K424 of the Collapse World

Apart from the bloody scenes in front of her, there was only a white void in the distance. Obviously, this was just an illusion, but Wendy could feel that as long as she had a thought, the illusion in front of her would immediately synchronize with reality.

"Wendy, what are you waiting for? What is the value of the existence of humans who have caused us all this pain?! Follow your instinct and kill them!"

"..."

The voice in her mind roared again, and the pain and resentment in its words seemed to be a true reflection of Wendy's own heart. However, facing these highly contagious voices, the girl remained indifferent.

"The will of Honkai? Lady Shiris said that the will hidden in Honkai energy will take advantage of the host's weak consciousness. It turns out to be true..."

"..."

Following the girl's calm answer, a certain consciousness seemed to be surprised and did not respond for a long time. Then, it seemed to understand something and suddenly sneered.

“I see… No wonder a mediocre individual like you can become a vessel for the power of the Herrscher. Pure willpower can be so terrifying. But why did you resist me? ‘I want to kill them’, this is what you really think…”

"Don't try to seduce me anymore. I won't become a monster like the Herrscher. The intention to kill doesn't mean it will be put into action. This level won't make me collapse!"

"Indeed... your willpower is almost unbelievable. It may waver in a year or two, but now it is completely solid. However, I don't understand why you suppress yourself? Why do you defend those humans who only bring you pain? Even that Shilis is just using you, right?"

"I have nothing to say to you. Get out of my mind! Lady Shilis has already made an agreement with me. She will definitely teach me how to fully master this power and then leave here together!"

The girl said seriously, raising her hand to sweep across the bloody illusions in front of her, and these images were immediately swallowed up by the pure white space. Her bright and resolute emerald eyes did not waver at all.

"Lady Silis... huh? Hehe... You are digging your own grave if you regard the tiny glimmer of light in the endless darkness as your own faith. When this glimmer of light disappears, where will the source of your will go? The so-called S-class Valkyrie is just an A-class Valkyrie who passed the S-class exam.

She is just a mortal. She is not as powerful as you think, nor as noble as you think. When the day comes when she dies or betrays you, what will you do? Haha~ I look forward to your choice, Wendy..."

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"Dr. Wesson, Wendy is awake!"

"Heh... I just said that this brat doesn't have any other advantages, except that he's lucky. Besides, it's not a big deal to just draw some Honkai. You guys are making a fuss out of nothing."

This voice...it seems like I have returned from a hallucination.

The girl lying on the bed had her eyes half-opened and her body was as if she had suffered a serious illness. She couldn't exert any strength at all. When she tried to raise her hand, it just caused a spasm.

At this time, the experimental equipment that was originally scattered around was also neatly packed up. It seemed that during the time when he was unconscious, Dr. Weissen and his team had completed their experiments and were ready to leave.

Finally I can take a break...

"Hey, Wendy."

Suddenly, with a sudden low voice, Wendy woke up again. The next moment, the face that had appeared in her nightmares countless times appeared in front of her.

The next moment, Weisen placed his hand on her forehead.

"Since you provided an important sample this time, I'll give you a little reward... Here, your favorite head patting, that's what the little white-haired girl did, right?"

"..."

"Are you dumb? Never mind... Although Honkai energy is as important as blood and flesh to Honkai creatures, occasionally drawing some blood is good for health. Including the Desire Gem, everything you have is given by me anyway, so it's normal for me to take some of my own by-products, right?"

The man continued speaking, looking at the ragged black-haired girl, the corners of his mouth raised again.

"Oh, come to think of it... I seem to have violated the little girl's order, right? But you'd better not tell that little girl Shilis about what happened today, otherwise, something bad might happen..."

Having said that, he raised the empty syringe in his hand.

"Even if she is the strongest Valkyrie of S-class, I have a way to turn her into a weak girl. Humph... Dare to steal my research results, guess what method I will use to deal with her?"

