K424 of the Collapse World

"The space where Chiyou's core is located is also part of the seal... and the key to open the seal is my sword. The sword should have been placed in the outer hall by Shennong. It should not be difficult to retrieve it. Since you have made a decision, let's set off immediately."

Hearing this, Shilis suddenly remembered Jizi, whom she had met not long ago, and her expression became a little strange...

"You mean the Xuanyuan Sword? Uh... that sword should have been taken away by someone, probably..."

When Ji Xuanyuan heard the name mentioned by Shirley, he was just slightly stunned, then nodded in understanding.

"Xuan-Yuan Sword? I see... Later generations named it after me. You said it was taken away? What happened?"

"about this......"

At the same time, in another part of Chiyou's body...

The violent shaking destroyed a large area of ​​the internal terrain. Most of the stone walls that were originally connected to Chi You's body were crushed and torn apart by the activities of the giant beast after it awakened.

The caves and platforms that were scattered throughout the ruins have completely disappeared, leaving only an empty abyss.

“Hu…ha…”

Looking at the bottomless darkness below, Xing couldn't help swallowing her saliva, and a lot of cold sweat oozed out of her palms - this made the girl's tightly clenched hands slip slightly again...

Xing was on the surface of a cliff at the moment. The nearly vertical angle did not provide any standing points, so her feet were completely suspended in the air. The reason why she had not fallen into the endless abyss below was because there was a black-haired girl above, holding her hand tightly...

"you......?"

Looking at Mei who was still holding on with gritted teeth with a complicated expression, Xing didn't understand why this girl, who had just been held hostage by him to threaten her companions, would lend a helping hand to him who was falling in the collapse?

"Ugh... Mei! What are you doing? This wall is going to collapse soon. If this continues, we'll all fall down!"

At this time, anxious shouts interrupted Xing's thoughts. In fact, Mei's position was not safe either. Above her, Kiana (k423)'s right hand was climbing on a protruding rock on the surface of the rock wall, and her left hand was tightly grasping the back of Mei's neck. Mei's free hands were holding Xing with one hand, and the other hand was also clinging to the rock wall. The three of them were hanging in a string on the steep rock wall...

With Kiana's power as a Valkyrie, the weight of two people was nothing to her. However, her support point at the moment was not the solid ground, but a small protrusion on the cliff that might break at any time.

The shaking never stopped. As the ruins shook, Kiana saw tiny cracks gradually appearing on the stone wall she was clinging to, and she became more and more anxious.

"Mei! Why did you save that kind of person... Get rid of her quickly! This wall won't hold up soon!"

Hearing Kiana's anxious shout, Mei was silent for a moment, then shook her head vigorously.

Faced with Mei's silence, Kiana was anxious. Feeling the slight crack in the rock in her hand, she couldn't help but shout out.

"I don't understand! Why, Mei, why did you save this kind of person? She is our enemy! She even dared to slander me as a fake... Such a hateful person, let her just...!"

“No…! Are we going to just throw her down like that? I can’t do that! No matter what, I don’t want to watch such a young child die in front of me! There must be a way! Please, Kiana, hold on a little longer… I will definitely…”

Mei said in a pleading tone, still tightly holding Xing's left hand, looking at the purple-haired girl below with reluctance. However, Mei's alms-like behavior was seen by Xing, causing this strong-willed girl to frown slightly.

"are you an idiot?"

She spoke bluntly, with the mockery in her eyes undisguised. Even though her life and death were completely in Mei's hands, there was no fear on Xing's face.

"Are you pitying me? Stop pretending, Third Herrscher! You are such a hypocritical guy. You are the culprit of the Third Honkai Impact and have killed an entire city of people. How come you are so kind now? Humph...! At this point, why are you still so shameless as to think you are a human being? Third Herrscher, I don't need your salvation!"

Ruthlessly exposing the most painful scar in Mei's heart, Xing's face was filled with a malicious and hideous smile. The next moment, she took the initiative to let go of Mei's hand! Letting herself fall into the dark abyss...

She won't accept charity from anyone except Shirley!

"do not want!"

However, with Mei's scream, she actually let go of her other hand that was clinging to the rock wall even though she could not save herself! The moment Xing let go of her hand, she grabbed her wrist again. With this action, the pressure on Kiana increased further! The rock wall that she was holding in her hand was soon covered with cracks, and it would burst completely in almost the next second!

