K424 of the Collapse World

"Hmph, such familiar arrogance. I'm sorry... A god who can't fulfill my wish is not worthy of my respect. You were able to stop the spread of the Honkai energy turbulence during the bombardment of the Glorious Covenant. No wonder you have the confidence to come here alone. But do you think that I dare to face you like this without any preparation? Miss Xilin..."

However, facing the slight pressure released by Shirley, Otto still looked calm and composed, as if, as he said, everything had been planned from the beginning.

However, seeing him like this, Shilis suddenly wanted to confirm one thing...

"Come to think of it... When you were destroying Chiyou just now, were you planning to destroy me as well? Or... Was your original intention to make all that huge amount of Honkai energy explode?"

Not showing any surprise that Otto knew her identity, Shirley asked in a deep voice. She knew that this man would do anything to revive Kallen. Didn't he plan to actively create the sequence collapse to seek the power of the Herrscher of Death from the beginning? If she hadn't stopped the collapse energy from the Chiyou core at that time, what happened next would probably be as he wished...

Otto was slightly stunned by this, and a fleeting surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Ha... I didn't expect you to be able to understand my previous thoughts. Indeed, I have thought about this before. But now, it is no longer necessary because I have found a more suitable method. Before making that attempt, if another Herrscher appears, it will only cause more trouble..."

Otto generously admitted his surprise, looked at the thoughtful girl, and chuckled again.

"However, I didn't expect that in the end you would come to me on your own initiative. Haha... Let me guess. Maybe it's because there are some things that you can't satisfy with just anti-entropy? So even though we had a lot of unpleasantness before, you will still let bygones be bygones..."

———Bang! !

Shirley loosened her grip on the chain, and the purple-stained Judas slid directly from behind her shoulder, hitting the ground with a loud bang, and interrupted Otto's voice.

"That's enough. Let's stop talking nonsense here, Otto. I will slowly settle those old scores with you in the future...but today, I am not here for those things."

Resisting the urge to punch the man in front of her in the head, Shirley took a deep breath, and the hostility on her face slowly faded, and her expression became serious.

"Tell me, Otto Apokalis, as the most powerful person in this era, what do you think the essence of Honkai is?"

"......oh?"

Otto was a little surprised at Shirley's sudden seriousness, but seeing the seriousness in the girl's eyes, he thought for a moment and looked back at the girl with the same serious expression.

"Honkai... It's probably something like this, a disaster of unknown origin that has evolved with the development of human civilization. Miss Shilis, why are you asking about this all of a sudden? This should be common sense in our world, right?"

"Is that really what you think? Mr. Otto... Someone like you should have a bolder guess about the Honkai. Don't you want to share it with me?"

"That kind of hypothesis, which has no theoretical support, is not worth discussing. Miss Hillis, judging from your expression, you are not joking, right? Tell me the reason why you are willing to break into the Glorious Covenant alone."

Otto suddenly felt a little uneasy when Cialis put aside her personal feelings and faced him with such an official attitude. ;@Otto knew very well how much this girl, who had been persecuted by him, hated him. However, what could have allowed her to restrain her hostility under such circumstances...

"Okay... Mr. Otto, not long ago, I communicated with a being that was closest to the will of Honkai, and through this I learned something about the nature of Honkai..."

"..."

"That's not something I can decide on my own, but to be honest, that truth... is too heavy for others to bear. So I think if it's you, you should be able to give me a reasonable answer."

As Shilis continued to speak, she frowned slightly at Otto, who looked serious but had a hint of disapproval in his eyes, and then she slowed down her tone.

"Mr. Otto, do you think that in addition to the planet we live on, there are intelligent life forms in the more distant universe that are the same as humans, or even more advanced?"

"You mean..."

Looking at Otto who seemed to have guessed something, Shirley sighed slightly. As what she heard after invading Kiana's spiritual world not long ago emerged from her mind again, Shirley began to tell everything she knew...

Three hours ago, Chi You sealed the central area...

"What are you talking about... the truth of this world? Hum, do you really think that kind of thing is important to us?"

With the help of the Herrscher of Constraint, Shiris defeated the consciousness that had invaded Kiana in the consciousness space. At this moment, as the winner, she looked at the girl at her feet who was bound by layers of chains and sneered at what she said.