Weisen licked his lips meaningfully, revealing a disgusting smile. Looking at Wendy's eyes that unconsciously revealed a little surprise, he laughed again.

"You really care about her... Don't worry, as long as you behave yourself, I won't do anything to her. Wendy, you will be an unprecedented man-made Law-Bearer, and I will be your creator! Hahaha...! This achievement is enough to be recorded in the history books by destiny, and I will no longer continue to be a small director in such a remote place. It is not a dream to become a member of the core research institute...! Ahem, from now on, please give me more advice, little Wendy."

After saying that, the man stood up, picked up his equipment box, and walked towards the door with light steps.

"Want to leave with that girl? Haha...don't dream, you only belong to me, don't ever think about running away, ever!"

......

The man's last words before he left echoed in her mind. The girl closed her eyes, her trembling fingers slowly clenched into fists, and her complicated thoughts became more and more confused.

"Lady Shilis..."

452 Complex Doubts

"What did you say?"

Looking at the middle-aged man in front of her who was nodding and bowing, Shirley frowned, with suspicion in her eyes.

In the morning, when Shirley arrived at the experimental site on time, she did not see the girl who usually waited there early. Only Director Weisen was sitting on a chair at the edge. When he saw Shirley coming in, he hurried over and explained the reason with an apologetic look on his face.

"Hehehe... Anyway, I'm really sorry about this, but there's nothing we can do, Lady Shilis. Wendy suddenly fell ill this morning and had a severe fever and couldn't get out of bed. We probably can't do today's training, what do you think...?"

"fever?"

"Yes, yes! Who knows what that naughty girl did at night? She made herself sick. It's a waste of Miss Hillis's painstaking efforts to educate her... Alas, what about Wendy? I clearly told her to have a good rest, but in the end..."

Seeing Hillis's puzzled look, the man said with emotion, constantly emphasizing that it was Wendy who accidentally contracted the disease. But after hearing this, Hillis did not pay attention to the man's expression, but just thought for a while, and then raised her head again.

"Where is she now?"

"Well... do you want to go see her? Actually, we don't know what caused Miss Wendy's illness, nor do we know whether her illness is contagious, so we have temporarily isolated her. We suggest that you..."

"Don't worry about that. Just take me to see her."

She interrupted the man impatiently.

Sen had a very bad impression and naturally didn't want to listen to him. Moreover, even if Wendy was only in a semi-fused state, she was still a Honkai creature. A Honkai creature would be infected by a virus, what a joke!

Could it be this guy...

Looking at the man who seemed a little anxious, the girl's suspicion became stronger. But soon, she shook her head secretly and dispelled the previous thought.

Even though the first impression was bad, it was just a guess after all. The most important thing now was to meet Wendy first and find out what happened to her.

"Oh! Lady Shilis, please don't do this... We will be in trouble. You are a distinguished guest from the headquarters, how can you enter the intensive care isolation room with unknown safety? If you are infected with the disease due to our negligence, then..."

"Don't bother. As a specialist at the headquarters, I am also an S-rank Valkyrie appointed by the bishop. Ordinary infectious diseases cannot affect my physique. Okay, I have made up my mind, so stop talking nonsense. I order you, Dr. Weisen, to take me to see Wendy immediately, now!"

"Well... well, she's in the second isolation room in the S-9 Honkai Research Area. Please come this way."

Spreading his hands helplessly, the man looked at the silver-haired girl who was walking in front of him, and a ruthless light flashed in his narrow eyes under his glasses. Then, he reached into his arms, as if he wanted to take something out. But after thinking about it, he temporarily gave up the idea and walked forward behind the silver-haired girl...

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The laboratory in New Zealand was not very big, and both the experimental partitions and internal passages were much simpler than those at the Tianming headquarters. Even someone like Shiris, who was almost directionally challenged, could easily remember the path she had taken.

"Lady Shiris, the isolation area of ​​the Honkai Research Institute is ahead. Just in case, please wear an R-level chemical protection suit that can isolate energy. After all, the experiments here often leak Honkai energy."

