K424 of the Collapse World

The black shadow looked at the girl's eyes which were gradually becoming blurred due to suffocation, and seemed to think that it was about time, so it let go of its hand and let the silver-haired girl fall to the ground, covering her throat and coughing continuously.

After a long time, Lan Feng finally caught her breath and knelt on the ground, her blue eyes filled with tears. Her body was trembling slightly, and there was a hint of fear in her eyes as she looked at the shadow.

Since she lost her sense of pain, she no longer resisted being hurt or fighting, and even lost the sense of danger she was in. Now, with her power gone and her sense of pain restored, she once again recalled the fear of death under the pain inflicted by the shadow...

Who else would not be afraid of death except those who have lost all hope? After experiencing the pain of approaching death, Lan Feng realized how stupid he was to think he was not afraid of death.

"You...what do you want? Are you going to take my body after defeating my spirit?"

The girl asked with a trembling voice. In her opinion, the shadow's next plan was to destroy her will and seize this body. Thinking of this, her fearful eyes showed a little more unwillingness, and as her thoughts changed, her emotions became unstable again.

"asshole......!"

However, before the girl's resentment turned into anger and hatred, the black shadow suddenly raised his hand, and the slender five fingers covered by black mist were like the claws of a demon, slashing towards the girl like lightning!

"--ah!!"

The silver-haired girl's pupils suddenly contracted, and she fell to the ground with her head in her hands, letting out a cry. Although the expected pain did not appear, her tears rolled down like pearls from a broken string due to the shock...

Fear, humiliation, uneasiness... these irresistible negative emotions piled up and completely destroyed the girl's inner defenses. At this moment, she lost her power and was forced to take off all her disguises. She seemed to have really turned into an underage girl, lying on the ground and crying softly. Compared with her former dominance on the battlefield, she seemed to have completely become a joke.

The black shadow's palm stopped above Lan Feng's head. It looked at the silver-haired girl who was curled up and sobbing softly, sighed softly, and retracted its arm.

"Looks like you've recovered to normal... In that case, let's get started..."

The shadow muttered to himself and clapped his hands. The girl was startled and looked up at the shadow with red eyes. Her body was shaking uncontrollably due to fear.

"Before that...tell me, who are you?"

Hearing the sudden question from the black shadow, the girl's frightened eyes showed a hint of doubt, but the next moment, the doubt in her eyes turned into a hint of resentment that she dared not speak out.

"Who... am I? You! What else do you want? Didn't you see all my previous memories?... I've already won, so you still want to humiliate me like this?"

"Stop talking nonsense, I want you to say it yourself!"

The shadow roared, and the strange, ethereal voice resounded in the pure white space, and the tone became increasingly hostile. Feeling this tangible anger, the girl's face suddenly turned pale! She bit her lips lightly, and after a brief mental struggle, she gave up the idea of ​​resistance, lowered her head slightly, and spoke in a weak mosquito voice.

"My name is Lan Feng. I am from another world, a so-called time traveler... I..."

“Tsk…! Okay, no need to say more!”

However, before the girl finished her words, she was interrupted by the black shadow. The girl felt uncomfortable with this teasing command, but facing this moody black shadow, she did not dare to raise any questions and could only remain silent.

The girl had to admit that after what she had just experienced, she no longer dared to act recklessly like before. She was afraid of death and pain, which had been confirmed just now. There was no point in deceiving herself.

“Hmph… I see! This is my mistake. I thought you would have figured it out after what happened last time. After all this time, it turns out that you, an idiot, still don’t know anything…!”

"..."

Hearing this, the girl remained silent. She lowered her head again to hide the anger in her eyes. Strangely enough, since she experienced the fear of death, her mind has become stable again. Although she felt angry at the moment, she was not as anxious as before and lost control. This feeling was very strange. In short, those messy thoughts before were like a naughty child who had learned his lesson after being beaten. She could no longer control her mind easily...

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But even so, even though she could control her emotions now, with her original character, she would not allow the black shadow to insult her like this.

"Can you tell me...what on earth are you doing? Even if you win...is it really fun to insult the loser like this?!"

The girl took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and asked with gritted teeth, temporarily suppressing a certain guess in her mind. She had thought it through now. If the other party really wanted to take her body, then she would only die anyway. In this case, why should she maintain such a servile attitude? Would begging for mercy be of any use?