"Stupid Mei! What are you doing......"

Kiana's voice rang out again. Xing raised her head blankly and looked at Mei, who had tears in her eyes but still did not let go. The mockery in her heterochromatic eyes gradually turned into deep doubt and complexity.

"You bastard! Why are you...?"

"You're right... The people of Changkong City were all killed because of me. I will never deny this sin, but I will not allow myself to become that cruel Herrscher! I will not let go... I will not watch a child die in front of me!"

Recalling the words that Himeko said to her in despair when she first boarded Hyperion, and the slap in the face afterwards, Mei's eyes became more determined. With some changes deep in her heart, Mei's tearful eyes gradually became blood-red, and some strange energy fluctuations began to emanate from her body...

A faint sigh then sounded quietly in Meiyi's heart.

Up.

“I really can’t do anything with you. Well, in that case, I’ll lend it to you. The power you desire… Hehe, if you are devoured by Houkai, just resent your own weakness! Another me…”

——Crack! !

"Oops...!"

With a crisp sound, the protruding rock wall that Kiana was clinging to suddenly broke apart! The three people who lost their support point immediately fell towards the abyss below...

However, at this moment, a strong electric arc suddenly burst out, forming a cocoon of light, instantly enveloping the three falling people!

"Whether it's that child or you, Kiana...I will never watch you die in front of me!"

351 United

Sitting among the ruins, Ji Zi lowered her head and looked at the long and narrow bloodstain that spanned her entire right arm, with a hint of helplessness in her expression.

"Huh... This is really an unexpected situation. It seems that the identity of that child as an S-rank Valkyrie is not what she claims to be..."

Just now, in order to protect Shirley, she found an excuse to fight with the Valkyrie in the headquarters, intending to defeat her, or delay her actions and prevent her from chasing Shirley.

However, when the two sides really started fighting, Jizi was surprised to find that the young Valkyrie named Ninti Apocalis was not as weak as she looked. The speed of her petite body was beyond the limit of what the naked eye could capture. The tactical moves she made were difficult for Jizi to resist with her combat experience as a senior A-level Valkyrie. She could only rely on the power brought by the Key of God and the stigmata in her hand to barely compete with her.

In fact, Jizi's strength is not weak, especially after mastering the holy marks given by Shilis, her strength is enough to crush most of the emperor-level Houkai beasts. The reason why she was at a disadvantage in the battle with Ningdi was that her original best fighting method was to use large weapons to fight against groups of giant Houkai beasts head-on, relying on pure strength and explosive power to suppress the opponent. With her big and open moves, a one-on-one duel with a weird and changeable agile assassin like this is the most disadvantageous situation for her...

So, after a powerful heavy slash missed, Ningdi seized the opportunity and rushed in front of her. Caught off guard at zero distance, Jizi was slashed by Ningdi's dagger. The clean slash directly cut off the nerves in her right arm, making her unable to hold the giant sword and directly declared defeat.

"Such a young child... is already an S-rank Valkyrie? It seems that the profession of Valkyrie is still the domain of young people..."

With a wry smile and a sigh, after a simple treatment, the wound of the severed nerve had begun to heal under the action of some force. Jizi stood up and tried to clench her right hand. Although the grip was still a little weak, it was enough to pick up the big sword.

Fortunately, Ningdi did not see through her acting. After crippling her right arm, she hurriedly checked the condition of the injury and continued to rush forward. Then, a strange earthquake changed the terrain here, and no one knew what happened.

However, Jizi didn't care about these. She lifted the boulder beside her, retrieved the golden giant sword from the cracks in the broken rocks, and then turned her eyes to the broken passage ahead.

"You are still a child after all, and a little naive. I'm sorry, little girl... I lied to you just now. But I can't just watch you harm Shirley..."

She muttered to herself, placed the Xuanyuan Sword on the holder behind her, and was about to move forward. The terminal on her body, which had been silent for a long time since entering the ruins, suddenly automatically unfolded a communication light screen...

"Eh?! Communication from Hyperion... Wait! Has the communication signal... been restored?"

Ji Zi's eyes moved, and after a slight surprise, she quickly activated the communication connection.

The next moment, as the image of the familiar silver-haired girl appeared on the light screen, Ji Zi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this.

"Great, it seems the communication has been restored. By the way, Theresa, you..."

"Jizi! Go and reunite with Shilis now! The ancient Honkai beast 'Chiyou' has awakened, and you must destroy it before it can move further!"

