The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

“Uh…” Watching Kiana [Hersher of Fire] mercilessly stuffing a grenade into a stuffy can and pulling the fuse, Li Shubai, with the fire reflected in his pupils, was silent for a moment, and then he couldn’t help but say in a stiff tone: “I hope that Lao Yang’s incarnation left in the quantum sea… won’t be blinded by this sudden dazzling fire.”

"It doesn't matter. With Kiana's ability to control the power of the Herrscher, she has already controlled the scale of the explosion to the extent that it will only blow up the skull." Bronya [Secondary Silver Wing] looked at the huge pillar of fire that could not even be completely submerged in the quantum sea and still stood in the crack. Her tone suddenly became a little unconfident, "Uh... maybe?"

"Okay... since Kiana and Yulandel have completed their mission, let the two of us take over the next task." Li Shubai stretched his neck and turned his head to the side. "Do you remember how you entered the maze when you were a child?"

"Hmm - just a random jump?" Bronya [Secondary Silver Wing] hesitated for a moment and said uncertainly, "After all, several years have passed. I am not a hyperamnesia patient like the squad leader. To be honest, I really can't recall all the details and scenes of that time in detail."

"Also, Bronya was already seventeen years old at that time. She couldn't be called a child at all."

"So you are almost 30 now?" Li Shubai said.

Bronya [Secondary Silver Wing]'s face froze slightly, and then she said as if she was arguing: "...For those of us who have been Herrschers, age itself is not important. After all, if nothing unexpected happened, our lifespan would be much longer than that of ordinary people."

Suddenly, Bronya [Second Silver Wing] seemed to recall something that made her feel extremely shy, and her mature and steady face involuntarily flew a thick blush: "Besides, doesn't the captain like the mature Bronya more? Let's not talk about the past Bronya who hasn't even stepped onto the starting line yet... Even compared with Mei and Kiana, the captain's actions when treating Bronya are obviously more rough."

"...Uh." Li Shubai was stuck.

This is another extremely dangerous topic.

At least, Li Shubai could instinctively feel that no matter whether he directly admitted it or denied it righteously...it seemed that he would not be able to get a decent result.

However, he really couldn't deny that compared to Kiana and the others who had impressive figures but still couldn't hide their somewhat immature looks, Bronya [Secondary Silver Wings]'s completely mature appearance would indeed more easily arouse his greed and sadism when he was doing some unspeakable bad things.

After all - when such a soft and majestic thing is leaning against the body and the ears are constantly hearing the shouts mixed with the sound of water, probably any man will not be able to bear it, right?

Therefore, this is absolutely not my problem at all, Li Shubai thought with a serious expression.

While he was thinking, the pillar of fire that was unreasonably stuffed into the space crack by Kiana [Hersher of Fire] was finally completely extinguished by the constantly surging ocean currents as time passed. The water vapor evaporated by the high temperature condensed into misty white water vapor again due to the nearby ocean currents, and continued to rush towards the spiral hole opened by the Eye of the Abyss.

Kiana [Hersher of the Fire] and Yulandel [Glorious Knight, Moon Soul] looked around, and after confirming that all nearby Honkai beasts had been killed by them, they turned their bodies towards Li Shubai and Bronya [Secondary Silver Wings] on the elevated platform, and waved their hands, indicating that the time was ripe for them to take action.

"Let's go." Li Shubai nodded in the direction of the two people, then reached out and held Bronya's [Second Silver Wing] white right hand with white sleeves, "Let's go together to meet the leader of this world."

"Yes." Without any shyness or hesitation, Bronya [Secondary Silver Wings] gently stretched forward her right hand, which was touched by Li Shubai's five fingers, and put her slender five fingers into the back of the other's hand. She then completely grasped Li Shubai's palm with her backhand. "Although the captain also has the ability to freely navigate in the quantum sea, this time, Bronya, who has experienced the same scene once before, will guide the captain into it."

"..." Li Shubai subconsciously touched his face, trying to confirm whether there were any sudden wheel marks on his face.

