The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

She looked around and it was exactly the same as before she entered the submarine chamber. The area was full of people. The charming, pretty, or childish faces that came closer to her and the eyes that stared at her made the Herrscher of Fire feel like a giant panda being watched in a zoo.

She suddenly felt as if her hands were grasped by another pair of soft, boneless hands. The Herrscher of Fire turned her head and saw Aponia's slightly narrowed eyes.

"Welcome back, Miss Kiana." Aponya's tone was as gentle as ever, as if she was comforting the person in front of her. "I see that you seem very tired. If I do this, will it make you feel better?"

"Um...thank you, thank you." For some reason, the moment he saw Aponia, the Herrscher of Fire and Flame seemed to remember something and retracted his hand as if he had received an electric shock. He scratched his face in embarrassment, then took a deep breath, calmed himself down a little, and said bluntly: "Let me talk about what you are most concerned about first. I met the captain, but...his current situation is not safe."

"Kiana, what's going on with the captain?" Theresa frowned, her tone full of unconcealed worry. "Not long ago, the management system of the material warehouse suddenly started up and automatically allocated an emergency resuscitation needle to the captain. Although the inventory of emergency resuscitation needles has basically not changed since a long time ago, and in most cases, we don't need that thing, but... if you need to use the emergency resuscitation needle, it must be a very serious problem, right?"

"Hmm... how should I put it." The Herrscher of Firefire nodded, and hesitated for a while to consider his words, and glanced in the direction of the two Raiden Meis standing next to him, "Let me tell you the conclusion first. From the results, the world I arrived at is at the time of the third Houkai outbreak."

"The third collapse? In 2014?"

"Yeah." Kiana nodded. "Although the captain's intervention caused Cocolia, who had actively triggered the third Honkai Impact, to go to jail, it seems that it was also because of this reason that the World Snake from that parallel world took the initiative to take action."

"If that's the case, then isn't the servant in danger?" The Herrscher of the Void spoke with a calm voice, worrying. She narrowed her beautifully patterned golden eyes and asked, "Why didn't you follow the servants and leave the city occupied by the Honkai, but returned to your container so early? Didn't the woman who controlled your consciousness give you a full seventy-two hours? If he gets hurt, who will take care of me?"

"Regarding this question..." The Herrscher of Fire and Flame hesitated for a moment, and said hesitantly: "I think this is probably because the consciousness projected by the consciousness mapping will also dissipate prematurely due to excessive consumption of its stored power."

"At that time, when I saw Gray Snake pointing a gun at the back of the captain's head, I and the original Kiana in that body seemed to have a resonance in an instant." The Herrscher of Fire recalled the scene before he came back, and said uncertainly: "It's like... we both felt each other's anger, so at that moment, she completely gave her body to me, allowing me to fully exert my original strength. What the bishop said, "Anger caused by love has the same power as love", should be this matter."

"That is to say, at that moment, you also fully exerted the full power of the Herrscher of Fire." The Herrscher of the Void said, "Then things will be easy. Where is the beacon of that world?"

"Ah?" The Herrscher of Firefire was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses all of a sudden, covered in cold sweat.

"I mean, the beacon of that parallel world." The voice of the Herrscher of Void suddenly turned cold after hearing the doubtful voice of the Herrscher of Fire and Flame. She stared at the Herrscher of Fire and Flame's smirking face, and was furious. "Don't tell me, you idiot, that even though you have completely regained your power, you still forgot your original purpose and never thought of leaving a beacon in that parallel world?"

"Uh... well, there are various reasons..." Perhaps because he was in the wrong, even though he had an absolute advantage in power, the Herrscher of Fire and Flame couldn't help but shrink his neck under the cold gaze of the Herrscher of Void.

The Herrscher of the Void sighed, "That's enough! I knew long ago that it would be better for me to do it myself than to rely on a fool like you! Woman who controls consciousness! Immediately project my consciousness onto Xilin, the world where the servant is now!"

"That..." But before Aponia could respond, the Herrscher of Fire and Fire weakly raised his hand: "...I think this won't work."

"Huh???" The Herrscher of the Void made a sound of incomprehension, "Why wouldn't this work?! I won't argue with the container like I did in that world. Don't you know yourself well? I'm just leaving a beacon. If I communicate well, the container shouldn't refuse me from borrowing her body because of this."

