The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

“Waaaaaa——! You two sisters only know how to team up to bully your elders——wuwaa——!! I—I will teach you two a lesson sooner or later——wuwuwu——!”

Although she was speaking so harshly, for some reason, everyone present could clearly hear a hint of tears of joy in Theresa's crying.

Perhaps, even for a battle-hardened Valkyrie like Theresa, it was still too shocking to be suddenly called aunt by her long-lost niece without any preparation, and to have to recognize her identity as an elder again.

"No...Isn't it just the Archbishop? I'll be the Archbishop! Isn't it okay for me to be the Archbishop?!"

Perhaps feeling extremely ashamed, Theresa turned her head away with tears on her face and gritted teeth.

She stretched out her short legs and walked heavily towards the first sky island.

The way she walked, with each step taking its own steps, made people feel as if she was about to eat something in the next second.

Chapter 4: Public Execution (k)

Unlike the surface of the Atlas Mountains which had been exposed to the hot desert environment for a long time, the World Serpent Base hidden deep underground was filled with a dark and cold feeling.

11:35 p.m. local time.

In the dark corridor, a long and narrow space crack was torn open without any warning. Accompanied by several crisp footsteps that kept echoing in this enclosed space, several girls, led by Kiana [Hersher of the Fire], landed steadily on the smooth and dry ground from the space crack that opened in mid-air.

"Is this the base of the World Serpent?" Yulandel looked around the surroundings and said in surprise, "I never thought that there would be such a large underground base so close to the headquarters of the Destiny."

"If I tell you that the so-called paradise of the past is actually just a luxurious courtyard from 50,000 years ago, would you be more surprised?" Raiden Mei [Hersher of Thunder] shrugged.

"But this place doesn't seem to have anything to do with a luxurious courtyard." Yulandel said, "Compared to a courtyard, it looks more like a laboratory deep underground... or a military base?"

At this moment, a magnetic male voice suddenly echoed at the end of the dim corridor.

"If it weren't for the fact that its construction strength had reached a level comparable to that of the Doomsday Fortress, it wouldn't have been able to survive intact until today after experiencing the end of the world 50,000 years ago."

The footsteps came from far away and sounded like the footsteps of military boots with iron soles. A pitch-black figure gradually appeared in the girls' sight from the end of the dim corridor.

The visitor bowed slightly and saluted everyone with impeccable etiquette.

"Welcome to the World Serpent, the Valkyries of Destiny... and... the alien visitors from other worlds like the Lord."

Seeing the person coming, Yulandel, Kiana and Raiden Mei almost instinctively took a battle stance. Although the hooded figure did not seem to be rude in any way, after seeing Zhang's mechanical face that looked like a skeleton, the three Valkyries who were completely unprepared were still shocked.

"Are you here to stop us, Gray Snake?" Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder] took a step forward on her own initiative. Her clear and cold voice sounded quite indifferent.

"No, no, no, how could that be." Gray Snake spread his hands innocently. "The Lord has already told us about you in advance. As a cadre of the World Serpent, I certainly won't be so bold as to reject the Lord's best friend... Moreover, with your abilities, a weak artificial life form like me can hardly cause any obstacles to you."

"If you know this, then why did you appear in front of me?" Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder] said calmly, "From the moment Alicia and the others took over the World Serpent, you 'cadres' should have been dismissed."

"Hehe..." Gray Snake smiled meaningfully, "Before you have formulated your own action plans and carried out the actions, the Lord is indeed prepared to repatriate the cadres of the World Serpent, but... people always say that the development of things, most of the time, will not turn out to be what you expected at the beginning. This time seems to be no exception."

"What do you mean?" Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder] frowned slightly. As the only person present besides Gray Snake who had served as a cadre of World Serpent, she didn't know every tree and blade of grass in World Serpent like the back of her hand, but during the time she joined World Serpent, she was not always in a state of turning a deaf ear to what was happening outside.

During her tenure at World Serpent, although she seemed bitter and resentful on the surface, she had actually never given up on understanding World Serpent, Kevin, and the ideals and behaviors they uphold... If not for this, she would not have been thrown into the paradise of the afterlife by Kevin just because she encountered a problem that had puzzled her for a long time.

