The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

With a click, accompanied by the sound of a switch being pressed, the ceiling light in the room was turned off. Li Shubai walked quickly to his bed, climbed onto the bed, and then turned his back to Ji Zi and wrapped his entire body with the quilt. His movements were quick and neat.

"What a boring person, you are really just a child." Along with such imaginative words, a rustling sound came from behind Li Shubai, "If you change your mind, just let me know. I will live in your room and I will be happy to help you solve the problem."

"..." Li Shubai did not respond, but closed his eyes silently.

Seeing that Li Shubai ignored her, Ji Zi gradually put away her teasing expression, lay down on the floor, and covered herself with the quilt.

But her eyes were not closed, but stared at Li Shubai's back.

For a Valkyrie, staying up all night is not a difficult task at all.

Her understanding of Li Shubai was still too shallow. Since Theresa's information was completely unreliable, Ji Zi could only use her own eyes to judge what kind of person Li Shubai was.

I am really worried about the Far East Branch. I must go to Theresa tomorrow to ask for a raise. Ji Zi, who didn't know that Theresa had already defected to the enemy, was thinking angrily in her heart.

I don’t know how long it had been, but suddenly, in the darkness and silence, there was a rustling sound of the quilt being lifted from Li Shubai’s bed.

Ji Zi quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be sleeping soundly.

Tap, the sound of footsteps sounded softly not far away.

He got out of bed...? Jizi's heart skipped a beat, and judging from the footsteps, he seemed to be walking towards her.

After making this judgment, Ji Zi's body silently tensed up, ready to explode at any time.

Tap, tap, one step, two steps, and when the footsteps approached her, Ji Zi suddenly opened her eyes.

But when she opened her eyes, the first thing that came into her sight was a rainbow feather emitting red light.

——Yu Duchen.

Chapter 4: Physical Transformation (k)

About half an hour ago, in the Holy Scar Space.

"Want to solve Wuliangta Jizi's physical problem?" After hearing Li Shubai's request, the Holy Mark Will in the Holy Mark Space - Otto Apokalis was silent for a moment, then showed a somewhat helpless expression, "My old friend, you really gave me a difficult problem that is difficult to solve."

Otto lowered his eyelids as if he was recalling something, glanced at another Stigmata Will in the Stigmata Space - Wuliangta Jizi, and chuckled: "Do you want to say it yourself, or do you want me to tell Captain Li Shubai for you?"

"Let me tell you myself." Under Li Shubai's gaze, Ji Zi in the Holy Scar Space put on an awkward expression and sighed softly: "Although strictly speaking, the Wuliangta Ji Zi in the real world is not the same person as me, but I also know how bad her health is at this point in time."

"I really appreciate your kindness, but Captain." Ji Zi looked at Li Shubai seriously and said in a decisive tone: "You should just give up."

"...What do you mean?" Li Shubai frowned. "Although your body has been severely corroded by Honkai energy, it should not be to the point of complete despair."

"No, her problem is much more serious than you think." Otto shook his head and said softly, "As a bishop, I know more about Wuliangta Jizi's personal situation than you do. She has a strong fighting talent. Even when she was just an ordinary person, after systematic training, she was able to show fighting ability that surpasses most ordinary soldiers."

"However, as the most important talent of a Valkyrie... her adaptability to Honkai energy is quite weak." Otto glanced at the expressionless Himeko and said lightly, "Thanks to the Stigmata Project completed in the last civilization era, the humans of this era actually have some Honkai resistance at the genetic level, although only a small amount, and they all have Stigmata factors. However, under such circumstances, Wuliangta Himeko is still one of those people who needs to implant artificial Stigmata in her body to become a Valkyrie..."

Li Shubai's eyebrows jumped, and he asked in surprise: "Isn't it because she was relatively old when the artificial stigmata were implanted, so her adaptability to Honkai energy is relatively weak?"

