K424 of the Collapse World

Later, when she saw him risk his life to save his companion Elena, the resentment in Lin's heart also dissipated. Even though they may have known each other before, she still couldn't deny that it was Lan Feng who saved her companion...

After putting aside her prejudice, Lin began to have some interest in this girl who was like K-0, and she also had a little respect for her. Lin respected people who cherished their partners. After all, she rarely saw people who knew how to cherish their partners in the Destiny Organization.

Claire looked at Lin, who was serious, and nodded without saying anything. Although she had many doubts in her heart, she knew that there was no need to rush. Soon, the girl in front of her would give her an answer.

(She should be the experimental subject K424... But the guy who got off the mecha called her Cecilia...? What's going on?!)

Time passed by minute by minute, and with the help of the main body, Lan Feng's physical condition recovered very quickly. Soon, under the perfect repair of Honkai energy, there was no trace of injury on her body...

"Okay, Kiana. I'm fine now..."

Lan Feng propped herself up and sat up, waving her hand to signal Tesla behind her not to worry. She rested for a while, then stood up and cast her eyes on Claire who was standing not far away with a sword.

"So... tell me, who are you? Why do you know Cecilia?"

Lan Feng stared at the girl with short beige hair with a serious look in her eyes. She didn't know how much the other party knew about Cecilia, so she didn't dare to easily reveal her fake identity in Tesla's eyes.

"My name is Claire Shaniat. If I put it this way, you should understand, right? K424... No, Miss Shilis."

Claire looked directly into Lan Feng's eyes and spoke softly.

"Cecilia Shaniyate is my aunt... Having said that, I was abandoned by my family when I was young, so I have never met her. However, because of this relationship, I also know a lot of Shaniyate family secrets, and the 'Saint' Shaniyate is one of them..."

Having said this, Claire stopped talking. She looked at Lan Feng's slightly narrowed eyes, paused for a moment, and then changed the subject.

"… Well, now that I have answered your question, it is my turn to ask the question, Ms. Hillis."

As Claire spoke, she sheathed her sword and walked towards Lan Feng.

"Who are you anyway? Why does she call you by that name?"

Claire pointed to Tesla as she spoke. She suddenly thought of something and added.

"By the way, don't worry about us leaking your information. These questions are just what I ask you in my personal capacity... Of course, if you don't believe me, you can choose not to answer."

Hearing Claire's words, Lan Feng's eyes moved slightly, and a hint of cunning and secretiveness flashed across her pupils.

(I see… I have only heard of it but never seen it, so…)

"Don't worry, you saved Elena's life, and Kiana seems to trust you... So, I choose to believe you too..."

Lan Feng said lightly, looking at Claire with a smiling look.

(Anyway, these virtual

The actual information is not important. Even if it is leaked, it will not have much impact on me...)

As she thought about it, she smiled slightly, looked around at everyone around her, concealed her bitter expression, and spoke loudly:

"Okay, then I'll tell you about my identity..."

112 The fake is real

Vienna, the headquarters of Heaven's Mandate...

In the central area of ​​the combat command center, in a fully mechanized base room, a tall blonde woman sat at the back of the communications room, looking at the troop channel monitor in front of her that showed the words "Unable to Connect", and frowned slightly.

"Still unable to connect to their communicators?"

She raised her head and asked the communicator in front of her, her voice calm as usual. No one could tell that there was a hint of anxiety in her voice compared to usual.

"Yes, Colonel Claudia. Ever since they entered the ruins, for some reason, the communicator signal has been completely unable to transmit. Now, we have no idea what the current battle situation is..."

The communications officer said as he tried to connect to the team channel of the Reverse Tooth Team again. However, just like the previous times, the "lost" sign still appeared on the huge display screen of the command terminal. Seeing this, the communications officer stopped trying and turned to look at Claudia.

"It is true that we cannot connect, Colonel Claudia. The interior of the ruins should be completely isolated from communication signals, so we currently have no way to get in touch with them..."

The communicator licked his dry lips and looked at Claudia, who was sitting in the command seat, with a questioning look.

Claudia pressed her temple with one hand and fell into deep thought. After a long while, she raised her head and looked at the communicator who was waiting for instructions.

"...Follow my orders, mobilize the nearby Valkyrie troops and head to the area where the ruins are located. Gather at the entrance of the ruins and wait for orders."

"Yes."

After giving this instruction, Claudia sat down and said nothing more.

Suddenly remembering something, she involuntarily picked up the personal terminal on the table, activated the operating light screen, and called up the image of the Reverse Tooth Squad fighting the Anti-Entropy Mech Force.

The scene that appeared in the video was the battle at the entrance of the ruins. The girl holding a huge cross broke into the mecha army alone. With a wave of the weapon, she could dismantle the steel-like mecha like building blocks, leaving behind a pile of metal debris...

"K-0... is really getting stronger..."

