K424 of the Collapse World

"Why...why?"

"Because, as a knight of Kaslana, I would rather be the one who is 'abandoned'. I don't want my companions to stand in front of me and say 'go away' when I'm in danger. I want to protect the people I cherish by myself, instead of being protected by them. So, when I'm in danger, my companions can safely leave the danger to me. And... in my opinion, abandoning your companions and leaving alone, this kind of behavior may require greater courage..."

(Yes, if it is for "Kaslana", it does take more courage to do this...)

When Kiana said this, she opened her eyes, turned to the silent purple-haired girl beside her, and gently placed her hands on her shoulders.

"Sister Shirley, although I don't know what exactly you went through, I will never be disappointed in you because of this kind of thing. Dedication is a positive word, it should not be forced, and it should not be used to blackmail others. I know, Sister Shirley, you will never abandon your companions easily. That kind of thing must have been proposed by the other party. In this case, shouldn't you respect the other party's decision and trust your partner?"

Kiana said softly, with a hint of smile on her lips. She slowly leaned forward and hugged the girl's neck. As she moved, the purple-haired girl in front of her seemed to collapse and leaned gently on her.

Kiana didn't care and continued this action, gently rubbing the girl's face.

"Actually... I'm really glad that Sister Shirisi can do this. As long as you are safe, we don't have to worry about you anymore. When I found out that your aircraft was damaged, I was really scared, afraid that you would..."

At this moment, listening to Kiana's whispers, Lan Feng's heavy heart gradually became complicated. If she was just suffocated by the pressure of self-blame before, now it was like a pot of mixed feelings. She didn't know whether she should cry or laugh.

(As expected, I am still completely inferior to you in terms of Kaslana's will, Kiana... But if it were you, perhaps such a regrettable thing would not have happened... But, facing that situation, what would you do?)

Lan Feng pursed his lips, and his expression became bitter.

"Alas... I originally wanted to hear your reproach as a punishment for myself, but in the end, I was still comforted by you... Kiana."

Lan Feng sighed, gently broke free from Kiana's embrace, and stood up again with his own strength.

"I was the one who abandoned my friends, but I'm being told that I did something great. It's really... Oh, forget it."

Lan Feng shook his head and looked at Kiana in front of him with a half-smile. Her dark purple crossed pupils began to be turbid and mixed with a little fatigue.

"Whether it's that guy or you, why are there so many noble idiots around me? Fortunately, when the incident happened, I didn't put you two together..."

Hearing Lan Feng's self-destructive words, Kiana smiled slightly, lowered her head and whispered softly.

"(whispering) Because, you are the same, Sister Sis..."

"Um...what did you say?"

"It's alright, Sis Shilis... Since I've answered the question, let's leave it at that. So, what was the important thing you just mentioned?"

Kiana walked out of the elevator and turned back to ask Lan Feng, her tone returning to its usual gentle tone. In response, Lan Feng also breathed a sigh of relief, forced himself to cheer up, and slowly followed.

"About this matter...it should be considered the reason why I chose to abandon her and run away alone, but it's not something to be happy about."

As she answered, she gently stroked the dark blue crystal in her bag, and her exhausted expression became a little gentle...

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Bang bang...

Standing in front of the familiar office door, Lan Feng looked at Kiana who raised her hand to knock on the door, and took a deep breath secretly. Thinking of having to trouble the two doctors again, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed. However, despite this, she had to seek help. Otherwise,

She alone doesn't have the ability to make Xier recover.

"Come in, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Following the cold girl's voice, Kiana gently pushed open the door. The next moment, Lan Feng saw Einstein sitting at the desk inside, and Tesla standing next to him with a surprised look on his face.

"Ah! Shilis, you're back? Didn't you encounter any emergencies on the way?"

"Yeah, sort of... Don't worry, I'm fine."

Facing Tesla's worried question, Lan Feng's expression was a little unnatural. She lowered her head slightly, holding the dark blue crystal in her hand, thinking about how to explain Xi'er's matter.

Beside him, Einstein held his chin with one hand, looking at the girl's spotless formal dress, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"Shiris, we just received news of a large-scale operation by the Destiny Force. Their assembly point was exactly where you were at the time, and your aircraft also lost its response at that time. Obviously, it was an action targeting you. But now it seems... you don't seem to be in any danger?"

As Einstein spoke, his expression became a little strange. According to the intelligence obtained at that time, Shilis had obviously had a direct conflict with the Destiny Army. But now, she was wearing a slim-fitting outfit that was not suitable for fighting, and there was no trace of fighting on her body. In response, Einstein frowned slightly, and looked at Lan Feng with a little more doubt in his eyes.

"Not to mention being torn, your clothes aren't even stained with dust. Could it be that you can now easily defeat the fleet of Destiny with just a wave of your hand?"

Hearing Einstein's words, Lan Feng shook his head helplessly.

