K424 of the Collapse World

"Well, this... is just a counting symbol... Anyway, don't mind it! I did this just to help Xier vent her anger. This old lady is the commander of the battleship, do you understand?"

Forgetting that Seele was still watching, Shilis explained awkwardly. But suddenly, her eyes fixed, and she stood up and looked around, looking at the Honkai beasts that had become violent again as the Herrscher fell silent, and her brows knitted tightly.

"What a trouble... Are the orders of the Third Herrscher inflicted on them ineffective? Judging from the situation, they should be here soon. Xier, do you still have the strength to fight?"

"Ah? Well... Although the consumption is a bit high, it should be no problem to deal with those Honkai beasts! Xier... I will do my best!"

As Xi'er spoke, she gathered her strength and prepared to enter combat mode again. But the next moment, Xi Lisi suddenly pressed her shoulder.

"Back off, Xier. It seems there is no need for us to take action now."

"Eh?"

"Well, let them clean up their own mess. Let's go!"

Hillis chuckled and pointed at the Valkyrie troops parachuting down from Hyperion above, then pulled Hill out and hid in a messy ruins under the cover of night. With Hyperion's currently completely damaged detection system, it was obviously unable to track the two.

After the Valkyries of the Far East Branch landed, they quickly blocked off the surrounding environment, blocked the indiscriminate attacks of the surrounding Honkai beasts, and successfully repelled these lower-level Honkai creatures.

A team of Valkyries ran to Ji Zi's side, saw Ji Zi unconscious, and hurriedly surrounded her.

"Major Himeko! Major Himeko! She's passed out...! Where are the medical staff?!"

"What is this? A burn?"

"It seems to be some kind of writing from Shenzhou..."

"Anyway, send her back to Hyperion first, and be careful!"

The Valkyries hurriedly carried Jizi onto a stretcher and into a small aircraft. At this time, several other Valkyries also found Mei lying not far away.

"Wait! This girl looks like...?!"

"Yes, she is the girl who was just confirmed to be the third Herrscher. By the way, was she defeated by Major Himeko? It seems that the Herrscher is just so-so..."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. As long as we retrieve her, the mission of capturing the Third Herrscher will be accomplished."

Ji Zi's adjutant said calmly, and asked the Valkyries to put restraints on Mei and take her into the aircraft parked nearby.

"Report! We found a girl who is suspected to be a survivor here. She is bleeding heavily and her injuries are estimated to be very serious!"

"Rescue immediately! The survivor may have witnessed a lot of useful information, we must save her!"

After receiving the order, the Valkyries who had originally given up on treating her hurriedly picked up the blood-stained "Kiana" from the pool of blood, injected her with precious high-level first aid mixture, and anxiously sent her to the aircraft.

Because the blood was smeared around the original wound, the Valkyries did not notice it beforehand.

The silver-haired girl who seemed to be dying but was actually dozing off had no wounds on her body...

"Report! We found traces of human activities here..."

"Captain, we just found the weapons equipped by the headquarters Valkyrie in the wreckage of the Honkai Beast..."

"Report......"

For a while, the Valkyries of the Far East Branch obtained a lot of valuable information at the scene, but due to the tense situation, many clues could not be further investigated and were forced to end.

263 Post-war Processing >>

(How strange... Aside from Major Himeko, there was only Herrscher and one other survivor at the scene? Where did that assassin who was as powerful as Herrscher go? And what about the energy storm just now?)

The adjutant looked around solemnly, recalling the battle just now. He felt a little horrified by the large-scale energy wave attack that came from nowhere.

At that time, Hyperion's staff were all inside the battleship, so they naturally did not see Shiris launching the attack, and only regarded it as part of the collapse phenomenon. After all, at the outbreak point of collapse, no one knew what would happen next.

"How is the Hyperion's power system? The damage to the hull is concentrated, so it shouldn't affect the central energy tank, right?"

After returning to the aircraft, Ji Zi's adjutant turned to a Valkyrie captain next to him and asked. At this time, her serious face was filled with anxiety that could not be concealed.

"The battleship's power system... Yeah, that's right! Thanks to Miss Ai's self-repair, Hyperion has barely reached the point where it can sail. But the shield and outer armor are completely broken, and the combat readiness room is even completely exposed to the open air. If we encounter another Houkai energy riot like the previous one, we will definitely not be able to hold on..."

Listening to the Valkyrie's report, the female adjutant pushed up her glasses, and after a brief silence, her tone became lowered.

"We can't help it. Due to the influence of Honkai energy, our communication connection with the outside world has been disrupted. Without being able to contact the headquarters, we can only return home... This is the center of the Honkai outbreak. The dangers we may encounter if we stay here are no less than the risks of forcing a breakthrough."

"...Okay, I understand."

Just like that, the Valkyries returned to the Hyperion with the aircraft. Because of the adjutant's order, this warship, which looked like melted chocolate, dragged its broken propulsion system and staggered towards the distance amid Ai-chan's protests...

