The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

However, the reaction of Mistellin [Zhiyu Mengjing] surprised "Ailishia". Although she was scolded by the captain with almost humiliating words, her eyes lit up as if she heard something good worth celebrating. She walked to the boy in two steps: "Do you want to use this body? Please feel free to let me..."

"Go away! How can you, the holy scar crystal of the Shanyati clan, have a head full of yellow garbage? You are the one who will ruin the reputation of the Shanyati clan, do you know that?!"

Li Shubai took a step back with a look of disgust on his face and shook his hands.

Even though he had completely recovered his memory, he still didn't know the Mistlin [Wei Yu Meng Jing] in front of him very well. After all, after going through the process of transcription and rebirth, this Mistlin [Wei Yu Meng Jing] was no longer the human-shaped natural disaster immersed in tragedy in the past.

But even so, the Valkyrie intelligence fed back from the Hyperion still allowed him to clearly recognize that Mistrine [Zhi Yu Meng Jing] had a more amusing nature than even the several Alicias.

Li Shubai could deeply understand that he must not show any slackness when dealing with people who like to have fun, otherwise he would just be like Raiden Mei when she faced Alicia, and become a plaything for the other party to take advantage of. Therefore, he put on an extremely serious posture and said in a cold tone: "There is a limit to what you can do as you please. Now it's important to do business. Don't show me such an unserious look."

"Tsk..." Mistellin [Zhiyu Mengjing] made an extremely disappointing sound in her throat. She shrugged helplessly and sighed, "Alright, alright, who made me volunteer to board the pirate ship that the captain mentioned? Being called a pirate together with other Valkyries seems to be quite interesting."

"If you have the time to nitpick my words here, you might as well take a good look at that phantom over there." Li Shubai crossed his arms, "How about it? Can you take her into my stigmata space first?"

"Hmm... it's a bit difficult." Mistellin [Zhiyu Mengjing] raised a finger and tapped her chin twice. She carefully looked at "Ailishia" who looked a little unnatural, and then sighed helplessly, "Although the stigmata space can indeed accommodate independent consciousness, this lady... doesn't seem to have a true 'personality'."

After finishing her words, Mistellin [Zhiyu Mengjing] paused for a moment and looked towards Li Shubai with interest: "Captain, it seems that you are not in a hurry?"

"Why am I so anxious? Do you really want to see me so anxious that I lose my rationality?" Li Shubai glanced at Mistellin [Zhi Yu Meng Jing] and hummed indifferently, "Tell me, what else do you need?"

"...How did you know that?" Mistierin [Zhi Yu Meng Jing] asked curiously.

"Didn't you say that yourself? It's just 'a little difficult', which means you've already made a specific plan, right? Then, isn't it enough to figure out where the difficulty lies?" Li Shubai said, "Hurry up, Kiana and the others are almost here following the location sent by Alicia. This land of origin hasn't existed for that long. Don't waste time. Tell me if you have any difficulties. We may have to rely on Alicia to help us anchor this world 50,000 years ago."

"Okay." Mistylin [Weaving Feather Dream Jing] turned her gaze to Alysia [True Self·Human Herrscher], her voice calm and gentle, "Excuse me, Alysia, the physical body, can you let me borrow your personality for a while?"

"Wait--" Before Alicia [True Self·Herrser] could answer Mistlin [Wei Yu Meng Jing]'s words, after hearing the words that could not be ignored from Li Shubai's mouth, "Alicia" spoke a little panickedly, "Anchored 50,000 years ago? What does that mean? This...Captain Shubai, may I ask what are you talking about?"

"What's so good about asking this? Isn't the literal meaning obvious enough?" Li Shubai looked at "Alicea" in surprise, as if he was meeting this fairy lady for the first time. "To put it simply, I promised Kevin in a certain world that I would find a way to go back 50,000 years with him and try my best to rewrite the tragedy that has already been decided. Now the plan has been formulated, and of course the only thing left to do next is to take actual action."

Alicia was stunned. "Going back 50,000 years? Changing a tragedy that has already happened? Is such a thing possible?"

"Of course you can't do it with just your words." Li Shubai shrugged. "Even if you did, you only left a way to make this civilization cross the end. The technology to go back to the past... Dr. MEI should have already dabbled in it. However, just like the exploration of the universe, she probably realized that compared to trying to cross the end, going back to the past or reaching out to the sky is more difficult."

"The space of the universe is covered by endless imaginary energy. The energy required to go back to the past is an astronomical figure. Apart from confronting the enemy head-on, even with Dr. MEI's wisdom, he can't think of a way to make their era cross the end."

