K424 of the Collapse World

"I do win in every sense of the word, Fu Hua."

Listening to the girl's faint voice, Fu Hua was stunned and speechless for a moment. Indeed, the reason why she could compete with Shilis in the illusion was because the girl had sealed her strongest move from the beginning. Otherwise, the moment the field of restraint power unfolded, her Yu Du Chen would become ineffective, the illusion would be broken, and the winner would be decided instantly.

The girl deliberately did not use this power because the restraining force that suppressed all energy would damage the half-collapsed body of the Valkyrie. In order not to hurt herself, she refused to use the true power of the Herrscher of Restraint and only used the Collapse Energy to fight herself.

However, she turned a blind eye to all this, not even knowing that the rules of the illusion were completely unfair to the girl. She just unreservedly exerted her strongest power and attacked the other party mercilessly. From the way Shiris behaved after escaping the illusion, we can know how much damage she had suffered...

If there was no sense of pain, even if I used that kind of cheating move, I'm afraid the outcome of the confrontation would be reversed.

"I'm sorry, Shirley..."

In the end, Fu Hua chose to apologize. Although she had the upper hand in the fight, she still lost the competition because the girl let her guard down. In this situation, as the loser, she was too embarrassed to say anything more.

(It seems that it is impossible to change her mind, but at least... her arrogance will probably be reduced after this battle...)

"It's okay. After all, I have gained a lot of experience. As expected, I shouldn't be careless in battle... I have decided that in future battles, no matter what the opponent is, I will directly use the restraint chain to fix it, and then use the light wings to spread out and completely destroy it! Well, this way I won't be suppressed inexplicably."

"Yeah, that's right..."

Seeing that Shirley had walked out of the shadows on her own, Fu Hua didn't know what to say, so she could only whisper in agreement and pull the girl up. Anyway, although she failed to defeat Shirley, this beating at least made her less proud and complacent, which was worth it...

"Hmm...! Wait a minute, where is Otto? Could it be that I was also...?"

"The bishop suddenly disappeared halfway through. He must have lost interest. Who knows where he went. But your embarrassing behavior just now must have been seen by someone."

"Ugh... How could this happen?! I..."

Hill answered, looking at the girl whose expression suddenly became confused, and added with a smile.

“Who made you cry when you disagree with something? To be honest, this is the first time I’ve seen such a thing at the Savior Headquarters. Even the lolita Valkyrie who is younger than you has never been beaten to tears during training… Hahahahaha…”

"Can you please stop talking about this... After all, isn't it Fu Hua's fault? She slapped me in the face so much. I don't believe it. Didn't you cry when you were little because of something as trivial as falling and scraping your skin?"

"I'm sorry, I don't remember anything from before."

Fu Hua shrugged, her expression unchanged. But Xier seemed to have heard something interesting and approached the girl again.

"Ah la la~~ Shirley, so you finally admit that you are a child?"

"No!"

Dissatisfiedly refuting Hill's joke, Shilis puffed up her cheeks and was about to say something else, but suddenly she startled, raised her head, looked at the empty metal ceiling, and frowned.

"I've never felt the peeping sensation for a long time... Is there a camera in this room?!"

"Hmm? This is after all a testing ground for Destiny, so there must be surveillance equipment installed, right?"

"That is to say, what happened just now..."

"Well, it must have been recorded... Eh? Shiris, where are you going?"

"The Destiny Archives."

"What are you doing there?"

"Destroy the evidence."

"..."

At this moment, in a room in the laboratory, the black-haired girl leaning against the head of the bed looked at the

's image on the light screen, looking at the silver-haired girl who was looking at the camera, with a sly smile on his face.

She raised her finger, swiped the control page on the light screen, and gently tapped the yes button on the option of "Save monitoring content".

“Pfft… Although I don’t know what happened, I must show this scene to Lillian and the others! Lady Shilis actually could… Hahahaha~…!”

Claudia, who was standing next to her, looked at the black-haired girl's actions and didn't say much. She just sighed, pouted and shook her head.

(Even though she has become like this, this girl is still the same as before... Fortunately, she is no longer under my control. Hmph... Let Miss Shilis worry about it herself!)

