K424 of the Collapse World

"That's natural. After all, it concerns the survival of the entire civilization. I will certainly not stand idly by. Otto Apokalis, I... accept your proposal."

Responding without hesitation, Shirley stared at Otto in front of her, and the corners of her mouth suddenly curled up slightly.

"Hmph... Although it is an expected result, I have to admit that I underestimated you. I thought that after you knew the truth, you would try every means to preserve your consciousness during the reset of Houkai, and then go to find Kallen in the next era... Of course, it's just my guess."

"You are just worrying too much. In my eyes, Kallen is unique. I only recognize the Kallen in my memory. If we fail, the Kallen of the next era will be protected by the 'Otto' of the next era. And I... will always be the me of now."

Speaking of here

Otto hesitated for a moment, then stood up, bowed elegantly and artificially, and extended his hand to the silver-haired girl in front of him.

"Well, in that case, we are allies... Then, this is not the first time we have cooperated with Anti-Entropy. I wish us a happy cooperation in advance, Miss Shilis..."

"..."

However, facing the hand extended by the man, Hillary did not shake it. Instead, she sneered and clasped her hands in front of her chest.

"Don't get me wrong, I can't represent the entire Anti-Entropy. This is just a temporary partnership between us. Also, don't think I've forgotten what happened before... We'll settle the old scores later! Even as an assistant, I will act according to my own judgment! In addition, have you forgotten something? The first problem we have to face is not the parallel space that interferes with the Quantum Sea, but the Honkai Impact that destroyed us more than 200,000 times! Do you really think that with our strength, we can defeat the so-called final Herrscher?"

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The giant beast lying on the sea had its core penetrated by the attack of the Glorious Covenant. Its huge body, which was originally driven by the Honkai energy of the core, had completely stopped moving.

Now, as the Houkai energy gradually dissipated, the energy that supported it above the sea surface had become extremely weak. The huge body of the beast, like an island, began to slowly sink, shrinking little by little in the observation screen of the battleship, and gradually disappearing...

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Hyperion, aircraft receiving module...

At this time, all the Valkyries that were deployed to the Chiyou battlefield had been recovered. After the rescue team successfully found the team that had penetrated deep into Chiyou, the Hyperion completely left the collapsed area on the sea surface and returned to a safe altitude in the sky.

However, these last batch of Valkyries who returned to Hyperion, including Himeko, looked somewhat gloomy.

After all, even now, they still cannot confirm the situation of Shilis who chose to stay in Chiyou's body.

Although it was not them who abandoned the girl there, but she made the decision herself. But even so, it does not mean that these girls can accept it calmly.;#.....

"Sister Bronya, Sister Silis..."

"Don't worry, Xi'er, she'll be fine."

Even Seele, the youngest among them, regained her composure under Bronya's comfort. The aircraft remained dead silent until the receiving module completely returned to the Hyperion landing pad. The moment the hatch opened, a chaotic and noisy sound from the temporary landing room instantly penetrated the dead silent cabin.

"Tell me now! Where did you hide Sister Shilis? Isn't she in your hands? Release her now! Otherwise..."

"Can you please stop yelling! They are not acting with us. I still want to know the whereabouts of Aunt Jizi and the class monitor... As a member of Anti-Entropy, why don't you behave yourself when you come to our Tianming territory?"

"Shut up! You shameless fake! You are pretending to be Sister Shilis, why can't you be as gentle as her?"

"Hey, me... Bah! Why should I be gentle to a guy like you? You damned little brat, you actually dare to talk nonsense in front of me, and even dare to say that I'm a fake... If it weren't for Mei-senpai's sake, I would give you to..."

"Come on! You fake scum, I'm going to beat you to a pulp right now!"

"..."

The moment the hatch opened, two girls, one big and one small, confronted each other and came into view. There was also a group of staff members standing around watching. Beside them, a black-haired girl wearing crimson armor stood beside them in some embarrassment, as if she wanted to dissuade the two, but didn't know how to intervene...

Although she had already understood the situation during the communication, Ji Zi was still slightly relieved when she saw with her own eyes that the two girls were safe and sound, and the stone in her heart fell to the ground.

She raised her hand and was about to say hello to her two students, but then another surprised voice interrupted the words that were about to come out of Ji Zi's mouth.

"...Xing?! Is that Xing? Why are you here?"

As Bronya's voice sounded leisurely, the girls present looked towards the receiving cabin and discovered the rescue transport plane that had already returned.

"Ah! Aunt Jizi, and the class monitor, you..."

Seeing those familiar figures, the silver-haired girl ignored the girl in front of her and went over to them. Next to her, Xing also turned her head when someone called her name, looking at the Valkyries coming down from the aircraft, frowning slightly.

"This voice... Bronya? Oh, you were sent on a covert mission before.

It’s no wonder that I’m here…”

"Please answer Bronya's question first, An! As a subordinate of Cocolia's mother, why did you appear in the battleship of the Far East Branch of the Destiny?"