Although he couldn't find any evidence, he always had the illusion that his face was suddenly and mercilessly run over by a whizzing motorcycle.

Bronya [Secondary Silver Wings] ignored Li Shubai's reaction and held his hand with a more bold method. The mature, plump and attractive Miss Silver Wolf took a step forward with an elegant and calm posture.

The two figures flying in the air were like eagles soaring in the sky.

Then, under the complex gazes of Kiana [Herrser of the Fire] and Yulandel [Glorious Knight, Moon Soul] who were guarding the Eye of the Abyss, which were mixed with envy and hope for the safe return of the two, the bodies of Bronya [Secondary Silver Wings] and Li Shubai completely disappeared into the chaotic and disordered abyss.

——At the same time, on the Hyperion.

"..."

"..."

Bronya [Comet Drive] and Cocolia, who had just been teleported to the Hyperion, stared at each other in silence.

"Chicken Coop Hair, don't we really need to say anything?" Looking at the mother and daughter staring at each other in silence in the stiff atmosphere, Dr. Tesla subconsciously lowered her voice. She leaned close to Einstein's ear and whispered, "Ever since Cocolia suddenly appeared here, the two of them have been staring at each other like two wooden men without saying a word for almost ten minutes."

"Do you want to hold Cocolia accountable right now?" Einstein said expressionlessly, "She colluded with foreign enemies, leaked confidential information, framed members, conducted illegal experiments without authorization, and even took the initiative to trigger the Third Great Collapse, which directly caused the deaths of millions of people in Changkong City. No matter from which angle, Cocolia must be held accountable for everything she did in the past."

"That's true... but you should know that's not what I'm talking about." Tesla said, "Anyway, she can't just run away when we're watching her. Judging from the state she showed when she was teleported here, even if we hold her accountable right away, this woman probably won't put up any unnecessary resistance - so compared to this kind of official business, aren't you worried about the relationship between her and Bronya at all?"

"Do you think that Bronya's family affairs are suitable for us two to interfere?" Einstein stared at Tesla silently as if he was looking at a fool. Before Tesla could protest her gaze, she glanced in the direction of Theresa [Twilight Knight] who remained silent. "Since neither Ms. Theresa nor Mei has interfered with the current situation, it means that in the eyes of the two of them who know Bronya better now, they don't need to worry too much about Bronya now."

"So, as outsiders, we just need to believe that Bronya will be able to handle the relationship between her and Ms. Cocolia."

"..."

"...Bronya."

During the conversation between Einstein and Tesla, after ten minutes of silence, Cocolia finally took the lead in breaking the silent and uneasy atmosphere.

"...I'm here." Hearing Cocolia calling her name, Bronya [Comet Drive] was silent for a moment and responded, "What's the matter, Cocolia mother?"

"Heh..." Cocolia couldn't help laughing. She raised her hand and pressed her forehead a few times. Then she said in a helpless voice, "Bronya, this may be hard to believe, but not long ago, I actually met a woman who claimed to be the grown-up Bronya."

"…Moreover, after that woman revealed her identity, my mother didn't even have any doubts at all and believed her directly."

"After seeing the real Bronya, if I recall it again... even if the boy who suddenly appeared was followed by a Herrscher and a Valkyrie with the strongest destiny, time travel is still too far-fetched," said Cocolia.

"But, that is indeed the grown-up Bronya." Bronya [Comet Drive] tilted her head and said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"...Yes, Bronya also thinks this is incredible... huh?" Cocolia, who thought Bronya [Comet Drive] would refute the fact that she saw Bronya from the future, suddenly froze in the middle of her speech, "Wait, Bronya, what did you say?"

"The person that Cocolia's mother saw was indeed Bronya from nine years later." Bronya [Comet Drive] said calmly, "Any questions?"

"..." Cocolia fell silent for a moment.

After a moment of silence, she showed an expression of relief as if she had suddenly discovered that something that was originally irreversible could still be saved. She stretched out her hands, pressed Bronya's shoulders, and said earnestly: "Bronya, you must not be like the person you are when you grow up."

Bronya [Comet Drive]: “?”