"No matter what its nature is, Honkai is always our enemy. The current situation of humanity struggling to survive in the disaster of Honkai will not change... You spent so much effort to establish a spiritual connection with me, is it just to say this nonsense?"

As she spoke, she had already raised the golden spear formed by the condensed energy and pointed the tip at the forehead of the girl at her feet. Shiris didn't know how to destroy the spirit, but it would probably be enough to completely destroy it physically...

"Hehe...Are you really not curious? What is the true nature of the disasters that have destroyed humanity time and time again in countless reincarnations?"

"..."

As the girl's voice sounded in her mind again, Shirley hesitated for a moment. Seizing this moment, the siren-like seductive voice sounded again.

“How pathetic… In your eyes, is ‘Honkai Impact’ an irresistible natural disaster? Do you really think that such a thing exists naturally in this world?”

364 The Essence of Collapse>>

"...What on earth do you know?"

Indeed, collapse is not a normal phenomenon. According to the memory that Shiris inherited, there is no so-called collapse in the other world.

"Speaking of human civilization... no matter how many times I think of it, it still feels incredible. In just about 5,000 years, we have developed from low-level creatures to the glorious civilization we have today. There is even great potential that has yet to be tapped..."

Hillary did not answer, but the voice did not intend to stop. After a slight pause, the voice that was transmitted directly into Hillary's heart sounded again.

"For other intelligent species, this speed of development is simply terrifying... This is enough to prove the truth of the prophecy. No wonder your human civilization has been sanctioned by those guys..."

"You mean... 'Honkai' is a weapon from other intelligent civilizations in the universe to destroy human civilization?"

Hearing this, Shirley understood something and immediately asked back. In fact, this situation is also within the prediction of some hypotheses. After all, as for the nature of Honkai, whether it is the religious side that regards Honkai as a "god" or the naturalists who regard it as a periodic natural disaster, human beings have never lacked speculation in their research since ancient times. And now, hearing the "other civilizations" mentioned by this girl just now, Shirley was not surprised...

"Destroy human civilization? No, that's not the case. If those beings really wanted to destroy you, there would be no need to go through so much trouble.

"What? If we create a small black hole, the solar system where humans live will disappear from the infinite universe... So, I will tell you everything next, don't ask questions so hastily, okay~?"

"..."

"Well, first of all... well, I'm sure you've figured it out. There are more intelligent life forms than just you humans in the universe. In this universe, and even in higher dimensions, there are countless civilized races existing in the stars of the universe. Among these civilized races, the current level of human civilization can only be regarded as the lowest level..."

"Tsk... This kind of setting has been used too much in science fiction works, okay? According to what you said before, is it because the terrifying development speed of human civilization scared some big race in the universe, and then they used 'Honkai Impact' to sanction it, is that right?"

Lightly interrupting the voice that came into her mind, Shilis snorted lightly, dispersed the light spear in her hand, looked at the silver-haired girl tied to her feet with chains, and waited for her response.

"That's not the case... The sanctions against the humans of this dimension were decided by the Federation of Supreme Civilizations in this universe, not the actions of an individual race. You are wrong about this, Miss Executor E261027-02."

"By that token, humans have become the public enemy of all civilization... Wait, what did you call me?!"

"What did you call me? Oh... That number refers to the Second Herrscher of the 261,027th Reincarnation Sequence. That's it. It's not a big deal... Let's get back to the point. As for the reason, that's the main point I'm going to tell you now..."

As if she was expecting Shirley's next reaction, the girl's tone suddenly became cheerful, and the voice that went straight to the heart rang out again.

"Do you know? Among the civilized races standing at the top of this dimension, there is a magical race called 'Sediral'. Their planet is located in this dimensional universe...ah, sorry, this is too long ago for you, and it's useless to tell you this now. Anyway, there is a talent, or technology, in that civilization that can predict the vague future after a period of time under certain conditions. As one of the civilizations that became high-level managers a long time ago, they use this ability to maintain the power of the Federation. More than a billion years ago, they activated this technology again and predicted the future tens of thousands of years later..."

"And then... hehe, the result of this prophecy shocked the advanced civilizations of the entire dimensional universe... do you know what happened?"

"..."

