The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

Even through a thick layer of softness, Yulandel's palm could still clearly feel the pulsation coming from inside the chest cavity.

Boom, boom, boom.

Although Youlandel likes Li Shubai, at the same time, her feelings towards Li Shubai are vague.

She didn't know Li Shubai. Even though she knew about the "Captain" from the Valkyries on Hyperion, the actual time she and Li Shubai had known each other was less than twenty-four hours.

To be precise, if we only count the time they spent together face to face, it would be only about four hours.

The reason why she confirmed her feelings in such a short time, and launched a blitzkrieg against Li Shubai that was beyond everyone's expectations, throwing a straight ball that couldn't be straighter, was because of the influence of another self...Tengen Qiying.

After recognizing that Tianyuan Qiying was another self who "came from the future" and was "better and more correct", Yulandel accepted everything about Tianyuan Qiying without much resistance.

Although due to the limitations of consciousness mapping, Youlandel did not obtain all of Tianyuan Qiying's memories, but even so, Tianyuan Qiying's unconcealed love for Li Shubai still remained in her consciousness.

Since she has accepted Tianyuan Qiying and acknowledged the fact that she is the one, Yulandel naturally cannot resist Tianyuan Qiying's choice. Li Shubai is the man chosen by Tianyuan Qiying, so naturally, he should also be the right person for her.

She doesn't want the person she chooses to continue expressing love to other people, nor does she want the person she chooses to say things like "I'm your wife" to other people.

But at the same time, Youlandel also knew that this wish was undoubtedly unreasonable for Li Shubai, who had no relationship with her.

If you want him to say this to you alone, then you must have the corresponding awareness and take equal actions.

Yulandel's view on love is different from Li Shubai's. In her opinion, she doesn't need a reason to like him. The feeling of "not wanting Li Shubai to say something like 'I'm your wife' to other people" is enough to prove that she really likes him.

Based on this idea, the night before yesterday, Youlandel offered "herself" to Li Shubai as an olive branch... But even if they confirmed their feelings for each other, it did not mean that they had a deeper understanding of each other.

...It was not until now, after seeing Li Shubai's slightly trembling shoulders, that Youlandel finally understood.

The real reason why "myself" and all the Valkyries on the Hyperion, including Alicia, like the "Captain" - Li Shubai.

It was because she understood this reason that Yulandel's heart began to beat uncontrollably.

Oh no...oh no...She touched her chest and lowered her head quietly. Her dignified and beautiful face had turned red without her knowing when.

...True love, the feeling that the other "me" has for the captain...is this the feeling?

He has been watching us, watching the path we have walked, and has devoted his heart to it, and sincerely wishes each of us happiness...

It is for this reason that he feels pain from the bottom of his heart when he sees the tragedy we encounter.

Yes... Even if Senior Alicia didn't care about the ending she got, even Li Shubai himself knew that the ending was good enough for Alicia.

But even so, he still feels sad about it, and still hopes that he can rewrite the story. For this reason, he is willing to risk his life and memory, and change his position as a bystander, a chess piece to participate in the tragedy that may happen.

Therefore, he is the captain and the one recognized by everyone.

Li Shubai was not aware of Youlandel's change of heart. After secretly wiping away the tears from his eyes, he took a deep breath, cheered himself up, raised his face again, and said in a hoarse voice: "No...nothing like that. Anyway, I hope you don't feel bad."

Saying such words with a tear-stained face is not convincing at all. Although Alicia wanted to say so, after hesitating for a moment, the considerate fairy lady finally chose not to further reveal Li Shubai's defense, but just looked at him with a smile.

After all, on the screen, the final dance between the future Mei Raiden and Alicia has come to an end.

Next... on the screen, after they defeat the Herrscher of Corrosion in the future...

...That is, they who are standing in the military situation room are intervening in the future.

Chapter 4 A sudden visit from another world (k)

Main storyline world.

— September 2017, 10.

After several days of continuous rain, the town of Klosten finally welcomed the long-awaited sunshine in the autumn.

After the battle between them and Bishop Otto ended, the smoke and fighting spirit entrenched in the town were gradually washed away by the rain. Under Theresa's leadership, the residents who were still taking refuge returned to the town one after another, and this ancient city gradually recovered in a peaceful and comfortable atmosphere.

