The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

"Not entirely." Ji Zi smiled, "If you really want my body... then there's nothing wrong with that."

"..." Shit! Li Shubai thought to himself that this hungry guy was invincible from the very beginning!

"What do you want to know?" Li Shubai said with a dark face, "If you still want to ask me why I helped you awaken the Natural Stigma, my answer will not change."

"So... you like me?" Ji Zi narrowed her eyes slightly, with a dangerous light in her eyes, "Then shall we continue?"

"So, can you think of anything else besides that yellow garbage?" Li Shubai glared at Ji Zi and said unhappily, "I just don't want you to lose your life so easily."

"You said that as if you saw me die in front of you." Ji Zi said in a strange tone, "So you do have a good impression and good intentions towards me, but it's far from the point of being greedy for my body...Isn't that right?"

"Who would have thought you were so hungry." Li Shubai glared at Ji Zi, "Even if you were pretending, have you ever thought about the possibility that I would really kill you right here?"

"Humph, you're the one who dared not touch me even after knocking me out?" Ji Zi snorted disdainfully, "Who's afraid of who?"

"I'm afraid of you." Li Shubai was so angry that he turned his head away unhappily. "Anyway, if you really feel that you owe me something, then live well and don't teach someone a final lesson in front of me. That's the best way to repay me."

"......?" What does this mean? Ji Zi tilted her head in confusion, frowning slightly: "The last lesson in front of you? What does this mean? You might as well make your words clearer. Being vague is not a good habit."

"...I don't want to explain this to you." Li Shubai irritably broke free from Ji Zi's hand that was holding his wrist, and then rubbed his arm. "You... don't need to know about this now. I'll go back to the dormitory first."

After saying that, without waiting for Ji Zi's response, Li Shubai lowered his head, walked quickly to the door of the office, pushed it open, and left quietly.

"This kid... has quite a bad temper." Ji Zi looked at the still shaking door with a puzzled expression and turned her wrist.

For some reason, the moment Li Shubai broke free from her grasp, Ji Zi always felt that there was an unsuppressible sadness in his eyes.

Giving others a final lesson... eh?

Ji Zi carefully chewed over the words Li Shubai left before he left, with a pensive expression on her face.

Outside the office door, Rita [Lost Rosemary], hiding in the shadows, leaned against the wall of the corridor, silently watching Li Shubai's hurriedly leaving back.

Somewhere in the quantum sea.

A dark, empty room.

Although this empty room is dark and narrow, compared to the disordered, chaotic and dangerous environment of the Quantum Sea, this dim room can at least allow the Phantom Butterfly that fell into the sea to have a comfortable space that belongs only to it.

It is difficult for anything interesting to happen in the quantum sea. This folded plane, where even the laws of physics are completely different from those in the real world, is strange and dangerous in the eyes of any species that can be called a living thing.

Even simply breathing can be fatal to humans who crave air to survive.

If her body had not been completely transformed into a quantum state that could barely move in the quantum sea, and if she had not to a certain extent touched the power buried in her body, the girl named Xier Fule'ai would not have been able to survive easily in this plane full of toxins.

But even so, the danger of the quantum sea cannot be eliminated.

So, with the help of another [Xier], she created this empty room to resist the danger from the outside world.

For humans with a normal sense of time, waiting for too long is dangerous enough to cause mental disorder. In order to ensure that her thinking is not distorted by time, Xier will fall into a deep sleep in this empty room during most of the waiting time.

At least in her dreams, she might be able to meet her companions again.

But for the other [Seele], the passage of time... is slightly different.

Whether it is the understanding of power, the way of thinking and behaving, or the ability to perceive abnormal things... in all these aspects, [Seele] is not on the same level as her other self.

The moment she entered the Quantum Sea, she realized that deep in this already extremely dangerous Quantum Sea... there was something even more dangerous, lurking in the dark like a [snake] entrenched in a shadow cave.

So, when this [snake] appeared in front of her, [Xier] was not surprised at all.

Although... She originally wanted to say this...

"Ah! Found it!"