"Of course, just like the pre-civilization era 50,000 years ago was extremely lucky to have a freak like you." Li Shubai pointed at himself, "The current civilization era 50,000 years later is also very lucky to have a freak like me."

Before "Ailishia" could comment on the weird description of "freak", Li Shubai suddenly straightened his back and snorted: "I don't know how our Alishia described my situation to you, so let me introduce myself first."

"Nice to meet you. I'm the [Origin] of the pre-civilization era, the deputy leader of the Thirteen Heroes. I'm the captain of the Hyperion, and a time traveler who can travel freely in the endless river of time and space." Li Shubai extended his hand to "Alisa", "Luckily, my Hyperion can jump between different timelines, so time travel, which is difficult for you, is not that difficult for me."

"Ah..." "Alicea" subconsciously held the hand that Li Shubai extended. She was stunned for a long while, and then showed a rather dissatisfied expression, "How cunning! You've already said all the lines I was going to say. How can I introduce myself to you?"

"Time is tight, so I've saved you the time of introducing yourself." Li Shubai said concisely.

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Mistellin [Zhiyu Mengjing] again and asked, "How is it going? Have you finished your work?"

"It's okay." Mistierin [Zhi Yu Meng Jing] smiled slightly.

"Eh?" Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Man] blinked her eyes in a silly way, "Did you do anything to me just now?"

"For the crystal of the stigmata, transcribing another person's personality into it is not something that requires a lot of effort." Mistellin [Zhiyu Mengjing] explained while extending her hand in the direction of "Ailishia", "Don't resist. The place you will go next is the stigmata connected to Captain Shubai, a space without the boundary between reality and illusion."

“Well, do we have to leave now?” “Alicea” said softly with some reluctance, “It took me so much effort to emerge from the void where there was nothing…”

"Don't be so ungrateful." Unfortunately, Li Shubai didn't buy into "Alisaia's" trick. "You won't have much time left if I don't put you in the Stigmata Space. Let Misterine take you there quickly. It's not like I won't let you show up in the future."

"Yes, but when you appear next time, you should be integrated with this world's Alicia."

"Reintegrating with my true self..." A satisfied smile appeared on "Alicea's" face. As she spoke in a relaxed voice, her body gradually became translucent in front of Mistlin's [Wei Yu Meng Jing] palm. "This ending seems to be perfect. No matter what the result is, thank you for your efforts for us."

"Captain Shubai."

The moment the words fell, the figure of "Alisa" turned into pink petals flying in all directions.

"Okay, then next-"

Li Shubai clapped his hands and turned his gaze towards the dreamy sky again. His expression suddenly became somewhat complicated.

Two meteors, mixed in with the star tracks densely covering the sky, fell rapidly in the direction of the three people.

"——It's time for me to see how much these two sisters have grown up."

"Hey, sister, did you see that?"

In mid-air, Kiana [Hersher of the End], with purple wings blooming behind her, widened her eyes and looked at the three small dots below in astonishment. She asked Yulandel [Tianyuan Rider] who was flying with her in disbelief.

"...Yeah." Yulandel [Tianyuan Qiying] nodded, her clear voice full of coolness was as steady as ever, and she didn't seem to be shaken by the scene in front of her. "Ms. Λ once said that due to an accident, the current captain should have lost his memory and his appearance has become that of a child. So, the child standing with Senior Alicia should be the captain."

Then, the sisters were stunned at the same time.

"Misterlin? Why is she following the captain?" Kiana [Hersher of the End] looked suspicious. "I remember that according to the World Serpent's records, she has become a part of the Stigmata Project, right?"

"When did you look at the records of the World Snake?" Yulandel [Tianyuan Qiying] asked in surprise.

"Of course it was after you and the captain left that world together." Kiana [Hersler of the End] pondered for a moment, "After the Great Collapse ended, the aunt reorganized Anti-Entropy and Destiny, and the cadres of the World Serpent basically did not put up much resistance. The Jackal and Raven surrendered themselves, and the Gray Snake disappeared completely. We found the headquarters of the World Serpent based on the information provided by the Jackal and others, and found a lot of confidential information about the World Serpent there, including the personal file of cadre Feather Rabbit. Interestingly, she even stayed by Mr. Walter's side for a long time to observe his every move. You don't know how interesting the expressions of Mr. Walter and Dr. Einstein were when they read that file."

"Suddenly finding out that you have been followed by your opponent for such a long time without knowing it, and that their details are completely known, it would probably be difficult for anyone to calm down." After imagining how Walter Yang felt when he saw the information, Youlandel [Tianyuan Qiying] couldn't help but feel a palpitation in his heart.