On the outskirts of Klosten, the first ray of sunshine shone into the town through the gaps in the clouds. Theresa dragged her tired body out of the town and walked slowly along the direction of the Shaniyat Bridge all the way to the Hyperion anchored in the south.

"Alas, the resettlement of residents is finally over..." Theresa rubbed her aching forehead and sighed softly, "Next, I have to go find Einstein and the others to discuss the action plan of the New Mandate. Kiana and the others... should have been in place in Hyperion."

Although the battle with Otto was exhausting enough, it was only after the battle that Theresa finally realized that... even more troubles were waiting for her.

The resettlement of residents after the war, the operation of the destiny after leaving Otto, and all the ways to deal with various media... To be honest, if it weren't for the shackles of responsibility that firmly fixed her in this position, with Theresa's somewhat slacking attitude when she took office as the dean of St. Freya's College, she might have already started looking for a way to escape.

Even though the changes were made under pressure from the current situation, after taking over the affairs of the Mandate bit by bit, the current Bishop of the Mandate, named Theresa, did receive considerable training, and gradually grew rapidly following in the footsteps of Otto and everyone else.

Theresa and other former employees of the Destiny Headquarters, such as Amber and Rita, led the Destiny Headquarters to get used to the way things were done after Bishop Otto left. Everyone was doing their job conscientiously. Apart from being a little busier, there didn't seem to be any substantial changes.

Until now, in Theresa's eyes, the series of events that happened in the past few days were like a hazy illusion, making it difficult for her to have any real feelings from the bottom of her heart.

Perhaps it was for this reason that she always felt... maybe, at some extremely sudden time, the person who had always brought her a deep impact and psychological trauma would appear in a corner of the world without any signs, and then make a big fuss as if nothing had happened, and make some strange news...

Just as Theresa shook her head in self-mockery, saying in her heart that the man had obviously really left her.

——Boom! With a deafening explosion, the Hyperion, anchored on the sea level outside the town, suddenly lit up with a sharp flame.

Just now she was still in fear of Otto, but the next second she saw a sudden explosion somewhere on the Hyperion. Theresa was so frightened that she was shocked.

"What--?!" She stared in amazement at the thick smoke rising from the deck of the Hyperion. Before Theresa could fully understand the current situation, her personal communication terminal suddenly echoed rapidly.

She took out her communication terminal in a hurry while running towards the Hyperion. When she saw the contact person, she breathed a sigh of relief and answered the call: "This is Theresa, Dr. Einstein, what happened?"

She originally thought that she would get an answer from Einstein such as "Ms. Changguang's experiment failed" or "Some explosive invented by Dr. Tesla suddenly lost control", which were also accidents, but not particularly serious accidents, but -

"Unfortunately, bad news, Ms. Theresa." Einstein's inorganic and calm voice mercilessly suppressed Theresa's expectations. "Although I don't understand why, but... the Hyperion was invaded by others."

After thinking for a moment, Einstein added: "It's not an intrusion in the cyber sense, but in the physical sense."

"What is the identity of the intruder?" Theresa said briefly, trying to grasp the current emergency as quickly as possible.

"I don't know." Einstein answered without hesitation.

"I don't know?" Theresa was stunned for a moment. "Is it impossible to identify the intruder?"

"It's not that we can't identify the intruder... it's that the surveillance camera has been unable to capture the intruder's face." Einstein's tone was helpless. "Although Miss Kiana stationed on the Hyperion tried to use space transfer to quickly track the intruder's tracks, she was constantly thrown off by the intruder... The explosion just now was the result of her using the power of fire after seeing the intruder's back from a distance, trying to deter the intruder. But now it seems that the effect is not ideal."

"Kiana, the Herrscher of the Void, can't even keep up with the invader?" Theresa was stunned. It would have been fine if Kiana couldn't beat the invader, but Cuteinstein told her that Kiana, who possessed the power of the void and could move freely throughout all places on the Hyperion, couldn't even touch the invader?

Who is that guy? Theresa's mouth twitched. Could it be that grandpa really did it?

"According to Kiana's testimony, this intruder... seems to possess some kind of power similar to Fu Hua's Yu Duchen, which can directly interfere with consciousness." Just as Theresa began to doubt Otto, Einstein's bland and inorganic voice came out from the communication terminal again: "Every time Kiana catches up with the other party through the ability of space transfer, the figure in front of us will suddenly dissipate, so that we can't even identify the specific characteristics of the intruder until now, but judging from the body shape before the mist dissipates, the intruder should be a man, and his age... doesn't seem to be very old."

