The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

Li Shubai nodded, and he gently turned his wrist that was holding the black gun handle. The black and white flowers as gorgeous as flower buds fluttered in his hand, and his other hand held the third Skyfire Sword that appeared in his hand again.

This time, as his two hands respectively grasped the Black Abyss White Flower and the Skyfire Greatsword, accompanied by a whisper from deep in his heart, a faint light as bright as a gem suddenly appeared between Li Shubai's eyebrows.

God, the Ultimate Change—

A faint light escaped from the center of his eyebrows into the surrounding air, and the arc-shaped, winding energy completely surrounded Li Shubai, who was holding a gun and a sword.

The next moment when both the mind and the body were fully prepared, Li Shubai's figure suddenly disappeared.

Facing Kevin in this state, unilateral defense can only help Li Shubai understand the extent of his physical fitness and endurance, but it cannot serve any other testing purpose.

The reason why he so strongly requested Kevin to help him with the stress test was not only because Kevin was the only one among all the people at this stage who could pose a fatal threat to him in this state, but also another more important reason was that only Kevin in this state could withstand as much of the power he released as possible.

After all, Li Shubai couldn't possibly kill his Valkyries while they were training, but when facing Kevin in this state, he had no such concerns.

Li Shubai, holding a divine key in each hand, rushed towards Kevin, who stood still, at a pace that exceeded the speed of sound and human dynamic vision.

A big sword, a long spear, and the nearly two-meter-long alien giant sword in Kevin's hand were intimately embraced in the flying bright sparks.

While Li Shubai and Kevin were further experimenting with the abilities of the End in the Stigmata Space, on the other side, Yulandel, who was kicked back to the real world together with Kiana, was so anxious that she was about to go berserk.

Although during the two days of solving the world bubble problem and completing the awakening of the stigma, Yulandel, who had been staying on the Hyperion, had roughly learned about Li Shubai's personality and some of his past dark history from other colleagues, and this part of the information also included the fact that [their captain would do things and experiments from time to time that were slightly unacceptable to everyone].

To be honest, at that time, Yulandel could not understand why her other self would say that about her captain.

According to her understanding, given her own and Kiana's personalities, if Li Shubai was really the kind of bastard like Otto who occasionally did experiments that the Valkyries on his ship couldn't accept, then according to common sense, the Valkyries on his ship shouldn't be able to support him so wholeheartedly... or even love him.

"Ah, when I say [things and experiments that people cannot accept], I don't mean the kind like Bishop Otto and Dr. Mobius."

It seemed that he realized that this statement would easily lead to misunderstanding by Yulandel. At that time, the other self who revealed this fact to himself - [Tianyuan Qiying] spread out his five fingers with a troubled look on his face, supporting his deeply furrowed brows.

"In short, during your time with the captain, you must help us keep a close eye on him." [Tianyuan Qiying] pressed Youlandel's shoulder and said earnestly, "Although he will not choose other people as his experimental subjects unless it is extreme and necessary, but for himself... the captain will really not show any mercy when he takes action."

At that time, Yulandel didn't know the so-called "Dr. Mobius", but she was one of the few Valkyries who knew the dark side of Destiny, and naturally she was aware of the bad things that Bishop Otto had done.

After [Tianyuan Qiying] clarified that Li Shubai was not a person like Bishop Otto, Yulandel first breathed a sigh of relief, but the emotion that followed was doubt about what her other self said later.

"He showed no mercy when he attacked me." At that time, after hearing [Tianyuan Qiying]'s description of Li Shubai, after a moment of silence, Yulandel asked, "In other words, this Captain Shubai doesn't know how to cherish his own life?"

"No, if he simply doesn't know how to cherish his life, then that's easy." [Tianyuan Qiying] showed a complex expression of pain and chest tightness. She rubbed her eyebrows and put on an expression that was not sure whether it was helplessness or anger. "If he simply doesn't know how to cherish his life, then we just need to explain this to the captain and make him realize his mistakes. He will naturally change. After all, the captain has always been a person who likes to reason."