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

He did not take the Honkai chemical protection suit that was equipped with various electrodes and looked like plastic paper. Shiris raised her eyebrows and asked back, looking at the man who was still wearing a white coat, and snorted.

"Ordinary people like you seem to need something like this more than me."

"Ah, thank you for your concern, but our staff who focus on Honkai research have already been implanted with basic Honkai antibodies from the beginning, so it will be fine, but you..."

The man smiled awkwardly, as if he was not going to give up. However, Shirley glanced at the chemical protective suit in the man's hand again, feeling the strange reaction from the electrodes, and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"The artificial stigmata of the Valkyrie can balance the Houkai energy in the body. If even this little Houkai environment can be corroded, how can you go to the battlefield? In addition, this specialized protective suit in your hand should be equipped with an anti-Houkai generator, right? This kind of thing is harmful to the Valkyrie with Houkai energy in its body. As the director of a branch-level research institute, don't you even know this? Or...?"

"Ah! No, no, no! That's not the case. I have absolutely no intention of harming you. It's just... I really never said that the R-level chemical protection suit would harm the Valkyrie's body..."

"Hmph, it seems that the professional knowledge of your technicians here seems to be a bit watered down. Should I report this to the Bishop?"

Shirley smiled and walked forward, no longer looking at the middle-aged man wiping his sweat. After truly becoming a Herrscher, her energy perception was also enhanced, and it was easy for her to identify the device that was harmful to the Valkyrie. Although that kind of thing could not be effective on her as a Herrscher, Shirley was now certain that there was indeed something wrong with this Dr. Weisen.

However, Shilis didn't understand. She was just a specialist from the headquarters and had no grudges against him. Why did this guy do such a thing? Or was he really just an incompetent person who was trying to take advantage of the situation and didn't even know that such things were harmful to the Valkyrie, but he came to show his courtesy to her?

Come to think of it, I just announced yesterday that I would take Wendy away from the Oceania branch soon, and today, this girl fell ill inexplicably. Is this really just a coincidence?

Shirley thought silently, but didn't care at all. After all, no matter what tricks the ants played, they were meaningless in front of the lion, and it was basically impossible to even attract attention. Having come here, she no longer needed Weisen to lead the way, and she could see the door number of the No. 2 isolation room in front of her.

——Didi

At this time, a woman who looked like a researcher suddenly walked out of the No. 2 isolation room and hurried towards the exit, muttering something. Because she lowered her head, she didn't wake up until she walked in front of Shilis and the others.

"Ah! Director Weisen?! And Lady Xi, Lady Shilis? How could you..."

Seeing Weisen's dark face and the silver-haired girl next to him with an intriguing expression, the woman couldn't help but shudder and her voice trembled.

"Christina, don't you have eyes?! Are you planning to bump into Lady Shilis?"

452 Complex doubts>>

"I'm sorry! I, I didn't mean it! I was too busy at work today and didn't notice it at all..."

Facing Weisen's reprimand, the woman just lowered her head and apologized repeatedly, not daring to contradict him at all. At this time, Shilis next to her coughed lightly and intervened in the conversation.

"Miss Christina, right? Can you tell me what your job is?"

"Ah? My job? Um... I usually work as an assistant at the research institute, and today, I have to change the dressing for Miss Wendy who suddenly fell ill, so..."

"When did I tell you... huh? Could it be that you...! Ahem... it seems like that's the case. So, how is little Wendy doing?"

Looking at the man who angrily interrupted but suddenly changed his words, Shilis's eyes narrowed, but she remained calm and continued to watch the woman answer timidly.

"Well... her fever is still very severe and she hasn't gotten any better yet. I was just about to change her medicine, but because I left in such a hurry, so..."

"Okay, okay, I got it. Go and do your thing!"

After quickly sending the woman in front of him away, when Weisen turned to Shirley again, his face was full of smiles.

