The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

The touch of inorganic steel is under my feet, and the smell of the nose is all the hard and cold smell of metal.

In this enclosed space, which was not very spacious, Yulandel and Rita looked at each other and frowned slightly at the same time.

Looking around, there was metal all around, with bright blue electronic light flashing on the walls. There was nothing placed on the empty ground, and right in front was a huge mechanical hatch.

"Where is this place?" Yulandel frowned.

"Apart from the surveillance cameras, there are no other mechanical devices on the walls, and there are no air vents on the ceiling. This kind of enclosed space cannot be used for long periods of time. It looks like some kind of storage room." Rita looked around, squatted down, stretched out her finger to the ground, and gently wiped it. "Although there is nothing placed on the ground, there is no dust on the ground. Even if it is not used, it has always been cleaned well by the owner here."

Youlandel hesitated for a moment and walked to the huge mechanical cabin door: "There is only one exit, let's try to see if we can open it."

She crouched slightly, put strength into her arms, and prepared to break through with brute force, but was stopped by Rita just before she swung her fist.

"Please be patient, Lady Yulandel." Rita stretched out her hand, placed her palm on Yulandel's arm, and shook her head gently, "Let Rita try to open the lock first."

"Can you do it? There are no other tools here." asked Yulandel.

"Perhaps, the owner of this place has no hostility towards us?" Rita said softly, then she walked to the biometric identification desk standing next to the hatch and gently placed her palm on the scanning screen.

A green light flashed, and with the mechanical sound of metal colliding, the hatch was opened unhindered.

"It seems that the owner of this place really has no intention of imprisoning us," said Rita.

"Even so, we can't let our guard down for now." Yulandel was the first to walk out of the cabin, looking around the corridors. Suddenly, she tilted her head in confusion, with a big question mark above her head, "Huh? Is it my illusion?"

Why does this corridor with texture and structure look so familiar?

...like being on the Hyperion?

The moment the two men walked out of the cabin door, a loud buzzer sounded, all the warning lights came on, and the dazzling red light flashed rapidly.

At the same time, hurried footsteps were heard from the other end of the corridor.

Yulandel's expression became serious, and she turned around quickly, protecting Rita behind her.

Without the God-killing Armor, Rita's combat capability was much weaker than Yulandel's. Rita herself was well aware of this, and she stepped lightly the moment Yulandel protected her, and took the initiative to keep a certain distance from the battlefield in order not to hinder Yulandel's subsequent battle, while also maintaining a posture of being able to rush in to support at any time.

But when they saw the source of the hurried footsteps, the two people who had just been prepared to fight the enemy with all their strength were stunned.

"Lady Theresa?"

"Senior Theresa?"

"Huh? Why are you still standing here? Is it time to be in a daze now?" Theresa frowned as she ran at full speed with her short legs. Her childish voice was filled with unprecedented majesty and oppression. "And you are wearing such casual clothes. Didn't you hear the alarm? Hurry up and catch up, and let's gather in the meeting room together!"

"Uh, but..." Yulandel was a little confused. It was obvious that she hadn't figured out what was going on. At this moment, Rita grabbed the still confused Yulandel, winked at her, and nodded immediately: "Okay, Lady Theresa!"

After being warned by Rita, Yulandel reacted immediately. Although she was a little confused about the situation, it was obvious that Theresa had no ill will towards them. In that case, there would be no problem in following Theresa's instructions.

The two exchanged glances and immediately ran after Theresa's petite figure. Soon, the three of them, one small and two large, arrived in front of a huge door. The sign on the door was flashing green, and the words "Conference Hall A3" were clearly displayed in large letters.

The moment Theresa stepped into the door, the iron door of the conference room opened automatically. Then, after seeing the scene in the conference room, Yulandel and Rita's pupils shrank suddenly. They looked at each other and saw horror and disbelief in each other's eyes.

The conference room was full of people. Among those seated, not to mention other people they didn't know, Yulandel and Rita clearly saw several people who looked similar to themselves.

"Aponia! What on earth happened! What do you mean by the consciousness mapping diving cabin was damaged?!" As soon as she entered the room, Theresa asked the cold and aloof woman who looked like a nun without hesitation. But before she could get a response, another calm voice suddenly interrupted Theresa's questioning.

"Wait, Senior Theresa, before you ask these questions." The person who spoke was Youlandel [Brilliant Knight·Moon Soul]. She stood up and pointed in the direction behind Theresa, her eyes full of seriousness: "Who are these two people?"

"Why are you asking such questions at this time? No matter who they are, aren't they..." Theresa's words suddenly froze in the middle of her speech.

