K424 of the Collapse World

"Siri...what are you doing...! Ugh..."

"Okay, okay, stop being so stubborn. Being overprotective isn't a good thing. Anyway, I'll leave tomorrow's surgery to you."

When Hillis said this, she loosened her hand and patted Tesla on the shoulder. But after the latter regained his freedom, he raised his leg and kicked her in the calf in retaliation.

"Don't rub me! Shilis, you've been getting more and more unbridled recently... I remember you weren't like this before! Who taught you this clumsy habit?! Give me back the cute little Lolita from five years ago!"

"Hehe~ People are all eels... Wait, what did you just say? Hey~ You finally admitted that you like lolita, Mr. Tesla, the lolita lover!"

"I......"

On the other side, Einstein sat on a chair not far away, watching the interaction between the two with a smile on his face, his eyes like a kindergarten teacher watching children fighting for candy. Einstein looked at the red-haired girl who was irritable after being defeated but didn't know how to vent. For some reason, he suddenly felt a little nostalgic...

(More than 50 years ago, there seemed to be a lot of similar things, well, when they were still around...)

Looking at the two people playing over there, the girl with azure curly hair propped her head up with one hand, not wanting to get involved. She took out a small box from her coat pocket, picked up a chocolate bean and stuffed it into her mouth.

(Forget it, there’s nothing wrong with it anyway. If we really want to carry out that plan, Shirley will definitely join the action. Then, her combat ability must be as strong as possible, at least to the point where she can protect herself...)

After Tesla explained the precautions for the experiment, Shiris was kicked out by her.

Laboratory, saying it would affect her work.

In this regard, Shilis had no choice but to leave alone. But when she just arrived at the outer layer of the experimental area, she saw the silver-haired girl who seemed to have been waiting there for a long time.

"Kiana..."

"Sister Shilis, is the work finished?"

Looking at the silver-haired girl trotting towards her, Shirley smiled and waved, letting Kiana take her hand and walk towards the accommodation area with her.

"I guess so...but I have something to do tomorrow, so I don't have much free time for now. How are you doing lately?"

"Well, although it's a bit hard, it's still a fulfilling life. Dr. Tesla arranged a lot of learning projects for me, saying that he would not let me become a blind person like my father... Um, Sister Shilis, is my father illiterate?"

Hearing Kiana's question, Shirley thought for a moment, then sighed slightly and patted Kiana's shoulder gently.

"That's not the case... But if you compare me to Tesla and Einstein, I can be considered illiterate. Of course, I am the same."

Shilis said a little depressed, but soon shook her head and changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, we have gradually gained more and more friends. How are you getting along with Seele and Bronya?"

"Well, they are all very good kids, and it's fun to be with them. Moreover, they are very strong and reliable as comrades. However, the relationship between them... sometimes I feel a little envious."

As she spoke, Kiana's eyes slightly fluctuated. Thinking of the two girls who were always together, she couldn't help but start to fantasize, replacing the two people in the picture in her mind with herself and Shirley, and then...

"What's there to envy? It's just the innocent friendship between children. If you like to cuddle like that, Claire probably won't refuse you, right? She is your cousin..."

Shirley touched her chin and said thoughtfully. Hearing this, Kiana curled her lips helplessly, dispelling the strange picture in her mind, and then looked at Shirley beside her with some resentment.

(Sister Sissy...isn't she also my sister?)

Kiana thought so, but for Shirley, she was contemplating the surgery to be performed the day after tomorrow and was unaware of the unusual emotion of the girl next to her.

As if she had thought of something, Shirley turned her head slightly and looked at Kiana beside her with a calm expression.

"By the way, Kiana. Do you like your life now?"

Although she didn't know why Shirley suddenly asked this, Kiana still nodded seriously.

"Um......"

"So, you should be able to understand some of the decisions I made in order to protect my current life, right, Kiana?"

"what?"

Sensing a hint of something unusual in Shirley's words, Kiana instantly became alert. But this abnormality disappeared as Shirley suddenly relaxed.

"It's nothing, I just said it casually. After all, this collapsed world is still very dangerous, and we can't be unprepared. But by the way, Kiana, you came here specially to wait for me, what's the matter?"