In fact, even before Kevin's return, Raven, Gray Snake and Jackal had already made their mark in different fields. However, it was not until the conflict between the two sides that Destiny realized that there was a so-called "World Snake" in this world, a remnant left over from the previous civilization era. Rita even suffered a big setback at the hands of Raven... It has to be said that in terms of intelligence alone, the World Snake can be said to have completely manipulated everyone in the world in the palm of its hand.

Chapter 4: All members are in place, the goal is the cocoon of the end (k)

However, when she thought of the background of the World Serpent, Yulandel [Tianyuan Qiying] felt relieved.

Most of the power of Destiny is controlled by Otto alone, and Otto's original power comes from the First God Key, Void Ten Thousand Treasures. Although this archbishop of Destiny is not inferior to anyone in terms of intelligence and talent, it is not difficult to understand that Destiny is slightly inferior to the World Serpent in terms of intelligence and knowledge compared to the World Serpent who inherited the legacy left by the previous civilization era from the very beginning.

The two sisters, each with their own thoughts, soon landed on the mirror-like ground. Kiana [Hersher of the End] immediately locked her eyes on Li Shubai, and a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes that was difficult to conceal.

Although she learned from other Valkyries on the Hyperion that the captain was fine and was not exiled to the outside of the world to live a lonely life due to the reversal of his existence time as she had originally expected, she still spent a lot of time on the moon looking for the captain's trace. After returning to the Hyperion, she was not able to reunite with the captain as soon as possible. Now that she finally met the captain again, Kiana [Hersher of the End] was very happy.

However, just when Kiana [Hersher of the End] wanted to rush over and give Li Shubai a big hug, Li Shubai's oppressive eyes made her brake suddenly and stand still.

As their captain, Li Shubai knows Kiana [Hersher of the End]'s character very well. He knows very well that if he fails to establish enough authority in Kiana [Hersher of the End]'s heart, given her character, she might do something completely unexpected one day.

Therefore, in the original world, Li Shubai had always faced Kiana [Hersher of the End] and the others with a rational attitude that did not allow for questioning. Although after experiencing various events, big and small, Kiana [Hersher of the End] had already understood that Li Shubai did this for her own good, however, Li Shubai's majesty as a captain still left a very deep impression in her heart.

"Not bad, you even knew to run to me." Li Shubai crossed his arms, his tender body exuding an indescribable sense of oppression, "Do you know what mistake you made?"

"..." Kiana [Hersher of the End] lowered her head and said aggrievedly, "...I shouldn't have made a decision without the captain's permission."

"...squat down." Li Shubai gave an unquestionable instruction in a calm tone.

Kiana [Hersher of the End] instinctively followed the other party's instructions, squatted down, and then closed her eyes tightly, her silver-white eyelashes trembling.

Li Shubai walked towards Kiana [Hersher of the End].

"Captain..." Yulandel [Tianyuan Qiying] couldn't help but take a step forward, "Kiana is just..."

"I just want to hug her." Li Shubai paused, his tone cold, "She is too tall for me now. I can't hold her in my arms without squatting down. Do you want to stop me?"

"Uh..." Yulandel [Tianyuan Qiying] opened her mouth, then silently took a step back and gave up the position between Kiana [Hersher of the End] and Li Shubai.

Kiana [Hersher of the End] also opened her eyes with a look of surprise, as if she wanted to say something.

But before she could say what she wanted to say, Li Shubai's arm passed over her shoulders and held her head against his chest.

"Thank you for your hard work over the years." Li Shubai's voice was as calm as ever, and he didn't seem to have much emotion because of the reunion with the former Valkyrie. However, Kiana [Hersher of the End] could clearly hear the beating heartbeat through his chest. "I really didn't expect that even after I left, you still embarked on the path of inheriting the End. As a captain, I am really incompetent."

"Don't say that, Captain!" Kiana [Hersher of the End] quickly shook her head. "I will inherit the End again. It's my own decision! Moreover, if the Captain hadn't cut off the connection between [Cocoon] and Honkai, I might not be able to fully control the power of the End until now."

"That's right!" Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Man] couldn't help but speak. She put her hands on her hips and asserted with great conviction, "No one on the Hyperion would think that the captain was negligent in his duties!"

"That's right." Yulandel [Tianyuan Qiying] nodded, "We are willing to become the captain's Valkyries. Isn't that proof that the captain is very responsible?"

"Really? I turned out to be a very competent captain." Li Shubai turned his gaze towards Kiana [Hersher of the End] and asked in an expectant tone, "Does Kiana think so too?"

Kiana [Hersher of the End] nodded vigorously, saying firmly, "Of course! There is no captain in this world who is more responsible than you!"