"Ha..." Yulandel tilted her head in confusion, "But according to what you said, shouldn't we just explain the truth to the captain? Everyone values ​​him, so let the captain cherish his life more."

"So this is where the problem lies." [Tengen Kiei] said, "The captain's situation is not that he doesn't value his own life. Instead, he recognizes that [his own life is very important] and likes to do things that seem quite dangerous to us, and he doesn't even tell us. But... every time we are on the edge of our seats, the captain always comes back in a way that no one expects."

"Do you mean that he often makes you worry unnecessarily?" asked Yulandel.

"What do you mean by useless worry?" [Tianyuan Qiying] raised his eyebrows, and his deep voice sounded angry for the first time in a long time. "We are all his Valkyries, and we are crew members who should fight side by side with the captain. It is natural for us to worry about the captain. No matter how you look at it, it is not useless."

"Hmm, I am getting more and more confused." Yulandel shook her head, "But if the risks of the matter are actually under the control of the captain, then there should be no need to stop him too much, right?"

Faced with this question of his own, at that time, [Tengen Kiei] asked this.

"Then let me ask you, if one day, your lieutenant and best friend, Rita, suddenly sent you an urgent message while you were on vacation [she will go alone to the center of the Great Collapse to fight the Herrscher], what would you choose at this time?"

[Tianyuan Qiying]'s questioning made Youlandel fall into silence all of a sudden.

Yulandel was well aware of Rita's strength. Although she was an S-class Valkyrie, if Rita was left alone to face an enemy of the Herrscher's level, it would be almost the same as asking her to commit suicide.

As a person who is almost a spiritual benchmark among the Valkyries, Yulandel knew that if it was under extreme and necessary circumstances - for example, there were no other Valkyries around, then even if she knew she was committing suicide, with Rita's character, she would definitely choose to take on this task without hesitation.

But as Rita's best friend, Yulandel would naturally feel instinctively resisted by her sacrifice.

So, as [Tianyuan Qiying] expected, Youlandel hesitated.

"I...I will..."

Yulandel had no way of answering the question raised by [Tianyuan Qiying].

But just as Youlandel was in doubt, [Tianyuan Qiying] suddenly interrupted her thoughts: "Then, some time after the incident, you suddenly reunited with Rita in the Tianming headquarters."

"..." Although she knew it was just a hypothesis, Yulandel still breathed a sigh of relief and wiped away the sweat that had seeped out of her forehead at some point.

"She told you that, in fact, the Herrscher who awakened this time was much weaker than previous Herrschers for various reasons. The reason why Destiny gave such instructions to Rita was because Destiny's observation team detected this. After accurately judging the strength of both sides, they finally decided to let Rita fight back. Facts have also proved that this judgment was not wrong." [Tengen Qiying] spoke slowly and persuadingly, "In this case, can you say that your worries about Rita were useless?"

In fact, like Yulandel, although a little older than her, [Tianyuan Qiying] is essentially not the kind of person who is particularly good at reasoning with others.

But her excellent memory allowed her to remember exactly the scene in which she was completely convinced by the [Stargazer] who looked exactly like Theresa.

Just like in the [Tianyuan Qiying] era, with the same resolute attitude as before, Yulandel answered decisively: "Of course not!"

"Well, then, replace the image of Rita in your mind with the image of the captain." [Tengen Kiei] said softly, "For us, the captain is [Rita] who accepted - and accepted the order to fight against the Herrscher more than once."

Yulandel followed [Tianyuan Qiying]'s words and silently put herself in the other party's shoes.

She and the other person are actually the same person with similar personalities, and Yulandel completed this substitution quite easily without much effort.

"Now let me ask you." [Tianyuan Qiying] looked directly into Youlan Daier's eyes, which were exactly the same as his own, "Faced with a captain like this, what should we do?"

Yulandel remained silent.

Because there is no solution to this problem.

It was natural for her to worry about Rita who was in danger, and as a Valkyrie, it was also Rita's duty to fight against the Herrscher, so she couldn't blame Rita for this.

A dead end has emerged.

