K424 of the Collapse World

"Why did the Third Herrscher suddenly become the daughter of ME Company? It's really inexplicable...! Hmm? And what about the information of the survivor?"

Theresa frowned and reached out to open another document, but the next moment, when she saw the silver-haired girl on the screen, her pupils suddenly contracted and her eyes almost popped out of their sockets...

"Kiana Kaslana...?!"

Theresa cried out, with a look of dismay on her face.

She looked at the name and the photo of the silver-haired girl with disbelief, then looked around at the congressmen and quickly adjusted the screen to private browsing mode. For a long time, she bit her lip, her eyes full of solemnity.

(Shouldn’t Kiana be here... So, she should be the “Kiana” that Siegfried took away. However, she actually appeared in a place like this. It seems that even if they are clones, Kaslana’s people have an unbreakable feud with Honkai...)

Theresa thought silently, turned off the screen absentmindedly, and jumped down from the conference table. Thinking of "Kiana", she also thought of her real body under house arrest in the headquarters, and suddenly felt a little irritable and uneasy, not knowing what expression to use to face the current "Kiana".

"Alright everyone, since this mission has been successfully completed, let's adjourn the meeting. Regarding this operation, please complete the action report to the headquarters as soon as possible."

As she spoke softly, she walked towards the exit of the room. At this moment, a congressman suddenly stood up and called her.

"Lady Theresa, the latest order from headquarters requires us to hand over the captured third Herrscher as soon as possible. May I ask..."

"No - give it to them! Tell them directly! We captured the Herrscher. The Third Herrscher will be supervised by the Far East Branch. The Third Honkai Impact has been ended. They have no right to dictate to us. That's all!"

Changkong City, me company headquarters...

"......That's about it, Bronya-sister. After Seele was resurrected, she joined the ME Club where Sissy-sister is. Just now, I was just following the president's instructions to clean up the nearby Honkai Beasts, but I didn't expect to run into Sissy-sister and Bronya-sister..."

"I see... You're becoming more and more reliable, Seele. But is it really okay for Bronya to stay here? The conservatives and radicals are supposed to be hostile forces..."

"Don't worry, everyone here is a very nice person. Sister Bronya, there's no need to be nervous."

"..."

In a relatively tidy hall, Bronya and Seele sat close to each other, listening to Seele telling her about her experiences during this period of time. The gray-haired girl kept a warm smile on her face. Although she felt a little troubled by being in the conservative base, for her, as long as she could stay with Seele like this, it was enough to make her satisfied.

On another chair not far away, a silver-haired girl wrapped in bandages sat with her legs crossed, her left hand resting on her chin, and she looked at the two girls who were talking and laughing with a smile on her face, with no intention of interfering with them at all.

264 Return >>

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip of hot water, Shilis turned her head and looked at Claire and Lillian standing next to her, and sighed softly.

"After all this time, it turns out Tesla and Kiana aren't here... I got so excited for nothing. So, what about Raiden Ryoma? He's not going to abandon this mess here and run to the North American headquarters, is he?"

"Ah... That's not the case. The president is just configuring the management of the building. Elena is with him. We have just told them... um, about your return."

Claire said with a complicated expression, looking at the silver-haired girl who was wrapped in bandages and had a strange temperament, feeling a little overwhelmed. For some reason, she always felt that there was an indescribable change in Shilis. Although she herself could not explain it clearly, there was no doubt that she could no longer be judged by her previous cognition...

Facing this girl who suddenly came back after being captured, Claire remembered the reason why she was attacked, and she couldn't help feeling guilty and scared. She didn't know if the traitor's matter was related to her, but looking at this strange Silis, she didn't have the courage to ask. The bandages on her body were enough to explain something, but Claire still couldn't imagine what she had experienced to become like this.

"Is that so? All right then."

Hearing this, Shilis nodded, looking at the two former Valkyries standing beside her like maids, with an intriguing smile on her lips.

"By the way... Claire, why do I always feel that you two look a little nervous? It's only been half a year since we last met. There's no need to be so reserved. Aren't you tired of standing there all the time? Sit down and talk if you have anything to say, just like we used to."

"Ah? This... that, um..."

Claire subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when she found that she couldn't find any excuse to refuse, she nodded helplessly and sat on the chair next to Shirley, moving very gently, as if the girl next to her was a beast...

At this time, Lillian on the side exhaled softly, as if she had made some decision, and looked at Shirley with a calm expression.

"Well, Lady Shilis... can you tell us about that time... and this period of time?

What happened to you during this time?"

Hearing Lillian's question, Shilis put down the teacup in her hand, raised her bandaged arm and shook it gently.

"Isn't it obvious? I believe you should know the basics of the beginning of the matter. After I was ambushed by the traitors, I was taken to the headquarters of the Heavenly Mandate. I met that bastard bishop and was subjected to several experiments. Later, I found a chance to escape."

Shirley said lightly, taking her arms out of her coat, untying the bandage on her right arm, and showing her arm covered with crack-like scars to the girls present.

