K424 of the Collapse World

Near the corner is a large toy-like prop box, which stands out in the rather plain room.

Suddenly, a white hand stretched out without warning! It grabbed the edge of the toy treasure chest and pushed it open. If someone who accidentally entered the room saw this scene, they would probably be scared to death.

"Hmm...huh?"

After the box was opened, Xier rubbed her eyes, yawned, and slowly stood up from inside the box.

After getting familiar with the light around her, she looked around. The familiar layout of the room came into view, and her sleepy look gradually returned to normal.

"I must have fallen asleep in here, right? As expected, those hallucinations were all just me scaring myself..."

She shook her head and moved her stiff body. Although the interior of the box was relatively spacious for her body size, she still felt a little strange after lying curled up on the hard bottom of the box for a long time.

However, what concerned her was that the discomfort in her body disappeared completely very quickly. According to past experience, this kind of soreness would last for a long time, but now, Xier didn't feel any discomfort, and the soreness completely disappeared.

However, she just thought about it for a moment and ignored these things.

Everyone has some minor problems with their body from time to time. If they are not very serious, most people will not care about these things. Of course, Xier is the same.

"I actually wasted a whole afternoon... just because of these annoying hallucinations. Should I tell Cocolia's mother? But, this will cause trouble for her..."

Xier's expression seemed a little conflicted. She looked at the books scattered on the ground and sighed softly.

She remembered that she had hallucinations again at that time, and in panic, she messed up the desk...

"Anyway, let's sort it out first."

Xier muttered to herself, then held onto the edge of the box, turned sideways, and carefully stepped forward, intending to climb out of the box.

"……Huh?!"

But in the process, Xier suddenly felt something rubbed against her leg.

With a slight stinging sensation, she suddenly realized that her stockings had hooked on the rough iron sheet on the edge of the box!

As she was flipping out from the edge of the box, she immediately lost her balance and fell directly to the ground...

At this moment, Xier's mind went blank. Although it was just an accidental fall, Xier was not a girl who was good at sports and could not adjust her body in such a short time. In this case, she could only wait for her body to fall on the hard ground and then face the pain...

But this time, something seemed different.

(Um......?)

Xier stared with eyes wide open waiting to fall to the ground, but suddenly realized why she was falling so slowly.

From falling to landing, the whole process took less than a second, but Xier found that this less than a second seemed to be extremely long. She could clearly feel her body falling, but the speed was almost slowed down by dozens of times, as if the speed of her consciousness far exceeded the speed of time in the outside world...

Continuing to fall extremely slowly, Xier tried to move her arms. With a blockage as if she was moving in water, the flow of time became a little faster, allowing her to stretch out her hands and press them on the ground.

At this moment, her body was still falling forward, with her legs still on the edge of the box, supported on the ground with only one hand. But with this movement, she could subconsciously feel that her weak arm was enough to support her entire body...

As her mind moved, it seemed as if the slowed-down time resumed its flow, and the box hooked by her legs fell over. Xier maintained the state of supporting herself with one arm and rolled forward flexibly. While completing the roll, she also avoided the box that was pressing down on her.

Although she was still in a clear state of mind during the feeling of time slowing down just now, this action was completely done unconsciously...

—— Bang!

The sound of the wooden box hitting the ground echoed in her ears, and Xier slowly stood up with a look of disbelief in her eyes. She had no idea what had just happened.

“What on earth is this…?”

She raised her hand with a strange expression, looked at the slender white and thin arm, and fell into deep thought.

She couldn't imagine how she could support her entire body with one hand, with arms that couldn't even move the small wooden table. And then there was the stunt-like tumbling action. She had only seen such actions on TV, but now she was doing it herself. It really felt unreal...

Suddenly, she seemed to sense something, turned her head slightly, and looked towards the door.

...Boom boom!

Sure enough, the next moment, there was a rapid knock on his door.

"Xi'er! Xi'er? You must be in there. Open the door quickly."

"Ah... um."

