K424 of the Collapse World

Looking at Fu Hua, who had fallen completely silent but whose eyes were no longer filled with doubt, Otto laughed.

"The will of Honkai is not insurmountable. There are two vivid examples before your eyes. Even if your body turns into a Honkai creature, as long as you can overcome the erosion of the Honkai will, you can become a 'human' with the power of a Herrscher! This is the so-called artificial Herrscher plan. We will find qualified people with strong wills and make them the same as Miss Shilis! Now, do you understand?"

Otto stopped talking and said nothing more. Shirley looked at Fu Hua, who had been unable to recover for a long time, and walked over to pat her shoulder gently.

"Otto has made it very clear. The Artificial Herrscher Plan is to turn the Herrschers who were originally enemies into combat forces for the human race. Since we cannot imagine how powerful the Herrscher of the End is, we can use the same Herrschers to deal with her! Even if her power may be stronger than the sum of the previous thirteen Herrschers, as long as we integrate the power of the whole world, there will always be a way."

"That's right! Even if the plan to create an artificial Herrscher fails once or twice, the new Herrscher will be easy to deal with even if it loses control. In short, this is what we have planned, the ultimate means to defeat the Herrscher of the End!"

(And this is just the beginning, the beginning of freeing humans from the control of advanced civilizations...)

Otto only whispered the last sentence in his heart, and did not say it directly. Fu Hua had already learned too many shocking things at once, so now, let her digest the information first.

"So, Otto. Has the Valkyrie who will undergo the Herrscher transformation been decided?"

"Well... we already have a few candidates, but we still need to further examine their qualifications. Although there are no serious consequences if the experiment fails, I still hope to strengthen our combat power as much as possible..."

Otto said in a low voice, looking a little absent-minded, as if he had already begun to think about the next experimental steps. Shilis glanced at him lightly, then looked away.

"Well, since you are an expert in this area, I will not interfere with your plan. However, the Third Collapse has ended. According to the order, the next step should be the birth of the Fourth Herrscher - Herrscher of Wind, right?"

"The fourth Herrscher?... Not necessarily. In the records of the previous civilization era, the abilities of the Herrschers do not seem to be fixed. For example, the fifth Herrscher, in the records of some relics, is the Herrscher of Ice who controls temperature, while some ancient documents mention that the fifth Herrscher is the Herrscher of Metal. So, it is still unclear whether the fourth Herrscher is the Herrscher of Wind."

446 How to defeat the end>>

Otto responded casually, looking at the girls who were training seriously in the training ground not far away, with a little hesitation in his eyes. Shiris didn't pay attention to the man's expression, but just shook her head slightly.

"That's not important. By the way, one of the core fragments of the Second Herrscher, the Gem of Desire, should still be stored in the New Zealand branch of the Destiny Organization, right? Since your candidate has not been finalized, I should be able to bring someone I think is suitable to become the Fourth Herrscher, right?"

"Oh, are you planning to use the Desire Gem to promote the next Herrscher? That's a feasible method. As I recall, the New Zealand branch should have found a host for the Desire Gem. Perhaps such a body has a higher success rate. Ms. Hillis, I'm glad you thought of that gem that I had forgotten for half a year..."

"Then, let me handle this matter?"

Shirley tried to ask, and when she saw Otto nod slightly, she breathed a sigh of relief. This was one of the few times when her "memories" could come in handy. Anyway, in the original plot, she successfully awakened the power of the Herrscher of the Wind and later found herself.

Wendy is the best candidate to become the fourth herrscher.

"While I am recovering the Gem of Desire, Destiny should be preparing for the next Herrscher's experiment, right?"

"Of course. These Valkyries have retained their previous strength and artificial stigmata. With a little training, they can return to their true peak state. Almost every one of them will be an excellent artificial Herrscher. All we need to do is select the one with the most perfect qualifications..."

Otto said softly. At this time, Fu Hua suddenly raised her head and followed Otto's gaze to look at the innocent girls not far away, her eyes becoming gloomy.

"In other words, they will be used as test subjects for creating Herrscher?"

"That's right. They are the dead who have died once. If they are resurrected without any memories, they will have nothing to worry about. And even if the experiment fails, after we annihilate them as Herrschers, we can use Miss Hill's power to revive them again. Isn't it a good way to recycle them purely as the fighting power of the Valkyries?"

"A means of treating people completely as tools?"

Fu Hua snorted, looking at Otto with dissatisfaction in her eyes. But Otto seemed to be used to it, and did not show any strange expression, still looking back at Fu Hua with a smile.