"If there's nothing else, can't I come to see Sister Shirley? Hehe... I just had a whim. Sister Shirley has been very busy recently and hasn't come to the restaurant at all. I haven't seen you for several days. So let's have a long-awaited gathering tonight!"

"Actually, I… No, that's fine. But is it okay? My body can't handle eating, and the party will be much less fun."

"It's okay. Actually, Bronya came to me and said she wanted to talk to Sister Silis about something, so I took the initiative to call everyone here~"

Hearing this, Shilis thought for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile.

"That sounds great. Let's also invite Tesla and Ain along. Since we're going to have a party, it will be more fun if everyone is together!"

"Well! Then it's an appointment~"

Shirley smiled and responded, giving up her original exercise plan, and walked towards the entrance of the elevator with Kiana. After her transformation is completed, I am afraid it will become even busier. By then, I wonder if there will be another opportunity to relax like this...

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The next morning, the me company building......

"…That's it, Mother Cocolia. Because the Third Herrscher was completely out of control, our mission failed. But I got help from the ME Company and entered the organization as an executor."

In the empty bedroom, the gray-haired girl kept an expressionless face and spoke to Cocolia on the communication screen. That inorganic voice was exactly the same as when she was in the orphanage.

On the surface, Bronya is still a senior member of the Cocolia faction. Even after a long time, she

We are still in touch with Cocolia.

After a while, Cocolia's slightly low voice came from the communication.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about the omissions in the plan. You've done a good job, Bronya. Although the ME company is currently under our control, I'm not sure whether the news of Raiden Ryoma's downfall is true. Stay alert and I'll contact you later."

"Got it, Mother."

Bronya nodded slightly with an expressionless face. As the communication light screen disappeared completely, her expression completely relaxed. She turned her head with a wry smile and looked at Seele and Cialis who were hiding in the corner of the room.

"Is that all right, Sis Shiris? Phew~~ To be honest, I still feel a little uncomfortable lying to Mother Cocolia like this."

Bronya said helplessly that what she wanted to talk to Shiris about yesterday was Cocolia's matter.

"It's okay, Bronya. I am also Mother Cocolia's daughter. Even though we are enemies now, I promise not to hurt her."

Shirley said seriously, and returned to the center of the room with Seele, standing in front of Bronya. Just as she said, Shirley's feelings for Cocolia are not just Shirley's...

"So, don't have too much psychological burden. To be honest, some of the things that Cocolia's mother did were really excessive. They were exactly the same as the Destiny Organization. Out of rationality, we should stand on the side of the conservatives in the principle of fighting against Honkai."

At this time, Seele also came over and sat with Bronya.

"Sister Shirley is right. Although Shirley is not very clear about the details of the Anti-Entropy Organization, if those things are true, then Cocolia's organization is indeed a bit too much... For the sake of experimental data, they caused the collapse in the city..."

Hearing Seele's words, Bronya looked even more guilty. She lowered her head and shrank her petite body.

"I'm sorry, Seele... Bronya was also an accomplice in this matter. In the beginning, it was Bronya who attacked Raiden Mei first."

"No, no, Sister Bronya... Seele is not talking about you, Sister Bronya is just following orders..."

Seeing the depressed girl, Seele panicked and comforted Bronya at a loss, and they stuck together again. Seeing this, Shirley shook her head helplessly and walked out the door.

"Ha... Well, Bronya, let's leave it at that for now regarding Cocolia. You guys can chat slowly. I'm leaving now~"

As she spoke, she walked straight out the door and left the room. After all, she was like a light bulb standing there, so she might as well leave early and give the private space back to the two girls.

"Eh? Sister Shilis, are you leaving right after arriving?"

"It's just a little thing, don't worry about it. As for the two of you, it's okay to hug and lift each other up, but remember not to do anything beyond friendship."

Ignoring the confused expressions of the two girls, Shirley pushed the door and walked out.

Standing in the corridor of the building, the girl tidied her hair which was already longer than her knees, and took out her terminal.

