K424 of the Collapse World

Putting the matter aside for the moment, Lan Feng took a deep breath, organized his words a little, and then turned his slightly serious gaze to the gray-haired girl in front of him again.

"By the way, Bronya, I have a question... Even if Seele has mentioned me to you, this should be the first time we meet, right? I don't quite understand why you trust me so much? Generally speaking, if you suddenly appear in front of others like this, wouldn't it feel... a little suspicious?"

Lan Feng asked cautiously. In her opinion, this girl's attitude towards her was a little abnormal. She was a little uncomfortable with the girl trusting her so easily. She couldn't help but wonder if there was a trap. It was really not like an elite special forces soldier to trust a stranger so easily...

"No, Bronya trusts you because Sister Cialis is Seele's friend and loves Seele very much."

"Eh...? Is that why?"

"Yes, Bronya likes Seele the most, so Bronya is very grateful to you, Sister Cialis, who has taken care of and protected Seele. Most importantly, Sister Cialis, you are the person Seele trusts the most, so Bronya is willing to trust you as well."

Bronya spoke seriously. Listening to these words, Lan Feng looked at the sincere eyes of the gray-haired girl. For some reason, she found herself inexplicably believing this unreliable explanation.

"I didn't help Xi'er as much as you said. I just couldn't stand those who bullied her, so I helped her a little bit... But it's okay this way. Since you are willing to listen to me, then things will be much simpler."

Bronya couldn't help but smile at Lan Feng, whose face was slightly flushed. When she was worrying about Seele endlessly due to psychological effects, she suddenly met Seele's missing sister, which made her put aside her unreasonable irritability for the time being and concentrate on communicating with the girl in front of her.

(Sure enough, just like what Seele said, Sister Sis is a very strong but gentle person... But why is she not wearing shoes? Her clothes are also tattered... Could it be that she has been wandering all the time? But speaking of it, why did she suddenly return to the orphanage after mysteriously disappearing three years ago?)

Thinking of this, Bronya let out a sigh, her gentle tone mixed with a hint of seriousness.

"Um, Sister Shilis, why did you come to the orphanage to find me? Ah... or did you come here to find Xi'er?"

Bronya asked softly, and as she spoke, Lan Feng's expression became more serious than ever before.

"I did come here to find you, Bronya. What I want to talk about is something about Seele. I hope you can stay calm and listen to me, okay?"

Hearing Seele's name, Bronya's gentle eyes suddenly turned aside, and her gray pupils shrank instantly. She was about to ask something, but when she remembered what Lan Feng had just said, she tried hard to suppress the impulse in her heart and nodded heavily.

215 Simple Trust >>

"Ah."

"Xi'er, she participated in the x-10 experiment before you..."

"What......!"

Lan Feng had just said his first sentence when he was interrupted by the shocked Bronya. In response, Lan Feng could only wave his hand gently.

"Don't be impatient. Listen to me. She should have left the orphanage with Cocolia last night and went to the x-10 experiment. During the experiment, Xier had a little accident. Don't be impulsive. She is not in any danger. We have temporarily protected her."

After Lan Feng finished speaking, he stopped talking for the time being and stood quietly in front of Bronya, waiting for the girl to digest this information.

"But...Xier, why did she do this?"

After a long time, Bronya slowly raised her head. The warm smile from before had disappeared from her face, replaced by deep worry and anxiety.

Lan Feng originally wanted to remain silent, but remembering that he didn't know when Cocolia would be back, he couldn't help but take a step forward and stand in front of the girl who was slightly shorter than him.

"She's just like you."

"What......?"

"Xi'er's motive is the same as yours. Just as you want to protect her, Xi'er also wants to protect you. So, she has convinced Cocolia to allow her to participate in the experiment, and now, the experiment has probably been judged as a failure."

Lan Feng spoke softly. This time, Bronya did not interrupt, but stood there and listened silently. Her delicate little face had a thoughtful expression, but there was a hint of anxiety in it.

