K424 of the Collapse World

Hearing this, Walter looked at the girl's wavering but firm contradictory expression and sighed slightly.

"But, it's still a long time before the final battle, and you can't maintain this forced march mentality until then. Take some time to relax while it's still early... Even if you fail in the end, you won't have too many regrets."

"Well... that's true. I'll think about it later, but not now."

Shilis turned around, picked up her terminal, and activated the portal between the artificial quantum space and

The outside world forms a bridge for travel.

"I have only completed the first task. I have other tasks. Humph... Leave the search for the ruins to the guy with destiny. I am afraid what I have to do now is that meaningless task..."

——Didi didi!

At this time, as the communication prompt sound suddenly sounded, Shilis frowned and opened the communication page. Seeing the user name displayed on the remote communication, she couldn't help but click her tongue.

ottoapocalypse......

"We can only receive external communications when the exit between the Ark is opened, but it happened to be at this time. Is that bastard spying on me...? Or has he contacted me many times before this?"

Looking at Walter, who also frowned after seeing the name on the call, Hillis waved her hand slightly, signaling him not to worry, and then calmly connected the call.

"Otto, what's going on?"

"Ms. Hillis, I haven't seen you for a month, and your tone is still so rude..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Just say what you want to say. I don't have the time or interest to chat with you!"

"Well... I'm almost used to your temper. Let me tell you directly. The Serenity Gem stored in the headquarters was stolen. The thief is an old acquaintance of yours... and the team responsible for tracking it was also annihilated by an unknown force. It is speculated that it was the 'radicals' that you, Anti-Entropy, have not yet understood. Haha... You know what I mean."

"so what?"

"Although I have sent someone I trust to handle this matter, the next experiment is the most important step in resurrecting Kallen, and there must be no mistakes... So, I need you to participate in the recovery of the gems as well. Is that okay?"

"Tell me the details. Anyway, you were planning to let me do the most troublesome things from the beginning, right? Humph, you actually asked me to do such an irrelevant thing. Let me make it clear first, if you can't find the ruins, don't blame me for dismantling your Kallen figurine to vent my anger..."

Shilis said calmly, maintaining the portal between the Arks, waving goodbye to Walter behind her, and then stepped into the energy singularity leading to the outside world...

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By the evening, the practical training course at St. Freya Academy had ended.

As soon as the treatment of the Honkai erosion was completed, Lillian immediately resumed her work as a Valkyrie shooting instructor. Now that she had completed her day's class, she went to the nearby physical training ground to find her partners, just like she did before the Chiyou battle.

"Hmm...you're not here?"

However, on the first day she returned to work, her cheerful friend did not wait for her in the lounge outside the training ground as early as usual.

Lillian pushed open the door to the training ground and looked around. She found the dazed girl sitting next to a simulation training device.

"What are you thinking about, Claire?"

He walked over and sat next to Claire, raised his hand to tidy up the girl's beige short hair which was a little messy after exercise, then slowly leaned close to Claire's ear and asked softly.

"You've been feeling down lately... I haven't seen you smile in a long time since you came back from the battle with Chiyou. Are you worried about something?"

Anran accepted Lillian's gentle caress and turned her head slightly, with a hint of confusion in her calm eyes.

"Lillian...are you out of the hospital? Are you feeling better now?"

"Well, I've basically recovered. Although I can't fight hard in the near future, I can still teach. By the way, you haven't told me what happened to you. The Claire I know is not someone who likes to sit quietly in a corner and daydream. If your students see you like this, the iron-blooded teacher image you established before will collapse... Did something happen?"

He put his arm on Claire's shoulder in a somewhat heroic manner, and it seemed as if their personalities had been swapped. Claire, who should have had a lively personality, now bent over and curled up like a melancholy teenage girl.

"Things? Maybe. But it could also be that I'm just looking for trouble..."

"Whatever it is, you can tell me, right?"

"..."

Hearing this, Claire sighed softly and raised her right hand. As a 20-year-old girl, her palm should be soft and white, but it was covered with thick calluses from holding a knife. This should have been the proof that she had become a powerful Valkyrie through hard training, but now looking at these "medals" left by hard training, Claire showed a self-deprecating smile.

"Lillian, tell me... even if we train as hard as those students do and do everything we can to improve our strength, can we really keep up with them?"

"about this......"

"Hehe... When I just came back, I hated my own weakness and incompetence, and worked hard to catch up with their strength. But now, I see through it...

..Some things cannot be obtained by hard work. Besides, they are not standing still. "

"Let's not talk about the others around Shirley, even the youngest Xi'er is definitely stronger than you and me. Ordinary Valkyries like us will only be a burden if we act with them, right?"

Hearing this, Lillian's pupils shrank and she lowered her head slightly.

"I'm sorry... My Honkai adaptability is below average, so at that time..."

"Ah! Sorry... Lillian, I'm not talking about you, I just suddenly feel a little frustrated..."

