K424 of the Collapse World

"Well... Actually, one of Cocolia's accomplices in the radical anti-entropy faction was dissatisfied with her actions, so he provided me with this information and handed me the container that suppresses Houkai energy."

Hearing this, Rita was about to say something, but the next moment, as a barely perceptible stream of data flashed across her irises, the girl raised her eyebrows slightly, and as she looked at the information projected in front of her by the terminal, the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

She took back the goodbye words that were on the tip of her tongue and asked again.

"Oh? Lord Siegfried, are you sure that the person who gave you this information was Cocolia's accomplice in the radical faction, and not the conservative member who was Lord Shiris's companion?"

"Well, this is basically certain. After all, the two factions of Anti-Entropy have basically split up now. Those who are still working with Cocolia are already members of the radical faction. As for the neutral faction who stays out of the matter, I don't think Cocolia will trust those fence-sitters."

Siegfried noticed the change in Rita's tone, but he remained calm and explained seriously. But Rita's next words changed his expression.

"Lord Siegfried... seems to know a lot about Anti-Entropy, but can we really trust the information from the radicals... I believe you have experienced similar deceptions before? Moreover, you are no longer the head of Kaslana. It is difficult for us to completely follow the information provided by outsiders..."

Siegfried frowned, looked at Rita with a calm expression, thought for a moment, and then turned away.

"Rita Rossweisse, you are an active S-rank Valkyrie of the Destiny organization. I will tell you something directly. As you know, my name is still on the wanted list within Destiny. In other words, Destiny and I are still enemies! Otto has not taken action against me until now, probably because he does not regard me as a threat. But by the same token, I did not go back to Otto to settle the score immediately because compared with some organizations, what Destiny is doing now is slightly better. At least the bishop is not going to do such a crazy thing yet..."

"So, rather than letting anything happen, I chose to help the Destiny Organization recover the gem. Although the Destiny Organization may not do anything good with it, it is better than falling into Cocolia's hands. And...she will act with you, so she should have made the same choice as me, right?"

Recalling the other mission executor mentioned by Rita and Hill when they were exchanging information just now, Siegfried showed a smile on his weathered face, but the next moment, a trace of solemnity appeared in his expression.

"Even though he is a clone with incomplete memories, he still made such a decision... He is worthy of being the one I, Siegfried, like. Anyway, Ms. Rita, we are now assisting the Destiny Organization not for any other purpose, but just out of our own will. Now, put aside those idle suspicions as soon as possible, and stopping Cocolia's plan is the most important thing."

Facing Siegfried's serious expression, Rita bowed slightly, with a hint of apology on her face.

"You misunderstood, Mr. Siegfried... I just wanted to confirm the authenticity of the information, and I didn't mean anything else. Please forgive me if I offended you."

She spoke softly, her demeanor having returned to her usual humble state. Seeing this, Siegfried shook his head and sat down, not intending to get entangled with this cunning special Valkyrie any further.

"In addition... I think there is something I need to tell you. The leader of this operation of Tianming is not me, nor is it Lord Hill, but Lady Shilis~"

"......What did you say?!"

Siegfried was stunned and stared blankly at Rita who was still smiling. Before he could react to what this sentence meant, Rita explained it softly.

"Lady Shilis returned to the Destiny Organization a month ago and is now a non-staff member of the Valkyrie Corps. During special missions, she has authority equivalent to that of a brigadier general... Even an S-rank Valkyrie like me still has no right to interfere with her actions..."

Hearing this, Siegfried slightly widened his eyes.

"You mean, Shilis surrendered to destiny again? But... why did she...?"

"I don't know about this matter. However, she should have reached some kind of alliance with the bishop, haha... Who knows? Lord Siegfried, you shouldn't doubt your 'wife' because of this matter, right?"

"..."

Using Siegfried's previous words to counterattack, Rita bowed slightly to Siegfried and smiled again.

"Well, if we continue talking, Lord Hill will have to leave me alone. We will go to retrieve the gems next. When we do, please supervise our behavior, Lord Siegfried... Well, see you later~"

After that, the brown-haired girl raised her skirt with both hands.