Xier answered in a panic, not having time to think about what had just happened. She looked around her room. The overturned boxes were lying upside down on the floor, and the books were scattered around the desk, as if it had been robbed...

Even her body was covered with dust from rolling around just now, which made her feel a little inconvenient to see people.

"Xi'er?! What are you doing? Open the door!"

She originally wanted to tidy up a bit, but the urging voice again made her give up the interruption. She hurried over to open her door and looked timidly at the girl standing outside.

"Niya? You are looking for me to..."

"Mom is back, and she wants to see you now."

Hearing this, Xier was slightly stunned, with a hint of doubt on her face.

"Mom wants to find me? But why..."

"How should I know? Anyway, just go quickly!"

The girl standing outside the door said anxiously. Seeing Xier still looking dazed, she felt annoyed.

So, she reached out and grabbed Xier's wrist without saying anything, wanting to pull her downstairs directly. After all, Niya didn't want to keep her beloved mother waiting for a long time, and whether Xier was willing or not was not something she had to consider. As everyone knew, Xier was a well-known punching bag, so it was no problem to be tough with her.

However, she took Xier's hand and took a step forward, but she couldn't pull Xier at all! Instead, she stumbled and almost fell into Xier's arms.

"Xi'er...you?"

"Nothing, let's go."

Xier shook her head. She was immersed in her own world and did not notice the slight surprise and awe in the girl's eyes. She just walked down the stairs side by side with her.

Along the way, the girl didn't dare to grab Xier's wrist again.

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In an empty room in the dormitory building next door, Cocolia sat with her legs crossed on a chair by the window, looking at the man lying on the bed.

The petite girl. Her pupils were slightly dilated, and I don't know what she was thinking.

Suddenly, the door opposite her was gently pushed open a crack, and a ray of light came in through the crack. Cocolia's eyes moved, and then she cast her gaze towards the figure standing at the door.

"Are you here, Xi'er?"

"Um……"

Responding softly to Cocolia, Xier hesitated for a moment, then pushed the door open and walked in. The girl standing beside her and leading the way also subconsciously wanted to follow in, but suddenly she thought of something, she stopped herself abruptly, bowed slightly to Cocolia, and left quickly as if running away.

Without paying attention to the girl's behavior, Cocolia smiled and waved at Xier, motioning her to come closer.

Suddenly, Cocolia noticed the holes in Xier's stockings and her clothes that were covered with dust, and her brows frowned slightly.

"Xi'er, what happened?"

"Ah...? Nothing, I just accidentally fell down in my room..."

Xi'er shook her head, but Kokolia narrowed her eyes. She stood up, brushed off some of the dust on Xi'er's body, and carefully checked the torn parts of Xi'er's clothes. But to her surprise, it was only the clothes that were torn, and the girl was not injured at all.

183 First Encounter >>

"Did you really just fall down?"

"Well, it's just... no, it's nothing, Xier just fell down accidentally, and she wasn't injured, mom doesn't have to worry..."

Xier hesitated for a moment and was about to tell her about her recent hallucinations, but the idea only lasted for a moment before she dismissed it.

(My mother is so busy, I shouldn’t bother her for these little things…)

Xier thought to herself here and said nothing more. Seeing this, Cocolia shook her head slightly and stopped talking about this topic.

"Well, if you're alright, then I won't ask any more questions. I asked you to come here this time because I have something I want you to do."

Cocolia said, pointing to the bed. Following Cocolia's direction, Xier found that there was a gray-haired girl of the same age as her lying on the bed. She had her eyes tightly closed, and she must have lost consciousness.

For some reason, looking at this gray-haired girl, Xier vaguely felt that there seemed to be something attracting her...

At this moment, Xi'er didn't know that in a certain space, someone who looked exactly like her was looking through her eyes at the girl lying on the bed...

"Is this a coincidence? She and Prometheus really look alike..."

She talked to herself, with a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.

"You have even 'reappeared' in this world. How incredible... However, under such circumstances, we can still meet again. Could this be the so-called will of heaven?"