"I don't know where you got this idea from, but unfortunately." Otto shook his head, his tone was ruthless, "Humanity's Honkai adaptability does not weaken with age."

——It happens again.

After hearing Otto's words, Li Shubai pursed his lips and looked a little ugly.

This is the second time that the settings I learned from the game conflict with reality.

If it was just a simple conflict between the setting and reality, it wouldn't be a big deal. Li Shubai had made plans early on to verify the facts with his own eyes and actual experience, but... it was Ji Zi's problem.

Although Otto only stated the fact that human's Honkai adaptability would not weaken with age, Li Shubai read two other implications from this fact.

First, even if the problem of Honkai energy erosion caused by artificial stigmata is solved, another more serious problem will arise.

That is, Ji Zi's body, which had become slightly more resistant to Honkai energy due to the implantation of artificial stigmata, would turn back into its previous body with almost no adaptability due to the removal of the artificial stigmata.

Therefore, the original emergency plan to use the second rated power Holy Lance of Kuroyuki Shiroka to reverse the flow and limit the part of the Honkai energy in her body that was artificially marked with stigmata to a designated location was directly rejected.

Second, on this basis, all human body modifications based on Honkai energy must be abandoned.

Because the adaptability of Honkai energy is too weak, apart from the surgery developed by Otto to implant artificial stigmata, which can be accepted by ordinary people who have no resistance to Honkai energy, there is almost no possibility that Himeko Murata's body can withstand other transformations based on Honkai energy.

Therefore, another backup plan, which was to find a way to perform super transformation surgery on Ji Zi, had to be abandoned.

...As for the stigmata wills in the stigmata space, to be honest, even if he restored the original strength of the Hyperion captain and gained most of the professional knowledge of Honkai energy, Li Shubai still had some knowledge on how to stimulate the power of the stigmata space.

But at least he was very clear about one thing: the stigmata space he held, the stigmata he possessed, and the existence of the stigmata wills like Otto, Cecilia, Siegfried and others, all of which were completely different from the so-called stigmata in the original world.

In the intrinsic world, what are called natural stigmata in the current civilized era are actually just a database that records a large amount of genetic information. Even the most special stigmata, the stigmata of the Kaslana clan, only contain a series of organelles that originally belonged to the Honkai beasts, so that Kaslana's stigmata will not decay rapidly with the change of generations.

But——Li Shubai raised his head and secretly glanced at Siegfried, who was looking at him with resentful eyes for some reason.

Huh? Seeing Siegfried's resentful look, Li Shubai was slightly stunned, and subconsciously moved his sight to look at Cecilia and Bianca who were standing next to Siegfried.

Cecilia's expression was still as gentle as ever, but for some reason, Li Shubai clearly saw a kindness and peace that was even more gentle than gentleness in her eyes when she looked at him.

Bianca's reaction was even more obvious. After realizing Li Shubai's gaze, she instinctively lowered her head and avoided his eyes. Her little face was flushed and she looked very cute.

Uh... looking at the strange reactions of Siegfried's family, Li Bai suddenly remembered something, his eyes twitched, and he hurriedly moved his guilty gaze away.

In short... in short...

Li Shubai forced himself not to care about Siegfried and the others and turned his thinking back on track.

Judging from the fact that Siegfried, Bianca, and Kallen were also in this stigmata space, the stigmata he possessed even included those of the Kaslana clan.

But it is obvious that although these stigmata wills also include Kallen, Siegfried, and Bianca, three blood relatives of Kaslana, this stigmata space is obviously very different from the stigmata space of the Kaslana family. With the talent and Honkai resistance of Muliangta Jiko, it is not a prerequisite for the stigmata will.

So, after rejecting so many plans.

"If that's the case, the only way left is..." Li Shubai said softly, "Find a way to turn Ji Zi's body into a body that has already awakened the natural stigma?"