"In short, we have notified all frontline combatants and asked them to return to the Hyperion as soon as possible. Ms. Theresa, you..."

"No need to say, I'm right next to the Hyperion." After injecting a huge amount of strength into her feet, Theresa nimbly jumped to the top of the Hyperion. She interrupted Einstein's words and came to the A squad just above the ship, next to the hole left on the hull by the explosion caused by Kiana's power of fire not long ago. She gave clear instructions at a very fast speed: "Close all the hatches of the Hyperion, and then tell Kiana to force the invader to the direction of the explosion just now."

“……” There was no response from the communicator.

Theresa's heart trembled, and she asked cautiously, "Dr. Einstein."

After a faint electric sound, an unfamiliar male voice suddenly rang out from the communicator. Judging from the tone of the voice, it was probably a teenager around fifteen years old.

"Oh my god! Are you really that serious? You even let Kiana use the Fire Sword to chop me?! You know that this can kill people?!" The strange boy's voice sounded a little exasperated. "I just want to borrow your electronic equipment to search the Internet for something? Do you have to surround and attack me like this?! Are you crazy?!"

"......?" Theresa was stunned by the intruder's angry curse. So if you invaded our ship, it would be our problem if we came to arrest you?

"Tianming's electronic equipment is not something that outsiders can borrow casually." Just when Theresa's mind was a little confused, a steady and heroic female voice suddenly sounded in her ears.

Theresa turned her head and saw Yulandel rushing to her side as expected: "Yulandel, have you also received instructions from Einstein?"

"Yes, but I really didn't expect to encounter such a rampant invader." Yulandel glanced at Theresa, nodded, and said calmly and calmly, "I have already notified Miss Rita and Miss Bronya, and all the frontline fighters will be here soon. The nearby airspace will soon be completely blocked by Destiny's drones under the instructions of Miss Amber. No matter who this rampant invader is, he will not be able to escape from Destiny's grasp."

“Three S-class and two Herrschers?!” the invader said in a voice that sounded like he was in a state of headache, “You guys really came out in full force, without caring about your own combat power at all!”

"You are actually still in the mood to talk to me. However, judging from your tone, you seem to have a very deep understanding of us." Yulandel's tone did not waver at all. "But, you are right. After all, this is the first actual combat that Bishop Theresa has encountered since taking office. Of course, we have to produce a good result."

There was no response from the other end of the communicator, but both Yulandel and Theresa vaguely heard a roar of frustration that seemed to come from a long distance away.

Firewood——

That was Kiana's voice. It was hard to imagine that after experiencing growth and hardships, she would make such an uncalm voice. She must have been a little annoyed by the intruder. Yulandel and Theresa, who were ready for battle, thought at the same time.

——Draw the sword!!

"Damn! I solved it! I found the location of the Herrscher of Corrosion! Yulandel! Alicia! Pay attention to the enemy! Xiaoshi! Use your sword to take the three of us out!" The invader's anxious voice came impatiently from the communicator, and it sounded like he was communicating something with the person next to him.

Huh? Hearing the words "Yulandel", Yulandel and Theresa, who were tense all over, could not help but be stunned for a moment. Then in the next second, three responses came from the communicator, which made the two of them stunned.

"Understood! Captain!"

"I know, I know~ You really are a boy who likes to order people around~"

"Ha! What are you afraid of? Youlandel is just a defeated enemy of mine!"

Although there was an ethereal, pretty and pleasant female voice in the middle that they didn't recognize, Yulandel and Theresa still recognized the other two people at once.

——That was undoubtedly the voice of Yulandel and Fu Hua.

Before her brain understood what was happening, she felt a biting chill and took out her weapons without hesitation.

Without using the power of Kaslana's stigma, in order to be able to meet the opponent's attack as quickly as possible, Yulandel completed the casting of her golden armor in less than a millisecond.

Although she has indeed obtained the full power of Kaslana's stigmata, it has only been less than a week since the day the stigmata was awakened. If she had not encountered an opponent like the false god Otto who must be defeated with stronger power, Yulandel would still be more adept at using the power of Star Armor.

