The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

"That's right, Jizi from your world is still alive." Theresa said on the other end of the radio, "Although due to the restrictions of the world's rules, Jizi's death did happen in your world, and it is difficult for us to let you see her, but I can tell you clearly that Jizi from your world was indeed rescued by Shubai."

"It was because of this incident that he was able to successfully get Kiana from your world to join the Hyperion."

"..." Theresa opened her mouth slightly, and suddenly had an extremely strange feeling.

How to put it, it was like they were facing a super boss who they had no chance of dealing with. But after the plot was over, they were surprised to find that the so-called final boss was actually an old mother who had been serving them all the time and had done so much for them to express their gratitude... That was the feeling.

Even Einstein felt speechless, although she could roughly guess that the other party had no ill will towards her and even had a certain degree of goodwill. But even she didn't expect that this guy had secretly done so many good things for them...

"So let's go back to our original request." Theresa said on the other end of the radio, "Well, if I'm guessing correctly, although Shu Bai imprisoned you, he probably didn't really want to lock you up, nor did he cause you any harm, right?"

Theresa hummed.

"So you don't have to be afraid of him. Next, we will ask the Valkyries from your world to come over." Theresa said on the other end of the radio, "You just need to follow them to his door. He won't dare to resist you."

"I see." Theresa nodded. "First, let me ask you, who are you going to invite over?"

"Let me see, um... a Valkyrie from the same world as Kiana, huh?" Theresa on the other end of the radio was suddenly stuck.

"What's wrong?" Theresa asked.

"[Twilight Knight - Theresa Apokalis][Dawn Strike - Raiden Mei][Comet Drive - Bronya Zajcek][Blue Knight - Moon Soul - Rita Rossweisse][Brilliant Knight - Moon Soul - Bianca Yulandel Atajina]... and [The Twins from the Other Side - Syl Fleury]?"

After listening to Theresa listing the names one by one on the radio, everyone in the conference room fell silent.

Chapter 4: The Lost Elf of the Spring (k)

A huge black shadow like a poisonous snake swam slowly in the pseudo-black hole. Numerous rock formations floated in the air. A low and indescribable hissing sound echoed in this chaotic and disordered space, like a dark cloud passing across the sky.

This abnormal environment, which is not bound by normal physical laws, is a spatial crack located deep in the quantum sea.

A year ago, Anti-Entropy activated the Moonlight Throne System and conducted an energy projection experiment on the entrance to the Quantum Sea at the center of the Eye of the Abyss, which triggered extremely serious unidentified disturbances and ultimately caused the complete collapse of the space structure.

In that experimental accident, Walter Young was forced to use the gravity operation of the Star of Eden to neutralize the space distortion. The result... was the creation of this abnormal space crack in the depths of the quantum sea.

It was at that time that Walter Young had a face-to-face encounter with Kevin, who had transformed into a snake shadow. During the communication, he realized that there was an irreconcilable contradiction between the two parties' ideas. In order to prevent the other party from returning to the real world, Walter Young unfolded a pseudo-black hole, trapping Kevin here. At the same time, he used the world bubble he created to temporarily block the road between the quantum sea and the real world.

Walter Yang was convinced that no matter who it was, it was impossible to pass through the maze without going through a test.

However, this kind of self-confidence has completely collapsed due to the strange things that have happened one after another in recent times.

"I say, you three, if you want to fight, do it quickly." A red-eyed girl floating in the air stared at the simulated black hole and the snake shadow wandering in the black hole with a mixture of cruelty and teasing. Her crisp voice revealed an arrogance that she didn't even bother to cover up. "I'm in a hurry to return to the real world to reunite with the captain and the others. You guys are confronting each other in silence like this, and blocking the road to the real world. It will cause a lot of trouble for others, don't you understand?"

