The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

It is precisely to smooth out the flow of time on both sides that the Hyperion continuously sends Valkyrie teams to the "Clone Earth" to have them stationed there during the mission period.

Judging from the observation results of the past two years - about twenty years for this "clone Earth", this mission does not seem to be necessary.

Whether it is the cloned earth or the stigmata space that manipulates the external environment, it has a very reliable stability.

This holy scar space covering the cloned Earth not only simulates a suitable environment for human survival on this planet, but also artificially isolates the originally difficult-to-guard imaginary world from the real world.

Therefore, when Kiana and the others lost the signal, Bronya [Hersher of Reason], who was recording everything from the outside as usual, was unable to respond to this emergency in the first time.

Suddenly encountering an enemy powerful enough to kill them instantly - that should be impossible.

The Valkyries who went to the cloned Earth simply voluntarily deactivated the power derived from the Honkai, but their power itself was not taken away.

It is really hard to imagine that something could suddenly take their lives without causing any impact on the "clone earth".

In terms of power alone, Kiana, as the Herrscher of the End, even has the ability to destroy the entire clone Earth in a short period of time.

Moreover, when they joined the Hyperion and obtained the status of "crew members", they also obtained the right to travel freely between the original world and Hyperion.

Even if they encounter an enemy that is difficult to deal with, they can use their authority at any time and return to the Hyperion instantly.

Not to mention, beside Kiana, there are also herself and Raiden Mei from another world.

Therefore, the greater possibility is that they encountered some unexpected incident, and this incident caused the three of them to escape from their surveillance without any warning.

After silently making a rough assessment of the current situation of Kiana and the others in her heart, Bronya [Hersher of Reason] immediately opened the communication panel embedded in the railing and announced this urgent message to all members of the Hyperion.

The first to respond was the Hyperion's artificial intelligence. In a flash of dazzling light, the tall figure of the administrator quickly appeared beside Bronya [Herrscher of Reason] in a translucent manner. She had a serious expression, and her voice was as gentle as ever: "Ms. Bronya, I need to read the world data for nearly an hour."

As Bronya, she knows her other self's personality very well. Since her other self has shown no signs of returning and has not sent any message back to the Hyperion, it means that in her concept, this emergency is something that the three of them can easily solve.

But one thing is one thing, no matter what "she" over there thinks, I must fulfill my duties here.

"See for yourself." Bronya [Herrscher of Reason] nodded slightly and did not reject the administrator's request.

As a Ruler of Reason, she certainly possesses thinking and computing abilities beyond that of ordinary people, but her brain is still a human brain. In terms of the speed of information processing alone, no matter how much her potential is stimulated by the power of Honkai, it can never be compared with the central processing unit of the Hyperion.

After getting the consent, the virtual image of the administrator gently placed her palm on the gem on Bronya [Hersher of Reason]'s chest.

A large amount of information came flooding in. As one of the creators of the "Clone Earth", even if it was incomplete, Bronya [Hersher of Reason] still had partial control over the "Clone Earth".

It was also for this reason that the several Bronyas on the Hyperion were able to take over the observation task that was originally the responsibility of the administrator.

But after reading the data recorded by the Herrscher Core, Ai Hyperion ∧, rarely showed a somewhat ugly expression.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Ai's face, which had always been full of confidence and calm, suddenly reveal this expression, Bronya [Hersher of Reason] frowned slightly.

The administrator hesitated for a moment and shook her head: "... We'll talk about the details later. Let's first notify all frontline combat members to gather in the conference room."

Bronya [Herrscher of Reason] felt nervous and asked, "Is this a serious situation?"

"For Miss Kiana and the others, that's far from the case. The three of them are top-notch even among Herrschers, so this incident won't cause them much trouble." The administrator said, "But for this new world, it's another matter."

After that, the administrator paused for a moment, then turned her gaze to the serious-looking Bronya [Hershers of Reason] and asked in a deep voice: "I have confirmed the design of this world's 'Clone Earth' more than once from your Herrscher Core. At first, the time node it intercepted should be between the 'Origin Herrscher' and the 'First Herrscher' in the First Civilization Era, right?"

"That's right." Bronya [Herrscher of Reason] nodded. As one of the creators of the cloned Earth, she certainly knew every detail of this planet. "Any questions?"

"Yes." The administrator pointed to the iron door of the elevator behind the bridge. "Let's go to the conference room first. I will explain it to you in detail on the way."

Along with the bass of the mechanical structure, Ai's calm voice echoed clearly in the narrow elevator:

"You should still remember that in your civilization era, the 'gate' between the real world and the quantum ocean was a relic left by the First Civilization era."

"Yes."

Bronya [Hershers of Reason] nodded. Although her experience was subtly different from her other self [Hershers of Truth] in the original timeline, she did not face off against the Hatagi of that worldline in the final battle because Li Shubai was the only frontline fighter. Until now, she has not completed the "metamorphosis" in the orthodox sense. But even so, she still completed the inheritance of her "name" in the Eye of the Abyss.