But even though she thought she knew enough about the World Snake, she still had no idea what the Gray Snake said.

Accident? In this world, what other accidents can disrupt our plans and make Alicia and the others put their original plans on hold?

"Don't show such a vigilant expression. In fact, the person who made the Lord cancel the reservation was not someone else, but the Lord himself." Gray Snake chuckled. "Perhaps in your opinion, the World Snake is conducting the same experiments as before, which to some extent tramples on universal moral concepts, but I think you should not deny that for special groups, the World Snake's technology is not all bad."

Hearing the gray snake's reminder, Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder] frowned.

What he was talking about was...Night Owl?

wrong.

Although Night Owl did survive with the help of the World Serpent's power, according to his own and Raven's testimonies on the Coral Island, at this point in time in March 2015, not to mention that he was forced to join the World Serpent because his body was infected by the Honkai, the city where he currently lives, Manila, had not even experienced the Honkai incident that tore the Snow Lotus team apart.

So, among those cadres, is there another person who was unable to leave the World Serpent due to personal reasons, and as a result, was not dismissed by Alicia like the Gray Serpent?

"...Hato?" Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder] subconsciously said this code name.

"I didn't expect you to know about her. Should I feel honored? A Herrscher of Thunder is so concerned about the affairs of the World Serpent." Gray Snake's tone sounded a little surprised. "Even the Lord and the others showed uncontrollable surprise and sympathy when they heard about Misterine's experience and past."

"I've only heard of this person's name, but I can't say I know her inside out." Raiden Mei [Herrser of Thunder] said calmly, "So, what's the specific situation with her? What does her matter have to do with you appearing in front of us?"

"First, I must clarify a misunderstanding." Gray Snake shrugged his shoulders slightly, as if to show his innocence. "Even with the World Serpent's defense system, it is difficult to detect the presence of invaders immediately after you invaded the underground base with the power of the Herrscher of the Void. My appearance here to greet you is just a very wonderful coincidence."

"As for why I am here..." Gray Snake sighed softly, "It's about time, right?"

What? Before Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder] could even ask these two words, the surrounding environment suddenly changed.

For ordinary people, there is no doubt that the amount of Honkai energy fluctuations has reached a lethal level. In the blink of an eye, a nearly solid vortex has formed, and the air is so sticky that people feel nauseous unconsciously.

At the same time, Honkai beasts of various shapes appeared out of thin air one after another in the dark corridor.

"This is..." Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder]'s pupils shrank slightly.

The Honkai event, and judging from the speed at which Honkai beasts are generated, its danger is probably second only to the advent of the Herrscher.

But, how is this possible?

Although in most cases, Honkai Impact 3 is an irregular phenomenon, in any case, apart from human-induced Honkai Impact 3, naturally occurring Honkai Impact 3 should only occur in places that are within the reach of human civilization.

"You, are conducting human experiments at the headquarters of the World Serpent?!" Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder]'s face turned pale, "Do Alicia and the others know about this?"

"Don't say such harsh words. This Honkai incident is not the product of human experiments." Gray Snake sighed faintly. "If I can, I don't want to face these troublesome monsters. Unfortunately, as one of the few practical individuals among the Gray Snakes, without the Lord personally showing up, they can only let me clean up these things that appear from time to time."

"That's enough time for small talk. Although it's not very polite to ask a guest to do your job for you, could you lend a hand?"

"You'd better give me a clear explanation afterwards." Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder] took a deep breath.

The next second, the brilliant lightning that erupted wildly completely dominated the nearby space.

At the same time, in another dim room.

"Okay, that's it!"

Looking at the surveillance footage, which showed Raiden Mei [Hersher of Lightning] who wiped out the Honkai beasts that appeared out of nowhere in an instant, and the girls following her walking towards the hall under the guidance of the gray snake, Alicia [Miss Pink Fairy] pinched her pink circle and put on an expression as if everything was under control.

"..."

Next to her, a gentle woman with white hair had a calm expression, as if she was not interested in anything, and silently watched the images displayed on the surveillance screen.

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back first." When the figures on the screen disappeared, the white-haired woman said in an emotionless tone, "Thank you for your help."

