K424 of the Collapse World

"Because you didn't conceal your footsteps, and you didn't turn off the power of the shield. With these sounds and energy fluctuations, it's not that difficult to detect your presence."

Pointing to the operating clothes under the woman's jacket, a slight smile appeared on Shiris' face.

"This should be an enhanced version of the R-class chemical protection suit, right? In addition to the original Honkai isolation material, an electromagnetic-driven Honkai energy suppression device is also installed, which can basically completely isolate Honkai reactions below a certain HW value. However, the intensity of its own energy reaction is still not low..."

"Eh? Lady Shilis can even feel the flow of energy?"

The woman exclaimed, with a hint of surprise in her eyes. Hillary nodded, not afraid of the other party asking about the principle of her ability, and continued to talk.

"That's about right... You definitely didn't expect that I have the ability to sense energy and my hearing is far beyond the scope of humans. So, after turning on the suppression device, you must have thought that you would never be exposed, right?"

"Um......"

Looking at the woman who admitted it frankly, the smile on Shirley's face began to grow. She walked slowly and walked around behind Christina, as if she was brewing something. Her usual straightforward and serious tone also changed, and began to be mixed with some sweet and hazy feeling.

"Well, but~ it's fortunate that this is the case, because that's how it would develop. If you had hidden your footsteps, I would have mistaken you for Visen's reinforcement and sent you an energy blaster through the door. But if you hadn't activated the suppression system of the R-level chemical protective suit..."

At this point, the silver-haired girl's eyes moved slightly, and she raised her fingertips and gently stroked Christina's back, and her gentle voice suddenly became dangerous.

"I'm afraid I would think that this research institute was invaded by Honkai creatures."

"...!"

As soon as these words came out, Shirley felt that the woman's body instantly became stiff and her breathing stagnated. Although she couldn't see her expression from behind, Shirley could already imagine the shock in the woman's pupils.

"Even during your daily work, you always wear this chemical protective suit, right? I noticed this the first time I saw you, and after some small follow-up investigation, I discovered your secret."

As Shirley spoke, she gently ran her fingers across the woman's pink neck. After wiping off a layer of powder on the surface, the sickly grayish-white skin was revealed in front of her.

"For you, the purpose of this chemical protection suit is not to protect your body from the erosion of Honkai, but to eliminate the Honkai energy fluctuations emitted by you, right? Miss Death Warrior? However, you can actually hide your appearance of a Death Warrior with simple makeup. This skill is not inferior to the three major evil arts in Asia..."

Slowly walking to the front of Christina, Hillis looked at the silent woman and gently folded her arms.

Now, it's time to break through this window paper.

"Also, the brains of Honkai creatures do not produce the brain waves of ordinary creatures. Of course, I did not capture the brain wave response from your brain, but it is obviously human brain waves that control your body's actions at this moment. Haha... It should be remotely controlled by some kind of mechanical chip, right? And I have some impression of the wavelength of this brain wave..."

Turning around suddenly, Shirley looked at the woman whose expression of shock had not yet disappeared, and spoke softly.

"Perhaps, I should just call you Ms. Caroline? You must be Christina, or rather, the manipulator of this puppet..."

After directly revealing the other party's identity, Shirley continued to stare at the silent woman in front of her and sighed softly.

"If possible, I don't want to get involved in these messy things, so I'll make everything clear. However, Wendy's ability has reached a critical point, and I will soon leave the Oceania branch. It can be seen that if all the problems are not solved,

, you won't let me go so easily, will you, Ms. Caroline? "

"Yeah, you can obviously follow my arrangement. This is the best option. Really... why do you have to expose it?"

At this moment, as the answer suddenly sounded, a middle-aged woman in a white military uniform with gold trim walked into the laboratory from the open metal door, followed by a dozen girls in uniform, standing in two neat rows at the door of the laboratory.

Caroline Ludwig, the top leader of the Skymandate Oceania branch. Her other identity had just been pointed out by Shilis.