She glanced at the two Yulandel and two Rita in the conference room, her pupils shrank slightly, and she turned around in an instant, staring at Yulandel and Rita who were still in a state of shock, and her voice was extremely sharp and angry: "You are not from the ship! Who are you? How did you sneak in!?"

In an instant, after getting Theresa's confirmation, everyone in the conference room stood up. An indescribable feeling of oppression suddenly came over her, and Yulandel's heart almost stopped beating.

Ever since that wonderful journey in the Quantum Sea two years ago, Yulandel has never truly unleashed all of her power. This is the first time in her life that she has felt such completely unmatched pressure.

It was unbelievable that in this conference room, in addition to several people who were obviously Herrschers, there were actually two people who looked exactly like her.

The moment she saw the two Yulandels, she almost thought that they were all artificial humans cloned by Bishop Otto, but the next moment, this thought was instantly shattered by the huge sense of oppression coming from the other party.

Because, in terms of the energy she sensed, the other two blonde women in this conference room who were also Youlandel were actually stronger than her! What a joke! Compared to them, she, who was weaker, was more like the fake clone!

This level of terrifying power is more than enough to destroy the world several times if the master here wants to, let alone destiny.

Under the tremendous pressure, Yulandel instinctively took a step forward and protected Rita with her body, her face pale and cold sweat on her head.

If I can't win even if I fight to the death, I should at least let Rita...

Just when Youlan Dai'er was preparing to fight to the death with such a tragic thought, [Tianyuan Qiying] suddenly spoke.

"Please wait a moment!" She looked at Yulandel, who was sweating profusely, and after taking a look at her clothes, she suddenly raised her arm and made a pause gesture to the people in the conference room. Then she walked to the door of the conference room, passed Theresa's body and came to Yulandel. Her expression was full of surprise and confusion: "Are you the Yulandel from the world where the captain is, whose consciousness I have mapped?"

The oppressive feeling suddenly eased, and the suddenly relaxed atmosphere made Yulandel's legs weak. Rita noticed Yulandel's abnormality and quickly supported her body, her tone full of anxiety: "Lord Yulandel, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Rita, it's just..." Yulandel showed a bitter smile at the corner of her mouth, her tone was full of frustration, and she was obviously quite dissatisfied with her weak behavior, "...Indeed, I was a little scared."

"She is Yulandel from the world where the captain is?" Theresa frowned. Although she knew the true identities of the two invaders, she still didn't understand another question. She looked at Tianyuan Qiying, and then looked at Yulandel who stood up again: "But how did you come to Hyperion?"

"Let Rita answer this question." Rita couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on her face.

She supported Yulandel's body, feeling deeply moved.

Several Herrs, two Ritas who were more powerful than herself, two Yulandel who were more powerful than the Yulandel she was familiar with, and several other beautiful women whose names she didn't know but who could be seen at a glance as being no ordinary people... Although she had guessed earlier that the mysterious ship under Li Shubai's name possessed unimaginable power, even if she had overestimated this power as much as possible, when she really faced it, she still found that she had underestimated it.

Under the gazes of everyone in the conference room, Rita recounted in detail the decisions she and Yulandel had made this morning, as well as the final results. Then, the moment she finished speaking, Theresa, who had completely relaxed, couldn't help but let out a long sigh: "If you two chose the captain and became his crew members, then it makes sense that you would suddenly appear here. I'm sorry for assuming that you were enemies without understanding the situation."

"It's nothing. It's only natural to be cautious with strangers." Rita shook her head and looked at Yulandel. Suddenly, she felt a little tired. "Although, strictly speaking, we are not complete strangers to you."

"Since you have been recognized by the captain and joined the Hyperion, you are also recognized as partners by everyone." Theresa said seriously, "I hope you can cherish the identity you have obtained and don't betray everyone's trust casually."

"Of course!" Rita and Yulandel nodded quickly and wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads at the same time.

"Now that their problem has been solved, let's continue discussing the agenda of this emergency meeting." Theresa walked in front of Aponya with a serious expression, "It's still the same question as before. The consciousness mapping diving cabin has been damaged. What does it mean?"

"Please calm down, Ms. Theresa." Aponia said softly, and Theresa slammed the table fiercely, her childish voice was extremely cold: "Don't try to fool me. Don't forget that no one on this Hyperion will be affected by your rules."