"...To be exact, this method won't work either." Otto said calmly, "The reason why Muliangta Himeko chose to undergo the surgery to implant artificial stigmata is because she couldn't awaken the natural stigmata through conventional means. Therefore, she needed to use artificial stigmata to forcibly increase her body's adaptability to Honkai energy."

When it comes to issues related to human experiments, Otto's words sounded ruthless and cold, but Li Shubai knew that this was a reflection of Otto's responsibility for this issue, so he was not dissatisfied and just shook his head.

"I know that Ji Zi cannot awaken the natural stigmata," Li Shubai said, "and her body cannot withstand transformations like super-transformation surgery, so... if we want to solve the problem, we can only replace her body from the root."

"Like me?" Otto raised an eyebrow. "But, I don't think she would allow her body to become like my soul steel body."

"Although I disagree with many of Bishop Otto's views and ideas, but... Captain, this is the only thing that I think the same as him." Ji Zi frowned and said seriously, "You'd better not have such plans. Even if my life is extended by this method, I will not be happy."

"I understand." Li Shubai nodded. "Like you, I can't allow my body to become a soul steel body like Bishop Otto's. This is a matter of principle. So, of course, I won't do this to you in the Eigenworld."

Now, even Otto was a little confused about Li Shubai's plan. He asked curiously, "Can you tell me what you are going to do?"

"You'll know in a moment." Li Shubai said calmly.

Without waiting for Otto and Jizi's response, Li Shubai closed his eyes after he finished speaking, looking at Bianca's lost eyes, and left the stigmata space without hesitation.

At 2:30 in the morning, in a dark room, Li Shubai quietly opened his eyes.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he felt the gaze of Ji Zi, who was lying on the floor not far behind him, and suddenly felt helpless.

Although it was not surprising that Ji Zi remained vigilant, if she had been awake all the time, his next move would have been impossible to carry out.

no solution anymore.

Li Shubai did as he said. He quietly took out his Yuduchen from the Hyperion's armory, held it in his fist, then lifted his quilt and climbed out of bed on tiptoe.

Then, when he came to about half a meter away from Ji Zi, Li Shubai silently released his hand.

Sure enough, when he stepped into her attack range, Jizi suddenly opened his eyes and prepared to strike first.

But before her body moved, her pupils suddenly became dim.

"I'm saving you, you're really ungrateful..." After easily hypnotizing Ji Zi with Yu Duchen, Li Shubai shook his head and complained in a helpless tone.

Forget it.

Next, let’s confirm the experimental steps to be carried out.

Exhaling the air accumulated in his lungs, Li Shubai put his thoughts into working mode.

After rejecting most of the plans, there was only one way left to transform Ji Zi's body.

Not implanting natural stigmata on her body.

Instead, her body was replaced with one that had awakened the natural stigmata.

With a flash of strong light, Li Shubai took out his Black Abyss and White Flower. He held the handle of the Black Abyss and White Flower with one hand, and with the other hand, he held the holy mark that Xilin had fixed with the power of space.

Although it looked like a black mark similar to the Xuan-Yuan Sword, Li Shubai knew that it contained information about genetic factors, including resistance to Honkai energy.

"Huh..." He let out a light breath and exerted force on the five fingers that were holding the handle of the Black Abyss White Flower Spear.

First of all - he had to use Heiyuan Baihua's ability to change the genetic blueprint to adjust his body to a state without the stigmata and similar to that of Muliangta Himeko.

In this way, he could smoothly awaken the natural stigmata, and when performing human organ transplantation on Jizi, there would be no rejection reaction due to the conflict of genetic information.

Afterwards, the information contained in this holy mark will be engraved into the genes in your body.

The next step... is to awaken the natural stigmata of this body.

Up until this point it wasn't a big deal.

Change the genes, transform the body into a state where the stigmata have not been awakened, engrave the information of the natural stigmata into the genes, and then awaken the stigmata. If it were just these few steps, it could be easily accomplished with the power of Heiyuan Baihua and Yu Duchen.

Next is the point.