She lifted her nonexistent skirt and gave a perfect curtsy to Siegfried. The next moment, she turned around and walked towards the door of the bar under Siegfried's thoughtful gaze...

386Meet again

On the top floor of the Queen Hotel, a silver-haired girl in gorgeous nun robes stood on the edge of the roof, looking down with an indifferent expression.

Looking at the ant-sized police cars surrounding the hotel, the girl's expression was calm, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.

Although some accidents occurred, they had little impact on what happened next. Moreover, I also gained some unexpected intelligence from it...

"The government of this country seems to have regarded what happened in the hotel as a terrorist attack... But it's okay this way. As long as it has nothing to do with Honkai, the special forces of this neutral country will not be dispatched..."

She muttered to herself, then turned around, looked at the petite figure sitting on the ground behind her in silence, and walked over slowly.

"Let's get back to the topic we were talking about... According to what you said just now, you are an executor of the Anti-Entropy Neutral Faction, not the new daughter of Cocolia, is that right? Wolf Loli?"

Silis said softly, stopping in front of the red-haired girl.

"Well... I won't recognize someone who is hundreds of years younger than me as my mother. Besides, my code name in Anti-Entropy is Fenrir."

Charlotte twitched her ears, a flash of uneasiness in her eyes, and then she answered in a low voice.

After her defeat by Shirley, her abilities were completely sealed by the chains that bound the Herrscher. In order to prevent her from escaping, Shirley used energy shackles to tightly bind her entire body, leaving almost no room for movement. The only parts of her body that could still move normally, besides her head, were her ears and tail, which had only been added not long ago.

Even though her Honkai energy was sealed, her pure physical strength should not be underestimated. That level of destructive power seemed to be the power of a super alloy tank-class Honkai beast, all concentrated in this small body of just over 1.5 meters. Moreover, the terrifying melee ability that the girl had just demonstrated also forced Shiris to be more cautious. Even though her Herrscher body was stronger, she had already lost once in a close combat in the domain mode. Therefore, after sealing the girl's ability with restraint chains, Shiris also released a large amount of energy to bless those chains to ensure that the chains that suppressed the energy would not be broken free by the opponent with brute force...

Hearing this, Shiris selectively ignored the first sentence which contained a lot of information, bent down and squatted in front of the girl.

"It doesn't matter what you call me... It doesn't matter. Are you and Cocolia allies?"

She continued to ask, ignoring Charlotte's small protest. Although she didn't know why the red-haired girl answered her questions so obediently, in order to obtain more information, she didn't say much.

After all, based on the facts that Shiris knew, the authenticity of the information provided by the other party should not be a problem...

"Almost, but they are just using each other. Although she didn't tell me the purpose of taking the gem, I can basically guess what that crazy woman can do... Don't worry, it's not that easy to forcibly activate the Herrscher Core with a mechanical device. It must be consistent with the same energy fluctuations as the Herrscher Core to induce the core to explode. Now that she has just obtained the Serenity Gem, she can't calibrate the activation device within a few hours..."

"So, she can't trigger the Honkai right away, so she needs some time to prepare..."

As if she was talking to herself, a smile appeared on the corner of Shilis's mouth. She breathed a sigh of relief and casually stroked the red-haired girl's ear.

"Is that so... I feel relieved then. Haha... You are willing to tell me this information, so you don't want this to happen, right? It seems that you are not a guy like Cocolia..."

"..."

Facing Shirley's gentle gesture, Charlotte did not resist, but fell into silence again. After telling her everything she knew, she could feel the kindness of this silver-haired girl, but this little kindness caused a little ripple in her heart...

(I just don’t know… how will she react when she finds out what I just did? These things are all just retribution for my sins… But, I can’t die before I finish that thing…!)

——Ding ding!

After a short silence, the terminal that Shirley had seized rang again. But this time, knowing that Cocolia could not detonate the gem, Shirley hung up the call without hesitation and put the terminal into sleep mode.

"In that case, don't worry about the mother's phone call. Just call her back later. Really, I made her worry for nothing. As for now...

...Let's meet up with Siegfried and Hill first."

"...!"