"Tsk..." The silver-haired woman who was also suspended in the air made an extremely unhappy smacking sound. She controlled several parasol-shaped sub-sky spears behind her to lock onto everyone except herself. Her golden pupils that were originally filled with arrogance and coldness were already filled with fear, irritation, and a deep sense of fatigue. "Don't lump me in with you lunatics. If you want to fight, fight on your own! Don't involve me! I've already said that I just want to leave here! You two don't understand what I'm saying at all, right?"

“…I’m sorry, I can’t allow the Herrscher of the Void, who once endangered the human world, to return to the real world without any defense.” Walter Yang, who was maintaining the pseudo-black hole, said in a deep voice.

“…Although you have trapped me here, I agree with you on this point.” The huge snake shadow let out a low hissing sound, “Why don’t you release your control over me first and let me deal with this Herrscher of the Void who is quite troublesome for you. We are both warriors fighting against Honkai. Although we have different philosophies, our goals are the same after all. With the Herrscher in front of us, why do you want to waste your extra strength on me?”

"That's of course because, in my eyes, you are just as dangerous as this lady of Herrscher," Walter Yang said calmly.

"Fuck you two, you don't understand what I'm saying, right?! I've told you a thousand times that I'm not some Herrscher of the Void!! What the hell is the relationship between me and the Herrscher of the Void you're looking for!!!"

An indescribable fragrance from the mouth is enough to prove how bad the mood of our dear Miss Spring Elf is.

She felt really wronged.

She was once a hero. In order to protect the stability and peace of the world, she used her own abilities day and night to fight against the monsters that emerged from her original world. Of course, she also gained the respect and kindness of most humans and her own people.

Before coming to this strange space where there was no one and not even a cup of instant noodles could be found, the Spring Elf took the initiative to let go of the hand that was extended to him in order not to hinder the humans who wanted to save him. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he died a heroic death.

Although the fact that she still survived after being swallowed by the space crack made such a proud person like her feel a strong sense of fear and joy of surviving a calamity...but now that she thinks about it, the Spring Elf would rather never wake up.

What sin had she committed in her life to deserve to meet these two disobedient bastards?

But... these two disobedient bastards are more terrifying than the other. Compared with these two spring elves who are not even sure whether they are human beings... even the enemy she once met, who was called the Demon King by the residents of her original world, has become a lot more adorable.

"You..." Suddenly, looking at the mad and powerless appearance of the Spring Elf, the girl with bright red eyes spoke, "Could it be that it is a life form from the World Bubble?"

"What world bubble? I don't know!" The Spring Elf grabbed his silver hair and said in an anxious tone, "After all, what the hell is this place!? Why did I meet weirdos like you! Can anyone explain to me what happened?!"

"Ha, of course it's just bad luck." The red-eyed girl laughed very ostentatiously. "To be honest, judging from your appearance, I thought you were the Herrscher of the Void who took Kiana's body. But when I think about it carefully, the dean and the others clearly said that Kiana in this world, like us, has already become a member of Hyperion. No matter how you look at it, it's impossible for the Herrscher of the Void to take her body."

"Although I don't know how you escaped from your original bubble, and how you were able to survive safely in the cracks between the worlds, but, you have already survived in the quantum sea, and you can still run into them in the depths of this boundless ocean... I don't know whether it is good luck or bad luck~"

Walter Yang frowned slightly, then turned his gaze to the red-eyed girl with a face full of emotion: "You... have you seen her before?"

"No, how could I have seen her?" The red-eyed girl spread her arms exaggeratedly. "If it weren't for the fact that the Quantum Sea is too dangerous, and if it weren't for the fact that you two grown men with no temperament would really fight, it would be too scary, and that idiot is so gentle that I really can't leave you, the current leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, alone, I wouldn't want to come to this gloomy and deadly broken place. Wouldn't it be better to return to the real world as soon as possible and stay with the Captain and Sister Bronya in peace?"

“You are indeed the little girl named Xi’er.” Walter Yang took a deep look at the red-eyed girl whose aura was so fierce that even he was a little afraid, and breathed a sigh of relief, “I’m sorry to have worried you, but I’m sorry that I can’t leave here for the time being.”