In a soft voice filled with joy, [Xier] looked at Xier [His Other Side Twin] who suddenly broke into the room with a confused look on her face, and her thoughts were a little stuck.

Another me…what happened? Seemingly sensing Xier’s sudden and volatile mood swings, Xier, who had fallen into a deep sleep, was suddenly awakened.

Then, as expected—

Eh? Another...another Xi'er?!

——Xier woke up in shock, and after observing the situation outside through [Xier]'s vision, she fell into a state of confusion and breakdown, just like [Xier].

After all, [Xier] possesses a much stronger fighting instinct than Xier herself, and after being confused and stunned for a moment, she quickly came to her senses.

Where is Xi'er now? In the depths of his own consciousness, and just now he exclaimed because he saw the existence of the twins on the other side.

So based on common sense, the second Xier in front of us is of course fake.

When she realized this, Xier's eyes suddenly turned cold. She spread out her five fingers, and the terrifying giant claws suddenly floated behind her through the shadows.

[Seele] didn't like anyone casually entering this bubble of a world she created to protect Seele, not to mention that - this bastard actually pretended to be Seele!

No matter who she is, she dared to pretend to be Xi'er in front of me...she was courting death!!

"Alas! Wait!"

Wait, another me!

As if they had sensed the murderous intent surging from Xier's chest, the twins on the other side and the other Xier deep in Xier's consciousness simultaneously made anxious noises to stop her.

But it was too slow. In just a blink of an eye, [Xier]'s body flashed in front of the twins on the other side. The huge alien claws drew an exaggerated and deadly arc in the air and attacked the opponent's body in one breath!

However, the alien claws that tried to tear everything apart were stopped by another pair of sharper alien claws with a rough collision sound.

After easily blocking the sudden attack from [Xier] for the twins on the other side, the third Xier who suddenly appeared in this world - Nightmare Xingyuan's blood-red pupils flashed with dangerous and cruel anger.

The moment she saw Nightmare Star Abyss, Xier's pupils suddenly shrank.

This wild and seductive posture, could it be...

Not only [Xier], but also Xier, who had been observing the outside world through [Xier's] vision, was speechless when she saw the Nightmare Star Abyss.

"Do you want to die?" A cruel arc rose up at the corner of Yan Ye Xingyuan's mouth. She gently clenched her five fingers to resist the opponent's giant claw. The claw suddenly burst out with a force that [Xier] could not resist, and crushed her with her claws, and deeply embedded in the ground.

Chapter 4: Snake Shadow in the Night (k)

The ground was engraved with several deep scratches, and the clanging sound similar to that of iron chains colliding rang out densely in this not-so-spacious world bubble.

As Nightmare Xingyuan controlled his chain claws, he overwhelmed his opponent without any suspense. The impact that could shatter an ordinary person's body into pieces in an instant mercilessly penetrated [Xier]'s entire body.

"Hmm..." An unnatural and distressed sound came out of [Xier]'s mouth.

She half-squatted, crossed her arms in front of herself, and used her two huge alien black claws to desperately resist the overwhelming power of Nightmare Star Abyss.

"Do you still want to continue resisting?" Yan Ye Xingyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his blood-red pupils flashing with cruel desires without disguising, "Or do you want to commit suicide? If that's the case, I'd be happy to lend you a hand."

"..." Although both momentum and strength were completely overwhelmed by Yan Ye Xing Yuan, for some reason, [Xier]'s face, which was no different from the other party, suddenly showed a mocking smile.

Another me! Are you okay?

Desperately ignoring the anxious voice of another self deep in her heart, [Xi'er] slightly raised her gaze, and her blood-red pupils, which were exactly the same as Yan Ye Xingyuan's, were full of disdain and ridicule: "Humph, how ridiculous... What? Because I didn't protect her well, I vented my anger and unwillingness on another self without any reason?"

"..."Yan Ye Xingyuan narrowed her red eyes slightly. She raised her arm and tried to further inject strength into the star armor, but was grabbed by another white-gloved hand with a firm and unquestionable force.