"Look, what I said is true, right? Miss Wendy is really very ill. In my opinion, it's best not to disturb her rest now, right?"

"Not necessarily."

Completely not following the path laid by Weisen, Shilis sneered and went straight to the isolation room in front.

"Ms. Christina didn't even wear a mask. It seems that the disease is not contagious at all? Besides, doesn't Dr. Weisen want to check how serious Wendy's 'disease' is?"

After leaving these words with a hint of meaning, Hillary raised her hand and knocked on the metal door of the isolation room. When no one responded, she directly pushed open the unlocked door.

"I'm coming in, Wendy."

Walking into the room, the first thing Hillis saw was the bed facing the door. Wendy was lying on the bed with her eyes closed. Her cheeks were as pale as paper. She was slightly open-mouthed and gasping in pain. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Hillis couldn't imagine that this girl who was full of energy yesterday would become like this today...

Just as she was about to question Weisen who was standing behind her, Shilis found that the man was also stunned for a moment, with surprise in his eyes. Then, he coughed as if to cover up something, and walked to Wendy's bed as if nothing had happened.

"Wendy, Miss Shilis is here to visit you, why don't you get up quickly."

"..."

However, the girl did not react at all, but her breathing became a little faster. Seeing this, Silis walked over silently, sat on the edge of the bed, and gently placed her hand on the girl's forehead.

It's really hot...

Although she did seem to have a fever, when Silis scanned Wendy's body with her perception, her brows furrowed tightly. The next moment, the palm of her hand pressed against Wendy's forehead slightly lit up with a faint pure white light, but under the cover of the girl's palm, no light leaked out from between her fingers.

"Siris...Mistress?"

The girl, who had not even the strength to speak just now, suddenly slowly opened her eyes and made a faint, hoarse sound, like a kitten that had not had a drop of water for several days. Silis nodded gently and smoothed the hair on the girl's forehead.

"Yeah, it's me, how do you feel now?"

Shirley said softly, and glared at the man who was about to interrupt, asking him to hold back what he wanted to say. Then, she gently hugged Wendy, who was gradually recovering her spirit, and helped the girl up, letting her lean against the head of the bed.

"I'm sorry... Lady Silis, I caused you so much trouble..."

"It's okay, Wendy. Rather than this, I hope you can tell me why it suddenly became like this."

As Shirley asked the question, the girl subconsciously turned her gaze to Weisen who was standing on the other side of the bed, but then she lowered her head, hesitated slightly, and shook her head gently.

"I'm sorry, this is my own fault. I was too complacent... I didn't listen to your instructions carefully, and I consumed a lot of Honkai energy at night, and then... and then I caught a cold. I failed to live up to your expectations..."

At this point, tears began to well up in the girl's eyes. Shirley looked at the girl's aggrieved and stubborn expression and sighed softly.

"It's okay. This is my negligence. I ignored your age. Girls of your age naturally have less self-control than adults. It's normal for you to keep trying things out of play when you suddenly gain powerful powers. I should apologize to you, Wendy."

“No… No! It’s not Lady Shilis’s fault. It’s me… It’s all my fault! I… Ugh…”

Looking at the guilty silver-haired girl, Wendy felt as if her heart was being twisted by something. She was about to say something, but the next time she saw the hostility on the face of the middle-aged man next to her, her mind once again

Echoing what I heard yesterday...

Yes, Lady Shilis, although she is the most powerful S-class Valkyrie in the Destiny Organization, she is just an S-class Valkyrie after all. How can she defeat all the darkness of this branch by herself?

If I drag her into this, I'm afraid she will also...

Thinking of this, tears started to flow down her cheeks again. Wendy closed her eyes and fell silent.

(Thank you for your teachings these days, Lady Shilis, but I’m sorry, I can’t let you...)

"So, in order to prevent this from happening again, I have come up with a solution."

Suddenly, Shirley's voice sounded in her ears again. Wendy looked up in a daze, and saw the silver-haired girl's gentle smile.