"Then wait here slowly." Xi'er, who had completely liberated her power and temporarily entered the [Nightmare Star Abyss] state from [The Twins of the Other Shore], shrugged indifferently, "Although it is not difficult for me now to break through this maze created by you, even if I get out now, I won't be able to return to the captain's side for a while."

"Anyway, the captain and his men will come here soon to liberate Kevin. Before that, I have plenty of time to wait here slowly."

"Hmm?" The snake shadow in the simulated black hole made a puzzled sound after a long time, "You... know my name?"

"Kevin, the leader of the Thirteen Heroes of the pre-civilization era and the one who carries the inscription of salvation... Forget the name, haven't you been staying in the Thousand Worlds One Vehicle with that man named Su?" [Xi'er] raised the corners of his mouth happily and laughed evilly, "Because I successfully persuaded you to temporarily give up the Stigmata plan, that woman Alicia has been bragging to us during this period. She was afraid that the fact that she persuaded you with just a few words would not be heard by the captain."

"It's a pity... before we found the captain, that philandering man ran away on his own."

"......?" Hearing the stranger names coming out of [Xier]'s mouth one after another, a trace of obvious confusion flashed across Walter Yang's face, and the huge snake shadow trapped inside the simulated black hole suddenly fell into an endless silence.

"You just said... Alicia?" Silence lasted for a long time, and the huge snake shadow suddenly asked in a tone that was extremely close to that of a human.

"Yes, it's Alicia, who ranks below you in the ranking of heroes and is also the Ruler of Humanity and the Ruler of Origin." [Seele] said with a smile, "Although it's a bit unconvincing for a woman to praise another woman like this... But even I have to admit that she is indeed a beautiful girl who is like a flower in the literal sense."

"Hey!" Suddenly, the Fountain Elf interrupted [Xi'er]'s words, "What Kevin and Alicia... I don't know them, and I don't care, but you look like you know a little bit about everything. Do you know the reason why I'm here?"

"No, didn't I say that this is the first time I've seen you in person, too?" [Xi'er] bent down slightly and looked at the Spring Spirit in a semi-transparent swimsuit with a somewhat strange look. "I don't know why you appeared in the Quantum Sea of ​​this world. At least, as far as I remember, whether in the past or in the future, there shouldn't be a Spring Spirit like you here."

“You really do recognize me!” The eyes of the Spring Elf lit up. The feeling of meeting an old friend in a foreign land almost made her cry with excitement. But in the end, she just coughed and snorted with a slightly red face, “Anyway…anyway, since you know me, you should know that I’m not a Herrscher of the Void, right!”

"It's hard to say..." [Seele] scratched his head. "Although Seele, that little idiot, will always find opportunities to read the data in the Hyperion database, and I also know from her memory that there are spring elves like you in some world bubbles, but... from the relationship between the world bubbles and different times, you spring elves... maybe, you are indeed the Herrschers of the Void?"

"I..." The Spring Elf's expression froze. She looked at [Xi'er] in disbelief as if she was thinking about something. She felt a strong sense of betrayal. "I said! I am definitely not the Herrscher of the Void!! Who is that Herrscher of the Void?"

"…Regarding this question, you should wait for the captain to come over and let him answer it for you personally."

Just as [Xier] was waiting boredly for the gate of the Quantum Sea to open again under the gazes of Walter Yang, Kevin who turned into a giant snake, and the Spring Spirit with different emotions.

On the other side, Theresa [Twilight Knight] placed her hand on Li Shubai's Oath with an expressionless face.

The golden cross obediently folded up, and the [restraint] force imposed on everyone dissipated in an instant.

As the current acting captain of the Hyperion, it is easy for Theresa [Twilight Knight] to control the binding key that Li Shubai personally handed over to these Valkyries.

