The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

Chapter 4: Kidnapping the Maid and Taking the Goose (k)

If it had been under the circumstances, with Yulandel's resistance to illusions honed through targeted training with Otto, even though she would still inevitably be controlled by the power that manipulates consciousness, she should not have ended up in the current situation where she couldn't even realize that she was already deeply trapped in an illusion.

But it is obvious that Yulandel is not in a normal state now.

Therefore, facing the black feather array that was jointly constructed by Yu Duchen, who was controlled by the other Fu Hua [Yun Mo Dan Xin] and [Valkyrie Xun Yu], and the [consciousness] power released by the Herrscher of Knowledge, which was enough to cover the entire floating island group - before she could even react, Yulandel's consciousness was easily captured in the huge fishing net woven by the black feather array.

The raging flames in the air made the white clouds appear blood red, and the entire floating island group was dominated by the dazzling flames and the hot air. All the Valkyries who were in a state of martial law could not help but raise their heads, staring at the scene with despair on their faces, which seemed to announce the arrival of the end of the world.

Except for one person—

Facing the intimidation that was constantly pressing down from the sky, Yulandel raised her neck. With the flames reflected in her pupils, she took a deep breath of the scorching air, then raised her left wrist and connected to Otto's personal communication channel: "Bishop, if I can't come back, please find a way to save your own life. Destiny can live without the strongest Valkyrie, but it cannot lose you, the Archbishop of Destiny."

To be honest, although the fire in the sky looked quite terrifying, Yulandel did not take it too seriously.

Relying on his own strength, helping the floating islands to block this terrifying fire is not an unsolvable problem.

...Compared to the imminent disaster, Yulandel was more worried about who would be able to fight against the golden-haired knight who was more powerful than herself after she used all her strength to block the flames?

Also, after slashing out this sword wrapped in endless flames, does the red and white figure called "Kiana" by the blond knight still have the strength to carry out the next step of pursuit?

Yulandel thought that she was not a person who was good at scheming and plotting, so before Otto found an opportunity to return, facing a powerful enemy whose strength was several times greater than hers, all she could do was to use all her strength to protect the Valkyries on the floating island.

Youlandel was ready to face everything and was just about to summon the Star Armor.

——A moment.

It was as if everything had become a reflection in a mirror, and as if the mirror was suddenly broken, the whole world began to collapse.

There was still a little bit of cold sweat on his forehead, but the sky suddenly became empty without him noticing.

The calm clouds flow slowly, as if the scene a second ago was an illusion.

--No.

"Well--"

The strange journey of suddenly traveling between reality and illusion made the five senses unable to adapt to reality in the first place.

The burning sensation in the illusion still lingered, and Yulandel's brain produced a feeling of dizziness and nausea similar to motion sickness.

She covered her mouth, bent over slightly, and gasped for breath.

"Are you okay, Yulandel?"

...I seemed to hear the magnetic and elegant voice of Bishop Otto in my ears.

At the same time, a gorgeous golden rainbow feather with a soft halo appeared in front of her eyes out of thin air.

Mimicry——Yu Duchen.

"Ha! You old fox, you finally show up."

Just as Mimic Yu Duchen was repairing the five senses of Yulandel, who had just escaped from the illusion, a voice full of frivolity and arrogance sounded unrestrainedly.

"I thought you were going to stay in that emergency life support cabin hidden in some corner, watching Yulandel and the others immersed in the fantasy world they couldn't extricate themselves from. How come you finally realized that all resistance was futile, so you are ready to surrender to us?"

Although that voice was full of arrogance and self-centeredness, for some reason, Yulandel always felt that... the timbre of that voice seemed a little familiar.

Moreover, the other party's tone of voice should not be like it is now, but should be more calm -

"Xiao Shi, don't mess around."

——Yes, that’s right, this kind of calmer and more reliable…

and many more.

Feeling something was wrong, Yulandel covered her still uncomfortable throat and raised her head, her deep blue pupils filled with confusion.

"Senior Fu... Senior Fu Hua? How could you..."

Yulandel got stuck halfway through her words.

Facing her and Otto were three Fu Huas who had similar looks but very different temperaments. Two of them were wearing ancient costumes, and the other one, who was wearing glasses, was wearing a training suit that Youlandel was quite familiar with.