After saying that, she turned around without hesitation, preparing to leave Alicia [Miss Pink Fairy] without any regrets.

"Alas! Wait!"

Alicia [Miss Pink Fairy] grabbed the white-haired woman's wrist.

"Don't be so cold, dear Mistrynne. Don't you want to make more friends?"

"Not interested." The woman called Misterine shook her head and rejected Alicia's [Miss Pink Fairy] proposal in a decisive tone, "Also, please let go of my wrist, thank you."

Forest at dusk and sunset.

As a trial area guarded by the two most peaceful heroes among all the heroes, this world is just as quiet and peaceful as being in the depths of a thousand-year-old forest.

Withered branches and leaves piled up into tiny tombstones on the soft soil. Countless lifeless sturdy tree trunks stood in the wilderness. The birds stopped singing and the insects stopped chirping. Only the roaring sound of the wind remained, as if singing the praises of countless loneliness and sorrow.

But compared with the silent and sad environment, the several figures surrounding this area do not give people a sense of loneliness at all. Instead, there is a strange atmosphere everywhere.

Li Shubai was sitting on the tree stump that had been rubbed against Cheng Liang, his back straight, his hands placed on his knees, and cold sweat uncontrollably oozing from his forehead like a waterfall.

Except for Kevin, all the memories of the heroes... even including Aponia who had been missing from the abyss for a long time, the taciturn Kosmo, and Grayshu who had basically never shown her face to her successors - all the heroes gathered in this quiet and peaceful world, which was extremely rare. With the boy sitting on the tree stump as the center point, they formed a fairly regular fan shape in front of him, with different expressions and postures.

Alicia squatted in front of Li Shubai's knees, her arms wrapped around his thighs, her pink eyes filled with a happy smile.

Aponia and Eden stood on both sides of Alicia with gentle expressions, looking down at Li Shubai who was sitting on the tree stump with a condescending and imposing manner.

Sakura was busy teasing the Hiyomaru in her arms. Her moving fox ears and eyes that curved into a pair of crescents revealed her feelings that were filled with love and joy.

Qianjie stood beside Ying with his arms folded across his chest, his face hidden by the mask as always. Tiny flames flickered all over his body, and an air of impatience permeated his entire body.

Velvet yawned tiredly. As an [Expert] personality, she was suddenly called out in the middle of a research where she put all her energy into it, and she didn't seem to have much interest in what was happening in front of her. However, judging from the way she stared straight at Alicia and the boy in front of her, even if she was not interested, she was not going to turn around and leave against Alicia's wishes.

After taking a look at the boy sitting on the tree stump, Mebius moved his snake pupils away without a care, staring at Alicia's back with a calm and disappointed look.

Standing together, Kosmo and Grayshu had indifferent expressions, and their eyes showed similar confusion and bewilderment.

Padua Felice, lying on the ground, was snoring softly.

Hua gently shook Paduafilis's body, with a serious expression like a student taking an exam.

"Alright, alright!" With a brisk and pleasant voice, Alicia clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Don't look so serious, everyone. It would be bad if we scared our lovely little guest."

"..."

If you think I will be scared, then don't call everyone over suddenly, okay? Li Shubai silently rolled his eyes at Alicia, who was smiling brightly, and whispered in his heart.

Chapter 4 Kevin, who has completely transformed into a fun person (k)

I don't know if it's an illusion, but ever since he woke up in the villa in Sky City, Li Shubai always felt that he was either being oppressed or on the way to being oppressed. It was because he didn't know how to deal with Kiana [Herrscher of the Fire]'s overly fanatical attitude towards him that he fled from Destiny to World Snake, but after he really fled to World Snake, he found that this damn place didn't seem to be much safer than Destiny's floating island.

Fortunately, judging from the current situation, apart from Alicia's memory, the other heroes she summoned did not seem to have much interest in him, for example -

"Boring, suddenly they called all of us out of our areas in a hurry, I thought it was something important."

——Sitting on a dark suitcase, a look of disappointment that was not concealed at all was revealed on her young face. The five fingers in black gloves gently played with the hair beside her cheeks.

