The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

"Really?" A gentle yet determined smile appeared on the face of the Herrscher of Fire and Fire. "Then I'll wait and see."

After saying that, the Herrscher of Fire and Flame left the bridge in the elevator with the sound of metallic collision.

Guanxing looked at the empty bridge in front of him and sighed softly.

"You calculated yourself and the world, and tried to cut off everything in the past to bury your own truth..."

"But what you didn't expect is that even though you had severed the bond between them, they still chose to follow in your footsteps and persisted..."

"Really, what a cruel person..."

[Volume 1: Chronicles of the Sky, End]

Volume 2: Saint Freya Chapter: Xuanyuan Mist

Chapter 44: Dark Clouds over the South China Sea

[The oath I once made to fulfill my responsibilities.

He will kill his former self, abandon his false past, surpass the limits of what he could originally reach, and embrace the real world with a completely new attitude.

This is the outcome of this battle.

In order to achieve what he had never been able to do before, to truly rewrite the path of the future, to change the story into what he expected, this was the first price he had to pay.]

February 2014, 1

China time, 2:13 am.

Eastern part of the South China Sea, China, 121°14 east longitude, 15°37 north latitude.

Under the pitch-black night, the majestic crimson ship broke through the sea water, with a long waterway spreading out behind it.

This huge icebreaker with a total length of 167 meters is a polar research vessel named "Ice Dragon". It once belonged to the former Soviet Union. Later, during the construction process, the ongoing construction project was terminated due to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and it was purchased by Shenzhou at a low price.

The wind was very strong, the clouds in the sky were very low, the sea surface was heaving restlessly, and the surging waves made the huge hull creak and shake.

The captain sat in the cockpit, frowning as he stared at the wireless communication in front of him.

This 100-meter-long icebreaker was originally built to explore the Arctic environment. Both the size of the ship and the number of crew members are considerable. But now the Ministry of Natural Resources of China has issued instructions to observe and study the ocean current temperature and migration routes of precious marine fish in the South China Sea, which made the captain feel confused and dissatisfied.

Sending an icebreaker that specializes in polar expeditions in the Arctic to the South China Sea, where the temperature changes by less than 20 degrees throughout the four seasons, to study the temperature of ocean currents... Apart from using a cannon to kill a mosquito, the captain could not think of any more appropriate words to describe the instructions issued by his superiors.

This man, who was supposed to finish his nine-month scientific expedition and return home to enjoy a brief moment of tenderness with his wife and daughter, was silent for a moment, then he sighed resignedly and picked up the radio in his hand: "Attention everyone, we are about to arrive at our destination, please be ready for the mission."

A moment later, a response came over the radio: "The inspection has been completed, the submersible is in good condition, the diving team is in good condition, and we are waiting for the captain's next instructions."

"The current time is 2:15 in the morning. The coordinates are 121 degrees and 7 minutes east longitude and 15 degrees and 32 minutes north latitude. In five minutes, we will release the submersible to carry out deep ocean current surveys." The captain said calmly.

"By the way, Captain." The voice of the deep diver came over the radio, and his tone seemed a little confused: "Before diving, can I ask a question?"

"…What's the problem?" asked the captain.

"Why did our superiors suddenly ask us to turn around and head to the South China Sea on our way back?" The deep diver was puzzled and dissatisfied. "We have been in the Arctic for nearly a year and it's not easy for us to go home..."

"..." The captain sighed and rubbed his aching forehead. "Let's stop complaining here. I have to follow the instructions from above. As for the previous question... Indeed, you have the right to know why you need to work overtime to perform the mission."

"…Why?" asked the diver.

"Well, let me make it clear first. We are now recording our conversation in real time, so don't laugh when you hear it." The captain took a deep breath and spoke concisely and clearly: "A monster has appeared ahead."

"..."

"..."

"...Ah???" After a strange silence, a voice that was extremely shocked came from the radio, "Captain? Do you want me to relax a little before the mission?"

Hearing such nonsense in the boundless ocean, the diver could not think of any other possibility except that the captain was telling a joke out of goodwill. But he was forced not to laugh, so he could only respond with an extremely stunned attitude.

"Repeat that." After hearing the divers' words, the captain's tone became more serious, but the divers could still hear a hint of deep dissatisfaction through the tone of the radio. "I'm not kidding. This is a very serious mission."

"That's not right. If a monster really appeared, why would we ask the expedition team's icebreaker to investigate the ocean currents?" The deep-sea diver said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "No matter how you think about it, they should have asked the navy's battleships, or even an aircraft carrier, to come."

"Well, about this question... I also asked my superiors before." After hearing the deep-sea diver's question, the captain's face turned a little ugly. "They said that because the navy's budget is insufficient, they need to reduce the waste of fuel every time they go out as much as possible. And our return route happens to pass through the South China Sea, so in order to reduce financial expenditures, the Shenzhou Navy commissioned the Ministry of Natural Resources to let us check the actual situation on the way back in the name of investigating ocean currents and cherishing fish."

