The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

Of course, except for Seele and sister Bronya.

"Tsk, that guy... has been saying nonsense to outsiders." The Spring Elf narrowed her eyes in displeasure, but from the uncontrollable upward curling of the corners of her mouth, it was obvious that she felt quite excited and happy to suddenly hear the names of her relatives in such a foreign country.

Chapter 4: Xier takes the initiative (k)

Unlike the stable space-time in which the intrinsic world exists, if observed from an external perspective, there is nothing wrong with describing the overall quantum sea as "fragmented".

Not to mention living organisms with complex physiological structures, even a simple physical parameter like gravity will produce huge differences with the offset of space-time coordinates.

Due to the instability of the quantum sea itself, different dimensional planes such as the World Bubble, which can only exist with the support of the quantum sea, are just like their name, and are as unstable as soap bubbles that burst at the slightest touch.

People like Kevin or Walter Yang, or even the other [Seele] in Seele's body, can create a new world bubble out of thin air in the quantum sea simply by relying on their own thinking and memory.

Of course, even if they are all world bubbles wandering in the quantum sea, there will be huge differences between them due to various factors such as the different ways of birth, the existence of ether anchor points and ether singularities inside them, etc.

The world bubble where the spring elves originally lived was a world similar to mythology and fantasy, with all kinds of inhuman creatures.

At present, neither the natives of that world nor the Hyperion, which once arrived in that world, have figured out how that world bubble was born.

Was it that the thoughts of someone in the Eigenworld were captured by the Quantum Ocean, thus projecting a similar fantasy world? Or was it that the world was originally similar to the Eigenworld, but it also perished in the Collapse or other disasters that led to the extinction of civilization, and eventually fell into the Quantum Ocean in the form of a world bubble? No matter which side it was, the Hyperion's database was very clear about the characteristics of the existence of the world bubble and recorded it in the Hyperion's navigation log.

——It is a world where the living beings are similar to those in the original world, but have completely different history and social rules from those in the original world.

Therefore, although in principle, the immortal life form of the Spring Spirit born in a certain world bubble is actually the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin - or, in other words, a "projection" of the arrogant and indifferent queen who represented the [evil] side born in the body of the experimental subject K423 in the quantum sea. Even if it is incomplete, the Spring Spirit has inherited the original Herrscher of the Void in terms of character and ability to a certain extent.

However, due to the influence of environment, experience and various factors, even though the original body is the Herrscher of the Void who once accepted the power of Honkai, took away Kiana's body, and tried to destroy the world and civilization, the Spring Spirit, as a "projection", still resolutely embarked on another path of protecting the world and mankind.

Therefore, although they look the same on the outside, judging from their words and behavior, the Fountain Spirit is also cold and arrogant like the Herrscher of the Void. But in the most crucial part, the Fountain Spirit, who is cold-faced but warm-hearted, dedicated, and has the temperament of a comedian, shows a kind face that is completely opposite to the cruel and violent Herrscher of the Void.

Perhaps, even if it was the self-proclaimed [evil] side of Sirin, if Sirin had not experienced those childhood tragedies and had not been chosen by fate as an experimental consumable, the two wills awakened in the body of experimental subject K423, whether it was Kiana Kaslana representing [good] or the Herrscher of the Void representing [evil], in the end, they would have ended up on the same path.

Like the Forest Elf and her "twin sister" with blue eyes, the Spring Elf is also an elf born in the Emerald Forest. The Forest Elf was born from the dense woods, while she and her sister were bred by the only clear spring in the Emerald Forest.

As elves born from the Emerald Forest, the Forest Elf and the two Spring Elves are related by blood. However, as the twin that was "born" earlier, the Spring Elf's power is of course far greater than that of her younger sisters.

Although they are reluctant to admit it, the Spring Elves do value their family very much.

The moment she realized that she might leave that world, the first emotion that came to her mind was guilt towards the other spring elf.

How could the Spring Elf, who values ​​her family so much, not be excited when she heard the news about the Forest Elf from Xier [the Twins on the Other Side]?