"Just for a boy with relatively good physical fitness, you gathered all of us in this boring and tedious area... Honestly, what are you thinking? Although I don't think it's like this, you don't have worthless sympathy for the humans of this era, so you want everyone to put their marks on this innocent poor guy at once, right? If that's really the case, it's really disappointing."

With this emotionless assertion, the girl turned her vertical snake pupils and fixed her gaze firmly on Li Shubai's face.

"... Only this time, I agree with Mobius's point of view." Su sighed softly with his eyes closed. "We don't mind giving the successors of this era all the help we can, but, Alysia, if it's just for us to take a look at this young visitor, you summoned all the Yingjie members to this area at once. It may not be a good thing for the visitor."

"Instead of letting him be damaged by our imprint, it's better to let him come to my place. You are always welcome to come to my laboratory, right? Cute little white mouse." Mobius chuckled, "Maybe after my help, you can do what that woman wants us to do to you~"

Although she had a very cute face and her tone did not sound unfriendly, and even the gaze she gave him was filled with a strong desire for knowledge that could only be considered a positive emotion no matter how you looked at it, even in this situation, Li Shubai, who was being stared at by the girl, still felt an uncontrollable chill on his back.

...That gaze was not that of a human being, and that look, which was filled with a strong desire for knowledge, did not regard the target object it was looking at as a "same species".

This is not a metaphor. This girl who looks young and cute is actually a snake that is staring at its favorite mouse and waiting for its chance to strike.

"Sorry, please allow me to refuse." Li Shubai said with a straight face.

"I say, I haven't told you how I'm going to help you yet." Mebius pouted, his expression seemed a little aggrieved.

"How can I help you if you call me a guinea pig?" Li Shubai hugged his shoulders and trembled uncomfortably. "Sorry, I have no intention of being a guinea pig on the experimental table."

"That's true." Mobius smiled, "If you're afraid of pain, we can start with the kind that doesn't hurt."

"Whether it's the kind that hurts or the kind that doesn't hurt, I don't want it!"

"Really? That's a pity." Just when Li Shubai felt creepy, Mobius shrugged innocently and looked away nonchalantly, as if the strong desire for knowledge he just felt was just an illusion. "Since you are not interested in me, there seems to be no need for me to stay here and bore myself. If there is nothing else, I will go back first."

After saying that, Mebius patted the suitcase under him, let it carry his body around, and prepared to turn around and leave without hesitation.

Kosmo glanced at Grayshu beside him, and after pondering for a moment, he suggested in a calm tone: "Grayshu, let's go back too."

"Hmph." Qianjie snorted coldly and turned his body around, "Boring."

Just as Mebius and Qianjie were about to turn around and leave, a figure exuding a bone-chilling coldness suddenly appeared inside the area.

"Kevin?" Seeing the silver-haired figure, all the heroes were stunned. Even someone as calm as Su couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "Have you also been invited by Alicia?"

"Yeah." Kevin nodded calmly, and then in a cold tone without any emotion, he said something that made everyone quiet down, "Alicia, why don't you introduce us to your partner?"

Qianjie and Mebius stopped walking away.

Kosmo blinked his eyes, with a look of confusion even greater than at the beginning.

Su couldn't help but open his eyes slightly.

"What what what what - Sister Ellie found a boyfriend?!?" Padua Felice, who was lying on the ground, jumped up suddenly, scaring Hua who was shaking her body.

Apart from Eden, Aponia and Sakura who were prepared, even Alicia's face was tinged with red after hearing Kevin's words that were as hard as ice.

As a memory, Alicia certainly couldn't deny her original self, and she had no objection to the choice of the other self. But she hadn't gotten the memory of the original self, so Alicia didn't really feel the fact that she had fallen in love with a boy.

She would snatch the boy from [her original body] so decisively, and then summon all the members of Paradise. Besides the fact that she was indeed curious about the relationship between this boy and [herself], it was more because of her fun-loving nature.

However, in her rush to have fun, Alicia overlooked a very important thing at the first moment.

...That is, this time, I am the so-called "fun".

Although her face was completely red, Alicia was obviously not the kind of person who would give up having fun just because she was shy.

She coughed and groaned while trying to remain calm, then stood up from where she was squatting in front of Li Shubai's knees. Then she turned her head with a serious expression and waved her index finger in Kevin's direction.