At that time, after listening to the words of [Tianyuan Qiying], Yulandel also understood why she emphasized the point that [the captain is a person who likes to reason] at the beginning.

It's very simple. He likes to reason. Conversely, it also means that if the Valkyries of the Hyperion cannot convince Li Shubai with reason, then with Li Shubai's personality, it is impossible for him to act according to the intentions of these Valkyries.

As the captain of the Hyperion, Li Shubai was not the kind of person who would accommodate the crew in everything, although from a leader's perspective, this was a basic quality that a leader must possess. But it was also for this reason that when encountering certain situations, Li Shubai would easily leave his Valkyrie behind without realizing it.

He was like this before he lost his memory, and he is still like this now after losing his memory.

To be honest, because Li Shubai never showed such characteristics during their interactions, Youlandel almost forgot the warning given to her by [Tianyuan Qiying].

Until now, when she and Kiana were kicked out of the Stigmata Space by Kevin, memories like a tide suddenly flooded back.

Although according to what [Tianyuan Qiying] said to her at that time, Li Shubai had actually done a good job of controlling the risks, and in most cases, he would not really put his life in danger because of his arbitrary behavior, but... in the eyes of Yulandel who was kicked out of the Stigmata Space, Li Shubai just inexplicably dumped her in front of her crew member, and then went to find Kevin, the fusion warrior from 50,000 years ago, who is very likely the strongest human in the world, to do something dangerous.

What a joke, if it wasn't something dangerous, if it wasn't something he couldn't accept, why would Li Shubai resist me and Kiana watching? !

So, Kiana, who returned to the real world with Yulandel, was somewhat stunned to see that her elder sister, who had always appeared in front of her with a calm, composed, and mature look, now looked so anxious that she wanted to jump up and down.

"Welcome back, Kiana, Yulandel... Why are you looking like this?" After returning to the real world, the fairy lady's pleasant and clear voice asked in a tone full of doubt, "Also, where is our captain?"

After a moment of silence, Yulandel lowered her head and said in a deep voice: "...I don't know why the captain went to face him alone after asking Kevin to move us out of the stigmata space."

"Huh?!" The Herrscher of Knowledge widened his eyes and said in disbelief, "Why would he go to find Kevin alone?"

"..." Raiden Mei frowned, and a hint of doubt appeared between her brows.

Although according to Li Shubai's instructions, it is time for Mei Raiden to leave World Snake, she is still a little worried about Kiana who is left alone in World Snake.

It just so happened that when Kiana left the World Serpent, Mei Raiden could ask her to use the Power of the Void to take her away with her. Under these double considerations, Mei Raiden temporarily chose to stay here with the Herrscher of Consciousness and Alicia.

"Is it necessary to worry so much?" Compared to the anxious Yulandel, Kiana, who didn't know Li Shubai very well, just tilted her face in confusion. She turned her head and looked at Lei Dian Mei, who also had a puzzled look on her face. She asked Yulandel in confusion: "Although I have never had a good impression of that ice-faced man, but even if it's Kevin, he shouldn't hurt your captain in this situation, right? Mei, based on your understanding of Kevin during the time you worked with him at World Snake, is he the kind of person who would hurt Captain Shubai at this time?"

Mei Raiden pondered for a moment. She glanced at Alysia who remained silent. After a slight hesitation, she shook her head and said, "No, given Kevin's personality, if he really wanted to take action against your captain, he would be more direct."

"No, you are wrong, Mei, Kiana." Suddenly, Alicia interrupted Mei of Raiden.

Compared to Yulandel who was scratching her head anxiously when she came out of the Stigmata Space, and the Herrscher of Knowledge who was furious after hearing what Yulandel told them, Alicia did not seem to be as anxious as them.

"Indeed, given Kevin's character, he certainly would not overturn his decision after reaching a consensus with the captain. If Miss Fairy heard correctly, from Yulandel's description, we know that the person who asked Kevin to move them out of the Stigmata space was none other than our dear captain."

She raised her feet and walked leisurely to the side of Kiana and Yulandel, and said in her usual pleasant and cheerful voice: "The captain is really the same as before, a boy who easily troubles girls, really."