The answer just now was naturally not said by Christina. At this moment, the woman in front of Shilis seemed to be stunned and completely lost in a state of unconsciousness. This was also natural. Carol Lin, the remote operator, had already appeared, so there was no need to control two bodies at the same time like a one-man show.

"This shouldn't be the technology of the Destiny Organization, right, Ms. Caroline?"

"Well, but that shouldn't be the point, right? Miss Shilis."

Caroline said this, lifting the hem of her military uniform and giving a ladylike salute to Shirley.

"Good day, Miss Hillis. I'm really sorry, Mr. Weisen from our branch, I didn't cause you a lot of trouble just now, did he?"

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"It's not a problem, Minister Caroline. Didn't you send someone to protect me? Besides, such a waste can't pose any threat to me."

Shirley responded with a smile, looking at Weisen behind her. From the moment Caroline entered the room, the man looked completely ashen, and never tried to escape from the back door again, as if he had completely lost hope.

"Minister Caroline came here in person. Maybe she has something to tell me?"

Glancing at the Valkyries standing on both sides, Shirley did not find any familiar faces among them. They were all unfamiliar Valkyries she had never seen before.

Moreover, although they were wearing regular uniforms that were not suitable for combat, all of these Valkyries were wearing the same R-type chemical protection suits as Christina...

"Ah~ Really... Shilis-chan is always so serious. As soon as we meet, we start talking about boring business. But never mind. Today's situation is special, so I'll just cooperate with you a little."

Caroline stretched and tapped the electrode device on her temple gently. "Christina" turned around stiffly, walked to the side of the Valkyries, and stood in the same posture.

"After all, I was worried about your safety, so I did come here myself. But to be honest, I didn't plan to show up in person. I just asked Christina to cut off the control of the nightmare module when necessary. However, since you found out, there's nothing I can do... If I continue to communicate with you through the doll, it will show some strength, so I took the initiative to show up~"

"Thank you so much, Minister Caroline. But you should tell me more than that, right? Since you are the manipulator, you should know something about the interesting scar on Miss Christina's neck, right?"

Shirley said in a deep voice, glancing at the scarf around Christina's neck, and then stopped looking at the Valkyries who were "diligently" standing guard. Looking at Caroline who came to her without any scruples, a strange light flashed in her eyes.

Caroline's identity meant that she dared to approach a fully-armed S-class Valkyrie so easily. This could not be called extraordinary courage, but she must have had other reliance. However, Shiris did not plan to do anything to her at the moment.

"The second attack happened a few days ago, right? The victims were still members of the institute, a regular employee and a laboratory assistant. Although you kept the news secret, I still managed to contact the surviving Ms. Meryl through some means. From her, I got the basic information of the criminal and some details of the incident..."

Stroking her mobile phone-shaped terminal, Shirley was extremely grateful to Tesla for providing her with this terminal. Relying on the hacking system of this terminal, she easily hacked into the channel of the Valkyrie Search Team and obtained this basic information.

"Meryl mentioned that she used a scalpel to cut the attacker's carotid artery during the resistance, and also discovered that the attacker was actually pretending to be me. The eye color covered by blue contact lenses was actually brown. These two pieces of evidence are completely consistent with Miss Christina over there... In other words, Minister Caroline, both attacks were planned by you, right?"

"......hehe."

Caroline smiled meaninglessly, and her eyes turned sharp as she looked at Shirley. The latter did not react at all, but just moved her palm calmly.

"Can you tell me the reason? You're going through so much trouble to do this, it shouldn't be for fun, right?"

Caroline lowered her head, but a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"This is really an unexpected development. I have discovered so many things without anyone noticing.

, and can it capture the wavelength of brain waves? It seems that the ability of the S-level Valkyrie is even more powerful than I thought... You are right, these events were planned by me and executed by me personally!"

As soon as he heard this, Weisen, who was not far away, was shocked and looked at Caroline in disbelief. But soon, he seemed to understand something, frowned and clenched his teeth...

On the other side, Caroline looked at Shirley with approval, licked her lips, and her eyes became eager.