"Well, well, since I've accepted the Navy's commission, at least my overtime work isn't in vain." Oh, well, there's really nothing I can do, the diver said resignedly: "But I never thought that I'd be able to perform the mission of exploring monsters in my lifetime. This is great. My participation in the polar scientific expedition team is not in vain."

"No matter what, the orders issued by the superiors must be correctly and perfectly executed." The captain sighed, "Besides, we are not the only ones involved in this inexplicable prank. To be honest, the navy should be confused as well."

"Shouldn't we arrest the person who called the police in this situation?" the diver was puzzled.

"But the one who issued this warning was not an ordinary citizen, but a very prestigious academician of the Shenzhou Academy of Sciences." The captain said, "Even most of the fuel costs for this voyage were paid by the academician himself... It seems that he observed signs of the revival of the ancient giant beast, so..."

"So, the navy, which didn't believe this warning at all, let us investigate the specific situation first? And then decide whether to really send out the battleships based on the situation?" The deep diver sighed, "Doesn't that mean they treat us as a reconnaissance team? It's really an unprovoked disaster. Who is that academician? He issued this nonsensical warning. Is he really not afraid that his reputation will plummet?"

Obviously, even though he was very dissatisfied that the scientific expedition team's icebreaker had been reduced to a reconnaissance vessel, deep down the diver did not think there was anything wrong with the navy's judgment.

After all, the location here is very close to the border of the South China Sea, and even not far from the Manila Trench. If other problems are caused by a simple erroneous news, it will not be worth the loss.

"Besides, what should we do if we really encounter a monster? Should we just let the icebreaker crash into it?"

"Okay, okay, it's almost time. Let's finish the mission and go back early. You want to go home and rest early, and so do I. Let's lower the submersible now." The captain interrupted the divers and said calmly, "Good luck to you."

Chapter 45: Yulandel's Request

2014 December 1

Far Eastern Time, 10:25 p.m.

After a rather noisy dinner, the peaceful day came to an end.

Kiana and Raiden Mei did not choose to stay overnight at Li Shubai's place, but returned to their own dormitory. Li Shubai and Bronya also entered their rooms shortly after dinner. When Rita finished cleaning up the remaining dishes, the entire floor was naturally immersed in a silent atmosphere.

Yulandel opened the glass door of the balcony.

The lights on the balcony were not on. In the moonlight, the beautiful maid with a slim figure stood quietly on the edge of the balcony with her back to Yulandel who walked into the balcony.

"... Lady Yulandel, if you keep staring at Rita like this, she will be shy." She turned her body, and her light and graceful steps seemed more like she was performing a gorgeous dance than just turning around.

Rita stared at Youlan Daier, her wine-red eyes as bright as blood: "Is there anything you want to tell Rita?"

"..." Youlandel sighed, her helplessness evident in her words: "Now it's just the two of us. At this point, you should stop pretending."

"What do you mean?" Rita said with her usual gentle and humble smile, "Lord Yulandel, can you describe it in more detail?"

"I'm not your captain, and you're not my maid." Yulandel was not shaken by Rita's question. She looked serious and told the beautiful maid in front of her the shocking fact in the simplest and roughest words. "Such a long time has passed. I don't believe that with your meticulous eyesight, you can't even notice this."

However, contrary to Yulandel's expectations, she did not see any surprise on Rita's face. Even the anger that she had expected, or the worry about the original Yulandel, were not revealed on the maid's face.

Seeing Rita's calm and composed look, Youlandel couldn't help but feel annoyed. She spoke again as if she was unwilling to admit defeat: "I said, your captain has been impersonated by me! Don't you feel strange or surprised?"

"Strange? Surprised?" Rita's smile didn't diminish at all because of Yulandel's angry words. She tilted her head slightly as if she was thinking about something, and then she shouted in an exaggerated tone as if she had suddenly realized something: "Hey! Who are you? Why are you in Lady Yulandel's body?"

"I say, you should at least act more realistically!" Yulandel was furious. "You were obviously laughing the whole time! You never stopped!"

"So, Lord Yulandel, who is not my captain, what kind of reaction do you hope Rita will show? Worry? Or anger?" Rita gently bent down and slowly moved her bright and beautiful face towards Yulandel. "Do you hope that Rita will launch a fearless challenge to you here? Or will she find an opportunity to defeat you with a cold face?"

Youlandel raised a finger, her regular features showing a serious expression, her pair of blue eyes as clear as the lake were filled with sternness: "Well... it's not to that extent. In short, before releasing your hostility, you must first confirm whether the other party is hostile or not, carefully assess the risk factor, and then proceed after confirming your own safety..."

Halfway through her words, Yulandel suddenly closed her mouth without any warning, as if she had noticed something.

Silence fell on the moonlit balcony, and Yulandel and Rita stood face to face without moving.

After a long silence of about five minutes, Yulandel looked away with a flushed face, her white fingers tightly clenched together out of shame.