"Shiris! What is...?!"

"It's just traces of the experiment, it's nothing. Rather, I'm lucky enough to have escaped with just this little price."

Faced with the shocking scar, Bronya and Seele couldn't help but look sideways, and the sounds of talking and laughing suddenly disappeared.

Claire and Lillian both stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say. Claire was a little breathless when she remembered that the traitor who had harmed the other party was her former teammate.

"Shiris, I'm really sorry about Sora and Lin... We..."

"Don't mention them at this time. I'm glad you're still here, Claire, Lillian."

Raising her hand to interrupt Claire, Shirley wrapped the bandage around her arm again and tied a knot. After all, she felt uncomfortable looking at those scars, let alone those who cared about her...

"Don't worry so much. I know that incident has nothing to do with you. I was just too naive at the time. So Claire, don't be so scared of me. I'm still the same person as before. I haven't changed my heart~"

Under the girl's comfort, the two Valkyries were no longer so reserved. Gradually, the atmosphere was no longer so stiff, and the few people seemed to have returned to the past...

——Click!

"Ms. Shilis?!"

Suddenly, the door was flung open and Raiden Ryoma walked in quickly. He looked around the room and his eyes quickly locked on the silver-haired girl next to him.

"Half a year has passed, Mr. Raiden Ryoma."

Shiris smiled and waved, then stood up and stretched out her hand towards Thunder Ryoma.

"I'm really sorry to have to trouble you to provide me with a place to stay again."

"That's fine, but Shirley, your hair color has returned to normal... Well, compared to the enchanting purple, white suits you better, Miss Shirley. Anyway, welcome back!"

Hesitantly holding the girl's bandaged hand, Thunder Horse also showed a kind smile, without asking about the bandages. Although he was still worried about his daughter, he was truly happy about Shilis's return.

At this time, Elena ran into the room panting. As soon as she entered the door, she went straight to Shirley and gave her a hug.

"Shiris, I knew...you'd be fine!"

"I'm sorry to have made you worry about me. But, Elena, could you be a little gentler? Your mechanical arms are hurting me a little."

"Ah...! I'm sorry... Wait! Shiris, what happened to your body?! You're all bandaged? Did I hurt you just now?"

Elena quickly let go of her hand, and Silis took a breath and sat back down again.

"Hehe... I'm not injured. I was just joking. My body is not that fragile... Now, are all the people who are still here gathered?"

"Well, Miss Hillis, although the people you care about most are not here for the time being. But, you should not mind telling us something, right?"

Hearing what Raiden Ryoma said, Shiris couldn't help but smile.

"I can almost guess what you want to know... Well, then I'll tell you what I've been going through in the past period of time."

Looking around, Shirley exhaled lightly and began to tell what had happened to her during this period. From being captured by Tianming, to the various things she encountered, to her escape and travel. Since Kiana and Tesla were not at the scene, she did not downplay the part of her torture. After all, the people present were very rational and would not want to tear Otto into pieces after hearing those things. Although Shirley was also happy to see that scene, the premise was that they had to have the strength to do it.

Of course, the matter between Lan Feng and herself, as well as her true personality, was Xilin's business, so there was no need to talk about it. Sometimes, appropriate concealment was better than telling the truth.

"...That's about it. Anyway, although I saved my life, I also lost the power I once had. As for the Valkyrie named Himeko Muryota...she was an old acquaintance of one of my close friends. I saved her with my stigmata, so I did my best."

Pointing at the bandages on her body, Shiris sighed slightly.

"Also, everyone, I hope you can keep what happened to me a secret from Kiana and Tesla. These ugly marks are

It’s not good for them to see.”

Hearing this, Elena's expression froze, and Lillian next to her tilted her head with a strange expression.

"This should be a bit difficult... I don't know about Dr. Tesla, but I don't think you can hide it from Kiana. After all, you two used to rub against each other all the time. How could you possibly hide such an obvious scar?"

"What...what do you mean by rubbing against each other! Wait a minute, Lillian, were you the one spying on us earlier?!"

Hearing Lillian's words, Shilis blushed and subconsciously wanted to refute, but the next moment, Elena beside her raised her hand awkwardly and put her terminal on the table.

"Well... I'm really sorry... Shirley, actually just now, the communication system in Changkong City has been fully restored. I wanted to give you a surprise, so I called North America in advance before you spoke... So..."

"Hey! In other words...!"

Hearing Elena's apologetic words, Shilis was stunned on the spot. The next moment, a light screen appeared, and a crying voice sounded at the same time...

"Sister Shilis..."

265 Vague Changes

me company, in a certain empty room, the girl suppressed her excitement and looked at the unfamiliar high-tech equipment around her. Penglai Temple Jiuxiao never thought that he would have the opportunity to come to the legendary Massive Electric Company, and that this world-famous powerful company was actually the base camp of those powerful people?

"It seems that I have come to a whole new world... Can I really possess the power to destroy the world with just a wave of my hand?"