The two Fu Huas in ancient costumes were surrounded by completely different atmospheres. One of them was extremely detached, while the other one looked even more calm and indifferent than the Fu Hua in training clothes, who was also quite familiar to him.

And that's not all. Beside these three Fu Huas with different expressions, there stood two other Valkyries wearing different armors. One was her "other self" who had easily overwhelmed her with just two encounters, and the other warrior in red and white armor was the "Kiana Kaslana" who had just slashed a sword of fire in the sky and whom Youlandel had seen in the information of the "Xilin Project" led by Bishop Otto.

What exactly is going on?

The same people appeared in the same place, and they were the core figures of the Sirin Project... Kiana, whose real identity was the experimental subject K423. Even though she was the strongest Valkyrie under Otto, Yulandel felt that everything that happened before her eyes was closely related to her own bishop.

Could it be... another experiment conducted by Bishop Otto?

With such doubts, Yulandel turned her gaze to Otto, who had a calm expression.

Of course, although he seemed to maintain a calm expression, in fact, Otto was not at all calm.

The Herrscher of Fire, and the Herrscher of Consciousness...

He glanced in the direction of Kiana, the Herrscher of Fire, and Herrscher of Consciousness respectively, and with a wave of his hand, he took back the mimicry Yu Duchen in front of Yulandel, and put on his usual gentle, yet uncomfortable smile.

"You are joking, my Lords. Anyway, I, Otto Apocalis, am also the current bishop of the Destiny. Now that my Valkyries are all controlled by you in the illusion, as their leader, it is of course my duty as the bishop to protect their personal safety."

"...?!"

Otto's words startled Yulandel. She quickly looked around. Although there were no other Valkyries nearby, with her eyesight that exceeded normal human vision, she was able to spot her colleagues on other floating islands in the Destiny Islands.

Just as Otto said, all the Valkyries had empty eyes and wooden expressions, and many of them even fell to the ground without any resistance while running.

"Such a large-scale consciousness operation was completed in a short period of time... If I am not mistaken, this girl who looks the same as the Red Kite Immortal should be the current Herrscher of Consciousness, right?" Otto said softly, and then turned his half-smiled gaze towards [Valkyrie Swift Feather] Fu Hua, "I didn't expect that after living for so long, I would actually see the legendary Red Kite Immortal standing with a Herrscher one day. These five hundred years have really not been lived in vain."

"Hmph!" The Herrscher of Knowledge sneered, but she did not respond to Otto's words that seemed to be mocking something. Instead, she turned her dissatisfied eyes to the golden-haired knight standing beside her, "I say, Yulandel, did you not eat before coming here?"

"?" The blonde knight was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean by that?"

"If you've eaten, why is this guy still looking so itchy after beating Otto up?" The Herrscher of Knowledge pouted in Otto's direction, sneered, and said with a rubbing of his hands, "It looks like he hasn't been beaten enough. If you haven't eaten, you should have said so earlier. The great Herrscher of Knowledge doesn't mind beating Otto up for you."

The blonde knight pondered for a moment and nodded: "If you want to beat him up, I have no reason to stop you. If it weren't for the need to lure Rita and I out of this world as quickly as possible, I wouldn't really want to touch Bishop Otto's soul steel body. Although it feels a bit strange for me to say this, the feeling of punching a soul steel body is really not that good."

"Oh, is the key point the feel? The important thing is the fact that I beat up this old fox, right?" said the Herrscher of Knowledge. "But... speaking of Rita, why hasn't she come over yet? She can't be entangled by herself in this world, right?"

"No." The blonde knight shook her head. "Before obtaining the power of the Sumeru mustard seed and the world bubble, Rita didn't have much resistance to mental interference. If I'm not mistaken, she should be joining us soon."

"Rita...?" Yulandel's pupils shrank slightly. Although she didn't quite understand what they meant by "herself in this world", after hearing the name "Rita", she suddenly felt something was wrong in her chest. "What do you want to do?"

Just as the words fell, a soft and gentle voice sounded from behind Yulandel.

"Lady Yulandel is not planning to do anything to Rita."