"What did you say...Chiyou? What exactly is that...?"

"No time to explain! Jizi, the Xuanyuan Sword in your hand is the necessary weapon to destroy Chiyou! I'll send you the location of Shilis and the others, please get there as soon as possible... before Chiyou reaches the coastline!"

Outside, Hyperion...

Looking at the huge figure that was still moving forward without stopping after the smoke and dust had completely dissipated, Jiuxiao couldn't help but frown and touched his forehead with a little distress.

"Damn... this guy is really tough. Even the Hyperion's main gun can't destroy its external armor?

in this way......"

"Oh no! Captain, this is an emergency!"

Just as he was about to start the second action plan, he was startled by the observer's anxious voice. Jiu Xiao hurriedly called up the communication page to check the latest battle information.

"This is......?!"

"Captain! The Valkyrie troops that were carrying out the airborne operation just now encountered a large number of Honkai creatures on Chi You's back! And... the detection detected no less than ten high-intensity Honkai energy reactions on Chi You's back! It is very likely that they are high-level Honkai beasts close to the emperor level!"

Hearing this, Jiu Xiao's pupils shrank, and there was a hint of doubt in her eyes. Originally, she planned to have the Valkyries who landed to blow up the weak points of Chi You's defense to stop it. However, she didn't expect that there would be so many collapsed beasts on the surface of Chi You's body...

(Can't use the main gun! It will accidentally hurt the airborne Valkyries... Lower the battleship and use the close-in weapon system to fire? No! If the distance is too close, Chi You will counterattack, which will inevitably cause a devastating blow to Hyperion...)

Although she was an imposter, Jiuxiao was indeed the captain of the Far East Branch's Hyperion in the official information of the Sky Mandate Headquarters. Therefore, in order to make rational use of resources, she had to accept a lot of warship combat training from Jizi and Theresa. Now, Jiuxiao is basically a qualified commander to some extent.

"Damn it...! How long do you expect Chiyou to reach the coast of Shenzhou?"

"Based on its current speed, it will only take about fifteen minutes..."

"This isn't a game instance! How can they kill such a huge Honkai beast in half an hour?! We must find a way to slow down this big guy... Where's Principal Theresa? Does she have any good ideas?"

Jiu Xiao asked anxiously, and her weakness of lack of practical experience was immediately exposed. After all, even if she had mastered all the theoretical knowledge with her extraordinary talent, theory was only theory after all. After her original plan was disrupted, she was completely in a dilemma...

"Lady Theresa is directing the operations of the special team inside Chiyou. She said that you, Captain Jiuxiao, will be in charge of the external battle situation..."

Having said this, the observer seemed to have discovered something again. Her voice paused, and then became flustered again.

"Oops! The second team just encountered an emperor-level Honkai beast head-on. According to analysis, it is a super-advanced mutant emperor-level Honkai beast! Nia's B-level Valkyrie team is unable to fight against such a monster. A request for support has been sent to the battleship. Captain Jiuxiao... please give instructions!"

The emergency happened again, and Jiu Xiao was overwhelmed. In the past, she didn't need to worry about such things at all, because Shilis and Tesla would solve them for her. At this time, Jiu Xiao realized for the first time how much pressure she had to bear when she was responsible for a heavy responsibility...

"Captain! Miss Hill was held back by a large Houkai beast covered in rocks. Her abilities were unable to effectively affect it... The Fifth Action Team encountered a high-level Claw Soldier! The identification codename is 'Serval', which is completely beyond the scope of the Valkyrie Team's ability to handle on their own..."

"Then urgently recall the Valkyries in battle! Reorganize the situation first..."

"It's impossible! Transport ships cannot approach the combat zone... Mechanical aircraft with excessive energy fluctuations are easily besieged by flying Honkai beasts... The battle situation of the Valkyrie units is urgent, Captain..."

Looking at the battle footage transmitted through the communication, which showed the Valkyries who had suffered heavy casualties under the siege of the Honkai beasts, Jiuxiao's face turned pale and she bit her lips tightly. The taste of blood on the tip of her tongue made her emotions fluctuate even more intense.

After zooming in on Chi You's vast back area, I suddenly realized that I had seen densely packed Honkai beasts everywhere! These Honkai creatures, which did not need to breathe or eat, lived in the cracks of Chi You's carapace, relying on a small amount of Honkai energy to maintain their hibernation. When Chi You woke up, they also woke up due to external stimulation, obeying the killing instinct of Honkai creatures and launched a siege on the Valkyries in front of them!