Jiu Xiao muttered to herself, sitting calmly in the middle chair, resting her hands on the long table in front of her. Jiu Xiao found that, apart from the unfamiliar equipment, the layout of this room was very similar to the interview room she had seen on TV. Could it be that the top leaders of this organization would come to meet her, test her qualifications, and then let her join this organization?

Thinking of this, Jiuxiao couldn't help but get excited, but at the same time he felt a little nervous, and began to wonder what kind of powerful person the leader of this supernatural organization would be.

(Phew... Don't be nervous! Show your best side. As the savior, I will definitely be able to get through this smoothly...)

Jiuxiao secretly cheered himself up, but he didn't know that at this moment in a monitoring room not far from this room, Lillian was sitting in front of the screen, looking at Jiuxiao with some curiosity.

At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and Claire walked in slowly. She came behind Lillian, bent down to look at the light screen with her, and put her arms around Lillian's neck.

"Is that the survivor that Shirley brought back just now? Emm~~...How should I put it? He looks so impressive. How can one person have three different hair colors?"

"That's dyed... According to the test, she is indeed just an ordinary person, but her resistance to Honkai is higher than that of ordinary people. Theoretically, she has the potential to become a Valkyrie... By the way, Claire, are you okay?"

Not paying attention to Claire's actions, Lillian asked calmly, looking at Jiuxiao who was sitting quietly on the chair in the room, her eyes never leaving her.

"Well, Shirley is video chatting with Kiana Tesla and the others, so it's not a good idea for us to stay there any longer. Elena and the president went to deal with the remaining work, and the two girls also went to other rooms. I'm completely free now and have nothing to do, so I came to find you first~"

"I see. Haha... I guess I'll have to contact the president later and assign you more work. Now, I'm going to ask that girl some questions. Do you want to come with me?"

"Yes, then let's go together. I also want to know how these ordinary people in the peaceful world will react when they see the disaster of Honkai for the first time."

Claire nodded, and followed Lillian towards the room where Jiuxiao was...

......

"Penglai Temple Jiuxiao, right? This is the headquarters of the ME Company, a subsidiary of Anti-Entropy. In order to record your identity information, I need you to fill out a form and ask you a few questions."

"What? Recording identity information...?"

Gently pushing open the door, Lillian, dressed in formal clothes, calmly came to the chair opposite Jiuxiao and sat down directly. Claire stood beside her, smiling at the surprised Jiuxiao.

"Is there any problem? This is just a necessary registration for survivors. And, according to Lady Shilis, you seem to be interested in joining our organization, is that right?"

Lillian asked sternly, handing a form to the nervous Jiuxiao. Upon hearing this, Jiuxiao's eyes seemed to light up, and the confident smile from before also appeared on her face.

"Eh? Yes! Yes, can you let me join? I, Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple, swear in the name of the savior of this world.

, will definitely not disappoint your expectations! "

"......Savior?"

"That's right! When I join this righteous organization, I will definitely try my best to catch up with you and fight to protect the world!"

"..."

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Thirty minutes later, the temporary office...

Lillian walked out of the room with a look of regret on her face, looking at the fully filled form in her hand with doubt in her eyes.

"How should I put it...what a child with a unique way of thinking."

"Well, I almost understand why Miss Shilis told me to be mentally prepared in advance. It turns out that she really has a problem here..."

Lillian pointed to her forehead and sighed helplessly. After looking at Claire, who was also somewhat skeptical about life, she looked at the paper form in her hand and the corners of her mouth twitched.

"I promise...if I show the Minister of Personnel what she originally wrote, I will definitely get a slap in the face."

Looking at the table full of traces of alterations, Lillian muttered with a look of despair. The first few lines of the table contained basic information such as name, gender, and age, which were fine. However, after the detailed information column on the third line, the text became weird...

Occupation: Savior (crossed out) Student

Specialties: Demon hunting (crossed out) Programming

Institution: Fire-Chasing Moth (crossed out) Qianyu Academy

......

"I really don't understand what's going on in this girl's head! Is she really a normal human being living in the city?"

Lillian looked at the scrawled table with a headache and remained silent for a long time. Finally, she sighed, took out another piece of paper, and copied the altered information on it.

After the question-and-answer session, Jiu Xiao was taken to her lounge by a staff member. As the temporary person in charge of Jiu Xiao, Lillian was responsible for the subsequent information entry and handed Jiu Xiao's basic information form to the manager of the Human Resources Department for review.

"Really? There are actually such weird people in the world..."

While complaining, Lillian crumpled up the original piece of paper after copying it and threw it into the wastebasket beside her. She and Claire walked towards the elevator...

In the rear building area of ​​the me company building, Shirley gently put down the terminal in her hand, stretched, and lay on her back on the soft big bed.

"Really? After hearing the news of my return, she even ignored the affairs of the Anti-Entropy Headquarters and planned to fly back immediately. Kiana, you are still a child after all..."