Hearing that familiar voice, Yulandel's face lit up with joy and she quickly turned around.

Then, after seeing the two people coming into her field of vision, her gaze suddenly froze.

Rita Rossweisse... was indeed a maid and adjutant that he was familiar with.

However, she was dressed in a maid outfit, with her eyes closed and unconscious, and was held horizontally in the arms of another "herself" wearing the God-killing Armor Yuehun.

Although Youlandel was quite familiar with the Moon Soul Armor, combined with the current chaotic situation, she could tell at a glance... her real adjutant was the one lying in his arms without any resistance.

And if her speculation was correct, the "Rita" wearing the Moon Soul Armor should be...

"What did you do to her?!"

Compared to this kind of thing, the worry about Rita made her anger overwhelm her reason. Yulandel couldn't help but stare at the "Rita" wearing the Moon Soul Armor.

She arched her waist, almost instinctively wanting to sprint over and take back her adjutant from the opponent's men, but before Yulandel, who had accumulated strength, could make any move, her shoulders were firmly held down by someone with a strong force.

There is no doubt that there is only one person who holds Yulandel down.

As another "Yulandel" who is stronger than the current Yulandel, the blonde knight can certainly guess what her other self will do after seeing Rita being captured. With early warning, she can naturally easily stop the other self's behavior.

"Calm down." After holding Youlandel's shoulders, the blonde knight said calmly, "We are not going to do anything to your adjutant."

"Hey, why are you stopping her?" The Herrscher of Knowledge waved his hands in disdain. "Even if a fight really breaks out, how can you, who are from this world, be our opponent?"

"Don't be silly, Xiaoshi, we are not here to cause trouble." Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather] sighed faintly, "... No, although we did come to the Tianming headquarters to cause trouble, you should not forget what the ultimate purpose of our trip is."

"Tsk, you're always worried about this and that. You've been on the Hyperion for such a long time, but your old-fashioned thinking still hasn't made any progress." The Herrscher of Consciousness curled his lips. "If you ask me, since we're all here now, why not just modify the consciousness of everyone including Otto? There's no monster like Kevin here. With two Yu Duchen bodies and my consciousness power, ha! Even if I turn Yulandel and Rita into the captain's ○○○, they won't be able to resist, right?"

Hearing those three words that obviously would not pass the review, Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather]'s eyes twitched violently. She slowly raised her arm and slapped the Herrscher of Knowledge hard on the head.

“I○!!” The Herrscher of Knowledge, who was hit hard by the sudden blow, covered the back of his head with his hands, “Are you ○○ sick? You old antique?!”

Chapter 4: Beware of Telecommunications Fraud (k)

Shibao is a good boy who doesn't like to swear.

At least in the heart of Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather], who has never swore since childhood, our dear Xiao Shi, although she is a naughty child with a slightly flamboyant and willful personality, she has inherited most of her memories, so she should still be a good girl who is not worldly and does not utter vulgar words.

...that's right.

Until this moment, Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather] was so sure.

Therefore, when Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather] heard our dear Shi Bao utter such vulgar words, she gave him a head bang that showed kindness and instruction without hesitation, and asked the obvious question in a low tone that sounded dangerous:

"Who did you learn these foul and disgusting words from?"

Of course, as a Red Kite Immortal who has lived for more than 50,000 years and followed humans all the way from primitive civilization to modern civilization, Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather] is not so ignorant that she has never heard any swear words. But since the Herrscher of Consciousness has inherited most of her memories, she should be able to clearly realize that those words are not good words, and naturally should not be spoken out loud.

Rather, if this is said with full awareness, the problem will be more serious for a school-age child.

"Who did you learn this from? It's just that..."

However, for some unknown reason, facing the questioning of Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather], the great Lady Herrscher of Knowledge, who had always advocated using violence to assert her justice and claimed to be fearless, became cowardly for the first time in her life.

She shrank her neck, pretending nothing happened and said, "If you absolutely think this sounds bad, I won't say it."

Fu Hua [Yun Mo Dan Xin] shook her head and sighed softly.

Is the other her [Valkyrie Swift Feather] a fool?

of course not.