However, when Yulandel saw the pitch-black spear flying towards her, she knew that this was not the right choice.

Although Yulandel couldn't understand why the holy scar weapon "Atagina of Midnight" that was supposed to belong to her alone would appear in this place, she knew that the black knight's gun in front of her could never be stopped by the power of the Star Armor.

Fortunately, whether it was because he had no intention to kill or because the opponent attacked in a hurry and failed to aim at him completely, the trajectory of the knight's spear was not fatal.

After gathering the power of the stars in her hands, Yulandel turned her body sideways and aimed the transparent Star Abyss Phantom Spear at the knight's spear and swept it fiercely.

The Xingyuan Fantasy Spear shattered, and Midnight's Atagina remained the same, but even so, the huge force still penetrated into the inside of the knight's spear and successfully made it deviate from the predetermined trajectory and fly in a parabola towards the ocean.

Before Youlan Daier could recover, a deafening explosion swept over, and the power of Xinyan's sword was fully unleashed! The huge shock wave mercilessly tore through the white deck, and also swept something away.

It was a round ball of light. The energy body emitting light was spreading cracks under the tyrannical power of Xinyan's sword. But even so, the ball of light was still solid in the storm of light and flames, protecting the four people in it.

Eden Star Shield Mode.

Although they had prepared themselves mentally after hearing the sound, when Yulandel and Theresa saw the four figures protected by the glowing sphere, their pupils still couldn't help but shrink slightly.

Not to mention the pink-haired woman and the young man whom they didn't know, the other two people were clearly Yulandel and Fu Hua herself.

What on earth is going on?!

Chapter 4: Kiana: Watch me catch them back (k)

The confusion and bewilderment in her heart did not have much impact on Yulandel's actions.

Even when faced with such an unexpected situation, what she had to do remained unchanged.

...Let’s leave these questions for later and find answers. As for now, we must stop these four invaders first and never let them leave like this!

After making up her mind, Yulandel suppressed her bewilderment and confusion. After the explosive power of the Fire King Sword forced the already broken energy shield out of the Hyperion, blue particles quickly gathered on her body and detonated a billowing azure smoke behind her.

In less than a millisecond, Yulandel completed the arming of the brilliant knight Yuepo and increased her speed to beyond the speed of sound, and quickly approached the direction of the four invaders.

The azure comet shortened the distance between itself and the energy light body in the blink of an eye.

However, Yulandel's pupils, who was flying towards the invader at a high speed, slightly condensed when she saw the scene in front of her.

When he used Yuepo's flight module to quickly approach the invaders, the energy shield generated by the Star of Eden finally collapsed completely, revealing four figures contained in it. Among them, the woman who looked like Fu Hua and two other figures, a man and a woman he didn't know, were each stepping on three broad swords in the air. The other one, "Yulandel" like himself, had also completed the armament of the Shining Knight Yuepo like himself, and was flying towards this side at a speed equal to that of himself.

Two azure blue comets drew two beautiful yet deadly light trails and collided and overlapped in the sky.

A huge explosion accompanied by a shock wave that stirred up the sea waves spread out at lightning speed. After a moment of conflict, the two comets quickly separated, and then... collided again!

Fist against fist, brute force against brute force, after several rounds of confrontation, Yulandel had basically figured out the opponent's strength. It was also because of these rounds of close-range confrontations that she was able to clearly see the appearance and face of that "Yulandel".

Although he is slightly weaker than me and seems shorter, this is what I looked like two years ago.

But there is no doubt that no matter what her true identity is, the power possessed by this "Yulandel" is real.

Is this a clone created by Bishop Otto...?

No, probably not.

Yulandel bit her lip. Although she could not say that she knew Bishop Otto completely, she was very sure that even Bishop Otto would not be able to create a clone that had fully awakened Kaslana's stigmata.

Just as Yulandel's thoughts were gradually filled with anxiety, the sound of thunder without light suddenly broke through the sky. When she realized that it was the aftereffect of the drone of Destiny breaking through the sound barrier, Yulandel couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Under the sky where the clouds were gradually dispersing, a total of nine drones flew here from the east, south and west, and quickly formed a tight aerial encirclement towards the three people who were flying on the swords.

Although they were destiny’s drones, on the outside of several of them, there were several imposing figures standing tall in the wind.

Bronya Zajcek.

Theresa Apokalis.