Unfortunately, in the next moment, Xier [The Twins on the Other Side] poured a bucket of cold water on the excited Spring Elf without hesitation.

"Heh, don't be too happy too soon." Xi'er [The Twins of the Other Shore] rolled her eyes at the Spring Elf, "Before you think about your family, I think you should worry more about how to escape from the Ice Face who has been chasing you."

"Tsk, you don't need to tell me." The Spring Elf smacked his tongue and looked away. "Besides, who cares about that childish guy and that rigid guy? I just don't want to see them getting too sad because of me."

"Yes, yes, I know you two sisters have a deep bond." Xier [The Twins of the Other Shore] suddenly swung her hand, and a huge blood-red chain claw flashed towards the head of the Spring Elf. "But if you don't think carefully about how to escape, you won't be able to reunite with your sister. I think the elf lady, who doesn't want to worry her relatives, probably doesn't want me to bring your urn to them, right?"

"Although if I were to die and be frozen by that guy's ice, there wouldn't even be ashes left."

"..." Looking at the sharp claws and the ice dust flying around, the Spring Elf with trembling pupils couldn't help swallowing his saliva, his scalp tingling: "Why are you all so cruel?"

"It's fine if others say that, but I don't want to be called cruel by an elf lady with this face." Xi'er [The Twins of the Other Shore] said unhappily, "Don't stay here, let's go quickly. Although your half-baked power of the void can't teleport us to the real world at once, but while I break these ice blocks, move closer to the entrance little by little - don't tell me that a great spring elf can't even do such a thing."

"Are you looking down on me?" The Spring Spirit glared at Xi'er [The Twins on the Other Shore] and grabbed her hand, "Hold on!"

In an instant, the gushing spring water wrapped the bodies of the two again and moved towards the light source above.

Kevin, who was standing still, raised his head and looked at the two people who had turned into two black dots from afar, frowning slightly.

Things have developed to this point. After the barrier constructed by Walter Young disappeared, he could of course easily return to the real world. However, because he was sealed in the quantum sea for too long, he lost most of his power. He didn't have any good way to deal with the combined forces of Seer [The Twins on the Other Side] and the Spring Spirit, who had fully awakened their power.

If they fight head-on, of course he still has an overwhelming advantage, but whether it is Seer [The Twins on the Other Side] or the Spring Elves, their initial goal was not to defeat him, but to escape from his hands to the real world.

One is a world bubble life form that obtained part of the power of the void through projection, and the other is a stigma awakener who is like a fish in water in the quantum sea. They are limited to the quantum sea. When they made up their minds to slip away... even a strong man like Kevin couldn't help but feel a headache.

The next moment, Kevin no longer had a headache.

...Because, in the direction of the entrance to the Quantum Sea, he keenly felt that two huge energy sources were rapidly diving into the depths of the Quantum Sea.

Another Herrscher?

In this civilized era, are Herrschers so worthless?

After discerning the presence of a Herrscher's aura in the two energy sources, Kevin raised his hand without hesitation. Prismatic ice cones quickly condensed around his body, then cracked from the inside and decomposed into countless sharp ice spears.

With a wave of his hand, the ice spear turned into ice rain that covered the entire entrance to the Quantum Sea, shooting indiscriminately at everyone above.

The moment they realized that a fight was breaking out in the depths of the Quantum Sea, Bronya [Hersher of Truth·Adult Form] and Li Shubai jumped towards the direction where the fight broke out without hesitation.

What Kevin, who is deep in the quantum sea, can realize, Xier [The Twins on the Other Shore] and the Izumi Elf are of course also aware of.

"Hurry! Let's go together!" Seele [The Twins of the Other Shore] showed joy on her face. She pulled the wrist of the Fountain Elf and urged, "The Captain and Sister Bronya are here to pick us up."

"...Who?" The Spring Elf was a little confused.

"Don't worry about who it is. If you want to reunite with your sister, just listen to me!" Xier [The Twins of the Other Shore] turned around and controlled her chain claws to flash wildly in the air to meet the ice rain flying at high speed. At the same time, she said in an anxious tone, "Hurry!"