"How about using the current Valkyries as experimental subjects? It's not impossible, as there are many qualified candidates among them. However, they haven't lost their memories, and they still have the ties with their friends and their own dreams. Do you want them to experience this, my friend?"

"I never said that!"

Fu Hua said angrily, frowning and glaring at Otto in front of her. Over the past hundred years, she and Otto have had countless disagreements. Although each time they were basically resolved with her compromise, this did not prevent Fu Hua from expressing her dissatisfaction. Although Fu Hua also knew that this was the most reasonable way to realize the plan. However, this did not mean that she would accept this kind of thing with peace of mind...

"Shiris, do you also think this doesn't matter?"

She turned to the silver-haired girl next to her and tried to ask for her opinion, but Silis's expression remained indifferent, she just turned her eyes away slightly.

"It's not like the experiment will definitely fail. As long as it succeeds in the end, even if they become Herrschers, they will still be their original selves. If they can't even accept this level of sacrifice, how can they talk about ending the Honkai? Besides... there are not a few Valkyries who have died in my hands."

"..."

The girl's words left Fu Hua speechless. Yes, Shilis is no longer the thoughtful and sentimental girl she used to be. She is also growing up in the battle. On the contrary, after so many years, her state of mind has not changed much.

"But even so..."

Looking at Fu Hua's complicated expression, Otto's eyes moved and he revealed a malicious smile.

"In that case, why don't you try it yourself?"

"what?"

"With your adaptability to Honkai energy, it shouldn't be a problem to become an artificial Herrscher's body."

He looked at Fu Hua's surprised expression with satisfaction. It was extremely rare for this Chiyuan Immortal to be surprised so many times in one day.

"Although you have lost all your powers, your aptitude is undoubtedly excellent. Otherwise, you would not have regained the strength comparable to that of an S-class Valkyrie just by relying on the remaining stigmata. Add to that your 'Taixu Sword Heart', and it must be easy for you to resist the invasion of the Honkai Will on your mind, right? So, do you want to..."

"enough!"

Suddenly, with the thunderous roar of a young girl, the atmosphere in the room became stagnant.

Shiris raised her head and stared at Otto with her golden pupils without any warmth.

"Take back what you just said, Otto. Don't even think about attacking the people around me... Please don't even think about it while we're still working together."

There was an obvious threat in the words, but to Otto, he just laughed it off as if it were a joke.

"It's just a suggestion. The decision is naturally in the hands of the Red Kite Immortal. However, what Miss Shilis said just now is as if she treats others as her own property... This kind of possessive feeling is really enviable."

"It has nothing to do with you anyway! Well, now that we have said everything we need to say, there is no need for us to stay here any longer. The air in the Tianming headquarters makes us feel uncomfortable. Fu Hua, Xi'er, it's time for us to leave."

Having said that, she grabbed Fu Hua's hand without hesitation, greeted Hill who had remained silent throughout, and walked straight towards the gate under the curious and slightly fearful gazes of the girls.

"Otto Apokalis, I will fulfill my promise, and I hope that the Destiny Organization will not be passive and lazy. Although we are now in a cooperative relationship, please don't push your luck! You used to treat Qia

Na...I remember everything you did to me clearly!"

The electronic door closed automatically, and the sound of the girl's footsteps gradually disappeared. Otto stood there, facing the girls' concerned eyes, and secretly clenched his fist in his trouser pocket...

Two options kept circling in his mind. On one side was Shirley and the world beneath his feet, and on the other side was the silver-haired woman he loved deeply. If he chose one, the other would fall into the bottomless abyss, with no hope of ever returning to the present.

I already knew the answer to what decision to make in my heart, but why am I still hesitant now?

447 This is my escape route, Fu Hua!

Ten minutes later, Shiris and the other two, who had already left the central area of ​​the headquarters, boarded the high-speed train built into the Tianming headquarters and returned to the third airport where civilian aircraft were parked.

The floating island of the Sky Destiny headquarters is located tens of thousands of meters above the Mediterranean Sea. If you want to travel between the floating island and the earth, you must use a flying vehicle. Although for Shiris personally, as a Herrscher with the ability to fly, she naturally doesn't care about this height, but as a Valkyrie, Fu Hua and Hill in a weak state, are not able to play high-altitude bungee jumping without a rope with her.

"By the way, Fu Hua, can you fly the Fate of Destiny?"