Faced with the girl's unflinching questioning, the black shadow fell into a brief silence. The next moment, it slowly walked over, raised its palm covered with black mist, and stretched it out in the direction of the girl...

In response, the girl laughed bitterly and slowly closed her eyes. Even though she was mentally prepared, it was impossible for her not to be scared after having just experienced something like that.

(Am I going to die like this? Tesla and Kiana will probably be sad. It's really... a bit hard to accept...)

The girl closed her eyes tightly, silently waiting for death to come. However, she did not feel the expected severe pain, only the slight movement of her hair on her forehead.

"...?"

"Well, stop acting like a martyr. Since you don't understand, let's talk it over."

The next moment, a slightly lazy and low voice reached the girl's ears, no longer as ethereal and strange as before. The girl opened her eyes in surprise, and what she saw was a slender and white hand, extending in front of her like an invitation.

The girl stared blankly at the hand in front of her. The skin of this hand was slightly rough, and the knuckles were a little protruding. There was a small, obvious thick callus at the first joint of the middle finger...

"This is...my hand?!"

Suddenly realizing something, the girl raised her head abruptly, her eyes moving upward along the arm in front of her. When she saw the familiar yet unfamiliar face above her, her absent-minded blue pupils suddenly shrank.

"This...you?"

The girl recognized this face, or rather, it was very familiar to her in a certain sense. In her memory, she had seen this thin, black-haired young man countless times when she faced the mirror...

Looking at the surprised girl, the black-haired young man showed a subtle smile. For the first time, he dispersed the black mist around him and showed his appearance to the girl.

"Your expression is very interesting. But are you so surprised to see your past self?"

Hearing the young man's smiling voice, the girl slowly came back to her senses, and a complex look flashed across her eyes. She subconsciously raised her slender hand, gently grasped the young man's hand, and let him pull her up.

Feeling a hint of warmth from that thick palm, the girl's mind became even more confused. She tried to calm her breathing, put the tangled thoughts behind her, and looked again at the black-haired young man standing in front of her with her flickering eyes.

"What on earth are you...? No, what on earth do you want to do? Changing into my former self to tease me... is that fun?!"

She shook off the young man's hand violently, and a trace of anger appeared on the girl's face again, and her expression had already shown a trace of collapse.

In response, the young man shook his hands nonchalantly, sneered, and walked forward again, looking down at the silver-haired girl who was a head shorter than him.

"Huh...? Transformed into your appearance? Don't be silly, this is my true self, an image created by my real memories and soul. Who do you think I am?"

Hearing this, the girl froze in her place. As the fragmented conjectures in her mind gradually connected, she immediately shook her head vigorously, interrupting these thoughts on her own!

That kind of thing... is absolutely impossible!

"This is impossible!! You are lying to me! Humph... I am Lan Feng...! That's right! I am from another world. Because my consciousness traveled through the world, I came to this K424 experiment! And you are just a pawn used by the Honkai Will to confuse me! Do you think I will be fooled?!"

The girl roared out of control, her cloudy blue eyes full of panic. The black-haired young man looked at her crazy appearance, his smile tinged with mockery.

"Ah... Why do you think you are Lan Feng? Is it because of your own memories?"

"..."

"Hehe... memory, don't you realize that the memory in your mind is mixed with other things? I don't remember learning Russian and Japanese."

"......Shut up."

"How pathetic! The false memory deceives the true self, and takes it as one's lifelong belief, even to the point of distorting one's own will..."

"...I told you to shut up!"

"You're the one who should shut up... faker!"

The young man mercilessly yelled at the girl, drowning out her voice. As the echo slowly faded away, in an instant, this pure white space became silent again.

The frightened girl staggered back two steps and stood still. She forced herself to stand straight, biting her lips unconsciously, and the bright red blood slid down the corner of her mouth and disappeared on the pure white ground...

Relying on the pain to barely stay awake, the girl once again looked at the sneering young man in front of her, her vision blurred by the tears. The remaining rationality had already told her the answer, but she didn't want to admit it anyway...

"You're talking nonsense. You want to destroy my will in this way...? Don't dream. I won't be fooled... Isn't the best thing about the Honkai Will to destroy a person's heart like this?"

The girl murmured, and her words at this moment seemed more like self-hypnosis than a rebuttal to the young man's words...

The young man didn't care about this at all. He slowly walked to the girl's side, slowly closed his eyes, and started talking to himself.