"No fighting! Xi'er, stop it!" The twins from the other shore spoke firmly in their usual soft voices. At the same time, they looked at the ugly Yan Ye Xing Yuan with pleading eyes, "I know you have always been worried about the other Xi'er... But we appeared in this world to help her leave here, so..."

"Tsk... Of course I know. You don't need to remind me." Yan Ye Xingyuan broke free from Xier's hand unhappily. She shifted her gaze to the front, snorted coldly, and gently hooked her fingers.

Under the command of Nightmare Star Abyss, the chain claws against the two giant claws controlled by [Xier] pulled away the overwhelming force, but they did not return to Nightmare Star Abyss. Instead, they circled around [Xier]'s body several times and finally tied her body up like a caterpillar.

Having exhausted all her strength and temporarily lost the ability to resist, [Xier] could only watch as Nightmare Star Abyss tied up her body.

After tying up [Xier], Yan Ye Xingyuan raised his arms and snapped his fingers.

In an instant, the world bubble, which was not very spacious, shattered into countless pieces with a sound similar to that of broken glass, and the chaotic and disordered scenery of the quantum sea appeared in the eyes of several Xiers again.

Originally, this dim room was a world bubble created by [Seele] in order to give Seele a safe place to live in the quantum sea. It would be easy for Nightmare Xingyuan, who was also Seele, to dissolve it.

After the world bubble dissipated, [Seele] subconsciously looked around, and her pupils shrank slightly when she saw two girls with blonde hair and silver hair.

The ones waiting outside the world bubble were naturally the Herrscher of Fire and the Gurashina Rider, who were also able to travel in the quantum sea through their own abilities. The two sisters looked at Seer, who was completely restrained by Nightmare Star Abyss, then looked at the expressionless Nightmare Star Abyss and the somewhat embarrassed Twins of the Other Shore, then looked at each other, and after roughly guessing the outline of the story, they shook their heads a little helplessly.

In fact, most of the members of the Hyperion know the source of Seele's power. In certain circumstances, if the power of the [Twins] is not enough to cope with the current crisis, the twins on the other side can also rely on the other [Seele] to forcibly awaken the full power of the [Star Armor] in this body and enter a state exactly the same as Nightmare Star Abyss.

However, the reason why Nightmare Star Abyss can always maintain the star armor state is slightly different from that of the Twins on the Other Shore.

Although in essence, Nightmare Xingyuan and the Twins from the Other Shore are the same person, however, unlike the Twins from the Other Shore, there is no other Xier in Nightmare Xingyuan's body.

Tianyuan Qiying took a quick look at Xi'er's body and thought for a moment: "Let's take her back to Xumi Mustard Seed first, Kiana."

"Wait a moment." The Herrscher of Fire said, "I'll leave a coordinate here first."

Unlike Kevin who sank to the bottom of the Quantum Sea, because he created a world bubble shortly after sinking into the Quantum Sea and did not take much action while in it, [Xier]'s current location is actually not very far from the real time.

In this place, even without relying on the coordinates on Seele, the Herrscher of Fire can rely on his own power of space to forcibly reach the captain's native world.

But before returning to the real world, they must first find a way to settle Xier in this world.

Because of the X10 experiment conducted by Cocolia, an excessive amount of Honkai energy was injected into her body, causing the stigmata to be forcibly activated and out of control. Therefore, Seele now does not have what can be called a physical body like ordinary people.

Although everyone present can observe Xier's existence, they can observe Xier until now because of their own special abilities.

Needless to say, Nightmare Star Abyss and the Twins of the Other Shore, Tianyuan Qiying himself also possesses the power of Star Armor, not to mention the Herrscher of Fire and Flame. Therefore, for them, it is a piece of cake to observe Xier in the quantum state.

To restore Seele from the quantum state to the normal material state is the biggest problem they have to solve after finding Seele.

Far Eastern Time January 2014, 1

6:30 PM.

When his brain calmed down, Li Shubai came to his senses and found himself in a dark forest.

After leaving St. Freya's College, Li Shubai did not return to the dormitory as Raiden Mei said, but followed the route he had taken in the morning and walked towards the back mountain in the northwest corner of the city.