For some reason, when they arrived at the airport, Shilis's expression suddenly showed a hint of worry. After hearing her weak question, Fu Hua was stunned and gave an answer.

"Hmm? I guess I know how to do it. I learned it in the Valkyrie training class, but I'm not very proficient in it. Why are you asking this all of a sudden? Is there any problem?"

"No... that's it. Aren't we going to take the aircraft back to the ground next? Among the three of us, one of us must be the pilot, so..."

"All of Skydestiny's aircraft should have an autopilot function, right? And, although I only learned how to fly in the Valkyrie course, I should have no problem taking off and landing normally."

"That's good... Ahahaha~ I only know how to use anti-entropy vehicles, so I probably can't use things from the Destiny Organization, so I'm a little worried..."

While laughing, Shiris walked quickly to an emergency aircraft not far away, quickly opened the cockpit door, and waved to Fu Hua.

"Then the control is up to you, Fu Hua."

"what......"

Although she didn't know why the girl was suddenly so attentive to such a meaningless matter, Fu Hua still responded lightly, climbed onto the aircraft lightly, and subconsciously reached out to the silver-haired girl who was still below, wanting to pull her up.

However, when she saw Fu Hua's hand, the silver-haired girl's pupils shrank, and with a flash of fear in her eyes, she quickly raised her hands and hugged her head. But the next moment, she came to her senses, smiled awkwardly, and then took Fu Hua's hand without hesitation, allowing her to pull her onto the aircraft.

"Sorry, that's an instinctive reaction... Hehe~"

"I should be the one to apologize, Shirley. I was too harsh on you back then..."

Looking at the embarrassed Shirley, Fu Hua was also a little amused and looked at each other, and lowered her head shyly. Although she had beaten her up almost unilaterally in the battle in the illusion, she also gained Shirley's recognition and successfully participated in her and Otto's plan.

Although the process was a little difficult to describe, the result actually brought the two closer together. Especially when Otto made that proposal, the girl's undisguised anger showed Fu Hua how much she valued him. Just when the atmosphere between the two was gradually becoming ambiguous, an inappropriate voice dispelled these subtle feelings...

"Hey~ I say... don't you plan to care about an old, weak and disabled person like me?"

Hill patted the hatch of the aircraft with dissatisfaction on his face, looked at the two shy girls sitting in the pilot's and co-pilot's seats, and suddenly felt as uncomfortable as if he had pinched a lemon.

"Aren't you going to give me a hand? You were willing to carry me into the meeting room just now. Are you tired of the old and the new so quickly? Can't you wait until after takeoff to continue your lovey-dovey relationship?"

"Uh... Sorry, Hill, I'll help you up now..."

"no need!"

Before she finished her words, the blue-haired girl with a pursed mouth suddenly turned into black mist and condensed again on the seat in the cabin, leaving Shirley standing beside her with her hand stretched out awkwardly, with a sly and arrogant look on her slightly haggard face.

"I don't want to touch the hand of a heartless man like you, humph! Even though my body was drained by that damned Bishop of Heaven's Fate, I'm not so weak that I need your help to climb the stairs!"

"..."

Shirley withdrew her hand with a stiff expression. She was originally worried that something had happened to the blue-haired girl who had been silent until now, but seeing that she was still in the mood to joke, Shirley felt relieved.

"It was my fault for forgetting to help you just now, but it's wrong to say that you are an unfaithful man.

"Isn't that too much... I am a girl after all, right?"

Shirley made a helpless little excuse, however, Hill, who was sitting in the back, seemed to have turned on some strange switch, and contrary to his previous tranquility and silence, he began to talk incessantly.

"Oh, Shirley, do you remember how many girls you have teased so far? Regardless of whether you did it intentionally or not, or whether you had that intention or not, you can't justify your behavior of flirting with them and then throwing them away!"

"Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is..."

Giving up arguing with Hill out of some headache, Hillarys looked at Fu Hua who had entered the show mode beside her and patted the operating surface of the cockpit. The latter came to his senses and began to operate the aircraft to take off.

The airport staff member who was responsible for meeting Shirley and the others sat near the radar station, watching the aircraft slowly take off, and sighed. This was not the first time he had seen the silver-haired girl on the apron, and he was mentally prepared. It seemed that he would have to write an application to the Finance Department again to replenish the emergency aircraft parked at the airport...

As the aircraft descended to the standard flight altitude, the turbulence caused by the high-altitude airflow immediately subsided. At this time, Hill, who was already overly tired and was forced to attend a meeting and visit the residences of the reborn Valkyries, soon collapsed in the chair and fell asleep. Shiris turned around and looked at the blue-haired girl's peaceful sleeping face, and breathed a sigh of relief.