"In a certain inconspicuous corner of the universe, an extremely powerful civilized race suddenly appeared. They continued to invade the outer galaxies at a terrifying speed. In just a few hundred years, they occupied a small half of the total galaxy and developed into the most powerful race in one fell swoop... At this point, you should know what this race is, right?"

Shirley looked away slightly.

"Are they humans from this planet...?"

"Yes, such a thing is enough to shock those high-level people... Especially after they found out that the race that will conquer the universe in ten thousand years is only an extremely weak and low-level species at this stage. Do you know what those high-level races that have gone through nearly ten million or even hundreds of millions of years to form will think of this?"

"So, after the Supreme Council's decision, the Federation will impose sanctions on the disorderly and highly aggressive human civilization, and release an evolutionary virus called "Honkai" into this galaxy to restrict the development of this civilization. This is the origin of Honkai. How about it, isn't it a clear and easy-to-understand explanation?"

"That's right... Well, this explanation is indeed easy to understand... But, it's just a vague prophecy after all, right? It didn't really happen at all. Such a domineering approach... How is it different from the police shooting a suspect on the spot without trial?!"

"Because you are weak, it's that simple. In short, those guys didn't directly eliminate you as a potential threat, but used Honkai as a means to restrict the development of civilization. Whenever human civilization develops to a certain stage, it will force Honkai to evolve into stronger individuals to wipe out human civilization. For example, for Herrschers like you. After civilization is completely destroyed, the system that controls Honkai will start the process of resetting the planet. At that time, everything will return to its original state and enter the next reincarnation."

"Reincarnation? The cycle of civilization..."

"That's right~ So, they use this method to punish races that may exceed the standard in the future, and use endless reincarnations to maintain the continuation of the human race and not completely destroy it. In a sense, it can be regarded as a kind of compassionate practice. Well... By the way, this is the 261027th reincarnation of this planet. Each reincarnation is about years. If you do the math, this kind of thing has been going on for more than billion years... This is a rare opportunity. If you have any questions, I can answer them for you.

Oh, my elder sister...」

Hearing this, Shilis thought for a moment, her eyes swept over the energy chains she had created, feeling her nearly endless power as a Herrscher, then she lowered her head again, looked directly at the girl at her feet, and spoke slowly.

"Then...from my point of view, the power of Honkai is not absolutely invincible. What will happen when humans in a certain era are able to completely defeat Honkai?"

"Well... indeed, the system of Honkai is not absolutely indestructible. Humans' learning and application abilities are indeed amazing, and they will soon master the means of "fighting Honkai with Honkai". The human individual named "Kevin" in the previous era was enough to hurt me as the Herrscher of the End... But, I have made it very clear just now that the so-called Honkai is just a limiter used by advanced civilizations to prevent human development. In theory, it will always be one level stronger than human civilization. If under such circumstances, human civilization defeats the powerful enemy that should have been absolutely invincible, what do you think this will mean?"

"this......"

"From your expression, I think you've guessed it, right? In the constant resetting, human civilization, which should have been in an absolute stagnant state of development, has suddenly become able to defeat an absolutely undefeatable enemy. This means that even when time is relatively still, the constantly resetting human civilization can still evolve in some way! You should understand how terrible this incredible thing is for those high-level races, right? So, if Honkai is really defeated, what awaits the human race will be a devastating blow inflicted by countless high-level civilizations, which is something humans can never resist, absolutely! The reset system will no longer exist, and all traces of humanity will be completely wiped out in this dimensional universe! Even so, will you continue to fight Honkai with the goal of destroying it?"

365 The decision of two people

After hearing this, Shilis was silent for a long time, not knowing how to respond.

There is no theoretical basis for predicting the nature of Honkai. Some people think it is the planet's suppression of the development of civilization, while others think it is some kind of advanced consciousness close to God. Before Shiris heard the truth from the girl, no matter what the nature of Honkai was, she thought she would accept it calmly and then find a way to solve the problem. However, this result really made her completely helpless...

There was no time for Shirley to think, and the girl's smiling voice sounded in her mind again.

"The so-called Herrscher is a unique individual selected from among humans by the Honkai when human civilization has evolved beyond the Honkai. He plays the role of the 'savior', assisting the power of the Honkai and prompting civilization to enter the next reincarnation. You are such an existence, and of course, so am I..."