"No... On the way back, I was indeed attacked by the Destiny. However, I didn't fight them much, but avoided direct confrontation and fled the scene. Compared to this... Dr. Einstein, you should be quite good at scientific research in the quantum field, right?"

Without giving too much explanation about his own affairs, Lan Feng asked directly, and his expression became a little more serious.

"...Quantum science? I'm not really good at it, but Planck did give me a lot of guidance in this area. Any questions?"

"About this...I want to ask you to do me a favor."

Lan Feng took out his hand that had been stuffed in the bag, slowly opened it, and displayed the dark blue crystal in his palm in front of Einstein.

"what is this?"

"Although I'm not sure... However, this should be the beacon connecting reality and the quantum sea. Dr. Einstein, I hope you can help me figure out its secret. Inside... is the 'soul' of a friend of mine. It was for her that I went to Cocolia's territory at that time. So... please..."

Einstein took the blue crystal from Lan Feng and observed it carefully under the light. After hearing Lan Feng's explanation, she was silent for a moment and then nodded slightly.

"Of course, there is indeed some quantum state matter in it, which is also something worth studying... But can you talk to us first? What happened on your trip? From your expression, it seems that you have something on your mind... The state of this crystal is very stable, there is no need to rush. Before we get down to business, why not chat with everyone for a while. Speaking of which, the process of this matter should not be that simple, right?"

223 The Girl Looking for Kaslana>>

Placing the fragile crystal in his hand flat on the table, Einstein stared directly at the silver-haired girl in front of him, waiting for her answer.

"Of course. I will tell you the details of this trip... But, Dr. Einstein, are you sure? This crystal should come from the technology of the previous civilization. Can you really restore it perfectly? Let me make it clear, there is no chance to experiment. If something goes wrong, the child will..."

"Hehe... who do you think I am?"

Hearing Einstein's weak but confident voice, Lan Feng was slightly startled, and then nodded heavily. Although he had decided to tell others the whole story, Lan Feng didn't know how these people would view him after they knew about it...

"I was able to return safely this time because of the help of one person. And that person is a friend I just met two days ago..."

Far East, Changkong City...

On the edge of the city, close to the suburbs, in a plain-looking pub, there were traces of violence everywhere. Tables and chairs were tilted on the ground. Smashed bottles and broken screen fragments were mixed on the ground, making it look messy.

Besides, there is something more conspicuous...

Broken knives, bullet shells scattered all over the floor, bullet holes all over the walls...

And blood.

On the floor full of debris, scattered people were lying on the ground, curled up, all with external injuries. If you look closely, you can see that these people have the same tattoos, and there are also illegal weapons thrown around them, which are obviously their own things...

Several people had lost consciousness, but most were still groaning in pain. The strange thing was that even guns were used in the fight, but the number of deaths was very small. Moreover, most of those who unfortunately lost their lives had bullet holes all over their bodies, and the cause of death was obvious from the guns thrown on the ground nearby.

Killed by a stray bullet, that is, killed by a companion's gun...

———Bang!

In a room slightly inside the tavern, with the dull sound of a heavy object hitting, a sturdy man was thrown out and hit a wine table directly, knocking it over. Amid the clanging sound, the glass wine bottle on the table was broken. The clothes on his back were torn by the broken glass, and bloody wounds were cut on his skin...

"hiss...!"

Feeling the cold stinging pain on his back, the man took a breath of cold air, and his young face twisted in pain. He resisted the feeling that his body was about to fall apart, trembling and turning over, trying to get up again. But before he could do that, a foot wearing a small black leather shoe stepped on his head, and immediately pressed the man back to the ground.

“——Ugh…!”

With a slight sound, the man couldn't help but cry out in pain. With a burning sensation in his nasal cavity, blood slowly flowed out of his nostrils. He realized that his nose bridge was likely broken.

"Better be honest, otherwise you will suffer more."

A cold girl's voice came from above his head. The man tried to turn his head and avert his eyes, looking tremblingly at the slender figure standing beside him.

The pure white JK uniform, the slender legs wrapped in black stockings, and the exquisite face, it must be said that the girl with silver-white braids is very beautiful, and the angle she is standing at is also very intriguing. But the man has no interest in appreciating the scenery under the girl's skirt at this time. When he looks at the girl, there is only astonishment and slight fear in his eyes.

Because, it was this girl who looked like a high school student who single-handedly defeated nearly a hundred people in her gang! As a person who witnessed all this, the man felt that his worldview was impacted...

"You crazy woman...! What on earth do you want?! Let me tell you, our Tengchuan Group is the largest gang in Canghai City, but you actually dared to attack us. Aren't you afraid... Ugh!"

"Let me make it clear first. I originally came here just to take a short break and find out something. But the first person to make a move on me was someone from your side."

With a slight force on her feet, the girl interrupted the man's words with an indifferent expression as he cried out in pain. After she finished speaking, the girl moved her feet away, leaned over and grabbed the man's collar, and with a tug, she dragged the tall man, who was several times stronger than her, up! Then she loosened her grip and forced him to lie on his back on the ground.