"After losing your powerful strength, you can only cry like this? This kind of cowardice is quite suitable for your age. Okay, don't lie to yourself. I know you are listening carefully... As expected, for that kind of thing, you would rather let me tell you directly than admit it yourself."

"..."

"Okay... I'll tell you then. To be honest, our current situation is basically the same as Chia's... no, K423's, except that the consciousness's position is exactly the opposite."

"What are you talking about...?"

"The K-series experimental subjects are not without self-awareness. In my opinion, they were born with the help of Xilin's genes. In theory, each individual has a fragment of Xilin's consciousness, but the fragment is not a complete consciousness, so they cannot wake up normally. They can only live like a specimen, forever soaking in nutrient solution."

"And K423 happens to be a special case. She also has Silin's consciousness in her brain, but she inexplicably has an extra main personality, and she awakened through it. Because of the initial experiment, the fragment of Silin's will in her body successfully merged with the true core of the Second Herrscher. She awakened again and recovered her memories of the Second Herrscher period."

"But the K424 experiment was different. Although she also had an extra soul, and the fragments of her original body's consciousness were unexpectedly awakened, she did not have the memories of the past like K423 because she did not have the Herrscher core. Her heart was like a blank sheet of paper. In this state, she, who was once a Herrscher, instinctively copied the memories of the extra soul and regarded it as her own..."

As the silver-haired girl's empty gaze gradually faded, the young man suddenly opened his eyes and the smile on his lips became more and more intense.

"After hearing this, you should understand, right? K424... the original personality inside this body is you... Miss Xilin!"

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Hearing Lan Feng's words, the girl subconsciously wanted to refute, but she couldn't say a word. Just as the black-haired young man in front of her said, her reason was constantly telling her this fact, but her self-consciousness did not accept this conjecture.

At this moment, as this fact came out from Lan Feng's mouth,

The guess was verified. Suddenly, the girl felt dizzy, and even the pure white space in front of her seemed to become dim...

Isn't this obvious? Why can I manipulate Honkai energy so easily? Why do I have those strange hallucinations and dreams? Why do I feel an inexplicable closeness to Cocolia? Why do my thoughts change strangely? Everything is telling this obvious fact.

"So... I am Xilin? This kind of thing... Does it mean that from the very beginning, I was a fake using someone else's name?"

The girl smiled miserably. She could no longer hold on. Her body lost strength. Her legs softened and she sat on the ground. She did not restrain herself this time. She let two lines of tears flow from her hollow eyes and slide down her cheeks. Even her expression began to become dull...

Lan Feng looked at the girl with a look of despair, sighed softly, bent down, and wiped the tears from the girl's face with his sleeve.

"Memory... is a wonderful thing. Under the influence of false memory, a child who has just developed a mind can think like an adult, and won't even let others see the slightest flaw. It's really hard for you. You just had to fight wits and courage with evil forces when you were born. Now you are only four years old, and you have become a strong man that all forces are afraid of... Although you have come to the end of your road now."

Lan Feng's voice began to become relaxed. After wiping the girl's cheek, he sat down casually on the ground, looking at the sobbing silver-haired girl with a smile on his face.

"What's wrong? Knowing that you are Xilin, the villain who killed Cecilia in the original novel, can make you so desperate? Don't worry, although you were born from Xilin's consciousness fragments, you are actually no longer Xilin. The impact of memory on a person is greater than you think. Well... think about it, can you really be considered the same person when you were just born and now after going through ups and downs?"

"..."

The girl remained silent. At this moment, her pupils had completely collapsed and she looked distraught. But Lan Feng didn't care. As a symbiotic being, he knew very well that the girl in front of him did not have a mental breakdown.

Suddenly remembering something, Lan Feng's mouth twitched, and he lightly hit the girl on the head with a knife.

"Come to think of it, you would go to such lengths for Himeko, even giving away your stigmata. I'm so...! Anyway, my memories are always fake to you, and I can't help the misunderstanding you have about the contents of my memories. But, I still feel super angry, you loser girl!"

While speaking angrily, Lan Feng stretched out his hand and pinched the girl's cheek. Since he didn't use much force, the silver-haired girl just frowned slightly and didn't have any other reaction.

"Although I like Theresa and Himeko, I won't risk my life for them. And you... seem to have some misunderstanding of my memory, right? This isn't how you should feel about two-dimensional characters. Even if Theresa is alive, is she more important than your own life?"

Lan Feng looked at the dazed girl with some disappointment, sighed again, and slowly put his hand down.