“I… I’m glad that you believe me, but no… that’s not the question…” The Herrscher of Fire and Flame lowered his head in embarrassment at the Herrscher of the Void’s rapid-fire words, his voice becoming softer and softer, “Maybe it’s because the power I used was too strong, so you in that world… have probably shrunk to the very bottom of your consciousness. I wanted to warn her before I left, but she refused to come out anyway. Consciousness mapping also requires the ability to capture the target, so…”

Xilin was hiding in the deepest part of her consciousness, so the consciousness projection from this side could not reach her at all.

At the end of his words, feeling the gaze of the Herrscher of the Void that was so angry that it almost turned into a curse, the voice of the Herrscher of Fire and Fire became weak.

Chapter 13: Primary Task

You can't hide the desire to stab someone.

A famous person once said: When a brave man is angry, he draws his sword against the stronger one; when a coward is angry, he draws his sword against the weaker one. According to this standard, the Herrscher of the Void feels that she must be a complete brave man. If conditions permit, she will definitely fight to the death with the Herrscher of Fire and Flame.

But the Herrscher of the Void eventually calmed down her thoughts that were almost boiling with anger. She sighed deeply as if to expel all the air in her body, and silently covered her face, not knowing what words to use to describe the feeling of powerlessness in her heart.

“Um…” The Herrscher of Fire looked embarrassed. He scratched his head awkwardly, turned his gaze to Aponia, and asked in a negotiating tone: “How about letting me do another consciousness mapping?”

Although in her timeline, her relationship with the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin, could be described as a life-and-death struggle, and the two of them would try to pierce each other's hearts when they met. However, the Herrscher of the Void in front of her was completely different from the one on her side. Although she was not keen on communicating with others, she had not done anything bad either. She looked cold as if her emotions were frozen, but when someone really wanted to ask her for help, she would basically not refuse. For example, now, she still insisted on calling the captain a servant, but as long as her eyesight was not a problem, everyone could see that her concern for the captain was no less than that of anyone else on Hyperion. She was a cold-faced but warm-hearted tsundere.

Therefore, the Herrscher of Fire and Flame did not hate the Herrscher of the Void on Hyperion, not to mention that she had really screwed the opponent badly this time. If possible, she wanted to make up for her mistake as much as possible.

However, things did not go as planned. Under the expectant gaze of the Herrscher of the Fire, Aponia shook her head gently but firmly: "Ms. Kiana, when you entered the consciousness submersible cabin, I should have told you that the reason why consciousness mapping technology cannot be widely popularized is because of its overly stringent requirements."

Aponia said softly, "Consciousness is huge and complex. Even for us fusion warriors with spiritual perception, it is impossible to fully understand the existence of consciousness. I don't know the specific situation of the captain's ability to completely synchronize the other party's personality memory, but for ordinary people, if the wavelength of the target's consciousness cannot match their own to a large extent, consciousness mapping will not be successful at all."

Aponia stared at Kiana's gaze, raised his finger, and gently tapped her forehead: "Even if you encounter another self in a parallel world, you can successfully project your consciousness into the other person's brain. For both you and Miss Kiana, consciousness mapping will still cause a serious burden. Therefore, before the experiment, I have already told you that you must be mentally prepared that you will not be able to perform consciousness mapping again for a long time."

"That is to say, not only me and the Herrscher of the Void, but also the younger me who has mastered the power with the help of the Herrscher of the Void and has not yet fully grown up, can't go to the captain's side." The Herrscher of Firewood lowered his head in frustration, "What have I done..."

The frustration was as heavy as a mountain. The fact that they had discovered the captain's location but were unable to bring him back to Hyperion made everyone on the Hyperion fall into silence.

"You are really useless. How long are you going to be depressed?" Finally, it was Guanxing who broke the silence. She patted the feather fan in her hand, drawing everyone's attention to herself. Her childish voice was full of majesty that was completely inconsistent with her crisp voice: "I don't want to hear you continue to discuss this mistake. There is no point. As members of Hyperion, we first need to determine a common action goal. For me, since I can't bring the captain back to Hyperion in a short time, then, at this moment, protecting the captain's safety is my primary goal."

Guanxing paused, and glanced at everyone with a calm yet sharp gaze: "Do you have any objections?"

Everyone shook their heads at the same time, and they all couldn't help but feel a kind of fear towards this little girl who looked like Theresa.

"Since there is no objection, then the next question." Guan Xing asked in a calm voice: "Who will do it? Who is the most suitable person to protect the captain in this situation?"

"Let me do it." Yulandel "Tianyuan Qiying" volunteered, "In 2014, I already had the power of that world bubble in my body. Even if I can only use the power of my own body, I am confident that I can do it as well as others. It won't be difficult to bring the captain out of Changkong City within three days."