She turned to Fu Hua, who had already adjusted the aircraft to intelligent mode and was sitting in the driver's seat. After a brief thought, Silis spoke softly...

"Tell me, Fu Hua. When Otto made that damn proposal at the Tianming headquarters just now, were you tempted?"

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"..."

"No matter what you think, I won't let you do such a stupid thing for no reason! Although in my impression, overcoming the erosion of Honkai doesn't seem to be a difficult task, but even if you have better qualifications, the success rate is not 100%! In case of failure, you will..."

"'If you can't even accept this little sacrifice, how can you talk about ending the Honkai?' Who said this just now? Shiris."

"So, you have come up with this idea after all? To become an 'artificial herrscher'..."

The originally relaxed atmosphere froze. Shilis frowned tightly, with an unprecedented serious expression. She looked at Fu Hua and spoke slowly in an unquestionable tone.

"No matter what, I won't allow it! I'm not afraid that you will say I'm selfish. Anyway, the sacrifices I can accept are limited to those who have nothing to do with me! Anyone around me, even if they have the highest qualification, I will not let them put themselves in danger! This is my bottom line!"

"Even if it means twisting other people's will?"

"I......"

Looking at the silver-haired girl whose expression gradually fell into pain, Fu Hua sighed, suddenly raised her hand, and gently placed it on the top of Shiris's head.

"Okay, stop being so stubborn. When did I ever admit that I would accept the experiment of the artificial Herrscher?"

“Is this…really?”

If someone suddenly gave up in a serious confrontation, everyone would doubt whether the other party really gave up or just used this as an excuse. Shilis still looked at Fu Hua suspiciously, fearing that she would promise her at this moment, and secretly return to the Tianming headquarters when she left...

"You're not lying to me, are you?"

"Hehe... Although burning Yu Duchen destroyed most of my memories, I can still remember some things. After tens of thousands of years of manipulation, the power of the Eighth God Key Yu Duchen has been completely integrated with me. With the help of the huge amount of Houkai energy left over from being a strengthened warrior, I can abandon my mortal body at any time and transform into a true Eighth Herrscher, but I have never done so. Do you know why?"

"...?"

"The mental method I created, 'Taixu Sword Heart', is the greatest guarantee of my strength and state of mind. Without it, I would have lost myself in ten thousand years of loneliness. One of the conditions for operating this mental method is the basic cognition of being a 'human'. Once this identity is abandoned, operating the mental method will only produce inner demons. Therefore, I will not choose to become a Herrscher, nor will I try to use my own will to fight against the erosion of the Honkai Will if I lose the Taixu Sword Heart!"

Hearing this, Shilis's expression softened slightly, and she continued to stare at the gray-haired girl beside her, while Fu Hua did not avoid looking at her. In the end, Shilis, whose state of mind was far inferior to that of the 'immortal', naturally gave in first and looked away helplessly.

"Okay, I'm willing to believe you. A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. But don't lie to me, Fu Hua..."

"Haha... It's really rare. You are obviously a Nordic person, but you also know this sentence. As expected, is it the influence of Ji Xuanyuan?"

Recalling her first encounter with the girl, Fu Hua said with a smile.

If the girl didn't have that stigmata, I'm afraid that five years ago in Okhotsk, this girl and Dr. Tesla would have been caught by me on a mission and handed over to fate...

Compared to reality, imaginary memories are always better. When Fu Hua was immersed in this very short memory for her, the silver-haired girl beside her suddenly stretched.

"Well, that's about right. However, now that this matter has been confirmed, I can go about my business with peace of mind."

The next moment, with Fu Hua looking a little surprised, the silver-haired girl unbuckled the seat belt around her waist, supported herself on the back of the chair with her hands, flipped over lightly, and jumped to the rear door of the aircraft.

"Siris, what are you doing...?"

"Have you forgotten? I told you before that we would go to New Zealand to retrieve the Desire Gem. Are you planning to fly the aircraft directly to Saint Freya? I clearly promised them that we would not be separated next time we come back. Do you want me to break the contract?"

The girl said with a smile, and then she crushed the glass cover next to the cabin door and gently pressed the button to force the cabin door to open. The next moment, an extremely strong gale instantly poured into the cabin! The cold wind rushed over her, forcing Fu Hua to swallow the next sentence "wait".

“Wow! What the hell?!”