"Mr. Raiden Ryoma, Cocolia's alertness is higher than we expected. It seems that as long as you are not completely defeated, she will never show her weakness here. So instead of counterattacking, it is better to stabilize her for the time being."

"...I will consider this matter. Also, Dr. Einstein seems to have something to ask you, Hillis. If you don't have anything urgent to do, please come to Conference Room 4."

The voice of Thunder Dragon Horse sounded a little low, as if he was suppressing something. Obviously, something must have happened during the time he was away.

"learn."

Without asking any more questions, Shilis originally planned to go directly to them. She turned off the communicator and walked into the elevator, heading towards the conference room shown on the map...

In May 2014, the entire Changkong City was completely destroyed. In most parts of the city, only unconscious dead people were left wandering between the streets. As the traces of human activities were gradually erased by time, this city isolated from the outside world had almost become a dead city.

Except for one place.

Under the operation of the self-contained power station, the building of the ME company is still operating as usual. The vacant departments inside have been reconfigured. After the communication interference disappears, the mecha troops transferred from the headquarters are stationed and clear out the collapsed creatures in a small area nearby. Now, in this city that has been completely isolated due to the collapse, the ME company is no longer the high-tech company it used to be, but has become a true anti-entropy base.

"A city reduced to ruins, Honkai beasts attacking humans, and mechas... Tsk. This kind of scenery is like traveling back to the wasteland era after the apocalypse..."

Through the floor-to-ceiling glass in the corridor, Shilis looked down at the mecha troops stationed below, as well as the walls and guardrails reinforced with high-strength metal. Facing this complex of buildings that had been transformed from a technology company into a fortress, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Speaking of which, apart from the original employees of ME Company, the current survivors in Changkong City should have all been protected. As for the number of people... there are probably dozens of them. This number is a bit troublesome."

Outside the me company building area, in the cleared urban areas, the few survivors were placed in the residential area, living in a daze. Among these people who were born with Honkai antibodies, except for those who couldn't bear it and committed suicide, there were less than a hundred people left.

They were forced to live in the Honkai outbreak zone, and although Anti-Entropy had the ability to escort them out of Changkong City, it was unable to do so.

(In order to cover up the truth about the so-called 'infectious disease BH', these survivors have probably been completely abandoned by the outside world...)

Thinking of this, the silver-haired girl lowered her head slightly, and a hint of coldness appeared in her eyes. But even though she felt unfair about this, she could guess why the United Nations in this world made such a decision. The disaster of collapse has been concealed by those in power for thousands of years. If the truth about it is suddenly revealed to the world at this time, I am afraid that the whole world will be in chaos...

Therefore, all ordinary people affected by the sequence collapse will never be able to return to their previous lives.

"Forget it... There's nothing we can do about it. Although the Anti-Entropy Organization is also fighting to protect the world, it is not a charity organization. How to place these people will be left to the other executors to discuss."

Shiris shook her head, turned her eyes away from the ruined buildings, quickened her pace, and walked towards the meeting room in front...

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"...The facts are as I just said, Mr. Raiden Ryoma. The Executor's meeting some time ago has decided to recover the Conquest Gems stored in the ME Company and develop them as a bargaining chip against the Destiny Organization. In other words, recover the Third Herrscher."

"..."

"Huh, a few days ago, Dr. Tesla and I returned to the headquarters and attended this meeting. To be honest... the results of the meeting were not ideal. Two-thirds of the executors agreed to this plan, so the plan was finalized."

Not paying any attention to the gloomy face of Raiden Ryoma, the blue-haired girl sat at the table and spoke seriously. Her voice echoed clearly in the empty conference room.

"This is to be expected... The organization originally just stored the gem here, and you used it without permission, Raiden Ryoma. Even the conservative members don't know that you implanted the Conquest Gem into your daughter. Now, the situation is a little troublesome..."

Tesla added beside her, gently rubbing her temples to relieve the headache caused by mental fatigue. Her round-frame glasses were taken off and placed on the table, revealing her slightly dark circles under her eyes.

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"..."

After listening to what the two said, Raiden Ryoma took a deep breath, then raised his head with an indifferent expression.