Silis muttered to herself, not noticing the slight tremor that Charlotte felt when she heard Siegfried's name. She put away the terminal in her hand and turned to the dazed girl sitting on the ground again, her expression becoming slightly serious.

"Fenrir...right? I've heard Tesla and the others mention your code name. You were supposed to be a neutral party, but now you have joined the radical party. So, whether you are a conservative executor or a non-staff member of the Destiny Organization, you can be regarded as an enemy. Then, you should have nothing to say about being defeated and captured by me, right?"

"..."

Hearing this, Charlotte's tail began to wag uneasily. She thought for a moment and gently raised her head.

"......If I beg you to let me go now, will you spare me?"

The girl bit her lower lip, and her eyes, which began to shimmer with tears, were filled with a pitiful weakness...

"oh......?"

Shilis raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect the girl to say such a thing. After the battle just now, she thought the girl would be the kind of iron-blooded warrior who would complete the mission at the cost of her life. She didn't expect that she would actually make such a request...

Seeing the red-haired girl's pleading eyes, Shirley hesitated for a moment, and finally just clapped her hands in an ambiguous manner.

"This request is a little unreasonable, isn't it? In a life-and-death battle, as the loser, you should not be qualified to negotiate with me, the winner. However... if you want to beg for my mercy, you have to give me a legitimate reason, right?"

"I want to save my friend...! I am the only one she can rely on now! So... I can't die now, and I can't fall into the hands of the conservatives and be imprisoned... So! Please..."

386 Meet Again >>

Looking into Charlotte's tearful eyes, at the poor, weak and helpless animal-eared girl, the struggle in Shiris's eyes flashed away, and then she regained her initial calmness.

"For a friend? I can see that your feelings are genuine, but I'm sorry, even if I believe you, I have no obligation to help you. What's more, you've already fought with me, and I can't let a potential enemy go easily under such circumstances, so I refuse."

As the girl's eyes suddenly became dark and desperate, Hillis reached out to the motionless Charlotte, grabbed the chain tied around the girl's waist, and gently lifted her up.

Recalling the white-haired man's mad rage not long ago, who was willing to destroy the entire city to kill her, Charlotte's pupils shrank slightly and she began to struggle hard.

“No…! Don’t do that! Lady Shiris! Please…”

However, although she didn't know what the girl was afraid of, Shiris just sighed softly, ignored Charlotte's struggle, picked up the girl and jumped down from the roof, activating the Honkai energy and entered the flying state.

"Is it necessary to be so scared? The conservatives of Anti-Entropy are different from the radicals you have come into contact with. They will not kill people over a disagreement. Even if Siegfried had a fight with you just now, it would not take your life... Hey, if you dare to hit me with your tail again, I will not be polite to you!"

Using her other hand to push away the tail that had slapped her face for who knows how many times, Shirisi said as she followed the direction displayed on the terminal and flew in the direction where the Holy Fire Judgment had erupted...

In the quiet bar lounge, the white-haired man sat on a chair beside the bed, quietly waiting beside the silver-haired girl in deep thought.

Although according to Hill, after repairing the girl's injuries through the creative ability, it is equivalent to restoring her to the state before the injury, and the lost blood in the body can be replenished at any time. There is no need to rest like this first, and it will be no problem to wake her up directly now.

However, Siegfried did not do so. Even though he wanted to confirm whether the girl in front of him had really recovered, he could not bear to disturb her peaceful sleep when he saw her sleeping peacefully.

Even though this wasn't his real daughter.

The chest of the sleeping girl rose and fell slightly. Although there were no wounds on her body at the moment, her brows were slightly furrowed and her expression was a little sad, not at all as energetic as usual.

After calming down, the problems that had troubled him for countless years came into his mind again, and an indescribable look of sadness began to appear on the man's face.

"Was what we did at that time really correct..."

Holding the girl's flawless white hand, Siegfried closed his eyes and his body trembled slightly...

In order to numb himself, he treated the girl as a substitute for the child. He relied on self-deception and embraced this false happiness to comfort his heart, so as to prevent his exhausted heart from completely collapsing.