“Heh… the savior who destroys the world…? Are you kidding me?!”

“Isn’t it? If the “Honkai” system that acts as a suppressor is destroyed, those beings that are comparable to gods to you will completely wipe out the human race from this dimensional universe~ In this way, isn’t everything the Herrscher of Honkai does to save the world?”

The smile in the girl's tone became even more intense, and her spirit body stared at Shilis in front of her, as if she was admiring the complex expression on the silver-haired girl's face.

"You are not the first person to come into contact with this essence. Since the very beginning of reincarnation, there have been many people with strong wills among those who have been eroded by Honkai. They have been able to stop the erosion of consciousness by the Honkai thinking virus and have always stood firmly on the side of humanity... However, when these people truly understood the essence of Honkai and understood what their actions meant, they all began to doubt their decisions. In the end, without exception, after their beliefs were shaken, they were easily completely controlled by the will of Honkai... After all, when they began to believe that the actions of Honkai creatures were actually another way to protect this civilization, their original persistence was instantly shattered. After all, no one would be willing to endure the pain of being eroded and do something they think is wrong."

“You’re just deceiving yourself! How ironic… According to you, Honkai, who has been causing disasters and slaughtering humans for so many years, is actually a hero protecting the world?! Humph, this logic is really wise…”

“But that’s the truth, Onee-sama… As the Fourteenth Herrscher, I was also transformed from a human into a Herrscher. I have existed since the first reincarnation. I have experienced much more than you can imagine… I know better than anyone that if we want to preserve the human species, the Honkai Impact must not be stopped!”

"So... what's the point of existing like this, being constantly reset and being completely manipulated by those damn things?!"

"At least, the existence of civilization is preserved... This kind of civilization restoration by tracing back to its origin will preserve the original development trajectory to a certain extent. In other words, the humans who died with the demise of civilization will also be able to obtain a certain sense of "rebirth" again in the next era."

Rebirth", of course, this kind of existence similar to the same body in time and space, although it is impossible to determine whether it is the same person, the similarity is almost 100% restored. And for the Herrscher, after being selected by the Honkai, in the future reincarnation, the same body will become the Herrscher again... This is also the reason why I call you onee-sama, number two onee-sama."

"Hmph... I don't want to admit that I have a sister who is over a billion years old... As far as I know, the Herrscher core can be preserved across civilizations, and the Herrscher can also be created artificially. Wouldn't it be possible for them to overlap with the original Herrscher? And... things like resetting the world, do you think this is really a good idea?"

"Artificial creation is nothing more than a fake with an empty core... The core will only inherit a small part of the Herrscher's power. The real power still comes from the Herrscher himself. So, even if such a situation occurs, it is just a variable inherent in the development of civilization. There is no problem. As for the reset... Haha, what else? Should we let this civilization disappear completely? Reincarnation in this way will not leave any painful memories..."

Hearing the girl's indifferent voice, Shilis sneered and was about to open her mouth to refute. But this time, the girl did not give her a chance to interrupt.

"Okay, that's basically what I want to say... The reason has been made very clear. What you do is entirely up to you. Although you may find this truth hard to accept for the time being, you already know so much. After a period of thinking, you should be able to make the right choice, onee-sama. I hope we can reach a consensus the next time we meet..."

The girl's voice paused, and when it sounded again, there was suddenly some subtle emotion in her tone, as if she was expecting something, and she slowed down her tone...

"Although the Herrschers killed by human civilization can still be reborn, the Herrschers who are resurrected again in the next civilization era will also lose their original memories with their "rebirth". In fact... the second elder sister in this reincarnation era gives me a very special feeling... If possible, I hope you can keep your current consciousness until the next era, and then..."

"I'm sorry... I didn't say that I agree with your idea, Ms. Herrscher of the End."

Suddenly, Shirley's quiet response made the girl's pleading voice come to an abrupt end. The bound consciousness opened its eyes, looked at the determined silver-haired girl, and sighed with some regret.

"I see... As expected, even though your soul has been stained with a different color, you are still as stubborn as before... Well, one day you will figure it out. I just hope that before then, you won't die at the hands of humans..."

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed... I absolutely don't agree with what you said. Resetting the world is the only option. Just wait and see, I will find another way... to break this damn cycle!"