"Although I feel a little sorry for Dr. Weisen, I was the one who promoted that loser to that position. Idiots who are greedy for fame and fortune are the easiest to control. Well... Actually, none of this matters. By faking an attack and relying on the testimony of the victim Weisen, I can keep you in the Oceania branch temporarily without being exposed, right?"

"Even so, you don't have the power to arrest public officials on a mission, right?"

"So, are you willing to leave your business trip with the suspicion of murder? S-class Valkyrie, Miss Silis Kaslana?"

"..."

Shirley tilted her head. In theory, this speculation is indeed correct. No civil servant is willing to leave the public place with a stain. However, for Shirley, this is completely untrue. She doesn't care about the S-level Valkyrie title appointed by Otto, nor does she mind her image in the destiny. She has been staying here, simply to train Wendy's Honkai manipulation level to a stable level, and then take her to the outside world...

"As I expected, this trick really worked. You stayed obediently in the laboratory in New Zealand, and even took the initiative to put yourself in solitary confinement. I was really worried about you, my Silis-chan... But now that you have found the truth by your own strength, you should be fine, right?"

"Keep me here? What's the point?"

Hillis frowned, looking at Caroline who was smiling with her hands covering her mouth in confusion. She really couldn't understand it now. This minister was obviously the instigator of everything, but she didn't seem to have any hostility towards her. Besides, what was the point of keeping her in the Oceania branch? Valkyries who went out on business had a mission deadline, and they had to return to the headquarters when the time came. Although her situation was special, Caroline probably didn't know it either. So, why did she do such a thankless thing? Hillis didn't believe that this woman kept her in the Oceania branch temporarily just to satisfy her personal sexual interests...

"I'm doing this... of course, to make you my property! My dear Silis~"

"..."

Well, it seems that I am still too ignorant. Such a person actually exists. Moreover, such an impulsive person can actually get the position of minister. It seems that the Destiny Organization will be doomed sooner or later...

Seeing Shirley's strange expression, Caroline's eyes became more and more eager. Soon, she coughed slightly and her expression became slightly serious.

"Hehehe~~ But, to put it more formally, I should say that I want to invite you to join us and become our companion, right?"

"Well... the destination of the headquarters' S-rank Valkyrie shouldn't be decided by herself, right?"

"Hehe... You misunderstood, Ms. Shilis. I wanted to invite you to join, not this Oceania branch. Now that things have come to this, let's get this straight... The technology of using machines to control the dead, destiny and anti-entropy don't exist, right? In addition to these two, I wonder if you have ever heard of an organization called 'World Serpent'?"

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"In other words, you, the Minister of Destiny, are actually a member of the World Serpent?"

The other party's sudden introduction really startled Shirley. But soon, she regained her usual calmness. After all, she was used to seeing big storms, so it was unnecessary to be surprised by such a thing.

As for the World Serpent, Shirley knew a long time ago that this organization had infiltrated Anti-Entropy to a certain extent and was related to the Destiny Organization, which was basically within her expectations. However, although she knew that the World Serpent might infiltrate Destiny, Shirley did not expect that a member of the World Serpent could actually become the director of the Destiny branch...

"Yes, please allow me to formally introduce myself to you. My name is Caroline Ludwig, the current head of the Oceania branch of the Schicksal Organization, and also a first-level councilor of the World Serpents. My code name is 'Puppet Master'. Please give me your guidance~"

Caroline took a step back and gave the girl a slightly exaggerated European noble salute. Then, she took off the Destiny uniform draped over her shoulders, wearing only the operating suit with various unknown mechanical devices inside, and approached Shirley again, extending her hand.

"Then, as the senior councillor of the World Serpent, I formally invite you to join the World Serpent and become a member of the 'Snake's Familiar'. Beautiful Miss Shilis, are you willing to accept my invitation?"

"Before that, Ms. Caroline...did you forget something important? For example, I am an S-class Valkyrie of the Destiny Organization.

matter......."