Although she was not given the name Walter, Bronya standing here was still the indisputable "Third Acting Herrscher".

"In our civilization era, as well as in different parallel worlds on the same timeline, the real world and the quantum ocean are usually completely isolated. Even if we artificially break the space crack and briefly open the passage to the quantum ocean, the passage can only last for a very short time."

Halfway through her speech, Bronya [Herrscher of Reason] paused, a glimmer of enlightenment flashed in her eyes: "-Except for the Eye of the Abyss."

The administrator nodded slightly. "Fifty thousand years ago, humans in that civilization era conducted a large number of attempts and experiments to fight against the collapse, and the Eye of the Abyss was one of the results of these experiments."

"...But, judging by the time it was built, the 'clone Earth' we created shouldn't have the Eye of the Abyss." Bronya said.

"not only that."

As the elevator stopped at the lowest point, a slight vibration came from under the feet of the two people.

Ai was the first to walk out of the elevator door, her calm voice mixed with a hint of obvious solemnity.

"Without Houkai energy, it is impossible for the humans cloned on Earth to possess and enter... or even observe the quantum sea."

Bronya [Herrscher of Reason] asked: "You sensed the entrance to the Quantum Ocean in the cloned Earth?"

"Rather than calling it an entrance, it's more like the residue of the entrance." The administrator said, "Although you have experience sailing in the Quantum Sea, you have never faced this chaotic alien space in the true sense. After all, in most cases, the functions of the Hyperion are enough for you to deal with all threats from the Quantum Sea. And because the construction material of the cloned Earth is the power of reason on the imaginary side, you Herrschers, of course, can't detect the existence of the 'gate' the first time it appears."

"Anyway, the current situation is that Kiana and the others from that world were teleported to the Quantum Sea for unknown reasons, right?" asked Bronya [Hersher of Reason].

"If they were just teleported to the Quantum Sea, with the strength of Miss Kiana and the others, plus the authority granted to the crew by the Hyperion, it would be very easy for them to return to the real world." Ai said, "The question is, who made them fall into the Quantum Sea, and what was the purpose of this person making them fall there?"

"The humans on Clone Earth have completely escaped the influence of Houkai energy, so they can't possibly have the ability to reach the Quantum Sea..." Bronya [Hersher of Reason] lowered her head and put on a thoughtful expression, "On the other hand, the person... or thing that caused Kiana and the others to fall into the Quantum Sea can only be an existence that originally belonged to the Quantum Sea."

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to Bronya [Herrser of Reason]'s mind, and she whispered to herself: "Could it be that..."

"It seems that Miss Bronya has also figured it out."

"..." Bronya [Hersher of Reason] nodded. "After the captain left the Hyperion, we have been searching for the captain's traces in the Quantum Sea. During this process, the Hyperion once detected a very large amount of energy in the depths of the Quantum Sea."

"The scale of that energy is comparable to that of the captain and Kevin who was once sealed in the quantum sea, but its nature is completely different. We tried to track down the source of that energy several times at the time, but no matter how we tried to get close to that energy, it seemed to be consciously avoiding us and always kept a considerable distance from us."

"Moreover, the main body of that power seems to have unimaginable control over the quantum sea. Even with the performance of the Hyperion, it can only barely detect that power, but cannot really lock the location of that power."

"Hehe." Ai chuckled as she listened to Bronya [Hersher of Reason]'s words.

For some reason, Bronya [Herrscher of Reason] read a hint of sarcasm in that laughter.

"After all, it is just a mouse that dares to play tricks in the dark. After it smells the scent of a cat, of course the only thing it can do is run away in panic."

It was hard to imagine that Ms. ∧, who was always gentle, would reveal such a feeling close to contempt. It was unknown to what extent the so-called mouse had provoked the mild-mannered administrator.

"However, since that guy has finally revealed her true colors, it means that she should have been mentally prepared for a full-scale confrontation with us." With a calm smile, Ai Yi turned around and watched the door of the conference room slowly open in front of her eyes.

Hyperion, all Valkyries on board, take your positions.

Chapter 4 A Wonderful Misunderstanding (k)

Kiana and the others are still unaware of the changes in the situation on the Hyperion.

In this real world where magic exists, magical girls who are directly under the Magic Security Bureau are all civil servants with a regular job, and Silin is of course no exception.

Her apartment, along with that of several other magical girls, was arranged by the Magic Security Bureau on a high ground near the city center. On one side was a magic department store selling all kinds of materials, and on the other side, there was a fairly large library.

Leading Kiana and the other two, Xilin climbed the stairs and came to a door on the second floor of the apartment.

Kiana and the other two looked at the light coming through the crack in the door, then looked at each other, with a hint of suspicion in their eyes.