Shaking her head, Alysia smiled and patted Yulandel's shoulder: "Okay, okay, I know that for a girl who is deeply in love, it is normal to feel anxious when the boy she loves suddenly leaves her sight, and she is alone with a character who is like the final boss in a place like the Stigmata Space, which is not a good place in any way."

Huh? Kiana and Raiden Mei were both stunned.

They felt as if their necks were frozen, and they turned their heads in a click, looking at Yulandel with eyes full of astonishment and disbelief.

A girl who is in love?

Who?

That Yulandel?

"But, after all, it's not the same situation as a few months ago...ah, but at that time, you didn't seem to have joined the Hyperion yet?" Although she was aware of Kiana and Raiden Mei's gazes, Alicia would certainly not stop persuading Yulandel so easily. She raised her arm that was patting Yulandel's shoulder, changed her standing posture to her hands on her hips, and gently raised her nose: "In short, compared to the situation when he was missing for a few months, at least the current captain is not too far away from us, right?"

"That being said, however..." Youlandel lowered her eyelids and sighed heavily, "It's really not that easy to put your mind at ease about things that you should worry about. Now I finally understand why I said those things to myself when I grew up."

As a result, the already stunned expressions of Mei Raiden and Kiana became even more stunned.

Yulandel... didn't deny what Alicia said?

Just when Mei Raiden and Kiana were both confused by the shocking fact that [Yulandel has fallen in love], the Herrscher of Knowledge's words full of unrestrained and uninhibited suddenly rang out: "Tsk, there's nothing to worry about."

As if she had forgotten the anger she had shown half a minute ago, she placed both palms on the back of her head, then leaned back with a falling motion, and finally floated in the air in the posture of lying on a chair. "Do you think the captain will lose to Kevin? What a joke, he is our captain! Kevin, who can't even beat me, how can he be his opponent? Don't worry, just wait here for them to come back."

"Yeah, that's right." Alicia smiled brightly. "Although his physical fitness may be slightly inferior to Kevin's, Shubai is our captain. Even if he really has to fight Kevin, how could the captain lose to him?"

Seeing how confident Alicia and the Herrscher of Knowledge were about Li Shubai, Mei Raiden hesitated for a moment, leaned close to Kiana's ear, and whispered in a voice that only she and Kiana could hear: "Kiana, you have been with their captain for more than two days. Is the captain's strength... really as strong as Alicia and the Herrscher of Knowledge said?"

Kiana nodded and lowered her voice like Mei Raiden: "Anyway, when we first met, I teamed up with the original Yulandel in this world and was subdued by him without much resistance."

Seeing Mei Raiden's surprised look, Kiana thought for a moment and added, "But we lost so miserably at that time because we didn't know he had another Oath of Judas. If we fight again now, even if we can't win, we shouldn't be defeated by him in one encounter like last time, right?"

Another Oath of Judas? Raiden Mei pondered for a moment and nodded, accepting Kiana's words.

Indeed, even if it was her, if she suddenly hit the constraint key that could control all Honkai energy without knowing it, she would probably lose miserably.

Similarly, since the captain can freely control the key of restraint, even if he faces Kevin, he should not be able to resist completely.

But just when Mei Raiden was so sure, a wave-like distortion suddenly appeared in the space.

Sensing the movement in space, everyone turned their attention over there.

Under the gaze of Kiana and others, Kevin's figure, which was no different from before, appeared in everyone's eyes. However, when Yulandel, Herrscher of Consciousness and Alicia saw Li Shubai, who was held by Kevin's waist and seemed to have lost consciousness, their gazes froze suddenly.

"Kevin! You bastard, what did you do to the captain!?" Bang! Accompanied by a fierce hurricane, the Herrscher of Knowledge roared and smashed his fist into Kevin's face without hesitation.

"Ahem...wait a minute, Xiaozhi, stop for a moment, you're making a mistake!"

However, the fist, which was wrapped in a sharp wind and was enough to smash an ordinary person's head in an instant, was blocked by an invisible wave with a somewhat hoarse sound, and caused ripples in the void where there was nothing.

