K424 of the Collapse World

"Yes, as a knight of Kaslana, how can you give up hope so easily? But then again, who are you......?"

"Didn't I just say it? Now... this is hard to explain. Anyway, let's talk about it after we get through this crisis!"

"Uh... well."

Looking at the girl who suddenly got angry for some reason, Siegfried could only answer angrily and not mention the matter again. However, he finally noticed the complicated expression on the girl's face, and Siegfried frowned, realizing that the matter was not simple.

(You are a member of the Kaslana family, but like me, you betrayed the Destiny Organization. Shiris... I am becoming more and more curious about your identity...)

At this time, although Siegfried had many guesses about the identity of this girl, they were just guesses after all and could not be confirmed. Therefore, he had to suppress his curiosity again and focus on solving the current situation.

(What should I do at this time? ...)

What Lan Feng and Siegfried didn't know was that the reconnaissance troops in the distance had already arrived at that location when Lan Feng and Kiana were fighting. At this time, they transmitted the remote monitoring images directly to the main force and Tianming's headquarters, and now, they are still transmitting...

The headquarters of the Mandate of Heaven, the bishop's office...

“As expected,

K424, who claimed to be Cecilia, really went to find Siegfried. K423 was there too! I didn't expect that the special Honkai energy was actually K423's Honkai rampage. It seems that the experiment of the "Sirin Project" was very successful... But then again, it was K424 who launched the Holy Fire Judgment? ! "

The blond man had an unconcealable look of surprise on his face. The images sent back by the reconnaissance team showed too many things he had not expected.

"Speaking of which, why can K424 activate the Holy Fire Judgment? Although only the Kaslana family can activate this divine key, can a disabled clone do it under this condition? Cecilia... No, the Shaniyat family cannot activate the Holy Fire Judgment. Could it be that it is really because of your soul... Kallen?"

Otto closed his eyes and tried hard to sort out his thoughts. The current situation was too complicated and he had not figured out what to do.

What surprised Otto the most was that after K424 launched the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire, apart from being a little weak, there was no sign of injury at all. This was obviously abnormal.

"Anyway... since you have chosen to show up again, I will not let this opportunity go, the Third Herrscher - Cecilia. Capturing you and Siegfried together is just right, so I can see who you really are!"

At this moment, the communicator beside Otto suddenly lit up, and Claudia's image appeared on the screen.

"Lord Otto, we have confirmed the location of test subjects K423, K424, and the traitor Siegfried Kaslana. What should we do?"

"So, how is the reorganization of the troops going?"

Otto asked indifferently, then turned his gaze to K424 and Siegfried in the image.

"We have completed the reorganization and are ready to go at any time. But... Lord Otto, with the combat power we have dispatched, can we really defeat the combination of two Herrscher-class and an S-class Valkyrie? Moreover, the reconnaissance team has been exposed. Should we let them withdraw...?"

There was a hint of worry in Claudia's tone as she asked Otto this question, and her meaning was self-evident.

But in response, Otto just chuckled and shook his head.

"Haha, Claudia, they have clearly discovered the Destiny Reconnaissance Team, but they still haven't taken any action. What do you think this means?"

Otto chuckled and zoomed in on the image. Although the image was a little blurry due to the distance, it was still clear that the man in the image was talking to the girl sitting on the ground.

"There are two possibilities. First, they don't care about the Valkyrie troops at all, so they don't care about the reconnaissance team in the distance. If they want, they can easily wipe out all the basic troops we sent to the battlefield."

Ignoring Claudia's somewhat unpleasant expression, Otto said this with a hint of teasing in his eyes.

"Secondly... after their encounter with K423, who was out of control, they had already exhausted all their strength, and they were not even confident of defeating a mere scouting team!"

As Otto spoke, he laughed softly and looked at the scene in the video again.

"I don't know, which situation would you be in at this moment?"

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Listening to Otto's analysis, Claudia bit her lip secretly, still a little worried about it.

She didn't realize that she had some doubts about Otto's orders. If it were her in the past, she would never have any thoughts about Otto's orders and would always obey them absolutely.

However, this doubt lasted less than a few seconds before it was suppressed by her reason again and she returned to her previous state.

"So, Lord Otto, what do you think we should do now?"

Claudia asked, her voice returning to its previous coldness. This matter had developed to such an extent that it was completely beyond her ability to handle. Therefore, there was no problem in handing the decision-making power back to Otto.

"Well... let's assume for now that these two situations will occur. However, let's not talk about the fact that they still have some strength left. But if they really have no strength left, isn't this a great opportunity?"

"Lord Otto...?"

Although she was aware of Otto's choice, Claudia still asked him again to confirm. In a strange way, she didn't want Otto's decision to lead to the unnecessary sacrifice of the Valkyries. However, she was destined to be disappointed.

