familiar equipment, including some weapon manufacturing machine tools and high-precision detectors for studying Honkai energy. These devices were thousands of times more accurate than the detectors they used on the battlefield. Luo Lin had only seen traces of them in Hyperion's research lab and some research institutes at the Tianming headquarters...

Everywhere there were people wearing white coats, busying about, and Luo Lin and his group felt out of place as they walked through the corridor.

Siegfried, holding the Holy Fire Judge, launched a powerful attack. Although he also showed a certain degree of quick wit, he was still a normal person, a reckless player.

Xilin, I don't need to say much about Pufferfish. If you have more knowledge, you won't be beaten up in a multi-core state.

Fu Hua is also a martial arts person. Although the Taixu Sword Qi requires talent, talent is something that is hard to explain. Even if she learned some knowledge in the previous era, it is probably burned away by Yu Duchen now, and her mind is empty.jpg;

Padofelice, she would not fight if she could, and she lived by relying on her great luck and extraordinary physical skills, and she was also the kind of character whose body moved faster than her brain;

Finally, it's Luo Lin... Can you expect a time traveler, a time traveler with a combat type system, a person who is gloomy all day long, holding the [Key of Revelation] and cutting corners to play with mimicry, to devote himself to the great cause of scientific research?

The group walked through the corridors and buildings. Pado stopped several white-coated researchers who were taking a break and asked them about the whereabouts of "Kiana Kaslana". Fortunately, they all knew something.

"I guess he was called to help."

"It's rare to see someone with such great strength... It seems like he passed by here? He went over there."

"It seems that he went to do some work with Dr. Mei."

Following the guidance of these kind people, Luo Lin and his group quickly determined the direction in which Kiana was heading. They quickened their pace and finally found the white-haired ball in a rather spacious hall filled with relaxing green plants.

Kiana and Raiden Mei were sitting on a bench, both of them looking exhausted.

Before that, they followed Alicia to tour most areas of the research institute, and even in some rooms, the pink-haired girl would ask Raiden Mei to personally operate those expensive-looking machines.

Mei gritted her teeth and pressed a few buttons and twisted the joystick twice. The machine made a dangerous buzzing sound, and she quickly let go and pretended nothing had happened.

And now, Alicia was standing not far away, holding her cheek. Her frown made people feel pity for her, and her face showed obvious distress.

"How strange... Did Mei really lose her memory?" The pink-haired girl rubbed her hair, "Something's wrong... It shouldn't be unfolding like this..."

Before she could figure out anything, Kiana, who was sitting on the bench with a lazy look on her face, suddenly jumped up and pointed at the white-haired man's nose and shouted angrily: "Damn dad! Where have you been? Do you know I'm looking for you..."

"Sister! Sister Kiana!"

"Who is my sister...?"

Kiana looked in the direction of the voice and saw a little girl with purple hair waving at her happily, but her attention was soon drawn to the person holding Sirin.

At that time, there was a woman with long white hair and a tall figure. Her blue eyes were staring at Kiana, with extremely complicated emotions churning in her.

The white-haired girl only felt something surging in her body... She had felt this feeling briefly before, but it was not as obvious and lasting as it is now. It was an extremely subtle, close and familiar feeling.

Kiana suddenly forgot what she wanted to say. She opened her mouth and murmured, "Mom..."

Luo Lin blinked.

Has this scene ever happened before?

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