Claudia looked at the one-sided battle in the video and couldn't help muttering to herself. Although she had seen this scene before, at this moment, a hint of doubt appeared on her face.

"With K-0's current strength, it is more than enough to defeat Anti-Entropy's main force independently. Logically speaking, there should not be any suspense in this mission..."

While talking to herself, Claudia stared at the silver-haired girl in the image, her eyes gradually becoming sharper...

(…However, the ruins completely isolate the communication signals, including the activation device of the ‘collar’… In such a place without anyone to monitor and without restrictions, will you still obey orders obediently? Kiana…)

"Ha ha……"

Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Claudia's eyes. She chuckled and put away the mechanical device in her hand. Then she crossed her legs, leaned back on the back of the chair, held her chin with one hand, and looked at the large screen of the communication terminal.

(Kiana... I don't want to doubt you, but the current situation is unbearable. With your personality, you can't always be a docile kitten...)

Thinking of the silver-haired girl who had been trained by her for two years, Claudia suddenly had a vague and strange feeling. Regarding the possibility of K-0's rebellion, she not only did not feel angry about being betrayed, but she also felt a little bit of anticipation...

(But what exactly are you planning to do... Kiana?)

As a member of the Destiny Organization, Claudia will definitely stop K-0 from betraying Destiny out of duty. If necessary, she will go out in person.

This was just her duty as a troop commander. In fact, she herself didn't know what she was thinking deep down...

Southern Türkiye, underground ruins...

In the deepest part of the ruins where the cold air had gradually dissipated, a group of people gathered around a silver-haired girl, standing quietly in place, listening to the speech of the girl in the middle.

The ruins were peaceful. In this area, apart from the mist that occasionally appeared in front of people, the only sound was the girl's gentle and clear voice...

“Hey…! Is this true? You…you have Cecilia’s memories?! But why…”

Suddenly, Claire shouted loudly, interrupting Lan Feng's words with a surprised voice.

It is hard to believe that there are such bizarre things in the world!

But suddenly, Claire thought that she knew almost nothing about the specific situation of the K-series experimental subjects. Maybe there really was an experiment involving memory infusion...

"Well... about my identity, that's about it. Don't rush to ask questions, I know you have a lot of doubts about this, but the fact is that I am the experimental subject K424, this is true, as for why I have part of that person's memory, I don't know myself..."

Not paying any attention to Claire's interruption, Lan Feng paused for a moment before adding, Here, her explanation of her identity was basically the same as what she had said to Tesla.

"An experimental subject with some of Cecilia's memories." This is the unified impression of Lan Feng held by everyone present.

After learning these things, Claire and the girl were the most surprised. The former already knew Cecilia's identity and what this name meant, and the latter just found out what this name meant to her...

"Hello……!"

The silver-haired girl standing not far away suddenly spoke, with an expression of disbelief on her face, and walked step by step towards the girl who looked exactly like her.

"Wait...! You just said... Cecilia is...?"

Her azure eyes widened, her lips trembled slightly, and she asked Lan Feng again. If she hadn't seen Claire's equally surprised expression, she would hardly have believed that this was true...

"...Yes, that's your mother's name..."

Faced with this girl who was in the midst of strong emotional fluctuations, Lan Feng was slightly stunned. After a brief ideological struggle, he smiled and answered her.

She is ready to take on this responsibility...

No matter what, she was not going to let this girl go on like this. Lan Feng could basically guess what this girl's life was like in her destiny, so she decided to interfere in this matter. Even if she was bound by it, it was her own fault.

Hearing Lan Feng's affirmative answer, the girl's pupils suddenly shrank and she staggered back several steps. She gasped for breath for a long time before she raised her head and looked at the girl in front of her again.

"But... if that's the case, why did you do that just now? We..."

(Since you are her...! Then why are you fighting me? Why are we killing each other?)

Thinking of this, the girl suddenly felt a sense of fear. If she had not been able to stop herself just now and fully released the Bitter Cold Hell of the Imitation Spirit Blade Bing Tantian, then what would have happened now...

The girl didn't dare to think any further, and water ripples began to swirl in her eye sockets. The girl bit her lip and looked at Lan Feng with a complicated expression.

Lan Feng raised his hand to interrupt her, looked at the girl who was becoming excited, and sighed softly.

"The previous battle only represented our respective positions. Sorry... Although I have Cecilia's memories, which are part of your mother's memories, I have no intention of being bound by another person's memories, because I... am not her in the first place."

Lan Feng lowered her head slightly and spoke softly. Her voice was extremely clear in the silent space...

"Is that so... As expected, a test subject like me... is not worthy of possessing those beautiful things..."

Hearing the calm but cold voice, the girl's expression froze for a moment. She widened her eyes and murmured. The fire in her heart was poured with a basin of cold water. She was about to say something else, but unexpectedly, Lan Feng spoke again. This time, her voice became soft again.