The worry cannot be concealed at all.

"Right now, I'm afraid Cocolia has already believed that Xi'er has died due to a failed experiment, but please don't worry, Xi'er is actually fine. She is with us now. Um... receiving treatment."

Hearing this, Bronya opened her eyes wide again.

"Xi'er is injured?! Where is she now?"

"Calm down, Bronya. Seele is not in a good position to meet you right now. She had a small accident during the experiment. But I assure you, she will be absolutely fine."

Lan Feng said this calmly, even though she herself was not sure whether Xier could recover. But seeing this worried girl, Lan Feng could not bear to let her know the truth.

If Bronya knew that Seele had turned into a quantum state, she would probably ask Cocolia to participate in the experiment as she did before, so that she could enter the quantum space to look for Seele...

(I lied again... But never mind, as long as Seele can recover intact, the lies don't matter...)

"......Really?"

"Ah."

"I believe you, Sister Cialis. However, if Seele's experiment fails, then Bronya will be the next to participate in the experiment, right?"

"Bronya, do you really want to participate in that experiment? Think about it carefully. Seele is still waiting for you. Is it really okay to abandon her and participate in that life-threatening experiment? You chose to participate in the experiment before just to protect her, right? Now, there is no need for it, right?"

Lan Feng asked cautiously. She didn't know how loyal Bronya was to Cocolia, so she couldn't say it too clearly.

"Eh...? That's true, but mom said before that the x-10 experiment is very important. Is it really okay for Bronya to just give up the experiment?"

Bronya looked a little annoyed, but after seeing her reaction, Lan Feng immediately understood. In Bronya's eyes, Seele's status was obviously higher than Cocolia's...

"The experiment isn't necessary, right? Bronya, it was Seele who wanted you not to participate in the experiment. Her resistance to Honkai energy is higher than yours, but the experiment still failed. If you go, you will definitely die. Don't you want to see Seele again?"

"...Bronya understands. If possible, she will definitely refuse the experiment from her mother."

After hearing Bronya's answer, Lan Feng was silent for a moment, then gave up his initial decision...

"Is that so... Then I'll tell you, I left the orphanage because I betrayed Cocolia. So this time, she'll probably blame me for the failed experiment. Bronya, are you still willing to believe me even so?"

"Eh? Is that so? But...it should be you, Sister Cialis, who saved Seele. Then, Bronya believes that you must not be a bad person."

"Are you so sure? Never mind. This is your business. Also, Xi'er, please let me give this to you."

As Lan Feng spoke, he took out the gleaming piece of metal and handed it to Bronya.

"what is this?"

"Well... this is a gift from Xier. You can find out what it is for by trying it yourself."

Lan Feng said with a smile, but she did not reveal the information about the heavy-duty bunny. She turned around and walked towards the door. Bronya saw this and hurriedly stretched out her hand to stop Lan Feng from leaving.

"Wait a minute, I..."

"I know what you want to ask. If you want to find Xi'er, wait a year and go to the ME headquarters in Changkong City in the far east. You should be able to find her. Don't worry about who I am. You just need to know that I am Xi'er's friend and will never hurt her. That's enough. Also, if possible, please don't tell Cocolia that I was here."

Lan Feng finished speaking, and left the room without looking back, closing the door. Since the original plan had been abandoned, he could not reveal too much information to Bronya. Besides, who knew when Cocolia would come back, so Lan Feng did not communicate too much with Bronya and left the room in a hurry.

Bronya stared blankly at the closed door. It was only then that she realized that the other person had left. Her dazed eyes gradually returned to normal. After a soft sigh, she looked at the metal piece in her palm again with doubt in her eyes.

"Xi'er...what happened?"

Although the conversation with Sister Silis went smoothly, the amount of information in this conversation was a bit too much. Bronya felt that she might need to digest it carefully...

——Kuang......