"You can't." Guanxing glanced at Tianyuan Qiying's blue eyes, which were exactly the same as his own, and said calmly: "I know your character very well. Indeed, in order to ensure the captain's safety, you will definitely take him out of Changkong City as quickly as possible and protect him every step of the way until the consciousness mapping time ends. But, what about after that?"

"After that?" Tianyuan Qiying was puzzled. "If the consciousness mapping is completed, the other me in the parallel world should also understand why I did this. If so, even if the consciousness mapping is terminated, she will continue to protect the captain's safety."

“No, consciousness mapping is not such a simple ability.” Aponia raised her eyes and looked at Tianyuan Qiying’s firm but soft eyes. “Miss Yulandel, you are a very determined person. Even if you have experienced consciousness mapping, you should be able to find your original self immediately when the consciousness mapping is lifted.”

"And when that time comes, the choice you will make is definitely to try every possible means to use your own eyes to explore the truth about yourself." Guanxing glanced at the other Youlandel [Brilliant Knight·Moon Soul] calmly, "Isn't the other you the same?"

Although Tianyuan Qiying and Hui Knight·Yuepo are the same person from different timelines, they are both the real Youlandel. However, some time ago, when Tianyuan Qiying made up his mind to tell Hui Knight·Yuepo his true identity, Hui Knight·Yuepo did not believe his other self at the first time. Instead, he took action and confirmed the authenticity of Tianyuan Qiying's words with his own eyes before he completely accepted the fact.

Seeing Guanxing's gaze, the brilliant knight Yuepo and Tianyuan Qiying were speechless for a moment. They looked at each other and saw a trace of bitterness and helplessness on each other's faces which were exactly the same as their own.

They didn't think there was anything wrong with their personalities, nor did they think their actions were wrong. But it was true, just as Guanxing said, if another Yulandel chose to pursue the truth persistently, then under Otto's nose, the captain's safety could not be guaranteed.

Chapter 14 The Best Candidate

In fact, if we consider combat effectiveness alone, if all the current crew members of Hyperion were to undergo consciousness mapping, the camp that could best guarantee the captain's personal safety would not be Anti-Entropy or Destiny, but the World Serpent.

Aponia, Mobius, Alicia, Eden, and Sakura. If they could get the assistance of these five heroes from the previous civilization era, let alone Destiny and Anti-Entropy, even in 2014, Kevin, whose strength had been greatly weakened compared to his heyday, would definitely be helpless against the captain.

Unfortunately, there are only two people on Hyperion who are qualified to be the leaders in the consciousness mapping technology. Apart from Aponia and the Herrscher of Consciousness, even Fu Hua, who holds the Feather Dust, cannot intervene in the complex and precise mental operation of consciousness mapping. For safety reasons, when the Herrscher of Consciousness or Aponia helps them with consciousness mapping, the other one of them must protect the leader of the consciousness mapping and the person receiving the consciousness mapping at the consciousness level to prevent emergencies.

Not to mention... even if the Yingjies' consciousness was mapped and they replaced themselves with their selves in that world, the fact that they were in the paradise of the past would not change.

World Serpent is not okay, let alone Anti-Entropy. Except for Bronya, there is no one on the Hyperion who has not joined Anti-Entropy at this point in time in 2014. Therefore, if we say which of the three major anti-Honkai organizations is the most suitable for the current captain and can best guarantee his personal safety, it has to be destiny.

"..." Most people on Hyperion also knew this truth. However, including several Yulandel and Rita, no one said anything. Instead, they couldn't help but frowned.

All members of the Hyperion are well aware of the captain's excellence and uniqueness. Therefore, everyone tacitly agrees that if the current captain is allowed to enter the destiny, he will definitely receive the direct attention of Bishop Otto.

As for Otto...there is no need to elaborate on him, everyone understands him.

"Forget it. There's no point in thinking about those long-term things. The focus now is to solve the current urgent problems first." As if to blow away his irritability, Guanxing fanned his face with the feather fan in his hand. "According to Kiana, after she resonated emotionally with her parallel world self, she could use all her power as the Herrscher of Fire and Flame. But at the same time, because of this, the energy of the consciousness mapping was exhausted prematurely, so she returned to Hyperion."

Snap, Guanxing clapped the feather fan gently on his hand, glanced at Raiden Mei "Herrser of Thunder", and said: "So, the target of the consciousness mapping and the parallel world counterpart here are too different in strength to be considered for the time being."

The Herrscher of Lightning nodded. She knew very well how weak she was at that time. In her original timeline, although there were some factors of slacking off, even after becoming a Herrscher, she was still no match for Kiana in 2014.