"..." The Spring Spirit's expression changed several times. In the end, she followed Xier's [The Twins on the Other Shore]'s instructions and condensed a new stream of water. "Don't get me wrong. I don't completely trust you yet. I just have no choice but to believe you temporarily."

Continuously manipulating the spring water to transfer space made the Spring Elf, who was under great pressure, become extremely pale. At the moment before the ice rain controlled by Kevin broke through the two huge chains, the vortex of the spring water wrapped around the bodies of the two people, and allowed Seele [The Twins on the Other Side] and the Spring Elf to meet up with Bronya [The Herrscher of Truth·Adult Form] and Li Shubai who were diving at a very fast speed.

The moment the four met, Seele [The Other Side Twins], Bronya [The Herrscher of Truth: Adult Form], and Li Shubai, who immediately understood the current situation, quickly exchanged glances.

Then, Li Shubai turned his gaze to the only spring elf who was still a little confused about the situation: "You are the spring elf, right? When I entered your world before, the forest elf mentioned you to me."

"You should know the character of the forest elves, so I'll make it short. Are you willing to come to my Hyperion? If you agree, I will find a way for you to meet each other."

"..." After a moment of silence, the Spring Elf frowned his beautiful eyebrows: "It sounds like I don't have much right to choose."

"But... never mind. I can't do anything about that stubborn guy." She sighed softly and put on an expression of being unable to bear it. "Then I'll listen to you and go to Hyperion with you."

Li Shubai nodded and extended his hand to the Spring Spirit: "As Captain Hyperion, I approve of your joining."

As soon as the words fell, a bright light instantly enveloped the Spring Elf, and the light of the crew's first boarding quickly permeated her, causing her body that appeared in this world to gradually become transparent.

"Someone will pick you up on the Hyperion. If you have any questions, please talk to my other crew members first." Before the body of the Spring Elf completely disappeared, Li Shubai instructed, "With your personality, you should be able to get along well with them."

"I know." The voice of the Spring Spirit still echoed in Li Shubai's ears after her body completely disappeared, "Why are you as long-winded as that rigid guy..."

Li Shubai just pretended that he didn't hear the Spring Spirit's complaint. He turned his gaze towards Xi'er [The Twins on the Other Shore]: "Xi'er...you."

"Alright, alright. I know the enemy that the Captain and Sister Bronya are going to face next is not something I can handle." Seele [The Twins of the Other Shore] put her hands on her hips. "I will obediently return to the real world and reunite with Kiana and the others."

"It's just... Xier and I have done so much for the captain's matter. After we go back, Xier hopes to get a little compensation." Xier [The Twins on the Other Shore] raised the corner of her mouth slightly, "This request should not be too much, right?"

Bronya's [Hersher of Truth - Adult Form] eyes suddenly became sharp, she narrowed her eyes and glared in the direction of her captain with a warning look.

"...Uh." Feeling Bronya's [Hersher of Truth·Adult Form]'s sharp gaze, Li Shubai pondered for a moment and nodded, "If the conditions are reasonable."

"Why, Kiana and Bronya can do it, but Seele needs to think about it?" Seele tilted her head, her scarlet pupils full of innocence. "Captain, you should understand that what Seele wants is not this kind of half-hearted and ambiguous answer."

Chapter 4: Sisterly Love (k)

Although expressing this fact in words with her own mouth made Seele [The Twins of the Other Shore] feel a little frustrated, she knew very well that the captain that both of them admired had different feelings towards his Valkyries, and the ways of expressing their love were also extremely diverse.

The so-called favorability is not a one-way emotion from the beginning. While the captain gradually increases the trust and feelings between himself and the Valkyries, the Valkyries naturally increase the captain's favorability in the process of getting along with them.

However, due to the differences in the time they have spent together and the problems they need to solve, as well as the fact that there are too many members under their names, although most of the Valkyries have been fully favored by the captain for various reasons, the reverse situation... is not the case.

