The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

Well, after fighting for a long time, she realized that it was all in vain. What else could Theresa do? So, she could only apologize to her opponent who had just been fighting with her in embarrassment.

Fortunately, although Theresa had been very unreasonable in provoking a dispute and had a mild fight, for some reason, the pseudo-herrscher was more docile than Theresa had expected. After Theresa apologized, she expressed her understanding and forgiveness for Theresa's initiative to start a fight.

What happened next was a natural progression. Theresa extended an olive branch to the Pseudo-Hermitor who still retained his sanity and humanity, and the rather easy-going Pseudo-Hermitor nodded to Theresa's proposal without much hesitation after looking at Theresa for a while.

——At this point, Theresa, who was supposed to go to Changkong City to deal with a new round of Honkai disasters, inexplicably and smoothly brought back a pseudo-hermssor from St. Freya College. The title of the Far East Demon Cave was further confirmed and consolidated. It was really cause for celebration, cause for celebration...

Early this morning, after listening to Theresa's report, Li Shubai's expression was extremely subtle.

Although he felt that the plot in which Theresa had an accident with the pseudo-hersr Yuno was quite weird and unreasonable before he traveled through time, Li Shubai still didn't expect that the actual situation would be even weirder than the plot.

I can only say that if the story still needs logic, then the development of events in reality really does not need logic...

As for who that pseudo-law-maker was, Li Shubai could guess it with just his butt.

Fox ears, cherry blossom hair, wielding a cherry-colored katana, and wearing a white silk shrine maiden costume...Apart from a certain Yaezakura, are there any other candidates?

And the reason why Theresa took the initiative to bring up this matter, told him where Yae Sakura was taken by her, and asked him to come to the laboratory in the back mountain this morning... Li Shubai could probably guess it.

Although many other things happening now have deviated greatly from the plot that Li Shubai once knew, some things that happened a long time ago do not seem to have changed much.

For example... although Yaezakura has not yet been controlled by Honkai, she is still being constantly harassed by another will full of malice and desire for revenge.

Chapter 4: Feiyuwan, withered with dignity! Feiyuwan, made a brilliant appearance! (k)

The forest covering the mountains was shrouded in winter morning mist. After reaching the end of the asphalt road, Li Shubai followed the instructions given by Theresa in advance and walked towards the halfway point of the mountain without hesitation.

Walking on the slightly moist soil and passing through the misty forest, Li Shubai saw a tall, pure white building.

The building was surrounded by a hollow field, and the slender and dense coniferous forest neatly surrounded the open space, forming a natural barrier similar to a wall. Next to the building was a tower about 30 meters high, probably some kind of signal shielding facility.

There was no one in sight nearby. Li Shubai looked around, hesitated for a moment, and then walked obediently towards the gate.

This is the first research institute affiliated to the Far East Branch of the Mandate. Its full name is "Far East Branch Valkyrie's First Research Institute for the Development and Application of Specialized Weapons for Honkai."

In a sense, this research institute does not belong to the Mandate, but directly to Theresa, because most of the Valkyries used by the Far East Branch of the Mandate are general-purpose weapons, not specialized weapons. It is also for this reason that most of the research results of this place belong to Theresa privately. Even if they are members of the Far East Branch, most of the Valkyries do not know that there is such a research institute in the back mountain northwest of Saint Freya.

Li Shubai was not particularly surprised that Theresa could enjoy such scientific research resources. No matter which world or project, the resources required for cutting-edge scientific research and development were an unimaginable amount. Although she did not receive Otto's medal, Theresa was also the top Valkyrie who had the qualifications to become an S-level. Similarly, as a commander, she was also the Far East Branch's greatest reliance in fighting the collapse, without a doubt.

But even so, yesterday afternoon, Theresa, who had just returned from Changkong City, still used various reasons to send away all the personnel of this private research institute. Not to mention the researchers, even the security personnel who were supposed to patrol the open space were nowhere to be seen.

As for the reason why Theresa did this...she did not hide it from Li Shubai. Even if she didn't say it, Li Shubai could certainly guess it.

Although this is a private research institute where Theresa will ultimately enjoy most of the scientific research results, even so, it is impossible for all researchers inside to stand on the same side as her.

The reason why most researchers stay here is not because they are so loyal, but simply because destiny needs their brains and can pay a reward that satisfies everyone.