On the premise of ensuring his own safety, he gradually replaced his body, which had successfully awakened the stigmata, with Ji Zi's body.

Continue to use the power of the Black Abyss White Flower to heal your body. At the same time, in order not to affect the accuracy of the operation, you must keep your five senses in the sharpest state.

Only this last step is the step that truly tests one's ability and will.

Maintaining his own life should not be a problem. Even if the ability of the Black Abyss White Flower cannot be continued due to exhaustion of energy, and he enters a near-death state, there are still two remaining emergency resuscitation needles left in the warehouse of the Hyperion.

Even if he really died one or twice, it was still within an acceptable range for Li Shubai.

The only question... is whether one's willpower is strong enough to endure the torture of having one's organs stripped from one's body and accurately complete the most important organ transplant surgery before one's body becomes inactive.

It’s okay, Li Shubai secretly encouraged himself.

Moreover, this is also a good opportunity to exercise your willpower.

There is no reason why I can't do what Otto can do.

He was fully aware of all the precautions and had thought through them extremely thoroughly, as if he could see everything that would happen next.

After making all the preparations, Li Shubai silently began his first human body transformation experiment, and the subject was himself.

Chapter 4 What does your search for the Herrscher of the Void have to do with me, Kiana? (k)

Quantum Sea Hyperion.

In a somewhat confused mood, Kiana, lying in the experimental cabin, slowly opened her eyes, her blue pupils filled with confusion.

Theresa, who had been observing Kiana carefully through the glass window of the experimental cabin, couldn't help but frowned slightly after seeing her slowly open her eyes. The Oath of Judas stood beside the experimental cabin, ready to go at any time.

However, Kiana did not go crazy as they expected, and her pupils did not turn golden. She just lay there motionless with a confused expression after opening her eyes.

There was no result from waiting like this. Seeing that Kiana didn't seem to be moving at all, Theresa first turned her head and looked at the Herrscher of Knowledge and Aponia standing beside her. After exchanging glances, she finally broke the silence: "...Kiana?"

"Ah..." Kiana came back to her senses when her name was called, "Aunt aunt?"

"...What about the Herrscher of the Void who is lurking deep in your consciousness?" Theresa frowned and asked directly about what she was most concerned about. "Didn't you meet her?"

"No, I met her." It would have been fine if Theresa didn't ask. As soon as she asked this question, Kiana's expression suddenly became confused again, "It's just..."

"Just what?" Seeing Kiana's bewildered expression, Theresa's heart tightened. "Did she tell you something?"

“No…how should I put it?” Kiana shook her head and said hesitantly, “Although I did hear the voice of the Herrscher of the Void, she did not appear in front of me. That guy…didn’t say anything to me. He just wanted to drive me away when we didn’t agree.”

"Then why do you have such a strange expression?" After listening to Kiana's description, Theresa tilted her head and asked in confusion: "The Herrscher of the Void wants to drive your consciousness out of this body and use it to completely control your body. Didn't we prepare for this from the beginning? And, from the look of you... it seems that she hasn't taken control of your body away from you?"

"No, I didn't express myself well." Kiana waved her hand quickly, "Although she wanted to drive me away, she didn't seem to want to take my body away at all... Well... Anyway, what she said was..."

Kiana cleared her throat and imitated Xilin's tone, saying in a cold and arrogant tone: "The power has been given to you, what else do you want? It has nothing to do with you, take the power and go away. Besides, I'm not really afraid of you, but... leave me alone for now."

Listening to Kiana's words imitating Sirin's tone, Theresa was in a trance. She turned her gaze and looked at the equally confused Herrscher of Knowledge and Aponia, then asked Kiana again, "What does she mean by this?"

"...If I had known, would I still have such an expression?" Kiana sighed, looking helpless.

After listening to Kiana's words, Theresa realized that she would not be able to get any effective conclusion even if she continued to ask, so she had to give up the question.

Although this question has no answer, what Kiana said has brought up another new question.