443 Post-Mortem and Records

"Is the matter finally settled... huh? Why are you the only ones here? Where's Miss Shilis?"

In the previous meeting room, the conference table that was originally full was now empty. The blond man was still sitting on the chair at the innermost end. He looked at Fu Hua and Xi Er who walked into the room. His expression froze slightly, and he quickly realized that the most important person was not present.

"what about this......"

"As for Shirley, it seems that she has some personal matters to deal with right now. She should be at the archives of the Destiny headquarters. Don't worry about it, she will be back soon. Bishop Otto, I hope you can tell me everything about Shirley as soon as possible, including the plan for the Abyss City and the Serenity Gem project..."

Fu Hua cut Hill's hesitation and spoke directly. The next moment, as if in response, the electronic door rang softly as soon as she finished speaking, and the two resurrected Valkyries who were waiting in the inner hall of the conference room came out and stood on both sides of Otto.

When Fu Hua saw the silver-haired woman, she frowned. Even though she had lost most of her memories due to burning Yu Du Chen, she could still recognize the former Heavenly Fate Saint who had fought side by side with her.

She looked at Hill beside her, and after getting a confirming look from the blue-haired girl, Fu Hua turned to Otto again with a serious expression.

She hadn't had the chance to pay attention to these two people during the meeting, but now, Fu Hua felt that she seemed to need to investigate.

"The two of them...it seems that the Herrscher of Death's plan has begun to be implemented?"

Resurrecting the dead is something that human technology cannot do at this stage. Even in the long future, such technology is completely impossible to make a breakthrough. After all, modern humans cannot prove whether the source of consciousness is the human brain or the so-called "soul". Before understanding this, any definition is a meaningless hypothesis.

So, there is only one explanation for the dead people appearing before him.

"As you can see, my friend. These two ladies are naturally Cecilia and Leanna, whom you have met before."

"I'm sorry, but I don't have those memories anymore, as you know, Bishop Otto. Also, although I'm glad that your experiment was successful, they don't seem to know me as you said."

Fu Hua responded to Otto's words without hesitation. Looking at the two women with slightly confused expressions, she already realized what the situation was.

"They have lost their previous memories, right? May I ask what's going on? Is this a side effect of resurrection? Or did you erase their memories yourself to make it easier to control them?"

Fu Hua's brows were slightly furrowed, but her tone remained calm, as if her questioning words did not contain any anger or dissatisfaction, nor any other emotions, as if she was really just seeking the answer.

"...Hehe, my friend. Before I answer your question, I must first confirm it clearly. Let me ask, has Miss Shilis recognized your qualifications and allowed you to participate in this celebration?"

"I am not that person's subordinate. My actions do not require her permission. You have said this yourself, right, Bishop Otto? Moreover, you should have seen her crying. In this regard, do you think I am strong enough to force the Herrscher to that point, Mr. Bishop?"

"Well... I think so. No one, including me, can restrain your actions. I know that you will definitely not obey the orders of that little princess..."

"Stop talking nonsense. Tell me everything in detail before she comes. To implement your plan, the current strength of Destiny is not enough, right? The power of the Herrscher of the End is stronger than the sum of the thirteen Herrschers. Rejecting our participation is only Shiris's personal opinion. As for you, Bishop Otto, you should still hope that our superior forces will join us, right?"

"Well, you really do understand me better, old friend... Indeed, Miss Shilis's restraint power can be called the nemesis of all Honkai creatures, but her power as a single Herrscher is also very limited. Although there are some remedial measures, I am still very happy that you can take the initiative to join."

Otto said, spreading his hands and motioning to Cecilia who was standing beside him.

Leia and the other person went to Fu Hua.

"Since you have forgotten them, let me briefly introduce them to you again. Cecilia Shaniat and Leanna Brigantia are the two strongest Valkyries in the modern era of Sentence. They were resurrected by the Serenity Gem and have retained most of their original powers."

Otto said this and smiled gently, looking at the two Valkyries as if they were some exquisite works of art, and smiled gently again.

