K424 of the Collapse World

"Oh... by the way, when I jumped off the building for the first time, I seemed to have forgotten to use energy to buffer it..."

The impact of falling from an eight-story building is obviously not something that these ordinary casual shoes can withstand...

Lan Feng looked at the falling apart casual shoes, smiled helplessly, and threw the damaged shoes away, revealing her slender white feet.

Feeling that one of his legs was higher than the other, Lan Feng frowned and simply took off his other shoe and stepped on the ground with his bare feet.

Looking at his current appearance, Lan Feng was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

"It's really... a familiar feeling. Four years ago,

I seem to have experienced a period of time when I was naked and had no shoes. Well! We should be optimistic. Compared to that time, at least I have a normal piece of clothing now..."

Having said that, she suddenly realized something, lowered her head slightly, looked at the "gold bracelet" on her left wrist, the communicator on her right wrist, and the home clothes with a neckline that was so big that it almost exposed her shoulders, and fell silent.

"Well, that's not normal at all!"

While lamenting in self-abandonment, Lan Feng suddenly felt like giving up the action and going back directly.

"But... it doesn't matter. Anyway, no matter how strange it looks, as long as no one finds us, it's fine. Just like last time, sneak in..."

While comforting himself, Lan Feng turned on the terminal on his watch, confirmed the destination through the map, and ran towards the depths of the alley...

198 Unexpected Encounter

"Has the test been completed? What are the results?"

"Yes, in this test, these children have the best adaptability to Honkai energy."

"So, after the injection of Honkai energy, was anyone's consciousness found to be contaminated?"

"No... I didn't find any."

"Very good, then let's prepare to start the next stage of the experiment..."

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In the office built into the orphanage, the room was dark, with only the photon screen suspended in the air emitting a faint light.

Cocolia sat at her desk, looking at the screen in front of her with a complicated look in her eyes.

On the huge light screen, densely packed archival documents were displayed, covering the entire large holographic screen which was more than three meters wide.

On each electronic file, there was a photo of a girl. These girls were all children living in orphanages. However, there was a big red cross on almost every child's file.

"Should we say this is... an expected result?"

Cocolia muttered to herself, casting her eyes towards the edge of the large light screen.

There, the files of three girls were displayed separately. Unlike the pile of files in the center of the screen, there were no red crosses on the photos of these three girls.

Apricot Mal......

Bronya Zajicek...

Xier Fuleai......

"In the end, there are only three of them left who are qualified. There is no other way. No matter who is chosen, the x-10 experiment must be carried out."

While talking to herself, Cocolia looked at the images of the three girls on the screen and gently closed her eyes.

"As long as this experiment is successful, the collapse will not affect you in the slightest. Then, after extracting the experimental data, all of you will be able to survive in this collapsed world..."

The x-10 experiment is to transform children who are born with Honkai antibodies so that their bodies can fully adapt to Honkai energy. Once the experiment is successful, they can become new humans who can survive in a Honkai environment.

Although this is only one of the ultimate goals of the x-10 experiment, in a sense, it is not an exaggeration to say that this experiment carries the hope of all mankind.

——Dongdong......

"come in."

Kokolia said as she gently pressed a button on the terminal at hand. The light screen that occupied most of the room suddenly disappeared, and the white light above lit up, instantly replacing the dim room with a bright light.

The door was gently pushed open and Bronya walked into the office.

"Here you go, Bronya."

"Um, Mama Cocolia, what can I do for you?"

As she asked, Bronya closed the door and slowly walked to Cocolia's desk with a calm look in her eyes.

When her eyes met the girl's, Cocolia's gaze moved slightly and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"There are indeed some important things, but before that, Bronya, your eyes... have changed a lot."

"Eyes...?"

"When I first met you two years ago, your eyes were completely devoid of warmth. They didn't even look like human eyes. They were just like mechanical cameras used to observe the world. But now... that feeling has disappeared, Bronya. You are very likable now."

"Thank you for the compliment, Mom. Bronya also likes herself now."

Hearing Cocolia's words, Bronya responded with a gentle smile on her face.

"hehe......"

Cocolia also smiled and continued to look into Bronya's tender eyes, her gaze becoming somewhat intriguing.

"And... there's some interesting emotion in your eyes right now, as if..."

Say

At this point, Cocolia paused for a moment, wondering whether she should point this out.

"It seems like...what?"

Hearing this, Bronya tilted her head slightly in confusion, and her gray double spiral braids swayed slightly with her movements...

Cocolia shook her head, chuckled and waved.

"Nothing, Bronya. You are too young to talk about this kind of topic. Well, let's stop chatting here."

"I see, mother. So, what is the matter that brought me here?"

Bronya nodded and did not ask about what happened just now. Until now, her military habits still remained in her. Facing her mother as her "superior", Bronya had always obeyed everything.

"about this......"

Cocolia picked up a sheet of information from the table and handed it to Bronya in front of her. She also took out another sheet of paper and looked at Bronya with a serious look.

"Bronya, Seele and Xing are not as mature as you, so I decided to tell you the truth about this matter first, about this x-10 experiment..."

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Fifteen minutes later...

"The x-10 experiment... Is this the ultimate purpose of the test just now?"

Bronya looked at the information sheet in her hand, took a deep breath, and turned her gaze to Cocolia in front of her again.

"Yes, the result of the test is that you three were selected to participate in the experiment. In other words, only you have a higher chance of completing this experiment."