Chapter 4: Lao Yang: The core was stolen, and I was at a loss (k)

Once, a reporter asked a farmer this question:

If you had 100 million in cash, would you be willing to donate it all to the country?

The farmer replied with a righteous attitude:

——Of course no problem.

The reporter, with an admiring look on his face, asked again, what if you had 100 acres of land, could you donate them all to the country like cash?

Faced with this question, the farmer gave the same answer as before.

--sure.

I believe many people have heard the ending of this story. When the reporter finally asked the question, "If you have a cow, are you willing to donate it to the country?", the farmer, who had been extremely righteous before, finally refused with a very firm attitude.

As for the reason, it is of course because——

[Because I really do have a cow.]

Although she is only two to three years older than Kiana and Mei Raiden, there is an insurmountable gap in the development and size of the parts that are crucial to a woman. For the Ural Silver Wolf, Bronya Zaychek, who has been troubled by her extremely poor figure for a long time, she sees no hope of further growth and does not want to rely on external forces and technology to forcibly rewrite her figure. The only choice she can make is, of course, a self-protective idea that seems quite irrational and whose core logic is [eliminating all enemies that are not beneficial to herself].

It was with this kind of self-protection idea in mind that she said something that made everyone laugh and cry: [As expected, all giants are enemies. Bronya wants to free humans from the curse of the giants.]

But - what if Bronya really has that cow?

Through the Hyperion owned by Li Shubai, Bronya Zajicek, a girl who once felt unwilling and a little resentful about her miserable figure, met Bronya [Secondary Silver Wing] from eight years later, whom she should never have met.

God knows how complicated Bronya's feelings were when Theresa gathered all the members of the Hyperion in the conference room and saw her grown-up self.

On the one hand, she clenched her fists almost instinctively and shouted triumphantly - "Yeah!" On the other hand, after knowing that she would own that cow one day, Bronya [Comet Drive] suddenly felt a bit guilty.

But no matter what, since I know that I will join the ranks of super beauties when I grow up, then——

——Ahem, I, Bronya Zaycek, have no choice but to bear this extremely evil curse!

So, when Cocolia said to Bronya [Comet Drive], who had secretly made such a decision in her heart, "Bronya, you must not be like the person you are when you grow up." Bronya [Comet Drive]'s first thought was -

——Mother Cocolia, what are you talking about?

If it weren't for the fact that Bronya [Comet Drive] still reluctantly regarded Cocolia as her mother who had raised her, if she had used a more accurate way to describe her feelings at the moment, it would probably be -

——This damn old woman, is she trying to take away Bronya’s future?!

Facing Cocolia who tried to stop her from joining the ranks of "Women with Despicable Bodies", Bronya's face immediately became extremely dangerous. She raised her hands and hugged her shoulders, refusing to listen to the other party's words. She took a step back slightly, and her tone was flat and sounded much colder than before: "Compared to how much Bronya will grow up in the future, Bronya thinks that Cocolia's mother should pay more attention to the responsibilities she will bear."

A rather euphemistic and polite way of saying it.

In fact, what Bronya [Comet Drive] wants to say is, you old woman, don't meddle in other people's business! Don't stop Bronya from becoming a majestic figure!

But Cocolia obviously didn't understand the hidden meaning of Bronya's [Comet Drive].

In other words, after fully realizing that she had completely failed in the great cause of fighting the Honkai, Cocolia completely immersed herself in the role of "mother" and also carried forward the common qualities and habits of her elders.

In short, now, as a mother, Cocolia is completely unable to listen to the words of her daughter Bronya [Comet Drive].

"It's not Bronya's turn to worry about Mom's affairs."

The first sentence is the king bomb.

"Listen to mom. Mom is definitely doing this for your own good."

The second sentence added fuel to the bomb that had already exploded.

"Although Mom can't compare him to that boy in terms of ability and achievements in fighting Houkai, Mom is definitely more accurate in judging people than Bronya. That boy is obviously a playboy. Such a playboy is really not suitable for our Bronya, not to mention that Bronya would hurt herself to attract the boy's attention."