Rita didn't say anything. She just smiled happily and stared quietly at Yulandel who was in embarrassment and confusion.

After a long while, Yulandel, who was the first to be unable to endure the awkward atmosphere, broke the silence with a trembling voice: "You... figured it out?"

"If you mean that you are still the Lord Yulandel that Rita is familiar with, Rita has known this from the beginning." Rita slightly put away the smile on her face, and raised her neck slightly, like a victorious swan: "As for other things, since I already know that you are indeed Lord Yulandel, Rita is not too worried. After all, Rita has always had the highest trust in what Lord Yulandel has done."

"...How did you know that I, who replaced Yulandel here and appeared in Saint Freya, am also Yulandel's?" Yulandel couldn't help but feel curious. "Could it be the so-called female intuition that you once told me about?"

"If knowing all of Lady Yulandel's living habits, the way she speaks, her tone, the subtle movements of her behavior, and everything else can be called a woman's intuition," Rita thought for a moment, then nodded seriously, "Maybe that's exactly what's going on."

"Although I've known it for a long time..." Looking at Rita's familiar look, Youlandel couldn't help but swallow nervously, sweating slightly on her forehead, "Rita, you are really a scary person."

"Thank you for the compliment, Lady Yulandel. Rita feels extremely honored." Rita smiled happily after hearing Yulandel's indignant comment, which made Yulandel glare at Rita: "I'm not complimenting you!"

"However, although I can see that you are also the Yulandel that Rita is familiar with. But..." Rita hesitated, not knowing what words to use to accurately describe the current situation, "It seems that there are still some subtle differences between you and Rita's captain in the choices on some issues."

"You mean I will agree to Senior Theresa's suggestion and come to Saint Freya?" asked Yulandel.

Rita nodded: "Yes, as far as I know, you are not interested in the teaching method of St. Freya Academy..."

"I feel that Saint Freya's overly relaxed environment is not suitable for me, that's true." Yulandel said, "But, as I said before, the me standing in front of you... is no longer the captain of the Undying Blade Squad."

Rita's heart moved: "Is it because of that boy named Li Shubai?"

"That's right. I only have one mission now." Youlandel said calmly, "That is to protect Li Shubai's safety. Other than that, there is nothing else to do."

Rita frowned her beautiful eyebrows and pursed her red lips.

After hearing what Yulandel said, she couldn't help but feel a little sad in her chest, as if the daughter she had raised for a long time suddenly turned her arm to a young man outside whom she didn't know at all.

"However, I won't be able to stay here for long." Yulandel said, "And if I'm not mistaken, after I go back, your captain should return to the headquarters of the destiny... and then face Bishop Otto in the near future."

After taking a few deep breaths, Rita suppressed the sadness in her heart. When she heard Yulandel's words, she was slightly startled: "You mean..."

"I am the biological daughter of Siegfried Kaslana and Cecilia Shaniat." Yulandel had a complicated expression. She walked to Rita's side and stood shoulder to shoulder with Rita at the edge of the balcony fence. Then she raised her head and looked at the bright moon in the sky from afar. "This matter... Rita, you should also know."

Rita's expression finally changed. She turned her face slightly and looked at Yulandel who was standing beside her with her back to her. She looked a little surprised and at a loss: "Lord Yulandel, you..."

"Don't worry. Neither I standing here nor your captain who will come back tomorrow night will be dissatisfied with your concealment, nor will we be shaken too much because of this matter." Yulandel looked at the moon with a calm and profound look, as if she was looking at someone who was not here. "However, in order to seek his own truth, your captain will definitely face Bishop Otto in person. You also know that you can't stop me with your own words."

“…” Rita shifted her gaze away, lowered her head silently, and said nothing.

"Having said that, I think with your intelligence and wisdom, you should be able to figure out who I am." Yulandel said lightly.

After a moment of silence, Rita gave her answer: "You are... Lady Yulandel from the future..."

"Yes, I am from the future, and I am also the Valkyrie under the name of Captain Li Shubai." Youlandel nodded, "So, for me, the top priority now is to protect his personal safety as much as possible."

"So, the reason you came to see Rita is also..." Rita whispered softly.

"Yes, if possible, I hope that during the time I return to the Tianming headquarters, you can protect Li Shubai as much as possible on my behalf." Yulandel turned her face and stared at Rita's soft and beautiful face seriously: "This is not an instruction given by the captain of the Undying Blade to the vice-captain, but a personal request I made to you, Yulandel to Rita. Rita, can you help me protect my captain?"

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Chapter 4: Kiana: You really change one every day, right? ? ? (k)

February 2014, 1

Eastern South China Sea.

China time, 5:13 in the morning.

Under the dim sky, with the roar of propellers, the military green helicopter hovered above the rough sea.

Heavy black smoke was rolling on the sea surface. The red belly of the ship was exposed on the sea surface, rising and falling with the rolling waves, and the entire hull of the icebreaker was immersed in the cold sea water.

In the center of the ship's belly, a huge black hole was shocking - the thick black smoke was rising from there.