Seeing the sudden gloomy look on her companion's face, Claire hurriedly shook her head and held Lillian's hand in her arms.

"The erosion rate is uncontrollable. That's not your fault... Those kids who are much younger than us, without any effort, have gained powerful powers that surpass the Valkyries. I don't deny that the power they obtained comes with great risks, but... it still makes me a little jealous... that kind of power that comes without any effort."

"But, Claire, even if they are stronger than us, that's not a problem, right? On the contrary, it means they will be more reliable in battle, which should be a good thing..."

"I know... I'm just a little unwilling. Did we really play any role in that battle? From the beginning to the end, the only enemies I could defeat were the middle and lower-level Honkai beasts and the Death Warriors. Facing the Super Alloy Tank-level Honkai beasts, I couldn't even penetrate their defenses..."

Claire said this without any emotion. She gently stroked Lillian's back and caressed the girl's long hair. To calm herself down, she finally spoke out a plan she had been thinking about for a long time...

"Their powers are not innate, but obtained through the strengthening of Honkai energy... Qqun: 543659389# That, Lillian... If we become the same as them, will we be able to stand with them..."

"Hey! Claire, don't try to do anything stupid! Not everyone is qualified to steal the power of Honkai. Even if we conduct the same experiment as them, we may not be able to obtain that power. The greater chance is that we will become a dead soldier who is completely corroded!"

"Eh? Don't be angry, Lillian. I was just saying it casually... I've said it before, I'm just looking for trouble. Don't take it to heart."

Claire waved her hand gently, forced a smile on her face, and then stood up.

"In the final analysis, I am just too weak...both internally and externally, in every sense. Lillian, will you still follow them next time we take action?"

"If they need me, I will go. Claire, don't underestimate yourself. Shirley and the others are creatures close to Herrschers, so you are naturally no match for them. Putting that aside, you are actually stronger than most of the Valkyries in Destiny..."

As she spoke, Lillian turned her head and looked at the arm strength tester placed not far away. The last test value displayed on the counting screen was 470kg. Lillian remembered that Claire had an arm strength twice this value when she was in Tianming five years ago...

"But this is useless. Okay, Lillian, let's not talk about this anymore. Um... Speaking of which, Shilis went to the flagship of the Destiny Headquarters before. I think she discussed something with the Bishop, right?"

The sudden change of topic made Lillian stunned for a moment, then she nodded slightly, stood up and walked to Claire's side.

"Eh? It seems so, but it's just a rumor from Anti-Entropy. Even Principal Theresa doesn't know what they did in the Destiny flagship. So, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"Nothing, just a little curious... I really miss the carefree days in Tianming... I haven't been back to Tianming headquarters for a long time."

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Claire answered, and then fell silent. On the other side, seeing that Claire was still a little melancholy, Lillian thought for a moment, and suddenly raised her head as if she remembered something.

"Oh, right! Claire... Speaking of destiny, I remember you have relatives there, right? Could it be that you are..."

"No, I don't take those guys who believe in blood supremacy seriously. The only thing that worries me is my sister... Hehe~ But this is not a problem. Although Flora doesn't have pure Shanyat blood like me, she is much better than me. There is nothing to worry about even if she is left at the Savior Headquarters. So, Lillian, stop speculating on my thoughts. I'm fine. I'm just temporarily depressed."

Claire smiled bitterly and shook her head.

He stretched himself, then turned his head, with his back to Lillian, and looked at the setting sun outside the window. A certain determination slowly emerged in his flickering eyes.

After confirming that Claire's mental state was fine, Lillian came to the girl and patted her shoulder.

"Okay, let's go back as soon as possible... If we keep waiting like this, the dormitory will be closed soon..."

"Humph, we are teachers! The management rules of the student dormitory don't apply to us!"

Claire chuckled, took Lillian's hand on her shoulder, and pulled her towards the exit of the teaching building.

After thinking for a while in her mind, Claire turned her head, looked at the girl in front of her seriously, and spoke softly.

"I'm sorry for the inexplicable words I said just now... Lillian. I'm a little emotionally unstable, maybe because I'm too tired recently. Actually, I want to ask the principal for a leave and leave the school to relax for a few days..."

On the way to her new accommodation, Kiana (k423) ran into an unexpected acquaintance.

"I finally found you, Kiana."

Looking at the gray-haired girl standing in front of her, Kiana tilted her head slightly in confusion, and her anxious expression eased a little.

"Squad leader? Why are you here so late? Wait a minute...did you say you came here specifically to see me?"

"Yes, the urgent mission from the headquarters was issued to us directly, bypassing the Far East Branch. It has been specified that you and I should go together to carry out the mission."

"..."

"Hmm? Is there something inconvenient for you, Kiana?"

"No, no problem. Since this is an urgent mission, let's get going quickly. That kind of thing...it doesn't matter if we figure it out later. When do we start?"

"Right now, we have to take a flight to Singapore overnight, and tomorrow night is the time to start the action... But before that, I'm still a little curious..."