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On the ground, Shirley looked at the floating battleship going farther and farther away, and walked out of the ruins that served as a shelter with Xier, returning to the open space that looked like a crater.

"Sister Shilis...why don't we take back the Third Herrscher ourselves, instead of handing her over to the enemies of Destiny?"

"This... I can only say that it's just my personal interest. Please, Seele, don't tell anyone in the me company about this~"

Just now, when she saw Kiana and Mei being taken away by the Valkyries, she breathed a sigh of relief, but for some reason, she still felt a little uneasy.

(This way, the situation is connected to the original plot, right? But... compared to the original development trajectory, there are so many subtle changes now, can the original plot still stay on track?)

Shirley thought a little melancholy, standing beside Xi'er, and cast her eyes towards the vaguely visible ME headquarters in the distance. With such a fierce battle, there was no reason for them not to pay attention. Now, she just had to wait for her companions to come and greet her, or walk back with Xi'er.

"Um......?"

Suddenly, Shirley frowned slightly. Under the broken wall on one side, she saw a vague human figure, and next to it there was something familiar, like... a yellow puppet with ears?

"what!!"

Suddenly realizing something, Shirley screamed and hurried over there. After getting close enough to the broken wall, she saw the gray-haired girl lying on the ground still unconscious, and the Hoom doll thrown beside her, and Shirley's mouth began to twitch.

"Hey, hey... Aunt Jizi, you forgot something... Saint Freya's only real loli, you just say you don't want it?"

Looking at Bronya thrown on the ground, Silis pressed her temples with a headache. She was thinking whether she should find an opportunity to put Bronya into the hangar of a battleship, but suddenly, a figure passed by her like a stream of light and fell beside Bronya.

"It's Sister Bronya! Sister Bronya... Seele... Seele finally found you! Wuwu..."

Carefully holding the gray-haired girl in her arms, Xier looked at the familiar figure in front of her, her eyes filled with tears of happiness. She had originally thought about finding an opportunity to return to Russia to find her sister Bronya, but she didn't expect that happiness would come so suddenly...

In Xi'er's embrace,

Bronya, who was only slightly injured, woke up slowly. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Seele with tears in her eyes and was stunned.

"Hmm...? Seele?! It's Seele! Bronya, is she dreaming now?"

Looking at the black-haired girl so close to her, Bronya murmured blankly, but the next moment, Seele suddenly threw herself into her arms and pressed tightly against her chest.

"It's true... It was Sister Cialis's friends who saved Seele. Seele, you finally found Sister Bronya... This time, we will never be separated again..."

Feeling the other person's body temperature, Bronya's eyes gradually became clear. After recovering from the haziness of just waking up, she also raised her hands and hugged the girl in her arms back.

"Xi'er...it's really Xi'er! Xi'er..."

"..."

Beside them, Shiris looked at the two girls hugging and crying, sighed softly, turned around, smiled and shook her head.

(As expected, forget about throwing them back... Since Seele is here, it's a good opportunity to turn the original three-person Shura field into two pairs of CPs, why not? However...the two of them look really enviable...)

"Cough cough..."

Shirley stepped forward and coughed softly, interrupting the two underage girls' blatant display of affection.

"We meet again, Bronya. I have fulfilled my promise. As you can see, I have not broken my word."

Hearing Hillis' voice, Bronya was slightly stunned, then she reluctantly let go of Hillis, stood up with a red face, and bowed deeply to Hillis.

"Thank you so much, Sister Sis... Bronya has no idea how to repay you..."

In response to Bronya's sincere thanks, Siri waved her hand nonchalantly and turned her gaze to Seele who was still immersed in happiness beside her.

"Let's talk about repaying someone later... Xi'er, stop sitting there and smiling like an idiot. There are Honkai beasts everywhere here. Even if you want to show your affection, can't you wait until we get back?"

"Ah? Uh... Sorry, Sister Shirley, it was Xier who got too carried away..."

Hearing Hillis's slightly unhappy voice, Seele was stunned for a moment before she came to her senses. She wiped the corner of her mouth hurriedly, stood up with some shame, and apologized softly, but her eyes were still on Bronya.

"Anyway, let's go back to the ME company and have a good chat. Also, please wait a moment while I take care of a small matter..."

In this regard, Shilis did not want to say anything more. Thinking of someone she had forgotten before, she turned around and ran towards a building not far away.

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Lying on the window, Jiuxiao looked at the floating battleship that gradually disappeared into the night with lingering interest, his eyes full of longing.

"Is this the reality of this world..."

She muttered to herself, recalling the scene she had just seen, whether it was the magnificent and domineering warship, the devastating battle between the Herrschers, and the final energy shock. After seeing all this, Jiu Xiao was shocked at first, and then she became uncontrollably excited!

"Since I can live to see all this, then... I must be the savior chosen by God. Haha... Hahaha! God has bestowed upon me a great mission. I, Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple, will definitely put an end to the disasters of this world once and for all..."