Strong and weak are always relative concepts. In the eyes of ordinary people, Menkyo Kaiden is indeed incredibly strong. However, compared with natural warriors like Kiana and others, Raiden Mei, who grew up in a greenhouse for most of her life in 2014, is still too weak. This is a fact that does not need to be denied.

"In addition, for the sake of maximizing benefits." Guanxing swept his eyes towards Theresa and Wuliangta Jizi, "Even if there is no consciousness mapping, those who will spontaneously protect the captain will not be considered. Do you have any objections?"

"I have no objection." Ji Zi shrugged exaggeratedly, showing an indifferent expression.

Theresa nodded and said, "Since it has been confirmed that the captain's future destination is still destiny, then it is better to find a way to get him into Saint Freya instead of directly joining the headquarters of destiny. As long as the captain is still a member of Saint Freya, Jizi and I in that world will definitely find a way to protect him under Otto."

"Then, the remaining people..." Guanxing slowly focused his gaze on the two girls with silver-gray hair and an adult woman.

Bronya Zajicek "Yamabuki: Comet Drive", "Herrscher of Reason", "Second Silver Wings"

Without waiting for Guanxing to speak, Cisheng Yinyi put down the drawing board in his hand.

"Let me go." She said calmly, "According to the process of elimination, at this point in time, I am the best person to protect the captain, right, stargazer?"

Although purely in terms of the scale of power, coming from the point in time eight years after the end of the Great Collapse, when 99% of the world's Collapse energy was completely sealed, the strength of the Secondary Silver Wing may be slightly weaker than that of the Herrscher of Reason. After all, she cannot rely on the power of the Herrscher Core to construct multiple high-powered weapons on a large scale like the Herrscher of Reason.

However, as Guanxing said, if the power gap between the two sides is too great and the consciousness projection is interrupted shortly after its target bursts out with full strength, it will be difficult for them to accept for those who hope to always protect the captain.

"2014, I really miss it. I remember that I seemed to be completely unable to smile at that time because of the damage to my emotional circuit and Seele's matter." The second-born Silver Wing's lips were drawn with a gentle smile. She squinted her eyes, as if recalling the past. "I know myself at that time very well. Because I lost Seele and my own feelings, I placed all my hopes on Mother Cocolia at that time. So, as long as I tell her about Seele through consciousness mapping and that everyone is doing well now, I at that time... Bronya, should easily choose to lend me everything I have temporarily under the drive of reason."

In terms of the scale of power, the Secondary Silver Wing is indeed not as good as the Herrscher Core and the Valkyries who rely on the Herrscher Core and the Stigmata as the mainstay of their combat power. However, if a one-on-one actual combat really takes place, the Secondary Silver Wing is confident that he will not lose to anyone.

Her deeper understanding of power, richer combat experience, and more efficient way of using power are all treasures that are difficult to reach for others on Hyperion, and are even more precious in this special situation.

At the same time, it is precisely because of her fighting style that does not rely solely on the scale of power to win that even if she fully exerts her full strength, the Secondary Silver Wing will not be like the Herrscher of the Fire Flame, where the consciousness mapping will be terminated immediately due to energy exhaustion.

According to Aponia's prediction, if everything goes smoothly, the Secondary Silver Wing's consciousness mapping time can maintain the "power liberation" state for at least 24 hours.

Now that the candidate had been finalized, the Herrscher of Fire could only reluctantly climb down from the consciousness submersible cabin and watch as Secondary Silver Wing lay down in the position that should have belonged to him.

"By the way, Miss Kiana." Suddenly, at the moment before the consciousness was mapped to the secondary silver wings, Aponia suddenly raised her head.

"What's wrong?" The Herrscher of Fire turned his head back, but the moment his eyes met Aponia's, he shuddered involuntarily.

Aponia had a gentle smile on her face as usual, but the Herrscher of Fire and Fire clearly saw that her slightly narrowed eyes emitted a hint of inexplicable danger.

"Before you returned to your body, the Hyperion's bridge suddenly issued an order from the captain." Aponia looked straight into Kiana's guilty blue eyes and said slowly, "The order was to replace the bridge's duty officer with Kiana Kaslana, the Herrscher of the Fire."

"Ms. Kiana, although it may be a little rude to ask this, please allow me to take the liberty." Aponya said calmly, "The captain's order should have nothing to do with you, right?"

Under Aponia's gentle yet dangerous gaze, the Herrscher of Fire and Fire was sweating on his forehead and was speechless.

Chapter 15 Amber's Report

——Here, I declare it with the Holy Word.