Although Theresa could choose to use force to force the people here to keep the secrets that should be kept, first of all, she is not a person with that kind of personality. In most cases, using force to threaten others is not Theresa's first choice; secondly, the "secret" she brought back this time is really too dangerous. Rather than keeping a secret, Theresa's choice is to protect these researchers who have a deep understanding of Honkai.

Li Shubai walked silently towards the research institute, and the door opened silently.

As soon as he entered the gate, the scene that came into view made Li Shubai raise his eyebrows in surprise.

The research institute looks quite complex from the outside, but it is unexpectedly empty inside. It is obviously a small high-rise building about 30 meters high, but inside there is only a huge space similar to an indoor gymnasium. Long corridors are embedded in the thick walls and load-bearing structures, extending around the top of the institute.

It can be seen that this huge space is where Theresa conducts training and armor performance tests. The corridor extending upward in a circular shape allows everyone standing there to observe Theresa's performance during the test at a glance, and further optimize and adjust the weapons and armor she uses.

But now the entire research institute was empty, and the doors of all the rooms on the corridor were closed. Naturally, except for Li Shubai who walked into the research institute, no one could see the figure sitting quietly in the training room.

Did he sense someone approaching? The figure sitting cross-legged in the training room fluttered his eyelashes slightly, and the fox ears on his head flipped outwards slightly. Then he opened his eyes and immediately locked his sight on Li Shubai, his eyes were cold and calm.

Li Shubai looked at the pair of blue pupils. The owner of the blue pupils did not speak, but quietly looked at Li Shubai who walked in here.

The scene suddenly fell into silence.

After observing the man's current state for a long time, Li Shubai spoke first, breaking the silence: "Yae Sakura?"

After hearing her name, the fox-eared witch was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Excuse me, who are you?"

"I'm Li Shubai." Li Shubai briefly explained his purpose: "I was also called here by Theresa to solve your problem."

"My problem?" Yaezakura's ears moved slightly. "What do you mean, sir?"

"Although you never told Theresa about your situation, you'd better not treat her as a blind person." Li Shubai said, "Although it was unintentional, in the process of fighting her, you should have used the power that has been invading your mind."

"..." Yaezakura was silent for a moment. She raised her fair hands and gently placed her five fingers on the handle of the sword tied to her waist. "So, are you here to fight me?"

"...Ah?" Yaezakura's calm words made Li Shubai couldn't help but make a puzzled sound.

He gave a blank expression and tilted his head.

How did she come to this conclusion?

Looking at Li Shubai's confused look, Yaezakura also became a little confused.

Yae Sakura did not sense anything that could be called hostility from this boy who claimed to be called by Theresa to solve the problem. So, after hesitating for a moment, she finally loosened her five fingers that were tightly holding the handle of the knife and said in a calm tone: "Excuse me, but as Miss Theresa said, that power is something that will infringe on the will of others. If you have no intention of fighting me, it would be better for you to leave here."

"..." After listening to Yaezakura's words, Li Shubai fell silent.

He finally figured out this guy's way of thinking.

For Yae Sakura, she had never expected someone else to solve her problems from the beginning. So, after hearing what she told her and knowing Theresa's decision, she almost didn't think too much and decided that her way to solve the problem was to kill her.

Even though Yae Sakura has been fighting against the power that is undermining her will, with her gentle personality, she probably won't care too much about her own life when necessary... But even so, with Yae Sakura's values, she won't allow others to take her life so easily.

So, although her gentle nature prevented her from actively attacking others, after hearing what she said when she came to the research institute, she instinctively prepared for battle so that she could respond to her attack at any time.

To be honest, Li Shubai was not good at dealing with people like Yaezakura who were paranoid. Although in most cases, her gentle personality made Yaezakura seem quite easy to talk to, once she made up her mind, it was quite difficult to change her mind.

So Li Shubai didn't plan to convince her with words. Under Yaezakura's gaze, he silently raised his palm and spread out his five fingers.

In an instant, a black and red sword appeared out of thin air in his hand.

The jet-black blade, the crimson relief, and the ancient patterns make this sword look evil yet majestic.

Seeing the evil sword suddenly appear out of thin air in Li Shubai's hand, Yae Sakura subconsciously put her palm back on the handle of her own sword, but suddenly stopped.

Just now, the extremely evil sword appeared in Li Shubai's hand.

The existence that had been trying to bewitch his will suddenly let out a terrified and panicked scream that only he could hear.