"Hehe... Don't you understand, Claudia? Is it because you haven't led a battle for a long time? You've become a little slow."

As he spoke casually, Otto shifted his gaze from the images sent by the reconnaissance team to Claudia.

"Now, send instructions to the reconnaissance team to have them launch a tentative attack on the target they are observing."

——!

Claudia was stunned when she heard the order, but the next moment, her slightly scattered gaze gathered again.

"But Lord Otto, it seems that the Third Herrscher and Siegfried have no hostility towards the reconnaissance team. If we attack rashly, I'm afraid it will cause us unnecessary sacrifices..."

Claudia

As he spoke, there was a hint of anxiety in his indifferent tone. But Otto didn't care about it, or rather, he was used to his subordinates' unconditional obedience, so he didn't care too much about other people's opinions.

"That's right! We do this to avoid unnecessary sacrifices. So I let the reconnaissance team conduct a test. If the test shows that K424 and Siegfried still retain their strength, then we will cancel the operation of the large force and send a small number of elite troops instead. Otherwise, the Valkyries with generally low strength will only become cannon fodder. But if they are already strong on the outside but weak on the inside, then we can directly send out the troops on the spot to capture them, which can also save a lot of trouble."

Seeing the doubt in Claudia's eyes, Otto smiled and explained to her in detail. However, Otto felt a little strange that this adjutant who usually obeyed him was actually questioning his orders. But he didn't care too much about it, just treating it as a normal mission consultation.

"...I understand, Lord Otto."

As Otto expected, Claudia answered him in a cold voice as usual. However, because she lowered her head slightly, the fleeting disappointment in her eyes was not noticed by Otto.

As the communication video was turned off, Otto once again focused his attention on the surveillance of the reconnaissance team. Looking at the girl and the man who were still motionless, he smiled playfully.

"It's been so long, and you still haven't taken any action. Even if you're a couple reminiscing about the past, you should consider the occasion, right?"

While talking to himself, Otto immediately opened the command center's channel and began to observe the situation on the entire battlefield through Claudia.

"Although the real Kiana was taken away by Anti-Entropy, it would still be worth it if we can use it to recover K423 and K424."

As the images transmitted by the reconnaissance team disappeared, it was obvious that they had received Claudia's instructions and began to prepare for action.

"Alright, let me see. Are you guys just pretending to be calm by ignoring the Valkyrie of the reconnaissance team?"

The Southern Wilds of Türkiye...

"Siegfried, those Valkyries are making a move! However, they don't seem to be planning to attack yet. How are you doing now?"

Lan Feng was secretly paying attention to the movements of the Valkyries. Suddenly, her expression changed and she asked Siegfried with some concern.

With her actions restricted, she still couldn't think of any way out of the current situation.

"I'm afraid I can't do it. My eyes are so blurry that I'm afraid I can't aim the gun..."

Siegfried said helplessly. It was just as he said. Although he still had enough strength to hold Kiana, he had consumed too much energy controlling the Holy Fire Judgement. He was just trying hard to stay standing. If he lay down, he would probably fall asleep in the next second.

"Why do we have to aim? Can't we just use the hand cannon form of the Holy Fire Judge to blast them away?"

Hearing Lan Feng's somewhat irritated voice, Siegfried immediately smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Kill them directly? Well... I am willing to do so if the situation forces me to do so. However, to switch the Holy Fire Judgement into the hand cannon form, I still need to connect the mind to the Key of God. With my current mental state, I probably can't do such a thing."

After hearing Siegfried's explanation, Lan Feng became even more worried. She still hadn't recovered her ability to move, and the backlash from releasing the Holy Judgement of Heavenly Fire couldn't be cured so easily.

Before, she used her whole body to absorb the flame energy of the backlash from the Key of God. If she had used one arm to bear the backlash energy, the result would be that her arm would be reduced to ashes, but her body would not suffer such damage.

However, she was focusing all her attention on Kiana at the time and did not notice the peepers. Moreover, considering that she could use Honkai energy to repair injuries, she did not use the method of breaking her arm. But now, facing the covetous Fate troops, she suddenly regretted it.

If she had chosen to cut off one arm before, but if she retained the ability to move, she would have been able to rely on the sword skills memory and physical ability awakened by the stigmata to defeat the pursuing Valkyries, instead of being helpless like she is now.

"They neither attack nor retreat. They are obviously afraid of our strength and are observing our current true state. And they are most likely waiting for reinforcements. We don't have much time. We must think of a way before they take action..."

Lan Feng was talking to herself, but suddenly, she noticed that several Valkyries hiding in the distance had left their cover and began to slowly move towards this side.