"Let's not talk about Miss Leanna's special situation for now, but this Miss Cecilia has retained the characteristics of the Herrscher Killer! My friend, do you know what this means?"

"A trump card that can turn the tide of the battle... But, Miss Cecilia should be Kiana's mother, right? Even if she has no memories after resurrection, will Cecilia really let her participate in the battle?"

Fu Hua looked at the confused Saint of Destiny. Although her memory of her was already fuzzy, she still felt that this silver-haired woman from Hill, who was observing her like a curious baby, was obviously different from the Fighting Saint of the Destiny Organization...

"Eh?! So... I'm really a mother now? Well, who is my husband? My daughter is that child, right? Hey~......!"

After hearing Fu Hua's words, before Otto could say anything, the silver-haired woman couldn't help but cover her lips with her hand, revealing an extremely surprised expression. She looked at Fu Hua eagerly, as if she wanted to ask something else, but as the blonde woman next to her suddenly raised her hand and twisted the soft flesh on her waist and glared at her fiercely, she restrained herself aggrievedly.

"Cecilia, you are too presumptuous. This is in front of the bishop. How can you behave like this?"

"Ouch... It hurts, Sister Leanna, the bishop hasn't said anything yet, right?"

The silver-haired woman puffed up her cheeks like a child, looking at her companions with resentment, but her voice became softer. Even though she was only a few days old, the silver-haired woman already had a very obvious sense of obedience to Leanna, who was older than her, as if it was a concept that was already deeply rooted in her mind...

Indeed, it is not surprising that the early Valkyries of Destiny, especially the elite troops directly under the bishop, would have such an instinctive reaction.

"Hey... Miss Cecilia is a little different from what I imagined..."

Hill couldn't help but sigh as he looked at this silver-haired woman who looked to be in her early twenties but behaved like a little girl.

"Shouldn't a saint from a religious organization be stern and serious, or be compassionate and pretend to be profound? She looks a bit like Shirley, right?"

Fu Hua shook her head, indicating that she didn't know. Looking at the lady Cecilia in front of her, Fu Hua's sense of disharmony gradually intensified. Although people who lose their memories are likely to change their temperaments, people who have experienced the baptism of war should have some warrior temperament, right?

443 Post-Movement and Records >>

Maybe it was because her aura was hidden too perfectly, but in Fu Hua's eyes, this silver-haired woman looked like Kiana whose age was magnified. She exuded a kind of cuteness and innocence.

But do people who have lost their memories really have the awareness to actively conceal their temperament?

Putting aside Fu Hua who was lost in thought, Otto was not surprised at all. He seemed to have become accustomed to the personality of the reborn Cecilia.

"Hehe... It's okay. You don't have to be so serious in an informal setting. Miss Cecilia, before you 'died in battle', you already had a two-year-old daughter. But, I guess it doesn't make sense to tell you this now, right?"

Unlike Leanna, Otto was not worried about the troubles that would arise after Cecilia recovered her memory. After all, the Saint's death together with the Second Herrscher was to some extent her own will. Rather, he hoped that Cecilia could recover her memory, so that he could see a glimmer of hope to revive Kallen without the help of "that existence".

If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to go that far...

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency. I really can't remember these things at all. But..."

"but?"

"Whenever I think of these, I always feel warm in my heart, as if there really was something precious in my mind..."

The silver-haired woman spoke slowly, with a contradictory expression of happiness and sadness on her face. Soon, after noticing that Otto was listening attentively, she quickly waved her hand and smiled shyly.

"Ah, it's just a vague feeling, without any actual basis. You don't have to pay attention to my random thoughts, Your Excellency."

"Hmm... That's true. Let's get back to the topic we were discussing, Red Kite Immortal."

A subtle trace of hesitation flashed across Otto's eyes. He coughed and turned to Fu Hua who was standing opposite him.

"Ms. Cecilia's power is still strong,

But the power of the peak Valkyrie will not pose much threat to the Herrscher of the End. Moreover, the research on the Holy Blood has been basically completed, so whether Miss Cecilia joins the battle or not will not have much impact. "

"You mean you have prepared other means?"