Impossible! Impossible! Impossible! How is it possible? ! Why does that man have this weapon! !

——Like this, in a corner where no one could see, deep in his own consciousness, he desperately denied the existence of the sword.

After hearing the scream from the being that had been trying to bewitch her will, Yae Sakura was stunned at first.

Before she could react, a scarlet flame mixed with pitch-black suddenly ignited without any warning, centered on the wooden shoes under Yaesakura's feet.

The raging flames ravaged the air wantonly. Rather than being a flame, the thing that was suddenly ignited was more like heavy and dirty oil.

"Be careful!!" The moment she realized what the sudden flame was, Yae Sakura was shocked and warned Li Shubai without hesitation.

Yaezakura saw through its intention, but was a step too late.

Before she could shout out, the raging black flames, like a poisonous snake hunting for food, coiled towards Li Shubai's body.

Facing the sudden burning flames, it was a swift, decisive, and thunderous blow.

Li Shubai remained calm. He raised the red and black sword in his hand, aimed it at the incoming pitch-black flames, and flashed out without hesitation.

The pitch-black blade drew a graceful and sharp arc in the air.

The Jizo Soul that he took out from the Hyperion's armory released a flame that was exactly the same as the red and black flame.

Two flames that looked exactly the same in color collided with each other in mid-air, ravaged each other, and in this space, they desperately tried to eliminate each other's light.

Looking at the scene of two identical flames entangled and collided with each other in mid-air, Yaezakura was surprised for a moment, and then made a decision without much hesitation.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, exerted great strength on her body up and down, then sank her energy into her dantian and suddenly widened her eyes.

"Come back!!"

The roar from the calm and pleasant voice suddenly solidified the flames that were fighting against Jizo's soul with all its might.

——Are you crazy, you stubborn bastard? ! ! ! !

Roaring.

The consciousness that had been trying to bewitch Yaezakura's will roared with fear of losing itself and anger at being interrupted in the middle of its all-out fight with the opponent.

As a being of the same kind, that will knew very well what the weapon that Li Shubai suddenly took out was. It also knew very well what the fate of the loser would be in the confrontation between the two powers of erosion.

It was not something as simple as injury or death, but a complete replacement.

But even if she was angry, it was too late. With Yaezakura's interference, the originally evenly matched confrontation collapsed instantly! In the collapsing Honkai energy, the flames ignited by Yaezakura's feet were shattered into red and black light spots by the flames of Jizo's soul under her control, and the flames surrounding Yaezakura's body dissipated.

After shattering the opponent's flames, the flames released by Jizo's blade that cut through the air rushed towards Yaesakura's body at great speed.

After trying her best to restrain the flames on her side, Yaezakura, who was overwhelmed by the feeling of exhaustion, watched the flames attacking her body. She sighed softly, closed her eyes without any regrets, and her vision fell into darkness.

One second, two seconds... ten seconds. I don't know how long it took, but the expected pain and death did not come.

Just like that, after waiting for about half a minute, in a confused mood, Yaesakura's eyelashes trembled slightly for a moment, and she opened her eyes in a daze.

Just as she thought, the red and black flames devoured her body mercilessly, but the strange thing was that after being covered by the flames, Yae Sakura did not feel pain or burning. Instead, she was surrounded by a warm feeling without a trace of gap.

Yaezakura looked at the flames attached to her body in a daze. After confirming that her life was not taken away, she carefully raised her eyes and asked Li Shubai a natural question: "Excuse me, this is..."

"So I told you a long time ago." Li Shubai put on an indifferent expression and shrugged helplessly, "I was called by Theresa to help you solve the problem that has been bothering you for a long time. Even if you don't believe me, you should at least trust Theresa."

"Uh..." Hearing the implication of Li Shubai's words, Yaezakura blushed slightly, "Sorry... I thought..."

"Okay, I know what you mean, and I don't care about this kind of thing at all, so you don't have to explain it to me." Li Shubai waved his hand. "Compared to that kind of thing, you'd better think about how to explain the big sister monster on your head to Theresa."

"The big sister monster above my head?" Yaezakura blinked, her fox ears moved slightly, and then she raised her head.

Chapter 4 Emergency Food (crossed out) Ownership of Flying Fish Balls (k)

Yaesakura looked up and was stunned for a moment, then tilted her head, and a big question mark appeared above her head.

"Isn't there nothing on it?" Yaezakura said.