When discussing privately, the Valkyries of Hyperion once speculated what the result would be if the captain's favorability towards them was quantified numerically.

There is no doubt that among these Valkyries, the name Kiana Kaslana will definitely top the list. After all, the captain's preference for Kiana is almost all-round and unconcealed.

He didn't want to see Kiana suffer or get hurt, nor did he want to see Kiana's fate being controlled by Otto like a puppet. Although he might use a sarcastic tone to belittle and ridicule Kiana's hopeless IQ in daily interactions, and occasionally bully her on certain special occasions.

But compared to all the efforts the captain had made towards Kiana, almost everyone agreed that this level of bullying was almost the same as flirting.

Even the Kianas on the Hyperion would not deny this, and most of them would not be genuinely angry at the captain's teasing and mischief towards them.

——Of course, as to whether or not one would really want to retaliate from the bottom of their heart, that is another matter.

In addition to Kiana, the second name on the list is unexpectedly Fu Hua, who has always had little presence in the emotional struggle, and Mr. Guanxing, who is ranked alongside Fu Hua.

If the captain's feelings towards Kiana are similar to the pity and love he feels for his daughter, and the unbearable things he feels for her experiences and experiences, then the emotion he feels towards Fu Hua and Guan Xing, who are in a sense his fellow countrymen... is trust.

Needless to say, Fu Hua's identity is that as the guardian of Shenzhou, it is not difficult to understand the captain's trust in the Red Kite Immortal. As for Guanxing - although the Valkyries were not aware of it and the captain never mentioned it in front of them, Li Shubai never forgot that in the beginning, when Guanxing had not yet been called [Theresa Guanxing], her name was the famous Mr. Wolong.

As a Chinese, I believe in Mr. Wolong's wisdom and character - this is something that does not need any further explanation.

Kiana, Guanxing, Fu Hua - after confirming that these three names were at the top and second place, the Valkyries could only make so much inference about their captains' feelings towards them.

The way the thirteen heroes of the former civilization joined the Hyperion was too special. Therefore, even though the heroes, including Alicia, each had their own charm that could not be ignored, they did not think that they really occupied an important position in the captain's heart.

Theresa and Himeko Murata, due to their status as elders, are too embarrassed to compete head-on with the younger generations.

As for the remaining Yulandel, Rita, Raiden Mei and Bronya... they are qualified and have the idea to try to win the captain's "heart", but even for them, it is difficult to see much hope under the hands of Kiana, the big boss.

Of course, whether it is Yulandel, Rita, Raiden Mei or Bronya, they all have their own pride, and it is impossible for them to give up the hope of fighting for love just because Kiana is ahead.

Even if we admit that Kiana does objectively have the first-mover advantage, it does not mean that they really lost to Kiana.

Therefore, they all tried to launch further attacks on the captain in their own ways.

Yulandel [Gengen Knight] tried to secretly reap the fruits of victory gained by the sudden charge of Yulandel in the original world, and Bronya [Secondary Silver Wing] and Raiden Mei [Hersher of Thunder] took advantage of their close relationship with Kiana [Hersher of Fire] [Sky Ranger] and used more forceful means to make the captain, who already had a good impression of them, have an intimate relationship with the four of them before Yulandel, who had successfully confessed her love, had done.

Rita [Blue Knight·Moon Soul] had similar ideas as Bronya [Secondary Silver Wings] and Raiden Mei [Hersher of Thunder], and tried to combine the power of Yulandel [Shining Knight·Moon Soul] to overtake others. Unfortunately, because she was one step late... or two steps late, her decision was not surprising... and failed.

As for Lost Rosemary, who was not on the Hyperion from the beginning, and Sirin, who forced herself to leave the Hyperion as soon as she realized that the captain was hurting her - even if they used their imagination, they could know that these two thieving cats would definitely try to launch an offensive against the captain using their own methods.

No matter from which angle you look at it, for Xier [The Twins on the Other Side], the situation has become so hopeless that there is no chance of winning at all.

