K424 of the Collapse World

In fact, the girl was not as indifferent as she seemed. She even had the urge to ignore the order and run directly towards the energy fluctuation! The vague sense of familiarity kept attracting her attention, and her closed heart began to become restless...

But when her hand touched the collar around her neck again, it was as if a bucket of cold water was poured over her heart, and she calmed down instantly.

(Perhaps, there is a secret about my life experience there... But now I have no choice...)

The girl closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, the struggle in her eyes had disappeared, replaced by an indifferent look...

"Let's go, Elena..."

The girl whispered as she followed the Valkyries in front of her and walked towards the entrance of the ruins...

A wide metal corridor with no end in sight...

There were no lights or signs. The top of the tunnel was ten meters high. In the area where the searchlight could not reach, there was only darkness ahead, as if an unknown monster had bent over and lay there, opening its big mouth, waiting for the people who came forward to fall into its trap...

It is normal human nature to be afraid of darkness, especially in this cold environment, this feeling becomes even stronger...

But for someone, this pitch-black darkness could not block her sight at all. With her extraordinary visual ability, the passage in the darkness was clearly reflected in her eyes, eliminating her fear of the unknown.

The others did not have much of this fear, because the petite figure walking in front of them was the source of their support and security.

"By the way...are you guys really okay?"

As they went deeper into the tunnel, feeling the increasingly cold air, the leader Lan Feng stopped and looked at the group of people following him and asked with some concern.

Three agents and one archaeologist could not stand the cold and had gone to join the troops outside. Only two agents, three researchers, and Lan Feng were left.

Lan Feng was also somewhat helpless. Although for her, this level of low temperature was nothing to worry about, other people's bodies had not been strengthened by Honkai energy, nor did they have the powerful Honkai energy like Lan Feng to maintain their body's energy consumption.

Suddenly thinking of this, Lan Feng had an extremely subtle feeling...

(No need to eat, not afraid of cold or heat, night vision... I always feel that the difference between me and humans is getting bigger and bigger...)

Behind her, seeing the girl stop, the others present suddenly reacted. In fact, their minds had been frozen to a point of stagnation by the low temperature.

"No problem... Shiris-chan..."

106 Wrong Decision >>

"Yes, I'm fine..."

"A-choo! No problem..."

……

Lan Feng stared at the trembling Anti-Entropy members with empty eyes. Especially when she heard the sound of one of them's upper and lower teeth colliding due to his trembling lips, the corners of her mouth twitched. She could only sigh and look forward with squinted eyes.

"Well... since you guys are showing off, I have nothing to say. But don't worry, we can see that the end of the passage is not far ahead, and the temperature should not drop any further."

Lan Feng's vision was not limited by the distance of the searchlight. She could clearly see the end of the corridor hidden in the darkness. There, it should be the location of the ruins.

"Hey~ Miss Agent, come to think of it, are the people outside really alright? Tianming will surely have follow-up reinforcements, so they will be alright, right?"

Suddenly thinking of something, Lan Feng turned around and looked at the Asian woman and asked. This female agent was the only one who dared to call her "Shiris-chan", which sounded very intimate. Although Lan Feng didn't even know her name, he felt less distant from this woman than from others.

"Huhaha... Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problem!"

The woman smiled and answered while blowing air on her hands. As she spoke, her eyes revealed a kind of confidence...

"Oh, Shirley, don't you know? The people who can carry out this mission are all first-class agents in various units! The mechas they are equipped with are naturally higher-level assault types. Of course, I am also one of the first-class agents~~By the way, my combat ability when driving a mecha can basically reach the strength of an A-level Valkyrie! Moreover, everyone who carries out this mission has the strength of a first-class agent. So~ Shirley, do you know what this means?"

The agent said to Lan Feng with a smile, and gave her a thumbs up. After spending some time together, she had already seen that this silver-haired girl, the captain, was actually very gentle and didn't care about little jokes at all, so she acted so relaxed.

"Really... After each agent pilots a mecha, they can exert strength close to that of an A-rank Valkyrie...?"

"That's right! And according to experience, the Valkyrie teams sent by Tianming to carry out this kind of search mission are all standard combat teams led by A-level Valkyries. Even with reinforcements, the total number is just a few more B-level Valkyries. If there are no accidents... hehe~... I can probably imagine what kind of expressions those Valkyries who come to carry out the mission will show after fighting with us..."

Seeing Lan Feng's surprised expression, the young woman smiled and continued, but her voice was trembling a little due to the cold...

"I see... In other words, our troops will definitely win?"

"Well, the Valkyrie team, which is not in a superior position in terms of numbers and firepower, will probably only take a few tens of seconds to decide the outcome when facing a mixed formation of Titan mechas and Thunder Mechas... As long as there is no super-special existence like the S-class Valkyrie, it is almost impossible for our troops to fail. Of course, there is no possibility of S-class Valkyries participating in a mission of this magnitude..."