"In short, Bronya...Wait, where are you going? Come back soon! Bronya! Mom hasn't finished what she's saying yet!"

Boom! The door of the conference room was slammed shut with incredible force.

"... I say, chicken coop hair." Dr. Tesla looked at the door that was slammed shut by Bronya [Comet Drive] with a strange expression, leaned close to Dr. Einstein's ear and whispered, "What do you think, should we collect some information about parenting and education in the Anti-Entropy database?"

"It's a very constructive proposal," Dr. Einstein said calmly. "From the content alone, it doesn't seem like something you would hear from Dr. Tesla."

"Hey!" Tesla glared at Einstein fiercely, "I'm serious."

"I know Dr. Tesla is serious, so the great and considerate Dr. Einstein also said that this is indeed a very constructive proposal." Einstein chuckled, "After the leader returns, put this task on Dr. Tesla's work schedule immediately."

Let’s not talk about Cocolia, who has completely given up the cause of fighting the Honkai, but is still unable to handle the mother-daughter relationship after returning to her role as a mother.

On the other side, after both jumping into the entrance of the Quantum Sea, Li Shubai and Bronya [Secondary Silver Wings] couldn't help but look at each other in confusion.

It was completely different from the scene that the Hyperion saw when it jumped between various realms in the Quantum Sea. Although this deep-colored alien space could also be called disordered, it was far from being unable to distinguish the composition and direction of matter. Several platforms made of monochrome bricks were suspended in mid-air, and a huge book inlaid with silver butterflies was spread out between the platforms. A young black boy stood silently on the slender spine of the book.

He raised his head slightly, and looked from afar with an inexplicably resentful look at the man and woman who had just jumped in from the entrance of the Quantum Sea.

Although the order of gravity is extremely disordered in the quantum sea, both Bronya [Secondary Silver Wings] and Li Shubai have the ability to move freely in the quantum sea. After seeing the black boy, the two of them thought of a certain possibility and broke out in cold sweats. They landed their bodies in front of the boy awkwardly.

"Ahem, sorry." Bronya [Second Silver Wing] cleared her throat, "Excuse me, are you Mr. Walter?"

"Instead of calling me Walter, you should call me Joachim." The pitch-black "black boy" raised the back of his hand and wiped his face vigorously. Fine black dust fell down and finally drifted into the void. His childish voice was full of resentment, "Was the violent explosion just now caused by you two?"

"Uh..." Li Shubai laughed awkwardly, "Although it wasn't done by the two of us... but if you insist, it was indeed something that was done by our people."

"Alas." The boy, who had tried to wipe the black dust off his face for a long time but still couldn't, sighed deeply. His face, clothes and hair were all stained and he looked quite embarrassed. "Since you two recognized my identity, it means that you must have entered the Quantum Sea under the commission of Dr. Einstein, right?"

"Although I can't understand why even someone as calm as Einstein would make such an irrational choice, since you two have not been affected by the Quantum Ocean for the time being after entering it, I will tentatively assume that you have a basic understanding of this abnormal space that is different from the real world." Joachim said, "But - just like the results we obtained after the experiment a year ago, perhaps you two have extraordinary abilities, but even so, I still don't think you are qualified to conduct in-depth exploration of the Quantum Ocean."

"Did you create this huge maze?" Li Shubai looked around and touched his chin. "The Herrscher of Reason has the ability to create world bubbles... Although the principle is not difficult to imagine, I still find it difficult to understand. With you freeing the pseudo-black hole and restricting Kukulkan, you can still spare the extra energy to build a world of this size at the entrance of the Quantum Sea. Could it be that you have been hiding your strength?"

“Kukulkan? What is that? Wait…” Joachim blinked and suddenly realized something was wrong. “Who are you two?”

"Let's answer the first question first." Li Shubai said, "Kukulkan is one of the incarnations of Brahma, a terminal-level Honkai beast. Like Tlaloc, the skull that was just smashed by the huge explosion, he is an intermediate product of the Chimera Project and one of the incarnations Kevin chose to adapt to the environment of the Quantum Sea."