"Who was the first person to propose reclaiming the Conquest Gem at that meeting?"

"He's your old rival, haha... you should be able to guess who it is."

Hearing Tesla's words with a sneer, Thunder Horse fell silent and slowly clenched her fists. Recalling what that person had done before, she unconsciously increased her strength, and her knuckles turned white.

"... Cocolia."

He almost squeezed out the name from between his teeth. In fact, at first, Raiden Ryoma didn't understand why that woman had troubled him again and again. But now, he was not so eager to understand these things. As for Cocolia, the moment she attacked Meiyi, the two sides had already reached the point of a life-and-death struggle.

"Now that things have come to this, just tell me straight, Dr. Einstein. What is the final decision of headquarters? What measures do you plan to take if I refuse to submit the gem?"

He asked word by word, having already made the decision in his heart to break up with Cocolia. Hearing the undisguised coldness in his words, Tesla and Einstein looked at each other, and the latter sighed softly and waved his hand.

"Calm down first, Mr. Raiden Ryoma. Things haven't come to that point yet. As everyone knows, you were unable to participate in the last meeting because you were dealing with the incident in Changkong City, so the two of us responded on your behalf."

As Einstein spoke, her tone gradually calmed down. The next moment, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up.

"'The Conquest Gem was taken away by the Destiny Organization, and they used it to trigger the Third Honkai Impact, and Changkong City was their testing ground.' This was the answer we gave at the time. In other words, if they want to reclaim the Conquest Gem and the Third Herrscher, they have to go to the Destiny Organization to find fault."

"What did you say?"

"In response to this, Cocolia has made a decision to gather the existing forces of Anti-Entropy and launch an attack on the Far East Branch of the Mandate of Heaven. They will violently recover the Third Herrscher and seize control of the entire Far East region."

Hearing this, Thunder Dragon Horse was shocked and froze in his tracks. He couldn't help being so surprised. After all, this was simply declaring war on the Destiny Organization. The two sides were already hostile to each other. If this happened, the conflict might develop into a large-scale war...

Looking at the wonderful expression of Raiden Ryuma, Einstein nodded with satisfaction and signaled with his eyes to Tesla who was sitting next to him.

"Please don't look at me like that, Mr. Raiden Ryoma. This was all Dr. Tesla's idea. Well, there is no doubt that she is the mastermind."

Following Einstein's voice, before Raiden Ryoma's gaze turned to Tesla, the red-haired girl looked proud, crossed her arms and hummed softly.

"Yes, that's my idea! I've long disliked those radical guys who jump around for no reason! I'll take this opportunity to let them do some work and create some trouble for the Destiny Organization. Besides, this isn't a lie, right? Isn't your daughter, Raiden Mei, accepted by the Destiny Far East Branch now?"

"Dr. Tesla, you are really..."

"What's wrong with me? Who asked that crazy woman Cocolia to look for trouble?! Humph... She always acts like the leader is the boss and I am the second in command. Now that the leader is gone, she's just going crazy! In this way, we can not only fool around with the matter of conquering the gems, but also use the power of destiny to weaken the strength of the radicals. Isn't this the best of both worlds? Anyway, Anti-Entropy is just an alliance organization, and most of the executors have almost no connection with each other. What they will encounter when they attack destiny has nothing to do with me?"

Hearing the red-haired girl's matter-of-fact words, Thunder Horse's expression was a little dazed. The next moment, he came back to his senses, shook his head, touched his forehead and smiled bitterly.

"Perhaps... your ideas can be considered as truly radical ideas, Dr. Tesla. But indeed, you are right. It is indeed a good idea to direct Cocolia's spearhead towards the Destiny Organization. However, is it really okay to harm your own allies and cause such a big incident like this..."

"Hehehe... You are still too young, Thunder Dragon Horse. The radicals are a bunch of brainless trash, just anti-entropy termites. In order to gain the strength to fight against the destiny, we absorbed a lot of miscellaneous scientific research organizations and armed organizations as trump cards. Now that we have crushed the plan to strangle the destiny, what is the value of these miscellaneous organizations that do not obey orders and may even rebel?"