The woman seemed very happy while explaining to Lan Feng. For her, this was the first time she had such a pleasant chat with a captain who was a senior leader. However, she also felt a little strange. Although this silver-haired girl had a strong aura, her temperament did not seem like a true leader...

But the woman didn't care about it, just thought it was an illusion. Besides, this lovely boss had also demonstrated her amazing strength, and there were no mistakes in her command, which was enough to reassure the woman.

(More importantly, she's cute, isn't she?)

In the eyes of the women, this reliable and gentle young girl leader is much better than those captains who have gloomy faces all day long.

"I see... Thank you for answering these questions for me, Miss Agent."

Lan Feng thanked them softly and stopped worrying about it. Although she knew at the beginning that these agents were elite fighters of Anti-Entropy, she had no chance to learn more about their strengths along the way.

Even when she was alone in the Destiny Battleship, she thought that these agents were just a burden and could not play any role. She also thought that she would have to solve all the problems by herself from now on...

But now, she finally had a more detailed understanding of these temporary teammates. Although she still didn't quite understand how powerful the A-level Valkyrie was, based on her knowledge of the game, the strength of the A-level Valkyrie should be considered a superior combat force in the Collapse World.

(So... their abilities should be trustworthy. But why do I always feel a little worried... Oh, this is just an illusion. I'm so stupid. The tension of my first mission lasted too long...)

"Everyone, look ahead!"

Following the shout of a researcher, the team suddenly stopped. Lan Feng suddenly realized that they had reached the deepest part of the passage without realizing it. The same black metal door appeared at the end of the passage, already within the range of the searchlight.

(So…

...What on earth is in here? Such a long tunnel can't be meaningless... Could it be that there is something dangerous at the end? )

As Lan Feng continued to walk forward, he suddenly had this thought in his mind. Just based on the current strange temperature, it was obvious that there was an unknown danger ahead...

(We’ve come this far, there’s no way we can turn back… At this point, there’s no point in thinking about these things…)

Lan Feng smiled, turned the lance in his hand, and waved it gently. The patterns on the lance lit up, and tiny arcs of electricity danced slightly on the surface of the lance like little snakes made of thunder...

"The remains of a former civilization... our goal is right before our eyes. Let's go."

As he spoke, Lan Feng took the lead and walked forward, raising the lance in his hand and pointing it at the black metal wall in front of him...

At this time, the entrance to the external passage of the ruins...

In the vast dark space, a few rays of light were shining in a corner of the space. Over there, there were a few girls with some kind of lighting devices, standing next to the black metal wall, checking something.

"How's that, Sora? What is this?"

Claire looked a little impatient. She looked at the communicator which had no signal and a trace of worry flashed in her eyes.

"Captain... This should be a degraded metal of soul steel. It has been recorded in the archaeological history of Tianming, and it has also been taught in our training courses."

Sora answered in a low voice, touching the smooth metal surface with her hand. She looked in the direction of one side of the metal wall, frowned, and turned to look at Lin beside her.

"Vice Captain Lin, you should know that... Degraded Soul Steel is the main material used to build buildings in the previous civilization. Although it does not have the miraculous effect of Soul Steel in isolating damage, its strength is almost the same as Soul Steel. But this..."

Sora bit his lip, turned the searchlight around, and looked at the other wall illuminated by the searchlight...

"What kind of weapons do the anti-entropy people carry..."

A five-meter-wide hole suddenly appeared on the front of the metal wall, and the dark hole was reflected in the eyes of the Valkyries. Lin's eyes became a little solemn, she walked over and touched the metal on the cut surface of the hole.

"Some parts of the cut are smooth, while others are rough. It looks like it was cut open by some kind of explosive energy-cutting weapon... Although I don't know what weapon it is, it's definitely very dangerous!"

At this point, Lin's expression became somewhat gloomy. If a weapon that even degraded soul steel cannot reach hits a person...

"Well, anyway, the other party is now one step ahead... We have to catch up quickly! Don't worry too much. As for dangerous weapons... don't we have them here too?"

Claire clapped her hands and glanced at the cannon in Lillian's hand as she spoke. The others also glanced at her with a hint of fear in their eyes.

Only the silver-haired girl was puzzled. She didn't know what it was, but she vaguely remembered that in previous battles, this weapon had never been used by Lillian...

"Elena, what is that?"

She pulled the corner of the blue-haired girl's clothes and asked in a low voice.

"what?"

"I've never seen Miss Lillian use her weapon. Is it... very powerful?"

Elena was silent for a moment, then shook her head.

"I'm not very clear about it. I just know that it is a prototype weapon of some kind of fourth-generation Valkyrie armor research and development experiment. It was given to us this time just to collect weapon data... What, are you interested?"

"Do not……"

The silver-haired girl shook her head gently and stopped talking. Elena was used to the girl's silence and didn't care about it.