"I know. It's not your fault. This is a rare opportunity, so I'll tell you everything... everything about us."

Hearing this, the silver-haired girl's empty eyes moved slightly, and seemed to regain some focus. Lan Feng saw it, but didn't say much, just smiled slightly.

"The Second Herrscher's arrogant character, the kindness and dedication of the Kaslana family, these views have been deeply engraved into your bones through your genes. The powerful power you subsequently obtained has further intensified these characteristics. Coupled with the absolute influence of my memory, you have finally become a unique existence with Sirin's consciousness, but completely different from Sirin."

"Originally, these are not a problem. I just want you to become like a real knight, proud, powerful, and compassionate. Although this kind of personality has some flaws, it is much better than a fat otaku like me. This is why I didn't destroy you at the beginning. I felt that I could never be as good as you. So, I let you become the main personality and watch you grow and become stronger. When you are happy, I will be happy too. When you encounter troubles, I will be confused. This process is just like the gal-cultivation game I played in my previous life... Well, anyway, thanks to you, I won't feel bored staying here."

Lan Feng said softly, looking at the silver-haired girl in front of him with a subtle feeling in his eyes. The next moment, he shook his head again, with a little regret in his eyes.

"However, I never expected that as the Honkai energy in your body grew stronger, the true will of Sirin hidden in your mind also awakened, subtly influencing your mind. When I realized this, I wanted to do something, but... at that time, I was no longer your opponent, so I had to give up in the end."

The silver-haired girl sat there silently, seemingly in a daze, or as if she was recognizing

Really listening.

"As a result, you have become like this now, as if you have really become a four-year-old child. Arrogant and paranoid, Kaslana's foolish kindness and chivalry have reached their peak. Your strength is getting stronger, but your thinking ability is getting weaker. It's like you are growing backwards, and you have become a naughty child holding a nuclear weapon..."

Speaking of this, Lan Feng raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Then the next second, you gave your 'nuclear weapon' away, and then you were arrested and ended up like this. Sigh... If it weren't for Midorita's concerns, you would probably be tied to the dissection table now."

He continued speaking, no longer scolding the silver-haired girl opposite him. He just sat there and spoke to the girl indifferently.

"Do you think you can save everyone? Keep them from getting hurt? Wake up, that kind of thing only happens in fairy tales, unless... never mind. But, you actually treasure my memories so much, just for that alone, I'm still a little happy."

Lan Feng spoke softly, then stood up, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"I have no objection to your wish to save Jizi, but it is really foolish to put yourself in trouble. Now, you are so weak that you can't even control the shallow consciousness space. It just so happens that in the consciousness space, I can ensure that your thought fluctuations will not be abnormal. Before you recover enough to leave, stay here and reflect on yourself."

"..."

The girl sat there blankly, her head, which had been slightly raised before, lowered again, as if she was in a daze. Seeing this, Lan Feng smacked his lips in displeasure.

"Tsk... At least squeak if you heard it clearly. Being autistic and pretending to be pitiful won't solve the problem. Forget it, let's leave it at that for now. I have no intention of competing with you for my body, don't worry. I will leave here temporarily and give you some private space to think about it, k... um, Shirley..."

Having said this, Lan Feng turned around and faced the silver-haired girl. The next moment, accompanied by a surge of black mist, his figure disappeared from the spot, leaving the girl sitting alone in this pure white world...

“Shiris…?”

After a long while, as the girl's lips moved slightly, her whispers drifted into the vast space. Her inorganic blue eyes were still blank, but compared to her previous dull expression, her thin eyebrows were slightly frowned, and a hint of ripples appeared in her pupils...

The headquarters of Destiny, Helheim Laboratory...

The old man with white beard sat in front of the huge glass container, frowning as he scanned the data displayed on the light screen. He kept recording something on the terminal, looking a little anxious, but not panicked at all.

"No... Indirect fusion won't work either. The Serenity Gem and the Valkyrie's Holy Mark are not coordinated enough, which can easily cause genetic mutations and increase the corrosive power of Honkai energy... Plan E must be abandoned."

He talked to himself and glanced at the pink ribbon left in the container. A few hours ago, the ribbon was tied on the head of a cute little girl. The old man could still remember the sweet smile that the girl showed to him and other researchers before entering the experimental cabin.

"I'm fine. It's our duty as Valkyries to contribute our strength to the fight against Honkai!"