After directly sending some unimportant task information to Kiana's terminal, Fu Hua looked at the fully armed Kiana in front of her and pushed her glasses.

"You probably don't know about this mission, but you're wandering around the academy wearing a Valkyrie armor at this time... What are you planning to do, Kiana?"

"I......"

Seeing that the silver-haired girl was a little hesitant, Fu Hua was not in a hurry and just waited for the girl's response.

Finally, as if she had made up her mind, Kiana raised her head, looked at Fu Hua seriously, and asked the question that had been in her heart for several weeks.

"Class monitor... I once saw you chatting with Teacher Shilis in the health room. You seemed to be very familiar with her. Um, I want to know... that girl named Diana who is often with Teacher Shilis and looks very similar to her... or to say, to us. Do you know who she is?"

Hearing this, Fu Hua's eyes froze. After a fleeting hesitation, she exhaled and answered in a calm tone.

"I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with her... As far as I know, she is the younger sister of Shilis, a new Valkyrie who joined Saint Freya Academy. That's all I know about that child."

"I see...Okay, then, 'projectsirin'...Squad leader, have you heard of this project name?"

"No, I've never heard of these. Kiana, what on earth are these things you're talking about?"

Fu Hua's eyes were filled with some doubts. She asked back, as if she had really heard an unfamiliar term. But in a sense, it seemed right to say so. For Fu Hua, the A-level Valkyrie of the Far East Branch, these things were indeed not something she could know.

Facing Fu Hua's puzzled look, Kiana saw it and sighed secretly.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal... I'm so sorry, squad leader, for asking you some inexplicable questions and taking up so much time. Now, let's get started on the mission..."

In the anti-entropic zone in eastern Russia, Kokolia looked at the man on the communication screen expressionlessly, adjusted her words slightly, and then spoke calmly.

"Has the researcher who carried the Serenity Gem been found?"

"She is with me now, Lord Kokolia."

On the other side of the communication, the man with indigo hair chuckled, peeled the banana in his hand, licked it with his tongue, and then slowly put it into his mouth, making a sticky chewing sound.

"Okay...thank you for your hard work, Mr. Alliance Leader."

The man's actions made Cocolia frown, but after a little thought, she still made an executioner's gesture.

Proper courtesy towards the leader of the alliance.

Even if he was just a poor clone with programmed thinking, he still had the ability to think independently. Doing so could save a lot of unnecessary trouble.

"Humph, you actually want me to do it myself. The other executors are really useless... Well, facing a large organization like Heaven's Will, I, as the First Ruler, am probably the only one who can contend with it."

"Mr. Alliance Leader, please follow the plan. You should still remember what to do next."

Pretending not to hear the man's arrogant complaints, Cocolia said calmly, "For a real tool, she would never spend even a little more patience."

"Of course! I'll let the guy from Destiny see the power of the Herrscher, so stay tuned...hahaha..."

373 Intervention Investigation

"I didn't expect that our second meeting would be under such circumstances..."

In a room in the isolation area of ​​Helheim Laboratory on the floating island of the Savior Headquarters, Otto sighed softly as he looked at the old man in front of him, who was sitting upright despite his listless look.

"Dr. Maki, in my original idea, our next meeting should be after the experiment of the Serenity Gem is perfectly successful. We will drink together and enjoy the results of the successful experiment... But now, I just want to ask you, why are you doing this?"

Otto spoke in a calm tone. Although he said these words, at this moment, his eyes were filled with a sense of oppression. He displayed his aura as a superior without reservation, making it almost impossible for people to look him in the face.

"..."

The old man remained silent, his cloudy eyes flashing with the brilliance of a young man, and his expression remained calm.

"By the way, I remember that you have been engaged in scientific research in Tianming for half a century, right? Your talent and steady personality made you one of the top leaders of the Xilin Project. After so many years of getting along, I don't think you are a person who is used to acting impulsively. Can you tell me? What exactly is the reason that makes someone like you betray Tianming and steal a Herrscher fragment that is useless to you?"

Otto asked again, not caring about the old man's silence. For him, no matter what the other party answered, the outcome of the matter would not change. However, in order to satisfy his curiosity, he didn't mind spending some time to find a way to pry open the old stubborn mouth.

"...You are right, Lord Otto. The Serenity Gem is of no use to me. I asked Noni to take it away not to use it for anything, but just to put an end to all this."

After just a moment, Maki spoke expressionlessly. In fact, contrary to Otto's guess, from the beginning, the old man had no intention of hiding his purpose.

"End it all? Haha... You mean, you want to end the experiment of fusing the Serenity Gem in this way? But why? I know your granddaughter died because of the fusion of the gems, but if the experiment is successful, she can be resurrected. At the end of that experiment, your granddaughter used the power of creation to revive the dead. I believe you also saw it, right? In this case..."

"I know, but... it's no longer necessary."

Maki said calmly, a lingering look in his eyes flashed away before he returned to the cold expression he had maintained all along.