"I didn't use my abilities either. And, as Ms. Theresa said, my abilities no longer have any effect on you from the moment you stepped into this ship." Despite being yelled at by Theresa in an extremely angry tone, Aponia's tone was still as gentle and ethereal as ever. She raised her half-closed eyes and looked directly into Theresa's angry pupils: "The diving cabin originally used for consciousness mapping has been damaged by unknown factors. Apart from that, I don't know what happened specifically."

"What I'm asking is why the diving cabin malfunctioned without any warning right under your nose!" Theresa's eyes were almost blazing with fire. She gritted her teeth and said, "Instead of listening to you repeating a fact that everyone already knows!"

"But even if you ask me this." Aponiya lowered his head, looking a little depressed. "I still can't answer questions that cannot be answered."

"you……!"

"That's enough!" A voice that was exactly the same as Theresa's interrupted her words. Guanxing, who was wrapped in silver, stood up from his chair and slowly walked to Theresa's side. "Instead of fighting meaninglessly, don't you think we should do something more meaningful?"

"Just say what you want to say." Theresa glared at Guanxing. After all, she was also a seasoned warrior, so she wouldn't be so easily overwhelmed by Guanxing in terms of momentum. "Don't keep saying those weird things!"

"..." Guanxing narrowed his eyes slightly, looked away from Theresa's angry gaze, and looked at Yulandel who was a little at a loss at the door, and Rita, who suddenly had a blush on her face for some reason and looked inexplicably excited.

"You..." Guanxing raised his feather fan and pointed it in Rita's direction.

Rita, who was lost in her fantasy, was awakened by the sound of the stargazer. Her face turned slightly red and she pointed at herself: "Are you...looking for me?"

"Compared to her, it is obviously more valuable to talk to you." Under Yulandel's somewhat resentful gaze, Guanxing said lightly: "You just said that you are from the world where the captain is currently, right?"

"Yes." Rita nodded. "Excuse me, is there any problem?"

"So what is his current situation?" Guanxing asked, "Is he in any danger? Are there other people who are hostile to him?"

"Hmm..." Rita thought for a moment and shook her head gently. "I think that's unlikely. Mr. Li Shubai is currently at Saint Freya Academy under the name of Ms. Theresa. Now that Ms. Youlandel and I have left that world, it should be difficult for anyone else to get past Ms. Theresa's protection and harm Mr. Li Shubai's personal safety."

"In this case……"

"Besides." Rita interrupted Guanxing's words and smiled slightly, "Before leaving that world, the Destiny Headquarters of that world observed the figure of another Rita Rossweisse from the ship, ah."

She raised her arm and gestured to Tianyuan Qiying with a smile: "As for this matter, this Lord Youlan Daier can testify."

Theresa looked at Tianyuan Qiying, and Tianyuan Qiying nodded gently: "Yes, before leaving, Rita, who appeared on this ship as Irene Adler and was carrying out a mission in a different world bubble as the captain's consciousness projection, has already invaded the Tianming headquarters. I think it won't be long before she comes to the captain's side."

Theresa breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since the captain's safety is temporarily guaranteed, let's first try to repair the diving cabin, and then... um? What's wrong with you? Stargazing?"

"Uh... no, it's okay." After Theresa called his name, Guanxing, who had been in a daze for some reason, quickly shook his head and raised his feather fan to cover his face.

"......?" Theresa frowned, instinctively feeling that something was wrong, but when she thought about it carefully, this guy had one of the deepest relationships and feelings with the captain among all the members, so she naturally thought that the other party was relieved because Li Shubai's situation was guaranteed to a certain extent.

She stopped observing the stars and looked at Yulandel, raising her finger: "As for you... go find the other two selves first, and then work with Kiana and the others to find a way to solve the problem of that world bubble. This problem has been weighing on your mind, and you can't devote yourself to the work of the ship."

"Yes!" When Theresa suddenly mentioned the problem that she thought would take a lifetime to solve, Yulandel shuddered all over and subconsciously stood up straight.

"Don't be so nervous." Theresa's tone softened. She stood on tiptoe and patted Yulandel's stiff shoulder. "The other two of you on this ship have successfully grafted the world bubble onto the branches of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers. I believe that your problem will be solved soon, just like theirs."

"I see...um, Senior Theresa." Theresa's sudden gentleness and her intimate behavior like a family member made Yulandel's pretty face blush slightly.

"Well, this title is fine now, but in private, you should still call me Aunt." Theresa clapped her hands. "Now that the course of action has been decided and the problem has been temporarily solved, I declare the emergency meeting dissolved and everyone can go about their business."

Chapter 3: Expected, but out of control (k)

In the empty conference room, the petite silver-haired girl sat at the table, saying nothing.