The girl took a step forward, raised her foot again, and stepped on the man's chest. She looked down at him with cold eyes.

"Now, let's get back to the topic... In the Far East, have you heard of a family called 'Kaslana'?"

Hearing the girl's question, the man's eyes turned slightly, hesitated a little, and a "kind" smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Ah... I know, Miss, you look really beautiful, but you are not a local, right? Are you from a foreign country? However, your Japanese is really good, could it be..."

"Shut up!"

The girl shouted coldly, interrupting the other person's words. Her azure blue eyes narrowed slightly, and the coldness in her eyes became even stronger. After seeing the look in the girl's eyes, the man was immediately startled, and his expression became stiff. He no longer dared to have any small thoughts like before.

"Stop talking about those useless things. I won't buy it! Tell me, have you ever heard of the last name 'Kaslana'?"

"...No, no! I've never heard of it! How could there be such a strange surname in the Far East?"

"..."

Hearing this, the girl fell into deep thought, her eyes slightly wavering. Soon, she came to her senses, and in the slightly surprised look of the man, she moved her feet and turned away.

"Well...it seems like you didn't lie...well, let's do that then."

"Hmm...?"

The man was stunned, looking at the girl's back, his eyes full of doubt. He had never expected that after just asking a question, and before even getting an answer, this silver-haired girl would just leave like that?

He was still in a daze, but the next moment, the girl's figure suddenly disappeared before his eyes! Only a few purple light particles were left, slowly drifting in the air...

"This...! What is going on?

.....?! Is it a monster?! "

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Without paying any attention to the man who was disheveled in the wind, the girl's figure appeared in the alley not far from the tavern, accompanied by some purple light particles.

"Huh... It's a bit strenuous. It's strange, ever since I fainted for no apparent reason, my abilities have become much weaker..."

She exhaled softly and looked around. Not seeing anyone around, the girl took a step and walked towards the dark alley ahead.

"Ordinary people don't know about 'Kaslana', the police don't know, and even the gangs don't know... Since no one in the surface world knows about it, then it can be confirmed that the Kaslana family in the Far East should be a family that hides in the dark and fights against the Honkai..."

The girl muttered to herself as she walked.

"If that's the case, then it won't be easy to find. So, what should I do to attract the attention of that family and my father...? Ah! What a headache...! Anyway, why did that bastard father leave without saying a word?"

The girl's angry voice suddenly rang out in the alley at night, scaring away a black cat next to a trash can. The next moment, there was a rustling sound near the trash can...

"Um?!"

The girl stopped and frowned slightly, looking at the black shadow slowly rising in the dim alley, her pupils shrinking slightly.

"This is... a death squad?! But why! Isn't this a safe zone without Honkai? Why would a Honkai creature appear in a place like this?"

The girl's astonishment lasted only a moment, and the next moment, she reached into her shoulder bag and took out a dark brown revolver...

Colt – Defender

"It seems that there are many secrets hidden in the Far East... Is this also part of your plan, Dad?"

The girl muttered to herself, looking at the strange figure approaching step by step, and silently raised her weapon...

"Well, before heading to 'Qianyu Academy', let's deal with the problems here first..."

--boom!

224 Broken Faith

"It's true! Sister Shilis has been here before, and she came down from the stairwell. She must have met someone before!"

In the Cocolia Orphanage, the purple-haired little girl stood in the director's office, shouting excitedly. Cocolia looked at the emotional Xing and waved her left hand helplessly.

"Calm down, Xing... Although I want to believe that what you said is true. But, since Shilis has completed the mission and broke through the army's blockade, why did she go to the trouble of returning to the orphanage?"

Cocolia said, with a hint of doubt in her eyes. At this time, her right arm was wrapped in bandages, a splint was tied to it, and there was a piece of medical tape on the side of her face. These injuries were left on her by the "Sister Shilis" mentioned by Xing.

"So, Sister Shilis must have gone to meet someone! Anyway, mom... I beg you, please find a way to find her quickly, Xing... I will bring her back personally!"

"Who is she going to see? Humph...Her favorite sister, Xi'er, has been killed by her own hands in the laboratory. In this case, who else would she look for except you? Xing, I know you really want to find your sister Xi Lisi, but using lies as an excuse is a bit too much."

Cocolia sneered, a trace of resentment flashed in her eyes. Thinking of this incident, she couldn't help but lose control of her emotions.

"What...? Seele... died? Why?! Wasn't Bronya the one who conducted the experiment in the first place?!"

After hearing what Cocolia said, Xing did not refute at all, but was stunned on the spot, and then exclaimed.

"It's just a special situation... Xing, remember not to make a big fuss about this matter. Go back and rest early. I still have some things to take care of."

Cocolia said, and walked past Xing, left her office, and walked towards the accommodation area, leaving Xing, who was in silence, standing there blankly, wondering what she was thinking...

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