Suddenly, the door was opened again. Lan Feng stood at the door a little embarrassedly, looking at Bronya with a slightly red face.

"Um... Excuse me, Bronya, can you help me find a strand of Seele's hair on her bed?"

"...?"

216 Meeting again after three years

Walking down the stairs at the end of the corridor, Lan Feng couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Originally, the first time he left, it should have been a perfect operation. When Bronya didn't react, he only left the minimum information she wanted to know, and then left immediately while she was thinking about this information, which could not only prevent Bronya from asking questions, but also leave her with a mysterious impression.

However, all of this was ruined the moment I suddenly remembered what I had forgotten after I left the house...

Looking at the soft black hair in his hand, Lan Feng's eyes were full of helplessness.

Although she successfully found Seele's hair on her pillow, Bronya had already reacted by then and started asking her a bunch of questions again, such as her identity, the organization she belonged to, and even her past in the orphanage. She asked all of them very quickly, and her proficiency in asking questions was comparable to that of a professional interrogator.

Although Lan Feng could choose not to answer Bronya's questions, most of them were very basic questions. If he was unwilling to answer such questions, it would be a bit unreasonable. No matter what, Seele regarded him as her sister. If he concealed too much from Bronya, it would cause trouble if she became suspicious.

Even so, Lan Feng did not reveal much information to Bronya. He just briefly explained the conservatives and radicals of Anti-Entropy and his own position in the conservatives. He then talked Bronya about some trivial matters in the orphanage, comforted her again, and left the room again.

(Hmm... those are just the most basic information. Even if she tells Cocolia, it won't have any impact on us. How should I put it? This operation should be considered a success, right? At least my goal was achieved...)

"Hmm...? Is everything taken care of?"

Hearing the voices, Lan Feng stopped, looked at the black-haired girl leaning against the window at the stairs, and made an "OK" gesture to her.

"We've got Xi'er's hair. Let's get out of here quickly. By the way, while you were keeping watch, no one came here, right?"

"Don't worry, this orphanage is even emptier than I thought. Apart from a few children, no one else is walking outside."

Hill said this and looked around Lan Feng with some surprise.

"Hmm... didn't you say before that you wanted to kidnap the girl named Bronya as well? Why, didn't you find her?"

"No, something unexpected happened. I originally thought it would be difficult to make her believe what I said. But unexpectedly, she trusted me very much because of Seele, and I was able to convince her with a little explanation. Well... Anyway, the negotiation with Bronya was very successful, so naturally there was no need to take her away as well."

As he spoke, Lan Feng waved his hand, and took the lead to walk out of the stairwell and head towards the apartment exit in the middle of the corridor.

"Let's leave here first... This orphanage is Cocolia's territory after all. If we stay here, who knows when that person will come back."

"Yeah, I'll listen to you."

Having said that, Lan Feng no longer took the initiative to talk to Hill. While thinking about his next course of action, he slightly quickened his pace and came to the lobby of the apartment.

Looking at this vaguely familiar door, Lan Feng was slightly stunned, and suddenly felt a little emotional. More than three years ago, he was still a member of this orphanage, but now, he has become an enemy here...

(It can’t be helped... If I stay here, I’m afraid I’ll become a radical and follow Cocolia to destroy St. Freya Academy. Forget about that...)

Although she felt a little reluctant, she could not stay with Cocolia on principle.

"What's wrong, Shilis...why did you suddenly stop?"

"No, it's nothing."

Lan Feng shook her head, turned around, and walked to the other side of the apartment's main entrance, intending to leave through the less conspicuous side door. She reached out and tried to grab the handle of the side door and open it.

At this time, accompanied by some strange energy, the space seemed to be gradually covered with a layer of dark golden gauze...

Without feeling any of this, Lan Feng once again discovered that his outstretched hand had stopped in mid-air, as if his body was constantly being used...