"Ms. Theresa, are you really okay?" Einstein stared at Theresa [Twilight Knight] who was controlling the golden cross with ease, with a very strange look in his eyes. "Because [the same entity will merge with each other when appearing in the same world], so [when returning to the original world, the two Theresa will naturally merge into the same entity], although Ms. Theresa over there said that this is a normal phenomenon, but..."

"...In your eyes, I'm like a different person, right?" Theresa [Twilight Knight] said expressionlessly, "Thank you Einstein for your concern, but I am indeed Theresa herself. You don't need to think too much about it. For [identical] individuals, the so-called fusion is nothing more than experiencing in advance what was originally going to happen in the future based on the original."

"Is the so-called [crew] authority really that convenient?" Dr. Tesla said in surprise. "Hey, how about we two give it a try? If we join the Hyperion, wouldn't we be able to communicate with our other selves at any time like Theresa and the others?"

"First of all, I have just had a conversation with Dr. Einstein from another world. Although the communication efficiency is indeed very high, if I want to discuss something, to be honest, I don't think it is a good choice to choose [your other self] as the subject of discussion." Einstein said, "Secondly... the ability of time travel cannot be used unconditionally. Didn't you notice that most of the members of the Hyperion have very distinct special abilities?"

Chapter 4: Blocked Memory (k)

"Okay." Dr. Tesla shrugged. She was not frustrated because she could not experience time travel, which was an extremely tempting novel experience for a scientific researcher like her. She turned her eyes to the Valkyries in the conference room and asked eagerly, "So what are you going to do next? Rush into the command room right now and give that boy who did evil to you a good beating?"

For some reason, when the Valkyries in the conference room heard this question, they all showed somewhat embarrassed expressions. Among them, the most embarrassed was Raiden Mei [Dawn Strike] who had just woken up not long ago.

"Hmm..." Raiden Mei's face was red. Her face, which was as gentle as Yamato Nadeshiko's, was now filled with shame and regret. After hearing Tesla's words that were a mixture of anger and expectation, she smiled awkwardly and said with a guilty conscience, "Well, Dr. Tesla, should we calm down a little?"

“Huh?” Raiden Mei’s [Dawn Strike] persuasion did not calm down the hot-tempered Dr. Tesla. On the contrary, she opened her eyes wide and stared at Raiden Mei’s [Dawn Strike] with disbelief at her shameful expression. “Mei, you can’t have forgotten how that guy played tricks on us, right? You were the one among us who was most worried about Kiana. Even if he didn’t do anything to Kiana, let’s be clear. I haven’t forgiven that guy for what he did to us! Don’t tell me you’re not going to pursue these matters further.”

"Oh... stop talking... Dr. Tesla." It would have been fine if Dr. Tesla hadn't said this. As soon as he said this, Raiden Mei's [Dawn Strike] bright face, which was already slightly rosy, suddenly became even brighter like a sunset cloud. She raised her arms and covered her red face with her two black-gloved hands. "Why would I swing the knife at the captain so seriously... If I really hurt the captain... How should I face him in the future..."

“You…” Tesla felt as if he couldn’t catch his breath, and was suffocated as he watched Raiden Mei [Dawn Strike] show no intention of pursuing Li Shubai, and even blame himself with a look of regret on his face. “Wake up!! It’s obviously that guy’s fault for not saying anything, why are you the one who’s upset!!”

"But... if I had observed more carefully... I wouldn't have misunderstood the captain on my own..." Raiden Mei [Dawn Strike] said weakly.

Mei Raiden has always been a person who is so strict with herself that it is not an exaggeration to call her harsh. So, when she knew the truth of everything and reviewed the entire incident, the first thing she would look for was her own problems.

In her opinion, compared to the captain's deliberate misleading and angering behavior, she was the one who made a more serious mistake by failing to perceive the other party's good intentions and seriously trying to hurt the other party.