"So, you still recognize me as your captain?" Li Shubai asked.

"How could I not acknowledge the captain!" Kiana [Hersher of the End] almost jumped up, her face anxious, "Who said I didn't acknowledge it? Who should I be anxious with, okay!?"

"Since you still acknowledge that I am your captain." Li Shubai suddenly released the arm that was wrapped around Kiana's [Herrser of the End] head, smiling, "Then, I want to investigate the matter of you touching [Cocoon] without permission... You should also accept it, right?"

Kiana [Hersher of the End]'s expression froze instantly, and she looked in Li Shubai's direction in disbelief.

Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Man] and Yulandel [Tianyuan Rider] shut their mouths silently. They looked at each other and covered their eyes helplessly.

Mistierine [Zhi Yu Meng Jing] snickered with glee.

Before the dumbfounded Kiana [Hersher of the End] could react, Li Shubai shook his hands and broke the silence: "But, after all, I, your captain, am not a devil. Even if I want to hold someone responsible, it is impossible in this land of origin."

"Alicea, you are the master of the Land of Origin. Can you use the characteristics of this space to locate the position of [Cocoon]?" Li Shubai said, "If not, I can ask Mistrin to use the Stigmata Space to help you locate it."

"Eh?" Alicia [True Self: Herrscher of Man] was surprised when her name was called without any psychological preparation. She hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Then let me try it first. Logically speaking, after returning to Honkai, the location of this Land of Origin should be in the same imaginary space as [Cocoon]."

"Or rather, the Land of Origin is one of the components of the [Cocoon]." Li Shubai crossed his arms and frowned slightly. "The last time I came into contact with the [Cocoon], I was not well prepared and was accidentally tricked by it. Although I managed to pull it off the imaginary number in the end, to be honest, I don't really have a deep understanding of what form the [Cocoon] that is still connected to the imaginary number is in."

The topic returned to the right track. Kiana [Herser of the End] had to temporarily ignore the fact that she was being controlled by Li Shubai again. She put on a serious expression and said in a deep voice: "The [Cocoon] that is directly linked to the imaginary number is indeed difficult to deal with. Even with the Stigma Project, we can only barely capture the [End], but there is no way to interfere with the [Cocoon]. Even if I take over the power of the End, it is difficult for me to influence the Cocoon of the End in turn."

"Hmm?" Li Shubai was stunned for a moment. "After I cut off the connection between the [Cocoon] of that world and the imaginary number, you still can't affect it?"

"Although it's a little hard to say, this is indeed the truth." Kiana [Hersher of the End] rubbed her silver hair awkwardly, "By severing the connection between [Cocoon] and imaginary numbers, the captain has indeed minimized the impact of [Cocoon] on us as much as possible. The process of taking over the End did not cause me any substantial difficulties or pain."

"However, when [Cocoon] projected the power of the end onto me, my cognition was still interfered with to a certain extent."

Li Shubai's expression suddenly became serious: "Just like the Herrscher consciousness that has been fighting with you for control of your body?"

"No, it didn't fight with me for control of my body." Kiana [Hersher of the End] shook her head, "It's just... I don't know why, the moment it came into contact with the [Cocoon], it seemed to want me to mistake it for a mirror..."

"I see. This is Honkai's usual method." Li Shubai sneered. "It says it wants to reflect the truest self in your heart, but in fact it just wants to completely control its apostles in the most fundamental way. It's really a very bad taste, but it's also a very effective method."

"Captain, have you ever felt something similar?" asked Kiana [Herrser of the End].

"Of course." Li Shubai shrugged. "Although the power of will is quite strong, we have to admit that from the perspective of collapse, no matter how strong the will is, it is just a plaything that can be manipulated at will. Interfering with consciousness... even modifying memories, even the degraded version of Yu Duchen simulated by Xu Kong Wan Zang can do it, how can [Cocoon], a higher-level existence, not be able to do it?"

"[Cocoon] is actually a very realistic thing. Only when your absolute power is stronger than it, will it contain your personal consciousness and reflect your shadow, appearing in front of you in the form of a [mirror]." Li Shubai said calmly, "Although its purpose is not clear yet, it has indeed been trying to use this method to make people mistakenly believe that all the Herrschers who failed to break free of its control are their own problems."

"...So, the captain at that time... was also because..." Kiana [Hersher of the End] whispered.

"That's right. At that time, I was only able to compete with Kevin. From the perspective of [weight], I was even slightly inferior to him. Under this situation, it was normal for me to lose to [Cocoon] when trying to take over [End]." Li Shubai frankly admitted his previous failure. "At that time, I took End too lightly. I originally thought that as long as the strength was sufficient and the consciousness was strong enough, then taking over [End] should not be too difficult. Therefore, at that time, I did not deliberately look for opportunities to cooperate with Kevin."