She suddenly felt helpless. This feeling was as if her body wanted to stay here on purpose. It was obviously abnormal. However, Lan Feng did not feel anything unusual. Because she had experienced so many strange things recently, she did not immediately realize what was happening.

(What the hell... am I so reluctant to leave here? This shouldn't be the case... I don't feel anything, but do I really have such a strong sense of belonging to this orphanage...?)

"......Hehe~~"

She was thinking, but suddenly, a familiar laugh came from behind her, abruptly interrupting Lan Feng's thoughts.

(This sound...?!)

“Hehe…Hahahaha…!! Finally…finally…I found you! Sister Shiris!”

Along with the girl's wild laughter, a sharp black blade suddenly pierced into Lan Feng's shoulder from behind! The next moment, the dark gold that permeated the space suddenly dissipated, and Hill was shocked to find that the girl with short lavender hair appeared beside him at some point, with a crazy light flashing in her golden and purple eyes.

Hill's pupils slightly dilated. The black pointer sword in the hand of this girl, who had met her once before, pierced deeply into Hillis's shoulder...

“You bastard…!”

A huge dark blue sickle instantly appeared in his hand. Hill raised the sickle fiercely and pointed the blade at the girl in front of him...

"do not want!"

However, at the same time that Hill made his move, Lan Feng, whose shoulder was pierced by the sharp blade, suddenly shouted. Upon hearing this, Hill's movements suddenly froze slightly, and the sickle he had raised high stopped in mid-air.

"But you..."

"Please, Hill, don't do anything to this kid... This is my own business."

Lan Feng said this again, without looking at the slightly hesitant Hill. She turned back with some difficulty, looked at the short-haired girl with a crazy look on her face behind her, and sighed softly.

"As expected, it's the power of time... Although I've heard about you from Miss Stigmata before, I still can't believe it after seeing it with my own eyes... Can you tell me, Xing... What happened to you?"

Lan Feng asked softly, keeping his voice calm. Surprisingly, Lan Feng did not feel any resentment towards the girl who had stabbed him through when they just met again.

Looking at Xing's ferocious expression, Lan Feng felt a strange feeling, followed by a slight sense of self-blame. She didn't know why this weak and gentle little girl had become like this?

(She should have returned to normal, but why is she like this... Could it be that she is grudged me for abandoning her?)

"What happened to me? Haha... nothing happened! Xing is still the same Xing! Sister Shilis... you are finally back, sister... do you know how much I have missed you over the years..."

As she spoke, Xing didn't care about the sickle hanging over her head. She held the black sword in one hand and slowly approached Lan Feng's body from behind. As she moved, the black pointer sword pierced into Lan Feng's shoulder. When Xing pressed her body against Lan Feng's back, the black sword had completely penetrated Lan Feng's body. The long blade pierced through her chest and the twisted black blade had been dyed bright red...

"Ah... but finally, Sister Shirley is back. Xing... I'm really happy~ Um... Sister Shirley's 'wings' seem to have withered badly~ But, these are not important. As long as Sister is back, that's the best thing~"

Xing let go of the hilt of the sword that Lan Feng had inserted into her shoulder, slowly opened her arms, and embraced the girl in front of her who was half a head taller than her.

Feeling the other's body temperature, Xing laughed again and rubbed her head gently against Lan Feng's back. If you ignore the bloody black blade stuck in Lan Feng's body, this scene is just like an ordinary girl acting coquettishly to her sister.

216 Meet again after three years>>

"If you had given me a hug like this to celebrate our reunion, I would probably be happy too... Xing. But can you tell me why you did this to me?"

Holding the twisted black blade that passed through her shoulder with one hand, Lan Feng was considering whether to break the sword directly. Although the injury did not cause her pain, she felt a little uncomfortable when she let the sword pierce the inside of her right shoulder and heard the creaking sound of the metal blade rubbing against her bones.

(Could it be that Xing holds a grudge against me because she thought I had “abandoned” her?)