Although Fu Hua [Yun Mo Danxin] thought that she was not an old fox like Otto who was extremely good at playing with people's hearts, the behavior of the Herrscher of Knowledge was obviously very wrong.

Since she could sense the strange behavior of the Herrscher of Consciousness, she certainly had reason to believe that her other self [Valkyrie Swift Feather] could also sense it.

Sure enough, after a moment's silence, Fu Hua [Valkyrie Xun Yu] suddenly raised her head and looked at Fu Hua [Yun Mo Dan Xin].

The two Red Kite Immortals, who believed that they should teach their children well, nodded to each other and exchanged glances about parenting experience. Suddenly, without warning, Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather] asked another question that seemed to have nothing to do with the current situation:

"You read other people's consciousness?"

“No no no no no!!! How could I possibly read the captain’s mind!!! Do I need to do that?!”

The Herrscher of Consciousness blushed, shook his head like a rattle, and tried his best to deny it.

"But I didn't ask you whose consciousness you were reading." Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather] raised her hand, gently adjusted her glasses on the bridge of her nose, and said lightly.

Then, our great Lady of the Herrscher of Knowledge fell silent.

She stared at the calm Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather] in amazement, feeling as if she was meeting her for the first time: "You old antique, how dare you cheat me?!"

"How could she deceive the Herrscher of consciousness? You just confessed it yourself." Fu Hua's tone was as calm and serene as ever, and it seemed that she didn't take this matter to heart. "Although I no longer have the obsession of punishing those who have fallen into the devil, I also don't want to see my colleagues fall into malicious situations. Reading other people's consciousness without permission is naughty. Naughty behavior must be taught. This is the way of being a human being and cannot be avoided."

"My opinion is the same as hers." Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather] nodded in agreement and said calmly, "You are a Herrscher born in my body. We two certainly have the obligation to teach you how to behave in the world. We will find a chance to talk to you in detail later. Now, let's continue the topic we started with with Yulandel and Otto in this world."

"You...you two old antiques..." The Herrscher of Knowledge was furious, but he couldn't help but dejected under the calm gazes of the two Fu Huas.

"Um..." Seeing that the conversation between Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather] and the Herrscher of Knowledge was coming to an end, Yulandel, who finally found an opportunity to speak, raised her arm.

Then, this currently strongest Valkyrie, in a rather confused tone, like a good student seeking knowledge, with no evil intentions—

"Excuse me...what does ○○○ mean?"

——He asked a question that caused everyone present to fall into endless silence.

After a moment's silence, Fu Hua [Valkyrie Swift Feather], [Yun Mo Danxin], Herrscher of Knowledge and Kiana [Herscher of Fire] could not help but turn their gazes to the golden-haired knight.

As members of the Hyperion, they were of course aware that this Yulandel who had liberated the power of Tianyuan was the [Brilliant Knight·Yuepo] from the future two years later. It was also for this reason that after seeing the Yulandel of this era who was as spotless as a white paper, they could not help but stare at [Brilliant Knight·Yuepo].

Yulandel [Brilliant Knight·Moon Soul] had a slightly red face, and visible steam was floating between her fluffy golden hair.

To be honest, she didn't really know the specific meaning of those three words. However, Rita [Blue Knight·Moon Soul], who joined the Hyperion with her, had been trying to instigate her to have sex with the captain together. And she was also tempted by her adjutant's extremely tempting proposal. In order to have a pleasant first experience, Rita, a maid who knew a lot about everything, privately taught Yulandel [Brilliant Knight·Moon Soul] a lot of very practical... knowledge about men and women.

Therefore, no matter how low her emotional intelligence is or how slow she is, after she has a basic understanding of the relationship between men and women, and only understands it literally...Yulandel [The Brilliant Knight·Yueping] can understand what those three words generally mean.

"Why didn't anyone answer me?" Youlandel obviously didn't understand what her other self was embarrassed about. Seeing everyone looking at her in silence with strange eyes, she frowned unhappily after waiting for a long time without getting an answer. "Although you said you wouldn't do anything to Rita, this person who looks a lot like Senior Fu Hua just now seemed to have said that he wanted Rita and I to be someone's ○○○?"

As she was talking, Youlan Daier's expression suddenly became alert: "This ○○○... could it be something bad?"