Regarding the matter of Yaezakura... Early this morning, Li Shubai did help her solve the problem of Feiyukumaru, but after all, it was impossible for her to stay in his own research institute all the time. In addition, Theresa had a special training plan for Kiana tonight, so Li Shubai had to step into this deserted back mountain for the second time after the sun went down.

There were tiny dark clouds floating in the dark sky, and the trees were swaying slightly in the cold winter wind.

He didn't feel much during the day, but at night, when Li Shubai entered this young forest again, he suddenly felt that sinking into the dark forest became terrifying.

"Tsk... I can use the Key of God freely, but why does it still feel so eerie..." Walking on the deserted asphalt road, Li Shubai rubbed his cold shoulders with a creepy feeling, his nose twitched, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself in a voice that only he could hear, "And... why do I always feel a strange fishy smell?"

The wet air wrapped around his skin like sticky saliva. Was it because the darkness weakened his vision while amplifying his other senses? The deeper he went into the back mountain, the more Li Shubai felt that he seemed to smell something he couldn't smell during the day, and his ears became unusually noisy.

This ominous feeling made Li Shubai feel like a frog that had seen a snake. He couldn't help but feel goosebumps all over his body. Every time he took a step deeper into the mountains, a strange feeling of numbness would run through his back.

Hiss... Could it be that I was really targeted by a snake? Li Shubai thought to himself that this was not right. Even if there really were snakes living in this back mountain, they should have already fallen into a state of hibernation in such cold weather.

What's even more strange is that although the sounds and touches around him were quite abnormal, Li Shubai didn't feel much life.

The research institute was built in the back mountain in order to prevent others from knowing its specific location. The large animals living here should have been expelled or hunted by the people of the Tianming Far East Branch long ago.

At a certain moment, Li Shubai's body suddenly froze as if it was frozen.

...Just now, he seemed to hear a slight friction sound coming from the woods next to him.

Li Shubai was sweating and shuddering. He swallowed his saliva and silently took out the double guns called the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire from Hyperion's arsenal. After thinking for a while, he felt uneasy and connected the safety pins of the double guns to each other, and transformed the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire into a great sword.

Li Shubai, holding the hilt of the Skyfire Sword, felt relieved. He held the huge golden sword in front of him with both hands, then quietly turned his feet and looked around vigilantly: "Come out."

Of course there was no response.

But Li Shubai heard more and more clearly the sound of something rubbing against the tree trunk. This time, even the hissing sound of a poisonous snake was heard.

Zhuo! Could it be some snake-shaped Honkai beast? Li Shubai roared in his heart.

Although he prided himself on being a man of integrity, Li Shubai was completely unable to cope with this slippery thing. Even with the Skyfire Sword in his hand, he could not suppress the nausea that came from his physiological instinct.

Wait? He suddenly thought of something and his eyes widened. A snake-shaped Honkai beast?

That moment of hesitation was a fatal mistake for a venomous snake hunting its prey.

There was no sign, or in other words, an imperceptible change suddenly occurred in a place that no normal person would have thought of.

That is Li Shubai's shadow.

Li Shubai, who was holding the Skyfire Sword, froze suddenly because he felt his ankle being swallowed by a touch similar to mud.

He lowered his head slightly, his neck creaking like a rusty robot. When he saw his feet stuck in a pool of mud, his scalp tingled and he opened his mouth: "Holy crap!!!"

At this point, he had almost guessed what had suddenly attacked him.

From the very beginning, the numbness on my back, the sticky touch of the air, the fishy smell at the tip of my nose, and the surrounding environment that was obviously lifeless but still noisy, all of these were not illusions, but real things.

Before thinking about why he was attacked by that person, Li Shubai jumped up almost as a conditioned reflex.

The body leaped up and easily broke free from the mud that was lingering around the soles of his feet.

But in the next second, Li Shubai realized what a stupid thing he had done.

From the mud, a huge snake shadow jumped out at a speed that was impossible for people to see clearly, and opened its bloody mouth towards Li Shubai who was in mid-air at lightning speed.