Although the possibility is so small that it is almost impossible, but what if, when that self is swinging his sword at the captain, the other self [Herrser of Thunder] fails to catch up with his blade, and the captain himself fails to react... Raiden Mei [Dawn Strike] simply cannot imagine what will happen next.

"I..." Facing Mei Raiden's [Dawn Strike], who seemed to think that everything revolved around the captain, Tesla had no idea what words he should use to express how upset he was.

That guy... what on earth did he do to make Mei fall to this extent? Dr. Tesla thought to himself, now that he thought about it, the Herrscher of Thunder who looked like Mei also kissed him on the face when no one expected it.

So, could it be that Mei, who doesn't seem to have become a Herrscher yet, will also be like that Herrscher... have her heart stolen by that boy?

Fortunately, just when Dr. Tesla was at a loss and in chaos because of the knowledge in the unknown field, Bronya [Comet Drive] suddenly spoke.

"The captain chose to provoke us because he knew and understood that we would not immediately trust a strange man who suddenly found Kiana in a short period of time."

Bronya [Comet Drive] said softly in a voice that was calm and inorganic.

"Not just us, the captain even lured Yulandel and Rita out of the headquarters of the destiny for the next action he is going to carry out. Judging from what he has done since coming to this world... If we really do something beyond the captain's expectations, perhaps it will become even more troublesome for the captain who has lost the reasonable reason to imprison us?"

"So, Mei, you don't need to blame yourself anymore. The captain probably doesn't want to see Mei feel guilty because of what he did."

"Woo..." Under Tesla's surprised gaze, Raiden Mei [Dawn Strike] really listened to Bronya [Comet Drive]'s consolation. She loosened her hands covering her face, raised her face, and took a long, deep breath, "You're right, Bronya... For the captain who already knows us very well, we would lose the ability to judge the good and evil of the other party to a certain extent because of Kiana's dangerous situation. He had expected it."

"Bronya is more confused by the captain's intention than his attempt to provoke us." Seeing that Raiden Mei [Dawn Strike] no longer worried about her hostility towards the captain, Bronya [Comet Drive] took the opportunity to change the subject to a question that she herself found quite strange. "If the captain did not deceive us, the reason why he imprisoned us, Yulandel, and Rita on the Hyperion was because the captain was worried that we would have an adverse effect on his actions in the next operation to liberate Kevin."

"But... why did the captain suddenly want to free Kevin?" Bronya [Comet Drive] tilted her head, and her expressionless face revealed a puzzled look for the first time in a long time. "Besides, even if the captain didn't take the initiative to interfere with what we were supposed to do, Kevin should have been released soon."

Theresa [Twilight Knight] frowned. As one of the natives of this world, she certainly couldn't simply ignore the strange things that Bronya [Comet Drive] felt. At the same time, as the [Acting Captain] personally appointed by Li Shubai, she knew more than Bronya [Comet Drive] and noticed other problems besides this.

For example - from a time perspective, at this point in time, it should not be the time for her to fully awaken the full power of [Blood Knight·Moonlight] and display the form of [Twilight Knight].

Although both [Blood Knight Moonlight] and [Twilight Knight] are just different forms of the same fourth-generation God-killing Armor, and the function of this God-killing Armor is to activate, release and control the Honkai factor in her body, so as long as the restrictions of the Moonlight Armor can be removed, Theresa can naturally release all the power of the Twilight Knight at will.

But the problem is, removing the restrictions of the Moonlight Armor is a technical issue, not a problem of strength and psychology. If I hadn't handed this armor to Dr. Einstein and entrusted her to find out whether Otto left a backdoor in this armor to monitor her, I would not have had the opportunity to use Dr. Einstein's knowledge and technology to remove the restrictions of the Gleipnir system in the Moonlight Armor.

If that's the case... why is it that the [self] in this world and the [self] who is supposed to be from the future are judged to be the same person?