Looking at the gray-haired girl walking slowly out of the cabin door, Xing smacked her lips unhappily and was about to say something, but when she saw the blue-haired girl walking with Bronya, she couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Wait! You...you are Xi'er?! How is it possible! Haven't you already...?"

"Long time no see, Sister Xing."

Faced with Xing's surprise, Seele seemed calm. She greeted her coldly but politely, then followed Bronya and walked towards the open space in front of the helipad with Himeko, who was leading the team.

"Xi'er...why would you...?"

"Why am I still alive, right? It was Sister Shilis who saved me... I'm sorry, Sister Xing. Xi'er has some important things to deal with next, so I don't have time to explain it to you in detail for now. I hope you don't mind."

She stared blankly at the blue-haired girl who passed by her. She was not only surprised at Xier's resurrection, but also that the cowardly look in Xing's impression was no longer seen in this girl at all.

"Xi'er! How dare you..."

Xing was about to get angry, but suddenly remembered the name Xier had just mentioned. She suppressed her anger and quickly stepped in front of the two girls.

"No...wait a minute! You just said that it was Sister Shilis who saved you? What on earth is this..."

drop--!

However, before she could finish her words, a light screen suddenly appeared in front of her with a short electronic prompt sound, and a woman's voice sounded on the light screen.

"So you've been alive all this time...Xi'er."

Hearing that extremely familiar voice, Xier subconsciously stopped and turned her gaze to the light screen where the voice came from. Looking at the blonde woman in the image, her expression became complicated.

"Cocolia mother..."

"Is it Cocolia?!"

“This woman…!”

"..."

The image of Cocolia suddenly appeared, and Seele, who had been acting decisively just now, suddenly became a little stammering, as if she had returned to her past self a few years ago. As the other people present showed surprised expressions, Bronya, who was standing next to Seele, lowered her head in shame...

Now, with Seele's existence exposed to Cocolia, the fact that she had betrayed him was finally exposed. Facing this mother who trusted her so much, Bronya felt a little ashamed.

"Mom, I..."

"Don't say it, Bronya, I know what you want to say."

Cocolia interrupted Bronya's words without showing any unusual expression. She just turned her head and glanced at the surprised Xing, her eyes softened.

"Very well done, Xing. Although the original mission was not completed, it was worth the trip to obtain such unexpected information."

"Mom, so you have been watching all this time? But...but Sister Shiris..."

"Don't worry, Xing, our intelligence is correct. Since the leader has shown up, she must have participated in this battle. We will definitely find her, but before that..."

Having said that, Cocolia turned her gaze and looked at Xier next to her.

"When did you come back to life, Xi'er?"

"About... a year ago, Dr. Tesla and Dr. Einstein used the coordinates of the Quantum Ocean..."

"I don't care about the process. Seele, tell me, you and Bronya have been following Shirley all this time, right?"

It seemed that she had no intention of questioning the girl. Cocolia asked calmly, as if she was not curious about why the dead girl was resurrected, but just wanted to know the answer to the previous question.

"Yes...Mom. But it's nobody's business. It was my own decision to go..."

"Of course I know that this has nothing to do with you, nor with Bronya, and it's certainly not Shirley's fault... I know exactly who is the guy who used and played with you like this!"

There was a hint of anger in Cocolia's eyes, and then the light screen carrying her image slightly enlarged, becoming a size large enough for other people around to see.

"Hello again, everyone from the Far East Branch. Now, as a temporary ally against Chi You, I hope to communicate with your supreme commander. If Theresa is here, can you contact her for me?"

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"..."

Hearing this, Jizi frowned slightly. She looked at the bewildered Valkyries around her and sighed. Then she stepped forward in person, intending to negotiate with Cocolia as the person in charge of Hyperion.

However, just before she opened her mouth, a powerful voice suddenly rang out from the hangar door behind her.

"I'm sorry... Comrade from Anti-Entropy. In order to find new hope in this broken world, our Principal Theresa has decided to face the deepest darkness alone. Now... among the Valkyries who remain here, I should be the one with the highest command."

Following this proud voice that was quite familiar to the Valkyries, the people around them automatically made way for the speaker to come to Cocolia's light screen.

Under the black coat with a stand-up collar is a left arm wrapped in bandages. Her iconic cross-shaped headdress, coupled with her extremely eye-catching purple-red gradient hair, her identity is clear...

"It's the Captain...!"

"Eh?! Is this the Penglai Temple Jiuxiao... the new captain of our Hyperion?"

"Why did you come here, Captain......"

"..."

At this moment, Xing and Cocolia, like the other Valkyries who didn't know Jiuxiao, all showed solemn and surprised expressions. However, on the other hand, the eyes of those who were familiar with this girl became strange...

"Ah! It's that guy..."

The corners of Jizi's mouth twitched, and she was about to drag this guy down quickly to avoid embarrassing the Far East Branch. However, she changed her mind and gritted her teeth and had to give up the idea.

(Speaking of which, since Theresa is not here, Jiuxiao is now the nominal supreme ruler of Hyperion... If I, who has already stepped down, take her away, how can I explain to these Valkyries who don't know the truth... Forget it, she performed so well in the previous battle, so she should have become more reliable than before...)