Li Shubai covered his mouth and tried to hold back his laughter.

Suddenly, Yaezakura realized a very serious problem.

Were the pair of fox ears on top of her head held by something?

Yaezakura was silent for a moment, then quickly passed her palm between her two pairs of fox ears, placed the little thing in her palm in front of her body, and slowly spread out her five fingers.

The reason why Yaezakura didn't see this little thing when she raised her head just now was because it was grabbing the pair of perky fox ears, so as Yaezakura raised her head, it moved backwards along with her head and remained in her blind spot.

Yaezakura looked at the little thing sitting in her palm in a daze, her fox ears trembling slightly. Although she knew it was most likely the so-called "big sister monster" mentioned by Li Shubai, Yaezakura still couldn't help asking: "What is this?"

The thing she grabbed from the top of her head with lightning speed was a humanoid creature that looked like a puppet. It was wearing a small shrine maiden costume and had long cherry-colored hair similar to Yaezakura's. Its hair was tied into a neat high ponytail at the back of its head, and its bangs on its forehead were dyed with a hint of blood-red highlights.

The fox ears on this little thing's head are not as slender as those on Yaesakura's head, but are relatively wide. You can tell by just looking at them that they will feel very comfortable if you stroke them. The four furry fox tails behind it are trembling.

After being grabbed by Yaezakura, the little thing first stretched out its five fingers, looking a little puzzled as to why the thing in its hand disappeared inexplicably. Then it lowered its head, blinking its big, lively eyes, and stared blankly at the sworn hands spread out beneath it.

When the little creature realized that it was sitting in someone else's palm, it shuddered all over, and its fox ears suddenly became limp. Then, without hesitation, it turned around and squatted, facing its butt towards Yaezakura, raised its two short arms to hug its head, and wrapped its body like a tortoise shell, muttering in a low voice: "Can't see me, can't see me, can't see me..."

"Can talk?" The expression on Yaesakura's face became more and more confused. She raised her other arm, stretched out her index finger, gently reached into the gaps between the four fox tails, and peeled them off one by one.

“Ah!!” Feeling that the “turtle shell” that protected it was being disintegrated bit by bit by the foreign invaders, the little creature screamed in extreme fear: “No, don’t eat me!! I’m not delicious!!”

The excessive fear made it instinctively raise its head, and then, when it saw Li Shubai who was trying not to laugh, the sound of fear suddenly turned into a cry for help filled with joy: "Boss, save me!!"

"Puff..." Li Shubai, who was happily eating a melon, ended up eating his head with a mouthful of melon. He almost couldn't catch his breath, and his face was full of confusion: "Boss... Boss?"

Before Li Shubai understood the meaning of the word "boss", he felt something hit his chest.

The soft touch felt like being hit by a stuffed toy.

As if it had seen a savior in despair, the little creature leaped towards Li Shubai's chest in a parabola like a suckling swallow. It grabbed the breast pocket of Li Shubai's clothes, tears streaming down its face, its voice filled with endless grievance: "Boss... Boss! Help! Someone is going to eat me, wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu..."

Looking at the little creature crying and snotting, Yaezakura showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Even with her peaceful personality, she still felt a little depressed when someone kept shouting that they wanted to eat her.

"Well... well... you misunderstood." Yaezakura raised a hand and couldn't help but clarify: "I have no intention of eating you. If my behavior just now caused you to misunderstand, please forgive my rudeness."

"Wow... this... this sound is..." The little creature's nose twitched. After hearing Yaezakura's voice, it turned around while sobbing, and then when it saw the miko in front of it, its eyes widened: "Big... Big sister?!"

The little creature loosened its small hand that was pinching Li Shubai's chest strap and burst into laughter: "What? It turns out to be you, big sister! I thought I met some two-legged beast that feeds on the Scarlet Jade Pills!"

The innocent words of the little creature made Yaezakura and Li Shubai couldn't help but droop a few black lines on their foreheads at the same time.

The corners of Yaesakura's eyes twitched. She raised her eyes, looked around the tiny body of the creature, and stared silently at Li Shubai with a look mixed with confusion and condemnation, as if waiting for his explanation.

Feeling Yaezakura's gaze waiting for his explanation, Li Shubai suddenly had the urge to slap himself hard on the mouth, thinking, why can't you change your bad habit of slipping your tongue when you relax? Because of this bad habit, he has suffered so much and still hasn't learned his lesson.