Shirley stepped back slightly, deftly avoiding the woman's outstretched hand. At the same time, the gaps in her dark blue armor also flashed with warning lights, which then slowly turned into blue arcs, as if she had entered a state of combat readiness.

"Give me a reason, why don't I carry out the duty of a Valkyrie and eliminate the traitors now, but abandon the glorious S-class Valkyrie and follow you to join that little-known organization? Ms. Caroline, don't you think that your current behavior is stupid?"

"Hehe... I'm just inviting you, Miss Hillis. As for whether you want to accept my invitation and join, it's entirely up to you..."

"If I refuse your invitation, you probably won't let me leave here easily, right?"

Looking at the dozen girls guarding the door, Shilis sneered softly. Although these Valkyries were not armed, they were obviously not ordinary Valkyries after feeling the abnormal energy reactions.

"Ahaha~ Although that's true, I don't really want to be violent with Shiris if I can. It would be heartbreaking if a beautiful girl like you were accidentally hurt by us..."

Caroline said with a smile on her face, not at all afraid of the super electromagnetic armor flashing with arcs on Shirley's body. She took another step forward, stretched out her hand to Shirley, her eyes full of sincerity.

"Actually, I didn't want things to develop to this point, but there's nothing I can do. You're so smart that you can actually find out the truth under such circumstances. Sigh... I originally wanted to use the incident between Visen and Meryl to keep you in the Oceania branch so that I could have a long time to slowly develop feelings for you, but who knew... Sigh, I can only tell you everything at once."

As she spoke, Caroline's other hand gently brushed the silver hair on the side of Shirley's ear. The moment it touched, she moved her hand away and directly stroked the girl's cheek without crossing the line at all.

"I can understand that anyone would hesitate after suddenly discovering the truth and receiving such a commission. But I believe that a smart girl like you should know what to choose in this situation, right?"

Hillary still had her arms crossed and didn't seem to have any intention of shaking hands with Caroline, but Caroline didn't feel embarrassed at all. She raised her hand to rub her hair and slowly walked around to Hillary's side.

"Whether it is Destiny or Anti-Entropy, after countless years of fighting, they have never been able to completely defeat Honkai. And now, Ms. Shiris, I can tell you directly that our World Snake has the possibility of ending Honkai!"

"End of collapse?"

"That's right! As long as we follow the plan and completely remove the seal of the Eye of the Abyss, and truly allow that master to descend into this world, with his power, he will be able to rival the final Herrscher! It won't be difficult to directly destroy the collapse of this planet!"

"..."

Listening to the woman's fanatical tone, Shirley could not help but frown. This information obviously contained the internal secrets of the World Serpent. Caroline told her so easily, it seemed that she really had her in her hands...

However, if we take advantage of this point, we should be able to gain many unexpected benefits.

Thinking of this, the silver-haired girl's eyes moved, and the slightly contemptuous and arrogant look in her eyes was perfectly hidden by her...

"With your ability, it's really not worth it to work for incompetent organizations like Destiny and Anti-Entropy. Hehe... The three strongest S-class Valkyries in the Destiny organization are Yulandel, Rita Rossweisse, and Theresa Apokalis of the Far East Branch, and you, Silis Kaslana, your name is not among them... Moreover, although you are a knight family from the three major families of Destiny, your intelligence inside Destiny is basically zero, which means that you should be an S-class Valkyrie hidden by the upper echelons of Destiny, responsible for handling those shady incidents, right? It's really pitiful. As a shadow of the Anbu, even if you work hard to complete secret missions, you can't enjoy any honor of a Valkyrie, and you can't get any praise or applause from anyone. Miss Silis, are you really willing to become a pawn of Destiny like this, and finally be ruthlessly abandoned when the erosion can't be restored?"

"...I didn't become a Valkyrie for honor or profit. I fought for my own beliefs and my desire to protect this world! If you want to bribe me with those boring things, I advise you to give up as soon as possible."