During Ji Zi's brief hesitation, Jiu Xiao had already arrived at the front of the crowd. What Ji Zi and the others didn't know was that with the victory of the battle, Jiu Xiao also completely relaxed. Her spirit naturally returned to the most "normal" state before...

"You must be Cocolia, one of the Anti-Entropy Executors... As an enemy of the Destiny Organization, I admire your willingness to put aside your personal grudges in order to protect this world. Now..."

Jiuxiao's words just now made Cocolia stunned, but when the girl in a black coat and long purple-red hair came into her sight, Cocolia thought for a moment and then showed an expression of sudden realization.

"Eh...? What... Oh yeah, I remember you seemed to be..."

"Hehehe... It seems that you have already noticed something. That's right! Captain Hyperion, and the extra-staff Valkyrie of the Far East Branch of the Mandate of Heaven, Kyushu of Houraiji, is here! If you have anything to say, just tell me directly! As allies in the fight against Honkai, we are all here to save this doomsday on the verge of destruction. As the savior, Lord Kyushu will do his best to respond to your expectations..."

"Captain of the Far East Branch, I just want to know where my daughter, Shilis, is now?"

Cocolia interrupted Jiuxiao impatiently. She didn't know what this Penglai Temple Jiuxiao was talking about, and she didn't want to know about this mess. She risked being tracked and connected to Xing's communication just to get news about that girl...

The next moment, contrary to Cocolia's expectations, the expressions of several girls present, including Jiuxiao, suddenly became surprised.

"What?! You, you said Lady Shilis is... your daughter? This... are you the mother of the first savior of this world?! This is incredible..."

Hearing Jiuxiao's words blurted out in surprise, Cocolia frowned, as if she had thought of something, and her eyes quickly became ferocious.

"What are you talking about? 'Savior'...? Are you referring to Shiris? Hmm?! Wait... Could it be that the Destiny Organization is using her to carry out some experimental project again?!"

"...That's not a problem. For now, Honkai doesn't pose much of a threat to us."

In the command room of the Glorious Covenant, the discussion was still going on with difficulty. Especially when the two people in the conversation each held their own opinions and refused to compromise, it would not be easy to reach a conclusion.

"Oh? Mr. Otto, do you think that Destiny has the ability to completely end the Honkai?"

Completely sneerful at Otto's point of view, Shirley rubbed her hands anxiously. Not long ago, in Kiana's consciousness, the brief confrontation with the Herrscher of the End was once again recalled by her.

"That's right... I don't deny that we need to pave the way for the distant future, but we shouldn't ignore the threats that are right in front of us! Those real Herrschers are definitely not comparable to the acquired Herrschers who rely on core fusion! In this era, human civilization and the collapse sequence are in a state of chaos.

The true Herrscher chosen will fight only once! After the sequence collapses, the Herrscher born will never be weaker than the previous one... "

However, before she could finish, Otto interrupted her calmly.

"Ms. Shilis, do you think I don't know about these things? Before you brought this information today, all the preparations I have made so far were aimed at Honkai and Herrscher... At this point, do you think the Destiny Organization will be helpless against the Herrscher?"

Listening to Otto's confident and arrogant speech, Shirley frowned tightly, not knowing how to explain to this man the horror of the Herrscher. In her opinion, Otto had only faced the second Herrscher, so he generalized the power of the Herrscher as a stereotyped thing. But in fact, the power of each Herrscher is completely different. Otto was able to defeat the Herrscher of the Void using the method used more than a decade ago, but if he used the same method against other Herrschers, he would most likely be defeated...

Herrschers like the Herrscher of Fire and the Herrscher of Wind, who are able to change the laws of energy, are not the type like the Herrscher of Void who are not good at frontal combat.

Just when Shiris made up her mind to show Otto the power of different Herrschers with actual actions, some discordant voices suddenly came from outside the door of the Glorious Covenant Command Room...

"Lady Theresa, you can't go in now..."

"Stop talking nonsense! I've been waiting for almost an hour. If that guy was deliberately avoiding me, why did he allow me to board the ship just now? In short... I don't want to make a wasted trip, get out of my way!"

"Please... Lady Theresa, please don't do this. It will be very troublesome for us... If we continue like this, we will be disrespectful."

"It doesn't matter. I won't make it difficult for you. Just do your duty. Humph, if you think you can do it, just try to stop me...rua!!"

A familiar childish voice was faintly audible, followed by a chaotic sound of thrashing and shouting. Shirley couldn't help but burst out laughing, and looking at Otto, whose expression was a little stiff, she clapped her hands gently.

"Mr. Otto, it seems that the soundproofing of your command room is not that good?"

"...I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Miss Hillis. Well...having a naughty and cute granddaughter is not such a bad thing."

"If I had a granddaughter in her forties who dared to be naughty in front of me, I would definitely spank her hard."

"..."

Hearing the girl's tone of watching the fun, Otto just responded lightly, then pretended to be relaxed and raised his hand to activate the terminal light screen. He pressed the communication marked with the name "nintiapocalypse" expressionlessly, and issued his own orders in a flat tone...