She shouted excitedly, and in her excitement, she couldn't help but stand up from the window. With this action, Jiuxiao's head hit the side of the window sill...

"Uh!"

The girl's expression froze, and the excitement on her face quickly faded like a tide. She silently raised her hands, covered her head with tears in her eyes, and slowly squatted down, no longer speaking...

264 return

Far East Branch, meeting room...

At the long conference table, the top leaders of the Tianming Far East Branch gathered together, sitting on chairs on both sides of the table, looking at the picture displayed on the light screen in the middle.

The screen showed the last picture before the communication ended, followed by a detailed report on the disaster, an analysis and assessment of the environment, and a list of orders from headquarters...

"...The energy field of Changkong City still exists. Under the interference of electromagnetic waves on communications, the Hyperion, which entered the Collapse Zone to carry out its mission, still did not respond. I am a little worried that things may not go as smoothly as we expected."

"That's right. This is just like the disaster fourteen years ago. Such an existence can destroy the entire city in an instant. Although I admit that Muliangta Himeko is an excellent Valkyrie, it is almost impossible for her to complete that mission alone!"

"Does that make sense...?... This won't work.

It is absolutely impossible to fight against such a monster!"

"Yes, we should contact the headquarters and have the S-rank Valkyries go into battle. This matter is of great importance. Didn't the last collapse threaten the entire world?"

"..."

For a moment, there was a lot of discussion in the conference room. Suddenly, with a slight cough, everyone's voices stopped abruptly and they all looked towards the end of the conference table.

"Not yet."

At the end of the conference table, a petite figure in a nun's uniform sat casually on the table, with her legs shrugged and one hand behind her. No one dared to criticize her for making such an indecent gesture in public.

Because she is the current top leader of the Far East branch, the S-class Valkyrie, Theresa Apokalis.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on her, Theresa breathed a sigh of relief and looked around.

"Don't worry, everyone. In fact, we have fought with the Third Herrscher before, so we can predict her approximate strength. Compared with the unfathomable strength of the Second Herrscher, she can theoretically be defeated. It is based on this that the headquarters has given us the task of capturing the Herrscher. So, trust Major Himeko... She still has a trump card in her hand."

Theresa spoke calmly, with a slightly incongruous sense of maturity on her young face. Seeing the emotions of the council members around her gradually calmed down, she was relieved. In fact, Theresa had concealed a small part of the Third Herrscher's statement.

At the beginning, mixed in with the battle records, was the brief conversation between me and the "Third Herrscher"...

(That third Herrscher... may not be hostile to us. However, even if she knew this, given Himeko's personality, she would definitely act impulsively. But it's true that the crime of destroying the entire Changkong City is indeed not so easy to forgive... Anyway, I hope everything goes well...)

"Lady Theresa! Hyperion's communication system has been restored!"

Suddenly, the surprised voice of a congressman broke the silence of the meeting room. Theresa came back to her senses and cast her eyes on the large light screen in the center of the conference table. Looking at the screen image showing that it was connecting, a relieved smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"As expected...Jizi, you never let me down!"

Soon, the communication connection was established, and the image of the Hyperion was projected onto the screen. However, after seeing the image on the screen, Theresa almost couldn't breathe.

"Puff! Cough cough...! What...what the hell is this?! Where's my Hyperion?"

Theresa shouted loudly without caring about her image. Most of the other people present had the same expression as her, looking at the battleship that looked like a half-melted ice cream, with a look of helplessness on their faces.

At this time, a female adjutant wearing glasses appeared on the image, with a rare look of embarrassment on her serious face.

"Report, the mission to capture the Herrscher has been completed. In our battle with the Third Herrscher, the ship was severely damaged. Lieutenant Commander Himeko Muliangta was injured and unconscious. I am currently in charge of the battleship. We are currently heading back to the base. Lady Theresa, do you have any instructions?"

"Yes...I see. Wait, how is Himeko doing?"

"Major Himeko was only slightly injured and is not in danger of death."

"I understand. Let's continue our journey back..."

After closing the communication, Theresa squinted her eyes and looked at the black object floating in the air on the screen. It took a lot of effort to barely identify what this thing was.

"What the hell is going on? What kind of battle could have left the battleship in such a state? It looks like it was chewed by a Pavani... Anyway, it can still fly even after being turned into this state. Our battleship is really amazing..."

Theresa's mouth twitched, and she forced herself to look away from the miserable warship and turn to the data analysis next to her.

After transcribing the highest-authority data to her terminal, Theresa looked at the light screen in front of her and raised her eyebrows.

"The human identity of the Third Herrscher is... her name is Raiden Mei, a second-year student at Senba Academy, and her father is Raiden Ryoma, the president of ME Club... Wait! I remember that the Third Herrscher didn't look like this, wasn't she a purple-haired girl who looked like Kiana?"

Theresa's heart shuddered, and she looked at the data screen in front of her in confusion. She pulled up the battle records in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk half a year ago in disbelief, and compared Raiden Mei with the purple-haired girl, and finally confirmed that they were definitely not the same person.