Theresa [Twilight Knight] has been puzzled by this problem for a long time. On the Hyperion, except for those heroes from the previous civilization era, most of the Valkyries have different forms from different times and worlds, but only she [Twilight Knight] and Himeko [True Red Knight·Eclipse]... there is only one of them in the entire Hyperion.

Theresa [Twilight Knight] could understand why there was only one Jizi. For Li Shubai, if the other Valkyries boarded the ship based on the self-will of both parties, then only Jizi could be a choice made out of desperation to save her life.

Of course, Himeko herself was not dissatisfied with the fact that she was forced to board the ship because her life was saved. Moreover, at that time, the reason why the captain skipped the step of [seeking the wishes of both parties] and ignored Himeko's wishes and forcibly teleported her into Hyperion was not because Himeko was unwilling to board the ship, but simply because at the time when Himeko boarded the ship, the captain at that time did not fully understand how to use his power as a [captain].

[Sky Ranger] may not become [Hersher of Fire] in the future, and [Dawn Assault] may not become the same person as the bitter and vengeful [Hersher of Thunder]. But only Himeko Muta, as a person judged as dead by the world, was forcibly retained by the Hyperion at the moment of her death, which also means that Himeko's form of existence has been completely fixed as a [completed thing] that has no other possibilities.

A similar example is the Sage King from the World Bubble, but the humans in the World Bubble have certain differences in characteristics from those in the Original World, and Stargazing and Theresa are not isotopes in parallel worlds. So, before this, Theresa [Twilight Knight] only thought that maybe she, like Himeko, had reached a [limit] where it was difficult to seek other possibilities?

However, after arriving at the Captain's current native world, this inference was easily overturned.

——I don't understand why, but when the Hyperion arrived at that world, I thought that there would be at least one case of [fusion of the same entity] phenomenon, but it didn't happen at all.

In other words, all the Valkyries on the Hyperion, including herself and Himeko, cannot be considered the "same person" in the true sense as the Valkyries in the "original world" where the captain is.

Theresa [Twilight Knight] instinctively sensed something was wrong from this anomaly. After the Hyperion arrived at that world and learned that the stigmata of Himeko in that world were awakened by the captain, the question of why Himeko and [True Red Knight·Eclipse] would not merge was answered, but what about the other self in that world?

Originally, it was thought that it was some new ability that the captain acquired after leaving the Hyperion, but after receiving instructions from Theresa of that world and activating the authority of [Crew] to return to the original world, Theresa [Twilight Knight] was shocked to find that... the fusion phenomenon still occurred.

Moreover, it transcends time and happens to [myself] who should be in a different stage.

After all, in her opinion, she should be...

...When did you join the Hyperion?

Suddenly, an indescribable pain attacked Theresa's [Twilight Knight] brain without any warning, and her face suddenly turned ugly.

Although she was very sure that she should be from a very distant future, and at least should have experienced the Thousand Herrscher incident that completely transformed Kiana [Hersher of the Fire], the more critical follow-up - that is, her impression of the Herrscher of the End and the Stigmata Project - became extremely vague.

The memories of Herrscher of the End and the Stigmata Project were erased?

Theresa [Twilight Knight] racked her brains to recall the scene from the distant future, but found nothing.

Is it the captain's work?

He used Yu Duchen to delete the memory of the Herrscher of the End in my mind?

Why? Having given up her memories, Theresa [Twilight Knight] frowned deeply, and soon, she roughly outlined part of the framework of the incident from Li Shubai's past behavior.

It is very likely that during the Herrscher of the End incident, the captain did something that was difficult for the Valkyries belonging to Hyperion to accept.

Therefore, in order to prevent them from stopping him, the captain erased as much of their memory of the Herrscher of the End as possible.

Wait, if that's the case...

The face of Bronya [Secondary Silver Wing] suddenly appeared in Theresa [Twilight Knight]'s mind.

Could it be that she is the same?

Chapter 4 Fu Hua's Melancholy (k)

Eigenworld January 2014, 1, 9pm.