"At that time, I was too confident, and Kevin was too introverted. If he had told me the specific nature of the end in advance, I wouldn't have rushed directly to [Cocoon] without making necessary preparations." Li Shubai was a little angry when he recalled the scene in the first world when Kevin forcibly activated the Stigmata Plan. "Of course, I don't think the main responsibility lies with me. That guy must bear half of the blame for not speaking properly."

"Uh..." Yulandel [Tianyuan Qiying] was silent for a moment, and based on Li Shubai's words, she came to the conclusion that it was natural: "So, Captain, according to what you said, in the short term, we should not touch [Cocoon] without permission?"

"That would be true under normal circumstances," Li Shubai said. "Since we have already found the problem and know how to solve it, there is no need for us to contact [Cocoon] in advance."

"But... do you think I came here suddenly just to cause trouble for you?" Li Shubai shrugged. "If I want you to cancel the mission, the best way is of course to find Theresa. If she didn't give me the order, I don't think you three would have come here on impulse."

"Well……"

Having been completely guessed, the three Valkyries looked at each other helplessly, apologized to Theresa [Twilight Knight] in their hearts, and nodded resignedly.

"Unfortunately, this is not a normal situation." However, this time, Li Shubai did not seem to continue pursuing the idea of ​​​​their unauthorized actions. Instead, he suddenly raised his arm and lightly snapped his fingers.

The next moment, a low roar came from the sky. The three Valkyries subconsciously looked towards the horizon, and their pupils suddenly contracted.

"Hyperion?" Kiana [Hersher of the End] was horrified. "Captain, did you do this?"

"Yes." Li Shubai smiled, "Now that I have recovered all my strength and all my memories, then I can freely call the Hyperion to my side at any time. Isn't this a strange thing?"

Chapter 4 Kevin on the verge of death (k)

At the moment when the control authority of the Hyperion was completely usurped, Theresa [Twilight Knight] standing on the bridge was stunned.

As the acting captain, Theresa [Twilight Knight] is very clear about the performance of the Hyperion. Apart from beings like [Herrserker of the End] and beings whose status stands above the end, this unsinkable ship that can sail freely in the ocean of time and space can definitely be said to be invincible.

——Firepower specifications, defense functions, main control system, and even AI computing power. Although the Hyperion is not equipped with an artificial intelligence life form like Ai Yi, in terms of hardware capabilities alone, even the Herrscher of Corrosion will never be able to successfully hack into the data module of the Hyperion.

Is there something that even exceeds the specifications of [End] at the data level, suddenly taking away the control of the Hyperion? This is Theresa [Twilight Knight]'s first reaction. After all, the mission they are currently carrying out is to break or control the Cocoon of the End. According to the information exchanged when Kiana [Herrser of the End] returned to Hyperion, [Cocoon of the End] itself exists with the will of independent thinking ability.

If [Cocoon of the End] forcibly hacked into the Hyperion in order to resist their invasion, it would not be completely impossible.

After making this judgment, Theresa [Twilight Knight] rushed to the main console of the Hyperion and tried to regain control of the Hyperion.

But in the next moment, the sudden change of the image in the porthole right in front of the bridge made Theresa [Twilight Knight] stunned.

"Hmm? Theresa, are you alone?"

Suddenly I heard a boy's voice in my ear.

At the same time, accompanied by a sharp flash of light, three front-line fighters who were sent by her to the coordinates of the Cocoon of the End, as well as a person who looked exactly like Cecilia, and a boy who looked about the same age as her suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Kiana? Why are you here?" Theresa [Twilight Knight] first quickly glanced at the two sisters who looked a little embarrassed, and then instantly focused her eyes on the only boy present, her pupils constricted, "You are... the captain? You are the captain, right! Why did you suddenly appear in--"

"I'll explain my story to you later." Li Shubai interrupted Theresa [Twilight Knight] and turned his head to look in the direction of Alicia [True Self - Herrscher of Man]. "Alica, have you found the location of the cocoon?"

“…” Alicia’s [True Self·Herrser] expression looked a little ugly for some reason. She pursed her lips and shook her head gently, “I…can’t find it. But, this is impossible! The location of the Land of Origin should be in the same space as [Cocoon]. Why is it…”

"It's okay if you can't find it. I expected it." Li Shubai sneered, "Misterine, open the Stigmata space. Theresa, retrieve all the etheric singularities collected by Brownie and other off-board personnel, and connect the Stigmata space to this imaginary number for me!"