Of the more than 100 Valkyries deployed to the battlefield, more than a quarter have been killed. Under the tide of Honkai Beasts, this number is still increasing...

351 United >>

"Neve? You...?"

In the chaotic battlefield, a Valkyrie saw her comrade suddenly standing still, and immediately felt puzzled. But before she could react, this friend who had just fought side by side with her turned around with a strange smile, raised the thermal cutting knife in his hand high, and chopped it down at the stunned girl...

In the battle against Honkai, the Valkyrie has to endure the erosion of Honkai energy at any time. And this erosion will become faster under the catalysis of some external objects!

Several Valkyries were invaded by microscopic parasitic beasts and quickly became dead soldiers under the erosion of the collapse, killing their former companions. The current battle situation made the morale of the Valkyrie troops even lower.

All of this

Jiuxiao saw this. This girl, who was just an ordinary middle school student a few months ago, was now under pressure that even senior officers might not be able to endure. Amid the continuous alarms and requests for support, she felt that her spirit was close to collapse...

(As expected... It's all my fault. An ordinary person like me with only delusions, without their help, how could I possibly have the ability to command a battle... Everything is over. When the attacking troops are completely wiped out, that big guy will land on the mainland of Shenzhou...)

Jiu Xiao thought silently, clenching her teeth. The rusty taste in her throat made her look more regretful. A different emotion began to ferment in her heart...

She took off the cross-shaped hair ornament on her head, letting her long purple-red gradient hair fall down her back. Penglai Temple Jiuxiao took a deep breath, and a hint of relief suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"I want to fight in person... Even if I'm useless at commanding a battle, there must be something I can do! I absolutely cannot watch those Valkyries sacrifice themselves in vain!"

Under the communicator's surprised gaze, the girl sitting in the captain's seat left her chair and took out a dark blue straight sword from the equipment box next to her...

"Eh?! But Captain, the command of the battleship..."

"I'm sorry, Miss Communications Officer... For the next battleship operation order, please consult Principal Theresa directly. After that, please tell the principal... I, Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple, am definitely not a worthless person without responsibility!"

Jiu Xiao gritted his teeth and put the blue straight sword into the scabbard at his waist. Then he put on the buffer equipment "Swift" for airborne operations, and the next moment he slowly walked towards the internal passage that was supposed to be used for emergency escape...

"Don't go... Boss, given the current situation, even if you are one more person, the situation won't change..."

Looking at the green cabbage-head girl who suddenly appeared and blocked his way, Jiuxiao paused for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, then moved forward again, passing directly through the green-haired girl's illusory projection body and came to the front of the escape warehouse.

"Thank you, Ai, for taking care of me during this period... But don't underestimate me... Since I have already carried out the Valkyrie transformation without telling anyone, I shouldn't be timid at this time! As long as I can help everyone, it doesn't matter even if I risk my life!"

----boom!!

Just as Jiu Xiao finished his impassioned speech, a violent explosion sounded from Chi You in the distance! Jiu Xiao hurried to the monitoring screen and saw that Chi You's back, which was covered with densely packed Honkai beasts, was ignited with raging fire and rising smoke, covering almost one-tenth of the total number of Honkai beasts!

At this time, in the sky not far away, a blue-black array of fighter planes swept across the sky, and dense beams of light and missiles were fired from the fighter planes, landing on the surface of Chi You's body, causing considerable damage to the group of collapsed beasts on Chi You's body again...

The place where the Valkyries were fighting was not attacked by missiles, which was obviously deliberately avoided.

Seeing this scene, Jiuxiao's pupils shrank, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Anti-Entropy fighters? Great, they are reinforcements! But why... there is no information recognition of Dr. Tesla and the others?"

...sizzle

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound from the terminal screen in the captain's room. The next moment, a communication image automatically popped up in front of Jiuxiao, and a mature female voice sounded...

"Ah~ The captain of the Hyperion is such a young girl..."

Looking at the blonde woman with a sly smile in the image, Jiuxiao's pupils shrank and an expression of surprise appeared on his face.

"Cocolia?!"

"Are you surprised? Humph... As expected, for young girls like you, it's really not reassuring to leave this kind of Honkai beast to you to deal with..."

"You, are you planning to...?"