Fu Hua frowned. Although she was a little unhappy about being kept completely in the dark, she felt a little relieved since Shiris and Otto had made more preparations.

"That's right. Excluding Miss Cecilia, we still have a lot of available combat power."

"Everyone knows that the Herrscher is the ultimate product of Honkai and possesses the most powerful single force on this planet. But the Herrschers are also created by the awakening of humans on this planet, and there are also Herrschers who have escaped the control of the Honkai will and maintained their own identity. As long as we make good use of this, do you think it would be interesting to use the Herrschers to fight Honkai?"

"Not everyone has the ability to defeat the Honkai Will. Walter and Shilis are just exceptions, Mr. Bishop."

Fu Hua shook her head, but Otto just smiled in response and waved his hand to unfold the terminal light screen, and a long passage opened up on the other side of the inner hall of the conference room.

"So, it's time for me to show you those hidden means of confrontation. Miss Hill's efforts during this period have not been in vain... Immortal Chiyuan, your worries are unnecessary. When you see the results of our "Artificial Herrscher Project", you will understand..."

"Backwards... No, further back... Hey! Stop, stop, stop! Found it, right here, the surveillance video of the A-7 test site!"

In the archives of Helheim Laboratory, the girl used her identity and authority as an "S-class Valkyrie" to easily enter this facility involving some of the secrets of Destiny. She dragged the administrator, who looked at a loss, and asked her to call up the automatic records of the test site just now.

When the girl saw the scene of herself and Fu Hua confronting each other, she shouted loudly, and the operator stopped flipping through the pages. With an awkward but polite smile, she looked at the young "commander" standing next to her and tried to speak.

"That's all the records of the A-7 test site. Lady Kaslana, may I ask if you are planning to..."

"Delete it immediately!"

"Eh?"

"I told you to delete it now! All the automatic records of the A-14 test field after 42:7 today have been deleted!"

Shirley's cheeks flushed slightly as she gave the order in an unquestionable tone. The administrator on the other side was slightly stunned. Generally, confidential information that needs to be processed quickly and clearly is done automatically by machines, or at least by remote communication. It was the first time that an S-class Valkyrie came all the way to give an order. However, although she was a little confused, the authority of an S-class Valkyrie was naturally enough to give such an order. So, the administrator performed his duties seriously and started the options page of the console.

"Okay, please let me first confirm the part that needs to be erased."

Seeing that the female administrator seemed to be about to click on the record, he quickly stopped her.

"Stop! Those are top-secret test data that must not be leaked. No one is allowed to view them. They must be destroyed as soon as they are completed! So, don't worry about what they are. Just delete them! Delete!"

Shirley said seriously, trying to hide the unnatural expression on her face. If the video of her being beaten and crying by Fu Hua leaked out, it would be really troublesome. Face and other things are actually trivial matters. If the matter is reported to Saint Freya, the girls will definitely ask her and Fu Hua what happened, and then the secret will definitely be exposed. Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, even if she did this, the girl did not think it was an exaggeration at all...

"Hmm? So it's a confidential record, but I clearly saw the word 'public' written on it..."

Suddenly, a strange female voice came into her ears. She turned around subconsciously and saw an Asian girl with black hair and purple eyes. She was wearing a white coat and a pair of clogs. Seeing this incongruous dress, a familiar impression flashed in her mind. However, what attracted Shealis's attention more than recognizing the other party's identity was the second half of his sentence.

"You are...? Wait! What did you say? Publicly...?"

"Yes, the access rights to the data are completely public. So far, no less than three units should have accessed these records."

The black-haired Asian girl spoke in a familiar manner. After hearing her words, the girl fell into a daze.

"......ha?"

"It's true. I saw it by chance when I was observing the weapon test records. The parties who accessed it were the terminal of S-class Valkyrie Rita Rossweisse, the commander-in-chief of the communications center Amber, and the unknown terminal in the E-19 experimental area of ​​the Helheim Laboratory... Hmm? Miss Kaslana, why did your face suddenly change like this?

What's the difference?

444 Premonition of Change

"I.....I'm sorry, I just feel a little uncomfortable here, it suddenly feels so crowded..."