"I brought destruction and healing"

I can destroy or save the world, without exception. "I save the world, I destroy the world"

In order to be protected, they are willing to be controlled by me.

I want only to manipulate them, for my own selfish desires.

The evil is unforgivable, The behavior is not to be evaluated

The evil will be washed by my death.

Burning this, my death will bring the second life of my Kallen

Amen.

January 2014, 1, 2: a.m. Vienna time.

Destiny headquarters, floating islands.

Solemn and majestic prayers were heard from St. 557 Church.

This ancient-looking, vast white building is located on the east side of the floating islands of Tianming. The sacred and solemn building is extremely majestic. It was built by the current bishop of Tianming in imitation of the church of the same name established by Tianming in the suburbs of Klosten Town in the past.

The spire, bell tower, sturdy load-bearing columns, marble sculptures, and huge stained glass windows, simply from the appearance, this church is no different from the St. 557 Church which has now become a ruin.

Of course, during these five hundred years, the Mandate of Heaven has developed from a feudal church that was originally subject to the control of the state and clan to the behemoth that actually controls the world today. And naturally, in this era, the church's original function as the bishop's palace has long been abandoned; due to its remote location, no one else on the floating island uses this church.

The replica church, which was neither visited nor used by anyone, became a private property with only symbolic significance.

Five hundred years ago, the Saint of Destiny was tried for treason in that church. Five hundred years later, the current Bishop of Destiny is praying solemnly in a replica of that church.

It's like this every morning.

Although the content of the prayer would change as the situation progressed, at this time every day, Otto would come to this church, which was usually deserted, on time to pray a prayer that belonged only to him.

The power of time is dangerous and strong. Five hundred years can change a lot of things. The originally majestic church has now become a ruin. Human beings have gradually become able to break away from the earth and explore the unknown sky. Fresh lives have passed away one after another, and the social system has also undergone earth-shaking changes. Some people have become history, and some have turned into dust with nothing.

However, his obsession has never changed.

Otto opened his eyes. There was no light inside the church. However, the colorful sunlight shining through the mosaic glass on the ceiling still showed the magnificent and solemn interior scene clearly in the green pupils of the blond bishop. He raised his head slightly, staring at the coffin in front of him that looked hazy under the sunlight, pursed his lips, and said nothing.

The body of the Saint had long been placed in the most heavily guarded life support cabin at the Sky Destiny Headquarters. Now, the coffin in front of Otto, which was once used to store Kallen's body, was empty. But at this time every day, the morning sun shone through the skylight onto the surface of the square coffin, which always reminded Otto of the time five hundred years ago.

At this moment, the door of the church was opened from the outside with a creaking sound. He turned around and looked at the figure standing at the door with his back to the sunlight and looking extremely dark.

Otto's eyes were dazed for a moment. At this moment, in his emerald eyes, the face in front of him, with its back to the sun and its eyes covered by tactical goggles, seemed to suddenly show her a smile that he had missed for a very long time.

"Your Excellency the Bishop." However, the illusion will eventually end, and Otto will not allow his consciousness to sink into the unreal illusion. The moment Amber opened her mouth, the trance in his eyes disappeared without a trace.

Amber didn't realize Otto's abnormality. Or, even if she did, she would just pretend not to notice it. After calling Otto, she took the tablet she had been holding in her arms with one hand, tapped the screen a few times with her fingertips, and then came to Otto and handed him the tablet.

"The satellite surveillance images in Changkong City were restored ten minutes ago. The observation team compared the weather maps over Changkong City before and after the signal was restored, and found traces of a huge heat source of unknown cause." Amber stated the observation report on the tablet to Otto calmly, "In addition, a short-term temperature rise was also detected in the surrounding cities of Changkong City. According to the speculation of the meteorological department, this is not a natural phenomenon, but the result of forced interference by external forces."

Otto casually glanced at the data on the screen and asked another question without caring: "What's the situation in Yulandel?"

"I have conveyed the Bishop's instructions to Lord Yulandel through the headquarters. Lord Yulandel is now using the flight module of the God Killer Armor to quickly approach the airspace of Changkong City." Amber said, "However, Lord Yulandel has just successfully resolved the local Honkai incident in Porto, which is located in the western coastal area of ​​Europe. Even if he rushes to Changkong City immediately, it will take at least two hours."

Obviously, the situation was a little out of control, which made Otto frown and his tone became a little serious: "Did the observation satellite capture the image of experimental subject K423?"

To Otto's surprise, Amber nodded and gave a positive answer to this question that he had no expectations of. "Yes, just now, when the observation team was recapturing the image data in Changkong City, they found K423 evacuating Changkong City."