"...But don't worry, I have figured it out now. Although I am not the real Cecilia, this memory is also a part of me...So, since I choose to tell you these things, I will take on the responsibilities given to me by this memory. After all, even if I am not the real Cecilia, I can still care about you like Elena, right?"

With a gentle expression, Lan Feng said to the girl in front of her. In fact, she felt a little helpless. She had no memory of Cecilia at all, and what she said was all made up lies. However, these things didn't matter now. As long as Kiana was willing to accept this reason, Lan Feng was willing to treat her with sincerity...

As soon as Lan Feng finished speaking, Elena hurried forward and stood in front of the silver-haired girl.

"Um, K... No, Kiana! I'm really sorry... Although I did recognize the wrong person at the beginning, the time we spent together was really happy... So, can we still be like before?"

112 The fake is the real one >>

Looking at the girl who lowered her head slightly, Elena felt a little guilty. After she found "Lan Feng", she unconsciously left this girl aside. Now it seems that her inconsiderate behavior may have hurt this girl's heart...

After Elena finished speaking, the scene fell into silence again. Everyone else looked at the two girls standing in the middle, waiting for the other girl's response.

The girl stared blankly at the girl who was smiling at her, and the other girl who was worried. Unconsciously, the mist in her eyes began to surge, eventually flowing out of her eye sockets, condensing into a crystal-clear grain that slid down her face...

"But...but...you were so cruel before, you obviously wanted to kill me...Who knows whether what you said is true or not..."

The girl hurriedly wiped her eyes with her hands, sobbing softly. At this moment, she no longer had the mature and indifferent look she had before. Now, she completely exposed the most vulnerable side of her heart to Lan Feng and Elena...

Including Claire, the members of the Valkyrie team looked at the crying silver-haired girl in surprise. They realized at this moment that they didn't understand this new companion at all. It turned out that the girl's maturity and strength were all fake...

"As for what happened before... it was my fault, actually. I lost control of my emotions at that time and fought with you without asking any questions... but fortunately, no one was hurt. Um... can you forgive me?"

Lan Feng smiled embarrassedly. When she thought that all the agents outside had been killed, she lost control of her emotions and attacked Kiana without thinking for a moment. Although it was the other party's members who attacked first, and she was the one who was most seriously injured, she still felt a little sorry for the girl.

Compared to the real body in front of him, the other Kiana can be considered very happy...

After Lan Feng finished speaking, he tried to walk closer to the girl in front of him and slowly extended his hand to her.

"forgive……"

The girl's eyes were a little straight. She looked at the palms spread out in front of her and repeated Lan Feng's words foolishly.

The girl was not unfamiliar with the word "forgiveness". Although she had never had anyone ask for forgiveness since she could remember, it was always herself who said this after making a mistake. But now...

She suddenly realized that since she met Elena, she could no longer adapt to the life in the laboratory. She couldn't imagine that she would return to that closed metal room again after this mission...

"Forgive... um...! Of course! I..."

The girl came back to her senses, and the next moment, she hurriedly grasped the hand that Lan Feng extended, holding it in her own hands as if it were a treasure.

Without her hands to block her tears, her tears began to roll down drop by drop, splashing on the cold ground and forming small ice flowers one after another...

"Cesi... No, I... What should I call you...?"

The girl sobbed and spoke incoherently. Hearing this, Lan Feng tilted her head and thought for a moment. The next moment, a faint smile appeared on her face.

"Hmm... After all, you should stop calling me Cecilia, because I'm not the real her. My name now is... Cecilia, just call me by that name."

Lan Feng spoke softly, looking at the girl who kept sobbing, sighed, raised his other hand, and gently wiped away the tears from the girl's face.

"In short, although it may sound a bit abrupt, I want to fulfill the responsibility given to me by this memory... So, I want to protect you..."

As he spoke, Lan Feng took a step forward and, ignoring the girl's momentary look of astonishment, hugged her tightly in his arms.

"I want to protect you out of my own will, you have no right to refuse~"

Lan Feng said with a smile. Feeling the girl's slightly trembling body, he hugged her even tighter.

"Is it true? You...really didn't lie to me?"

"It's true. I'm not lying to you. Although I'm not the real Cecilia, if you want, there's no problem in treating me as that person..."

Lan Feng stopped talking here, she didn't say anything more, just silently hugged the girl in her arms. In her opinion, her decision was quite rash, which might bring her a lot of trouble in the future, and she might even regret it.

However, if she didn't do this, she would never be able to forgive herself...

(Kiana... Although I like another you, the girl with the number k423... But, I still can't watch you go on like this...)

Soon, the girl confessed her life in the institute to everyone. These were originally secrets of the Destiny Organization, but in this place where communication could not be transmitted at all, the girl had completely let it go.

"That's about it, do you understand...?"

After a long time, the girl's slightly dilated pupils returned to their normal state, but those complicated emotions were still filled in her eyes. She also raised her arms and carefully wrapped them around Lan Feng's waist with her slightly trembling hands.