However, I don't know why

From that moment on, even though the real Kiana had not been found, this false happiness was no longer false. The girl who had been kept by his side as a spiritual support had left an indelible mark in his heart and was no longer a substitute that could be discarded at any time.

When Siegfried realized this, he suddenly found that both this 'Kiana' and the daughter who still could not be saved became difficult to face...

If he had not regarded k423 as a substitute for Kiana, but gave her another name, this would not have happened.

Although he had once thought optimistically that he could just treat the two girls as his own daughters, after Shiris rescued Kiana, Siegfried realized that the two girls were not fools and would not easily accept such a thing.

The real Kiana had been tortured by her destiny and finally returned to her normal life. Would she really tolerate a clone sharing her things? And how would the other "Kiana" feel when she knew that she was just a clone of another person, a fake...

Sure enough, it was all my fault.

Siegfried stood up weakly, hesitated for a moment, walked out of the room slowly, came to the bar of the tavern, and took a bottle of wine from the counter.

Anyway, I just can't figure it out. Instead of continuing to worry about it like this, I might as well drink to drown my sorrows.

"I heard that they have had some contact. Could it be that you already know the truth...'Kiana'. Then...what do you think of me, an incompetent father...?"

Siegfried muttered to himself, crushed the mouth of the bottle, pulled out the cork with his fingers, tilted his head back, and was about to drink the whole bottle of liquor, but the next moment, the energy feedback from the terminal made his movements pause slightly.

"Honkai energy...? No, it doesn't seem like it..."

Siegfried exhaled, subconsciously stood up, turned his head to look at the bar door behind him, and his right hand reached for the Key of God at his waist.

"Such a familiar reaction... seems to be Judas? Could it be Theresa? Why would she come to a place like this..."

Although he was speculating in his mind, looking at the energy source rapidly approaching the place on the terminal, Siegfried still drew his double guns, walked to the open area of ​​​​the bar, and prepared to fight back.

"This place is really popular, even though it's so remote..."

As he was mumbling to himself, there was a slight sound outside the door, as if something had fallen to the ground. Then, with the sound of steady footsteps, it seemed that someone had arrived at the door of the bar.

Before Siegfried could ask about the other party's identity, a familiar voice with a smile sounded outside the door.

"Really... I can smell the scent of a fire stick from a long distance away. Siegfried, are you here too?"

"...Cecilia?"

Siegfried was distracted for a moment. The next moment, the door of the bar was gently pushed open, and a silver-haired girl in a black and gold dress walked into the bar. She looked around and her eyes met with the white-haired man standing not far away.

"It's not Cecilia, it's Cialis... Long time no see, Siegfried."

387 Notice

Although he knew that Shirley had come to this city, Siegfried still couldn't help but be dazed when the silver-haired girl actually appeared in front of him.

Experimental subject K424, also a copy of Kiana, was injected with Cecilia's memories, which once made Siegfried not know how to deal with it, and it was also one of the objects that gave him a headache. However, compared to K423 and Kiana, who he had no idea how to deal with, meeting with Shiris was a relief for him.

Looking at the monastic robe with golden patterns on the girl, Siegfried could feel that there was a unique and strong energy contained in it, as if the whole garment was a part of her body.

"The last time we met was three years ago, right? Siegfried, you disappeared for such a long time without any reason. What did you do?"

The girl spoke, and walked forward slowly. Hearing this, Siegfried smiled, put away his two guns, sat back on the stool at the bar, patted the seat next to him, and motioned for Shirley to sit over as well.

"This is a little complicated... But your power has become stronger again, Shirley. Could this energy reaction be that Theresa gave Judas to you?"

He pretended to smile casually to hide his sadness. The next moment, he was about to say something else, but suddenly saw Shirley's left hand and frowned.

"Huh? This is..."

Only then did he notice that the girl was holding a small humanoid figure wrapped in chains...

Noticing Siegfried's gaze, Shirley tilted her head, raised her left hand, and showed the red-haired boy with a lifeless face in front of Siegfried.

"Ah, are you talking about this? Haha... Consider it my trophy. You should have seen her just now. What was she like? Wasn't she cute?"

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