"Higher success rate...?"

Bronya exhaled softly, and her gray inorganic pupils began to show a little more sharpness in her eyes.

"Mom, do we... have to take part in this experiment?"

"No... You have the right to refuse, Bronya. This is why I called you here alone, so that the judgment of those around you will not affect you. Don't worry, I won't force you."

"That's right..."

Bronya breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes slightly relieved, as if she had relaxed.

Seeing this, Cocolia just shook her head slightly.

"So, you plan to refuse the experiment, Bronya? Well, I will consult Seele later."

Hearing this, Bronya's pupils shrank slightly, and her left hand on the side of her thigh suddenly clenched...

"No, Bronya didn't say she would refuse the experiment."

She shook her head calmly, and as she spoke, she looked back at the information sheet in her hand and read it carefully again.

Looking at the passage mentioned in the document, she raised her head with a little concern and cast her gaze towards Cocolia.

“Does the success rate of an experiment increase with each failure?”

"Yes, the experimental staff are not doing nothing. The data left after each failed experiment can make the next experiment more likely to succeed. Compared with the previous experiments, we can now guarantee that the success rate can be maintained at around 50%..."

"50%..."

Bronya bit her lip and lowered her head slightly.

"If the experiment fails...what happens?"

"The consequences of a failed experiment should be recorded in the data manual."

"Yes, but it says, 'The balance between the material structure and quantum layer of the experimental subject collapsed, and it broke apart at the atomic level.' Bronya didn't understand what this meant."

Hearing this, Cocolia sighed and then closed her eyes.

"...The body is broken down at the atomic level. In simple terms, it completely disappears at the material level. You can think of this as death. Do you understand that?"

"..."

In response, Cocolia opened her eyes, with a hint of gloom in her eyes.

"Before this, seven children have lost their lives in this experiment. I can tell you clearly, Bronya, the danger of the x-0 experiment is extremely great. I hope you can think carefully before making a decision and don't act recklessly."

Bronya stopped talking and seemed to be lost in thought. After a while, she gently put the information sheet back on the table, looked at the Ouroboros mark on the back of the paper, took a deep breath, and looked at Cocolia seriously.

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"Bronya is willing to accept the experiment."

"Are you sure? Don't force yourself. You made this choice for Xi'er, right?"

"Well...but this is Bronya's own decision."

Cocolia tapped the table lightly with her fingers, looking a little unnatural.

"I can tell you first that Xing will definitely participate in the experiment. If she succeeds, your experiment will also be 100% successful. Even so,

You also want...?"

"Yes, because... Bronya doesn't like to put her hopes on others."

As she spoke softly, the gray-haired girl seemed to have thought of something and a hint of tenderness appeared in her eyes, but the next moment, that look was replaced by a firm look. She picked up the pen without hesitation and signed her name on the file on the table.

Seeing this, Cocolia stopped trying to dissuade him.

"Okay... the experiment will start a week from now. Bronya, during this time, if you have anything you want to do, just do it and try not to have any regrets."

"A week later...? Yes, Bronya knows."

Bronya bowed gently to Cocolia and left the room. At this time, her expression gradually softened.

(There’s still a week left… It looks like it won’t delay Xi’er and I going to the beach the day after tomorrow…)

Okhotsk, backstreets...

"Hey~ little girl, what are you doing here? Did you get separated from your friends?"

"Oh my~ Miss, you are so cute. Where are you going next? Do you want to play with big brother? But speaking of it, it must be expensive to play with you...? Hahaha..."

"You are so beautiful, why haven't I seen you before?"

……

In a dark alley where no one was around, several tall middle-aged men blocked the way in front of a barefoot, purple-haired girl, standing in a circle around her.

The girl lowered her head, and the purple hair falling down in front of her forehead covered her eyes. Although she was surrounded by a group of hungry "wolves", she did not seem panicked. However, her fearless appearance in the face of danger was regarded by the people around her as the girl's "professional quality".

Looking at this young and beautiful girl, these people's eyes revealed obscene and rude eyes, looking at the girl's body wantonly. Looking at her slender white skin exposed at the torn collar and the slightly plump little pigeons on her chest, several people couldn't help swallowing.

"Let's get back to the point, young lady. Your eyes are quite interesting... But judging from the way you're dressed, you must be a prostitute nearby, right? However, you're so pretty, so your business should be pretty good. How come you don't even have shoes?"

A sturdy middle-aged man in a jacket waved his hand to stop the voices of the people around him. He walked out and stopped in front of the girl, looking at her with a slightly presumptuous gaze. Noticing the golden bracelet on the girl's left wrist, the corner of the man's mouth slightly raised.

"Could it be that you spent all the money you earned from 'work' on jewelry? This bracelet doesn't look like it's made of gold... But never mind, it has nothing to do with me. Let's not waste any more time and name your price, miss. Speaking of which, I actually met a hot girl like you. It seems that I'm pretty lucky today."

At the end of his words, he licked his lips, shook the gold watch on his wrist pretentiously, and waited for the response from the girl in front of him.

After a while, the girl sighed slightly, then slowly raised her head. Her pure deep purple cross-shaped pupils focused on the man in front of her.

"How should I put it... It's a bit unexpected. I thought you guys would rush over right after you finished talking nonsense, but it turned out to be like this, um... talking about business? I see, is this the difference between prostitution and rape..."

"Haha... Miss, do you like that kind of play?"