Feeling the invisible wave that was blocking his fist, the Herrscher of Consciousness was stunned for a moment.

As the Ruler of Consciousness, she could of course easily perceive the essence of this invisible wave, and through this wave, she could also understand the fact that Li Shubai had not lost consciousness.

"Is this - a part of the Grand Void Sword God?" The Herrscher of Consciousness retracted his fist, lowered his head, and looked at Li Shubai, who looked quite miserable, with a look of surprise on his face. "How did you manage to control the invisible part of the Grand Void Sword God alone? Moreover, why could this invisible energy block my fist? What on earth did you two do during this time when you met alone? Answer me now!"

"Well... you asked so many questions in one breath, how can I answer them all at once?" During the conversation with the Herrscher of Knowledge, Li Shubai's hoarse voice gradually recovered from his burnt vocal cords and became as young as before. He patted Kevin's arm around his waist and said a little embarrassedly: "Okay, put me down now, the Black Abyss White Flower has almost healed my body."

"Yeah." Kevin nodded and put Li Shubai down as he was told.

Yulandel quickly came to Li Shubai's side and held his shoulders, whose clothes had disappeared.

"Uh..." Li Shubai's face turned red, not because of embarrassment, but because of shame. "No, don't be so nervous, I'm really fine."

Although he didn't feel it was shameful to lose to Kevin who had taken over part of the power of the end, but after the fight with Kevin, he appeared in front of his Valkyrie in such a miserable posture, with Kevin even holding his waist, which made him feel that his dignity as the captain seemed to be a little bit difficult to maintain.

Chapter 4: Instructions before leaving (k)

Speaking of which, after Kevin's arm was released, Li Shubai noticed now that this guy seemed to have recovered his normal human body temperature after taking over part of the power of the End?

Is it because the power of the End includes both [Fire] and [Ice], so Kevin, who originally had difficulty controlling the Pavanti super-mutation factor, was forced to change the temperature of his own body?

However, after obtaining the power of the end, he adjusted his body temperature as soon as possible. It seems that although Kevin still looks cold and emotionless, he is more enthusiastic about returning to the pre-civilization era than he imagined.

"Hmm..." But just as Li Shubai was thinking about all these things, he suddenly noticed some strange and suspicious gazes.

He looked around. Nearby was the spacious space of Paradise Hall, which seemed a little dim under the illumination of the sky lanterns. After the incident of the Herrscher of Corrosion was completely resolved, although the data space of Paradise had been completely deleted by the two Alicias, the hardware facilities here did not stop operating.

Now Ying Jie is no longer around here, and even Klein's little puppet that has been busy all the time has disappeared.

How should I put it? Although it looks deserted, when I think about the fact that the memories of the heroes still exist somewhere outside the paradise, the slight emotion that originally came to my mind suddenly turned into a feeling similar to a sense of accomplishment.

But in the next moment, Li Shubai could no longer feel a sense of accomplishment because he realized what the people around him were looking at.

He lowered his head and looked at himself, his face slightly reddened. After going through an all-out fight with Kevin, he looked a little miserable just coming out of the stigmata space. Although his body was no longer scarred by the full healing of the Black Abyss White Flower, and his skin even looked a little whiter, the Black Abyss White Flower's healing ability certainly couldn't repair his clothes while healing his body.

In addition, Li Shubai is not a Herrscher, and he has not asked Tianming for the Valkyrie armor that can be changed with one click through data transmission... In short, the clothes on his body have been almost burned by Kevin and his own Holy Fire Judge, leaving only a few strips of cloth.

And those eyes staring at my body... Kevin, Kiana and Raiden Mei, the three natives of this world, are fine, but

"Uh..." Li Shubai covered his key parts with some embarrassment and laughed awkwardly, "Um, is there a place to change clothes here?"

Kevin touched his chin and pointed to a room on the side of the hall: "No one is in the intelligence room right now, but do you have any clothes to change into?"

"Hmm..." Hearing Kevin's question, Li Shubai used his consciousness to quickly go through the Hyperion's armory, and then his face turned dark.