(Why don’t you play by the rules? Why do you suddenly attack? Did you see our true nature?)

"Hey, Siegfried, things are not going well..."

"I know!"

Seeing this, even Siegfried was a little panicked. He looked at Shirley in front of him. According to her, she was temporarily unable to move after using the Holy Fire Judgment. He was also injured and mentally exhausted. No matter how he looked at it, he could not fight against these attacking Valkyries.

But due to psychological reaction, he still put Kiana down gently, staggering a little.

He squatted down and fumbled to pick up the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire that had fallen on the ground.

"This... this... actually still maintains the form of a great sword..."

Siegfried smiled bitterly and looked at the hilt of the sword formed by the two spears of the Holy Judge of Skyfire.

Without activating the Herrscher Core, what he held in his hand was just a hilt without a blade. And now, he didn't have enough energy to transform into the form of the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire, which meant that the only weapon he had to defend against external enemies had stopped firing.

Looking at the bare hilt of the sword in his hand, Siegfried wanted to laugh, but found that he couldn't.

"This is truly a terrible situation..."

Lan Feng, who was sitting on the side, sighed. She had stopped using Honkai energy to repair her body and instead stored the extracted energy, preparing to use it in battle.

Although the body cannot move, the ability to manipulate Honkai can still be used. Although the amount of Honkai energy may not be enough to launch an attack, at this moment, the only thing to do is to treat the dead horse as a living horse.

(Should I think ahead about what to do after being caught in Tianming?)

Lan Feng thought of this helplessly, and then he began to calm down and wait for the enemy's attack...

The other side of the wasteland...

"Everyone must be cautious! These guys are not easy to deal with."

The captain of the reconnaissance team spoke nervously, wiped the sweat from his head, and began to move towards the reconnaissance target.

"Captain...are we really told to attack these monsters?"

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One of the Valkyries asked in a low voice, her voice trembling slightly. When they fought at the entrance of the ruins before, they had already witnessed the terrifying power of the Third Herrscher, and Siegfried Kaslana's strength should not be underestimated. Facing such a combination, aren't the leaders really sending them to their deaths?

"Well, the order we received was a so-called 'probing attack', but at this point, it should be no different from a direct attack."

The captain of the reconnaissance team said this with a sad tone. She did not close the communication channel of the headquarters, and these words were directly heard by Claudia and Otto. However, Claudia did not say much about this, and Otto just sneered and said nothing more. As long as they obeyed the orders seriously, Otto still had some tolerance for the dying people.

The Valkyrie of the reconnaissance team could naturally understand that they were probably abandoned as pawns for testing by their superiors.

"team leader……"

"Okay, stop talking and start the mission."

Interrupting the words of another subordinate, the Valkyrie scout captain pulled out her pistol from her waist and approached Siegfried and the Third Herrscher in the distance.

As a reconnaissance team, they were only equipped with such light weapons.

They all knew that this operation was a life-or-death struggle. But despite this, they would still carry out this order without hesitation, because they were the Valkyries of destiny...

"We have entered the attack range and started a 'probing attack'..."

The captain of the reconnaissance team reported this, and from a distance of several hundred meters, he raised his pistol, and several other Valkyries followed suit. They aimed their pistols at the target at the combat distance of the mortar.

Indeed, their current location was within the maximum attack range of the Water Fairy Type I, but at this distance, the power of the bullets was reduced by half and became almost ineffective.

However, since the attack was originally meaningless, what does the distance matter?

Seeing the purple crystals emerging around the silver-haired girl in the distance, the Valkyrie captain laughed bitterly. It seemed that the other party was not going to ignore them anymore.

Even though she was muffled, she immediately used the aiming assistance system of the eyepiece to achieve the same aiming accuracy as a sniper rifle with her pistol, locking onto the forehead of the silver-haired girl.

"Even if I can't cause any damage, if I hit the target, I will have fought with the Herrscher, right?"

She muttered to herself, then put her finger on the trigger and pressed down slightly...

However, this was the only action she could take.

Before the captain of the scout team pulled the trigger of his pistol, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared behind them, completely covering up the light of the setting sun...

"What do you want to do with my Shilis?"

----boom!!

"Colonel Claudia, the reconnaissance team is under attack and the communication signal has completely disappeared."

In the Tianming Command Center, a communicator spoke coldly to Claudia, and at the same time, a trace of sadness appeared in her eyes.

It was not surprising that a small reconnaissance team was sent to fight the Herrscher and died in such an unclear manner. However, despite this, the commander still issued an order to send his subordinates to their deaths.

"That's right."

Claudia seemed to ignore it.

But if you look closely, you can see that there was a flash of confusion in her eyes.

Without speaking to the communicator, Claudia turned on the communicator on the light screen and let the image appear in front of her.