Shirley raised her head, and there seemed to be a fire of will burning in her blue eyes. For some reason, even when the Kaslana family said something childish at first glance, such as saving the world, they could still be surprisingly convincing under their silver-haired and blue-eyed appearance.

When she said this, the girl was like a true Valkyrie, showing her lofty ideals and firm will to the fullest. Caroline looked at the silver-haired girl and smiled with satisfaction.

"Haha... I really didn't make a mistake! Not only do you have an angelic face, but you also have the excellent character of a true Valkyrie! Miss Shilis, I invite you to join the World Serpent, of course, with those external things.

As a condition. I promise that I can let you see the hope that the World Serpent will end the collapse! Since protecting this world is your wish, then compared to the power organization like the Destiny Organization, which is full of intrigue, the World Serpent can help you fulfill your mission. You are the Valkyrie who protects the world, not the puppet of the Destiny Organization! As long as you can fulfill your duties, it doesn’t matter which organization you serve, isn’t it the same? "

"..."

The silver-haired girl's pupils shrank, and she fell silent. She frowned and lowered her head slightly, as if she was having some kind of ideological struggle. Seeing this scene, the joy of victory flashed across Caroline's eyes, but on the surface, she remained calm, just getting closer to Shirley, lifting Shirley's silver hair from the side, gently hugging the petite girl's neck, and gently stroking the girl's soft hair.

"Cilissa-chan... With your status in the Destiny, you should be able to get to know a lot of the dark secrets of this organization, right? You should also know very well that the Destiny organization is by no means as noble as they claim to be. Although they are nominally a righteous organization that fights against the Honkai and protects the world, in essence, they are just a centralized organization that only serves the private interests of those in power. That is definitely not the justice you are pursuing, Cialis!"

"I know... Of course I know! But will I betray my organization because of this? This kind of thing..."

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Shirley bit her lips lightly, her words flickering, as if her heart was shaken. Seeing this, Caroline's eyes became more joyful.

"Of course, any large organization in human civilization will inevitably have shady dealings. But do you think that the Destiny Organization can really realize your ideals? The way they use Honkai to fight Honkai is like a symbiotic relationship with Honkai. If Honkai is eliminated, the means by which they gain benefits will also disappear. Don't you really think that the Destiny Organization is deliberately maintaining a balance between humans and Honkai and deliberately retaining Honkai?"

"No...! It can't be like that... The Bishop can't be such a person..."

The girl shook her head, her blue pupils collapsed, as if the pillar of faith in her heart had collapsed. At this point, Caroline finally stopped hiding the triumphant smile on her face, and she hugged the girl's neck even tighter, holding her against her chest.

Since Caroline was a head taller than Shirley, the way she hugged the silver-haired girl looked like a kind mother comforting her young daughter.

"Although you are denying my words, I believe you already have the answer in your heart, right? Alas... my poor Shirley, don't suffer from this kind of thing anymore. A corrupt organization like Destiny is not worthy of your noble ideals! It's not that you betrayed Destiny, but that Destiny betrayed you first!"

“Is… is that so?”

"That's right. You can definitely join us with your head held high and kick that dirty Destiny organization away! After all, you haven't betrayed your ideals. Even if you leave Destiny, your heart is still that noble Valkyrie, isn't it?"

Frank and pure people can easily get lost in the vortex of sophistry. In the Destiny Organization, most of the Valkyries are such people. Whether it is for protection or revenge against Honkai, most of them always strive to destroy Honkai. In Caroline's eyes, these Valkyries are so innocent and pure, and so cute...

It seems that the back-up plan is no longer necessary, right?

Looking at the silver-haired girl in her arms, Caroline licked her lips and her expression softened.

"Don't worry, Shirley. You are the strongest S-class Valkyrie, and you have taught Wendy how to control her own power. This is a great achievement. To that lord, a Herrscher with her own thoughts is definitely more valuable than a mere gem of desire. With your ability and contribution, you will definitely be able to occupy a seat at the top of the organization by joining the World Serpent! Exerting your power in the right place, this is the life you desire, right?"