The silver-haired girl walked forward, touched the wall of the broken cave, and her eyes moved slightly.

(This material... I can destroy it, but I can't use my ability directly on the collar made of soul steel. However... weapons that can directly destroy degraded soul steel... should also be able to destroy soul steel mixed with mechanical components from the outside, right?)

At this time, Claire walked towards the hole in the metal wall and used a searchlight to check the internal environment.

"Strange...why is it a bit cold?"

She muttered quietly, looking back at her companions.

"Alright everyone, let's keep moving forward. Go in through this hole and catch up with Anti-Entropy! If they get the things in the ruins, our mission will be a complete failure!"

Claire thought about it for a long time. She didn't know whether she should tell the team members about K424 in advance...

(Forget it… Rather than telling them and causing more trouble, it’s better for me to bear it alone… Yes, if we know the other party’s identity, everyone’s fighting spirit may be affected, so let’s keep it a secret for now…)

Claire thought irritably. She didn't realize what her rash decision would mean...

Following Claire's orders, the Valkyrie team began to move deeper into the ruins.

At this moment, the silver-haired girl was startled and looked at the hole in astonishment.

(What is that…? An energy wave that suddenly exploded… right in front of me! And… it feels familiar, why does it feel familiar here too?!)

The silver-haired girl looked at the dark passage, her eyes flickering slightly...

She had a feeling that there must be something related to her in it...

107 Encounters and Misunderstandings

The remains of a former civilization, the lowest level...

At the end of the long metal passage is a heavy black metal door. There are many strangely shaped marks on the surface of the door, and it always seems to be exuding a strange purple color.

Although the technology of the pre-civilization is still unexplainable today, it is clear that these marks with some kind of energy are likely to be the key to opening this metal door. After continuous attempts, archaeologists can always find a way to open the door from these symbols that cannot be interpreted at all.

But this time, they don't have to worry about it...

Because, at the bottom of this heavy metal door, something had completely penetrated the center, leaving a big hole!

Therefore, since we have already found the entrance, then using the mechanism to open the door is meaningless...

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At this time, behind the broken metal door, the anti-entropy troops led by the silver-haired girl stood in place, looking around the vast space inside...

"Sure enough, the cold air is radiating from here, the lower the temperature is... Everyone, is there anything wrong with your body?"

"It's okay... the cold air has dissipated in the passage behind. I feel like I can still hold on for now. There's no problem."

Answering the silver-haired girl's question, the middle-aged man exhaled a breath of white air and spoke softly. Although his eyebrows and temples were already covered with white frost, his eyes were filled with an uncontrollable excitement...

Indeed, for these Honkai Technology researchers, if they could take a look at the remains left by the previous civilization, they might be able to discover a new "world".

"Mr. Katniss, where do you think this place is?"

Lan Feng looked around and couldn't help asking the middle-aged man beside him. What caught his eye was a space made of some kind of metal material. Various mechanical devices of unknown purpose were connected to the ground and distributed in this apparently very simple relic space. Despite having gone through countless years, these instruments still looked intact...

However, Lan Feng did not find anything that could interest her. Before entering the ruins, she was wondering if she would find any holy relics or something like that, but now, looking at these strange mechanical devices that filled the room, Lan Feng did not think that they were anything interesting.

"What a pity... Lady Shilis, it seems that this is not the storage space of the Key of God. How should I put it... It looks more like an abandoned laboratory... Of course, I can't be completely sure."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man walked towards a large prismatic instrument, touched the cold metal surface, and couldn't help but marvel at it.

"These scientific research tools used by the ancient civilization are obviously intact. Unfortunately... neither we nor the researchers of Tianming can analyze the working principle of the ancient civilization's instruments. Therefore, these things still have a high research value..."

After hearing what Katniss said, Lan Feng's eyes flashed with disappointment. But in fact, she was still full of interest in this area. After all, the former civilization destroyed by the collapse, the relics left by those people to the future generations, the secrets contained in them are not so simple...

"I can feel that the temperature in the air is gradually rising. Everyone, please stay here and rest for a while. I will go check out the area inside first."

Lan Feng said casually, turned around, gently closed his eyes, and began to hit the spirit...

In fact, in her perception, there was a vague and subtle fluctuation, which was intermittently received by her perception ability. She could be sure that the fluctuation was indeed emitted from this room!

Therefore, Lan Feng confirmed his judgment. Since there is a slight loss of energy nearby, there must be something in operation!

(I don’t know what that is… but it’s probably dangerous. I can try, but they…)

Thinking of this, Lan Feng looked at the Anti-Entropy members around him and shook his head silently in his heart.

(Ordinary people’s bodies are too fragile. I am not sure I can protect their safety in a crisis. What if something unexpected happens…)

For Lan Feng, her current identity is the captain of this anti-entropy force, so protecting their safety is also within her responsibility. Letting these people be in danger is not what she wants to see...