She smiled slightly, hugged her knees and sat back in the empty space, closing her eyes.

"But it doesn't matter... I'm really looking forward to what will happen next. Anyway, I have already released some of your energy restrictions. What you do in the future is entirely up to you... Xier."

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Completely unaware of what was happening in the Stigmata space, Xier finally came to her senses and temporarily shifted her gaze away from the gray-haired girl.

"she is……?"

"I found this child outside and brought him back. If nothing goes wrong, she will become your new sister."

Cocolia said lightly, raised her hand and touched Xier's head, her eyes gradually softened.

"This child is injured. Although it's not too serious, she still needs someone to take care of her. Xier, as far as I know, you are the most delicate and kind child in the orphanage. I hope you can take care of her. How about it? Are you willing?"

Kokolia asked Xier, not giving an order, but using a questioning tone. But Xier hesitated for a moment, then nodded resolutely.

"Xi'er...will try hard!"

"Very good. Then you can stay here for the time being. This way, various things will be more convenient."

Cocolia said with a smile. Although she knew that Xier would not refuse her request, it now seemed that she was really willing to take care of this "Ural Silver Wolf".

"By the way...she has several broken bones. Although they have been treated, she still needs to be careful."

Suddenly remembering something, Cocolia added, and when she said this, a barely perceptible hint of strangeness flashed across her face.

"So pitiful... Okay, I understand. I will definitely take good care of her."

Hearing this, Xier said softly, with a serious expression. She looked at the gray-haired girl lying on the bed, and couldn't help but gently reach out her hand, wanting to touch her cheek...

--Snapped!

Suddenly, the girl who was unconscious just now raised her arm, and with lightning speed, she instantly held Xier's hand.

腕！

…The next moment, both sides stopped their actions at the same time. Xier was forced to stop touching the girl's cheek with her hand, and on the other side, the gray-haired girl held Xier's wrist and also did not make any further moves.

On the surface, it looked like this, but if you looked closely, you could see that the gray-haired girl's wrist was trembling slightly. Moreover, the muscles of her forearms hidden under her sleeves were also slightly bulging... However, Xi'er, who was tightly held by her, was not moved at all.

"Um...you...?"

Xier looked at the gray-haired girl's eyes, which were alert and a little surprised, and was a little at a loss for a moment. Although she reacted the moment the gray-haired girl made a move, she didn't think the gray-haired girl's move was a threat at all, so she let her grab her hand, and then... nothing happened.

Feeling a slight pulling force on her wrist, Xier felt a little confused. Was she trying to pull her over?

At this time, Cocolia clapped her hands gently, breaking the scene that was gradually becoming stagnant.

"Don't be nervous, little sniper, we have no ill will towards you."

Looking at the girl holding Xier's wrist, Cocolia shook her head.

"Let Xier go. She can't pose a threat to you."

Hearing this, the gray-haired girl hesitated for a moment, then withdrew her hand and sat quietly on the bed. Her gray pupils were cold, but also mixed with a hint of nervousness...

Seeing that the girl obeyed her, Kokolia breathed a sigh of relief. The other party was obviously very sensitive at this time, but she did not hurt Xier. It seemed that this so-called Ural Silver Wolf was more obedient than she thought.

Waving her hand to signal Xier to step back a little, Cocolia walked over and looked at the girl sitting on the bed.

"What's your name, little sniper?"

"...Bronya."

The girl whispered, her slightly empty eyes wavering between Xier and Cocolia.

"Okay, Bronya. I have bad news for you..."

She paused, looked at the still calm gray-haired girl, and sighed softly.

"Forget it. You should have seen it by then. I have killed all the members of the team that were sent with you to assassinate me."

Cocolia said, trying to observe the girl's reaction. But to her disappointment, the girl's delicate little face, like a doll, was still filled with eternal indifference, and her gray and lifeless pupils seemed to be filled with polar ice...

"So why didn't you kill me?"

"I don't kill children."

She answered without hesitation, and Cocolia continued to look at the girl in front of her, waiting for her reaction.