Before this action, she was even ready to wish Sister Bronya and the captain a happy future.

——Unfortunately, the moment I realized Xier’s thoughts.

Another consciousness in her body, another [Xier] who is also Xier, secretly made a decision deep in her heart that no one noticed.

What a joke.

You weak idiot are ready to give up, what should I do?

It's true that I like that idiot Xier. I like Xier to the extent that my consciousness is filled with everything around her, but - my sexual orientation is normal!

You fell in love with the captain without my permission, and I had to put my heart on him. Now you tell me that I am ready to give up? I am ready to bless the captain and sister Bronya, and I can only watch them get married and give birth to chubby babies?

Bah! I don't want that kind of thing!

So, taking advantage of the break in this mission, he easily tricked Xier [The Twins on the Other Shore] with sweet words and asked her to temporarily transfer all control of her body to his other [Xier], and also successfully entered the same state as [Nightmare Star Abyss].

Similarly, it is precisely because at this moment there is no interference from another pure white consciousness.

Only then could Seele [The Twins on the Other Side] spread her hands lightly, and take advantage of the moment when Bronya and Li Shubai were relieved by her words -

"Forget it. With a powerful enemy at hand, Xier is not so willful as to embarrass the captain in front of Kevin."

"However, before Xier leaves the Quantum Sea..."

——That’s why she was able to grab the captain’s collar so smoothly, and under the suddenly widened pupils of Bronya [Hersher of Truth·Adult Form] and Li Shubai, she put her lips to each other’s lips without hesitation and kissed them in an instant.

The red and black hair fluttered in the wind, and the warm breath seemed to make the cold atmosphere of the Quantum Sea a little warmer.

After a brief kiss, Xier [The Twins on the Other Side] and Li Shubai's lips immediately separated.

The girl, who was full of charm and cruelty, slightly raised the corners of her mouth, which still had a hint of translucency.

“It’s just a small reward. It shouldn’t be something that the captain can’t accept, right?” She smiled happily and shifted her gaze slightly to Bronya [Hersher of Truth - Adult Form]. “I’m sorry, Sister Bronya, Seele wins this round.”

Hearing Xier [The Twins from the Other Shore]'s declaration that sounded like a winner, Li Shubai was speechless for a moment.

Of course, he couldn't hate Xi'er, or rather, before he really met these Valkyries face to face, he had all kinds of pretty bad fantasies about almost all of them. Although after really getting to know them, Li Shubai had tried his best to force himself to forget those outrageous and bad thoughts.

...But he really didn't expect that even though he had suppressed those strange thoughts, these Valkyries had all kinds of bad ideas about him.

Although he had already learned from Kiana [Hersher of Fire] when he was pushed by the two Kianas, Bronya and Raiden Mei that he was the tempting food in the eyes of these Valkyries, but being made to look happy by a little girl like Seele and hearing that [his kiss was the reward she wanted] still made Li Shubai feel quite absurd.

This feeling is like turning into Tang Monk's flesh... No matter how many times I encounter similar situations, I still can't adapt to it, Li Shubai thought to himself.

"..." On the other side, contrary to Seele's [The Twins on the Other Side] expectation, facing her provocation, Bronya [Hersher of Truth·Adult Form] just rolled her eyes in boredom, then sneered, "You are so proud of yourself for just a light kiss, and your face turned so red... Although you look like you are at ease, but when it comes to knowledge about emotions and men and women, you don't seem to be much different from the Seele I knew before."

"Even more pure?" Bronya [Hersher of Truth·Adult Form] laughed.

“Huh?” Seele [The Hieroglyphics Twins], who had just concluded that she had successfully gained the upper hand over her sister Bronya, was stunned.

"... Let's not talk about that for now." After being speechless for a long time, Li Shubai came to his senses and tried to ease the strange atmosphere between the two of them. "It's not safe yet, let Xier go back first."

"That won't do." Bronya [Hersher of Truth·Adult Form] interrupted Li Shubai's words faintly, "Captain, do you think Bronya is the kind of weak woman who will remain indifferent when provoked?"