In response to Shirley's arrogant declaration, the girl responded with an undisguised laugh in her mind. However, a glimmer of light flashed in her pure golden pupils...

"Even if it means the extinction of all mankind?"

"I will never let this happen. There must be another way..."

"Hehe... Although I know it's meaningless, I actually look forward to it... Well, it's rare that onee-sama is so serious. It seems that this reincarnation should add a lot of fun. Well, since you are so stubborn, I will tell you some extra interesting information... Even though the advanced civilization has set up a self-discipline limiter called Honkai, there are also observers from the Federation on the edge of this world, supervising the operation of the system as administrators of the Honkai system... The alien human individual named 'Lan Feng' will overlap with you in this era, probably because of that existence... Anyway, it seems to like you very much..."

Hearing this, Xi Lisi immediately recalled the dark shadow that existed in the depths of her consciousness, a mysterious existence that devoured the consciousness of "Lan Feng"...

"I see... Thank you for the information, but is it really okay for you, as the Herrscher of the End, to tell me these things?"

"It doesn't matter. With the current stage of human civilization development, it is absolutely impossible to eliminate the Honkai... Compared with the last civilization era, the power of mankind this time has not been much stronger. In the previous battle with you, I only used the puppet body and less than 10% of my strength. Therefore, this level of variables, that guy probably won't notice it at all... Don't worry, although it likes you very much, it won't always focus on you alone."

At the end of her words, the girl's spirit gradually faded, and as it completely turned into an invisible shadow, the chains that bound her also fell off one after another. After losing their target, they turned into energy particles and dissipated.

"I look forward to seeing you next time, Onee-sama. Let me see what you are going to do..."

Leaving this sentence, her

The figure completely disappeared in front of Xi Lisi, and the spiritual space that lost its connection collapsed and disintegrated, and Xi Lisi's consciousness returned to reality. After experiencing all this, she looked at the Chi You core that had become harmless in her heart, and fell into deep thought until she was awakened by Xi'er's cry...

365 The decision of two people >>

Only the part about Lan Feng was concealed. Shilis told Otto everything she knew from the girl, almost word for word. Just as she had planned from the beginning, this matter that confused her might get the answer from Otto...

"So... this is the truth of the collapse. Mr. Otto, what do you think about this?"

"......"

Shirley asked expressionlessly. Seeing the man frowning and remaining silent, she sighed slightly and took a step forward.

"If you can't believe this easily, I can use the memory diving device to provide you with evidence. These things are not my nonsense, but the facts told to me by the guy who calls himself 'The Herrscher of the End'!"

With Shirley's serious voice, the man's eyes focused again. He knocked his head, completely blocking out the chattering voice in his mind, and gave the girl an apologetic smile.

"Ah, I'm so sorry. I don't doubt the authenticity of your information, Ms. Hillis, it's just that this matter is too unbelievable, and I couldn't help but think too much for a moment..."

As he spoke, Otto took a deep breath, and the smile on his face gradually faded, revealing a hint of bitterness.

"I can believe it... You risked your life and took so much trouble to come to see me, it shouldn't be to tell me a boring story you made up. If the essence of Honkai is really like this, then I can basically understand your current thoughts, Shilis... or Miss Sirin. Just in case, I want to confirm first, are you really going to abandon Honkai and stand on the side of humans now?"

"Hmph, you should have already made up your mind about this matter, right? Forget about the unnecessary probing. If I were still in the same state as fourteen years ago, your flagship would probably be in ruins now. Tell me directly, what are you going to do? If Honkai is completely eliminated, it will inevitably attract more powerful beings, but if it remains the same, the world will enter the next reincarnation as before. Although I spoke so eloquently when facing the Herrscher of the End, in fact, I have no idea what to do. Mr. Otto, although you are my biggest enemy, it cannot be denied that the Mandate Organization has been able to protect the human world from the attacks of Honkai for thousands of years, and a large part of the credit goes to you, the Bishop of the Mandate, so I think you should be qualified to make the final decision on this matter..."

However, before Shirley could finish her words, Otto suddenly raised his hand, motioning her to pause, then turned around and walked to a place near the floor-to-ceiling window on the side of the command room.

The next moment, a gorgeous square table and two chairs facing each other rose from under the deformed ground and were firmly fixed in place by the window.