Xilin knocked on the door without any courtesy and shouted angrily:

"Teriri! Open the door!"

Bang, bang, bang————!! Ah——!!

The moment there was a knock on the door, there was a series of sounds of heavy objects falling to the ground, mixed with a scream.

Kiana and the other two's expressions froze.

Xilin frowned and knocked on the door harder and harder:

"Teriri! What are you doing?!"

"Xixixixixixixixi - Xilin, why are you suddenly - hissing... it hurts -"

I don’t know what kind of tragic thing happened in the room. The childish voice like a silver bell was gasping for breath and making a panicked sound.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait outside for a moment, don't come in yet... It hurts—"

Xilin twitched her lips, and her voice was filled with an indescribable powerlessness: "You are not doing anything shameful."

"What—I didn't do anything shameful!!!"

Although he tried his best to deny it, the four people standing outside the door all heard the panic in his words without exception, and they almost wrote the words "I have a problem, come and check me" on their faces.

Kiana had a subtle expression. The movement in the room made her subconsciously think of her period, who was suddenly caught reading comics at her workstation.

Xilin put on a timid look, held the door handle and turned it tentatively.

As expected, there was a series of clicking sounds coming from the lock core, probably because it was locked from the inside.

--Then.

With a click.

The door that should have been locked was easily opened by Xilin.

Well, for a magical girl, casting a little magic to open a lock is obviously a piece of cake.

If a magical girl can't do it, it only means that she is a fake.

"I'm in."

"Don't--!"

After the door was fully opened, the scene that gradually unfolded from the crack made the four people standing outside the door speechless.

The wooden floor was covered with hardcover books, and the broken pieces of glass bottles reflected the crystal clear light under the ceiling lamp.

In addition, there were tails of unknown animals, strange liquids that were so colorful that people wondered if they were poisonous, and gems that looked very expensive... Strange shaped objects like these were scattered randomly around the house, as if they had been knocked over by a jumping Husky.

At first glance, Kiana and the others couldn't even find a place to step in the room.

“You, you, you——” The petite girl who was sitting on the ground stretched out her trembling fingers, and accused Xilin of her atrocities in panic, “How could you come in like this!!”

"Why? Do you have anything shameful here?"

Xilin glanced around the extremely messy room, and finally focused her eyes on the girl. A look of disgust suddenly appeared on her face: "Disgusting... so dirty..."

Xilin couldn't help but feel disgusted. In fact, even Kiana, who was standing behind Xilin, showed a stunned expression.

In her opinion, although her aunt was quite good at slacking off, she was at least a good girl who loved cleanliness. The principal's office at St. Freya was quite tidy most of the time.

Of course, Judas may have contributed to this as well.

Xilin stepped carefully in her small leather shoes, moving left and right towards Teriri who was slumped in the middle of the room.

Kiana and the other two standing at the door looked at each other and didn't dare to move.

"Let me see what you have prepared... Sleeping fluid, wedgeworm powder, light-proof beads, and materials for invisibility potion? Aren't the trace-removing powders sold in the potion shop enough for you to use?" Xilin frowned and said with some complaint.

"What you said..."

Teriri ruffled her hair in embarrassment.

"...I can't do anything about it. Even if I use the scratch removal powder, I can't avoid the eyes of the stone guards. To be honest, even the invisibility potion has the risk of being discovered by the "hunters" of the Supervision Department. If we don't make all the preparations, we magical girls will never be able to return to the Broken Star City."

Xilin shifted her gaze from the messy ground to Teriri, and said in a complicated tone: "According to the staff regulations of the Magical Security Bureau, maybe I should hand you over to the Supervision Department now? Maybe I can get a considerable reward for reporting you."

"You... don't say such terrible things!" Teriri shrank her neck and her eyelids twitched slightly. "I let you in because I trusted Xilin. Are you going to betray my trust?"

"I clearly broke in by myself... Never mind. I always feel like I'll lose if I dwell on this kind of thing."

Ha——A long sigh came from Xilin's mouth.

Then she extended her hand in Teriri's direction.

"Can you get up by yourself?"

Looking at Xilin's actions, Terry breathed a sigh of relief, took Xilin's hand, and stood up from the messy ground.

"Thank you."

After standing up, Teriri realized that something was very wrong.

"By the way, Xilin, it's so late, do you want to talk to me about something?"

"I'm here to take you to the Supervisory Department. Even if I say that, you won't be fooled again."

"This kind of joke is enough for once." Teriri pursed her lips and whispered, "Although you have always advised me not to dwell on trivial matters, you have never really reported my actions to the Magical Security Service."

Suddenly, Teriri's eyes lit up: "Could it be that you have finally changed your mind and agreed to be moved with me?"

"Stop—" Xilin stretched out her hand to Teriri, her face full of helplessness, "Before discussing these things, shouldn't you look outside the door? They should all be standing there waiting impatiently, right?"