"As for the answer to the second question." Li Shubai suddenly bent down and pointed his other hand, which was not held by Bronya [Secondary Silver Wing], at her in an extremely exaggerated manner. "Let this beautiful lady who is about to inherit the Herrscher Core from you explain it to you."

Bronya [Secondary Silver Wings]'s pretty face flushed slightly. She glanced at Li Shubai with a look that was slightly angry and coquettish. She raised her hand and mercilessly twisted the waist of this boy with a bad taste.

Li Shubai's face twitched, and he couldn't help but gasp at the sudden attack on his soft flesh.

"...The Herrscher Core?" Joachim's pupils shrank slightly. He took a step back and raised his tender arms to protect himself. "Your goal is the Herrscher Core of the Herrscher of Reason? Aren't you two sent by Dr. Einstein?"

Hearing Joachim's words full of vigilance, Bronya [Secondary Silver Wing] closed her eyes, took a long deep breath, then opened her eyes again, looked directly into Joachim's pupils, and said in the calmest voice possible: "Although what the captain said is almost right, one of our goals is indeed to temporarily borrow the Herrscher Core from Mr. Walter, but... let Bronya introduce herself a little bit."

"My name is Bronya, and I am the third Herrscher of Reason after Mr. Walter Joyce and the Alliance Leader." Bronya [Secondary Silver Wings] raised her right hand, and her five slender fingers exposed to the air outside the pure white arm guard slowly opened, "As for the evidence..."

In an instant, a huge invisible force emerged from the depths of the quantum sea. Several fluorescent lights similar to data streams, accompanied by the rapidly surging power, completely enveloped Bronya [Secondary Silver Wings]'s body.

"It is only natural that Bronya, who has experienced [Transfiguration], will have a stronger control over the Herrscher Core than Mr. Walter, who has not yet experienced Transfiguration." Facing Joachim's suddenly widened eyes and an expression full of disbelief, Bronya's [Secondary Silver Wings] clear gray eyes revealed a faint smile mixed with confidence and calmness. "After all, a Herrscher will not completely lose his qualifications as a Herrscher just because he temporarily loses his Herrscher Core and power, and the act of Transfiguration is not just aimed at the Herrscher Core."

"So, when Bronya and Mr. Walter, who holds the Herrscher Core, are both in the same quantum sea." Bronya [Secondary Silver Wing] said with a smile, "As long as Bronya has such an idea... it will be very easy to transfer the control of the core to herself."

Chapter 4: The Elf Lady of the Spring in Danger (k)

In fact, for Bronya [Secondary Silver Wing] at this moment, what she did was not simply to take away the control of the Herrscher Core.

Just as she had just confessed to Joachim, the so-called metamorphosis was not originally aimed at simply the Herrscher Core.

For example, in the battle where Kiana [Hersher of the Fire Flame] used five Herrscher powers, namely void, fire, reason, death and consciousness, to defeat the symbiotic form of a thousand Herrschers - the mob, all the Herrscher cores contained in the Fire Flame King Sword that contained other powers reached an unprecedented stable state in a short period of time.

It was precisely because of the state of the core at that moment that the two Herrscher powers of [Reason] and [Consciousness] that were originally taken away by the Thousand Herrschers were taken back into her hands by Kiana [Herscher of Fire] at that time in an extremely brutal manner.

The so-called metamorphosis, at the very beginning, changes something that is not as simple as the Herrscher's core.

Apart from the two special cases of the Ruler of the current civilized era and Sirin who was directly endowed with power by [God], normally, no matter how high a person's resistance to Honkai energy is, or even if a Herrscher has absolute resistance to Honkai energy in principle, when forcibly using the Herrscher Core of another Herrscher, they will suffer varying degrees of damage or erosion due to the rejection reaction of the Herrscher Core.

Even if a Herrscher can devour the power of another Herrscher after killing him, he cannot escape this theorem.

Nine years ago, in a world bubble experienced by Bronya [Secondary Silver Wing], when Walter Yang, who had completely fallen into the side of Honkai, completely transformed into [First Herrscher], a similar fate was revealed.