After Theresa announced the end of the meeting, everyone left the conference room, and now the entire hall was empty. The bright light shone on Guanxing's white and almost pale face, and also reflected his blue pupils that looked a little tired.

She sat in this enclosed space that was as silent as death. Only at this moment, no matter what happened in the outside world, it had nothing to do with her stargazing while sitting here.

After realizing this, Guanxing couldn't help but let out a sigh.

First, the Herrscher of the Fire was selected as the first member to be mapped.

Then he induced the Secondary Silver Wing to become the second person to carry out consciousness mapping, and stopped the two Yulandel from entering the consciousness infiltration cabin.

Although Tianyuan Qiying was slightly surprised that the secondary silver wing forced her to undergo a third round of consciousness mapping due to an unexpected accident, she was fortunate that because of this unexpected accident, the development of the situation was one step closer to the direction originally planned by her and the captain.

From the very beginning, when choosing Herrscher of Fire and Flame as a member of the consciousness mapping, Guanxing knew that with Herrscher of Fire and Flame's character, when she saw the captain being hurt, she would definitely not be able to restrain herself and would release all her power as Herrscher of Fire and Flame.

At that moment, the high-intensity Honkai energy released by the Herrscher of the Fire Flame, who had released all her power, would not endanger the lives of ordinary people because it was under her control. However, such a high concentration of Honkai energy that had been released to the outside world would not disappear completely for no reason just because the Herrscher of the Fire Flame's consciousness mapping was terminated.

At that point in time, there were only two creatures that were closest to Changkong City and could completely absorb the high concentration of Honkai energy released by the Herrscher of the Fire.

The first one is Yaezakura, a pseudo-hersrer who was sealed in the current location of Nagizora City by Kallen Kaslana, the strongest Valkyrie of destiny who was stranded in the Far East five hundred years ago.

However, relying solely on Yaezakura, who is not even a true Herrscher, it is impossible to completely absorb the extremely high concentration of Honkai energy released by the Herrscher of Fire.

The remaining Honkai energy will be pulled by another existence that is craving for Honkai energy. Under its guidance, it will flow along the atmosphere little by little and rush towards a certain direction in the southwest.

——That place is the South China Sea, and it is also the Nine Netherworld where the legendary Judgment-level Collapse Beast Chi You was sealed.

Now, Yulandel and Rita from the captain's world have temporarily withdrawn because they have joined Hyperion. The consciousness infiltration cabin that was destroyed by the stargazing formation will not be able to operate a second time in the short term.

After detecting the new pseudo-herrscher in Changkong City, Theresa, as the commander of the Far East branch, would definitely go to the scene to investigate the truth as soon as possible.

By that time, the Far East Branch, which had lost Theresa's destiny, would be able to mobilize Li Shubai, who was born in Shenzhou, among the few members that could be mobilized when Chi You was resurrected.

Everything was developing perfectly in the direction that she and the captain had expected from the beginning.

Except for the only one, the woman who was not under her and the captain's control from the beginning.

A woman who possesses the ability to freely travel between worlds. Even if she is alone, she can move freely in the quantum sea - the gaps between worlds.

Rita Rossweisse [Lost Rosemary].

The captain's choice will hurt himself.

But even so, the captain made this choice.

——Rather, Guanxing also knew very well that for him, who had failed for a long time but never gave up, it was only a matter of time for him to reach this point now.

Guanxing stretched out his hand and gently covered his chest.

My chest really hurts.

After making the decision, she recalled countless times the chess game that was never completed that day, and the relieved face of the captain, while she could only watch everything happen as a bystander.

Under the bright lights in the conference room, she suddenly felt a little dazed.

If she were given another chance to choose, would she learn to be more selfish and loyal to her own ideas and desires like Lost Rosemary, and choose to expose the captain's plan on the spot, gather the strength of all Hyperion members, and force him to stay on the ship?

Although the captain is very powerful, even he cannot fight against the fierce and ferocious Valkyries on the Hyperion.

Thinking about all these things, Guanxing suddenly showed a bitter expression and shook his head helplessly.

What's wrong with me?

Why am I suddenly having these random thoughts? Am I mentally ill?

Moreover, the reason why the captain told all the things and his decision to only himself was because he saw through it. On this ship, only he would support him unconditionally. When he thought of this, Guanxing couldn't help but pouting in dissatisfaction with the fact that he was being eaten alive.

Forget it.

Once his plan becomes known to everyone else, I'm afraid all the Valkyries on the Hyperion will want to break his legs.

If you don't settle all the debts owed to me bit by bit by then -